Star.
London, England, 1829-12-14 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Moos Agate= Toss Def.—WAD 2...Waterford 2—Goerosey
sod Jersey t—pliolland I—France I—Flanders I—Lisboo 1—
Sweden 1.

The Ocean, Pewkes, from Rio de Janeiro; Sarah Margaret,
Keasly, Item Riga; and Hibernia, Cunningham, from Cuba, have
arrived at Cowes.
The Swiftsure, Johnson, is lost in Straits••••ctell saved.
The William Bruce and Nicholson, from Atchangel,are wrecked
our Archangel.
The Abeona, Reed, from St. Petersburgb to London, was oa
shore near Gothland 14th ult. Cargo expected to be saved.
DIAL, Dee. 12 and I3.—Wind &W.—Arrived the Renown,
Baker, from Bengal; Eliza, Dixon, from Bombay ; Africa, Shel-
too, from the Mauritius • Nelsoe, from ditto; and Mouir-
tables:, Royal. Irons QUebec. Arrived from London, the Re-
trench, Wilson, for Tenerife ; Hopewell, Parents, for Jamaica ; •
and Thisbe, Weeks, for the West Indies.
From the Portsmouth Herald.
PORTSMOUTH. D. 12.
H.M. cutter Sparrow, arrived from a cruise on Tuesday.
H cuter 8 leis, sailed on a cruise on Tuesday.
H M. sloop, I , building at Plymouth, is waned to be
brought forward for the Packet service.
H.M.S. Alligator, 28, Capt. Charles P. York, arrived on Sunday
from the Eastward.
IL NI.S. Rainbow, 214 has been ordered to be commissioned.
For officers appointed to her, see Appointments.
H.M. steam vessel Echo, Limn. Bissett, sailed on Monday with
supernumerary seamen for ILM. ships St. Vincent and Druid, fit-
ting out at Plymouth ; arrived at that Port on Tuesday ; sailed on
her return the same day, and arrived here on Wednesday.
The Wanderer transport, Lieutenant Young, sailed on Wednes•
day, for Woolwich and Deptford.
The supply Naval transport, arrived on Monday. from Dept •
ford, with stores for his Majesty's Deck-yart at this port.
The Industry, Naval transport, sailed yesterday with stores for
his Majesty', Dock-yards to the eastward.
The Sylvia transport, Lieut. Wesley, Agent, arrived from Cork
on Tuesday, and having received her ordeis, proceeded to Deptford
on Wednesday. It is supposed ate is to take out stOres to Bernsuos.
The Keine transport, Lieut. Burdwood, Agent, attired pia '-
day front Cork fur orders
Remaining at Spitbrad—Galatea, Mary convict ship, and Karns
transport.
In Harbour—Victory, Royal George, Gauges, VuLige, Arrow,
Sparrow, and Cracker.
The Bulldog, which succeeded the Amphitrite in dock on Mon-
' day 21st ult. has been broken up, and the Syrius has come into the
lame dock during the week.
Paostonoes. Anourratintes, &c.—Captain C. It. Drinkwater,
whose promotion from the &prier, and appointment to the /slag-
nificent,receiving ship atJamaica. we announced in our paper ot the
29th ult. has been invalided. Commander Joseph tY Brier, late ot
the Sianey, has been promoted to the rank of Captain, and ap-
pointed to the Magnificent, vice Drinkwater, (and not invalided
home a. has been stated). The statement that Commander Smith
of the Arachne, has been appointed Captain of the Magnificent, is
erroneous. Lieut. James Diehard Booth, lee of the Meuai has
been promoted to the rank of Commander. The following Lieuta -
ants have been promoted to the r.nk ul Commander, and ap-
pointed to the shipsmentioned, viz.—J. P 1) Larcom, or the Spee-
dwell, to the Slaney, vice ; Dawann Mayne of •lia Barham,
to the Icarus, vice Best invalided, and 11. S. ot the Mies,
to the Harpy, vice Rich, ii.valided. Lieutenant Wan Worsford
has been appointed to the Childers. Lieut.. Charles Bolton and
C. H. M. Buckle have been appointed to the Rainbow. ordered tas
be commissioned at this port. Lieutenants .1. W. "ronilmson and
Horatio Blair have been appointed to the Sussex blockade. The
following Mates and Midshipmen have been appointed to use rack
of Lieutenant, and appointed to the ships men:lolled, viz :—Henry
Gittings to the Espeigle ; J. Gulznian, Henry James, and G. W.
White, to the Mersey ; W. IL Oliver to the Erebus ; G. S. Hand
to the Shannon ; James 'Wolfe to the Mina ; Charles Grantham. •
and H. B. Young to the Barham; and F.lientian to the Speedwell.
Mr. W. Congdon is appointed Second Lieut. of the R. yal
Marines, vice Dusantoy, deceased.
Lieut. Edward Clanbut, Second Lieut. at Hasler Hospital,
succeeds Commander Silver a. First Lieutenant ; and Lieut Samp-
son Marshall (1812) has been appointed to the vacancy thus created.
Lieut.. Win. Wills (1794) and Abraham Gossett (1794) have been
ribted retired Commanders, vice Thomas Lethbridge, and Sir
altield, Dart. deceased. The statement that Lieut. Jeremiah
Leavers has been appointed a retired Commander is incorrect.—
Lieut. John Blyth (1806) has been appointed to the out-pensions
of Greenwich Hospital.
The following gentlemen passed their examinations at the Royal
Naval Collage on Monday last :—Niessrs. B. J. Sulivan A. W.
Jerningham, H. I. Lacon, A. L. Kuper, It. K. Jenkins, li. Mann,
L. F. Cox; H. 11. Gray, A. Grant, G. Kenyon, F. %V. .Lawrell,
W. Morris, A. G. Taece.k, and W. T. Standbridge.
The deduction of threepence in the pound, (rum the full and
balf-pay of officers of the navy, for the Widow's fund. .has been
discontinued by order of the Admiralty, the fund being sufficiently
rich.
HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPS ON FORSIGH STATIONIThe I (arsine, 46,
Capt. Edward Dozer, will winter at Halifax The Tyne,
Capt. Sir Richard Grant, Knt. ; the Columbine, 18, Commander
Juba Townsend ; the Rose, la, Commander John George Dewar ,
and the Champion, 18, Commander George Scott, will winter at
Bermuda. The Manly, 12, Commander Henry W. Bishop, with
winter at Newfoundland The Shannon arrived at Bermuda front
Jamaica and Ilavannah 27th Sept. The Arackne arrived a: Vera
Cnis 224 Sept. The Grasshopper and Speedwell arrived at Ja.
maica from Curacoa 21st Sept. The Espiegle artived at Jamaica
tram Sc. Thomas 25d. The Skylark, from Falmouth, and Harpy,
from St. Jago de Cuba, arrived at Jamaica 4th October; the for-
mer sailed 6th and latter 7th ditto fur Vera Cruz.
The Anacreon, Capt. Japes, arrived yesterday, after a passage
of sixty days from Sierra Leone, which place she kit on the 9th
of October, with timber for his Majesty's dock-yard. His
Majesty's ship Athol, 12, Commander A. Gordon, and the
Eden, 26, Captain W. T. Owen, were the enl7 ships of war
at Sierra Leone when she left The fine weather had set in. and
the colony was fast recovering from the effects of the sickly seasun. •
She left, loading timber for England, the Botodima, Navaritso, El-
vin, Ocean Isabella; and 'Norval. On the 14th of October, in
lat. 9. 30. N. long. 16. 50. W. spoke the brig Eliza from Sierra Leone,
out ten days. On the 15th ult. passed a ship off the Western
Islands, bottom up, supposed to be 24.0 tons, but as it was blow•
ing hard, could not ascertain particulars. On the 3d inst. in tat.
112. N. long. 16. W. spoke the American brig :.lotch,:i from Havre
de Grace to New Oriams.out eight days, all !dal The Macre, n
lost one maa on her pawage home.