Star.
London, England, 1827-12-17 00:00:00

PROM THE HAMPSHIRE TELEGRAPH OP Dec. 15.

The four bomb vessels, which were ordered on SA
turday last to be prepared for commission, are proceed*
ing with at the Dock Yards where they lie, with all the
dispatch of which tire mechanics ate capable, in. their'
usual working hours. The men are nut employed out
of their common course of time, nor is tire Government
pet to any cilia espinse in their equipment. The or-
. genet' of the service, it appears, is not of a nature to
require it. Captain William Finder is appointed to
the Terror, as tkispoet ; she may be rigged and ready
'io go out of the harbor is about ten aays.—Captain
George Hays is appointed to the Erebus, at Plymouth;
Captain .E. T. Homes to the Etna. and Captain E lward
W. Gilberti.to the Infernal at Deoloid. The Steam
vpssc s,, to which Lieutenant Commanders have- beets
appointed, are to have each two Admiralty Mates,. and
twelve men as a crew. The statement which we -find
made in some of the London papers, of other ships of
war being ordered to be put into preparation for active
set vice, is not correct.

_ .
. the following is an estract from a letter which we
hive leceived from Rio Janeiro, by the F't olic packet,
4 .440, at PlYmnuth, on Tuesitay t—s
• 44 Rio JANZIRO;OCZ. 44.-- We 'have no particular
news; the Eini:erer continues his preparations for VIM
with the Buenos Ayreens, but in a sorry sort of way.
Ski mishes hetweea the Buenos Ayrean privateers and
the Brazilian brigs of war take place constantly, is
sight of us. A few days since, a Buenos Aytean pri-
vateer, commanded by a Frenchman, hoarded every
vessel that went out of the port. and succeeded in
beating iff a Brazilian brig of war, within five miles'
of the city. The Emperor has just purchased a vessel
call d the Robert Fulton (nanny s stea rn-ship,. pl ymg
between New York. Charleston, and :1%.• Havannah),
'ft.:. the River Plate. Her &insight ref w-ter being
small, she will, if s.eil manned. be of much 7serstice.
Forte and Beagle are the only ship,' at present
here; the Gang s is daily espected from Bahia. The
French force here is a 64 gun frigate, beating a Rear
Admiral's flag, and four btigs. Tie•Ameri.an frigate
Macedonian, Commodore Biddle, sailed to-day for
Monte Vrdeo. We have had no recent news from the
diver ?fate."
Admiral Sr John Gore reached Marseilles on the
29th alt. in nine days from the Admiralty. on his mis-
sion from the.Loed High Admiral to Sir E.Codrington.
.-The Admiral hirest.a vessel instantly to take him
*Melte.
Yesterday. the Starling, Lietit. M-ffa., artived from
a cruise; and this day (lie Vigilant. Lent. Meredith,
from Plymouth. Remain at Spithead—Undaunied.
Yearla and Tagus (Pnituguese), and ationt 20 sail ..1
outward-bou:ia met chantmen. In the Harbour—Vic-
tory. gevecge, Melville, Maidstone, Mersey, Be itomart,
Chanticieer.Onyx, and Bramble.

The erew of the Undaunted frigate, Captain A. W.J.
Cliffutd,.C.B. was to be paid wages to.day, preparatory
to proceeding to Plymouth to embark Lord and Lady
William Beptinck. and suite, for India. The Undaunted
will touch at Rio Janeiro, on the passage our; and. it
Lord Amherst should not have taken his departure from
Calcutta in the Herald yacht, she will return to England,
wish his Lordship and family.
The Malta transport, Lieut. Wentworth, with stores
and provisions for Malta, will sa•l in a few days.

Captain A. Crawfotd is appointed to the Graishoppee. Lieuts.
Henry Meredith Moors, .rid H. A. Giiffiths, to the Mersey;
Lieutenants 11. 'F. Austen and R. N. Kendel, to the Challenger;
Lieutenants Charier HothAni, to the Terror. Hon. J. F. Gordon.
to the Java ; Mr. R. A. Newman, late of the Ari.idne, is promoted
to the rank of Lieutenant; Mr. Crane to be Purser of the Mersey;
Lieutenaut T. Park, Royal Marine Artillery, is appointed to the
Erebus bomb.