The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-21 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

The Geyser, 6, paddle, Commander Jackson, at.•
rived at Portsmouth yesterday, from Devonport,
with the detachment of Marine Artillery on board
who have returned to England in her Majesty's
ship Sanspareil from the Mexican expedition. The
detachment landed from the Geyser at the dockyard,
and proceeded to head-quarters.
The Banshee, 2, paddle, Commander Madden, ar-
rived at Spithead yesterday morning, from the
Mediterranean, with dates from Malta of the 28th
of April ; Algiers, 30th ; Gibraltar, May 3d ; and
Lisbon, 16th. Fiue weather was experienced until
the vessel was off Lisbon, when she encountered a
violent gale, which detained her five days in the
Tagus. The passage home has been made with one
boiler, with which, during favourable weather, a
speed of nine knots was averaged. Commander
Wilson, R.N., from her Majesty's ship Marlborough,
on promotion ; Capt. Hall, 6th Foot ; Capt. Moor-
som, 100th Foot ; and Lieut. Napier, 23d Foot,
have come home passengers by the ship. The'
Banshee received orders to proceed round to Wool-
wich to pay out of commission. She sailed from
Spithead last evening.
The Armstrong armament for the screw line-of-
battle ship Frederick William, in the first-class
reserve at Portsmouth, was received on board yes-
terday. It comprises two 100-pounder, eight 40-
pounders, two 20-pounders, and one 12-pounder.
The Black Prince, iron frigate, fitting for com-
mission at Portsmouth, is ordered to receive, as the
heavy portion of her Armstrong armament, 14100-
pounders and four 70 pounders. In addition to
these she will carry a number of lighter Armstrongs,
besides her 95cwt. 68-pounders for her main deck.
Private letters received from Cherbourg, from an
English gentleman well qualified to give an opinion
upon such matters, state that the plated frigate
Couronne, now lying in Cherbourg basin, has in her
recent trials proved a decided success in every way.
She is 250 feet long on her gun deck, carries 32 guns
on her main deck, steams 14 knots, and has proved
herself to be an excellent sea boat. The Conronne's
frame is of iron, coated with wood, on which rest
the armour plates. She was placed on the stocks
in September, 1858, at Lorient. She is coated with
armour from end to end, and her engines are of 900
horse power nominal.
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His Prussian Majesty's transport ship Elbe,
Capt. Werner, arrived at Falmouth on Sunday from
Siam, having been occupied for two years in an ex-
perimental cruise in the Eastern seas, from which
she is now returning. She has on board a large
collection of objects of natural history.
The following appointments were made on Mon-
day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Henry F. Stephen-
son, from the Emerald to the Cormorant ; Lieut.
W. H. M. Molyneux, to the Emerald ; Lieut. Har-
court T. Gammell, to the Dauntless ; Lieut. T. M.
M. Wynyard, to the Blenheim ; H. J. Wemyss,
confirmed as chief engineer ; W. Smiley, promoted
to acting chief engineer in the Wrangler; R. Phil-
lips, confirmed as second-class assist.-engineer in
the Bacchante ; and Sidney Smith, master's-assist.,
to the Galatea.

The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Lient. Charles E. S.Woodman,
to the Cormorant; Thomas S. Gissing, first-class
assist.-engineer, to the Asia, for the Fancy; Charles
F. Gregory, second-class assist.-engineer, to the
Indus, for the Princess Alice.