The Sun.
London, England, 1832-02-06 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Portsmouth Herald of Saturday.)
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 4.—His Majesty's steam-vessel
African, Lieut. James Harvey, proceeded on Sunday for
Plymouth, with supernumeraries for ships at that port,
and thence to Falmouth, to take out the ALditerraneati
mail to Corfu.

His Majesty's brig Pantaloon, tender to the Royal
George yacht, Lieut. Dawson, arrived on Sunday from a
cruise, and came into harbour.

His Majesty's ship Stag, 1.6, Commander IL?rrittzlialo
(acting the absence on leave of Sir Thomas Troy=
bridge, Bart., her Captain, who will rejoi❑ at Cork), saileS
fur that destination on Sunday, to asautne the command of
the squadron on the Irish station.

Hi; Majesty's ship Childers, 18, Cam. R. Deans, sailed
on Wednesday for Lisbon, with dispatches for Rear-Ad-
miral Parker, C. B. and thence to the North American
Station, taking out, to join ships at the former place,
Lieut. C. F. Brown, appointed to his Majesty's ship
Victor; and Mr. G. P. Beck, Midshipman, to join his
Majesty's ship Asia.

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His Alajesty's ship Galatea, 42, Capt. Napier, C.B.
was paid off into Ordinary on the 28th tilt.

His Majesty's ship Madagascar, 46, Capt. E. Lyons
(fitted for the Mediterranean), was towed out of harbour
on Monday by the Confiance steam-vessel, and paid ad-
vance of wages on Wednesday. She is expected to sail
this day (weather permitting), taking out to Malta Lieut.-
General Sir F. Ponsonby, K.C.B. who is about to re-
sume his duties as Lieut.-Governor of Malta. Sir Frede-
rick is the bearer of despatches for Sir Stratford Gaining,
relative to the affairs of Greece. The Madagascar takes
out also Sir Frederick's suite ; Lieu.. J. M. Coppingeri
R.AL to join his Majesty's ship Action; Mr. J. C. Pit-
man, Midshipman, to join his Majesty's ship St. Vincent;
and Mr. F. Campbell, Midshipman, to join his Majesty's
ship Barham. Captain Lyon's lady and family also go out
passengers to Malta.
His Majesty's ship Britannia, 120, Capt. Peter Rainier,
C. 8., was undocked on Tuesday, and is now refitting and
making good her defects. Various are the reports in cir-
culation respecting the destination of this ship, but none
are entitled to credit.

That 'Majestic ship, the Prince Regent, 120, Captain
J. W. D. Dundas, came into harbour on Wednesday, under
orders to be paid off into ordinary.
His Majesty's ship Ganges, 84, Captain G. Burdett,
and Donegal, 76, Captain J. Dick, are, we understand,
expected home to be paid off.
At Spithead—Madagascar and Recruit.

In Harbour—Victory, Britannia, Prince Regent, Royal
George, Pearl, Viper, Confiance, Sylvia, Pantaloon, Eme-
rald, and Mercury.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENT,. —Lieutenants the
Hon. P. P. Carey and W. W. Willey of his Majesty's
ship Prince Regent, are appointed to his Majesty's ship
Ocean.—Lieut. G. H. Hamilton is appointed to his Ma-
jesty's ship Childers, vice \Vol sfold, to half-pay.—Coms
John Lihou is appointed Supernumerary Commander of
his Majesty's ship Victory.—Mr. George Elliot, Midship.
man, son of the First Secretary to the Admiralty, is ap-
pointed to his Majesty's ship Madagascar.—Mr. F. B.
Christopher, Midshipman, is appointed to his Ma-
jesty's ship Pearl.—Mr. J. H. Craig, Midshipman, is
appointed to his Majesty's ship Viper.—Mr. C.
J. Wilkey, Mate, is appointed to his Majesty's
ship Asia.—Alessrs. James M•Bain, and John
Rodgers, are appointed Supernumerary Assistant-Sur-
gei,ns of his Majesty's ship Victory.—The Rer. J. Malet
is appointed Chaplain of his Majesty's ship Blanche.—
The Rev. J. Briggs, Chaplain of the Ordinary at Ply.
mouth, is appointed Chaplain of his Majesty's Dock-yard
at Bermuda.-31r. Edward Rowe, late Clerk of the Vic-
tory, is appointed to his Majesty's ship Revenge, vice
DutEll, promoted to the rank of Purser.—Mr. W. Arnold
is appointed second Master of the Romney, troop ship ;
Messrs. S. Fowell, W. Winlow, and It. Kevern, Mates,
are also appointed to the same ship, as well as Mr. Col.,
Clerk.—Mr. William Mills, is appointed Clerk of his
Majesty's ship St. Vincent, vice Clerk promoted to the
rank of Purser.—Mr. H. H. Parker, is appointed Mas-
ter's Assistant of his Majesty's ship Briton.
We stated in last week's Parer that the claims of Mr.
Livesay, to be retained as one of the Masters of the Royal
Naval College, were under the consideration of the Ad.
tniralty, we have now the pleasure to state that that gen-
tleman has been reinstated, Mr. C. Blackburn having re-
tired from that establishment at his own request. In our
last week's notice we stated the probability of the retire-
ment of a " Junior Master" in lieu of Mr. Livesay : we
perceive thaethe term is liable to misinterpretation ; we
meant a Master of a less number of years stundeng.

Captain the Hon. George Elliott,R.N., C.8.-(Chief
Secretary to the Admiralty) arrived here from Loni'oa on
Wednesday last, for the purpose of embarking one of his
sons as a midshipman in his Majesty's ship Madagascar,
and returned to London on Friday.
In conformity with the general reduction in his Majesty's
dock-yares, nearly 400 men will be discharged from the
Plymouth yard, at the rate of about 35 monthly. The
first discharge will be in April.
Letters have been received from his Majesty's ship Scylla,
18, Commodore Hon. G. Grey, dated Malta, Jan. 14, by
which we learn that the cholera was still raging at Smyrna.
The Scylla was all well.
We stated in our last week's Paper that the Recruit
would eland no chance in the trial which she has lately
made of her sailing qualities against the Pantaloon. This
remark has been fully confirmed by the event, as will be
seen by the following. The Pantaloon made sail on the
starboard tack, close-hauled, the Recruit being half a cable's
length on the beam of the Pantaloon, and after reaching
on for one hour and fifteen minutes, the Pantaloon O.:or-
tened sail and hove to, the Recruit being on the Panta-
loon's lee quarter, distant three miles. On the Recruit
coming up, the Pantaloon again made tail, one point free,
gradually keeping off to six points, and in one hour the
Pantaloon hove to, having distanced tee Recruit upwards
of three miles. On her rejoining, the Pantaloon made
sail on the larboard tack, close-hauled, the Recruit, at
starting, being on the Pantaloon's weather beam, distant a
cable's length. The Pantaloon instantly fore-reached, drew
right out to windward, crossing the Recruit's bows, and in
half an hour the Pantaloon hove to, being right in the
wind's eye of the Recruit, one mile and a half. The Pan-
taloon is unquestionably an admirable sailing vessel, and
we doubt much if she could be beaten by any ship of her
class in the Navy.
A case ofsalvege, involving a question of considerable im-
portance to the parties, came before the Court of Admiralty
on Tuesday last, connected with the treasure which was
sunk in his Majesty's late ship Thetis, at Cape Frio, many
interesting particulars of which we have from time to
time published in our columns. It appears that there ate
several parties before the Court as salvors, a large quantity
of the specie having been saved—that in all 277 persons
had acted as salvors, comprising the Commanders and crews
of his Majesty's ships Lightning, Warspite, fee. The
, preliminary question before the Court was the mode of pro-
cedure, the agency for a portion of the ealvors being dis-
puted. Sir C. Robinson intimated that the proper course
to be adopted would he fur the asserted salvors to proceed
in the cause, and that the other parties claiming an interest
should lie by till the decision of the Court had been given
upon the question of salvage. We believe the question
has arisen on the fact of two parties claiming to be pm-
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cipal salvors, and those two parties are, we believe, Reu--
, Admiral Sir Thomas Baker, K.C.8., Cominandr-in-
Chief of the South American station, and Capt. Dickin-
son, of his Majesty's ship Lightning, of whose active
exertions
we have so of ten be-
fore
spokn in.
recoveringltim,o
be not only premature,
but we consider also exceedingly improper to give any
opinion on the merits of these claims, as ti.e matter in
di.pute has been referred Cu) a fat more competent tribunal
e h
it
of
e treasure,
course
than ourselves.