The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-23 00:00:00

:as for his own family. The non-emigration of
the aristocracy, therefore, is no proof of insincerity
on their part when they recommend emigration.
lie who suggests to a young friend to try his fortune
a broad is not less sincere or friendly in offering the
suggestion, because his own business, by which he
113 to support his wife and children and maintain
us and their position in society, keeps himself at home.
;Still every one must see that emigration is not
;yet placed upon a satisfactory footing, and must
;idmit that our colonial system would be infinitely
:improved by a more just and natural proportion in
the classes of emigrants going out ; or by sending
forth, as it were, our colonial societies "in frame,"
instead of sending nothing but the raw material,
and that of the plainest quality and in the rudest state.

THE LATE REPORTED SAILING
MATCH BETWEEN THE FRENCH BRIG
OF WAR ADONIS AND THE VINDICTIVE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin.,—Having just seen, with.more surprise than I
can express, a paragraph in The Sun, copied from the
Globe French journal, in which it is represented that
the Adonis had sailed with the Vindictive in the
Pacific, and had had a considerable advantage over
her, and that, on the return of each to Europe, the
Adonis had maintained the same advantage, I am led
to observe that I feel assured that these statements
have been made wholly unknown to my worthy
friend, Captain the Viscount St. George, whose cha-
racter stands too high ever to have sanctioned their
insertion, because no such occurrence ever took place
as a sailing match between the Adonis and Vindictive.
It is true that the Adonis was at Callao in the
month of January last, when the Vindictive sailed
on a trial with the American frigates United States
and Constellation, and when she beat the former about
five miles and the latter full fifteen miles, in a run of
eight hours, going from five to seven miles an hour
by the wind ; but, to my great disapppointment, the
Adonis did not join in this race, she having remained
at anchor in Callao roads.
About ten days after this, think on the 2d of
February, when the Vindictive was under easy sail,
exercising in the Bay of Callao, the Adonis was ob-
served bearing out, on her way to Valparaiso and
France. I immediately steered towards her, the wind
being very light, in order to bid Captain St. George
and his officers farewell, and on our approaching very
close to her, I directed our band to play the French
national air, which was acknowledged by the French
officers taking off their pals. We then separated ;
the Vindictive hauling in the opposite tack towards
Callao. It being very nearly calm at this time, it
would have been impossible to have tried the rate of
had I wished to have done so ; but having
beaten the American frigates, I did not like offering
to try the Adonis unless her Captain had invited me
to do it.
Thus, Sir, you will see that the statement about
the epaulettes is quite imaginary, at least so far as it
relates to the Vindictive. Possibly it may have oc-
curred with sonic other of our ships, for as the Adonis
left Valparaiso for France in the month of March, it
cannot be a matter of surprise that she should have
reached the English Channel before the Vindictive,
which did not quit Valparaiso until the month of
May. _ _

As to the sailing qualities of the Vindictive, all 1
can say is, that during our voyage round the world,
we never met with any vessel that could compete
with her.
When she was first commissioned, and we were
sent to to the Downs to receive the King of
Prussia, the Warspite appeared to have the advan-
tage of us, but the Vindictive was then nearly a
foot too much by the stern. We had no trial of
sailing whatever with any ship in the Channel previous
to our going to China. On that voyage we were
only 85 days under canvas from Torbay to Hong-
Kong, and five at anchor. We sailed from England
on the 21st of Mani), and anchored at Hong-Kong
on the 19th of June, having reached Madeira in four
days and a half, crossed the line on the 16th day, and
passed the Cape of Good Hope on the 40th day from
England. No ship, I believe, ever did more than this,
and all the qualities of the Vindictive are quite equal
to those of her sailing.
I most happily avail myself of this occasion to
express the gratification it afforded me during the
whole of my services in the Pacific, and especially
during the execution of my delicate duties at Ota-
heite, to have been on terms of friendly intimacy
with the French officers with whom I had inter-
course ; and from the captains of the French merchant
ships, also, I repeatedly received grateful acknow-
ledgments for the aid I had afforded them whenever
they needed assistance ; and I trust, whenever I may
again be called into active service, that I shall find
opportunities of evincing the same good feeling.
I have the honour to be, Sir, &c.,
I. TOUP NICOLAS,
Late Captain of the Vindictive.
Devonport, Sept. 19.

EXEMPTION or FARMING STOCK FROM AUCTION
DCTV.—Many questions having arisen as to the extent
of this exemption, we have made inquiry, and the result
is that it does not apply to cider, butter, cheese, flour,
&c. ; neither does it extend to all property which may
belong to a farmer, but only to such things as belong to,
and are used on, the land. Green-houses, hot-houses,
nurserymen's stock, &c., are not considered to come
within the exemption.— Wiltshire Independent.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 22. The experimental
squadron is not yet ready for sea, although we ex-
pectei it would have been by the 20th ; but the truth
of whit we stated a few weeks ago is now proved—
seamen are not so plentiful as supposed, and numbers,
tired of waiting for the brigs to be commissioned,
really have left the port for other places and employ-
ment. Tenders are daily arriving with hands from
other ports, and vessels sent from this and other ports
to convey seamen. This would not have been the
case had the brigs been commissioned when ready,
and hundreds of the finest and best hands would have
been secured to the service. We stated last week
that the Daring entered her complement, and could
have entered many more on the day she hoisted her
pendant. This has been seized upon (as we expected
it would be), as corroboratory of the statements made
in certain daily and weekly "sources of information"
upon the present efficient state of our naval force. It
is, in fact, however, corroborative of no such allega-
tion, but merely proves this, that the Daring and
Waterwitch,heing the first of the squadron commis-
sioned, had a rush made to enter for them, and the
former having a very excellent commander, and a very
" winning" look, was manned, and to spare, before her
sister had half her complement on her books, and be-
fore the other vessel of the squadron had entered a
single hand.
The Queen, 110, Captain Martin, is completing
provisions for five months at Spithead. She will be
inspected on Tuesday by the Commander-in-Chief,
and sail in a day or two after for Plymouth.
The Styx, steam-surveying-vessel, Captain Vidal,
having coaled and replenished stores, left on Friday
afternoon to resume her duties in the Azores.
The Alfred, 50, Commodore Purvis, and the
Ardent, steam-sloop, Commander J. Russell, left
Monte Video on the 26th of June for Rio. Captain
Talbot, of the Vestal, is to command the English
squadron before Monte Video, until his sailing for
India, when the squadron will be commanded by
Japtain Sir T. S. l'asley, of the Curacoa, 24. The
Gorgon steamer was still 2shore on the 30th of June
A Court-martial, consisting of Captain C. Talbot,
of the Vestal, President; Captain Sir T. S. Pasley, of
the Curacoa; Captain C. Hotham, of the Gorgon;
Capt. Willis, of the Frolic ; and Commander J. Rus-
sel, of the Ardent ; assembled on board the Vestal, at
Monte Video, on the 19th of June, to try Mr.
George Durbin, late mate of her Majesty's ship
Alfred, on the following charges preferred by the
Admiralty, viz.:—
" 1. For general neglect of duty during the period
of his belonging to the said ship Alfred.
" 2. For uncourteous behaviour towards Commo-
lore Purvis, and remonstrating with him on the dis-
cipline of the ship in March, 1843.
" 3. For leaving a boat and neglecting to report
two of the crew, although they were drunk on duty,
he being the officer in charge of the said boat."
After some deliberation the Court found the pri-
soner guilty of the second charge only, but in con-
sequence of his previous good character, and the
time which had elapsed since the date of the offences
charged, the Court sentenced him to be severely re-
primanded only.
The Fisgard, 42, Captain Duntze, arrived at Val-
paraiso on the 25th of May, and was joined on the
3d of June by the Daphne, 18, Captai❑ Onslow, from
Monte Video.

The Comorant, 6, steam sloop, Commander Gordon,
left Valparaiso for Callao on the 3d of June.
The Rose, 18, Commander Sturt, sailt d on the 3d
ult. from Sacrificicz for New Orleans, where she
,trrived on the 17th with dispatches from Mr. Bank-
head, in Mexico to the British Minister at Washing-
ton. She returned immediately to Vera Cruz, where
the shortly expected the arrival of the Inconstant, 36,
Captain Fremantle, to relieve her.
The Spartan, 26, Captain the Hon. C. G. J. P.
EllioPt, left Port Royal for llavannah on the 6th of
August.