The Sun.
London, England, 1833-12-23 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSSIOUTIE, Dec. 21.—0 n Wednesday the Rover
18, Commander Sir George Young, Bart, returned,
from the Mediterranean to be docked, having touched on
the shoals coming out of the harbour of Alexandria ; she
left Malta on the 23d of November. The flag of Vice
Admiral Sir P. Malcolm, G.C.8., was flying on hoard
the Britannia, 120, Captain P. Rainier, C. 8., in Vourla
Bay,j where were also lying the Malabar, 74, Captai❑
Hon. J. Percy ; Alfred, 50, Captain Maunsell; Mada-
gascar, 46, Captain Lyons, C. 8.; Volage, 28, Captain
Martin, C.B. ; Champion, IS, Commander Hon. A.
Duncombe; Raleigh, 18, Commander A. Hawkins ;
Scour, 18, Commander Hargood ; and Scylla, 18, Com-
mander Hon. G. Grey. The last-named ship, was ex-
pscted to leave Vourla Bay daily for England. The
Barham, 50, Captain Pigot, and Meteor steamer, were
at Malta ; the Actmon, 28, Captain Hon. F. W. Grey,
was at Constantinople; the Pelican, 18, Commander
Gape, at Gibraltar; and the Mastiff, surveying vessel, at
Smyrna. The St. Vincent, 120, Captain Sir H. Sen-
house ; Caledonia, 120, Captain Brown ; and Talavera
74, Captain Chetham, C. 8., had left Malta to join the
Admiral. The French squadron was at anchor at Smyrna.
Both squadrons were healthy. The Russian squadron
was cruising in the Black Sea. The Rover brought
despatches from Sir Pulteney Malcolm of great importance.
She sailed this morning for Sheerness to be docked.
When the Rover left Gibraltar the Pelican, 18, Cap-
tain Gape, was about to sail for Genoa, with Generals
Bourmont and Clouet, and about forty other French
officers, who abandoned Don Miguel's cause.
Yesterday the Rainbow, 28, Captain-Sir John Frank-
lin, arrived from the Mediterranean, having completed her
period of service. She left Malta two days previous to
the Rover. She also brought despatches from Sir Palte-
ney Malcolm, whom she left in Vourla Bay on Oct. 29.
Captain Drury, R.M., late of the Malabar, and Mr. James
Pearce, Master, late of the St. Vincent, came passengers.
The Rainbow will be paid off and re-commissioned imme-
diately.
We ler,rn by letters jest received from Trincomalee,
dated August 4, that the Melville, 74, Captain Hart, was
lying there, with the flag of Sir John Gore, who was wait-
ing the arrival of the Hyacinth from England, and the
Harrier, and Wolf. The Undaunted, 46, Captain Ed
ward Harvey, had sailed for Madras and Calcutta ; and
the Alligator, 28, Captain Lambert, for New South Wales.
No further orders have been received relative to the
fitting for commission the Ganges, 84, Bellerophon, 80,
and President, 52, lying at this port. The President is
rigging with all despatch. The Belvidere, 42, Captai❑
Charles B. Strong, will be taken out of D ack on Friday,
when the Laurel, 46 (new), will be taken in.
The Undaunted, 46, Captain Edward Harvey, from
the East Indies and the Cape ; Talbot, 28, Captain R.
Dickenson, C. 8., from the Mauritius ; and the Curlew,
10, Captain Trotter, front Sierra Leone, are daily expected
to arrive here, to be paid off, their period of service having
expired.
The Lords of the Admiralty have heen pleased to order
that the Victety, and the flag ships at the other port.,
should enter immediately thirty first class boys, of the
age of seventeen, for foreign service, at a pay of 141. 9d.
a month. They are not to continue in this class after
they are twenty years of age, nor are they to be employed
as servants, but they are to do their daty in the tops.
Line of battle ships are to enter ten, fourth and fifth rates
eight, sixth rates and sloops six, and all smaller vessels
four, in addition to their present complements. Another
order was also received today, increasing the portion of
monthly pay to the seamen. At present it is four shillings
a month ; in future the portion is to be regulated by the
seaman's rating on the ship's books, by the quantity of
slops he may have taken up, and by the amount of allot-
ment he makes to his family. A new scale of the rate at
which foreign specie shall he issued to the seamen in the
different quarters of the world, is also attached to this
order.

The Charybdis, 4, Lieut. S. Mercer, and the Lynx, 4,
Lieut. IL V. Huntley, will sail the first fair wind for the
Gambia and Sierra Loone.

At Spithead.—Rainbow, Racehorse, Lynx ; Diligence
transport. In Harbour.—Victory, Royal George Ex-
cellent, Edinburgh, Blonde, Belvidere, Sp irrowhawk,
Nautilus, Charybdis, Jupiter, Seaflower, Sylvia transport,
the Netley and Emerald cutters.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 20.—The Andromache, 28, Captain
Yeoman, which is fitting for the East India station, is
under orders to take the Right Hon. Lord Napier, his
Majesty's Commissioner (under the new China Open
Trade Bill), to Canton. She will touch at the Cape rf
Good Hope and the Mauritius, taking despatches for
Rear. Admiral F. Warren, Commander in. Chief, in the
East Indies. The Andromache will he preceded by the
Pantaloon, Lieut. Sydney Dacres, taking despatches to
Canton. She will call at Lisbon with the mail. The
Firebrand steamer, Lieut. Otway, will take out Lord
Howard de Walden, his Majesty's Ambassador to the
Court of Lisbon, and suite. The Reindeer packet, I.ieut.
Dicken, sailed from Falmouth yesterday se'nnight, with
mails for the Brazils, taking Captain Cotesworth, R. N.,
and four miners, and Monsieur Murin, the Belgian
Minister to the Court of Brazil, passengers. In H inmaze—
Sin Josef (flag-ship, Admiral Sir W. Harrod, G.C.8.),
Canopus, Endytnion, Andromache, Ringdove, Cruiser,
Dee, Athol, Leveret, Rolla, Saracen, Scorpion, Lyra, and
lodustry transport. In the Sound—Orestes and Marquis
of Huntly transports.
PROMOTlONS.—Lieutenant George Byng, of the Fly,
to be Commander ; Mr. Dyke Acland, Midshipman, to be
Lieutenant.

APPOINTMENTS.-Captain Francis Mason, C. 8., to be
Naval Aide.de Camp to the King; Lieutenant Samuel
Mercer to command the Charybdis; Lieutenants John N.
Mott, Edinburgh ; Sydney Grenfell, Excellent ; James R.
Dacres, Rover; J. A. W. Hill, Pelican ; Horatio Jauncey,
IL J. Worth, and H. B. Young, Endymion ; Mr. W.
Rogers, Surgeon, to the Firefly steamer; Mr. S. J. But-
cher, Purser, to the Cruiser; Mr. Bowers, Mate (late of
the Isis), and Mr. J. Pritchard, Midshipman, to the
Belvidera.

ROYAL MA RINEti.-PRomonoNs.-Lieutenant W. H.
Devon, to be Captain at Portsmouth ; Second Lieutenant
Curtis, to be First Lieutenant at Chatham; and Mr.
Pitcairn Onslow to a commission as Second Lieutenant at
Portsmouth.

It will be useful to direct general attention to
the 4th clause in the Act of Parliament passed on the 29th
of August, entitled " An Act to provide for the collecthm
and management of the duties on tea." This clause
enacts—" that no abatement of duty shall be made on ac •
count of damage received by any tea during the voyage ;
but it shall be lawful for the importer to seprate the
damaged pats, and to abando❑ the same to the Commis-
sioners of Customs for the duty."