The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-25 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 23.—Prior to the departure. of
her Majesty from Osborne House on Monday, we are
informed she signified her intention, should the present
favourable weather continue, of returning on the 29fh
inst., with the royal infants, to remain ten days.
The Firebrand' 8, steam-frigate, Captain A. L. Corry,
with the brigs Daring, 12, Commander Matson ;
Mu-
,tine, 12, Commander Crawford; Espiegle, 12, Comman-
der Thompson ; Osprey, 12, Commander Patten ; Fly-
ingfish, 12, Commander Harris; Pantaloon, 10, Com-
mander Wilson; Waterwitch, 10, Commander Birch ;
and Cruiser, 16, Commander Fanshawe; forming the
experimental squadron, got under way, and left Spithead
at seven o'clock yesterday morning. The weather was
very thick and foggy.
The line-of-battle ship St. Vincent, 120, Captain the
Right Hon. the Earl of Hardwicke (who arrived from
London late last night, and embarked at half-past five
o'clock this morning, superseding Captain Sir Charles
Sullivan, recently appointed to this noble ship); Cale-
donia, 120, Captain Milne, flag of Rear Admiral W.
Bowles, C. 13., Commander-in-Chief of the squadron ;
and Queen, 110, Captain Martin, got under way this
morning at six o'clock, and left Spithead with a N.N.E.
wind. The Queen was the first under way. The
Feather was very thick and foggy, so dense that the
splendid sight of the three ships under way was invisible
fiora the shore. After the line-of-battle ships had sailed
some hours, at about half-past ten, dispatches were re-
ceived from the Admiralty, containing orders for the
Commander-in-Chief, Rear-Admiral W. Bowles, conse-
quently
the Comet steamer-sloop, Lieut.-Commander
Pretyman, was put in requisition, and started after the
squadron, full steam, with the said dispatches.
The flag of Admiral Sir C. Rowley (white at the main)
was struck last evening at sunset, on board.the St. Vin-
cent, and rehoisted on board the -Excellent gunnery
,ship, Captain Sir T. Hastings.
The Menelaus lazaretto armed yesterday at the Mo-
therbank, in tow of the Monkey and African steam.
vessels, from Chatham.
The Raven cutter, Lieutenant Stephens, which arrived
on Saturday from Sheerness, with supernumeraries, re.
turned on Sunday evening.
The Netley, 8, tender to Admiral Sir David Milne, at
Devonport, having disembarked supernumeraries for the
squadron, sailed on her return on Sunday.
The General Palmer transport, Lieut. Wooldridge,
agent, which arrived on Friday from the West Indies,
having on board returned naval stores and military inva-
lids, has gone round to Chatham to disembark them.
The Swiftsure hulk, 74, is still in the mud up the
harbour.
Captain Sir T. Hastings, of the Excellent, is at Devon-
port, surveyin, with other skilful officers, the most fa-
vourable sites for the erection of fortifications.

71-IE MAILs.—SstOeUTIIAMPTON, OCT. 24.—The Ori-
entitt Company's the Tagus left
this day, for Gibraltar,
, also 30
the docks
Mediterranean maill cut the Peninsula and
This will be the first voyage Tagus has made since
30 passengers, and full cargo.
rtthCaptain her refitment. The brig
docks at two O'clock, on he,v
i Newton, left the
Madeira, carrying out a number ofraoutward trip, fur
sengers, several of whom arrived by ship letters and pas-
:rdonclon at eleven o'clock—thus in lii.lertway, leaving
ho'e's they will have passed the Needles; tatielici than five
out to sea. The Dart is an excellent sailing vesbseelsirly
fitted up with every convenience, and is quite ' and
n
having only been launched on this day twelvemonths'.
She will return here with a fruit cargo in about thrce
'eeks. The Braganza steamer
oft
bales
goods, the dfor Con-
st'wtinople,
ocks to-
'morrow, with above 350 tons
sOntinople, &c., and some excursion passengers.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY.
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