The Sun.
London, England, 1832-03-06 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Portsmouth Herald of Sunday.)
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 4.--WIND AND WEATHER
DURING THE WEEK.—Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday,
N.E. moderate and hazy; Wednesday, N. to N.W. mo-
derate and hazy; Thursday and Friday, S. light breeze
and hazy; Saturday, S.E. moderate and fine.
His Majesty's gun-brig Recruit, 10, Lieut. Hodges,
sailed on Monday to the Westward ow a short cruise, for
the prevention of smuggling.
His Majesty's steam-ve,sel Confiance, 2, Lieut. Belson,
returned from the river on Wednesday, having conveyed
to Deptford, some cradles, &c. from the Royal Hospital
at Haslar.

His Majesty's tender Emerald is cruising within the
WiT,ht, for the purpose of enforcing the quarantine
regulations.

His Majesty's ship Pearl, 20, Corn. R. Gordon, sailed
yesterday for the West India station, via Teneriffe, with
despatches for the Right Hon. the Earl of Belmore, Go-
vernor of Jamaica, and for Vice-Admiral Sir E. G. Col-
PoYs, Commander-in-Chief on that station. Her
departure has been expedited owing to the late alarming
insurrections among the slave population at Jamaica. The
following persons will go out passengers in the Pearl, viz. :
—The Rev. J. Malet, Chaplain, appointed to his Ma-
jesty's ship Blanche ; Lieut. A. Lavie, and Mr. H. Snow,
Clerk, both to join his Majesty's ship Winchester ;
Messrs. G. A. Hire, C. M. Noble, and J. C. Whipple,
Midshipmen, the former to join his Majesty's ship Tweed,
and the two latter hie Majesty's ship Ariadne ;--Bartlett,
Esq. and Capt. G. W. C. Courtenay, R.N., appointed his
Majesty's Consuls, the former at Teneriffe, and the latter
at St. Domingo.
His Majesty's steam-vessel, Firebrand, of 500 tons,
Lieutenant S. Griffith, arrived at Falmouth on Wednesday
last, and at Plymouth on the following day ; at the former
place she received on board her new Commander, Lieut.
Thomas Ballock, Lieutenant Griffith having joined his
Majesty's packet brig Swallow. The Firebrand, after
completing her fitment at Plymouth, will take out the
next mail to Malta.

His Aljesty's ship Ferret, 10, Commander E. Wode-
house, arrived at Plymouth on the 25th ult. from the Me-
diterranean, and went into Plymouth harbour on Thursday
afternoon, to be paid off.
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His Majesty's ship Savage, Commander Right Hon.
Lord Edward Russell, went out of Plyrneuth harbour on
Tuesday last.
His Majesty's ship Nimrod, 20, Commander Samuel
Radford, will be paid off at Plymouth to-morrow, into the
Ordinary at that port, and not for re-commissioning as be-
fore stated.

The American packet ship, which called in here during
the past week, was crowded with passengers. She was
visited by several police officers from various parts of the
country, in search of fugitives supposed to have been on
board, among whom it was expected would be found
George Tayler, who absconded from Messrs. Esdaile and
Co. London, with three Bank of England notes, amounting
to 9001. The search was, we believe, unsuccessful.

Fifty men have been drafted from H.M.S. Victory, to
perfect the complement of H.M.S Britannia.
The Blonde, 46, it is reported, will shortly be commis-
sioned for the South American station.
The Orestes transport, Lieut. Garrett, agent, arrived on
Monday from the Mauritius, last from Plymouth, with
detachments of the '72d, '7sth, and 82d Regiments. The
latter under the command of Capt. Latham, proceeded in
the depot vessel on Tuesday, to Albany barracks, Isle of
Wight. The head-quarters of this regiment are hourly
expected, in the Arab, from Plymouth. The Orestes
sailed on Thursday for the Nore, with sundry detachments
and Government stores fur Woolwich and Deptford.
The Amphitrite, transport, Lieut. Cooley, agent,
sailed on Thursday for Chatham, with Government
stores.
The Lady Harwood, convict ship, arrived yesterday, to
receive 200 convicts from the York and Leviathan, for
New South Wales, under the superintendency of Dr. John
Inches. _

The Neva, transport, Lieut. Adamson, agent, sailed
from Rio de Janeiro ou the 26th of December, and may
be daily expected at this port.

The Cygnet, transport, Lieut. Lester, agent, arrived at
Gibraltar on the 4th ult. from Cork, with sundry detach.
ments for that garrison.

The Stentor, transport, Lieut. Barber, agent, arrived at
Gibraltar on the Sth ult. from Cork, with part of the
67th regiment on their way to Malta.
The Prince Revnt, transport, Lieut. C. Bloated, agent,

arrived at Gibraltar on the 14th ult. from Dublin, with
the remaining part of the 67th regiment, on their way to
Malta.

In Harbour—Victory, Britannia, Royal George, and
Confiance, steamer.

At Spithead—none.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.—COM. Drake is
appointed to his llfajesty's ship Britannia, vice Wyvill,
promoted.—Lieut. G. A. Henry is appointed to his Ma-
jesty's ship Warspite.—Com. Foley is appointed to his
Majesty's ship Asia, vice Oliver.—Lieut. J. Burrough is
appointed to his Majesty's ship Melville.—Mr. P. P.
laskip is appointed to the command of the Ann, revenue
cruizer, on the Lyme Station.—Mr. J. Lambert, late As-
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sistant-Surgeon of his Majesty's ship Wellesley, is ap-
pointed Assistant-Surgeon of his Majesty's brig Pigeon--
Mr. J. Atcheson, late Assistant-Surgeon of his Majesty's
ship Prince Regent, is appointed Supernumerary Assistant-
Surgeon of his Majesty's ship Victory, to do duty at the
Royal Hospital, at Haslar, vice Rogers.—Mr. G. Dix,
Clerk of his Majesty's ship Britannia, is appointed to the
Ceylon troop-ship, at Plymouth.—Mr. D. J. Simpson,
late Clerk of his Majesty's ship Prince Regent, is ap-
pointed in the same capacity to his Majesty's ship Alfred.
—Mr. A. Wilson, Mate, is appointed to his Majesty's
ship Ariadne.—The Rev. T. Ferries, Chaplain of his
Majesty's ship Victory, is appointed to his Majesty's ship
Asia.—The Rev. G. Fisher is appointed Chaplain to his
Majesty's ship Victory, vice Ferris.—Mr. Henderson, late
Master of his Majesty's ship Prince Regent, is appointed
to his majesty's ship Asia.

ROYAL MARINES. —First Lieut. R. Steele, of the Royal
Marine Artillery Companies of Royal Marines, is ap.
pointed Adjutant of the Portsmouth Division, vice Brown,
who retires from that office in consequence of his being
the junior Adjutant, at the late consolidation and reduc-
tion of the corps; First Lieut. Cagiest], of the Portsmouth
Division, is appointed to the Royal Marine Artillery Com-
panies, vice Steele ; Second Lieut. C. Barnes, of the Wool-
wich Division, is promoted to the rank of First Lieute-
nant, and appointed to the Plymouth Division, vice Lloyd,
deceased.

Captain G. W. C. Courtenay, R.N., late of his Majesty'.
ship Mersey, is appointed his Britannic Majesty's Consul
at the island of St. Domingo.
By letters from his Majesty's ship Scylla, 18, Com-
mander Hon. George Grey, dated Feb. 2, at Malta, we
learn that her ship's company were all well at that date.
Letters of a recent date have been received from his
Majesty's ship Asia, at Lisbon. They contain no news
from that quarter of a later date than that which we
have already received. She may, we believe, be expected
in England about May, unless she should be detained by
the approaching hostilities between Don Pedro and Dun
Miguel.

The Catherine Stewart Forbes, male convict-ship,
sailed from the Downs on Wednesday last, with two
hundred convicts, under the superintendency of Dr. Ste-
phens, for New South Wales. We understand that an
intimation has been received at this port, stating that Dr.
Stephens had reported that two severe cases of cholera
morbus existed on board, and that orders had been given
that she should, immediately on her arrival here, proceed
to the Mother bank to perform strict quarantine. Instruc-
tions were also forwarded to the Commissioner of this
Dock Yard to prepare forthwith the Greenwich, 50, in
Ordinary at this port, to be stationed at the Motherbank
as a hospital ship, in case of need. From the non-arrival
of the Catherine Stewart Forbes at a late hour yesterday,
and from the account of a pilot who reports that she was
seen o❑ the afternoon of Friday going down channel, with
a S. E. wind, with her studding-sails set, it is supposed
she has passed by. The Emerald, tender to the Royal
George yacht, was yesterday sent out to endeavour to fall
in with her, but she could see nothing of her. Several
accounts of this affair have been current during the last
two days, but the foregoing is the simple fact. The inha-
bitants of these towns will not be much disappointed, we
apprehend, at not receiving the promised visit.
We understand that orders hare gone out to the Medi-
terranean to reduce the complements of the various ships in
that squadron to the peace establishment. This will cause
a reduction in the St. Vincent alone of about 150 men.
In consequence of a recommendation from Colonel Sir
Richard Willinn, K.C.8., Commandant of this division
of Royal Marines, the Lords Commissioners of the Admi-
ralty have been pleased to grant a medal and gratuity to
Serjeant-Major Richard Seymour, on his discharge, for
his meritorious services and general good conduct during a
period of twenty-five years. The medal was presented on
the 24th ult. in the presence of the battalion, by Lieute-
nant-Colonel Hornby, with a very neat and appropriate
speech. We trust this will have a good effect, and act as
an incentive to others, to acquire so honourable a testimo-
nial of their services and good conduct.
The Echo steamer is undergoing an important alteration
at Plymouth, in her engines, by which her paddle-shafts
will he raised 18 inches. If we wanted proof of the ne-
cessity of a Board of Naval Construction, we would quote
this fact as such evidence. The defect, now about to be
remedied at a great expence, could never have arisen but
from a miscalculation of the water line. The fact is, the
Echo sinks so much deeper than was contemplated, that
her paddle-wheels were buried in the water, thus render-
ing it necessary to raise them in order to make them effec-
tive. Such a bungle would never have been made if pro-
per attention had been paid by a competent person to her
construction.

His Majesty's steamer Hermes, Lieut. A. Kennedy, will
proceed to Leith in a few days from Plymouth, to bring
round the Jupiter troop ship, which is to supply the place
of the Ceylon. The crew of the Ceylon will be transferred
to the Jupiter, and will tike their passage in the Haim.
to join the latter at Leith.
His Majesty's ship Harrier, 18, Commander S. L. H.
Vassall, was under orders to be completed in Plymouth
Dock-yard yesterday.