Star.
London, England, 1824-09-14 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Last week the Navy Steam-vessel Meteor, of 100 horse-power.
,Stationed at Portsmouth, for the purpose of towing vessels up and
down the harbour, &e. brought the Rate:Amex, 46, from her moor-
ings lower down the harbour, and the Giaaasva a, 80, alongside the
Dock.yard, in fine style, against the tide. Commissioner Sumo
attended on board the Meteor, to witness the effect of the excellent
machinery. She has taken the Deacon, 74, in tow, and proceeded
to Milford.
The Dormis had gone back to the Bay of Fundy, to cruise
against smugglers. The SAMASANG, Captain Sir W. Wm:state, had
arrived at Halifax only a short time before the Surma.. Major.
General Sir H. DOUGLAS will proceed in her almost immediately,
to assume the Government of New Brunswick. The crews of the
Jervis,' and &MARANO were both remarkably healthy. The Ad-
miral, it was reported, intended to remain at Halifax until Novem-
ber, when he would proceed to Bermuda.
The lit.ossost, 28, has again been commissioned at Woolwich,
by Captain 13aecuiv, whom, it may be recollected, was Lieutenant
of one of the discovery ships, employed in the Northern Espedii.
tion. It is reported, that Captain !inciter will be employed on a'
voyage to the South Pole, but the immediate object of the under.
tilting has not yet transpired. The &Anson is now in dock, under.
going a general repair, and it is intended abe shall be doubled, with
a view to strengthen her.
The brig Friends' Assamvs, from London for Algiers, has put
Into Ramsgate with her foremast sprung, which must be replaced
by a new one.
Yesterday the dispatches for Bombay, by the ship Florentia, were
owed at the East India House, and delivered to the Master of
that ship.
Commander MONTAGU, of the Rtrimaau, as been made Cap.
gin; and Lieutenant Wass, of the Joerraa, is promoted to the rank
el Commander, and appointed to the former ship. Lieutenant M.
Qum, of the NAIAD, is promoted to the rank of Commander,
!Messrs. F. B. Jaccson* and H. W. HILL. Midshipmen, of the EIALSDi
soar, are made Lieutenants.
Fst,ssourn, Sarr. 12.—Wind W.—Arrived the Magnet packet,
'from Lisbon in seven days. Sailed the Duke of Kent packet, fur
Lisbon; Neptune, DOWNING, for ditto ; and Lord Hobart packet,
for the Mediterranean.
Porreasoutu, Svtrr. 13.—Wind Soutberly.—Arrived the Hebe,
.HADDINGTON, for Lisbon.
Dam., Seer. 13.—Wind W.S. W.—Arrived the Navigator. Ras-
nei, from Jamaica—sailed Ist August; Tobago, %wan; and
Chops tr a , Kant; from Grenada in forty.two days ; Albiotl, HET.
SD; from Berbice ; Friendship, Ness, from Newcastle, for Guern-
• ; and Edward, of Bristol, from —.—... Came down from the
River and remain, the New Harriet, Saws, for Newfoundland ;
'Free Darner, Roscoe, for Marseilles; Houqua, Nang, for Canton;
Lady Harwood, Lawn, for St. John's, New Brunswick ; Diana.
Jay, for Genoa; and Sit George Osborne, Comacw, for the 'Cape
of Good Rape. • • • •
Laitaroor., Sam It-Wind N. W.—Arrived the Mary, STD.
"WESSON, front Jamaica—.sailed List July; Prince Regent, BSCROTT,
from ditto; Britannis, Gamow, from Berbice—sailed 3d August ;
'antgansa, Oxamtv, from New Orleans; -Lucretia, Kmotrov, from
Et. John's, New Brunswick ; Trio, Beartzta, from Petersburgh ;
and Idas, ALDRIDGZ, from Miran:jai—sailed Bth August.
• Sr. Use's, See 2.—The Peter and Ann, SNIT, which arrived
on the 31st silt. from Suits Cruz, was boarded off the Western
Islands by a Colombian schooner privateer, which put on board
,thirteen men belonging to -the Spanish brig Escape Fuego, front
Havannah to St. Thomas's.
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WINDSOR, SEPTEMBER 12.

Yesterday, a little after one o'clock, Mr. Rives and suite, belong-
ing to the late King and Queen of the Sandwich Isles, amounting
in number to seven Gentlemen and one Lady, arrived at the Castle,
where they were met by Mr. Byng of the Foreign Office, General
Sir Hilgrove Turner, Colloid Thornton, and Mr. Brant, who con_
ducted them through the suns apartments, previous to his Majesty's
arrival. At a quarter past two o'clock his Majesty left the Royal
Lodge in a close carriage drawn by four beautiful bay horses, driven
by two postillions, and oat-riders. His Majesty looked extremely
well, and was dressed in the Windsor uniform, as were also the
Marquis and Lord Francis Conyngham, who accompanied him.
His Majesty proceeded through the ng Walk into the Little
Park, entered the Castle by the old gate, and alighted at the grand
entrance to the state apartments, where his Maiesty received the
Islanders with histnual graceful condescension, in the new Council
Chamber, formerly the old State Bed-room. His Majesty, after
honouring them with an audience of three-quarters of an hour. left
the Castle, and returned to the Royal Lodge by the same route.
Mr. Byng then accompanied the Islanders back to the White Hart
Inn, where he took leave of them, and they remained to dinner.
At half-past five in the afternoon they left Windsor for London.
Their presence attracted a vast concourse of people round the White
Hart. They were all dressed in the English fashion.
. The attentions of his Majesty, to the whole party were of the
most kind, affable; and condescending character : and the impres-
sion produced on the minds of the Islanders was one of unmixed
pleasure and' satisfaction.
The Duke of RUTLAND is antertaining a party of
Noblemen on a shooting excursion, at his seat, Belvoir Castle.
Viscount ALTHORPIt has a party of friends on a
shooting excursion at his seat, Wiseton Hall, Bawtry, Yorkshire.
The Fete went off at Powis Castle with great eclat. It
was a scene of prodigious splendour. Four hundred and ten per-
sons supped in the grand banquetting-halL
Saturday, the Earl of CASTLISTEWART, Lord Viscount
Gutaawl.xy, Lords Bsaua and Strewaav, Mr. and Mrs. Gm.-
man and family, left the Waterford Hotel, Dublin, for the Giant's
Causeway.
The Marquis DE PDIDDI Colonel PACCIIIO and suite;
the Rev. Mr. JOHNSON and family, have arrived at the Waterford
Hotel, Dublin.

Sir HUGH CROFTON, Admiral Sir J. ROWLEY, and
Major WILLIAM lama, are erecting Mansions on their cages is
the county of Leitrim.

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Wednesday, the Earl of Wmuysa acrd family arrived
at Leith, in the Lord Wellington smack, and set off immediately
fur Gosford House.
The Earl of MAR, since his arrival at Alloa, has given
Twenty Gaineas.to the poor of that parish.
• The Duke and Duchessof BIMPORD and family, and
,Lord Wtxuast Russma., are at bearable, in Badenoeh, where
duty will remain during the shooting season.
The Inns at Garvamore, fitmain, Aviemore, and
litantown, are fall of Sportsmen.
A robbery to a very great extent in aseney and Ex-
chequer bills, was committed on Saturday night or Sunday morn-
ing, by breaking open the counting-house of Messrs. llAwaxx and
STtsLIY, in Duck-foot-lane, Thames-street. The Exchequer bilb
stolen amount to some thousands of pounds.
The coach returning from Belfast to Downpatrick,
on Friday evening last,. was upset by the inciting of the fore
wheels, by which Captain Saunders, an inside passenger, Lad add'
arm broken, but was not otherwise seriously injure{,
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