The Sun.
London, England, 1837-02-20 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegr.ph.)
PORTSMOUTH, SATURDAY.—Extract of a letter from his Ma-
jesty's brigantine Buzzard, dated Sierra Leone, Dec. 18th,
1836 :—" We arrived here on the 7th instant, and sail again
to-day for Cape Coast, Accra, and Princes. The Rolla also
sails to-day on a cruise. The most recent captures of slave-
vessels are two which have just arrived here, made by the
Rolla under the new treaty, and two by the Vestal, from the
West Indies. The slave trade is carried on to a greater ex-
tent than ever, and alt under the Portuguese flag. There have
been sent into this harbour, in the year 1836, 51 slavers, 44 of
of which are actually condemned. By-the-by, the Columbine
has captured the Velos, a large brig with 508 slaves. She has
arrived. The.new Portuguese treaty will do little towards ex-
tirpating the slave trode; the only effective mode would be to
declare it piracy. The slavers now in the rivers where they
embark their cargoes have landed their slave decks, fittings,
and irons, and will only ship them again when the slaves are
on the beach, and arrangements have been already made with
American vessels to Bring these necessary fitments of a slave
vessel from Havannab, or Rio de Janeiro, so that the slave ves-
sels may pass free into the rivers again, for repeated cargoes of
human beings."
The Marquis of Huntley transport is hourly expected here
to embark detachments of the 47th and 68th regiments for
Malta. This transport will also proceed to Cork to take on
board other detachments to join head quarters on the same
station.
Captain Hugh Brown, First Lieut. Smith, Second Lieut.
Farrant, one sergeant, one corporal, and 46 privates, embarked
On board his Majesty's ship Princess Charlotte this morning;
the remainder of her detachment are under orders from Wool-
wich. First Lieut Fielding Campbell, and Second Lieut.
Frederick White, are under orders to join the second battalion
on the north coast of Spain.
Captain Fanshawe has this week taken the command of the
Princess Charlotte, fitting for the flag of the Commander-in-
Chief in the Mediterranean. It is not, however, improbable
that the gallant Admiral (Sir Robert Stopford) will shift his
flag to the St. Vincent, as a ship in every respect more de-
sirable than the Princess Charlotte.
The Fair Rosamond, schooner, which arrived on Saturday
from the coast of Africa, came into harbour on Sunday to be
paid off.
The Romney is ordered to be fitted in this harbour as a
depot for emancipated negroes, to be stated at the Haven-
nab. It is intended that on the capture of slave vessels by
any of our cruisers in that quarter the negroes arc to be trans-
ferred to the Romney; and it is conjectured that, after having
embarked a certain number, she will convey them to Sierra
Leone.
The Magicienne, 24, arrived at Lisbon from Cadiz on the
31st ult. The Fly, 13, left Rio de Janeiro for Monte Video
on the 13th December.
Arrived on Monday last the Dutch store ship General
Vanden Bosch, Captain Parlenent, from Rotterdam to Ba-
tavia, with troops. Passed by on Tuesday, the City of Edin-
burgh,' Frazer, from Madras, October 26. She landed her
passengers here. Left the Cape Dec. 16, and St. Helena
Dec. 28. Sailed yesterday, the Westminster, New York
packet. At Spithead, the Childe Harolde, Willis, for Cape
and Bombay, and the St. James Packet, Captain Sebor, for
New York. The latter ship sails on Monday, if moderate.
At Spithead—Childe Harold, East Indiaman.
In Harbour—Britannia, Victory, Princess Charlotte, Ex-
cellent, Royal Gorge, North Star, Pelorus, Fair Rosamond,
Sparrow.
Appointments.—Captain John Leith, to the Seringapa-
tam ; Lieutenants T. G. Forbes, Alexander Murray, H. H.
Bingham, and R. \V. Otway, Rev. E. Kitson, Chaplain ; Mr.
G. Mason, Purser ; Messrs. A. R. Brandford, \V. and Charles
Prialaux, Assistant-Surgeons; Mr. T. Elson, Master; Mr. D.
Duncan, Second Master ; Messrs. W. W. Seidham, and J. H.
Cockburn, extra Mates; J. Fox, Boatswain; and \V. Hind-
marsh, Carpenter, to the Victory ; Commander Ogle, and
Lieut. H. Church, to the Hercules ; Lieut. J. S. Ellman, Mr.
Ebenezer Scott, Surgeon ; Messrs. \V. T. Rogers, T. Fraser,
and Mr. J. G. M'\Villiam, Assistant-Surgeons; and Mr.
Hock, Mate, to the Cornwallis ; Lieut. E. Lowcay, Mr. W.
J. T. Scott, Second Master and Pilot ; and W. G. Hopkin,
C'erk-in-charge, to the Sparrow ; Mr. F. Campbell, College
Mate t Dr. F. Charlton, and Mr. C. D. Steel, Assistant-
Surgeons (from Britannia), to Thalia ; Mr. R. J: St. Aubin,
Mate of the Dido, to the Mastiff; Lieut. Loney, to the Se-
maphore at Portsmouth, vice Barnes; Mr. John King, of the
Excellent, to be Clerk of the Pelorus ; Mr. \V. Purdo, As-
sistant Master Attendant at Sheerness, to be Master Attendant
at Chatham, vice A. Louthcan, deceased ; Mr. Charles
Brown, Assistant Master Attendant at Chatham, to Sheer-
ness; Mr. James Henderson, Master of the Victory, to be As-
sistant Master Attendant at Chatham, vice Brown ; Lieut.
Tulloh, to the Royal Hospital, at Plymouth, vice Newell, de-
ceased ; Lieut. Murray Allen (late of the Favourite), to be
First of the Seringapatam.
Mr. W. Tyler, of Sheerness, is appointed Master-smith of
this Dockyard, %ice Brooks, deceased ; Mr. Thomas Biddle-
come succeeds Mr. Tyler; Mr. William Biddlecombe is ap-
pointed First Foreman in the room of Mr. Thomas Biddle-
combe ; and Mr. Stephen Langrish Second Foreman, in the
room of Mr. William Biddlecombe.

PLYMOUTH, FEB. 16. —The Cornwallis, 74, Captain Sir J.
Rowley. was paid off on the 14th inst., and re-commissioned
on the 15th, by Captain Sir Richard Grant.
The Favourite, 18, Coin. G. Munday, was also paid off into
ordinary on the 14th inst.

Sailed on Tuesday last the Messenger steamer, for Wool-
wich, with the marines from the Cornwallis and Favourite.
The Samarang, 28, Capt. Broughton, arrived on Wednes-
day, from St. Sebastian. Having encountered bad weather in
rounding the Penmarks, she requires fresh caulking, which she
is to undergo, and to fit for South America.
Lieut. Charles Gayton has commissioned the Scorpion, 10.
The Canopus will be paid off the beginning of next week.
(From the Devonport Independent.)
It is currently rumoured, but not officially announced, that
Rear- Admiral Sir Robert Barrie, K. C. EI. (who was formerly
one of the Commissioners on the Lakes of Canada) will suc-
ceed Rear-Admiral Ross, C. 8., in this Dock-yard, instead of
Rear-Admiral Hayes, who is reported to be appointed to the
Cape.
H. M. Brig Scorpion, 10, was commissioned yesterday, by
Lieut. Gayton, of the Royal Adelaide.
H. M. S. Princess Charlotte, 104, was commissioned at
Portsmouth on Saturday. The Fair Rosamond is ordered to
b e paid off into ordinary at fortsmouth.
The only ships of war fitting out at Portsmouth, are the
Princess Charlotte, 104, destined to relieve the Caledonia,
120, in the Mediterranean ; North Star, 28, to go to the North
Coast of Spain, to bear the pendant of Commodore Lord John
Hay ; and Pelorus, 16, destined for the East Indies.
In Hamoaze—Royal Adelaide, San Josef, Canopus, Corn-
wallis, Scylla, Trinculo.
In the Sound—Talavera, Stag, Inconstant, Satziarang.
His Majesty's ship Melville, 78, sailed from Halifax on the
17th of November, and anchored within three miles of the
Dock-yard, on the afternoon of the fourth day—having run
the Rainbow out of sight in sixteen hours, and the Wanderer
the following day. The Rainbow had some heavy anchors
and spars for the Dock-yard. The Melville is stated to have
been in her usual trim,' as when her quarter-deck guns had
been on board.

The British Merchants of the River Gambia have expressed
their thanks to Lieutenant Quin of 11. M. brig Britomart, for
the services he has rendered to them, and have, the better to
enable him to appreciate their gratitude; presented to him a
piece of plate of the value of 100 guineas, which is to be deli-
vered to him in London. The Lieutenant-Governor and
Merchants of the Gold Coast, have also presented him with a
silver vase, manufactured on the coast with the following in-
scription :—" Presented in testimony of the brave and prompt
assistance rendered by Lieutenant Quin, in H. M. brig Brito-
mart, in support of the expedition, successfully led by Lieute-
nant Governor Maclean, from Cape Coast Castle, against the
tyrant chief of Appolonia in January, 1835."
The following Warrant Officers have been superannuated
at Portsmouth, on the pensions which stand against their
names :—William Shepherd, gunner, (Nelson) 551. ; C.
Scotton, carpenter, (Saiftsure), 451. 12s. ; J. Summers,
carpenter, (Bellerophon), 651. ; J. Ogilvie, carpenter, ( Ye.
nerable), 451. 12s.
WHEA

.T AND FLOUR IN FRANCE COMPARED

WITH LONDON.

WHEAT. —The highest price of the best wheat in Paris is
251 francs per 11 hectolitre, which is equal to 295. per English
quarter. The price of the best Essex and Kent wheat in
London being 675. per quarter ; shows fine wheat to be 28s.
per quarter more in London than in Paris, or 72 per cent. ;
and that the same money which will in London buy but eight
bushels of wheat, is, in Paris, the price of 131 bushels of the
finest quality.
FLOUR. —.The highest price of flour of the "finest mark," in
Paris, is 48 francs per 159 kilogrammes, which answers to
30s. 3d. per English sack of 280 lbs. The highest price
in London for the best town made flour is 555. per sack, show-
ing fine flour to be 245. 9d. per sack dearer in London than
in Paris, or 811 per cent. ; and that the 553. which is in Lon-
don the price of but 280 lbs. of flour;will in Paris purchase
upwards of 509 pounds of the best flour.

to Philadelphia Ledger gives an account of the
burial of a Mulatto woman recently whilst still living. She
was supposed to be dead, and about 20 hours after her sup-
posed death her body was conveyed to a burying-ground. The
mourners departed, and the grave-digger, a white man, pro-
ceeded to his task of filling up the grave. Ile had thrown a
few shovel fulls of clay upon the coffin, when he thought he
heard a noise within the grave; he listened awhile, then
threw in a few more shovel fulls—but now he distinctly heard
a groan proceed from the corpse. Seized with a panic, he
dropped his shovel and fled for assistance. The coffin was
after some time disinterred, and the lid was found to be partly
turned off. It was immediately unscrewed, and the corpse
discovered, not in the position in which it had been placed, but
turned round upon the side, and showing other evidence of
having been alive while in the grave. It was taken into the
church and kept there until next morning, when no signs
of life ;Train' ! it wait again ipterve4
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