The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-10 00:00:00

NAVAL REVIEW.

PROGRAMME OF THE PROCEEDINGS.
We are indebted to the Secretary of the Ad-
miralty for the following official programme of the
proceedings at the Naval Review at Spithead to-

morrow :
Her Majesty will leave Osborne on Thursday,
the 11th, at 10 o'clock, and proceed in the Royal
yacht to Spithead, where she will arrive at a
quarter before 11 o'clock, and be received with a
Royal salute from the whole fleet. Her Majesty
will then proceed on board H.M.S. the Duke of
Wellington, on board of which ship the Board of
Admiralty will have previously embarked. After
inspecting the ship her Majesty will return to the
Royal yacht, and the fleet will then be directed by
signal to weigh and proceed out to the Nab in two
columns. Having there altered course, so as to
obtain an offing clear of the shoals, the fleet will
form the line abreast, afterwards the line of battle.
On seeing a squadron of three ships of the line and
three steamers coming down to reconnoitre, they
will then open fire, and the whole fleet will com-
mence a general engagement, followed by a general
chase of the retreating ships of the line and
steamers. The fleet will then be directed by
signal to form the line of battle, with their heads
to the north-east, and afterwards to bear up and
pass the Royal yacht ; then to form two columns,
and proceed to Spithead.

PROGRAMME OF INSPECTION OF HEIt
MAJESTY'S SHIPS.
The whole of the steam-ships to be unmoored
and hove short by eight a.m. of the morning of the
11th inst., and steam up by half-past eight o'clock.
On the Royal yacht approaching the fleet, a
royal salute will be fired.
As soon as her Majesty has signified her inten-
tions, the signal will be made for the steam fleet to
weigh, and to form the order of sailing in two
columns, according to the following order
STARBOARD, OR WEATHER
PORT; OR LEE DIVISION. DIVISION.
Agamemnon 2 clAs. apart. Duke of Wellington
Hogue • Blenheim
Ajax Edinburgh
, Arrogant Imperieuse
'°Barmeouta,' Tribune Amphion, roping. s.
repeating ship. Highflyer
Desperate
Sidon Terrible
Encounter Odin
Vesuvius 6 Leopard
The leading ships will go easy ahead, to allow
the other ships to take their stations. As soon as
that is done, at the distance of one cable's length,
the columns will steam out to the Nab, the leading
ships preserving their line abreast.
After passing the Nab, the columns will steer a
compass course, and as soon as there is sufficient
space, the signal 919 will be made, to form the line
abreast.
When in line abreast, the signal shall be made
to alter course together.
At this time a squadron of strange vessels will be
seen in a S.W. direction opening fire upon the line.
The ships having been previously ordered by
signal to beat to quarters, will, when so ordered,
commence firing upon the supposed enemy. When
firing ceases, the signal will be made for the fleet
to chase.

The leading ships of the column will now close
at one cable's distance.
After the chase has continued for a certain time,
the recal will be made, and the signal will be
hoisted to form line of battle, with their heads to
the northward and eastward.
When this signal is made, the Duke of Wel-
lington will lead instead of being in the centre,
and the other ships of the starboard division will
take their relative places astern of her as before.
When the signal, to wear in succession, is made,
the flag will bear up and pass to leeward of the
Royal yacht, each ship following her next ahead, at
the appointed distance, and will probably come
round with the head towards the Nab Light.
The ships will then be ordered to form two
columns, and to proceed to Spithead, or execute
such manoeuvres as may be ordered, the leading
ships being two cables apart.
Should signal No. 931—" the port column to be-
come the starboard column"—be made, then the
port column will keep steerage way only, until the
leading ship can pass close astern of the rear of the
starboard division, when they will put on all steam
to gain their stations, the starboard column check-
ing speed until they have done so.
It is to be clearly understood that no evolution
is to be commenced until the flag-ship shall haul
down the signal for it.
The dinner signal will probably be made on run-
ning to the Nab Light.

THE PRINCESS OF RUSSIA.—Her Imperial Highness
the Grand Duchess of Wurtemburg and suite will leave
the Nine Elms station of the South-Western Railway,
at 8A a.m., to-morrow, by special train for Portsmouth,
to witness the naval review at Spithead. It is expected
that the Princess will be accompanied by some members
of the Royal Family.
THE LATE COUNTESS OF MINTO.—The mortal remains
of the late Countess of Minto arrived in London yester-
day, and were immediately removed, per the North-
Western Railway, to Hawick, N. 8., for interment.
The Earl of Minto, Lord John Russell, Viscount
lum.: SURREY Mel-
gund,
and the Messrs. Elliot, accompanied the remains.
It appears that her ladyship has been for some years in
a delicate state of health.
our delightful THEZEOOALR: OF DERBY.- -We regret to
satattaec that the Earl of Derby still labours under a serious
t k of the gout, which prevents his attendance to his
Parliamentary duties.
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