The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-24 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

At a meeting of the Society of Arts, presided over
yesterday by Lord Colborne, James Veitch, Esq.,
M.D., inspector of hospitals and fleets, received from his
Lordship's hands the honorary testimonial of the society
for his valuable invention of the medico-chirurgical am-
bulance, devoted to the preservation of the lives of the
warriors wounded in the day of battle.
' Captain Richard Copeland (1838), whose decease we
announced yesterday, had served in the navy afloat for
21 years. The following sketch of his career is from
O'Byrne's valuable biography :—" Richard Copeland,
born March 5, 1792, is son of the late John Copeland,
Esq., surgeon of the 7th Fusileer Guards, and staff sur-
geon to his Ro) al Highness the late Duke of Kent when
Governor of Nova Scotia. This gentleman, together
with his wife and youngest son, was lost in the France,
transport, off Sable Island, in December, 1799. This
officer entered the navy, Jan. 1, 1805 (under the auspices
of *tett( Charlotte and Princess Augusta), as first-class
volunteer, on board the Medusa, 36, Captain Sir Joh❑
Gore; and on removing to the Revenge, 74, commanded
by the same captain, and subsequently by Hon. Charles
Paget, witnessed the capture of four French frigates by
Sir Samuel Hood's squadron off Rochefort, Sept. 25,
1806; and was further present, in 1809, at the destruc-
tion of the French shipping in Basque Roads and the
siege of Flushing. In September, 1810, he rejoined Sir
John Gore, a 3 midshipman, in the Tonnant, 80; and,
after serving for some time with the British army in the
Tagus, and with Captain James Brisbane in the Belle
Poule, 38, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant, Dec.
11, 1811. From Feb. 11, 1812, until wrecked off the
mouth of the Courantine river, March 8, 1815, Mr.
Copeland next served on board the Cygnet, 18, Captain
Robert Russell; and being awarded a second promotal
comm scion Juno 13 following, was afterwards appointed,
Sept. 7, 1825, and Feb. 4, 1830, to the command of the
Mattiff and Meteor, alias Beacon, surveying-vessels, on

the Mediterranean station. While at Gibt:altiir on one oc-
casion he seized a notorious pirate; and, iu 1834, he took
captive, near Thasos, another famous marauder, Kara
Mitz9v, with 160 of his men, all of whom were delivered
over to the Greek Government. Being, however, libe-
rat 'd without trial, these plunderers resumed their former
atrocities with redoubled z,st, and, falling again into
the hands of Captain Copeland, were sent to the Pacha
of Thessalonic%, by whom they were executed. The
subject of this sketch, who has been on half-pay since
February, 1836, was promoted to post rank, at the in-
stance of her Majesty, June 28th, 1838. He has pub-

lished An Introduction to the Practice of Nautical
veying, and the Construction of Sea Charts, Sce.,' trans-
lated from the French of C. F. Beautems Beaupt6, Hy-
drographer of the French Marine."
Lieutenant Robert Ramsay (1815), the Government
emigration agent at Londonderry, died at Braehead a
few days since. He entered the navy in 1804, but had
not served afloat since his promotion in 1815. In the
Powerful he assisted as midshipman at the capture of
the privateers, L s Henriette, 20 guns and 124 men, and
after a running fight of nearly two hours and with severe
loss; La Bellona, 30 guns and 194 men. In the same
ship he was present at the destruction at Griessee, island
of Java, of the dockyard stores, men-of-war, &c., and
was also at the expedition to Walcheren. In the Unicorn,
32, he was at the capture, in April, 1810, of the French
privateer Le Gascon, 16 guns and 113 men, and of L'Es-
perance (formerly her Majesty's 22, gun-ship Laurel)
armee en flute.
Lieutenant Charles George Guthrie, whose decease
has been announced, was mado a lieutenant only in Oc-
tober last, since which period he has not served.
Archer screw-sloop, Commander Strange, which left
Devonport on the 4th of May for the coast of Africa,
sailed for Ascension June 11, on a cruise.

Greenock iron screvv•frigate has been taken out of
dock at Devonport, and is to be trimmed to a draught of
water of 13 feet forward and 15 feet abaft, and tried
round the Eddystone. Mr. Laurie, chief engineer at
Chatham, is at Devonport looking after the Greenock.

Philomel, 8, Commander T. G. Forbes, has already
commenced prize making. On the sth ult. she captured
a slaver with 300 on board, but out of the number
nearly 200 died before she reached Ascension.
Salamander steam-sloop, Commander Ellman, has not
yet hoisted the pendant at Devonport. None of her
officers had arrived on Monday. _

DOCKYARD.—The following workmen have been
superannuated at Chatham, and allowed as follows:—S.
Nevard, shipwright, 241. per annum; J. Lowdell, caulker,
24/. per annum; T. Prout, spinner, 221. per annum; J.
Dodd and J. Carey, smith's short-service men, allowed
a gratuity of two months' wages.
PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.--The Amphitrite, 25, Cap-
tain Macdougall, by noon yesterday discharged all her
freight, which was carted away from the dockyard by
Pescott and Sons, the carriers to the South Coast Rail-
way, which station it left this morning at three o'clock
in a special train, under the charge of Mr. Superintend-
' eat Sutton, and Mr. Robertson, the agent, for lodgment
in the Bank of England. The Amphitrite is now dis-
mantling, preparatory to being paid off:
The Star, 6, Commander Selwyn, sailed at half past
four this morning for Sheerness, to be paid off.
The Vixen, 6, steam-sloop. Commander Jenner, was
paid off yesterday evening. The Hon. Augustin WI-es
ton, promoted on coming home in this vessel, was taken
to the Royal Naval Hospital at Haslar yesterday, under
an attack of delirium tremens.
The Vengeance, 84, Captain Sir Henry Blackwood,
Bart., has had her fore and main masts taken out to-
day, condemned.
The Fox, 42, Commodore Lambert, has topgallant-
masts pointed, and is getting on very fast with her outfit.
The royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain Lord
Adolphus Fitzolarence, G.C.11., is expected here about
Friday, on her return from her Mediterranean cruise.
WooLwicfr, JULY 23.—The Retribution steam-trigate,
formerly of 800-horse power, his now been made a much
more efficient and sightly vessel since her paddle-boxes
have been reduced to suit the paddle-wheels of her now
engines of 400-horse power, by John Penn and Son.
The Retribution ar. ived at Portsmouit on Sunday morn-
ing after an excellent passage, averaging a speed of 10i
knots
per hour, and her engines working in the most
satisfactory manner. Lieut. Robertson, who had charge
of her, and a portion of the crew who assisted in navi-
gating her r, und, returned to Woolwich yesterday after-
noon by railway.
The Desperat‘oss bteam-sloop, tried down the river on
va
Thursday last, built at Pembroke, and fitted with
engines of 400-horse power by Maudslay, Son', and
Field, made a number of experitneht trips between the
Nore and Mouse lights,o ascertain her speed and test
her machinery.t result of a series of four runs at
full power, from light-ship
to light-ship, gave a mean
spiel of 10:1 knots per hour through the water, with
3S rovolations of the engine
per sninute. One pair of
engines was then disconnecteide and the trials repeated,
giving B'B knots, and an engine speed of 33 revolutions
as the rate when worked at half The trials oc-
cup'ed nearly fourteen consecutive hours, which
working of the engines was amply tented, proved
highly satisfactory. The boilers were worked at 8:b.
pressure, and the barometers showed a steady vacuum
of 27 inches. The vessel was loaded to a mean d