The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-02 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

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PORTSMoIITit, MAY I.—Captain Michael Quin is ap-
pointed to commission the JA;
--ax, 60, at this port,
as the flagshipof Rear-Admiral M. H. Dixon, at
Queenstown.
The Birkenhead iron steam-frigate arrived to-day from
Plymouth with 701 persons of the 28th regiment.
The Sealark, 8, Commander Mon) penny, arrived to-
day from the west coast of Africa, and is ordered h
to -e
paid off at this port. She sailed from St. Paul de
Loando Feb. 16, St. Helena March 2, Ascension March
9, and Sierra Leone March 22. The Commodore had
lett Sierra Leone, and gone to the southward, having in
spocted the northern division. The Gladiator steam-
frigate, Captain Adams, and the tender Jackal, arrived
at Sierra Leone from England a few days before the
Sealark sailed, and would proceed on the day after to
seek the Commodore.
The Presidentia steam-slaver, captured on the coast of
Brazil by the Cormorant, had arrived at St. Helena for
condemnation.
The Sealark reports the slave trade very dull, so
that the last prize taken on the south coast, off Old Ben-
gush-head, by the Cyclops had only 400 slaves in, when
she was engaged to have taken 800, but they could not
be made up, even though domestic slaves had been
pressed into the service.
Mr. Aberdeen, who went out with the late sir. Dun-
can, has returned in the Sealark; and Mr. Penfold, clerk
of the Cyclops, has come home in her invalided. Dur-
ing her commission the Sealark has captur. d six
slavers, but empty. Having been employed for twelve
months on one division of the station (the southern), she
has no news of a recent date from any other district.
She hes brought mails from the places last sailed from.
The Maria Some convict-ship came up to Spithead
from Cowes-roads last night.
The last stone of the Frederick's battery, at the
north-east corner of this dockyard, completing the line
of extension sea-wall, was laid this morning by Captain
James, R.E , in the presence of a select party party 01
officers of the yard, Mr. Edward Smith, C.E., the repre-
sentative of the contractor for the work (Mr. Pstor
Rolt), and other official personages. This batter is
one of the most complete pieces of masonry in the shltpe
of a work of defence in existence.
PLYMoUTII, APRIL 30.—The steam-ship Birkenhead
arrived this morning from Portsmouth with the remain-
der of the 23d Regiment of Royal Welch Fusiliers, and
a portion of the 4th or King's Own, to be stationed at
this garrison. The Birkenhead is appointed t.) leave
this evening with the head-quarters of the 82d for Ports-
mouth, and the Virago stt atn•vessel is to take a detach-
ment of the 23d to Pendennis Castle, Falmouth, to re
Rave the detachment of the 28th, some time stationed
there.

The screw steam-ship Archer, 4, Commander Strange,
went from Hamoaze ye:torday into the Sound, round
%hich she steamed to try her engines, and brought up
.v
Barnpool to hare her compasses adjusted. She is to
be paid wages to-day, and to sail on Thursday, with
mails for Madeira, Cape Verds, Sierra Leone, wild As-
cension.

Wind, easterly.
APPOINTMENTS.
WOOLWICH, MAY I.—Lieutenant Gruff) d C. Llo3 d,
(1846), to the Ocean, 80, dag•ship at Sheerness.
Master-Assistant Daniel Burdwood, to the Centaur
ateam•trigate on the comet of Africa.