The Sun.
London, England, 1835-11-30 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Devonport Independent.)
DEVONPORT, NOV. 28.—His Majesty's steamer, Spit-
fire, Lieutenant Kennedy, Commander, arrived here yester"
day from Barbadoes, which she'left.on October 23d, where
she was obliged to remain some timetQ refit, having suf.'
fered great damage from a hurricane, Which caused her to
slip her cables. On the 3d September, the sea ran so high
as to make complete breaches over her—.all the coals viere
thrown overboard to lighten the ship, 'and she happily sue"
ceeded in reaching Grenada on the sth, where they fowl"
His Majesty's Ship Vestal ; she had been obliged to remain
there for six weeks repairing damages. The Spitfire lot'
Grenada on the 22d, and reacl-.ed. Barbadoes on the 23dt
where they took in coals and provisions. About a fortnight
after the Spitfire left Barbaboes she sprung her rudder-
head, and thus all controul over her was for a time lost. .8
temporary rudder was at once prepared by lashing two gal"
together, putting spare paddle boards between, and ern"
fining them by two iron anchor-stocks. Before, however,
proceeding to fix this temporary rudder, attempts WeTe,,
made to regain the control of their own. Men were le"
down by ropes under the stern of the vessel, and after UP'
wards of two hours they succeeded in driving two iron bolts,
one into each side of the rudder. Cables with tackle, we/
then fixed to these bolts, and brought across the deck, en
these united thus, and with the aid of two booms, the use
of her proper rudder was at length partially regained, until
when, great fears were entertained of her safety. Tbre,e
days before she reached Plymouth, owing to her becoolini;
so unmanageable, it was thought she would have gone n
shore on the Scilly Islands. The day before she arrived
T.
here men were again let down under her stern, and owingi
to the cables having worked so much they were remove;
from the rudder and chains substituted, and thus she ss''
brought into this port. His M2jety's ships Belvidera, '3;
wage, and Flamer and Meteor (steamers), were laying there
all well—at Jamaica, His Majesty's ship Rainbow, Wits' $
great many on the sick list.
The Volaze, 28, Captain G. B. Martin, C. 8., arrivedintit
Malta from Constantinople, on the 80th of October, i" ;
days. The other ships at Malta were the Caledonia, 120
,
Thunderer, 84 ; Revenge, 78 ; Edinburgh, 74 ; Barll3',
50 ; Vernon, 50 ; Columbine, 18 ;, and Medea and A 11,;,,
steamers. Most of the ships of the squadron were noner;e
going their usual refit, and the Barham and Vernon "cord
preparing for a trial cruise ; the contest was 100' ,e
forward to with much interest, and considerable bets
pending upon the result. A regular steam-packet ene,
• munication with Marseilles had been established, thr
times a month.

BOMBAY, Ace. B.—For three days past there have been sly°,
veral flying accounts of movements of troops to quell distarer
ances at Ifagashye. The following is an extract from a lett
received to-day from Bolwah, dated the 22d inst.
There has been a rebellion in our district. The two
gistrates were obliged to take to their heels two days ag°„,, atici
the military called from Berhampore to quell the mob.
take the field to-day about twelve miles hence. There w'"a
a slaughter, else lam mistaken. The Ryots turned out 0
burnt all the Mahapen's papers, their bonds, &c. : and 0.:0
the police, with the Magistrates at the head, went to Pr°l..d..
the merchants, they were drawn off, near one of the C°—
pany's silk factories, called Burhagertellv."
Thc following is a statement of the British army' t.
Spain to the 16th November Brigadier-Generalsga,
Brigade-Majors, 41 Field-Officers, 94 Captains, 185
balterns, 67 Staff, 18 Cadets, 157 Drums, 4'2'2 Serge 37,
7,161 Rank of File, 653 Cavalry-men.
PAY OF OFFICERS IN THE BRITISH AR)i.s*3o
That the British Army is the best paid in the world, is .0
assertion so often repeated, that few are disposed to quest of
its correctness, save those who experience the diflic't"%frile
subsisting on the limited pittance which it affords. or
United Service Journal for December, in an article of c A
siderable length, exposes the fallacy of this notion* will,
subject of such vital importance, and so ably treated,
torn
we doubt not, command the attention of our
The same periodical gives a very spirited account °;cos
present state of affairs at Tripoli, shewing the tragic 'client
lately enacted there. The continuation of the excetiot*
Paper commenced, in the last number, on Na!icaror
Discovery, Commerce, and Ship-building—a vivlu. he of
traiture of Spanish Society and Manners, in an axt'c
Madrid—rnore " Leaves' from my Log Boole--I",tia
cursion in Ceylon—besides a variety of other intere-
and valuable contributions.