The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-07 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.
VALETTA, Dec. I.—By the arrival of her Majesty's de-
spatch vessel Psyche, Lieut.-Commander Sterne, on
Sunday last, from the Pillow, we learn that everything

was quiet in Greece up to the date of her departure on the
27th ult. at 2.15 p.m., and that it had been decided
that the Admiral, with the greater part of the squadron.

should leave on the 2d inst. for Malta.

The ships

which are to leave are the Marlborough, 121 (bearing the
flag of the Vise• Admiral Commander-in-Chief), Capt. C.
Fellowes ; the Trafalgar, 70, Capt. T. Mason; and the St.
George, 84, Capt. the Hon, F. Egerton ; and probably the
Magicienne, 16, Capt. W. Armytage, or the Trident, 3,
Commander C. J. Balfour. These vessels are expected

here about the 9th or ].oth inst. The Revenge, 73 (bearing

he Hag of Rear-Admiral H. R. Yelverton, C. 8.), Capt,
the Hon. F. A. Foley ; with the Meeanee, 60, Capt. G

Wodehouse ; and the Gibraltar, 81, Capt. J. Prevost, is to
remain :at the Pircus for the winter. The Gibraltar,
which left Malta on the 23d ult., arrived at the Pirmus on

the forenoon of the 27th. The gunboat Borer, tender to

the Marlborough, has s been turned over to the Revenge.
The King was to pay a visit to the Marlborough at 2 p.m.
on the Ist inst. (the Princess of 'Wales's birthday), the
programme for the occasion being a cold collation and
general quarters. The Chanticleer, 17, Commander C.
Sterling, sailed on Thursday for Kalamata and the

lonian Islands, and may he looked for at Malta some
time next week. The squadron had a rifle-match on
the 23d and 24th ult., when everything went off well. The

men of the Revenge, Marlborough, and Magicienne carried
off the most prizes. That which excited most interest was
a pool target, distance 200 yards, only bull's-eyes to count,

the bull's eye being only seven inches in diameter.

Twenty-seven bull's eyes were made, of which the com-
mander of the Psyche made five. The following ships of
war were in the Pincus on the 27th ult.:—English--The
. .

Marlborough, the Revenge, the Trafalgar, the Magicienne,
the Trident, and the Boxer. French—The Algesi-
ras, the Magicienne, and the Mouette. Austrian.—The
Kirka, and a despatch vessel. Italian.—The Tancredi.
Turkish.—The Broussa. At Salamis.—English—The St.

George, the' Gibraltar, and the Meeanee ; also a Russian

corvette, an Austrian frigate, and a Prussian steamer.
Her Majesty's despatch vessel Caradoc, Lieut.-Commander
E. Wilkinson, which lately arrived at Malta from
Messina, for orders, left on Saturday on return to that

port, to await there the arrival of Sir Henry Bulwer, and
carry him back to Constantinople. The Icarus, 11, Com-
mander N. Salmon, V.C., was taken out of dock yesterday,
having completed the repairs necessary from her having
been run into by a French transport when on her way to this
island from Athens, as already reported. The Phoebe, 35,
Capt. A. H. Fortescue, is likely to be kept hero some time
longer. Just as everything was ready for casting he: new
cylinder an accident occurred to the mould, which will entail
the whole or the greater part of the preliminary work being
done over again. The Hydra, surveying vessel, Capt. T.
A. B. Spratt, C. 8., is still away at Tripoli or its neighbour-
hood, on surveying service. Commander A. Mansell, com-
manding the Firefly, now at Corfu, has been appointed to
command the Hydra, in place of Capt. Spratt, who has
asked to be allowed to retire on the ground of declining
health. Lieut. G. It. Wilkinson, First Lieut. of the Hydra,
and lately of the Medina, succeeds Commander Mansell in
the command of the Firefly, which is expected here daily.
The Growler, Staff-Commander J. Stokes (tender to the
Hydra), is also away on surveying duty, having been sent

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o examine the island said to have been thrown up on the
Cherki Rocks, near Tunis. The only men-of-war in port
are the Hibernia, receiving ship, bearing the flag of Rear-

Admiral H. T. Austin, C. 8., Commander R. B. Harvey,
the Phoebe, the Icarus, the Foxhound, and the Psyche.
The Foxhound leaves to-day with a:mail for Greece.
On Thursday night Mr. James Stansfeld, M.P., Junior
Lord of the Admiralty, accompanied by Rear-Admiral Lord
Clarence Edward Paget, C. 8., M.P., First Secretary, and
by Mr. H. W. H. Walker, inspector and auditor of yard
accounts, arrived at Pearse's Royal Hotel, Plymouth. On
Friday morniag their lordships visited the Devonport dock-

yard, and then proceeded to Keyham steamyard, where
their attention was directed specially to the ironcased screw
steamship Royal Oak, 35, Ca pt. F edk A. Campbell, the
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sides of which just below the water line are receiving a

sheathing of Hall's vitreous plates to protect the iron casing
from injury'through the galvanic action of Muntz's metal
below. Lord Clarence Paget also visited the ironcased
screw steamship Prince Consort, 35, which encountered
the heavy storm early in November in St. George's Chan-
nel, and surveyed the plating of the screw steamer Ocean,
35, which duty is being performed by the artisans belong•
ing to the establishment. In the afternoon they were
conveyed by the steam tender Princess Alice to the iron
screw steamship Black Prince, 41, Capt. F. B. Wainwright,
and the iron screw steamkbin Defence, 16, Capt. Augustus
Phillimore in the Sound. On Saturday morning they re-
newed their visit to the dockyard. In the afternoon Lord
Clarence left by South Devon Railway for London.
The Dauntless, Capt. J. B. Dickson, stationed in the
Southampton Water, was inspected on Friday by Commo-
dore Ryder, the Controller-General of Coastguard. A
salute of nine guns was fired on the Commodore leaving
the ship. _ _ . _

The training ship Wellesley, 72, Capt. W. H Stewart,
C. 8,, in Chatham dockyard, is to be removed from her pre-
sent moorings, opposite the Ordnance wharf, to Gillingham
reach, at the entrance to the harbour, which position will
offer great facilities for exercising the boys and lads on
board in gunnery exercise. The want of a brig for the
instruction of the lads in practical seamanship is much felt,
butte inconvenience in this respect which has been for some
time experienced will be obviated by the Lords of the Admi-
ralty directing a suitable sailing brig to be attached to the
Wellesley to be used in occasional runs to the Nore and the
Downs.
The Diamond, 27, attached to the sailing reserve squad-
ron, has been surveyed by the dockyard officials, and will
take the place of the Wellesley as the guardship at Chatham
dockyard.
The Irresistible, 68, 2,642 tons, 400-horse power, and the
Goliath, 68, 2,596 tons, 400-horse power, both attached to
the second division of the Steam Reserve squadron at
Chatham, being required for the Coastguard service, are or-
dered to be brought forward for commission as soon as the
work :now in hand connected with the Steam Reserve
will admit. The Irresistible will be required to be com-
pleted by the end of April next, and the Goliath in June
following. Both vessels will require to be docked for the
purpose of a thorough overhaul and repair before being
placed in commission.
On Monday a court-martial assembled at Davenport for
the trial of William Charles Miteteti, William Owens, and
en, serving on board the Henry James, ordinary see Ma-
jestic,id-
-80, screw, c°'",.,guard ship, at Liverpool, for deser-
tion. The pry
..oners Pleaded gu , sentenced
ilty and were each
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..ive 36 lashes on board the Majestic, and then to be
imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six calendar months
in the naval prison at Lewes, The sentence of the Court, as
far as the flogging is concerned, was carried out on Friday
morning on board the Majestic soon after 9 o'clock, in the
presence of nearly the whole ship's company. Each man
received his 36 lashes without a murmur, one of them merely
remarking during his punishment, "Flog fair." The crime
for,which they are punished is for deserting some months
ago. Seven others deserted at the same time. all of whom
shipped on board ono of the American packets trading be-
tween Liverpool and New York. Those punished were
captured on the return voyage. A large number of men
have deserted recently to join American ships.

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