The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-06 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The following officers attended the last levee for the
season of Admiral Duedaes at the Admiralty yesterday:
—Captains Sunman a, A. St..vens, R. Devonshire, B.
Edgell; Commander W. iI. Nicolas; Lieutertants W.
H. Payne, Craviley, O'Reilly, H. Trellepe, E. Hersp-
sted, H. C. Majendie, E Le alesurier, L. G. Moore,
Kooysrra. S'erker, Traveneu; Messrs. Whitehouate
Broweadon, A. Edwarda, Flinn, V. Williams.
M-ijor Pinhorn, with the Rays! Clarence-yard Bri-
gade, proceeded to Stokes Bay at four P.M. on Saturday
last, to ersetise at a target in the presence of their co-
lonel, Sir Edward Parry. The firing was very good;
78 rounds from the bress six-pounders fired at a
range of 600 yarda, 43 balls struck the target, three
going right, through the bull's eye. The cat line practice
was also very good, more than one-hair of the bullets
striking the target.
Lieutenant Hill having died whilst Commodore Bruce
was within the limits of his command, that offic,:x has
appointed Lieutenant Edward siarshali, second of the
to the Spy, 3, brigantine,
Penelope steam-frigate, super-
seding Lieutenant Morrell, who has been appeiuted by
Rear-Admirale Faushavv. Lieutenant Helby, from the
Plailonael, 8; Lieutenant Wylde, R. M., from Ascension;
Mr. Cooper. midshipman, from the Penelope; Mr. Pen.
~eotel master of the Tortoise; and
ningtou, at
Messrs. Miller and Urquhart, naval cadets of the Philo-
mal and Gladiator, have come home in the Phoenix.
Arethusa, 50, Captain Symond, arrived at Cadiz, July
26, from Lisbon.
Persian, 12, Acting Commander Kynftston, left St.
Jolla's, New Brunswick, July 19, for Halifax.
Vesuvius, steam-sloop, in charge of Mr. Brown, second
master attendant, and party, sailed from Devonport on
Monday afternoon for Woolwich (touching at Ports-
mouth on her way up), and will then be employed taking
troops to the Channel Islands.
PORTSMOUTIL TIIEIDAY.—AdmiraI the MM. Sir
Bladen Capel, K.C.8., Commander-ins Chief at this port,
proceeded to Cowes this afternoon in the Sprightly
steam-vessel, Mr. George Allen, Master-Commanding,
to inspect the America yacht, which has lately arrived
from the United States to comp-ate with English built
yachts, and respecting which tle nautical world is much
interested.
The Phianix sailed yesterday for Chatham, to be
paid off,
The Earl Balcarras Indiaman arrived at Spithead to-
day from the Thames. She is a retnaikably fine ship
of the old style, a two-decker, and has is large re4n-
forcement of the 10th Hussars on board for Bombay, for
which port she sails direct.
The Hempseku, convict ship, arrived at Spithead to-
day, from the Thames, to embark prisoners from this
port, Cowes, and Portland, for lit-rmuda.
The Pique, 40, has been masted, and sixty riggers cf
the dockyard have begun rigging her for navigation to
Perobr.ke to be length, ned.
PLYMOUTH, TUESDAY.—Her Majesty's brig Water-
witch arrived from the eastward at lire o'clock a.m. this
morning-.
The steam-vessel Sty; for the Cape, was towed yes-
terday from Hansot;ae to the Sound by the Vesuvius,
which th,rn sail: d for 'Wool aich. _

Tian Candrhar emigrant ship put, in this morning,
bound to the Cale of Good Hope and Port Ad,lanie.
A French sloop of war, 20 f.,1;3, bound to Brest, was
spoki•a on the 2d 7 35, lat. 49 30, by the bri-
gautioe Huntress Captiiia Kily, which landed here thia
miming Dr. M.Vroa and M,se.rs. M. S. Wood, enurles
'Smith, and J hu ilvrl, pos,,;engers train Tobago by the
brigantn,, whn;li 14E, on the 19th of Jizie, flat is lsdeu
wnh rum, sugar, 9, autl cocoa nuts, for London.
0,1 the island there iy u goad overage crop, which is
nearly nil saved. Left there the brig Eat' (,f Newburg,
frorn and ior LorJ!on; the ha, clah ?iLArY Campbrll, which
arrived
on 170, of Juno, frvin Glabgot. ; r,nd a bvque
of 400 tow, crn n o 18rh, aft r a tie passago from B.; is!ol.
Spoke on 27h ot July :-); emigrant t,hip,
from Liveipoul for New Yolk; and on the 3d instant,

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thi7ty-one ir,ilvs off Scilly, the bal7que Persian, from Tor-
tor lodia.
To' I L'
I ,
_)a,Seq,'r •ip etptitin R. Gordon,
whirl flour mud bee.f, from New York, 16:h or July, for
1,.'2"d0n, was off the port, yeLiteriay, and laLcled Mr. T.
N . ThOUlpSOn; has elso cabin paengeia Mrs. and the
two Misses Saysge, Mr. 4nd the two Adi:ses Bowman,
and Mrs. May; second cabin, betweal 30 and .10„

spiv,,,; of Gjrtn auy uud L)ndon.
Otf ttle Start yesterday.—The barquo Hoeen,CaPlain
N. G. Nillson, frorn Ovebo, for Loodon, and the brig
ThervAti, from Cip,nhogen, fa. Malaga.

APPOINTMENTS.
Auo. s.—Captain the Hon. hltontagu
Stopford 0825) to coalmand the Waterloo, 121), com-
missioned -this day at Shearn,sa.
Captain Ihnry Francis Greville (1832) to camtnand
the Trafa;gar, 120, now on her pasange to the Ai editor-
runean, in the room of Captain the Hon. Mu
Stopford, appointed to the Waterloo. CapP.tin E'rroviLl4i
has for soul- welts bad the temporary command 01 the
Trafalgar, and sailed in her foi. her destination.
Commander 'William Houston Stewart (1848) ito com-
mand the Virago, 6, paddle-wheel steam-slooP of SO~
horse power, commissioned this day at Davonpo CC-
Commander the Hon. George Disney
to command the Grecian, 12, commissioned this dsy at
Davenport.
Commander Charts Farrel Hillyar (1848) to the Feu&
lope, 16, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, slag-ship Eon the
west coast of ,kfrica station. Keane. (1846)
Gunner—Richard Yealland, to the Centaur' steoo3"
frigate at Portsmouth.
Boatswains—John Stanley, to the Centaur, and? iieurY
Collins, to the Calypso, 18, at Chatham.
Carpenter— Richard Sarg,iant, to the Centaur.•
PROMOTION.
John George Philipps, a commander of 1814,. 'and fr
cently placed on the reserved hall-pay list of tll2 t rank'
is promoted to be a retired captain of 1840.
Lieutenant Robertson, with eight of the mon underr
his charge at Woolwich, proceeded to Deptford. lehsej;
day to inspect the state of the steum-vessels•in t ua—
at that dockyard.