The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-21 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY IXTELLIGENCE,

The Algiers, 91, Capt qiu Talbot, wac placed in dock 2t
Keyham on Tuesday. She is to be supplied with a new
screw propeller, and her repairs aro to be executed with all
despatch.
The Cnracoa, 31, screw, Capt. the Hon. G. F. Hastings,
had her steam up in the factory basin at Portsmouth yes-
terday to test the working of her engines.
The Malacca, 14, scr-w, Captain Farquhar, is quite out
of the shipwrights' bands at Portsmouth, but is still in
dock waiting the repair of her screw-gear.
The Sphinx, 6, steam•frigate, Captain Wilmot, is now
complete at Portsmouth, and will be ready to leave for the
Black Sea to-morrow.

A great many seamen have volunteered at the Roy
naval rendezvous for service in the Black Sea fleet.

Advices were received yesterday under date Smyrna,
Aug. 30. The French war steamer Chaptal had arrived
with 7 Greek pirates captured at the Isle of Sures, sup-
posed to be those implicated in the destruction of the trans-
port found at Pares.
The frigate Melampus is ordered from Pembroke to Ply-
mouth, with Mr. Brown and the party of riggers who
navigated the Madagascar to the former port.
Twenty-five seamen from the Impregnable, and 25 from
the Royal William, were draughted, on Saturday, on
board the Indefatigable, at Plymouth.

Shipwrights have completed laying the keel of the
Liffey, 50, building in No. 3 slip in the Devonpurt dock-
yard, and have commenced laying the floors.
Letters, dated Sept. 3, have been received at Devonport
from the Belleisle hospital-ship. She was to sail on the
4th for England.

The depot of the 31th Regiment was appointed to arrive
by the North Mail at Plymouth on Wednesday.

The French war steamer Brandon; with troops from the
Baltic, left the Downs on Tuesday afternoon for Cher-
bourg.

TRIAL OF THE COLOSSUS.

Colossus, 80, screw, Captain Spencer Robinson, went
out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday morning at ten
o'clock. The order was made from the flag-ship to annul
saluting, so that the compliment was dispensed with. She
went out of harbour in beautiful style, and at the rate of
nine knots, her excellent ship's band on passing the Vic-
tory striking up "Rule Britannia," and then " Cheer,
boys, cheer." The effect was great from the shore, where
thousands had congregated to view the departure of this
extremely handsome and most perfect two-decked screw
line-of-battle ship. Several elegantly-dressed females
graced the poop on this occasion, anxious to witness her
performance through Spithead. There were also several
scientific gentlemen and officers of both services present.
There was nothing, however, to be observed on this occa-
sion more than has hitherto been made known to the pub-

lie. Penn and Co.'s new trunk engines, represented by Mr.
Hartrey, who was present, performed their customary
revolutions with that exactness that we have been ac-
customed to witness. There was another matter we paid
most particular attention to, and of more importance than
the public are aware of—we mean the telegraphic commu-
nication between the poop and the engine-room. This in-
vention of Captain William Crispin, of her Majesty's
yacht, does him infinite credit. We watched the exact
working of it on every occasion of the order being given to
to ahead, full speed, stop her, back her, &c. Alongside
Captain Crispin's dial plate and telegraphic communication
was Mr. Bonney's gutta percha tubing, and on every occa-
sion that a signal was made through the telegraphic wires,
the same question was repeated by the tube, and an an-
swer returned stating its correctness.
Commander Johnson worked the two communications
for his own satisfaction, as well as that for the Admiralty,
to whom his official report must be most highly satisfactory.
Colossus, after taking sundry turns at Spithead, let go
her anchor, where she remains to complete her complement
and await orders. During the time of her evolutions the
beautiful ship's band played several melodies, under the
able direction of the band-master, who, we understand, has
been engaged from one of our crack cavalry regiments.