The Sun.
London, England, 1824-05-31 00:00:00

ROYAL NAVY, &c.

PREPARATIONS AGAINST TIIE ALGERINES.—The Hamp-
shire Telegraph, of Saturday morning's date, contains the fol-
lowing notice of vessels about to sail against the Algerines.—
Saturday morning the "Etna bomb, Captain Sandom, arrived
at Portsmouth from Chatham, fitted for service in the Medi-
terranean. She is to proceed to Algiers forthwith. Such has
been the expedition in equipping the /Etna, that she has been
only fourteen days off the stocks. The Infernal and Meteor
bombs are fitting with all haste for the same service.—His Ma-
jesty's mortar-vessel Falmouth, was taken out of dock, at
Deptford, on the 17th instant, with 120 artificers working on
board her. On the 22d she was manned, masted, and other-
wise equipped for foreign service. On the Nth else was towed
to Northfleet, by the Comet steam-vessel, and placed under the
orders of the Hon. Captain Montagu Stopford, of the Algerine,
which ship is to accompany the mortar-vessel, to join Sir Harry
Neale, in Algiers Bay.—Captain Charles Sotheby commissioned
the Seringapatam, on Monday, for,foreign service—it is sup-
posed the Mediterranean. Lieutenants W. 11. Honeyman and
W. Worsfield, and Mr. Robert Scott, Purser, are appointed to
that ship. Lieutenants G. S. Dyer and J. M‘Causland, are
appointed to command mortar-vessels, for service at Algiers-
Lieutenant the Honourable H. J. C. Talbot is appointed to the
Blonde.

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 28.—There is a great paucity of naval
ntelligence this week, only one arrival (the Sparrowhawk),

from a cruise:

The Success transport has brought 280 men of the 2d, or
Queen's regiment, to this port from Dublin, who hare been
marched to the barracks at Fiaslar.

The rrinsbury transport, Lieut. Kneeshaw, agent, has put
in here, with ordnance stores for Cape Coast Castle, to receive
Lieut.-Colonel Grant, of the. Royal African Colonial Corps,
who did not arrive in sufficient time to take his passage in the
Thetis.

The Termagent, it is said, will he fitted as a yacht. The
Champion and Orestes, two fine ships now on the stocks in
Portsmouth Dockyard, are intended to be launched on Monday
next, about 13 o'clock.

"We understand that the Diamond, 46, now fitting at
Chatham, is intended for the South American station.

Lieut. C. Crowdy, of the Maidstone, has been promoted to
the rank of commander; Mr. I. Noot is appointed sur-
geon ; and Mr. R. Wilson, assistant surgeon, of the Seringa-
patam. Mr. J. Campbell, assistant surgeon, has proceeded to
the West Indies in the Primrose, to join the flag ship there ;
Mr. J. Vallenee, assistant surgeon, is appointed to the Terror
bomb, in the Mediterranean.
. .

Lieut. T. E. Hoge is appointed Flag Lieutenant to Aemiral
Sir George Martin, C. 13. Commander-in. Chief at Portsmouth.

We are informed that the Atholl, after having receired on
board his Excellency the Earl of Dalhousie and family Quebec,
will proceed direct from thence to Leith, (going north about,)
where it is the wish of his Excellency to be landed.

The Sparrowhawk is come into harbour for the purposo of
fitting for the Mediterranean.

Ships at Spithead.—Calliope.—ln Ifarbour—Victory, Bul-
wark, 'Wellesley, Albion, Royal George, Jupiter, Sarnarang,
Niemen, Medina, Cyrene, Quail, Linnet, and Scorpion.