The Sun.
London, England, 1821-12-31 00:00:00

ROYAL NAVY, esc.

On Tuesday arrived at Portsmouth the Beßette, l 9 Captain
George Pechell, in twenty days from the Bermudas, having
been three years and a half on the North American station ;
the Argus, Ceptam Arabin, relieved her on the 10th of Novem-
ber; after a passage of 35 days from Torbay. She experienced
very severe weather, being. a continued gale of wind from the
Western Islands, and from its violence could not make any land
before the Isle of Wight. The Bellette has been stationed
chiefly on the coasts of Nova Scotia and NeW Brunswick, for
the protection of the revenue and fisheries against the encroach-
ments of the Americans ; and upwards of 11 vessels have been
condemned to Captain Pechell, for violating .the existing laws
and treaties, as well as a number of boats. The Islands of
Bermuda had this year escaped the fever, not a single case hay...
ing occurred, which is Lttributed to the strictness of the qua-
rantine laws. His Excelleney.air W. Lumley had dissolved
his parliament, and probably would never have occasion to call
another to obtain supplies, as there are funds .in the hands of .
the Governor and Council fully equal to meet the expenditure
of the Government. The Niemen, Captain Sibley, was the only
vessel of war at Bermuda when the-Bellette sailed.
On Tuesday arrived at Portsmouth, the Newcastle, 60, Vice-
Admiral Griffith Colpoys, from the North American station; in I
which command he was succeeded by Rear-Admiral Fahie,
from the Leeward Islands, who arrived at Halifax in the Forte
frigate, Sir Thomas Cochrane, on the 10th instant, from Bar-
badoes and Bermuda. All the West India Islands are now
included within one naval command—that Of Rear-Admiral Sir
Charles Rowley, who is stationed at Jamaica. The Newcastle
had a short run of only thirteen days from Halifax, it blowing
a gale of wind all the passage through. The Forte, Jasseut,
and Argus, were to proceed to Bermuda ; Niemen to winter at
Halifax. The Athol had sailed for Jamaica to convey specie
for thetGovernment at Quebec. Admiral Colpoys struck his flag
on Friday night, and the Newcastle is ordered into the harbour
to be paid off by ()apt. Fanshawe.
On 'Thursday the Coromandel storeship came into Ports-
mouth Harbour, to unload the cargo of New Zealand spars,
and pay off.—Ships in the Harbour—Queen Charlotte, Rami-
hes, Albion (guard-ships) ; Salisbury, for North America ;
Liffey, for the East Indies ; Euryalus, for the Mediterranean ;
Andromache, for the Cape; Active for the home service ; Fly,
for the Cork station ; Driver, for the Coast of Africa ; Sham-
rock, for surveying the coast of England and Ireland ; Grass-
hopper, for Newfoundland; Ontario and Dromedary, paying
off. At Spithead—Newcastle, Tees, Brazen, Bellette, Came-
leon. The Cameleon is ordered into the harbour to be paid
off, having completed her three years of Channel service. -
The Naiad frigate has been taken out of Portsmouth dock,
and the Apollo royal yacht taken in, to uralergo alterations
and be fitted for his Majesty's use ; her decks are to be
heightened:
The American schooner Selina and Jane, D. Drew, mas:.
ter, arrived at Cowes. on Wednesday, with the Captain of
the Palemon, Cumming, from London, bound to St..Thomas's,
which was abandoned off the Lizard on the 20th instant, after
having had most of her crew washed overboard, and the remain-
der had suffered incredible hardships. The Palemon was one
of the ‘t est Indiamen which sailed froth Spithead on the 6th
instant.

The following is.an extract from a letter from Newfoundland,
dated November 25, 1821 ; •
." The Egeria is to winter at Harbour Grace ; the Drake at
St. John's ; the Clinker is expected to go home ; the Valoious
is gone home by way of Cadiz.
" The promotion of Lieutenants Minchin and Martin, of the
Pelter and Clinker, has occasioned the following appointments
on this station :—Lieutenant Curry, first of the Egeria, a very
active officer, to the command of the Pelter ; Lieutenant Stuart,
of the Egeria, first of that ship ; Lieutenant Ward, first of the
Grasshopper, to be second Lieutenant of the Egeria ; Mr.
Boullbie, Midshipman of the Egeria, to the rank of Lieute-
nant,• and appointed to the Grasshopper; Mr. Stanley, Mid-
shipman of the Drake, to the rank of Lieutenant, and ap-
pointed to that brig ; Mr. Trivick, Master of the Grasshopper,
appointed to the Egeria ; Mr. Baxter, acting Master of • the
Egeria, to the Grasshopper; Mr. Stark, Clerk of the Egeria,
to the Admiral's office.

Lieutenants Maingy and G. King, late of the Royal George
.yacht, are promoted to the rank of Commander, and Mr. Grif-
fiths (not Williams), to the rai:k of Lieutenant. Lieutenants
Justice and Witham are appointed tf. the royal yacht Apollo ;
Lieutenant Ogle has re-commissioned the. Active frigate ; Mr.
Wadland is appointed Purser of that ship.—Messrs. Beaufoy
and R. Smith, of the Pyramus, have been promoted 'to the
rank of Lieutenant, and appointed to the Forte.
The American Navy consists of 78 ships of war, viz. two of
100'guns ; seven of 74 ; two of 134; four of 44 ; one of 38 ;
one of 37 ; two of 46'; one of ; fifty-eight under 30 galas.
• The paragraph announcing the appointment of Mr. Dyrnolte
to a birth in the Ltiffey frigate is contradicted. Mr. llymoke
has left the service some years, and is at present at his father's
seat, S crivelshy-li all.

Ships at Spiihead—Newcastle, Brazen, Tees, Bellette, and
Cameleon.- In Harbour—Queen Charlotte, Ramillies, .Albion,
Salisbury, Liffey, Andromache, Euryalus, Active, Fly, Driver,
Crasshopper, Ontario, Shamrock, and Coromandel ; Dove,
revenue cutter, and Viper and Quail tenders.

Letters were received yesterday from Calais,
dated the 28th instant. Mr. and Lady LOUISA
LAMBTON, Sir ROBERT WILSON, &c. were skill
detained at that port, in consequence of the non-
arrival of their luggage. It was the impatience
of Mr. L.tmwroN to reach Paris that gave rise to
the terrierity of the party.-