The Sun.
London, England, 1826-12-04 00:00:00

NA VAL INTELLIGENCE.

Porttotopm, DEC. 2.—On Wednesday, his Majesty's frigate
the Forte, capt. ;I. Cog Man, CAL arrived here from Lisbon (last
from Plymouth), *hither she conveyed Field-Marshal the Duke
of Elva* (iiiicount Bereeford), to join the Portuguese army. The
Forte left the Tagus on the I 441%
We have received letters front Jamaica, dated October the
which state that. the sickly Renown had passed without producing
any extraordinary ill-effects either upon the troops or the crews of
the squadron. The Valorowt, 28, Capt. the Earl of Huntingdon,
had returned with Sir John Keane, the Commander of the troops,
from Nassau (New Providence), -Halifax, and Barbadoes. The
following is an extract from our Correspondent'sletter :
" PORT R0T41., OCT. have twenty-one sail of ships
of war on the station, hut not one in port. More activity could
not be displayed in the hottest war.. Our force is three frigates,
three smaller (alias Donkey 28's), five corvettes, four tens, four
schooners, and two surveying made. We have sent several via:-
eels to the ports of Colombia, where, we regret to learn, there
is
Much antirehension: that internal faction will do immense mis-
chief. The people are yet in a 'state of comparative barba-
rism, and, fettered by prieatcrsft, are easily made the dupes
of ambitious 'designing men, who talk of dividing the country
into provinces. The merchants here, who have commercial
connections in the country, are extremely apprehensive that
they shall sustain considerable lows by spoliation. We have,
however, plenty of cruisers on the coast, if there should be any
troth in the report which has reached M.—Bolivar has engaged
sit meet Pies :in the neighbourhood of Maracaibo. It must be
a long time before that country mu make any figure in the page
history;s!, .
)Ve learn,' by the General Palnier, that the Alligator, 28, Capt.
clnof,4 wan waiting at Madras, to be dispatched to England by
Admiral 6.lAe. Comittlxiore Sir:Jews Brisbane had gone to
Tritwoundee 6: the Boadicta, to resign his command to the Rear-
Admiral. The VAge iteronwanied him.
Yesterday the Callfitipe and Arrow sailed on cruises,--Today
the Pike sehooneri k'dward Kelly, arrived from Cork, with
invalided seamen ; and remains with the Forte, Galatea, Pyramus,
Romney, two Rubeitto ships of war, and about twenty sail of out-
ward-bound merchantmen, wind-bound. In the Harbour—
Victory /We rtiate Blonde, Dartmouth, Challen-
ger, Arachne, Columbine, Pluinper and Clinker.
Yesterday tlarDiamoniFwas paid off by Lord Napier. The
Dartmouth, Captain Henry Dundas, will be paid off on Monday,
and the Blonde, Lord Byron,. on Monday week. The Herald
yacht, Captain Wen, is ordered to this port, to he laid sir. The
Rifleman, Captain Carleton, bailed on bloodily for Plymouth, to
be paid oft . .
The Layton transport, Lieutenant Lovitt, will sail when the
wind is fair, with detachments of regiments for Malta and the
lonian Islands; the Marshal Bennet, Lieutenant Richard Spencer,
for ilaehadoes, to he employed in the Colonial service, in re-
moving troops in the West Indies ; and, the Joseph Greeni with
provisions, stores, aic. for the settlaraenta 0* the coast of Africa.
,Yesterday the two new experleumtal dm* of war, Wow
and
Atohnobine, the former built on the principles of Captain Hayes,
the latter on tlus®e of Captain 'Symonda, were launched at this
shock-yard. They are both fine vessels, foul are to carry eighteen
32-pound carronatlee, The Honourable George Vernon, of the
Royal Yacht Club, patronizes the principle of skip-building ling
commended by Captain Symonds, and, it is understood, has en-
gaged, should the Columbine, ripen a fair trial, not prove a ae.
sirable vessel for his Majesty's service, to pay to Government the
expellees of bailing her, and will take her job/ OP/u service
as a yacht, Instead of his present yacht, the Transit. Alt• Ver..
moo gave a most sumptuous I evasion of
dinner at the George Inn, yesterday,
to party of about fitly of hi*
the launch. navel friends, on t o
The experimental ship Sapphire, es, building on Professor In-
man's plan, will be launched on the let of.lanuery,
The Forte is ordered to fit for a foreign station.
The Sybille is ordered to be kept ready. for commission at the
latter end of the year.
The Russian Skips- of war, Constantine, '74, and Herald, S 6,
tired a salute to-day, in commemoration of the acceesion. of the
Emperor Nicholas to the Throne of that kingdom. The Victory
(flag-ship of our CoMmander-in-Chief), in compliment to the
event, duiptiyed the Russian flag at the fore-top gallant utast
head, the Admiral's flag at the main, and the union jack at the
Inil4a.--liarapshire Telegraph.