The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-12 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH., MARCH 11.—The maker of the
model of her Majesty's steam-yacht Fairy received
from his Royal Highness the Prince Consort a hand-
some acknowledgment of his talent and ingenuity
this morning.
Mr. Allen, the Acting Master commanding the
steam-tender Sprightly, was acquitted of all blame in
the matter of that vessel stranding on St. Alban's
head on Friday, by the court of inquiry which in-
vestigated the case on board the Victory this day;
the compasses of the vessel having been proved de-
fective.

The Lily, 12, Commander Bedford, is entering
men and is supposed to be ready for sea in a fortnight.
The commission for the Ajax steam-guard ship, 60
(ready for the pendant), is expected down daily.
PLYMOUTH, MAuctt 9. Her Majesty's frigate
Phaeton, 50, Captain G. Elliott, sailed yesterday to
join the squadron at Lisbon.

- Mr. Walker, Quern's Harbour-Master, this morn-
ing examined the compasses of the screw steam-sloop
Conflict, Commander Thomas Drake. In cense-
puence of the removal of two of her guns from either
side of her compasses aft, to the sides of the ship,
considerable alteration had taken place in the mag-
netic bearing, as compared with the previous examina-
tion. The Conflict is appointed to proceed to-mor-
row to the Tagu?.
A general muster of the people ( f the yard will
take place on Tuesday afternoon, at two o'clock, in
the presence of the Right Hon. Lord John Hay,
Commodore-Superintendent, and the principal officers
of the yard.

The- Cork Steam Ship Company's vessel Ajax,
Captain Mowle, which arrived this morning from
Cork, for London, spoke at 12.30 p.m., off Looe, the
brig Blanche, from Cadiz, for London—all well.
Wind easterly ; light hazy weather.
This forenoon the fishing-boat Ono, belonging to
and commanded by John Johns, of Penzance, brought
ashore a part of the crew of the mackerel boat Black-
eyed Susan, William Lake, run into the previous
night, off the Start, by the American barque Jane E.
Williams, Captain Masson, from London, for New
York. The Black-eyed Susan was lying to her nets
with the usual light, when she was struck by the
b.aque, stein on, on her port side, right amidships,
and her miztiimast went by the board. The master
and Live bands succeeded in getting over the bows of
the barque, the captain of which treated them with
every attention, and, lowering his boat, sent the mas-
ter on board his shattered vessel, where he remained.
The weather being thick, Captain Masson could not
again discern the Black-eyed Susan, and took the first
means of landing his portion of her hands, to whom he
gave the following document : _ _ _

"Barque Jane Williams, of New York, March 9.
Last evening, about eight o'clock, was running
west with the wind east ; saw a light right ahead,
and the helm was put port, when a stronger light was
shown from the fisherman which showed me she was
heading to the north. Supposing that she was under
weigh, our helm was shifted to starboard, in order to
get under her stern, but being so near we could not
clear her although our heading was nearly stopped.
Six men succeeded in getting on board the barquo, and
one fill overboard, two remaining in the fishing boat.
I immediately lowered our boats, when the captain of
the fishing boat and three men from the barque went
alongside, and found she was not leaking, although
badly injured. The captain remained on board, and
my bolt returned, when I hauled by the wind, and
have been standing off and on all night in order to
land the men as near home as possible.
"THOMAS J. MASSON,
" Master, barque Jane E. Williams, of New York."
The barque has pursued her voyage ; she is laden
with zinc, iron, nails, &c,, and has about 120 emi-
grant passengers, and the crew of another American
ship wrecked on a voyage to Antwerp. They
were changing watches on board at the time of the
accident (eight o'clock), and there was a great nurn-
b,,r of fishing boats near. The Black-eyed Susan
belongs to Mr. Shuckford, ef Yarmouth, who is re-
siding here. It is feared that one of her crew is
drowned. Those not yet in harbour are, William
Lake, master ; John Brown, boy ; James Turner,
miriner, of Plymouth ; and William Dingle,