The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-19 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

(From the South African Advertiser of Oct. 13.

Two cases of some interest occupied the Supreme
Court for several days last week, and caused a strong
sensation in Cape-town. Violent quarrels, it seems,
had arisen on board the ship Duke of Bedford before
she arrived in this port, particularly between a Lieut.
Hill and a Capt. Wallace. Hill, it appears, used
some strong language to Wallace, who, by way of
answer, gave him a slap on the face, upon which, to
prevent battle, murder, or any species of sudden
death, Wallace's friend, Stephenson, Who was also
the owner of the ship, and some way involved in the
dispute, was confined to his cabin by the captain,
for which arrest Stephenson recovered damages
.to
the amount of 250/. On arriving here, Hill sent
Wallace an invitation to meet him, that they might
have the satisfaction of putting one another to death.
Wallace instantly consented, and named Stephen-
son as his friend. Exceptions were taken to this ar-
rangement by the challenging party, and the meeting
did not take place. As nothing could be urged against
Stephenson, this appeared to Wallace to be frivolous
and vexatious, and he refused to insult his friend
by requesting any other to take his place; besides,
lie had no other friend in Cape-town. To clear his
character, Wallace sent in charges against Hill to the
Commar.der of the Forces, who declined taking cog-
nizance of quarrels originating among passengers on
ship-board, and referred them to the proper quarter
at home. Hill now offered to meet Wallace, and
the friend he at first proposed ; but having sent in
charges, Wallace considered it his duty to take no
step till he heard from the Adjutant-General. Where-
upon Hill and his friend, Dr. Scheineman, " did
/Impose and write, or cause to be composed and
Witten, &c., a certain false and scandalous libel, in.
tending to injure the good name and fame of Wal-
lace as an officer and a gentleman, to which libel
they affixed their true signatures, and stuck it up in
various parts and places, holes and corners, angles,
buttresses, projections, stoops, and so forth :" for
which_ outrage Wallace now called them into Court.
_After a minute investigation, the defendants totally
failed to prove any thing against the character of
Wallace either as a gentleman or as an officer. All
parties seen.' to have been more or less in fault in
the first instance, and we think, had they made up
the matter out of court, as they were advised to do
by the Bench, they would have acted more wisely.
As it was, the defendants were amerced in the fine
of 1001. and costs.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PLYMOUTH', DEC, 18.—The following Midship.

mon passed thefe examination for Lieutenant this
week, at the Royal Naval College :—Edw. Foley,
Jos. Denman, John Banling Marsh, Sir Peter Par-
ker, Bart., John Henry Windham, David Robert
Banbury, Mapleton, Seymour, . Yorke Brown,
Henry William, Parnell, the Hon. George Grey, Ed-
ward Pellew Halstead, and Augustus Lavie.
APPOpiTllENTS.—Lieutenants Proby, E. Cannon,
1, E. F. Murray, and Lord F. Beauelerk ; and Mr.
Sopheo Fisher, Purser' to the Southampton; Mr.
Willie, Purser, to the Pallas; Mr. Joshua Little,
Surgeon, to the Clio; Mr. Ekon, late of the Blos-
som, to be Master of the Madagascar.

Mr. a Wilkes, Assistant. Surgeon of the Comet,
is appointed to the Herald, to supersede Mr, James
Booth; and Mr. John Sloan is appointed Assistant-
Surgeon of the Comet.
The Lightning steam-vessel, Lieutenant Bissett,
came in from Portsmouth late on aaturday night,
with a life-boat for the Isle of Man ; and sailad again,
to return to Portsmouth, on Monday afternoon,
His Majesty's "sloop Badger, 10, Commander
Crowdy, arrived during Monday night from the
Island of St. Michael's, one of the 4,7 ores, whence
she sailed on the 6th inst., in conseinence of da-
mages sustained by the merchant vessel Orange
Branch having run foul of her on the 6th, off St,
Michael's. The Badger passed the Pallas and
Challenger, on Monday evening, 4 little to west-
ward of Plymouth, and we understand that the
former shewed something like superiority over the
-Tbeiveymotitti, store.smp, vrvinnter, -wan- eon.'
viets for Bermuda, came in on Tuesday morning,
having sailed from Portsmouth on Sunday, put bacik
by contrary winds. The Pallas end Challenger
sailed from Portsmouth also on Sunday, the former
with sealed orders, and the latter ship for the Cape
of Good Hope.
A vessel of 800 tons burden has been taken up
by Government for the conveyance of the settlers to
Oyster Harbour, New South Wales, mid the com-
mand given to Lieut. Wm. Geary.
In Harnoare—Warspite, Aurora, Ariadne, Dis-
patch, Comet, Cyenet, Vigilant, Bramble, Tiger,
and Antelope, and Meteor steamer.
In the Sound—Melville, Herald, Badger, and
Nightingale.

We regret to state that intelligence has been re-
ceived announing the loss of the Caledonia, 130 tons,
the property of Messrs. Ralph an& George Ord, of
this town, the latter of whom being master of her at
the time has, with the whole crew, perished. This
melancholy event happened on the 19th ultimo,
at Briers Island, in the Bay of Fundy. It is
deeply regretted by the inhabitants of this neigh-
bourhood, to most of whom Mr. George Ord was '
personally known, and by whom he was universally
respected. Neither ship nor cargo was insured.
The Margaret, of Hull, Tomlinson, arrived on
Friday from Quebec, with Government timber,
water-logged and leaky, having lost her main and
mizen topmasts, eabouse, sails, and deck-load. When
off the Lizard, on Thursday morning, she encoun-
tered a heavy gale from the S.S.W., during which
a sea struck her, and threw her on her beam ends,
when the topmasts, sails, &e. as above-mentioned,
gave way. Fortunately, her deck-load was washed
overboard, and consequently, she righted, when the
crew, who had taken refuge in the
rigging, taking
hope, returned to the deck, and succeeded ultimately,
with the assistance of a eawsand pilot, in bringing
her into the Sound, from whence she was, on Friday
afternoon, towed into Stonehoase Pool by the Light-
ning, Government steamer. The Carpenter died
from excessive fatigue shortly before she was thrown
on her beam ends.

Majesty's ship Tyrian arrived at Gibraltar,
from Falmouth and Cadiz, and sailed 30th Nov. for
Malta. The Medusa arrived at Malta from Mahon
Gth Nov. The Revenge arrived at ditto from
Suda 10th Nov. The Galatea arrived at Rio de
Janeiro from Porssmouth 16th October. The
Sapphire, Adventure, and Chanticleer were at'
Monte Video 20th September. The Cadmus sailed
from Rio de Janeiro for Bahia, 21st Sept.—Ply-
mouth Journal.

PEMBROKE, DEC. 6.—lt is at length determined
on by the Government to "remove the Waterford
Packet Establishment from Milford to Hobs' Point,
near his Majesty's Dock-yard, Earl Cawdor having
received a letter from the Treasury, stating that the
objections to their removal, which had been raised by
some individuals who were examined before the
Committee of the House of Commons, were con-
sidered as futile; and that consequently, orders
would be immediately issued for the erection of a
Pier for the accommotiation of
the packets. It ap-
pears that much exertion bad been made at Bristol
to have the station removed there; however, it is
the opinion of the most experienee/4 as well as un-
interested persons, that Government have wisely
fixed on the most eligible spot for the future ego,.
lishment of the Irish Packet Station, The expense
of baling the Pier will be very trifling, and will be
amply repaid by the increased value of the land,
which all belongs to Government in the neighbour.
hood of the Dock-yard, and oa which they have
lately gone to great expense in erecting a mirket-
place, The ship Thomas Wallace, Hill, mastez,
about 400 tons, from Si.e,tra Leone, bound to Lon-
don with African oak timber, has put in here in a
Beaky state; And the master appearz to have corn-
plaited much of the crew shipped at Sierra j.eone,
who we're principally toXeigners, and the passengew.,,.
Were alite4 to work the AalkF bpd attend to the sails
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