The Sun.
London, England, 1823-05-05 00:00:00

ROYAL NAVY, &c.

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 3.—His 31ajesty's ship Jupiter, with
Lord AstEnsT and suite on board, sailed from Madeira, for
Rio Janeiro and Bengal, April 5 ; the Fly, for Rio Juneiro,
March 9. The Falmouth arrived at Nassau, N. P. March l ;
the Pyramus at Barbodoes, March 14 ; the Liffey and Curlew
at Bombay, Dec. s.—The Carnation sailed from Jamaica on
the 14th of March for Santa Martha, and Chagres ; the Hype-
rion from Jamaica, Feb. 23 ; the Scout, March 2 ; the Tamar
and Speedwell, March 4—all for Cuba.
His Majesty's yacht Apollo is ordered to be paid off into or.
Binary. Her first Lieutenant (C. R. Milbourne), Master, and
Surgeon, and about 70 petty officers and seamen, are to be turn.
ed over to the Royal George yacht, Hon. Capt. Capel, which vessel
is to be established as a second rate, with an increased comple-
ment, which in future is to consist of 96 officers and seamen.
The Calliope, 10 gun-sloop, (one of the present tenders to the
Apollo), is to be attached as a tender to the Royal George ;
and the Cameleon 10 gun sloop (the other tender), is to be,fitted
out as a sloop of war, with a complement of 75 officers and
men, Capt. James Burton (i)) is appointed to command her.
The Ranger, Captain P. Fisher, and the Pandora, 10 guns,
Captain Wm. Gordon, are fitting at Spithead for the 'New-
foundland station. The Ranger will take out Vice-Admiral
Sir Charles Hamilton, Governor of Newfoundland. It is not
expected she will sail before the first week in June.—The
Egeria 25 guns, Captain Roberts, C. B. destined for the same
station, is expected at this port from Plymouth.
The Philotnel 10 gun brig, was launched from Portsmouth
Doch-yard on Monday.—The Carnatic, a new ship, to mount
74 guns, is to be launched on the 12th instant.
This afternoon, the Hon. Company's ship Asia, Captain
Lindsay, from Calcutta, the Cape of Good Hope, and Sr.
Helena, passed by. for the }liven—Captains Peacock and Guise,
55th and s:ld Regiments, and several other passengers, landed
here. The Asia has had a long passage, having left Calcutta
on the 27th November last : she has a cargo of Saltpetre and
dye wood.—The Hope, Flint, which left Calcutta on the 1:1(li
January, passed by on Wednesilay.-I.lhe William Mooney,
from Calcutta, is daily expected.
Yesterday, the Westmoreland, Poulton, from Valparaiso,
whence she sailed on the 3d of DeceMber, passed by for the
River.—This morning arrived at the Motherbank, to perform. quarantine, the Express, Barraft, from Gibraltar, with cur.
rants, for London ; and ie Elizabeth, from Leghorn, with tim-
bar for the Dock-yard.
The Medina arrived at Malta 25th February, from Zante and
Corfu; the Express on the 16th March, from same ports; and
the Rose on the 21st March, from Smyrna. The Rocheforte
left Malta for Corfu, on the 28th February. ,
The Cameleon is to be paid off and re-commissioned by Cap-
tain James Burton (b)—Lieutenant P. I'. Bagwell is appointed
to her. Lieutenant Milbourne is removed from the Apollo to
the itoyal George; Lieut. F. Boyce is appointed to the Jasper;
Lieut. James Anderson is removed from the Albion to the Re-
venge ; Lieut. R. Fair is appointed to the Albion; Mr. W.
Price (1), to be Surgeon of the Ordinary at Plymouth, vire
Kirkwood, deceased ; Rev. J. Briggs, to be Chaplain of the
Superb ; J. Sebastian Wilkinson, Esq.,F.R.C.S., is appointed
to the Britannia.

Remain at Spithead—Ranger and Pandora. In the
hour—Queen Charlotte, Ramillies, Albion, Active, Naiad,
Slaney, Lame, Rifleman, Jasper, Redwing, Parthian,
and Arrow cutter.
Lieut. F.. Boyce commissioned the Jasper, on Tuesday ; and
Lieut. Keene, the Mersey this morning.
The Mariner' Herbert, for Van Diamen's Land, is arrived
here, to embark passengers. Several agricultural gentlemen
intend to emigrate by her, from this neighbourhood.