The Sun. — 1838-12-11 (London, England)

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. B.—The Rattlesnake, Captain Hobson, which arrived on Wednesday, came into harbour the following day, to be paid off. She left Madras the 2-Ith August, Trincomalee on the 3d of September, Cape the 6th of October, and the Island of Ascension on the 26th of the same month. Sir Frederick Maitland, in the Wellesley, 74, with the Larne, 18, and Xgerine, 10, were at Canton, and expected back at Madras in November ; the Wolf, 18, would leave Ceylon for England in October ; the Victor, 18, was in the straits of Malacca ; the Volage, 28, was gone to Calcutta to bring specie to Madras ; the Favourite, 18, was on the Coromandel Coast ; the Leveret, 10, and Forester, 3, were at the Cape. The Hon. Admiral Elliot's flag was flying in the Badger, his ship, the Melville, 74, being on the coast of Africa. The Rattlesnake brought home the crew of the ship African, wrecked at Ceylon, as well also as Mustafi Effendi, who has been doing duty as a Lieutenant in the Wellesley, but who was obliged to come to England from ill-health. The Rattlesnake will be paid off in ten days. The Tweed, 20, Commander for. F. T. Pelham, which arrived on Wednesday, after a service of nearly four years on the coasts of Spain and Portugal, Kill be paid off on Tuesday next. The Malabar, 74, Captain Harvey, arrived at Halifax on the 31st of October, and the Cornwallis, 74, Captain Sir R. Grant, left that port for Bermuda on the following day. The Andromache, 28, Captain Baynes, followed her on the 17th ult.  The Ringdove, 28, Pearl, 20, and Crocodile, 38, were at Bermuda on the 22d of October. The Charybdis, 3, had gone to Jamaica. Commander Nixon, of the Ringdove sloop-of-war, in a moment of temporary excitement committed suicide by shooting himself on the 25th of October, at Bermuda. The Hon. Keith Stewart, one orthe Lieutenants (1 the Cornwallis, has been promoted to command the Ringdove. The Stag, 46, Commodore Sulivan, C. 8., and the Sparrow ketch, Lieut. Lowcay, were at Rio de Janeiro cn the 17th of August ; the latter was preparing to take to the Falkland Islands a stock of sheep, fowls, and seed of all kinds for propagation. The Britomart, 10, Lieutenant Stanley, and Beagle, surveying vessel, arrived at Sydney on the 15th of July ; the Alligator, 28, Captain Sir J. G. Bremer, arrived at South Australia on the 10th of July. The Weazle, 16, arrived at Gibraltar on the 16th ult., from Valencia.  The Athol!, troop-ship, was towed out of harbour on Monday, and proceeded to Woolwich to be r; paired. The Meteor steamer, Lieutenant Pritchard, called in this afternoon, from Plymouth, with seamen for the Gann-es ; she proceeded immediately for Woolwich, with Lord burham's plate and valuable baggage, which she yesterday took out of the Inconstant.  Tile Numa transport has embarked 120 men of the 89th Regiment, with whom she proceeded on Friday for Barbadocs.  The transport ship Eagle arrive 3 at Halifax, Nov. 7, with detachments on board for the 93d, 11th,23d, and 65th Regiments. The Revenge, 74, has been put out of dock, and the Magielenne, 28, taken in. _  , do Monday afternoon a large Dutch West Indiaman came into Portland Roads, assisted by her Majesty's revenue cutter Nimble, Mr. Ramsay, R.N., Commander. The ship Buckinghamshire, of 1,400 tons, arrived this evening at Spithead, to embark emigrants for South Australia ; ten waggons from Sussex arrived this morning, fuly loaded with a very superior description of husbandmen, who intend to take passage in her. The Morning Star yacht, Hon. H. Upton, left Gibraltar for Palma on the 21st ult. In the Harbov.—Britannia, Victory, Ganges, Excellent, Royal George, Rattlesnake, Daphne, Tweed, Cameleoe, Meteor, and Messenger (steamers). At Spithead—Racer.