The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-19 00:00:00

.NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

MALTA, SEPT. 14.

The Euxine, with the India mail, is just now tele-
graphed. The Indus, with the outward mail, arrived
yesterday, and at half-past ten p.m. continued her route
for Alexandria, the Valetta having reached from Mar-
seilles 7 o'clock p.m.
The Ardent left for the fleet last night at half-past 10
p.m. The Vectis will proceed to Marseilles this after-
noon at three o'clock, and the Euxine for Southampton,
vuf Gibraltar, by six o'clock at the latest.
A great boon had been conferred upon the island by
taking off the quarantine, till now imposed on arrivals
from Turkey, Syria, Egypt, and Tripoli, from which
places arrivals with foul or tainted bills of health have
not been known here for some time.
There is no further intelligence from Turkey. Admiral
Stuart has lately chartered a vessel to convey 200 or 300
tons of stores to the fleet, a fact that leaves little hope
of the return of the ships for some time to come.
It is said that an unpleasant affair has occurred be-
tween Lord G. Paulet, commanding the Bellerophon,
and Admiral Dundas, which, it is not improbable, may
lead to inquiry. It would seem that his lordship on be-
ing sent to Tensdos had instructions not to land ; these
were disobeyed, and Lord Paulet, first writing a letter
of remonstrance on the order, followed it up by an "offi-
cial" to be sent to the Lords of the Admiralty. Two
friends—we hear Captain Greville and Captain Gra-
ham—endeavoured to persuade Lord Paulet to withdraw
his letter, but he positively refused. He is not allowed
now to leave the ship, nor are his officers or men, and
the matter has gone home to the Admiralty.

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forming a breastwork to a battery of 68-pounder shot
and shell guns on traversing platforms, having been re-
solved on, with a magazine in the rear. The specifica-
tions are out, the contracts are closed, and the work
will be commenced this week.
The heads of the civil engineering department of the
Admiralty (Lieutenant-Colonel Greene and Mr. Scamp),
have lately been at Portsmouth for the inspection of Mr.
White's heaving-11P slip, with its additional appliance of
the " running purchase," by which the entire power is
doubled without increasing the stress upon the engine or
machinery. The exposition of its efficacy was with a
merchant ship of 700 tons burden, which was hove
ahead for launching by the men at a capstan ; these were
reduced, two by two, until six were found equal to move
her. The launch was immediate, and a vessel of ex-
treme sharpness was taken up the next tide, thus exhi-
biting the simplicity, great power, and completeness of
this method of repairing ships. Mr. White some time
since surveyed Gibraltar, at the request of the Admi-
ralty, for this putpose, and the plans are now matured
by Mr. Scamp, for Bermuda and Halilax, for ships of
from 2,000 to 3,000 tons, rendered especially necessary
by the great increase of' iron vessels requiring cleaning
so often. •We trust the Government will carry out these
matters. It will be a great boon to the mail and mer-
chant services. The Falkland Islands are in treaty with
the Government for aid, and with Mr. White for this
project. The Great Britain and Australian steamers
will call there.

Her Majesty's yacht Victoria and Albert was docked
yesterday to undergo repairs and alterations, if found
sound enough on further survey.
The Barracouta, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander George
Parker, has reshipped her stores, &c., in harbour, after
a thorough cleansing fore and aft with water and chloride
of zinc (Sir William Burnett's solution), injected through
engine hose. She is now sweet and wholesome. To
prevent any misconstruction of the paragraph we in-
serted last week, respecting the probability of this vessel
being detained in England some time, we now give the
cause—viz., one of her late collisions, which brought
upon the commander an action for damages on the part
of the owners of the brig Penelope, which action, how-
ever, the Lords of the Admiralty have taken upon them-
selves to defend. This, it was thought, would detain
the vessel in England, her commander and officers, of
course, being the only witnesses for the defence. Her
chief engineer is not the only officer who has applied to
be removed from her, two other ward-room officers hav-
ing sought to leave her, but the Admiralty refused.

The Cruiser, 17, screw-corvette, Comm;,nder Hon. G.
H. Douglas, arrived at Spithead from Gibraltar, and
exchanged salutes with the Port Admiral. She left on
the 7th of September, leaving thero her Majesty's steam-
sloop Vesuvius, Commander Wilson. She brings home
eight supernumerary soldiers.

Her Majesty's screw troop-ship Simoon, Captain H.
Smith, having landed her stores, sailed on the 6th inst.
for the Cape of Good Hope, to embark and bring home
the Ist battalion of the Rifle Brigade.

PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 17.

The Lords of the Admiralty, after receiving a large
number of half-pay officers at Moorshead's Hotel, com-
menced their duties in the d'ockyard yesterday by visit-
ing the chapel, where they were met by the Rev. John
Briggs, the chaplain. They then inspected the school
for dockyard apprentices, and went into several of the
storehouses. Sir J. Graham, Admiral Dundas, Captain
Milne, and Captain Hamilton, about 1 o'clock, entered
the Commodore's barge, and were rowed to the Royal
Naval Hospital. Captain Superintendent Sandom, Dr.
Rae, Inspector of Hospitals, and the other officers con-
ducted them through the various wards, the dispensary,
library, storerooms, &c., all of which met with the
ap-
proval of their lordships. 1,200 beds can be made up
here ; the average number of patients is about 150 ; the
number now in the wards is 120. The Royal Marine
Barracks, which have now about 460 men in quarters,
all told, were next visited, the troops being drawn up in
line under Colonel-Commandant Coryton. After taking
luncheon in the niessroom, the Lords of the Admiralty
walked to the Royal William Victualling-yard, where
they were received by Captain Sandom, Superintendent;
Mr. James W. Armstrong, Master-Attendant; and Mr.
S. Truscott, storekeeper. They inspected the slaughter-
house and bakehouse; mustered the men in their working
dress, and went into the Melville store and examined
some of the navy beef which was salted under recent
regulations. Since January one of the lofts has been
appropriated to the reception of stores, formerly supplied
from the dockyard, and by the pursers and paymasters
of ships. These stores comprise lamps, lanterns of dif-
ferent kinds, butchers and cooks' implements, &c. In
the evening their lordships patronised a ball at St.
George's-hall, which was numerously attended, in sup-
port of the Female Orphan Asylum.
This morning they went into Hamoaze, and inspected
the flag-ship Impregnable, Captain Arthur Lowe, and
the guard-ship of ordinary, St. George, 120, Captain
John Kingcombe. They then returned to the dock-
yard, where the First Lord gave audience to all those
officers who had not been seen by him previously during
the present year. The crews of ships in ordinary were
mustered between 2 and 3 o'clock, after which their
lordships proceeded by water to Bull-point, the site of
the new Powder-works.

In the evening the official dinner is given at Moors-
head's. To-morrow they will attend divine service at
the Dockyard Chapel, and in the afternoon they will
probably leave in the Black Eagle for Holyhead and
Pembroke.

Her Majesty's steam transport Cyclops, 6, arrived
yesterday morning from Woolwich, with boilers for the
Nile screw steam ship, now in dock.
The screw-ship Edinburgh, 58, Captain Richard S.
Howlett, arrived in the evening from Spithead. She
will take up her moorings in Hamoaze on Monday, as
a steam guard-ship.
The steam-vessel Dover, from Woolwich, came in this
afternoon to have defects in her valves made good.
The Harlequin, 12, Commander A. P. E. Wilmot,
was unmasted yesterday ; to-day she was brought to
the yard, and on Monday her crew will be paid off.

SEPTEMBER 18.
This morning about 8 o'clock a two-deck screw steam-
ship of about 60 guns was observed going up Channel.
She had a double row of painted ports, and was under
steam and canvas, topsails, topgallantsails, royals, and
flying jib.
Wind light, from N.W.

SHEERNESS, SEPT. 17.
The Malacca, new steam-sloop, built at Moulmein,
passed here from Moulmein this day, for Chatham.
The Arab, 12, gun-sloop, fitting at Chatham, is rigged
all-ataut. Her rigging is ratlined down ready for
blacking, and as all the dirty work will then be done,
the seamen who have volunteered for her are expected
to join daily.
The President, 50 guns, at Chatham, wil Ibe put out
of dock on Monday next.
The Norwegian brig, Favourite, Captain Henricksen,
arrived here this morning from Porsgrund, laden with
spars for this and Chatham dockyards. She will com-
mence her discharge here on Monday next.
The Dolphin, 3, brigantine.—Orders have beer. ra „mired
to expedite the fitment of this vessel. She will be all
ready for leaving here the latter end of next week. On
Thursday next she is to go to the Nore, three ordinary
seamen and one ablebodied joined to-day from Wool-
wich.

Tlie.Netherland ship Hendrika, H. Lcincensen, corn-
ndtz—taucollnsoefquthenisceshoipf tiles
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c°lllBl°Tl :with the Sea Pack, it is found necessary to
send her to London.
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of Limehouse. Messrs. Ilartin and Coker, surveyors
for Lloyd's, held a survey on the damage to hull and
stores yesterday.
The Waterloo, 120.—Commodore the Hon. Montagu
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The Cleopatra, 26 guns,Captain Thomas.EZT. 18.
It is reported the Cleopatra is to pay off a Chatham.
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in, from the East Indies and saluted the Commodore's
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broad pendant, which was returned by the Water

WOOLWICH, SEPT. 17.
APPOINTMENTS.

Chaplain and Naval Instructors.—Robert M. Inskip
(1836), to the President, 50, at Chatham, flag-ship of
Rear-Admiral David Price, for the Pacific station ;
Andrew to Breay, to the Terrible paddle-wheel Stearn-
frigate, at Queenstown.
Clerks.—Cornelius W. Mcnermot (1850), from the
Vulcan screw steam troop-ship to the Impregnable flag-
ship, at Devonport ; Henry Gray (b) (1850), from the
London, 90, at Queenstown, to the Impregnable.
Captain George H. P. White (1846), Captain H.
Eag-ell (1846), Captain Henry Broadhead (1846). Cap-
tain Edmund Heathcote (1852), recently promoted when
in command of the Highflyer; Commander Benjamin