The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-20 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

ROYAL MARINE CORPS. —A courismartial is being
held at Woolwich, Colonel Mercer, president, on First-
Lieutenant Charles Louis, for being found absent from
his chits. last • week at Deptford Dockyard, when the
stores* Madras was on fire. We believe it will etoce
It is likely the above circumstance w/11 cause some
alteration to be made in the number of officers appointed
to the guard at Deptford; at present oily one captain
and two subalterns have the whole of the duty to per-
form with 1-50 men, consequently only on A portion of
every third day is the subaltern off duty; and the cap-
tain maybe considered to be always on duty. It is said
the authorities will order a field officer in command, vrAth
a proportionate number of subordinate officers, to such
a charge.
It has been a matter of surprise that among the pro-
motions which have lately appeared in the Gazette Qf
officers belonging to this gallant corps, the name of the
officer who commanded the guard of honour at the em-
barkation of the Emperor of Russia, and who was in-
troduced to his Imperial Majesiy, has not appeared. We
hear this officer stands alone, as baring received neither
present nor promotion.
The Earl of Haddington and the other Lgds of tl►e
Admiralty visited Deptford Dockyard on Tuesday, and
mustered the officers and men belonging to the esta
blishment.

The Collingtvood, 80, Captain H. Eden, bent sans
and crossed topgallant-yards on Tuesday, and it is ex-
pected will leave Portsmouth Harbour for Spithead on
Saturday. She has a very fide set of men on board, to
all appearance, both as respects their physical and
sailor-like qualities. She will be ready for sea on the
25th instant.

The Queen, 110, Coptain Martin, was taken into dock
at Portsmouth, on Monday, all standing, with her
middle and main-deck guns in, and all her shores on
board, under the charge of Mr. Bellamy, the master.
On Tuesday 'morning her pendant was re-hoisted,
being Commissioned by Lieutenant Robert Hall, s of
the Camperdown. She will , remain in dock ufitil
some alteration is made in her cabins and other in-
ternal fittings. Her copper is in good condition, it merely
requiring the edges of the sheets to be beaten down. The
commissions of the.other officers are not dated. As
soon as the stores of the 'Camperdown are returned, till),
and the crew will be turned over to the Queen, usifig
the Camperdown for their hulk until the Queen is
out of dock, which will not be until the next spring tides.
The Seaflower, cutter, Lieutenant Commander Robil-
liard, it has been found, requires extensive repairs. The
shipwrights are at work on her, in the ditch dock, Posts •
mouth. ,

The Superb, 80, advanced ship, has keen taken into
dock to bp. cleaned.

The Indus, 78, supernumerary advanced ship for
Portsmouth, instead of the Malabar, was undockod, at
Devonport, on Tuesday morning.
The Terrible, steam-frigate, building at Deptford, is
to have tubular bone*, and small engines .to••frteh the
boilers.

The Firefly, surveying steam• vessel, Captain F. W.
Beechy, arrived at Devonport on Tuesday evening, to be
paid advance wages, previously to commencing her sur.
veying, duties.
The Lyra, 4, old brig, is to be fitted wit% jury gear,
at Devonport, and taken to Greatham Creek, by the
Vulcan revenue steam-vessel, Lieut.-Commander Baker,
where she is to be stationed as a watch-vessel for the
Customs.

SMUGGLING AT DEVONPORT.—The barque Edward,
belonging to Mr. Thomas Restarick, merchant, of this
town, arrived at this port, on Sunday, from Quebec,
with a cargo of timber. On the Custom-house officers
examining her, they discovered nearly 700 cwt. cif tobacco
in the forehold. The ship was immediately put under
surveillance of the authorities, and the crew were taken
into custody.
PonTsmouTn.—Free-mart fair is now in full force,
and is said to be more fully attended than for many
years past. The paying off the Queen and Childers has
made a fine harvest for the fair people.

LOSS OF THE MATILDA AND THE
ADDINGHAM.
" Foreign-office, July 17, 1844.
" SIR,—I am directed by the Earl of Aberdeen to
transmit to you,' for the information of the Chairman
and Committee at Lloyd's, copies of two dispatches from
her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires and Consul-greneral In
Chili, reporting the wreck of the British ships•Matildh
and Addingham.—l am, Sir, •
" Your most obedient humble se ant,
(Signed) " C.MCNING.
" To William Dobson, Esq., &c. &c., Lloyd's."
" Santiago, Jan. 3, 1844.
" MY LORD,—lnclosed is the copy of the declaration
of the Master of the British merchant brig Matitkila,
having relation to the wreck of that vessel in the Archi-
pelago of Guaticas in the month of October last. The
said declaration, taken before the Intendent of the Pro-
vince of Chili, has been conveyed to me by the Minister
of State for Foreign Affairi.—l have, &c.
(Signed) " JOHN WALPOLE.
" The Earl of Aberdeen, K.T., &c. &c."
The declaration of Captain George Dawson, of the
brig Matilda, above referred to is to the effect, that on the
4th of last October he sailed from Valparaiso, bound for
-Buenos Ayres and Monte Video, with a cargo of wheat
and Brazil wood ; that 16 days -after, in lat. 42 5 S,,
lon. 77 40 44 W., she was struck by ft heavy sea, which'
carried away the galley, all the water casks on deck, the
boat, and one side of her upper works, from which ac-
cident the vessel began to leak ; that the Rumps beeame
choaked with the wheat that was stowed iii bulk ; utag:
that the crew, under the circumstances, infatined him,
that unless he at once made for the nearest coast,
they would take possession of the vessel, and pave
their lives at all risks. That after this intimation he
continued his course for half an hour, but seeing that t>hAi.
water was increasing, and that his officers were of tile
same opinion as the sailors, he steered for the nearest
land, and immediately began throwing cargo overboatal.;
that when the vessel was lightened by this expedient
they discovered that the head of a plank had been
started. In forty-four hours after bearing up, they an-
chored in the Guaiticas ; that the vessel remained about
eight days waterlogged, when she foundered altogether,
on account of the heavy gales which they expeitenoed.
They afterwards came to this port in a boat belonging
to the captain, bringing with them of what belonged to
the vessel, her long-boat and three sails, one of which
the sailors cut up fur clothes, and they sold the ethez
two, together with the long-boat, to support themselves,
and to pay the freight of a vessel whieh brought them
from Guaiticas to this city.
" Santiago, Jan. 17, 1844.
" Sir,—l have received from her Majtsty's Consul at
Valparaiso, the copy of a note addressed to him by the
French Acting, Consul at that port, of which I have the
honour to enclose a copy-
" This document covers the report of fie master.of a,
French whaling vessel, Le Fleur's, du I avre, wrecked
during the month of November last, in the Straits of
Magellan, in which is mentioned tile discovery of the
hull of a British vessel, the L'Adelingham (probably the
Addinghatn), T. E. Hobson, master, which cleated out
from Newcastle on the 28th of June, laden with coals
for the Pacific Steam Navigation Company, acid empty
bottles, and had not since been . heard of, which born
every appearance of having been the victim of the igni-
tion of the cargo. .
•" This vessel was lying in a small bay Nigthin these
Straits, without the vestige of a human being en board.
The crew supposed to have saved themselves on some
part of the neighbouring land.—l have, &c.
(Signed) " JOkiN WALPOLE.
" John Bidlewell, Esq."

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