The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-18 00:00:00

FOREIGN MLN-OF-WAR AT PORTSMOUTH.

The Austrian sass-of- war corvette Carolina, Captain
Count Caroalize, arrived at Spithead on Friday morning
from Copenhagen, found up the Mediterranean. She
saluted the garrison at noon with 21 guns, and, soon
after, the flag of Admiral Sir Bladen Capel, which was
returned by the Platform Battery and the Victory.
She appears a very flue vessel, mounting 20 guns,' looks
well about her riggmg, and has royal yards rigged aloft.
The Russian corvette' Oambyna,:ot 20 guns, that ar-
rived at Spithead, took out her powder and her live
shells on Thursday afternoon and on Friday morning;
and at four o'clock on Friday evening was towed into
harbour by the Bloodhound. This vessel is from St.
Petersburgh bouni to Kamtschatka. We hear she
touched the grousi somewhere coming down the Baltic,
and has suffered mach from stress of weather, which has
been very severe. She has been twenty days on her
passage. As she has a good many defects and a long
voyage in view, sin will probably remain at Portsmouth
for a month or so.

The Turkish ofters are moving about a good deal,
visiting the yard aad sight; in Portsmouth. On Thurs-
day Mehemet Bej, Captain of the Marat Zefre, with
some of his princbal officers, Captain Mehemet and his
second and third ciptains of the Suray Bahre brig, were
out in the Fanny, Sir Bladen Capel's yacht, with a large
party, including Lsdy Essex, Lady Cape', &c. They
afterwards were ertertained at the Admiral's residence
at dinner. Numbers of persons have visited these ves-
sels, and have been received with all courtesy, coffee and
tea being always olTered. The crews are remarkably
clean in their persons, and come on shore a good deal.
The frigate has on board, on her main deck, 28 English
guns that have been presented on some occasion to the
Turks; they are :.2-pounders—all brass. The brig is
as uncommonly fire vessel, of American build, measur-
ing 600 tons; she .s also in very good order, and clean,
mounting 20 bras! guns. It is probable these vessels
will remain in Portsmouth harbour for the winter months.
There are now nen of war of four different powers at
Portsmouth—Engish, Turkish, Austrian, and Russian.
Dasher steam-teasel, Lieut.-Commander Parks, now
employed in raising men for the Albion, is ordered to
Sheerness to be psid, and to be kept ready in the basin
for commissioningin the spring.
Encounter, 12, screw-corvette, Captain Gordon, it is
said, will not return to Lisbon, but will proceed to the
Mediterranean.

Fantome, 12, is naly for commission at Portsmouth.
She has her topgallant masts ridded, and has been
turned out of hand by the yard riggers in a most com-
plete manner.

liqricquin, 12, Commander Wilmot, has been masted
and taken in and oat of dock at Devonport.
Hecate, 6, steam-frizate, Commander Rand, is wait-
ing at Devonport tc take the marines and seamen of the
Cambrian eastwardon paying (f r.
Naiad store-ship, at Valparaiso, Master Commander
Browne, is ordered to be paid off there and recommis-
sioned.

North Star, 26, was moved from Sheerness to Chatham
on the 12th inst. tc lay in ordinary, in preference to re-
maining at Sheerness, where the worm was committing
ravages on the botom.

Sr brigatiniNCefteuant-Commander G. Western,
was paid off at Chatham on Saturday.
Sparrow surveying-vessel, Commander Fraser, is
ordered to be employed in the duties of the station.
Trident steam-sessel, Lieut.-Commander Risk,! is
ordered to Devonpert, where she is to remain under the
orders of the port ahoiral.
Tyne store-ship, Master-Commander Wellington, will
be ready on the 28th. She is ordered to Woolwich to be
paid advance, and t) embark stores for Rio.
The Vengeance, 84, Captain Sir Henry Blackwood,
Bart., will shortly be ordered to fill up her complement
to 750, and sail for the Mediterranean, following the
Albion, 90, to that3tation.—Portsntouthiimes and Naval
Gazette.

The Victory, Excellent, and Blenheim (it is reported
to us), will be paid cff on the 2nd of next mouth and re-
commissioned on the following day under the new Ad-
miralty regulations.—lbid.
PORTSMOUTH, SCNDAY.—Tho Caradoc steam-packet
was brought down a;ongeide the Malabar yesterday after-
noon to complete coiling, and proceed to Woolwich.