The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-07 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.).
PORTSMOUTH, FFB. s.—The Implacable 72, has
_been commissioned at Plymouth as the flag-ship of Sir
Thomas Cochrane, instead of the Hastings, which ves-
sel wants new decks.—Until the Implacable
,joins the
Chinese squadron, Sir Thomas will hoist his flag in the
Blenheim.
The Revenge, 78, Hon. Captain Waldegrave, hourly
expected at Spithead from Lisbon, is to proceed im-
mediately to Sheerness, to be paid off.
The Right Hon. Lord Ashburton is expected to em-
bark here on Thursday next, on board the Warspite,
52, for conveyance to New York. The Warspite,
after landing his Lordship, will proceed to Jamaica or
Bermuda, and return within a specified time to New
York, to bring his Lordship back to England.—Lord
Ashburton does not contemplate that his important
mission will require his longer absence from this coun-
try than three months ; nor does his Lordship, we un-
derstand, anticipate any successful result from it. His
carriages have been shipped on board the Warspite,
during the week. No little surprise was yesterday ex-
pressed on 'Change, on its being known, that a true
bill had been found on Thursday, by the Grand Jury
of the Central Criminal Court, at the Old Bailey,
against Alexander Baring (now Baron Ashburton),
Francis Baring, and Humphrey Mildmay, on an in-
dictment preferred by Thomas Kinder. The indict-
ment charged the defendants with a conspiracy to
bribe certain members of the Legislature of a foreign
state (Mexico, it was understood) to pass a bill to pre-
vent foreigners holding land there, in order to de-
prive the prosecutor, one Samuel Moore, of the ad-
vantage of a contract entered into between him and the
defendants. The Recorder,- when the bill was pre-
sented, intimated that it was a case in which that
Court, in his opinion, had no jurisdiction. Whether
this proceeding will detain his Lordship we have
yet to learn.
Admiral Sir Charles Rowley is to succeed Adm al
Sir Graham' Moore, as the Commander-in-Chief at.
Plymouth, at the latter end of April.
The Firebrand, steam-vessel, proceeded off the Ar-
senal, at Woolwich, yesterday, and at two o'clock his
Majesty the King of Prussia and suite embarked on
board for Ostend. The Admiralty barge was in charge
of Lieutenant Holbrook, and Mr. Pigot, mate ; his
Majesty having been steered off to the Firebrand by
the senior officer in the river, Sir Francis A. Collier,
C. 8., K.C.H.

The Lily, 16, arrived at the Cape of Good Hope,
from the Mauritius, on the 30th of November. The
Fantome, 16, sailed from Algoa Bay, on the Ist De-
cember, for the West Coast.
The Volage, 28, arrived at Madeira, from Ply-
mouth, on the 11th January, and sailed on the 13th
for Bermuda.
The Malabar, Calcutta, Cambridge, and the Lizard
steamer, with the transport Java, were at Gibraltar
on the 21st ult. The Vernon, and four French ships
of war, were at Cadiz, on the 22d ; and the Revenge,
Indus, and Lynx, were at Lisbon on the 24th. The
Revenge was about to sail, under orders, for England.
The Atholl troop-ship, with the detachments of the
33d, 47th, and 92d Regiments, arrived at Madeira, on
the 10th January, in eight days from Cork, and sailed
again immediately for Barbadoes.
The Pilot was at Tampico, on the 9th of December,
Ishipping specie to about 700,000 dollars, for Jamaica
and Baibadoes.
The President, 50 (with the flag of Vice-Admiral
Ross), arrived at Valparaiso, from Callao, on the 28th
of October. The Basilisk sailed from Valparaiso, for
Coquimbo, &c., on the 3d of October.
The Vindictive, 50, was taken out of dock into the
basin, on Monday, to have her masts taken out, and
was removed again into dock, on Wednesday, to have
the damages she sustained, by going on shore last
'week, repaired. Her copper was removed on Thurs-
day. She is to be ready for sea this day fortnight,
and will take Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane
to India.
The Rapid brig, Lieut. Earle, will proceed on

Monday to the cost of Africa. She has taken on
board presents we may as well say the annual pre-
sents) to the King or Chief of the Cameroons, a
river opposite Fernando Po.
The Thunderbolt steam-frigate, recently launched
at this port, will proceed to Glasgow next week, to
be fitted with Napier's engines.
The Nightingale brig, Lieut. Barnes, arrived at
Bristol from Cork on Thursday.
The Driver steam-frigate, at Woolwich, will be
ready for sea by the end of next week. The Volcano
is in dock at Deptford, waiting for next springs.
The Wolverine, 16, Commander Johnson, arrived
on Sunday from Chatham.
' The Castor Dutch frigate sailed on Sunday for
Surinam.

The Alban steam-vessel sailed on Monday for
Bristol.

The Cracker cutter sailed on Tuesday for Jersey.
The Hastings, 72, Captain Lawrence, C. 8., was
paid off, into ordinary, on Wednesday, and in a man-
ner highly creditable to the officers and ship's com-
pany. Not an officer or seaman left the ship except
on duty, from the moment she arrived here until the
day she was paid off—a most excellent arrangement,
as strikingly exemplified by the very orderly conduct
and admirable appearance of the men on that day.
The following is an extract of a letter from Table
Bay, Cape of Good Hope, dated Dec. 11 :—" On the
Ist inst. the case of the Portuguese slaver, Anne,
seized by her Majesty's ship, Acorn, and sent in here
(Table Bay), came before the Vice-Admiralty Court
for adjudication, when their honours immediately
ordered her to be condemned."

In Harbour—St.Vincent, Victory, Excellent, Royal
George, Vindictive, Carysfort, Ringdove, Nautilus,
Speedy (cutter), and Echo (steamer).
At Spithea.d—Queen, Warspite, Wolverine, Rapid,
llenrietta (East Indiaman).
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.

PROMOTIONB.—In addition to the Promotions we
gave last week, in compliment to the King of Prussia,
we add the following ; and others will follow on the
safe landing of his Majesty on the Continent
Commander—John Washington, of the Sheerwater,
(when he has served his time) to the rank of Captain.
Lieutenants—Thomas Mitchell, of Formidable, and
Hugh Berners, Lightning, to the rank of Commander.
Mates—G. J. Napier (1838) Lightning, and
Alexander Hamilton (1834), Sheerwater ; M. H.
Conolly, of the Mastiff, to the rank of Lieutenant.
Second Masters—G. H. K. Bowen, Lightning, and
Acting Master G. F. Cavell, Sheerwater, to the rank
of Master.

Assistant-Surgeon--Dr. W. H. Foster, to the rank
of Surgeon.
APPOINTMENTS.—Captain—H. W. Bruce, to the
Implacable.
Commander—Jeffery W. Noble, to the Indus.
Lieutenants—Alexander Boyle (of the Queen),
and R. H. B. Rowley (Formidable), to the Firebrand
—both for promotion ; Henry J. Giles, to Scylla ;
E. E. Gray, to command the Bonetta (and to take
passage in the Rapid) ; J. W. Tarleton, to the Carys-
fort ; Charles Holbrook (additional), to the Fire-
brand ; J. H. Christian (additional), to the flag-ship
on the East India station,
Master—M. S. Burney, to the Scylla.
Second Master—James Shudwell (acting) to the
Rapid.
Pursers—William Morgan, to the Scylla; J. M.
Hobbs, Purser, to be Secretary to Commodore Purvis,
on the coast of Brazil.

Surgeon—Dr. G. Mackey, to Ringdove ; Charles
D. Steel, to the Scylla.
Assistant-Surgeon—Wm. Maitland, to the Rapid.
Mates—Alfred John Curtis, to North Star ; Geo.
B. Collier, to -William and Mary, for service in the
Lightning; Julian Slight and George Pigot (addi-
tional) , to Firebrand, (for promotion).
Midshipmen—G. Whateby, to Queen ; F. Egerton,
to 'Varspite.
Volunteers Ist class—J. W. Fernandez, to Cal-
cutta; W. G. Morgan, to the Vernon ; V. Robinson,
to Dublin.

Royal Marines—Major Whylock, to command de
tachment at Milford, vice Ford.

The following men were granted medals and gra-
tuities on the paying off of the Hastings, viz.—John
Williams, James Taylor, D. M'Connell, Thomas
Walker, Joseph Morris, able seamen, and Simon
Johns, carpenter's crew-51. each ; Mr. Joseph Mack-
lin, gunner, 681. ; and William Beer, cook, 201., late
of her Majesty's ship Conway.