The Sun.
London, England, 1824-05-17 00:00:00

KO YA L NAVY, &c.

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 15.—Yesterday afternoon the Rattle-
snake, 28, Captain Hugh patton, sailed fOr Barbadoes aid
Jamaica; W. Pitt, Esq.*Master-Attendantat Port-ROYal, went
passenger. We under Stand Messrs. Goldschmidt Wished to
freight a considerable sum of money by the Rattlesnake to the
Government of Colombia, but they could not obtain .permis-
sion from our GovernMent to do so, lest such accommodation
may be regarded as a breach of neutral conduct.
, The Thetis frigate, Sir John Phillimore, came in yesterday
from Plymouth (having been four days beating up), to embark
troops for the coast.of Africa; and the Surly cutter, Lieutenant
Richardson, arrived from Chatham, with thirty seamen for the
ships fitting out iu the harbour. The Thetis Will proceed to-
morrow morning to Cowes, to embark the reinforcements for
Cape Coast Castle, with which she will sail immediately
afterwards.

The Cambridge, 80, Captain T. J. 1,!I al in g, was to sail from
Rio on the 7th March, for the ports of the Pacific, with the se-
veral British. Consuls and Vice-Consul.

The Myrznidon, 20, Captain Charles Montagu Walker, is
expected to sail for the Mediterranean station, in about three
weeks, taking Wm. Turner, Esq. Secretary'of Legation, AD
Constantinople.
The William and 'Diary yacht, Capt. Charles Malcolm, hay-
ing beery refitted, sailed yesterday for Dublin, to resume attend-
ance on the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. _

Major-General Sir Howard Douglas, Governor of New
Brunswick, and suite, are arrived to take their pasiage to Hil-
liffix; in the SAM arang, 23, Sir Witliatn Wiseman, which ship
Will shortly sail for the North Ainerican station. The Nietnen,
23 Captain.Sibly, is daily expected front' 'the. station with
Lieut.-General Sir James ICeinpt,' Governor of Nova Scotia,
who is on his return home on leave. -

Captain Lord Napier is appointed to the Diamond, 46, at
Chatham ; Capt. Jeremiah Coghlan, C. 8., to the Dartmouth,
42, at Plymouth ; Lieut. F. Wood, to the Genoa ;
L. Richards;iEtna ; Lieut. Fletcher, Albion; Lieut.. Hideout,
Gloucester; Lieut. Wm. Parker, to be Agent of Transports,
and to command the Vibilia ; Lieut. IlenaloW, to the Thetis;
Mr. Wm. Turner, to be Purser of the ;Etna'.
On Tuesday, seven Midshipmen passed their examination at
the Royal Naval College, for the rank of Lieutenant.
By the death of -Lieut.-Colonel Lee, of the Chatham.pivi-
sion of Royal Marines, Lieut.. Colonel Lewis, 'l4 promoted to
the Lieutenant-Colonelcy of that Division ; Lieut..-Coloncl
Dickenson removes to Plymouth ; Lieut.-Colonel Coombe, the
senior Captain, obtains the Majority at Portsmouth; and Major
Stirling is appointed a Pay Captain at Plymouth.
DEvoNPott.T.—Monday sailed the Thetis, 40, for Spithead,-
Came in the Wickhain cutter, from Ireland ; and the .Ilamoaze
lighter, bound for Deptford, to be fitted for a mortar vessel, at
Algiers. Remain, the" Britannia, Ocean,: Genoa, Primrose,
Sappho, Niinrcid, and Meteor.

EAST INDIA 'SHIPPING.
I.—Arrivals in England.
From China.—The Lowther Castle, Baker, off Weymouth
the 9th inst., sailed from Macao the 16th Jan., and from St.
Helena the 20th March.
From Bombay.—The Royal Charlotte, Graham, off Ply-
mouth the 9th inst.; sailed-from Bombay the sth Nov., 'from
Canonore the 28th Nov., from the Mauritius the 'lsth Jan.,
and from St. Helena the 2d March.
From New South Wales.—TheTrn. Penn, Brown, off Ply..
mouth the 9th' inst.; sailed from Sydney the 29th Sept., from
the Mauritius the 22d Jan.
IL—Arrivals at the Eastern Ports.
At the Mauritius.—The George the Fourth, Prissick, from
London, on the 21st January.
At Gibraltar.—The Pallas, Cook, from the Mauritius in 74
days, on the 20th Moil. •
At St. Helena.—The Atlas, Mayne, from China, on the
20th March.

Ill.—Sailings fit= the Eastern Ports.
From China.—The remaining ships of the season were to
sail as follows :
The Warren Hastings, Rawes, the 18th Jan. ; the Windsor.
Haviside,.the 23d Jan. ; the*Buclinghamshire Glasspoole, the
.sth Feb.
'From St. Helena, Fairfax, for the Cape,on the 15th March;
the Rapid, Wright, for London on the 19th ; and the General
Harris; Welstead, for Bencoolen, was to sail the 28th March.
IV.—Ships spoke With.
The Ilythe, Wilson, on the 25th Jan., in the Straits of
Sunda; all well.
• The Columbia, Chapman, from Bombay to Liverpool, on the
17u April, off the 'W &tern Islands; all well.
• • V.—Ships sailed during the past Week.
From Portsmouth.—The David Scott, Thornhill, on the
9th inst. ; the Resource, Fenn, on the llth ; and the Lord Am-
herst, Lucas, on the 12th for Madras and .Bengal.
From Deal.—The Fairlie, Aldham, the 15th instant for Ma-
dras and Itengal.
Vl.—Slups expected to Sail during the present Week.
From Portsmouth.—The Exmouth, ()wen; the Lady Raffles,.
Coxwell ; and the Cornwall, Bunyon, for Madrai and Bengal ;
the Triumph, Green, for Bombay.
From the DOwns.—The Pyramus, Brodie, for Madras and
Bengal ; Simpson, Capt. Simpson, for Bombay ; the Scorpion,
Ripon, fdr Batavia ; and the Oscar, Jamison, for the Cape.
V I L—Passengers omeward.
Per Lowther Castle from China—Mr. J. D. Parkes of the
Horticultural Society.
. . • .Vlll.—Passengers Outward.
Per Resource; Capt. Fenn—Dr. and Mrs. Smith, Ensign
Lambert.
Per Lord Amherst, Capt. Lucas, Mrs.. Sully, Miss Elliott
Rev... Mr. Ady,Dr. Sully, Capt. Harris, Messrs. Ilaig, Philip,
Nennaway, Proctor, Cooper, Stevenson, and .one servant.
The Hon. Company's ship Asia,, Capt. Balderston, is ex-
pected to be dispatched on Tuesday next. The lion. Com-
pany's ships. Rose, Capt. Marquis, and the Marchioness of
„Ely, Capt. Mangles; on Thutsday next, consigned to Illadns
and Bengal.