The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-15 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(Abridged from the Hampshire Telegraph.)
Her Majesty's ship Eurydice, Captain George Elliot,
was at Saerifictos on the 3d of March, and also two
Spanish and one French vessel of war. Her Majesty's
ships Illustrious, Inconstant, Spartan, Hyacinth, Persian,
and Hermes steamer, were at Bermuda on the 23d of
March. The Inconstant had arrived there with specie
from Tampico.
The Pique, 36, left Barbadoes for Demerara, on the
3th of March.
The Espiegle, 12, Commander Thompson, sailed from
Devonport on hursday, for the East Indies and China.
The Actaeon, 26, and Firebrand, steam-frigate, both on
their way to the Brazils, and the Lily, 16, for the coast
of Africa, were at Madeira on the 7th of March.
The Espoir, 10, Commander Hand, was at St. Helena,
all well, on the Ist of February. On the morning of the
sth of January (says a private letter just received from
her), while cruising off Cape Lopez about daylight, the
signal-man at the mast-head announced a suspicious-
looking craft, when, the wind being light, the gig and
cutter were ordered to give chase. They returned about
noon, with a fine schooner of 100 tons, named the Casem.
When taken the prize had 41 leaguers of water and a
cargo of rico on board,
Espoir took her prize into St. Helena, where she was
condemned. and her slave deck laid. The
Vice Admiral Sir Edward King, K.C.8., is appointed
Commander-in-Chief at the Now, vice Sir J. Chambers
White, deceased.
Admiral Sir John West, K.C.8.,
is to succeed Sir D.
Millie as C-2mmander-in-Chief at Plymouth.

APPOINTMENTS.
Captains—H. J. Worth, to the Trafalgar ; Sir H.
Leeke, to the Caledonia; Sir B. Walker, to the Queen.
Lieutenants—W. M. J. E. Pasco, to command the
Jackall; H. J. Dicken, from the Linnet to the Seagull;
John Hay (e), and J. H. ceang, to the Grecian; A. G.
Edye (additonal) to the Tartarus;
13. S. Pickard, to the
Melampus; 11. B. Jones, to the San Josef, vice Maxwell,
superseded at his own request; W. F. Fead, to be flag-
lieutenant. to Vice-Admiral Sir E. D. King; E. J. B.
Clarke (additional), to the Vesuvius; H. W. L. Thomas,
to the Arrow, for service in the Woodlark; Wm. Crook,
and C. R. Jackson, to the Queen; John Harding, to the
Cyclops; C. G. Glynn, and Henry King, to the Apollo.
Masters—A. B. Usborne (additional), to the Cyclops;
Peter Francis, from the Linnet, to the Seagull; F. J.
Kent, to the Lizard.
Paymaster and Purser—James Fletcher, to Queen.
Surgeon—John Park, to Espiegle; Dr. J. M'Bain, to
Mastiff ; Henry Morris, to David Malcolm, and Robert
Dobie, to Radcliffe, convict ships.
Second Mesters—James Matthews, from Acheson, to
he Acting Master of Devastation; Ezekiel Angier, to
Vanguard; T. B. Wells, to. Mastiff ; G. A. Water, to
Dee ; E. J. H. Tucker, to Melampus; William H. Wil-
liams, to Jackall.
Assistant Surgeon—John Laffer, from Linnet to Sea-
gull; Dr. Borthwick, to Queen.
Secretary—James Pinhorn, Esq., to be Secretary to
Sir E. D. King.
COAST GUARD.—Commander Orbell Oakes, to be In-
specting Commander of the Gosport district, vice Ram-
sey, service expired.
The Mates undernamed passed fn- Lieutenants at the
Royal Naval College, on Tuesday .—Mr. Edmund
Webber, Excellent ; E. A. Blackett, late Harlequin ;
Charles Vesey and T. T. klambly, late Belvidera.