The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-03 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

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PORTSMOUTH, OCT. Z.
Rear-Admiral of the White, Sir Edmund L 1 o
Bart., G.C.8., K.C.8., will, we believe, be sent 0 to
the Mediterranean as second in command of the P .tish
fleet on that station.
The Fairy Royal yacht, Master-Commander Welch,
was taken out on Friday for a trial of Griffiths's patent
screw. Mr. Baker, chief engineer and ins pec tor
if ma.
m
ohinery of the Victoria and Albert, was on board iirec4„.
tog the experiments. She made six runs along dr ame a,.
tared mile, the mean return of which gave 12.4& ;
kn' its
per hour, with scarcely any vibration, being an i sere ase
of three-tenths of a knot upon the last trial w ii,h I,he
same screw, but at a different pitch, both blad,is be mg
at 9 feet 8/ inches. This trial was to enable Al r. C-rif-
fiths to determine which was the best pitch for this
screw to be worked with, and the result determ in ed him
to fix it at that above given, as the best, consieteling the
power used for the speed obtained, with ease of motion.
Mr. Murray, the superintending engineer of Port ,srrouth
dockyard, will now cast a screw with these it rip rove-
ments before his eyes, to compete with Mr. Grill Was's.
It is considered highly probable that a basin an.l an in-
creased number of docks will be formed, to add to the
efficiency of Chatham dockyard.
The Lords of the Admiralty have directed exp eriments
to be made in several of the dockyards on Mr. I 3urgess's
process for coating iron bolts and nails with co pper and
brass. Should the result be favourably report ,?.d or, a
large saving in the expense of material will be effe•cted
by using coated iron fastenings in lieu of copper in. the
building of ships for the navy.
Mr. Chatfield, assistant-master shipwright at Chat-
ham dockyard, is expected to be promoted to raaster
shipwright of Deptford dockyard, vice Wilcox, super-
annated. This office has now been for some morif,hs filled
by a foreman, much to the surprise of the service. The Banshee arrived at Spithead on Friday night
from Queenstown, and is ordered to Woolwich to be
paid off.
The Dauntless, 24, screw-frigate, is ordered tn be
rigged and prepared for the first-class of the steam re-
serve at this port.
The Tribune, 30, screw, Capt. the Hon. S. T. Carnegie,
arrived at Spithead this morning to be docked, to have
a leak in her stern frame stopped.

Five P.M.
The Leopard, 12, Capt. Loring, has just arrived from
he fleet, which sailed from Queenstown on the morning
of Friday, about six o'clock. Admiral Curry's division,
consisting of the Prince Regent, 90 (flag) ; Duke of
Wellington, 131 (pendant) ; St. Jean d'Acre, 101; Lon-
don, 90; Imperieuse, 51; Arrogant, 47; A mphion, ;
liighflyer, 21, and Desperate 8, is ordered to cruise be-
tween Queenstown and Scilly until the 15th inst., then
to return to Spithead. The Cruiser, 14, is ordered to
join him at the rendezvous. Besides the Tribune and
Leopard (already arrived), the Blenheim and Sidon are
ordered to Spithead. The Queen, Agamemnon, Rogue,
and Valorous, are ordered to Plymouth. The whole
fleet was outside Queenstown harbour all day on Friday
in light winds. The Tribune and Leopard parted com-
pany with themi n the evening.
Seven p.m.—The Sidon is now coming up.

PLYMOUTH, OCT. 2.
The steam-vessel Avon arrived to-day from Queens-
town.
The steAn-vessel Sprightly, with seamen and ma-
rines, arrived this morning from Portsmouth, and re•
turned again at two o'clock this afternoon.
This morning, about eight o'clock, a portion of the
Channel fleet entered the Sound. It consisted of her
Majesty's ship Queen, 110, Capt. Frederick T.Mit(li,li;
he Agamemnon screw stett,m-ghip, 91, Capt. Sir Thomas
Maitland ; the Imperieuse, screw frigate, 50, Cap: !Lin
Rundle B. Watson ; La Hogue, screw block ship,
60, Captain William B. Ramsay ; the Valorous, je
frigate, 16, Captain Claud H. M. Buckle ; and the Vr,i-
ture, paddle steam-frigate, 6, Captain Frederick li. IL
Glasse. The Agamemnon, the only stranger, a: luted
the flag of Port Admiral Sir John A. Ommannev, and
was replied to by the Impregnable, 104, Captain Arthur
Lowe, in Hamoaze.

The Queen is to be placed in the new dock at Key-
hara to have her copper examined and repaired. The
Imperieuse is to receive a new foremast. The Valorous
having been struck by a sea, is to be repaired at the
Devonport dockyard.
The crews of the Agamemnon, Valorous, and Vul-
ture are to be paid wages up to the 31st of August.
The frigate Leander, 50, Captain G. St. Vincent
King, has had all her repairs completed, and is now
ready for sea. Her crew have gradually returned to
the ship, and there are now only three men, of indiffer-
ent character, absent.

QUEENSTOWN, SEPT. 29.

THE CHANNEL FLEET.

The Lords of the Admiralty, during their visit to
Queenstown, have promoted Lieutenant Hosken, late
of the Great Britain, and now commanding the Banshee
dispatch vessel, to the rank of Commander.
Their lordships got aground in the Banshee on the 24th,
while cruisiag round Cork harbour, but she floated off
in about two hours, with no damage. Boats of the fleet
were pent to her assistance. ,

It is now generally understood that the resources for
refitting and victualling ships of war at Queenstcr.‘ n are
to be materially increased, and that the naval e,tablish-
ment at Haulbowline Island is to be remodelled :Ind
placed on a more permanent footing.
Lieutenant Fegen, of the Agamemnon, has been, t: ied
by court-martial on charges of disobedience of orders,
neglect of duty, and contempt towards his captain. The
latter charge only was proved, after a trial of two days,
and the prisoner was sentenced to be dismissed his ship
and placed at the bottom of the list of lieutenants.
Rear-Admiral Corry, with the Prince Regent, St.
Jean d'Acre, Arrogant, Amphion, Higliflyer, Duke of
Wellington, London, Imperieuse, and Desperate, wore
under weigh to-day at 3 p.m., for a cruise, to return to
Spithead by the 15th of October.
The paddle-steamers are to be distributed to the home
ports. The Leopard was to go direct to Portsmouth.
Rear-Admiral Corry put to sea with scaled orders,
which he was commanded not to open until he made
the signal to Commodore Martin's dirision to part com-
pany. At 5 p.m. to-day, the weather having become
thick and threatening, the order for proceeding to sea
was annulled, but the fleet was ordered at the same time
to be ready by 5 a.m. to-morrow morning
One of the second assistant-engineers of the Duke of
Wellington has " run" since her stay at Queenstown, and
a reward has been offered for his apprehension.
A. sad accident has happened to Lieut. Fitzgerald, of
Marines, belonging to the Terrible, by the want of
thought of some midshipman, whom he met returning
from shooting. It appears he asked the youngster some
question, upon which the latter answered, " I will let
you know who I am," firing off his gun in the marine
officer's face. Happily it was not loaded with shot,
although the force of the powder has destroyed the sight
of one eye, if not both. How it was done or by whom
is at present unknown.

SHEERNESS, OCT. 1

The President, 50, Captain Richard Burridge.—Tho
officers and crew of this frigate were inspected and mus-
tered yesterday by Vice-Admiral the Hon. Jocelyn
Percy, Commander-in-Chief. She proceeded to the Great
Nore this morning, and at 10.30 saluted the admiral's
flag, which was returned by the Waterloo, 120 guns.
The President is ordered to proceed direct for Plymouth
to complete her complement of seamen, many of whom
are waiting at that port for her arrival.
The Arab, 12-gun sloop, Commander Graham Ogle,
was towed down from Chatham yesterday, and is now
riding off Blackstakes, taking in ammunition, shell, &c.
OCT. 2.

The Tyne, 4, store-ship, Master-Commander Peter
Wellington, from the westward, brought up at the
Nor° this morning. The steam tender (to Waterloo)
Wildfire has been sent out from here and taken in tow
for Deptford and Woolwich.

The-Betsy—A. fatal accident occurred on board this
vessel, delivering coals into the Ocean Coal Depot for
the steam navy. Wm. Goulder, a seaman belonging to
the Pleiades, on Thursday night last, after leaving the
forecastle of the Betsy, where he had been sitting for
some time with some old shipmates, on crossing the
deck, the fore hatches being left open, fell into the hold,
by which he fractured his skull and broke several of his
ribs. The unfortunate fellow was brought on shore and
taken to the Ship Inn. Mr. T. L. Ridley, a surgeon,
was in immediate attendance, and on the following morn-
ing it was found necessary to trepan the skull, when
several pieces were taken off that had penetrated the
brain. He was insensible and never rallied, but died
yesterday morning. Mr. T. Hill, coroner, held an in-
quest on the body. The jury, on the suggestion of the
foreman, Mr. W. Edgcombe, ship agent, &c., urged on
the masters of the Pleiades and Betsy the necessity of
taking more care in future that the hatches are put on
before dark ; had that been done, in all human proba-
bility, a fellow-creature's life might have been saved.
Deceased has this day been buried in Trinity-church.
yard, Bank's-town. The masters and crews of all the
merchant vessels discharging here followed and carried
the deceased to his grave, all of them declaring it would
be a warning to them for life never under any circum-
stances to leave hatchways open after dark. It is right
to add, positive proof was given that deceased and all
the other seamen were perfectly sober. The colours are
all lowered to half-mast on board the merchant vessels.
Goulder was a fine young man, and much respected. He
was 2. native of Scarborough, in Yorkshire.

WOOLWICH, OCT. 1.
APPOINTMENTS.

Lieutenants—John F. C. Mackenzie (1846), additional
in the Ajax, 58, 'screw steam-ship, for service in the
Wizard, 6, brig, tender to the flag-ship at Cork, to the
St. •eorge, 120, guard-ship of ordinary at Devonport ;
John Cartwright (1846), to the Ajax ; Henry B. Hankey
(1845), of the Victory flag-ship at Portsmouth, to be flag-
lieutenant to Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas J. Cochrane,
K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth ; T. H.
Lyon to the Victory, at Portsmouth.
Captain G. H. P. White (1846), Captain H. Edgell
(1846), Captain Henry Broadhead (1846), Commander
Benjamin H. Bunce (1848), and Commander Hon.
Arthur Cochrane (1851), officers who studied steam,
aided by Mr. Roughton, of the steam department at the
factory at Woolwich Dockyard, and the first examined
under the new arrangement of printed questions and
written answers, which have to be sent to Portsmouth,
passed their recent examination on the 15th and 16th of
September, satisfactorily, and yesterday received their
certificates accordingly.
Captain George Edwin Patey (1851), who was so
severely hurt by the falling of a block from one of the
masts when in command of the Amphion at Portsmouth,
is now quite well, and has teen appointed to study steam
at the factory at Woolwich dockyard. Captain E.