The Sun. — 1841-08-23 (London, England)

PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 2 I.—Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Adam hoisted his flag yesterday on board the Pique, 36, and sails direct for his command in the West Indies.  The Dido, 18, arrived on Monday from the Mediteraanean, and sailed on Wednesday to the eastward, to be paid oft: The Samarang, 28, Captain S. Scott, arrived on Tuesday from China, and came into harbour on Thursday, to be paid off. Her Majesty's steam-vessel Avon, Lieutenant Commander R. D. Pritchard, arrived at Gibraltar on the sth of August, with despatches for Captain M. F. F. Berkeley, of her Majesty's ship Thunderer ; but found that that officer had left his ship and proceeded to England in the Peninsular steamer Braganza. The Avon, after towing her Majesty's frigate Vernon out of Gibraltar Bay on the Bth August, returned to Portsmouth on Tuesday last, having touched at Lisbon, which port she left on the 10th, and Vigo on the 13th instant. The Lizard, steam-vessel, Lieut. Estcourt, with an American frigate and corvette, remained at Gibraltar ; the oriental steamer Great Liverpool arrived and sailed again for Malta and Alexandria on the Bth August ; the Jasseur, 16, was cruizity, between Malaga and Carthagena ; the Savage, 10, had gone to Madeira ; the Espoir, 10, was at Lisbon ; and the Montrose, Peninsular steamer, arrived at, Vigo on the 13th, and sailed again immediately for Lisbon, Tagus, and Gibraltar. The Avon spoke the English brig Caledonia, of Arbroath, from London to Rio Janeiro ; Lively, of London, from Liverpool to Pernambuco, and Racehorse, of London, from London to Trieste, in the Bay of Biscay, all well. The Avon brings home passengers—Captain Paget and Mrs. Steven, from Gibraltar. A private of the 7th Ho) al Fusiliers was hung at Gibraltar, for the murder of a woman in a fit of jealousy. The Dublin, 50, Captain Tucker, went out of har: bour on Wednesday, and proceeded yesterday to Plymouth, to receive the flag of Rear-Admiral Thomas. This ship was only commissioned on the 11th May ; and has been fitted out and completely manned in a much shorter time than any ship we remember for her size.  The Scout, Commander Larcom, has left Gillingham for Spithead. The Alban, steamer, left yesterday, with the depot companies of the 35th Regiment, for Cork. Fair Rosamond, schooner, arrived at Halifax on the 20th ult. in 30 days from Portsmouth.—The Hydra steamer arrived -at Barbadoes on the Bth July.—The Cleopatra, 28, arrived at St. John's, Newfoundland, on the 22d ult.—The Victor, Commander Dawson, was at Jamaica on the 2d of July. The following ships have this week been commissioned:—the Warspite, 50, by Captain Lord John hay; and the Madagascar, 44, by Captain John Foote, at this port; the Malabar, 72, by Captain G. R. Sartorius; and the Cambrian, a new 36, by Captain Chads, at Plymouth; the Isis, 44, by Captain Sir James Marshall; and the Aigle, 24, by Captain Lord Clarence Paget, at Chatham. The Hastings, 72, Captain Lawrence, C. 8., sailed on Sunday from Plymouth for Malta. The Melville, 72, Captain the Hon. R. S. Dundas, was paid off to-day. The Hercules, 78, at Chatham, is ordered for commission. The Spartan frigate, 26 guns, was launched at Plymouth on Monday, and is to be forthwith commissioned. The Harlequin, 18, is ordered to be commissioned. The Heroine, 10, was launched at Woolwich on Monday. The Driver, steamer, is to be armed with three hollowshot guns, one of them a-midships, which is intended to travel fore-and-aft, and to be used as a broadside gun. The Princess Charlotte was taken out of, and the Bellerophon into, dock on Thursday.