Admiral Fleming's appointment to be " Master of her Majesty's
Hospital at Greenwich " is officially announced in last night's Gantte. His successor in the command at Portsmouth, is not yet announced, though probably determined on. The yesterday considered it certain that Admiral Sir George Parker had been selected, but this morning assumes (hunt Sir Edward Coerington is to Ile the man. Of the mu caudidates, one at least is etillioiently well known. Admiral Cudrington is not remarkable for diserezion, but as a gallant and dis- tinguished officer he has no suet neer ins the Navy. Respecting Sir George Parker, however, we have foiled it neeeseary to netke inqui- ries. His services and exploits had slipped from our recollection. We learn, that in leoe, Sir eivutere temananded the Stately, 64; and that, with the aid of the Nimes" another 64, Inc attacked and after a running fight captured, the Prince Christian Frederick, a Danish 74 ; but the priza soon after grounded, and was destroyed. The two English ships only lost five killed ; while the Dane, who fought desperately, lost fitly-live. This action did not justify his being made a K. C. B.; and it. is remarkable that lie did not obtain the honour till 1833--eighteen years after the general distributions in reward of meri- torious services in 1815. Admiral Parker has never seen a ship since 181.1! Then why should he have Portsmouth ? For the same reason that Admiral Pleating gets Greenwieh—Parker gets Portsmouth, as he got the Bath, in return for political, or rather electioneering services ; and if Lord Minto be consistent, the K. C. B. of 1833 will have Portsmouth in 1839.
Ministers dare not perpetrate another job so gross as would have been the appointment of Sir George Parker, K.C.B., to be naval com- mand at Portsmouth : they have, therefore, after promising that unlucky aspirant the post, felt themselves compelled to confer it upon one of "the very few Admirals m Ito hold 'Whig principles" who have ever seen any service—Sir Edward Codrington. Beside, they owe Neddy a good turn ; for whilst he has ever made much pretence of opposing them, he has always taken care to afford them his constant and substan- tial support. " Abuse us as much as you please, and as much as pleases your Radical friends at Devonport," says Lord Minto to the hero of Navarino, "but, 'as you love us,' vote for us." We have a few words to say to Sir Edward, 'Which, as they will keep, we will not trouble him with until next Saturday. Will he vacate Devonport ? To be sure he will not ; it is only Tory Admirals who are not ubiquitous—United Service Gazette, Oct 19. The Globe now pretends that Sir Edward Codrington was the only person ever named for the post.
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