The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-29 00:00:00

PROMOTIONS.

Messrs. John Roberts and George Parsons, to be
acting gunners ; Charles Johnsen, to be acting
boatswain ; and Samuel Ray and Thomas Dearie, to
be acting carpenters.
Hogue, 56, screw-ship will be taken out of the
angle dock at Portsmouth to-day, and will be got
ready for sea with all dispatch.
Camel lighter, Faber master, arrived at Devon-
port on Wednesday morning from Cork, having left
that port on Saturday last, consequently she has
been out in all the gale of Saturday night and Sunday.
Hecate steam-sloop, Commander Hard, put into
Plymouth Sound on Wednesday morning about 9.30,
and sailed about 12.30 P.M., for Lisbon.

Wasp, 14, screw-sloop, Commander Crozier, left De-
vonport on Wednesday, at 1.30, with a fine breeze,
N.E, for the coast of Africa.
The defects of the Trident, 6, steam-vessel, Lieut.
Commander Risk, have been made good at Devon-
port, and she has sailed for Leith.
PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—The Turkish ships in
this harbour remain in statu quo. The officers, under
the guidance of Sir Godfrey Webster, Bart., R.N.,
are seeing all the objects of interest in the port and
arsenal. Two of the Turkish crew have been sent to
Haslar Hospital with dysentery. The fullest facility
is given by the officers of both ships for visitors to
inspect them, and numbers avail themselves of the
privilege. All are received with the greatest cour-
tesy, and shown over every part of the ship.
The Volage, 22, Captain Graves, sailed yesterday
morning for the eastward, to be paid off.
The Phaeton, 50, Captain G. Elliot, was towed into
harbour yesterday afternoon by the steamers Blood-
hound and Sprightly, and has since been hauled along-
side the Victorious hulk to refit.

The Thomas Arbuthnot Indiaman sailed yesterday.
PLYMOUTH, WEDESDAY.—Her Majesty's steam-
vessel Hecate, Commander J. S. Hand, came in this
morning from Portsmouth.
The Retribution steam-frigate, Captain J. Warden,
is to be paid advance of wages to-day, in the dock-
yard.
The Avon steam-vessel, 20, Master-Commander
Alfred Veitcb, which left Portsmouth with supernu-
meraries for the Albion on Saturday evening, expe-
rienced the heavy gale of Sunday in the Channel,
lost a portion of her paddle-boxes, and put into Tor-
bay on Monday morning : left there Tuesday morn-
ing, and in the course of the day arrived at this port.
The brig Harlequin, 12, Commander A. P. Eardley
Wilmot, is appointed to go out of harbour into Barn-
pool on Saturday, to have her Pempasses adjusted,
and will probhbly sail on the G of December with
the mails for Madeira and the coast of Africa.

The frigate Calliope, 26, is ordered to be com-
missioned.

The store-ship Tyne, Commander Wellington,
fitting at this port, will be ready for sea on Saturday,
to take provisions to the fleet at Rio Janeiro.
The lighter Hamoaze is taking in stores for
Pembroke.

Mr. W. Edye, master shipwright, returned from
the Admiralty to resume his- duties at the dockyard,
Devonport, on Monday.
The following merchant vessels, principally through
stress of weather, have come into this port :
Monday The Austrian barque Emulazione,
Vidulich, from Taganrog, and the brig Ruby. Booth,
from Port-au-Prince, with loss of bulwarks and
stancheone, both bound to Falmouth for orders; the
Reform, Pinkham' 15 days from Labrador, with fish ;
the Temperance Star, Henderson, from Marseilles,
with loss of bulwarks, bound to Falmouth for orders.

Tuesday—The American ship Humphrey Puring-
ton, Warwick, from Cardiff, for Savannah, bore up
from long. 9, west, much strained, leaky, and must
discharge her cargo (iron, &c.) to repair; the brig
Netta, Rattray, of Dundee, from Newcastle, for
Teneriffe, deck completely swept of boats, galley,
bulwarks, stancheons, &c.
Wednesday--The schooner Doris, Kenan, from
Ancona, for Falmouth for orders, out nine weeks, and
short of provisions.
WooLwicu, Nov. 28.—The Calliope, 26, is ex-
pected to be commissioned to-morrow, at Devonport.
Commodore Henry Eden, Superintendent of her
Majesty's dockyard, Woolwich, will return this
evening from leave.
Captain James Willcox, Commander of the Fury
steam-vessel, being the senior naval officer, has super-
intended the duties afloat during the absence of the
Commodore, and Mr. Macdonald, Master-Attendant,
the duties of the dockyard. They have both pre-
vented parties wishing to purchase the prize-money
of the crew of the Fury from going on board or
loitering in the dockyard, although numerous persons
have visited Woolwich every day since her arrival
with that object in view. The Fury, is to be paid off
to-morrow, the 29th inst.