Star.
London, England, 1826-12-26 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

IMPORTANT TO MASTERS OF VESSELS PASSING
THROUGH THE DOWNS.
Extract ona letter from Deal, dated December 40:—" The Of-
fioer in comb and of the Ramillies guard•ship, in the Downs, will
not allow any vessel to pass the ship without hoisting her colours;
and if they do not, small arms are fired at them, and if out of reach,
then great guns, until they hoist them ; and several vessels have
been brought to, without knowing the cause of it. This morning, a
schooner had nearly twenty small arms fired at her, and then three
great guns, and was forced to run back, when a boat from the man
of war boarded her. If there is an order for all vessels to shew
their colours, the Masters should be informed of it when they
clear out."

Feiseounr, Dec. 2.s.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Argus,
V,pearse, from Miramkhi. Sailed the Marchioness of Queensberry
plcket, HANNAN for Vera Cruz ; and the Emulous packet,
Cisme, for the ieeward Islands.
Nimmons+, Dec. 25.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived the Rising
Sun, Bona, from SeviUe ; and March, Rosealsosi, from St. Mi-
chart's.
The squadron of experlitental ships will not be ready for sea
until the middle of March.
APPOINTMNNTS.—Capt. F. T. Mitchell is appointed to the Rifle-
man, 18, at Plymouth ; Lieut. R. Fegan to the Pincher schooner.
building at Bermuda • Lieut. G. Manning to the Spartiate ; Lieut.
E. Knowlton to the Windsor Castle, vice Hamilton ; Lieut. Hugh
Goold to be Agent of Transports, in the Hope; Lieut. Pike to the
Semaphore at Lumb's Fort; Lieut. E. Webb, of the Asia, to the
Sybille; Lieut. James Barlow to the Ramillies; ',lents. Joseph
Hyett and Nlacnamara (of Gosport) to be Agents of Transports;
Lieut. Edward St. Ledger Cannon, and :Or. John Hodges. Mas-
ter, to the Wolte ; Lieut. Melina, and Mr. It. Dunn, Surgeon, to
the Challenger; Mr. Retalick. Master, to the Aracbne.
Mr. JAMILS STCWART (a), Surgeon, R.N. has received from the
Hon. the Commissioners for Victualling his Majesty's Navy, the
appointment of Surgeon and Agent for the care of his Majesty's
sick and wounded seamen and marines at this port.
The Ci.stizeit, Lieut. hbersom, is fitting in the harbour, for the
Coast of Africa station.—Lieutenant ili;vcnieson commands the
naturists, which sailed with the GALATEA, w.th sealed orders.
During the time his Majesty's ship NNIMICN, Captain WALL', lay
in Boston harbour, not one desertion took place, although the boats
belonging to the ship had the s..nie intercourse with the shore as if
she bad been at anchor in an Ettglidi port. This fact reflects equal
credit on the Officers and seamen of the ship.
DEAL, DEC: 25.—Wind N —Arrived the Navigation, SCOTT,
from Sierra Leone. Arrived and sailed, the Vittoria transport,
from London to Lisbon.

GILAVILSEND. Drc. 23 and 24.—Arrived the Endeavour, Fanny,
Thistle, Don, X L, and Commercial packet, from Sr. Petersburg ;
Amethyst, Tnostriott, from Quebec; and the Julia, blautt, from
Tunis. Sailed the Seppiugs, Lomita, for Ceylon ; Duke of York,
blooms, for Lisbon; Favourite, Royal., for the Havannah; Ann,
Krm, for Pernambuco; Tropic, ANDERSON, for Jamaica; and Sir
D. Ogi!by, SAVAGE, for Naplte.
Livrarooc, Duc. 23.—Arrived the Peru, from New
Orlean.; Princess Charlotte, 34•Krasi, from Calcutta—sailed 4th
July; and the William Young, NloaarsoN, from Calcutta. The
Rival. WHtva, from Liverpool for Boston, was driven on shore
near the latter port—would be wrecked, and cargo much damaged.