The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-18 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Commander-in-Chief. Vice-Admiral Earl of
Dnndcnald, G.C.8., in the Wellesley, 72, Captain Gold-
smith, with the Helena, 16, Commander De Courcy;
Sappho, Commander lion. L. Cochrane; and Plumper,
12, screw-sloop, Commander Nolioth, left Halifax, Oct.
29, for Bermuda.
FOREIGN BIEN-OF-WAR AT PORTSMOUTH.

The Austrian man-of-war corvette Carolina, Captain
Count Caroalize, arrived at Spithead on Friday morning
from Copenhagen, bound up the Mediterranean. She
saluted the garrison at noon with 21 guns, and, soon
after, the flag of Admiral Sir Bladen Capel, which was
returned by the Platform Battery and the Victory.
She appears a very fine vessel, mounting 20 guns,' looks
well about her rigging, and has royal yards rigged aloft.
The Russian corvette, Oamhyna,:of 20 guns, that ar-
rived at Spithead, took out her powder and her live
shells on Thursday afternoon and on Friday morning;
and at four o'clock on Friday evening was towed into
harbour by the Bloodhound. This vessel is from St.
Petersburgh bound to Kamtschatka. We hear she
touched the ground somewhere coming down the Baltic,
and has suffered much from stress of weather, which has
been very severe. She has been twenty days on her
passage. As she has a good many defects and a long
voyage in view, she will probably remain at Portsmouth
for a month or so.
The Turkish officers are moving about a good deal,
visiting the' yard and sights in Portsmouth. On Thurs-
day Mehemet Bey, Captain of the Marat Zefre, with
some of his principal officers, Captain Mehemet and his
second and third captains of the Suray Bahre brig, were
out in the Fanny, Sir Bladen Capel's yacht, with a large
party, including Lady Essex, Lady Capel, &c. They
afterwards were entertained at the Admiral's residence
at dinner. Numbers of persons have visited these ves-
sels, and have been received with all courtesy, coffee and
tea being always offered. The crews are remarkably
clean in their persons, and come on shore a good deal.
The frigate has on board, on her main deck, 28 English
guns that have been presented on some occasion to the
Turks; they are 32-pounders—all brass. The brig is
an uncommonly fine vessel, of American build, measur-
ing 600 tons; she is also in very good order, and clean,
mounting 20 brass guns. It is probable these vessels
will remain in Portsmouth harbour for the winter months.
There are now men of war of four different powers at
Portsmouth—English, Turkish, Austrian, and Russian.
Dasher steam-vessel, Lieut.-Commander Parks, now
employed in raising men for the Albion, is ordered to
Sheerness to be paid, and to be kept ready in the basin
for commissioning in the spring.
Encounter, 12, screw-corvette, Captain Gordon, it is
said, will not return to Lisbon, but will proceed to the
Mediterranean.
Faatome, 12, is ready for commission at Portsmouth.
She has her top-gallant masts fidded, and has been
turned out of hand by the yard riggers in a most com-
plete manner.
Harlequin, 12, Commander Wilmot, has been masted
and taken in and out of dock at Devonport.
Hecate, 6, steam-frigate, Commander Rand, is wait-
ing at Devonport to take the marines and seamen of the
Cambrian eastward on paying off.
Naiad store-ship, at Valparaiso, Master Commander
Browne, is ordered to be paid off there and recommis-
sioned.
North Star, 26, was moved from Sheerness to Chatham
on the 12th inst. to lay in ordinary, in preference to re-
maining at Sheerness, where the worm was committing
ravages on the bottom.
Spy brigatine, Lieutenant. Commander G. Western,
was paid off at Chatham on Saturday.
Sparrow surveying-vessel, Commander Fraser, is
ordered to be employed in the duties of the station.
Trident steam-vessel, Lieut.-Commander Risk,' is
ordered to Devonport, where she is to remain under the
orders of the port admiral.
Tyne store-ship, Master-Commander Wellington, will
be ready on the 28th. She is ordered to Woolwich to be
paid advance, and to embark stores for Rio.
The Vengeance, 84, Captain Sir Henry Blackwood,
Bart., will shortly be ordered to fill up her complement
to 750, and sail for the Mediterranean, following the
Albion, 90, to that station.—Portsnrouth Times and Naval
Gazette.

The Victory, Excellent, and Blenheim (it is reported
to us), will be paid off on the 2ud of next month and re-
commissioned on the following day under tho now Ad-
miralty regulations.—l6id.
PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—The Caradoc steam-packet
was brought down alongside the Malabar yesterday after-
noon to complete coaling, and proceed to Woolwich.