Star.
London, England, 1827-04-09 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Rut India Company's ship General Harris, arrived off
Portland the sth, and the Canning the oth Inst. They were dis-
patched from China on the 17th of December, sailed Nip 20th, and
separated about four or five days after. The General Harris ar-
rived at St. Helena on the 2151, and the Canning on the sod of
February. The former left St. Helena on the 25d. and the lettet
on the 24th of that month. The Thames was at Cbunspee, and the
Wiochilsea at Lintin.
The Baltic, HIIDDLISTOWI. sailed Mon Whltehaven on the 26th
ult. to Dublin, and it is feared wu lust an the 29th, of Castletown,
Isle of Man.
FALMOUTH, Aran 7.—kind S. W.—Arrived off the port, the
Hygela, Cum', from St. John's; 01111111C/CO, front Poole
for Oporto; and Oldham, PARKINS, from the South Seas. Arrived
the Cynthia packet, from Buenos Aytes4—esiled the 7th January,
Monte Video the 12th, and from Rio the Bth of February. The
FOll7l frigate arrived at Rio from England 7th February. Sailed
the Francis Freeling packet, for the Mediterranean ; Gipsy, Boco,
for Antwerp; Osborne packet, for Jamaica; and Monticello, for

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St. Petersburgb.
Pr.vasour to, Aram 6 and 7.—Wind &W.—Arrived the Tanury,
Owe, from Finland; Caledonia, Caratiros, front Cadiz; and the ,
Sartre Castle, Mar, from Charente.
Dam., APRIL 7.—Wind N.&—Passed by from London, the
Hambletonian, for Vera Crus; Roxburgh Castle, for India;
Union, for Trieste; and Garter, for Demerara. Arrived and saile
for the River, the General Huris, Sraserox, and Canning, --,

from China.
APRIL 8.—Arrived from London, the Apollo, BLYTH, for Berl
bice ; Jane, WYLII, for Sc. Lucia ; Lawrence, iliatzr, for Qoebee;
and Enterpi be, Hatay, for Bombay. Arrived and sailed far tie
River, the Harriet, Gurnzata, from Bengal—sailed the SOda of
November, and St. Heleca the 10th of February. Also. the Re-
covery, CIi•PRIAN:' from Bombay; frost
Gibraltar; and West India, Ger.smiev. front Jamaica.

PORTSMOUTH. Aram 7.
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This morning his Majesty's sloop of war Blaney, 20, Captain
Samuel Thornton, arrived from the Rut Indies. She left Rear.
Admiral Gageat Trincdmalee nn the Ist of December last. The
Rear-Admiral had then his Rag on board the Boadicea, the Java not
having reached India. The Rainbow and. Hind were likewise at
Trincomalee, which plate hid been of late years uniformly healthy.
The Rainbow was about to proceed to New Smith Wales. A
squadron, consisting of the Tamar. Athol, and Pandora, had been
detached to the Persian Gutph, under th* orders of Captain J.
Gordon Bremer, C.B. The Fly, 18. Captain Wetherell, WAS at
New South Wales; the Cyrene, 20, Capt. Campbell, in the Straits
Of Malacca. The Champion, 18, Captain Studdert, was hourly
expected at Trincomalee from Rangoon. where she had been sta.
tinned since the conclusion of the war with the Empire of Asa.
Rangoon had been evacuated by the British forces. • Ist Hon.
Company's transport Sir Edward &fettle, with 280 followers of the
army, lately employed in Asa, had been totally wrecked on the
Wand of Gomez, near Aebeen Head, on her patsage from Rangoon
to Madras, in September last. Twenty of the camp ionowert were
drowsed. The Slaney, in making the same passage. fortunately
arrived in Acheen Roads a week after the accident. Very rough
weather had prevailed on the Eastern side of the Bay of Bengal

during the lea S.W. monsoon.
The Slaney left Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope, on the 4th of
February, St. Helena on the 17th, and the Island of Ascension on
the 27th of that month.—Commodore Christian was in Simon's
Bay, with the Owen Glendower, Sparrow Hawk. and Helicon.—
The Semarang, Captain Dunn, was at the Mauritius. The squadron
at the Cape was healthy. At St. Helena all was well. •At Ascen-
sion (where the Showy remained three days), an outward-bosod
Wismar', which left England In December, had brought news of
the embarkation of troops'for Portugal, &c. The William Harris
transport was left at Ascension. That Island is represented to be
now in a most flourishing state of progressive improvement as.to
in resources, both natural and artificial. Roads are constructing
from thexeveral springs (sixteen in number) to convey water to
the garrison; and hopes are entertained of being able to supply
a squadron with that essential article, in the course of a year,
by means of iron pipes, front the principal spring to a reser-
voir near the beach. Pasturage for cattle is nuking its appearance.
Sheep, turkeys, and live stock of every description, thrive well there.
Fruit, such as pines, Indian gooseberries, and plantains, have been
successfully cultivated. Potatoes, oolons, carrots, peas, French
beans, and almost every cadent vegetable have been produced
upon the Island; and thus, from a desert cinder, Nature has bees
courted successfully to yield most of her useful vegetable produe.
dons. Only two deaths from sickness have occurred at Ascension
daring the last two years; and when we consider that gales of
wind are unknown to have visited the anchorage there, the value of
that island as a rendezvous, and a depot %retorts sad provisions,
tor a squadron of observation, destined to cruise either on the
African or Brazilian coast hereafter, will obviously repay the liberal
' attention that has been bestowed upon it. The Raney is ordered
to Woolwich to be paid off.
Yesterday bis Majesty's brig Calliope, Lieutenant John Powney,
returned from Vera Cruz, having conveyed thither M. Rochafeurte.
,charge d'Affaires from Mexico to this country. Mr. R. is expected
no return in the Queensberry packet, which was to leave Vera Crux
la the Ist March. The Calliope brought the Queensberry 's mail,
and dispatches from the NiVILiCAIII Government. She left Vera Cruz
on the 22d of February, and the Havannah on the Bth of Marsh,
and brought 80,000 dollars, and 211 serons of cochineal, on mer-
chants account. The Tweed, 16, Capc. Frederick Hunn, sailed from
Vera Cruz on the Sth of February. She had taken on board two
millions of dollars, and SSO serona of cochineal, and was to touch at
Tampico, to ship 40,0001. sterling in specie, en account of the Mex-
ican Government, for conveyance to Ragland. It appears that the
patent critical situation of affairs between this country and
had induced Sir Lawson Halsted to dispatch orders to
Hunts, by the Plorades, Captain Jackson, and Nimble,
t Hazed, not to toed at Havannah. The Pyladn had
fat Vera Cruz, with thew orders, in search of the Tweed ;
the Nimble was left cruising off the Havannah, with the same
obiect. The Calliope lay five days at Vera Cruz. The only politi-
cal circumstance of any interest which bad recently occurred, was
at attempt on the part of the Priesthood to disturb the present
Government. The plot being discovered, the Ecclesiastics at Vera
Cruz were seised by General Barrangar, and lest off to Mexico, to
be bung in that city, with several of the agitators discovered there.
The Calliope left the American corvette John Adams (of twenty.
four se-pounders), Captain Wilkinson, at Havannab —Commodore
Laborde's squadron was refitting, excepting two frigates, which
were CI nixing off Key West, where Commodore Porter, in the
Mexican frigate Libertador was lying, with two brigs of war. The
desire of the Cubism to declare themselves independent of Spain
Was daily manifesting itself, and without a reinforcement of Ebro-
peen troops, that country most lose possession of this fine island.—
The Scylla was cruising off Havannah. She had lately had a marine
killed by a musket-bail, in a rencontre with a Spanish private ship
of war. The Scylla had only occasion to fire a broadside, which
lodged five shots under the Spaniard's counter, and killed and
wounded several of her men, when she hove to and made the moat&
himerobk. The Calliope performed the voyage well. She was only
99 days frees Spithead, and 16 of them she was at anchor at St.
-Vincent's, Vera Crus, and Havannah.
This morning the Grasshopper, 18, Captain Courtney Boyle,
arrived from the Ninth American station, last front Bermuda, hay.
lag left that island on the 17th ult. She was relieved by the Ring.
love, Captain Tbornborough. The January packet fron‘liaskinil
arrived at Bermuda on the 3d of March, after six weeks prop.
Rear-Admiral Willoughby Lake was left at Bermuda, with the
Jupiter, Niemen, Ringdove, Orestes. and Dotterel!. The DotteteU
being found unseaworthy, she would be paid off, and bar Misers

and men sent to Englead. The squadron would continue at Br-
muda until the beginning of Way. The island had been very healthy.
That the alteratio s going on in the Hoek yard may be (militated.
it was intended to remove the establiStinsent for some time, and not
refit the ships there. The Grasshopper sailed this afternoon for
Woolwich, to be paid off.
A letter we have received from an Mimi of Ms Majesty's ship
Roses dated January 28, mentions—" On our leaving Reitsa,ps-
terday, the steam-vessel Perseverance, Lieutenant Hes&sp„ was
Ughting her fires, preparatory to diverting the attention of the-Thrik-
ish force before Athens, during the night, whilst Colonel Gordon,
with about 4000 men, attempts to throw a supply lain the Citadel."
Monday, the Dispatch, le, Captain Parsons, came in from Lis.
benohavieg experienced very tempestuous weather, after she Warted
nempany from the Galatea, by which, Mr. Lanos.• Midehipenen.
was washed overboard. She came into harbour to be &sake&
• Thursday noon, Rear Admiral sir Thomas Hardy put to sea,
from St. Helen's, in the Pyhmus frigate, Captain George Rom
Sartorial, with the seven sail of experimental ships, vis.—the Tyne,
28, Captain K. White; Acorn, 18, Captain Alexander Ellice; and
Satellite, is, Captain J. M. Laws—built by Sir R. Seppings; Chat.
lenger, 28, Captain John Hayes, C.D.; and Wolf, IS, Captain
George Hayes—built by Captain Hayes ; Sapphire, en,' Captain
Henry Hondas—built by Professor Inman; and the Columbine,
Is, Captain W. Symonds—built by that facer. They will be
Joined off Plymouth, by the Trinculo brig. The ships sailed wills
pe Wind from the southward, but it was so light and variable, that
I we bear they were more under the influence of the tide than of it,
daring the whole of the day. The ships will continue the cruise
until Sir Thomas Hardy has satisfied himself, and convinced the
respective Commanders, which among them Is the best ship of
fir, and iii what degree the others sought to he relatively classed.
this tree, we understand, the discriminating and expo.
leimannd rastnoesder of the squadron will shift his Slag to the fastest
Wined await pMet of sailing, and give the disputant competitors
Apportunity of again trying their skill and the rate of their ships.—
Trey have been sent to sea with the utmost fairness toward the
several scienti builders, and the Commandec.ll4Mof.
i'tio ascettaits • merits, Is universally selsowlellged tbilitiat
Faith his othefgreat profesaimal emits, qualifications peculiar to
a service—The trial is considered of national importance.
Thursday the convict •slalli Governor Beady sailed foe New
th Wales, with 180 convicts from the hulks at ibis place.
Yesterday the Marquis of Hastings arrived from the River, to
mks on board 170 convicts, for the same destination, under the
dump of Dr. King, R.N.
The Sybille frigate, Commodore Francis It. Collier C. B. fitted
for the Coast of Africa, will go out of harbour on Tealday next.
The Heels, Captain Parry, sailed from the Nom, Mt Meaner
day, with a fair wind at S. W. for Spitsbergen. Cepa& Perry has
teb
entered upon his arduous expedition with that manly liyaMmila and
deliberate energy which has invariably marked his sitleasidirip_
The America, Clarence, Conquestadore, Cornwall, Cream Us&
lin, and Rodney, small seventy-fours (the remains d tin" Forty
Thieves"), are to be raseed as heavy frigates.
The Brunswick steam vessel recommenced the poilloge betweell
Plymouth and this poet on Tuesday, and arrived debt Needled*
eleven hours.
obrjmare sorry to state that during the late violent pie the brig
of Searborotagla, foundered of Portland, and all hands
perbited. .
Theroday the Scorpion carter, Lieutenant fell in with
the smuggling logger Renard, of Heathy which abs chased
bid trod at for four hours, but by throwing her cargo overboard,
and antieraway her tub-boat, she escaped. The Scorpion captured
r *Stub-boat ;it was tno dark to pick up any part of the tubs. This
Ismael made two attempts on Sunday night to land her cargo near
Rewhaven.
Commander' It. A. Yates, of the Riplegle, is promoted to the
rank of Captain ; and Captain Bandon succeeds to the command of
that ship—Lieut. H. R. Owen, to the Hypetion.
The extreme penal sentence passed on James Roberts, marbse,
of the Columbine, for striking his corporal, has been transmuted to
transportation fur life.
P•starecurrn, Aram B.—Wind B. S.E.—Arrived the King
Georgeciarraer, from Sc. Michael's; Sarah, Gnu., from London
for St. Kitts; &oekton, Hannah, and o:taws, front ditto for
Quebec; and Cantina, from DilerneL

NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICAN COFFEEHOUSE.
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C.auurri, Nev. O.—Arrived 4th ins! the Malvinatßunnuarrr,
drew Penang Sd October. and Slampore 14th September.
;4th—Gunjava,OAELliTe from Cope et Good Hope 10th August,
sod Mauritius 16th September. .
gob—Nancy, Gomm, from Beerslealt lido .Tely.
,Ioth•—•Heresdeir, Vatrenaw, from .iaanden Malaise.
I I th—Hon. Companp's ship Research, UsQuiLanv,frens Rangoon.
12th—isabelia, 11.blart., frem Penang 6th October; Gilmore,
LAWS, 6001 Penang 11th October; Bombay Merchant. Oviorsvou,
from Rangoon 20th November.
15th—Almorah. Bora, from Rangoon 27th October; Bucephalus
(brig), Cars', from Amherst Island LI St October.
16th—Gangea, LLOYD, from Sinespore 11th October, Malacca
and Penang 29th.
16th—Arguna Rave, from Prince of Wales Island 28th Oct.
110th—Cornwall, YoriNfilithillAND. from Lonrho 27th July; Mary
Ann. Scoszswona, from London 19th July ; John, Dawson, from
London Ilith June ; John Taylor, Parties, from Liverpool
Jane; Dent Carmelite, Wrus, from Mexico 40th June, and Sin,
capon 15th October.
22d—Symmerry, Ssarrst, from Landon sth July; H.C.S. Br-
need, Contoarnee, from Rangoon 7th November; Mars,—,
from Rangoon.
Sailed, Nov. 2. the Hooghly, Rearm, for London."
6th—Nistoo, Lmaa, for Bourbon ; Hamioou Shaw, Dramas,
for Bombay; Nerbudda, Parincc, fur the Mauritius • Shaw in
Shaw, Renames, for Port Louis; and Deux Sophie, Llamas, for
Bourbon.