The Sun.
London, England, 1824-04-05 00:00:00

THE ROYAL NAVY, &e.

PORTSMOUTIT, APRIL 3.—Orders has lieen re-
ceived for the Wellesley, 74, to be commissioned at this port,
as -shP.—Captain Graham Eden liamond,
and thedf(oillioown-ainlgGsutlrdordinate Officers, are appointed to her :
Lieutenants, W. H. Pierson, George Mortimer, R. Hender-
son, Geo. Delme, Elliot Metres, and John M. Laws, and Mr.
Francillon, Purser.

We have now sixteen sail of the line in Commission, six of
Which arc employed on active foreign service, viz. the Revenge,
in the Mediterranean ; Spartiate and Cambridge, at South
America ; Ganges and Superb; in the West Indies i • Windsor
Castle, at Lisbon. The others (guard-ships) are thns station-
ed :—Victory, Bulwark, Wellesley, and Albion, at Ports-
mouth ; Britannia, Ocean, and Genoa, Plymouth ; Prince
Regent and Gloucester, Chatham, Ramifies, in the Downs.
The Rochefort, 00, Captain C. Scomberg, C. 8., has sailed
for Chatham, to be paid off; the Grasshopper,-Captain Aplin,
for Falmouth, to take a Convoy to Gibraltar, and return.—On
Wednesday the Maidstone, 46, Commodore C. Bullen, C. 8.,
sailed for the Coast of Africa ; and the Basilisk, Lieutenant
Hough, for Chatham.—On Wednesday the Starling, Lieutenant
Turner, arrived from Guernsey; and on Thursday the Calliope,
Lieut. Justice from a cruise.—Yesterday arrived the Arrow,
Lieut. Powney, from a cruise; and this day the Starling re-
turned to her station ; leaving at Spithead, only the Calliope
and Arrow.

Commodore Bullen is gone out •to the Coast of Africa with
extended instructions, for the suppression of the Slave Trade,
founded upon that admirable measure introduced by Mr. Can-
ning, by which' Captains carrying slaves,•are declared pirates,
and are liable to suffer capital punishment.
Admiral Sir George Martin, G.C.8., is expected to assume
the naval command of this'Port, on the 10th instant, when his
flag will be hoisted in the Victory, 100, Captain Charles Inglis.
The Queen Charlotte will be previously paid off: this ship
requires repairs.
Admiral Sir J. Saumatez;•Bart. G.C.8.: and Vice-Admiral
of Great Britain, will hoist his flag in a few days on board the
Britannia, which ship is ordered to be paid off and recommis-
sioned. Captain Philip Pipon is appointed to her; John
ISPArthur, Esq. to be Secretary to Sir J. Saumarez.
The Phoenix, convict ship, which put in yesterday, with foul
winds, sailed this morning for Van Dieman's Land. She has
202 convicts on board, with Mr. Conolly, late surgeon of the
Dublin Militia.

• The order which was given (soon after we stated that the
differences which the Dey of Algiers had been amicably ar-
ranged) for vessels bound to the Mediterranean; not to wait for
convoy, has been rescinded, and such are now directed to as-
semble at Falmouth for that protection. It is presumed, there-
fore, that other unfavourable circumstances in the affair have
since arisen. Thetransports, Loyal Briton (2), Lieutenant T. J.
Ley, and Joseph Green, Lieutenant S. Spencer, with part of
the 95th Regiment (400 officers and men ),'bound to Malta, will
sail to-morrow morning for Falmouth.—The remainder of the
95th Regiment will march in from Winchester, and embark, on
the arrival of the Surrey, from Deptford. The Bth Regiment
is to return home from the Mediterranean.
DEVONPORT.—Arrived the Lively, 46, Captain William
Elliott, C.B. from Chatham, on her way to the Mediterranean;
Sprightly, from Mount's Bay.—The Vengeance, 84, will
shortly be launched at Milford.

The Editor of the Courier (le la illeuse,a Jour-
nal published at Mulch, says in his paper of the 6th ult.,
speaking of affairs in the Luxemberg country-14 We do not
know if the account be altogether correct, but we have certainly
been informed that a flock of sheep were lately offered for sale
at 80 cents. a piece, about 81 pence sterling ! The wonder to
be sure is less when it is considered the greatest scarcity of
money reigns there at present. So much; however, is true—if
one may credit the Luxemburg Weekly Journal, the prices of
urain.are.out of all proportion low throughout the Dukedom."