The Sun.
London, England, 1834-01-06 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTS3IOUTH, Jaw. 4.—There has been no later intel-
ligence received from Lisbon this week than was communi-
cated in the last Telegraph, received by the James Watt
steamer. A letter of the same date (the 22d ult.) states
it to be the intention of Don Pedro to send the Don Pedro,
Braganzi, Fulminense, and the Villa Flor to England, to
be repaired. One of these ships arrived in the Downs on
Thursday.
Tie Miguelite frigate which ran into the Tagus from
ignorance of the existing political struggle (as announced
in our last paper) is callei the Princess Real, pierced for
48 guns, but is laden with tea, pepper, drugs, cinnamon,
ivory, rice, and a variety of Asiatic produce, with about
20,0001. in specie, she having been employed upwards of
three years in visiting the Portuguese settlements in the
East. She had been eight months on her voyage home-
ward from Got; and, what is remarkably fortunate for
the captors, she did not touch at any port, or fall in with
any vessel, to apprise the commander of the passintg, events
in his native country, until he was fired upon by the forts

of the Tagus. .
We hope we may at length congratulate our merchant
readers upon a cessation and change of the long and
violently prevailing westerly wind, by which upwards of
500 sail of shipping were driven for shelter into the
anchorage between the Downs and Plymouth. We had
upwards of 200 sail at anchor within the Wight, which
commenced preparations for sailing this afternoon, with
the Wind N.E., and many of them proceeded on their
respective voyages, which had been lying here since the
early part of November. The Upton Castle, for Bom-
bay, with Sir John Keane and suite ; the James Pattison,
with Governor Sir James Stirling and family, for the
Swan River ; and the Numa, female convict ship, under
Dr. Bromley, for Sydney, are among those departed. The
James Pattison has a number of passengers on board for
the Swan River settlement. Sir James Stirling has taken

out a horse and three mares, from the stud of the Earl n:

Egremont, from which it is intended to breed running
mares for the Indian market, the grazing ground to the
eastward of Dtrling-range being adapted to the purpose.
The present season has been a very unfortunate one to
be merchants td Poole, as a greit number of ve,.sels have

been prevented by the heavy gales of wind from accom-
plishing their voyages to Newfoundland. The brig Hero,
meeting with many heavy gales of wind, was obliged to
put back.
The Lynx schooner, Lieutenant Huntly, sailed this
afternoon fur the Gambia.

At Spithead —Nil.
In Harbour—The Victory, Royal George, Excellent,
Edinburgh, Blonde, Belvidera, Sparrowhawk, Rainbow,
Nautilus, Charybdis, Jupiter, and Sparrow.
The steam-vessel Royal William sailed this afternoon
for Lisbon, taking a number of recruits for Don Pedro,
and baggage and furniture belonging to Donna Maria. A
brig with 40 cavalry horses also sailed for the same
destination ; and a Finland ship with 100 more horses
will sail to-morrow.
The Rainbow, 25, Captain Sir John Franklin, will be
paid off on Wednesday and re-commissioned. The Espoir
and Chameleon brigs, 10 guns each, are ordered to be fitted
for commission. The Charybdis, 10, was paid off on
Wednesday, and re-commissioned by Lieutenant Mercer.
The Nautilus, 10, Lord G. Paulet, was paid off yesterday,
and re-commissioned by Lieutenant Crooke.
The Etna and the Raven were at Teneriffe, on the
2d of December, and would sail for the Gambia river,
next day,
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 2.—The Andromache frigate is quite
ready to proceed with her distinguished passenger, Lord
Napier and suite, to Canton. Captain Yeoman has beets
obliged to resign the command, from ill health. She is
expected to proceed about Wednesday. Captain Chads,
C. B , has taken the command. Arrived the Flamer steam-
vessel, Lieut. Bastard, from the Mediterranean, last from
Falmouth (where she landed a mail), to refit ; the Moffatt,
from Spithead, to embark seventy convicts for Van
Diemen's Land; and the Racehorse, IS, Captain Cotton,

from Portsmouth, to he paid off and recommissioned.
Sailed the Plover and Rolla for Falrnouth to take out
mails. The convicts have been shipped on board the
Moffatt, increasing her number to 400 under Dr. Wilson.
In Hamoaze, San Josef, Canopus, Endymion, Andro-
mache, Ringdove, Cruiser, Dee steam-vessel, Levetet,
Racehorse, Rolla, Saracen, Scorpion, and Flamer steam-
vessel. In the Sound, Lyra, Athol!, Industry naval
transport, Orestes, Marquis of Huntly transports, Moffatt
convict ship. Put back the Arno, from Portsmouth to
Alicant, out five weeks.
The Edinburgh, 74, Captain J. R. Decree, and the
Sparrowhawk, 18, Commander Pearson, are taken out
of dock; the Ganges, 84, is taken into the basin to be
rigged. The Belvidere, 42, Captain C. B. Strong (in
dock), is destined for the Mediterranean station.
The Jupiter troop ship, Mr. Easto, commander, will,
when ready for sea, receive on hoard troops from this
garrison, and from Plymouth and Cork, for Gibraltar,
Malts, and Corfu. She will return with the 51st Regiment.
A new dock at Woolwich yard, to the westward of the
basin, is ordered to be built, and the two docks to the
eastward to be brought in a line with the river wall.
The new police at Woolwich dockyard, consisting of
one director, three inspectors, three sergeants, and twenty-
four privates, have been selected, and will commence duty
immediately.
The apprentices lately ordered to be entered at the diffe-
rent dockyards are to receive only half their pay to pro-
vide them food, clothing, and tools, the other half to be
retained by Government, and not by the instructors, as

formerly.
Ten more apprentices (nephews of shipwrights, trades-
men, or inspectors) have been entered at Sheerness dock-
yard.
MILITARY CONSIDERATION.-It is known to most of
our readers, that the depot of the 7th Royal Fosileers have
been embarked on board the Sylvia transport for Dublin,
and are in a crowded state, with a 20 gallon copper to
cook for 300 persons ! The Sylvia left Spithead on
Thursday, but was driven back on the following day by
contrary winds. The Commanding Officer sent the Ad •
jutant to report the return of the vessel, with a request
that the General's intentions, either of landing them or•
requesting the Admiral to have the transport brought
alongside a hulk, might be carried into effect, as many
of the men, from being so crowded, were troubled with
lice and itch. The Staff Officer replied, that as the
Admiral and General were at Brighton, and would not
return until the following day, no authority could be
obtained to carry his wishes into effect; but, with great
consideration, he took the liberty to recommend the
Royal Fusileers to "scratch on till further orders." The
troops have been embarked, in this uncomfortable con-
dition, for nearly five weeks.
His Majesty's miniature frigate Adelaide, which has
been built at Sheerness under the superintendence of John
Fincham, E.q., master shipwright's assistant of Sheerness
dock-yard, is to be taken to pieces and removed to Virginia
Water, and put together there, under his direction.
The considerate and acceptable arrangement made by
the Lords of the Admiralty, by which the junior officers
of the naval service, upon half-pay, who are the most
numerous, are to be paid first, and then in rotation up-
wards, all the other classes, with the fixing of the payment
at not later than ten days after the termination of each
quarter, has deservedly obtained for their Lordships the
heartfelt thanks of all the unemployed of these classes on
the list of our brave naval defenders.
Lord George Paulet gave his late officers in the Nautilus
a sumptuous entertainment, on the occasion of being paid
off and attaining captain's rank, after three years and eight
months' honourable, arduous, but happy service together,
on the coasts of Portugal and Spain.

The following is a correct list of his Majesty's ships in
commission on foreign stations :
Mediterranean.—Britannia, 120 (Vice-Admiral Sir
Pulteney Malcolm, G.C.8.) ; Caledonia, 120 ; St. Vin-
cent, 120 ; Malabsr, 74 ; Talavera, '74 ; Barham, 50 ;
Alfred, 50 ; Madagascar, 46 ; Acuean, 28 ; Volage, 28 ;
Champion, 18 ; Scout, 18 ; Scylla, 18 (ordered home) ;
Favourite, 18 ; Pelican, 16 (ordered home) ; Raleigh, 16 ;
Meteor, Mastiff, and Bacon, surveying vess'els ; and Cey-
lon troop ship.
Lisbon.—Asia, 84 (Rear Admiral William Parker,
C. 13.) ; Revenge, 78 ; Donegal, 78 ; Stag, 46 ; Castor,
36 ; Nimrod, 20 ; Orestes, 18 ; S tvage, 10 ; Viper ;
and S ilamander steam ve,sel.
North America and the We►t Indies.—Vernon, 50
(Vice Admiral Sir George Cockburn, G.C.8.) ; Forte,
44; Pallas, 42 ; Ariadne, 28 (ordered home) ; Vestal,
26 ; Tweed, 20 , Sapphire, 28 (ordered home) ; Pearl,
20 ; Satellite, 18 ; Fly, 18 ; Cotnus, Is ; Cruiser, 18 ;
Columbine, 18 ;_ Larne, 18 ; Racer, 16 ; Arachne, 16 ;
Despatch, 16 ; G tnnet, 16 (ordered home) ; Victor,l6 ;
Wasp, 16 ; Serpent, 16 ; Skipj ick, Cockburn, Firefly
Nimble, and Pickle, schooners ; Alban and Rhadamanthus,
steam vessels ; Jackdaw and Thunder, surveying vessels.
East Indies and Mauritius.—Melville, '74 (Vice-
Admiral Sir John Gote, K.C.8.); Undaunted, 46
(ordered home) ; Andromache, 28 (under orders) ;
Talbot, 28 (ordered home) ; Alligator, 28; Imogene,
28 Magicienne, 26 ; Curacoa, 26 ; Harier, 18 ;
Hyacinth, 18 ; and Wolf, 16.
Cape of Good Hope and Coast of Africa.—his, 50
(Rear-Admiral Fiedelick Warren) ; Pelorue, 16 ;