The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-16 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 15.
The Odin, 16, paddle-frigate, Captain Francis Scott,
came into harbour from Spithead this morning to fill up
with coals, Sze.
The Encounter, 14, screw-corvette, Captain O'Cal-
laghan, received her crew from the hulk, and hauled into
the stream this morning, and commenced swinging for
the adjustment of her compasses.
The Geyser, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander Wilson, will
be paid off at this port on Friday.
The Rhadamanthus, steam-transport, Master-Com-
mander Belam, arrived this morning from Devonport
with stores.
The Sprightly, steam-tender, Master-Commander
Allen, returned from Devonport to-day.
The American steam-frigate yacht North Star came
through Spithead again about eight o'clock last evening,
after landing her pleasure party at Southampton. The
platform battery salute, in return to her owner's compli-
ment, which we described as in course of preparation,
was not fired after all.
The Victoria New York line of packet ship sailed from
Spithead this morning.
- This morning the pilot-boat Edward and Mary, of
Cowes, landed at this port, from the barque Fancy, W.
H. Henderson, Master, four boxes and six bags of mails
from Auckland, New Zealand (dated the sth of Feb.),
which passed up Channel for London.
The Conflict, 8, screw, was commissioned to-day for
the purpose of again proceeding to the measured mile
at Stoke's Bay, having on board the constructor of the
boomerang propellor, so that everything may be con-
ducted with perfect fairness in testing its merits against
the old screw. The boomerang propellor arrived in the
dockyard this morning, and will be instantly shipped ;
and if the weather be equally favourable as that of to-
day the trial will take place to-morrow.
The Neptune, 120, Captain Edward H. Scott, having
caulked and payed over her topsides, commenced re-cop-
pering this morning. She is almost perfect in her rig-
ging, and by the latter end of the week will be ready to
leave the harbour.
The Victory, guard-ship, fired a salute of 15 guns
last evening in acknowledgment of the compliment paid
by the American steam-yacht North Star to the naval
service at this port. They certainly were a jolly party
on board the yacht, and the frequent dipping of the
ensign obliged our signalmen on board to keep the haul-
yards in their hands to return the courtesy.
The guns of the yacht brought the Royal Artillery on
the Platform, it being supposed that the garrison might
be honoured with a salute. Such, however, was not
intended, and the men at 5.40 were marched back to
their quarters.

The Princess Royal, 90.—This beautiful two-decker
screw advances hourly towards completion. She is
receiving her second coating of paint, which shows her
sheer. Sheds nearly in her cradle, and the launch will
positively take place on Thursday, June 23.
ROYAL MARlNES.—Captain George Watson is ap-
pointed to succeed Captain George Varlo, in the Wool-
wich division, on the Ist proximo, when Captain John
George Augustus Ayles, of the Portsmouth division, will
succeed Captain Watson as instructor of gun drill at
Plymouth.

PLYMOUTH, JUNE 15.
Her Majesty's steam vessel Rhadamanthus, Master-
Commander Belam, sailed at 8 a.m. yesterday, with su-
pernumeraries for Portsmouth ; thence she proceeds to
Woolwich.
The crew of the St. Jean d'Acre, Captain Keppel, got
up her topmasts and topmast rigging yesterday.
The Sybille frigate, 40, Captain the Hon. C. G. El-
liott, had her topmasts put on board and pointed yes-
terday.
The Sprightly steam-tender arrived yesterday from
Portsmouth, with supernumeraries.

WOOLWICH, JUNE 15.
• The Simoom, 18, iron screw steam troopship, Captain
John Smith, when she has some slight defects made
good at Portsmouth, is to come round to Greenhithe, to
take on board a quantity of stores from the Royal Ar-
senal for the use of the fleet under the command of
Vice-Admiral J. W. D. Dundas; C. 8., Commander-in-
Chief on the Mediterranean station.