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

FRENCH PAPERS.

(From the Messager des Chambres.)

RECEPTION OF 111. °DILLON BARROT
AT BOULOGNE.

The reception of M Odillon Barrot by the patri-
ots of Boulogne was a prelude to a more public and
imposing manifestation of the opinions of the inha-
bitants of Boulogne in favour of the principles pro-
fessed by this illustrious chief of the opposition.
Sunday last, the 16th, the National Guards as-
sembled on the Place d'Alton, and went in a body,
at six in the afternoon, to M. Odillon Barrot.

The procession, which had increased during its
march, consisted of more than 1,500 citizens by the
time it had arrived at Versial, where the Hon. and
courageous Deputy then was.
M. Odillon Barrot, who had been informed of the
presence of the people by a deputation of the Na-
tional Guards, immediately appeared, accompanied by
a Commander of a battalion of the National Guards,
a great number of citizens, some ladies splendidly
dressed, and several officers of the garrison. When
he appeared in the midst of the National Guards,
M. Armand Bessis, Captain of the Ist regiment of
the National Guards, made him a speech of congra-
tulation and approbation. M. Odillon Barrot re-
plied as follows :
" Gentlemen—l am agreeably surprised and proud
io find myself surrounded by so many patriots who
are willing to receive me as a friend. All classes of
people, you would say, are here represented ; you
should lather say all professions; for there are no
classes in our France. That which distinguishes,
and above all characterises, French liberty, is equality
before the law.

" Mire are all people' in France, acknowledging
no power but that of the law. Let us hope that the
name of French patriot will one day be sufficiently
glorious to satisfy the most legitimate pride.
" You are willing to honour my devotion to the
interests and liberties of my unfitly. I ant sin-
cerely grateful, but do not suppose that this devo-
tion is so rare that it ought to be exalted. The de-
putation of your department shows you many
honourable examples, and, thank God, egotism and
corruption have not yet made sufficient progress in
our country,that the sacrifice of all interest, of all per-
sonal advantage, to the great interests of the coun-
try, should be an uncommon occurrence. Let fear,
that evil counsellor, disappear, and you will find that
our ranks will increase. Timid minds have been
much alarmed by the recollections of 1793, as if
you could possibly make a comparison between a
people which owed its political existence, who had
even to tight for their lives against feudal tyranny,
anti foreign coalition, and a people who find no seri-
ous resistance to their social amelioration, and who,
in their exterior, maintain a sufficiently imposing
aspect before foreign powers, to oblige them, if not
to love, at least to respect them. The knowledge
of our power gives us confidence and inspires
moderation ; it is the reason why we have not feared
to launch into the stream of liberty and civilization
opened to us by the revolution; it is, in short, by
this motive that, full of confidence in the future, you
will always find me prefer the means of persuasion
to violence, and the inevitable progress of our insti-
tutions to new disturbances. _

From hence we can perceive the shores of
England ; from that country has come our first
knowledge of representative government,—we in
our turn have given an impulse which has hastened
its political reform. May all contests between these
two great nations cease, but that of liberty and civi-
lization. As for ourselves, my friends, let us learn
from our neighbours a little of their constancy; with
(.
ou rage, liberty may be obtained in three days, but
!t is only by time and perseverance that we can place
it on a fin in foundation."

The cries of " Vic'eOdillon Barrot I" " Vive le

Thus terminated this popular homage, which the
authorities, and particularly M. A. Adam, the Mayor
of Boulogne, had endeavoured but in vain to pre-
vent; so superior is the will of the people to that of
power, when that power is in favour of arbitrary
measures, and the people for liberty.
(From Galignani's Messenger of Thursday.)
We learn from Cambray that Marshal Gerard,
immediately on joining the army of the north, is-
sued orders that it should be concentrated, but it
will not be put upon the full war footing till it is
called upon to pass the frontiers.
The Echo de la Fronticre says—" A report is
current that the head-quarters of the army of the
north are about to be. established at Valenciennes,
and th it Marshal Gerard will fix his residence in the
town or its environs. He has written to the gene-
ral agent of the mines to inquire if he can be al-
lowed to occupy the residence of the Directors.
Three companies of the•train of military eqhipages
are expected to arrive at Valenciennes immediately."
The Memorial Bordelais of the 24th instant con-
tains the following pretended official proclamation,
which has been circula,ed in Spain :
" Spaniards,--Divine Providence, whose designs
are inscrutable, has been pleased to call to himself
my august brother and puissant lord Don Ferdinand
VII. lawful Sovereign of Spain and the Indies. So
afflictive an event cannot but fill with sorrow loyal
and faithful vassals who were able to appreciate the
noble qualities with which he was endowed, both
as a sovereign and a father. The fundamental
law, which has regulated the succession to the Crown
since the establishment of the Bourbon dynasty,
calls me, as eldest brother, and in the absence of a
direct male heir, to the throne. But a new measure,
which, without certain formalities required for so
important an object, altered the established order,
and called to the succession, in the absence of a
male heir, the daughters of the possessor of the
crown, has excluded me from the right of succeed-
ing; for, by the new law, it is the Infanta Donna
El zabeth, my august niece, the daughter of my
beloved brother, who is to ascend the throne of the
Catholic Kings. But as the fundamental laws of the
monarchy require, under such circumstances, forma-
lities which must be observed, I, as the next prince
of the blood,ha I,e formed the resolution to a•sume pro-
visionally the reins of government, to maintain order,
and then to convoke the Cortes by estamentos,
lawfully represented by the Attorneys-General of
the kingdom, that by taking into consideration all
that is required by circumstances, they may decide
and declare which of the two laws of succession is
to remain in force, and consequently who is the
lawful sovereign that is to be acknowledged by the
nation. In the meanwhile I exhort all Spaniards to
union and concord. I recommend the supreme
courts to continue the administration of justice ad
interim, without meddling with the question relative
to the succession, which is to be decided only by the
Attorneys General of the nation convoked as Cortes.
I trust that the army and all the authorities will '
continue to discharge their duty in maintaining in-
ternal tranquillity. This is a proof of my constant
wishes for the welfare of the country, and for respect
to be paid to religion, to order, and to the laws,
without which nothing but ruin and anarchy can
prevail.
" Given at the Palace, &c. " CARLOS MARIA."

The Memorial adds—" This document may pro-
bably have been issued by the Carlist party, in
order to rouse the solicitude of the people, in case
the King should die, and even without Don Carlos
being acquainted with it. Moreover, all the letters
from Bayonne represent the state of the King to be
desperate."

(From Galignani's Messenger of Saturday.)
The Journal du Commerce has the following
" General Baudrand, who left Brussels on the 26th
instant, and who must by this time have arrived at
Paris, was the bearer of autograph letters from
King Leopold, in virtue of which the French army
may pass the Belgian frontier under certain circum-
stances, of which the General is to give an explana-
tion. According to two letters of the 26th from Brus-
sels, it was not without difficulty that the Duke of
of Orleans obtained this letter. It appears that
French troops are not to enter Belgium, unless the
Belgians, whether attacking or attacked, should find
themselves in a critical situation. Another letter
adds, that orders have been given to the troops in
cantonments to move towards the frontiers, in the
provinces of Antwerp and Limburg, and instruc-
tions have been given to the regiments which are
stationed in the rear, to replace the former."
The Gazette de Lausanne of the 25th instant
state, that whilst the Grand Council of Bask is en-
gaged in attending to the resolutions of the Diet re-
lative to the affairs of that canton, acts of violence
continue in the undecided communes, and in those
which are not yet separated. The President Wald-
ner, of Oberdorf, and M. Hoffman, of Lupsigen,
who were proceeding to Liestall on the 19th, were
forcibly torn out of their carriage, and paraded
through the town. On the following night some
bands of men, from the commune of Itingen and
other neighbouring villages, attacked the house of
the President of Itingen, and entered it, after hav-
ing forced the doors and broken the windows. The
same was done at the house of M. Schaub, a mem-
ber of the Grand Council, and at the residences of
several other persons. One of the latter was
woun 'ed in his bed by stones being thrown at him,
and the furniture of his house destroyed. A com-
missary of police was sent to the spot immediately,
to inquire into these unlawful proceedings.
A Liter from Basle of the 23d inst. states, that
the Grand Council of that town, in its sitting of the
preceding day, adopted a protest against the last de-
cree of the Diet relative to the affairs of Basle.

The central committee of the society of carbi-
neers of the canton of Geneva has published an ap-
peal to the association at large, wherein after stat-
ing that the Swiss territory might be attacked dur-
ing the vacation of the Diet, which in that case
could not take the measures necessary for the safety
of the Confederation, it calls upon the association
to be prepared, in case of surprise, to do all that is
in its power to insure the independence of the na-
tion, anti recommends the federal committee of the
association to fix upon a central town, at which de-
putations from the cantonal societies may meet to
consult upon the most prompt and energetic means
oforganization and execution,adding " Time presses!"
They desire that their rallying cry may be, " Dieu
et la patrie !" and their motto," Neutralite envers
tous et contre tous."

The Prefect of the department du Nord has ad-
dressed a circular letter to the Mayors within his
district, informing them that, in consequence of the
concentration of the army of the North, several
places within the 16th military division will be left
without any garrison, and, therefore, he confidently
appeals to the patriotism of the National Guards to
undertake the charge of such fortresses as shall re-
quire their services.

We learn from the frontier of the Pyrennees, that
there are still repeated contests between the French
and the Spaniards. On the 15th instant a party
of Spanish officers of the customs entered the
French commune of Lescun to capture a Spanish
trader, who came over the boundary on business,
and upon whom they fired several times without
effect. The appearance, however, of about a do-

As far as we have been able to leara, our Go-
vernment knows of nothing which should extinguish
the hope of an arrangement of the Belgian question.
The King has repeatedly caused the most equita-
ble conditions to be proposed to the Plenipotentia-
ries of his High Allies in London, and when those
propositions were made, that is to fay, on the 30th
of June, and the 25th of July last, the informa-
tion received, and the continuance of the negotia-
tions, indicated that the propositions had given ge-
neral satisfaction.
The answer of the London Conference to those
propositions, which is momentarily expected, ap-
pears to be delayed solely by the new demands of
the rulers in Belgium, which demands are incompa-
tible even with the treaty which they concluded
with Great Britain and France, and to which the
Courts of Austria, Prussia, and Ru.sia acceded
conditionally. These pretensions are besides incom-
patible with the honour and independence of the
old Netherlands.

It may then be considered as something altoge-
ther incomprehensible, that under such circumstances
the fleets of France and England should come to
blockade our ports, and that a French army should
be preparing to enter Belgiuk for the purpose of
dictating conditions to us.

During the whole course of the negotiations, sin-
cerity, moderation, and patience have characterized
the conduct of the Government of the Netherlands
amidst all the difficult circumstances in which it
has been placed by the Belgian insurrection. Europe
has long since decided thereon. The same virtues,
united with good faith and perseverance, and with
confidence in a just and wise Providence, Europe
will continue to find in the Prince and the nation.

We also offer these reflections as a reply to the
other journals who have spoken in the same tone as
the Journal des Debais.
MIDDLEBURG, SEPT. 21.—We learn from An-
twerp that the state of things there is very gloomy;
hardly any foreign ships now arrive, and it is proba-
ble that the arrivals will wholly cease. The maga-
zines are filled with goods; the merchants have, for
the most part, accepted bills for the value, and have
no vent for the goods. Many bills, returned with
protests, have removed the delusion from the eyes
of foreign houses; they are now acquainted with
the " glory and prosperity " of Belgium, and make
no more consignments. An attempt has been made
to obtain at Amsterdam an advance on Belgian ac-
count; but nobody has any confidence in a trade
which is as unstable as the throne of the country in
which it is carried on. All the ships from the Bal-
tic that pass the Sound, and were at first destined
for Belgium, receive directions at Elsinore to pro•
teed to Amsterdam or Rotterdam.

THE HAGUE, SEPT. 27.—The Duke of Dalmatia,
French Minister at our Court, has had an audience
of leave to-day of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
He will shortly leave the Hague, but we learn that
his departure, which was long ago determined on,
has no concern wnatever with the political events of
the moment. The Duke was appointed only ad
interim, during the absence of M. de Mareuil, who
is at London, instead of Prince Talleyrand. A new
French Secretary of Legation arrived a few days ago.
DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, SEPT. 28.
Actual Debt, 2% per cent 42 to 42%
Amort Syndic, 4% per cent 70% to 7144
Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent 5544 to 56%
Voluntary Loan, 1831, 6 per cent 95% to 96
Ditto, ditto, 1832, 5 per cent SOU to 81%
Exchange on London l2 17 5.1 U
Ditto, two months
—Dutch Papers, Sept. 29.

HAMBURGII, SEPT. 22.—The Russian Vice-
Admiral, Count Heyden, has arrived here from
Holland.

ST. PETERSBURGII, SEPT. 15. Alexander's
column was raised, and placed on its pedestal on
the 11th. The Emperor and Empress, and all the
members of the Imperial family then at St. Peters-
burgh, were present on this interesting occasion, as
well as the Ministers of State, the foreign Ambas-
sadors, Senators, &c. An immense multitude of
spectators filled the windows of the Winter Palace
and other buildings, and covered the places round,
and the roof of every building from which the
column might be seen. The operation of raising it
occupied one hour and three-quarters, and answered
all expectations. The weather was particularly fine.
In the night of the 12th the Emperor left the
capital, to inspect some divisions of troops in the
interior of the empire, and to visit several govern-
ments.

BERLIN, SEPT. 23.—The autumnal reviews in
the camp at Fetlow were concluded yesterday.
Lord Durham has arrived from St. Petersburgh,
and Count Limburg Serum with despatches from
the Hague.

EXCHANGES ON LONDON.
HAMBURG, SEPT. 25.-13 12%; two months, 13 IN.
PETERSBURGH, SEPT. 14.-10 3.32.
BERLIN,S BREMEN,SEPT.
EPT'22.I7-6Thlr6erilSm. months,
6 29%.
STOCKHOLM, SEPT. 18.—Ninety days, 13 14.
—Hamburg Papers, Sept. 25.
HAMBURG, SEPT. 25.-BORSEN-HALLE, HALF-
PAST Two o'cEocx.—Prices of stock not having
come lower from Amsterdam, the stock market has
maintained itself to.day.—Discount 2i per cent.
End of September.
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent ti7 %
Anglo-Russian Loan
Hamburg Russian
Russian Inscriptions, 5 per cent
Ditto, ditto, 1831
Polish Bonds lll%
Prussian Bonds, 1832 102%
Austrian Bank Shares 1138
Ditto Metalliques
New Austrian 4 ner Cents 76%
—Hamburg Reportei.

GERALDINE HAMILTON.—We are re-
quested to state that the new Novel, under the above title,
will be published on Wednesday next, by Mr. BENTLEY,
New Burlington-street, and may be had of all booksellers
in the United Kingdom. Agents for Scotland, Messrs.
BELL and BRAI)FUTE, Edinburgh; and for Ireland, Mr.
Jo iz CUMMING, Dublin.

FREIBURG' SEPT. 19.—We learn that the mini.
cipal Council of this town have received from supe-
rior authority the assurances respecting the re-orga-
nization of the University, that the lectures will
again open at the usual time, and thus there is no
doubt that our city will enjoy unimpaired its nnost
valuable institution. 'We are assured that on this
account a deputation will go to-day to Carlsruhe to
thank his Royal Highness the Grand Duke for this
mark of his favour, and to express the wish of the
citizens that this assurance may be realized as soon
as possible —Frankfort Papers, Sept. 23.
PRESBURG, SEPT. 15.—According to accounts
from Szegedin (in the south-east of Hungary), the
House of Correction in that place; where for a ling
time but very few criminals have been confined, will
be done away with. On the other hand, the Go-
vernment has allotted a sum of 200,000 florins to
repair the fortifications of that place. It is affirmed
that six hundred prisoners of war from the Papal
dominions, who cannot return to their own country,
will be conveyed to that fortress, and maintained at
the expense of the Pope. It is not unlikely that
they may be employed in working at the fortifica-
tions. Baron Von Lederer will be General-in-Chief
in Hungary in the room of his Royal Highness the
Archduke Ferdinand of Este, who bas been civil
and military governor of Galicia. It is reported
here that King Charles wishes to reside in Hun-
gary, and that he has chosen the castle of Eisenstadt
(between thirty and forty miles of Vienna), belong-
ing to Prince Esterhazy, for his place of abode.
SAXE COBURG GOTHA.—It is reported, that in
the course of the autumn his Serene Highness the
Duke will be married to his niece, Princess Mary
of Wurtemberg-
Population returns of the Austrian hereditary
dominions,lB2B,lB29,and 1830:—births, 2,275,532;
deaths, 1,928,434 ; increase, 247,098. Harem-
burg Correspondent, Sept. 22.
BRUSSELS, SEPT. 25.—The finest weather fa-
voured the review of the troops of the 3d division
yesterday on the plain of Denderleeuw. There were
three batallions of Civic Guards, the lit and 12th
regiments of the line, two battalions of artillery, a
squadron of light horse, a company of pontooners,
with two flying bridges.
his Majesty, accompanied by the Queen and the
Duke of Orleans, arrived a little after 10. The
King, mounted his horse, and accompanied by
the Duke of Orleans, proceeded to the plain, where
the troops manoeuvred for two hours. The Queen,
accompanied by Countess Merode, drove about the
plain in a landau and four. There was afterwards a
grand dinner given by the Magistrates of Alost to his
M..jesty, at which several Generals were present. His
Majesty expressed himself fully satisfied with the
appearance of the troops, and the precision with
which they performed the several manoeuvres.
Their Majesties and the Duke of Orleans will
go on Saturday to Antwerp.
The King has lately received an autograph letter
from the Emperor of Austria.
It is affirmed that General Champ's division
that which has been just reviewed by the King, is
going to quit its cantonments and approach the frontier.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Sir Robert
Adair each despatched a courier to London yes-
terday.

The Belgian Loan has pretty well kept up at
7.53.-. The frequenters of our Exchange do not ap-
pear at all alarmed at the results of the French inter-
vention; but it must be added that they give very
little credit to the reality of a demonstration.
It is affirmed (says the Courrier Beige) that Lord
Palmerston has sent to our Cabinet, and to that of
Paris, a note, in which he declares that the British
Government will not consent to a renewal of hosti-
lities between Belgium and Holland, and will nor
permit a French army to enter Belgium, because the
English Ministry could not justify itself to Parlia-
ment if it consented to an occupation of Belgium
by a French army, unless it were occupied by an
English army at the same time; and lastly, that it
is impossible, under present circumstances, and es-
pecially considering the state of Ireland, for England
to spare any part of its army for a continental expe-
dition. It is also affirmed that Baron Bulow and
Prince Lieven have presented energetic notes to the
Conference, protesting against any armed interven-
tion by France in the affairs of Belgium.
The papers give a long account of the opening of
the canal of Charleroi.

SEPT. 27.—The foreign legion in the service of
Belgium being dissolved, most of those who be-
longed to it have entered the service of Donna
Maria, and are gone to Oporto, some passing
through France, the others proceeding to Ostend,
where a vessel, freighted by Don Pedro, has been
ready these two days to receive them. Almost
the whole garrison of Tournay is to set out to-day
for the army.
Eight new mortars arrived yesterday at Antwerp.
SEPT. 28.—Yesterday being the day appointed for
celebrating the anniversary of the revolution, and for
presenting the standard of honour to the deputations
for the several communes, every thing was arranged
and conducted according to the programme pre-
viously published. At noon the Queen and the
Duke of Orleans arrived in an open carriage, drawn
by six horses. Her Majesty was welcomed with the
loudest acclamations.

The King, surrounded by his staff, among whom
were Generals Desprez and d'Hane, arrived at a
quarter-past 12 o'clock, and was received with en-
thusiastic cries of " Long live the King."
M. Gendebien, President of the Committee
which had directed the allotment of the standards
of honour, addressed his Majesty as follows :
" Sire,—This day, so glorious to the nation, is
also most agreeable to the heart of your Majesty,
since, after 15 months of a most laborious reign and
painful difficulties, you find a consolation in the ac-
clamations of the people.
" Sire, surrounded by the flower of the nation,
and so many brave men, your Majesty must be easy
with respect to the Belgians.
" The nation has placed confidence in you, Sire;
it is worthy of yours. Strong in this reciprocal
confidence, do not hesitate to give the signal for
combat; and I venture to guarantee to your 11kjesty
a more glorious anniversary than that which causes
us so much emotion this day."
His Majesty replied—" Gentlemen,—l feel great
satisfaction in being able to take part in person in a
solemnity, which the legislature ordered to be
celebrated.

" The events of whicb this is tl,te aniversary re-
established the independence of Belgium, and there-
fore deserve to be commemorated in the most dis-
tinguished manner.

" It was to repel the invasion of the soil of Bel-
gium, to defend your homes, and all that is dear to
a citizen, that you took up arms.
" You having obtained the most complete suc-
cess, an enemy's army, superior in numbers, com-
posed of regular and well-organized troops, was
obliged to give way to you, and you drove it into
its own country; you were stopped only by your
own moderation.

" You have merited from your country the glorious
testimony which the public gratitude offers to each
of the communes that came to the assistance of the
capital. It will perpetuate the memory of your ef-
forts and your triumphs. You will again rally if our
territory should be again threatened. These fine
provinces, for the first time united in an independent
monarchy, will no longer lavish their blood or their
riches fur causes not their own.

" The country in these days of trial will not ask

Rear Admiral Sir F. L. Maitland, K. C B. Admil'al.
Superintendent of this Dock-yard, has shifted his fl ,g from
the Mercury, yacht, to his Majesty's ship Excellent, where
it will in future continue flying.
The Illustrious has been hauled alongside the Dock-
yard, preparatory to going into dock. The Pitt has been
undocked, and succeeded by the Neptune. The Vindictive,
after a thorough repair, has been undocked. The Conway
has got her foremast in, and is being completed with a I
possible despatch. The Blonde has been undocked, and
nal taken in her masts.

The Georgiana, male convict ship, fur Van Diemen'a
Land, with 184 male convicts on board, `or that settlement,
will, in all probability, be despatched next week. Th.
convicts are under the medical auFerintendcncy of Dr.
James Hall.

His Majesty's ship Despatch, 18, Corn. G. Daniell, ar-
rived yesterday from the Eastward.
His Majesty's schootaer Pike, 10, Lieut. A___l3rooking,
arrived on Friday from Cork to undergo a slight refit.
Captain Sir R. Grant resigned the command of his
Majesty's ship Castor, 46, on Friday, having been super-
seded by Captain Lord John Hiy.
The Osprey, yacht cutter, sailed on Thursday for
Oporto, having on board forty seamen for Don Pedro.
The Ebenez-•r and Ma•quis of Anglesea cutters, and the
Swallow, late Duke of Norfolk's yacht, are about to sail
with stoles for the service of Dora Pedro.

The Wellington, transport, is fit.ing in our harbour F,r
she purpose of conveying horses, &c. to Oporto, for the
use of 1),)n Pedro's army.
The Ithadainanthus and Carron, steamers, arrived at
Sheerness from the Thames on the 22d inst. The lot flier
assisted the Despatch and Medway, l►ghter, over the flits
on Sunday. She returned to Sheerness on the same diy,
and to the Thames on Tuesday. The Carron, after a tri. I
of her paddles, was taken into the great basin on Wed-
nesday.
His Majesty's Dock.y ird at Sheerness was inspected on
Sunday by Sir J. A. Goidon, and Capt. Symonds, Sur-
veyor of the Navy.
At Spithead—Donegal, Vernon, Castor, acrd Pike,
schooner.

In Harbour—Victory, Royal George, Excellent, Con,
way and Larne and Seaflower, cutter.
PROMOTIONS, APPOINTMENTS, &c.—Com. W. S.
Smith is appointed to his Majes•y's ship Larne.—Mr. J.
Breaks, Purser, and M. T. Baseley, Master, are appointed
to the same ship.—Mr. W. G. Borland, Surgeon, is ap-
minttd to his Majesty's ship Conway, vice Evans to hall-
pay.—Lieut. E. B. Westbrook is appointed to the Coast
Guard Service on the coast of Norfolk.—Mr. Beatson,
Carpenter of the Hogue at Sheerness, is appointed to the
Howe.—Mr. Napier, Carpenter of the Seringapatam at
Sheerness, is appointed to the Hogue, vice Beatson.
Sir Edward Banks was engaged on Friday in our Dock-
yard taking the dimensions of some of the Docks, it is
•upposed with a view to their being enlarged for the re-
ception of the new eighty-gun ships of 58 feet beam.
(From the Devonport Telegraph of Saturday.)

His Majesty's ship Comet, IS, arrived off this port late
last evening, from the East Indies, under the command of
the First Lieutenant H. H. Peake, her commander Sandi-
lands having died on the 12th of June last on his passage
home. The Comet lay becalmed off the Liz ird two days,
but sent her boat in here on Thursday, with despatches—
she left Madras on the 3d of June. Ily her we learn that
his Majesty's ship Melville, Ciptain Hart, arrived at 'Ma-
thes on the Ist of June, and sailed on the following day
`or Calcutta, all well. His Majesty's ship Cruiser, Capt.
Pat ker, and the Alligator, Captain Lambert, were at Ma-
dras. The Southampton, with his Excellency Sir E.
Owen, was to leave Madras on the 10th for England,
vouching at the Cape. '1 he Curacua, Captain Dunn, was
iefitting at Trincomalee ; Itnogene, Captain Blackwood,
had sailed for Calcutta ; Magiciene, Captain P;umridge,
was in the Straits of Malacca; the Challenger, Captain
Fremantle, had been on shore on the Hooghly, and was
on her way to Trincomalee, preparatory to her sailing fur
England. The Wolf, Captain Hamley, was at Trinco-
malee ; the Zebra, Captain De Sautnarez, had sailed on
her way to New South Wales. The squadron were all
healthy, and there had not been a case of cholera for 12
months. The Comet, on her passage home, off the Cape
of Good Hope, spoke the merchant ship Orontes, all well,
took from her despatches from Sir Charles Colwell, sup-
posed to be important intelligence. The French soldiers,
;n the Isle of France, had joined the natives, who were
'n a state of insurrection, and his Majesty's ships Isis,
Talbot, Undaunted, and Badger, were lying with their
guns commanding the streets—trade was at a complete
stand. The Comet touched at St. Helena on the 6th Au-
gust, all well--Ascension on the 11th, where they found
the Caledonia, M'Gregor master, with sperm oil, taken
from the Essex, condemned in Algoa Bay. The Sher-
borne, from Calcutta, put into Algoa with loss of main-
mast-head. Off the Western Islands, spoke the Superior,
Whitebaven, from Trinidad, bound to Glasgow, with
sugar, all well. The Comet has been employed for some
time in the South Seas, and has removed the mutineers of
the Bounty from Pitcairn's to Otaheite. Captain Sandi-
lands died in a fit of apoplexy, and the command then de-
volved on First Lieutenant Peake, who, being an officer of
itome standing and experience in the service, will, no
doubt, be confirmed.

Several other ships besides the Belleisle, it is said, will
proceed to Milford to be rep died, the yard at that place
being henceforth to be used as a repairing as well as a
ouilding establishment.
Commander W. S. Smith, Mr. Thomas Basely, Master,
and Mr. John Breaks, Purser, are appointed to his Ma-
jesty's sloop Larnee, late Lightning, her name having been
changed in consequence of there being a Lightning steam-
vessel.

His Majesty's ship Britannia, 120, was taken into
Dock on Tuesday, and her bottom examined, when it was
found that her fore-foot bad been injur.d, and several bolts
started. The Pantaloon, Lieutenant S. Dacres, sailed for
Falmouth on Wednesday, to take ont the next Lisbon mail.
The Tyne, 28, Captain Charles Hope, sailed on Wednes-
day, for the South American station.

The Belleisle, 74, is brought down the harbour to the
Dock-yard, where she is being fitted with jury masts, and
to he taken round to Pembroke, to undergo a thorough
repair.
(From the Hampshire Telegraph of Saturday.)

The French frigate L'Ariane, 31, Captain Le Roy, ar-
ived on Thursday, from Cherbourg, with despatches from
Admiral Ducrest de Villeneuve, to Vice-Admiral Sir Pul-
teney Malcolm, announcing the number and force of the
French squadro❑ at that port, and its readiness to put to
ea the moment Sir Pulteney might order it, the command
the combined squadron being entrusted to the British
Vice-Admiral. The squadron is no doubt intended for the
Scheldt, should the King of Holland place France and
England under the necessity of having recourse to coercive
measures to insure the execution of the treaty of the 21
articles. The Ariane, on her arrival at Spithead, saluted
he flag of the Commander-in-Chief with fift.ett gnu:,
s•hich the Victory returned with an equal number. The
Arline ssiled again fur Cherbourg this afternoon, and it is
understood will return to Spithead with the French squa-
dron. The Donegal, Vernon, and Castor have taken four