The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-26 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE•

HER MAJESTY'S SCREW-SHIPS VULCAN AND &MODAL—.
PLYMOUTH THURSDAY.— Her Majesty's screw steam-ship
Simoom, Captain Kingeombe, arrived off the port this morn-
ing, having spoken the Vulcan, from the Cape of Good Hope,
which she left on the 3d of January, precisely a month prier
to the Bosphorus, which arrived here on the 13th inst. The
Vulca❑ was spoken off Scilly yesterday. She brings no
mails, but delivered her dispatches to Captain Kingcombe,
in consequence of having damaged her machinery. The
Simoom was compelled to anchor outside the Breakwater,
having also sustained some injury to her machinery at the
entrance to the harbour. The Avon and Confiance steamers
are gone off to assist the Simoom.
ROYAL WILLIAM. VICTUALLLNG YARD.—The committee of
inquiry on the supply of salt provisions tendered for the
use of the Royal Navy, have reported against the whole of
the meat sent in under the recent contract, amid it has been
accordingly rejected. A number of the samples put to the
test reduced more than one-third their weight on being
boiled.
Paymaster James C. Little (1535) has been appointed to
the Winchester, 50, Portsmouth, vice Brydone, whose ap-
pointment has been cancelled.
Paymaster—John Mallard (1851) has been appointed to
the Britornart, 8, fitting at Devonport.
The Hogue, 60, screw•ship, Capt. Macdougall, has left
Queenstown for Spithead, to be " paid down," and may
hourly be expected. Her crew will will have a fortnight's

leave.
SHEERNESS, MARCH 25.—Her Majesty's screw. steam fri-
gate Amphion, 31, has her topmasts tidded, and is setting up
her topmast rigging. '1 he painters have finished their work
outside, and her equipment is rapidly pro2ressing. It is
stated that she will be the port steam guardship, and that the
Horatio. 24, will be employed on other service.
Her Majesty's shi p London. 90, Captain the Hon. Mon-
tague Stopford, will be completed by the dockyard on the
27th inst., and is to be ready for sea by the 12th of April,
according to the present arrangements
Her Majesty's steamer Fearless, Captain Bullock, employed
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on the survey of the Thames and Medway, left port yester-
day afternoon
Her Majesty's screw steam-frigate Horatio, 24, Captain
the Hon. S. T. Carnegie. has taken on board her coals, and
will be ready to leave the basin in a day or two.
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Her Maje ty's steam frigate Cyclops still remains in the
dry dock. Her repairs cannot be completed for some time
yet.
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Majesty'si ti the Hon.ship M
London,ontag,lloo,
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appointment of flag captain to Vice-Admiral
Joaceline Percy, Commander-in-Chief at the Nore, the
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course of a few days ; and Captain G. R. Mum re, in the
gag captain of her Majesty ship Waterloo, Y' .at Present
Captain Stopford in the London. l2O, will succeed
A schooner, reported to be Spanish, bound to the east•
ward, and last from Dover, got entangled
Sand on Monday last, but got off, with the Goodwin
sistance. fortunately, without a.B-
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the Duck lighter, at Chatham " r. John Savage, master of
lighter, vice Sudweeks de ,is appointed to the Rocbes!er
ceased. Dl
r. of the Dove barge, is .....r. Richard lighter,Gral'ly,
vice Savage. James Weal, mate
appointed to the Dock
lihter,
appointed master of the Dovemate of the Rochester 8
Woomvicta, MARCH barge, vice Grandyiesra.
sloop,
Captain Matson, left her 25.—The Highterthse Dockyard
here, to- day, at ten moorings, 01)1g41.To baying on
board Captain Cos minutes before two 0
ri fainOnmanney,
Johnson, Captain
13. Hamilton, —fq
lap mour Com-
Captainn, Watson,Captain --Y ,
mender Cracroft, Lieutenant W--- ' Cap
and a number of offi-
cers of the Royal __ Bourchi ~
a chief engineer at
depart-
Woolwich Dockyard;Navy ; Mr. AO from the steam
Mr. Dinner,'
ment at the Ad ' Chatfield, assistant to the mas-
ter-miralty • Mr. _ Joshua
shipwright ; Mr. d Do. Field, of the firm
of Ilaudslay, Sons, and d yield; Mr. Henry Mandalay, and Mr.
D. iiittoe - ' ons,
d anded down the river to test the working
, an,. procee of the vessel. The Hi hfl er
of her engines, and the
m.srpeaidnd Co., Blackwall, and fa 1 y
was built by Messrs. -- a length being 192 feet, withers
strongly conatracteta her t
6 inches, the depth of
breadth of beam of 86 fee
the length of the engine-room 54 feet
22 feet 6 inches, and _ . _ .
• f I 154 tons, and is fitted with two engines
8 inches. She is o
sac by. Maudslay, So d Field or
of 125-horse power
each ns, an ,
horse-power to 4 77-125 tons. The cy-
equal to one . bes diameter, the stroke 2 feet 6 inches, and
finders are 55 inc
-al she made 50 revolutions per minute her
during the trial . . ,
screw being 12 feet in diameter, with a pitch of 10 feet. On
the average of three runs, two up and one down the measured
mile in Long Reach, she made a speed of 9,052 knots per
hour, the engines working well, and the result greatly ex-
ceeding what might have been expected of engines being
only fitted as an auxiliary power. The armament of the
Ilighflyer is of the most powerful description, as she has
mounted, one 10-inch gun of F 6 cwt., on traversing platform,
to fire over her bows, and 20 8-inch guns, eight feet long
and 52 cwt., for broadsides, two light 12-pounders, one ele-
vating 6-pounder, and one 12-pounder ho , itzer for land
service. She returned to her moorings at Woolwich at a
quarter before six, and gave great satisfaction to all on
board.