Star.
London, England, 1828-02-04 00:00:00

Asp. The Cambrian will retstrato England, baying
treen several years employed. in j.hat.service.
The following ships were left at Mahar-Talbot (with
he flag of Sir Edward Codriegton); DartmbOth, Rifle-
man. Parthian. Artsdne, Rattlesnake, 'Pelican, Jasperw
Philomel, and Zebra, and the Russian squadron under
Rrar Admiral Count Heiden. The Warspite sailed for
Corfu on the 25th of December.
The Asia' was towed into heibour this afternoon by
the Canon steamer ; on her passing the.batteries, her
gallant crew were cheered by the troops and inhabia
rants, and by the crews of the different ships in the hare
boor as she passed. them ; they manned the rigging,
and acknowledged the honourable compliMent with
hearty cheers. The Albion and Rose will come in on
Monday. The Albion is to be paid off.
Passengers by the Asia—,Commanders, J. Monday acrd It. F
Gambier, of the Navy ; Mrs. Wylly, relict of Colonel Wylly, and
family; Captain Wellesley and lieutenant Bucknor of the Mel I,
Lieut. Jackson, ItOth Regiment ; Lieut. St. John, k. N. and Mrs
Leonard, Assistant Surgeon, 55th Regiment. By the Albion—Mr.
Primrose Lyons, late Surgeon of the Glasgow. lay the Rose
Commanders Hamilton, Haye, Spencer Smytlayand Tonskins. •
The Cato transport left Malta for this port on the
29th ult. with condemned stores and invalids.
On Wednesday his Majesty's ship Alligator, 28,,Ca pt.
Wm. Pitt Canning, arrived from the North American
station,last from Halifax, in 16 days—her Commander
having returned home in consequence of the death of his
illustrious and universally lamented father. The Alliv
gator brought no political news whatever.
On Tuetclay the Revenge, 78, Captain Narborne
Thompson, and on Wednesday the Melville, 74, Capt.
Henry Hill, went out of harbour, fitted for withdrawing
the troops from Portugal. The Gloucester, 74, Captain
Sydney Horton, at Sheerness, has been fitted for the
same service, as well as the Ocean and Windsor Castle,
at Plymouth. The Terror bomb, Captain David Wipe,
'sailed on Tuesday for Malta.
The following Commanders ha* been promoted to
the rank of Captain, for their gallant condu:t in the
battle of Navarin:

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Commander J. N. Campbell, Albion • tion..Wm. Brisk;
Lord Viscount Ingestrie, Philomel ; Lewis Davies, Rose—and ap.
pointed to the Ariadne. The following will be promoted so soon
as they have served their regulated term in commission, twelve
months. vit...-Commander Richard Dickenson, Genoa (now corn.
mending the Wasp); It. L. 13Xynes, Asia; and George /3. /Satin,
Mosquito.
The following Lieutenants have been promoted to
the rank of Commander
Lieuts. Thomas Dille, W. Wellesley, sad Joseph Nias-.and
appoltred to the several commands of the BHA, Hose, and Ala-
crity; Spencer Smyth, Dartmouth ; Juba Drake, Albion ' • John
Monday, Glasgow ;P.Ck ' • Cambrian ; John Hamilton, Brisk ;
R. S. Hay, Talbot ; S. a. Tomlin', Philomel; R. F..Gambier,
Asia; G.DanieU,Nltisquito (when he has served his two years afloat.)
Messrs. R. C. Johnson and T. L. Massie, Asia, are promoted to
be Lieutenants of that ship; Mr. Lavington, Warspite; and Mr.
Tindall, Talbot, to be Lieutenants of the Rose ; Mr. Ryan, Cam-
brian; and Mr. Burrowes, Dartmouth, to the rank of Lieutenant.
The following promotiotis and appointments have.
lately taken place in the Squadron on tlatCoast of Africa :
• North Star, Lieutenant James Francis Browne, late senior Mid.
shipman of the Sybille, invalided, and came home in the Conflict ;
Mr. .1. C. Taylor, Purser of that ship, embarked in the Conflict,
died on the passage home ; Mr. J. MacCannell, Surgeon, invalided;
Mr. D. Goalen, Master, coming home in the Reit, which was to
sail from Sierra Leone about the beginning of February ; Lieut.
Fred. Mather, promoted from the Sybille, into the North Star,
vice Browne, invalided; Mr. R F. Roberts, Clerk of Sybille, to
be Purser of North Star ; Mr. Thomas Robertson, Supernumerary
Surgeon of the Sybille, to the North Star; Mr. Alexander Croarible;
Master of the Primrose, exchanged into the Esk. on account of ill
health; Mr. W. Salter, Purser of the Sybille, to be acting Agent
Victualler at Sierraltne ; Mr. George klozon, acting Purser a
the Rek, removed 't6" the ; Mr. W. Harris, lace Clerk of
Conflict, to be acting Purser oldie Rik; Mr. William Brown, acting
Master of the Clinker, to act in the Primrose.
The Conflict sailed from Sierra Leone on the 18d
December last, when the Sybille was refitting there,
intending to sail in about a fortnight for the Bights of
B nin and Biafra, when the rest of the squadron would
be stationed on other parts of the coast.
Lieutenant J. W. Pritchard, Ist of his M ijesty's ship
Britaonia, is promoted to the rank of Commander,
having held his rank twenty years. He _viva iAid.de-
Camp to Earl Northesk, in the battle of Tvdialgar..
Lieutenant Hon. A. Duncowbe, and :Air, Ward,
Purser, are appointed to the Challenger.- 4. • •
That fine and favourite frigate the Blonde, was com-
Missioned on Monday by Captain Edmund Lyons.—
Lieutenants Hon. E. R. Cutz m and Sydney Charles
Mitres, Mr. Pearce Power (a), Surgeon, and Mr. Ds
Burns, Assistant, are appointed to her.