The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-04 00:00:00

ADMIRALTY LEVEE.—The following officers attended
the levee of Sir James Graham at Whitehall on
Saturday :—Rear Admirals—Harvey, Sir J. Rowley,
and Sir J. Stirling ; Captains —P. J. Blake, J.
Adams, R. C. M'Crea, J. Denman, W. Nevill,
Thomas Dickenson, Thomas Furber, and Thomas
Baillie ; Commanders—D. Edwards, E. Wilson, R.
Phillips, W. Gennys, and P. Maingay ; Lieutenants—
W. Scrymgour, C. Dyke, G. W. Webber, G. F. Wells,
G. W. Rabett, W. Blenkarne, W. B. Amiel, and B. P.
Priest ; Messrs. J. Elliot and J. Duff. Sir James
Graham discontinue his levies after Saturday next, the
9th inst.

Commander James Spratt died at Teignmouth, in the
83d year of his age. This veteran officer is the father
of Commander Spratt, now in command of the Spitfire,
steam surveying vessel, in the Mediterranean.
The Rev. S. K. Stothert, 8.A., has been appointed
chaplain of her Majesty's steam guard-ship La Hogue,
stationed at Devonport.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 2.
We stated last week the probability of a review or in-
spection, provided the squadrons are not wanted else-
where. We believe it to be the present intention of her
Majesty and the Prince Albert, with their Royal guests,
to visit this port on Thursday next. Should this be
the case, it will be a sight such as has never been seen
before in any part of the world, and will doubtless draw
thousands to witness the evolutions of this powerful
squadron of war steamers, a force fit to cope with
double their number of sailing ships. We will hope for
a fine day and a good breeze.

THE SPITHEAD FLEET.—Yesterday morning this fleet
changed position, and formed three lines. At 6 a.m. the
paddle-steamers Sidon, Odin, Leopard, and Banshee
lighted fires and got up steam. At 7 o'clock the Prince
Regent loosed sails, and got under weigh, followed by the
paddle-steamers, the former anchoring at 8 p.m. off Ryde,
while the steamers proceeded and laid to in Stokes Bay,
where they remained till the rest of the ships had weighed
and taken their stations in the following order :
Wellington, Imperieuse, Highflyer, Agamemnon, Edin-
burgh, Hogue, Ajax, Amphion, London, Encounter, and
Blenheim. On anchoring, the Prince Regent, Agamem-
non, Hogue, Edinburgh, Imperieuse, and Highflyer
formed the weather line, and the Duke of Wellington,
London, Blenheim, Ajax, Amphion, and Encounter
formed the lee line, after which the paddle-steamers dropped
down, and towed up some of the leewardmost ships,
they having anchored too wide apart. The Sidon has
sprung her mainmast, and is compelled to strike lower
yards and topmast in consequence.

- The Conflict, 8, screw sloop, got her steam up yester-
day morning for the purpose of going out to make
another trial of the Boomerang screw ; but had no sooner
started than some part of her machinery gave way, and
the attempt was once more abandoned.

The royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain Lord
Adolphus Fitzclarence, was taken out yesterday morn-
ing by Captain Crispin, for a cruise, to try her engines,
with steam jets fitted in her furnaces by Colonel Coffin,
for the purpose of proving the anthracite coal. The
yacht brought up at Spithead for the night, and pro-
ceeded to the westward early this morning.
The Thomas Arbuthnot freight-ship passed through
Spithead last evening for the Thames, from Quebec,
having landed a detachment of the 20th Regiment at
Southampton.
Captain Milne, one of the junior Lords of the Ad-
miralty, arrived at this port last evening, and Rear-
Admiral Fanshawe re-hoisted his flag on board the Nep-
tune last evening, having returned from leave.
The Sidon, 22, paddle, Captain Geo. Goldsmith.—
This most unfortunate vessel is again hors de combat,
not the fault of " looberly " engineers this time ; but
it was found out yesterday afternoon that her main-
mast was badly sprung. She signalled for the carpen-
ters of the different ships to repair on board and exa-
mine. She will require a new mast before she can put
to sea. She has consequently struck her maintopmast,
fore-topgallantmast, &c., and has a most mournful look
amongst the rest of the squadron.
The Arrogant, 40, Captain S. G. Fremantle, will go
to the measured mile on Monday, to test her new boilers
and Speed, and will afterwards join the squadron at
Spithead.
The Cyclops, paddle, Master M. Rennaud, with a
partrof dockyard artisans, from Woolwich, under the
direction of the assistant master attendant Mr. Pope,
commenced landing the boilers of the Princess Royal nn
Saturday, and her machinery. She will return to Wool-
wich on Tuesday for the remaining portion.

PLYMOUTH, JULY 2,

Orders were received yesterday at this arsenal for
extra hands to be employed on the St. Jean d'Acre, 100,
screw steam-ship, Captain the Hon. Henry Keppel, to
facilitate her equipment with ali possible dispatch. Her
engines and boilers are in a forward state, and it is
expected she will be able to get up her steam on
Friday.
The crew of the Sybille, 40, Captain the lion.
Charles G. J. B. Elliott, got up topgallantmasts yes
terday.
The following ships were spoken by the General
Screw Steam-shipping Company s mail-packet Hydaspes,
Captain 0. Greig, which arrived here this morning :
On the 18th of April, in lat. 28 40 S. long. 41 47 E,,
the barque Anna Maclean, from Java, Cowes ;on the
19th May, in lat. 18 2 S., long. 3 5 W., the French
rque Jacques, from the Straits of Macassar, for Mar-
seilles ; on the 2d of June, in lat 4 4 N., long. 19 1 W.,
the barque Sagittarius, from Dartmouth, for Melbourne ;
and on the same date, the Dutch barque Henrietta Kin-
zina, eutwardbound.
The launching of the Algiers, 90, screw, which was
to have taken place on the 19th instant, has been post-
poned in consequence of the desire to expedite the equip-
ment of the St. Jean d'Acre and Nile, of 100 guns and
90 guns, both screws ; for which purpose the men have
been taken off the Algiers. The St. Jean d'Acre is to
be supplied with a temporary fire-hearth, as the fitment
of Grant's apparatus, as intended, would delay the com-
pletion of the ship.

SHEERNESS, JULY 2.

The Desperate, 8, screw steam-sloop, Captain William
W. Chambers, completed taking in her stock of coals,
and left here yesterday for Portsmouth.
The Miranda, 14, screw steam-sloop, in command of
Mr. George Williams, master, proceeded on a trial trip
this morning. She was tried between the Mouse light-.
vessel and the Nore light-vessel. Her speed by patent
log was 1015, which was confirmed by the distance
ground. The maximum revolutions of her engines were
29 per minute. Owing to the steam not being con-
stantly up, she was not kept at her full speed. The
water was very smooth at the time, and the wind in
force about 5. The screw was propelled at about three
times the velocity of the engines by Gearing, which
worked remarkably well. Her draught of water was—
forward, 12 feet 3 inches, and aft, 12 feet 6 inches. The
upper blade of the screw was about one foot above the
water. The rate of 1015 knots is considered a remark-
ably high speed for an auxiliary power at such light
immersion ; it is therefore confidently expected that her
speed will not be materially diminished when at deep
immersion, after she has received all her Stores, arma-
ment, &c. She has been berthed on the west shore,
and is reported ready for the pendant.
The Dutch East Indiaman Jan Hendrik, of Amster-
dam, Jan de Jong commander, from the island of Java,
bound . for Amsterdam, having been on shore on the
Goodwin Sands, and got off with loss of rudder, sails,
&c., in a very leaky state, and assisted in here by two
steam-tugs, was run on the mud on Lapwell for safety,
but has this day been towed off by two Government
steam-vessels, assisted by seamen from her Majesty's
ships Monarch and Tribune, under the charge of Mr.
John W. H. HarveY and Mr. Augustus F. Mungford,
second masters, and berthed alongside the dockyard,
preparatory to her being taken into dry dock on Monday
next for discharge of cargo—coffee, sugar, &c., all
damaged (the ship having had 10 feet water in her) ---all
of which is to be discharged and deposited in the vic-
tualling stores in the yard • after which a survey on the
hull and rigging is to be held by the professional officers
of the yard, and the ship will be repaired so as to enable
her to reship the sound portion of her cargo, and pro-
ceed to her port of destination. Most efficient assistance
is being rendered by the Vice-Admiral, the Captain-
Superintendent of the 'yard, and the port officers, in
permitting seamen on hire to keep the pumps and dis-
charge the cargo. The cargo is nearly all out between
decks, and deposited in store, about one-fourth of it
being more or less damaged by sea water. The ship
being lightened, her leaks have considerably decreased.
The Barracouta, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Com-
mander George Parker, arrived here at 10.15 a.m. this
day from the Arctic expedition, and has anchored in the
harbour. Considerable anxiety was felt' here since the
arrival of the Desperate, in consequence of the Barra-
couta having parted company, during a very heavy gale,
from the squadron, and not having been fallen in with
afterwards, all of which is, of course, now set at rest by
her arrival.

WOOLWICH, JULY 2,
APPOINTMENTS.

Commander.—Henry A. Kerr (1851) to command the
Nerbudda, 12, brig, recently commissioned at Chatham.
Lieutenants.—Elenry B. King (1846), recently serving
in the Encounter, 14, screw steam-frigate, to the Lon-
don, 90, at Portsmouth ; Charles Gibbons (1848), re-
cently serving in the Growler steam-sloop on the
Mediterranean station, to the Simoom, 18, fron screw
steam troop-ship at Portsmouth.
Mate.—J. H. Whitshed (1853), to the Sybille, 40, at
Devonport, making ready for service on the East India
station.

Naval Cadet.-R. P. Dick to the Winchester, 50,
flag-ship on the East India station.
His Majesty the King of Hanover has presented a
very handsome gold snuff-box to Master• Commander
John E. Petley, of the Black Eagle steam-vessel ; and
a sapphire ring, surrounded with eight fine diamonds,
to Mr. Pym, Additional-Master in the Black Eagle ;
and also 50/. to be divided among the crew of that
vessel, in which he came over to England. The King
and Queen of Hanover and their Royal children were
much delighted with the crew of the Black Eagle during
the voyage to this country ; the sailors having a fiddle
on board, and the weather being remarkably fine, they
~zof up a dance on deck, and were encouraged by their
Majesties to enter with great spirit into the hilarity and
humour so characteristic of the sailors dancing.
An Order in Council has just been issued, detailing
the superannuation allowances to engineers of the Royal
navy :—lnspectors afloat are to receive from 1301. to
to 1801. ; chief engineers, who have served 12 years in
that rank, 1001. to 1301. ; after six years, 851. to 1051.,
and after three years, 751. to 90/. ; assistant-engineers,
after 20 years' service, from 501. to 601., and after three
years from 401. to 501.
Irisrronox or ROYAL Maitirms,—The whole of the