The Sun.
London, England, 1823-10-06 00:00:00

TIIE ILO YAL NAVY.

Poirr au° UT H, OCT. 4.--,On Wednesday evening his Me-
jesty's brig Beaver, Capt. W. T. Dance (acting), arrived from
Rio Janeiro, with dispatches from Commodore Sir Thomas
Hardy, Bart. K.C.8., and Henry Chamberlain, Esq. his Ma-
jesty's Consul-General at the Brazils. 'We understand the
dispatches from Sir T. Hardy relate to the evacuation of the
Brazilian territory by the European Portuguese (the insigni-
ficant spot of Alaranhatn, only, being now in their possession),
and the closing proceedings of his squadron of observation and
protection at Bahia ; those of the Consul-General, to a treaty
signed by certain Commissioners on the part of Ferdinand VII.
and the Government of Buenos-Ayrea, by which hostilities be-
tween Spain and the provinces of La Plata' are to cease for Ili
months; thereby, In effect, aeltodwleilging the independence of
the South American States, The Bustard left Rio on the sth
August. Sir Thomas Hardy was awaiting at Rio the arrival of
Sir George Eyre, from England, who is to succeed him. He
would, thereupon, return to England in the Creole frigate,
Captain Hon. Fred. Spencer. The Creole, Briton, and Doris,
were left at Rio ; the 'tartar at Bahia; the Aurora, Blossom,
and Fly, round Cape Horn ; the Brazen in the River Plate.—
The Blossom was on her return from Valparaiso ; the Briton or
Tartar was to relieve the Aurora. No intelligence had been re-
ceived of Lord .Cochrane since he left Bahia, with the Don
Pedro 1., Maria de Gloria, Netherey, and a brig, in pursuit of
the Portuguese convoy. It was known that he had since suc-
ceeded
in capturing about 23 sail of prizes, principally by the
stratagem of disabling them in their masts &c. thereby obliging
them to return either to Bahia, or make for Rio.--Capt, Fred.
E. Vernon came to England in the Beaver, for the purpose of
prosecuting at a Court Martial (on the part of the Admiralty)
Mr. T. Biddle, Master, and Mr. B. Worth, Purser, of the
Doris, upon charges of private trading, in violation of the rules
in the Naval Service. Captain T. Bourchier had taken the
command, pro ten:pore, of the Doris. Lieut. Macdonald, late
of the Conway, and Mr. G. Birnie, surgeon of the Doris, also
came passengers in the Beaver.—The Beaver 'sailed this evening
for Chatham, to be paid oft.
Yesterday arrived his Majesty's ship Esk, Captain Lee
Warner, from the West India station, to be paid off. The
news received by her-is to the following effect t--It was reported
when the Esk was at La Guam (3th ofJune), that Bolivar had
gone to Lima, for political reasons not generally known, and
was expected daily at Santa Fe de Bogota, the capital, on his
return. 'the Colombians appeared to be greatly depressed,
from the loss of their squadron, which had been taken by the
Spanish Commodore La Borde. It was Stated, on very good
authori_ty, there was a strong party at the Havannah, in favour
of the King; but that the Captain-General was a strong Con-
stitutionalist. An individual was confined in the Itlouro' for
attempting to raise a party in insurrection against the Au-
thorittee,—During the stay of the Esk at the Havannah,
the barge belonging to his Majesty's ship Gloucester, under
command of Acung_Lieutenant Callicot, brought in a piratical
-canoe, which she had taken On the coast t the boat was given
-tip to the Authorities of the place. The pirates, it was gene-
rally understood, were greatly alarmed at the execution of their
fellows at Kingston. The Bustard was at Key West, or
Thompson's Island, and had been very sickly ; the men were,
however, convalescent when the last accounts were received at
the Havannah. The American Settlement there was con-
tinuing to improve. Commodore Porter was at Key West,
and had shown great attention to the sickly officers anti crew of
the Bustard—The disposition of the West India Squadron,
under Commodore Sir Edward Owen, was as follows, viz

Gloucester, Capt. Lillicrap, Port Royal; Forte, Capt. Sir T.
Cochrane, senior officer Barbadoes station ; Pyramus, Captain
Newcombe, C.D., Barbadoes.and the Spanish Main, to return
to Jamaica ; Phaeton, Captain start, erusing—Vera Cruz to
return to Jamaica, by way 'of i Ilavannah ; Ilyperion Captain
G. F. Rich (late of the Gloucester), liavannah, with Jamaica
convoy, to return to Jamaica ; Eden, Capt. La wrence, C.B. Port
Royal; Valorous Capt. Murray, Barbadues station ; Tyne,
Capt. J. W. Roberts, Cuba and Yucatan coast; Bellette, Capt. J.
Leith, Antigua—under orders to proceed to.latnaica ; Ringdove,
Capt. L. Rich, Antigua ; Scout, Cuba, to return to Jamaica;
Carnation, Capt. T. Stopford (Lieut. Croker, commanding),
New Providence; Thracian, Capt. A. Forbes, with convoy to
Vera Cruz; Helicon, Capt. .Dawkins, to Bermuda, with starer(
for Antigua Yard • Bustard, R. Maclean, Key West ;
,
Icarus, Capt. J. G. Graham, St. ago de Cuba; &raps, Lieut.
G. V. Jackson, Port Royal ; Grecian cutter, Port Royal, get.
ring a new mast; Lion schooner, Lieutenant Hobson, Union
schooner. Lieut. Martiot, Cuba, with his Majesty.'s ship Tyne;
Renegade schooner, Lieut. Bottler, Omoa and Gulf of Dolce ;
Speedwell schooner, Mr. Geary, Midshipman, Gloucester's
barge, Acting Lieut. Callicot, Cuba; Assiduous schooner, Mr.
William Warren, Midshipman, tender to his Majesty's ship
Gloucester, Port Royal.
The Esk sailed from Antigua the 15th of July, arrived at
Jamaica the list of July ; left there the 27th July, arrived at
Ilavannah the 3d August ; left there with the Jamaica convoy,
which she took through the Gulf, and parted company on the
24th August. Spoke the Princess Elizabeth, Jamaica packet,
on the Itith September and exchanged numbers with his Ma-
jesty's ship Genoa, 71, on Wednesday last, in the Channel,
bound on an experimental cruise off Madeira. The Esk is
under quarantine.

Mr. WEIDENBACIf, an Advocate in the Grand
Duchy of Hesse Darmstadt, has just been excluded from the
Lower Chainher of that country, because he could not fully ex.
culpate hittielf before the Tribunals from the.accusation of
having sent a challenge under aggravating circumstances. The
Chamber founds .its decision on an article of the Constitution
which excludes- every member who shall not have wholly cleared
himself from an accusation in a Court of Justice.