The Sun.
London, England, 1835-12-07 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC...—The Cleopatra, 28, Hon. Cap-
tain Grey, sailed on Monday, for Rio de Janeiro.
The James Watt, steamer, Captain Jamieson, arrived
on Saturday from Plymouth, haNing put 1,200 stand of
arms from the Tower, London, on board the Rodney, 92,
Captain Hyde Parker. She took on board from this
Gun4harf, 1,200 more muskets, and sailed on Thursday
for Cortuma: off. St. Catherine's head she fell in with the
Royal Tar steamer, with 13,000 stand of arms on board,
disabled, Laving broken her main shaft ; she consequently
returned, towing her into this harbour, and proceeded on
her voyage. The Royal Tar be repaired in a week,
and proceed to Santander, taking Colonel Colquhoun,
and Captain Wade, of the Engineers. The brigs Flirt
and New Frederick, sailed this morning with horses, for
Santander.

The /Etna, Capt. Vidal, and Sulphur, Capt. Beechv,
both ready for sea, were tinexpectedly ordered by the Ad-
miralty, on Thursday, to remain in harbour until further
instructions. Rumour has loosely assigned various reasons
for this step, and none upon which the slightest reliance
can'be placed.
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The Cruizer, 16, Commander M'Causland, and the Pike
schooner, Lieutenant Brooking, left Grenada on the 2d of
October, the formrir for Bermuda, and the latter for Ja-
maica. The vestal, 28, Captain Jones, left the same
Island for T:inidad on the 10th of October. The Belvi-
dere, 42. arrived at Barbadoes from Bermuda on the 7th of
0-e.htr._;---the Victor, 18, and Rattlesnake, 28, arrived at
Bombay from England on the 27th of July. The Pelorus,
IS, was in the Gambia on the Ist of November..

From the Grenada Free Press, under date St, George's,
October 14 :—On Wednesday last a. suspicious-looking
schooner came round Point Saline, and on opening the Bay,
and observing, no doubt, a ship of war in the Careenage,
crowded all sail before the wind to the westward. Every
expedition was used on board his Majesty's ship Vestal, and
although rather unprepared from having been aismantled
during the hurricane months, she was ready and under way
in an incredibly short time ; on her leaving the port, how-
ever, the schooner had gained a distance of fifteen or sixteen
miles. Notwithstanding the rapid sailing of the schooner,
throwing overboard her long gun, and we believe, every
thing on her deck, cutting down her bulwarks, and doing
everything to increase her chance to escape, the Vestal had
her wlthin gun-shot at-half-past nine o'clock, r. NI., when she
hove to, and was taken posseSslon of at a quarter-past ten
o'clock. She was found to ho a Spanish schooner frOm the
African coast, armed with a long pivot gun (thrown over-
board at three o'clock P.m.,) a crew of 20 men, and with
201 slaves-on board, alive, and one that had died a few vai-
' flutes previous to her being taken possession of. The crew
were Spanish, with the exception of one or two French and
American. The capture took place about eighty miles
west of this island. The master, boatswain, and cook were
allowed to remain in the schOdner, and a prize crew from
the Vestal put on board ; the remainder of her Crew were
tak"n on board the Vestal, and at noon, on Thursday, she
parted company for Havana. The daring hardihood of na-
vigating a slaver almost in the very port of this island ex-
emplifies the reckless effrontery with which success has in-
spired the unprincipled participators in the diabolical traffic
in human flesh ; in vessels constructed for the purpose of
rapid sailing ; few of his Majesty's ships can overtake them,
and they are thus emboldened to pass the very ports, and
in the line where our cruisers are stationed. Had we a
few more ships like the Vestal in the way of intercepting the
slavers, the inhuman trade would soon become a losing one
to the unfeeling monsters concerned in it. The capture
made by the Vestal on this occasion shows what Might be
done by vessels calculated to out-sail the slave-traders. His
Majesty'S ship Vestal, Commodore Jones, sailed hence yes-
terday morning, hound, as we understand, for the port of
Guiria, for the protection of British subjects, several of
whom, it is reported, have fallen victims to the disturbances
which have lately occurred.
• PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.—Lieutenant
A. 'Willis (late Flag-Lieutenant to Vice-Admiral Sir G.
Cockburn), is promoted to the auk of Commander,
.and to
command the Cruizer, vice Cora. M.Causland, deceased ;
Lieutenant G. Fishbourne, and Lieutenant H. Croyten, su-
pernumeraries, to the Thalia ; Mr. John C. Giles, Master,
to the Eadvinion ; • Lieutenant C. 0. Hayes, to be Super-
numerary. Lieutenant of the Hastings ; Mr. 'Henry Ainsley,
Mate, to the Excellent ; Mr. Thomas Hyland, to be Clerk
in charge ; and Mr. 0. Goodridge, Assistant-Surgeon,
from the Raven to the Starling, vice W. B. Marshall, su-
perseded ; Mr. J. Barrow, Assistant-Surgeon, to the Raven,
vice Goodridge.
The following Midshipmen passed for Lieutenants in sea-
manshiN on Wednesday :—Fred. H. Wyse (Challenger) ;
Frederick George Leigh (Hastings) ; and George Henry
Gardner (Seaflower).

We have received papers from the Cape of Good
Hope to the 25th September. We regret to say that the
Caffrcs, who were within three miles of Graham's 'town,
had again become very troublesome. They had captured
and carried away a great number of cattle. From various
accounts, it appears that they had spread themselves along
the frontier in a most audacious manner.

About twelve months ago, Mr: Edward H., a no-
tary at Brie Comte Robert, had a paralytic affection of the
head, of which he seemed cured, but shortly afterwards
was attacked with a species of mental alienation. His wife
prevailed on him to come to Paris for advice, and they took
an apartment on the fourth floor, at No. 11, Rue de la
Corderie. On Thursday last his malady increased, and he
endeavoured to stab himself with a knife, but was prevented.
About one o'clock on Saturday he endeavoured to throw
himself out of the window, but he was saved by his wife
r.nd some servants of the house, whom she caled to her
assistance. After a time he appeared to have recovered
from the paroxysm, and embraced his wife with great
warmth and affection, as if to thank her for having saved
his life ; but almost at the same moment he seized her, and
with the rapidity of lightning, threw her front the window
into the court-yard. Though immediately taken up and
attended by a skilful surgeon, she expired shortly after—
wards. The miserable maniac was conducted to the Pre-
fecture of Police, where he has remained completely mute,
and when interrogated, falling into violent convulsions. He
will be sent to Bicetre to be taken care of.

A woman of the name of Foley, a widow in com-
fortable circumstances, who 117 ed in the parish of Donough-
more, in the West of thi.s county, lost her life on Friday
from the violence of a bull. The bull was her own pro-.
perty, and she had driven him to a field a short distance
from ber house. She had scarcely left the field on her re-
turn home, when some persons who saw her called out that
the bull was after her. On turning round she found the
animal close on her, and having no other resource, she en-
deavoured to drive him off, or to keep him at Iv, by
shaking some fern roots which she had in her hand. This,
however, did not succeed. The animal rushed at her;•andi
tossed her into the ditch. Though the ditch Was deep,,bo
her with his mouth, dragged her from it repeatedly,
and pushed her back each tittle with his horns. Before
assistance could be rendered,, the poor woman Was fright-
fully gored. Sin kWy u few minutes after the bull wai'
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