The Sun.
London, England, 1842-08-08 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 6.—The Spartan, 24, arrived
at Newfoundland on the 3d July, from Halifax.

The Comet steam vessel was commissioned at Wool-
wich, on the Ist instant, by Mr. A. B. Usborne, master
(1838), for surveying service in Ireland, Capt. Fraser,
who is to command her, having not yet joined.
The Imam was commissioned on Sunday, by Lieut.
F. A. P. Stewart, as the guard ship at Jamaica, in lieu
of the Magnificent.
The George IV., having taken in a quantity of the
bread intended for the use of the naval and military forces
in China, the St. Helena Regiment embarked on board
on Thursday afternoon. The troops were conveyed from
the Isle of Wight to Spithead by the Echo steamer. The
George IV. will sail at daylight to-morrow morning.
The Columbia steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander
Kortwright, left IVoolwich yesterday for Plymouth,
where she will be paid in advance, and then sail for
North America, to commence a survey of the Bay of
Fundy, under the direction of Captain Owen.
The Wulf, 18, Commander Hayes. is ordered to the
East Indies, and was to sail to-clay from Plymouth.
The Moffat, convict-ship, sailed on Saturday evening,
partly loaded with convicts for Hobart Town ; she calls
at Plymouth to complete her cargo, taking from this port
the man Bolton, Admiral Bouverie's late servant, trans-
ported for attempting to kill the housekeeper.
The ships Agincourt and Plantagenet, both for Cal-
cutta, sailed on Mouday.
The ship Thomas Sparkes, for New Zealand, sailed
on Tuesday ; she has on board two racing horses of first•
rate celebrity, and will embark 20 mares at the Cape of
Good Hope.
The Royal West India Mail steam-ship Isis, com-
manded by J. F. Loney, Esq , late of her Majesty's
steamer Lizard, sailed from Southampton OR the Ist
instant, taking out thirty-two passengers and a large
quantity of quicksilver.
The Thunderbolt, a new steamer, will be immediately
commissioned by the Hon. Commander Carnegie.
The Frolic, 16, building by Captain Hendry, will be
launched at this yard in the course of this month, and
commissioned immediately afterwards.
The Rhadamanthus steam-vessel, Master Commander
T. Laen, is under orders to hold herself in readiness to
receive on board Lord Stuart de Rothsay, for a passage
to St. Petersburgh. His Lordship is expected to leave
Ehgland for the Court of Russia about the latter end of
the present, or early in the ensuing month.
The Semarang, 28, and Orestes, 18, are nearly ready
for commissioning.
The Imaum of Muscat's corvette has been towed
down to Woolwich, to be docked and refitted there.
The Monkey, steamer, came into Harbour this even-
ing from Woolwich.
The Lightning arrived at Pembroke Dock on the 27th
ult. with Capt. Willson, Lieut. Ramsay, and a detach-
ment of Royal Marines, from Chatham, to relieve those
who had been there forthe last two years, who left in the
Lightning, on the 28th, for Woolwich; and on the same
day Capt. Willson proceeded to Pembroke to relieve
Capt. Smith, stationed there, on the recruiting service.
The Lightning returned yesterday, and sailed to-day for
Chatham, with a number of invalids from the Guards
and other Regiments serving in Canada, brought home
in the Resistance troop-ship.
It is said that Government is about to recommission
twelve of the 10-gun packet brigs to convey as before the
West India Mails. This much is certain, an inquiry has
been made by the Admiralty as to the time it will take
to give the following a refit for immediate temporary
service :—Alert, Star, Pandora, Delight, Hope, Lapwing,
Lyra, Magnet, Pigeon, Sheldrake, Tyrian, and Seagull.
These brigs were recently paid off at Plymouth, as the
Royal Mail steamers have superseded them.—[lf these
brigs are intended to convey the mails across the At-
lantic, they ought to be dispatched from the harbour of
Valentia, near Cahir, the extreme S.W. of Ireland; they
would then always make
' here with easterly winds, they should land their mails
from Spithead.] a Passage ; and if they come
The Triton, merchant-vessel, 492 tons, has been hired
to convey convicts for Van Diemen's Land, and is at
present anchored off the
Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, to
take on board 225 of that unfortunate class of beings.
The greatest number are already on board, and she will
sail in the early part of next week.
The Wellington, New York Packet, Captain Chadwick,
sailed on Monday last, full of passengers.
In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Excellent, Royal
George, Pique, Nautilus, Imaum, Monkey, and Echo,
steamers, Sylvia cutter.
At Spithead—Resistance and George IV.
Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, C. 8., arrived here last
evening, hoisted his flag this morning on board the
Victory, and assumed the office of Superintendent of this
Dockyard, vice the Hon. Rear-Admiral Bouverie.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.

- - -
PROMOTIONS—Commander, the Hon. Keith Stewart,
late :of Ringdove, to the rank of Captain.
APPOINTMENTS—Commander, W. N. Taylor, to the
Rodney ; the Hon. S. T. Carnegie, M.P., to the
Thnmderbolt.
Lieutenants—G. R. Wolrige, to the Dublin ; John
Mc. D. Smith, to the Resistance, vice Slight, to the
Daphne ;J. B. Cooystra, to the Madagascar A. Boy-
ter, to the Royal Sovereign, for service of the Pike
steamer.
Masters—G. B. Hoffineister, to command the Jupiter,
troop-ship, vice Fulton, superseded; Jonas Coaker, to
the Cornwallis, vice Hoffnaeister ; R. L. Barnard, to the
Ferret.
Second Master—John Way, to the Meteor.
Surgeon—Dr. G. Burn, from the Magnificent, to the
Imatun.
Assistant-Surgeons— Wm. Roberts, to the Crane ;
David Thompson and A. Woodcock, to the Iniaum ;
Mark Hamilton (acting), to the St. Vincent ; R. L.
Jack, to the Meteor.
Purser—John Westwood, to the Salamander, vice
Hillyer, sick at hospital.
Mates—Frederick Robinson, to the Comet ; C. G.
M'Gregor, to the Caledonian.
Midshipman—C. Dickson, to the Albatross.
Clerks-in-Charge—F. W. Cole, to the Spy ; Haller
Snow, to the Hornet : J. Maccionall, to the Comet.
Naval Instructor—M. T. S. Rainbrtish, to the Cale-

donia.
Clerk—J. D. Bowden, from the Victory, to the Imaum.
sarls:elll their examina-
tions GUARD.—Lieut. Thomas Heales, to Selsey
Bill Station ; C. E. Wilmot, to the command of a station
of Coast Guard.
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of Africa, and will proceed for that station as soon as
ready. The Wolf, 18, Commander C. A. Hayes, went
out of harbour into the Sound on Saturday, was paid wages
on Monday, and will sail, it is expected
this day
(Thursday the 4th) for China ; she takes out 86,000
dollars, brought by the Calpe steamer from Southampton,
to pay the troops in that part of the world. The Emerald
tender arrived from Portsmouth, with supernumeries,
on Monday ; and the Rochester lighter sailed on Tues-
day for Portsmouth, with supernumeraries. The Moffat
convict ship, arrived from Woolwich on Tuesday, and
has taken on board 190 convicts from the Stirling Castle
for conveyance to Australia. The Wellesley, 72, Cap-
tain Thomas Maitland, ivill be paid off this day.
In Harbour—Caledonia, San Josef, Spy, and Confiance
steamer.
In the Sound—WOW, and Moffat convict ship.

RATHER WARLIKE.—We have just heard that a
fleet of twelve sail of the line is to be fitted at Ports-
mouth, as " demonstration" ships, besides others at
Plymouth and elsewhere ; an extraordinary demonstra-
tion certainly ; and one which .we trust may have the
effect of preventing war, by showing that we are prepared
endent.
for Indep