The Sun.
London, England, 1826-04-18 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

We learn by the Sierra Leone Royal Gazettes
which reached us yesterday, that his Majesty's ship Maidshmo,
Commodore Bau.sit, had arrived at that anchorage on the 11th
of December from leeward, after an absence of seven months•
The whole of the squadron under his orders had been most actively )
employed, and no less than fourteen slave vessels had been cap-
tured,whose united tonnage amounted to 1690 tons. The Maid-
stone boarded, amongst other French vessels, a corvette, fully
manned and armed, which had sailed originally with 1000 human
victims on board, but had, previously. to the Commodore's falling
in with her, put 250 on board another vessel.

Accounts hid been received at Sierra Leone from his Majesty's
ship Braien, that the Officers coMposing the mission for es.o.,
ploring the interior of Africa had separated.
,Dr. Dickson landed •
at Whydah on the 21st.of November, for thiiirjauseof
the Capital of . the King of Dahomey, and of obtaining his
in
fluence for the safe conduct to Succatoo. Captains Clapperton
and Pearce, and Dr. Morrison, landed at Badugry on. the 29th
of that month in the best health and spirits, and with, high es-
pectations of success. The Dispatch; C.Apt. R. W. parson,
arrived at Sierra Leone on the 28th of December from .;
having on board his Majesty's Commissioners, Major Rowan and
Mr. Wellington, and Captain Ressler and Victor oi,thii(iiii.l")! '4:::,:;;
Engineers. The Albatross schooner, commanded by Lieutenant,' Jrt.',ll:
Owen' R. had also arrived ott..thq,;Zth. of 'January.
vessel was . one of the surveying - squadkon new on the coast Of..
Africa. The Leven and Barracouta wereempleyed aurveying
rivers and line of coast betweeh Sierra Leone and'the Cape: and
when they had completed this duty, thUy,Were to,.continue their
valuable labours as far as the River Gambia, which would be of
inestimable value to Africa and its Cominerce. )11`1140/ W

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The Adventure surveying vise., Capt. C. King, fitting out is •
the River, will drop down to-day '4 tA)7alorio.,:in;a shortly pro
ceed upon the interesting service for which t-lteisfiestined• W°
understand that Captain King is to. survey cospt of.
South America, from: the . mouth of the -Hio de is Plata to • this
Strait' of Magellan, a region- hitherto but little explored, and,
abounding with objects of the hililiest ..in4rest to Science in
general. Captain King is eminently qualifieil for this under-
:taking.; Be is to have under his orderalbeJlingt/c•sloop, coin,
manded by Captain Pringle Stokes; and there_intelligent Officers
will, no doubt, •atld largely to our..ktiOW)eg e iu
,flydrpgrAoy.
Geology, and Natural Ilietory, attbe, to set at rest the
question of the size of the inhahitartiasni PAtogonia.

Lieut. Charles Elliot has been confirmed in the rank of Com-
mander of the Serapis at Jainaica,•itite Capt.'Botd invalided; and
M. Swims Oxenhani in the rank of 'Lientenant, vice Elliot.

Mr. H. T. Rowe bas been promoted to the :iank of Lieutenant
of 'the Athol, vice Lieut. Hollaitd, appointed Agent on boara.:.
the Friendlibury transpt.. ,
),".7T4a 11.0(.11'101 TA. i7.3TAVr 17' '`

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. Mr. Primrose Lyon, Surgeon, R.N., haa1.nr.A.APP9i4t0..!?,.4*.0t.11,,
Cadmus, and Mr. Joshua Lilde, supernumerary Surgenne-sn)the
Revenge flag-ship in the Aleditarranead.

. .
is supposed that his Majesty's ship Blond will convey the DIA*
of Devonshire to St. Petersburgh., to attend the coronation of the
Etnperor Nichohis. Gra proceed thither
k it is said, tvai
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IFTt M LOYD'&:I
DEAL, APRIL 17. —Willa,. Politheily, light airs we, •
the fleuriette, Sneeheck, theVrovitlet
Ardley, forßengal; Chapinano—ir,t4,,
pr New South Wai
l!
'Fancy, Porter, for Figueir
apd ~the Hope tt;nce
,westward ; 5 p. m., an Aritericaii hiig,liame unknown,
back.
ORTSM 01711, APRIL 17,--Wind N.E.—Arrived the Carbo-
Peir, Taggaittitoth Leghorn; TmUcis and Mary, Gray;
Bedwell, Rod Ellen,Coxt.from d London ; the latter sailed again
the
for
Honduras. flis gajetity4l ship Procris, from Chatham; an
Mary, Watson, from Lbtilen, for Charente.
APRIL N.,--Arrived the George the
Fourth, Bailey, from Cette; and the Barrett, Metcalf, from Sierra
Leone, sailed- the 11tH March, and lett there the Perseverance,
Princess of Wales, Wanderer,'Ll6ydi, Sr. Afidrews, Gambia, and
Cygriet; all well.
FA LIfOt7SII, Aran. W. top, ISTf N•
AT.—Sailed die
FAt.
Concord, Robinson, for Gibraltar.
Ltvzaroot., APRIL d..---Arind
Jusen N. lkir• W.
avan, —Arrived the
Brothers, Hill, from,New paeans; , C and Oagood,
Gardner, from Savannah, sailed the 17th March ; the Favourite,
-----, from Charleston; and the Cornhill, Riggs, froth
d Palermo.