The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-06 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE

APPOINTMENTS.
Paymaster and Purser-W. Hamilton (1829), for
merly of the Thunderbolt, steam-sloop, and the author
of a clever pamphlet on the navigation-laws, has been
appointed to the Indefatigable, 50, squadron of exer-
cise, vice Brenton, deceased.
Naval Cadets-Charles Hotham and Elliot Colvin,
to the Victory, flag-ship Portsmouth ; L. C. Keppel,
to the Fisgard, flag-ship, Woolwich.
Carpenter-William Pollyblank, to the Imaum,
depot-ship, Port Royal.
TUE LOSS OF THE AVENGER.-The Avenger com-
mittee at Portsmouth paid their final monthly in •
stalment to the widows, orphans, and relatives of her
lost crew, on Saturday last. There is still a little
money in hand, which, we understand, will be appor-
tioned between some orphans that have been placed
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at school, and some of the most necessitous cases
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with an account of the xlei,,iituro, will be
published in the leading- journals.
ATTEMPT TO REGAIN P. SSESSION OF A SLAVER.-
The following additional particulais of the attempt to
recapture a prize of the Cyclops stbam-frigate, has
been brought home by the Sealark :-"O i the 27th
of January the Cyclops, when off the south-coast,
captured a fine Brpzilian brig, with 483 slaves on
board, having shipped them at Benguela. Lieutenant
Hodgkinson was put in as prize-master, and took her
to St. Helena. On her passage an attempt was made
by some of the slaver's crew and the slaves to recover
the ship from the prize crew, but they were speedily
put down, a few of them being shot in the affray,
while others jumped overboard and were drowned.
Neither the captain nor the officers of the slaver par-
ticipated in the attempt. The facts are as follows :-
the slaves, in number, 100, headed by the cook of the
prize and two or three Portuguese, most of whom
were armed with knives or billets of wood, made a fu-
ous onset on Mr. Vimson, acting mate,who instantly
gave the alarm, when Lieutenant Hodgkinson, who
was below, hastened to assist in the melee, which was
maintained with great spirit by the slaves and party,
until they saw their leader, the cook, fall by a
musket-ball, after which they gave in. The quarter.
master, one marine, and a krooman belonging to the
Cyclops, were wounded with knives, the former very
seriously. An ordinary seaman was struck by a
piece of wood, and while insensible was thrown over-
board, but by a fortunate chance some of the run-
ning-gear caught his arm, and he was towed for
nearly half an hour, by which time the poor fellow
recovered his presence of mind, and was enabled to
haul himself on board his vessel, where he was at-
tended to and soon restored to health. Nine of the
slaves and party were killed or drowned. The cook,
who headed them, is now in hospital at St. Helena.
Dauntless is to be tried, with all her weights on
board, early in the week, at Portsmouth. She has
nearly all her stores on board, but floats still very
buoyantly, and will require to be brought a foot
deper into the water.
Daedalus, 20, Captain Wellesley, was at Valpa-
raiso, March 1. She had a very good passage out,
remaining three weeks at Rio, then touching at
Monte Video and the Falkland Islands, where she re-
mained a week. The latter islands are said by the
officers to be, without exception, the most wretched
place they ever were at ; however, they got plenty of
snipe shooting there. The most interesting part of
the voyage of the Daedalus was when she approached
the Hone She went through the Straits of Le
Maire, and then anchored twice to the southward of
Terra del Fuego, passing through on New Year's-
day. She arrived at Valparaiso 14th January, and
was waitiag to be relieved by the Meander. MI were
well on board. The only exchange that has been
made is between Messrs. Brine and Bridge, the latter
first lieutenant of the Champion.
The Devastation steam-sloop, at Portsmouth, was
removed from the basin on Saturday, alongside the
Blake hulk ; she is all ready fur hoisting the pendant;
her sea stores are on board.
The Stromboli, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Lord
A. Beauclerk, having under convoy the iron steam-
frigate, Simoon, jury-rigged, arrived on Friday night
at Spithead, from Greenock. Soon after sailing from
that port on 'Wednesday last, the Simoon came in
contact with the merchant schooner, Hetty Clifton,
and from the effects of the collision the latter vessel
soon after sank ; but the crew were all saved. On
Saturday morning the Simoon came into harbour, and
has gone, for the present, alongside one of the hulks.
She is a handsome looking vessel, especially about the
bow, but is very much by the stern. She is painted
frigate fashion, with a broad light yellow streak, and
appears to have a great distacce between her main-
deck ports. The Stromboli is at Spithead waiting
orders ; it is supposed she will return to Greenock
to convoy the Greenock iron steam frigate to Ply-
mouth.
Squanuor; or EXERCISE.-The Prince Regent,
92, Commodore Martin ; the Hogue, 60, Captain
Al‘Dougall ; the Leander, 50, Captain S. C. Dacres ;
the Indefatigable, 50, Captain Smart, K.H. ; the
Arethusa, 50, aptain Symonds ; the Phaeton, 50,
Captain George Elliot ; the Arrogant, 46, Captain
Robinson ; the Thetis, 36, Captain Codrington, C. 8.;
the Encounter, 14, Captain Gordon ; the Conflict, 8,
Commander Drake ; and the Lily, 14, Commader
13edford, were all in the Tagus on the 29th ult., the
latter refitting for prosecuting her passage to the
coast of Africa station, with the mails. The Terrible,
steam-ship, 21, Capt. Adams, was detached from the
squadron to join that of Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker,
G.C.8., on the 23d ult. Commodore Martin was
about starting the four 50-gun frigates on a trial
cruise. Mr. Brenton, paymaster and purser of her
Majesty's ship Indefatigable, died on the 17th, and
was interred ashore with all the honours of the fleet.
He was succeeded by Mr. Jennings, senior clerk of
the Price Regent. All well in the squadron.
Her Britannic Majesty's steamer Gorgon arrived
at Valparaiso on the 18th of February from Panama,
with the English mails of the 17th of December; she
sailed again on the 26th fur the Straits of Magellan,
to tow through the vessels sent in search of Sir John
Franklin. The Daedalus, 20, Commander Welles-
ley, 44 days from Monte Video, arrived on the 12th
of January, and was in Valparaiso Bay when the
packet sailed. The Dutch brig of war Koesin, 18,
70 days from San Francisco, arrived on the 23d of
January.
Her Majesty's brig Swift, 6, 35 days from Wel-
lington, New Zealand, arrived on the 7,.h of February,
and sailed on the 14th for the Sandwich islands. The
sloop Daphne, 20, Commander Fanshaw, sail ,d from
Valparaiso on the 23d of January for Cali et; thence
she was to proceed to the coast of Honduras, where
the Asia, 80, flag of Rear-Admiral Hornby, was
stationed by our last accounts. The Champion
sailed on the 14th of February for Peru and Panama.
Tne Dutch corvette Courier, 18, sailed on the 14th
of February tor Rio Janeiro arid Rotterdam. The
schooner Nancy Dawson, 4, Commander .
ar-
rivedle,
on the 27c Mazatlan,h of F,hruary Ironsanal,
with the French frigate L'Algerie, remained at yal
parrived on the 7th from Rio Janeiro, and departed un
araiso. The French ship-of-war Thisbe, 32 gnu.,
the 12th for Otuheite.
The Pacific steamer Peru reached Valparaiso on
the 24th of February, with the mails from the north-
ward and specie of the value of 280,000 dolls. The
American steamer Tennessee, from the United States,
bad arrived and sailed again for San Francisco on the
27th of February. The British steamer Sarah Sands
arrived the same day, and was to leave on the sth of
March for California.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 5.-The Simoom steam-
frigate came into harbour yesterday. On her pas-
sage hither she ran down and sank a schooner on
Wednesday morning ; crew saved.
The a Stromboli steam-sloop, Commander Lord
Amelius Beauclerk, will return to the Clyde in a
day or two and take charge of the Greenock iron
steam-frigate to Devonport.
The Ajax, 60, Captain Quin, will have a comple-
ment for temporary service of only 250 men, 90 of
whom will be Marine artillerymen. Her compasses
will be adjusted to-morrow, and she will probably be
at Spithead during the present week.
We have letters from China to the 9th of March.
Rear-Admiral Austin had not arrived to the stattinon
at that date. Commodore Plumridge, C. 8., the ac g
Com-
commander-in-chief, was at Singapore at that date,
with his red pennant flying on board the Fury,
Com-
mander (since Captain) J. Willcox.
the Ro li
6, Commander Bate ; the hospita ving
e recei-
and the troop ship
ships Minden and Alligator;
Morgan'
yast
The Hastings, 72, Captain M ,
Apollo, were at Hongkong. Trowbridge,
was at
The Amazon, 24, Captain
Penang.
was at Malacca. Commodore
The Albatross, 1-,
promoted his flag-lieutenant H. M.
Elliott, of the Cambrian,
Plumridge has
intothe acting
ng command
of the Albatross, vice Farquhar, promoted by the
Admireß alty.
Theynard, 11, Commander Cracroft, was on
I er passage from Foo-chow-Foo to Hongkong.
The Mariner, 12, Commander Matheson, was at
Amoy.
The Pilot, 12, Commander Ince, was at Shanghai.
. The West India and Pacific mail has brought us
letters from the latter station, and one from Mazat-
lan, dated March 8, of which the following is the
substance :--i"rhe Incont,tant, 36, Captain Sheppard,
is here. She arrived at Sr. Bias on the 18th et
February. On the 21st the Amphitrite, 24, Captain
Walker (acting), made her appesracce there from
116 z 'llan. The Inconstant left St. Bless on the 22d,
and arrived at -Mazatlan on the 24th, where she found
the Cockatrice schooner, and on the 27th dispatched
her to Guyamas to loek for freight. The Amphitrite
was to take in about 1,000,000 dolls. at St. Bias, and
then call at Mazanilla (about 150 or 200 miles to the
southward), where they expected about 250,000 dolls.
more-if they embark thin they will carry home
about 1,5001000 Olio.