The Sun.
London, England, 1822-03-04 00:00:00

ROYAL NAVY, &c.

On Wednesday the Star transport, under the charge of Lieu-
tenant Henry Hire, agent, arrived at Portsmouth from the
Mediterranean, with fbur hundred tons of returned ordnance
and commissariat stores, taken on board at Malta, and twenty
invalided seamen and seventy invalided soldiers, taken on board
at Gibraltar. She left Malta on the 13th January, when the
Rochfort (Vice-Admiral Sir Graham Moore), Cambrian, Mar-
tin, and Adventure, were there. She left Gibraltar on the 10th
February, with the Chapman transport, Lieut. Cole, agent,
also having on board returned stores and invalids, which arrived
on Saturday.
The 51st, 28th, and 32d Regiments, with six companies of
the 36th, recently added, were at Zante ; the Bth and 90th regi-
ments were in the other islands ; the 18th, 80th, and 85th,
were at Malta. The lonian Islands were by no means in a
quiet state, the people being much exasperated by being re-
pressed in their desire of assisting the other Greeks against the
Turks.
A. most barbarous murder'of all the crew of a Turkish ship
had lately taken place at Cerigo : though previous protection
had been promised, yet, no sooner had the vessel anchored in
the harbour, than all on board were put to death by the Greek
inhabitants, under every circumstance of aggravated cruelty ;
men, women, and children, were tied together and thrown
overboard. A similar occurrence had taken place at Zant-2.
For these excesses several summary executions of the Greeks
had taken place, and an additional garrison been sent to Cerigo.
The Andromache frigate, Commodore Joseph Nourse, C.B.
will go out of Portsmouth harbour on the 15th instant, and
shortly after sail for the command at the Cape of Good Hope.
She will touch at Madeira, the Cape de Verds, and Rio de
Janeiro. ' -

The Liffey frigate, Commodore Chas. Grant, C.B. will go
out of Portsmouth harbour in. about ten days, fitted for the
command in the East Indies.

The Lords Commissionei s of his Majesty's Treasury have
been pleased to direct the whole of the force employed for the
prevention of smuggling on the coast of this kingdom (with
the exception, for the present, of the coast blockade on the
coasts cf Sussex and Kent), consisting of revenue cruisers, pre-
ventive water-guard, and riding officers, to be consolidated,
and placed under the orders of the Board of Customs.
A Court-martial was held on Wednesday at Portsmouth,
(Capt. Bay, President), on John Condron, a seaman of the
Grasshopper, for mutinous conduct, in striking the Serjeant of
Marines, for resisting every authority with extreme violence,
and using mutinous language to the commanding officer, Lieut.
Peacock. The charge was proved against the prisoner, and he
was adjudged to suffer Death ; but, in consideration of Ms
youth and inexperience, and the irritation produced in his mind
by the imputation of theft made against him, and the good
character given him by his Captain, and the humanity displayed
by.him, he having recently jumped overboard during the pas-
sage of the Grasshopper from Newfoundland, whereby he saved
the life of a brother shipmate, the Court strongly recommenda.
him as a fit subject for mercy.