The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-19 00:00:00

EAST COAST OF AMERICA.

Rear-Admiral William Wilmot Henderson, C. 8.,
K.H., has been appointed to relieve Rear-Admiral Hey-
nolds,C.B.,in the command-in-chief of the south-east coast
of America station. On the occasion of Admiral Hen-
derson obtaining his flag rank on the 21st of March last,
we gave an account of his services. We may now briefly
remark that he went to sea in 1799, with Earl St. Vin-
cent as his patron, and the famous Sir W. Domett as his
captain. He was in the battle of Trafalgar, was pro-
moted to the rank of commander for his gallantry with
Sir James Gordon in the action off Lisa; was posted in
1815; was ashore from 1816 to 1837, and as a captain
commanded after that time the Edinburgh, 72, at Acre,
and the Victory ordinary guard ship at Portsmouth.
His sea services extend over a period of 24 years.

THE CAPTAIN'S GOGD- SERVICE PENSION.
Captain Frederick Thomas Michell (1830) has received
at the hands of Sir F. Baring the good-service pension
of 1501. per annum, relinquished by Sir John Ross, on
promotion to the flag. Ho, too, has served with distinc-
tion in the war, was wounded eight times, and has 23
years' afloat service in all grades. According to O'Byree
his first ship was the Eurydice, 24, and on Oat. 6, 1805,
we find him serving with the boats under Lieutenant
Andrew Pellet Green, at the capture of the Mestuo la
Solidad, Spanish privateer, of 6 guns, and a convoy, of
which the latter had charge. In the ensuing November,
having followed Captain Hoste into the Amphion, 32,
ho assisted at the defeat, although simultaneously op-
posed by the fire of an immense battery, of a division of
about thirty Spanish gun-boats, which had come out of
Algeciras in the hope of capturing a British convoy. He
was afterwards present in the operations against the
French on the coast of Calabria; and in the cuurso of
1806 he became in succession attached to the Termagant,
18, Morgiana sloop, and Ocean, 98, flag-ship of Lord
Collingwood—all, too, in the Mediterranean, on which
station he continued until promoted to the rank of lieu-
tenant, May 29, 1807. In the Active, 38, he aided at
the capture, March 26, 1808, of the Friedland brig of war
of 16 guns, having on board the commander-in•chief
of the Italian Marine; and was wounded in two
successful boat expeditions on the coast of Albania.
On the first of those occasions, out of seven casualties
that occurred, his own boat sustained the loss of
one killed and five wounded. The injuries ho himself
received were rewarded by a gratuity from the Patriotic
Fund. During a subsequent servitude of five years and
nine months, from June, 1805, to March, 1815, in the
Rhin, 38, on the home, West India, and Brazilian sta-
tions, he assisted at the capture of nine privateers (of one
of which be took possession in a heavy gale), carrying
altogether 103 guns and 735 men, and co-operating ex-
tensively in 1812-13 with the patriots on the north coast
of Spain. When the Laurel frigate in January of the
former year was cast away in the Teigaeuse passage, he
made one trip more than any other officer to the wreck,
although under the fire of the enemy, and brought off
the captain and the last of the crew. On leaving the
Rhin she joined, first, the Boyne, 98, and then the
Queen Charlotte, 100, bearing each the flag of Lord
Exmouth, who, on the day preceding the battle of Al-
giers, placed him in charge, with the rank of com-
mander of the whole of the battering flotilla attached to
his squadron. During the ever memorable bombard-
ment Captain Mitchell, in execution of the duty with
which, ho had been intrusted, went on board the Dutch
admiral's and every British ship engaged in the line of
battle. In the midst of the conflict, when, as it was
supposed, the captain of the Queen Charlotte had been
mortally wounded, he was sent for by the
commander-in-chief, and directed to act in his stead.
He was removed from the command of the flotilla to
that of the Beelz:bub bomb, September 1, 1816; and on
16th of the same month he was officially promoted.
Quitting the BeelzAmd on the 21st of the ensuing Octo-
ber, Captain Michell did not again go afloat until De-
cember, 1826, when he was appointed to the Rifleman,
18, fitting for the Mediterranean, and was recommended
by the successive commanders-in-chief, and by her Ma-
jesty's ambassador at the Porte, in a manner that pro-
cured him a post-commission, dated February 22, 1830.
His last appointments were, April 23, 1840, and August
4, 1841, to the Magicienne, 24, and Inconstant, 36, in
the former of which ships he united in the operations. on
the coast of Syria ; and in the latter saved, by his zeal
and promptitude, the Scout sloop of war from being.
lost, after she had been a week on shore on the island of
Cyprus.

NAVAL AIDE-DE-CAMP TO THE QUEEN.
Captain Frederick William Beechey, F.R.S. (1327),
has received the vacant appointment of naval aide-de-
camp to the Queen, vice Stirling, promoted to flag rank.
Captain Beechey has served afloat since his first entry
into the Navy, in 1806, for about 35 years, chiefly in
active expeditions and surveying operations. In the
war, when midshipman of the Astrea, 42, and 271 men,
ho proceeded to the Cape of Good Hope. On May 20,
811, when in company, off Madagasear,with the Phoebe
and Galatea frigates, of force similar to the Astrea,
and 18. gun brig Racehorse, he assisted, after a long
and warmly contested notion with the French 40-gun
frigates Ronommee, Cloriude, and Ne:dide, and a loss
to the Astrea of two killed and sixteen wounded at the
capture of the Renounce?, and on the 25th of the same
month, of the N 6 fide and the settlement of Tamatave.
In the Galatea, 36, Captain Woodley Losack, he received
his first commission, March 10, 1815. While attached
to the Vengeur, 74, he attended the expedition to New
Orleans, and was in the beats, Jan. 18, 1815, when they
swept across the Mississippi with a body of troops, sea-
men, and marines, to create a diversion in favour of
the general attack on tho American line. As Lieu-
tenant, Mr. Beechey's appointments appear to have been
—Sept. 13, 1815, to the Niger, 38, Captain Samuel
o ackson, on the North American station; Jan. 14, 1818,
to the Trent, hired brig, Lieutenant-Commander, now
Sir John Franklin, whom he accompanied in a northern
expedition under Captain David Buchan; Jan. 22, 1819,
to the Uccle, sloop, Lieutenant-Commander William
Edward Parry, in which he penetrated to long. 113 dog.
54 min. 43 sec. W. within the Arctic Circle, and re-
ceived in consequence a Parliamentary reward of 200/.;
and Jan. 23, 1821, to the Adventure, sloop, Captain
William Henry Smyth. On Nov. 5 following, having
been appointed in conjunction with his brother, Mr. 11.
W. Beechey, to co-operate with the last-name.d vessel in
conducting overland a survey of the north coast of Africa
he set out from Tripoli for that purpose. The results'
of his researches, which extended as far eastward as
Dome and lasted until July 25, 1822, have been fully
detailed by Captain Beechey in his " Proceedings of the
Expedition." He was advanced to the rank of com-
mander, Jan. 25, 1822; and on the 7th of. Janusry,
1825, received an appointment to the Blossom, 24, fitting
at Woolwich for a voyage of discovery, via Cape Horn,
to Behring Strait, there to act in concert with the con-
temporaneous and differently directed expeditions of
Captains Franklin and Parry in their efforts to ascertain
the existence of a north-west passage. paring the iree
years and a half of Captain Beeebey's absencO from
three
England he took formal possession in the Facade of the
islands called Gambier's Group; discovered five others_,
to which he gave the names of Barrow,_ Cockburn, ..,ye.te
Martin, Croker, and Melville; passed Behring. strait,
and penetrated, in August, 1826, to a point northward
of Icy Cape, whence the Blossoms barge, under Mr.
Thomas -Eisen, the master, reached.hit. 71 degs. 23 rain.
31 sec. N., and long. 156 deg. 21 min. 30, see. w.,
only
146 miles from the extreme of Franklin';;. Exploration on
Macke. nzie River • after-
his progress. westward from tho
the sea eastwardl Loo chop, where
wards examined
he re-discovered the Ys as del Arzebispo; and, on
again visiting the frozen regions in the summer of
1827, entered for the first time a spacious and im-
portant haven to the south-eastward of Cape Prince cf
;Wales, leading into a secure inner harbour, well.adapten
ler repairing ships, to which he respectively assigned the
names of Port Clarence and Grantley Harbour. The
Blossom at length, after traversing 73,000 miles, and
rendering the most essential service to the science of
navigation, arrived et Spithead in September, 1828. She
was paid off at Woolwich the 12th of October following.

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Captain Basch,..y who had been advanced to post rank,
May 1827, has published a history of the proceedings
to which Wo have alluded. His appointments since have
been—Sept. 25, 1835, to the Sulphur, 8, for the purpose
of surveying the coast of Stmth America, whonee his
Inalth -obliged him to return in the autumn of 1836; and
July 18, 1837; May 7, 1840;' and Tilarc% 16, 1844, to the
African, Lucifer, and Firefly steam-veasols, in which ho
has been continuously employed in surveying the coasts
of Ireland and England.

PROMOTIONS.

Second Master—Alfred Messum (1843), late in charge
of the Bee, =rely steam-tender to the Excellent, has
been promoted to the rank of master, and his appoint-
ment as acting master of the Styx, steam-sloop, at De-
vonport, has been cancelled.
Mr. George K. Illacaulay has been promoted to the
rank of chief' engineer in the fleet.

APPOINTMENTS.

Lieutenants—Augustus Cooper, from Townsend Coast
Guard Station, to No. 2 Battery Station, vice Mr. F. J.
Kant, master R.N., who exchanges; John Reid, to be in
command of a coast guard station.
Master—Alfred L. Halloran (1847), to the Styx,
steam-ship, at Devonport.
Surgeon—Dr. W. M. R. Saunders (1845), to the Styx.
Assistant-Surgeon—Dr. G. W. Lilties (1845), to the
Styx.

-Assistant-Engineer—J. M‘Rie (first clasp), to the Vic-
toria and Albert Ruyal yacht.
Masters' Assistants—W. J. Baker and A. E. Batton,
to the Fisgard flag•ship, at Woolwich-
Datkntless screw steam-frigate, Captain Halsted, is
nearly stripped at Portsmouth. We hear she is to have
an alteration made in her armament, by which some of
her top weight will be reduced. Her weather deck
pivot-guns, which aro very heavy, will be taken away
(except one gun forward), and lighter guns substituted;
but she will be supplied with 68-pounder guns for the
main deck, instead of her present 32-pounder; so that, in
fact, she will still, when altered, fire as heavy a broad-
side as she does now.
Odin, steam-frigate, Lieut. 'Sanford in command, ar-
rived at Spithead on Thursday evening. In company
with the Tiger, steamer, Captain Henderson, she sailed
froba ;Cork, on Tuesday evening, with the Retribution
and Sidon, and proceeded with them as far as Cape
Clear, where they left them, steaming on their voyage to
the Cape satisfactorily. We aro glad to state that there
were no fresh cases of fever on board the Sidon. The
Odin left the Tiger, with Captain Henderson, C.E., in
Mount's Bay. That vessel put into Plymouth Sound on
Wednesday, and, after coaling, was to-day to proceed up
Channel.

Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord Edward Russell,was
exercising her big guns yesterday morning firing salvos
of blank cartridges.
The Portsmouth Dockyord boat brigade, under Major
Davis, master-attendant of the Clarence Victualling
yard, with the four divisional boats, proceeded up the
harbour on Thursday evening to practice with shot at
the targets of the Excellent ; sixteen rounds were fired
from the boats, 24-pounder earronades, at a range of 500
yards ; the first three shots struck the target, the fourth
entirely knocked it to pieces. Twelve rounds were also
fired from the 2-pounder, at a range of 800 yards, the
target being completely riddled. Had the gun-boats been
firing at a jolly-boat, instead of a target, every shot
would have struck her. Rear-Admiral Prescott was
present at the practice, and highly commended the pro-
ficiency of the men.
PORTSMOUTH, JULY 18.—The Fairy Royal yacht,
Captain Lord Adolphus Fitselarenee, G.C.H., embarked
her Majesty and the Court for Osborne at the Royal
Clarence victualling establishment this afternoon, at tea
minutes past five, the royal train having left Vauxhall at
a quarter to three in charge of Mr. Cornelius Stovin, the
manager, and Mr. Beattie, the locomotive superintendent
cf the South-Western Railway Company. Her Majesty
was received on alighting from the train by .Admiral of
the Red the Hon. Sir Bladen Capel, 1C.C.8., Commander-
ire Chief; Major- General Lord Frederick Fiizclarence,
G.C.H., Lieutenant-Governor; Rear-Admiral H. Pres-
cott. C. 8., Superintendent of the dockyard; Captain Sir
Edward Parry, R.N., F.R.S., Superintendent of the Cla-
rence yard and the Royal Hospital at Hasler; the officers
of the Clarence yard; Mr. R. W. Stevens, of the railway
company, and a guard of honour of the 7th Royal Fusi-
liers, under the command of Colonel Yea. The usual
ceremonies wore observed by the fleet and garrison.
The Commander-in-Chief returned from leave and re-
hoisted his flog last eveniug.
The Trafalgar, 120, Captain Stopford, is reported to
sail for the Mediterranean on the 28th inst. She is filling
up her complement (050). fast. The Sprightly steam-
vessel, Master Commander Allen, put 104 fine seamen
on board her this afternoon, making up her crew within
200 of the required number.
The Centaur steam frigate has been removed from the
steam basin to the South dock to-day to have her bottom
overhauled, owing to an order having arrived to fit her for
further service with all dispatch. New masts are being
made for her, and the riggers will begin rigging her as
soon as they are ready.
The Northumberland American packet arrived this
morning and sailed for New York this afternoon.
The Owen Glendower Indiaman arrived this morning
from the Thames, and embarked passengers and stock.
WOOLWICH, JULY 18.—The Magicienne, 16, paddle-
wheel steam-frigate, arrived at Woolwich this afternoon
from Devonport, in charge of Mr. Biddlecombe, to have
some repairs made at Woolwich.

WOOLWICH GARRISON, JVLY 18.
The Royal Horse Artillery, under Lieutenant-Colonel
8011, the 17th Lancers, under Lieutenant-Colonel Law-
reason, and the 9 and 12-pounder and Light 6-pounder
Field Batteries, under Lieutenant-Colonel Anderson,
assembled at ten o'clock A.M. on the Common, and took
up a position in line, two troops of Lancers on the right
of the Royal 'Horse Artillery, two troops on the left,
flanked by the 9 and 12 -pounder Heavy Batteries gun-
ners dismounted, the Field Batteries on the left of the
line, with two troops of Lancers on the extreme left.
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Downmau, C. 8.,
arrived on the ground at a quarter before eleven o'clock,
and took the command of the whole of the troops, and
was accompanied by Colonel Campbell, Colonel Crutten-
den, Lieutenant-Colonel Thorndike, Brigade-Major
Bingham, Captain Tylden, and several of the adjutants,
of battalions. At eleven o'clock the Duke ofHolstein
and his aon,zaccompanied by Lord Bruce, arrived at the
barracks, and being mounted, were accompanied by
Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton, C. 8., K.H., to the Com-
mon, whore his Grace was received by Lieutenant-Ge-
neral Sir Thomas Downman, commandant of the garri-
son. The troops were then inspected by the Command-
ant and his staff, riding down from right to left. On
the Lancers on the right and left joining those in the
centre,:the troops and batteries marched to the upper
part of the Common. The Field Batteries then ad-
vanced under Lieutenant-Colonel Anderson, and made
some excellent mareauvres, and kept up a good
independent firing in each fresh position. The Lancers
subsequently advanced under Lieutenant-Colonel Law-
reason, and wont through their evolutions in admirable
style, finishing with a splendid charge across the Com-
mon. The Royal Horse Artillery afterwards went
through their various marcauvres with a celerity-and
precut() • n which was the admiration of all present. Their
finishing charge was splendid when their guns wore
masked by the cavalry, and they concluded by opening
out from right to left, and coming into action, the centre
troop dismounting the guns from the carriages, while
the two flank troops kept up an independent fire. They
then formed close columns on the original ground, and
advancing some distance at a walk, the bands playing a
march, they halted, and the Duke of Holstein rode for-
ward with the Lieutenant-General, to express his grati-
fication at all he had,witnesscd, the band playing the Na-
tional Anthem. The distinguished party then proceeded
to the mcssroom of the Royal Military Barracks, where
they partook of an elegant dejetiner, and at two o'clock
went to the mortar battery, where three rounds were
fired from each of the howitzers and mortars, and con-
cluded with a salvo from the seven mortars. His Grace
then proceeded with Brigade-Major Bingham to visit the
Rotunda and. Repository grounds. The other visitors
expected did not arrive to-day, and there is therefore a
general impression that a grand review will shortly take
place in the garrison.

SEABORNE MAILS,
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