The Sun.
London, England, 1832-10-01 00:00:00

months' provisions on hi aril. The Britannia, 120, at
Plymouth, is ordered to Jni❑ Sir Pulteney Malcolm.
The Jupiter troop-slip was to sail on Wednesday from
Plymouth, with stores for the fleet off Lisbon.
The Larne, 18, went out of dock on Monday, and the
Conway, 28, Captain Eden, came into dock on Tuesday,
t have her copper inspected. She was undocked the
fallowing day.
In Harbour—Victory, Royal George, Excellent, Con-
way, and Seaflower, cutters.

At Spithead—Donegal, Vernon, Castor, Despatch, Pike,
and Medway.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 28.

(FROM A MORNING PAPER CORRESPONDENT.)

I have just returned from a most agreeable visit to the
French corvette which arrived yesterday at Spithead. The
principal medical officer, a gentleman of extensive infor-
mation anti universal travel, has been polite enough to take
me on board, and show me over eve!), part of one of the
smartest vessels for her calibre in the whole naval aerVice
of France. The Ariane mounts thirty-two guns, and is
completely equipped in every part. Tier crew are a'l
young men, indeed many of them almost boys, but they
are represented as prompt at acquiring a thorough know-
ledge of naval tactics, and the dicipline preserved on board,
without being too rigorous, exacts from them the strictest
attention to their duty. I observed that they Were all
dressed nearly like our seamen, wearing blue flannel
shirts, coarse cloth trousers of the same colour, and small
straw bats, bound round with black riband. On getting
on board I found them all employed in various ways.
The officers walking on deck paid the most courteous
attention to every visiter that happened to arrive, and
!Turing my short stay there was a continued succession
of atmouncements. The Ariane is at present lying at
anchor within about a quarter of a mile of the Donegal,
en 84-gun ship, which once bore the name of La Hoelie,
?Ind was captured from the French many years ago, off the
western coast of Ireland. It is not a little singular that,
in the vicissitudes which have since occurred, the tri-
colour and the Union Jack should now float in harmony
together in a British port, as emblems of combined
strength for one common object. The boatman who con-
veyed us to the corvette was a British tar of the genuine
stamp, a veteran that had fought under Nelson at the Nite,
Copenhagen, and Trafalgar, in which latter battle he
served in the same ship with Sir Pulteney Malcolm, who
was then a Captain. On the present occasion, as he ap-
proached the French vessel, and 83W the tri-colour flying
at the mast bead, old Jack put a quid in his mouth, and
turning towards me, with a knowing wink of his left
eye, said .‘ 'Well, master, times are altered. I remember
the day when, if we seed that ere colour, we'd he after it
just like as the dolphin would be after the sword-fish."
The French officers have every right to be satisfied with
their reception in this port. Nothing can exceed the
earnest solicitude evinced by Sir Pulteney Malcom to ac-
quit himself towards them in a manner at once worthy of
his station and his country. Last night there was a grand
ball at the Xing's Assembly Rooms; the gallant Admiral
provided then, all with ticket, and at the same time, as
a tribute of marked respect, sent his own barge to bring
theoi on shore. They appeared quite delighted with the
scene, and waltzed and quadrilled it away with the
fair ladies of England at an indefatigable rate. The ball
was attended by a numerous host of rank and fashion,
and the arrangements were of the most complete descrip-
tion. In the long list of naval and military characters
present were the following distinguished officers, moat of
whom were accompanied by the female branches of their
reqpeetive families :—Sir Pulteney Malcolm, Sir Colin
Campbell, Sir Frederick Maitland, Sir Peter Halkett,
Sir Francis Collier, Sir Richard Grant, S r Richard
&c.
A rumour is very current in this place, among persona
who have 3CC;'SS to good info-oration, that Lord Palmer-
ston's " will is not father to the thought ; " that he still
con:imies to tempori,e, and wishes that protocols, and no'
pounders, should settle the Belgian question.

COURT-MARTIAL ON CAPT. A. GOR
D ON, R.N.

This ►nnrnim: ( Sept. 29), ;it 9 o'clock, pursuant to an
ruder rec,-ivol from the Admiralty, the following ,tficers
a•s, rrid; d r n hoard his nticSty's ship Victory, for the
purpose of holding a Court-martial upon Captain Alex-
ander Gordon, of the Atiio/ fri'ate, in consequence of
clyrtain chargts prefer-1:d against him by Commodore
Hayes,.

Vice-Adtniral Sir Pultency Malcolm, Presi-
dent. Sir Frederick MaitlAnd, K.C.11., Captain Parker,
(apt. Fenshaw, Lord John Hay, Sir Francis Collier, and
Cipt.

James Hoskins, E.g., was in attendance as Deputy
Judge-Advocate ;ail William Minchin, Esq., appeared
as so;leit,:r for the prisoner.
Before the Court was regularly coestituted,
The ParsreENT asked CotoLoodore Hayes if he intend.
cd to hring forward any other charge against Captain Gor-
d,n, in addition to these already preferred.
Cnmmo lore Kayos—Ye., Sir, it is my intention to
bring forward another charge.
The PRESIDENT—Then the Court cannot entertain it

~►ithout a special order from the Admiralty.
Commodore Hayes—Under these circumstances, Sir, 1
pr, po•e that the Court du adjourn till the order can be re-
ceived from the Admiralty. I think it may come down
by Monday next.
The PRESIDENT-But you are to understand that, after
it does come down, Captain Gordon will still he entitled to
21 hours' notice before the proceedings commence.
Commodore Hayes—l am aware of that, Sir.
The proposition was then agreed to, and the Court ad
journed. -
It appears that the addition tl charge which has OCCII-
!lc ned the adjournment of the Court is founded upon a
letter addressed by Captain Gordon to the Admiralty, corn.
menting upon the contents of one previously written agtinst
him by Commodore Hayes.