The Sun.
London, England, 1831-06-27 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Portsmouth Herald.)
PORTSMOUTH, Juaez 25.—His Majesty's ship Medina,
20, Capt. W. L. Castle, arrived on Monday from Prince
3eorge's Island, coast of Africa, from which she sailed on
!me 24th of April, leaving there his Majesty's ship Dryad,
1.-2, Commodore J. Hayes, and Athol, 28, Capt. Webb,
.11 well. The Commodore was to sail with his tenders,
-s
westernole
he Seaflower, Black Joke, and Fair Rosamond, for a cruise
in the 26th, and the Athol' on the same day, for the Bight
if Benin. His Majesty's ship Plumper, 12, Lieut. J.
Adams, was on her passage from Fernando Po to the Bight
mf Benin. His Majesty's ship
:Etna,
cn the 6 surveying v
coast,
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ihieeirchesru'rwveays, ca°l w
m 1
ing- deil. His Majesty's ship
Favourite, 18, Com. J. Harrison, was gone to the Bight
of Benin. The Black Joke, while under the command
of Lieutenant Castle, captured a schooner called the El
Juan, with 367 slaves on hoard, only two days from
Gellenas. This vcs4el was discovered by aid of a night
;lass, and the gun, which was fired at her, was de-
aated and d;rected by the glass. It killed the mate
end three men. The Plumper had captured a vessel with
520 slaves on bowel. Her name was the; Amelia, and she
was discovered close to the Plumper upon the clearing
away of a fog which had prevailed for about three hours.
Mr. Collins, Master of the Medina, and his boy, both died
on the 18th of April, the Master from the fever, and the
boy from the effects of a fall received at Fernando Po.
%lr. Bean, who went out Master's Assistant in the Om-
fl:ct gun-brig, in' May, 1830, was appointed to succeed
him, thus obtaining both promotions within fivelve
months. The squadron, generally, was very healthy:
Lieut. Castle, from his Majesty's ship Dryad, had been ap-
pointed to his Majesty's ship Medina, vice Commander
Webb, appointed to his Majesty's ship Athol, vice Captain
Gordon, invalided. • The Medina boarded the following
-hips on her passage :—On the 11th of 31,y, in lat. 23.
N. 20.25. W. the Osborn packet, bound for Rio ; on the
13th of May, In lat. 25. 50. N. 2. 40. W. the port, a
oamque, bound - to New South Wales with convicts and
1 Government stores; in lat. 20. 54. N. 35. 37. W.
' the Rockers, from Sierra Leone for Plymouth, and
supplied her with one cask of pork, having been
' becalmed off Capt de Verde for fourteen days ;
on Monday, the 20th, in let. 7. 35. N. and 21.
IS. W. the ship Statesby, gave a cask of pock and
one of beef—all well. On June 4th, in lat. 28. S. N.
and 39. W. spoke a French barque, kohl Bengal to Bor-
&mix, having on board as passenger, Captain Evans, 41st
Regiment—all well; and on June 9th, lat. 30. 35. N.
36. 48. W. boarded the American brigantine Vido ; and
on Sunday, pas ed two very large ships off the Start Point,
suppose.' to he Russian. The following Vanengera came
home invalided in the Medina :—Captain Gordon, Lieut.
E. A. Parker, R.M. and Mr. Fuller, gunner, from his
Majesty's ship Alton ; Mr. Arthur Grant, mate, and Mr.
Warburton, volunteer of the first class, from his Majesty's
ship Dryad ; Mr. Win, Coyde, late mate of his Majesty's
ship Sybille, who had been left behind on the coast in the
Black Joke tender, and eight invalided seamen. The
Medina sailed on Thursday fur Sheerness, under orders to
he pail off at that port.
At Spithead—Caledonia, Prince Regent, Donegal, Asia,
Wellesley, Talavera, Revenge, Barham, Alfred, Briton,
Curacoa, Volage, Pearl, Brisk, Vigilant, and Sylvia cutter.
In Harbour—Spartiate, Royal George, Winchester, SA-
maranc, Rattlesnake, Tweed, Victor, Charybdis, Recruit,
and Columbia steamer.
PROMOTIONS, APPOINTMENTS, &c.—Lieut. J. Wilson
is promoted to the rank of retired Caximander, at 7s. a-
day. Lieut. S. Mercer is appointed to his lajesty'a
ship
810-som, vice Luckraft. Lieut. H. Cox and Shal-
lard are appointed to the Coast Guard, vice Porches .and
Stewart. Mr. R. M'Crea is appointed Assistant-Sutgeaft
of the packet brig Eclipse. Mr. R. R. B. Hopley is ap-
pointed Assistant-Surgeon of his Majesty's packet brig
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Majesty's
Prince,
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Hooper,sbtrai. Assistant-Surgeon t -S
Conflict,poon appointed
Fer-
nando
thee
tr o-
Plover. Mr. Win. Pattison is appointed Assistant-Sur-
geon of his Majesty's steamer Pluto, vice Robinson, sick.
nando Po. Mr. Henna, supernumerary carpenter of the
Prince, depot ship, is appointed to time Victory, which is
Atsoferct.(a,
Second
the Queen Charlotte. Mr. H. Gammon is appointed
coast of Africa. Mr. R. A. Clarke is appointed Admiralty
Clerk of his Majesty's ship Spartiate.

The performances at Covent-Garden Theatre
on Sa'urday night were changed from Fazio and Napo-
leon to the Provoked Husband, Hide and Seek, and
the Highland Reel, in consequence of the strong arm of
the law having interposed a power which the hero of the
two first-mentioned pieces could not Ward off. POWER.,
of Covent-Garden, has quitted London for Dublin, where
he is engaged to perform twelve nights, mmrnencing on
Wednesday night. WALLACE has been playing success-
ful'y to fashionable audiences, during the last week, at
Cheltenham. Miss SMITHSON performed at Nottingham
on Friday last to a well-att:nded house.
ARRIVAL OF HER IMPERIAL HIGHNESS
THE ARCHDUCHESS HxzEstx.—This Illustrious Per-
sonage, her three daughters, and suite, amongst wlnan
are the Countess NICSELRODE, Madame DE TOLSTORY,
Prince PAGARIN, Dr. HURDER, and Monsieur DE LOB-
STOR, First Secretary, arrived here on Monday last, in his
Imperial MAJESTY'S ships Kyalm, 74, and Lionelle, 26,
twenty-three days from Cronstadt. On their arrival both
ships saluted the Admiral, which compliment was returned
by the f ig-ship. In consequence of the late proclamations,
the Russian vessels were immediately placed under quaran-
tine, from which they were released yesterday morning,
when her Royal Highness and suite landed at the dock-
yard, and proceeded to Sidmouth, at which place it is the
intention of the Royal Party to reside for some time. On
their leaving the Russian ships a Royal salute was fired by
the Kyalm and .Lionelle with manned yards, and his
Britannic MAJESTY'S ship Pallas hoisted the Russian
flag, and saluted her Highness with twenty-one guns. She
was also saluted by the batteries on St. Nicholas Island
and Mount Wise. On her landing at the dock-yard she
was received by Sir JOHN CAMERON, Commissioner Ross
and Lady, Lord J. and Lady Towusuet.n, and several
other personages of distinction, with a Guard of Honour
of the Royal Marines, under the command of Captain
Weaves, the band of the corps playing the national
anthem. From the landing place the Rod Party pro-
e eeded through Adelaide-walk, which was laid with scarlet
baize, to the place where the carriages were in waiting, and
immediately left fur Sidmoutb. The pratiquc for the re-
lease of the Russian ships arrived on Thursday evening
last, by the London mail, when THoMAs WRIGHT, Esq.
and other officers of his Majesty's Customs, accompanied
by J. HAWKER, Esq. the Russian Consul at this port, and
Mr. BELLAMY, surgeon, immediately rep tired on board,
and were received by her Royal }Ugliness in the most
affab►e manner. She expressed herself much pleased with
the attention bbe had received. —Devonport :Telegraph,
June 26.

THE GALLERY OF 140 COMICALITIES
PRICE TIIRF.EPENCE.-One Hundred and Forty Hearty
Laughs for Threepence the Engraved Comicalities
which have appeared from time to time in Belts Lift in
London, one hundred and forty in number, which cost the
proprietors seven hundred and thirty -five pounds designing
and engraving, are now to be purchased f;.r threepence,
printed on one sheet, containing twenty folio columns.
They are sold to the trade at two shillings for twe've, and
unsold copies will be taken back, and the full price given
if returned before the end of the year. As materials for
the scrap book and portfolio, and amusements in every
public and private house in Gteat B,itain, as well as an
infallible cure for the Blue Devils, there has been nothing
equal to them from the debarkation of Noau and his
comical family down to the pre.ent period. The publiCa-
tion of " Tke Gallery of Comicalities"commenc«l on Friday,
June 24, and has been continued, without the least delay
at No. 169, Strand, where the office is open from six in tl.e
morning till nine at night.—Placards for windows.
We understand that Don PEuxo, who i 8
going to reside in this country, has abont 7,000/. a year,
which he has brought with him : he has left behind him
a large property in the funds at Rio, with 2,000 slaves.
It is also stated, that be has written a letter to his MA-
JESTY, thanking him for the kind attention that his (laugh-
ter experienced, and that he is still devrtnined to sacrifice
every thing to put his daughter on the throne of Portugal.

The Spaniards cover the bottoms of their
ships with a cement composed of lime, recently slaked,
and fish •oil ; made into a paste and laid on with a trowel.
This cement hardens when in contact with salt water, and
acquires gre# solidity. It is advisable, however, b fore
putting on this cement, to apply the usual coat of pitch,
sod to wait until the latter becomes quite cold.—Literary
Gazette.

NEWTOWNBARRY MASSACRE.—Most im-
portant evidence has been reported by our special reporter.
The whole of his communication will appe it in our next.
fell. -Ile swears n"re7al r that there
Our readers will remember the justification pleadtd—viz- :
that a yeoman was the first person shot. This is totAly
disproved. Let no man with a blush on his cheek assert
shot the man who levelled at ROGAN, and by
,wt t
opinion Rooety
after that; and be en ea a
it again. Serjeant KING, of the police, sworehhhoe,ineret.ini.he himselflc
but few shots: fixed .
h firing Vetore.--=Dieblin Morning Register.
was much