The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-12 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

PORTSMOUTH, Om. 11.
THE PORTSMOUTH CHANNEL FLEIT.—Thej divi-
dos el the Channel fleet which left Plymouth on Thursday
have arrived safely at Spithead after a boisterous voyage.
It appear. that last night (Friday) the fleet parted com-
pany, and it was thought probable that the admiral'. ship
sad the Emerald had put into Portiere], bat suck supposi-
tion peeved to be erroneous. The Essintarros, 18, iron
serge steam ship, Captain William Chamberlaia, artived at
thrithead early this morning, and wan followed some boars
alter by the Warrior, 40, iron "raw hie* Captain Hon.
Arthur A. Ca:limas. C. 8., which ship on her arrival
minted the flag of the Port Admiral (Sir M. Seymour,
G.C.8.). It appears that after parting company daring the
piano Friday night, that the two Imo Aide made for the
met sod of the Isle of Wight, where they were descried at
daylight this morning. The Resistance steamed as to
Spithead where she anchored, the Warrior remaining off
the east of the Wight awaiting the arrival of the
Edgar and Emerald. At half.part tea o'clock,
however' 'them ships not having appeared in sight,
the Warrior bore nfp the Spitheed anchorage, bringing
up elan to the Rerstance. The Edgar, 73, Captain
Geoffrey T. P. Hamby, bearing the flu of Rear• Admiral
Sydney Calpoys Dames, 0.8., and the 35, screw
frigate, 'Captain Arthur Cumming, hove in sight a little
sits three o'clock to the afternoon, and were making for
Spithead, where they anchored in afety at half past flee
o clock. During the sight of Friday and early in the morn-
* there was a fearful storm of thunder and lightning. The
wind blew almost a hurricane, while the flashes ware ince.-
mat, the rain pouring down like a flood. We have heard of
no disaster save that the Mudlark, a dredging vowel, was
sunk in the harbour channel. It was most fortunate that
the fleet were safely moored.

WOOLWICH, OCT. 11.
Orilux-eosTs.—lt is well known that nearly the
entire fleet of gun-boate built by contract for the govern-
ment during the period of the Crimean war are now lotto')
and unfit for service, and a considerable number are
being broken up. The Board of Admiralty, with the Doe-
troller, and Mr. Reed, chief constructor of the navy, have
for some time pest had under consideration the necessity
of providing a number of laciest gun-vessels to replace the
condemned gun-boats at Hasler and other yards, and a
' design has been agreed upon. The new vessels are to be
built of iron and armour plated, end they will be propelled
upon the twin screw principle, which has bees proved to be
admirably adapted for vessels of this class.

SEIZIIIIN or THE STEAM RAMS IN THE MERSEY.—
Rumours were on Friday current in this town that govern-
ment had issued orders to stop the marling from
the Mersey of the steam ram recently launched from
the shipbuilding yard of Messrs. Laird Brothers,
at Birkenhead, and which is sow being Stied up
in the great float. Os Thursday night the Custom House
cutter conveyed an officer on board the ram in the Great
Float, and on Friday night a second officer was put on
board. The second ram, which is stall in the building yard
of Messrs. Laird, was boarded by a cutouts officer last
sight. About eleven o'clock on Thursday sight, the Gar
hawk, under the command of Lieutenant Cheek, meting
tender to her M►jesty's ship Majestic, went into the low-
water baffle which is not yet open for vowels. Of eouree,
the appearance of a man-of-war's tender in the basin wider
such circumstances cave rise to various remarks and sat-
and there is little doubt Lieutenant Cheek is acting
under instructions in the coarse be is pursuing. Indeed,
when asked on Friday what he was doing in the low-water
Win, he said he bad been sent there by government, but
is answer to further questions he stated that he had his
orders frost Captain Ingletield, of the Majestic. Her Ma-
jesty's ship Liverpool which formed part of the Chsenel
squadron, and was left bore when the fleet mailed for Dub-
lin, has dropped from her moorings and east anchor oppo-
site the Woodside landing-stage. The Goshawk is to take
up a position alongside the laading-stege is ceder to comma-
aicate with the LiverpooL—Lieerpool Mercury.
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