The Sun.
London, England, 1834-10-27 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSkOUTH, OCT. 25.—The Prince Regent, for Bom-
bay ; Warrior, for New South Wales ; Stately, for Ja-
maica ; Achilles, for St. Helena ; and several other out-
word bound ships, which were forced in by strong westerly
gales, sailed this afternoon.
This morning Rear-Admiral, Sir Thomas Bladen Cape!,
K.C.8., and Lady Capel, embarked in the Winchester,
52, Captain Sparshott, K.H., and at two o'clock, P.M., that
ship got under weigh and proceeded for Madeira, the Cape
of Goou Hope, and the East Incies.
We learn by a letter from Ascension, dated September 1,
that the Isis, Captain Polkinghorne, with Rear-Admiral
Wsrren's flag was lying at that island, intending to sail in
about ten days for the River Gambia. An order bad been
received to reduce the garrison by sending home sixty-seven
of the marines doing duty there. As one proof of the
utility of that island it is mentioned that the ship Hall, of
Liverpool, of 460 ton, recently put in there in distress,
having for some days made seventeen inches of water an
hour. By the assistance and advice of Captain Bate (the
Commandant), and his garrison, the cargo was taken out
and safely housed to the insured value of 25,0001., and the
ship subsequently was condemned as unseaworthy. Upon
examination it was found she would not have continued
afloat forty-eight hours longer.
On Monday the Sardinian frigate Regina (of 60 guns,
32-pounders), commanded by the Chevalier Albini, arrived
here from Genoa, last from Lisbon, having left the former
port on the 15th of September, and the latter on the 10th
inst. The chief object of her visit is to convey to Genoa
a large steam-vessel, which will be launched at Blackwall
on the 15th of next month, intended for the conveyance of
the mails between Genoa and Sardinia. The Regina will
proceed to Woolwich for that purpose, and undergo some
slight repairs at Sheerness. She must take out her guns
end shot, as she draws twenty-two feet water, being a re-
markably fine ship, and apparently well handled.
The Waterwich (heretofore the favourite yacht of the
Earl of Belfast) was purchased into the Navy at 121. 10s.
per ton, though the Dockyard estimated her at 151. She
is to be fitted as a 10-gun brig, but not for the packet ser-
vice. Mr. White, her builder, of Cowes, is building two
Post Office packet brigs, and another yacht for the Earl of
Belfast of larger dimensions than the Waterwich.
The Pantaloon, 10, Lieut. Cory, sailed on Sunday last
for Falmouth to join the packet service.
Remain at Spithead—La Regina, Sardinian frigate.
In Harbour—Victory, Royal George, Excellent, Sala-
mander, Etna, and Raven.
A letter received here from a distinguished Officer at
Halifax (Nova Scotia), 'dated Sept. 24, says, " We have
suffered much from cholera. The troops have- lost from
sixty to seventy men, and the town upwords of five hundred.
It is now subsiding, but the alarm was very great."
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the protection of the north coast of that country.. Com-
modore Henry (a native of this place, lately in the service
of Donna Maria, of Portugal) has his broad pendant on
board of her, as Commander of the Spanish Naval Force
in that quarter.
Rear-Admiral Charles Adam, whose appointment to the
seat of a Lord of the Admiralty, vacant by the death of
the Hon. Admiral Dimdas, has taken place, is Member for
Clackmannan and Kinross (his father was Lord Advocate
of Scotland, and long in the confidential circle of his late
Majesty George IV., with whom he was a great favourite),
and brother of the Learned Accountant-General of the
Court of Chancery, and Sir Frederick Adam, late Lord
High Commissioner and. Commander-in-Chief of the lonian
Islands. His professional reputation is as well known as
his character is highly esteemed throughout the service.
The Lords of the Admiralty have just issued a circular,
forbidding the.entry of young gentlemen into the naval ser-
vice, as " First Class Volunteers," excepting such as have
already served in the navy. The intention is not only to
prevent the accumulation of officers, but to render justice to
such as have already served a portion of their time, and who
cannot obtain employment in the ships in commission. We
know of several hard cases (sons of old meritorious officers)
who now, we are glad to perceive, have an early prospect of
being restored to the service. The Admiralty Board has
also, with a view of fostering an attachment to the naval
service of young able lads, directed that all ships shall enter
double the usual number of first-class boys, in lieu of the
same number of seamen ; and all cutters to have borne on
their books eight such boys ; in any case where such boys
cannot be obtained they are to enter one man for two boys.
The complement of men will hereby be reduced in the navy,
as the order applies to all classes of ships, except the first
class of second rates (such as the Asia, Rodney, &c.) which
having heavier guns, are to nave their complement increased
by 25 men. Masters' Assistants are not in future to be
borne as supernumeraries, but when entered, one able'sea-
man less is to be borne on the books.
The boisterons weather we have had during the week
has precluded us from any recent news via Havre de Grace,
the steam packets being prevented from starting on that
account. However, the Apollo passed by from Havre, on
her way to Southampton, on Wednesday, with about sixty
passengers, experiencing during her passage a very heavy
gale of wind from the north-west. We are credibly in-
formed that the passengers on landing at Southampton
-e_esed the highest eulogiums on Captain Week for his
conduct during that trying time, and presented the Apollo's
ei ew with a purse. They likewise speak in the highest
terms of the Apollo as a sea boat, on which there can exist
no doubt from the bad weather she has encountered.
Colonel Sir John Savage, K.C.H., Commandant of the
Royal Marines, has this week inspected the Portsmouth di-
vision of that corps. On Thursday the Officers entertained
him at their mess, on which occasion several distinguished
officers were invited.
PITMOTIONS AND' APPOINTMENTS.—Lieutenant W. G.
N. King to be Commander ; Lieut. W. Arlett, to command
the lEtna, vice Slater, whose appointment is cancelled ;
Lieut. H. Kellett, to command the Raven ; Mr. W. E. D.
King, Master, lEtna ; Lieut. C. Smith to the Coast Guard
Service ; Air. W. Doak, Acting Surgeon of the Wasp.

(From the Devonport Telegraph.)
PLYMOUTH, OCT. 25.—Our harbour is extremely dull
at the present moment, there not being a single man-of-war
in commission in port, except the guard-ship.
The Talbot, Captain Pennell, bearing the flag of Rear-
Admiral Sir G. E. Hammond, sailed on Monday for the
South American station. The Tartarus steamer, Lieut. H.
James, left on Wednesday for Falmouth, from whence she
will take out the next Mediterranean mail. The Hamoaze
lighter sailed on Tuesday for Falmouth, with stores, anchors,
and chain, for the Aurora coal depot at that port.
On Saturday night last, the Brunswick steam-packet,
Captain Russell, on her passage from Portsmouth to this
port when off Swanage fell in with a smack called the Li-
berty, belonging to the port of -Exeter, lying-to with a gib
for a trisail, and with a signal of distress flying. The Bruns-
wick bore down on her, and found four men and a woman
on board, who cried out for assistance. A wharp was, after
some difficulty, passed to the vessel, mid she was taken in
tow. After having towed some time, the wharp parted, the
Brunswick bore down a second time, and attempted again
to take her in tow, but the crew entreated to be taken off
the wreck. Captain Russell accordingly took them all on
board the steamer, where every assistance was kindly ren-
dered, and they were landed at this port. Just after the
Brunswick parted from the smack, some pilot boats came

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out from Poole, and took the vessel in tow, and, we under-
stand, that she was taken into Poole the next day. It
turned out that the sloop had been moored the preceding
afternoon in the Swanage bay, but the violence of the wind
had driven her from her moorings. Her bulwarks were
knocked in, and some other slight damage done by the col-
lision with the steamer.