The Sun.
London, England, 1825-05-02 00:00:00

ROYAL NAVY, &c.

PORTPMOUTIE, Arait. 30.—0 n Sunday last the Romney,
Captain N. Lockver, C. 8., arrived
.from off New York (where
she landed the British Commissioners) and Bermuda; which
latter place she left on the 2d inst. The _Jupiter, (Rear-Ad-
miral Willoughby Lake), Liemen, Sappho, Dotterel', (waiting
to he relieved by the Orestes). and Clinker, were lying there.
The Riflem ,n had sailed for York. The Romney came into
harbour on Tuesday, to he fitted for foreign service.
The following is an extract from our Correspbhdent's letter
atJamaica, (received by the Speke)
Port Royal, March 2.—Our squadron consists of 23 sail,
and the old Serapis (flag ship for the present,) is the only one
in the harbour ; you may hereby judge of the activity, kept up
on this station : I never knew the service more Sedulously
supported in the hottest war. The success of the Colombians
(I mean Bolivar, of course).e-the acknowledgment by our Go-
vernment—the permission granted to Royalists to quit..._the ex_
pected evacuation of Vera Cruz—the projected attack of Bo-
livar upon Cuba—the daring effrontery •of the pirates yet—the
persevering speculations in the slave trade—the protection of
our commerce, are circumstances which call forth all the ac-
tive energies of our Commander-in-Chief, and no person has
ever filled the highly respectable situation with greater satis-
faction or cordiality. The Isis, Hussar, Primrose, Carna-
tion, Valorous, Pyramus, and Thracian, are off Vera Cruz
,and vicinity; the Icarus and Bustard at Carthagena; the Rat.
tiesnake, with Sir John Keane, Commander of the fcirces, on
board, visiting New Providence, St. Lucia, St. ThoMas's, and
other stations under his command. The Scout, Ringdove, anti
Bellette, are at Barbadoes, &c.: the Dartmouth, Scylla, Heli.
con, Speedwell, Lion, Union, Renegade, and Assiduous, are
cruising after pirates and slaves in the most suspicious. places;
the Britomart and Beaver are at St. Domingo; and the. Kan..
gam° is at New Providence surveying."
On Thursday die Egginton transport, Lieutenant Godden,
which took out provisions for our squadron in the Tagus, ar-
rived from. Gibraltar in 17 days, bringing invalids, and con-
demned Government stores. Yesterday arrived the schooner
Hope, Patterson, from Corfu, whence she sailed on the 27th
ult. when the Naiad and the Hind were lying there, the latter
waiting to be relieved by the Rose; and Malta on the fith in-
stant, where she left the Revenge, 74, (Sir 11. C. Neale)
Cambrian anti Maria transport. No news by her. The Me-
diterranean squadron were all safe and healthy. The Hope hat
a number of passengers on board.
The Blossom, 24, Captain .1. W. Beechy, is nearly ready for
sea, and will proceed to the Pacific and Beerhing's Straits di-
rect. She has on board a quantity of useful articles, as presents
from our Government for the residents of- Pitcairn's islands (in
the North Pacific,) now inhabited by the descendants of the mu-
tinous crew of his Majesty's ship, Bounty.
The Sir Edward Paget, Capt. Geary, R.N. will sail td-mor-
row morning (having embarked passengers here), for Madeira,
the Cape, Madras, and Bengal.
The Dutch frigate, Prince of Sacksen Wemar, Captain Von
Reis, arrived this afternoon. from Hcvoitsluys, She is on an
experimental cruise, in order to exercise a number' of the
younger officers of the Netherland's service.
On Sunday the Grecian cutter, Lieut. John CaWley, arrived
from the West Indies, having been employed two years and a
half in protecting the trade against the pirates of the 'Wand of
Cuba, during-which she did not lose a man of her crew by sick-
ness. She had a desperate action with a pirate, ih which she
had one man killed and one wounded. She is come into har-
bour to be raid off:

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On Sunday sailed the Euryalus, for Deptford, to be paid off ;
on Monday the Orestes, for the North American station ; and
the Herald came into harbour. On Thursday the Martin, 18,
Capt. Thos. Wilson, arrived from Plymouth, to lit for a foreign
station; and the Camelion cutter from a cruise. Remain at
Spithead —Martin Pylades, Arrow, Princess Royal (Portu-
guese frigate), and Prince of Sachsen Wemar (Dutch frigate.)
In the harbour—Victory, taanges, Albion, Diamond, Aurora,
P Herald,hieton, Rowney, Champion, Pandora, Calliope,
Grecian, Starling, and Cameleon.
The Diamond, 46, Captain Lord Naples, will shortly pro-
ceed to the South American station.
Capt. W. Paterson, C. B. (tbrinerlv commanding the Min-
den), is appointed to preside in the Civil Court at Newfound-
land, for the adjudication of all disputes arising on the Labra-
dore Coast.
Lieut. Marsham, first of the Cambrian, is promoted to the rank
of Commander, and the senior Midshipman of the same ship, is
made Lieutenant, for their gallant cenduct in the late attack on
some Greek pirates. Lieutenant John King, late of the Driver,
and Lieutenant Charles C. Frankland, flag Lieutenant of the
Semiramis, are promoted to the rank of Commander. Mr. B.
Williams, Mate of the Hussar, is promoted to the rank of Lieu-
tenant, and appointed to the same ship.
Lieutenant It. 11. Fitzroy is appointed to the Thetis; - vice.
Henslow ; Mr. Gillito be Purser of the Ordinary at Sheerness.
The Depot of the 56th Regiment embarked this afternoon, in
the Speke, and sailed for Chatham.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL 28.—Arrivecl the Bramble TO, Lieut.
Favell, with dispatches from Sir Chas. Stuart, at Lisbon, which
place she left on the 7th inst. It was expected the negotiations
with the Port-:guese Government for the Independence of the
Brazils, &c. would not conclude in less than two. months.—
The Thetis, Sir John Phillimore is expected to return to
Lisbon, with dispatches for the Ambassador. She Will ac-
company the Wellesley, 74, to Rio Janeiro.—Arrivcd the P.i-ke/
Lieut. Pennington, in 55 days front Sierra Leone', With de--
spathes.
The Athol, 21, and Esk, 18, had arrived on the station,
from England. The Semiramis was paid off on Monday, and
re-commissioned by Capt. Robert Rowley, as the flag-ship at
Cork ; and the Nightingale new cutter, by Lieut. W. Kitchen,
for Channel service. Sailed the Martin and Grecian, for Spit.
head ; and the Camelion, on a cruise. Came in the Illevican
sloop of war Vittoria, Capt. 'Thomas, bound to New York.—
Remain--Britannia, Genoa, Windsor Castle, Semiramis,and Lady
Wellington pa'
ckle3rt.amble,
Nightingale, Vandeleur,
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family, assist
The Pacific cleared the London Docks on
Saturday, and sailed down the River with a party of Officers
and Assistants for the Rio-de-la-Plata Associations' Agri ul-
tural Settlements near Buenos Ayres. 14Ir. J. iv. Honors,-c
t b the (l.;orretehke Com
Greeksm
of the party as Settlers on the Society's lands.
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INFAMOUS IstrosTEn.—About eleven o'clock this fore
noon a tall man, very shabbily dressed, and apparently much
depressed, with a child in his arms, was observed hurrying
across the Westminster Bridge, and muttering an exclamation,-
he ran down the steps at the Surrey side, and rushed into tl:e.
. water, evidAntly with an Intention to drown himself. Several
persons quickly followed him, and dragged him out. He then
burst into tears, and exclaimed, that distress had urged
him to the desperate, act, as the child- or himself 1,13 d
not tasted food since Friday night. icee ;
—au; asked his
situation in life ? he replied, a merchant's clerk ; and a
feel f
who seemed to or the
gentleman, man's miserable
oney and his adress desiring'
situation, gave him some m. , him
or two
to call on him. But, in a minute
was attracted by the crowd, came up, and recognized the fellow
as an impostor, who for same time past had been practising
every description of trick to obtain money aHis name, he said,
was Johnson. The fellow loudly
confirm
t charge, but an-
other person present being able to
.the constable's state-
with difficulty saved from the summary vengeance
ment, he was
in custody. 1
Of the mob. lie was taken away

COURT OF KING'S BENCll—juis DAY

Mr. Justice LITTLEDALL presided, and heard
motions through the bar.

CRIMINAL INFOR MATION.--wILKs V. MOON

Air. CHITTY moved for a criminal information
against the defendant, in order to prevent a
breach of the peace, he having excited the plain-
tiff, an attorney of this Court, to tight a duel,
and challenged him to that effect. The circum-
stance arose respecting a certain company, which
the Learned Counsel (lid not mention.—The
Court granted the Rule.

A t ele'ven o'clock the Judges left their respec-
tive Courts at -Westminster, and proceeded to
the House of Lords, where they assembled to
hear the further argument on the Thullusson case.