The Sun.
London, England, 1825-09-12 00:00:00

ROYAL NAVY, &c.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 10.—On Wednesday next, at noon,
will be launched from this Dock-yard, his Majesty's ship
Princess Charlotte, to carry 110 guns, and the Myrtle brig, in-
tended for the packet service. The Princess Charlotte has been
built on the enlarged lines of his Majesty's ship Victory, having
the dimensions encreased. Length, from 186 to 197 feet ;
breadth, from M feet 6 inches to 52 feet 9 inches ; and hurthen,
from 2,164 to 2,417 tons. She is fitted on the new principle of
working the cables in the middle, instead of the lower gun-
deck, and has the improved round stern, with, for the head, a
whole length figure of the late Princess Charlotte, which is
finely executed. The launch will take place at about twelve
o'clock.

The Volage, 28, at this port ; Talbot, 28, at Plymouth ; and
Hind, 18, at Deptford, are to he commissioned. The Euryalus
is to be fitted as a convict ship at Plymouth, where such la-
bourers arc in future to be employed.
On Sunday the Diadem trasport, Lieut. Samuel Pritchard,
returned from the lonian Islands, having landed there part of
the 7th Fusileers, from England, and brought home part of the
32d Regiment and some invalided men, which service she per-
formed in eleven weeks and two days, and in such fine weather,
that she never took in her topgallant sails, in either the out-
ward or homeward passage.—The following extracts from pri-
vate letters, contain our most recent private intelligence re-
specting the Greek cause :
On Wednesday, the Marquis of Huntley transport, Lieu-
tenant Lovett, Agent, arrived here from the coast of Africa.
This ship took out from Cowes, in October last, 126 of the
Royal African Corps, to Cape Coast Castle, and landed a part
of them on the 21st of December; the remainder continuing on
board, there not being sufficient accommodation for them on
shore. During her stay at Cape Coast Castle, one half of the
126 men which she took out, fell victims to the fever incident
to the climate, with Capt. De Barrilier and Lieut. Splain. The
rainy season commenced about the beginning of June, and
which is considered the most sickly period of the year.-_
The troops at Sierra Leone were rather sickly. During the
two months the Marquis of Huntly lay there, fifty-five soldiers
died in the Hospital ; Dr. Inglis, Deputy Inspector of Hos-
pitals, and Mr. J. C. Wilson, Agent for Lloyd's, died
about the 20th July. She left Sierra Leone on the 23d July,
with forty invalided men, women, and children, some in a weak
and debilitated state, and during her passage to-this place, ten
persons died, viz. seven women and three men, but as the ship
increased her latitude, all symptoms of fever among the pas-
sengers disappeared, and those now on board are in a conva-
lescent state. On her arrival at the Motherbank for examina-
tion, the Superintendant of Quarantine placed her under that
restraint, where she now awaits orders from the Loris of the
Privy Council. When the Marquis of Huntly left Sierra Leone,
the Maidstone, Commodore Bullen, was cruising in the Bight
of Benin ; the Swinger had sailed for Portendick to protect
the gum trade: her Commander, Lieut. Clerkson, had died,
and Lieut. Poingdestre was appointed from the Maidstone in
his room. The Conflict was at Cape Coast Castle. The ships
on the coast bad been tolerably healthy.
By an order recently promulgated by the Lords Commis-
sioners of the Admiralty, foe provisions of an Act of Parlia-
ment, passed in the last Session, for the payment of 4s. per
month to the warrant, petty, non-commissioned officers, sea.
men, and marines; and. 2s. per month to the boys serving in
his _Majesty's fleet, as an advance of pay, are to be carried into
immediate effect ; such monthly payments to be made, under
certain regulations, by the pursers of the respective ships in
commission.
On Wednesday the Calliope, Lieut. Symonds; Starling, I
Lieut. Stewart; and Scourge, Lieut. Appleby, sailed for Jet.