The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-19 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Devonport Indepentlent.)
Her Majesty's steam-frigate Penelope, 22, Captain Wm.
Jones, having undergone some repairs, both in her hull and
engines, went into the Sound on 'Thursday:
Her Majesty's ship San Josef, 110, Captain Duigujoe.—A
seaman named Greet, belonging to this ship, fell from the
mizen-channel on Saturday last, and sank before assistance
could be rendered him.

Her Majesty's ship Vanguard, 90, fitted as an advance-
ship, was inspected by Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Pym on
Tuesday, previous to being reported ready for commission.
Her Majesty's ship America, 50, was taken into dock on
Thursday, to have her copper cleaned and repaired.
Her Alajesty's ship Forth, 44, was warped alongside the
Jetty, from her moorings, on Wednesday.
The Devon lighter arrived on Wednesday from Scilly, and
came into harbour to repair the damages sustained in the
late gale.
COVE Or CORE, FEB. 9.—Her Majesty's ship Iris, 26,
Captain R. Munday, sailed this morning for China. The
Volage, 26, Captain Sir W. Dickson, Bart., arrived here yes-
terday morning, after a very boisterous passage from Devon-
port, and was towed to her anchorage by the Meteor steamer.
Her Majesty's ship Madagascar, 44, Captain John Foote,
was lying at Ascension on the 21st December. The Rapid,
10, Lieut. C. Earle, was cruising on the Line. The Hydra,
steamer, Corn. Young, had gone to the southward. The
Heroine, 6, Lieut. R. Foote, and the Spy, 3, Lieut. S. 0.
Woolridge, were off Whydah. The Rapid and Spy had taken
two prizes. The Ferret, 10, Com. Oake, and the Alert, 10,
Com. Bosanquet, were off Cape Palinas. The Albert steamer,
Lieut. D. Woodruffe, was off the river Gambia on the 4th
January, all very healthy, and the weather beautiful.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. -
Pnoaronorr.—Mate--F. A. L. Selwyn (of the Devastation,
steamer) to the rank of Lieutenant.
APP°l•lllllErrrs.—Lieutenants—Henry Ainslie, to the Ex-
cellent, vice Newcomen ; T. C. O. D. Whipple, and Robert
Hall, to the Camperdown • H. R. Crofton, and Richard
Hoops, to the Tortoise ; T. Gresham, to the Formidable.
Master—J. R. Martyn, to the Tortoise.
Chaplain—The Rev. G. R. Lewin, to the Camperdown,
vice Cooper.
Mates—George W. Preedy (from the Excellent) to the
Camperdown ; Alleyne Bland (late of the Druid) to the
Excellent ; E. B. Rice (late of the Blonde) to the St. Vin-
cent ; P. W. Coventry (from the Queen) to be acting Lieu-
tenant to the Vernon.
Surgeon—J. J. Paul (late acting of the Lily) to Green-
wich Hospital.
Second Master—F. F. F. Taylor (from the Madagascar)
to be acting Master of the Alert, vice George Gibbon,
invalided.
Assistant-Surgeons—E. J. Brown, Daniel Booth, Andrew
Coates, and Andrew Lillie (all additional) to the Penelope,
steamer ; W. Davis (acting additional) to the Camperdown,
for service in Melville Hospital, at Chatham.
Clerks—J. Winstanley, to be Secretary's Clerk to Rear-
Admiral Bowles, at Cork ; W. H. Mellish, to the St. Vin-
cent, vice Hayward ; W. W. -Green, to the Victory, vice
Strain, deceased.
Midshipman—J. E. Riley, to the St. Vincent.
Naval Cadets—S. Dallison, to the Tortoise ;A. White,
(from the Excellent) to the Stromboli, steamer.
Boatswain—Joseph Hyde, to the Penelope, vice Richards,
appointment cancelled; William Byng (boatswain's mate, of
the San Josef), to be boatswain of third class, on the cheque,
at San Josef.

Carpenter—William Williams (supernumerary, of the San
Josef), to do duty in the Astreea, at Falmouth.

00AST-GIJAIV.

APPOlNTMENTS.—Lieutenants—John Kiddie, to command
the Harpy ; William Fuller, R.N., to command the Dolphin,
vice Goldsmith, to the_Shamrock C. Baker, to command
the Vulcan, steamer; Charles D. O'Brien, R.N., to the New-
town Station, vice Gray, appointed to the Penelope, steam-
frigate ; Henry Crocker, to the Prince Albert ; Charles Blyth,
R.N., t o Ballyhalbert station, vice Fuller.

WOOLWICH, SATURDAY.
The Government his resolved to adopt the most active
measures to put an end to the traffic in slaves on the African
coast, and the French Government has also determined on
the same course. The Penelope, 22, steam-frigate, Captain
W. Jones, and the Prometheus, Lieutenant-Commander W.
M. J. G. Pasco, and two or three other steamers, are about
to be dispatched to the coast of Africa, which they will scour
in those latitudes where this nefarious traffic is carried on.
The smaller steamers will go up the rivers and examine every
inlet and creek where it is possible for any slaver to be con-
cealed, and the search along the coast will be so minute that
it will be impossible for any vessel to escape the vigilance of
the squadron. Three French steamers are being equipped
fousimilar service on the African coast, and there will be the
most cordial co-operation between the French and English
cruizers in every plan resorted to for the effectual suppression
of the slave-trade. Six iron steamers, of 250 tons each, are
being built by contract for the use of Government, as dis-
patch-boats. Messrs. Ditchbourne and Mare, of Blaokwall,
are constructing three of them, and the remaining three are
being constructed by Messrs. Robert Napier and Co., of
Glasgow.
The Albion, 90, Captain Lockyor, is now lying at Cork,
with the flag of Rear-Admiral Bowles. The statements that
have been published in some of the papers respecting the
capabilities of this ship are altogether at variance with the
facts as officially reported to the Admiralty. The following
account may be relied on as authentic :—Her armament on
the main and lower deck consists of 12 68-pounders and 52
32-pounders, long guns of 56 cwt. each. On her quarter-
deck and forecastle she carries two 68-pounders, and twenty-
fimr 32-pounders, 81t. 6in., making in all 90 guns actually
mounted. She has five months' provisions on board, and
having filled up the vacancy with
could easily carry six,
wood. She has 407 tons of water, with twelve months' stores
and necessaries, and ten months' fuel. Her draught of water
is twenty-three feet six inches forward, and twenty-
four seven inches aft. When at sea her speed, stability, and
quickness in working and steering, were fully and most satis-
factorily tested. On a trial by the wind, with as stiff a
breeze as her masts could bear, under double-reefed topsails,
top-gallant sails, and courses, with her head within six points
of the wind, she went ten knots, and never heeled more than
four degrees and a half during the whole time. In a mode-
rate breeze, with single-reefed topsails, courses, and top-
gallant-sails, she went 9 6, as close as she could lay, and
stayed without either jib or spanker, and had the Tore-sheet
within two minutes, The lieVlt of 14er mi(1,8111471 lower