The Sun.
London, England, 1834-05-05 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

( From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 3.—Letters from Malta, dated
April 10, state that the line-of-battle ships of the
squadron continued there, waiting for orders, viz.,
the Caledonia (flag-ship), Britannia, Talavera, Thun-
derer, Malabar, and Edinburgh. The St. Vincent
sailed on the 2d for England. The Edinburgh and
Jasseur arrived on the Bth ; and the Jupiter, with part
of the 73d Regiment, on the 9th, from England.
The Endymion had sailed for Smyrna; Scout, for
Alexandria and Constantinople. The Actaeon was in
the Dardanelles ; Madagascar at Romania ; Volage at
Corfu ; Champion and Favourite on the coast of Spain ;
Beacon and .Mastiff had resumed their surveys on the
coast of Asia Minor : Raleigh at Gibraltar.
When the Pallas, 42, Captain Walpole, left Ja-
maica (her arrival at Plymouth was stated last week),
on the 15th of March, the Pearl, 20, Commander R.
Gordon, was the only ship lying at Port Royal, the
squadron being all actively employed. The- Sapphire
and Vestal were daily expected there from the Lee-
ward Islands, the former being under orders for Eng-
land. The Fly, 18, Commander P. M'Quare, was
taking the Lord Bishop of Jamaica to the visitation of
his diocese. The Pallas is to be paid off at Plymouth.
The Viper schooner, Lieutenant L. A. Robinson,
arrived this afternoon from Woolwich, an her passage
to Falmouth and Lisbon, to join Admiral Parker.
The St. Vincent (on her arrival) and Talbot are to
be paid off at Plymouth ; the Orestes at this port.
The Barham, 50 guns, was paid off at Sheerness on
Thursday last.
IN THE HARBOUR—Victory, Royal George, Ex-
cellent, Revenge, President, Tyne, North Star,
Pantaloon, Emerald tender, Sylvia and Hope trans-
ports.

On Thursday the Ajmere, Captain Scott, sailed for
Madras ; the Asia, from Calcutta, landed her passen-
gers here on that day; the Canada, for New York,
embarked passengers, and sailed this evening.
His Majesty's yacht the Royal George has been taken
into dock and cleaned, and is now fitting with every
despatch. Her Captain,:Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence,
inspected her on Monday, and expedited her fitment.
It is expected that her gracious Majesty Queen
Adelaide will embark in the yacht at Woolwich, about
the sth of July, for Rotterdam, on her way to visit her
royal mother. The Castor, Captain Lord John Hay,
will escort the Royal George, and two government
steamers will be in attendance.

On Thursday the Diligence naval transport and
Tortoise lighter brought from Plymouth the convicts
from that port, who were put on board the York in
this harbour. The Captivity hulk, which has been
used as their prison, will be towed to the Thames to
be sold.

J. Loudon, Esq., is appointed Secretary to Admiral
Sir W. Hargood, G. C. 8., Commander-in-Chief at
Plymouth, vice J. Jessop, Esq., appointed Steward of
Greenwich Hospital, vice J. A. Lethbridge, Esq.,
appointed Secretary of that institution.
(From the Devonport Telegraph.)
DEVONPORT, MAY 3.—His Majesty's ship Talbot,
28, Captain Dickenson, C. 8., arrived on Monday
from the Cape of Good Hope, which she left a few
days after the Wolf, which arrived here last week.
The Talbot brought home Captain Harding, R.N.,
and his lady, and Lieutenant Allan, R.N., who is
returned from exploring the Niger. She has been in
commission nearly four years.
The Eclipse packet, which arrived at Falmouth,
from Halifax, was detained some days at the latter
place to await the arrival of the vessel which had
been despatched to Sable Island for the purpose of
ascertaining, if possible, the fate of his Majesty's
10-gun brig Thais, Lieutenant C. Church, which
sailed from Falmouth on the 10th of Deeembe; last
with the American mails, but no intelligence was
received on the return of the vessel respecting her,
and she is in consequence now believed without
doubt to have foundered on her passage, with all her
crew, 35 in number. _ _

The Talbot came into harbour yesterday to be paid off.
The Columbia steamer, Lieutenant Caplin, ar-
rived on Sunday from the Mediterranean, last 'from
Falmouth. The Columbia left Corfu on the Bth of
April ; there was lying there the Volage, 28, Captain
G. B. Martin, C. B. At Malta, the Caledonia, 120, Cap-
tain T. Brown, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Sir
J. Rowley, together with the Britannia, 120, Captain
P. Rainier, C.B. ; Talavera, 74, Captain E. Che-
tham, C.B. ; Thunderer, 81, Captain Wise, C.B. ;
Malabar, 74, Captain H. S. Marsham ; and the Jas-
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of Malta. The Jupiter troop-ship arrived at Malta
from Gibraltar, with Tart of the 73d Regiment, from
Corfu, on the 12th of March. The St. Vincent, 120,
Captain G. F. Senhouse, K. C. H., sailed from Malta
for England on the Ist of April, and is hourly ex-
pected. The Scout, 18, Commander H. Grey, sailed
from Malta for Alexandria and Constantinople on the
7th of April. The Champion, 18, Commander Hon.
A. .Duncombe, was cruising off Barcelona. The
Raleigh, 18, Commander A. M. Hawkins, was
at Gibraltar. The Carron steamer, Lieutenant
Duffil, left Gibraltar on the 3d of April. The
Hind, tender to the flag-ship at Malta, arrived there
from Constantinople on the 21st March. The Endy-
mion sailed for Smyrna on the Ist of April. The Fa-
vourite, 18, Commander G. R. Munday, was cruising
on the coast of Spain. The Flamer steamer arrived
at Gibraltar on the 9th April. The Actaeon, 26,
Captain Hon. F. W. Grey, and the Madagascar, 46,
Captain E. Lyons, were up the Archipelago. The
Columbia brought passengers—H. H. Parib, Esq.,
Secretary of Legation, from Greece ; Lord Brabazon,
Lieut.-Col. Moore, Captain and Mrs. Bowles, Hon.
C. Best, Major Wilkins, and Captain Houston.