The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-09-19 00:00:00

THE ROYAL NAVY.

PORTMOrTEC, 81Pr. 17.
pie Majesty's sloop Scout has this day arrived from Jamaica.
'1 he Icarus sloop of war. Captain J. O. Graham, arrived on Sun-
day :nu from Jamaica, which she left on the I.llth of July. The
troops on shore at Jamaica were sickly, and, with the exception of
the Lively, the squadron was rather healthy. The Lively had lost
her first Lieutenant, Henry Block, three midshipmen, and sixteen
men, from fever; thirty were at the hospital, and four or five fresh
ease, occurring daily. Lieutenant Seaton, second of the Lively,
suffered severely from fever, but escaped, and came home in the
Icarus; also Lieutenant Robert Bellow, Royal Marines, of the
Rattlesnake , Lieut. H. 0. Love, of the Seraph ; lllr. T. Brooks,
gunner of the Rattlesnake ; and Ideutenant-Colonel Woodhouse,
110th regt. The Icarus is come into-harbour fee the purpose of
being paid off, and again commissioned.'
The Rains transport, agent Lieut. T. Burdwood, arrived on
Monday from Jamaica; which she left six days subsequent to the
Icarus, and arrived at Spithead oae day after. She left most of the
Weft India squadron assembled at Port Royal for the purpose of
holding a Court Martial on a Lieutenant belonging to the Hussar
frigate. Capt. Harris, C. B. which had Moo convened at the request
of the Lieutenant; in pellseeuence of some transactions arising from
the trial of two men belonging to that ship. The Eden, Primrose,
and Britomart, were stationed at the Leaked ;deeds the Beaver
had Raged for Hondaraarthe Valorous AIM et., and the-Date:
mouth of Cobs. At Port Royal were the Lively, Hosea', Pyla-
des, Rattlesnake, Bellette., and Seraph; the Isis daily expected.
Capt. Vernon, of the Bntomart, has been appointed to the Prim-
rose; also Mr. Price, acting Purser. Mr. Sibley, appointed acting
Lieutenant of the Lively, vice Suwon : and Mr. Hill, to the same
ship, vice 'Lieut. Crosier, both invalided. The Kilns has come
into Harbour. and is fitting for the purpose of conveying out troop
to the Mauritius.
The Bustard ~loop of war, Captain William Sandom, arrived
from Chatham on Tuesday. where she has been fitted for the
Jamaica station. She will take out Mr. 31•Leity, who has been
appointed his Majesty's Commissioner of Arbitration at Havannah,
and Mr. Schenley, his Majesty's Vice-Consul at Guatimala, who
are expected to embark some time next week, when she will sail,
touching on her way out at the Cape de Verd Islands and liar.
badoes.
The Royal Oak has been fitted as a convict depot, to be eta-
tioned at Bermuda, and will sell about the Ist of neat month. i
She will take out Rear-Admiral Fel& sod family, and many other
passengers. •
The Vulage, 20 guns, is to be !immediately commiesionctl by
Captain the Hon. R, S. 'Dundee.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having perused the
minutes of the Court Martial lately held upon Mr. T. C. Ijoylance,
surgeon of his Majesty's tender Bittern, by which lie was adjudged
to be dismissed the said tender, have, nailer all the circumstances
of the case, ordered him to be relieved from the sentence of the
Court, and to rejoin his ship.
Last week a court-martial was held on board the Britannia, in
flamoare, for the trial of Mr. Henry Harmsworth, acting second
master of his Majesty's ship Aurora, on charges of misappropria-
tion of various articles of provisions, which being partially proved,
he was sentenced to be dismissed from his ship, and rendered
incapable of serving as an officer for the space of two years.—
Ilaespsh.re Chronicle.