The Sun.
London, England, 1830-12-27 00:00:00

NA VAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, Dac. 2b.....His Majesty's 'brig Onyx,
tender to the Royal George yacht, Lieut. Dawson, arrived,
and came into harbour on Tuesday from Lisbon, with de-
',patches from Mr. Mackenzie, Consul-General. She
reached the Tagus on the Sd of December, and quitted
on the 10th, having previously made several unsuccessful
attempts to put to sea, front the tremendous swell which
rolled over the bar, consequent on the long Continuance of
westerly gales. Lisbon was in a most tranquil state, but
Don Miguel continued in his career of uraielly and dtspo-
tisin with unrelenting severity, and two recent attempts
had been made to assassinate him, for which the authors,
it was thought, would be severely tortured, prior to exe-
cution. The deaths, from long and severe imprisonment in
the dungeons, averaged about six persons per day. His
Majesty's ship Briton was left.at anchor in the Tagus, and
was hourly expecting the arrival of the Pallas from Ply.
mouth. The Onyx has encountered very tempestuous
weather since her absence from this port.
The Sylvia critter, Lieut. Spark, which mailed last week
for Jersey, put back on Monday with the loss of her boats,
during the gale of Saturday, and proceeded again for her
destination on Tuesday, to relieve the Starling, tender to
the Ganges.

His Majesty's cutter Arrow, Lieut..Thrackston, which
sailed a short time since with a detachment of Marines,
for Newcastle-upon-Tyne., returned to this port on Wed,
nesday, pursuant to Admiralty orders. The Samerang,
28, was lying at North Shields, in readiness to give aid to
the civil authorities if found necessary.
In Harbour.—St. Vincent, Royal George, Wellesley,
Ganges, Belvidere, Undaunted, Tyne, Sapphire, Actienn,
and Onyx tender; Meteor and Hermes, steamers; Arrow,
Cracker, and Snipe, Cutters.
PROMOTIONS, ArrotNTMINTS, &e.,...The following
Lieutenan►s, in addition to these mentioned in our.laat,
have accepted the rank and title of Retired Commander,
according to his Majesty's late Order in Council, ou the
half-pay of 71. ads', Notter, Robert Sangater,
George Timias, Alexander Ingram, Roger Evans, Juhn
Fultsn, Robert Tucker (Supernumerary Lieutenant of
his Majesty's ship Talavera), Benjamin S. Moiey; Thos.
Harris, Robert Wood, Williatri Edward Drake, John
Greenway, Peter Despniwrins, Walter Jameson, I.)trvid
Chambers, Christopher Spencer, and Nicholas Islange'r.
Lieutenant John B. B. Wllardy, commending his Ma-
je,ty's schooner Pickle, is' promoted to the rank Of Celli,
inander.—Mr. U. R. Henry, if his Afajesty'e ship Up.
daunted, is promoted to the rank of Lieutenant..—gr:
Jahn G. Lean, Parser of the Guise, and Me..Robejt
Symmons, Purser of the Britomart, have been permitted
to exchange ships.—Mr. John Miro>, is appointed Su.;
pernumerary Asaistant-Surgeon of his Majesty's ship
Winchester.—Mr. Duncan Buchanan is appointed Assisi-
tant-Surgeon of his Majesty's ship Tyne.—Mr. Craig (1!)
is appointed Assistant-Surgeon of the Cracker cutter,
vice Rae.—Mr. John Brown (b) is appointed Assistant-
Surgeon of his Majesty's ship Ganges, vice Miller,—Mr.
J. 11. Nicholson is appointed Supernumerary Clerk to the
Tynet vice, James.

Mr. It. F. Stopfurd, of the Royal George yacht, (son of
our' late much esteemed Commander-in• Chief), passed his
examination in seamanship on Monday, on board the St.
Vincent, and on Thursday, at the Royal Naval College, in
navigation, as did also:Mr. T. Hope of the Tyne.
The half-yearly examination of the students of the Royal
Nrval College, took place on Tuesday, in the presence of
Admiral Sir T. Foley, 0.C.11., Commissioner Sir Michael
Seymour, Lieut.-Governor Loring, and Captain Burdett
of his Majesty's ship Ganges; after which, those residing
in the neighbourhood of Devonport were sent: on tumid
the Linnet tender, for a passage, which vessel sailed on
the following day for Plymouth, taking supernumeraries
for ships at that port.
His Majesty's steam vessel Meteor, Lieutenant Symons,
will proceed in a few days to Fahnouth, in order to con-
vey the January mail to the Maliterranean, fur Which
purpose order, have been received to peeper. • der with all
possible despatch. The Hermes stesso-pack,et, whostr,de-
fects are being made good at this, putt; will proceed, when
ready, to the same destination, with the February mail.
Twenty-dve convicts were received from Newgate, On
board the York hulk, on Thursday. The Eliza, conviet
ship, will remain at Spithead until after the whola of the
rioters shall have been tried; such as may be convicted anti
sentenced to be traroportml will be seat to the York hulk,
and from thence embarked on. hoard the Elsa. tt,they ar-
rive from the respective gaols.-.44ortansiodh aerald.