The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-04 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH' Nov. 3.—The Vesuvius steam-slosteam-sloop'Commander E. Ommanney, arrived yesterday DWI!:
ing from Malta. The intelligence she brings plser.
r.
the late affair of General Coruma and the Kabyleo
a different light to that shown by the French jourow,'
The battle occurred -outside the fortifications of Av.
Biers, and the French killed amounted to 300. The
Vesuvius has come into harbour, it is supp sed, to be
paid off, having been in constant service upwardsf
three years.
The Fair Rosamond schooner, Lieut.-Commander
A. G. Bulman, came up to Spithead on Thursdsf;
from Halifax. She came into harbour, and the ere"
having been inspected yesterday by Captain Rowley'
for the Commander-in .Chief, she will be paid off iP$
day or two.
The Eclair, steam-sloop, Commander Estcourt, le4
Spithead on Thursday morning for the coast of Afriost
with stores, &c., for the ships on that station. C011i:
mander S. H. Usher goes out in her to join his sloer
the Wasp, 16, vice Bagot, invalided.
The following was the British naval force On the
China station on the 30th July :
At Hong Kong—The Agincourt, 72, Capt. Bruce'
flag of Rear-Admiral Sir T. Cochrane ; the Minclesl
20, C2pt• Quin; the Sapphire, 22, troop-ship, Mote',.
Commander J. R. Fittock ; the Spiteful steam-slooP
Commander Maitland; the Vixen steam-sloop, C°11!„.
mander Giffard ; and the Hon. Company's steal"
Proserpine, Commander Hough, R.N.
At Whampoa—The Wolverine, 16, Commander 11'
G. Morris ; and the Pelican, 16. Commander Just Lee.
At Chusan—The Castor, 36, Capt. Graham ;
Wolf, 18, Commander Vyner ; and Hon. CompelY"
ste: mer Medusa, Commander Hewitt, R.N.
At Amoy—The Plover, surveying-vesstl, Caps
Collinson ; and the Young Hebe schooner, Lieutr
nant-Commander J. Bate.

The Volcano steam-sloop was paid off in this bar
bour on Thursday, and recommissioned on the Co'
lowing day by Lieutenant Miller, her former will'
mender.
The Cyclops steam-frigate, Captain Lapidges
remain at Tarbert during the winter.
The Alban steam-transport, Lieutenant-Comult
der F. Lowe, has arrived at Tarbert from Cork. ",
are informed this vessel will be manned by a oonirei
ment of 43.

The Griffon, 3, brigantine, Lieutenant-Commana,Bl
C. Jenkin, was at Jamaica on the 20th of Septew
refitting, prior to sailing for England.
The Spartan, 26, Captain the Hon. C. Elliot, le
Port Royal on the 17th of September with dispst",t
for Captain Fremantle, of the Inconstant, 36,
Vera Cruz.
The Illustrious, 72, Captain Erskine, was at 13
fax on the 20th of October.
The Hermes steam-sloop, Lieutenant-Comnisq=
W. Carr, arrived at Halifax on the 25th of Septeton'
from Port Royal.
The Styx, 6, steam surveying-vessel, arrived
Fav al on the 19th of September.
The Coast Defence Commission.—Colonel Afernf;
R.A., Cf:lonel Sir G. Hoste, R E., and Captain
T. Hastings, R.N., have been, during the past W
inspecting The fortifications of Portsmouth, and _,,
Cumberland, Monckton, Blockhouse, and Tire
forts, &c. After inspecting Calshot and Lana°i•
Castles and the defences of the Solent, the Coon
sion will conclude its labours at Portsmouth, nn
report the result to the Master of the Ordnance.
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In Harbour—Victory, Excellent, Victoria
Albert, Nautilus, Volcano, Fearless, Comet, "
and Dwarf.

In Dock—Prince Regent, Vengeance, llaging4
Locust, Athol, and Scourge.
At Spithead—None.
DEvONPOUT, Nov. I.—The LinP.a, 6, Lieutelolo
Commander Dicken, having had I,er defects
111°/.1,8.
good, sailed on Thursday (yesterday) for FahnoV"
to take out the next Brazilian mail.
The Adventure, Master-Commander W. Roska
lagedlipterday, with victualling stores, for Cork. io
methyst, 26, is, we are informed, tp„hg
~..111114).-4 from this dockyard on the 21st, and 1,,8
I
steamer,clilgttbsster,OA
ti;li
I,
envors:-
t,:;(,.(4:litsterday, with stores, for Pembroke.
blaster-Commander to blai
laid
d°
:1
',Ai* puck lighter, Master-Commander Trice, a
, jaaen witit stores, for Woolwich and Deptford;
.fill'"j
ffhe Goodwill,
Both
with stores, for Sheerness '
Clottilaitit wind bound. at
The Taclair steam-sloop, Commander Estcourt, Po
intit this port, this morning, from Portsmouth, 0
roil° to the coast of Africa. She proceeds to-wort°
roue to
morning. ,
°
The Netley tender returned from Portsmouth,
Tup,ssi ;hay, . isembarked supernumeraries. ,y
, , arrived from Sheerness, on Dv
(lay, with stores.
The Semiramis, 42, was finished breaking up 00
Wednesday.
The San Josef, 110, Captain Dixon.—Barnes, Ohking carpenter's, mate, sentenced to be hanged for stri- ri,
the boatswain of the Resistance, is still a close I:
antler on board this ship, awaiting orders from 'be
Admiralty.
hal4
Strong winds, amounting to nearly a gale,
pj
been blowing here since Thor, at daylight, 5
continue now with unabated fury.
A rumour is current that the Earl of Haddinvio
is about to resign as First Lord of the Admiralty,
consequence of ill health, and that Earl Southam (i I
Lord Ellenborough) will be appointed to the office;.),
In Harbour -San Josef, Netley, Sylph, Cs3/30
ance, Flamer, Snipe, Hamoaze, Rochester, Goodfi
and Duck.

In the Sound—Resistance and Eclair.
SHEERNESS, Nov. I.—The Hercules, 729 ge
brought down from her moorings and docked f•ir
ting tis an advance ship on Tuesday.
The Thunder, 6, Commander Barnett, was tiel.,
docked at Cnatham to-day and masted, and silo
wards conveyed alongside the Hussar hulk, to rece
her stores.
The Trafalgar, 120, is still at moorings opt—tio
the Basin, waiting for the completion of stores for 4
London, 90, and Howe, 120, to enter and undell"
the same equipment as an advance ship.
The Brilliant, 31, razeeing, is stripped of her Of
deck and bulwarks, and progresses rapidly. 31).
• • - -

The Sinhad lighter left Chatham on niesday, //1!

stores, for Portsmouth.
In Harbriur—The Ocean, the Africtdite and tto
%wen.
In Dock—The Hercules, the Herald, the Brillif
and the Spy.
In the &sin—The Howe, the London, the
ture, tile Vernon, and the Amazon. the
At Chatham.—ln Harbour—The Poictiers, to—
Thunder.

PROMOTIONS.
Commander—W. H. Hall, to the rank ,of CoPtlifi'd
Lieutenant—William Tringham, to. the rank
Commander.
Mate.--Hon. G. IL Douglass ; t.. P. Pigott,
the rank (.f Lieutenant.

APPOINTMENTS.
J. A. M'Donald, to the Coast Guard Service;
C. Alilirr, to the Volcano.

Chaplain—Rev. P. Smith, to the Volcano.
Mate—W. C. Forsyth, to the Volcano
Second Master—G. H. Loveridge (ac,ting)/ t°
Volcano.
Midshipman—H. F. M`Killop, to the Caled°ll,„
lA.
Mesters' Assistants--F. Brown and A.
the Volcano.
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Clerks—G. Reilly, to the Caledonia; T. - ipu 11
the Dtatlalus ; F. Gilbert (in charge), to the Vole°

ROYAL MARINES. 010,
First Lieutenant—T. C. C. Moore, to be `l'lnspt
vice Waters, retired on full-pay; Second Lieu'le
—S. B. Ellis, to be First, vice Moore, promoted., tel
His Grace the Duke of Wellington has bpPTI' of
Captain Edward Harvey, R.N., to be Capin
\Vollmer Cagle, vice Fisher, deceased.

BIRTHS. of •
On the 31st ult., at Isliigton, Mrs. J. B. I''' ' i
daughter. 0
On the 31st ult., the wife of Mr. S. W. H. BraillPtoOF
,
Roval Hill. Queen's-road, Blvswater, of a son. r Peter
On the 31st ult., at the Paragon, Blackheath, . i...1.-*
Bruce Turner, of a son.
ell tiler
On the Ist inst.. at Hyde-park-square, Mrs. Wilson
ington, of a daughter. ,
Pi 11 /1
h
On the Ist inst., at Lansdowne-villas 'll
Notting-- '
E. T
T. W. Younghusband, of a son. SWAP
Oh the Ist inst., at Bayswater. the wife of ... -•
Browne, Esq., of Launton, Oxon, of a son.
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MARRIED. e the 11111+1;
On the 28th ult., at St. George's, Bloomsbury, h -.7 lieorP
and Rev. Henry Montague Villiers, Rector, Wilßan
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second son of the late Admiral Butterfield, to Atria,
daughter of G. B. Ashmead, Esq., Haves, Middlesex' 1%
On the 31st ult. at Christ Church, Blackfriars-rosd, o
Ivison de Viale, Esq., eldest son of Fletcher Ivison,, 17,500*
Cadiz, to Mary, second daughter of the late John NI
Esq., of Penrith, Cumberland.
Chur ch f ,
On the 31st ult., at St. Andrew's National Scotch aris‘•:i
London, the Rev. William Cameron, Minister of the P ,ter e
Lochbroom, Rossshire, to Martha Isabella, eldest daugu:sh gf •
the late Rev. Alexander Cameron, Minister of the Par'
&Merton, Rossshire. Air
On the 29th ult.i at Salter's-hall Chapel, Lond°l3;theif
Davies, of Crown street, Finsbury-square, to Miss 0
Macleod, of Stoke Newington.

DIED !owe,. OP
On the 23d ult., at Somerby, near Brigg, Linco -
Henry Brown, aed 37. • ill°
On the 26th ult., Mr. Francis Slater, of Montague
Clapham-road. .0
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St.
On the 28th ult.,A 16
in -- —wan's-street, Windsor' r.
MOn the 29th ult..
aged 86. jurve'i
ult.. in Bennett-street, Bath, Robett tor
the infant son of A. H. John Forssmann, Esq.' of 6'. -p e
burgh. in
44,, 4
winter'
On the 30th ult., at High Wycombe, Wilua—
Esq., aged 77. late:
On the 31st ult., at Croydon, Anna, relict of the I
•1 IF '
Price, Esq., aged 78. f Mr .1' 13115*
On the Ist inst., Henry John second son o • 4
Fortreas -terrace, lientis -
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