The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-13 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

' PORTSMOUTH, MAY 9.—The Collingwood, 80, was
commissioned yesterday by Capt. H. Eden for the flag of
Rear-Admiral Sir Geo. Seymour, who will relieve Rear-
Admiral Thomas in the Dublin, on the South American
station.
The following appointments have been made to the
Collingwood, Commander Henry Broadhead—Lieuts. E
T. B. Hankey, C. J. Balfour, J. 0. Bathurst, P. Somer-
ville, and G. E. K. Gore ; Mr. John Penn (acting)
master and pilot, Arthur Dawson, paymaster and
purser. John Brothers, gunner, George Johnson, car-
penter ; Wm. Warren, boatswain •, Rev. N. Proctor,
chaplain ; Maurice Jones, and Roderic Dew, mates ;
Algernon de Horsey, W. H. Dawson, T. E. Riley, W.
G. Morgan, Rowley Lambert, Hon. H. Moreton, W.
B. Mason, and W, B: Urmston, midshipmen. Naval
Cadets—Charles Armytage, Smith, Wyndham, and Ed-
ward Hardinge (in lieu of a midshipman); R. C. Coiling-
wood, master's assist. ; W. Wills and G. Wise, clerks ;
F. Mansell, surgeon ; John Speers and Wm. Duirs,
assistant do. The Netley, tender to the Caledonia,
arrived on Monday from Plymouth, with supernume-
raries and newly-raised men for the Cygnet, at
Chatham. She will return to Plymouth as soon s she has
made good defects received by running fOul of the float-
ing bridge when coming into harbour.
The Flying Fish, one of the new brigs, will, it is ex-
pected, be commissioned in a few days by Corn. Harris:
The St. Vincent, sailed on Tuesday for Sheerness and
Woolwich with the supernumeraries brought round in
the Netley.
The Camperdown, 104, Capt. Martin, at Sheerness, is
completing her crew and sea-going stores, and may be
expected at Spithead in about three weeks. The St.
Vincent, 120, Capt. Rowley, at this port, will also be
ready to go to that anchorage about the 16th inst._ The
Caledonia, 120, Capt. Milne, is in Plymouth Sound, for-
warsjing her preparations for the summer cruise.
The far -famed clipper brig Waterwitch, 10, now at
Cowes under repairs, will, it is understood, cruise with
the experimental brigs, in conjunction with the cruisers
Cygnet and Pantaloon. The latter vessel is just paid off
from the coast of Africa, and is to be got ready for re-
commissioning with all dispatch.
The Malabar, 72, Captain Sir G. Sartorius, has ar-
rived at Cork from Lisbon, and received the flag of
Rear-Admiral W. Bowles, rom the Volage, 26, about
to leave the Irish station.
The Rodney, 92, has been completed by the dock-
yard, and is to be kept ready for immediate commis-
sioning, if required.
Operations are forthwith to commence for the removal
of the wreck of the Edgar, 74, which was blown up at
Spithead in 1711. The Success hulk, with lighters, is
again moored at that anchorage.
The troop-ship Rattlesnake, 26, Mr. Brown, master,
is daily expected to arrive from China, with the 55th
Regiment, and naval and military invalids.
The America, 50, Captain the Hon. John Gordon,
fitting out at Plymouth, will be completed about the 20th
inst., it is reported, for the Mediterranean.
Ships in Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Victoria and
Albert, Excellent, Fearless, Fanny,, Emerald, Coiling-
wood, Netley, and Echo steam-tug,
PoirrsmouTir, MAY 12.—The Nautilus transport, lictiLcan,
master, Lieutenant W. C. Saunders, agent, arrived, on Fri-
day; coming from the Mediterranean, after a very tedious
passage; owing to foul winds. She sailed from Malt* on the
18th of March, and Gibraltar on the 10th of April ; brings
320 tons of- returned ordnance and victualling stores, and 12
tons of naval, medical, and commissariat stores. he also
brought Captain Drew, Royal Artillery, Mrs. Colonel Petley
and son, 132 men, 12 women, and 28 children belonging to
the corps of invalids, 23 men, four women, and two children
belonging to various corps, to join their respective depots,
four officers, and sundry other individuals, in all about 230.
The Illustrious, 72, Captain J. E. Erskine, flag-ship, of
Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Adam,l,K.C.B., was at Bermuda
on the 22d of April with fever on board, the mate and five
seamen having died with it. Her mainyard was carried,
away in a squall on the 23d ult. Having refitted, she was
to proceed to Halifax. The Inconstant 25, Captain Charles
Fremantle, and Eurydice, 26, Captain George Elliot, were
also at Bermuda on the 22d of April, at which date the
Wasp, 16, Commander Bagot, Albatross, 16, Commander
Yorke, and Ringdove, 16, Commander Sir W. Daniell, Knt.,
were fitting out tor the suppression of the slave trade on the
coast of Africa.
The Pique, 36, Captain Hon. Montagu Stopford,- was at
Vera Cruz on the 2d of April.
The Indus 78, Captain Sir James Sterling, Knt., arrived at
Lisbon on the Ist of May, and sailed on the 2d. for Ports-
mouth, to be paid off.
The Larne, 18, Commander Brisbane, arrived at Madeira
on the 15th of April from Portsmouth, and sailed on the 7th
for the coast of Africa.
The Tortoise store-ship, Commander Finlayson, arrived at
Madeira from this port on the 6th ult., and sailed on the 10th
for her destination, Ascension.
The Modeste, 18, Commander Baillie, left Mazatlan on the
7th of February for Guaymas. •
The Cruiser, 18, Water Witch 10, and Pantaloon, are being
brought forward for commission to join the experimental brig
squadron. The Cruiser is a fast-sailing brig of the old school,
built by Sir R. Seppings, and the Water Witch is of Sir W.
Symonds' construction.
The Vernon, 50, Captain W. Walpole, passed this port early
on Tuesday morning on her way to Sheerness to be paid off.
The Queen, 110, Captain Rich ; Indus, 78, Captain Sir J.
Sterling; •Pearl, 20, Commander Stopford ; are daily looked
for at Spithead, to be paid off. The troop-ship Rattlesnake,
Master Commander Brown, is hourly expected from China
with invalids and a detachment of the 55th Regiment.
The Firebrand steam-frigate remains in the basin awaiting
orders to be commissh,ned. The Prometheus, 6, steam-
vessel, is also awaiting orders for commission, her defects
generally, and the injury to her machinery by the burning, of
her boilers, having been nearly made good.
The Albion, 92, Cpptain Lockyer, C. 8., will shortly teaVe
Lisbon for the Mediterranean, to join the squadron! under
Vice-Admiral Sir E. W. C. R. Owen, K.C.8., G.C.H., Com-
mander-in-Chief on that station.

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The Camperdown, 104, Captain W. F. Martin, flag-ship of
Vice-Admiral Sir John Chambers White, K.C.11., is daily
expected at Spithead from the Nore, to join the squadron of
exercise.

The Osprey and Daring, new 12-gun brigs, have been again
taken into the basin, and are being rapidly fitted for commis-
sion. The Flying Fish was masted on Tuesday, and is being
rigged and brought forward with the same expeditiOn as the
other two.
The Goodwill lighter sailed on Tuesday, with for
stores,
Devonport and Pembroke yards. •
' The Mercury tender sailed on Monday with newly-entered
men for the Camperdowis at Sheerness. .
The Blazer steam surveying vessel, Captain Washington,
with some of the Commissioners for forming harbours of
refuge on board, on Saturday, was off Dungeness, where or
near a refuge harbour is contemplated.
.A Prussian corvette (the Amazon) is expected at Spit-
head, from Stettin, for a cruise, which will be, we believe,
the first Prussian ship of war ever seen in a British port.
NEW STEAM FRIGATES.—The Avenger, to be built at.
Woolwich, is to have engines of 600-horse power; the Dra-
gon,'at Pembroke, engines of 560-horse power - the Centaur,
Portsmouth, 540; the Sphynx, Woolwich, 500-horse power;
Scourge, at Partsmouth, 420; Bull-dog, Ch4tham, 420.
The Sydenbain steam-frigate, Lieutenant Mapleton, is
under orders to sail this day from Woolwich for Cionstadt,
to bring home Lord Stuart de Rothesay from the Court of St.
Petersburgh. • The following officers have been appointed to
her :—The llon. :Lieutenant Frederick Curzon, additional ;
Mr. 11. F. N. Chesshyre, mate; and Dr. Salter Livesay, as-
sistant-surgeon. She will take out Mr. Kuper and family,
to Elsineur, and Mr. George Gordon, Secretary of Legation,
to Stockholm: _ _

The Hon. H. H. Chetwynd has been appointed to the
Camperdown,_ at Sheerness; and Mr. Willoughby Smith to
the Bonetta, now fitting for sea at the same port.

COURT-MARTIAL.
A Court-martial will be held to-morrow on board the flag-
ship St. Vincent in this harbour, on Mr. T. Sparkes, a car-
penter, R.N., for indecent conduct on several occasions at
home and abroad, more particularly for an assault, with in-
tent, &c., upon two boys belonging to the Victory, now in
this harbour.
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In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Echo, Excellent, and
Fearless.

In Dock—Prince Regent, Rodney, Collingwood, Scourge,
Athol, Pantaloon, Prometheus, and Lily.
In Basin—Neptune, Victoria and Albert, Firebrand, Darhig,
Osprey, an 4 Flying Fish.
At SpitheadNautilus trannott.
On the A15.04044q04 Liverpool= •

The Governor of the Dank of England had an inter-
view with Sir Bober Feel on Saturday; • -