Star.
London, England, 1831-08-16 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

POITSNOUTN Ass. 13.—His Majesty's ship Eden,
28, Captain W. F. W. Owen, arrived en Monday from the
South Americo° station, having on board 800,000 dollars
on merchants' account, and 120,000 dollars saved from the
wreck of the Thetis. The Eden left Rie de Janeiro oo the
11th of 11ay,fonched at Cape Frio, arrived at Bahia oo the
24th of May, and sailed again on the 27th, proceeded to
Pernambuco, and quitted that place on the Itch of June.....
From Rio we learn that the newly elected President, Ca;
umbra, has shown considerable ability in directing the affairs
of the Government, and was spoken of by the Brunie= in,
the most entbusiastic terms of approbation and respect. The
excitement caused by the great change in the political lessisl
son, by the abdication of Don Pedro. had in a resider*
tesbsided. The principal object el the Brazilians wren
mem to be not so much to establish any particle* ,fin. er
Hoomismeet as to expel from the country all &Meet=
oreesdiket there. To such an extent did they wry
tweibleollet, that hardly a day passes but some unfortiMmis
is assassinated or poisoned. This end Wide*
tellersetwore despicable, inasmuch as It alramt Istrewiddy
armored that the murdered person was a oma of pee.
pent', old boom may easily be traced the seethe for
Marking him out as the victim of their licentious and
tabu-like persecution. The Brazilians had ;
upon dispensing withlthe services of all twelves',
with
suck only as have been espied in actual candidwith
enemy. At Bahia things had assumed a mere Ada
psclSc charm:tee, and the recent distatbaseoo, wbidi oneir
to have been ezaggerated both as to their axe" aniespee.
tance in their operation, had been. easily sin/passed gut
was
energetic conduct of the Governer. The
• was the disposition of our squadron whin the Ma Mks
Captain Hon. W. W. Waldnreve, was at
Callao ; cirlitausei . 48, Captain Dunne. In the Peel& i Mons
18, Commander Fitzgerald, gone to the Gateposts 1•11011,
for Sleight ; Ligb ming. 18, Commander Dicklesoh, et
Frio; A/gerkee, 10, Commander Hon. F. F. De Rah *
Monts Video ; Clio, 18, Commander Onslow. gene t• Val-
paraiso. The Druid. 48, Captain Hamilton, W not arrived
out. The Tribune was the next ship for England, and
would be followed by the Alen. The arrival ooff the .ideas
has given us an opportunity of obtaining authentic informs.
don of the mortality in that ship, whilst employed on the
coast of Africa ; end we are Canny to hare to cetteborate
the melancholy fact of her having lost, between the lit ofl
May and Ist December, 1829. 110 officers and men. 5...
Owen, Lieutenant Kellett, one midshipman, and 12
and marines. are the only survivors of the whole of the
Cars and ship's company that left England in her. The Elsa
came into harbour on Thursday, and will be paid elf kilo
Ordinary in the ensuing weci.
The Kensington, United States corvette of 30 guns, sew
mended by Captain Ramsay, arrived at Cowes on Arad*
last from New 'York, in the ahort space of £7 days. By her
we have receivel New York papas of the 21st July, bet
they contain no news of political importance. This is the
largest flush-decked ship that was ever built; in fact she Is'
a large American frigate without a quarter-deck. She is 171
feet long, 44 feet broad, measures 1,458 was, and Is reposed
with a sew of 350 men. She sails remarkably fast, and is
a good sea boat ; theguns ate 101 feet out of the water. Het
destination is Cronstadt with despatches. The polite coo-
duet of the °Man of pis ship to all who repair as to
we her, is a subject of general praise. eat
meats to all indiscriminately. She is not sold to the
Oweernment. as has been reported.
PDOSIOT lONS AND APPOINTDINTS.-31r..1. A. Abbott
is meowed to the rank of Lieutenant; Lieutenant Lord
asionee Paget to the Warspite ; Lieutenant W. F. Young
m the Britannia ; Lieutenant T. 0. Knox to be First of the
Magielenne, vice Watkins, who remains in the Asia; Lieu-
tenants W. D. Puget and E. Dixon, Mr. James Wallace,
and Mr. J. Rae (b), Assistant Surgeons, to the Isis; Lieut.
0. Afar: in Hunter to the Racehorse; Commander R. Pain
Inspector of the Coast of Southend, to the river Thames;
vice Pogue; Commander W. J. Cole to be Inspector of
Southend. vice Pain ; Ale William Coyde, late Mate of the
Bybille. who came home as acting Lieutenant in the Medineil
to the Swan cutter ; Mr. Mackay, Master, to the Rattle.
snake, vice Hensley, at sick quarters; Mr. Page, Assistant-
Sumeon at /lager, to the Alfred.
The following Midshipmen peered their examination for
Lieutenants at the RoAl Naval College, on the 9th instant:
~..11r. G. K. Ogilvy. W. H. Johnstone, E. Tatham, E. 11.
power, Britannia; N. Falcon, Sparthre • O. E. Walford,l
ate Thetis ; Charles M'Donald. late qaletea; A. Sansutn,
Winchester; .1. IT, Drake,' Victor; W. H. Maiben, Mes-
singer; the lattee having reelotiely passed In seamanship
en board his Majesty's ship Prince Regent.
Pte. Lords COMMIONOINKS of the Admisally have ap.
"died James Heating,. Rsq. to Winne as Judge Ad.'
encase at all Naval Courts Menial held at ibis port, in tee
I.zr. of *we Pivethan; sci. desempti.-4lawgisiliee re.
raids.
WILLS OF J. NORTIICOTE, ESQ. AND MRS.
,1
SWOONS.
. JAMICS Noarucove, Rua. R. A.—The will of this de.l
leased veteran and eccentric artist has bees proved In
Doctors' Commons, and a very extraordmary document
it ie. It Gut directs that his body shall be kept units.
toned as long as it can be &Wilted, to prevent the pos.
dbility of being busied alive, and to be inspected by suns
estnpetent surgton. He desires to be buried either in
die vault under the new St. Mary.k.bone Church, near
.lle his late friends, Mr. Conway sod Miss Booth, or
In St. Paul's Cathedral, near his late lamented friend
and muter, Sir Joshua Reynolds.—He directs Francis
Chanuey, R. A. and sculptor, will execute a St and
proper monument to his memory, fur which he indent his
executors to pay one thousand pounds; and the some artist
to execute a monument for the deceased's brether, Samuel
Northcote, to be placed in St. Andrew's Church, Plymouth,
at an expense of two hundred pounds. He stater, that he
has completed the menusaipt and executed the &signs for
a second set of Ow Hundred Fobles be potioustioo of the
first, which he iedgairons abould be poyishod as speedily
after the death erlifisieter as my he.; and he di:tete that
not less than one thousand, or more 'them fourteen hundred
pounds. shall be.espended out Of Lis. parlous' estate, oq en.
purl- ' and -- ' ' Fables ; and he matte that
, Ali "'s Alemen-