The Sun.
London, England, 1823-08-25 00:00:00

Ito-Y-AI4 'NAVY, &c.

Pon TastoUT, Ana. 23.—Thitt afternoon Vice.Adritiral Sir
Harry Bonin' Neale, Bart, G.C.11., embarked in the Revenge,
70, with Sir. George Nayler, lint., and sailed for Lisbon and
the 3lediteranean. Sir George Nayler, Garter Principal King
of Arms, is gone to Lisbon to invest the Kin!, of Portugal, with
the Order of the Garter, recently conferred upon him by our
gracious Sovereign. Sir Harry gave an elegant dejenne a
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finirologte on 'Wednesday, to Lord Viscount Melville, Admirals
Sir Win. J. Hope, &C.D., Sir James Whitahed, and a party
of naval officers. Lord Melville's arrival on board, and de.•
parture from, the Revenge, were announced by distinguishing
salutes
During the passage of the Success to Quebec, a man fell
overboard, in a heavy gale of wind, when Lieut. Church, the
agent on board, immediately jumped into a gig on the quarter,
anti calling for volunteers, was lowered down, at great peril,
and the man Was Wed. So high was the sea running that it
was nearly an hour before the boat could rejoin the ship. *Ma-
jor Fitzgertdd and the Officers of the 37th Regiment, addres-
sed a letter to Lord Dalhouse and to the Transport Board, ex.
Kmiec of their admiration of Lieut. Church's humanity and
courae.
This morning arrived. the Loyal Briton transport from the
West Indies, having on board detachments (invalids) of the
4th, Silt, Ott, 21st, and 35th regiments, royal staff corps,
and royal artillery, in charge of Colonel nonce, of the 4th
regiment. They embarked at Barbadoes on the 15th, and
sailed on the 17th of July, and touched at St. Kitt's on the 21st
•of July. His Majesty's ship Forte. Sir Thomas Cochrane,
was at St. Lucie, going to Trinidad. The Valorous, Surinam,
Balette., and Esk, bad gone•to Jamaica.
This afternoon arrived the Riga Foster, Master, from Ma-
tetras, in the isle of Cuba, in thirty-five days, to wait for
orders. She brings no news from the Spanish main. The
pirates had done nothing lately against the trade of any flag,
although the whole of the natives of Cuba are concerned in the
piracies. The American squadron had lately, by two open
boats, captured a pirati4 schooner and barge, though manned
by upwards of 70 men, of which number 23 were killed and
wounded, four were made prisoners, anti the remainder escaped
into the bushes.

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The Eden, .Captain J. Lawrences C. 8., arrived at the
Havannah, on the 4th -ult.. from Vera Cruz, with a million
and a half of , specie On board, for that place and Jamaica.
;We are happy tp state the arrival of the Madagascar frigate,
Lieut. Nepean, acting, and Dauntless, Capt. G. C. Gambier, at
the Cape of Good hope, from Bombay and Ceylon, whose ar-
rival home may be directly expected. Apprehensions were en.
tertained ter the safety of the Madagascar.
The 'Glasgow, 40, Capt. B. C. Doyle, is expected to sail
shortly for Bermuda, taking out Commissioner 13riggs,
and afterwards conveying thence Commissioner Lewis, to
Malta.
The Thetis, 411, Sir John Pifillimore, is expected to aail from
Plymouth, on Tuesday next, for the Mediterranean, to relieve
the Cambrian, Capt. Hamilton, C.B. whose term of service has
expired,
The Naiad frifte Capt. Hon. R. C. Spencer, has returned
to Spithead, hav ng MAC e three :lays trial of a new main-
mast, with which She was fitted, on a principle recconunended
by Sir Robert Se pings, combining economy in the original
construction, faCility in reparation, with service and durability
equal to tlwse commonly used. We understand the report of
the trial is very favourable:
t)n 'Thursday the Mersey, WI, Capt. J. M. Ferguson, sailed
for Bahia, to join Commodore Sir Thome Hardy,' Bart.,
K.C.B.

Remain at Spithead—Seringapatam, Naiad, Camelion, and
Swinger,
Oa Thursday the Borodino transport, Lieutenant Andrews,
Agent, sailed from Cowes, with stores and 'provisions for the
Cape of Good nape, to embark detachtnents of regiments sta-
tioned in that colony. She returned to Spithead to-day, to
wait for a fair wind.

TheSwiTigergun.brig, Lieut. Scott, with the Joseph Green,
transport. for Sierra Leone, got under way this afternoon.' but
were recalled by signal. They will proceed to.morrow morn.
in g, should. the weather continue moderately line. The James
Sibbald, for llombay, remains, under refitment.
The Royal George steam vessel, will sail hence for the ports
of Spain and Portugal, at the latter end of next week. Sixty
passengers have engaged to proceed by her.
We understand Sir George Eyre Is expected to sail about the
middle cif next month, in the Spartiste, 78, Capt. G. Falcon,
for the Soith American command.

The Trinculo, 10, Capt. Rodney Shannon, has captured an
American schooner, laden with tobacco, worth 10,0001., and
taken.her into Cork.