The Sun.
London, England, 1830-10-11 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTsuntrilt, OcT. o.—His Majesty's ship Re-
venge 76, Captain the Hon. Charles O. Bridgman,
arrived on Monday, from the Mediterranean, last
from Gibraltar, which she left on the 17th ult., in
compann with the Mosquito. She sailed from
Malta the 25th of August, at which time were lying
there his Majesty's ships Gloucester, Blonde, Mada
pacer' and Rifleman, and a Dutch frigate. She
touched at Algiers on the Ist of September, and
landed the Consa-Generara lady and family from
Malta. The French fleet at anchor in the bay con-
issted of four line-of-battle ships, ten frigates, one
corvette, eight Nip, one schooner, and an Ameri-
can corvette. An interchange of salutes took place
between the Revenge and the French Admiral.
Captain Peebles, KM., late of the Gloucester, and
the gunner of the Rattlesnake, came home inva-
lided ; also eleven scattier) from the squadron, and
two arojeants belonging to the Rifle corps at Malta.
The Revenge proceeded on Wednesday to Ply-
moutK to be paid off into ordinary ut that pot t.
His Majesty's ship Druid, from Rio Janeiro, and
from a cruise, arrived at Bahia the 14th of
August. The Algerine and 'Talbot were at Buenos
Ayres the 21st of July. The North Star
.arrived
tit Havatmeh 41)61-Jamaica the 10th of August; and
the Sparrowhawk from ditto the 11th of August.
The Badger sailed from the Cape of Good Hope
for the Mauritius the-30th of June. The Chanti-
'ulcer arrived at Barbadues frotn Falmouth previous
.to the 11th of Atropin.
His Majesty's ship Shannon, Captain Clement,
arrived on the 24th of August, at Bermuda,. with
'Commissioner Ascough and family from Jammu.
On Monday sailed to the Eestward the Raven
'and Snipe cutters. On Wednesday, the Highflyer
;cutter, for Newhaven. On Thursday arrived
,the
Swan cutter, with supernumerary seamen from the
!Nom Yesterday, from Newhaven, the Higltflyer
land; Raven cutters, 'with stores. Sailed the Swan
cutter to the Eastward. • • .

The Mosquito, 10, Captain Charles Bentham,
sailed on Tuesday to Woolwich, to be paid off. •
The Clinker, 10, Lieut. Matson, was paid off on
Wednesday, after four yearn' service on the African
station, when the Prize Agent, \V. Helices, Erni.,
paid on hoard prize-money for all captures, save the
last made by the Clinker in March; of 250 slaves.
The first class of 'Petty Officers received
His Majesty's ship Galatea, 42, Captain C.:Na-
pier, CM., sailed on Monday on a cruise, •
The transport Stenter is fitting at 'Deptford to
take stores to Fernando Po, and to !ernove the esta-
blishment from Sierra Lone to that Island. A ques-
tion naturally arises, what becomes of all the shows
whom the British Government have paid for, email,
eiPated and settled at Regent's Town, and other
Colonies up the Sierra Leone River.

On &Corday evening last, ate sis o'clock, his
Majesty's Stag was, launched at. Pembroke
pock-yord. She is 4 remarkably fine frigute of 46
guns, with a handsome round stern. .A4t soon as she
is rigged and eoppered, she will proceed to Ply-
mouth, under the charge of Mr. Walker, the Master
Attendant.

The Lords of the Admiralty have directed a trial
to be made on board the Excellent (fitted in this
harbour for the practice of sea gunnery) of an in-
strument invented by, Captain Simmons, for
concentrating the fire of a broadside, A similar in-
vention, by the carpenter of the Maser, hao, we
understand, received 14 very, favourable report from
Commander Smith, who was appointed to prove its
ftlentl.

In the Harbour—ltoyel George, Gulag,
lerley,,, Earn, Rii►how, onyx,
"red Co

drington has seut, through.,Ailtiiiral De Rigny, 101.
for the relief of the families of the heroes of the 28th
July.— Hampshire Telegraph.
DEVONPQRT, OCT. S.—His Majesty's ship Rain-
bow, Captain Sir John ,Tranklin, will sail from
Portsmouth early in November, with Commissioner
Briggs and family, for Mahn..
The Gibraltar, 80, at Milford, will, it is said, be
converted into a sheer hulk. She was formerly the
Phoenix, (Spanish), captured in 1783, by the gallant
Lord Rodney.
His Majesty's ship Slitney, '2O guns, in the West
IntlieS; has been found so defective, that she is
ordered to be broken up, and her officers and crew
removed into other ships on the station.
In Ilitmotize.--Caledonia,'Kent, Racehorse, Mos-
quito, Royalist, Leveret,:Pickle, Bramble, Duke of
York 'packet, Columbia,. Citron and Confinnee
steamers.
An order in Council of the 19th July, 1830, en 7
titles every Second Master, Assistant Surgeon,
Gunner; Boatswain, Carpenter, Mate, Midshipman;
Master's.Asiisiant, Schoolmaster, Clerk, and Volun-
teers of the first or second class, who shall be di.-
charged from the service, for .weitnds. or hurts re-
ceived, or permanent siektie.s or debility contracted
in the service, and %rho shall be deeMed n fit and
proper object fur relief—a penSion either for life or
for a limited period, of riot lesS than one. shilling
nor more than two shillings and sixpence per diem;
uccording to the bodily injury sustained bythe party,
Petty officers, seamen; and marities,;aie also entitled
to s pension, according to their rating and, claims,--,
p eponpo.rt Telegraph.