The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-27 00:00:00

ROYAL NAVY, &c.

PORTIMOUTII,SEPT. 25.—Ori Monday the ship
ballast),
Dublin l'atriot, Captain Strange, arrived from Vera Cruz (in
can Government, announcing the death of ITIIIIBIDE, and (the
in forty-four days, bringing dispatches from the Mexi.
Master reports) the surrender of the Castle of St. Juan d'Ulloa.
With respect to the latter event, we shall be happy to hear it
confirmed, though, in the present state of public feeling through.
nut M
Mexico—which appears to be an interminable hatred of
Ferdinand and every individual subject of Old Spain, it is of no
other consequence from being in the hand of 'loyalists, than
that the garrison can wantonly fire upon the city of Vera Cruz
whenever they please. Most of the inhabitants, however, had
removed from the place previous to the sailing of the Forte.—
Though it was not known that the Castle had fallen when the
Forte sailed, yet, as she lett Tampico. the Bth August, and
that port is about 4110 miles from Vera Cruz, which latter place
the Dublin Patriot left on the 7th of that month, it may Imre
pavan.
nah, the supplies for it, which sailed from the avan.
nah, at the latter end of July, not having arrived in time to
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Hon. OAP tain Barrington, brought to
Plymouth, from Mexico, 130,000 dollars, on Merchants' ac.
count.—lihe captured, off'Campeachy., the pirate schooner, St.
Jose, armed with along gun amidships, two smaller ones, and
a quantity of small arms ; the crew having run the vessel or,
shore, escaped among the bushes with a quantity of booty.—

On board her was found a list of the crew of the English ship
Shannon, sixteen in number, and other papers belonging to
the English brig Pilgrim, besides several flags, sextants, spy-
glasses, and a great quantity of wearing apparel, all of which
was English ; the crews of the above vessels had doulith,s
been murdered by these villains. The schooner was taken to
Vera Cruz and there commisidoned, by Captain Barrington,
as a man-of-war, to protect the trade in that quarter. Mr.
Bradily, an old passed Midshipman, and a very deserving
young man, was appointed as acting Lieutenant, to com-
mand her. _ _ _

On Wednesday the Admiral Berkeley transport, Lieutenant
Sanders, Agent, arrived from -Gibraltar, with ordnance stores
and,,'a few invalids. She brings no news. O'Donnell, the
Spanish General who commanded in Andalusia, was very active
in his search of Constitutional refugees from the late garrison '
of Tariffs, and had succeeded in securing filly.four, whom he
immediately shot. The Lady Nugent, from Madras, Bengal,
and the Cape; had put into Gibraltar, to land sonic light goods,
part of her cargo.- The Phaeton frigate, and Success transport,
may be daily expected from Malta. The surveying ship Ad-
venture. Capt. Smith, was the only ship at Gibraltar.
On Tuesday the Liberty, Thos. Clifford, master, arrived
from Bahia (being in want of provisions), bound to Hanthurgh,
for which place she sailed this morning. The Sophia. Berkley,
sailed this morning for Madeira and Calcutta, with passengers.
The Manly, Baker, for Berbice' sailed yesterday.
On Wednesday the Forte, 46, Sir Thos. Cochrane, sailed
for Plymouth, to be paid off. Sir Thomas will afterwards pro.
ceed to assume the Government of the Island of Newfound-
land.—The Forte is to be re-commissioned.—The Marquis
and Marchioness of Lansdown visited the Forte just previous
to her sailing, on which occasion the ship was dressed in
colours. _

On Wednesday the Blonde, 40, Capt. Lord Byron, arrived
from Chatham, with the remains of the late King and Queen
of the Sandwich Islands on board. The suite of their late Ma-
jesties have arrived, and are engaged in viewing the public
works and establishments. The -Blonde will be ready to sail
about Tuesday next, for Rio and the Sandwich Islands. The
Blonde returns home, after performing the special services
mentioned in our last paper. Besides the Sandwich Island na-
tives, arc embarked in her Mr. M'Cree, botanist, from the
Horticultural Society of London.; Mr. Bloxatn, mineralogist
and geologist; Lieut. Malden, R.N., surveyor, with two as-
sistant surveyors. A printing press has also been shipped,
which is to be left on the Islands. One of the natives con-
stantly stays on beard the ship, as a centinel over the bodies of
their Sandwich Majesties.
' On Wednesday the Emma, Russian Government Store-ship,
Capt. Chesteroft; arrived here from St. Petersburgh. She is
laden with Ordnance and other necessary stores for the Russian
Settlements on the West Coast of North America. It is under-
stood she will be joined and accompanied to her destination by
either a Russian line-of-battle ship, or a frigate.
On Tuesday the Brltomart, 10, Capt. 0. V. Vernon, and the
Beaver, 10, Capt. Onslow, sailed for the West India station.
The Calliope, Lieut. Justice, arrived yesterday from Ply-
mouth, and sailed again this morning with seamen for Chatham.
The Champion, Orestes, and Pyrades are gone on a short cruise.
Remain at Spithead—Blond and Niemen. In the Harbour
Victory, Wellsley, Bulwark, Albion, Salisbury, Cambrian,
Athol. The Terror was paid off on Monday ; the Salisbury
will be paid off on Monday next.
Capt. H. H. Christian is appointed to the Owen Glendower,
at Chatham ; Capt. George Russell, to the Scylla, and Capt.
C. I. 11. Johnstone, to the Chanticleer, at Plymouth ; Lieut.
Thomas Read, to command the Swallow cutter ; Lieut. E. I.
Parry, to the Chanticleer.
DE vo POUT, SEPT. 23.—Sailed the Active, 46, Hon. Capt.
R. Rodney, for Lisbon, to relieve the Lively.—Arrived the
Forte, from Spithead, to be paid off; Calliope and Orestes,
from Spithead, and sailed again ; Lyra, from Liverpool.—
Sailed the Gibraltar, 110, Lazaretto, for Milford. The Jasseur
sailed on Thursday last for South America, but the Dartmouth,
for the West Indies, awaits final orders. The Gannet, Chan-
ticleer, and Meteor, are paid off; the two first named are re-
commissioned. On Friday E. Lockyor, Esq. was chosen Mayor
of Plymouth.