The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-22 00:00:00

OUR NAVAL RESOURCES.

Up to five o'clock yesterday, none of the men-of-war
had left Spithead ; but the squadron there, both sailing
and steam men-of-war, was ready for service, and all
fully manned, with the exception of the London, 92, Cap-
tain Mundy. This ship is now about 120 short. The
squadron consisted of the following :
Guns. Men.
Prince Regent
London
STEAMERS.

Guns. Men. h.-p.
Sidon
Odin
Leopard l6 300 560 Capt. Gifford.
Megafra (screw) 8 162 350 Corn. Joluition.
All the above may be said to be ready at telegraph
notice for foreign service, for the London's complement
could be easily filled up-from the ships in harbour. The
Agamemnon is a screw-ship of 91 guns. A large por-
tion of her crew are laid up with scarlatina, and more-
over she is about 130 blue jackets short of her comple-
ment of 850. The great screw three-decker the Duke
of Wellington, 131, is fast progressing in her equipment,
and, it is reported, will be out of the hands of the,dock-
yard by the middle of next month. She has about 500
on her books out of her complement of 1,100, but her
600 vacancies• are for seamen. The screw steam guard-
ship Blenheim, 58, Captain W. H. Henderson, is ready
for service, with a full complement of 480 officers and
men. •

But in addition to the above, and two or three
steamers, we have at Portsmouth the following, which
are now termed advanced ships, are to be kept ready
for sea, and, though not in commission, are also to be
kept ready to hoist the pendant and to receive men:—
Guns. I Guns.
Princess Charlotte lO4
Asia B4
Powerful B4
Collingwood BO
St. Vincent lOl I Pembroke

Neptune, ordinary
guard-ship, in com-
mission l2O
Nelson l2O

The Vengeance is an 84 gun-ship ; she has had her
defects made good, and has been under orders for some
time for Lisbon ; she has been only waiting for her men
on leave to return. Speaking of Plymouth, we had also
at that port last week a fine available squadron in the
Sound, composed of the following :

Guns. Men.
Queen ll6 400 Captain Michell.
Vengeance B4 750 Captain Lord E. Russell.
Leander 5O 500 Captain King.
The Queen, however, has only an advanced complex
ment. ,

STEAM-VBSEIBrida-, '
Guns. Men. h.p.
Arrogant (screw) 46 ~ 450 360 Capt. S. Fremantle.
Encounter (do.) l4 180 360 Capt. O'Callaghan.
Valorous l6 220 400 Capt. Buckle.
Mag,icienne l6 220 400 Capt. Fisher.
Desperate 8 220 400 Capt. Chambers.
Vulture 6 2QO 470 Capt. Glasse.
Argus 6 160 300 Com. Purvis.
In addition to these, we have the two screw ships—
Guns. Men. h.p.
Hogue 58 500 450 Capt. Ramsay.
Edinburgh 58 444 450 Capt. Hewlett.

These are in-harbour, but ready for immediate sea-
service. The latter is the sea-going gunnery-tender,
and is about 100 men short. _ _

Moreover, we have the following ships at Plymouth,
classified as " advanced ships." They are the most
powerful of our sailing men-of-war :
Guns. Guns.
St.George,ordinary flag- Thunderer B4
ship in commission ... 120 Clarence B4
Royal William l2O Canopus B4
Royal Adelaide lO4 Indus 7B
Bombay B4 Foudryant 7B
Calcutta B4 Cambridge 7B
At Sheerness, too, we have a large and powerful
available squadron of ships in commission fitting and
advanced.

We have not the slightest fear that the services of
any of the ships either ready or in reserve will be re-
quired to act hostilely; but should an emergency arise,_
the world will see from our lists that we can muster, at
comparatively a few hours' notice, three or four fleets of
the strength of that most expert and compact force
now under Vice-Admiral Dundas, and by which the
means and resources of the gallant and popular Com-
mander-in-Chief in the Mediterranean may be imme-
diately strengthened.