The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-08 00:00:00

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Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

The Colossus, screw coastguard ship, Capt. C. Codd,
from Portland,steamed,into Portsmouth harbour on Monday
to make good certain defects to her hull and machinery.

Only a few weeks since she was stripped at Portland and

fitted with new rigging. She has now gone into Portsmouth
harbour for repairs to her WI end machinery, but the de-
fects of which will most probably prove to be so extensive
that it may be necessary to place her on the reserve list, and
select some other ship to take her place. The issue of new
rigging might well have been deferred until the actual con-
dition of her hull and machinery had been ascertained.
The Racoon, 22, screw corvette, Capt. Count. Gleichen,
arrived at Spithead on Monday at midday from the Medi-
terranean. She sailed from Gibraltar on the 27th May, and
from Lisbon on the Ist inst. On the day she left Gibraltar
she spoke in the straits the bark Vulcan, of Liverpool, and
on the following day, off Cape St Vincent, the brig Hylson,
of Shields, steering south-east. On the arrival of the
Racoon at Spithead the Royal screw yacht Fairy was
despatched out to her by order of the Admiral commanding,
Sir Michael Seymour, G.C.8., for the service of Lieut.
Prince Alfred. Count Gleiehen landed in the Fairy, and
proceeded to London. The Racoon afterwards discharged
her powder and shell into ordnance lighters, and went into
Portsmouth harbour. Lieut. Prince Alfred yesterday landed
at Portsmouth on leave, and proceeded by ordinary train
on the South Western Railway to London and Windsor, to
meet her Majesty and the Royal family on her Majesty's
return from Balmoral. On Monday evening the Prince
vieited the Royal Sovereign turret ship.
The Pearl, 21, gun screw corvette, Capt. John Borlase,
C. 8., arrived at Spithead yesterday afternoon from China
and the Cape of Good Hope. The Pearl is ordered into
Portsmouth harbour to dismantle and pay out of commis-
sion. She was put into commission in August, 1859,
and has been chiefly occupied in China. She was in the
action of Kagosima, where 12 of her crew were wounded.
Only seven of the officers originally appointed have returned
in her; the remainder have either died or have joined other
ships on the station. The Pearl is in fair condition. Her
dates are—Hong Kong, Feb. 3—Singapore, 12—Anjer, 19
Cape of Good Hope, April s—and Ascension, 21. The Pearl
Jeft at Hong Kong her Majesty's ships Princess Charlotte,
Encounter, Grasshopper, Coquette, Flamer, Manilla, and
Hesper ; at Singapore the Rifleman, Saracen, and Janus;
at the Cape the Narcissus and Salamander; and at Ascen-
sion the Meander and Sparrow. She brings as passengers
Lieut. Bosanquet, of the gun vessel Ranger, 5, on the West
Coast of Africa; Lieut. Colon, who comes home on promo
tion, and Mr. Vivian, second master of the gun vessel Al-
gerine, 1, in China • also 30 naval invalids.
The officers of H.M.S. Victory, flag ship of Admiral Sir
M. Seymour, G.C.8., Port Admiral and Naval Comman-
der in Chief at Portsmouth, gave an entertainment to a
large party on board their ship in Portsmouth harbour yes-
terday afternoon.
The following appointments and promotions have been
made at the Admiralty :—Lieut. John A. Fisher, to the
Excellent—Lieut. C. J. Jones, to the Warrior—Lieut.
Henry Golden, to the Cumberland—Henry L. Strugnell,
of the St. George, Samuel J. Bird, of the Racoon, John
Hancock (b), of the Euryalus, William Scott, of the Orontes,
Frederick Holden, of the Colossus, and J. Clinkskill, of
the Cumberland, promoted to be first-class assist-engineers.