The Sun.
London, England, 1835-04-13 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

• (From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 11.—Accounts from Malta have
been received at Marseilles, by which it appears that the
British squadron, under the orders of Sir Josias Rowley,
arrived at that island on the 12th ult. from Vourla.
The Spartiate was refitting at Rio de Janeiro on the 12th
Feb. The Snake sloop of war was also at that port.
The Belvidera, 42, Capt. Strong, was at Barbadoes on
the 2d Feb.

The Water Witch, 10, Lieut. Adams, sailed this after-
noon for Falmouth, to convey the Lisbon mail.
The Constitution, American frigate, for New York, ar-
rived a few days since at Havre, to convey Mr. Livingstone,
the American Ambassador to France, from that country,
in the event of the French Chambers finally refusing to
grant the money awarded to America.
The Pique is now fitting in this harbour to convey Lord
Amherst to Quebec.

The Columbia steamer was at Barbadoes on the 4th
March ; the Sparrowhawk, at Buenos Ayres, 19th Jan. ;
Comus, at Antigua, 20th Feb. ; Melville, at Bombay, 20th
Dec. ; the Thunder, Wasp, Serpent, Arachne, Racehorse,
Vestal, and Gannet, at Jamaica, 15th Feb. ; Pincher, at
St. Domingo, 14th Feb. ; Rainbow, at St. Vincent, 21st
Feb. ; Scout, at Constantinople, 11th March ; Dispatch
and Flamer steamer, at Barbadoes, 25th March.
The schooner Mary of Dundee, arrived here on Thurs-
day from Lisbon.

The ship Doncaster, for the Mauritius, and the Sesos-
tris, for the Cape of Good Hope and Madras, are at Spit-
head, for supplies and passengers. They will most probably
sail to-morrow (Sunday).
The Gannet, 16 guns, Commander Maxwell, has been
twice at Cumana, in South America, in the months of
December and January.
The Tweed, 18, was commissioned on Thursday, by
Commander T. Maitland ; and the Sapphire, 28, yester-
day, by Captain Rowley.
The Camelion brig, and Speedy cutter, have each arrived
this week, and sailed again on cruises.
The Hope transport, Lieut. Spencer, Agent, arrived on
Monday, from Barbadoes, from which she sailed on the
21st Feb. She has brought home Capt. Bloomfield's com-
pany of Royal Artillery, with which she proceeded to
Woolwich on Thursday.
In Harbour—Victory, Royal George, Excellent, Pique,
Sapphire, and Tweed.

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.—Captain R. F.
Rowley, Lieuts. W. Toby, C. M. Mattbison, and R. Spen-
cer Robinson, Mr. R. Stewart, Mr. H. Burrell, Surgeon,
Mr. Walter Burke, Purser, Mr. R. D. Pritchard, Assist-
ant Surgeon, and Mr. J. F. M. Little, Second Maser, to
the Sapphire ; Corn. Thomas Maitland, Lieut. John R.
Ward, Mr. H. N. Thomas, Master, Mr. S. Mackey, Sur-
geon, Mr. Daniel Long, Purser, Mr. D. Lowe, Assistant
Surgeon, to the Tweed ; Lieut. J. M. Currie to Acting
Commander of the President, vice Sweeny ; Lieut. W. B.
Eastcourt to the Pique, vice Hast ; Mr. Henry Matson,
late Mate of the Curlew, (for his conduct whilst employed
on a particular service, on the coast of Africa, in which he
displayed great coolness, courage, and decision) to the rank
of Lieutenant ; Lieut. A. M'Donald, to command the Ba-
silisk ketch ; Lieut. George Byng, of the Fly, to command
the Firefly schooner; Lieut. R. Dowse, of the President,
to the Fly ; Lieuts. H. F. Sewell, and A. Shillingford, to
the Coast Guard ; Mr. J. C. Harris, Purser of the Thun-
der, to the Dee ; Mr. John Foster, Purser, and Mr. M.
Corry, Assistant Surgeon, of the Royal George yacht, vice
Greaves, promoted ; Mr. James Elliot, Second Master, and
Messrs. F. Maturin, and H. S. Dyet, Clerks to the Dub-
lin ; Mr. Caldwell, Assistant-Surgeon, at the Island of AD.
tension ; Dr. Mansell, Assistant Surgeon, to the Barham.
ROYAL MARlNES.—Captain James Cottell, of the Ply-
mouth Division, to half-pay ; Captain J. A. Phillips, from
half-pay, to the Plymouth Division, vice Cottell ; Second