The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-13 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence,

The chartered troopship Michael Scott, Capt. J.
W. Padley, which embarked the reinforcements of
cavalry, artillery, and infantry troops at Gravesend
on Monday, for Bombay, was detained in the river
until yesterday afternoon, in consequence of
some alterations having been found necessary
in the berths for the troops. These were coin-
, when the Michael
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Way, with a light
wind from the eastward. Yesterday Major-Gen.
Eyre, commanding the troops in the Chatham dis
trict, and Deputy-Inspector.General I. A. Fraser,
M.D., principal medical officer of the garrison, in-
spected the East Indianian Middlesex, which has
been chartered by the Hon. Council for India to
convey reinforcements to India, prior to the troops
embarking at Gravesend to-day,
In older to hasten the completion of the iron fri-
gate Achilles, 6,070 tons, 1,250-horse power, which
is required to be out of the shipwrights' hands, in
readiness to proceed to sea by the 25th of the ensu-
ing month, an order has been received at Chatham
dockyard directing the workmen connected with the
smiths'department to be employed three hours extra
daily, and, in addition to their ordinary pay, to re.
ceive " exertion money." The order also directs that
the workmen and mechanics employed on the screw
corvette Cadmus, 21, 400 horse power, and the
Torch, 5, 80 horse power, are also to be paid "exer-
tion money," both those vessels being required for
immediate service.

Yesterday upwards of 100 tons of the 5-inch and
6,-inch iron armour plates for the Bellerophon and
Lord Warden ironclad frigates were landed at Chat.
ham dockyard from the Millwall Ironworks, and
the Atlas Works, Sheffield. There are now between
1,000 and 2,000 tons of armour plates in store at
Chatham dockyard for the Bellerophon and Lord
Wardcn, both of which vessels are being pushed
forward as rapidly as the resources of the dockyard
will allow.

The Fawn, 17, screw steam sloop, 751 tons, 100-
horse power, recently commissioned by Commander
Charles J. Wrey, was taken to the measured mile
off Maplin Sands on Monday for the final trial of
her machinery previous to her departure from
Sheerness for the protection of the Scotch fisheries.
During the trial the vessel was in charge of Capt.
W. K. Hall, C. 8., of the Sheerness Steam Reserve,
the machinery being under the inspection of Mr
William Rumble, inspector of machinery afloat, and
Mr George Blaxland, chief engineer of Sheerness
dockyard. The draught of water was 14ft lin for-
ward, 14ft llin aft ; the load on the safety valve
was 201 b; steam in the boilers at full power, 201 b;
at half-boiler power, 171 b ; the vacuum, 27 ; the
90, minimum,
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power ; the force of wind being 4, easterly. She
had 80 tons of coal on board, and all her sea stores
and armament. She is fitted with Smith's
propeller, with the leading corners cut off; the dia-
sgcrie°wf,t.2; Pitch, 12ft.; length, 2ft. ; im-
mersion bin. The trial was considered
vmmeeerrtyesirseanbtieesiffnaotory. The vessel which is now anchored
off the Little Nore, will be inspected on iirecinesday.
150 horse power,
Her Majesty's 11 gun sloop Racer, 579 tons, and
comm
issioned at Woolwich by
Commander Saulez for service in the Mediterranean,
having been swung at Greenhithe for the regulation
of her compasses, Yesterday left her moorings in
chargeßarnes,er destination. Before her the Admiralty pilot, and
saile
de-
parture yesterday the Racer was supplied with one
of Capt. Rodger's improved anchors, weighing 21
cwt., and a second weighing only 5 cwt. was sup. i
plied to the Monkey, n order to test the capabilities
of the new species of anchor, the respective weight
of which is one-fourth less than the anchors
usually supplied for the service. The whole of Capt.
Rodger's anchors now at
Woolwich on the improved
principle, weighing 5 Mt- and 12 cwt., are ordered
to be forwarded to Sheerness to be appropriated to
ships in commission.
The paddlewheel vessel Vivid yesterday returned
to Woolwich, having conveyed the son of Prince
Frederick William of Prussia and the Princess
Royal from Calais to Dover, on a visit to her Ma-
jesty. The Vivid left 'Woolwich on Sunday, have
ing been despatched hastily on the receipt of a tele-
gram from the Admiralty for that purpose. On the
receipt of her orders she Was
stripped, her crew
hulked on board the Salsette for repairs, and the
ship had already received a coat of paint through.
out. The crew were berthed, however, stores were
reshipped, and the Vivid duly under way sailing at
the appointed time. The Prince and his attendants
crossed from Calais to Dover
on Tuesday. The
Princess Royal is expected, it Was stated, to arrive
also in England in a few days.
The greatest expedition is being at present used
in bringing forward the Terrible, 21, paddlewheel
frigate, 1,850 tons, 800-horse power, and preparing
her for the pennant. A large number of artisans
are at present working overtime on her. Her
boilers are shipped, and she is now taking in her
machinery in the large basin at Sheerness. When
completed she will be almost a new vessel, but it
will be some months before she is ready for sea.
A party of caulkers belonging
to Chatham dock-
yard have been directed to proceed to Deptford, for
the purpose of assisting in Caulkin—
g- the iron-clad
corvette favourite, 10,2,186 tons, and the paddle
wheel sloop Basilisk, 6, 400-horse- power, both of
which vessels are required to be completed with all
possible despatch.
The Lord Warden target, Which was recently
destroyed at Shoeburyness, is to undergo a thorough
repair, the Lords of the Admiralty having aban-
doned the intention of removing it to Chatham
dockyard, where it was constructed, and the repairs
are now ordered to be effected at Shoeburyness by a
body of shipwrights and mechanics, who are to be
sent from the dockyard for that purpose. The Ad-
miralty transport Dove is ordered to convey the
necessary materials from Chatham to Shoebury-
ness for the repair of the target, previously to its
being again experimented upon.
The following appointments were made yestere
day at the Admiralty—Thomas Fenton nominated
to a nasal cadetship—WilliAni D. Wodoworth, its,