The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-21 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Commander Frederick E. Forbes, promoted on paying
off the Bonetta, has been appointed to study at the Royal
Naval College.
Lieut. J. W. Vaughan (1848) succeeds Lieut. Har-
vey in the Firebrand steam-frigate, Mediterranean.
Lieutenants—J. J. O'Ferrall Carmichael, has been ap-
pointed from Ballynacourty Coast-guard Station to
Wicklow Head Station, vice Mr. 0. Jones, superannu-
ated; Charles Horace Lapidgo to the command of a
Coast-guard station.
THE TURKISH SQUADRON AT PORTSMOUTH.--The
Turkish frigate Mirate Zafre, Captain Mehemet Bey, and
brig Sara Bahri, were towed out of Portsmouth Harbour
on Saturday by the Echo steam-tug, and anchored at
Spithead. The frigate, when off the Spit Buoy, fired a
salute of 17 guns in compliment to the flag of Admiral
Sir Bladeu Cape!, which the Victory returned. It is
nut certain on which day they sail for Constantinople.
The second captain of the Mirate Zafre has succeeded to
the command of the brig, vacant by the death of Captain
Bey, her cenaraander. With respect to these inte-
resting foreigners, we may here observe, that during the
six months they have been with us, both officers and
men have been much on shore; that their conduct has,
on all occasions, been marked with the utmost decorum;
no quarreling nor dispute has occurred; a more quiet,
orderly, inoffensive, unpresuming people Are never have
seen. They have not mixed much with the inhabitants
of Portsmouth, but this has been owing to their general
—we may say, their entire ignorance of the English
language, and their not finding any persons speaking
the Turkish language, which has rendered any general
intercourse impossible. They have not expended much
money on shore, excepting some outlay for warm cloth-
ing and shoes to enable them to stand the cold of then
.
winter season. They have been tolerably healthy, caned-
we understand, have not suffered more thantheasgpra.
rality of the inhabitants from the influenza that
ehnerally
veiled so long in this locality. The men a!
small, very cleanly in their persons, sober, quiet and well
disposed, and if during their visit they mai not have
made many friends, we can vouch with safety that they
have not made an enemy.
After the conclusion of the trial of the steam-frigate
Penelope, Captain Lyster, on Thursday, a party of arti-
ficers from Portsmouth yard were sent on board her at
Spithead, to rectify the defect in her capstan. This was
accomplished by the party working all night. The
difficulty she experienced in getting a back turn with
her engines was said to proceed from the new machi-
nery working stiffly,
a?.el not from any defect. On Sa-
turday evening Admiral the Hon. Sir Bladen Capel,
Kaalß,, went out in the Sprightly steamer, and paid a
visit to Commodore Bruce. He remained on board the
Penelope an hour and upwards, returning into harbour
about six o'clock. The crews of the Penelope and her
tender, the Teazer, were all on board at sunset on Sa-
turday, and both vessels sailed early on Sunday morning
for the coast of Africa.
Hogue, 60, screw-ship, Captain M`Dougall, has re-
turned to Queenstown, from cruising in the chops of the
Channel for the relief of the windbound.
Avon, steam-tender, Mr. Veitch in charge, left Queens-
town, on her return to Devonport, on Thursday.
Apollo, troop ship, Commander Rawstornc arrived at
Malta from Corfu, on her way to the West Indies, on the
llth instant.

Vengeance, 84, Captain Lord Edward Russell, is to
have new fore and main yards, which will be fished—i. e.,
strengthened in the slings, in the same manner as those
recently furnished to the Prince Regent. Her present
yards will be returned to the dockyard. It is now said
she will go to Spithead on the Ist of May, where she
will further fill up, if not complete,
her complement.
Another lieutenant has been appointed to her—viz., Mr.
A. Bathurst. _ .

Simoom, iron screw-ship, has discharged her ballast,
and has been brought into the steam basin at Poi tsrnoutb,
preparatory to being taken into dock to be converted to
a troop steamer.
Poursmourn, SIINDAY.—La Bello Alliance, hired
freight-ship, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from
Corfu, with part of the 36th Regiment on board.
The Lady Flora freight-ship arrived to-day from the
sarntt place, also with troops.
The Athol troop-ship arrived at Sierra Leone from
Plymouth on the 20th ult.
The Prince Regent, 90, Captain Harris, was taken
out of dock ull utaunt on Friday.
Wonwrcu, APRIL 19.-7 ho Vivid, Dover mai
ni stcn-packet, will not be completed is her re-fitting at
Woolwich until about the end of the present month. In
the meantime Captain Smithett, Commander of tho
Vivid, is to be specially appointed to another vessel to
convey
his Majesty ki.ng Leopold of Belgium to Eng-
land for the purpose of visiting her Majesty, and being
present at the opening of the Great Exhibition in Hyde-
park on the Ist of May next.
The crew that brought round the Greenock steam-