The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-12 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Captain O'Callsghan and Mr. Cave, mate, passed
on Tuesday for steam, at the college, Portsmouth.
The following midshipmen also passed their college
examination for mates—viz., Messrs. Turton, Frank-
lin, Fazer, Smallpage, Sutton, Palmer, Chetwynd,
Rogers, Annesley, Smith, Buck, and Campbell.
Lieutenant George T. S. Winthrop, 1846, has been
appointed from the Coast-guard service to the Vic-
tory, flag-ship, at Portsmouth, and C. J. T. Comp-
ton (1844), to the Fantome, 12, fitting at Portsmouth
for New Zealand.

Master—C. J. Polkingborne (1849) to the Fan-
tome.

Paymaster—Robert E. Malone (1847), to the
Fantome.

Mate—H. P. De Kantzow (1849), to the Volcano
steam-vessel, Woolwich.

Clerks—C. P. Fielon, late of the Alert, to the Bri-
tannia, 120, at Portsmouth ; W. L. G. Drew (1847),
from the Britannia to the Fantome.

Master's Assistant—E. L. B. Williams, to the
Fantome.

Boatswain—W. Neale, to the Fantome.

Carpenter—Timothy Runyard, to the Fantome.
ARRIVAL OF THE WATER WITCH AT PORTSMOUTH
FROM THE COAST OF AFRICA.—The WaterWitCh, 8,
Commander Richard R. Quin, anchored in Cowes
roads on Tuesday night, and went up to Spithead at
eleven o'clock yesterday morning. She passed Ply-
mouth on Sunday morning, and has been 'detained in
the Channel since that time by light winds and foggy
weather. Her dates are—St. Helena, 18th October;
Ascension, the 25th; and Sierra Leone, the 11th
November. At Sierra Leone she shipped a small
freight, consisting of 11 boxes of gold and gold dust,
consigned to Messrs. Emanuel, of Portsmouth, which
was landed yesterday, and was conveyed to London
yesterday afternoon in charge of one of these gentle-
men.

She left the Centaur, flag, steam-frigate, Commo-
dore Fanshawe, C. 8., Captain M. Buckle ; the Cy-
clops, 6, steam-frigate, Captain the Hon. F. Hastings ;
and the Sealark, 8, Commander Sotheby, off Ben-
guella, the 18th of October; all well. The Cyclops
was to sail the middle of November for England.
At St. Helena, there was no man-of-war except the
American brig Perry.
At Ascension, the Tortoise, Captain Hutton.
At Sierra Leone, there were the Hound, 8, brig,
Commander Frederick Patten; Dolphin, 3, brigan-
tine, Lieut.-Commander Temple; and the Firefly
steamer, 5, Commander G. Seymour. The latter vessel
arrived at Sierra Leone, from England, two days be-
fore the Waterwitch sailed.

The ships on the coast and the islands were healthy.
On the 14th of August the Waterwitch captured a
fine Brazilian brig, considered to be the finest vessel
and fastest sailer out of Rio. She had made five suc-
cessful voyages, and had repeatedly been chased, but
had always escaped. It was nearly calm when the
Waterwitch saw her, and she sent two boats after her ;
but on the boats nearing her she fired on them, and as
they were not of sufficient force to contend with her,
they returned to their brig. Fortunately a breeze
sprung up, and after a most interesting chase of 15
hours the Waterwitch succeeded in coming up with
her and capturing her. She has been purchased by
the authorities of Sierra Leone for au hospital depot.
In all, the Waterwitch has, in her course of two years'
service, captured seven vessels, one full one, with 800
slaves on board.
One or two invalids, and Mr. Edwards, late clerk
of the Prompt tender, have come home passengers, and
also the crew of the English ship Sir Robert Peel, re-