Star.
London, England, 1829-10-02 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Two more Russian men of war were seen off Dover on Tuesday
night, passing down Channel.
The merchants In all the Italian ports are looking with much
anxiety for the opening of a free trade to the Black Sea. At Genoa
eight merchant vessels are ready to sail for that destination the in-
stant the event is announced.
Accounts from the Orkney Islands state that Captain Ross, in
the Victory steam-ship, had touched at Icelandburgh, on his way
Northward—all welL The season was mild, and the water more

open than Usual.
PLYMOUTH, Ocvosaa 1.
The Bramble cutter, Lieut. Haswell, sailed on Friday for Ports-
mouth.
The Pylades, 18, Commander P. D. Hay, arr►ved on Friday
from the Cove of Cork, to repair defects, having left that •tatiou

on Wednesday afternoon.
The Trinculo, 18, Commander Price, sailed on Monday for the
Cove of Cork.
The Eclipse packet, Lieut. Griffin, sailed on Tuesday for Fal.
mouth.
The Druid, 46, is ordered to be paid off and Lid up in ordinary
at this port.
The Melville, 74, Capt. W. Schumberg, eti her way to the Me-
diterranean, put into the Sound on Saturday evening, and sailed on
Monday for her destination.
In Hamoaze—The St. Vincent, Kent, Druid, Pylatles, Orestes,
Royalist, Leveret, Calypso packet, and Meteor steam vessel.
In Barn Pool—The Undaunted.
The Rolla, 10-gun brig, intended for the packet service, was
launched on Tuesday from this Dock-yard.
The Herald yacht is expected here in the course of next month,
to embark Mr. Turner and family, and Col. Dashwood and fa-
mily, for South America. The former gentleman goes out as En-
voy Extraordinary, and the latter as Consul-General to the Re-
public of Colombia.
The Naval Commands at Halifax and Jamaica,hitberto separate.
are in future to he combined, and the command, thus extended, will
for the first time, be vested in Rear-Admiral Colpoys, who is to
hoist his flag in the Winchester. This ship is now undergoing al-
terations (with others that of giving her a poop), and will be ready
for commission about the 15th of next month. Captain C. J.
Austen is nominated as the Captain.
Arronammers--Llentenant John Grant to the Ganges • Lieuts.
R. C. Earle, W. Batt, and J.F..F. Murray, to the Hyperion ;
Lieut. J.V. Geary, to the Ramifies; Mr. Charles Brown. Master,
and Mr. Fillis, Purser, to the St. Vincent ; Mr. Sam. Tuck,
Master, to the Kent; Mr. Jason Lardner, late Assistant Surgeon
of his Majesty's sloop Britomart, is appointed Assistant Surgeon
of the St. Vincent. Mr. John Ferrier, late Assistant Surgeon of
the Britannia, is appointed Assistant Surgeon to the Britomart;
and Mr. Joseph Peters, late Assi•tant Surgeon of the St. Vincent,
is appointed to the Royal Hospital, Plymouth.
Lieutenant George Ramsey (1827) is appointed to the Orestes,
in the room of Lieut. Schonberg, moved to the Britannia.
Mr. W. Patison is appointed Assistant-Surgeon of the Orestes,
vice Mr. J. Lancaster.
The Hon. Edward George Howard. Midshipman of the Ganges,
is promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.
Lieut. John Tully, R.N. (1815), is appointed Agent to the Irish
steam.packet establishment at Limerick, Ireland. •
JAILS Atoms Tun MT.—Dublin I—Waterford I—France 1—
Holland 1.

The Blossom, Waters, from Stockholm, was abandoned on the
Bth ult. in Ist. 46. long. 47. being in a sinking state.
DLL, OCT. I.—Wind E.—Arrived the Woodhall, Wright,
from St. Petersburgh.
PORTSMOUTH, OM I.—Sailed the Corinthian, Chadwick, for
New York.
PLYMOUTH, SETT. 30.—Wind Easterly.—Sailed the Elizabeth,
Swan, for New South Wales.
FALMOUTH, Sun. 30.—Wind E.—Off the port, the Joseph
Green transport, from Bermuda—sailed the sth September; and
Concordia, Bus, from Batavia—sailed the 25th May. Arrived the
Chesnut Farm, Filleul, from Newfoundland.
DOTER, Oar. I.—Arrived the Amity, ----, from Archangel.
Torsuam OCT. I.—Arrived the Pillhead, Clipp, front Prince
Edward's island.
PKTIIIMIAD, San. 28.—The Fraser, Hindmarsh, from New-
castle to Liverpool, was wrecked this day on the South Head—the
crew most miraculously saved by Capt. Manby's apparatus, under
charge of the Coast Guard. She had steam machinery on board,
which will most likely be saved.
Lunn, Sttn 29.—The Traveller, Anderson, from Jamaica,
sailed on the 9th ult. in company with the Susan, Hatton, bound
to St. Thomas's. On the 16th, off Cuba, saw a schooner of about
60 tons, supposed to be a privateer, which bore down on the Susan
till within four miles of her, when she tacked to the Northward.
She sailed very fast.

The living of Christchurch, Newgate-street, is vacant
by the death of the Rev. SAMUEL CROWTHER.
The head Mastership of Norwich School is now vacant
by the resignation of the Rev. E. VALPY.
BRIGHTON, SEPT. 29.—His Grace the Duke of
DEVON 5111 RE has purchased two houses at the western
angle of Kemp Town, and preparations are making for
the reception of his Grace. The Earl of BRISTOL has
also taken a house in the northern angle, which his
lordship, it is said, intends to occupy at no very distant
period. The fashionable mania appears to direct itself
towards the western hemisphere—although the eastern
has many advantages, such as excellent water, fine dry
soil, and it is so far elevated above the surface of the
sea as to preclude the baneful influence of noxious sea
vapours. Mr. DALTON, the gentleman who six weeks
since had his leg broken, and received a compound frac-
ture by being thrown from his vehicle, is doing well at
the Rock Tavern, near Kemp Town. The Talbot
steam packet arrived from Dieppe last night, at 11
o'clock, with two dozen passengers, after a voyage of 11
hours. The Eclipse quitted the Pier Head this morning
at 11 o'clock, with about 20 passengers.
In the portfolio of the House of Braganza are care-
fully preserved 545 original letters written by various
saints and other persons distinguished by their virtues ;
among which are, of St. Anthony, 20; St. Cajetan, 24;
St. Charles Borromens, 8 ; some of St. Catherine, of
Senna ; St. Philip Neri, 42 ; together with 26 pages of
Latin and Spanish verses, all in his hand-writing ; St.
Francis Xavier, 19 ; St. Theresa, 25, and two books of
verses ; St. Thomas, of Aquin, 7, &c.