The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-26 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 25.—Another the ninth
now in this dockyard, was yesterday added to this es-
►ablisbment. The dock was opened at noon by the
floating in of her Majesty's ship Neptune, of 120 guns,
i❑ the presence of a very I trge concourse of officers and
visit,rs. This additio❑ renders Portsmont'i more com-
plete f:r dock accommodation than any other naval es-
tellishnaent. The following are the dimensions of the
structure:

ft. in.

Length from the centre of the caisson
groove to the head ... ... 306 0
Breadth of the floor ... 36 0
eadth te`eveeu the coping ... ... 92 0
Bread.h of the entrance .. 55 0
Depth from the coping to the floor ... 2:5* 4
Depth of the dock ... 27 0
built of Cornish granite upon a pile foundation, and
framed grillage brickwork on cement under the floor.
The following are the chief items used in its con-
struction:—
Fir timber, in piles and
sleepers ... 54.500 cubic feet.
Wrought and cast iron 9S tons.
Cencrete ••• ••• 9,300 cubic, yards.
Bricks 2,972,000
Granite... ... 122,000 cubic feet.
Purbeck stone ... 14,000 cubic feet.
Portland stone... ..• 33,000 cubic feet.
Captain James, R.E., and Mr. 11. Wood, Clerk of the
Works, are the officers under whose superintendence the
deck l at been built, which adds another to Vie several
national works contrwsd for by Mr. B. Bramble, the
mayor . f Yort.meuth.
The Furious steam-sloop will be launched in the Deck-
yard to-marrow eta quarter t one P.M.
The Thetis, 38, C iptain Kuper, arrived at Spithead
from Devonport 3c,terday morning, and saluted the
royal standard on the squadron, passing through the
anchorage to Cowes; she subsequently saluted the
Commander-in Chief, and remains for f.mther orders.
The Stromboli steam sloop, Commander Lerd Ame-
lius Beauclerk, followed the royal squadron, and an-
chored at Spithead yesterday morning, where she re-
mains.
The Tartarus steam vessel, Lieu'enant-Commwder
Sir Godfrey Webster, arrived this morning from the Me-
diterranean. Sho sailed from Gibraltar on the 14th.
She brought no news, except that two Turkish frigates
and a brig may be hourly expect: d from Constantinople.
A. Turkish steamer, the Nurnais Tijaret, is also hourly
expected at Spithead.
The Meander, 41, Captain the Hon. H. Keppel, was
at Hobart Town on the 20th of April, where he had
arrived on the 25th of March from the China station.
Captain William Moriarty, R.H., port officer at Hobart
Town, died there on the 26th March.
The Dutch frigate Princez von Nango is daily ex-
pected at Spithead.
Papers from Auckland, New Zealand, to the 30.1 a of
March, came to hand yesterday. The Fly, 14, Captain
011iver, arrived there on the 2811 from Wellington,
where she left tho Havannati, 19, Captain Erskine.
Commodore Martin's rqn Wren returned to the Tagus
from a cruise on the 13 h inst.
The United States' frigate St. Lawrence, 44, Captain
Paulding, railed from the Tagus on the 15th inst., for
Southempon, ea route to the Baltic.
It is reported to us to day, that a requisition from the
electors of Leith has been forwarded to Rear-Admiral
Sir Charles Napier, inviting him to stand for that port in
the room of Mr. Rutherford.
The Black Eagle Admiralty steam-yacht, and the
Vivid pocket, late members cf the royal squadron, left
this port on their return to their respective stations.
The Adventure naval transport, Mr. Wellington,
Mu' or, R.N., commanding, sailed yesterday afternoon
for Deptford.
The Marlborough, Traralgar, and E trl of Hardwicke,
Indiamer, sailed yesterday f.r their several destinations.
PLYmouTrr, AUG. 23.—The Linnet packet, 'having
had her repairs completed, was taken out of dock on
Tuesday.
The crews of her Majesty's frigate Thetis and eteam-
sloop Salamander were paid wages on Wednesday.
Tier Ma:psty's seam-vessel Niger went down the
S )und on Wedneeday.
Her Majesty's steam vessel Conflance, with Mr.
Brown (Master of the Agincourt), and a party of riggers
and seamen, having in tow the Falmouth lighter, with.
jury-masts and stores on heard, sailed on Thursday for
I Livorp9oll to bring the Bacchus lazaretto to this port.

12, Master-Commander R. Fulton, and the Janus, 2,
steam-vessel, Lieut.• Commander R A. roTell, were in
the bay.

Froin the 14th the Tartarus experience l heavy weather
to the 16:h, when it blew so hard that she was obliged
to anchor in Cascaer Bly, which she left on the 17t.h,
and has b..Nm fivhing n°e.P.inst strong head winda all the
way across the Bay of Biscay. August 20, lat. 43 33,
. long. 10 3, saw a large homeward-bound ship, evidently
one of Green's Inliamen, which exhibited nucab•Jr
6,231, with the sec end distinguishing pennant, barque
No. 4,132, with a similar pennant, and an English screw
steamer under canvas, probably ono cf the Liverpool line.
The Tat hrus brings passengers, Captain Parker, son
of the C )mmander-in-Chief, a portion of the officers and
crew of the steam-vessel Porcupine, several invalids, and
some gentlemen discharged from the service. The offs
sere of-tite-Pureupinw are Lieutenant-Commander E. F.
Roberts, Assistant Surgeon Lawrence Carey, Clerk in
Charge, WI. J. Jenkins, Mr. Wilberforce. and Mr Haut-
blyn, midshipmen, and the chief engineer.-Second-Master
W. P. Hains was left behind at Malti to get receipts for
stores. The second engineer and some of the stokers
have joined the Mediterranern
The gunner of the Porcupine died alongside of the
Tartarus on the 30th of July ; he k•lpt the first watch
until twelve o'clock, and at f cur in the morning was
found in his bed, decd of blue cholera.
On the 11th of August W. Bignal!, ordinary s.7aman,
invalided from Miltc., died on bird the Tartarus ; and
14th Mr. R. Rawlins, mate, late of the Superb, also died
on board. that vessel.

The Tartarus left Wr)olwich, Nov. 7, 1847. She was two
years actively engaged in the sup prey-inn of pir;cy in the
Arehin2lago, and has latterly been cmp!oyed in attend
anco upon the fleet. From the 11th to the 15t% of June,
during the Sultan's visit, she was at Ithmdcs, where eh,
did all the honours of the nation On the 23n1 of
July, after the settlement of tha Greek question, ahe
gave up the deposit money of 150 000 drachmas to the
Treasury at the Patens, and proceeded thence to C.4ndil,
where she took from the Volage, 22, surveying,* vessk I,
her mat', Mr. John F. Royer, whom she conveyed to
Malta for medical treatment.
Mr. Wise, British Minister at Atl ens, has snt home
in the Tartarus some valuable mtnmcripts, addressed
to Mr. Forcohall, of the Museum, fur the use of that in-
sti'ution.

The TArtarus had ful only for 12 hours' consumption
when she entered the Sound. After e-wing she proceeds
to the eastward.

WOC.LWICJI, AUG UST 24.—A PPOINTM ENT.
William J. F. Baker (1849) to tau Flamer st,am-sloop
at Portsmouth.

The Wasp :team-sloop is to be taken out of d.)ck on
Tuesdly next, and the Buzzard stead-sloop taken in to
be coppred. One of the warrant crfierrs, a carpenters,
is appointed to the Buzzird, and joined here yesterday
from Portsmouth.

The San FtorEnzo, 50, bailling at Woolwich, is hay-
ing her frame timb..rs put up, and they are all soaked in
Sir W. Burnett's solution far preserving timber imme-
diately the wood is converted int.) the rt shape at
the saw mills in the d ,ekyard.
A number of hands have been placed on the Bask
steam-sloop, building here, in order to get her ready for
launching.