The Sun.
London, England, 1831-06-15 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, JUNH 14.--His Majesty's ship Volage,
128, Lord Colchester, arrived yesterday from Cherbourg,
having landed the whole of the Ex-Emperor's suite. The
New York packet arrived on Sunday. with the head-
quarters of the 91st Regiment, which landed the following
' day at Gosport, and as soon as the William Harris
(transport) is ready to convey the head-quarters of the
47th Regiment to Leith, will come on this side of the
water. Spithead during this day has presented a more
than usual enlivening appearance. The water, beautifully
clear and green, scarcely disturbed by the western bretz?s,
together with the sun shining and displaying the live'y
colours of the various ensigns, and signals continually
flying on hoard the ships, the constant succession of
salutes, the number of yachts, steamers, and pleasure
vessels and boats of every size passing between the Isle of
Wight and the hat bones mouth, rendered it a view
worthy the admiration of the distinguished visitors, who
are continually arriving from all parts to inspect from our
walls and waters the most magnificent assemblage of ships
that aver took place at this port. There have frequently
been more in number during the war, but never such a
rare collection of fine ship.i, as these are all the finest of
their respective classes. Their stations are as follow,
running from west to east :—Donegal, 78 ; Pearl, 20 :
Cale lonia, 120, Vice-Admiral Sir E. Codrington ;
Briton, 46 ; Brisk, 10 ; Wellesley, 74 ; Prince Regent,
120, Rear-Admiral Parker, second in command ; Asia,
84 ; Alfred, 50 ; Revenge, 76 ; Volage, 28, and the
Barham, 50, interspersed with a number of small craft
attached to the fleet. Among the yachts cruising were
the Arrow, the Arundel, (his Grace the Duke of Norfolk),
the Neuha, the Mary, the Sylvia, the Elizabeth, &c. His
Grace the Duke of Norfolk went on hoard the Britannia,
and inspected the ships and the men at their guns. The
following are the latest and most distinguished persons
who have arrived solely at the George Inn :—Earl Howe,
Marquis Clanricarde, Earl Denbigh ; Lords A. Fitz-
clarence, Ranelagh, Compton, Chetwynd, Kerr, Colville,
Colchester; Sirs W. Oglander, A. Paget, T. Prittie, G.
Seymour, T. Duckworth, J. Musgrave, S. Smith, P.
Durham, &e.

Captains in the Royal Navy—Thornton, Higgs, Gam-
bier, Pell, Baynes, Dilke, Burgoyne, Curtis, Richardson,
P. Blackwood, Jauncey, Hancock, Cmter, Sheppard,
Harringham, Boucher, &c. ; Colonel Payne, General
Bernard, Admiral Tollemache, Captains Elson, Windsor,
Pelham, &c. Nothing definitive known as regards the
sailing of the fleet.

DOVER, JUNE 14.—Arrived from Calais the
Britannia steam packer, with the Marquis of lIE atrorin,
Lord ERSKINE, and other passengers.
THE ADDRESS.---It iS stated that Sir CHAS.
LEMON, the new Member for Cornwall, will either move
or second the Address to his MAJESTY on his Speech at
the opening of Parliament.
CATHOLIC PEERS.—There are in the
Peerage of the United Kingdom eighteen Catholics ; eight
for England—one Duke, one Earl, and six Barons ; eight
for Ireland—two Earls, four Viscounts, and two Barons;
and two for Sc)tland—bOth Earls.

LOUIS PH ILIPPE.---It is known that LOUIS
PHILIPPE is fond of referring, even to a weakness, to the
part which he took in the military events of 1792, which
resulted in repelling the atrocious invasion of France by
the troops of the Holy Allies of that time, conducted by
the famous Duke of BRUNSWICK. The scene of his glory
was Valmy, which he has now reached in his present
regal progress. As Duke of CHARTRES, his Majesty
commanded a portion of the defensive army of France,
being at the head of one of the three principal divisions
of the raw and scarcely-formed levies of KELLERMAN,
for whom a prominent pert, was designed upon this me-
morable occasion. The whole merit of the strategique,
which led to the defeat of the Prussians, is properly due
to DUMOURIER, the General-in-Chief, but Louts PM.,
LIPPE is fairly entitled to all the praise of having main-
tained an arduous position intrusted to him with the ar-
dent valour of a young soldier, and, at the same time, all
the tenacity of a tried veteran. The battle of Valmy,
upon whi h so many lampoons have been made, since the
King's accession to the throne, took place on the 40th of
September, 1792. The Prgssian artiiv was log,ooo
strong, and entered France with the declared intention of
marching upon Paris, and extingnishing the revolution.
To oppse this force the French had only three newly-
raised corps, under DuAtounrEn, 14t.i.v.A, and Mar-
shal LucKwEa. There was at the time much difference
of opinion as to the best mode of disposing of this small
force with the greatest advantage against the enemy. Do-
mouRTER, contrary to the orders of the Convention, and
at the risk of his head, refused tq post his forces behind
the river Marne, 1)1.4 bold!), resolved to throw himself
across the high road from Verdun to Chalons, calling to
his immediate assistance the corps of KELLERMAN', which
was advancing from Lorraine. Upon the morning of the
20th KELLERMAN formed himself in front of the whole
Prussian army, upon the heights of Valmy. The issue
of the contest is Well known, but the KING, who was
posted for the defence of a mill, which happened to form a
most important point in the affair, and was the principal
object of attack to the enemy, is allewed on all hands to
have contributed most materially to the fortunes of the
day by his Lrmness and conduct. After an absence of
nearly forty years, his MAJEsTy now revisits these scenes ;
and he may be pardoned for dwelling upon them with no
aott dsi;ing ary feeling. He is described as beinegreatly affected
again the very cottage in which be slept the
even ng before the battle, and at meeting some of the living
witnesses to his chivalry upon that occasion. This journey
is very unlike the heartless and ceremonious visits which
former Kings of France haVe pieid to the provinees of
their kingdom,