The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-26 00:00:00

The Marlborough, 131, screw.—The alteration of this
mighty vessel's bows already shows a vast improve-
ment, by giving her a fine entrance, so necessary to a
stea mer of any pretension to speed. We have no doubt
that had the Duke of Wellington the same advantage
she would gain a knot an hour. The Marlborough will
not only be a much larger ship than the Duke, but she
will be also a faster ship, as every alteration will be an
improvement in this already magnificent war steamer—
the largest, at present, in the world.
Commander Charles Royer, whose death on the 24th
inst. is noticed in the obituary of The San of this day,
was a gallant veteran, and one of Nelson's officers, as
will be seen by the following epitome of his services, from
0' B'yrne's Naval Biography :—" Charles Royer entered
the navy in the spring of 1794 as A.B. on board the
Swirtsure, 74, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral W.
Parker in the West Indies. He was afterwards, while
serving in the same ship under Captain Benjamin Hallo-
well, most actively employed in the Mediterranean,
where he fought at the battle of the Nile, took part as a
midithipman in many important operations on the coast
of Italy, and was present on the 24th of June, 1801, in
a desperate engagement of more than an hour's duration,
which reduced the Swiftsure to a wreck, and rendered her
a prize to a French squadron of four sail-of-the-line under
Rear-Admiral Ganteaume. Joining next as master's
mate the Chamelion brig, Captain Thomas Staines, he
assisted in the boats of that ship at the capture of several
armed feluccas near Tarragona. He served subsequently
in the Sent, 74, and Victory, 100, flag-ships of Sir
Richard Bickerton and Lord Nelson, both in the Me-
diterranean, where he was made lieutenant on the 19th
of November, 1804, in the Madras, 54, Captain Charles
M. Schomberg, and where, from August, 1805, until
paid off in August, 1809, he served in the Ambuscade,
32, Captain William D'Urban. His last appointment
was in May, 1810, to the Astrma, of 42 guns and 471
men, commanded by his former captain, Schomberg,
under whom, while cruising, on the 20th of May, 1811,
off Madagascar, in company with the Phoebe and
Galatea frigates (similar in force to the Astrma),
and the 18-gun brig Racehorse, he assisted, after a long
and warmly-contested action with the French 40-gun
frigates Renomm6e, Clorinde, and Nerdide, and a lods
to the Astrma of two killed and 16 wounded, at the
capture of the Renommte. On the surrender of the
latter ship, he was sent in a sinking boat, accompanied
by Lieutenant John Drury, R.M., and five seamen, to
take possession of her. His conduct while on board,
we are officially informed, reflected much credit upon
him. He left the Astrna in October, 1811, and
accepted the rank of Retired Commander on the 22d of
February, 183 S. For injuries sustained in the Ambus-
cade in 1806 Commander Royer was presented with a
gratuity from the Patriotic Fund, and awarded on the
4th of November, 1809, a pension of 451. 12s. per an-
num. He was lately Harbourmaster at Port Louis,
Mauritius."

PLYMOUTH, Au G. 25.

Her Majesty's screw steam-ship Brisk, 14, Cowman•
der Seymour, sailed yesterday afternoon for the West
Indies, with Sir G. Barkly, the new Governor o:
Jamaica.

The Squirrel brig arrived yesterday from Pembroke,
with Mr. Brown and a party of riggers, and was placed
alongside the jetty to be dismantled.
Orders have been received at this port for 30 caulkers
and a foreman to proceed direct to Pembroke to assist
in caulking the Ccesar, 90.
By private letters from the Leander, 50, Captain G.
St. Vincent King, at New York, it appears that, in
consequence of the desertion of 11 or 12 of her men, all
the crew have been refused permission to visit the city.

WOOLWICH, AUG. 25,

APPOINTMENTS.
Master John J. Ball (1843), to the Blenheim, GO,
screw steam guard-ship, at Portsmouth.
Second Master, H. P. Wells (1853), to the Excellent
gunnery ship, at Portsmouth.
Clerk Thomas D. Conconi (1851), from the Crocodile,
8, receiving-ship, stationed off the tower of London, to
the London, 90, at Portsmouth.
VISIT ay Tut; Lonna or- Armir.ALTY TO WOOL.