The Sun.
London, England, 1823-06-16 00:00:00

TUE ROYAL NAVY.

Po nT S 110 u it, JUNE 14.—Yesterday the Severn frigate
arrived from the Downs, and the wind being foul, she was
towed into the harbour from St. Helens by the Comet steam-
vessel, at the rate of about five miles an hour, against the vtizid,
and the tide just making out of the Harbour. This circum-
stance occurring hire for the first time, attracted much gratified
attention. The Severn Will be paid off ;Crud broken up.
Remain at Spithead..,--Rangtr And Basilisk. In the lief-
bour—Queen Charhitte, Jiang* Albion, Naiad, Severn,
sey, Larne, Rifleman, Jaspei, 'Camelidn, Calliope, Thistle,
and Arrow.
The Larne, 20, Capt. F. Maryatt, will go out of harbour on
Tuesday, lifted for the flast Indies.
Commissioner Isaac Wrilley, from the Naval Yard at Malta,
is appointed to. succeed Commissioner Bowen, at the Navy
Beard, whose ill health obliges him to retire frota active service.
Commissioner Lewes succeeds Commissionei "%Volley, at Malta,
and Captain T. Briggs is appointed Commissioner of the Naval
Yard at Bermuda. Lieutenant Adolphus Fitz:Clarence, of the
Euryalus, is promoted to the rank of Commander. Lieutenant
Philip Justice is appointed to the Prince Regent Yacht; Lieut.
Fair, to the Royal Sovereign Yacht, Lieut. Crosby to the Al-
bion, vice Fair, Mr. David Bennett, Assistant Surgeon of the
Thistle, is promoted to the rank of Surgeon.
The Admiralty have direCted that no Purser of the Navy is
tel he entitled to Half-pay Wail he has passed hit accounts and
is clear of debt ; and that he shall not claim for half;pay dur-
ing the period which he night be in debt. Pursers must also,
by letter to the Navy Board, request to be placed Upon the
Half-pay list, when they are paid off. •

THE ARMY.

PROMOTIONS.—War-Office, June 13.

Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—Assistant-Surgeon Jetties
Bed; from half-pay 98th• Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice
George Hickman, who exchanger.
4th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Sir Keith
Alexander Jackson,._ Bart. from the 14th Light Dragoons, to
be Lieutenant, vice.Stnith, who exchanges.
Bth Ditto—Cornet Jeremiah Robinson, to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Young, who retires. Samuel Pole, Gent. to be
Cornet, by purchase, vice Robinson.
9th Ditto—Lieutenant Julius Greenwood, to be Captain, by
purchase, vice Lord George Lennox., promoted in the Cape
Corps ; Cornet John Knightley 111u4 grave, to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Greenwood ; Richard Fleetwood IShawei
Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice 111usgiitie.
13th Ditto—Captain Mansell Bowers, to be Major', by pur-
chase, vice Macalester, who retires; Lieutenttnt James Tom-
linson. to be Captain, by purchase, vice BoWers Cornet
Neunburg Nash, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Tom-
linson.

To he Cotnets, by. purchase.—Cornet John Guy Everard,
from half pay Light Dragoons, vice St. John, promoted
in the Cape Corps of Cavalry. Jphn Gilbert Ogilvie, Gent.
vice Nash.

• 14th Regiment of Light,Dragoons—Lieutenant Joshua Sim.
nionds Smith, from the 4th bight Dragoons, to be Lieutenant,
vice Jackson, who exchanges.
7th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant John Stuart, from the
46th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Fraser, who exchanges.
46th Ditto—Lieutenant Alexander Fraier, from the 7th Foot,
to be Lieutenttnt; vice Stuart, who exchangei.
52d Dittd—Captain Archibald Murray Douglas from half.
pay of the Regiment, to be Captain, vice Williatn'Jones, who
exchanges.
02d Ditto—EnSign Johii Marriott Caldecott, from half pay
of the Regiment to be Ensign; vice George G. Warden, who
exchanges.
63(1 Ditto—Lieutenant Deane josias Conroy, from half-pay
38th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Robert French, who exchanges:
Royal African Colonial Corps—Lieutenant Charles Jobling.;
from half-pay 104th Foot, to be Adjutant and Lieutenant, vice
13. tins, deceased.

The under-mentidned Lieutenants; with temper :ay fank4tB have
the permanent rink of Ensign, from the Ist April, 1822 :
Lteittententioltri Swanzy, Lieutenant James Jacksdn, Lieu-
tenant Tliernait Lieutenant Herbert Mena.
2d Royal Veteran Battalion—Ensign Hugh Mair, to be
Quartermaster. vice Crombie, who returns to his forther situa.
tton as Ensign in the Corps.
Cape Corps (eirialry )-1..1e0 tenant George Hamilton; Earl of
Belfast, front the 711 t bight Dragoons, by purchase. Captain
William Cox, from halt..pay Ist Dragoons, vice the Earl of
Belfast, who exchanges. Captain Pringle Taylor, from half-
, pay 22d Light Dragoons, vice the Earl of Yarmouth, who ex-
changes.—To be Captains of Troops.
111E3101tANDUil.—Tli6 appointment of Ensign Daly, from
half:pay 96th Foot, to be nsign in the /d Royal Veteran
Battalion, should be vice Mair, appointed Quartermaster, and
not Crombie, appointed Quartermaster, as before stated.

Conimis.sidns iigned by theliord Lienienani of the County of
Esuex.

East Essex Militia.—The Hon. John Henniker, to be. Cap.
twin, vice Harrison, deceased. Christopher Richard Preston,
Esq. to be ditto, vice the Hon. John James Stroll, promoted.
Jesse Jones, Gent. to be Lieutenant.

Ist Reginient of Esetelc Local Militia—Peter Du Cane,,jiin.
Esq. to be Major, vice Cie&Oe Davis Carr, deceased.
Ist Regiment of Essei. k eolytanry Cavalry—Wm. Wiigitt
Luard, (lent. to be Cornet.

EDIIVEURGII JUNE 12.—Two companies of the 73d regi-
ment, under the command of a field officer, marched into the
Castle on,Tuesday forenoon from Hull. This gallant corpi,
though censidered a national regiment, hai not been quartered
in Scotland since the year 1809, immediately preitoud' to Its
embarkation for New South Wales, from which colony, after a
stay of several years, it was removed to Ceylon. The second
battalio'n, now reduced, formed part of the expedition to the
North of germany in 1813, and also shared in the glory and
danger which fell to the:lot of those regiments who fought at
Waterloo, in which action it sabred severely both in officers
and nien:

RIO jANEIIiOj APRIL 5.---dy a decree of this
Government, the pot of Bahia is declared in a
state of blockade, and a squadron under the com-
mand of Lord COCHRANE, consisting of a ship of
the line and four other vessels of war, sailed from
hence on the. Ist instant td enforce it. The
packet is to sail on the 9th instant, but will not
touch at Bahia.

A letter from Corunna states, that the sloop
the Invincible Mina (otherwise El Terror de los
Ultras), which sailed on the Mth, has captured
a vessel laden with coffee and Campeachy wood,-
belonging to Bordeaux.
We are happy to state,. that for several days
past there has not been a single outrage in this
county.--(Limerick Chronicle.)
Saturday evening as the Gloucester Mail coach'
was about to leave Piccadilly, it was discovered
that the Gloucester mail had been sent ()Irby au.
other coach. The mail-curt was dispatched in
pursuit, and the big was returned about nine
o'clock.

The following is a List of the Passengers of the ship' Ganges,
commanded by Capt. Cunlbzrlege, which sailed from Ports-
mouth on the 12th inst. for Madras and Calcutta :
For Madras.—Afts. Underwood, Miss Burnside, Miss
G ornputx, Miss Welsh, Miss Shaw, Mr. Underwood, 'Writer;
Capt. Myers, CatiY. Elphinstone ; Mr. Dixon, Mr. Blood, and
Mr. Watts, Cadets._
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For Calcittta.—Mrs. Hovendon, Mrs. Macon, Miss Hoven-
don, Miss Macan, Miss Damig, Mr. Paul, Writer; the Rev.
Mr. Hovendon, Capt. Macan, Capt. Price ; Mr. Heyne, Mr.
Piers, and Mr: Tho Mas Norris, Cadets; Master Darnig.
JUIYGMENT,---in the Court of King's Bench
who was found guilty of perjury last
m
floor of the Court to receive
thisEas aytedr,TeSrmoTra/plerariacedl,
on
the
judgment. „Mr. Justice BAYLEY addressed the defendant at
some length on the enormity of his offence, sentenced him to
pay a fine to the King. of 1001., and to be imprisoned in the
House of Correction twelve months, there kept to hard labour,
and be further imprisoned until the above tine is }laid.
Bow-STREET, S.AT 1r 0 T TEN Arrat n.—Mr. J.
Isaacs, the Solicitor for the prosecution against John Gotte, the
pastry-cook, now lying in Newoate, on a clutrge of having
feloniously set tire to a house an 'Whitecrota-street, twelve
years ago, appeared before G. R. Mirraltut.t., and teta«
dared evidence to shear, that the house lately occupied by the
prisoner, in New-street, Ctivent-garden, anti which, 43 our
readers will recollect, was burnt to the ground a few weeks
since, was set on fire willfully, either by the prisoner hinittelf,
or by his connivance or instigation, with intent to defraud the
Sun Fire Offlce.—Mr. Isaacs produced the deposition of his
witness in this case, ready drawatup, anti therMagistrate having
perused it, ordered a detainer so issue against thy prisoner.