The Sun.
London, England, 1829-07-06 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 4.—The North Star, 28,
Captain Arabin, arrived on Monday evening in 55
days from Rio de Janeiro. There was no English
man of war lying there. Rear-Admiral Sir R. W.
Otway, in the Ganges, with the. Tribune frigate,
was cruising off the port. The Right Honourable
Lord Strangford, Envoy Extraordinary_ from this
Court to the Brazils, returned in the North Star,
having failed in every object of his embassy. Don
Pedro, despairing of success in obtaining a consort
from any European Court, was about to espouse the
Marchioness Seitos, a lady of some beauty, by
whom he has already had one child. The Brazilian
men of war were dismantling as fast as they
arrived from the service in which they were engaged
during the late war with Buenos Ayres; and the
British Officers, hitherto actively employed in that
navy, were now thrown aside upon a very scanty
pension of about 2s. per diem—and that was very
irregularly paid. Not any expectation was held out
that Don Pedro would make the slightest effort to
hurl Don Miguel from his usurpation. The North
Star came into harbour yesterday to be paid off.
Extract of a letter from his Majesty's ship Vic-
tor, Havannah, May 21 :—" We arrived here yes-
terday from Jamaica, to order the Druid to Eng-
land. We then proceed to Nassau, to send the
Mersey to Bermuda. Port Royal has been very
sickly for the last two months, from the effect of
which the Magnificent has not escaped, having in
ten days lost about thirty men. We have not lost
a man out of the Victor. We are kept constantly
at sea, being only allowed forty-eight hours in har-
bour ; a regulation to which I conceive may be at-
tributed the health: of the sea-going ships. The
Slaney arrived from Antigua, and sailed again the
day before we left Jamaica."

The Russian frigate Castor, and a brig of war,
arrived on 'Wednesday from Malta, on their passage
to Cronstadt. They bring no news.
The Seringapatam, 46, Hon. Captain Walde-
grave, sailed on Tuesday for the South American
station, to relieve the Forte frigate. General Mil-
ler, who was lately in the Peruvian service, has
taken a passage in her. She will call at Brest to
take on board Mr. Pennell (and family), appointed
Consul-General for this country at the Brazils.

The Earl of Dalhousie, Commander-in-Chief in
the East Indies, is arrived here to take his passage
in the Pallas, 52, Captain Fitzclarence. The Bishop
of Calcutta, Dr. Turner, is also arrived for the same
purpose.

The Herald yacht, Captain Maxwell, was to
leave Woolwich to-day, for Copenhagen and St.
Petersburgh. Lady Heytesbury, her son and
daughter, and Captain A'Court, take passage in her.
The brig Swift has arrived this week from Hali-
fax, with the crews of the Ringdove sloop of war
and the Myrtle packet ; the former vessel having
been put out of commission as unserviceable, and
the latter having been lost in a fog on the coast of
Nova Scotia.

We are happy to hail the return of Captain
Clement, in his Majesty's ship Shannon, to this
station. It will be remembered that this gallant
officer in addition to his other distinguished services,
saved the town of Falmouth, in .this island,
from the total conflagration in the year 1812,
while lying off that port, as Commander of his
Majesty's sloop Favourite. On discovering the
fire he landed with his crew, and rendered the most
prompt and effectual services, for which he after-
wards received the unanimous thanks of the Ma-
gistrates and inhabitants of that town, for his great
and meritorious exertions on that occasion.—Jamaica
Courant, April 17.

At Spithead—Briton, Pallas, and two Russians.
In the Harbour—Victory, Melville, Athol, North
Star, Favourite, and Onyx.
The Zenobia, free trader for Ceylon and Calcutta,
now at Spithead will sail to-morrow. General Sir
Hudson Lowe takes passage in her. The Carts
Brea Castle, free trader, Captain Barber, for the
Cape and Calcutta, will also get away; she has
been detained by the late boisterous weather.
Lord Yarborough, in his yacht, the Falcon, has
this week made an excursion to Jersey. His Grace
the Duke of Norfolk, and the Earl of Ilchester have
this week also made their appearance at Spithead,
in their respective yachts.
His Grace the Duke of Buccleugh arrived here
on Wednesday night, and returned to London
yesterday.

A steam vessel of 200 horse power, called the
Columbia, was launched on Wednesday, at Wool-
wich Dock-yard; she is intended for the service of
the new Settlement at Swan River.
DEVONPORT, JULY 4.—Letters have been re-

Lieutenant John Spurin, (1815) is appointed
to be first Lieutenant of the Trinculo, fitting out
at this port.
The following appointments to the Revenue
cruisers have taken place last quarter :—Lieutenant
Thomas Jackson, (b) to the Dolphin; Lieutenant
Samuel Granby, to the Harpy; Lieutenant S.
Barrett, to the Stork ; Lieutenant Sidney King, to
the Ranger; Lieut. Richard Carter, to the Scout.
Mr. John Whitefield is appointed Supernumerary
Assistant Surgeon of his Majesty's ship Britannia,
instead of Mr. David Graham Miller, appointed to
his Majesty's packet-brig Lyra.