The Sun.
London, England, 1822-06-03 00:00:00

ROYAL' NAVY, &c.

Saturday evening arrived at Portsmouth the freeltrader
Princess Charlotte, Blyth, from Ceylon :` she' left Point de
Galle the Ist of January. Sir Edward Paget (the Governor)
had not arrived, but was daily expected, as he had passed tlic
Isle of France in the Glasgow frigate. She left the Cape on
the 26th of March ; that place and the Mauritiiis were healthy.
The first division of the 49th regiment had arrived at the Cape
from England, but had been put under quarantine, in conse-
queftee of the measles having broken out among them. The
38th regiment had proceeded on for India. The passengers in
this ship are—H. Boyd, Esq. Civil Service, Lieutenant-Colonel
Slackpole, Captain Straker, Lieutenants Hfighes,. Smith,
Lewis, Foster, Quartermaster Fox' Paymaster Harrison, Dr.
Hernott, Surgeons Nicholsone and Coghlane and family.
The Slaney, 20, Captain Henry Stanhope, recently arrived
at Portsmouth from the South American station, left Rio
Janeiro previous to the Superb, Bahia the 3d, and Pernam-
buco on the 12th of April. All was tranquillity at those dates,
She passed the Portuguese ship of war Don John, of 74 guns,
bearing a Commodore's broad pendant, on the 21st of April, on
the Line, conveying back the King's troops, intended togarri-
son Rio Janeiro, which the new Authorities there rejected.
The Slaney went into Portsmouth harbour on Wednesday.
The Superb, 78, Captain Adam IWKenzie, having landed
at Portsmouth the two millions of dollars which she brought
from the South American merchants, sailed on Saturday for
Plymouth, to be paid off.
The Espiegle, 18-gun sloop, has been commissioned at Ports-
mouth by Captain 11. T. B. Collier, and is ordered to be fitted
for foreign service.
The Albion, 74 guns, was paid off on Friday by Captain
Raggett, and re-commissioned, on Saturday morning. The
following officers are appointed to her t-_Captain Sir Wm.
Hoste, Bart., K.C.B. ; Lieutenants W. Anderson (b.) J..S.
Murray, W. H. Martin, and W. Burnett ; and Mr. R. Chap-
man, Purser.

The Cyrene sloop of war, Captain Grace, sails directly from
Plymouth for the coast of Africa.
Captain Westphall is appointed to command the Jupiter, of
50 guns, fitting -at Plymouth for the conveyance of Mr. Can-
ning to India.
On Monday, the Regulus transport, Lieut. Thompson, agent,
arrived at Portsmouth, from Jamaica, which she left on the
30th of March, in company with the Loyal Briton transport,
having on board detachments of the 61st regiment, and invali.l3
of the 33d and 92d regiments, and royal artillery, and condemn-
ed ordnance stores. Loyal Briton has 'since arrived; the
troops have landed, and both transports are discharged from the
service. _ _ _

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On Monday the Nautilus transport arrived at Portsmouth
from the Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena : left the former .
place on the 9th of March. The first division of the 20th regi.
ment bad embarked at St. Helena for India : another ship was
daily excepted to take on board the remainder.
Ships at Spithead—Egeria, and ship Barkworth, for Bombay.
—ln the Harbour—Queen Charlotte,Albion,Ramilies,William
and Mary yacht, Ranger, Grasshopper, Slaney, Espiegle, and
Calliope.
Sir James Cockburn, Paymaster of the Royal Marine forces,
last week inspected the Portsmouth division, the accounts, &c.
It is said the Marines are to be mustered by their own Pay-
master in future, and not •by a Clerk of the Cheque-office, in
the Dock-yard, with a view to diminish that expense.
The. Delight, Parthian, and Slaney sloops are ordered to be:
prepared for commission at Portsmouth.
The Swallow revenue cruiser, Lieut. Morgan, is removed
from Milford to Cowes.

With a view to a diminution of the great public expence at-
tending the making the Island of Bermuda a safe and
convenient naval port, it is intended to employ about 30a
convicts in carrying on the labourers' work. The Coromandel
and Tortoise (store-ships) are to be fitted for their conveyance
thither. Bermuda is considered as an essential station for our
ships on the coast of North America, and the West India sta-
tions, during any war with America.
Lord Viscount Melville, Sir George Cockburn, and Sir
George Clerk, from the Admiralty, accompanied by Sir Thomas
Byam Martin, Comptroller of the Navy, and Mr. Barrow,
second Secretary of the Admiralty, on Tuesday, and 'Wednes-
day last made official visits to our Dock-yard, for the purpose
of ascertaining what further reductions can be made in the ex,
penses attending the carrying on the public service there. Their
inquiries were pursued several hours each day. It is under-
stood that the alterations contemplated in the dock-yard relate
to the duties and salaries of the respective officers of all classes,
and the clerks, and the superannuation of such as are infirm or
past active age.—( Hampshire Telegraph.)