The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-16 00:00:00

THE NAVY,

On Monday last the screw steam-sloo? Wasp,
Commander Frederick H. Stirling, was paid off at

Sheerness.

Yesterday the screw steam-sloop S wallow, Com-
mander Charles L. Waddilove, was paid off at

Sheerness. Both ships' companies, on being in-
spected here, were highly complimented by the

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Commander-in-Chief and the Flag Captain.

An Admiralty order has arrived at Sheerness
yard for the Phaeton, 50 guns, sailing frigate, to
be immediately converted into a screw steam fri-
gate, for which purpose she will be lengthened 35
feet.
Commodore H. E. Edgell has been appointed to
the Retribution, on the East India and China
station, vice Captain Charles Barker.
Captain George 0. Willes has been appointed to
the Chesapeake, as Flag Captain to Rear-Admiral
James Hope, C. 8., the newly appointed Commander-
in-Chief on the East India and China station.
Her Majesty's screw steam transport Himalaya,
Commander John Seccombe, at Portsmouth, fitting
to convey troops to the Cape of Good Hope, will
have her crew paid down on the 17th instant, be
officially inspected on the 21st, and embark troops
on the 22d inst.
Her Majesty's ship Rodney, 90, at Portsmouth,
has been towed down from her harbour moorings
and placed alongside the Pitch-house Jetty at the
dockyard, to receive her temporary outfit prior to
proceeding round to Chatham, where she will go
into dock.
The Algiers, 91, screw, Captain W. O'Callaghan,
received a great number of men yesterday from the
outports. She has fidded topmasts, and to-day will
go alongside her berthing hulk, Bellerophon, in
Portsmouth Harbour.
The Indus, 78, flag of Vice Admiral Sir Houston
Stewart, Captain J. C. D. Hay.—Extract of a
private letter, from Barbadoes, bearing date
Jan. 26,, 1859 :—" We remain at this port about
ten days longer, and sail from hence to Port Royal,
Jamaica, remain there three weeks or a month,
then return to Bermuda, where we shall stay about
two months, and letters
go to Halifax for the sum-
mer ; so that all letters had better be directed to
Bermuda' until further notice."
The Lizard, steam vessel, arrived at 'Chatham on
Monday afternoon. She brought up the Royal
Marines and the Royal Marine Artillery from the
Wasp, 13, Commander F. H. Stirling, which was
paid off on Monday.
The Nankin, 50, bearing the broad pendant of
Commodore the Hon. Keith Stewart, is ordered by
the Admiralty to be paid off on Friday, the 18th
inst., and Capt. William M. Mansell, and fifteen of
the Royal Marines, on that day will join head-
quarters at Chatham, and First Lieutenant Ardley
H. F. Barnes, with fifteen privates, will proceed to
Woolwich to join their head-quarters at that

division.
Dr. Miller (known as " Simoom doctor," because
of the skilful medical aid rendered both to English
and Russians at Eupatoria, Alma, &c., during the
war) has been appointed to the Diadem, 32, screw,
Captain W. Moorsom, C. 8., at Greytown, vice Dr,
Heath, appointed to hospital service at Jamaica.
Dr. Miller takes passage from Southampton in the
next Royal West India mail packet.
REPORTED Loss OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP

ORlON.—There is a report from Cork that Her
Majesty's ship Orion, 90 guns, is missing, and that
serious apprehensions are felt for her safety. She
accompanied the Channel fleet from Queenstown
towards Bantry, and during the late storm sepa-
rated from her companions. Steam ships have been
searching for her, but down to last evening there
were no tidings of her.
INCREASE TO THE CHANNEL FLEET.—It is
rumoured in the naval circles that the Admiralty
have it in contemplation to make an additional.
augmentation to the Channel squadron by the com-
missioning of the Majestic, the Colossus, and the
Emerald, screw steam ships, their united powers of
steam being 1,400-horse power, and carrying 211
broadside guns, besides pivot guns. We are in-
formed that the three ships will be put in commis-
sion during the week.
ROYAL NAVY.—Notice was published yesterday,
by order of the Admiralty, that ordinary seamen of
the first and second class will now be received for
the Royal Navy; and they will be rated accordin,,
to their capacities. Their ages and height must be
as undermentioned, viz. :—Age, first class, 20 to 28 ;
height, 5 feet 51 inches. Second class, 19 to 22 ;
height, 5 feet 6 inches.
FATAL OCCURRENCE ON BOARD THE GUARD SHIP
NILE.—A dreadful accident (says the Cork Exa-
miner) occurred on board the Nile, on Thursday.
In the storm that blew on the morning of that
day she dragged her anchors, and floated a consi-
derable distance. Some time after steam was got
up in order that she might return to her anchorage,
but either through the negligence of those on
board, or the ill-conditioned state of the ship, the
boiler burst, killing the engineer and seriously
injuring four of the crew.

HAYTL-ABDICATION OF THE

EMPEROR.

The Jamaica papers announce the arrival there of
the Emperor Soulouque, who hadlbeen compelled to
abdicate his Imperial Throne in Hayti. The Morn-
ing Journal says—On Saturday last (Jan. 22) the
'trans ort Melbourne, which had left this port some
clays re with troops for England, and been
detai at Hayti, returned, having on board the
ex-Emperor, his family, and suite, consisting of
the Empress, two daughters of the Emperor, and
their attendants, General Vil de Ben, governor
of the capital ; General Desalines, prefect of
police ; General Baron Damier, Secretary of State.
On the landing of the party the greatest ex-
citement prevailed in town, particularly among
the Haytian refugees expatriated by Soulouque at
and since his accession, some of whom, it is believed,
meditated violence to his person. The black peo-
ple here are 'to a man in favour of Soulouque, as
may be inferred from the demonstrations they
made upon his landing. They rushed in thousands
along the streets to gain a sight of him, so much so
that a strong escort of the police had to be em-
ployed to keep off the crowd whilst the ex-Emperor
and party were proceeding to their lodgings. A
Te Deum was chanted at the new Roman Catholic
chapel on Monday morning: by request of the
Haytian refugees, in thanksgiving to God for the
amicable manner in which the troubles of Hayti
have passed over.
It appears that on arriving at Port-au-Prince
Gen. Geffrard sent a flag of truce to the Emperor
offering him his life and protection to his family if
he would abdicate his power and save the people of
Hayti from the horrors of a civil war. Soulouque
demanded time to consider, which was, allowed him,
but before the allotted time had expired, the Impe-
rial troops laid down their arms and made common
cause with the followers of Geffrard. The Empe-
ror, no longer left to his choice, proceeded to make
out his papers of abdication, and on the 15th he
caused the following proclamation to be made :--
HAYTTANS—CaIIed by the will of the people to govern
the destinies of Hayti all my care and anxieties-have con-
stantly been for the welfare of my citizens and the pros-
perity of my country. I held hopes that I could have relied
on the affections of those who elevated me to the supreme
power, but the last events that have taken place do not
permit me to doubt the true sentiments of the people. I
have too much friendship for my country to hesitate in
sacrificing myself for the' good of all. I abdicate, and have
only one wish, that Hayti may be as happy as my heart has
always desired.—Done at Port-au-Prince, 15th day of
January, 1859, in the 56th year of Independence.
(Signed) • FAITSTIN.
A gentleman at Hayti, writing to a friend in this
city (Kingston) says :—" It is spoken of here as a
glorious revolution, as thousands of weapons were
drawn, but not a single life lost. President Gar-
rard is a soldier every inch of him. The' Emperor
and his partisans have received all the kindness
and protection that a truly noble and humane man
could give them. The mob was ready to tear them
to
pieces, if they had not been restrained by the
President. You will receive enclosed a copy of the
abdication. The ex-Emperor was escorted by Capt.
ithe
M,Crea, captain of Artillery, and the. French Con-
sul, with a strong escort of the. President's guards.
I cannot say
the Consulate on Governor made his escape from
board the Melbourne ; popular
indignation is very
much Emperor Soulouque is said
oused against him. The
to be immensely rich ;
his wealth is estimatedt
uPwards of £500,000
banked in Europe. He has
upwardsof
tlOO houses,
in Hayti. At the breaking out of the
revolu-
tion, he had at the palace £30,000 goldendtwo
millions of paper dollars. The
paper money he had
to leave, which the mob divided among themselves,
and a good deal of gold was found in the Empress's
and Princess's rooms. The mob took it all. He
has a laige amount of money and valuables with
him. The Emperor is accompanied by M. Petion
Faubert, who is a grandson of Petion, one of the
former presidents, The Emperor requested him to
accompany him, and General Geffrard kindly ac-
corded the favour."
In consequence of several persons having at-
tempted to insultthe ex-Emperor Soulouque, orders
were issued to the police yesterday_ (Jan. 24
), y
Mr. Justice Girod, and afterwards by his honour
the Mayor, not to allow persons to congregate in
front of the residence of his Majesty. Two Hay-
tians were taken before the sitting magistrates, and
ordered to enter into sureties, themselves in £lOO
each, and two sureties in £5O each, to keep the
peace towards the ex-Emperor Soulouque and all
1 the subjects of her Majesty the Queen.