The Sun.
London, England, 1827-09-10 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PoRTS3IGLITH, SEPT. S.—On Sunday last the
transport Baltic Merchant, bound to this port, from
Rio Janeiro, put into Cork by contrary winds. She
left Rio on the 29th of June, ten- days after the
Eclair, which arrived here last week. No intelli-
gence had been received from .130enos Ayres, rela-
tive to the Preliminary Treaty of Peace agreed
upon by M. Garcia. Every thing appeared to hinge
upon that event, The return of the Heron was
daily expected. The Menai, 26, Captain M. Sey-
mour, sailed for the Pacific on June 29. The
Blanche, Captain Mends, was daily expected to
arrive at Rio, from Valparaiso, having been relieved
in the Pacific by the Doris. The Baltic Merchant
brings home returned stores, and, as passengem:,
-Lieut. Markham, of the Ganges, and Lieut. Caul:.
field, of the Menai ; also Messrs. Robbe, Pakenhaw,
and Dacres, Midshipmen of the Ganges, promoted
to the rank of Lieutenant. Lieut. Anderson,' of

the Cadmus, had been appointed to the Ganges;
Mr. Milne (son of Admiral Sir David Milne,
K.C.8.), was promoted to be Lieutenant of the
Cadmus; and Mr. M'Donald, of the Ganges, to be
Lieutenant of the Menai. The ship Crown, bound
to Quebec, run foul of the Baltic Merchant, and
carried away her bowsprit.
The following extract from our Correspondent's
letter contains some further information from that

quarter :
RIO JANEIRO, .JUNE 29.—0 n the 27th June,
Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Otway gave a dejeune, on
board the Ganges, at which were present, the Mar-
quess de Maccyo (the Brazilian Minister of Marine)
the Marchioness and her sister,the British Minister,
the French Minister, and the beautiful Marchioness
de Gabriac, his lady, the Austrian and Prussian
Ministers, the Minister from Hamburg'', and the
suites of the respective Embassies, the Baroness do
Rio da Pratra (wife of the Brazilian Admiral com-
manding in the River Plate), and family, with the
families of several of the principal British residents,
and the Captains of his Majesty's ships present, as
well as Commodore Biddle, of the United States
ship Macedonia. After the repast, on the health of
his Majesty the Emperor of Brazil being proposed,
a Royal salute was fired at the moment on board his
Majesty's ship Ranger, Lord Henry Thynne, on ac-:
count of the delicate state of the lovely Marchioness,
which would not bear the shock of the guns on board
the Ganges. Dancing was then commenced on the
quarter-deck, and quadrilles, waltzes, and Spanish
dances were kept up with spiiit for some hours,
after which the company retired-, highly delighted
with their entertainment, as well as with the view
of the internal order and arrangement of that mag-
nificent ship. The Brazilian ladies were so much
animated by the novelty d the scene, that they
cheered on leaving the ship; on which the crew of
the Ganges manned the rigging, and gave them
three hearty cheers in return. It is evident that the
Gallant Admiral knows how to preserve a good un:,
derstanding with all parties, and that he is likely to
succeed in that object, while he can thus keep the
ladies on his side.

" The tough old Brown has recommenced opera-
tions in the River Plate. On the sth of June he
had a smart skirmish with the blockading squadron,
which he drove before him down the River. It is.
expected he will shortly, make an attack upon them
in their own waters, off Monte Video. A frigate is'
expected from Holland, it is said; and the Buenos
Ayreans, thus reinforced, will probably astonish the
Brazilians, ere long, if peace does not take place,
which, hourever, is expected shortly.
" Several British vessels have been detained, for
has* on board arms and munitions of war, and
other articles, the property of the Brazilian Govern.
ment. Our merchants in London seem entirely to
forget that they are sending to a belligerent port,
goods which are liable to be seized and detained
along with the unlawful commodities also shipped
in the vessels coming here ; .and they ought to be
more cautious in making their shipments than to
send there in such bad company. A Dutch ship
detained by a privateer, and sent for Bitenos Ayres,
has been retaken from the prize crew, and the prize
master killed, by the part of her crew remaining on
board, who !Jaye carried her into Monte Video. It
is said
she had goods on board belonging to the
Brazilian Govern:nent."
On Thursday his Majaty's surveying-vessel the
Kangaroo, Mr. Miles, acting Commander' arrived
from Jamaica, having left that island on July 10,
with a mail, which, as the wind was against the ves-
sel coming up channel, was landed at Falmouth,
yesterday se'nnight. The Valorous, 28, Captain t
the Earl of Huntingdon, was to leave Port Royal
shortly for England. The Barham, GO, Sir Thomas
Louis, Bart., had sailed far St. Domingo ; on her
return she was to proceed to Halifax and Quebec,
with money. The Arachne, Captain Penman' had
gone to the Windward station ; the Scylla, toßer-
muda, with despatches; the Espeigle and Ferret
were lying at Port Royal. All the crews of the
ships on the station were healthy ; nor was there
any prevalent disease existing among the Islands,
except at Cuba, where (at the Havannah) fever was
very destructive of human life, both among the
troops and the inhabitants. The following passen-
gers, came home in the Kangaroo :7— Captain
Cole
brook, R.A.; Lieutenants Bond, Pylades; ,
promoted from the Arachne ; and Fprrester, of the
Barham; Messrs. Stanmer, Dative'', White, Mid.
invalided ; and Mr. Rae, merchant.
On Tuesday the Briton frigate, Capt. lion. Win.
Gordon, sailed for Newfoundland, with a detach-
ment of seventy-nine men of the Newfoundland Ve-
teran Companies, and for Quebec, to land Commis.
eioner Ba:Tie. On Thursday the Cracker, Lieut
Hough, sailed to protect the Fisheries on-the Cons'
of Jersey.
The Isis, 50, Cottemodore Sir Thomas Staines,
K.C.8., has left Chatham for this port, on her way
to the Mediteraanean. The Undaunted frigate,
Captaia Augustus Clifford, C. 8., is expected to sail
from this port about the middle of next month,
with Lord William Bentinek, Governor-General of
India.
Sir Thos. Hardy has returned from his visit to
the Admiralty. His squadron of experimental ships
will be ready for sea again in about ten days.
The Tweed, 28, Capt. Lord 11. J. S. Churchill,
went out of harbour this morning, fitted for the
Cape of Good Hope station. Yesterday the Kan-
garoo sailed for the River. Remain at Spithead—
Galatea, Tyne, SapPliire,,ehalleuger, Tweed, Wolf,
Acorn, Columbine, Satellite,-and Starling.
The Jupiter was paid off on Wednesday.
The Royal George, 120 guns, will be launched
on the 22d instant, at Chatham. His Royal High-
ness the Lord High Admiral is expected to be

present.
The Lightniq steam-vessel arrived this morning
in the short space of
with seamen, from Chatham,
eventeen hours.--nwnpshire Telegraph.