The Sun.
London, England, 1823-03-03 00:00:00

THE ROYAL. NAVY.

PORTSMOUTU, MARCII 1.--. We hear that Lord
Exstoura has made a most zealous °fret of his services to
command a Squadron of Observation, in which he hopes his
rank may not be a hindrance ; as, however few the ships may
be, he should think it no derogation to hold the appoint ment.
This is so charaCteristic of his Lordship, that we believe it to
be true.,His ajesty's ship Active. of 46 guns, Captain 'Andrew
• King, arrived this day from Jamaica, Vera Crui, and the
Havannah—twenty-seven days from the latter place. She has
bimight a small quantity of treasure on merchants' account,
and some invalids from the squadron. Among the. latter
are Lieutenant Corbet, Royal Navy, late Surinam, and
Lieutenant Whiting, of the Royal Marines, late of the Hy-
perion. When the Active left Jamaica the squadron was
healthy. She remained a month at the. Ilavannah, during
which but very few acts of piracy had been committed, though
it was not considered safe for merchant vessels to sail without a
convoy. Two merchantmen, the Olive Branch, bound to Jar-
sey, and the Lovely Maria. for London, left the Havanrah in
company with the Active. Mr. elloary, of the Speedwell ,
dwell tender had been promoted by Rear-Admiral Sir Charles
Rowloy, and
appointed to the Surinam, in the room of Lieut. Corbet.
• His Majesty's ship Briton, 46 guns,_ Capt. Sir Murray Max-
well, C.B. 'Bordered to be fitted for a foreign station.
The Conway, 46 guns, Capt. BaZil Ilan, is ordered to pro-
ceed to Chatham, to be paid off, and recoromiasioned. The
treasure, on merchants account, brought home in her item the
Brazils, has all been landed, and sent to London. A fine male
Panther has also been landed front her, anti sent off to Sir Ro-
bert Heron.
The Con way sailed this morning for Chatham, to be paid off,
• and the Cameleon for Sheerness, to bring round men for the
Pandora.
Captain Charles Strangways is appointed to command the
Clio, 18-gun sloop, just commissioned at, Chatham Mr.
George Poivlett is appointed Purser of the Parthiam Capt. Clavering (late Pheasant) is appointed to the Griper
aloop.ofwar,:fitttotx.at.Deptfortia-aind Mr. Join' Marebsot is
ippointed Purser of her.
Recruiting Parties have been sent out, for the purpose of
raising men to complete the corps of Royal Marines to the
number resently voted by the House of Commons. About 702
men will bo required for that purpose. It is expected that a
British squadron of observation will be fitted out, in the event
of hostili;-ies between France and Spain.
Arrived on Sunday last, the Pandora sloop of war, Captain
Win. Gordon, from Sheerness, with volunteer seamen for
ships fitting at this port.
The Heron, J 8 gun sloop, Capt. Greville, came into harbour
on Tuesday, to be paid ofr, and laid up in ordinary.
On Wednesday, the Ringdove, 18 gun sloop, Captain G. F.
Rich, sailed for the fl'est -India station taking dispatches for
Ilear.Adiuiral Sir Charles Rowley, and Commodore Sir Edw.
Owen.
Then Harrier, and Rifleman,. 18 gun sloopt, have been brought
down the harbour, to be prepared for commission.
The.Egeria, 24 guns, Capt. S. Roberta, C.B. at Plymouth,
is fitting for the Newfoundland station. 'The Pandora,' 18
guns, Capt. Wm. Gordon; Clinker, and Pelter
gun brigs, at •
this port, aye fitting for the same destination. 'l'he Brazen, 26
guns, Capt. G. IV. Willis, is fitting at Plymouth, for tha
South American station.
• Five 10-gun brigs (supposed to be intended for packets) are
to be immediately built in this Dock-yard, to be called Leveret,
Alusquito, Recruit, Rapid, and Myrtle.
The Starling cutter, Lieutenant Turner, sailed on Monday
for the Jersey station; to protect the British oycster fishery in
• that neighbourhood.
• The ship Lady Campbell, Bedlam, with ,Major-General Sir
T. Prizler and family, on board for Madras, and a number of
other passengers, for the Cape of Good Hope and the East
Indies, :tailed on Thursday.
The Redwing, 18 guns, Capt. the lion. G. ?refolds, is or-
dered into harbour to be docked and refitted. The Albion, 74
guns, guard ship, was taken into dock on Monday.
Ship: et Spithead---Seringapatain, Conway, dwing, Par:.
thian, and Cameleon. In Ear/our—The Queen Charlotte,
Ramillies, Albion, Briton, Trincplo, Partition, Heron, Cal-
liope, Clinker, and. Pelter.
PLYMOU'rif, F}:1). 27.—Sailed the Fly, 28, urzo
for South America, and several ontward-bound merchantmen,
on their voyage. We bear a good account of the Sale of pil-
chards in the Italian markets. Seventy men, labourers and
sawyers, were discharged from the Dock-yard, on Friday.
Twenty-four are to be discharged this. week.
J. W. Hay, Esq. Cominismoner of the Victualling, and Re-
ceiver of the Sixpenny Dues on Tower-hill, lies resigned his
situation as Private Secretary to Lord Melville, in which be
is succeeded by the lion. Mr. Legge.