The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-15 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Ponzsmoirrx, JUNE 12.—The Nautilus, 10, Lieutenant
Commander W. Tringham, is awaiting sailing orders in the
harbour; she was last from Guernsey, whither she had been
dispatched with troops.
The Prince George transport, Lieutenant E. Ward, agent,
which came into harbour on Saturday, is taking in victual-
ling stores at the Royal Clarence-yard, with which she will
proceed to Deptford.
The Emerald, tender to the St. Vincent, Second Master
Samuel Beggs, and the Echo steam-tug, returned from Ply-.
mouth, the former on Monday, and the latter on Sunday.
The Echo had had a most hazardous and unpleasant voyage
down, and great blame is attributed to the authorities, who
ordered such a vessel on so important a service as that• of
conveying 150 valuable seamen hence to Plymouth, whereby
their lives were endangered. The Echo is not fit for a rough
sea, and plunged so violently as to be compelled to put into
Torbay on Thursday, consequently she did not make Ply-
mouth until Friday evening, some time after the Emerald,
which had encountered the gale, and beat down with ease.
The authorities at Plymouth expressed their surprise at such
a vessel as the Echo being trusted on such a voyage. _
The Cornwall freight-ship (late a transport under the
agency of Lieutenant A. B. Howe) arrived on Monday from
Hong-Kong, with a detachment of the 55th Regiment on
board. She is at Spithead awaiting orders to disembark her
troops and cargo.
The Sylvia, 6, surveying-vessel, and tender to the Sea-
flower, Commander N. Robilliard, sailed on Sunday evening
with supernumeraries for Plymouth, whence she will return
to her station at Jersey. The Commander and crew of the
Sylvia received a severe reprimand from Captain Rowley, the
flag captain, by order of the Commander-in-Chief for their
presumed connivance in the attempted smuggling of some
tobacco last week, and for which two of the crew, named
Rook and Payne were arraigned before the borough magis-
trates of Portsmouth yesterday, but escaped punishment in
consequence of the disreputable evidence given by a Coast-
guard commissioned boatman, named Toby, who admitted
having given .one of the prisoners brandy whilst in his cus-
tody, and then swore he made a confession of the smuggling.
The following men of war were thus distributed in China
on the 25th of February :—At Kong-Kong, the Agincourt,
72, Captain H. W. Bruce, flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas
Cockrane, Commander-in-Chief; Castor, 36, Captain C. Gra-
ham; Semarang, 26, surveying-ship, Captain Sir E. Belcher;
Minden, 20, hospital-ship, Captain M. Quin; and Alligator
troop- ship, 26, Master Commander J. N. King; the Driver
steam-sloop, Commander C. 0. Hayes. At Whampoa, the
Childers, 16, Commander G. G. Wellesley, taking in specie
for England. At Chusan, the Cambrian, 36, Commodore
Henry D. Chads ; Plover, surveying-ship, Captain R. Col-
linson ; Young Hebe, surveying- ship, Lieutenant Commander
T. Bate. At .Ningeo, the Pelican, 16, Commander P. Jus-
tice. At Shanghai, the Wolf, 18, Commander A. Vyner.
At Amoy, the Serpent, 16, Commander W. Nevill ; Wol-
verine, 16, Commander H. G. Morris; and the Vixen steam-,
vessel, Commander G. Giffard.
The Queen, 110, Captain Sir C. Sullivan, is daily looked
for at Spithead. She left Gibraltar on thesth inst.
The Pantaloon, 10, is being rapidly proceeded with for
re-commission, to compete with the new class 12-gun brig
squadron •, as also the Waterwitch, now building by Mr.
White, of Cowes, which is reported ready for launching on
Saturday next, when she will be sent here to be rigged.
Thp Sydenham steam-frigate, Lieutenant-Commander R.
D. B. Mapleton, passed through Spithead, on her way to
her destination, this evening.
The Prometheus steam-sloop, Commander John Hay, went
without the harbour this afternoon to try her engines, after
having had their defects made good; she is rapidly complet-
ing her complement of hands, and will be ready for sea in a
few days.