The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-29 00:00:00

NAV AL INTELLIGENCE.

MALTA, JULY 15.—A private letter from Beyrout, received after
the post was closed yesterday, announces that a melancholy acci-
dent had occurred to the barge's crew of her Majesty's ship War-
spite. Being sent on the 22d ult. to the launch drawn up on the
beach, and having to cross a bar to enter Hassan Cove, a sea struck
her on fhe quarter, and hove her broadside on, when another fol.
lowing turned the boat over, by which accident six poor fellows
lost their lives. Five bodies have been found and buried from the
Warspite ; the boat has also been picked up.

Orders have been received to send home the Snake, which 15 at
present here.

The loss of property occassioned by the fire at Smyrna is re-
ported at 200,000/.

The Duke of Cornwall arrived this morning from England, and
will proceed to the Levant in the cause of the day.
Powrsnotrrir, JWLY 27.—The Alfred, 50, bearing the broad
pendant of Commodore J. B. Purvis, late Commander-in-Chief on
the south-east coast of America, arrived at Spithead last evening
between five and six o'clock. She left Rio on the 4th ult., and
has made the passage thence to Spithead in seven weeks
and three days. She had seven days easterly wind off Scilly.
She left at Rio the Express, 6, Lieutenant-Commander Her-
rick, which was the only man• ef-war at Rio at that date.
The General Palmer, transport, sailed for England four days
prior. The Salamander, steam-sloop, Commander Hammond,
was at Otaheite, and the Curacoa, 24, Captain Sir T. S. Pasley,
Bart., up the River Plate. The Gorgon, steam- frigate, Cap-
taM Hotham, was at Monte Video, under orders for England ; and
the Frolic, 16, Commander Hamilton, had gone to Buenos Ayres.
Rear-Admiral Inglefield (who has succeeded Commodore Purvis
in the Brazilian command) had gone in the Eagle, 30, to the River
Plate with Mr. Gore Ouseley, her Majesty's Minister, who had
commenced, conjointly with the French authorities, negotiations
with the belligerents, in order to establish peace between them.
The Alfred brings papers from the station to the 30th of May,
from one of which, the Jornal do Comercio of the above date, we
extract the following:

" The English brig Racer, which arrived yesterday from the
River Plate, brings th, Buenos Ayres papers up to the 17th, and
Monte Video to the /Ist of this month.

" We can find nothing in those journals to throw the smallest
light on the proceedings of the British and French agents on the
subject of intervention, but it appeared certain that conferences
had commenced between the French, English, and Argentine Mi.
nisters OA this important affair, the result of which may be shortly
looked for.

" We have extracted the following from some letters which we

have seen :

" Monte Video, May 21

" ' Roses received Mr. Ouseley on the Bth. It is quite certain
negotiations have commenced, but nothing has yet transpired, and
we continue in a state of the most profound darkness.

"• It is said that, on the arrival of the Dolphin, which is ex-
pected on the 26th, the result will be known, but I will not believe
it until I see it, for Rosas will be in no baste to decide the ques-
tion, seeing that his chief object at present is to gain time. It is
quite certain, however, this Government knows nothing of what is
going on at Buenos Ayres.
" lam informed that the English Minister here addressed a
communication to Oribe, similar to that addressed to this Govern-
ment, on the subject of intervention, to which Oribe replied that
he was very desirous to put an end to the effusion of blood, and the
war, which was fomented by foreigners who had not yet received
the punishment they deserved; that his valiant army would re.
main under arms to maintain the honour and independence of the
two republics, and that until these two objects were attained, they
would not lay them down.
" As the person from whom I received this information has
reason to know what is going on at the Ceritto you may consider
it true; and further, in order that Mr. Turner should have no I
doubt on the subject, on the same night in which he gave this de-
cisive answer Oribe caused his pieces of artillery to be pointed on
the town from the Arrayo Seceo, and discharged some 40 shot,
which caused little or no damage, but which was a pretty good in.
dication of what may be expected from mediation.' "
The Alfred having been nearly four years in commission will
now be paid off. The Earl of Haddington, First Lord ai the Ad.
miralty, who arrived yesterday to inspect the Excellent, gunnery-
ship, on the Alfred anchoring, went oil board with his Countess,
and inspected the ship throughout, after which the noble Earl and
Countess proceeded in the Black Eagle to Osborne-house on a visit
to the Queen. The Alfred saluted the Earl with 19 guns.
The Comet steam.vesset, Lieutenant-Commander Pretyman, came
up from Osborne last evening, with dispatches and the band of the
Sth regiment, which proceeded in the same vessel on Friday, by
Her Majesty's command, to play during the banquet on the occasion
of the visit of His Majesty the King of the Netherlands.

The Ferret, 6, Commander Josiah Oake, arrived at Spithead soon
after sunrise this morning, from the coast of Africa station. She
has been in commission three years and a half, and will now be
paid off.
The Fairy (tender to the royal yacht), Master-Commander Thain,
after landing his Royal Highness Prince Albert last evening at Os-
borne, returned into harbour to replenish fuel and have her bottom
cleaned, it being considered that as her speed had not equalled the
royal yacht's, something of necessity must be wrong with her ; but
an unexpected difficulty presented itself to her being examined,—
all the docks at this yard are employed ; added to which, not one of
them is long enough to admit the Fairy ! It was in contemplation
to lay her up on Gosport-beach, but this, we believe was abandoned.
She was in harbour this afternoon. The authorities do not know
what to do with her.

The Meteor steam-sloop, Lieut.-Commander Butler, arrived
yesterday from Cork with supernumeraries.
The Athol troop ship, Master-Commander Pearn, is fitting for
sea with all possible dispatch.
The Samarang, 26, Capt. Sir Edward Belcher, arrived at Hong-
Kong, from Manilla, on the Ist of April.
The Sapphire troop ship, Master Commander Fittock, arrived at
Hong-Kong, from Amoy, on the 28th of March.
The Pique, 36, Capt. the Hon. M. Stopford, arrived at Grenada,
from Trinidad, on the 23d of June.
The Hyacinth, 18, Commander Scott, arrived at Port Royal,
Jamaica, on the 19th ult., in six days from Carthagena, with a
freight of 20,000 dollars. She sailed again on the 121st, reported
for Halifax.

The Pickle, 2, Lieutenant-Commander Bainbridge, was at Port
Royal on the 26th ult., all well.