The Sun.
London, England, 1834-03-03 00:00:00

% NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 1.---The Columbine, IS, Com-
mander Love, arrived on Tuesday, from Jamaica, which
she left on the 4th of December, when the Pallas, Pearl,
Serpent, Tweed, Comus, and Rhadamanthus were lying
there. The Pearl had 50 men in the hospital, having
had 80 seized with fever while she was refitting ; only
two fatal cases had taken place. The island was very
quiet and satisfied, and confidence was very great in a con-
tinued good state of contentment. Several of the alive
commissioners had arrived out ; the American corvette
St. Louis was also there.- The Columbine visited all the
ports of the Spanish Main, but could obtain no freight,
as the packets bring home the specie at one.per cent.,
which the men-of-war are not allowed to do for so small a
premium. The Pigeon and Lady M try Pelham packets
were alone loaded with one million and a half of dollars,
in the presence of the Columbine. She left ihe coast of
Mexico on the 9th of January, things being then com-
paratively quiet. General Bravo, with the Radicals, had
been driven away, and the well-disposed and industrious
party was protected by Gen. Santa Anna, who was at Vera
Cruz, and had decidedly the upper band. Bands of
robbers were prowling about the country in all direction!,
and no money could come from the mines to the coast un-
der lees than an escort of 300 men. The Columbine called
at the Havannah, which she left on the 28th of January.
The Spanish Admiral Laborde had his flag flying there in
the Heroine line of-battle ship, and had with him a 22
gun corvette. The slave schooner captured by the Dis-
patch had arrived at the Havannah for condemnation.
Cuba was getting on very prosperously ; it had been for a
long time in a very satisfied state; politics were quite out
of fashion, their crop season had been good, and the slaves
were so domesticated that no apprehension was entertained
of any misbehaviour on their part. The Columbine had
a very tempestuous passage home; she has been nearly
four years from England, in which time she has not lost
one of her crew from sickness. When off Tampico the
Columbine encountered a heavy gale of wind, and from
the heavy pitching and straining of the ship (her bowsprit)
having been previously sprung, she was obliged to throW
overboard her two after guns, which relieved her. She left
Spitbead yesterday morning for Woolwich, to be paid off.
Arrived on Wednesday the Revenge, 78, Capt. Mackay,
from Lisbon, which place she left on the 9th of February;
she came into harbour the fallowing day to be paid off all
standing, for re-commissioning. Thursday the Seaflower
cutter, Lieutenant Morgan, came in from Lisbon; she left
on the 16th with a mail, which she landed at Falmouth
on Wednesday morning.

The Pelican, 18, Commander Gape, arrived on Sunday
from Gibraltar, having left on the 2d of February. She
sailed on Wednesday for Chatham to be paid off. She
spoke the Bolivar, from Liverpool to Barbadoes, on the
11th, and the Upton Castle, for Bombay, on the 20th, in
long. 12. 17., lat. 47. 11.
By letters from the coast of Africa we learn that his
Majesty's sloop Curlew, 10, Commander H. D. Trotter,
had detained a schooner called the E•perariza, on suspicion
of harbouring fintes ; and the Curlew was cruising with
the Esperanza off the River Bonney on the 7th of Decem—
ber. Mr. Matson, acting Lieutenant of the Curlew, had
charge of the schooner ; and it was supposed he would
either take her to the Cape, or bring her to England to be
condemned. The Curlew bad not then received her orders
to return home.

It is intended the President frigate should go to the
West Indies, to be Sir G. Cockburn's flag-ship. Capt.
M'Kerlie, his officers and crew, will bring home the
Vernon, and it is then supposed he will commission the
Vindictive, 52.

The Scylla, IS, Commander 1-lArgood, sailed on Mon—
day for Sheerness, to be paid off.

The Neapolitan corvette Zephyr, of twenty guns,, sided
for Naples on Tuesday last.

The Buzzard gun-brig, and the Drake lighter, will be
launched from this dock-yard on the 10th inst.
The Flamer steam vessel was commissioned on Wednes-
day at Woolwich by Lieut. Griffin. She will be ready
to take the Malta mail in April. The S.lamander has,
been commissioned by Commander Castle; abe is not
yet complete with men.

Ship; at Woolwich—William and Mary, Faisy,
Investigator, Fanny, Medea, Salamander, Dee, and Flamer.
At Svithesd—E iinburg!i, and five merchantmen.
In Harbour.—Victory, Royal George, Excellent, Re-
venge, President, Belvidera, Rainbow, Tyne, Nautilus,
Charybdis, E+poir, and Sparrow cutter.
PROMOTION S. —Lieuts. W. 11. H. Carew, of the Bar-
ham, and Sir Peter Parker, Bart., of the Vernon, to be
Commanders ; Mr. Henry Harvey, Mate, to be Lieu-
tenant ; Mr. Philip Toms, Assistant Surgeon, to be
Surgeon.

Tlie Belvidera, 42, Captain Strong, will go out of
harbour to Spitbead on Thursday next ; the Charybdis, 4,
Lieut. Mercer, on the Gth ; and the Nautilus, 10, Lieut.
Crooke, on the 14th.

The Edinburgh, 74, Captain J. R. Dacres, went out
of harbour to Spithead on Monday last. She was paid
wage., yesterday, and will proceed to Plymouth for orders
on Tuesday next. Her destination will be Lisbon, until
the Revenge is again ready for sea to relieve her, when she
will proceed to the Mediterranean station.
APPOINTMENTS. - Captain Win. Elliott, C.E., and
Mr. John Tuomas, master, to the Revenge ; Lieutenant
W. Arlett to be acting commander, and Mr. Money-
penny, mate, to be acting lieutenant, of the 2E•na ;
Lieutenant R. Kellett to the Raven ; Lieutenant C Feat-
ing, and Mr. J. Aiding, mate, to the President; Mr.
Simpson, acting putser of the Donegal, is confirm 4 to
that ship; Mr. W. H. Rudland, surgeon, to the ftlin-
bow ; Mr. Lash, purser, to the Salamander; Mr. Alex.
Lawrence, surgeon, to the Charybdis; Mr. W. Match),
surgeon, to the Scorpion ; Rev. R. Wilson, chaplain,
to the Belvidera: Mr.- Cole, second master, to be acting
master to the Rapid ; Mr. Chas. Brown, master, has nem
placed in a situation at the Admiralty, to superintend
warrant officers' accounts; Mr. D. Thom.on,
assistant surgeon, to the Spartiate ; Mr. C. Hillyer, late
of the Admiral's Office, to be clerk of the President.
Royal Marines.,-..Captain Thos. Scott, and second lieute-
nant W. 0. Bellairs, to the President.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Glou-
cester has issued cards for a gland dinner on Saturday, the
15th instsnt, at Gloucester House, to the Dukes of Cum-
berland and Wellington, Earls and Countess's Howe aria
Brownlow, Sir Robert Peel, and oth. r personages of high
no.e.

The Russian Ambassador and the Princess
Lieven had.grand dinn.-rs on Saturday and yes.erd.), at
A.hburnham House.

AYR BURGIIS.—The polling for a Repre-
sentpttve for these burghs commenced on Tiursday. At
the close of the d4y the numbers were—
_

Lord James Stuart
Mr. Taylor
69

On Saturday morning the changes in the
Household troops took I!,ace :-Ist battalion Grenadier
Guards from Windsor, to the Tower; the 2d from. the
Tower to Porta:to-street; 3d in Westminster; Ist batta-
lion ColdstrrAmt from Portman street to Windsor;. 2d,
from e Mews to Knightsbridge ; Ist battalion Scotch
from Knightsbridge to the Mews; 2d. remain in
Dublin until September.

The Corporation Commissioners have almost
unanimously declined to dine with any of the bodies whose
ffairs they have been deputed to investigate; a species of
or.earance ?aid sell-denial which is said to have deprived
them of much useful and valuable information.

There are no fewer at present than 70 Peers,
all holding seats in the Upper House, who are between
70 and 80 years of age. Among the most aged are Lord
Wodehouse, 93 ; Lord Lynedoch, 84; Lord Scarsdale,
83 ; Lord Stowell, 89 ; Lord St. Helen's, 81; Earl of
Eldon, 83; Earl Fortescne, 81 ; Earl of Ranfurly, 80;
Lord Carrington, 82; Earl Powis, 80; Lord Mid-
dleton, 80.
THE POLES.—The Swiss Vorort forwarded
to the Cantons of Vaud and Geneva an intimation to
France having offered those
leer territory. The Vorortadds,
march to the French frontiers all the ales who should
sithat the Court of Aus-
milar scenes to those of
ahteatre should not recur, from
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the presence, of the Poles, or other foreigners, on the terri•
tory of the Helvetian ConSederation.
AL ARMINQ FIRE.--Yesterday morning,
shortly before
six o'clock, an alarming fi;:,,e• broke out is
the distillery of AL ssrs. Smith and Co „ Whitechapel.rord,
lacing the London Hospital, and owing to the inflammable
,o,teriala on the preAises propriety to a consider dile amount.
was consumed. A strong force oS the new police itnme-
diattly attended, and tatiough their assistance .ucceeded in,
'reserving the hest order, the fire engines of the New
London estpli,hoient workin4 all the white with the:
gre.ttest facility and eff2ct. By seven act,ck the ceinfia..
▪ it on had •a, far hu sated as to remove all apprehension
o further (hinge', and the general u.neasin.ss of the lulu-
nitants of the houses adjiming abAterl. The aecid.nt is
poi-11 to have h ,ppetred through the fllue of a chimney:
rile property destroyed is insured is the Phreuix, Sup,
and Imperial Fire Offices.