The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-30 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

MALTA, SEPT. 15.—DISTRIBUTION OF THE FLEET.
—The Queen, 110, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral
Sir E. W. C. R. Owen; Howe, 120, bearing the flag
of Rear-Admiral Sir F. Mason ; Ceylon, receiving
ship, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir J. Louis ;
Impregnable, 104; Rodney, 92; Monarch, 84; Indus,
78 ; Scout, 18 ; Savage, 10 ; Geyser, Hecate, Phce-
nix, and Devastation, war-steamers ; Polyphemus and
Alecto steam-packets, and Locust steam-tender, are
at Malta. The Formidable. 84, Thunderer, 84, Bel-
videra, 38, Jaseur, 16, and Lizard steam-tender, are at
Gibraltar. The Vanguard, 80, Cambridge, 78, Ver-
non, 50, Inconstant, 36, and Vesuvius war-steamer,
are on the coast of Syria. The Magicienne, 24, at
Smyrna; the Stromboli war-steamer at Constanti-
nople ; Cyclops steam-frigate at, and the Medea war-
steamer on her way to Alexandria ; the Beacon and
Magpie surveying vessels at Suda, in Candia ;
L'Aigle, 24, at Corfu ; the Snake, 16, at Tunis ; and
the Prometheus steam-packet on her way to Patras
and the lonian Islands.
Movements since the sth inst.—The Locust steam-
tender was despatched to Tunis and Tripoli on the
6th, and returned without bringing any news of im-
itance. On the 6th the Danish frigate Thetis,
raving on board his Serene Highness the Prince of
Hesse Cassel, was towed out to sea by. the Medea,
which vessel, on casting off, the crew mounting the
rigging gave three hearty cheers, and dipped the
colours three times, which was returned by the,crew
of the Medea. The frigate thereupon set her
courses, making the best of her way to Naples. The
Polyphemus arrived on the 9th from Patras and
the lonian Islands, and proceeds on the 19th to Gib-
raltar with the mails for England. The Savage re-
turned from her cruise in the channel of Malta on the
.11t1r, having fallen in with no French ships. of war.
Oa. the same day (one day before her time) the
Orwntal came in from England and Gibraltar and the
Prometheus having arrived with the London overland
mail of the 6th on the 14th instant, the Oriental went
on to Alexandria last night in company' with the lat-
ter, which touches at Suda. We believe she will re-
lieve the Cyclops. The Scout arrived on the 12th
from Corfu, and the Phcenix on the 13th from Alex-
andria. By the latter we learn that Mehemet Ali has
been nominated by the Sultan Honorary Grand Vi-
zier of the whole Ottoman empireanccleMs son- Ibra-
him.
will, it is reported, be nominated Commander-in-
c dtief of the Ottoman forces on the frontiers
'1 he Phoenix, Vesuvius, Thunderer. andwCilaolmbre'irsdgiaeci
be relieved
ale ordered to England. The former will
immediately.
.The Vesuvius will ee
by the Devastation. The Prometheus left with the
mails for Patras and the. lonian Islands this morn-
in. His Excellency Sir E. Owen, the coniman_
der-in-Chief, has embarked, but we do not credit
a rumour which prevailed that the fleet is going to
sea. For the past four days a Court-martial has
sat on board the Impregnable, for the trial of
Lieut. Lionel R. Place, of the Queen (at his own re-
quest), in consequence of one of the boys of the ship
having charged him with taking improper liberties
with him on board, on the sth instant. The Court,
after a most patient investigation, and after hearing a
most? elaborate and lengthy defence from the prisoner,
1 1110. was assisted by Mr. Advocate Griffiths and Mr.
Solicitor Stevens, declared the charge not only not
prop, d, but false, and without the slightest founda-
tion,inad acquitted the prisoner accordingly. On re-
turning .the prisoner his sword, the President of the
Court expressed its satisfaction at giving him so full
an vcquittill. The prisoner will, however, have to
sfand his trial another similar charge advanced, by
which trial is fixed for to-morrow • but
another bo'y,
very- high character the prisoner bears,' and
from the
the notorious bod one. of t.he. accusers, no other than
and, indeed, we
a favourable .resolt is. anticipated ;
understand the' Admiral has only granted this second
trial at the pressing request of Lieut. Place, who
deemed it
mecesoary for the clearing up of his cha-
ds of the
racter ibe win whole service. Another .