The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-07 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH s.—The yri T • an, arrived on Satur-
day last, at Falmouth, from Vera Cruz, Tampico, and Havannah
with a freight of 170,000 dollars. She proceeded' to Plymouth
on Monday, to be paid off. She left her Majesty's ship Tweed
at Vera Cruz. The %Vest India Company's steamers were pro-
gressing in their voyages with the mails received in the islands
by the Thames and Tay steamers of Jan. 3, the latter had
shipped her bags intended for the coast, at Havannah, on beard
the steamers Forth and Solway.
The Charybdis, brigantine, Lieut. De Courcy, returned to
Jamaica, on the 21st January, from Carthagena. The Victor,
18, Commander Otway, left Jamaica, for Carthagena, on the
17th January.
The Pilot, 16, left Jamaica for Barbadoes, on the 17th Jan.
The Styx, steam-frigate, Captain Vidal, arrived on Sunday
from the Canary Islands, off which vicinity it had been re-
ported a volcanic island had recently been thrown up ; no
traces, however, of it could be found with deep sea lines of
200 fathoms. It is said she is to make another research. She
sailed for Woolwich on Thursday.
The Driver, steam-frigate, Commander Harmer, arrived on
Wednesday from Eastward, and will proceed to China on
Monday next.
'1 he Queen, 110 (with the flag of Sir E. Owen), will sail
for the Mediterranean station on the 14th inst.
The Carysfort, 26, Captain Lord G. Paulett, will go out
of Harbour on Wednesday next, and in a few days after, will
proceed to China.
The Ringdove, 18, Commander Sir W. Daniel, is destined
for the West Indies or Brazil Station. •
The Vindictive,s2, Capt. Toup Nicolas (with the flag of
Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane), was towed out of har-
bour on Thursday, and will sail about the 10th inst. for India.
The Winchester, 50, was paid off yesterday, and will be re-
covntnissioned for the flag of Rear-Admiral the lion. Jocelyn
Percy. The ship's company subscribed 3/. l9s. 9d. to the
Dreadnought, Hospital Ship.
The Revenge, 78, Capt. the Hon. W. Waldegrave, C. 8.,
was paid off at Sheerness, on the 25th ult., when the following
rewards were awarded "for long service and good conduct :'—
To William Lovat, private Royal Marines—medal; gratuity,
Si. : 21 years' service. John Burnet, private Royal Marines
—medal ; gratuity, Sl.: 22 years' service. John Tregaking,
sailmaker—medal ; pension (as out-pensioner of Greenwich
Hospital), 351. per ar,,.um ; gratuity, 151.: 23 years' service.
John Bavidge, master-at-arms—medal; pension, 301. Bs. per
annum; gratuity, 151. ; 22 years' service.
The Volcar.o steam-vessel sailed yesterday for Plymouth,
with 70 men for the Agincourt, 72.
The Speedy and Lightning proceeded also yesterday to
Sheerness--the latter with the Royal Marines of the Win-
The Kite, at Woolwich, will be ready for sea by the end of
the month.
The Fearless was undocked at Deptford, and Shearwater
taken in there this week ; these vessels and the Alasttff will be
ready the first week next month.
The Alban steamer arrived on Sunday from Woolwich.
The Candahar, Eden, and Surrey, convict-ships, have this
week lett the river for Van Diemen s Land, with guards of the
99. h Regiment on board.
Rear-Admiral the Hon. J. Percy struck his fla,, on board
the Formidable on Thursday morning; and Vice-Admiral Sir
±.dward Owen struck his flag on board the Queen at sunset.
Commodore Purvis hoisted his blue pennant, as a second
class Commodore, on board the Alfred, on Wednesday.
Commanders Ellicombe and Dacres have joined the Royal
Naval College for the purpose of study.
Report says Government intends to pay off six sail of the
line. We doubt it.
The Board of Admiralty, consisting of the Earl of Hadding-
ton, (First Lord), Sir G. Cockburn, and Sir W. Gage, with
the Hon. Sidney Herbert, Secretary to the Board, and
Captain W. A. B. Hamilton, Private Secretary to Lord Had-
dington, returned to London, at nine o'clock on Wednesday
morning. On the previous evening their Lordships gave a
most sumptuous dinner, at the George Hotel, to the following
officers : Admiral Sir Edward Co rington, Major-General
the Hon. Sir Hercules Pakenham, Vice-Admiral Sir E.
Oven, Rear-Admirals the Hon. D. P. Bouverie, Hon. Jocelyn
Percy, and Sir Thomas Cochrane ; Captains Lord Adolphus
Fitzclarence, Lord George Paulet, Commodore Purvis, Sir
Thomas Haaings, Sir Charles Sullivan, H. Codrington, John
Toup Nicolas, Henderson ; Commander Sir W. Daniel ; Lieu-
tenants Caldwell and Hamilton ; Col. Jones, R. N. and Mr.
Pakenham.
PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY, Alantex 3.—The Agincourt. 72,
Captain W. H. Bruce, was undocked last Friday, and hauled
alongside the Sheer hulk, and took in her masts. The Wolve-
rine, 16, Commander J. W. J. Johnson, bound to China, an-
chored here en Saturday, owing to contrary winds, which have
continued ever since. The Minden, 72 (hospital-ship), Cap-
tain Al. Quin, went out of harbour on Saturday, and will be
paid wages in advance in a few days. The Tyrian packet ir=
rived from Falmouth on Tuesday; she is ordered to be paid off
at this port. In Harbour—Caledonia, San Josef, Agincourt,
Fly, Scylla, Tyrian, Bramble, and General Palmer transport.
In the Sound—The Minden and Wolverine.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
PROMOTIONS.—Lieutenant—W. J. C. Clifford, and James
St. John (1808), Admiralty Flag Lieutenant, to the rank of
Commander. It is not a little singular, that the latter officer
was a Flag Lieutenant in the Spithead Fleet when the Allied
Sovereigns were here in 1814.
,Mate—Sir Francis Freeling, Bart., ef the Howe (1836),
W. D. Carroll (1838), F. B. P. Seymour (1840), J. T.
Palmer (1839), E. J. Voules (1837), and R. D. Aldrick
(1830), to the rank of Lieutenant—the latter officer is ap-
pointed to the Ringdove.
Assistant Surgeon—Mr. Joseph Caldwell, to the rank of
Surgeon.
APCOINTME NTS.— Lieutenants—Edw. Little, to Vindictive,
vice Leary, appointed to the Victory ; J. W. Shiels, to com-
mand the Raven; R. O'Brien., to the Illustrious; J. Moore,
to the Queen, vice Oliver ; James B. Kinsman, to the Wolve-
rine; P. H. Somerville (additional), to the Caledonia; R. B.
A. M'Leod, to the Vanguard; H. St. Georges (in St. Vin-
cent), to the Queen (additional). -
Purser—Mr. W. Drury, to the Ringdove.
Assistant-Surgeons—J. J. Martin, to the Queen, vice Mac-
key, promoted; T. M. Castello, from St. Vincent, to the
Driver ; J. Read, to the Lucifer ; J. King, to the Kite.
Mates—W. E. Fisher, from the Ganges, to the Howe;
Henry B. Hankey, and Charles John Austen, to the Agin-
court; F. J. Hornby, and James York Paterson., to the Mag-
nificent ; Charles Bromley, in Vindictive, to the Driver ; John
Wilson to the Queen.
Alidshipmeh—S. T. Skerrow, to the Vernon ; Hon.
Pellew, from the Ganges, to the Rodney ; F. Woolcombe,
from the Ganges, to the Snake; J. Christie, from the Ganges
to the Monarch.
Volunteers Ist Class—F. Symonds, from the Ganges, to
the Impregnable; W. Robinson, from the Ganges, to the
Rodney.
Clerks—Mr. Gibson, ef the Impregnable, to be Acting
Purser of the Vesuvius, vice Clarke, the Purser, invalided ;
31r. Fauquier, from the Ganges, to the Impregnable ; Mr.
Sidney Spark, from Rear-Admiral Alason's Offiee, to the Bel-
videra ; W. H. Richards, to the Geyser; J. W. Sadler, to the
Ringdove ; John Funter, to the Formidable ; V. A. Haile,
Secretary's Clerk, to Adm. Percy—C. E. Coleman to Queen.
ROYAL MARlNES.—Captain Childs and Captain Toby, are
gone on the recruiting service ; the former to Wincanton, and
the latter to Launcester, vice Capts. Stephens and Spurin, or-
dered for embarkation. Lieut. Lillecrap, from the Ganges to
the Howe, in exchange with Lieut. Johns.

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