Star.
London, England, 1818-10-05 00:00:00

ROYAL NAP?.

The List of the Royal Navy, corrected tip to the
SOth September, contains the following Officers, kc.
AdMiral of the h-st - -
tt,:d - 17
Admirals of the White - - 16
Blue - - 17-2 employed.
Red -
Vice-Admirals of the White - a 19
Blue • - 19
Red 25-1 employed.
Rear-Admirsls of the /White - - 24-5 employed.
Rae - 23-5 employed.

183 13

Superannuated Rear-Admiral% • - 26
Ditto, said retired Captains - - 29
Captains - - 852-62 employed.
Commanders
Lieutenants retired with the rank of Com-
menden - - - }97
Lieutenants
Superannuated Masten - - 48
Masten for Service - - - 643-142 employed.
Physicians ----- 16
Surgeons retired - - - - 71
Surgeons for Service • - - 934-113 employed.
Assistant-Surgeons - - 367-161 employed.
Dispensers of Hospitals - - 19
-Hospital Mates:
Purser •
•
'Chaplains 51-18 employed.
Ships of vagiousdescriptions in Commission 148.
.The Bowing Lieutenants have been promoted to
the rank of Commanders, viz.
• George Frederick Bridges; Robe. Denies, late Flag Ideate-
motto Admiral Sir W. Hope, at Lelth;• and Joseph Harrison,
late First Lieutenant of the Semiramis.—Lieutenant Sir Tho-
mas
Leprd, Bart. is placed on the superannuated list of Com-
manders, in the room of Capt. Wm. Bannon, deceased.
. The following Officers are appointed Supernume-
rary Lieutenants of the SIVERN frigate, at Deal, and
will have parties of Midshipmen and seamen under
their respective orders, for preventing the landing of
contraband goods between the Isle of Sheppy and
Beachy Head, viz. •
' James Illphick, Henry Foster, H..Mackworth, Sam. Grandy,
.C. F. Turner. G. B. Skardon, Jas. R. Perches, Jas. Robinson,
'. Graham, C. Brae, and A. H.-White.
They are 'to be stationed at such distances as will
enable them to keep up a constant communication.
The following Midshipmen have been promoted to
The rank of Lieutenants, viz.

Lord IL J. S. Churchill;and to the Amphlon frigate en the
Brazil station ; Hon. George Cavendish, and to the Egeria sloop
of war at Newfoundland; Hon. Frederick Spencer, and to the
Myrmidon frigate In the Mediterranean; Henry R. Moorsom,
and to the Tagus frigate in the Mediterranean; J. J. Sawyer,
and to the Andromache frigate at South America; H. Dolton,
and to the Blossom frigate at the Brazils; G. T.. Gooch, and to
tile Eurydice -at St. Helena; C. Gordon, and to the Glasgow in
the Mediterranean ; C. H. Swfnburne, and to the Racoon at St.
Helena; J. IL &thee, and to the Scamander at Bubadoes ;
James K Hoone, and to the Larne at Jamaica ; C. Graham,
t. Brothers, C. Austen, C. R. Malden, Horatio D. E. Darby,
and E. Belcher.
Viscount Kilburne is appointed Lieutenant of the Favourite,
of 2G guns, at St. Helena.
The Hon. Edward Gore is appointed Lieutenant of the Sir
Francis Drake flag ship, at Newt.undland.
Lieutenant J. Burton is appointed Flag Lieutenant to Admiral
Otway, at Leith; and Lieutenant John M•Dougal, to Admiral
Donald Campbell, on the Berlaadoes station.
The Rev. John Morgan and the Rev. John Jones, are &pi
pointed Chaplains of the Rochfort, of 74 guns, and the Tartar
frigate.
Messrs. Sparshot and Irvin are appointed Supernumerary.
Pursers for the Officers and Seamen employed in preventing
smuggling.

~,,Cht Friday. the Brilliant transport arrived at Ports.
mouth, from the Cape of Good Hope and St. Helena::
left the Cape on the II th of July with detachments
film regiments there, some ordnance stores from
Ceylon, and a few naval invalids, and sailed from
St. !Mena on the Sd of August : BONAPARTE at that
period was still sulky, and refused to take c,ercise.
The James transport left St. Helena on the day prior
to the Brilliant sailing, and the London and Regalia
were to sail on the following day for England, with
stores on board. The Brilliant sailed for Chatham
on Saturday morning.
Commodore Sir GEORGE COLLIER. Bart. and K.
C. B. in the TARTAR, is detained at Portsmouth until
alterations in the manner of fitting her chain-cable are
complete, which will require another week, although
the Dock-yard Shipwrights arc not permitted to come
on shore. The TARTAR, when ready, is to sail with-
out waiting for a fair wind.
The Don Pedro d'Alacantaro, from Rio Janeiro to
Lisbon, was taken off that port by the Republican
privateer, of 20 guns.
Tuesday morning last, abont nine o'clock, a French
rosy'-galley, with a crew consisting of eleven men,
arrived on Sauthsea-beach, near Fort Cumberland,
Portsmouth, and immediately landed a quantity of
French silks and other prohibited articles of consi-
derable value. There was no custom-house officer
in sight; but they did not escape the notice of the
Officer commanding the troops at the fort (of the lath
Regiment,) who, very prudently, did not attempt to
interrupt their proceedings, until he saw one of them
move up the road-way. He then sallied from his'
Oft, and took possession of the following articles, all
the men having retreated into the boat, in which they
got away :-I,ISSZ yards of French silk, "19 Angola
*awls, 11 dozen pair of Angola gloves,. 86 pat of
silkitockings, 42 snuff boxes, .56 dozen of kid gloves,
1225 yardsidf catfibrici one petticoat of fur, le stile
stshes. • • •

A few days since, the boat of the Scourge Revenue
cruiser ieut. WCRIA, having narrowly, watched,
from the heights near Bere, a smuggling vessel sir
her contraband goods, instantly proceeded to thS
place, and succeeded in fishing up ISO casks of
spirits, which they deposited in the Custom-house at
that port.
On Tuesday, the Hawke, Lieut. Wont), cruizing
off West Lullworth, seized .50 kegs of *foreign spirits,
which were lodged at the Custom-house' at Poole, on
the following day.
The four smugglers taken by the above cutter off
Portland, and delivered over to the magistrates at
Poole, made their escape on Tuesday last, over the
prison wall, by the assistance of a rope, and got off.
Brighton is more crowded at this time than we
ever remember it to be at this season of the year.
Every good house is occupied, and many families
are waiting for the chance of departures. Lord EL-
LENBOROUJII took possession of German House, on
Saturday. The Libraries are crowded. Mr. GIBBON
commenced his engagement for the season, at Do-
tintnseN's, on Saturday evening, and sung teveral
airs with high eclat.
The PRINCE RECENT has made a present of three
splendid caeriages to the Emperor ALF-VANDER.