The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-22 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Birkenhead, iron steam-frigate, is alongside
the Malabar, at Portsmouth, coaling; the Blenheim's
officers and men are still on board her, and it is ex-
pected she will go to Leith. The qualities of this
vessel appear to have been hitherto overlooked ; she
is the fastest vessel, exclusive of the yachts, in the
service ; she came from Cape La Hogue, and sighted
the Needles' lights in four hours, averaging, with a
slight tide in her favour, twelve knots per hour. In
embarking and disembarking troops the paddle-box
boats were found extremely serviceable. One boat
brought on board 150 rank and file, in heavy march-
ing order, at one trip, and When disembarking con•
veyed on shore at one trip 187 persons, men, women,
and children.

Gossamer, tender, has been turned over to the Im-
pregnable, flag-ship at Devonport, and is to be em-
ployed in the surveying service.
Stromboli, 6, steam-sloop, Lord A. Beauclerk,
commander, with the Greenock, iron screw-frigate in
company, in charge of Mr. Brown, master of the
Agincourt, arrived at Devonport from Greenoek, on
Monday afternoon, and went into harbour. She is
to proceed to Portsmouth, where there is an order
that on her arrival Lord A. Beauclerk, her com-
mander, is to shift his crew over to the Termagant,
and take her out in the Channel for five days, and
make a report on her capabilities both in steaming
and sailing.
Sealark, 8. has been masted, and is now in the old
basin completing for commission at Portsmouth.
Mr. Davy, supernumerary master of the Agincourt,
depot ship at Devonport, with a party under his
charge, will proceed to Liverpool in the Stromboli,
and navigate the Lavinia and BaechuF, lazirettes, to
Devonport. The Hamoaze, ligl ter, Wood, master,
sailed from Liverpool, with stores for that purpose,
on Sunday. ,
THE INDIA AND CHINA SQUADRON.--This force.
under the command of Commodore J. IL Plurnridge,
C.B. was stationed as follows, at the date of the lust
Overland: Mail :

AT HONG KONG.—Her Majesty's ships Hastings,
72, Captain Morgan (senior officer)'; Reynard, 12,
Commander P. Cracroft; Royalist, 10, Commander
Bate; Alligator, hospital ship, Dr. Bankier ; Minden,
store ship, Maker Commander Mitchell.
AT BOMBAT.—Her Majesty's ship Cleopatra, 26,
Captain T. L. Massie.
ATiSINGAPORR, MARCH 22.—Her Majesty's ship
Fairy, Captain J. Wilcox, bearing the broad pendant
of Commodore J. H: Pluinridge ; the Albatross, 12,
Captain Farquhar ; -and the Serpent, 12, Commander
C. Barker.

AT L ABITAN.—Her Majesty's ship Amazon, Copt
Troubridge:
AT AMOT.—lier Majesty's brig Mariner, 12
Commander Matheson.
AT SHANGMAL—Her Majesty's sloop Pilot, Com-
mander Ince.
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AT WHAmPo.t.--Her Majesty's sloop Arab, 12
Commander Morris.

APPOINTMENTS.
WOOLWICH, MAY 2L—Lieutenant C. L. Waddilove
(1849), recently acting in command of the Harpy
steam-vessel on the south-east coast of America sta•
tion, to the Prince Regent, 92, of the experimental
squadron atLisbon.
Midshipman G.' R. Harvey to the Ganges, 84; on
the Mediterranean station. -
The Right Hon. Sir Francis T. Baring, Bart.,
First Lord of the Admiralty, held a levee to-day at
Whitehall, which was • attended by the following
officers
Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Strode, K.C.8., K.C.H.
Captains—Charles G. Randolph (1827), George
Woollcombe (1830), William Frederick Lapidge
(1837), Francis Decimus Hastings (1840), John
Fitzgerald (1841), JOhn Forbes ('1844), William
cHrieewffgeilvirl Krigithcltie(lB(4l6B)4.6), and Charles_ MaysoEnd:aornd-
-
Commanders—Alexander .Shairn (1827). William
Backhouse Moneypenny (1841), Nathaniel Frederick
AcEilrBew4stBab)ry,ds (1841), Thomas Saumarez Brock (1842)1
George Spong (1846), Edmund Anthony Glynn
JvohannsiOttarrnr:b(ylBJ4o9b).nson (1849), and
Lieutenants—Charles Mathew Chapman (1814),
Philip Button Jones (1827), William Calrnady Nowell
(1828), John Tyssen (1832), John Abelard Shears
(1840), and Macdonald Bourchier (1841).
Paymaster and Purser—Samuel Wadland (1807).