Star.
London, England, 1827-03-05 00:00:00

1/3011 TIII HAMPIIIIIRZ TILLIORAPIL

Yesterday arrived the Romney, SO.- Captain N. Locker:, C.O.
from Malta and Gibraltar. She left Malta aa the Zed January, in
company with the Pyramus, having on beard the'"Sib Reitman,
whisk landed at Gibraltar. At Matta there were lying, the Re-
nage (Sir Harry Neale), Serinppataiss, Medina (jest arrived keen
Algiers), Alacrity, hod Parthlan. The Carnation bat/tailed with a
connie far Smyrna. The American ship North Carolina, 74,
Commodore Rodgers, arrived at Malta on the 11th January, very
sickly, having 110 men affected with the small pen • A great num.
bet of bet men Were sent. to the Laseretto. Commodore Rodgers
said, he had never experienced seek severe weedier as in the pre-
-ceding six weeks. The Romney left Gibraltar the I4th February,
when the Asia and Dryad were lying there. Mr. Gum, Master
of the Dryad, invaded, and Mr. Phillips. Midshipman, are come
home la the Roomy. She is under quarantine. The only ship
is the Tagus were, the Spatting (lag), Genoa, Albion, and three
transports, lades with stores and provisions. The Galatea was
daily expected there from Oporto, for Ragland.
Yesterday arrived the Frinebury transport, Lieut. Robt. Mayne,
from Port Royer, Jamaica; with the sd division of the Soth
giment, under Captain Ryan, and Naval invalids on board, in 4S
days' passage—ian from the Havannah, whence she sailed on the
Nth January. The Caine transport left Pert Royal on the loth
of January, with the first division of the SOth Regiment on board
she is an yet arrived. This regiment has been nearly eight years
in Jamaica, during which period 750 men have died belonging to it.
The Jeinaieh Owes* speaks he terms of high commendation of the
condset of the corps vela( serving in the tsbnd.
We Isom by the Frinsbury, that the sensation created at the
Banana by Mr. Canning's speech was suet, 'that the Ropiest.
and Reyna larmethately put to sea, is cruise off the Mora, and all
find& subjects were hastening their -departure. The Spaniels
Commoden, Laborde, had sailed from the Havannah in the Leal.
tad, SO, with the Arethssa, 44, Perla, 44, Amelia and Hercules
brigs, to attack Cominedore (the Amettesa) Porter, who had
taken refuge in West Key, (opposite to Cuba) with the fdesican
squadron. Although West Key is the property of individuals be-
longing to America, and is ander the protective of the Americim
Sag, it was yet considered certain that the Spanish squadron Would
shortly make the attempt to destroy or capture the Mexican ships
there.

The ships oa the Jamaica statMa were healthy. The Isis, SO,
sailed front Port Royal oa the 16th of Jaimary, with Ms Grace the
Duke of Manchester, for St. Jago da Cabs, leaving these ally the
Beaver. _ .

The Colombia, of 64 guns ; Cundlnamarca, 64; Constitution, 24 ;
Bayure,44, were at Carthagena on the 96th December.
Tuesday the Diadem transport, Lieutenant S. P. Pritchard, a:.
riven from the Mauritius and the Cape of Good Hope, Waging
home invalids from the Regiments stationed there. Diadem
left the Mauritius on the rid October, when the Owes Glendower,
Commodore Christian, C.B. was lying there, all well. The Spar-
rowhawk, Captain Polkinghorne, bad sailed for the Rasters Coast
of Africa - and the Success; Captain Stirling, for New South Wales,
with Con;misury.General tadley. Mr. Pennell bad succeeded him,
at the Mauritius. The Diadem touched at Syniond's Bay (Cape of
Good Hope), en the 234 November, whence the Semarang and
sailed for the Mauritius, and at Sc. elena. There were no ships
there. The Diadem touched at the Island of Asceeslon, where the
Governor, Colonel Nicol* and the garrison, were all well. The
Governor was making great improvements in new reads, forming
a breakwater. and building stores.
We have the satistaction of announcing the safe return of twenty-
. eight sail of transports, from the Tagus, after one of the longer' and