The Sun.
London, England, 1831-06-14 00:00:00

DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY.

EDWARD DA RKE, Stroud, Gloucestershire, maltster.
WILLIAM SMITH, Welwyn, Hertfordshire, grocer.
PA NK RUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
SAMUEL STONE, Austin-Friars, broker.
BANKRUPTS.

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JOHN WESTON, sen. and JOHN WESTON, jun. Old
Bond-street, tailors, to surrender, June 21, 2S, and July 26, at
nine, at the Court of Commissioners. Wilde, Rees, and Hum-
phry, College-hilL
W ILLIAM BYE R LEY, Bucklershury, eating-house- keeper,
June 21, 2S, and July 26, at nine, at the Court of Commissioners.
Bennett, Scot's-yard, Bush-lane.
JEREMIAH BURROUGHS, Mile End-road, Middlesex,
merchant, June 17, 24, at twelve, and July 26, at one, at the
Court of Commissioners. Nicholson, Dowgate-hill.
JOHN HARPER, Monmouth-Cap, Langua, Monmouth-
shire, Jue 23, 24; and July 26, at ten, at the Bpwling-geen Inn,
Hereford. Church, Great James-street, Bedford-row, London ;
Pateshall and Bellamy, Hereford.
JAMES STOCKMAN, Portsmouth, watch-maker, June 21,
25, and July '26, at twelve, at the Royal Oak Inn, Portsea. Corn-
pigne, South-sqare, Gray's Inn ; Tayler, Portsea.
ROBERT EDMONI), Bridlington-quay, Yorkshire, inn-
keeper, June 23, at six, 24, at ten, and July 26, at twelve, at the
Britannia Inn, Bridlington-quay. Williams, Verulam-buildings,
Gray's Inn ; Taylor, Bridlington.
ROBERT NICHOLSt IN, Rise, York, dealer, June 30, and
July '26' at eleven, at the White Hart Tavern, Kingston-upon-
Hull. Itoser and Sons, Gray's Inn-place, Gray's-inn, London;
England and Shackles, Hull.
MATTHEW BROWN, Gateshead, Durham, publican,
June IJ, and July 6, '26, at eleven, at the Crown and Thistle
Inn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Shaw, Ely-place, Holborn; Cro-
zier, Newcastle-upon-Tvne.
JOSEPH WILLIAM WOOLLEY, Hanover-terrace, Re-
gent's-park, furnishing iron-monger, June 17, at eleven, :24, at
ten, and July 26, at nine, at the Court of Commissioners. Mark,
Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square.
JOHN HENRY SKELTON, Chandos.street, Covent-garden,
warehouseman, June 21, ES, and July 26, at ten, at the Couot of
Commissioners. Wilde, Rees, and Humphry, College-hill.
THOMAS ASH\VOIITH, Rochdale, miller, June 24, at three,
'25, and July 26, at nine, at the York Hotel, Manchester.
Woods, Rochdale; Norris, Allen, and Anthony, John-street,
Bedford.row, London.
JOHN SHURY, Charter-House-street, Charter-House-square,
Middlesex, printer, June 17, at twelve, '24, at eleven, and July
'6, at twelve, at the Court of Commiss!oners. Saward and Wa-
terman, FurnivaPs-Inn.
.1011 N BOAST, Trinity-square, Southwark, apothecary, June
24, at twelve, 28, and July 26, at eleven, at the Court of Com-
missioners. Watson and sons, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street.
WILLIAM STEVENS, Clare-street, Clare-market, linen-
draper, June 17, 24, at eleven, and July 26, at one, at the
Court of Commissioners. Hardwick and Guest, Lawrence-lane,
Cheapside.
PETER JOHNSON, St. Mary-Axe, wine-merchant, June 21,
at twelve, 28, and July 26, at eleven, at the Court of Commis-
sioners. Whiteley, Tokenhouse-yard, Lothbury.

THE FUNDS.

FOUR O'CLOCK.—CI
Consols .... —
Ditto for Account 83k
Brazilian Bond‘ 524
Buenos Ayret3
Chilian Ditto —
Columbian, 1824

USING PRICES.
Danish
Grvek, 1825 —
Mexican, 1825 391,
Peruvian
Russian ...... 92 3:
Spanish l6

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Portsmouth Herald of Sunday.)

PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 12.—His Majesty's ship Re.
venge, 76, Captain James Hillyar, C.B. went out
of Plymouth harbour on the 3d instant, and having
been paid wages in advance sailed on the following
day, for this port, where she arrived on Sunday.
His Majesty's ship Alfred, 50, Captain Robert
Maunsell, sailed from Chatham early on Saturday
morning, the 4th instant, saluting the Commander-
in-Chief as she left the harbour, for this port, where
she arrived on Monday last.
His Majesty's steam-vessel Confiance, 2, Lieut.
H. F. Belson, put into this port on Saturday from
Woolwich, and afterwards proceeded for Plymouth,
and thence to Falmouth to take out the next mails
for Cadiz and the Mediterranean.
On his Majesty's ship Alfred arriving, in sight on
Monday, a number of yachts at Spithead and in
harbour got under weigh, and accompanied her to
an anchorage. One of the schooners heat the Alfred
considerably in working up from St. Helen's to
Spithead. Among the yachts we observed, the
Arundel, his'Grace the Duke of Norfolk, who has
been cruising at Spithead during the week; Hehe,
Corbett, Esq.; Campedora, Williams, Esq.,
and several others.
The William Harris, transport, Lieut. Stevens,
agent, arrived on Wednesday from Rio Janeiro,
bringinir as passengers Lieut. Stockwell, of the
Royal Marines, Commandant at Fernando Po, for
the re-establishment of his health ; Messrs. John
and Richard Lander, the enterprising African tra-
vellers, who have at length solved the problem
which has so long remained in obscurity, viz.: the
termination of the river Niger; four invalids from
his Majesty's ship Warspite and Seringapatam ;
eight distressed British subjects; and returned stores
from the squadron in the Pacific and at Rio Janeiro.
The William Harris sailed from Valparaiso for Rio
on the llth of January, leaving there his Majesty's
ship Seringapatam, 46, Captain Hon. W. Walde-
grave (a). His Majesty's ship Eden, 26, Capt-
rain W. F. W. Owen, was expected at Val-
paraiso about the 22d of February from Co-
quimbo to take the remainder of her freight
on board for England. The French frigate, Caro-
line, bearing the French Commodore's flag, was also
at Valparaiso. An American corvette had sailed a
few days before for Callao. The William Harris
arrived at Rio on the 7th of March, and sailed again
for England on the 20th ; the NVarspite, the Ad-
miral's ship, was the only King's ship there. The
French frigate Hermione had left Rio a few days
before with a French Commodore to relieve the
present Commodore at Valparaiso. His Majesty's
ship Clio, 18, Commander J. J. Onslow, was at the
river Plata, on her way to join the squadron in the
Pacific. On the day the William Harris left Rio,
they were informed that a complete change in the
Alinistiy had taken place ; all the Portuguese but
one had been dismissed and their places supplied by
Brazilians. This arrangement appeared to give
very general satisfaction, and seemed but ill calcu-
lated to prepare the way fur what has since occurred
in that country. Lieut. Stockwell, Commandant at
F(1-flit:trio Po, embarked on board the William
Harris, on the 20th of February, at Rio, i
taken a passage in the Carnarvon, from Fernando
Po to Rio. The colony of the former island con-
sisted at that time of J. Beacroft, Esq. acting Su-
perintendant, Dr. Creichton, Ensign Smellie, of the
Royal African Corps, Mr. James Beattie, Com-
tnanding the Pam:him, colonial schooner, and about
750 emancipated slaves, natives of various parts of
the coast of Africa, who were employed in cutting
the timber and clearing away. The Colony was
healthy, not having had any serious illness for some
time. They had only lost two or three men during
the last eight months. Orders had been received
from England to build a large victualling store, offi-
cers' quarters, &c. The former had been commenced
previously to Lieutenant Stockwell's leaving. The

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reached in a merchant-vessel from the coast of
Africa. These enterprising individuals embarked
on the Niger at Yaoorie in two canoes, accompanied
by ten negroes, from the coast, on September 19,
1830, continuing their course downwards, with a
view of discovering its termination. On each side
of the river the banks were densely populated and
in a high state of cultivation, the natives being ex-
ceedingly civil and respectful. As they proceeded
down the course of the river, they observed, how-
however, a great change, which daily became more
remarkable in the habits and appearance of the
people, and towards the end of October, on their
progress towards Kirree, the conduct of the natives
towards them was wholly changed, their customs,
manners, religion, and institutions being different,
and the men being much less civilized, and of a fe-
rocious disposition. The travellers, however,
reached Kirree on the sth of November, a town
situated on the banks of the river Nun, which after-
wards turned out to be one of the openings of the
rive r Niger into the Gulf of Biafra. Although they
had experienced petty annoyances from the natives,
some time prior to this, they had met with no se-
rious interruption to their progress, but here they
were attacked by a large party in a fleet of fifty
canoes, well manned, from the Eboe country ; the
men being armed with bows and arrows, muskets,
swords, and other European weapons. The travel-
lers' party, being so small and insignificant as com-
pared with their enemies, found it useless to at-
tempt resistance, and were taken prisoners and their
canoes sunk. They were then carried to the capi-
tal of the Eboe country, to the King Obie, and were
confined several days in a house, when they were
ransomed by a native trader from the coast, into
whose hands they were delivered with a view of
being re-sold at a profit. The Captain of the Tho-
mas, a Liverpool palm oil vessel, named Lake, then
entered into an arrangement with the native trader,
arid agreed to purchase them fer the value of twelve
slaves, and having persuaded their then possessors
to give up the elder brother, John, after a farther
period of ten days, by means of promises which it
appears he never intended to perform, succeeded
also in obtaining possession of the younger brother
Richard. The master of the Liverpool vessel shortly
after liberated them both, when they resumed their
travels, and by following the course of the Nun four-
teen days, had the good fortune, on the 15th of No-
vember, to pass into the Gulf of Biafra, which, to-
gether with the Bonney, New Calabar, Del Rey,
and other rivers, opening into the same Gulf, have
been found to be the mouths of the Niger. The
William Harris had a long and tedious passage of
eighty days from Rio, having experienced some very
fresh breezes off the Western Islands. The Wil-
liam Harris will be refitted in this harbour, and will
sail in the course of a fortnight with the remaining
companies of the 47th Regiment for Leith.
At Spithead—Caledonia, Prince Regent, Done-
gal, Wellesley, Revenge, Asia, Alfred, Briton, Bar-
ham, Pearl, Brisk, and Wasp.
In Harbour—Spartiate, Royal George, Samarang,
Rattlesnake, Tweed, Childers, Victor, Charybdis,
Recruit, and Columbia steamer.
Vice-Admiral Sir E. Codrington, G.C.8., re-
turned from London on Tuesday evening, and hoisted
his flag (white at the fore) on board his Majesty's
ship Caledonia, 120, Captain E. Curzon, C. 8., as
Commander-in-Chief of his Majesty's ships and wea-
sels now assembling at Spithead. Sir Ed w ard's
flag had been previously hoisted and struck on board
his Majesty's ship Donegal, 78, Capt. John Dick.
Rear-Admiral W. Parker, C. 8., struck his flag
pro tempore, on Wednesday, and departed for Lon-
don, returning the following day, and re-hoisted his
flag (blue at the mizen) on board his Majesty's ship
Prince Regent, 120, Capt. J. W. Dundas, as se-
cond in command of the squadron at Spithead.
His Majesty's ship Childers, 18, Com. Deans,
(recently arrived from Lisbon) came into harbour on
Tuesday, to have her rudder inspected and some
trifling defects repaired.
The departure of the squadron, under the orders
of Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, G.C.8.,
will take place on or about the 20th instant. The
squadron will consist of the following ships :—Ca-
ledonia, 120 ; Prince Regent, 120:; Asia, 84; Re-
venge, 76 ; Donegal, 76; Talavera, 84 ; Wellesley,
74 ; Barham, 50 ; Alfred, 50 ; Curacoa, 28 ; Pearl,
20, and the Brisk gun-brig. Several officers on
half-pay will be permitted to embark on hoard the
different ships, to improve their professional
knowledge.
PROMOTIONS, APPOINTMENTS, &c.--Admiral Sir
Thomas Foley, Bart., G.C.8., Commander-in-Chief
at this port, is appointed Rear-Admiral of England,
vice the late Admiral the Right lion. the Earl of
Northesk, G.C.8.; Admiral the Hon. Sir Robert
Stopford, late K.C.8., is appointed a Knight Grand
Cross, vice the late Earl of Northesk ; Admiral Sir
Benjamin Hallowell Carew, late K.C.8., is appointed
a supernumerary Knight Grand Cross ; Vice-A. d-
mind Charles Ekins, late C. 8., is appointed Knight
Commander of the Bath ; Rear-Admiral Thomas
Baker, late C. 8., is appointed Knight Commander
of the Bath ; Lieutenant Frederick Rogers, of his
Majesty's ship Ganges, and Lieutenant W. Shep-
heard, late of his Majesty's ship Samarang, are pro-
moted to the rank of Commander; Commanders C.
Hutchinson, Henry Drury, and Wm. J. Cole, are
appointed to the Coast Guard Service, vice Weiss,
Sharpe, and Campbell ; Lieutenants S. Jackson, R.
Taylor, E. Wylde, J. Lester, W. Finch, J. Burnett,
R. Poole, C. Autridgc, Chapman Wise, R.N.
Kelly, R. L. Stephens, R. Purchac, A. J. Mann,
W. Congdon, P. Ralfe, and W. Aldred, are ap-
pointed to the Coast Guard Service; Lieutenant
Robert H. Elliot is appointed to his Majesty's ship
Briton, vice Codrington, appointed Flag Lieutenant
to Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, G.C.B. ;
Lieutenants W. Smith and J. C. Fullarton are ap-
pointed to his Majesty's ship Samarang, as is also
Mr. G. T. Moxey, Surgeon ; Lieutenant Francis
Gray is appointed to the Ordinary at Chatham,
vice Dunlop : the Rev. W. Johnson, late of his
Majesty's ship Semiramis, is appointed Chaplain of
his Majesty's ship Stag; the Rev. E. Pettman, late
of his Majesty's ship Gloucester, is appointed to his
Majesty's ship Dublin, vice Ferris, sick; Mr. H.
Baillie is appointed Surgeon of his Majesty's ship
Astrea ; Mr. J. Wilson, (b) is appointed Surgeon at
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corps, and
Torrens, is promoted to the rank
and appointed to Chatham Division, vice
Snow, whose melancholy death we noticed in last
week's Herald; Captain and Brevet Major R. S.
Wilkinson, of the Portsmouth Division, is appointed
a Pay Captain at Plymouth, vice Torrens ; First
Lieutenant J. Nicholas, of the Plymouth Division,
is promoted to the rank of Captain and appointed to
the Portsmouth Division, vice Wilkinson ; First
Lieutenant E. W. Churchill, of the Woolwich Di-
vision, is appointed to the Plymouth Division, vice
Nicholas; Second Lieutenant R. Wright, of the
Royal Marine Artillery, is promoted to the rank of
First Lieutenant, and appointed to the Woolwich
Division, vice Churchill ; Mr. J. D. C. Lamont, is
appointed a Second Lieutenant at this Division ;
Mr. J. Brown (a), is appointed Assistant-Surgeon
of the Woolwich Division.
His Majesty's ship Talavera,
84, and Curacoa,
28, are daily expected at this port to join thet..qul-
dron under the command of Vice-Admiral Sir L.
Codrington.
Extract of a letter from Jamaica, dated April 15,
lately
1831 :—" The following movements have
taken place in the ships on this station. TheSparrowhawk, Captain Mayne, arrived on the I lth
inst. from Santa Martha, and sailed again on a