The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-28 00:00:00

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NAVAL.
Poierssiotent, Dec. 27.—The Sidon, steam-frigate, apt. W. It.
Hensitisen, arrived on Wednesday. On her passage round she en.
countered a revere gale of wind, when the starting pier of the engine
proved inefficient, en that she was in danger once or twice of getting
on shore. Had it nut been for her weatherly qualities tinder sail she
would have been unable to weather Beesehy Heed, and would, meet
probably, Were been wrecked. They were obliged in the gale to lay
to, with a very heavy sea, to endeavour to right her engine seer, and
she then proved herself a most excellent and easy sea boat. The
heaviest roll ehe made in u heavy sea was not more than fourteen to
fifteen 11PRIT1.11. such MAP her easy motion that the engineers engaged
, in repairing the engine, when they came on deck, declared they
could not have believed that the sea had run so high. Under a
heavy preset of rail: and once tuner etorm-atils, she only inclined five
degrees. The Sidon LI a copy tit the Odin, but two feet nine inches
deeper in the hold, to enable her to carry more coals. To prevent
the bes of stability, when the coals are consumed, Sir C. Napier
had four coal tanks made in the bottom, which can be filled with 300
tons of water when the culls are out. Except a few Internal arrange-
mints, ten:, the principal. iteviation from the form of the Lain:-
It is paid that the Sidon is masted according to a plan et Lord John
hay, and the nails are certainly very handsome, and I have no
doubt when her steam machinery is put to rights ehe will prove her-
self a tine vessel. In fact she is more like a steam frigate than at!" we
hare yet even. Mr. Seaward, the constructor of her engine's, united
her yesterday, and will not allow his plan to be a failure. NVe think
it is wrung that conetruetore of engines should be allowed to t 7
undigested schemes on such large vessels. They should go to era in
rough weather in senile cra3 of their own, to try their plane. If we
mistake not, some cosh Kluane was tried as that of Mr. SCJlfilltrs,
and condemned by Bolton and Watt, in Watt's own day. Some in-
correct statements have induced me to explain this fact.
The Setnerye, , Commander Catlin, arrived this morning front
Corunna. roe left Lisbon on the 17th, Oporto on the 16t1i, and
Coruna on the 2.ird nests She bring* home dewpatebet from Por-
tage' and the squadron. The I:radio/us P. ship woo at Oporto, and
the.liner‘ra,so,at t hrunna. The lion. John Gordon, lute captain of the
4see, its, and a number of sepernunnrary officers came home in the
Neinirge, The I'enyrnorr, gl, was mustered and ineyeeted yesterday
morning by the Commander-in-Chief. The Fairy tender is to pro-
ceed to Blackwell to have a few defects made good. The lihrularnan.
th us us to he paid warts, and proceed to Plymouth with slop clothuig
and eupplier, to be pent in the Polyphemus a. v. from Ply-
mouth, to the squadron in the Tapes. The Emerald tender
sailed yesterday with supplies for Plymouth. The J'enelope,
st.-el., Capt. (Allard, sill be paid advance to-morrow, and
leave about Wevintselay. Admiral Dean. Dundee has been
spending his Mehl:nes at Admiral Warren's, Southern.
The
launch of the orostl m, in postponed for asenie tinie, in con-
sequence of its Ming Intended to make acme alteration in the water-
way of the screw. 'l'he Lois, 3e, Capt. Codrington, et Plymouth,
having her comp....re adjusted, is ordered to Spit.cad. The Cyclops,
et.-fr., Capt. Layidge, will be paid off at Sheerness, on the 3lst. She
and the ti eteom, 10.-tr., are ordered to be fitted with Seaward's dis-
connecting apparatus.
At Spithe...l: Voioennee, Penelope, Mutine, and Scourge. In
harbour: Victory, Victoria and Albert, E.rrellent,
Sidon, limistam., Speer. or, 0...di1e, and Naiad. Tenders: Retri-
bution, Myrtle, Fanny, N. 'Tory, and Fairy.
The late Lieu emost Lewin, Royal Matinee, was buried yesterday in
the garrison chapel at this place with military honours.
We understand the Admiralty inteed that, in luture, ships em-
ployed in the suppresseion of the ',lave trnee on the crowd of Africa,
shall only remain In months upon that station, whence they will leo-
cs.sel to the Mediterranean or other station's to complete their time of
commission. 'I he reliefs well be furnished from the Mediterranean or
other stations by cosec's that have completed half their time from date
of oununireion.
Rear-Admiral Hyde Parker, C. 8., will preside at the court-wan:a
to be held on hoard 11.M.5. Victory to-morrow.
Perworvii, I)ix. 26.—TheSdarwindee, s. was at Valparaiso on the
2nd of October. The Larne, It', Commander Brisbane, left tit.
Helena fur the meat of Africa, October 29. The Rapid, 10, Com-
mander Clayey, arrived at St. Helena, November 13, from the
ems. of Africa. The Heroine, 6, Commander Edmunds, arrived at St.
Helena from Kabrada, November 2. The British ship Indus, Captain
Cox, arrived at Jamaica on the 10th November, in 34 days from St.
Helena, with 340 Afriams, captured from a slaver by br.
IFis'criritrh, on the coast of Africa.
By u letter from 11.11. brig Ki,gfishrr on the coast, we learn that
a prise was captured by that veseel on the tith of September last.
When the Teal-lan, left Ascension, the Commodore, sir C. Mecham,
was living on shore, and has made application to the Admiralty to be
allowed to retain tee Derastation etce.uner ea his pendant ship, she
being well adapted for the services along the coast.
Capt. Williams, /LE., is ordered to Haulbowline immediately, to
direct the works authorised to be executed there by the Admiralty.
ROVAL NAVAL BENLVOI.I:NT SOClCTY.—Admiral sir J. West, K.C.8.,
and Cominiinder-iu-Chief at this port, has in the kindest manner pre-
sented a donation of 50/. to this valuable institution, and become an
annual contributor of three gnineas.
We are happy to learn, says the United Service Corette. that Mr.
Franklin, who was diPaliMed be service by the sentence of is ,curt-
martial, when Lieutenant of the Shake in the Mediterranean, is to be
re.natated on the het of lieutenant,'. Mr. Franklin being the twin of an
old officer, Commander Franklin, late Meister-Attendance( Victualling
at Devonport, we think that the nervy of the Admiralty has been, on
this oeci.ion. j edition:sly exercised.
Mr. Henry Baker, the tale ginner of the Gorgon whose 'services on
the Parana were mentioned in high terms in Commodore -ir Charles.
}lethal:Ws desputches, is to receive a lieutenant's commission, dated
June 0, 1840, the date of the action for which be has been thos re-
warded. This may be called breaking the ice in the stream of pro-
motion. —United &reit'? Gazette.