The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-08 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTS3IOIITIL APRIL 6.—The Malabar, 72, Captain
Sir G. Sartorius, and Vernon, 50, Captain W. Wal-
pole. are expected daily •from the Mediterranean. The
Malabar left Gibraltar for this port on the 20th of
March, and the Vernon arrived at Lisbon on the 24th
of March, after apassage of twenty-five days from Malta,
and was expected to leave the Tagus for England on the
28th ult. . -

The Albion, 90, Captain lAckyer, is spoken of by the
last accounts as haying surprised her officers by her
nimbleness in working and steering, and it is said that
in crossing the Bay of Biseay sh behaved most gal-
lantly under very rough 'weather and heavy seas. They
say no line-of-battle ship in the service can equal her
speed, unless it be the Queen.
The Winchester, 50, with the flag of Rear-Admiral
the Hon. J. Percy, C. 8., was in Simon's Bay on the 30th
of January, and was shortly to proceed thence to As
cension and the western coast of Africa.
The orders for the return of the Queen, 110, flag-
ship of :Vice-Admiral Sir E. Owen, in the Mediter-
ranean, to England to be paid OJT, have been counter-
manded, the Admiralty having abandoned their intention:
of reducing the Mediterranean fleet to. one ship-of-the
line ; consequently -the three line-of-battle ships,
Queen, 110 ; Formidable; 84 ; and Indus, 80, will re-.
main on the station until the completion of their full'
period of service.
The Prince Regent, 120, is being rapidly reduced from
a lumbering first-rate to a 92, and report speaks of her
as likely to turn out a crack ship of thelatter class.
The Hastings, 72 (in harbour),. will be commissioned
about June next, as the flag-ship on the West India:
station, to relieve the IliustriuS, 72. _

'ln llarbintr—The St. Vincent, Victory, Excellent
Victoria and Albert, and Soho and Fearless stearaers.

In Dock—Prince Regent, Rodney, Athol, courge
(building), Lily, and Bee.
DEVONPORT, APRIL, s.—The Pluto, steam-vessel,
Lieutenant Crozier ,'sailed for Cork onFriday, having had
her defects made good. , •
The Black Eagle, Admiralty yacht, Mr. S. B. Cook,
master commanding, arrived from Portsmouth, on Sun-
day, with the Hon. 11. P. L. Corry and the Hon. Sydney
Herbert ; and on Monday they proceeded to view the
ground intended for the formation of a new steam esta-
blishment at Morricetown, and completed the purchase
of 55 acres for that purpose. On Tuesday they sailed in
the Black Eagle for Holyhead.
The America, 50, Captain the Hon. J. Gordon,is fitted
with lower cups on the improved plan of Mr. Wallis,
foreman of the shipwrights in this .yard. She will be
completed ready for sea ,by the middle of May. It is
reported she will be put on the Mediterranean station.
The artificers in this dockyard on Saturday resumed
working on thtiTlora, the Amethyst, and the Creole,
building here, and ordered to be launched at the fall of
the present year. The Sanspareil, the Thetis, and the
Niobe. will occupy their slips.
In Harbour—The Caledonia, the San Josef, the Ame-
rica, and the Confiance.

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SHEERNESS, APRIL s.—The Cygnet, brigantine, and
Fantome, 16, are rapidly fitting for sea, and will shortly
be commissioned at Chatham. _

The Boscawen, 70, was towed to this port on Wednes-
day, to be masted, and now lies at the Nore, ready to be
towed into hatbour. _

The Bonetta, 4, brigantine, Commander Brock, and
Sparrow, ketch,Lieutenant-Commander Otter, are fitting
at Chatham, as surveying vesiels ; the former for the
Mediterranean, and the latter for the coast of Scotland.
They will be ready for sea about the Ist of May.
The Mutine andthe Espiegle, new class 12-gun brigs,
building at Chatham, will be launched about the middle
of May.
The Firefly, steam-vessel, Captain Beechey,fitting for
surveying service at Woolwich, will be ready fur sea
early in May.
The Speedy, cutter, Lieutenant-Commander Beaufoy,
sailed, on Wednesdly, for Penzance, to convey the mail
between Penzance and Scilly pro tem.
The Vulture, first-class steam-frigate, is rapidly pro-
gressing, and will be out of the dcickyard hands in about
three weeks.

In Harbour—Camperdown and Ocean.
In Dock—Gttnges, Amazon, &ohts, and Cygnet.
At the Nore—Boscawen.

PROMOTIONS.--Lieutenants—Francis-R: Coghlan (the
(Anson), and Montagu Thomas (the Thalia), 1831, to
the rank of CoMmander.
Second Masters—F. H. May,- of the Frolic, and
Stephen Johns, to the rank of Master, vice Hammett,
deceased.

AProuvrmENTs.—Comrnander—C. F. Brown (1841),
to the Wolverine, 16, in the East Indies, vivo Morris
(acting.)

Lieutenants--J; B. Emery (1827), of the Comet, to
the Lucifer steamer ; J. F. Lapidge, to the Cyclops
steamer ; George Cleaveland (1842), of the Tartarus, to
the Hecate steamer ; W. H. Church (1838), to the Tar-
tarus, vice Cleaveland ; R. W. Aldrich (1842), to the
Firefly ; W. Woolcock (1809), to the Poictiers ; Richard
Fowke (1816), to the Ocean.
Master and Pilot—Richard Hoskyn (1837), re-ap-
pointed to the Comet steamer.
Masters—Stephen Johns, to the Wolverine ; L. C.
Bailey (1838), to the Firefly.
Mates—John Cartwright, from the Caledonia, to the
Cyclops ; W. H. Hood, of the Coast Guard, to the Royal
William ; F. Rooke, to the St. Vincent.
Surgeon—D. Thomas (1843), to the Firefly.
Chaplain—Rev. H. Franklin, to the America.
Second Master—G. Stovin, to the Firefly..
Assistant Surgeons—J, D. Hooker, to the William
and Mary, fur special service ; J. P. Lawrence, to the
Styx; J. C. Walsh (1840), of the Lark, surveying
schooner, and James Laird (1841), of the Illustrious,
flag-ship on the West India station (additional), to the
Illustrious, fur hospital service at Bermuda.
Naval Instructor-4i. M. Knapp, to the America.
Clerks in Charge—C. E. Colman, from the Admiral's
office on board the Queen, to the Polyphemus ; J. Par-
miter, to the Thames. •

Clerk—G. Jeffery (additional), from the Excellent, to
he Tortoise.

Naval Cadets—H. M. Elliott, to the Aigle ;W. J.
Smith, to the Bonetta.
Midshipman—The Hon. H. Moreton, to the St. Vincent.
(From the Hampshire Independent)
PORTSMOUTR, APRIL 6.—The Belvidere, 36, Capt. G.
Grey, is ordered home from the Mediterannean to be
paid off, and has left Malta, for the purpose of embark.
ing some of the Xanthian Marbles, and bringing them
to England.

The— Cornwallis, 72, Capt. Richards, bearing the flag
of Admiral Sir W. Parker, arrived at Singapore, on
the .11th of January, from China.
The Flying Fish, built by Sir W. Symonds at Pem-
broke, is expected here next week, when all three ves-
sels will be commissioned on the same day.
The Clio, 16, Captain Fitzjames, arrived at Bombay
on the 27th of February, from Muscat, on her way to'
England to be paid off.

The Thuncle;bolt,eteamer, Captain Broke, arrived at
the Cape of Good Hope, on the 20th of January, from
Benguela. _ _

The Castor, frigate, Captain Graham, arrived at
Macao on the 24th of December, from Ireland, having
General Dagular on board, the newly appointed Com-
mander-in-Chief of the British forces in China.
The Acadia saiied on Thursday for Quebec.
APPOINTMENTS.-•-ll'ttes--.J. Cartwright, to Cyclops ;
F. Hooke, to St. Vincent.

Chaplain—Rev. H. Franklin, to America.
Master's-Assist, nt—T. 13. Reed, to Speedy.
Midshipman—Hon. H. Moreton, to St. Vincent.
Clerk in Cl.arg —C. E. Colman, to Polyphemus.
Naval Instiuctor—H. M. lir ap ), to America.

THE PIRATE OF THE MEDITER-

RANEAN.

There has, on several occasions, lately appeared
some brief particulars respecting the daring depreda-
tions of a Green piratical vessel up the Mediterra-
nean. Already have several &reign vessels been ran-
sacked, and an English barque sunk by her, and that
within the space of a very short time. From the de-
scriptions given of this vessel by commanders-of ves-
sels who have either been plundered or chased by her,
it is rather singular that none of her Majesty's men-
of-war have yet come athwart her. But her escape
hitherto, shows the ingenuity and deep deception she
must be compelled to resort to to elude the men-of-
war; still, it is somewhat surprising, that she has not
been taken. By a letter received at Lloyd's on Sl-
turdaSr, from Malta, dated the 28th of March last, it
appears that the Clipper, Captain Hammond,
arrived there from Liverpool, had been chased by
a suspicious looking barque on the 2d of that month,
off Cape Passare, and from
incertain circumstances at-
tending the chase, the onequestion, there is little
doubt, is that seen in this instance. Captain Ham-
mond states that when first seen she had her courses
clewed up with her topsails on, the cap, but upon his
hauling to the wind, she immediately let fall her
courses, hoisted her topsail and set top-gallant sails,
and gave chase after him. He was compelled to tack
three times, and only escaped upon several vessels
heaving in sight. When first seen she was about a
mile distant, by which Captain Hammond was ena-
bled to note her appearance more particularly. She'
had a small heart painted white on her stern, showed
no boats, and, from the rapidity of her movements,
must have been well-manned. The chief of her de-
predations have been between Cadiz and Gibraltar. It
is satisfactory to know that her Majesty's Govern-
ment are acquainted with her depredations.

SUICIDE.—On Saturday afternoon, a highly re-
spectable jury was empannelled before -Mr. T. Wakley; M.P.,
coroner, at the Crown Inn, on the Great Western-road, near
Kew• bridge, on view of the body .of Mrs. Charlotte Brown.
aged 32 years, the landlady of the above inn, who committed
suicide on the afternoon of Wednesday last. The evidence
proved that the deceased had been for some time past labouring
under various mental delusions, &c. The jury, after a short
conference, found that the deceased was found, banging,
which they believed to be her-own act ; but as to the state
of k or mild 4 the time there INA ny evidence to glow."