The Sun.
London, England, 1822-09-30 00:00:00

existence of which brings an opprobriuni °new Administration
and the country, must be put down. It is understood the above
ships go direct to Bahia. •

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On Tuesday the Alligator, 28, Captain T. Alexander, C.ll.
sailed for the. East India station ;, the. Catnelion, Lieutenant
Vithan, on -a Cruise; and the • Rose,, cutter,. on a particular
service to the, Isle of Anglesea.
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Commodore Hay haS hoisted a broad pendant in the Queen
Charlotte, in the•absence of the:Commander-in-Chiei.
Admiral Sir J. 'H. Vhitshed, K.C,8., Commander-in-Chief,
at Portsmouth, struck hiflag.op Friday,- on leave of absence. •
II is ',Majesty's frigate yacht Apollo is ordered to. be fitted
with Captain Phillips's newly invented capstan.—A new patent
cookery apparatus has alio been r,edeived, as pot of the new
equipments.
The Robert Edwards. Shethernet• called at this port- yester
day, embarked passengers, and s;ailted for. New York. - -
The Comptroller of the Navy, sir Thomas Byain Martin,-
K.C.8., Sir Robert Sep pings, Surveyor, and Commissioner
Percy- Fraser, renewed their inquiries,- at this Deck-yard on
Monday, and have since been engaged in examining. Old
men for superannuation, mustering the ordinary, &c.—An'
idea having been entertained by the. .Board, that cordage itii-'
.proves by age, an experiment to .eutertain that Fact was
tried by. a machine erected for l
the purpose.in die rigging-hift,'
before tine Navy Board, SirAdinira Jarnes'Whilshed, Coin-
missioner . .
.. Honourable Sir George Grey, Captains Brace;
Loring, &c., on Thursday. The, comparative quali,ies .vere.
tried on four ropes of 11 inches each, three of Riga; and one'
of Petersburgh hemp. The first experiment was,2made on
one manufactured in 1822, of Rigs hemp.; . which' broke at
16 tons, 15 cwt. ; the second, on one of Petersburgir hemp,.
made in 1320, which broke at 13 tons, 13 ewt.-; the • third and
fourth of Riga hemp, the former.manufactured in 1813; break;
ing at 16 tons, 18 ewt., and the latter. of 1810; which had
been in use some years, at 20 tons, 12 cwt. A sithilar ex-
periment 19,16 made at Plymouthi, oil the recent visit of the
Navy Board to that port; the -restilt
,of
,which, is support of
the prcsentone, .went to prove; -: beyond doubt, .that • old rope
be4rs 'a considerably greater ,:proportion of •strsmgth than.
neiv: 'An experiment to tiseertain . the • effieier of an icon
Chain Shroud, intended AO Ire - used "With the. Iron Mast,
which it was calculated- could bear -the -weight that a'ren-htcli
rbpa is callable of suliportink,.wasmade at the same time, It.
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broke however,. at -.Sete' tcini4 16 which is only con-
sidered equivalent to a rope of al)out- seven inches in diameter.
Sir T. Byam ,Martin, Sir R. SeppingA, and Commissioner
.Fraser, concluded their visit of inspection and inquiries on
Wednesday afternoon, when they dined with Admiral Sit .las.,
Hawkins Whitshed, K.C.8., and next morning set otf to
make a similar visit to the Eastern Dock-yards.
In consequence of the excellent state of .Newhaven harbour,
no less than 40 sail'Of vessels have, within the last few days
en-
tered it for shelter.' The central situation of it from the Downs
and Portsmouth, added to the small charge of harbour duties,
viz.—ftir vessels above 12 and not exceeding. 50 tons, 2s. • and
above 50.toiiii, 4S. ; makes it a desirable rendezvous 'for die in-
terests of time Commercial world.

Yesterilay one hundred and sixty convicts were shipped on
board the Surrey, Captain Raine, from the hulks at this place,
for Botany Bay. —( flantpshire Tele,7raph.)
PR OMPTIONS.—Lieut..e. R. Milbourne is appointed to the
Apollo yacht; Lieut: Aldred, of Portsmouth; to the preventive
water guard •near Strangford,,lreland ; Mr: W. Stanbridge is
appointed Surgeon of the Ordinary at Sheerness; Mr. Acheson;
Surgeon of the Shamrock, to the Seringapatam, vice Stan-
bridge; Mr. John Bowman to be Purser of the Phieton ; Mr.
Askew to be Purser of the coast-blockade, on the coast of Kent
anti Sussex, vice Sparshott. Lieuts. W. Palmer (a) and.l. A.
Wright, are appointed to the Ramilies, vice Hay and Hughes ;
Mr. Whitniarsh,,Dispenser at Haslar Hospital, to.be Assistant-
Surgeon of Sheerness dock-yard, vice Brovon, deceased.—Mr.
Ward, Dispenser of Hadar Htispital, is superannuated.—(Jbid.)
Yesterday motthig, the Nimrod sloop of war arrived in ..eith
Roads. 1% e understand that . the Dover flag-ship sails for
Portsmouth, on Monday, to be paid, and' thaethe Admiral, in
the meantime, is to hoist • his flag on board the Nimrod:—
( Edin!lurei Courant, - Sept. 26.)