The Sun.
London, England, 1824-04-12 00:00:00

THE ROYAL NAVY, &c.

PORTSMOUTH,. APRIL 10.—This morning ar-1,
rived the Success transport, Lieut. R. D. Pritchard, Agent,
from Sierra Leone, 31st December:-Cape Coast, 22d January;
and Ascension, 14th February, bringing. Captain Filinore, late
of the Owen Glendower, and nine invalids. The Ashantee vier
was still going on.' Sir Charles APCartity had taken the tieti,
and was what the,Ashanfees call in -the bush; that is, the
Ashantees will not..fight their enemies, hut will keep them
in the bush until 'the sickly season' comes on to destroy
them. Every European had left Cape Coast, to join the
forces, carrying supplies, Sec. Whert the Success sailed,
the 'several stations and factoriei on the coast were con-
sidered as being healthy; but the climate had very re-
cently been destructive to the European Officers and sol-
diers which had arrived bat a short time. At Cape Coast had
died, Lieutenants Mc. Clean and Teddy, and 37 soldiers, of the
African Corps ;. Lieut..o. B. Torrane, R.N.'Mr. Robert Mends,
Midshipman (son of the late Commodore), and the Rev. Mr.
Harrold. At Sierra Leone, had died,. William Bruce, Esq.
Assistant Commissary-General. Lieut. G. Woolcombe had
taken the command of the Owen Glendower, in the room of
Captain Filmore, invalided ; Mr. C. H. Binstead was promoted
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to be a Lieutenant of that ship, vice Torrane, deceased ' Mr.
C. G. Lloyd, of the Bann, to be Lieutenant of the Owen Glen-
dower, vice New Woolcombe. The Owen Glendower was left
at Cape Coast • the 13ann and Swinger were in the Bight of.
Biafra ; the Driver was expected from Rio Janeiro. The
garrison at Ascension was healthY. The whaler Good Friends,
of London, homeward bound, was lying there.
The Blanche, 46, Captain W. B. Mends, and the Tweed,
28, Captain Frederick Bunn, will shortly sail for the South
American station ; the former frinn Plymouth, the latter from
this port.
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E. Parry; Griper, G. F. Lyon,
and the lie
heFury, ' CCaaritt.ai H. .P:rleppner, lying at Deptford, will
shortly be ready to proceed on the North Pole Expedition.
This day arrived the William and Mary (Dublin) yacht,.
Captain Charles Malcolm, to refit.—Sailed the Pioneer, for
Chatham. Remain William and Mary and Calliope. In the
Harbour, Queen Charlotte, Victory; BulWark, Wellesley, Al-
bion, Jupiter, Tweed; Semarang, Medina, Cyrene, Terror,
Arrow.
On Tuesday the Wellesley, 74. was commissioned by Cap-
tain Graham Eden Hatnond, C. 8., a a guard-ship at this port.
Lieutenant J. Robinson is appointed to her vice Mortimer
Mr. F. M'Bean Cheerers, to be Surgeon ; Mr, A. Baird, to be
Assistant Surgeon.
Admiral. Sir George Martin, G.C.R. is expected to arrive on
Monday, and hoist his, flag in the Victory, Captain,- harlee
Inglis. The Captains of the ships of war lying at this port,
yesterday gave a farewell dinner, at the 'George Inn, to Admi-
ral Sir James Hawkins Whit.shed, K.C.B.—It is expected that
the Queen Charlotte will be paid off on the 26th inst.
On Tuesday arrived the brie." Swiftsure, E. Bransfield, Mas-
ter, in twenty days front Gibraltar, bringing passengers, who,
landed yesterday, (on the Swiftsure being released from quaran-
tine), and the vessel sailed for the River. She left Gibraltar
on the 17th ult. under convoy of the Alacrity, 13, Capt. Yorke,
and parted company next day off Cape St. Vincent, 27 sail
in company, the greater., part bound to .England. The
Swiftsure was driven onshore in. Gibraltar Bay, in a heavy gale
of wind, on Feb. 17, but by,the-prompt, cheerful, and great
exertions of Capt. Alacnamarit, of the Chanticleer, and Com-
modore Jones, of the United States frigate Constitution, she
was got off, as soon as the gale abated, with comparative little
damage. Such was the praise-worthy kindness of Commodore
Jones, that when the Chanticleer sailed to join in the blockade
of Algiers (by which she was prevented giving further assist-
ance), he sent for the sails of the Swiftsure, had them dried and
repaired on board his own frigate; and continued to send two
Officers on board daily, until the Swiftsure was repaired rig-
ged, ballasted, and ready for sea. When the Swiftsure sailed,
the Revenge, 78, (Vice-Admiral Sir Harry Neale), Tribune,
Active,, Phaeton, Naiad, and Cambrian frigates, Ranger and
were blockading Algiers. .
Lieut. Wynne Baird, of the Rose, and Lieut. F. A. Wil-
kinson, of the Dispatch are promoted to the rank of Com-
mander. Messrs. 0. 11..heatlicote and G. Kennedy. are pro-
moted to the rank of Lieutenant.

Lieut. Ambrose is appointed Agent for Transports afloat,
and to the command -of the Loyal Briton, which, with the
Marquis of Huntley transport, from.the River, will embark at
Greenock, for Gibraltar, the 94th Regiment, now quartered at
Glasgow. The Loyal Briton will sail hence for Greenock on
Monday.