The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-04 00:00:00

APPOLNTMENTS.

Commander—A. A. Ingram, to the Royal Naval College,
for instruction.

Lieutenants—R. I. I. M'Donald and R. IL Quin, to the
Collingwood.

Mid-shipman—F. Cotter, to the Volage.
Naval Cadets—G. J. Richards and R. P. Mercer, to the
St. Vincent ; W. Clark, to the Prometheus.
DEVONPORT, MAY 31.—The Nautilus, 10, Lieutenant-
Commanding W. Tringham, sailed on Friday, with water
and provisions for the wind-bound vessels in the Channel.
The Prince Frederick (Dutch transport) arrived from Su-
rinam, on Tuesday, for a supply of provisions, being unable
to proceed up the Channel by the prevalence of the strong
gales from the east._

The America, 50, Captain the Hon. John Gordon, was
towed from the harbour into the Sound by the Confiance
steam-vessel on Monday. The America is a crack ship, in
splendid order ; she is of a similar class to the Vindictive and
Warspite. This is the first time she has been commissioned
since her conversion from a line-of-battle ship to a frigate.
She will be paid advance in a day or two, and proceed to the
Pacific. Lieutenant Wynne, R.M., goes out in her to relieve
Captain Mitchell, R.M., in the Carysfort, 26, Captain the
Right Hon. Lord George Paula.
It is reported, upon very good authority, that the ins
mounted upon the various batteries in this vicinityargi be
withdrawn, and re-placed with 65-pounders of a new, n-
struction, capable of throwing shot to a considerably greater
distance than the present guns.
COURT-MARTIAL—A court-martial was held yesterday
on board the San Josef, 110, now guard-ship at this
port, to try Mr. C. D. A. Newman, assistant-surgeon of her
Majesty's steam-vessel Lucifer, Commander G. A. Frazer, on
a charge of having drawn a bill, upon Government without
the necessary authority, he being under stoppages at the
time. In support of the charge, Mr. Eastlake, Queen's Soli-
citor, read several letters, one from the Accountant-General,
Mr. Briggs, to Commander Frazer, stating the impropriety
of the conduct pursued by Mr. Newman, is obtaining the
sum of 461. 15s. 6d. in advance, without the signature of his
commander, aware at the same time that he stood indebted
to the Crown in the sum of 38/. 3s. Bd., and that a mark had
been made against his name, as usual when parties were
under stoppages. Letters of a similar nature were also writ-
ten to the correspondent of the Accountant-General, Mr.
Robertson, and the Clerk of the Admiralty, Mr. Strutt,
cautioning them not to accept the bill, in accordance with
article 2 in the printed sheet of instructions, but that a debt
was due to the Crown from the said Mr. Newman, which was
to be received by them in instalments of 5/. per quarter, to
he deducted from his pay. After a very long examination of
the facts, the Court decided that the charges had been fully
established ; and the sentence, of the Court was, that the said
Charles D. A. Newman be forthwith dismissed from her Ma-
jesty's steam-vessel Lucifer, and he was dismissed accordingly.
In Harbour—San Josef, Confiance, and Lucifer.
In Dock (repairing)—Kent, Actaeon, and Grecian.
In the Sound—Caledonia, America, and Prince Frederick
(Dutch transport).
Sticsisisss, MAY 31.—The Camperdown, 104, Captain
W. F. Martin, was towed to the Nore this morning by the
African and Monkey steam-vessels. She still carries the flag
of Vice-Admiral Sir John Chambers White, who went out in
her, but returned ashore in the evening.
The Amazon, 42, is rapidly progressing towards readiness
for commission. She was inspected on Thursday last by the
surveyor of the navy, Sir W. Symonds.
The Vulture first-class steam-frigate is in the basin, await-
ing her pendant, where are also the Monarch, 84, Chichester,
50, and Crocodile, 26.
The Cygnet, 6, Commander Henry LaytOn, went out of
the basin yesterday, and will go to the Non on the 4th of
June. •
In Dock—Amason and Boecitwen.