The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-30 00:00:00

THE NAVY,

The Hon. Capt. Drummond, Junior Lord of the '
Admiralty, yesterday paid an official visit to Wool-
wich dockyard, and accompanied by the Commo-
dore Superintendent (Sir F. Nicolson), and Mr.
Thornton, assistant-master shipwright of the yard, I
visited the 91 gun ship Caledonia, and other ships
under construction and repair, and issued instruc-
tions for the despatch of the works in hand.
The Defence, 18, Capt. Powell, C-8., is ordered
to ship her powder and shell on Monday next, im-
mediately after which she will leave Folly Point,
Chatham, for Portsmouth. The arrangements
made for the ventilation of the magazines are stated
to answer satisfactorily, a complete current of air
being introduced, which circulates through that
part of the ship, reducing the temperature consid-
erably below what is usuely found in vessels of the
same size and tonnage. The alterations required
to be effected in the engines to drive the blast-fans
connected with the cupolas and furnaces for red
hot shot will be completed this week. The quantity
of powder for which spe3e has been provided is 280
cases of Dell's whole, and 36 metal-lined half cases,
The Terpsichore, I,44,sailing ship, attached to the
ordinary at Chatham, it to be rigged and brought
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The Terrible, 22, rqddle-wheel steamer, 800-horse
power, Capt. Glasse, C. 8., has nearly completed
dismantling in Sheerness harbour, previous to being
put of commission. She will be paid off as soon as
her books and other documents have been' received
from the Admiralty, the date at present fixed being
the 4th of February.
The Britannia naval cadet training ship, Capt.
Robert Harris, was docked yesterday in N 0.2 dock
at Portsmouth for examination of her copper, &c.
The cadets are ordered to assemble on board the
ship on the 4th of February, soon after which date
she will proceed to Portland.
Her Majesty's paddlewheel steamer Scourge,
Commander the Mon. Win. J. Ward, from the Me-
diterranean station, arrived at Woolwich on Tues-
day morning, and will go into basin to-day to dis-
charge stores and cargo, and be put out of commis-
sion for repairs, Her dates are—Malta, the Bth
inst., and Gibraltar the 16th. She experienced
strong westerly gales during the voyage. She an-
chored in Yarmouth Roads on the 26th. Her cargo
consists of ancient scalpturesfor the British Museum,
excavated from the ruins of Gortyna, in Candia.
They will be discharged to-morrow for removal to
London.
The sailing transport Eliza Nelson, at Woolwich
pier, yesterday commenced shipping a cargo of
timber for the construction of soldiers' huts and
stabling at the Cape of Good Hope.
The steam transportlirisbech, at Woolwich, laden
with 900 tons of war stores for Halifax, yesterday
received 70 tons of flour from the Tower, and em-
barked the families of the military store department
clerks, who proceeded in the Calcutta .7.
The two 100-pounder Armstrong guns which
have been specially prepared at Woolwich to test
the wooden model of Capt. Cowper Coles' cupola,
were yesterday placed on board the Hazard, old
sailing sloop, in the steam basin at Portsmouth.
These guns differ from the ordinary Armstrong 100-
pounders, inasmuch as the fore-chace of the piece
tapers from the muzzle to the trunnion-bands, ap.
preaching the form of the old carronade. This
form gives each gun about 8 cwt. extra metal in its
fore-chace.