The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-02 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGEIiCE.I Naval and Military Intelligence

LREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

Arrival of the Georgia at Liverpool,

LIVERPOOL, MAY 2.

The Confederate war steamer Georgia, last from
Bordeaux, arrived here this morning. She carries

six guns.

THE NAVY.

In consequence of the order for the Channel Squadron to
go to the Downs, officers on leave of absence at Plymouth
and elsewhere have been requested by telegram to join
their ships with as little delay as possible.
The Warrior, 40, iron screw frigate, Capt. Hon. A. A.
Cochrane, C,8., arrived at Spithead on Saturday from
Portland, and, after filling up with coals and provisions,
&c., and taking on board stores and provisions for the
other ships of the squadron, sailed again to rejoin the
Channel Fleet under the command of Admiral Sir C.
Dacres, C,8., on their way from Portland to the Downs.
The French fleet were expected to join in the Downs, and
the probable destination of the combined fleets is
,reported
to be the Baltic.

Port-Admiral Sir C. H. Fremantle, K.C.8., inspected
the paddlewheel steamsloop Gladiator, 6, Capt, Francis H.
Shortt, in Plymouth Sound on Saturday morning.
By order of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty a
number of Capt. Rodger's indented small-palmed anchors
and kedges, manufactured by the North Field Iron and
Steel Works Company, at Rotherham, in Yorkshire, and
tested for service on Saturday by means of the hydraulic
machinery in Woolwich dockyard. The proceedings were
under the superintendence and agency of Commodore Dun-
lop, C.B.;;Mr. Turner, master shipwright; Capt. Lyeaght'
commanding the flagship ; Capt. Luke, naval steam reserve;
Mr Wilcox, master smith, and the officials of the yard
generally, The anchors varied in weight and denomi-
nation, from those capable of holding a ship of 600 tons
to the simple pickaxe kedge weighing scw t. 201 b,, used
for boat se: vice. The testing commenced at 10 a.m., and
was QAtinued throughout the day. The first applica-
tion of the proof was with an anchor weighing 21cwt.
261 b, and the machinery was worked up to a ten-
sile strain of 21 13-16 tons, which produced a
deflection of 3-16ths of an inch, On removing the
strain the anchor recovered its original form, without in-
jury. This constituted the complete test required by the
Admiralty regulations. Capt. Roger, R.N., who was pre-
sent, accompanied by some officers of experience, being de-
sirous of demonstrating its powers of resistance to an
extraordinary degree, suggested that the strain should be
increased. It was then tried at a strain of 34 tons, and gave
a 5-16 deflection; at 36 tons, g; and at 37i, 3-16. This was
exceedingly satisfactory, and elicited marks of commenda-
tion from the commodore and officers present. On loosening
the strain, after each test, a measurement of the anchor was
made, by which it was proved that the form was totally un-
changed. It wes then turned over, and the other arm was
subjected to a precisely similar test with equal success. The
other anchors underwent the ordinary proof, which was
considered ample and satisfactory. These anchors are re-
cently made upon an improved principle as regards the
crown, the arms, and the palms. The additional strength is
obtained partly by making the arms shorter than is usual
in proportion to the length cf the shank, and partly by their
section form. The increased holding power given by the
peculiar form of the arm is evinced when the anchor is
dragged, as it then forces the ground out laterally without
disturbing it in front in the slightest degree. The stream
and kedge anchors are on the same principle as the bower
anchors, but as they do not require equal strength, they are
considerably longer, and for the convenience of carrying
them out in boats they are made without palms, and are
designated " pickaxe anchors."
His Swedish Majesty's screw corvette Gefle, 8 guns, 300
horse power, Capt. Adelborg, arrived at Spithead yester-
day from New York. Soon after the ship's arrival Capt.
Adelborg landed, and was officially introduced to the
military and naval authorities of the port and garrison
by the Chevalier L. A. Van Der Bergh, the Swedish Con-
sul at Portsmouth. 'I he Gefle has received some damage to
her rudder-head, to repair which she will go into Ports-
mouth harbour. She sailed from New York on the 7th of
April, and on the 28th, in the chops of the Channel, spoke
the St. John's, of Liverpool, bound for St. John's.