The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-28 00:00:00

NAVAL.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 27: The Tyne, store-ship,
Master-Commander Peter Billineal, went oat of harhour
'to day sad sailed far the west eoast Africa and the Bra-
ving stores ea board for the British squadrons on
those stations. The Magma, screw steam treep-ship, Com
mad*? J. 0. Jeluseen, embarked detachments of the 36th,
09th,and 76th regiments yesterday(eonveyed out to Spithead
to her in the Bello, stunt tug) for conveyance to the West
Indies, to join their respective head-quarters there. The
Dasher, steam-vessel, Commander Lefebre, arrived is har-
bour yesterday trees the Channel Islands. She has eons
over to have her crew paid down. The Rhadansanthas,
steam store-ship, Master Commander Balam, sailed last
night with stores and supernumeraries for Plymouth. The
Agamemnon, 91,serew steam- ship,Capt Sir T. Maitland,has
fresh eases of scarlatina daily breaking oat among her strew :
ens yesterday and two more to-day have been sent to Hails,
Hospital. This disease has now been prevalent for man
weeks among the crew of this very fine ship, sad although
a variety of measures have been had recourse to to get rid
of it, very little rsecess has been the result. Something
more decisive than has yet been adopted appears necessary
for the restoration to health of this ship's crew. At present
one-half of them are in Hasler Hospital from the disease,
although, it is reported, the majority of them are not so
deleted as to prevent their indulging in extremely riotous
conduct The Sidon, 22. steam-frigate, Captain Gold-
smith, and the Leopard, 12, steam-frigate, Captain G. Gif-
fard, are both, at the hour of dispatching this parcel,
(4 p.m.) making preparations for sailing from Spithead, by
getting up steam, de. The Sprightly, steam -vessel, Muter
Commander Allen, returned from Plymouth today, bring
lag nand supernumeraries for the London, 90, Captain
Mandy, at Spithead. The Hake of Wellington, 131,
screw steam-ship, Captain N. B. Martin, is to be undocked
to-marrow, to complete her fittings in the steamer basin.
DETONPORT. Manor 27.—The Vulture, steam
vessel, Captain F. H. Glues, returned from the Chops of
the Channel on Tuesday night, where she had been sent for
the relief of homeward bound merchant ships, having some
defect I. her Kingston valve. The diver went down to ex-
amine the matter yesterday afternoon, and it is presumed
the defect may be remedied without being taken into dock.
The Sprightly, steam-tender, Master Commander G.
Allen, arrived on Thursday night, from Portsmouth, with
supernumeraries and the furniture of Rear Admiral
Corry, which has been placed on booed her Majes-
' Ye ship Queen. in the Sound, which is to be his Sag ship.
The new steam vessel, the St. Jean d'Acre, 101, was taken
into dock on Saturday morning.
PROVISIONS rod THE NAVT.—The beef and other
meats in the stores at the Royal William Victualling Yard
have recently undergone a complete overhaul sad examina-
tion by the Commander and Muter of the Impregnahle.
We unleretand the quantities of beef and pork cured at this
establishment have been much increased recently.

THE ORIENTAL COMPANY'S STEAMER CITY OF
Lesbos leg Southampton yesterday with ship-letter mails
for Gibraltar, Malta, and Constantinople. Her period of
starting from Southampton has been altered from the 29th
to the nto of the month, in order that she may reach Malta
on her homeward passage in time to transfer her passengers
and merchandise from Turkey and the Black Sae, destined
for France, to the Malta and Marseilles mail packet