The Sun.
London, England, 1822-06-24 00:00:00

ROYAL NAVY, &c.

Friday morning the Tribune frigate, Captain N. I. Wlto
LOUGHBY C. 8., arrived from the West India station, to be
paid off, having been nearly four years in commission. She
lost about 60 men and officers in the 'West Indies by fever.
Lieut. Murray, Mr. Dunlop, surgeon, two assistant surgeons,
the Rev. J. Luby, chaplain, the gunner and carpenter, died on
the Spanish Main ; 24 men and officers only having escaped
the contagion of fever out of the whole of the crew. She sailed
from Jamaica 22d April, and from Havannah 13th May, and
has brought a freight of 600.000 dollars and 200 bales of cochi-
neal, for merchants. We learn by the Tribune, that the
Spanish Royalist troops still maintain themselves in garrison,
in the isolated citadel of Vera Cruz, which fort, comprises all
that Old Spain now holds of what she once proudly called
" The Indies." The reniainder of the royalist troops have
concentrated at the Havannah, in which city and its depend-
encies several thousand European soldiers are in arms ; not-
withstanding which force, a daily rising of the Blacks was ex-
pected : indeed, recently, three large estates had revolted against
their masters, and secretly small bodies of troops were marched
into the interior, with a view of pursuing the run-away ne-
groes, the Spanish authorities not being willing openly to
acknowledge the danger. It was uncertain what power would
be invoked to protect the island of Cuba in case of a revolution;
the Americans and the English were equally certain their as-
sistance would be required. The island of Cuba bad been very
healthy ; but Jamaica had been sickly during the winter : the
33d regiment suffered much 'immediately on its arrival from
England.—(Hampshire Telegraph.)
(he same vessel has also brought letters from Jamaica,
which are dated only in the latter end of April, the Tribune
having touchedilast at ,Havannah. Still, owing to the delay of
the packet, they are the latest dates that have reached us from
that island. The only news they bring is a corroboration of
the report that Lord Cochrane had been joined by three Spanish
frigates in the Pacific, which, in conjunction with the other
ships of his squadron, had assisted to transport a large body of
troops from Panama to Esmeraldas, a port in the Pacific, for
the purpose of intercepting General Murgeon in his retreat
from Quito. The voluntary junction of the Spanish frigates,
however appears so extraordinary, that we ought still to wait
for further confirmation before it is wholly credited.
We are happy to state, that his Majesty's sloop -Fly, Capt.
George Tyler, has returned from Jersey, whither she was sent
to make an amicable settlement of a dispute which had arisen
between the French and English oyster fishermen, as to the
right of the English boats to fish on the banks stretching from
Cape Road to the rocks called the Minquais, betweeen one and
three leagues from the French coast, which oyster beds they
discovered in 1797. The right has been admitted, by which
the fisherT will again become open for the supply of our
markets in September next. During four months -of the year,
these fisheries occupy 300 fishing smacks and nearly 2,000 Bri-
tish seamen.-(Hampshire Telegraph.)
The Owen Glendower' on board which Sir George Naylor
sailed for Copenhagen, had the shortest passage ever known
to this country. She left• Yarmouth Roads on Friday, the
26th of May, and anchored off' Elsineur on Sunday evening,

the 28th.
Captain C. Parker, of the Harlequin, is promoted to the rank
of Post Captain. Captain Weeks is appointed to the Harle-
quin, on the Cork station.
Lieut. G. M. Ryves (son of Captain G. F. Ryves,) is ap-
pointed to the Alligator, fitting at Woolwich for the East India
station. _ _

Remain at Spithead—Phaeton, Tribune, Egeria, Grass-
hopper, and Fly.—The Tribune is to proceed to Chatham t 9
be paid off.
The Delight brie,. of 10 guns, is commissioned at ,Ports-
mouth, by Captain Robert Hay, for the Jamaica station.
Lieutenants Anderson and Knight, and Mr. Jackson, Purser,
are appointed to her. The Thracian' 18, has been commis-
sioned at Chatham, by Captain J. W. Roberts, for foreign
service. Mr. W. Haile is appointed Purser.