The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-10 00:00:00

NAVAL 1N TELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—The Fire Queen steam-
yacht, Lieutenant Mason, of the Victory, Acting-
Commander, proceeded to Rycle this afternoon, and
brought to off the pier, where she embarked her
Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Catherine of
Russia and her royal consort the Prince George of
Mecklenberg Strelitz, and brought them to this har-
bour, with the Russian Imperial Standard at her
main, which the flag-ship Victory saluted. The
illustrious visitors landed at the King's•stairs in this
dockyard, where Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs and
staff was in waiting to receive them, and proffered
his carriage to convey them to the railway terminus
at Landport, en route to London, leaving by the 2.15
P.M. train. Their Highnesses will return to the Isle
of Wight in about a week.

The Harpy iron steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Com-
mander Williams, removed her ammunition at Spit-
heact this morning, and came into harbour this after-
noon to be paid off.

The Wasp, 14, steam-sloop, Acting-Commander
Pritchard, whose arrival at Spithead we noticed
yesterday, left the Bights on the Ist of June,
and Ascension on the 19th, at which date the Pene-
lope, 16, Captain Lyster, carrying the broad pendant
of ommodore (now Rear-Admiral) Bruce ; Cygnet,
3 ; Bloodhound, 2 ; Tortoise, 12 ; were lying at that
island. In the Bights were the Volcano steam-sloop;
Waterwitch, 8 ; Myrmidon steam-tender; Hound,
10 ; and Polyphemus steam-sloop. On the south
coast were the Alecto steam-sloop, Prometheus, and
Firefly (senior officer) steam-sloops ; Harlequin, 12,
and Dolphin, 3 ; and on the north coast the Crane, 6,
and Spy, 3. The Wasp brought home Mr. James,
mate of the Spy, as Lieutenant of the Wasp ; Dr.
Walling, joined from the Penelope • Mr. Blakely,
mate, Acting-Lieutenant of the Volcano; and Mr.
Phillips, mate, Acting-Lieutenant of the Cygnet. She
reports the Firefly and Prometheus each having lately
made a prize, but the slave trade was effectually
checked. Lieutenant Cartright of the Sealark, and
Lieutenant Spencer, also Lieutenant Bent, on pro-
motion, have come home in the Wasp ; also Mr.
Green, second master, invalided. Dr. Cockburn, sur-
geon of the Wasp, died on the coast. The foremast
of this vessel is very defective, and will have to be
taken out, and she needs a new after cylinder. She
was officially inspected by Flag-Captain G. B.
Martin, C. 8., to-day for the Port-Admiral, and her
crew exercised in gunnery. She sails for Woolwich.
The Niger, 14, screw-sloop, Commander Heath,
was inspected at Spithead this afternoon by the Flsg-
Captain Martin, and her crew exercised in gunnery.
She is ordered into this harbour to be paid off.
The Leopard, 10, new steam-frigate, has been
masted to-day, to be fitted out as one of the advanced
squadron in reserve at this port.
The Edinburgh, 56, is in the Angle Dock, with
sails bent. She is to come out again on the 12th inst.
Her catheads require to be raised, as her two fore-
most ports on her lower deck cannot be opened, as the
best and small bower anchor stocks come just before
them. She is coaling in dock. This ship in her prac-
tice cruise fired away in day and night practice no
less than five tons of gunpowder, and a corresponding
allowance of shot and shell. In a night exercise at a
floating lantern the gallant Captain Chads himself
knocked the lantern away, but the half-crown
(awarded to such practice) was given to the captain
of the gun from which the shot was fired.
The ships at Spithead, the Blenheim, the Tiger, the
Wasp, and the Niger, got the man ropes on the
yards this morning, in anticipation of the royal squa-
dron passing through the anchorage.
The 7th Royal Fusileers leave this garrison to-
morrow and the next day, in two divisions. An Irish
steam-boat is now alongside the dockyard, embarking
baggage. She will sail to-morrow with the first di-
vision, returning back for the second.
The Sprightly steam-vessel, Mr. George Allen,
acting master R.N., commanding, left this evening for
Plymouth with supernumeraries.
The Marlborough Indianian (one of Smith's fleet)
sailed from St. Helen's to-day, for Port Philip;
Australia, with emigrants.
The Vimiera emigrant ship eailed from Spithead
this afternoon, for Australia.
DEVONPORT, AUG. B.—Orders have been received
here to hasten the Cornwallis, now in No. 5 Dock
fitting for a military dep6t at Hong-Kong. Ship-
wrights will be taken from the Havaonah and Brisk,
and from such other works as they can be best
spared, and the ship will be complete about the middle
of October.

The Savage brig is to be prepared and fitted for a
chain lighter for Malta. Jury masts and sails are to
be prepared for her, and report when she is ready.
When sawyers fall back as labourers in the dock-
yards, they are to be paid as skilled labourers, at the
rate of 2s. 6d. per day.
Aid lighterarrived to-day with stores from Chatham.
SHEERNESS, MONDAY. - Her Majesty's ship
Daphne, 18, Captain E. G. Fanshawe, made her
number off the Nore yesterday at 250 P.M., and
~‘aluted the flag of Vice-Admiral the Hon. Josceline
Percy, Commander-in• Chief, which compliment was
acknowledged by the Waterloo, 120. The Daphne
then beat up to the Little Nore, where she anchored.
She has been in commission since the 28th of October,
1848, and was designed by Sir W. Symonds, launched
at Pembroke in 1838, and is of 726 tons burden. She
is to be pail off at Chatham.

Her Majesty's brig Nerbudda, 12, has been taken
into dock at Chatham-yard for the purpose of being
got ready for commission. She was built at Bombay
in 1847 from designs of Sir W. Symonds, and is of
445 tons measurement.

Her Majesty's brig Daring, 12, at Chatham, has
been docked for the purpose of having her bottom
examined and defects made good. She was built in
1844 from designs of Mr. White, at Cowes, and some
years since formed one of the experimental brig
squadron, consisting (with herself) of Sir W. Sy-
monds's Flying Fish, Mr. Bake's Osprey, Mr. Fin-
cham's Mutine, and Messrs. Read, Chatfield, and
Creuze's Espiegle, all launched about the same period.
Of these the Daring and Espiegle only are now on
the list of the navy, the Osprey and the Mutine hav-
ing been wrecked, the former at New Zealand, the
latter in the Adriatic, and the Flying Fish is con-
demned as unfit for further service. The Daring, we
hear, will be shortly put in commission.
Her Majesty's ship Nankin, 50v of 2,049 tons,
launched at Woolwich in 1850, and built from designs
of Mr. 0. W. Lang, is brought forward for active
service, in place of the Leander, 50, whose term of
commission will expire the latter end of the ensuing
month.
The men belonging to the Coast Guard at this port
have attained a great degree of proficiency in the great
gun exercise, &c. A short time since, while firing
with a reduced charge at a target placed in the sea at
a distance of 800 yards, the shots were directed with
much precision, striking the bull's eye more than
once. One of them, rather a young man, previous to
,his taking aim, selected which of the stanchions of
the target he would bit, and carried away each suc-
cessively.
APPOINTMENTS.
WOOLWICH., Atm. 9.—Captain Thomas W. Carter
(1831), to the Britannia, 120, flag-ship of Rear-Ad-
miral J. W. Dundas, C. 13,, on the Mediterranean
station, vice Goldsmith, returned to England by the
last mail packet.
Lieutenants--John A. H. Boyd (1845), to the Vic-
tory flag-ship at Portsmouth ; George D. Murray
(1848), to the Inflexible steam sloop at Portsmouth.
Assistant Surgeons—John Murphy (1848), at pre-
sent serving in the Imaum at Jamaica, to be assistant-
surgeon at Jamaica Hespital ; Charles H. Chambers
(1851), acting assistant-surgeon in the Niger, is con-
firmed to that vessel, now at Portsmouth.

Midshipmen—Henry Batten, to the Impregnable
flag-ship at Devonport ; W. J. Johnston to the
Queen, 116, at Devonport ; and James A. Poland, to
the Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth.
Commanders—Edward F. N. K. Wasey (1850)
and Henry J. Lacon (1842), having completed a
course of study of steam at the factory at Woolwich
Dockyard, they were examined by Mr. Charles
Atherton, chief-engineer, as to their knowledge of
the working of marine steam-engines, and, having
passed satisfactorily, they have received their certifi-
cates accordingly.