The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-27 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 24.—Her Majesty's steamer
Lizard was stopped on Tuesday evening, in consequence
of orders sent to the Commander-in-Chief by the electric
telegraph. She sailed last night to Falmouth, and will
have dispatches forwarded her at that port for the ad-
miral at the Brazils.
The Bittern, 16, is expected hourly from the eastward;
the crew are to be paid wages directly she arrives, and
the brig is then to proceed, without loss of time, to
the Island of Ascension, with dispatches and some
supernmneraries for Commodore Jones.
The Myrmidon, a new steam-vessel at Blackwell, is
ordered to be brought down to Woolwich and commis-
si'med. Men are to be entered for her in the St. Vincent.
The Daring, 16, is reported to be ready for sea, by the
30th instant. She will be paid directly she gets to Spit.
head, and it is expected she will be ordered to North
A merica.

The detachment of Marines for the Carysfort, under
the command of First Lieutenant M'Callarn, embarked
in her yesterday. A number of seamen have been en-
tered, and she will begin to fit and get ready for sea
with all dispatch.
The Rodney, 92, and Superb, 80, are fitting at Spit-
head. The rigging supplied to the Superb has been so
much worn and chafed, that it has been found necessary
to furnish her with new lower rigging. Both ships art.
to be kept out of the harbour. They will be ready for
sea in a few days.
The Rattler screw-steamer is dill hi dock, to have
Woodcroft's propeller fitted, The Scourge mortar_
steamer is retarded in her fitting out by the bed for her

mortar.
• The Admiralty have this day promoted Mr. Thomas
Brandreth, mate of the Excellent, to the rank of Lieute-
-1 nant, in consequence of his having passed the best exit-
. mination at the Naval College. The Admiralty have
ako directed commissions in the Marine corps to be
made out for the following three cadets in the Excellent,
who. passed out on Monday, viz..—Mr. G. B. Heasty,
Mr. Henry Adair, and Mr. H. W. Mawbey. These
gentlemen fill up all the vacancies at present in the corps
for Second Lieutenants.
SHEERNESS, DEC. 23.—The Bittern, 16, Commander
Thomas Hope, completed the adjustment of her com-
passes on Friday evening, and was to have sailed for
Portsmouth on Saturday, but, owing to the continued
northerly gales since that day, she has been unable to
leave the harbour. Vise-Admiral Sir Edward King,
the Commander-in-Chief, inspected and muitered her
yesterday, and as there is nothing now to detain her
she will sail for Spithead directly the weather moderates.
The Calypso, 20, a new corvette of the Surveyor's,
was commissioned at Chatham on Thursday, by Lieu-
tenant Thomas L. Gaussen, for Captain Henry J.
Worth (1840), who arrived the following day, and took
up his commission. The following officers heve also
been appointed to her :—Lieutenant, H. B. Everest ;
Master, Robert Knox ; Surgeon, James L. bonnet ;
Paymaster and Purser, Cornelius Dealey ; Second Mas-
ter, Henry A. Martin ; Boatswain, Win. Lawrence ;
Carpenter, James May.
The Wildfire steam tender has been taken into basin
to have her defects made good. When being hauled in
her figurehead and cutwater were unfortunately carried
away, which will have to be replaced. The Fearless
steamer has arrived from Chatham in the meantime to
take her place.
The Samson steam frigate, Captain Thomas Hender-
son, progresses with :her fittings for sea in the basin.
Her seamen, gunners, and marines, are expected to join
daily, the former from Portsmouth, and the latter from
Chatham. The following officers, in addition to those
already► given, have been appointed to her :—Lieutenant
Thomas A. Aldridge, vice S. A. Austen, to Carysfort ;
Master, John G. Mugford, vice George Wilson, to Gla-