The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-22 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE WRECK OF THE FLAMER STEAM-VESSEL —ln
addition to the particulars of the loss of the Earner
steam-vessel, near Munravio, on Nov. 22, we ratty state
that of the whole ship's company of the Flamer only five
whtte men were fit fur duty; the lever having disabled
all the others. A large lagoon was about 100 yard-;
from the back of their encampment. Commander St.
Leger had suffered severely from fever, and narrowly
escaped drowning in getting ashore from the vessel; but
for the gallantry of two Kroomeu he would have been
lost. The crew, in addition to other privations, were
put on short Allowance for month.

THE LAST SLAVE-CAPTURE OF THE CYCLOPS.—The
full slaver captured by the Cyclops steam frigate, had
no less than 620 Africans on board, 300 of whom were
removed to the Cyclops, and conveyed by her to St.
Helena. The prize had been waiting .for her cargo fur
four months.
Acheron steam-vessel, Commander J. L. Stokes, was
at Wellington, New Zealand, in July last. She is to be
at Sydney in June next to be paid off.
Amphitrite, 25, Captain Frederick, fitting at Ports-
mouth, is ordered to bo hastened, and to proceed as soon
as possible to Valparaiso, touching at Rio and the Falk-
land Islands on her way out. She is about forty blue
jackets short.
Calliope, 26, Captain Sir Everard Home, Bart., was
reported to be out of the hands of the dockyard at Do-
vouport yesterday.
Caradoe, 6, Holyhead steam-packet, fitting at Wool-
wich for the Mediterranean service, will be completed
by the 31st March in the engineers' department, and by
the shipwrights by the middle of April.
Cumberland, 70, Captain G. H. Seymour, fitting at
Chatham as the flag-ship of Sir George Seymour, for the
West Indies, will be completed by the dockyard by the
13th proximo. She has more than half her complement
on her books.

Fly, 14, Commander Oliver, arrived at Auckland, New
Zealand, August 20.
Garland, Dover steam-packet, which has been laid up
at Woolwich for the last five weekt, is ordered to have,
further repairs in her machinery made to the extent °t
5501.
Havanna, 19, Captain Erskine, was at
13, and was about to
apbrobecieffpdsvaito
Commander Auckland,
EdineYa'nly
returning to Sydney by June next.
Commander ar-
Hermes, 6, steam•sloop, Comm
rived at Simon's Bay from AlgoaDt 3 Fishbourne, I
I;'ol:—cloevred24t.o sail for
Indefatigable, 40, Captain
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reported about twenty- tikout leave.
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teen men checked as
Orestes, 14, CommanderNov.v. 24.%&v
Basyalfaromman
,Dec. 5, from Devonport, and left on
ar-
rived at Coloteuv, D li '
th for Trincomaong.kung.
ti3Sb6earorater, 3, steam-vessel, Lieut.-Commander
Turner, has arrived at Bristol from Queenstown, to raise
6,esmcn-
, In steal:wag up the Scv, ru she got on shore
lari,iisim, :tinsems _ v
es but w expected off on the rise
of
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Monday
noditalwaryevening.
Vulcan, iron screw-frigate, commissioned at Sheerness
for the conveyance of troops by Master Commander
Penn, will be taken out of dock on the 31st inst.
THE ANNUAL ENTRY OF DOCKYARD APPRENTICES.
—The Admiralty have reduced the number of entries of
shipwright apprentices for 1851 to the following num-
bers for the respective dockyards—viz., 10 for Ports-
mouth, 9 for Devonport, 6 for Woolwich, 5 for Chat-
barn, 5 for Sheerness, 5 for Deptford, and 5 for Pem-
broke.
PRIZE MONEY FOR THE PLUTO STEAM-VESSEL
Hallkt. Robinson, and Co., have given notice that an ac-
count will be exhibited in the registry of the High
Court of Admiralty on the Ist of February next, show:
ing the amount of slave bounties and sale proceeds re
ceived for the Quatro Andorinha, captured by the Pluto
on the sth November, 1848

PRIZE '.SON Y FOR TiMinsTGFIsilER..---FlAllett, Roo
binson, and C , have given notice that an tio,ount will
be exhibited iu the registry of the High Court of Admi-
ralty on the Ist of February nexteshowing the amount
of tonnage bounties and sale proceeds received for the
Lusituna (alias Varieta), captured by the Kingfisher on
the 18th October, 1549.
PRIZE MONEY FOR THE WATERWITCM.—Notice
has been given that an account will be exhibited in the
registry of the High Court of Admiralty OR the Ist of
February next, showing the amount of tonnage bounties
and sale proceeds received for the Despique, captured
by the Waterwitoh oa the 23d September, 1849.
PRIZE MONEY FOR THE SEALARK.--IsTOtiCe has also
been given that an account will be exhibited in• the re-
gistry of the High Ccurt of Admiralty on the Ist of
February next, showing the amount of tonnage bounties
and sate proceeds received for the Francellina, captured
by the Sealark on the 6th October, 1849.
PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.---We have letters this after-
noon from Sierra Lone to the 27th of December. An
earlier letter of the 4tb, from her Majesty's ship Hound,
brought by the same mail, informs us—" We have just
returned from an expedition under Captain Pahteu up
the river Gallinas, wnere we burnt down to the ground
two large towns, belonging to the two great chiefs. there,
for not delivering up the murderer of Mr. Parks'r, the
English authority at Gallinas. 'The boats of the Hound
end Prometheus proceeded six miles up a river and burnt
Prince Manna's town to the ground, givipg the women
and children time to be off. The following day they
proceeded nine miles up another river, and burned Prince
Roger's town;—five barricaded towns! Captain 'Patten
advanced in his gig, demanding that the murderer should
be instantly given up, and, as they would neither parley
nor fight, be burnt their towns. The only accident
which occurred happened to a midshipman on shore:
a hull ran his born into his thigh; fever of course
followed: indeed, all in the expedition have been seri-
ously ill, bat, itt the date of our letters, were fait reco-
vering and going for chenga. Captain Patten has also
completed other important duties with the President of
Liberia."

Captain Buckle, of the flag-ship Centaur, came home
passenger, invalided, in the Cyclops; as did Commander
Wodehouse, of the Pi:O3DiX steam-sloop; and Captain
Bolton, of the St. Helena Regiment. The CyclOps has
proceeded to Woolwich to be paid off, although she fitted
out here and nearly all her crew are of this port.
The Rattler screw steam-sloop had detained an
American merchantman, under suspicion of being en-
gaged in the slave trade. She had no slaves on board,
but some suspicious-looking materials.
The , Belgian brigantine Marie Louise, 6, Captain
Pettit, from Flushing for Guatemala, arrived at this
port this morning, and came into harbour after saluting
the national flag and the Port-Admiral. Her captain
has been introduced to the naval and military authorities
by the Belgic Vice-Consul at this port, Mr. Alexander
Beatie, and will dine (together with his Consul) at the
Admiralty-house on Wedesdr.y.
La Belle Alliance, hired freight-s?..ip, arrived at Spit-
head this morning, and will embark part of the 3oth
Foot in harbour to-morrow far :Lk: Mediterranean.

The Lady Kennaway. hitt(' freivntoehip, arrived this
morning to embark eJnyers ;rem the hulks.

Commodore Faushawe, C. 8., has applied for Captain
W. F. Ulauviiie to bo his plain, vice Buckle.

APPOINTMENTS.

WooLwicH, JAN. 21.—A.sittant-Surgeon Frederick
F. Morgan (1845). to the Bloodhound steam-vessel, ten-
der to tee Sampson steam-frigate at Devonport, for ser-
vice on the coast of Africa.

The Cyclops, 6, steam-frigate, Captain Hon. George
F. Hastings, having arrived at Portsmouth from the
coast of Afric,i, is ordered round to Woolwich to be
paid off at this port, having nin commission since
the Bth of September, 1848.

The Banshee, fitting for the Mediterranean station,
had one of her new boilers put on board on Saturday,
and the other was tested and put on board to-day. She
will be entirely out of the engineers' hands in about
three weeks; and the Caradoc, her sister vessel, will be
complete in that department in a fortnight.
Lieutenant Henry Warren (1840) and Lieutenant
James B. Ballard (1843), both studying steam
,at the
factory at Woolwich Dockyard stnce the 17th of Oc-
tober last, were examined as to their proficiency in the
knowledge of the working of marine steam-engines, the
former yesterday and the latter to-day, by Mr. Hum-
phrys, Chief Engineer, and on passing, which they did
very satisfactorily, received their certificates to-day.

ALLEGED MAN SLA UGH TE Rat BRISTOL.
The inquest upon the above case, for which Mr.
Philip Douglas Alexander remains in custody,
charged with having caused the death of Mr. John
Frederick Bippert, a French shipbroker, continued
sitting until eight o'clock last evening (Monday), and
during the whole period the intense interest continued
unabated, and the inquest-room was densely crowded
by merchants and other respectacle inhabitants of
Bristol.
The first witness called was—

Mr. William Lang, surgeon, who deposed that the
death of the deceased was caused by a strangulated
hernia, which may have been caused by a blow or
fall. The appearances did not indicate any predispo-
sition to hernia in the deceased.

Mr. Lansdowne, surgeon, corroborated this tes•
timony.

Jan-tes Payne, a pilot of Pill, Carroll, a waterman,
and some other witnesses who were on board the
Adolphe on the evening in question, deposed to the
occurrences which then took place, but varied ex-
tremely in their testimony, declaring that the de-
ceased was leaning on the companion, and that be
elbowed Mr. Alexander, and that Mr. Alexander
elbowed him, and that then the deceased fell.
They also gave very differing statements
as to the darkness of the night &c. The
declaration of the deceased, :Lade before a
magistrate and in the presence of the accused, was
then read, which stated that the deceased was a ship-
broker. On Wednesday, the 4th of December last,
he was on board a French brig named the Adolphe,
in Cumberland-basin, between five and six o'clock in
the evening. He went on board at Kingroad in the
morning, and dined with the captain. He had been
for the ship's papers, in order to transact the usual
Custom-house business, having been desired by the
consignee to do so. When the vessel had been made
fast in Cumberland-basin, the pilot asked the captain
for a light, which was obtained, and deponent was
about to go down into the cabin, when Mr. Philip
Douglas Alexander jumped on board the vessel from
the basin. Deponent turned round and simply said,
" You are too late," when he retreated a few paces,
and then struck deponent a violent blow with his
fist, on the left side of deponent's head, which caused
him to fall from off the poop to the main deck. In
the fall deponent fell against the steps, and struck his
side, and his head struck against the water cask,
and he immediately felt something snap in
his bowels. Deponent was assisted up and removed
it:o the cabin, and af;Pr having recovered himself,
he recollected seeing Mr. Philip Alexander there,
who said to him, " 1 wlll serve you the same every
time you interf-re with my business, if it costs me
201. a time." Deponent was never able to attend to
his business after. lie knew that he was about to
meet his Maker, and knew perfectly what he was
saying. He had never given /dr. Alexander any
cause for his ill-treatment. Mr. Alexander had be-
fore, about five months since, threatened to throw him
overboard when he had a ship's papers.
The widow of the deceased deposed to his general
good health up to this unfortunate occasion ; to his
having gone out in perfwct health on the morning of
the 4th December, and to his last words having been
" It is all over with poor Bippy, he must have a quiet
corner in Arno's Vale (the churchyard), and all
through that villain."
The inquiry was then adjourned.

MURDER IN ST. HELIER.
On Sunday afternoon, the 12th instant, a coroner's
inquest was held at the General Hospital on the body
of Eliasßillot, aged sixty-five years, which was found.
lying in the harbour of St. Helier (south side, old
ejleavßaenesoP'culogcsk-
pier), about eight o'clock on the morning of the said
day. The deceased was a rigger and shipkeeper, and
lighted lantern in his.
Iveyassatenteadtivtehoaft St. Martin's Meeawrtidne'ca
hand, proceeding to the vessel Intrepid, which was.
on Saturday night, with a
lying towards the top of the pier, and of which he had
the charge. The lantern carried by the deceased was
epassreidsh;boMurt.
found upright about three yards from the body. The
jury h„ingexamin ed the body, heard several witnesses,
and expressed a desire that a. post mortem examination
of the body should he made. The continuation of the
examination of witnesses was then adjourned until
Wednesday. On that saythe •
Deputy at the
h Viscount's-office, where Dr. Jones gave
it as is opinion, after
a post mortem examination,
that
death was caused by a blow given from behind with
a sharp but heavy instrument. The jury repaired to
was
the spot where deceased found, •
and Which was
designated to them by several witnesses, when it was
ascertained that the body was at a distance of fifty
feet from the Intrepid (the vessel of which deceased
was in charge), thirty-five feet from the Pallas, and
eleven feet trom the quay. S•wrral witnesses were
subsequently heard. It appeared from the depcsitions
of deceased's daughter that her fltber left home on
Saturday evening, a few minutes ',mt.. re eleven o'clock,
with his lighted lantern, to go to sleep on board the
Intrepid. He wore a cloth cap, which had not been
found, and had in his pocket 6d. in silver and about
as much in copper. His pockets were searched on
Sunday, but the only thing found on his person were
the 1,-..-ys of 0, ve:,sPi. It appeared also in evidence
that part of two sheets of CO[iper were cut off the bows
of the Pallas en the night of Saturday to Sunday, and
it is supposed that the deceased detected the thieves
in the act of stealing the copper, and in order to es-
cape puni4bnient they committed the horrid deed.
Tne jury unanimously n-turned a verdict of "Wilful
murder, by some person or persons unknown."—
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