The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-07 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. s.—Orders were received this
morning from the Commander-iti-Chief, addressed to
the Lieutenant-Governor of this garrison, Major-Gene-
ral the Hon. Sir H. Pakenham, to inspect the defences of
this garrison, and indeed of the entire coast, and to re-
port to her Majesty's Government the expense of putting
them into a complete state of repair to provide against
any emergency. We believe Sir Hercules has from time
to time reported to his illustrious relative, the Duke of
Wellington, the state of decay into which the fortifica-
tions of this important fortress have been suffered to fall,
and it is consequent upon those reports that the present
commission is instituted. Colonel Cardew, Commandant
of the corps of Royal Engineers at Portsmouth, will join
General Pakenham in his labours. We believe it is the
intention of the Government to remount the walls of this
important position with guns, as of old ; the stone and
earthwork will be strengthened, the moats and draw-
bridges rendered serviceable, the forts on either side the
harbour and approaches repaired and strenghtened, and
the towns of Portsmouth, Portsea, and Gosport, put into
a state of efficient defence. The round tower on the
right, the Blockhouse fort on the left, of the entrance to
the harbour, the Sallyport, and other gates of entrance,
will also be looked to and properly fortified, and that
strong and commanding fortress, Southsea Castle, will
once more assume its impregnable appearance. We are
glad the Government have at length been aroused to
the necessity of guarding against surprisal, for a more
exposed or indefensible place than Portsmouth is at
present does not exist as a garrison. At the present
moment there is not a ship carrying a gun at Spithead,
nor a sail in the harbour capable of firing a shot.
A morning Contemporary has been misled in contra-
dicting the report that some visitors to the Gomer, when
in Portsmouth Harbour, broke the glasses over the por-
traits of the King and Queen of the French. It is a fact
that the glasses were broken as alleged, and new glasses
to the frames were supplied by Messrs. Emanuel, Bro-
thers, of Common-hard, Portsea, silversmiths to her Ma-
jesty. We cannot too much admire the politeness.which
will not confirm a statement so derogatory to the cha-
racter of our countrymen.
The Dwarf steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander
Chamberlain, was docked this morning, to have her screw
altered.
The Locust steam-vessel was undocked and masted
this morning.
The Rose schooner, of Yarmouth, Edward Miller,
master, was run into amid-ships last night, about six
o'clock, off Beachey Head, when bearing E. by N., by the
Hebe brig, of Londonalosey, master, when the schooner
sustained serious damage. The crew were saved by the
pilot-boat Nelson, of Cowes.
The barque:Brunswick, of London, for Ichaboe, Camp-
bell, master, fell in with the wreck of the schooner Ro,e
this morning, and towed her into this harbour. The
crew of the latter vessel have since mutinied, complain-
ing of the vessel being leaky and unseaworthy. The
Rose lost her mast level with the deck, her bows were
stove in (and when we saw her the figurehead of the
Liebe was in the aperture), the roundhouse and caboose
unshipped, the bowsprit and jibboom clean gone, and
the stem stove in to the water's edge—indeed, the Rose
presents a most pitiable spectacle of a total wreck. Her
crew conain of the treatment they received from the
master (Mosey) of the brig, as very unmanly and,
brutal.
In Harbour—The St. Vincent, discharging stores, &c.,
for docking; the Excellent, Victory, Sparrow, Nautilus;
Diligence transport; and the Comet, Fearless, and Echo
steam-vessels. _ _

In the Basin—Th(l Neptune, 120 ; Hastings, 72 ; and
Scourge steam-sloop.
In Dock—The Prince Regent (razeing), the Victoria
and Albert, Vengeance, Athol troop-ship (fitting for
surveying service), and Dwarf steam-tender.
At Spithead—No man of war.
SHEERNESS, THURSDAY.—The Hornet, 6, brigantine,
Lieut.-Commander C. Seaver, arrived from Spithead on
Tuesday, and passed up to Chatham to be paid off.
The Porcupine steam-surveying vessel, Capt. Bullock,
touched at this port on Tuesday, and having coaled, left
on Wednesday for the sphere of her operations.
The Goodwill, navy lighter, Pledge master, sailed this
morning with stores for Devonport.
The Crocodile, 26, late troop-ship, was docked on
Tuesday to be fitted for surveying service.
The Herald, 26, has been undocked, and towed into
the basin for her fittings.
In the Harbour—The Ocean and Skylark.
In Dock—The Hercules, Brilliant, Spy, and Crocodile.
In the Basin—The Howe, Amazon, Vernon, and Vul-
ture, first-class steamer.
At the Nore—The Queen, 110, flag ship.

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