The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-09 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

A Russian screw corvette arrived at the Mother-
bank, off Ryde, Isle of Wight, early yesterday
morning and anchored. She exchanged salutes with
the Admiral Commanding in Chief's flagship at
Portsmouth, the Victory, and also the saluting
battery of Portsmouth garrison.
The screw steam frigate Euryalus, 35, Captain
Wm. M'Dowell, C. 8., flag of Rear-Admiral Sir
Augustus L. Kuper, K.C.8., which arrived at
Plymouth on Thursday afternoon, was appointed
to leave the Sound on Friday for Portsmouth,
where her crew will be paid off. The Euryalus
was put in commission in January, 1862, and took
part in the attack, September, 1864, on Simono-
saki. She left Chusan, March 21; Amoy, March
30 ; Hong Kong, April 28 ; Singapore, May 27 ;
Batavia, June 9 ; the Cape of Good Hope, July
16; St. Helena, August 1 ; and Ascension, August
5. She brings three first and one second class en-
gineer—viz., Messrs. Goodwin, Hunter, Reith, and
Symcock, belonging to the gunboats Flamer,
Coquette, Kistrel, and Bouncer, with some naval
invalids and a number of naval time-expired men.
The screw steam corvette Satellite, Capt. Stephen
L. Crofton, which arrived at Plymouth on Thurs-
day afternoon, was appointed to be inspected on
Friday in the Sound, after which she wouldproceed
up Hamoaze to be dismantled and be paid off. She
was commissioned on the 25th of November, 1861,
and in December she proceeded to herstation on the
south-east coast of America, where she continued
on duty. The Satellite left Montevideo on the 7th
of July ; Rio Janeiro, July 24 ; and Pernambuco
on the 3d of August. She brings the officers and
crew of the gunboat Sheldrake, sold out of the ser-
vice, including Second-Master Partridge and Assist. -
Surgeon T. Hamilton ; and the officers and crews
of the gunboats Doterel and Spider, paid off and re-
commissioned, including Second-Master H. Smith,
and Assist.-Surgeon N. T. Conolly, with Engineers
Waterfield, Thomas, Green, Hancock, and Jenkins;
and also Acting--Master A. J. W. Neville, late of
the Triton, and a few naval invalids from the
Egmont. The Satellite passed, July 29, a French
bark showing the third distinguishing pendant, No.
9,150, and standing to the southward ; on the same
evening, long. 35 W., Lit. 16.6 S., the English ship
Mary Francis, standing to the south, which signa-
lised " Have broken telescope ;" July 30, passed the
English ship Venilia, with emigrants, standing
south ; August 26, lat. 36, 42 N., long. 36 42 W.,
the bark Jessie Stowe, of Liverpool, bound to Swan-
sea and standing north ; and Sept. 1, lat. 42 44 N.,
long. 28 44 W., the English ship Jelin, from Callao.
The Fantome, 12, sailing sloop, attached to the
reserve at Chatham, having had the whole of her
stork's, &c., removed, has bmn handed over to Messrs.

Castle and 13each, the contractors to the Admiralty
for breaking up old vessels of war, for the purpose
of being taken to pieces. The Fantome was built at
Chatham dockyard nearly 3Q years ago, and until
within the last few years was employed chiefly on
the Western Coast of Africa, where she was success-
ful in making captures of several prize slavers.
The Childers, 12, another of the squadron of sail-

ing vessels at Chatham, has been disposed of by the
Admiralty to Messrs. Holloway and Co., and an
order has been received directing her to be handed

over to that firm.

Little now remains to be completed on board her
Majesty's screw frigate Arethusa, 35, 500 horse
power, nominal, Capt. R. J. J. G. Macdonald, in
making good the injuries she sustained from the fire
which recently broke out on board on the occasion
of her official trip at the Maplin Sands. The repairs
are expected to be completed by an early day in the
ensuing week, immediately after which she will be at
the disposal of the Admiralty for the service on which
she is intended. During the time she has been under
repair opportunity has been taken to make a thorough
overhaul of her boilers and machinery in order to
make good any defects. Her engines, manufactured
by Messrs. John Penn and Sons, worked satisfacto-
rily on the occasion of her last official trip of speed.
The Icarus, 11, 150 horse power, at Sheerness, is
being fitted with a topgallant forecastle, and is now
preparing for commission.

Yesterday the Alberta sailed from Woolwich, after
receiving her supply of coals, for Portsmouth ; the
Vivid, Black Eagle, and Osborne proceeded to the
ordinary off Woolwich dockyard, and the latter
vessel, after coaling, will return to Antwerp and em-
bark their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales and suite for England.
An Admiralty order was received at Chatham dock-
yard yesterday, announcing that Mr. R. Laws, prin-
cipal naval storekeeper at that establishment since
1854, bad been superannuated on a retiring allow-
ance of £6BO per annum. Mr. Laws will still
retain his appointment at Chatham for the present.
The following appointments have been made at

the Admiralty : •
Capt. Geoffrey T. P. Horuby, to be additional to the
Formidable, for service as First Capt. of the Bristol ; Capt.
Thomas Brandreth, to the Edgar, vice Hornby ; Comman-
der 11. B. Franklin, to the Constance, vice Jardine; Lieut.
Edward Hotham, to the Constance, vice Lyon ; Lieut.
Henry J. Coddington, to the Canopus, vice Onslow ;
Lieut. Andrew R. Gordon, Lieut. Edgar It. Mathias, Lieut.
Charles Crowdy, Lieut. John Heat, Lieut. Rodney M.
Lloyd, and Lieut. Spencer M. Medley, to the Princess
Royal, for disposal; Lieut. Henry E. Grey, to the Irresis-
tible, vice Crowdy ; Sub-Lieut. Henry A. Digby promoted
to Lieut., with seniority of 16th of June, 1865 ; Sub-Lieut.
William H. Mound, Sub-Lieut. James C. C. Dennis, Sub-
Lieut. Philip B. Aitkius, Sub-Lieut. Thomas H. Dickson,
Sub-Lieut. Yarborough, F. 11. Parker, Sub-Lieut. George
C. C. Carter, Sub-Lieut. Gerard U. Noel, Sub-Lieut. Henry
Lefebre Ryder, Sub-Lieut. Ernest If. H. Stephens, Sub-
. Lieut. Hugh C. D. Ryder, Sub-Lieut. William P. Murray,
and Sub-Lieut. Francis 0. Hartshorn, to the Princess
Royal, for disposal ; W. E. B. Atkinson, midshipman, to '
the Achilles ; Ernest Kinder, Frank 11. Henderson ; Wm.
, unarles A. Forlong,
RD-.C,:,,,oksey, Chas. E. Wood, Colin P. Jones, and Reginald
-` _ Bruce, midshipmen, to the Princess Royal, for dispo-
al
Channer, Robert B. E.
Regi-
nald Yorke
Ogle, Arthur G.
Smith, Gerard
Alexander R. Hood, Regi-
11. verdinanGderavrd William Trevor, William
Hingston,
Frank
0.
y. Tubbar, M. W. M. Gruggen,
yit72,oand, Henry J. Edgar,
Charles Milne,
Charles J. D. Poole, Pranc°iusn
William A. D.
Henriquez, and Henry ldA. Catfieldavie''' to the
second master, additional
to Princess Royal, for disposal ; Georg,3 B. Newton,
to the Acorn ; Francisj. Palmer,
to the Fisg-ard ; Albert 11. Otter, It. v. C„dyon,
Atkinson, John Browne, Joseph Proctor, and John A.
Miller, second masters, additional, to the Princess Royal ;
James C. Meagher, Henry Winstanley, Isaac B. Moorman,
and John P. Pasco, paymasters, additional, to the Princess
llnyal to the Duncan;
;
Mitch;e4,l4 assist7liinlaster' to the Dee ;
ee.y, assist.-payntas e charge,
Rolort M. Colwell, assist.-paymaster, additional, to the
Cumberland ; George Shield and Charles S. Marsh, assist.-
paymasters, additional, to the Princess Royal; Henry J
Riider, assist.-paymaster in charge, to the Helicon ; Henry
Langworthy, assist.-paymaster, to the Cambridge ; G. C.
Hammond, master's-assist., additional, to the Sutlej; Al-
frel Dourly, master's-assist., additional, to the Rifleman ;
Frank T. Lake, W. H. P. Backner, A. G. D. Hilton, Chas.
S. Neclhrun, and William T. Thompson, master's-as.!;ists.,
to the Princess -Royal ;
Heuryliull, engineer, to the Indus,
for the Thais; Charles Langley, clerk, to the Lion; John
R. Mosso, clerk, to the Fisgard ; John B. Creagh, clerk, to
the Duke of Wellington ; William T. Fencock, George A.

Young, F. D. Tongue, George W. Prynne, Frank A. Bur-
ney, and George F. M. Kent, clerks, additional, to the
PrinQess Royal ; John B. Pearce, assist.-clerk, additional,
to the Victoria; Edw. Armstrong, Henry Norval], Moses
J. Piercey, Alfred Woolward, Thomas Rains, Charles
Kendall, Joseph W. Chester, and Henry Dawson, assist.-
clerks, additional, to the Princess Royal.