The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-07 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

A urr, JaN. 6.--APPOLSTMENTS.—Captain
Y Gibson, to the Duman, oomtniseioned.
Lieutenants P. P. Lamas, H. C. Best, M. B. Medly-
sett, H. N. Hippesley, end E. Rim, to the Duncan.
Sub• Lieutenants H. T. Paulin, K. W. Davies, and A. O.
IPKerknis, to the Duncan.
Staff •Surgeon It. Pottinger to the Formidable.
Surgeon J. Little, to the Duncan.
Assistant-Surgeon Dr. H. Maxwell, to the Duncan.
Acting Assistant Surgeon J. G. Milne, to the Duncan.
Master J. G. Itethan. to the Duncan.
Paymaster J. Tawell, to the Duncan.
AssisLot-Paymasters H. P. Breenan and 0. S. Goddard,
to the Duncan ; E. W. K. Yeats. to the Cornwallis.
Clerks G. J. Vacs, to the Duncan ; W. C. S. Hyue,lto
the Hanle.

Assistant Clerks R. W. S. Bishop and W. C. Fulton. to
the Duncan ; .1. H. Brimacomb, to the Aboukir ; H. W.
Paul, to the Cambridge.
Midshipmen C. G. Williams, W. Jukes, C. I). Smith, E.
MaselL W. F. Rock, E. W. Hodgkioson, R. It. Jaffray, G.
A. Ellis, and S. H. Wilmot, to the Duncan.
Naval Cadets Lord Lewis Gordon, H. B. Callender. G. S.
H. Jacksoc, A. C. Carey, T. E. Cochrane, IL H. Ramsay,
F. E. W. Lambert, to the Duncan ; A. 0. It. B. Terns,
to the Aurora ; nominated, I.:. Trevor.
Chief Engineer J. Code, to the Fisgard, for the Mutine.
Assistant Engineer A. Shoolbrell, to the Tamar.
PaosioroiN,—To be First Class Assistant Engineers W.
Walker, of the Triton; T. Cape, of the F:sk M. Hawkins,
of the Cumberland; H. Darrell, of the Loyal Oak ; T.
Jones, of the Dasher ; R. H. Horne, of the Asia ; and H.
S. Pemberton. of the Edgar.
To be Acting First Class Assistant Engineers J. Hook,
and W. W. Smith, of the Bacchante ; G. A. C. Bencke, of
the Grappler; W. A. Stewart, of the Ariadne ; and G. J.
Barber, of the Immortalite.

CHATHAM, JAN. I.
Yesterday Mr. Reed, the chief coustruetor of
the Navy, visited the dockyard, having arrived from Sheer-
seas, and, accompanied by Mr. Moore, acting master-ship-
wright, was occupied until a late hour in the inspection of
the iron-clod frigate Achilles, guns, 1,250-horse power,
tow ti:tiog for sea at Gillingham. During his visit Mr.
Reed minutely inspected the principal portions of the ship.
in order to ascertain the progress made no board, and gave
various directions for carrying out certain alterations and
improsemrots deemed advisable. In order to provide the
numerons body of workmen with proper accommodation for
taking their meals, S.c.' one of the sailing vessel* attached
to the reserve is to be fitted up for the especial use of the
workmen during the time they are employed on the
Achilles.

The chief constructor of the Imperial Anstrian navy
visited the dockyant to-day, and went over the principal
establishmentit.

By dileciine of the Admiralty nearly 10() additional
labourers have been entered at the dockyard during the last
few days.

PORTSMOUTH, JAL G.
The Duncan, screw line of battle ship, will take
in a crew of upwards of :00 men for her service on the North
American And West India station. llear-Admiral Sir .fames
Hope visited the dockyard yesterday, ,uid will hoist his flag
almost immediotely after the ship has been commissioned,
'thing being io a forward state at the present time.
The Lora, 9, screw sloop, swung to•day for the aljost-
meet of her compasses, and will proceed to Spitheed
to-morrow. She is indexed to join the squadron to the
Cape of Good Hope ,taboo, where she was employed
during her previous commission.
The Sprightly. steam vessel. Master G. Allen, arrived to-
day with marines and supernumeraries from the Britaimia,
trainiou ship at Dartmouth. The Britanuia was poid off
en the :114 ult.. and recommissioned on the fullowiug Jay by
the saws oaptoin.
The Comperdown, hired sailing frigate, is under orders
tc embark, about the 11th inst.. the remaining detachment
of the ittth regiment, for conveyance to Madras.
The !comm. ',crew sloop, and the Meg.erm screw troop-
ship, are troth doily expected to arrive at Suitt:mu!, the
former from the Mediterrauean and the litter fii.:n the
West They are both more than due, but hove no
doubt been delayed by the north-eaiterly winds which have
prevailed tor some days past.
Captoiu G. W. l'reedy is borne on the 1,01,k3 of the
Victory, ;bah-,hip, for service in the Hector, iron screw
frigate, which will be C011:121163i011,i a. soon as possible,
and complete her trials at the measured mile in Stokes-bay.

THE N TIZ.III-I,ING t•F 'THE MAIL STEAMER

ANGLIA.

Yeateriiity an official in.juiry, instituted by direc-
tion of the Board of Trade. was (pencil at the Greenwich
poi:or-roam before Mr. Trail. and Captain Harris, nicitical
assessor, into the circumstances attending the stranding of
the ilsnidle•ateamer Anglia, belonging to the Atlantic loyal
Mail Strait Navigation Company, ou the ledge of the Black
Rock, in oslaay Bay, or, the morning of the loth Novcauber
last, whilst on her outward voyage from Liverpool to Itistou.
Captain Hater bad been appointed as second nautical
assessor. -LA the ioquiry was fixed for Tuesday. After
waiting for upwards of two boars. however, and on n.,-age
being recriced, the court adjourned until yesterday, when
another de...iy took place through his continued absence, and
it was ultimately agreed on all sides to abide by the decision
of the co,: as composed, with one n iutieal assessor only.
The was cooducted bv Mr. o".biwil on behsif of
the LI ciro of Trade ; Mr. Vallauce (of the tine of
Vallauce and Valance) attending on the part of
the .I::satio loyal Mail :Steam Packet Com-
pact. : nod Mr. Sharkev, solicitor, for Captain Prouse.
Mr. (I'D:its:a, in opening the case, sail the Board of Trade
bad thought tit to direct the present imiairy, although, he
was glad to say, no lives bad been lost, and there had not
been onuell damage to property. The Anglia was a middle
steamer. kilt at Hull in the year Isol, and had three
decks. w :!.h two masts, and was schooner rigged. Her bun
orb tons, but, deducting 1:290 tons for her pro-
pelting p arr, made her registered tonnage
had two el,,itIPP, of 1,00)-borne power combined, and was
the loci,-ty of the Royal Atlantir Mail Steam Navigation
tlomixit Nicholas Prouse. who held a certificate of aim-
petency ham the Bo ird of Trade, an I who was aF, at lonian
of high I..•ifeasional character and standing, bring the com-
mander . on board, at the time of leaving Liverpool,
140 patt.w:,;ers, sod a crew of Lii;, all told. Having Piled;
narrated :Le facts as deposed to by the witnesses examined.
Mr. O'lnwd concluded by observing that he did not attend
as a prosecutor in the case, but for the purpose of eliciting
evidence. and from the manner is which other siindar
rar:cal:A been conducted in that court, be was certain
the inolgiry would not be conducted with any unfairness
to Captain erouse, although, if it was thought he had acted
wrongly. the court would not hesitate to give such a de-
rision.

John Grddith Thomas was the first witness called. He
said— first officer of the Angli on her last voyage limn
Liverpos. to Galway. We hada full complement of crew.
The entttes in toe log-book produced are in toy used.
writioz. ':'here were 110 aide seamen, 30 of the engineer's
crew, 7 en;;Aueer,, 55,121 in the steward's department. Sbe
carried. .r.cuoral cargo, consigned to St. John's, Boston.
We left laverpool on the 7th of November, and were'off the
Hell-1.:•.0: at 8.20 p.m. Oo the evening of the Sift, at 5
o'clock. we were off the south end of the Arran tabled.,
which form the western side of the south entmuze to
Galway ,:ay. That is the usual course for ships to enter
the has. After reaching that ;rat of the bay we proceeded
on in the• lireotion of the roadates.l, and at eon p.m. we
were ott . lase k Head. We then slowed the engines, 1:: ed bow. ,
and bur t blue lights. We went on till 6.43, when we
were about half way to the roadstead, but still faded to
obtain a ; dot. There were no lights a,head, and the ship's
head was put to the westward. At 7..30 there were
strong wiudp, hasyy rains, and twisty, with no
appearanse of clearing up. We anchored wider Black
Head with 13 fathoms of water. The course taken for
signalling ;aril pilot was that usmil:y adopted. The vessel
was die at o:alway at 4 &do. k that afternoon. Trost was
my ricer voyage on board the Anglia. We remained at
anchor until 2 a.m. of the 10th, when the anshor was
weighed, sod the ship was kept under steam clone to Black
Heed wail .; o'clock. At this time the weather was very
clear, wit' starlight, and the shill proceeded slowly towards
the reasi,:emi, bringing Mutton Islan.l light to bear E. A N.
(In Muiton Island there is a bright fixed white light. sod
this Itch' , sold be Peen when the ab,ll was put under steam,
the shins head being L. ...N. The engines were then slow,
the chip roceediog through the water at about :; miles an
hoar. The lead, were placed one on each aide of the ship,
and they were Leaving the lead all the time. We set extra
look-ours ,n the paddle-boxes and on the bows. Captain
Prongs, w on the port paddle-box most of the time. We
continue., tiring guns and malrior signals for the pilot, but
gnus cdhe. At 4.17, shifts time, the engines going very
slow, the ship grounded very gently on the ledge close to
the Black Kock. At daylight the Black Rock su-
gared right a-head. 'Alien she grouroled I made an
entry of the time in the log bark. There war au other
light to he seen exeept that on orlon Island, on rounding
Black Hedd. At tiny belt I found we had grouodel about
20 or 30 o irrts from the beacon on Black Rock. The distance
of WaCWl•ock from Mutton Island ia two miles arida cable'.
length. The ship remained on the ledge until the tt.rod of
next tide. At the time the easel struck the :round the
engines were reversed to full speed, bit the titre being on
the heal, the engines failed to move her. Orden were thee
given to blow off all the boilers, to lighten the ship. At
5 a.m Mr. Stable. the third offi-er. wan deepateliel to Gal-
way, end at 5.10 a pilot boarded the ship. At a.m. we
lowered ~.11 the ship's boats, and commenced landing pea
mongers. which numbered about :72. At 10.10, most of the
passengers 'wog landed, we commenced making preparation.
for linert,g the ship off at the next tlond of the tale. The
ship's carpenter sounded the vessel in the diffetent compart-
ments at abort interval,, and fouod she was nut making
water. At man the weather was moderate, with pawing
wpralls. end showery. At 2 p.m. the starer was got up in
the four ~f ter bailers, the other boilers being kept empty to
lighten the ship forwerd..‘t 2.30 we commenoM turning the
engines, to prevent the vessel going any farther on the
ledge as the tide rose. At 2NO the company's tender ar-
rived, and puts bawler out of the starboardatuarter to as-
sist in getting her astern to windwerd. At 130 the eoginee
were tomesl beck at full speed, winch brought the ship off
the ledge at 3.43. We then proceeded at once to the road-
stead, and anchored in 7j fathoms, and cams to 75 fathom
eahle. The carpenter thee Kids soundest the vessel care-
fully in different compartments, and found a leaking of
eater