Star.
London, England, 1824-12-27 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Off Dover, the Orpheys, FINDLAY, from Bombay; and Henry
WESTMORLAND, from Orin aaaaa .
FALSIOUTH, DEC. 24.—Wind W. N. W.—Arrived the Swallow,
Cowl; front Cadiz for Bristol, leaky; Palmyra, LAIls, from Lon-
don fur Bengal; and Fame, Mune°, from ditto. - Sailed the Dove,
packet, for Brazil; Richard, Roindson, for St. Michael's; and
Cumberland, CLENIRWN, for Taisbon.
Pormorrit, Dec. 25.—Wind W.X.W.—Arrived the Eclipse
Packet, from Jamaica—sailed 6th November ; Kinnersley Castle,
CROUCH, from Norfolk (Virginia); Plover Packet, from Buenos
Ayres—sailed 25th Oitober ; and Magnet Packet, from Lisbon.
Poe-13moms., Dec. 25 . —This afternoon arrived his -Majesty's
ship SA?IANANG. 28, Captain Duss' from Halifax, after a tempes-
tuous passake of nineteen days. There is no news by her. Rear-
AdMiral WILLOUSIIIII LAKE was about to proceed in the JUPITER,
50, Sir Wm. Wiseman, Bart. to Bermuda, to lie there during the
winter months. The Mena t, SAPPHO, and Dorreetx, were to ac-
company him. We understand the return of the SAM asn to
England, after being so few months on the North American Sta-
tion, is occasioned by a discovery of the complete failure of the
new plan to preserve ships frein decay. The SAMA RANO was fitted
out at this port under the direction of Sir 11. Davy, with the zinc
preservers attached to the sheathing metal, by means of which, pro-'
ducing galvanic action, it Was expected the copper would he pre-
served from corrosion; but, it is proved, that though the oxidation
of the metal is prevented by the defensive action of the iron, the
animalcules which this oxidation used to destroy, now prey in such
security upon the vessel, that the bottom of the SAMARANG is co-
vered with worms, barnacles, and sea-weeds, to a degree which
prevents her being steeresl with neceaaary safety.—She is therefore
returned to England, to be docked attd re-coppered.
The westerly gales still continue, and, in consequence, all the
outward bound Merchantmen (nut less than ISO sail are at anchor
within the Wight) remain detained. The NIEMEN, 28, Captain
Pnovo Wawa (destined for the Cape of Good Hope station) re-
waned to Spithead yesterday, having sustained injury in Cowes
Roads, by the ship Duckenfield getting on board her ; she is to
come into harbour. The ATUOLL, 211, Capt. J. A.Meastax, for the
Coast of Africa, continues in Cowes Roads. . _

The number of men employed in his Majesty's Dock-yards having
been reduced to the lowest scale intended, the men are ordered to
work six days in the week instead of five, in future.
Dec. 26.—Wind W.N.W. blowing a gale.—Arrived the yibelia
transport, from Barhadoes; Alice, CUNNINGHAM, from London for
Havannah ; and Eliza, licesoa, from Petersburgh for Bristol.—
The Alert, &trouts, upset her windlass at the Mohr:thank ; the
Brothers, HENDERSON, cut from her anchors; the Enterpriae,
BRIDGE, damaged her rudder head, and all three have come into
harbour.
Dear., Dec. 26.—Wied W.N.W. —The outward bound are
still detained ; also several for the River. The Nimble schooner,
and ship Mary, have just arrived from the westward, and remain.
—Four, eat. Several sail are in sight, coming from the River.
Arrived the Pacific, —, from Buenos Ayres ; Oporto Packet,
from Pernambuco; and John, FISHES, front Berbice.
LIVERPOOL, DEC. 26.-.. Arrived the Diana, HODGSON; Tawan,
CUNDT ; and Unity, THOMAS, from Para; Mary Ellen, DONALD-
SON, from Jamaica; Georgia, Vaittsast, from Savannah—sailed the
27th ult. Liberty, FRAMPTON, from Newfoundland; Janet, Amra-
TON, front Rio Janeiro ; Thomas, Ileum', from Pictou ; and James,
GROVE, from Cape Breton. The Juno, KEAY, front Mirainichi to
Leith, was lost on Cape Breton Mind the 12th ult.—caw saved,
•and arrived in the James.
Davortrotte, Dec. U.—Arrived the TRISUNE, 44, Captain G. H.
Gown, from the Mediterranean; the Triatss, 46, Sir JOHN Pnit.l.l.
loose, with the experimental corvettes CHAMPION, ORESTES, and
JASPER brig, (the Psitoes bore up for Torhay) for the purpose of
Laving the hold of the Tanis restowed, and an increase made to
the CHAMPION'S sails. They will proceed on their cruise in a day
or two, accompanied by the Scam..*. ;be short trial they have
bad theOaasees appears to have improved in the valuable quality of
going well to windward. In a stretch of twenty miles the CHAM-
nom was obliged to make way for the ORESTES, when crossing upon
different tacks.—Arrived the STARLING from a cruise; Beasolg,l
from Falmouth.—Sailed the EGERIA and REYNA ED, on cruises;
Vlint.arrr, for Liverpool. Tuesday night and yesterday morning,
we were visited by another tremendous gale from W.S. W. but no
injury was done to the shipping. Ten vessels were riding at anchor
in the Sound, and a number at the mouth of Catwater, during the
gale. The London traders bound to this pert, and other coasters,
have been shut lip by the weather, in the various creeks and har-
bours, some of them many weeks.
In Hantoaze.—.BalraNNlAs GEROA, WINDSOR CASTLE, BOADICIM,
GANNET, HARLEQUIN, BITTERN, PIES, LTRA, FALCON, and Heat
itlarrax and SwaLLow, Revenues.—Barn Pool : STARLING.-- -
tween Island and Main : Csareucis and BRAM/ILL—Sound : THE.
TM, CHAMPION, ORESTES, SCYLLA, JASPEft, and BETNARD,..

By the Lord Melville packet, letters from Rio de Ja.
neiro to the 3d of November wire received on Saturday.
They contain no political intelligence. It had been de-
termined by the Government to draw on England
monthly to the amount of 50,0001. on account of the
loan contracted here, until the whole sum due to the
Government from the Contractors was received. The
Bank of Rio, however, through whom the' transaction
was to be effected, could not succeed in drawing bills to
the required amount in time for the present packet.
There would, therefore, remain 100,01E1. in bills, to be
drawn on the sailing of the neat. The attempt had
had the effect of raising the exchange from 47 to 48.
It would appear, from a letter written by a respectable
merchant at Rio, that the Brazilian naval service does
not offer much attraction to English Officers. In an-
swer to an application from a friend to be admitted to
serve his Imperial Majesty, he says, " Certainly, the
situation of a foreign officer in the navy is: not at all
enviable; and, from the intrigues which have for some
time her:lg going forward against the English Officers
already employed, I have little doubt but in a short time
their situatiors will become so unpleasant, that the
greater number of them will give up the service."
The Lady East, now lying in Falmouth harbour, has
on board 210 convicts, bound for New South Wales.—
A number of these ruffians formed the project of over-
powering the crew, liberating their fellows, and after
running the vessel ashore, making their escape. On
Wednesday night, about 40 of the most desperate con-
trived to saw off their irons, and made towards the
place where the arms are depos:ted. Fortunately, the
watch heard the bustle they made, and gave the alarm,
and the villains were prevented from executing their
purpose and secured. The discovery was made most
opportunely, for a few minutes more would have put
them in ro,session of'arms, when there is no doubt they
would have butchered the whole of the crew. The
ringleaders were flogged on Thursday, and every pre-
caution has been taken to prevent a similar attempt.
RESURRECTION TREES.—In the gale of Tuesday, the
26th of October last, four elm trees, in a hedge row, on
the farm of Mr. WrirLows, of South Cot kerington,
near Louth, were blown down. Mr. W. sent a carpen-
ter and a labourer to lop off the branches, which they
did, and brought them away. In the morning after, to
the surprise of the two men who went to fetch the
trees home, two of them were risen up, one quite erect,
the other nearly so, and are now standing without any
branches. The roots of the trees were interwoven with
the roots of several sorts of brush-wood, such as maple,
black thorn, &c. the elasticity of which drew them up.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT DRURY•LANE THEATRE,—
Wednesday evening, just at the conclusion of Guy Alan-
nering, the rope that suspended the iron balance (of
three hundred weight) to the drop curtain gave way,:
and the ponderous mass fell sixty feet, bearing all be-
fore it through the floors to the bottom of the stage.
It grazed the side of one person, and a large piece of
timber fell on Miss PMT'S head, and wounded her
severely. She was of course incapable of performing
in the Farce of My Uncle Gabriel, and Miss CAnII, at
a moment's notice, read the part. A moment later,
and Miss STEPHENS, with several others, who were
running into the Green-room, might have met with
most dreadful injury, if not death.