The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-11 00:00:00

THE ROYAL NAVY.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 10.—Arrived his Majesty's ship
Pandora, Captain Gordon, from Newfoundland, after an ex,
tremely boisterous passage of twelve dare. It appears that the
Pandora experienced a succession of very heavy gales of wind'
from the day of her leaving St. John's until her entrance into
the Channel, with a tremendous high sea ; but, fortunately,
sustained no material damage, with the exception of having her
bowsprit badly sprung, which was struck by a sea when lying-
to, and the loss of her quarter boats. The Pandora arrived at
Halifax on the 3d ult., when she went from St. John's for the
October mail ; the Salisbury, Rear-Admiral Fahie. Dotterell
and Argus, had sailed on the preceding day for Bermuda ; the
Rifleman, Captain Montagu, arrived there on the 7th, to relieve
the Sparrowhawk, Hon. Captain Dundas, ordered home. The
Athol, Capt. Boucher, was the only ship of war remaining at
Halifax when the Pandorai left it on the 13th, the mail not hav-
ing arrived.
The following is an extract of a letter received from
an Officer of his Majesty's ship Owen Glendower ,(via
Isle of Ascension) dated Cape Coast, Sept. 5.—" I very
much regret to say, that our excellent Commodore, who had
been rather ill two days previous to Wednesday the 3d instant,
was that morning seized with an npnplectlo fit, and expired yea-
terday morning about six o'clock : he did not utter more than
half-a-dozen words after he was 'cited, and those were about
his dear children s he was not ill quite 40 hours. lie was bu-
ried at Cape Coast this morning, at eight o'clock.—No other
' Captain being in company, Lieut. Prlngle Stokes read -
Commission, as Captain.--Captain Percy Grace, of the Cy.
rene, is the senior Commander on the Coast, and, consequent.
ly, will assume the Post rank, command of this ship, and of
the Coast.—The Bann is expected to be sent with tiispatehes to
England."
Letters have been received here from his Majesty's ship Bra-
zen, Capt. Willem, dated Sept. 13, which state, that that ship
had dropped down the River Plate, from Buenos A yres to
Monte Video, to awatt the arrival of Sir Thomas Hardy ; a
misunderstanding having arisen between the Authorities of
Buenos Ayres and Captain Willes, in consequence of a abutted
into being fired on one of the Brazen's boats; as she was proceed-
ing to board a merchant vessel which was entering the River.—
Captain Wines conceived that this premeditated act wes an
insult to the British flak
Letters from Port Royal (Jamaica), dated October 11, state
that the Tyne, 24, Captain Roberts, hail sailed for Vera Cruz
and England. Commissioners front Peru, for Great Britain,
had arrived at Port Royal, viz. Don J. D. Verona and J. B.
Castells, and three other gentlemen. The Carnation, Captain
Stopforti, sailed on the 10th October, with the homeward-
bound and North American trade, though the Gulph Stream ;
the Scout, Capt. Wigston, for Carthagena and Barbadoes ;
Bustard, Capt. Thos. M4Lean, for Honduras and Omoa ; Gre-
clan, Lieut. Cawley, for Campeachy and Vera Cruz ; Valorous,
Capt. James Murray, for Trinidad. The Helicon, Capt. Daw-
kins, had arrived from Barbieloem, and sailed for Cuba. The
Gloucester, Hyperion, anti Pyramus, were lying at Port Royal.
Lately died, Lieut. Thos. Marriott, of the Union schooner, anti
Lieut. E. Stephenson, of the Hyperion.
His Majesty's brigs, which have been lately appointed by the
Lords of the Admiralty to the Falmouth Packet Service, to
convey the mails from thence to the different Foreign ports, are
also designed to carry passengers, and for that purpose are fitted
up with much elegance and every accommodation and comfort
requisite for a long voyage. The Frolic, Lieut. Baron, and the
Eclipse, Lieut. Passingliam, are now attached to the Falmouth
station, and take their regular turns of duty with the other
packets._Lieuts. J. G. Ocxxlinghas commissioned the Cygnet,
and Lieut, E. Jennings the Plover, at this port, for the Packet
service.
It is said, that Rear-Adm. Willoughby Lake, C.B. is likely
:0 succeed to the North American command.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—A letter from Copen-
hagen, of Nov. 18, says—" Doctor and Professor
HERBOLDT has lately made known a most ex-
traordinary pathological case, the certainty
of which is established by the testimony of
thirty four Physicians, and which happened
to a young Jewess of a delicate constitution,
but who, up to the age of 14, had always enjoyed
good health. In the space of 18 months, after
terrible pains, there were extracted from her
body, at intervals of several days, weeks, and
months, 273 needles. A little time after, a hun-
dred more issued from a swelling which she had
on her shoulder, which took place not without
violent pain and accidents which seemed to
threaten her with approaching death. They were
for the most part sewing needles, not broken with
out heads or points, almost all black or rusted.—
There were found among them three pins, with
the copper jet bright, and a hair pin. In his
statement, the doctor describes exactly the places
whence the pins were extracted, but he gives no
conjecture as to the manner in which they could
have entered into the body of this young person.
(Journal des DZbale.)
A. QUICK RETORT.—A. black footman going
the other day down Bond-street, a slang fellow,
in the habit of a groom, wishing to play off his
wit before his companions, accosted him thus,
Well, blackee, when did you see the Devil
last ?" Upon which blackee, turning suddenly
round, gave him a severe blow, which staggered
him, and with it this appropriate and laconic
answer, " When-I saw him last he send youllat
. —how you like it?"