The Sun.
London, England, 1822-09-02 00:00:00

ROYAL NAVY, &c.

The final reductions in all the Royal Dock-yards, to bring
them to a permanent peace establishment, have been decided
ukon. e. number of workmen and labourers discharged from
this dock-yardpi since March last, is about 300 ; about 250 more
are to be discharged. These numbers will include the whole of
the labourers and scavelmen, whose duties are to be performed
by mechanics, during the peace ; so that all the workmen in the
Dock-yard retained (18000 will be mechanics. This total
number is exclusive of those who work in the woodmills, metal
mills, millwrights' shop, and ropemakers, in number about 300
more. When the number discharged has reduced the whole to
about 2,200 men, it will then be decided whether the men shall
resume working on Saturdays : should they, the numbers will
be farther reduced by discharges, until their number is 1800;
but if they shall continue to work five days only in the week,
the numbers will be reduced by casualties only, until that
number (1800) remains. 'The men, afterwards, will be per-
mitted to work longer hours and earn more money. Last night
50 men were discharged, being the fifth fortnightly discharge,
with the addition of ten to the number. AU the future dis-
charges will be labourers and scavehnen. There arc still 1,000
shipwrights in the Dock-yard. It is Calculated, that eventually,
nearly 900 men will be discharged, most of whom, with their I
families, it is fearfully apprehended, will become a burden on
the parish ofPortsea.—(llanipshire Telegraph.)
The Owen Glendower frigate, Captain Hon. R. C. Spencer,
passed Portsmouth on Friday, from Madeira, for Chatham.
She is to be paid off and re-commissioned.
His Majesty's ship Leander, from Trincomalee, arrived at
Colombo, February 27, and sailed the 3d of March, for Bom-
bay. His Majesty's ships Leven and Barracouta, sailed from'
Rio the 9th of June, for the Cape of Good Hope. His Ma-
jesty's ships Rose and Martin arrived at Smyrna the Bth of
July, from Salonica.
PnomoTforrs:—A small promotion in the Navy has taken
place; Capt. George French, of the Sophie, the Earl of Hunt-
ingdon (Governor of Dominica), Hon. Captain Rons, of the
Hind, and Captain Fred. Hunn, of the Pandora, are promoted
to the rank of Post Captain: Lieut. Henry- Dundas, of the
Euryalus, is promoted to the rank of Commander, and appointed
to the 'Hind; Lieut. Lord Geo. Viscount Mandeville (eldest
son of the Duke of Manchester) to, the rank of Commander ;
Lieut. Henry Lord Thynne to command the Termagant ;
Captain French to the Leander ; Capt. F. E. Vernon, of the
Blossom, to the Doris, vice Graham, deceased.
On Friday morning a large brig was launched from Brind-
ley's yard at Frindsbury. It is built on a new construc-
tion, fiat-bottomed, without a keel. It was completely rig-
ged, which is altogether unusual before launching, and
went off in good style. Immediately on reaching the wa-
tar, having no ballast, the brig got top-heavy," and up-
set ; the mast, however, fortunately stuck in the mud, and
prevented her going completely over, but the whole of the
crew on board were immersed in the river. The Medway wa-
termen, who seemed to prognosticate sonic misliap, were all on
the alert, and by their exertions and foresight every in-
dividual was saved. An accident somewhat similar oc-
curred at this yard about sixteen years ago, at- the
launch of the Aboukir, which was capsized from a defect in the
slips, and nearly, as the sailors call it, broken backed : but
being overhauled and rigged in the Royal dock-yard at Chat-
ham, became, though always leaky, one of the fastest first-rates
in the British Navy.

The following is an Extract from a Letter received from an
Officer stationed at Corfu :
" CORFU, JULY 13.-When we first arrived in this delect-
able island" (as represented) our astonishment and disappoint-
ment were extreme. This station proved, on experience, to be
the reverse of desirable, and there were few amongst us that
would not have preferred the West Indies; however, habit
they say is second nature, and we are, perforce, some-
what reconciled to it now. The regiment (51st) is at present di-
vided, viz. three, companies at Santa Maura, one at Paxo, and
the remaining four here. It is expected we shall send an-
other to the former place. This disunion of the corps will
continue more than a year. I hope to remain here ; tor, bad
as this island is, it is a thousand times preferable to the others.
—You may expect me to furnish you with some news of
the state of the war between the Greeks and the Turks, but
in vain, as the only information we have arrives through the
Papers. I believe, in the Morea only, the former have the ad-
vantage : but this I know, that never was war carried on with
Such horrible atrocities and cruelty on both sides. The ac-
counts you have read, credit me, are slight in comparison
with what ha ie actually taken place. Humanity shudders at
the bare recollection ! Many of our lads have had severe at-
tacks of fever and other complaints; at present they are in to-
lerable health. It appears you have had unusual heat in Eng-
land for the season, mc:.e so than we have here : the glass has
never been above 87 ; but our hottest time is to come."—
( Hampshire Telegraph.)