The Sun.
London, England, 1828-08-04 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

DENONPORT, AUG. 2.—On Tuesday morning, about
eight o'clock, the Prince Regent, 120, with the flag of
Vice Admiral the Hon. Sir H. Blackwood, accompanied
by the Lightning and Meteor steam-vessels, put to sea and
proceeded to the westward to join the royal squadron ; but
the two latter steam-vessels returned in the course of the
day, and remain.
The Basilisk cotter, 10, Lieut. J. Chimley, which came
in on Thursday, from the Medway, sailed on Friday to
join the squadron.
Last evening six sail of men-of-war, supposed to be the
Russian squadron bound to the Mediterranean, passed down
channel in sight of this port.
His Majesty's steam-vessel Confiance sailed on Thursday,
to join the Royal•squadron off Scilly.
It is reported that the Dublin, razee frigate, will speedily
be brought forward for forei€❑ service.
A party of warrant-officers, riggers, and extra men,
under the Assistant Master Attendant, will proceed on Sa-
turday from this Dock-yard, to bring round a new sloop-
of-war, the Comet, from Milford.
The Confiance steam-vessel, Lieut. H. B. James, arrived
here on Tuesday morning, from the Downs and the river
Medway.

His Majesty's ship Intrepid, sold out of the service to a
Mr. Bcetsou, a London merchant, left. this port for the
River, on Sunday afternoon.
PORTSMOUTH, AccUST 2.--Orders have been trans-
mitted to Captain Sartorious, of the Pyramus frigate, for
the immediate return to England of the British squadron
in the Tagus and Douro, and they may be daily expected.
On Monday arrived the Marshal Bennett transport,
Lieut. Spencer, Agent, 32 days from Barbadoes, having
on board his Excellency Major-General Mainwaring,
Governor of St. Lucia, and family; Major Teulon, 35th
Regiment ; Lieutenant L. Grant, 86th Regiment ; and
Mr. Brooks, Medical Officer ; and detachments of inva-
lids, women, and children, from the Royal Artillery, Ist
Royals, 19th, 25th, 27th, 35th, 60th, 86th, and 93d Re-
giments. His Majesty's sloops Icarus, Commander Best,
arrived on the 21st, and Harps', Commander Rich, on the
25th of June, from England ; and were lying in Carlisle
Bay, together with his Majesty's ship Aurora, Captain I.
C. Austen, Senior Officer to windward, and Harlequin,
Commander Elliot. His Majesty's ship Barham was
daily expected from Jamaica, with specie for the public
service. The Islands, and also the Colonies of Demerara
and Berbice, have been visited by an epidemic which was
denominated the dandy fever, very painful in its effects,
but in no cases had it proved fatal ; otherwise, they were
perfectly healthy. The Marshal Bennett left England in
October last, and has been employed on the Colonial
Service, in the West Indies, transporting troops and stores
between the Islands to windward and the Colonies of
Berbice and Demerara, up to the period of her departure
from Barbadoes.

The 'Russian fleet, consisting of Ter Champenoise, 84.
gulls, Rear-Admiral Ricord, Captain Plater; Prince Vla-
dimir, 74, Captain Gren ; Tzar Constantine, 74, Captain
Bondakoff ; Emanuel, 74, Captain Korilichkin.—Frigates:
Alexander, 48, Captain Baron Slippenback ; Olga, 48,
Captain Screnkoff ; and Mana, 48, Captain Ickaran, passed
down Channel for the Mediterranean on Wednesday night.
The Rear-Admiral received positive orders not to touch at
any port in England, if he could avoid it. It is said that
the Russian Government are dissatisfied with the reception
which the former sqwidron received here, but in what
particular it is not known. Every attention was appa-
rently given them, as well as a ready supply of provisions
and stores from the Government depots. The umbrage
taken is conjectured to have some connexion with the re-
call of part of that squadron, through the remonstrance of
our Government, which took place on their arrival at Spit-
head. An apprehension of a similar interference occurring
has possibly induced the Russian Government to deter the
above force from entering our ports on this occasion.
The Royal Sovereign Yacht, hearing the flag of the
Lord High Admiral, with the Britannia, Pylades, Orestes,
and Procris, and the Lightning and Meteor steam-vessels,
proceeded from Plymouth on Wednesday, immediately on
the Prince Regent heaving in sight from Chatham, with
the flag of Sir H. Blackwood, to cruise off Scilly. The
Prince Regent came to anchor in the Sound, for the pur-
pose of taking on board additional stores, and sailed the
following day to join the squadron. The Pearl, with the
flag of the Hon. Sir Charles Paget, returned suddenly on
Sunday, from Plymouth, to Cork, with the Rear-Admiral.
Sir Charles, it is presumed, will rejoin the squadron off
Scilly. The Lord High Admiral will return to Plymouth
on Tuesday, and is expected at the Admiralty on the 9th
instant.

The William Harris transport, Lieutenant Stevens, agent,
arrived from the Island of Ascension on Sunday. She left
that island on the 9th June; and brings home Captain
Langdon, R.M., Mrs. Colonel Nicholls, and Mr. Foreman,
late Surgeon of the island. On her passage she spoke the
Reliance, from Demerara, for London, all well.
His Majesty's ship Erebus, arrived at Smyrna 17th
June. The Pandora arrived at Sydney, New South Wales,
from New Zealand, 18th February, and would sail from
Penang Bth March. The Bustard and Speedwell were at
Nassau on the 10th of June. The Arachne arrived at
Port-an-Prince 17th May, from Nassau, and sailed the
16th for Jamaica. The Heron sailed fro►a Rio de Janeiro
17th May, on a cruise.

The Amity transport, with part of the sSth, and a de-
tachment of the 78th Regiments, passed Teneriffe, all well,
on the 25th of June.

The Amphitrite transport, Lieutenant Ward, arrived on
Thursday from Plymouth, with the Depot of the first bat-
talion of the Rifle Brigade, and disembarked them at Gos-
port. She sailed again this morning for Dover, to convey
the Depot of the 59th Regiment to Harwich.

Sailed, on Tuesday last, the Caesar, Lieutenant Watt,
R.N., with 28 passengers, for the Cape and Calcutta.
The Duke of York steam ship will embark the passengers
at this port, for Lisbon, Gibraltar, and Malaga, on Sunday
or Monday, the 10th or I 1 th instant. She will make
another trip in October.
Commander Vincent is appointed to the situation of Na-
val Officer at Deal.

The Depot of the 51st Regiment (King's Own Light
Infantry) removed this week from Gosport to perform
duty in this garrison.

Our Regatta has received a liberal support, and will
present a scene of the greatest interest on Wednesday, the
13th, and Friday, the 15th instant. All persons desirous
of erecting booths are to apply to Mr. Hollingsworth, at
the Royal Clarence Rooms, Southsea, for permission, and
their allotments of ground.
We observe, by the Act 9 Geo. IV. chap. 76, which
was passed the ‘2sth July, that several alterations have
been made in the laws relating to the Customs. Wine is
now permitted to be imported in any size packages, and
the duties are reduced on bottles to and from British
possessions to Bd. the dozen. The duties are also reduced
on various other articles, and those on silk manufactures
continue the same until the end of next Session of Parlia-
ment. The duties upon cables, cordage, and sails, in ac-
tual use, are wholly repealed ; and all corn may be im-
ported under the regulations of the Warehousing Acts.
The Bishop of Winchester intends, by divine permis-
sion, to hold a confirmation in Portsmouth Church, on
Tuesday, the 30th of September, for the residents of Ports-
mouth only ; and on the following day, in the same
church, for the inhabitants of Potties, and the surround-
ing parishes.

The young gentleman, Mr. RoBAItTs, who
cut such a silly, figure at the Catholic Association in Dublin
a few days ago, is the son of the Member for Maidstone.
In his address to the Association, -he also stated that he
was the "nephew of a Minister;" but who the Minister
is we know not. It was said to be Mr. HERMES, but that
gentleman has ordered the report to be contradiaed. In
truth, no Minister could be very proud of the• connection.
It seems the young gentleman is the object of great ridicule
in Dublin, where he struts about in a brilliant Orange
neckcloth. Ile is on a visit to Lod Forums, one of the
Viceroy's household.—lVews. •

The herring fishing has commenced on this
coast. Last night several boats left this harbour ; but in
consequence of a rough sea, their success was very indif-
ferent. The boats averaged from 100 to 300 herrings,
which were retailed in our market at Sd. per dozen.—
Bersvich Advertiser.

STATE OF TRADE.—The trade of the West
Riding though not in a state of very high
pospe rty of,
means in a state of exti•eme depres-
sion. Yorkshire, The passing of the American Tariff Bill, and parti-
cularly the early period at which that Bill came into opera-
tion, had doubtless an unfavourable effect on the woollen
manufactures ; arid that effect was felt with considerable
severity at Rochdale, and in the baize arid flannel district, of
which it is the head. The unsettled state of affairs in Por-
tugal, the wars in South America, and the interruption of
the commerce of the East, from the existing hostilities be-
tween the Turks and the Powers in the North of Europe,
all produce an unfavourable effect on trade ; but that effect
is felt with less severity than might be imagined from such
a combination of adverse circumstances; and if it should
please Providence to bless the country with a favourable
harvest, and thereby to keep up the demand at home, the
prospects for the manufacturers fuu. the approaching winter
will not be less favourable than fur some years past.-
-Leeds Mercury.