The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-23 00:00:00

THE FRENCH NAVY.

The following letter has been received from Tou-
lon, dated the 18th inst. :—" Yesterday was a busy
day. There were numerous departures, a great
many arrivals, and some very interesting naval news.
The engineer of the iron-plated frigate Invincible
lighted his fires at 8 in the morning, and the com-
mander sailed on a trial trip for six days, during
which she is to touch at Heyres and at Villafranca.
This voyage will conclude the trial of the Invinci-
ble. At 12 o'clock the Italian iron-plated frigate
Terrible sailed for Genoa, having three boats in tow.
While these operations were going forward in the
harbour a battalion of the 95th arrived from Gre-
noble to keep garrison here. It was already known
that the fleet under the command of Admiral
Rigault de Genouilly had been recalled from Villa-
franca by telegraph, and had sailed at 9 this morn-
ing. The fleet was not expected here until 7in the
evening, but as the telegram was of a pressing na-
ture the Admiral gave orders to heat for full speed,
and at 4 o'clock a signal was made announcing that
the fleet had arrived in the
accomplished
crow
pass oaoffth
islands of the Hyeres, having
dis-
tance of 75 miles in 7 hours,during which the admi-
ral's ship Bretagne never ceased to transmit general
orders by signals to prepare stores for the ships, to
be taken on board on their arrival in the harbour.
The Bretagne, Redoubtable, Eylau, and Imperial
anchored in the roads a few minutes before 6 o'clock.
In the meantime orders were received by telegraph
from the Minister of Marine for the Eylau to be
laid up in ordinary, and for her officers and crew to
be transferred to the Castiglione. It has been de-
cided by the Emperor, it is said, that no further
change shall be made in the Toulon fleet until it
shall be replaced by ships protected with iron plates.
The inhabitants of Toulon have been living for the
last 24 hours in an atmosphere of gunpowder. Yes-
terday it was caused by the exchange of salutes be-
tween the Russian frigate and the admiral's shin
in the roads. To-day (Good Friday) the ships in
the roads and forts fire a shot every quarter of an
hour, and all the ships nave placed their yards across
and have reversed their flags. The promotion, in
the commissariat announced yesterday, was offi-
cially signed on the 15th inst. It comprises four
commissaries-general, four adjutant-commissaries,
eight deputy-commissaries, eight assistants, and 12
naval clerks. It is said that all those lately pro-
moted are to be sent to Cochin-China. An order
received from Paris yesterday by telegraph has
been communicated to all engaged in the construc-
tion of the frigate Themis that she must be launched
at 10 o'clock on Saturday next, the 26th inst. The
Russian frigate Oslibia weighed anchor at 9 this
morning, and sailed for Villafranca. The steam cut-
ter Rodeur likewise sailed this morning, having on
board 200,000 oysters intended to form a new arti-
ficial bank in the Gulf of La Napoule. The steam
cutter Castor sailed this afternoon for Cette, towing
a gunboat which is to be sent to Bordeaux by canal.

THEN.H LIEUTENANT-
GOVERNOR OF THE ISLE OF
MA
is Excellency the lieutenant-governor, accom-
panied— by Mrs. and the Misses Pigott, arrived here on
Saturday evening. Hie excellency and his family were
received by his Honour Deemster Drinkwater, Mr. S. Wil-
son (high bailiff), mr 0
~,.
Harris, and Mr. James Burman,
F.R. A.S., secretary to the council. The party were con-
veyed from the steamer to the harbour in the customs boat
by Dlr. Weaver, the landing-waiter of this port. The
Tynwald had all her flags flying, and Captain M'Queen
fired a salute and lowered flags on his excellency leaving
the vessel,--Xona's ,Ileraid.