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London, England, 1850-09-28 00:00:00

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY.—Last evening the officers
of his Netherlands Majesty's frigate Prins Von
Orange, 50, Captain Chevalier Bouriecius, were en-
tertained by the Commander-in-Chief, Admiral the
Hon. Sir Bladen Cape], K.C.B. Besides the officers
of the frigate there were present Chevalier Lous Van-
denberg, his Netherlands Majesty's Consul at this
port ' • Captain Sir Henry Blackwood, Captain Black-
wood, of the Victory, and Mrs. Blackwood; Captain
Chads, C.B. ; Commander Moorsom, &c. The Dutch
frigate is a noble specimen of naval architecture. We
were honoured with an invitation to visit her to day,
and accompanied his Excellency the Consul on board.
She is in every respect a thorough man-of-war, ad-
mirably officered, manned, armed, and disciplined.
The officers will be entertained to-morrow .evening
by the officers of the 821 Regiment, in garrison here,
and she will st.dl on Monday for Flushing. Chevalier
Vandealn rg, the Consul, was received on board the
frigate with all the honours paid to plenipotentiaries,
and on leaving received a salute of eleven g u Tee Retribution steam-frigate, Captain Warden,
went out of barb air this afternoon and saluted the
Port klaiiral. She steamed on to the measured mil e
to try her speed, and to cruise in the channel to
well test her new character before being put upon her
station. If she answer in machinery, it is rfported
she will be increased fifty in complement, and four
more guns in armament.
the schooner yacht Xarifir, the Earl of Wilton,
arrived in harbour this morning from abroad.
Mr. Thotep.on's telegraphic lights are still under
a course of trial, and are shown from the Victory to
the Blenheim, at Spithead. On Wednesday night, in
the eourse,of the communications between these ships,
a rocket was thrown from the Victory, but owing,
it
is supposed, to its being a damaged one, it did not
ascend properly, but took an oblique direction, and
came into the dockyard, at the Watering Island,
where it was found burning ; fortunately it did not
come into contact with anything inflammable, or
damage might have been done.
The Caradoc steamer, will pay off to-morrow.
Captain Lord John Hay is paying a short visit to
Captain Henderson, C. 8., at Southsea.
There was to have been a grand field day on board
the Excellent, where some shot, shell, rocket, and
target practice was to have taken place, and prizes
were to have been given by Captain Chad's to the best
marksman, but as the wind was blowing a stronggale
right across the line of fire, the practice was, we un-
derstand, deferred.
PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 26.—ROTAL MARINES.--A de-
tachment of 84 privates, with officers and non-com-
missioned officers, of the Woolwich division of Royal
Marines, arrived here last evening by the 9 35 train.
It will be made up to 178 men by the Plymouth
division, and the detachment will take the place of
the Bellerophon's complement, and sail in her to the
West Indies to join the Wellesley. 186 privates,
one captain, two lieutenants, three sergeants, four
corporals, and four drummers of this division of
Marines are to take the place of the Bellerophon's
men.

ROYAL WESTERN YACHT CLUE.--The following
letter has been received by the members of the Royal
Western Yacht Club at this port from Louis Napo-
leon Bonaparte :

" Cherbourg, Septembre, 1850.
" Messieurs,—Je suis fort sensible a votre offre
gracieuse d'inscrire mon nom parmi ceux des person-
pages eminens qui figurent sur la liste de votre
honorable club. Je l'accepte avic plaisir, et en vous
r6tnerciant de vos souhaites pour la prosperite de is
France j'en forme de sinceres avec vous pour l'union
durable des deux nations.
" Agreez Messieurs l'expression de mes sentiments
tres distinguees.

"Lours Pr.
"Messieurs les Membres du RoyaINAPOLEON W. YaCht
Club of England."
CHATHAM, SEPT. 27.—The Albatross, 12 guns,
Acting-Commander Elliot, arrived on the 23cl inst.,
bad her masts taken on.; yesterday, and she will be
paid off to-morrow at twelve o'clock.
The Bonetta, brigantine, of 3 guns, Lieutenant and
Commander Frederick E. Forbes, from the west coast
of Africa, came into the harbour on Wednesday
afternoon last to be paid off here ; her crew, in-
cluding Marines, consists of 65 men. The prize-
money due to the officers and men is very consider..
able.

The Spy, brigantine, 3 guns, Lieutenant and Com-
mander G. Western, from the west coast of Africa, is
ordered to this port to be paid off, and the Water-
witch of 8 guns, Commander R. R. Quin, and crew
of 80 men, including Marines, from Benguela, west
coast of Africa, is also ordered for Chatham, to be
paid off.
The Poictiers, 72-guns, Ca twin Peter Richards,
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navy.
Tne Goodwill naval lighter arrived yesterday front
Devonport with stores for this yard, and the Quail
naval lighter is loading alongside the dockyard-wharf with stores for Pembroke.
The brig Addison, of Stockton, arrived on the 24th
from Petersburgh with a cargo of hemp for the dock-
yatd, and the ship John and Iserella, of South
Shields; arrived yesterday from St. Petersburgh with
a cargo of hemp for this dockyard.
Detachments of regiments, consisting of the 25th
Foot, 51st and 84th, to the number of 114 men, under
command of Captain Woolley, 51st Ring's Own Light
Infantry, with Ensign Kennedy, 51st, Lieutenant
'Kenny, 84th, and Eusign Chute, 84th, embarked at
.Gravesend this day on board the Duke of Bedford, for
Afadris. The troops came from Chatham by the
North Kent Railway. Colonel Kelly, commandant
of the provisional battalion, with Staff Captain Jack-
son, from Chatham, were present to witness the em-
barkation of the soldiers.
APPOINTMENT.
WOOLWICH, SEPT. 27.—Surgeon John Bower
(1841), to be Surgeon-Superintendent of the Emma
Eugenia convict-ship. The Emma Eugenia was the
vessel employed to carry stores to the edge of the ice,
where they were put on board the vessels of Captain
Austin's expedition.
The Firefly steam-vessel, Commander George A.
Seymour, on being again tried yesterday at the mea-
sured mile, made a speed of 7i knots per hour. Im-
mediately after the trial workmen from the Woolwich
dockyard commenced putting on single floats, whieh
were expected to give her a speed of 8 knots per hour
when she run the measured mile this morning, which
she was to do before going round this day to Ply.
mouth.
The Wasp steam-sloop returned to Woolwich yes-
terday evening, from her experimental trial. She ex-
ceeded the expectations of all on board, amongst
whom were Lieutenant Robertson and Master-Com-
mander Allen, of the Black Eagle, in charge of the
vessel, with all the officers studying steam, and Mr.
Humphreys, Chief Engineer at the Dockyard. The
speed attained was upwards of 61- knots per hour, the
revolutions of the screw propeller being from 70 to
79 in some instances per minute. The screw slipped
considerably, and when that is remedied it is expected
she will increase her speed, and prove a most service-
able vessel.
The Teazer steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander
Selwyn, was paid off to-day at this port, and the crew
will shortly have a considerable amount to receive as
prize money. In March, 1849, she captured the
Catarina de Born Fim, with 630 men, women, and
children on board, and sent her away from the Bights,
hoping to reach Sierra Leone in 16 or 20 days, which
unfortunately extended to 42 day s—a period so long
beyond the time calculated that great distress occurred
on board from want of provisions. A circumstance
which would have done credit to the inhabitants of
the most civilized country occurred during the die
tress which existed on board, and when they were
nearly reduced to absolute want, as fur the last three
days they had only the dried husks of capsicums and
salt to subsist upon. About three or four days be•
fore they were reduced to that extremity, a deputa-
tion of the men slaves came aft with an interpreter,
and begged that the rest of the provisions then
remaining should be dealt out to the women and
children only, as they, the men, could last longer
without food. Fortunately, within six days after
that bright example, in a quarter where it could have
been least expected, the vessel arrived at Sierra
Leone, and the slaves were well provided for. The
brass gun brought home by the Teazer, and described
as being made to load at the breach, was captured
from a native chief in 1820, and bad lain amongst old
Government stores on the Gambia until it had at-
tracted the attention of Lieutenant-Commander Sel-
wyn, who had it brought home, and it is now depo.
sited amongst the valuable collection of old arms in
the Royal Military Repository at Woolwich. The
Teazer had many difficulties to contend with while
serving on the coast of Africa. In November, 1849,
her rudder was completely eaten away by the corro-
sion of the metal in connexion with the keel, and an-
other was made of several pieces of thin iron fixed
together with slight bolts, and strengthened by pieces
of wood placed diagonally, and with that substitute
for a rudder she completed her period of service and
was brought home, and it is yet in such good condi-
tion that if necessary it might still serve as a rudder
for a considerable period.

FOREIGN NUTS.—The steamer Antwerpen, from
Antwerp, has brought 3,230 packages of walnuts, besides
1,790 baskets and 42 cases of other kinds of fruits, the growth
of Belgium. This is the largest importation of walnuts that
has ever taken place on one occasion from abroad. The
steamer Columbine, from the same port, has brought 2,265
baskets of walnuts, and 500 packages of other fruits ; the
Governeur Van-Eyck, also from Antwerp, 2.067 packages of
walnuts, besides 798 packages of other fruits, and also some
peaches, a rare importation from abroad ; and the steam• ship
Soho, from the same place, has brought 2,115 baskets of
these nuts, in addition to a large quantity of other fruits,
comprising pears, plums, and apples, and also peaches and
grapes, rare articles of supply from Belgium. These large
arrivals of walnuts from Belgium must be an important fea-
ture in the supplies to the metropolitan markets.

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