The Sun.
London, England, 1832-02-13 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Portsmouth Herald of Sunday.)
PORTISIOUTH, FEB. 11.—His Majesty's ship, Mada-
gascar, 46, Captain E. Lyons, sailed on Tuesday for the
Mediterranean, to join the squadron under the command
of Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir H. Hotham,

His Majesty's gun brig Recruit, 10, Lieutenant Hodges,
sailed on Tuesday, on a short cruise to the Eastward for
the suppression of smuggling.
The Emerald, tender to the Royal George yacht, is
cruising at Spithead for the enforcement of the quarantine
regulations.
His Majesty's ship Atholl, 26, Commander E. Webb
(acting), arrived on Friday from the coast of Africa, last
from St. Michael's, which she left on the 29th January.
She has brought home to England 10,0001. in gold dust,
ivory, &c. and the following passengers, viz.:—two dis-
tressed British subjects, five invalided semen from the
squadron, Dr. Mitchell, late Surgeon at the island of As.
cension, and a Danish officer and merchant from the settle-
ment of Accra. The Atbell touched at Fernando Po on
the 22d of November, at which time his Majesty's ship
Dryad, 46, Commodore John Hayes, C. B. was lying there,
all well. Mr. F. Mundy, clerk of the Atholl, has returned
home, Acting Purser of that ship. She is expected to
come into harbour to be paid off, having been nearly three
years in commission.
His Majesty's ship Prince Regent, 120, Captain J. W.
Dundas, is expected to be paid off into ordinary in about
ten days.
His Majesty's ship Pearl, 20, Commander R. Gordon
(fitting fur the North American station), is expected to
proceed to her destination in a few days.
His Majesty's ship Seringapatam, 46, Capt. Hon. W.
Waldegrave, and Briton, 46, Captain J. D. Markland,
C. B. are expected home about the end of the month ;
the former front South America, with freight, and the
latter from off the Western Islands. _ _

His Majesty's steam-vessel Pluto, Lieutenant Buchanan,
(which sailed in company with his Majesty's ships Isis
and Charybdis, from this port on the 26th of December
last), arrived all well at Gibraltar on the 6th ult. on her
way to the coast of Africa.
The Amphitrite, transport, Lieutenant Cooley, Agent,
arrived yesterday from Deptford, with Government stores
for this Duck-yard.
The Wanderer, transport, Lieutenant Young, Agent, is
lo iding at Deptford with Government stores, for the use
of the squadron round Cape Horn.
The Hope, transport, Lieutenant Ryder, Agent, is
taking in stores at Deptford for Chatham.
The Arab, transport, Lieutenant Harris, Agent, and
Orestes, transport, Lieutenant Garrett, Agent, sailed from
St. Helena, on the sth of last Dec. for England, with
the 12th Regiment, and may be hourly expected.
J. R. Glover, E.q. is appointed Storekeeper of Halifax
Yard, the situations of Master Attendant and Master
Shipwright at that place having been done away with.
On the Canada Lakes, the Commodore and Master At-
tendant are to remain for the present ; the Commodore
having his pendant flying on board H.M. schooner Cock-
burn, Lieut. Charles Holbrook. There are at present no
ships afloat on those Lakes, but there are three in a state
for hunching on the stocks viz.: the Psyche, 50 guns,
Star, 14, and an 18-gun sloop.
Mr. Wm. Triplett, Boatswain of the Kent at Plymouth,
and Mr. Richard Daniels, Gunner of the Semiramis at

the same port, have been superannuated on 65/. per annum
each.

On Wednesday last, Capt. Giles Meech, and the de-
tachment of Royal Marines, consisting of 110 officers,
non-commissioned officers, and privates, belonging to the
Chatham Division on board H.M.S. Prince Regent (about
to he paid off at this port) were disembarked by Admiralty
order, and marched on the following morning, under the
command of the above-named officer, to join their Division.
The Conway, of 28 guns, was launched at Chatham on
the 2ilinst. and immediately taken into dock to he coppered.
The Despatch, 18-gun sloop, lies in the Medway dis-
mantled, and ready to go into dock to undergo some slight
repairs preparatory to her being restored to a brig.
At Spithead—Atholl and Emerald.
In Harbour—Victory, Britannia, Prince Regent, Royal
George, Pearl, Viper, Confidence, Sylvia, and Pantaloon.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.—Mr. J. Rodgers,
Supernumerary Assistant Surgeon of his Majesty's ship
Victory, is appointed to the Romney troop ship at Ply-
mouth.—Mr. G. Skipwith, Midshipmen, is appointed to
the Royal George yacht. —Mr. G. A. Hire, Midshipman,
is appointed to his Majesty's ship Tweed.—Mr. E. Sab-
ben, Master, is appointed to his Majesty's ship Revenge,
at Lisbon.—Messrs. E. M. Noble and J. C. Whipple,
Midshipmen, are appointed to his Majesty's ship Ariadne.
—Lieut. J. Fiore is appointed to the Ordinary at Ply-
mouth, vice Coates.—Second Lieut.C. T. Lambourn, of
this Division of Royal Marines, is appointed to his Ma-
jesty's ship Britannia, vice Pegus, exchanged.—Second
Lieut. J. D. C. Lamont, of this Division of Royal Ma-
rines, is appointed to his Majesty's ship Victory, vice
Parker.

The following Midshipmen passed their examination
this week at the Royal Naval College, viz. :—Mr. R.
111ilhanke, Mr. H. Saunders, Mr. J. Nourse, Mr. H.
Eden, Mr. J. N. Knowles, all of his Majesty's ship Prince
Regent; Mr. H. Lloyd, of his Majesty's ship Recruit;
Mr. J. T. French, late of his Majesty's ship Falcon ; Mr.
C. W. L. Church, of his Majesty's steam-vessel Columbia.
We regret to announce, that we have just heard of the
death of Admiral Sir R. H. Bickerton, Bart. K.C.8., and
General of the Royal Marines. This death makes the
total number of deaths that have occurred, in the list of
Admirals, since the accession of William IV. amount to
twenty-six. The death of General Don makes the num-
ber of Generals who have died in the same time, twenty-
four. Our Refo,ming Ministry may now save to the
country near!), 2,000/. a-year by abolishing the office of
General of Marines, which is wholly useless, and, indeed,
a perfect sinecure. The pay, we believe, is five guineas
a day.
The Catherine Stewart Etrbes, convict ship, will
shortly proceed from Deptford to this port, to receive 200
male convicts for New South Wales.
The Britomart, transport, Lieut. Burdwood, Agent, has
sailed from Deptford for Rio Janeiro, with Government
sores.
His Majesty's cutter Sylvia, 1, Lieut. Thos. Spark, is
now ready for sea, and will sail on Tuesday for Jersey to
protect our oyster fishery.

BARK IN CHOLERA.—Dr. C. NEGRI, in
the Lancet of February 11, strongly recommends the
trill of pure bark, either in place of opium and brandy, or
in combination with them, in cases of malignant cholera.
His canclu'ions in favour of this remedy are drawn from
the intermittent character which distinguishes this disease.
He observes, " I am very strongly inclined to believe in
its efficacy, because it is but a very short time ago since I
had the opportunity of seeing, at a public institution,
two very similar instances which presented more severe
symptoms, and were perfectly cured by the free administra-
tion of bark alone."