The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-10 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENC

- Blenheim, 60, screw guard-ship, Captain Henderson
C. 8., has had the metal covering of her shaft taken off,
and doubtless here will be found the cause of her trifling
leakage, so nicely were the metal covers fitted to the dem
wood that it was a work of considerable labour to ge
them off.

PLYMOUTH, JAN. 9.
Avoq, steam-tender, Mr. Veitch, second master, in
charge, returned to this port, from Portsmouth, on Fri-
day night. She left the latter port on Monday after-
noon, and was compelled by stress of weather to put into
Torbay.

Vulture 6, steam-frigate, Captain F. H. H. Glasse,
went out Of harbour yesterday morning, and proceeded
on a trial trip, from which she returned in about an hour
and a half, and lies moored in the Sound.
An alarm of fire on board the Henry Duncan, timber-
ship, lying off the Victualling-yard, was reported to the
authorities early this morning, but no assistance was
sent as the cause of alarm was speedily subdued.
In consequence of the scarcity of coals in the port,
the Bombay, Austrian Lloyd's steamer, is being sup-
plied from the Government stores, for which purpose she
is now alongside the hulk in Hamoaze.
The new dock in this arsenal is now nearly com-
pleted, and only awaits the arrival of the iron entrance
gates to be made available to the public service.

WOOLWICH, JAN. 8.
Sir James Grahain, First Lord of the Admiralty, at-
tended at Whitehall to-day for the first time since his
appointment to that office under the Earl of Aberdeen's
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The Imp6rieuse, 50, screw steam-frigate, Captain It.
B. Watson, C. 8., was not taken out of basin to-day, but
she is quite ready to be taken out on Monday, when the
highest spring tide will take place between 1 and 2
o'clock p.m., and she will at once proceed direct down
the river, and hold on to Chatham. The African and
Monkey steam-vessels are under orders to accompany
her. Captain Watson returned from leave to-day, hav-
ing been absent since Tuesday last, and proceeds round
to Chatham in the Imperieuse. Brevet-Major Strans-
ham, Lieutenant Tomlin, two sergeants, two corporals,
one drummer, and 46 privates of the Woolwich
Division of Royal Marines, who have been draughted,
and under orders for the last fortnight for service in the
Impdrieuse, are to embark in her at Woolwich Dockyard
early on Monday morning. One bombardier and twelve
gunners of the Royal Marine Artillery will embark at
the-same time from the Hobe receiving-ship, having been
accommodated on board that vessel since they came
round from Portsmouth.

The Meg era steam-frigate, Commander John 0.
Johnson, had her crew paid down to-day at the pay-
office in the dockyard, and the one-half of the.men ob-
tained leave until B'clock p.m. on Wednesday next. She
is still in dock, but will soon be ready for sea.

SHEERNESS, JAN. 9.
The sloop Rattlesnake, 8, Commander Henry Trol-
lope.—Lieutenant John Paulet Miller (13th July, 1850),
took up his commission yesterday, and obtained the Ad-
miral's leave for four days. In consequence of some de-
fects being detected about the bows of this vessel in the
range of the hawso timbers several shifts of plank from
forward on both bows have been taken out for the pur-
pose of putting in new timbers, and making good the
said defects. This will not in the least retard the un-
docking of this vessel at the time appointed.
Captain Patsy, of the screw steam-frigate Amphion, of
34 guns, returned from leave yesterday, and rejoined his
ship. Up to the present time only one able seaman and
about six ordinary have joined this ship. Her present
muster on board are her officers, marines, engineers, and
stokers—these certainly form the greater portion of her
complement ; her deficiency is, therefore, among the
blue jackets only.
The paddle-wheel steam-sloop Barracouta, 6 guns,
Commander George Parker, is at present about 80 sea-
men short. It is expected that an officer from this ship,
and also one from her Majesty's frigate Amphion, will
be shortly sent to the western ports to obtain volunteers
for their respective ships.
The frigate Melampus, 42 guns, arrived here yester-
day, from Chatham, in tow of the steam-tug African, J.
Gill, Acting-Master, and the steam-tug Adder, J. Mun-
chen, Acting-Master, assisted by seamen riggers from
Chatham yard. On the Melampus being berthed at the
docking buoy, the Adder returned to Chatham with the
seamen riggers. At tide time the Melampus was taken
into the fitting basin, and the Hercules, of London,
having discharged her masts and spars, for Government
use, was put out of the basin, and left immediately for
London in tow of the steam-tug Victory.
The paddle-wheel steam-frigate Cyclops, 6 guns, and
320-horse power, chief engineer Mr William Chilcott,
will be taken into the fitting basin to-morrow, prepara-
tory to her being docked for a survey on her hull.
The line-of-battle ship Hawke, of 72 guns, now in the
fitting basin, is completed as an advanced ship, and will
be put out of the basin on Monday next, and berthed at
her harbour moorings.
Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, in command of the
Agamemnon, of 91 guns, and 500-horse power, mustered
yesterday the officers and crows of the following ships in
commission at this port, viz. :—the Agamemnon ;
Monarch, 84, guard-ship in ordinary, Captain Charles
Hope ; Amphion, screw steam-frigate, of 34 guns, Cap-
tain Charles G. E. Patey ; Horatio, 24, screw steam-
guard-ship, Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie ; Barra-
couta, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Commander George
Parker, and the Rattlesnake, •8, Commander Henry
Trollope.

Commander W. Houston Stewart has resigned the
command of the steam-sloop Virago on the Pacific sta-
tion, and Commander James C. Prevost has been
appointed to the Virago in his room. Lieut. Fairfax
Moresby, serving as flag-lieutenant to the Commander-
in-Chief, is appointed commander of the Portland, vice
Prevost.—United Service Gazette.

JAN. 8.
Simoom, 18, iron serew troop-ship, CaptPORTSMOUTH ~
Kingcome,
went out of harbour this day, at 10 a.m. She has brought
up at Spithead waiting final orders. She proceeds to
Ireland for troops for the Mediterranean, thence to Ha-
lifax which we reported in the early part of last week.
Plumper, 12, screw steam-sloop, has had her masts
taken out f her, and is cleared of everything.
London, 92, Captain Mundy, hag hauled over to the
moorings on the Gosport side.
Vengeance, 84, Capt. Lord Edward Russell, has given
in a list of her defects, and will come into harbour for
repairs.

Dragon, 6, steam-frigate, has nearly completed new
coppering, and her repairs are being expedited in the
north dock.

Medea, 6, steam-sloop, Commander J. C. Bailey, will
come out of dock on Monday, and will soon be ready to
go out of harbour.

The artisans are busy throughout the dockyard in
bringing forward for service the Duke of Wellington,
130, Gladiator, Heck, Gorgon, Conflict steam-vessels.
Phaeton, 50, Captain Elliot, is to be paid off at Sheer-
ness, at which port she was commissioned and fitted out.
The Magdalena West India mail packet, which made
Southampton yesterday, brings the melancholy news of
16 officers and 60 of the crew of her Majesty's ship
Dauntless, screw, 28, Captain Halsted, having been car-
ried off by yellow fever. The friends of those on board
look anxiously for the official announcement of the names
of the victims.
The restoration of Mr. Engledue, the manager of the
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's
flotilla at Southampton, to his former rank in the Royal
Navy, is the theme of general conversation in naval
circles at this port. All praise the act of restoration, as
Lieutenant Engledue stands high in the estimation of all
practical naval officers who know his merits ; but all are
puzzled to which • Board of Admiralty—the Northum-
berland or the Graham—to award the credit of having
done him this tardy justice.