The Sun.
London, England, 1827-10-29 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 27.—Last evening, about
seven o'clock, his Royal Highness the. Lord High
Admiral arrived at the Admiralty-house, prepara-
tory to his presenting, this morning, the Ports-
mouth Division of Royal Marines with the new
colours which his Majesty has graciously assigned to
that corps. His Royal Highness dined with our
Commander-in-Chief, Admiral the,Hon. Sir Robert
Stopford, and .a select party. At about half-past
nine this morning, his Royal Highness, accompanied
by Admiral the Hon. Sir Robert Stopford, Rear-
Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy, Sir George Cockburn,
Sir James Cockburn, Capt. the Hon. Robert C.
Spencer, R.N. (Private Secretary to the Lord High
Admiral), embarked from the Sally-port in his Ma-
jesty's steam-vessel the Lightning, under a Royal
salute from the fleet, which manned yards, and pro-
ceeded on board his Majesty's frigate Galatea, com-
manded by Sir Charles Sullivan, Bart., at Spit-
head, which ship he reached in fifteen minutes. He
continued on board about an hour, inspecting the
ship, &c., and then visited the new sloop of war
Satellite, Capt. J. M. Laws (built by Sir Robert
Seppings), which is fitted with a new gun-carriage,
the invention of,General Miller (Inspector of Ord-
nante and Gurecarriap-es), improved by Sir Thomas
Hardy, on a principle which admits of the gun
being fired with considerably greater ease and fa-
cility than those which are mounted on the old
carriages. His Royal Highness was much pleased
with the invention, and the exercise of the crew
at the guns, as he was also with the internal fit-
ments and arrangements of the Satellite, which he
minutely examined ; but as the practical effect could
not be shewn, from the number of boats which sur-
rounded the ship, he expressed his intention to make
another visit to her, at nine o'clock to•morrow
morning, when the guns will be fired. At half-past
eleven his Royal Highness left the Satellite, under a
royal salute from the fleet, and landed from the
steamer at Southsea Common, to perform the gra-
tifying duty which was the especial object of his
present visit. The Royal Marine Corps, under the
command of Colonel Moncrieffe, and the Royal
Marine Artillery, under the command of Lieutenant-
Colonel Sir Richard Williams, K.C.8., had assem-
bled on the Common ; and all the troops of the line,
in the garrison, and LiEutenant-Colonel Lindegren's
eorps of Portsdown cavalry, were upon duty on the
ground in honour of the ceremony. The troops
marched past his Royal Highness in ordinary and
quick time, then formed an oblong square, and his
Royal Highness commenced his address to the Royal
Marine division, by expressing the peculiar and
great happiness he felt on the present occasion, in
being deputed by his gracious Majesty to express
the Royal approbation of their heroic and victorious
conduct, which his Royal Highness traced his-
torically from the formation of the corps, through
all its various glorious achievements and services,
to the close of the last long and eventful war;
which he dwelt upon with peculiar force and dig-
nity of language, and with those glowing feelings
of admiration and highly merited praise which
the contemplation of services so heroic, important,
and patriotic, must ever inspire in a British bosom.
His Royal Highness concluded his long and elo-
quent address (which exceeded an hour in the de-
livery), by adverting to the services of all the troops
then assembled, viz. the 27th, 28th, and 58th Regi-
ments, in their employ at the capture of the Haven-
nail, under the Earl of Albemarle; in scaling the
heights of Quebec, under General Wolfe; and in
their more recent gallant exploits, of his Royal High-
ness showed an intimate knowledge, and spoke of
them with great enthusiasm and delight. The new
colours of the Royal Marine Division were then
unfurled, their honourable and distinguished bear-
ings and devices described, and were,then presented
in due form.

The colours so bravely earned by this truly va-
luable corps, the trophies of which his Majesty has
been graciously pleased to select for them, with the
brilliant and ever to be remembered speech of the
Lord high Admiral in their presentation, have been
met by the Officers,Non-commissioned Officers, and
Privates of this division, with those feelings which
so glorious an occasion calls forth. The Officers
celebrated the day at the mess, the Sergeants dined
together, the Corporals had also a dinner; and Co-
lonel Moncrieffe generously presented every man
with a quart of good English beer with his dinner.
The toasts enthusiastically drank by the Non-com-
missioned Officers were—His Majesty's health ; the
Lord High Admiral, General of Marines; the Royal
Family, God bless them; Colonel Moncrieffe and
the Officers of the Division, and may every man of
the corps be as faithful to his King and country as
those brave,tnen who have already set us so noble an
example ; our brave Quarter-master, Lieut. Hewett,
who taught the enemy at Oswego, that nothing is
impossible for a British Officer to perform.
The barrack gate was brilliantly and beautifully
illuminated, by a perfect representation, in coloured
lamps, on a platform thirty-nine feet in height, of
their new colours, with the devices, &c. This
splendid and electrifying work reflects the greatest
credit on all the persons engaged, combining taste,
judgment, and the most brilliant effect. The inte-
rior of the barracks was also illuminated, with the
Lord High Admiral's flag, in coloured lamps, and
several transparencies, &c. The necessary mate-
rials for the platform were promptly lent by Sir
George Grey, who evinces the kindest feelings on
every occasion where he can be of service to this di-
vision; in short, the best feelings of every veteran
bosom (who considers. himself no longer neglected)
have been called forth; and those hardy sons of
Great Britain, the recruits, will, when occasion re-
quires, say with the old ones, that they have done
their duty, and, when discharged, after an honour-
able servitude, they will always be ready to do it
again.
The Lord High Admiral dining with the Hon.
Sir Robert Stopford, K.C.8., this day, the Royal
Marines and Royal Marine Artillery have fixed on
next Tuesday for inviting to their hospitable mess
the Naval and Military authorities, &c.
After the ceremony of the presentation of the co-
lours, the Lord High Admiral honoured the Lieu-
tenant-Governor, Major-General Sir James Lyon,
K.C.8., with his company, to partake of a dejeune
d la fourchette, at which the distinguished persons
who accompanied his Royal Highness in his visit,
and all the principal Naval and Military Officers,
with their ladies, were present. His Royal High-
ness has deferred his visit to Plymouth. He will
return to Bushy Park to-morrow.
Captain Crozier, R. N. (promoted from his Ma-
jesty's ship Ariadne), passed through this town on
Tuesday, for his father's, at Norton, Isle of Wight.
Captain Crozier left Corfu on the 23d of September,
and Ancona on the 3d of October, and was only
eight days on the road from Bologna to Calais.
Admiral Sir Edward Codrington was blockading the
Turkish fleet at Navarino' with the Asia, Albion,
Genoa, and other ships. The Seringapatam frigate,
Captain Fitz-Clarence, had left the squadron, to re-
turn to England.
The Tyne, 28, Captain J. K. White; Sapphire,
28, Captain Henry Dundas ; and the Challenger, 28,
Captain Joseph Harrison (acting), are to make ano-
ther short experimental cruise together, previous to
being detached on permanent service. It is expected
that the Tyne, Acorn, and Columbine, will go to
the North American station; the Challenger and
Wolf, to the Mediterranean ; the Satellite, the East
Indies; and the Alert, to the West India station.
The Lord High Admiral has directed Captain
John Hayes. C.B. and Captain William Symonds,
each to build a 44-gun frigate, agreeably to their
own plans, without any restrictions as to length,
breadth, or tonnage. Dr. Inman is to build another
28-gun frigate, which will be of greater length and
breadth than ships of this force usually possess.
On Monday, the Vigilant, Lieutenant Meredith,
arrived with seamen from Plymouth, and returned to
that port again ; on Tuesday the Challenger, 28,
Captain Joseph Harrison (acting), and this after-
noon the Columbine, 18, Capt. W. Symo,ds, came
into harbour, to refit ; and the Myrtle packet, Lieut.
Sison, went out of harbour. This day the Cracker

cutter, Captain Hough, returned from protecting the
Jersey Oyster Fisheries. Remain at Spithead—
Galatea, Sapphire, Tyne, Wolf, Satellite, Acorn,
Alert, Myrtle, and Arrow. In the Harbour—
Victory, Revenge, Melville, Maidstone, Challenger,
Columbine, Primrose, Britomart, Sylvia, Cracker,
and Carnelian.
Captain Wm. Parker, C. B. is appointed to the
Warspite, 74, lying in the Tagus; Commander W.
Symonds, to the William and Mary (Commodore
J. Chambers White), at Deptford; Commander C.
Crole, to the Columbine ; Lieutenant Eytoni to the
Wolfe, rice Roberts; Lieutenant Frederick Rogers,
to the Victor; Mr. John Halket is promoted to be
u Lieutenant of the Challenger.
Mr. George Hunter, a reduced quarternian of
this Dock Yard, is appointed to be Master Ship-
wright at Jamaica, vice Burdswood, deceased.
On the 18th inst., Lieut. Richards, Osmington
Coast Guard, crept up two rafts (16G casks) of Fo-
reign Spirits of Brandy.
Lately was captured, off Barra Head, by the Swift
revenue cutter, Capt. Beatson, the cutter Chance,
of Flushing, laden with tobacco, gin, and brandy,
and taken into Greenock.

The Marrnion convict ship, for Van Dieman's
Land, will sail in about ten days, with a number of
transported felons. Out of 20 convicts which were
brought from Newgate to the Hulks in this Harbour,
this week, ten of them had been there before, and
one of Chem had only been discharged a month, at
which time he had 81. given him, as part of his earn-
ings, and 3/. to take him home, with a new suit of
clothes.—Hampshire Telegraph.

The Blanche frigate, Captain W. B. Mends, from the
South American station, was paid off on Thursday, when
the officers gave a dinner, at Elliott's Royal Hotel, to their
,xcellent and worthy Captain.
The Victor, 18, Captain G. Lloyd, sailed for the West
Indies on Wednesday.
The Weazle, 10, Captain Dunjas, sailed on Tuesday,
for Malta, with despatches for Admiral Sir Edward Co-
d rington.
The Linnet cutter was commissioned on Monday by
Lieut. J. M. Denham.

The Bittern tender, Lieutenant R. Rochfcrt, arrived on
Wednesday from Cork, with nearly one hundred volunteers
kr the fleet, raised by Captain Pryce, at Liverpool.
His Majesty's brig Britomart was commissioned for
Channel service, at Portsmouth, on Monday, by Com-
mander Henry Russel Manners.
We hear that the Wellesley, 74, will go out to the Me.
diterrarean from the Lisbon station.

His Majesty's brig Plumper, Lieutenant Medley, sailed
on Thursday for Lisbon and the coast of Africa. Captain
William Parker, appointed to the Warspite, and the Reve-
rend George Fisher, appointed to the Spartiate, went out in
the Plumper to join their respective ships at Lisbon.
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Remain in Hainoaze.--Britannia, Ocean, Windsor Castle,
Linnet, and Antelope tender.
At the Island—Eittern, Royalist, Leveret, and Vigilant.
It is understood that in future the Captains of line-of-
battle ships will be permitted to nominate the Com•
wanders of their respective ships.
By a new regulation all persons who receive the appoint-
ment of Hospital Mates at the Royal Naval Hospitals, are
to enter into a penal bond (2001.) that they will continue
in the naval service for at least live years.
Commander Hall, of Stonehouse, is appointed Inspecting
Commander of the Coast Guard service at Cromer, Norfolk.

Mr. Henry Davy, late Second Master of the Thetis,
having passed his examination for a Master at the Trinity
House, is appointed Master of the Victor.
The Deputy Chairman of the Victualling roan!, Captain
Isaac Wolley, R.N., arrived here on Thursday, on a tour
of survey along the coast, and, after minutely inspecting the
victualling establishments at this port, proceeded on to Fal-
mouth on Tuesday.—Devonport Telegraph.

DINNER AT THE YORK HOTEL,