The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-27 00:00:00

THE WAR.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
Harrier, 17, screw, will haul out of the steam-basin dock
to morrow (this day) to get masted and rigged.
Ariel, 9, screw, arrived at Spithead on Tuesday evening
from Pembroke, in charge of Mr. Tonquin, assistant-mas-
ter attendant ale Portsmouth dockyard. This beautiful
little screw corvette was only launched at Pembroke on the
evening of the 13th. Mr. Tonquin went from this yard with
23 seamen, riggers, and pensioners, and by the 20th she was
jury-rigged, and fit to go to China. On leaving Pembroke
wind not favourable; they were also tormented with a suc-
cession of calms. rhen they did get a little breeze, she
trilled like a witch, beating everything they came across,
either on or off the wind. She came into harbour at 9 a.m.;
at 3 p.m. she was stripped to the stumps, and her sails and
rigging returned into store. She will instantly be brought
forward for commission.

Sealark, 8, Lieut. Commander Fenwick, returned into
Seaham on Wednesday afternoon from her Channel cruise.
She will now turn her ship's company over to the Rolla, 6,
and be attached to the Illustrious as tender.

The Rhadamanthus, 4, paddlewheel steam-transport,
Master-Com. John Belem, was detained at Sheerness un-
til yesterday, in consequence of the Melampus, Master
Coin. John Jackson, having to take in a quantity of stores
for Portsmouth-yard, required for immediate service. The
Ithadamanthus left Sheerness at-1 30 p.m. yes erday. with
the Melampus in tow, for Portsmouth, Devonport, Pem-
broke, and Glasgow; it blew a strong wind (in force 5,)
when they left, from east north-east.
Atholl, 4, store-ship, Lieut. Commander William A. R.
Pearse, from the west coast of Africa, arrived and anchored
off Cowes on Tuesday night, and was towed into harbour
this evening by Echo, steam-tug. She is 46 d•ls from As-
cension; officers and crew well. She brings home Peneiope's
guns and dockyard stores; her 110W3 has been anticipated.
The following are the names of officers who took passage
in her :—Captain M'Arthur, R.M., and Mr. Bowman,
Paymaster, R.N., of the Antelope, on promotion ; Mr.
J. B. Anderson, mate, of her Majesty's. ship Crane ; Mr.
White, clerk, of Ascension-yard; Mr. Robinson, mate, of
her Majesty's steamer Pluto; Mr. Achindachy, engineer,
of her Majesty's steamer Plumper; and 27 invalids, sea-
men and marines.
Her Majesty's steamer Archer has captured the Wil-
mina, Vorman master, off Pinto'. She has been sent home
in charge of a prize crew. The Archer left Memel on the
21st inst., to cruise in search of vessels breaking the
blockade.
By advices received from the White Sea it appears her
Majesty's • squadron had captured some Russian vessels,
corn laden, as also a war schooner called the Wolga, which
have been sent home to England for condemnation.. Two
French ships-of-war, the Beaumanoir and Psyche, have
joined the rendezvous at Hamerfest.
- Two new vessels of war, each of 20 guns, are being built
at Chatham. They are to be named the Cadmus and
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Sheerness.

Three troop-ships for service in the Baltic, to be named.
the Urgent, Perseverance, and Transit, built for Govern-
ment, are now ready for launching in the port of London.
Adviees were received yesterday, under date Gibraltar,
July the 10th, that the French transport Pericles, Guichon
master, from Bordeaux, with provisions and 2,000,000 f.
for the. French commissariat at Constantinople, had been
in collision off Malaga with a steamer, and was sunk with
the treasure.

Thesteam-yacht Vesta, Lord Newborough, on a cruise,
arrived in Plymouth Sound on Tuesday. At noon on Mon-
day, when coming round the Lana's-end, wind E.S.E., a
foreign brigantine bore up to windward, until sufficiently
near to make out the yacht, when she suddenly put about
before the wind, and was soon out of sight. She was a
new vessel, with span new sails, rather deeply laden, and
had a very large deckhouse. There was no appearance of
arms. On Saturday, at 3 p.m., a brig-of-war, supposed to
be the Nautilus, was observed off the Lizard.
The Royal George, yacht, was towed up to her moorings
on Wednesdoy morning by Echo, having undergone neces-
sary repairs to her hull and copper.
The Dartmouth, 42, was on Wednesday navigated to the
river Thames, to lie near the Dreadnought for the reception
of cholera cases.
The A mericln corvette Preble, Commander Cravens,
sailed from Spithead this afternoon for Cherbourg, then to
Brest, after which she proceeds to Madeira, and returns to
America in October next.
The Owen Glendower, Indiaman, sailed this morning for
Bombay.; wind, E.N.E.

THE NEW GUN BOATS.
The Lynx, screw-steam despatch gun-boat, Lieutenant-
commander John P. Luce, having tried her engines at half-
past seven ,o'clock on Tuesday evening, and finding they
worked very satisfactorily at her moorings, it was decided
that she should be tried down the river on Wednesday, to
test their permanent working capabilities. Lieutenant-
commander Luce, having hoisted his pendant on board, was
present during the trial, and she left her moorings at John
Penn and Sons' establishment, at the east end of Deptford
dockyard, at 20 minutes past 12 o'clock, navigated under
the direction of Mr. Mugford, master of the Fisgard, flag-
ship 'at Woolwich, with 20 men of the crew of the Tar-
tarus steam-vessel, and Mr. Barnes, one of the Government
pilots from Woolwich. Mr. Berkeley, son of Bear-Admiral
Berkeley, Mr. F. P. Smith, who has done so much for the
introduction of the screw propeller in the navy, and Mr.
Hartree, of the firm of John Penn and Son, the construc-
tors of him' engines, were also on board to witness the way
in which they would work, considering that they had been
fitted in so short a time after being launched, without the
least port!on of machinery on board. The Lynx was only
launched from 31eserh. J. C. Mare and Co.'s establishment
at BlaCkwall on Saturday last, and within 764 hours after
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