The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-29 00:00:00

PROMOTIONS.

Messrs. John Roberts and George Parsons, to be
acting gunners ; Charles Johnson, to be acting
boatswain; and Samuel Ray and Thomas Dearie, to
be acting carpenters.
Hogue 56, screw-ship will be taken out of the
angle deck at Portsmouth to-day, and will be got
ready for sea with all dispatch.
Camel lighter, Faber master, arrived at Devon-
port on Wednesday morning from Cork, having left
that port on Saturday last, consequently she has
been out in all the gale of Saturday night and Sunday.
Hecate steam-sloop, Commander Hand, put into
Plymouth Sound on Wednesday morning about 9.30,
and sailed about 12.30 P.M., for Lisbon.
Wasp, 14, screw-sloop, Comm ander Crozier, left De -
vonport on Wednesday, at 1.30, with a fine breeze,
N.E, for the coast of Africa.

The defects of the Trident, 6, steam-vessel, Lieut
Commander Risk, have been Imade good at Devon
port, and she has sailed for Leith.

PORTSMOI7TII, THURSDAY.—The Turkish. ships in
this harbour remain in statu qua. The officers, under
the guidance of Sir Godfrey Webster, Bart., R.N.,
are seeing all the objects of interest in the port and
arsenal. Two of the Turkish crew have been sent to
Haslar Hospital with dysentery. The fullest facility
is given by the officers of both ships for visitors to
inspect them, and numbers avail themselves of the
privilege. All are received with the greatest cour-
tesy, and shown over every part of the ship.
The Volage, 22, Captain Graves, sailed yesterday
morning for the eastward, to be• paid off.
The Phaeton, 50, Captain G. Elliot, was towed into
harbour yesterday afternoon by the steamers Blood-
hound and Sprightly, and has since been hauled along-
side the Victorious hulk to refit..

The Thomas Arbuthnot Indiaman sailed yesterday.
PLYMOUTH, WEDESDAY.—tier Majesty's steam-
vessel Hecate, Commander J. S. Hand, came in this
morning from Portsmouth.

The retribution steam-frigate, Captain J. Warden,
is to be paid advance of wages to-day, in the dock-
yard.

The Avon steam-vessel, 20, Master- Commander
Alfred Veitch, which left Portsmouth with supernu-
meraries for the Albion on Saturday evening, expe-
rienced the heavy gale of Sunday in the Channel,
lost a portion of her paddle-boxes, and put into Tor-
bay on Monday morning left there Tuesday morn-
ing, and in the course of the day arrived at this port.
The brig Harlequin, 12, Commander A. P. Eardley
Wilmot, is appointed to go out of harbour into Barn-
pool on Saturday, to have her compasses adjusted,
and will probably sail on the 6611 of December with
the mails for Madeira and the coast of Africa.

The frigate Calliope, 2G, is ordered to -be corn
missioned.

The store-ship Tyne, Cora mander Wellington,
fitting at this port, will be ready for sea on Saturday,
to take provisions to the fleet at aio Janeiro.
The lighter Hamoaze is taking in stores for
Pembroke.

Mr. W. Edye, master shipwright, returned from
the Admiralty to resume his dutles at the dockyard,
Devonport, on Monday.
The following merchant vessels, principally through
stress of weather, have come into this port :
Monday The Austrian barque Emulazione,
Vidulich, from Taganrog, and the brig Ruby, Booth,
from Port-au-Prince, with loss of bulwarks and
stancheons, both bound to Falmouth for orders ; the
Reform, Pinkham, 15 days from Labrador, with fish ;
the Temperance Star, Henderson, from Marseilles,
with loss of bulwarks, bound to Falmouth for orders.
Tuesday—The American ship Humphrey Paring-
ton, 'Warwick, from Cardiff, for Savannah, bore up
from long. 9, west, much strained, leaky, and must
discharge her cargo (iron, &c.) to repair; the brig
Netta, Rattray, of Dundee, from Newcastle, for
Teneriffe, deck completely swept of boats, galley,
bulwarks, stancheons, &c.

Wednesday—The schooner Doris, Kenan, from
Ancona, for Falmouth for orders, out nine weeks, and
short of provisions.

WooLwica, Nov. 2B.—The Calliope, 26, is ex-
pected to be commissioned to-morrow, at Devonport.
Commodore Henry Eden, Superintendent of her
Majesty's dockyard, Woolwich, will return this
evening from leave.

Captain James Willcox, Commander of the Fury
steam-vessel, being the senior naval officer, has super-
intended the duties afloat during the absence of the
Commodore, and Mr. Macdonald, Master-Attendant,
the duties or the dockyard. They have both pre-
vented parties wishing to purchase the prize-money
of the crew of the Fury from going on board or
loitering in the dockyard, although numerous persons
have visited Woolwich every day since her arrival
with that object in view. The Fury, is to be paid off
to-morrow, the 29th inst.

SHIP NEWS.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 28.—Wind S.S.E.—British barque
Volante, laden with guano, bound for this port, put into
Key West on the 20th ult. for stores; Franklin, from
Havre, has arrived at New York; Bombay, hence, has
arrived at Mobile; William Carson, hence, has arrived
at Savannah; St. Charles, hence, has arrived at New
York. Arrd. Baltic, from New York, sailed the 16tb
inst.; Good Intent, from Cadiz. Sld. Galeed, for St.
Michael's; Sir C. Napier, for Mobile; Osmanli, for
Genoa; Malvina and Othello, for San Francisco; Con-
stitutionen, for Porto Cabello; Alliance, for Charleston;
Magdalene, for Nantes; Gem, for Honduras; Ingle-
borough, for Calcutta; Suzanne, fur Rotterdam; Vic-
toria, for Rostock.
Hertwrcu, Nov. 27.—1 t is blowing a strong gale from
N.E., and thick, with every appear ance of a dirty night;
a number of vessels have put in for shelter.
ELSINORE, Nov. 21.—Tho Porto, from St. Peters-
burgh for Oporto, has put in here to-day with loss of
bowsprit, &c.

EMDEN, Nov. 21.—The Henrika, of Groningen, from
Newcastle for Rotterdam, was wrecked off Norderney
during a heavy gale on the 17th inst. Crew, except one
man, drowned.
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 19.—The Enigheten, from Lin-
bolesand, capsized off Horns Klubb, on the 9th inst.
Crew saved.

CRONSTADT, Nov. 16.—8 y a change of wind the ice
has been driven to the opposite coast.
BREST, Nov. 24.—The Fanny, from Cardiff for this
port, was lost on the 19th inst.; crow saved. The General
Lawargue, from Sunderland for Nantes, was lost in Ca-
maret Bay on the 21 s t inst.; two apprentices drowned.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 26.—The stern of a boat, painted
green, marked " Courier, Arbroath, Jo.eph Ferguson,"
in white letters, was picked up on the 12th inst.
TRALEE, Nov. 24 —The Fitzhany, hence for Lime-
rick, which went on shore on the 19th inst. inside of
Anna Island, has been got off with slight damage.
GRAVESEND, Nov.. 28.—Wind N.E., light, fine.
Arrived—Antwerpen, from Antwerp—Fame, from Ca-
lais—Rainbow and Earl of Auckland, from Rotterdam—
Catherina, from Hamburgh—Echo and Havfreun, from
Lulea—Almora, from Gottenberg—William Jolliffa,
from Havre—Pomona, from Griefswold—Lord John
Russell, from Harlingen—Phosaix, from Dantzic—Nor-
mandy Maid and Jane, from Naskoe—Quebec and Rock li
-
liffe, from St. Petersburgh—Prinsessan Louisa, from
Sweden—Ythan, from Stralsund—Kezia and Esker,
from St. Petersburgh—Duke of Buccleuch, from Riga—
Lisbon, from Quebec—Gem, from Cronstadt—Moun-
taineer, from St. Petersburgh.
Sailed—Daring, for Sr. Michael's—Eclipse, for Ma-
deira—Walter, for Rio Janeiro—Sir Robert Peel, for
Dunkirk—David Luckie, for Demerara—Menai, for
Calais—Fyenoord, for Rotterdam—Columbine, for
llavre—Soho, for Antwerp.