The Sun.
London, England, 1821-11-26 00:00:00

ROYAL NAVY.

The present number of ships of the British Navy employed
in Commission (exclusive of those fitting out to relim others,
and revenue cruisers), is 124, viz.-12 sail of the line (nine as
guard ships), 33 frigates, 53 sloops and brigs, 9 discovery and
surveying ships, and 17 gun-brigs, schooners, and cutters :
At Portsmouth—Queen Charlotte, 108; Albion, 74; Rami-
lies, 74 ; Active, 46 ; Brazen, 28 ; Hind, 20 ; Rosario, 10 ;
Cameleon, 10; Grecian, 10.
At Plymouth—lmpregnable, 104 ; Windsor. Castle, 74 ;
Spencer, 74 ; Phaeton, 38 ; Alban, 14 ; Helicon, 10 ; Pigmy,
10 ; Dwarf cutter.

At Chatham and Sheerness—Genoa, 78: Northumberland,
78; Bulwark, 76; Severn, 50; Wye, 26; Brisk, 10; Pioneer,
10 ; Surly, 8 ; Swan, 8.

At Cork—Seminunis, 42 ; Cyrus, 20 ; Arab, 18 ; Gannett,
18 ; Pandora, 18 ; Sappho, 18 ;, Harlequin, 16 ; Wolf, 16 ;
Pike, 14 ; Plumper, 12.
At Leith—Dover, 28 ; Nimrod, 18 ; Martial, 12 ; Swinger,
12 9 Cherokee, 10.
In the Mediterranean—Rochefort, 80 ; Revolutionaire, 46 ;
Seringapatarn, 46 ; Havannah, 38 ; Larne, 20 ; Medina, 20 ;
Dispatch, 10 ; Racehorse, 18 ; ROse, 18 ; Redpole, 10 ; Chan-
ticleer, 10. ,
In the East Indies—Leander, 60; Glasgow 50 ; Liverpool,
50 ; Topaze, 46 ; Hyperion, 42; Dauntless, 24 ; Satellite, 18 ;
Sophie, 18 ; Curlew, 18.
In the West Indies—Sybille' 44; Pyramus, 42; Tribune,
42 ; Tama:, 28 ; Tyne, 26.; Esk, 20 ; Falmouth, 20 ; Nau-
tilus, 18 ; Ontario, 18 ; Partin:in, 18 ; Raleigh, 18; Surinam,
10 ; Bustard, 10.

At the Brazils_Superb, 78 ; Aurora, 46 ; Doris, 42 ; Owen
Glendower, 42 ; _Creole, 42 • Blossom, 26 ; Conway, 26 ;
Beaver, 10 ; Alacrity, 10 ;.,Slaney, 10. •
At the Cape.-Vigo, 741 Menai, 26 ; Heron, 1.0 ; Cygneti
10 ; Shearwater, 10.

On the Coast of Africa—.lphigenia, 42 ; Pheasant, 2-2 ; Myr.
midon, 20 ; Morgiana, 18 ; Thistle, 12 ' • Snapper, 12.
At Halitax—Neweastle, 60 ; Forte, 44; Niemen, 28 ;
28 ; liellette; 20 ; Cyrene, 20 ; Dotterel, 18 ; Jasseur, X 18.;
Argus, 18. _

At Newfoundland—Sir Francis brake, 34 ; Valorus, 26 ;
Egeria, 14; Grasvhopper, 18 ; ?cher, 12 ; Drake, 10 ; Clinker,
10. - j .

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Discovery andSurveyink—Fury, Heela' Leven, Shamrock,
Bathurst, investigator, Snap, Adventure, Kangaroo.

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The Normande French ship. of war arrived- at the Cape of
Good Hope pth.Pecetriber froM,Brest, on her way to sake pos-
session of the island of St.- MarY; Madagascar. '
.On Wtstntisdar: the transport Sophia (Lieutenant- Spenter,
'Agent),- arrived at Portsmouth from the Mediterranean, with a
carpi of returned Government stores, taken on board at Malta,
which place she left on the 14th ult. in company with the Sue,
cess and Pilot transilorts, which arrived last week. The 'Sophia
was detained to get a new mainmast at
,Gibraltar; she left that
port the 11th inst., and next day met his 31ajesty's ship Active,
Sir James Gordon, with Lord - Chatham on board, which ship
left Portsmouth on the 211th alt.

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On Sunday the Sendramig, Rear-Admiral Loid. Colville,
Capt. Iltislosson, sailed from Portsmouth fur Cork; the
.Pharton, 'Capt. :Montagu, for- Cork and Plymuntb; and the
Rosario, Capt. Maryatt, on a cruise.
On Monday the 18, ye, Capt. P. Fisher, arrived with volitntecr
seamen; from l hatham, anu returned thither the nest day.
On. Tuesday the Iphigenia, Commodore Sir R. Mends, sailed
for the coast of Africa; and the Cameleon, Capt. Mingay, with
money for the Dock Yard at Plymouth.
Saturday morning, the Shamrock, Capt. Martin White,
arrived froiresurVeying the coasts of Ireland—Remain at Spit-
head—Tees (for the Last Indies), Brazen, and ShaMrock.
• About thirty sail of outward-bound Merchantmen have been
forced into Portsmouth by fiml winds.:—The Pliamix Captain
Weatherhead, with 1130 .convicts from the' hulks at :hat port,
for Botany Bay, also remains at Spithead.