The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-28 00:00:00

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Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

The first of the Royal Italian despatch vessels,
built by Messrs. Wigram, of Blackwall, and fitted
with improved engines of 350 horse power by Messrs
John Penn and Son, was tried at the measured mile
on Saturday, and, notwithstanding a strong wind,
attained the extraordinary speed of 17 nautical, or
191 statute, miles per hour.
A naval court assembled on board her Majesty's
ship Victory at Portsmouth yesterday, for the trial,
pro forma, of Lieut. Charles Hill, and the surviving
officers and crew of her Mkjesty's ship Orpheus at
present in England, for the recent loss of that ship
on the bar of Manukau harbour, New Zealand.
The Court was composed of Capt. Scott, her Ma-
jesty's ship Victory, President; Captains Wain-
wright, Cumming, Phillimore, Chamberlain, and
Seccombe. After hearing a mass of evidence the
finding was read by the Deputy Judge• Adv-
ocate. It set forth that her Majesty's ship Orpheus
was lost by striking on the bar of Manukau
harbour on the day named when going over it
in the absence of pilot boats, that no blame
whatever was attached to Commodore Bur-
nett, C. 8., or any of her officers and crew, that the
conduct of every officer, seaman and marine, man
and boy, on board was deserving of the very highest
praise, and that Lieut. Hill and the officers and ore .v
of her Majesty's late ship Orpheus were therefore
fully and honourably acquitted. Lieut. Hill was
then called to the table and presented with his
sword. The President observed that the duty he
had to perform was gratifying to him, and that he
only expressed the feelings of the entire Court
when he said they felt the sword could not be in-
trusted to better and more worthy hands.
It gives us much pleasure to announce that her
Majesty has forwarded to Sir M. Seymour, G.C.8.,
Admiral Commanding at Portsmouth, through Sir
C. Phipps, the sum of £5O for the families of the
crew of the Orpheus, with the expression of her
Majesty's deep sympathy with them in their afflic-
tion.
The Revenge, 76, Capt. Mends, was appointed to
sail last evening for the Mediterranean with Rear-
Admiral R. Smart, K.H. Rear-Admiral Smart will
hoist his flag as Vice-Admiral, and in command of
the Mediterranean station, on relieving Vice-Admi-
ral Sir W. Martin. Admiral Martin returns to
England via France.
The following appointments have been made at
the Admiralty:--Copt. F. A. Campbell, to the Royal
Oak; Lieut. Armand T. Powlett and Lieut. Henry
E. Stephens, to the Orontes; Lieut. Robert B. Cay,
Lieut. R. Woodward, and Lieut. E. S. Richards, to
the Liverpool ; Lieut. Henry C. Best, to the Cum-
berland; Lieut. Chas. Forrest, to the Meuere; Lieut.
Sir A. Loraine, to the Royal Oak; Lieut. 7. B.
Creagh, to the Edgar; Lieut. H. F. Hovenden, to
the Ajax ; W. F. Haine, master, to the Liverpool ; J.
Kiddie, master, to the Royal Oak; Sub•-Lieut. R.
H. Lawson and Sub-Lieut. F. Rongemont, to the
Royal Oak ; Sub-Lieut. W. Otter, to the Narcissus;
Henry Cooper, paymaster, to the Royal Oak; Har-
rington R. Jones, paymaster, to be Secretary to
Roar-Admiral Smart ; J. Jack, surgeon, to the
Royal Oak ; R. Edwards is promoted to sur-
geon ; E. R. Key and E. W. R. Veale, assist.-
paymasters to the Royal Oak ; Patrick Keelan
and Dr. E. J. Sherard to the Royal Oak ; R. J.
Wemyss, chief engineer, .to the Curagoa ; Francis
Brockton, engineer, to the Fox ; R. T. Martell, en-
gineer, to the Vigilant ; J. Rice, J. Slater, and G.
Patterson, assist.- engineers, to the Curagoa ; J.
Mercer, acting-second cless assist.-engineer, to the
Curagoa ; F. W. Raikes, second master, to the
Orontes; Benjamin Dickenson, second master, to
the Curagoa ; William Thomas Tredidge, second
master, to the Royal Oak; Edward P. Statham,
midshipman, to the Warrior; Sydney A. Roberts,
Calverley T. Bewicke, and Arthur C. Clarke, naval
cadets, to the Royal Oak ; Walter H. Buck and
John H. Wade, master's assistants, to the Orontes ;
Benjamin J. Bradley and John Stocker, master's
assistants, to the Royal Oak.