the whole work, to comprise, in a small compass, much useful and interesting matter; and, that he who shall make himself well acquainted with what it contains, will find it easy to acquire a knowledge of all that is yet known in trigonometry, and to apply it in astronomy, and other branches of science. To the ordinary branches of the subject, are added miscellaneous investigations, and problems for exercise, dialling, multiple arcs, miscellaneous propositions, concluding with analytic geometry. NEW CHARTS. (Published by the Admiralty, and sold by R. B. Bate, 21, Poultry.) YANG-TSE-KIANG RIVER :-Surveyed by Capt. C. R. D. Bethune, H. Kellett, and R. Collinson. Thanks to the exertions of our indefatigable naval surveyors we have here a chart of this noble river, with which a ship may easily find her way up it, as far as Nanking. The scale is a quarter of an inch to the mile, by which the whole is included on a double elephant sheet: we trust this will soon become a well worked chart. www BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR. REAR ADMIRAL SIR JAMES HILLYAR, K.C.B. and K.C.H. (See Obituary) was universally known to all classes of the profession as having gloriously vindicated the supremacy of the British arms during the late war. By his death a good-service pension of £300 will revert to the Admiralty. It was this distinguished officer who, when in command of the frigate Phoebe, captured the American frigate Essex, after a most gallant action. The two vessels were in a neutral port, and the officers and men of the Phoebe were constantly subjected to severe taunts and insults from the Americans, which, under their gallant Captain's advice, they endured with firmness, he promising them a better opportunity of avenging themselves, and serving their country at the same time, than by resorting to the usual practice of individual conflict. And he performed what he had promised. On both vessels getting into "blue water," so eager was the crew to chastise their insolent enemy, that they implored Captain Hillyar to board, but he refused, saying he would play at long balls, and would take the enemy and save his men. It is but a just tribute to the humanity of the gallant deceased and his brave crew, to remark that after the Essex had surrendered by striking her colours, and the boats from the Phoebe were pulling towards the Essex, they sacrificed their natural feelings of exultation, and their desire as speedily as possible to take possession of their prize, by turning out of their course to pick up some of the enemy who had been swamped in a boat, and were crying out for assistance. Previous to this action he led the boats in cutting out two Spanish corvettes at Barcelona, and assisted in the Phoebe in the reduction of the Mauritius, and in the capture of La Nereide, French frigate. The dates of his commission are as follow:-Lieutenant, 8th March, 1794; Commander, 16th April, 1800; Captain, 29th February, 1804; Rear-Admiral, 10th June, 1837. ADMIRALTY ORDERS. Admiralty, May 30th, 1843. With the view of obtaining and preserving an authentic Record of Marriages solemnized on board Her Majesty's Ships, my Lords Commisioners of the Admiralty are pleased to direct that in future, when Marriages are solemnized on board Her Majesty's Ships out of the United Kingdom, a declaration of the Marriage, signed by the Minister of the Church, by the contracting parties, and by two competent witnesses, shall be entered in the Log Book of the ship, specifying the fact, the day on which the Marriage was solemnized, and the place where the ship then was. And the Captain or Commanding Officer of the ship is to transmit to this office a certified copy of such declaration, which will be forwarded officially to the Registrar of the Consistory Court of the Lord Bishop Admiralty, June 5th, 1843. Much inconvenience having been felt on board Her Majesty's Ship Excellent, on account of the necessary notations being frequently omitted on many of the Pay Documents and Certificates of Seamen Gunners who do not claim their discharge, their Lordships desire that in the event of a Seaman Gunner belonging to any of Her Majesty's Ships volunteering for a second period of service, the circumstance shall be noted in all cases both on the Ship's Books and on Men's Tickets, immediately underneath the date of their Passing Certificates in Gunnery, and also on the Mens' Parchment Certificates. The same course is to be observed in respect to Men who decline to re-enter as Seamen Gunners. By Command of their Lordships, SIDNEY HERBERT. Admiralty, June 30, 1843. In pursuance of her Majesty's pleasure, signified to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the following alterations are to be made in the dress uniform of Officers in the Royal Navy. COATS.-The coats of all officers, now having scarlet collars and cuffs, to have white collars and blue cuffs and the slash in the sleeve, which is now blue, to be white. EPAULETTES.-The bullions of dress epaulettes to be loose, instead of fixed, as at present. HATS.-All cocked hats to be of the same dimensions as that to be worn by the Admiral of the Fleet, as hereafter described, and with the same distinction heretofore used except that the binding, which was formerly of black silk lace, two and a half inches, is to be two inches in width, and of the oak leaf pattern. ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET. COATS. To have, in addition to the present lace, four rows of five-eighths inch lace round the sleeve above the cuff, at such distance from each other as place them within the length of the slash, and one and a quarter inch lace along the bottom of the lapel, and down the front and back edges of the skirt. HAT. The fan or back part eight and a half inches-seven and a half inches in front-five and three quarter inches at each corner-bound with gold lace two inches wide, shewing one inch on each side, black silk cockade five inches wide, looped with six gold dead and bright bullions, three and half eighth of inches wide, and the two centre twisted, with the button -the same size and pattern as that of the coat and tassels with five gold and five blue bullions each. ADMIRALS. COAT. The same as Admiral of the Fleet but with only three rows of five-eighths inch lace round the sleeve. VICE ADMIRAL. COAT. The same as Admiral, but with only two rows of five-eighths inches round the sleeve. REAR ADMIRAL. COAT. The same as Vice Admirals, but with only one row of five-eighths inch lace round the sleeve. COMMODORES OF THE FIRST CLASS AND CAPTAINS OF THE FLEET, WHEN NOT FLAG OFFICERS. COAT. The same as Rear Admirals. COMMODORES OF THE SECOND CLASS AND COAT. The hip buttons to be inclosed with one inch lace, to form a point above them, on the side seam, and to finish under the plait below. EPAULETTES.-Captains, under three years standing, to be distinguished by an embroidered silver crown within the crescent, instead of the anchor, as heretofore. COMMANDERS. EPAULETTES.-To have an embroidered silver anchor within the crescent. LIEUTENANTS. EPAULETTES.-Two gold epaulettes, the bullions to be only three inches long and one-eighth in circumference, in dress and undress. Patterns or drawings of each of the beforementioned articles of dress may be seen at this Office, and at the Office of each Port Admiral; and the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty direct that no uniform shall, after this date, be made of any other pattern. Uniforms which have already been made of a different pattern from the foregoing, may be worn until the 30th of June, 1844, after which no deviation whatsoever from the establishment will be permitted. By Command of their Lordships, SIDNEY HERBERT. (1842) (addit.) to Winchester-S. Otway Wooldridge (1837) to command SpyStephen Stocker (1815) to San Josef Owen P. Knott (1840) (add.) to Dublin -E, P. B. Von Donop (1838) and James Lowry (1837) to Eurydice-G. Morritt (1837) and G. M. Monk (1812) to Con. way-Edward Herrick (1815) to Astrea -Charles Richard Marcuard (1840) and Geo. Le G. Bowyear (1840) to Pilot. MASTER-W. J. W. Burney to Pilot. MATES-J. F. C. Hamilton to Warspite-W. H. Haswell (1838) to Dolphin -W. T. F. Jackson (1842) and F. C. Herbert (1839) to Inconstant-R. W. Clark, J. A. L. Wharton, and W. F. Warren to Fisgard. SECOND MASTERS-E. M. Fox to Victoria and Albert-E. C. Homersham, E. H. Rowe, and G. Moore to AnsonHenry Webb to Lucifer. SURGEONS-T. Fraser (1838) to Penelope-W. M'Kinlay (1838) to PilotJohn Ward, acting (add.) to Caledonia-W. Faskin, acting (add,) to Plymouth Naval Hospital-Alexander J. Pilmor (1843) to Pilot. ASSISTANT-SURGEONS-James Mitchell M.D., (1817) to Anson-W. Tucker, M.D., to Royal Hospital Plymouth-J. Gallag. her to Dolphin-W. H. Sloggett to Penelope-T. B. Pukstrom to WarspiteFrederick Morgan (addit) to St. Vincent -J. A. S. Addison (addit) to St. Vincent. MIDSHIPMEN―John Montgomerie to Conway-Francis Hewson to Penelope. VOLUNTEERS 1st Class-D'Arcy E. W. Wynwvard to St. Vincent-W. Royse to Eurydice. PURSERS-C. W. Roone (acting) to Tweed-Thomas Goddard late Royal George yacht to Victory-W. Soady (a) to Penelope-W. Weaver to Pilot. CHAPLAIN-Rev. N. Proctor to Mala bar. NAVAL INSTRUCTORS-C. J. E. R. Archdeacon to Dublin-R. E. Saunders to Conway. CLERKS-L. B Martin to PenelopeW. R. Bush (add.) to Caledonia-James Tapson to Pilot-William Jones (Assistant) to Pilot. COAST-GUARD. REMOVALS-Lieut. R. L. Stephens to Yealm-Lieut. Knight to Swale CliffLieut. J. M'Gladery to SheephavenLieut. W, S. Pearne to ShanklinLieut. H. J. Jones to DartmouthLieut. W. Pinhorn to Sunderland. MOVEMENTS OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS IN COMMISSION. AT HOME. CASTOR, 36, Capt. C. Graham, 10th July, arrived at Portsmouth from Chatham. CROCODILE, 26, Mr. Elson, MasterCom., 9th July at Portsmouth. CYCLOPS, (st. v.) Capt. W. Austin, at Cork from Barbados. DOLPHIN, 3, Com. W. O'Bryan Hoare, 8th July left Portsmouth for Cork. EURYDICE, 26, Capt. Elliott, Portsmouth. HowE, 120, Capt. Sir W. O. Pell, 31st June, arr, at Spithead from GibraltarSheerness paying off. NAUTILUS, 10, re-commissioned as a tender to Victoria and Albert steam yacht. PARTRIDGE, 10, Lieut.-com. J. T. Nott, arr. at Portsmouth 18th June, 26th paid off. PENELOPE, (st. frigate) commissioned June 28th, by Capt. W. Jones, Chatham fitting. PILOT, 16, recommissioned at Plymouth on the peace establishment by Com. W. Jervis. RESISTANCE, 42, July 13th, sailed for Cork after refitting. STROMBOLI, Com. Louis, June 27th, paid off at Woolwich. WARSPITE, 50, Capt. Lord J. Hay, 22nd June arr. at Portsmouth from New York, 8th sailed for Cork. WATERWITCH, 10, Lieut. Com. H. J. Matson, 29th June, at Portsmouth, 4th July paid off, WILBERFORCE, Lieut. Moore, 30th June arr. at Portsmouth from eastward. ABROAD. AIGLE, 24, Capt. Lord E. Paget, 23rd June at Smyrna. BEAGLE, (sur. v.), Com. J. L. Stokes, 18th Feb. left Sydney for Hobart Town on way to England. BELVIDERA, 38, Capt. Hon. G. Grey, 23rd June, at Ionian Islands. CLEOPATRA, 26, Capt. Wyvill, 27th April at the Cape, having captured a slaver, DEVASTATION, (st. v.) Com. Henry, 23rd June at Malta. ELECTRA, 18, Com. Darley, 7th June, left Jamaica for Newfoundland. EREBUS, Capt. J. C. Ross, May at St. Helena from Cape. FANTOME, 16, Com. P. G. Haymes, 23rd April off Buenos Ayres. FORMIDABLE, 80, Capt. Sir C. Sulivan, 23rd June at Malaga, GEYSER, (st. v.), Com. Carpenter, 14th June arr. at Malta from Constantinople. HECATE, (st. v.) Com. H. Ward, 23rd June at Malta. HECLA, (st. v.), Lieut. Com. J. B. Cragg, 23rd June at Alexandria. HORNET, 6, Lieut. Com. R, B. Miller, 5th June, at Barbados. ILLUSTRIOUS, 72, Capt. J. Erskine, 7th June, left Bermuda, for Halifax. INDUS, 84, Capt, Sir J. Stirling, 23rd June at Malta. LILY, 16, Com. J. J. Allen, 11th Apl. at the Cape, having captured two slavers LIZARD, (st. v.), Lieut. W. G. Escourt 23rd June, at Malaga. MAGICIENNE, 24, Capt. Warren, 23rd June at Athens. MEDEA, (st, v.), Com. F. Warden, 23rd June at Barcelona. MONARCH, 14, Capt. S. Chambers, 23rd June, at Barcelona. PIQUE, 36, Capt. Hon. M. Stopford, 5th June at Barbados. QUEEN, 110, Capt. G. F. Rich, 23rd June at Malta. SAPPHO, 16, Com. Hon. G. Hope, 26th May, left Madeira for the Cape. SAVAGE, 10, Lieut. J. H. Bowker, 23d June at Barcelona. SCOUT, 18, Capt. Hon. J. R. Drummond, 23rd June, at Malta. SNAKE, 26, Com. Hon. W. Devereux, 23rd June, at Athens. STYX, (st. v.) Capt. A. Vidal, 25th June at Fayal. TALBOT, 26, Capt. Sir T. Thompson, 15th Jan, arr. at Tahiti from Valparaiso. TERROR, Com. F. Crozier, arr. at Simons Bay, after three years cruise. THUNDERER, 84, Capt. Pring, 28th April, arr, at the Cape from England. TWEED, 20, Com. H. C. D, Douglas, 5th June at Barbados. VERNON, 50, Capt. W. Walpole, 23rd June, Beyrout, VESUVIUS, (st. v.) Com. Ommaney, 23rd June at Constantinople. WASP, 16, Com. A. Drew, 5th June, at Barbados. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. Births. July 4th, the lady of Dr. McKechnie, RN., of a son. Marriages. On the 19th July, at Fareham, by the Rev. W. Harrison, vicar, Com. J. G. Harrison, RN., to Mrs. Eastwood, daughter of the late J. Pooke, Esq., of Fareham. At Fulham, July 11, Capt. Louis, RN., son of Rear Admiral Sir J. Louis, Bart., to Mary, daughter of J. Daniel, Esq., of Parson's Green. At Brussels, June 28, J. S. Dwyer, Esq., Limerick, to Frances, the daughter of the late J. Gill, Esq., RN. At St. George's, Bloomsbury, F. O. Haynes, Esq., son of the late Capt. H. Haynes, RN., to Miss Child, Russell-sq. At Clifton, July 29, Com. W. Thomas, RN., to Thomasine, daughter of the late Capt. H. Haynes, RN. At Edinburgh, H. W. Davenport, Esq. son of Rear Admiral Sir S, Devonport, CB., KCH., to Catherine, daughter of the late J. Durie, Esq., of Astley House, Lancashire. At Stonehouse, July 3, Capt. McAdam, RM., Plymouth Division, to Harrietta Maria, daughter of the late Major Savage Deaths. At Tor House, near Devonport, Rear Admiral Sir J. Hillyar, KCH., KCB. aged 73 years, Lately in Dorset-place, London, Vice Admiral J. K. Shepherd, the oldest commissioned officer in the Navy, being a lieutenant of 1777, and the senior Ward Room officer in the Service, with the exception of Mr. J. Rose, a Surgeon of 1776. July 14th, Cap.. J. Jones, RN., one of the elder brethren of the Trinity-house, who was accidentally drowned off Padstow, whilst engaged on a survey in the Bristol Channel, July 13th, at Kent House, Knightsbridge, the Hon. A, A. Villiers, RN. At Clifton, June 28, Ann, sister of the late Admiral Sir W. Hargood, GCB. At Sydney, New South Wales, Flora, wife of H Tinycombe, Esq., and daughter of the late Capt. M'Leod, RN., CB. At Tor Point, June 23, Mary, widow of the late M. Foster, Master RN. At Greenock, W. Turner, Esq., surgeon RN. SHIPPING DESPATCH.-The superiority of Liverpool over other ports, in her facilities and accomodation for shipping has, we think, been fully proved in the case of the Phoenix, Captain W. R. Greaves, from Antigua, belonging to C. W. and F. Shand, which vessel, with a cargo consisting of 464 hhds. sugar, and 221 puns. molasses, besides a number of smaller packages, hauled into dock on Thursday last, discharged, and took on board 100 tons of ballast and 150 tons of goods, and sailed again for Antigua on Saturday, having been only the short space of sixty hours in dock! We believe this exceeds anything of the kind ever accomplished in Liverpool before.-Gore's Advertiser. METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER. Kept at Croom's Hill, Greenwich, by Mr. W. Rogerson, of the Royal Observatory. From the 21st of June, to the 20th of July, 1843. bm be 3234 → be be 0 b od (2) be ber 1) be or 1) bcp (3 b be 3 M. 30.03 30.03 64 74 58 76 SW SW 5 NE SW SW NW N N 50 65 N N 61 NW N 2 SW NW 2 W SW NW qor 3) (4) bc od (4 JUNE-Mean height of the Barometer=29-853 inches; Mean temperature-567 degrees; depth of rain fallen- 127 inches. TO OUR FRIENDS AND CORRESPONDENTS. All Communications for the ensuing number should be sent before the 20th of the month. SIR JOHN Ross's letter has been received, and will be inserted in our next. Erratum.-Page 552, line 8, for "scud," read "sand." Hunt, Printer, Carlisle-street, Maida-hill. |