The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-03 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

A summary of dates have -been received from the
West Indies, but letters were expected this morning.
The Commander-in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Sir G. Seynn°ll:'
C. 8., G.C.H., flag-ship Cumberland, 70, Capt. Sern°ll,';
had arrived at Port Royal, and remained there on
11th Jan., with the Imaum, Commodore M`Qubli
Highflyer, 24, screw-frigate, Capt. Heath; Persian, '
Commander Mitchell ; Buzzard, 6, steam-sloop, C°Anlp;
mander Dobbie, and Geyser, 6, steam-sloop, Cornwall"'
Wilson.
The ill-fated Dauntless, 33, screw-frigate, Captai:
Halsted, remained at Barbadoes, and from what We °-
'
gather, there had been no more deaths from the dread
ful fever. It was stated in last account that 16 officer:,
and 70 men had fallen victims to the scourge, but
now hear the numbers are 15 officers and 73 men, m°
than than one-fourth of the entire ship's company. Althoug
it appears the Devastation, 6, steam-sloop, Comrutdtie.t
Campbell, was sent to tow the Dauntless to s"`:..‘
gua, it is stated that Captain Halsted declined the n".'
vices cf the sloop.
The officers and crews of the Royal Mail utethni;
packets had suffered very much. Mr. ChannelL*l
purser of the Thames, died at Barbadoes ; Messrs. Iv `gt:
ley and Allen, midshipmen of the Trent, died at -
Thomas's ; two engineers, Messrs. Bacon and Irving,
and 11 hands of the Dee, died at St. Thomas's ; and the
chief steward of that ship is also a victim.
THE SEA SERVICE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN FLEET.
Since Vice-Admiral Deans Dundas, C. 8., has c°'-,
3
h i
manded the Mediterranean fleet he has had more actuo
service at sea than any admiral since the war. ge 'ne
scarcely had his anchors down for a fortnight at „,"1,0
place, and he has been out in the roughest weather. "
expense of wear and tear must have been enormous.

PORTSMOUTH, Fig'
Duke of Wellington, 131, screw-line-of-battle aPall'a
Captain H. B. Martin, C.B. stepped her main 0.
mizenmasts this day ; this noble ship, being now 10
missioned, we may expect by the end of March t:,),
her ready for active service. Her complement viul
1,200 men. Car (
Prince Regent, 90, flag of Rear-Admiral Co f
tain Frederick Hutton, will come into harbour on Fr,' and
to be docked and have her copper examine'
cleaned ; her crew will be paid down. det
Banshee, 2, steam-packet, Lieutenant-Comm,4s
James Hosken, will be hauled out of the steam
into dock to-morrow to examine her copper. ~40,
Fury, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Edward 1121740
hauled out of the steam basin this afternoon, and I
towed by the Echo, steam tug, to the coal depot, for
supply therefrom.
car
Sprightly, steam-tender to Victory, Mr. A110°) 0
mander, hauled out of the steam basin into the strearot
with the exception of painting, she is ready for the Chan
service.
Aspiiif
Victoria and Albert, Royal yacht, Captain W. '-" Asa
will be brought down from her moorings on Friel*
will be docked to clean her copper. „clef
Rhadamanthus, steam store-ship, Master Cotora';,ith
John Belane, proceeds to Plymouth to-morrow
stores.
ghli
The Frolic, 16, sailing-sloop, having been thorouvw
refitted, will be removed from the fitting-basin 011
7th, and placed up the harbour to await cominisl;lebt
The Fairy, Royal yacht, Master-Commander ri
is ready to come out of dock to try a series of
ments with an improved screw propeller. gorge
The Cruiser steam-sloop, Commander Hon.
orts-
H. Douglas, is under orders to proceed round to
.1;7'001'
mouth, but no day has been fixed for her leaving d not
wich, as her commander has been indisposed, al' dap
able to leave his residence at Blackheath for sow°
past. , Dien'
The Minden Mediterranean mail steam-packet' del
tenant-Commander Louis R. Reynolds, is under °r
to be paid off at this port on Saturday next' of the
Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.8., surveyor and
navy, visited Chatham dockyard Saturday
minutely inspected the three-deckeron Royal vile all
which ship is into be converte . dispatch. She is to have Grant's cooking oa screwy ship
t
galley, and, when fitted, she is toebeekithe --g—uaard-BLI.' 5
Sheerness.

Sir Baldwin afterwards inspected the Imperiet.itl
(screw), 50, Captain Watson, and gave directions
reference to the detail of her fittings. He also inspee'
the Cressy, screw two-decker, after which he reture.
to London.
Commander John C. Bailey, of her Majesty's, the
Medea, has generously presented a donation of 5/..:.ltit.
Naval and Military Bible Society, at the hands of P,ocr
Hall, R. N., director of police at her Majestyo
yard at this port. pf
Mr. James Wells is to be -- laced he ituati°l2

Les . ells is to be replaced in the s]
master smith in this dockyard. h th°
Mr. Cotsell is to return, as master smith, to C-3
dockyard, whence he was lately removed.
smith
St
Mr. Smale, who is at present acting master
Chatham, is to return to Woolwich dockyard as fore"-
the situation from which he was lately promoted.

WOOLWICH, Fgn.
. 01
Paymaster John Marks (b.)APPOINTMENTS
(1814) to the I)1110
Wellington, 131, screw steam-ship, at Portsmouth.
ne
Clerks—Albert Lew (1847), and Edward A-•
lett (1847), to the Duke of Wellington.
are
Assistant Engineers—George Robertson, of
class, to the Barracouta, steam-sloop, at Shett,'"
James Justice, of the let class, to the Sidon stua'—'
gate, at Portsmouth.

THE RESERVE STEAM SQUADRON.' droll
Most of the ships of the old reserve steam sq t'b o go&
having been commissioned before others COula ofe
ready to take their places, for the last month rievoit
had no "reserve" at the ports. We haven
•
however, the following ready, or nearly so, for the
:
oth,
Brisk, screw ......14 guns, 250 horse-power, Pll—„,°ollth-
Conflict, screw... 8 , 400 Ports" SS
911
Miranda, screw... 14 '„
250 Sheerness
Cyclops ............ 6 „ 320 " Sheerne
ath
Vesuvius ...... 6 „ 280 " portelno°o42
Bulldog ............ 6,, - 500 " Portsmouth
Stromboli ......... 6 „ 280 " portfonotil
Hecla ............... 6 , 240 " Ports°l-10
,no
The Brisk is now nearly ready, and all the Ports—te o;
vessels may be said to be ready also for inuedii'soth°'
vice. Miranda will not be completed before the ,10
March. Cyclops is reported com lete. We.„7ll°:evriell;
the Terrible, 21 guns, 800-horse ppowe'r, at vvo-bly
She will be out of the hands of the engineer° "aool`'
15th of February, and will be completed the 6or
yard about the Ist of April. At tile
gon, 6 guns, 320-horse power, will be complete "1 I. bi
Ist of March ; the Dragon, 6 guns, 560-horse Pe/fie '43°'
the end of March ; and the- Gladiator, 6 g.;°,l•
horse:power, by the Ist of April.—.Plymouth,4l/6"

THE CALORIC ENGINE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING HERAIS',I,O aCr
Sir,—l am surprised that the attention of ,;,, ono
vernment does not seem to be seriously directed iiP
of
pththeinmoEsnt
cvsaslouna,bslceadloisriccoveenng.einseo.f the present day'
U 0644
Ca • •
With so many ships of war which are to oe-
with the screw propeller, and for which engines
be constructed, it would be wilful waste °Vet
money to apply steam, as, should Captain -°•„'",./ 0„;
ciple succeed, and of which there is not n- fr°"-
slightest doubt, the engines must be all alteredse ,
steam to caloric, causing an enormous extra exPe.nre AT"
The advantages offered b Captain E.'e engive°sl
that it can be worked at about one-fourth the °•,,oet',
takes up much less room, and, from the small alroarli
fuel necessary for the voyage, allows the veBses's lit'l)...ti-
15iht0eypsaferroilsmeent. more stowage. There is much le a dj-
CbheahTpit,iisnGtEhosaficaven.ledetriinrnmmai
dgeneg
rigging
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should
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with
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sailing vessel.
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of
.the caloric engine
tEriercsson in the Thames, and not delay so d°,4l 11n; vii'''
out it. rcely a ship in the mercantile In3'"-
v.. hop
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it so much "talent" in office, it is to ''''fiocet
akak
eimaLadnnisga immediate) ye ynotns thefor atrilrei 1731°° fc
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it will be applied to relievinngowthecountry frorn:lCoront-
skary expenditure. Men of "talent," Without ' in ci'.
rynionwgloeudgteecoofnoonirdiienaanritbhuesinessarepoof little:insets,:
' financial Hey °f the iat° and we want thorough men of business to ei'6 k
mattertsthoef
ctohmismudneistcyriapttiloanr,ge. which are calculated
~.reetl
benefit
~ CV. 4,
I Should my view of the matter appear to rurpsilf
shall feel obliged if you will give a place in YeosrY lir
yourswllh srueeshpercetmivaerlyk: as you may- consider neee-the Pub"
placingym otuhtehm
patetbei:
lb:fore the Government and
Main'
lie in a much more prominent manner.—I r e ITS.
A "CoNsEItVAT
ci to
Plymouth
i P [We have no doubtltBhsa3f.due attention will be a'
ronleet
the merits of the caloric 'en 'lie, but the Gov°, uscer
cannot afford to wait the issugle of, up to this time
tain experiments.-=ED. M. H.]

AZION.
Wales have
fund,i ga
maEknranf,
aid of mve made a grant of 10,0001. to be reA°..o $O, --The local Government of IN "loci ie
ciety. P. Chishohn s Family Colonisation I,°' se ol
It may the purP° tee
aY be applied either for
two
..i
resh dvances, or to constitute y u
Se Cretar the
state ccording to the judgment of the .•-• of 6.--
for the Colonies and the London Coranuttee
society