The Sun.
London, England, 1826-08-14 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, AUOUST 12.—Yesterday arrived his Majesty's
brig of war, the Ringdove, Capt. Edwin L. Rich, from the Lee-
ward !elands, Jamaica, and New York;' she sailed from Port
Royal on the 11th of June, with Alex. Cockburn, Egg. his Mit,
jestyA Minister to the Republic of Colombia, wholanded at New
York on the 2d July,.. for the benefit of his health. The Minis-
ter was only ten days in that country, when he left Carthagena
for Port Royal; the disorganized state of affairs' in that Govern-
ment rendering his residence there for the present unnecessary.
There had been no accounts received from Bolivar for four
month. ; it was rather expected that he would not be prevailed
on to return' from Upper Peru to Columbia. The two large
frigates, built in the United States for the Colombian 'Govern-
ment, had arrived safe at Carthagena ; they had only 200 men
each. . The Spailish Commodore Laborde, in the Gloriosa, 74,
with four large frigates, haVing 2000 troops on board, was off
ilavanueli. Hie Officers and crew are regularly paid by tbe GO-
vernment of Cuba. I-le had hitherto confined his attention to the
defence of that island. The ships on the West India station were
generally healthy. Tie Druid, Capt. Chambers, left Port Royal
011 the 9th June, to relieve the Hussar, at Ilarbadoes, which ship
after her return; to. Port Royal, would sail for England. The
Valorous, Lord Huntingdon, had' sailed with General Sir John
K.to.e, for New Providence and Halifax ; and the Tweed, Capt.
Ilunn, Wu spoke off Ilavannah on 20th June, bound to Vera
Cruz,., with a u.:43i); The Scylla, Capt. Hobson, and Bustard,
Capt. Sandom, were 14-wising off Cuba ; the Isis and Harlequin
were lying at Port Royal. The Ilingdove fell in with an im-
mense iceberg; off -the. beaks of ..Newfoundland drifting to the
Siiiithwerd, the magnitude and indden 'appearance of ,which as-_
timished every person :on board. The Ringdove spoke the ship'
Portaea, six months from Madras, 'and saw in the Channel about
sixty sail of homeward-hotnul merchant-then, struggling with
Easterly winds and calms, all which mist have had long passages.
Colonel Lee, private Secretary to the Ambassador, come home in
the Ringdove.
Yesterday hie Majesty's sloop of war Dispatch, Capt. R. W.
l'arsons, returned to Spithead, after an abience of nine month
ns,
during Which period she has been employ ed in onveying Captais
to all the settlements
Victor and BoteleA, of the Royal Engineers,
on the Coast of Africa, fc;,. tlAe purpose of seeing in what state of
defence the forts and batteries ep.d to judge of the eligibility
of their several situations. During a port4ni of the progress, a
.Boaril cif 44,0 missioners Was mi board, whose erect was, to in-
vvlitigate littOtiut-civil, judicial and:general affairs of each settle-
ment, and to' u ge,of the localities, as regards the healthiness of
the:a scites.- Raving ,perforreusi.iliese services, the DisPiteh left
:i&lit:;:aistnbleeln.;lllgil'illtftl'ayals'dtrrieatkairndgeati'llYe"pastraal?, !--kii44":llcg°ll.‘"dtraYrY'ached
at Ascensi6~u--=42 days C-gon off Corr), one of the Western Is-
"ovis. • Pqo could obtain no au "lies at Ascension. It.,was aiso a
minor objeek of the Dispatch (the Brazen hying specially appointed
to this service) to a;eke enquiries ielative to the eaptilitions which
“re, its progTemi, to aseetta,:p if the course of the Niger be across
the Continents of Africa; Major' Laing, it will be renzetnbered,
senses Lime ,sines set out upon this ohjeoP, from the Mediterranean
shores, and Capt. ('lapperton and 1)r. Dicksert from flue Atlantic
shore
rl io(.:N.rll(3:Lgie• iJ,t of nugi):s%)lo
shot w°9
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it Ivivamii,whia huh were goiticon among,the nationsfriTthlwenlieutienrfriorr,
s .
es tussr progroa Id by • time delayed, as it
would noL'he safe, didiwille:„..fi• e
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,of
another. 'lll4 444: .11i1)114athni received ft.:ll4i Captain 11P'.11°"
PactieTritorY for
abput to set (Arrow liistuttgil 'oil thence to Warwar, four
117,,i.iasnizszt,then in. geed li th; and
(lays distance froni' Youri. Ratui(ga is distant frnm the Niger SO
miles E. ,Coinniedere 11iillen in the blit'db ne frigate with the

Redwing sloop of war, Captain Clavethag, were at Sierra Leone ;
the Esk and .Brazen were cruising in the Bight of Benin; but the
latter, it is
.now presumed, is on her passage homeward. The
Dispatch brought .diapatches from Captain Clapperton up to the
7th of March.
We have received a letter froth Lisbon, dated the 29th ult.
which states that the Glasgow, Hon. Captain Maude, had landed
despatches for the Ambassador, in four days from Plymouth, and
gone on to the Mediterranean, to join Sir H. Neale. Sir Charles
Stuart was to leave Lisbon in the Diamond frigate, Lord Napier,
on the 10th inst. for England. The Ocean was cruising ; the
Genoa, Albion, and Diamond, were lying in the Tagus. It is un-
derstood that Sir Charles Stuart has signified, that the further
presence of the British squadron there is unnecessary.
Yesterday arrived the Vigilant cutter, Lieutenant Meredith,
with seamen from Plymouth; to-day the Philomel, Lord William
Paget, from a cruise. Remain—Meron, Ringdove, Dispatch, and
Philomel. been three ye
The RingdoYe, • having Ira and eight months in
commission, is ordered to Sheerness to be paid off.
Major-General Hon. G. A. C. Stapylton, Chairman, Dr. Wm.
Burnett, and the Hen. William Lennox Bathurst, Commissioners
of the Victualling Board, are mating an inspection of the
branch of that department at this port. We understand that
the:medical inspections of the Board are to be more frequent than
heretofore.
- The Medical Officers of the Navy give a dinner at the Foun-
tain Inn, Portsmouth, on Tuesday, the 15th instant, to Dr. Bur-
nett, the Medical Commissioner, as a testimony of their high
esteem and regard.
The Onyx transport, Lieut. Gen. Decceurdonx, with provisions
for the South American squadron, bound to Rio and Valparaiso ;
the Baltic Merchant, Lieut. Lester, with stores for Bermuda ; anti
the Sophia, hound to Madras and Calcutta; put into this putt yes-
terday with contrary winds.
Lieut. Charles Madden is appointed from the Ringdove to the
Valorous; Lieutenants James Robinson, Ringdove; T. S. Thomp-
son, Galatea; Gore Currie, Spartiate ; Evans, from the Jasper to
the Badger ; Mr. George Windsor, of the Sophie, to the rank of
Lieutenant.
We understand that the Commanders of the four Divisions of
Royal Marines have bad an offer of retirement proposed to them.
Major Creswell removes to half-pay, and then retires ; Major
John Olen is appointed Pay-Captain at Portsmouth.—The fol-
lowing Officers have been appointed Adjutants of the Divisions
named :—Lieutenant Fortescue Graham, at Plymouth ; Lieu-
. tenants George Pattoun and Alfred Burton, at Chatham ; Lieu-
, 'tenant T. Salmon, at Woolwich ; Lieutenant Puddicombe (not
Nicholas), is appointed Quarter-Master of the Plymouth division.
—Portsmouth Telegraph.

DEVONPORT, Aua. 12.—The Forte, 44, Captain Coghlan, '
C.B. it is said, is to be attached to the trial squadron, consisting
of the Challenger, 29, and Wolf; 18, built under the direction of
Captain John Hayes, C.B. and on the point of being launched,
with other vessels of similar classes, which will proceed from
Portsmouth on a cruise in the Channel.
The Cadmus IQ, Captain C. Hallowell, sailed on Thursday on
a cruise.
The Trinculo, 18, Capt. R. Patton, sailed yesterday for Cork.
The Active revenue cruiser, • Captain Miller, arrived yesterday
from Falmouth.
Ilamosze—Britannia, Windsor Castle, Forte, Pelonia, Came-
leon, Cynthia packet, Badger, Dolphin, and Active revenue cutters.
Sound—Dryad and Bittern.
It is confidently reported that Admiral Lord Exmouth will
succeed Admiral Sir James Sauntarez, Baronet, as Commander-
in-Chief at this Port.
Vice-Admiial Sir Thomas Byam Martin, K.C.B. Comptroller
of the Navy, and the Hon. Courtenay Boyle, one of the Commii-
sioners, arrived here on Tuesday, and are daily occupied with
official business in the Dock-yard.—Devouport Telegraph.
The following Commanders have been promoted to the rank of
Post Captains :—Captain Edwards, Dotterel ; W. P. Canning,
Grasshopper ; Rodney, Shannon, late Triuculo.