The Sun.
London, England, 1829-09-14 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

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PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 12.--The Druid, 46, --)'•
W. Sandon, arrived on Sunday from Jatusics,a Ili, I'.
a tempestuous passage. She brings no new loceee,
Bence from the Main Land, nor any informatitsloe
lative to the _Spanish Royalists' expedition. If
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has brought to. England.ahout one million artd'A 'tab "
of dollars, on private account,- from
.the sPen,ls,.
Main; and five hundred serons of cochineal. 'LA
Admiral Fleming with the Barhatn (which has
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perfcctly,refitted for sea service), and the Skannle"'
Shirley, and Grasshopper, were at Curacoa; te
Ranger was gone to Bermuda • the Mersey, Arse ,'l
and Espiegle were at Barbadoes; the Magnifico";
Victor, Fairy, Harpy, and Icarus, were at James;
and .the Nimble, Speedwell, Skipjack,
Pincher and Monkey, of five or three guns Pr;
were at the Bahamas, and among the Keys, ellfvf.,,,
ed in suppressing attacks of' piracy. Two_ot:,
vessels . of this description, the Firefly and nr„'
were at Bermuda. The Druid will proceed to s'
mouth to be paid off.
The Henry Porcher transport, Lieut. Cheessl
Binstead, Agent, arrived on Monday, in 41
from Ascension, with returned stores and a feWjl,
valids. The Island was progressively improvig;
a-lirge tank had been completed, and others we',
marked out, in order-that all-the water may be de
lected for the use of the ships that may touch alert;
It was intended to lay down several thousand yor,„
of pipe, for the purpose of conveying it, from t
Green Mountain. Captain Suckling, late-dti,ve
Y.
Medina, and Lieut. Brandreth, of the Royal Y.;
gineers, who had completed his survey of the Islas
came home passengers. The Henry Porcher '"
had no intercourse with any ships of the Affic,:ie
squadron. She left the garrison at Ascension .01'
healthy.
CaptainT he Clovnasdtsewl hot tritohn,
nAinmeehrorceadn
lust
ant eig,
in 28 days from New York. She brings to 111
htofat36Cgoa'litle;
country Mr. M‘Lean, who is entrusted with 90'
diplomatic mission. The Constellation will Prc;
Geed from Cowes to Havre, with Mr. Reives, wb
has some - official appointment from the lr",,te
iafe
States to France; she will then take Comnou'ite
Biddle to the Mediterranean, to which command
is appointed.
The St. Vincent, 120, has been commissiose.d,
for the flag-ship at Plymouth, in lieu of the
frOtrile
tannia, under orders for the Mediterranean.
appointments -to the former are Captain Has":,,,
Commander Blight; Lieutenants Goold,
Marsh, F. H. H. Glasse, J. B. Sommerville, A.
clair, and James Ware; Mr. Risk, Surge%;
Messrs. Lees and Landmer, Assistant SUrge°ll'i
Jet
Mr. W. Lye, Master. Captain George Dm"
will take the Britannia to the Mediterranean. .11
The Briton frigate, Hon. Capt. Gordon,
proceed to Lisbon with Mr. M'Kenzie, the Co 0;,
General, on hoard, as soon as Captain Diekerisoo
Court-martial is terminated.

The following midshipmen passed their examirll:
tion at the Royul Naval College, on Tuesday 13*'1,:,
Mr. Richard Inman, Mr. Stephen Grenville Fred
mantle, Mr. John Frederick Guyon, Mr. Ed"„lfr,
Young, the Hon. Edward George Howard,
John Gunn Robins, Mr. Charles Bisset Bayley,
Charles Trelawney Passingham, Mr. Henry Tfil
Smith, Mr. Charles James Fox Campbell, Pf..
Charles Bamber Warren, Mr. Adam Giffard 0
cott, Mr. George Augustus Henry.
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The Members of the Court-martial on Capon,'
Dickenson will not, it is supposed, be relieved frs9;
their labours until Tuesday or Wednesday. o,lli,
Dickenson's defence was read yesterday, by his gvj
Advocate, Mr. Minchin, with considerable effect,
to-day witnesses were called in support of it. t
An investigation has taken place this week,
the Custom-house at this port, by Charles 13e.'
Esq., one of the Surveyors-General of . the C 7;
toms, respecting the mode of distribution of
proceeds of a seizure of a large quat.tity of 01
about two years ago ; which investigation, we 'lli'
derstand, has been gone into in consequence of 0",
anonymous representation that the officers had re.
eeived a greater share than they were entitled to!
The charge, we understand, involves in part ger
tlemen of the highest respectability, who have bee°.,
a great length of time in the service without 1191,°;'
mish in their official or private characters, and W'l
have ever been considered as most zealous and for
nourable members of the department to which the'
belong.
The Customs transactions at this port
within a few days, been transferred from the build-
ing in Broad-street to that newly erected on the lat
Victualling-office Quay, between Portsmouth 0d
,
Portsea. The frontage of the latter towards tt4i•
harbour presents a handsome appearance fro!'" the
water, and the building is well adapted to the pir
pose for which it is appropriated.
The Caroline, Winberg, from this port, arrived(
at Elsineur 23d August. The Reward, Goof s
,41c
this port, arrived at Gravesend from Palermo '
inst. The Fame, Davis, from Liverpool for Acif}e;
arrived at Alrneira 12th August. The lie""0-t
Faulkner, of this port, arrived at Archangel
London 3d September. The Despatch, CrablVie
rived at Naples from Liverpool 11th August.
Pons Collender, from this port for 4211„e"..-
was spoken with 10th August, lat. 45. long-io
The Friede, Netzer, arrived at Memel fret' a'
port 17th August, The Restitution, Moon, of 113
from this port for St. John, was spoken with 2
August last, lat. 47. 27. Niong. 39. W. ht,
In Hamoaze—Britannia, Kent, Trinculo,
ning, Orestes, Leveret, Eclipse, Calyp.o, AnteloY4
and Meteor. In the Sound—Britomart.

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