Star.
London, England, 1829-07-27 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

3dana Anatuo TIM Dar—Dublin 2—Waterford 2—France 1—
Hansburgh 2—Flandeta I—Holland 1.

The Hunter, Sheppard, from Liverpool, and the Mary, Plain,
frost Smyrna, have arrived at Coustandoople—the latter on the
25th ultimo, after having had her cargo of rice taken out of her by
the Russian squadron blockading the Dardanelles.
Arrived at Smyrna the Mary Ann and Louisa, from Newport,
Smyrna packet, Bilden, and Traveller, Anderson, from Liverpool ;
Vestal, Baker, Margaret, Bone, and Flora, Watson, from Con-
stantinople.
Mar., JOLT IL—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Sappho, Holmes,
front Serra Leone.
Jutr 116.—Wind N. R.

Pownwoune Jots 43 and t4.—Wind w.s.w.—Pawed In-
terday the Older. Mowbray, from Para, out 47 days : she
spoke the General Brock, from Pernambuco to Liverpool, which
reported that pirates were cruising of the Western Island.. plun-
dering vessels, and M treating the crew. *em.—The General
Brock arrived at Liverpool oa the 20th instant, but no mention
made of the above circumstance. Sailed the Unity. Denby, for
goebee.

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Pmeowne, Jove !4 424 13.—Wind S. and &S.W.—Arrlved
front lANdoo the Nancy. —...... for Swam Rini ; Ann, DIU*.
for Sailed the thyme, Privito, for the Mediterranean ;
'a, Pons, E IS, Callender, and Mary, New, fur Quebec;
and Fame, Harris, for Newfoundland. _

FA L3llOOllB, JULY 14.—Wind R. to B.g—Arrived the Brainble
cutter. and Lyra and Barncouta packets. from Plymouth. Sailed
the Bramble cutter, for Lisbon. _

LIVIMPOOL. Jour 25.—Anived the James, Huse, from Mobile;
Cosmopolite, Foreman, from St. Petersburgh.
Baavasvi JOLT 24.—Arrived the Diana, Miller, from Quebec.
Hutu, JOLT 25.—Arrived tits Brothers, Jenkins, from Se.
Joist's, N. B. Experiment, Beare, from Quebec ; Dove, Brown,
from Archangel; Brunswick, Kneel,. Runde, ..—, Success,
Skimp, and Milani*, .—, from Riga; and Margaret, Sutter,
ifrom Stockholm.

PROMTH R PLYMOUTH JOURNAL, JULY 25.

Lord Melville. Sir G. Cockburn, t►e Hon. C. Dundee. and Mr.
Barrow, Secretary, inked here yesterday 00 an official visit K. the
Dock-yard. They remain at Whiddon's Royal Hotel.
Wednesday Sir B. Martin and Sir R. Seppings. with G. Stnith,
Rsi. Chief Clerks, arrived here. Their visit is also connected with
Ada! business.

The arrival of Lord Melville and Sir G. Cockburn was announced
by merry peals from St. Andrew's bells.
PROM TILE HAMPSHIRE TELEGRAPH, JULY 25.
The Sybilir frigate, Commodore Collier, C. B. captured, on the
coast of Africa. on the 29th of April, a Spnishscheurier, with 291
slaves on board. The number of slaves taken by this frigate, with
her tender, (independent of those captured isy other ships under
the Commodore's command), within 23 months, is 3,970. The
Sybllle's ship's company were in good health.
The Ariadne. 26, Captain Marryatt. C.B. returned to Plymouth
on Friday evening, from a cruise off the Western !deeds, having
left &. Mary's on the 10th inst.
The lkitonsart, 10, Commander E. Jolson°, sailed from Ply.
mouth on Saturday afternoon, on special service, to the westward.
The Pallas, 41, Captain Fitsclaretsce, arrived at Plymouth on
Saturday. from Portsmouth, on her way to Calcutta, with the Bari
of Dalhousie (appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in the
East Indies) and the Bishop of Calcutta.
The Galatea, 46, Captain C. Napier, C.B. which left this port
on the 19th of June, arrived at Madeira on the 4th of July, en her
passage to Jamaica, having experienced very boisterous weather.
The Athol, MI, Captain Gerdes, destined to join the squadron
on the coast of Africa, after landing Mr. Drummond Hay, the
Consul-General and British Government Agent at Tangiers, will
go out of harbour ea Monday.
The Favourite, IS. Commander Harrison, will go out of harbour
on
Tuesday, and shortly afterwards proceed to the Mediterranean.
We have been told that one of the vessels composing our aqua.
droo on the coast of Africa recently scot into Sierra Leone, a
French vessel with slaves on board, and that on her arrival there
the Captain of a French frigate lying in the river demanded her
restitutioo—a demand which was resided by the prize master
Upon this the French frigate manned her boats, by force of arms
re-captured the slaver, and instantly proceeded to sea with her,
having the slaves and the Boglish prise grew on board.
The lidtoo. 46 guns, the Captain Gordon, weighed yester.
day morning from Spirhead, and went round &abridge Ledge for
gun practice. She anchored off Culver-cliffs, at a distance of 900
yards, and fired at a mark, made by a boat's crew with a tar brush.
on the cliff. After tieing several broadsides in the presence of the
Commander-in-Chief (Admiral the Hon. Sir Rabat &tiptoed),
with admirable precision, she returned to Spithead.
Lieutenant G. N. Wesley is appointed agent of the Sylvia
transport, fitting at Deptford.
The Thames, with 160 convicts on board, will sail in a day or
two for Van Dienun's Land. The Sarre?, with SOO convicts on
board, for the same destination, has been obliged to come into har-
bour to be docked, having. been on shore on the Goodwin Sands.
She has transferred her convicts to the York hulk.

His Grace the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos,
who is expected to return to England before the shooting season
commences, has been indulging his taste in Italy for sculpture, by
selecting statues, vases. and other marble ornaments, to decorate
his beautiful residence at Stowe. Twenty-eve toss have arrived
there within the last ten days, and more ere expected.
Mr. Moore, the poet, is entirely re-building his cottage
at eioperton, in Wiltshire. on the borders of Lord Lansdown's
park at Boweed ; sad until it is mobbed. the Noble Marquis has
perodued Mr. Moore and Ms family to wary their delightful re-
treat on Richmond-bilL
PRIVILEGE Or PEERAGE.--Ina MO heard before
the Commissioners at the Court of Requests, in Vinwatreet. on
Tuesday week, Lady Elizabeth Id— resisted the payment of a
debt of 4s. dd. by claiming " the privilege of the Peerage." The
amount seed for was chicly for watch glasses and keys, supplied to
her Ladyship in 111tS, by a Mr. Fish, watchmaker, at the West
end of the town. The Oairras Desaitad