The Sun.
London, England, 1833-12-16 00:00:00

was struck by a eea, which lifted her boat to the height
of the chimney ; in falling it injured several of the men,
one of whom is since dead. She afterwards got into
Weymouth.
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The Secretaryship of Greenwich Hospital, vacant by
the death of the late Mr. Hooper, is not yet filled up.
The Cornwallis, 74, Minden, 74,:and Portland, 52, are
ordered to be rigged and prepared for commissioning with
all despatch ; no appointments to these ships have yet been
sent down, and it will be some time before they can be
got ready for sea, the hands in the yard and afloat being
in full employ. Should any urgent despatch be required,'
more men must be entered in the yard.
The Endytnion, 50, Capt. Sir Samuel Roberts, CM.,
went out of dock on Wednesday, and is now preparing
for the reception of Vice. Admiral Sir Josias Rowley,
K.C.8., appointed to succeed Sir P. Pulteney Malcolm
in the Mediterranean command.

The Scorpion, 10, was commissioned on Thursday, by
Lieutenant Robilliard. The Lyra packet, and Saracen,
10, were taken into dock yesterday. The Pantaloon, 10,
sailed on Tuesday for Falmouth. The Eclipse arrived at
Barhadoes, from Falmouth, on the 29th of October, and
sailed for St. Vincent. The Dispatch sailed from Bar-
loadoes, for Trinid id, on the 20th of October. The
Sheldrake arrived at Honduras, from Falmouth, &c., on
the 10th of October. The Cockatrice arrived at Buenos
Ayres, from Rio Janiero, Sept. 15.

Remaining at Hamoaze—San Josef, Canopus, Endy_
mion, Andromache, Ringdove, Cruiser, Dee steamer,
Atholl, Leveret, Rolla, Saracen, Scorpion, Lyra, Indus-
try, N.T. _ _

In the Sound—Orestes, Marquis a Huntly, transports.
WOOLWICH, DEC. 13.-Hii Majesty's steam-vessel
African, Lieutenant Harvey, arrived here on Tuesday last
to he paid off. Sir James Graham, with the Board of
Admiralty, accompanied by Captain Ross, visited this
yard on Saturday last. After inspecting the yard their
Lordships examined the boat and tent which Captain Ross
and his brave companions saved their lives in. The
Messenger steam-vessel came out of the basin to-day, and
the Comet taken in. The Medea steam-frigate is nearly
complete, and expected shortly to be commissioned.
APPOINTMENTS.-Copt. Hon. J. Percy, Lieut. H.
Jellicoe, Mr. G. Millard, Alaster, and Mr. Byrth, Clerk,
to the Canopus; Lieut. P. Chetwode, Mr. W. Falls,
Surgeon, Mr. A. Carpenter, Purser, and Mr. J. C. Sab-
ben, Assistant Surgeon, to the Belvidera , Lieut. Nicholas
Robilliard to command the Scorpion ; Lieut. H. C. M.
Buckle, of the Tweed, to be Flag-Lieutenant to Admiral
Sir William Hargood, G.C.B. at Plymouth; Lieut.
Thos. Harvey to the Tweed ; Lieut. W. Shallard, to com-
mand the Charybdis, pro tem.; Mr. R. Beecroft, Master
to the Blonde; Mr. W. Idington, Surgeon, and Mr. H.
Pringle, Second Master to the Ringdove ; Mr. D. Burnes,
'M.D., Assistant Surgeon, to the Victory; Mr. C.
Nutt, Surgeon, to the Lyra; Mr. W. Thompson, Sur-
geon, to the Rolla ; Mr. D. Campbell, Surgeon to the
Saracen ; Mr. J. T. Towsey, Second Master, to the
Lynx ; Mr. Kennedy, Assistant Surgeon, to the Charyb-
dis; Mr. Burrows, late of the Isis, to be Mate of the Bel-
videra.

ROYAL MARINES.—PROMOTIONS.—First Lieutenant
Richard L Hornhrook, of the Plymouth Division, to be
Captain, vice Dadd, deceased : Second Lieutenant Thomas
Holloway, of the Marine Artillery Company, to be First
Lieutenant, vice Hot nbrook. APPOINTIIENTS.—Captain
Campbell, of the Plymouth Division, to the Canopus ; Se-
cond Lieutenants W. Cosser and E. S. Browne, to the
Belvidera.