The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-03 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

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PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.
A deputation arrived yesterday morning from Havre de
Grace in the Grand Turk steamer, with a formal request to
the Goverment authorities in this garrison to permit the
exhumation of the remains of General Count Ruffin, Cheva-
lier of the Order of St. Henry of Saxony, member of the
Legion of Honour, General of Division in the French
army, &c., interred in this garrison churchyard in the year
1811. The deputation consisted of the nephew of the de-
ceased, a doctor of medicine and a doctor of laws, and otl ter
official personages, who were presented by M. Vande n-
bergh, French Vice-Consul at this port, to the Lieutenan t-
Governor, Major-General Sir Hercules Pakenham, K.C.13.
He most readily acceded to the request of the deputation, who
then proceeded to the churchyard of the garrison on the grand
parade, accompanied by the Town-Major,; the vicar of
Portsmouth, and M. Vandenbergh. No difficulty attended
finding the remains, as a stone marked the spot under wl Lich
they lay, which was erected to the memory of the hi Save
General by the officers of his Majesty's frigate Gorgon, on
board of which the deceased died while on his passage f rom
the battle of Barossa, where he had greatly distinguished
himself. He was only 36 when he died. The bones, of
which only a few besides the skull were discovered, w ere
placed in a superb coffin, and embarked on board the
Atalanta packet, which left last night for Havre, wh ,ere
they will be received by the military authorities with gi eat
pomp and state, whence they will be removed to the nat ;ive
place of the deceased. The ceremony of exhumation - was
private.

SHEERNESS, TUESDAY
The Eclair's people are all well again, and are to be . ad-
mitted to pratique when the Kroomen have well cleaned a aid
fumigated the vessel. Sir William Pym, the Superintendei it-
General of Quarantine, visited them yesterday.
The Trafalgar, 120, Captain W. F. Martin, arrived at ti
Nore on Saturday, and was inspected by the Vice-Admira 1
the same day. Captain J. N. Nott has since supersede 6
Captain Martin as flag-captain. She has discharged her
powder, and will coins into harbour to-morrow.
The Alarm, 26, Captain Frankland, is getting her top-
gallantmasts up, and progresses rapidly in her fittings in the
basin. Her complement of marines, under Lieutenant Boyle,
joined from Chatham on Saturday.
The Rhadamanthus, steamer, Master-Commander Laen,
arrived from Portsmouth yesterday with a number of seamen
for the Alarm, and a party of Marine Artillery, under Lieu-
tenant Hall, for the Retribution steam-frigate, fitting at
Chatham. The Rhadamanthus remains in harbour coaling,
and will probably assist the African in towing in the Trafal-
gar to-morrow.
The Bittern, 16, refitting in the basin for some time past,
has been ordered to be got ready for commission with all
dispatch.
The Viper, 6, has also been ordered to be expedited. A
party of caulkers and shipwrights are now busily employed
on her; her defects are inconsiderable.
The Blenheim, 74, has her copper stripped off, and is having
her poop and interior fittings removed, previous to being
towed to the yard of Messrs. Wigram, who have taken the
contract for the conversion of this vessel and Le Hogue, 74,
(at:Chatham) into steam guard-ships.
The Juno, 26, Captain Patrick Blake, it is expected, will
be able to leave for Spithead on Thursday.
The London, 90, and Waterloo, 120, advance ships, are
having their topsides caulked in the harbour.
The Sampson steam-frigate has been reported ready for
the pennant. A party of riggers are now fitting her wire
rigging.
In Harbour.—Minotaur, hulk, with the flag of the Vice-
Admiral, Juno, 26, and Rhadamanthus and African steam-
ships.