The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-10 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Naval Cadet—Arthur E. Bowden to her Majesty's
steam-frigate Dragon.
The Dauntless steam frigate, Captain Halsted, is
expected to be ready for sea io about ten days, but she
will inevitably return to one of the home ports to re-
fit, and in all probability to have an increase of com-
plement. Let the Lords of the Admiralty look on
the other side of the Channel and on this.

The Dragon steam-frigate, Captain Giffard, is now
ready for sea, at Spithead, and will sail about Wed-
nesday next.
The Fox, 42, bearing the pendant of Commodore
Lambert, is still lying at Spithead, but is expected to
leave every hour for Plymouth, on her way to the
East Indies, in company with the Thetis, Captain
Kuper, C 8., when these two fine frigates will have
a favourable opportunity of trying their respective
rates of sailing.

The Simooin was taken out of Portsmouth harbour
by Captain Stevens, and tried along the measured
mile in Stoke's Bay. She has no masts in nor stores
on board, being 7 feet 2 inches by the stern. She
only made seven knots, but it was no trial of speed,
merely testing the engines.
The Retribution steam-frigate, Captain Warder,
was brought to the buoy of the King's Stairs, Ports-
mouth, to be swung for the adjustment of her com-
passes.
The Furious was taken out of Portsmouth Dock,
and the Elfin yacht brought in.
MALTA, SEPT. 2.—The fleet has returned off port,
and Sir William Parker, having once more hoisted
his flag on the Firebrand steam-frigate, came into
port on Thursday last, when he was saluted by the
Turkish frigate Sciabi Bahri. The Firebrand was
telegraphed at sea by the Medina packet, bound to
Marseilles. This vessel had lost one of her anchors
in a heavy gale. Her surgeon, Chapman, was, for
the third time, taken ill, and put on board the fri-
gate for passage to Malta, where on arrival he was
sent to hospital, the Firebrand putting her assistant-
surgeon, Mr. Wright, M.D., on board the Medina.
The Terrible and Scourge steam-frigates are in
port. The Superb and Powerful line-of-battle ships
have been in for water and provisions, and will leave
to-day. The remainder of the squadron will come
in by twos for provisions ; when the whole have
finished, the Admiral will leave port, dit-on, for
Corfu, taking his family with him for a trip.
The Turkish division, composed of the Sciabi
Bahri and Mirati 'Lifer rigates, and Seragh Bahri
brig, left port on Friday last, the first for Toulon,
and the two last-named for England, whence the
brig will proceed to the United States ; the Sultan,
at the request of Captain Slade, having resolved to
let his ships of war be seen in European ports.
Our Board of Health has imposed a quarantine of
15 days on all arrivals from cholera-infected ports.
The Merlin, from Marseilles, is thus condemned to a
long quarantine, although she has a clean bill of
health ! The measure is very obnoxious, and re-
solved on on the faith of private letters, apart from the
official report of the Marseilles Board.
Cholera here is much declining. Our reports yes-
terdsy were 14 attacks and 12 deaths. Some of the
deceased had been ill ten days. In some instances,
even at present, the persons attacked are carried off
after an illness of a few hours.

DISTRIBUTION OF TUE MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON

In Malta Harbour—Ceylon receiving ship, bearing
the flag of Rear-Admiral Edward Harvey, Superin-
tendent of Malta dockyard, and second in command ;
Superb, 80, Captain E. Purcell • Powerful, 84, Cap-
tain Hon. R. S. Dundas ; Firebrand, Captain T. 0.
Knox, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir W.
Parker, Bart., G.C.B , the Commander-in-Chief;
Terrible, Captain Hope ; Scourge steam sloop, Lord
F. H. Kerr; Porcupine, Ardent, and ,Medusa (laid
up) in ordinary.
On a cruise—Queen, 116, Captain C. Wise ; Cale-
donia, 120, Captain T. W. Carter; Ganges, 84, Cap-
tain H. Smith ; Bellerophon, 78, Captain Robert L.
Baynes • steam-frigate Hogue, Capt. J. M*Dougal.
At darseillea—Growler
.steam-sloop, Commander
Stoddart.
At the Piraeus of Athens—Spitfire, Lieutenant J.
Bathurst. _ _

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Cruising in the Archipelago—Frolic, 16, Captain
N. Vansittart.

Constantinople—Antelope, Lieutenant Smith.
At Canea—Volage, 6 (survey ship), Captain
Thomas Graves ; Auxiliary, survey tender to Yolage,
mate in command J. H. Glover.

At Scarpanto—Research, survey tender to Volage,
Lieutenant Lord John Browne.

At Argostoli—The Racer, 12, Commander Bed.
does.

MAIL STEAM-PACKETS.

At Malta—Triton, Lieutenant C. J. P. Glinn ;
Merlin, Lieutenant J. H. Turner.
En route from Malta to Marseilles, Medina, Lieute-
nant Harvey.
En route from Malta to the lonian Islands and
Greece, Oberon, Lieutenant J. Gardiner.
At Nuples—Spiteful, Commander Sir T. Carmi-
chael, Bart.