The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-23 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

We have received the following letter from
Malta, dated June 17 :—The Peninsular and Orien-
tal Company's steamer Valetta, after waiting for the
Ellora, due here with the Bombay mails on the
12th inst. from Alexandria, went out in search of
the missing ship on the morning of the 15th inst.
She returned the following morning without hav-
ing seen her. All anxiety, however, was brought
to an end this morning by the appearance of the
vessel herself, in tow of the English screw steamer
Juno, belonging to Messrs. Wilson, Sons, and Co.,
of Hull. The Valetta was again despatched to
assist in towing her in. It appears that the
Ellora, when about 458 miles from Malta; had her
screw propeller and a portion of her main-shaft
carried away. This happened early Gin the morn-
ing of the 11th inst., and on the 19th she was over-
taken by the Juno, who towed her at an average
rate of five knots until within sight of Malta, when
she gave up her place to the Valetta.
" Mr. Gibson, Government Inspector of Tele-
graphs, and Mr. Preece, engineer of Messrs. Glass,
Elliot, and Co., who lately returned here from
visiting the stations at Tripoli and Bengazi, left in
the Vectis on the 16th, accompanied by Mr. Col-
let, engineer of the same firm, for the purpose of
inspecting the Alexandria station. From the tests
recently made it is satisfactory to learn that the
cable is not only in excellent working order, but
that it has considerably improved since it -was first
laid down. It is now, 1 am informed, capable of
transmitting messages with greater rapidity and
with a decreased battery power..

Mr. Colquhonn, her Majesty's Consul-General at
Alexandria, arrived here in the Valetta on the 14th
inst-, on his way to England, on leave of absence.
" The following is an extract from a letter dated
Corfu, the 12th inst.:—The Marlborough, 131, ar-
rived here from Argostoli on the 6th inst. The
Queed, 86, arrived the same morning from Trieste,
whither she had conveyed their Royal Highnesses
the Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Their Royal Highnesses landed at Trieste on the
30th ult. The Surprise gunboat came in on the 9th
inst., from Malta, with despatches for the Com-
mander-in-Chief. She leaves to-day on her return.
Several Turkish transports have passed here lately
with stores,&c, for the Turkish army in Montenegro.
The Lord High Commissioner is now making his
usual annual tour of these States, and is at present
at Cephalonia. The Queen leaves to-day to accom-
pany his Excellency in his visit to the Southern
Islands. The Marlborough also goes to sea to-day
to exercise her crew."

The Osborne paddle yacht, Master Commander
G. K. Bower, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday, on
her return from service in the Mediterranean, in at-
tendance upon H.R.H. the Prince of Wales.
An order has been received at Portsmouth to fit
the Asia, guardship of the reserve at that port, with
a baking oven on the French plan, with a view of
trying to issue fresh bread to the seamen.
The Hector iron frigate, building at Glasgow,and
ordered to be conveyed round to Portsmouth, when
launched, to be fitted for commission, will have
lower masts and a bowsprit of iron. Her other spars
and yards are now being prepared at Portsmouth.
Her boats and anchors and chains will be precisely
similar in size and number to those supplied to the
iron frigate Defence.
The Sultan target ship at Portsmouth is having
10 armour plates of various sizes and from different
makers bolted on her sides alongside Portsmouth
dockyard, in readiness for the next testing day,
which is expected to be about the end of the week.
The Hazard sailing sloop, fitted with Coles's cu-
pula, has been brought into Portsmouth harbour at
the conclusion of the experiments from the two
Armstrong guns in the cupola, under the supervi-
sion of Captain R. S. Hewlett, C. 8., commanding
the gunnery ship Excellent. The guns were fired at
18 deg. of elevation, and also with 5 deg. of depres-
sion, the vessel being heeled over to 5 deg. The re-
sults have been satisfactory in the highest degree.
The Rosario, 11, 670 tons, 150 horse power, at-
tached to the first division of the Chatham Steam
Reserve in the Medway,is ordered to be immediately
commissioned, with a complement of 130 officers
and ,men, including Marine Artillery and Royal
Marines. According to orders received at Chatham
she is intended for home service.
In accordance with orders received at Chatham
Dockyard from the Admiralty, the preparation of
mast and mast gear for line-of battle ships is to be
suspended until further orders. The various ships
directed to be repaired are to be completed as speedily
as possible, and those below the class of frigates
first.
The following appcintments were made at the
Admiralty on Friday ;—Commander J. S. Graham,
to the Rosario, commissioned; Lieut. Thomas G.
Price, to the Rosario ; G. P. Burney, master, to the
Rosario ; Reginald H. Lloyd and Oswald B. Niven,
midshipmen, to the Rosario ; William Richardson,
surgeon, to the Rosario ; John Mulvany, assist-
ant surgeon, to the Rosario; Charles J. Curd,
paymaster, to the Rosario; William E. Allen, assist.-
paymaster, to the Cumberland; John E. Charlton,
assist.-paymaster, to the Formidable ; Thomas
Goodman, assist.-paymaster, to the Hawke ; and
James A. Perkins, clerk, to the Rosario. On Satur-
day :—Lieut. Charles U. Hoare, to the Excellent ;
Lieut. Thomas W. Oliver, to the Dauntless ; Lieut.
William Gregory, to the Edinburgh ; Reginald
Charles Protheroe has been nominated to a naval
cadetship ; the Rev. William Deardon, chaplain
and naval instructor, to the Magicienne ; William
H. Sisson, acting-assist.-surg., additional, to the
Narcissus ; E. R. D. Mayne, master's assist., to the
Chanticleer ; Thomas E. Ash, master's assist.,
the
master's as is ..,
Rosario ; W. R. Stevens,
.t to the
Shannon ; G. Tucker and A. 11. Miller,
. chief engi-
to the
veers, to the Black Prince; Edwin Pearce, W.
ine
J. jeress,sor,
Burgess, and H. Sau.ndesrsa,
neang
Ist
Black Prince ; J. C. Prince; J. E.
class assist.-engineers, to the
Black
Turner and G. W. Hancock, 2d class.-engineers, to
the Black Prince;
R. Potam and W. R.
Maoavoy, acting 2d class assist.-engineers, to the
Black Prince.