The Sun.
London, England, 1831-08-15 00:00:00

:NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

I.'aluti the Portsnioptit Hera'd of Sunday.)

Poretaarouna, Act:. 14.—His Majesty's ship Eden,
'26, Capt. NV. F. IT. Owen, arrived on Tuesday from
South America, having sailed from Lima, on the Ilth of
'unary, from Yalnaraiso on the 136 of January, front
Coviinlea on the 2fith of February, from Rio Janeiro o-s
flth of May, from Bahia on the 27th of May, from
l'ernambittra on the Bth of June, sod from Porto Praga
lon the sth of July. She bring' home shout 7100,000
iiallara. including 125010 which had been recovers I
from the wreck of his Majtaty's late kl6p Thetis (sunk at
Cape Frio), by the exertiana of Crptiiin Dickenson and the
ail:teen+ and crew of his Majesty's ship Lightning. W
have later accounts from Rio, dated the Bth and 15th
Jane, by the farmer we learn that the Finance Minister -
lied proposer! to /impend the piyment of the interest on
the loans. in Lonnie:, hut the proposition after a con-
siderable discussion in the Committee was rejected. The
attempt had, however, pm:laced a considerable depression
in Brazilian Stoik, which fell nearly six per cent. and
the mere mention of 81104 a proposition, although it
inet with no support, is represented as having seriously
injured the credit of Brasil. Letters dated June the
15th confirm the account that General Paz has been
taken prisoner and that De IL Madrid had assumed the
Government of Cordova, in spite of the authorities which
had been left there by Paz. These letters also state that
the Chamber of Deputies had approved of the decision
of the Finance Committee, and that the dividends were to
be regularly and punctually paid. Every thing was tran-
quil at Rio, but the exchanges had fallen to 23 owing to
the scarcity of produce and money. The following came
home passengers by the Eden, invalided :—Lieut. R.
Compton, of tine Alert ; Mr. George Heather, Maser of
the Seringapatam, and nine seamen. The Eden was in-
spected on Thursday by the Commander-in-Chief, Admi-
ral Sir Thorrais Foley, and came into harbour, on Thurs-
day, to be paid off into Ordinary, having been four years
and a hall in commission.
The Doke of Portland's brig Pantaloon, and ketch Clowu,
in company with Lord Vernon's brig Harlequin, sailed
from Spithead on Tuesday morning for a short cruise, for
the purpose of trying their reepeetive rates of sailing. Oa

their return they carne in as follows :—Pantabein,Harie-
' quin, and Clown, being about five minutes' difference be-
tween each yacht.
At Spimead—Britannia, Rattlesnake.
ililebour—Spartiate, Winchester, Royal George, Imo-
gene, Onyx, Eden, and Columbia, steamer.
His Majesty's brig Onyx, 10 (tender to the Royal
George), Lieut. Dawson, which arrived on Siturday with
drepatches from Rio Janeiro, is ordered to be got ready fur
sea with all practicable despatch.
Vire-Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm, K.C.B. struck
his flag on Saturday, on board his Majesty's ship Britannia,
at Shithead, having been relieved in the command of the
Mmliterrancan fleet by Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Henry

liotham,
His M ijestra gun-brig Recruit, 10, Lieut. T. llodges,
went out of harbour on Monday, was paid advanced wages
on Thun‘day, and sailed on the following day to join the
fleet to:trtnbled in the Downs.

His Majesty's chip Rattle,nakr, 28, Captain Charles
Graham, is now ready for sea, and went out of harbour
yesterday.
His Majesty's ship Britannia, 120, Captain Johnstone,

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is ordered to he completed to the full war establishment.—
She is quite te,aly for sea, awl only waits the payment of
wages to her creW, which is expected to take place on
Tuesday.
11;s Majesty's ship Victor, 18, Commander Mice: and
Tvieed, 20, Commander Bertrani (which sailed on the
tirh inst. to try their relative qualities, in company with
the Duke of Potriami's yachts Pantaloon and Clown) re-
' turned to Spithead on Monday, the trial being much io
favour of the Victor, which in a moderate breeze went at
the rate of nine miles an hour close hauled, and stretched
four miles to windward, on the first day, of the other ves-
sels. The Clown, though a remarkably fast vesttel, did
not outsail the Victor, and the Pantaloon proved herself a
very weatherly veasel, going to windward at the rate of a
mile an hour.

On Wednesday last, First Lieut. W. Jolliffe, and Second
Lieut. J. 11. March, of the Royal Marines, with a de-
tachment of the same corps, embarked on board his Ma-
jesty's ship Britannia, to relieve Second Lieutenants T.
P. Dwyer and P. B. Nolloth, with the detachment of
Royal Marine Artillery, which has been serving in
that ship.
The following Midshipmen passed their examination,
at the Royal Naval College, on Monday last, viz.—
Messrs. Edward Roche Power, George Keith Ogilvy,
Henry W. Johnstone, and Edward Tatham, of his Ma-
jesty's ship Britannia; Mr. T. Maxwell Falcon, his Ma-
jesty's skip Briton ; Mr. George E. \Valford, late of his
Majesty's ship Thetis : Mr. Charles M‘Donnell, of his
Majesty's ship Galatea ; Mr. Arthur Sansom, of his Ma-
jesty's ship Winchester ; Mr. James W. Drake, of his
Majesty's ship Victor; Mr. W. H. Marben, of his Ma-
jesty's steamer Messenger, having previously passed in
seamanship on board his Majesty's ship Regent.
The Dreadnought is fitting, off Greenwich, for a hoe-
pital ship, in lieu of the Grampus, which has served in
that capacity for many years. The former, we understand
strove very hard to verity her name in litany battles, but
she could never manage to get the foremost of the van,
being such a bad sailer. We can scarce!y conceive a
greater mortification to a British tar, than to have his ar-
dour repressed or neutralized by the bad qualities of his
ship. To remedy the recurrence of siinil rr contingencies,
every facility and encouragement should be held out to
those who project improvements in our Navy, which cer-
tainly, in ninny important respects, requires remode!line.
The squadron under the command of Vice-Admiral
Sir Edward Codrington, passed by the Ise of Wight on
Monday afternoon, and anchored in the Downs the fol-
lowing day.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have sent
a requisition to the Trinity-house, for from twenty to
thirty North-sea Pilots, who were to be ready at Deal, by
Monday last. • This step, in conjunction with the sudden
recal of Sir Edward Codrington's fleet from Plymouth,
and their assembling in the Downs waiting orders, induces
UA to believe that the squadron are doomed for tee Baltic:.
The fleet, under the command of Vice-Admiral Sir E.
Codrington, consisting of his Majesty's ship Caledonia,
Prince Regent, Asia, Donegal, Revenge, Talavera, Wel-
lealey,' Alfred, Barham, Curacoa, Stag, Royalist, and Cha-
rybdis, arrived in the Downs on the Bth instant, and
anchored at five o'c:ock, r. at. all well. The following
ships have sailed during the week to join the fleet :—His
111+sty's ship Tweed, 20, Captain A. Bertram ; his Ma-
jesty's ship Victor, 18, Coin. A. Edict., and his Majesty's
brg Recruit, 10, Lieutenant I Hodges, from this port;
and his Majesty's slip Royalist, 10, Lieut. R. N. Williams,
from Plynsout h.
The detachments of the line which arrived from the
Mediterranean, in his Majesty's ship Britannia, were re-
embarked on board of the Marshal Bennet transport, on
the 9ch instant, under the command of Major Mullen, of
the hat Royals, for the purpose of joining their respective
depots at Chatham ; and the right Moog, who have been
for some time confined at Snuthsea Castle, have been sent
to Chatham in the same v. seal.

PROMOTIONS, APPOINTMENTS, &c.—Capt. G Rennie
is appointed to his Majesty's ship Isis, destined for the
Cape of Good Hope. Commander T. Ogle is also ap-
pointed to her, as well as Lieutenants W. D. P and
E. Dixon, Mr. W. Price (a), Surgeon, and Mr. J. Wil-
liamson, Purser. Mr. H. Williams, Supe•rnutnerary
Assistant-Surgeon at Haslar, is appointed to his Majesty's
picket brig Lyra at Falmouth. Lieut. W. F. Young,
and Lieut. H. Dunlap, vice Duins, are appointed to his
Majesty's ship Britannia. Messrs. W. W. Wright anti
J. E. Goodridge, are appointed Supernumerary Assistant-
Surgeons of his Majesty's ship Spartiate. Mr. Page, As-
sistant-Surgeon at Haslar Hospital, is appointed to his
Majesty's ship Alfred.
The following have passed examination, and gone on to
the places of destination :—Laura, Beck, from Drain
(Norway), for a market. Britannia, Bloge, from Per-
nambuco, for London. Pandora, Rra. from Savannah,
for orders. Mary, Lee, from Santos (Brazil), to Cowes,
for orders. Beaver, Francisco, New Orleans, for orders.
Emanuel, Olen, and Haahet, Yernichone, from Christiana
(Norway), for Southampton. Margaret, Walters, front
Sierra Leone, for the Dock-yard, Portsmouth, with timber.
Vessels from ports in the Baltic and other p 1 aces at
which the cholera morbus is known to prevail, are daily
arriving in the quarantine ground at the Motherhank.
During the week the following have arrived :—The Twig,
of Jersey, P. Bailhache, master, from Archangel, bound to
Jersey and Guernsey, and having a foul Willa health, and
hemp on board, has been ordered to, and sailed for Standgate
Creek. The Art:lose, Wade, from Wyberg, with clean
bill, released and sailed for Gloucester. The Meator,
Schultz, and John Dunscornb, Vidler, from Dantzir•, with
foul bills, released and sailed, the former for Portsmouth

and latter for St. Michael's, with deals and ;irnbet: The
Victoria, Vass, and Hero, Smith, from Memel, with
clean bibs; the former for Shoreham, and the litter for
Poole. The Maria, Bove, froth-Aaiidswelt,htr4ersey. The
Albion, Stevens, from Riga, laden with hemp, 'for his
Majesty's Dock-yard at ,Plymouth..The-Lively, Allen,- with
timber, also from Riga, Mr his Majesty's Dork-yard, ~4
Portsmouth. The Andromeda, Eden, for Alga, al.° u.ith
timbor, for Plymouth Yard. The Niaden, Hardherg, from,
Archaniel, with grain, pitch, and tar, for Guernsey;'.