The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-19 00:00:00

PROM6TION3.

Commander Thomas E. L. Moore (1848), promoted
to the rank of Commander on January 11, 1848, and in
command of the Plover discovery ship since that daL,
to the rank of Captain.
Thomas Williams, to be acting gunner.
The Undiue iron paddle-wheel steam-vessel, Second
Master John Warman (acting), having injured her rud-
der when on her return from Ostend during the recent
gales, was towed from Dover to Woolwich by the Vivid
Dover mail steam-packet, Captain Smithett, and the
latter will take the opportunity while here of remedying
some slight defects, and return on Monday to resume
her duties on the Dover station. The Undirle, the
Torch, and the Dee steam-vessels were all taken into the
basin to-day, the latter to be again made ready for com-
mission as soon as possible.
The Nymph, fifth-rate receiving hulk is to be towed
from Woolwich to Sheerness on Monday, us she is to be
stationed there.

The following is a list of the advanced war-steamers,
including those refitting, so as to be soon ready for
commission when required:—
The Amphion, 34, screw steam-frigate, 300-horse
power, in charge of Chief Engineer George Elcock
(acting), at sheerness.
The Argus, 6, steam-sloop, 300-horse power, at
Portsmoutb.

The Barracouta, 6, paddle• wheel steam-sloop, 300-
horse power, at Chatham.
The Basilisk, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, 400• horse
power, in charge of Chief Engineer George Pearce, at
Portsmouth.

The Bulldog, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, 500-horse
power, in charge of Chief Engineer Allan M'lnnes
(acting), at Portsmouth.
The Buzzard, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, of 300-
horse power, in charge of Chief Engineer William B.
Minhinnieli, at Devonport.
The Cyclops, 6, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, 320-horse
power, in charge of Chief Engineer William Chilcott, at
Sheerness.
'The Desperate, 8, screw steam-sloop, 400-horse paver,
at Devonport.
The Furious, 16, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, 400-horse
Power, in charge of Chief Engineer John Downie, at
Portsmouth.
The Edinburgh, 58, screw steam guard-ship, 450-
horse power, at Portsmouth.
The Eurotas, 44, screw steam guard-ship, 200-horse
power, nt Chatham.
The Forth, 44, screw steam guard-ship, 350-horse
power, at Davenport.
The Geyser, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, 280-horse
power, in charge of Chief Engineer Joseph Neil, at
Woolwich.
The Ilighflyer screw steam-sloop, 400-horse power, at
Woolwich.
The Heretic), 24, screw steam guard-ship, 250-horse
power, in charge of Chief Engineer Sampson Harris, at
Sheerness.
The Leopard, 12, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, 560-
horse power, at Portsmouth.
The Medea, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, 350-horse
power, at Portsmouth.
The Odin, 16, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, 560-horse
power, in charge of Chief Engineer Thomas Bullicrii, at
Portsmouth.
The Pheenix, 8, screw steam-sloop, 260-horse power,
at Deptford.
The, Paltustoh,e4e,rnpeasdsd. le-wheel steam-vessel, of 100-horse
power
The Polyphemus, 5, paddle-wheel steam-slocp, 200-
horse power, at Sheerness.
The Porcupine paddle-wheel steam-vessel, 140-horse
power, at Portsmouth.
The Sans Parch', 81, screw steam-sloop, of 350-horse
power, in charge of Chief Engineer George Murdock, at
Devonport.
The Sea-horse, 44, screw guard-ship,e3oirsggoae-the
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r 16, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, 400-horse
power, at Portsmouth.

The Vesuvius, 6, p
power, in charge of Chief EngineerDevonport. Benjamin Hoge,
The Valorous steam sloop, of 400-horse power, fitting
with her engines, at Blackwell.
The 'Vultere, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, 470 horse
power, in charge of chief engineer John Henley, at
Devonport.
The above list does not include tho Greenock,
Simoom, and other iron ships, or any of the numerous
small steamers in the Royal Navy under 100-horse
power; nor the Magicienne steam-frigate and Hydra
steam-sloop, commissioned during the present week,
from the reserved list, for active service.
The vessels building for screw war steamers are the
Agamemnon, 90, of 600-horse power, at Woolwich; the
Euryalus, 56, of 360-horse power, at 2,latitham; the Im-
perieuse, 50, of 350 horse power, at Deptford; the
James Watt, 90, of 550 horse power, at Pembroke; the
Royal Albert, 120, of 600-horse power, at Woolwich;
the St. Jean D'Acre, 100, of 650-horse power, at Den
vonport; and the Tribune, 30, at Sheerrkse.
There is not a single paddle-wheel steam-vessel build-
ing at present at any of her Majesty's dockyards, but
there are several screw steam-sloops not enumerated in
the above list, a 3 they are to be fitted with engines of 60-
horse power.

The last accounts from St. Pe tersburgh state that
the weather there was extraordinarily mild ; the therm.
meter of iteaumg Mood At three degrees above zero.