The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-28 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

APPOINTMENT.
Wooawicu, Nov. 27.—Paymaster and Purser
John Forster (1832), to the Fisgard flag-ship at
Woolwich, vice Tilby.
The Locust steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander
Roger L. Curtis, is to proceed to the Brazils to be
employed in the suppression of the slave trade on that
station; and the Volcano steam-vessel, at this port,
will be the next war steamer for the coast of Africa.
The Locust is still short a boatswain's mate, a car-
penter's mate, a sailmaker, and a musician who is
also a painter.
The Wellesley, 72, flag-ship on the West Indies
and North America station, with Vice-Admiral the
Earl of Dundonald, G.C.8., on board, left Halifax,
Nova Scotia, on November 5, for Bermuda, accom-
panied by other vessels of the squadron. The beau-
' tiful sight attracted the admiring gaze of all who wit-
nessed it.
Captain Troubridge's death at Canton, from the
effects of a coup de soled, is attributable to a disregard
of many warnings he had received not to expose him-
self. The gallant deceased had his head shaved, neck
blistered, temples leeched, but all in vain—he died
on the 28th September, and his remains were taken
down to Hong-Kong on the 29th, by the Hon. Com-
pany':; steamer Palegethon, and were to be interred
on the 29th. Dr. Graham and Mr. Crispin, the
paymaster of the Amazon, were in constant attendance
on him during his painful illness.
Lieutenant John Sutton Williams (1815) died at
Campie, on the 20th inst. He entered the navy in
1806, and served twelve years on full pay, but had
not been afloat since 1819.

Avon steam-tender returned to Devonport from
Portsmouth and Woolwich, on Tuesday afternoon.
She was obliged to put into Torbay on Monday for
a short time.
Express packet• brig, Lieutenant-Commander Lory,
is to be paid off at Devonport, whither she is ordered
for Falmouth.

Fury, 6, steam-sloop, Captain Willcox, will be
paid off at Woolwich to-morrow at twelve o'clock.
Without pulling, or twaddling, or toadyism, we may
say that she is in most splendid order, and is a credit
to the service and all on board.
Hercules stare-ship, 6, Master-Commander Fulton,
arrived at Gibraltar, from the Thames, N0v.17.
Inconstant, 36, Captain John Shepherd, having
dimcharged tier freight, got under weigh at Spithead
On Tuesday, at six o'clock, and proceeded to Devon-
port to he paid off. The freight that was landed at
Portsmouth dockyard on Tuesday evening, was sent
off yesterday morning by the South Coast Railway,
an,l has been delivered at the Bank of England by
'Messrs. E. and E. Emanuel.

Phaeton, 50, Captain George Elliot, took out her
powder yesterday morning at Spithead, and is ordered
into harbour for a new foremast and a relit. The
Bloodhound not having sufficient power to tow her in,
the De.r;,station was ordered to get up her steam for
that purpose. Captain Elliot has arrived in London
on leave of absence.

Retribution, 98, steam-frigate, Captain Warden, is
not ordered to the Mediterranean, as erroneously
stated. She is waiting at Devonport for the weather
to moderate, when she proceeds to join Commodore
• Mirtin's squadron.
Salamander, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Ellman,
left Rio for the East Indies and China, October 6th.
Volage, surveying-ship, Captain Graves, proceeded
yesterday morning from Spithead to Sheerness, to be
paid off.
Wasp, 14, screw-sloop, Commander Crozier,, re-
maim:A in .elyraou.th Sotnid on Tuesday \call the
mails for the coast or Africa, -waiting for favourable
weather.
DocKYARD.---The master shipwright of Woolwich,
Mr. Lang, has proceeded on 14 days' leave of absenc'e.
tr„:„ Eyde,, r.9.-4t.szr shipwright, has returned to Devon-
port dockyard, from, his duty at Somerie:t ilou0;:Mr.