The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-01 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

DISiONFORT, Nov. 29.—A1l was well on board the
Maidstone, 42, Commodore Skipsey, in Simon's Bay,-Capa
of Good Hope, oti the sth September. On the arrival
there of the Tweed, with Sir L. Cole, from the Mauritius,
which was to' leave on the althof August, it was expected
the Maidstone would sail for that island.—The Helicon
had just returned to the "Cipu from c,:oveying the Ambas-
,sadors of his black Ma)esty 'Xing Chaco, from Port EiZA
beth to Port Natal. It seems Chaca preivee, d through
them to exterminate the Caffres, and to divide their coon..
try between his brother King George and himself; It is
reported, however, that the reply to this overture was, that
the Caffres were the allies of King George, and therefore,
that any act of aggression offered to them, would be resent-
ed by the English. A mustering of the boors was conse-
quently °carrel, and some fighting ensued, At the date
of these particulars, the people in Simon's Town had beea
some time without intelligence from the frontier. The
' Sparrowhswk, CommanderPolkinghorne, was at the Is7o
of France, having sprung her main-mast. The Espoir
was gone to Seychelles. Lieut. Haskoll, of the Helicon,
Mr. Smith, Acting Purser, and the Carpenter, were inva-
lided, and their vacancies filled, up by Mr.. Foster, the
senior passed Midshipman of the Maidstone ; Mr. Dobbin,
the Clerk ' • and Hill, the Carpenter's Mate. Mr. Good-
ridge, the Master Attendant, who had been out many
years, was about to resign hissituation, and it was probable
the Master of the Maidstone would do the duties a that
appointment till further orders, and that the Master of the
Helicon would move to the Maiditone.

His Majesty's ship Pandora arrived at Madras from
Trincomalee, July 18 ; Britomart sailed from Gibraltar
Oct. 30 ; Helicon arrived at Cape of Good Hope, from
Natal, Aug. 15 ; Fairy, at Jamaica, from Bermuda, Sept.
25 ; Icarus, at Trinidad, from Demerara, Sept. 24;
piegle, at Jamaica, from Chagree, Oct. 5 ; Myrtle, at
Jamaica, from Falmouth, Oct. 2, and sailed for Tampico
Oct. 10 • Thetis and Heron at Rio Janeiro, from Monte
Video, Aug. I ; Swallow, at Rio Janeiro, from Falmouth
Sept. 2.
The Diadem hulk, 64, which was prepared for the re-
ception of the Portuguese emigrants at this port, not being
required, was on Saturday last placed at her farmer moor-
ings off the Dock-yard, as a receiving hulk.
The Weymouth, store-ship, is to embark convicts at
Portsmouth for Bermuda.

Captain Marryat has taken command of the Ariadne, 26,
fitting at this port.
Mr. John Greenish, surgeon, is appointed to the Pallas,
and Mr. Henry Ennis, purser, to the Champion.
The Rev. C. B. Rosenberg is appointed Chaplain to the
Pallas.

Lieutenant Newell of the AHigator, eon of Lieutenant.
Newell of the Naval Hospital, is promoted to tEe rank of
Commander.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 29.—The Southward' transport,
Lieutenant Sanders, agent, arrived on Thursday from Bea-
muds, with invalids and old stores from that island.
When she sailed thence, which was on the 7th instant,
the Barham, Vice-Admiral Fleming, was lying there. it
was expected she would sail for Jamaica in about a week.
The Arachne, Commander Smith, sailed from Bermuda on
the 7th instant, to survey the bank about ten miles to the
southward ; she was to return on the 10th, and remain un-
til relieved by one of Sir Charles Ogle's squadron. The
Druid, Captain Sandom, and Harlequin, Commander El-
liott, had sailed from thence for Nassau and Jamaica, on
the 30th October. The Skipjack schooner, Lieutenant
Pulling, arrived at Bermuda, from Jamaica and Nassau, on
the 18th October, with despatches for the. Vice-Adiniml,
and sailed again on the 24th, to resume her cruise in search
of pirates and slavers. This vessel, since her capture ut
the slave vessel, which she bad sent to the Havannab, had
detected and sent into Nassau a 'risk? concerned in inept
trade with America. Lieutenant Pulling 'a activity and
zeal are much commended ; and in the instance of captur-
ing the slaver, his humanity to the unfortunate slaves on
board, and the treatment they met with by the Assistant
Surg
oeonn thoseoth officers,eSkipjack, was spoken of as reflecting mach
credit
The Andromache, Laws, master, for Bengal, is daily ex-
pected at Spithead, to embark passengers.
Ou Tuesday last the Corinthian, Capt. Chadwick, Ame-
rican packet-ship, landed passengers and mails at this
port, from New York, in nineteen days, and proceeded for
London. We remark, the Leeds, Captain
beSprrtaEgedrit,yattlx:
ther of the New York line of packet ships, arrived out on
the 6th inst., after a remarkably quick passage for this
season, having sailed from Portsmouth on the 9th tilt. and
with contrary winds. The packet-ship Robert
Captain Sherburne, sailed on Sunday last with a strong
foul wind.

His 111..iesty's sloop Cosset, lti, is ordered to be commis-
cutter,
hiejoiffssrtciel scarcely
sioned at Plymouth for the foreign service. Commando
Sandilandi is appointed to her.
The Champion, 18, was paid off yesterday, and re-com-
mistioned to-day by Commander George Scott, (1812. )
The Spartiate and Windsor Castle passed Gibraltar :It
the 27th October, eight days from Plymouth.
The Challenger, 28, Capt. Freernintle, is fitting fen the
Cape of Good Hope station.
The Aurora, 46, Captain C. Austen, stiW fur rl.s -
to return on Monday ; she made another effort on Tuesd 4y,
mouth on Sunday, but was compelled, by battling v-intiq,
but was obliged, on the following day, again to return t 4
St. Helen's roadstead, where she remains at anchor.
aisnlyanwdsa,Ybltov:::inng in
nearly sta stays.
g a'llet
is described to possess now every quality that can he
eward.
froTmh et:hPe eaakerlrsaltoiooin)
that has
shabes
been
uewrivaedde ghriehaetr iminnapsttosl:esnseinat
din a vessel of her class. She is said to work liit, a
top-gallant-sails of the latter could only be
moat be some
beie3:t satisfactiona D utch tofr i
giltre. s
oS Santo,
considerably,her
sofil eefraeenr
wind,l I
above, that
hours
shetta
The Newfoundland, to Liverpool, with timber, arrived the 14th
Nv.
on the 28th Sept. and was dismasted in a heavy squall, o.
at Emmathe
Cove Z ol I e
ofr brig,cor
Newfoundland, on the 6th Oct.
Modeau master, from St. John's,
i, under jury-masts. She saile44
Captain Dance is appointed to command the Sulphur
bomb at Chatham. This vessel is destined for New South
Wales, and to convey the various artificers, &c. for the foi-
l:nation of the New Colony to b, established in Oyster
Harbour. Captain Stirling is to be the Governor, and
proceeds in the Sulphur.

A Spanish courier was sent off on Friday
night from the Foreign office, with despatches from the
Earl of Alum: max, for the British Charge d'Affaires it
Madrid.