Star.
London, England, 1831-09-12 00:00:00

THE NAVY.
PORTSAI r v.
Our Government, k 'soul I appear, now intend to resent
the insolence and outrages committed by the agents of the
tyrant bliguel's police at Lisbon against the lives and liber-
ties of foreigners, particularly English and French, which
arobecovninit more frecluznt and audacious every day. It
appears that in more instances than one our countrymen
haws been insulted and beaten, and all redress afterward.
twitedield for such injuries by the authorities The Princ,
Regent, 121, Captain Dans Moths, and Asia, 84, Capt.
Hyde Parker, sailed this afternoon, in pursuance of orders
rectivssi to day, to the Tagus, under the command of Itcar-
Admiral Parker, C. B.

A squadron under the command of Vice-Admiral Sir Ed-
ward Cadrington, composed of the Caledonia, 120, Captain
Curvy, Britannia, 120, Capt. Hope Johnstone. Talavera,
74, Captain Colby, Wellesley, 74, Commander Carew (act-
ing). Revenge, 76, Captain Hillyar. C.B. Barham. 52,
Captain Hugh Plgot, Galatea, 42, Captain Napier, C.B.
Tweed, 20, Commander Bertram. Victor. 10, Ciumnander
Ellice, and Brisk, Recruit, Royalist, and Charybdis, gun.
brigs. and Viper schooner, will proceed to sea to.murrow
(Sunday) morning far the purpose of exercise; the whole of
them, except the Caledonia, have dropped down to St.
Helen's. On this ship joining them in the morning they
will immediately get under way. Sir R. Codrington struck
his Sag on Tuesday, and proceeded to London ; ne returned
this afternoon, and re.hoivted his gag in the Caledonia.
The Donegal, 20, Captain Dick, sailed on Tuesday, and
the Alfred, 52, Captalo MaanseU, yesterday, for the Medi.
tesranean. Lieutenant-General Sir W. Houston, G.C.B.
and Lady Jane Houston and family and suite, proceeded in
the latter to Gibraltar.

The Melville, 74, Capt. Nesham, and Alligator, 28,
Commander Morgan (actin.;), arrived yesterday from Malta;
the former having left that island on the 30th July, and the
latter on the Bth ult. The Mediterranean squadron was in
perfect health. The men-of.war lying at Malta at the latest
date were the St. Vincent, 120 (the flag-ship of Sie Herry
Dothan)), Oanges, Belvidere, Pelican, and Ferret.—The
Kent, Raleigh, Scylla, and Madagascar, wee at the Archi-
pelago, the latter being expected down daily. The Scylla
sloop of war had gone to Alexandria from Smyrna ; she left
that place to avoid the plague, which was raging with con-
siderable violence, and, as a measure of safety, the linen
which was sent ashore to be washed was not rar.eived on
board again, but was boat.
EXPERIMENTAL SAILING.—The Barham, 52 (ranee)
Captain Nut, Winchester, 82, Captain Lwd Wm. Paget,
Curagoa (ranee) Captain D. Dunn, and Victor, 18 (brig)
Commander Ellice, for which orders were received prate-
day sennight to miss in the channel, to try their respec-
tive rates of sailing, proceeded to sea for that purpose oo
Sunday morning. under the orders of Rear Admiral Parker,
who shifted his flag an the occasion to the Barham. They
returned on Wednesday—the Winchester to St. Helen's,
the noontide to Sppithead. It was intended that the Wks-
' cheater, aft.x a satlsfaetory trial bad been made of the rela-
tive qualities of these ships, should part company, and put. sae her way to Halifax, but the strong westerly winds ob.
Used bee to bear up. She sailed yesterday, however, for her
destination. The result of the 2 days' trial under the different
CilCUMMllliCet—from light winds up to a rate of ten knots,
quite close hauled, and exceeding that rate when the ships
ran large--proved that the Barham and Winchester are
both remarkably fine ships, very still and easy under sail ;
but if a preference must be stated, it should be given to the
Boehm when on a wind; the Wise:heater, however, having
the advantage when naming large. We speak la insumen
when carrying top-gallani sails over en&-reefed topsails
and courses, and fun able to do so • in moderate wind and
smooth water the Victor was the hat of the four. The Cu-
rages bee proved to he a very fine Alp, hut she cannot cons.
pen with the ppo.nwer of the Barium and Winchester; as the
wind and sea increased she fell astern ; she is, however, very
restively. All the ships work uncommonly quick, and are
very easy.
PORTSMOUTH REGATTA.
The first day of our annual Regatta was to have been
Tuesday ; the rale, however, in the morning was not only
so heavy as to preclude any company from participating in
the scene, but the wind so light that neither boats nor vessels
would have been under command : it was therefore post-
poned ; shout noon, nevertheless, the weather having bright-
ened, and the wind freshened, company began to congre-
gate, but too late to get the vessels and boats to re-assent.
bk. That day, therefore, passed off without any sport, a
circumstance the more to be regretted, as her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Kent, with the Princess Victoria in the
Emerald yacht, attended by Lord Yarborough in the Falcon,
and a numerous cortege of other yachts, came to witness it.
The coup Weil was nevertheless very fine ; her Royal High.
nen was received with a royal salute from each man-of-oar
as the Emerald passed, with their yards manned. On Wei-
:today the weather was so unfavourable that no vessel multi
be started. On Thursday, however, it moderated, so as to
enable the vessels and large clan wherries to contend for thr.
Pekes, but not so for the two smaller classes of wherries
without endangering lives. The latter, consequently were
ROI allowed to start, although time of them were anxious tt,
do so, and had actually engaged some friendly boats to fol-
low them close to aftd assistance in the event of accidents.
The regatta ball at the King's Rooms, Soothed*, on INtes•
day, was crowded with fashionable*