The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-25 00:00:00

NAVAL.

Potir:em re, jai.. 21.—A COURT Ilarrnat of which Rear-Adm.
Hyde her was prevalent. ....bled Yeete;tlaY morning. on board
the St. Vincent, 12u, to inquire into the cremedanems attending her
Modesty's ship Daphne pitting on shore near St. Catherine', mint on
her meta return to Spittle:id, and to RlC:mt. Onelow end Mr. D. Id.
Jego, the master, for their conduct an that evasion. And on an addl.
mane charge against Capt. Outlaw, of not officially and specially re.
porting the eirtionstance to the eammtntl. r-inschik, on hi* arrival.
i texceared by the evidence that the Daphne had been for four day.
up the channel against a contrary wind, that soon after end.
tight on the morning Me iirock the ground, ehe had got the kogth
of Cul .ve Chita but that in its home aftenverde, notwithetanduer
all their efforts to prevent it, she had drilled near to
Hocken End, off St- Cbitherine's. That a constant look out MIS kept,
end the lead continually genie, and a few minutoe only before the
touched the meta, she had a east of 15 fathoms. The morning was very
Ane, and the ma 'month, and the obteet ofkeeping the land clew aboard
*n to cheat the tide. She retailed on the mend about seven
a. Mutes, and was nearly without thumping, and was betted off by her
tile. It appears the circumstance wait duly recorded in tne ship's log,
the eaptuireejournal to the Admiralty, and the metal journal or loi, he
tp.ve the commander An-chief on hie arriyal ; but the epecial mention
ef the mot to the port admiral was omitted. The sentence of the
mutt was that Capt. Ondow and alto Mr. Jago were both repq.
eanded. G. L Greetham, Let. offfeiated uejealac advocate.
Since bat evoniag• a strong gale has ben blowing from the South
and South West, which it isespected will have committed mat damage
to the Sphrtm lamest • wreck at the tack of the I.le of Wight.
The Cueeve, mortar-brig, has teen turned over to the Marine
Artillery at this port, ph on Wetineaday, got Ina 13.4 n. mortar by
memos of the sheers. The Ctocolile got under weigh yesterday for
Cork, bat was obliged to put hoick, owing to the Arms of weather.
The Soadower arrived this morning from Jersey, for Um pmllow
trusaferrieg her ofßoen end crew to the (harem, sonar., at Woolwich.
The Rattier and Porcupine will, as mon weather permits, again
7Tto the amistunie of the Spline. Tice Scourge Railed fetter-
c Yarmouth Roads, her commander (Caron) having gone by
Lai to Brixton Bay, to co-operate with Cum. Cr,ffr on us the beet
sewn of getting the Sphvns off at the neat spring tides, arid for
ag her stores.
thioANIZATION or one. DOCKTARD AGM/ULM—The Admiralty in-
tend that Drovet-Ilajor Steven', of the Royal Marine Artillery, shall
he the oilive appointed to instruct the artillmrs in the gun-Inttery
drel. He will be stationed In London, to ha in daily communication
with their lordship., and occasionally tent to the different dockyards
to organise men into battalions. The exercise la to take place during
the mouths of ?ley, June, and July. The ahip.gun drill will be di-
rect.," by Lcutemmts of the navy who have plumed through the
lOU ; and the musket mil sword drill by serjerita of marines, under
the "ler* of one or more odßeers of that corps.
A 'Tonere mere. —Amens ter, Jae. 21.—'.."aptains O. R. Courtreay,
Iffneymion; U. R. Lambert, Imam; Nay. Cadet: H. Templar,
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