The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-01 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

Yesterday the lower portion of the projecting
iron prow for the Achilles, 60, building at Chatham,
was successfully fixed in its place, under the super-
intendence of Mr. Lang, master shipbuilder, and
his staff. The stem-piece fixed yesterday weighed
12 tons, and was forged in the Thames Ironworks,
Blackwall. An additional number of mechanics and
labourers were entered at the dockya?d yesterday
to be employed on the Achilles, the works connected
with which are advancing rapidly.
The Racoon, 21, 400 horse power, in dock at
Chatham, has had the whole of her copper sheathing
removed, in order that an examination may be
made of her timbers and planking by the dockyard
officials. This fine corvette, built but a few years
since, is found to be in a very sound state, and the
whole of her repairs will probably not exceed a cost
of £6,000.

The Albuera, No. 5 sailing transport, yesterday
commenced unshipping her cargo at Woolwich
pier, consisting of old pattern guns, shot, &P., re-
turned from Hong Kong, as well as 12 cases of
works of art and curiosities forwarded for the In-
dustrial Exhibition. She brought home 216
officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates, in
command of Major Gray, the surviving portion of
A, B, C, and D troops Military Train, who sailed
last year for China 370 strong. Ten were killed in
action, 140 fell victims to dysentery and other dis-
eases incident to the climate, and four (wounded
severely) died at sea during the voyage home of
125 days.
The Victoria iron steam transport (returned to
Woolwich disabled from the Altantic) has dis-
charged the whole of her stores, and yesterday left
the buoy off Woolwich arsenal for the decks, to be
overhauled and repaired. During the time she lay
moored at Woolwich her pumps were constantly at
work, and it was admitted that but for the stre-
nuous and incessant labours of the troops at sea
the ship must have been lost. Some of the cargo is
much damaged, but the galvanised iron wire in-
tended for the telegraph is uninjured, it having
been carefully coiled and wrapped in thick canvas
covering.

Captain the Hon. J. R. Drummond, junior Lord
of the Admiralty, yesterday made an official in-
spection of the ships under construction in Wool-
wich Dockyard, and also of the steam transport
Fox, lying off the yard awaiting high tide.
Rear-Admiral Lewis T. Jones, K.C.8., has been
appointed senior naval officer at Cork, to succeed
Rear-Admiral Smart.
The crew of the screw steam corvette Cordelia,
11, recently returned from the Australian station,
will be paid off at Devorport to-morrow.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty:—Capt. Henry Broadhead,
to the Asia; Commander John Palmer, to the
Castor, recommissioned ; Commander Thos. Heard,
to the Trincomalee, commissioned ; Commander
John W. Whyte, to the Hastings, commissioned;
Commander William Henry Fenwick, to the Dseda-
lus, commissioned; Commander Edward Lacy, to
the President, commissioned; Commander Grey
Skipwith, to the Brilliant, commissioned ; Com-
mander David Miller, to the Asia; Lieut. Thomas
M. Campbell, to the Castor; Lieut. Richard Hoops,
Lieut. John P. Cheyne, Lieut. Charles F. Hill, and
Lieut. Charles N. Streatfield, to the Asia ; Williams
Long, promoted to master; Benjamin Carr, first-
class assist.-engineer, to the Mugicienne, vice
Pillar, appointed to the Indus as supernumerary ;
and George Bartlett, second-class assist.-engineer,
to the Magicienne.