The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-11 00:00:00

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE,

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 9.—The steam-ship Hydra
Con-imander Murray, according to letters of the 2d
February,- will
_quit the West Indies in May, for Eng-
land to be, paid. oft The Kite steam-vessel has been
despatched to bring home the officers and crews com-
posing the Niger Expedition. The Growler has sailed
for South-America, instead of China, as before stated.
The Imaun, 72, is to be substituted for the Magnificent
at Jamaica. The Prompt, schooner, arrived at British
Accra from a cruise on the Ist of January, and sailed
for Sierra Leone. The Jupiter troop-ship,,was to sail
from Hong Kong last month, with 300 men of the 18th,
49th, and 55th- regiments, for Chusan. The Mastiff
surveying ship, was paid advance yesterday at Wool-
wich, and proceeds to-morrow (Sunday) to the Shetland
Island. The Volcano, sailed this evening for Wey-
mouth and ltamsgate. _ _

The building of the Eurydice, of 26 guns, on the plan
of Rear-Admiral the Hon. George Elliot, laid down in
this Dock-yard, is proceeding with. The F arless and
Sheerwater steamers, surveying vessels, will resume their
surveys in the North Sea next week. The Styx steamer
will be ready to proceed on the Western Island survey,
at the end of the month of April.
A small boat belonging to the Hecate steamer was re-
cently lost Off Jaffa, on the coost of Syria, by which Limit.
Austen, first of that vessel, and three marines, two sea-
men, and a pilot, were drowned..
In Harbour—St. Vincent, Victory, Excellent, Royal
George, Winchester, Echo (steam-tug), and Sylvia (cut-
ter).

At Spithead—Cornwall (transport).
Extraordinary activity is now at work both at Weevil
and Deptford biscuit bakeries, in getting ready a large
supply of biscuit, principally for the use of the troops
embarking fin- India and China, and also for the troops
and squadron in China. The Cornwall, a krge India-
man, is not• at Spithead, taking on board ten thousand
bags of bread, in casks, with other provisions. A con-
tract was taken on the 24th ult. at-WeeN il, for 3,000
quarters of wheat, at 635., and notice is issued that. the
same quantity will be taken up by contract on Thursday
next, at the same establishment, at the usual hour.
The 10th Regiment is ordered back from Winchester
to Nine Elms, Vauxhall, by railway, and are thence to
proceed by a steamer to Gravesend, to embark for India.
The 82d Regiment, at Boyle, is permitted to allow 130
men to volunteer in the 20th and 91st Regiments fur
India.

The 16th Regiment arrived here on Monday and Tues-
day, by railway, from Winchester, and have taken up
their quarters at Forton Barracks.
The first division of the 72d regiment marched from
Windsor. for Manchester, early on Thursday, under
Major Maclean ; the head quarters' division, yesteroky,
commanded by Colonel Arbuthnot ; and the remainder
followed to-day.
Admiral Sir David Milne is appointed to succeed Sir
Graham Moore as. Commander-in-Chief at Plymouth
Captain Milne is to be his flag Captain, and Mr. Loudon
his Secretary.
It is reported that when Sir Edward Codrington's
command at this port shall expire, the gallant Admiral
will be succeeded by Admiral Sir Charles Rowley ; and
that Rear Admiral Sir Hyde Parker will succeed the
Hon. Rear-Admiral Bouvet-le, as the Superintendent of
this Dock-yard.
The officers and company of her Majesty's brig lira-
terwitcb, Lieutenant Matson, commanding, will be paid
their respective proportions of the Spanis felucca slave
ship, captured by the said brig on the 27th of May,
1839, At No. 22, A rundel-street, Strand, on the 14th of
April, 1840 :—Flag, 101 l Bs. ; Commander, 1901. 2s. 7d.;
2d class, 611. ss. 6d.; 3d class, 30/. 12s. 9d. ; 4th class,
201. Bs. 6d.; sth class, 101. 4s. 3d.; 6th class, 61. 16s. lid.;
7th class, 3/. Bs. oi-d.