The Sun.
London, England, 1825-11-07 00:00:00

THE ROYAL NAVY, &c.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. s.—On Wednesday the Vibilia trans-
port, Lieut, Luelccraft, Agent, returned from Rio Janeiro, in

51 days, bringing later accounts by three weeks than had been
before received.—The Spartiale, 74, Captain (now Rear-Ad-
miral) Graham Eden Hamond, C.B. sailed thence on the 3rd

of September, for Lisbon and Portsmouth with dispatches, an-
nouncing the happy conclusion of the Treaty declaring the
Brazils independent of the mother country. It seems that the
Emperor of the Brazils is not displeased with Lord Cochrane
for bringing the Piranga to England ; but is rather gratified by
the act, inasmuch as he has thereby had his flag acknowledged.
—The Wellesley 74, (Rear-Admiral Sir George Eyre), Blanche,
Diamond, and Bramble schooner, were left at Rio.—The
Blanche was preparing to go round Cape Horn.—The Waterloo
transport, Lieut. Coates, had sailed for Valparaiso, with pro-
visions for the ships round the Horn.___3lrs. Graham, (widow
of the late Capt. T. Graham, R.N.) the celebrated authoress,
came home in Borodino.
On Tuesday, the ship Alexander, Captain Robe, passed by
from the Mauritius. By her we received letters from that
Island dated the Ist of August, from which the following are
extracts:—
" Mauritius, Aug. I.—The Espiegle, 18, Captain Wray,
arrived here on the 24th ult., from Zanzibar and our new set-
tlement at Mombass (23 days from the latter place.) Lieut.
Emery, R.N., and the establishment at Mornbass, were in
good health. Mr. George Phillips, Collector of the Customs,
had died of fever, which he caught at Pemba, an island near
alornbass. It is liscovered that, besides the Hippopotamus,
there are Mermaids on that coast, several of which have been
taken ; their teeth is the best of ivory, and is used for making
paddles of swords. The Espiegle, in standing into the south har.
hour of Mombass, got on shore on a bank which runs off' the
island, lost her anchors and sustained some injury. When sheleft,
Lieut. Emery (the Governor), to prevent a recurrence of any ac-
cident, went off with a pilot, and saw her clear of all the reefs ;
his zealous and prudent services are highly commendable. The
Leven (Captain Owen), Ariadne, and Espiegle, are lying here.
The Leven proceeds to-morrow for Delagoa Bay, to join the
Baracouta, and resume the survey of that coast. The Slave-
vessel, with 120 slaves, captured by the Leven on the West
Coast of Madagascar, was condemned on the 29th ult. The
merchant ship Africa, is just arrived from England. Mr.
Jocelyn Weller is appointed a Lieutenant of the Espiegle, vice
Le Mesurier, invalided."
On Sunday last arrived the Speke transport, Lieut. Geo.
Decourdeaux, from Halifax and Bermuda, 26 days from the
latter place, bringing thence Brevet-Majors J. Nicholson, and
G. Gray, Capt. Hornbrook, Lieuts. Whylock, Moon, Layton,
Webb, Evans, and Assistant-Surgeon illackintyre, with de-
tachments of the Chatham and Woolwich Division of Royal
Marines, which description of force has been relieved in the gar-
rison duty of that island by the 96th regiment. The remainder
of the Royal Marine detachments are coming home in the
Joseph Green transport. The 96th regiment was relieved at
Halifax by the Rifle Brigade from Belfast, which went out in
the Speke and Arab. Admiral Willoughby Lake had sailed
for St. John's, Newfoundland, in the Menai. The Jupiter
and Orestes were at Halifax ; the Sappho, Captain Canning,
having got on shore on the Sisters Rocks, going into Halifax,
was condemned as unfit for further service.—The Valorous,
Earl of Huntingdon, was to leave Bermuda in ten days for
New Providence, to embark the Commissioner for Jamaica.—
The Hussar was lying at Bermuda.—Lieutenant George Mac-
murdo, invalided from the Valorous, came home in the Speke.
She has sailed for Chatham.
On Wednesday, the Borodino transport, Lieut. Andrew,
arrived from the lonian Islands, with invalids from the 18th,
28th, and 32d regiments. She left Malta on the 18th Sept.—
The disposition of the squadron then was as follows :
Revenge, 74 (Sir Harry Neale), gone to Naples; Cambrian,
Seringapatam, Sybella, anti Weazle, at the lonian Islands;
Naiad, Gannet, and Algerine, at Smyrna; Rose and Medina
on detached service.—The American line of battle ship North
Curolina, and Constitution frigate, were lying at Gibraltar, on
the 10th ult.—The Borodino spoke, on the 14th ult., the Good
Hope, of Bristol, in lat. 39. 05. long. 13. 44. W. 21 days from
Naples, bound to London.
The Mary, yacht, J. Penleaze, Esq., owner, who has been
cruising in her in the Mediterranean since September last year,
came to the Motherbank, on Monday, bringing an unclean
bill of health from Constantinople. She had a tedious passage,
and expended the last biscuit the clay she came in. The super-
intendant of quarantine having supplied her with provisions,
ordered her away immediately to Standgate Creek to perform
her quarantine.
Yesterday the Fly, 18, Captain Wetherall, sailed for the East
India station (to relieve the Sophie,) taking dispatches to the
Cape of Good (lope, Mauritius, and Trincomalee.
The transports Layton, Lieutenant Lovitt, and Southworth,
Lieutenant Sanders, went out of harbour yesterday with the
remainder of the 99th regiment, under Colonel Hardinge, on
board, bound to the Mauritius. They will sail, with the out-
ward bound ships mentioned last week, when the wind is fair.
The Baltic Merchant, Lieut. Lester, with naval stores and
provisions for Ascension, Sierra Leone, and the African squa-
dron ; and the Vittoria, Lieut. Grig, to receive troops for the
Mediterranean, arrived this afternoon from the Downs.
His Brazilian Majesty's frigate the Piranga, Commodore
Crossby, yesterday fired a joyous salute, and dressed colours, in
honour of the event which declares the Independence of the
Brilian nation.
The Piranga is the only vessel of war at Spithead.—ln the
Harbour—Victory, Ganges, Warspite, Volage, Herald, Spar-
rewliawk, Icarus, Mastiff, Calliope, Magnificent, and Royal Oak.
On Thursday the Arrow, Lieutenant Brooking, brought in
125 kegs of spirits, being the cargo of a smuggler which he
chased off Dartmouth. The Arrow sailed ydesterday to cruise
off Brighton.
Captain Charles Hope has recommissioned the Brisk sloop of
war at Chatham.
The Sparrowhawk, 18, will be paid off on Monday, and re.
commissioned. Lieut. Crozier is appointed to her.
Captain James Hay is appointed to the Ramillies, 74, and
to command the eastern division of the coast blockade service,
vice M'Culloch, deceased.
General Sir Hilgrove Turner, Governor of Bermuda, takes
his passage in the Royal Oa. Dr. Thomas Cooke Jones,
surgeon of the naval yard there, takes medical charge of the
ship on the passage out. Lieutenant John Allison is appointed
to command her. She is expected to sail in about a fortnight.
John Irving, Esq., is appointed Secretary to Rear-Admiral
Bingham, Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies.
PLYMOUTH, Nov. 3.—Arrived the Lapwing, from North
Yarmouth ; Swift, from Milford ; Dove, packet, Lieutenant
Crosbie, from Rio Janeiro (landed her mails at Torbay).—The
Nimrod is re-commissioned by Captain Richard Pridliam.—
Remain—Britannia Genoa,Windsor Castle, Druid, Shamrock,
Talbot, Nimrod, Falcon, Dove ; Swallow and Nimble cutters.

On Friday evening the 28th ult. the Members
of the Mechanics' Institution were highly gratified by a lecture
delivered before them, at the Council Chamber, Chichester, by
William Allie, of Winchester, an ingenious mechanic, who,
although brought up to the business of a carpenter, has been in
the habit of employing his leisure hours in the construction of
various philosophical apparatus, until deprived, about twelve
months since, of his right hand and the sight of one of his eyes,
by an unfortunate explosion of a chemical mixture. It was not
the least gratifying part of this exhibition to learn that the air-
pump, a small orrery, working model of a steam-engine, elec-
trifying machine, and a large transparent orrery 8 feet high,
were all of his own manufacturing. The auditory expressed
their satisfaction by repeated plaudits.—( Hampshire Paper.)
ACCIDENT AT LONDON BILTDGE.—On Saturday
an Inquest was held at the Pitt's Head public-house, Great
Guildford-street, on the body of a young man named Simmons.
It appeared that the deceased, together with his father and
brother, were engaged in navigating a large craft, heavily laden
with goods, down the river, on the turn of ,the ebb tide;
that while the former was in the act of pulling the bow
oar, in passing through the centre arch, the tide running very
strong at the time, by some accident or another which was not
explained, the father and brother having their backs to him at
the time, the deceased's head came in contact with one of the
starlings of the bridge, and he was thrown into the water. The
relatives of the deceased hearing a cry, immediately missed
him ; but it was totally out of their power to render him the
slightest assistance ; the barge, impelled along by the force of
the current, which was amazingly strong, passed over the body
of the unfortunate man, who did not rise to the surface. On
Friday the body of the deceased was picked up opposite the
Custom-house. The Jury, without hesitation, returned a ver-
dict Accidental Death."
In consequence of the serious accidents which
happened to a young gentleman two years ago, from the letting
off fire-works in Dean's-yard, the present master of West-
minster School (Dr. GooDENouGii) summoned the scholars
to his pre sense on Friday, when he informed them of his deter-
mination not to suffer the letting off fireworks on the sth of
November; but, he added, at the same time that if the scho-
lars would promise to forego so mischievous an amusement,
they should enjoy two holidays instead of one. This arrange-
ment was assented to. Orders were then given, that the Dean's-
yard gate should be closed at five o'clock on Saturday, and so
remain. Two officers were directed to attend in Dean's-yard,
. in order to prevent the intrusion of strangers, if attempted,
and thus preserve public peace.