The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-20 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

ROYAL MARINE CORPS. —A court-martial is being
held at Woolwich, Colonel Mercer, president, on First-
Lieutenant Charles Louis, for being found absent from
his dutl last week at Deptford Dockyard, when the
storeship Madras was on fire. We believe it will dpee
to-day.
It is likely the above circumstance wall cause some
alteration to be made in the number of officers appointed
to the guard at Deptford; at present only one captain
and two subalterns have the whole of the duty to pea-
form with 150 men, consequently only on a portion of
every third day is the subaltern off duty; and the cap-
tain may be considered to be always on duty. It is said
the authorities will order a field officer in command, wAth
a proportionate number of subordinate officers, to such
a charge.
It has been a matter of surprise that arcong the pro-
motions which have lately appeared in the Gazette
officers belonging to this gallant corps, the name of die
officer who commanded the guard of honour at this' em-
barkation of the Emperor of Russia, and who was in-
troduced to his Imperial Majesty, has not appeared. We
hear this officer stands alone, as having received neither
present nor promotion.
The Earl of Haddington and the other Loads of the
Admiralty visited Deptford Dockyard on Tuesday, and
mastered the officers and men belonging to the ester•
blishment.
The Collingwood, 80, Captain H. Eden, bent sails
and crossed topgallant-yards on Tuesday, and it is ex-
pected will leave fprtsmouth Harbour for Spithead on
Saturday. She has b very fine set of men on board, to
all appearance, both as respects their physical and
sailor-like qualities. She will be ready for sea on lie
25th instant.

The Queen, 110, Coptain Martin, was taken into dock
at Portsmouth, on Monday, all standing, with her
middle and main-deck guns in, and all her stores, en
board, under the charge of Mr. Bellamy, the master.
On Tuesday morning her pendant was re-hoisted,
being Commissioned by Lieutenant Robert Ball, of
the Camperdown. She will remain in dock until
some alteration is made in her cabins and other to:-
ternal fittings. Her copper is in good condition, merely
requiring the edges of the sheets to be beaten sown. The
commissions of the other officers are not dated. As
soon as the stores of the Camperdown are returned, they
and the crew will be turned over to the Queen, using
the Camperdown for their hulk until the Queen is
out of dock, which will not be until the next spring tided.
The Seaflower, cutter, Lieutenant Commander Robil-
liard, it has been found, requires extensive repairs. The
shipwrights are at work on her, in the ditch dock, Posts
mouth. _ . .

The Superb, 80, advanced ship, has been taken into
dock to be cleaned.
The Indus, 78, supernumerary advanced ship fdr
Portsmouth, instead of the Malabar, was undocked, at
Devonport, on Tuesday morning.
The Terrible, steam-frigate, building at Deptford, is
to have tubular boiler.s, and small engines to filch the
boilers.
The Firefly, surveying steam-vessel, CErptain F. W.
Beechy, arrived at Devonport on Tuesday evening, to be
paid advance wages, previously to commencing ;:er sur-
veying duties.
The Lyra, 4, old brig, is to be fitted with jury gear,
at Devonport, and taken to Greatham Creek, by the
Vulcan revenue steam-vessel, Lieut.-Commander Baker,
where she is to be stationed as a watch-vessel for the
Customs.
SMUGGLING AT DEVONPORT.—The barque Edward,
belonging to Mr. Thomas Restarick, merchant, of this
town, arrived at this port, on Sunday, from Quebec,
with a cargo of timber. On the Custom-house officers
examining her, they discovered nearly 700 cwt. of tobacco
in the forehold. The ship was immediately put under
surveillance of the authorities, and the crew were taken
into custody.
PonTsmorrn.---Free-mart fair is now in full force,
and is said to be more fully attended than for many
years past. The paying off the Queen and Childers has
made a fine harvest for the fair people.

LOSS OF THE MATILDA AND THE

ADDINGHAM.
, "Foreign-office, July 17, 1844.
" SIR
--I am directed by the Earl of Aberdeen to
transmit to you,; for the information of the Chairman
and Committee at Lloyd's, copies of two dispatches from
her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires and Consul-ORlieral in
Chili, reporting the wreck of the British ships *Aka
and Addingham.—l am, Sir,
" Your most obedient humble seiwant,
(Signed) " atEsTNING.
" To William Dobson, Esq., &c. &c., Lloyd's."
" Santiago, Jim. 3, 1844.
" MY LORD,—lnclosed is the copy of the declaration
of the Master of the British merchant brig Meats.
having relation to the wreck of that vessel in tke Archi-
pelago of Guaticas in the month of October loot. 'the
said declaration, taken before the Intendent of the Pro-
vince of Chili, has been conveyed to me by the Minister
of State for Foreign Affairs.—l have, &c.
(Signed) " JOHN WALPOLE.
" The Earl of Aberdeen, K.T., &c. &e."
The declaration of Captain George Dawson, of the
brig Matilda, above referred to is to the effect, that on the
4th of last October he sailed from Valparaiso, bound far
Buenos Ayres and Monte Video, with a cargo of wheat
and Brazil wood ; that 16 days after, in lat. 42 5 S„
lon. 77 40 44 W., she was struck by a heavy sea, wiri`zek
carried away the galley, all the water casks on deck, the
boat, and one side of her upper works, from which ac-
cident the vessel began to leak ; that the *rape beeama
choaked with the wheat that was stowed in bulk ; ns
that the crew, under the circumstances, infartned him,
that unless he at once made for the nearest coast,
they would take possession of the vessel, and woe
their lives at all risks. That after this intimation he
continued his course for half an hour, but seeing that tile
water was increasing, and that his officers were of de
same opinion as the sailors, he steered for the nearest
land, and immediately began throwing cargo overboami;
that when the vessel was lightened by this expediestt
they discovered that the head of a plank had been
started. In forty-four hours after bearing up they an-
chored in the Guaiticas ; that the vessel remained abellt
eight days waterlogged, when she foundered altogether,
on account of the heavy gales which they expetenoed.
They afterwards came to this port in a boat belonging
to the captain, bringing with them of what belonged to
the vessel, her long-boat and three sails, one of which/
the sailors cut up for clothes, and they sold the ethex
two, together with the long-boat, to support themselves,
and to pay the freight of a vessel which brouglt them
from Guaiticas to this city.
" Santiago, Jan. 17, 1844.
" Sir, —I have received from her Majiesty's Consul at
Valparaiso, the copy of a note addressed to him fry the
French Acting Consul at that port, of which I have tke
honour to enclose a copy.
" This document covers the report of the master,of
French whaling vessel, Le Fleuris, du Havre, wrecked
during the month of November last, in the Straits qt'
Magellan, in which is mentioned she discovery of the
hull of a British vessel, the L'Adelinghani (probably the
Addingham), T. E. Robson, master, which cleared out
from Newcastle on the 28th of June, laden with coals,
for the Pacific Steam Navigation Company, and empty
bottles, and had not since been heard of, which bore
every appearance of having been the victim of the igni-
tion of the cargo.
This vessel was lying in a small bay shin these
Straits, without the vestige of a human being en board.
The crew supposed to have saved themselves on sortie
part of the neighbouring land.—l have, Sac.
(Signed) " JOUN WAI4PdLE.
" John Bidlewell, Esq."