The Sun.
London, England, 1821-09-24 00:00:00

ROYAL NAVY, &c.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 23.--Sailed yesterday the Royal
squadron, consisting of the Royal George yacht, his Majesty's
ships Active, Liffey-, Hind, Camelion, and Lee, for Dover.
NEWHAVEN, SEPT. 23.—The Royal squadron from Ports-
mouth is now riding at anchor about 8 miles off this port, be-
calmed.

DEAL, SEPT. 23.—An Admiralty yacht arrived in the
Downs yesterday from the River, to join the Royal squadron,
which is not yet (7 o'clock) arrived, but is hourly expected.
PLY MOUTH, SEPT:'2O.—The Hyperion frigate, Capt. Lilli-
crap, sailed yesterday, with Lord Charles Somerset and family,
for the Cape of Good. Hope.—The Commissioners of Inquiry
into Charities have been lately pursuing their researches among
the musty records of the Totness Corporation. They proceeded
thence to Dartmouth, and are about to proceed to Ashburton ,
Chudleigh, Newtown, and Teignimiuth.-IVe understand that
about one-third of the Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway is
completed.

Orders were received here on Thursday to pay off imme-
diately the following Revenue cruisers on this station :—Oheer-
ful, Capt. Greet; Hind, Lieut. F. Little, R. N. ; Dolphin,
Capt. John Carter ; Antelope, Lieut. H. C. Goldsmith, R. N. ;
Drake, Lieut. N. Gould, R. N. ; and Success, Capt. S. Bryan ;
Tiger, Lieut. Fegen, R. N. on the Sheerness station ; and Re-
solution, Capt. Lister, on the Portsmouth station.

The Grecian schooner, Lieut. Martin, sprung her masts,
when in company with the Royal squadron off St. David's
Head, and was compelled to return to Dunleary harbour. She
arrived at Spithead On Friday night, and remains with the
Argus.

The Glasgow, 50 guns, Capt. B. C. Doyle, dcstined for
India, with his Excellency Lieutenant-General Sir Edward
Paget and family, is detained in Cowes Roads by contrary
winds.

The Carnation, 18-gun sloop, has been re-commissioned at
Plymouth, and is fitting for the Jamaica station.
The Starling! cutter, .Lieut. Reeve, having sprung her mast
and bowsprit, is come into harbour to refit.
The Argus, 18, Capt. Arabia, sailed this day for the
North American station.--On Wednesday the Gannet, 18,
Capt. Simpson, sailed for Cork.
The Southworth transport is fitting up in Portsmouth har-
bour, to take convicts. from Cork to New South Wales. Mr.
Joseph Cook, R. N. (late of the Leven), is appointed Surgeon
of her.

The Stag frigate has been broken up at Sheerness ; at which
port the Havannah, of 40 guns, is undergoing a Complete re-
pair, and fitted with a circular stern.

- The Onyx and Opossum, two new sloops of 10 guns each,
are nearly completed for launching, at Sheerness.
The Genoa, of 130 guns, is fitting at Chatham, to be stationed
as guard ship at Sheerness.
A reduction is to take place immediately in the number of
vessels employed for the-suppression of smuggling ; several are
to be paid oft. The Resolution Excise cutter, from the Ports-
mouth station, is ordered to proceed to Plymouth for that pur-
pose. The Greyhound Revenue cruizer is to be removed to the
Plymouth station.
The sum of 4,0001. has lately been paid to the crew of the
Swan Revenue cutter z.s prize-money, for the spirits found only
in the Midas smuggler, captured by. her in February last.

MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c.

DEAL, SEPT. 23—Wind S.S.W.—Came down from the
River yesterday and sailed, with the whole of the outward-
bound, the Regent, Scarlett, for Rio Janeiro ; Vigilant, David-
son, for Messina ; and Diamond, Miller, for Lisbon: Arrived
and sailed for the River the Levant, 3.l`Kibbon, from Belfast.
Passed by the back of the Goodwin 'Sand the Ulysses, Rose,
from Georgetown for Amsterdam. Remain in the Downs the
Severn frigate, and the Admiralty yachts.
LivEnrooL, SEPT. 22.—The Union Island, Mure, from
this port, was lost onthe coast of Africa the 27th of June,. off
Dure River;-3 of the crew drowned.
FALMOUTH, SEPT. 22.---Wind N.--Sailed the Echo,
Johnson, for St. Andrew's ; Priscella, Ellis, for Trieste ;
Snell-
heid, Pollman, for Surinam ; Ocean and Crown transports,
with troops for Cork; and Manchester packet, with mails fur
Lisbon and the Islands.
PLYNouTit, SEPT. 22.—Wind S.—Sailed the London
transport, with part of the Iltit Regiment, for Cork ; and the
Najad, Forstrum, for Faro.

PORT SMOU-T H, SEPT. 23.—Wind W.—Arrived yesterday
his Majesty's ships Grecian, from a cruize ; and Glasgow, from
Cowes. Sailed to'-day the Charles Forbes; Choke, for New
Brunswick ; and Nelson, for the South Seas. •
DARTMourH, SEPT. 23.—Arrived off the port theXrails-
' ford, Spring, from Bombay for London ; sailed the 12th of
April ; and from the Cape the 18th of July% The Swallow,
Dross, from Bombay for London, sailed from the Cape the
same day ; spoke the Asia, awl John Palmer, from London for
Bombay.
The steam packet, Tourist, arrived on Friday at the 'London
Docks from Leith2 having effected the voyage in 50 hours.
It having been in contemplation some lime since to establish
a steam-boat to cross from Jersey to Portsmouth, to meet•the
Canal, a meeting was last week held to propose the same, and
a subscription of £3OOO immediately obtained.. She to be
150 tons barthen.-

THE DAVIS' STRAITS & GREENLAND FISHERIES.
HULL, SEPT. 22.—Arrived the Jane, Gamblin, from Green-
land, 1 fish, 40 butts ; and Cato, Turnbull, 1 fish, 12 butts.
Capt. Gamblin. reports the Unity to have gone into. Shetland
on Sunday last, with 14 fish.—Messrs. G. and J. Eggittton have
received a letter from Aberdeen, which states the arrivAl:there of
the Don, with 22 fish, 220 tons, a full ship : left the ice on the
10th of August, and brings an account of the following ships
belonging to this Port:—Andrew Marvel, well fished;
clean,_ July 10 ; Brunswick, 11 fish, 130 tons ; Cambrian, 23
fish, in July ; Harmony, lost, crew saved ; Ingria, 21 fish, 170
tons (stove); the John, and the Symmetry, lost, crews saved ;
Thomas, clean, July 111

CORN-EXCIIANGE, SEPT. 24.—Our supply of
Wheat and Oats was immense this day ; the former found a
heavy sale at a reduction of from 10s. to l2s. per quarter since
this day week ; Barley, Peas, and-Beans, from 4s. to '53. lower
than last Monday ; Flour ss. per sack lower.

Wheat, New sos 70s I
Old —s 78s
Barley 34s 42s
Rye 32s 34s
White Pease .... ....... 30a Os

Gruy Peas. 10s 32s
Beans 34s 60s
Oats 18s 32s
Flour, per sack 6os 758

Saturday the Dukes of YORK and CEARE:NCE
visited the KING, at his Palace, in Pall-mall ; and

the Earl Of WESTMORELAND and VISCOUIIt SID-
MOUTH had audiences of his MAJESTY.

On Saturday the Duke and Duchess of CLA-
RENCE arrived in town from Bushey Park. Their
Royal Highnesses visited the Princess Sol-writ at
Kensington, and afterwards returned to Bushy
Park. -

Colonel REYNETT, Equerry to his. Royal High-
ness the Duke Of CAMBRIDGE, left London yes-
terday for Calais, in order to precede the KING,
on his MAJESTY'S Journey to Hanover.
During the KING'S stay in Dublin, an Irish
Gentleman presented his MAJESTY with a piece
of cloth, sufficient for a coat, and also the two
sheep from the fleeces of which the cloth was
made.- They are a cross from the Merino flock
of the late KING. They were brought to Spit-
head in the Active, landed, and sent off on Fri-
day for Windsor, under charge of .a shepherd,
who came purposely to take charge of then).
There is no prospect of his MAJESTY honour-

ing the Corporation of London with his presence
on the evening of Lord Mayor's day. It is
not expected that his MAJESTY will have re-
turned from the Continent by that period.
It is estimated that 20,000 quarters of wheat
have reached London since Tuesday.
Lord THANET is, we are sorry to learn, con-
fined to his room with a serious attack of the
gout, at Futon's Hotel.