The Sun.
London, England, 1835-05-11 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 9.—The Royal Tar steamer hove-to
yesterday morning at Spithead, and landed passengers and
despatches, in seventy-two hours only, from Santander, on the
north coast of Spain. The despatches, it is believed, are of
some importance ; indeed it appears from the information we
have received that the actual civil war in that country is only
now beginning, and that the contest in Portugal has every
prospect of an early renewal. The Royal Tar has been for
the last six or eight months employed on the north coast, with
the broad pendant of Commodore Henry, who has the command
of the Queen's naval force, which fortunately has little to do,
for a more indolent naval establishment than it is, is hardly
to be imagined. News travels in Spain but at a very slow
rate, and by devious channels ; but as Austuria and Galicia
are both decidedly in the Queen's favour, we may fairly be-
lieve that reports to the prejudice of her cause will not be
overrated in passing through such districts ; we place, there-
fore, confidence in such accounts as we have heard through
France of the disastrous result of the battle of Amescoa to
the Queen's cause, for at Santander it was openly declared
that Valdez had lost 5,000 men ; that many of his troops, in
addition to this number, had thrown away their arms in the
confusion of their hasty retreat, and that the loss of Zuma-
lacarregui's troops did not exceed 1,500 men ; in addition to
which the fight had concentrated all the Carlist corps in
good positions and had given them an opportunity to
secure the whole of the garrison of Bilboa, which it was
strongly believed had been betrayed into their hands by
the defection of Iriarte, who, it appears, had marched
out the garrison, consisting of 4,000 men, under a plea of
making an escort to open the road to Vittoria, for some
purpose or other ; and had, by placing his men in de-
tached villages, allowed them to be surprised, defeated, and
captured in detail. Bilboa was exposed to an immediate at.
tack, which was daily expected, and would only be made for
the purpose of exacting a contribution, as the Carlists would
not be able to keep the town in their possession, the Queen's
troops having it always in their power to get to the heights
which overlook it. From Portugal we have information that
a strong party was forming in the Tras-os-Montes, in favour of
Don Miguel, with whom they were in constant communica-
tion through Vigo ; and, indeed, on the 31st ult. a Sardinian
steamer arrived in the Tagus, and her passengers asserted that
Don Miguel had already quitted Italy, and intended to land
somewhere in Portugal—probably in the Algarve!.
We have accounts from Malta to the 9th ult. The follow-
ing is from our correspondent :
" MALTA, APRIL 9.—Twenty-three ships belonging to the
Mediterranean squadron are now lying at Malta, where so
many British pendants have never before been seen in port at
one time, viz.:—Caledonia, Canopus, Edinburgh, Malabar,
Revenge, Thunderer, Endymion, Portland, Tyne, Vernon,
Favourite, Orestes, Scout, Beacon, Mastiff, Childers, Ceylon,
Hind cutter, Medea, African, Alban, Blazer, and Confiance
steamers.

" The Sir George Canning sailed again for the Orontes on
the 21st of March, under the escort of the Columbine, in lieu
of the Alban, which did not reach Malta. The Alban pro-
ceeds on the 12th with Lady Ponsonby and family for Naples.
Extract of a letter from Ascension (received in this town),
dated Feb. 21 ;—" Since the capture of the Spanish slaver,
the Formidable, of eight guns (pierced for 22), and 66 men,
with 732 slaves, by the brigantine Buzzard, 10, Lieut.
ward (acting) on the 17th of December, after a smart action
and boarding, the Pelorus has taken a schooner, with 300 slaves,
after four hours'- chase, which sailed from the Old Calabar
river on the same evening as the Formidable ; the Lynx has
captured the Portuguese brig Aturvide, with 494 slaves, and
the Rosamond, a small schooner, with 48 slaves. The For-
midable had six men killed, eleven severely, and six slightly
wounded, besides a number of the poor miserable captives.
The Buzzard had seven men wounded. That vessel has now
resumed herstation off Old Calabar, looking out for a Spanish
bargue, with seven guns and 700 slaves on board, bound to the
Havannah. The Pelorus and Brisk are daily expected to be
relieved by the Pelican and Curlew."
The Dublin, 52 guns, Capt. Hope, was at Madeira on the
17th of April, in only seven days from Plymouth. She pro-
ceeded to Rio de Janeiro on the following morning.
The Jupiter, armed en flute, Captain A'Court, is ordered to
be paid off.
Arrived this evening, our old little favourite, the Marquis of
Anglesey, of 32 tons only, Saunders master, from Lisbon,
having left that place on the 30th ult., with dispatches,: which
she landed at Falmouth on Wednesday. The English squadron
was all well, but consisted only of the Hastings, Stag, and
Pantaloon; the latter vessel was to bring to England the mail
on Sunday last, and should reach Falmouth to-day.
The packet ship Philadelphia, Capt. Morgan, from New
York, which city she left on the 12th:ult. landed about ninety
passengers here last evening, and a mail.
The Constitution, an American frigate, left Havre on Tues-
day last, with Mr. Livingstone and family, the American Am-
bassador to France, on board, to convey him to New York.
The ship Union, for New York, is the only merchant-vessel
at Spithead.
Particular orders have been received at this port respecting
vessels arriving from Alexandria, in Egypt, as it is known that
six English vessels, infected with plague, and laden with cot-
ton, are on their way to England.
At Spithead.—Pique.
In Harbour.—Victory, Royal George, Excellent, Magi-
cienne, Sapphire, Tweed, and Clio.
APrommeNts.—Lieut. Fitton, to Greenwich Hospital,
vice Taylor, deceased ; Mr. Soden, Purser, to be Clerk of the
Royal Sovereign yacht, at Pembroke ; Mr. Leonard Dobbin
Buchanan, and Mr. James Derriman, Supernumerary Assist-
ant-Surgeons, to the Victory; Mr. Robert Tucker, to act as
Schoolmaster on board the Pique.
The following gentlemen passed for seamanship, on board
the Victory, in this Harbour, on Wednesday :—Messrs. Staf-
ford Frederick Van Straubenzee, James Alexander Gordon,
J. Robinson, and -- Thomas.
I !The Arachne, 18 guns, Commander Burney, with a freight
of specie on board, from Vera Cruz, arrived this morning at
Spithead.

(From the Devonport Telegraph.)
DEVONPORT, MAY 9.—His Majesty's ship Inconstant, build-
ing at Portsmouth, after the model and under the superinten-
dence of Commodore J. Hayes, C. B. will probably be Corn+
pleted for launching about October next. She is a fine frigate,
pierced for 36 guns, and possesses all the qualities essential to
a man of war of her class.
The Cleopatra, new, 26, was launched at Pembroke-yard
last week, and is immediately to be taken round to Sheer-
ness, by Mr. Walker, Master's Assistant, of this yard, to be
fitted for commission. The ceremony of christening was per-
formed by Miss Savage, daughter of Captain Savage, of the
Engineers.
The Camel lighter arrived on Monday with stores from Pem
broke, and will proceed for Dublin to transport the late Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland's baggage to Deptford.
The Rainbow, 28, was off St. Vincent on the 7th of March
the North Star, 28, and Goldfinch Packet, arrived at Bahia,