The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-21 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 16.—The Vindictive, 50, Captain
J. Tonp Nicholas, with the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas
Cochrane, sailed yesterday evening for China. She is a most
splendid frigate, and has an excellent ship's.company, who have
only been eight or nine days, from the time she lett the dock
in rigging her out from stem to stern. She has a most power-
ful armament of forty long guns, carrying thirty-two pound.
shot, and ten long sixty-eights, mounting altogether fifty-two
guns. Her bows are peculiarly built, so that she can fire a bat-
tery of six guns right a-head. The wind, what little there was
of it, was not altogether favourable, so that she will have to
beat down channel.
The Blazer steam-ship has arrived from the West Indies.
She came last from Antigua, where the sickness had abated
previous to her departure.
The Alban steam-vessel arrived last evening from Plymouth,
with volunteers for the Queen, Formidable, Alfred, and other
ships at this port. She also brought an officer and some men
belonging to her Majesty's ship Rose, on the South American
coast,who had been put on board a slaver,captured by that vessel
under French coburs, and sent to a French port far condemna-
tion. These men take a passage in the Alfred to join their own
ship. When the Alban left Plymouth, the Hecla steamer had
just arrived from the West Indies. The Lightning steamer
had also arrived from Woolwich, and the Driver steam-frigate,
from this port, on her way to China.
The following ships are on their passage home to Eng-
land :—The Ganges, 84, Captain B. Reynolds, C.B. ; Ben-
bow, 72, Captain H. Stewart, C.B. ; Gorgon, steam-trigate,
Captain W. H. Henderson, C. 8., and Wasp, 16, Commander
Hon. H. A. Murray, from the Mediterranean. The Larne, 18,
Captain J. P. Blake, Sulpher, surveying vessel, Captain E.
Belcher; and Starling, surveying-vessel, Commander H.
Kellett, from the East Indies. The President, 50, Captain
W. Broughton, with the flag of Rear-Admiral C. D. H.
Ross, C. 8., from South America; and the Racer, 16, Com-
mander T. Harvey, from North America and the West
Indies. In addition to the numerous steam-frigates at.
present in commission, there are nineteen new ones
now building at the various dockyards—the Cen-
taur, Beelzebub, Thunderbolt (recently launched), and
Scourge, at Portsmouth ; the Bulldog, Rocket, and Virago,
at Chatham ; the Cormorant, Rattle, and Ruby, at Sheerness ;
the Infernal, Gladiator, Sampson, and Spynx, at Woolwich ;
the Inflexible, Janus, Spitfire, Sydenham, and Vulture, at Pem-
broke. The Thunderbolt is now completely rigged, and will
sail in the course of the week for Glasgow, to be fitted with her
engines.

The Alfred, 50, Commodore Purvis, has had the defect in
her rudder made good, and is now ready to sail. She urn
leave this in the course of the week for the Brazils.
The Carysfort, 26, Capt. Lord. George Poulett, is 'expected
to go out of harbour this afternoon.
Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Owen, K. C.B. , has re-hoisted his
flag (red at the for.) in the Queen, 110, Captain Rich, which.
ship has been paid the usual wages, and, wind permitting, will.
sail on Thursday for Malta, calling at Gibraltar. Among the
supernumeraries is Lieutenant George Caswell, to join the
Gorgon,steam-chip. It is reported that the Impregnable, 104,
will return home on the arrival of the Queen at Malta.
The Formidable, 84, Captain Sir Charles Sullivan, Bart.,
has been paid wages, and is ordered to sail for the Mediterranean,
as soon as the wind will allow, to supply the place of the Ganges,
84, on her way home to be paid off.
The Resistance, 42, having been converted into a troop ship,
has been commissioned at Plymouth by Commander C. P' atey,
late of the Powerful, and is to have 118 men, with the arma-
ment of a sloop of war.
There is a report that the Powerful, 84, is to be commis- j
slimed here by Captain N. Lockyer, C.B. ; but it is wholly
without foundation.

The Crocodile, 26, recently returned from the West Indies,
is re-commissioned at Plymouth to convey troops to China, by
Mr. James Elson, master, late of the Victory.
The troop-ship Athol, 30. Mr. Bellamy, master, command-
ing, is in the harbour from Barbadoes, having run down a col-
lier brig off the Lizard, and damaged her bows and sides. She
brought home naval and military invalids, and is refitting for
:oreign service.

The Hecla and Blazer steamers, with the Vestal, 26, are
ordered home from the West India station.
The Owen Glendower, frigate, is shortly expected here
from Chatham on her way to (iibralcar, where she will lie as
a convict ship.
The Winchester frigate has been taken into dock for Rear-
Admiral Percy's flag, having been previously commissioned by
Captain Charles Eden.
The New regulations relative to the Pursers of the Navy
take effect from the Ist April next; one shilling per diem ad-
ditional to the half-pay, and the title of Paymaster, with sun-
dry other alterations not yet officially promulgated. The
proposed commissariat system has been oeclined.
AT SPITHEAD.—Queen, 110, (Formidable, 84, Alfred, 50,
and Vindictive, 50.

IN HARBOUR.-St. Vincent, Victory, Excellent, Royal
George yacht, Winchester, Carysfort, Ringdove, Nautilus,
Athol, and Echo steamer.

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
Arrivals—. Mars, Bremond,29th, from Ponaicherry, andsaibed
to Marseilles ; Admiral Zoutman, from Batavia, and sailed 304 h,
to Rotterdam ; Zeepard, from Batavia, and sailed 29th, •to
Middleburgh ; Esmeralda, 24th, from Singapore, and sailed :to
Middleburgh ; Veronica, from Batavia, and sailed 30.. b, to
Amsterdam ; Akbal, Arkley, from Mauritius, and sailed. 30th,
to Clyde ; Dorothey, Mather, from Bombay, and sailed 30th,
to London; Penzing, Cummings, from China, and saihd 31st,
to London; Athensis, Gantrean, from Bourbon, to Nantes;
Egmond, from Batavia, to Amsterdam ; Nehalluni.a, from
Batavia, to Amsterdam ; Lucie Marie, from Batavia, tind sailed
:31st, to Amsterdam ; 'Solo°, Very, from Padang, to Boston ;
Champion, Spencer, 30th, from Manilla, to London ; Athena,
Ashbridge, from Mauritius, and sailed 31st, to London;
Edward Robinson, Parsons, 30th, from Mauritius, to London;
Chieftain, Cromartey, from Bombay, and'sailed 31st, to London;
Repulse, Read, 30th, from Bombay and Cape, to .London ;
Alliance, Spencer, 30th, from Calcutta, to Lond.m ; Hebe,
Roth, 31st, from Batavia, to Hamburgh ; Edina, Skinner,
31e, from Manilla.

Arrivals at Mauritius-Aurega, Dec. 14, from Hobrrrt Town;
Cecilia, 15th, Muscat and Bombay; Tallentyre and Warrior,
17th, Margaret Connall, 18th, Addl.) Siam, Norfolk, 18th,
John Graham, 19th, all from Calcutta; Lareb and A riel, from
Madagascar, Arterius and Achilles,, 20th, from the Cape ;
Susan, 21, from Singapore ; Joseph and Victor, :12d, from
Bourbon; Transit, 24th, from Swan River; Thomas Blyth,
from London.
Arrivals at Swan River-Mar v and Jane,:Puddicomb_ ,e from
London, and sailed 30th Octob,..ir, to Sydney, Ganges; Walker,
from London, and sailed 20r,, November, to Java ; Velocity,
Browning, 22d, from Lone ,on ; Transit, Nov. 16, from the
• Cupe, and sailed 29th to IV-auritius ; Eudora, 22nd, from Ho-.
hart Town ; Elizabeth, 2ZI d, from Singapore.
Arrivals at Manilla--" thomas Crisp, October 2nd,:from
Launceston, and sailed If,t December, to Sydney; Queen Vie-
toria, November 16th, from Sydney ; Thomas, Perkins, 18th,
from Bengal ; Fair ll'arhadian, 27th, from Sydney ; Vesper,
ir December, from Sydne y ; Bencoolen, from Macao.
Arrivals-Litherlav d, Freeman, from China, at Liverpool,
sailed Nov. 15, St. I. lelena, Jan. 31; Higginson, Hog, from
Bombay, at Liver,. 001, sailed Dec. 10, St. Helena San. 29;
Athol, Hossack, from Bombay, at Liverpool, sailed Oct. 27 ;
Briton, Evans, frogs Mauritius, in the Downs, sailed Dec.
25,
St. Helenab Jan. 31 ; Glanmire, Barclay, from Alauritius, off
Penzance., sailed, Dec. 8, St. Helena Jan. 20.
Arrivals at !St. Helena - William Lee, Shepherd, Ja-
nuary 20, from Calcutta, sailed 21st to Hull ; Adriana, Dodds,
from Mauritius, and sailed to Cork ; Bo:•neo, Hogg, from
Mauritius, and. sr‘iled 21st to London ; Adolphe-Morvan, frena
Calcutta, and sailed 22d to Havre ; Hamilton Ross, 22nd, from
the Cape; "Woo dstock, 24th, from Mauritius ; Thalia, Murray,
24th, trorl Bengal, and sailed 25th to Liverpool; Harrison,
Cowley. 25th, -from dauritius, and sailed, 25th, to London ;
Neptune, Ferris, from n China and Cape, and sailed, 25th to
Londm ; Helen .11 ate, White, from Bengal, and sailed
27th. to. London ; Newburn, Wrangles, January the
96th, frmn the M.auritius to Lon ion ; Margaret, Roche
26, from Bombay, at,d sailed 28th, to Liverpool. Vereeniging,
Ileman, from Batavia, anti sailed 28th to Amsterdam; Alex-
Andrieu, from Batavia, and sailed 28th to Bordeaux ;
Christopher Rawson, Liddell, from Calcutta, and sailed 30th to
London ; Ocoon Bride, Brunton, front Mauritius, and sailed •
28th to London ; Lyra, Campbell, 27th, from Singapore, and
sailed 28th to Lor.don ; Dundee, Patrick, 27th, from Calcutta,
and sailed 30th, to London ; Mars, Le Gallais, from Matuitius,
and sailed 28th to London ; Robert Matthews, Tolley, from. ,
Calcutta, and sailed 29th, to London ; William Pitt, Robinson,
28th, from Maul itius, and sailed 29th to London ; Maastrnom.
Schucht, from I :atavia, and sailed 29th to Rotterdam ; Blen-
heim, Gray, front Calcutta, and sailed 29th to London ; a Por-
tuguese schooner, 29th, prize to the Acorn, 150 slaves on board ;
Ann, Griffiths, 2ftth, from China, and sailed 29th to London ;
Venture, 29th, from Calcutta, and sailed 29:h, to Liverpool. Departures from Mauritius-Helen, Dec. 15, to Algoa Bay; ,
John Woodall, to Loudon ; Factor, 16th, to Whaling; Mar
Lyon, to ingapore ; John 'Witt and Penyard Park, 18th, to
Calcutta ; Cleopatra, 20th, to Madras ; Lady Nugent, 21st, to
Rangoon.
Arrive/ s-Merniaid, Sedgwick row Baa , n the Downs,