The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-08 00:00:00

ROYAL NAVY, &c.

PonTsmou'ru, SEPT. 6.—On Tuesday arrived the Menai,
28, Capt. Fairfax Moresby, C.II. from upwards of four years'
meritorious service at the Isles of Mauritius and Madagascar,
the Esehelles, Ste. bringing as passengers, his Excellency Sir
Robert Farquhar. Bart. (many years the able and enlightened
Governor of the Mauritius), Lady Farquhar, and suite.—Sir
Robert was succeeded by Gen. Sir Lowry Cole, G.C,8., an'Oili-
cer of high professional reputation, great zeal for his country's
honour and welfare, and of liberal and humane feelinsh.--,The
Menai sail'ed front the Maurititta, on the 20th of May, leaving
there the Adriadne, 20, Capt. illoOrsom. Having accomplished
the object of a visit to the Isle of Madagascar, she sailed thence
the 7th June, in company with the Espieglo, 111, Capt. H. T. B.
Collier, width she parted from on the 9th off Tamatave, going
to visit the Eschelles and other islands to the eastward, to Pre-
vent any revival in Slave-trading. The Menai arrived at the
Cape on the 30th June ; found there Commodore Nourse, C.B.
with the Andromache, Delight, Madagascar, and Dauntless—
the two latter juatarrived from India. It was understood that the
knowledge of the undecided state of affairs between France and
Spain, prevented Commodore Nourse from proceeding with his
squadron, for the' resent, to. the Mauritius Madagascar, &e.
The dauntless sailed for 'England the Ith July ; the Maciagaa-
car was to sail in about 10 days. The ship experienced such bad
weather off the Cape as to req
uire considerable repairs and fresh
rigging. She was lately built at Bombay, and is deeply laden
with timber. The weather at the Cape wax beautifully fine. The
Menai sailed from the Cape July 9th; spoke between St. Helena
and the Cttpe the Portuguese ship Vattco de Gama, from Macao
to Lisbon—left St. Helena 23d July ; the Dauntless, the David
Scott, and Almeira, preceeded the Menai's departure. .The
whalers, Zephyr and George, were refitting; the brig Mar-
garetta was to sail 24th July, for England. 'The Menai spoke
In let. ti. 21, N., long. 25.34. W., the Ellen, from London to
the Cape of Good Hope. Saw between Cape de Verde anti the
Main, two brigs and two schooners, off Bona Vista. The
Menai came into harbour on 'Thursday to be paid off.
A letter from Port Royal (Jetnaica), slated July 20, states
that Commodore Sir Edward ()wen continued there in the
Gloucester, 74, Capt. G. F. Rich. The Phaeton, Capt. Start, '
had sailed for Vera Cruz; Pyramus, Capt F. Newcombe. C.B.
with a convoy through the Gulph of Florida, and to the %Vinci-
ward Islands ; Hyperion," Capt. ',Wimp, and Stout, Captain
NVig st on , for the Ilavannah ; the Icarus, Capt. E. Stoppford,
with the trade for St..lago de Cuba and Havanna ; Thracian,
Capt. A. Forbes, to Campeachy, Vera Crus, and Tampico;
Grecian, Lieut. Cawley, for Port-au-Prince. Most of the ships
were employed In convoying the country trade from port to
port, though there had been no recent instance of piracy, either
by the Ilavannah or St. Domingo freebooters.—Died lately,
Lieut. O. H. Bourne, R.N., commanding the Duke of Wel-
lington schooner.
On Thursday Rear-Admiral Sir George Eyre. 1i.6.8.,
hoisted his flag in the Spartiste, 782 Capt. Gordon Falcon, and
tvill sail about the 10th inst. for Rio janeim. to relieve Com-
modore Sir Tho Mas Hardy, Bart., K.C.8., in the South Ame-
rican command. •

Remain at Spithead—Spartinte. In the Harbour—Queen
Charlotte, Ganges, Albion, Glasgow, Menei, Victor, and
Alacrity.
The Glasgow, 46, Capt. B. C. Doyle, is expected to go out
of harbour on Thursday next. It is understood that General
Sir Wm. Lumley, 1C.C.11., will return tO the Goiernment of
Bermuda by her, as well as Commissioner Briggs, to assume
the direction the Naval Dock-yard at that Island.
A Russian ship of war arrived at Spithead late this evening
from the Baltic, probably bound to the Russian Settlements on
the north-west coast of America.
Yesterday the Royal George stearn-packet, Capt. F. O'Neill,
sail for Guernsey, and thence to the ports of Portugal and
Spain, taking sixteen paasengers. It is expected she' will con-
tinue in that quarter for the conveyance of passengers from
port to port.
Captain Price Blackwood (late of the 'Peptize) is promoted
to the rank of Post Captain, lilt. J. llPDannel (nephew of
Sir James Alex. Gordon, K.C.8.) of the Royel George yacht,
is prointited to the rank of Lieutenant. The promotion of se.
venal other Officers of the Royal Yachts is also said to have
takeaplace.—Lieut. R. Sharpe is appointed to the Windsor ,
Castle; Mr. Michael Arthur to be Purser of the Alacrity.
PL Y 0 T 11. —it rrived the Cumeleon. Capt. Burton, from
Portsmouth, with money fir the Duck-yard; Nimble and
Sprightly, from cruises. Remain—Thetis, for the Mediterra-
nean; Columbine, for the East Indies.---A number of me-
chanics are about to proceed from this Dock-yard to Bermuda.
The Sir Francis Drake steam packet is appointed to arrive
here on Wednesday next from ,Plyniouth. We understand
another new vessel of this description, called the Earl of Egre-
inont, of eighty-horse power, will: also shortly be ready for the
packet service between this port and those of Devonshire.
The Pigmy cutter of Commodore O'Brian (a crippled sea-
man) with whose nautical evolutions his Majesty was much
pleased at Dublin and at Leith, is now here, and is daily exhi-
biting in the harbour and off the platform—the vessel is only
five feet long.

Yesterday, his Kij IsTY'S proclamation for
the election of a representative Scottish Peer in
Parliament, in thetoom of the late Lord NAPIER,
-on the 2d of October, was read at the Cross by
‘t.he Heralds, with the usual formalities.-----(Edin.
burgh Courant, Sept. 4.) _

On Saturday JARItATT'S Hastings waggon, that
goes from the Spur inn, in tu►e Borough, was
robbed at Battle, whilst standing in the inn yard,
of notes and cash, belonging to Messrs. Sstt•rn
and GILL, of the Hastings Bank, to the 111110110
of -4,000/. The property was deposited in an
i►'on chest, at the bottom of the waggon, secured
with five patent locks. Upwards of three tons
weight was loaded upon it. The robbers cut the
tilt and unloaded the waggon, and then broke
open the chest and succeeded in carryieg off the
prize. Suspicion has fallen on two men, who, we
understand, are in custody at Hustings.