The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-26 00:00:00

the frontier.

SHEERNESS, JAN. 24.
The Gossamer cutter, Second-Master Mr. Dillon in
command, arrived here yesterday from Yarmouth. She
has hauled into the discharging basin to strip and refit.
The African steam-tug vessel, Second-Master Mr.
Gill, has been hauled into the discharging basin to repair
damage and defects.

The Agamemnon, 91, screw steam-ship, Captain Sir
Thomas Maitland, has this day had her compasses ad-
justed by swinging ship at her moorings, under the
superintendence of Mr. John C. Barlow, Master of the
Waterloo, 120 guns.
The Barracouta, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Com-
mander George Parker.—The seamen, &c., of the Phae-
ton, who will be paid off here to-morrow, are to be con-
veyed round to the western ports in this sloop. The
present deficiency in her complement of seamen will be
made up from the Horatio, 24, screw steam guard•ship,
for her passage round and return.
The Myrtle paddle-wheel steam-vessel, Master W. S.
Bourchier, is ordered to convey the seamen paid off from
the Phaeton from here to-morrow to Rochester, for
transit yid North Kent Railway to London.
THE PHAETON, 50 GUNS, CAPTAIN GEORGE ELLIOT.
The following are the names of the petty officers and
seamen belonging to this frigate, who have by Admiralty
order (through the recommendation of their captain)
been granted gratuities, medals, and an increase of their
pensions :

William Vidgeon, master-at-arms, 24 years' good ser-
vitude—gratuity 151. and a medal, and pension increased
from 241. 16s. to 291. 12s. He was highly commended
by Captain Elliot for his general conduct and strict ad-
herence to all orders given him in his anything but plea-
sant duties, as master-at-arms of a ship of war:
John Bennett, gunner's mate, 211 years' good servi-
tude—gratuity 71. and a medal and pension increased
from 231. 12s. to 261. 12s. Captain Elliot stated that he
felt great pleasure in presenting the medal to him as
gunner's mate, as, during his commission, he had at all
times made it his study to impart the knowledge he had
in gunnery to the seamen gunners with whom he went
to quarters, that duty being one of the highest impor-
tance in naval exercise.
William Carter, able seaman, twenty-two years' good
servitude—gratuity 71., and a medal, and a pension in-
creased from 161. 16s. to 191. 16s. As rai A. 8., Captain
Elliot highly complimented Carter, recommending him
to continue his line of conduct as in the service of his
present ship, and hoped shortly to see him enjoying a
warrant as a compensation for his past good conduct.
Christopher Golding, captain of the after guard,
twenty-two years' good servitude--gratuity 71. and medal.
Pension increased from 221. Bs. to 261. 4s. Captain
Elliot expressed himself highly pleased with Golding's
conduct while serving in the Phaeton. and recommended
him to adopt the same line of conduct in any other ship
he entered, as he had done with him, by which he would
insure himself his future advancement in the service.
Captain Elliot then addressed the whole ship's company
of blue-jackets, who were assembled round the drum-
head of the capstan on the quarter deck, eulogising their
general conduct as seamen while they had served under
him, and most strongly recommended them, in whatever
ship they may in future serve, to -carry out their duties
in the same seamanlike manner, and, above all, at all
times to set their messmates an example of good be-
haviour and sobriety.

The Phaeton was taken into the fitting basin this day
at noon, and will be paid off to-morrow.

WOOLWICH, JAN. 25.
APPOINTMENTS.
Chaplain and Naval Instructor—Rev. George A. M,
Litle, M.A. (1843), to the Imp6rieuse, 50, screw steam
frigate, at Chatham.

Naval Instructor—Timothy Sullivan (1846) to the
Furious, 16, steam-frigate, at Portsmouth.
Master's Assistant—W. H. Worsfold, to the Medea,
6, steam-sloop, at Portsmouth.

Clerk—Charles W. Sturgess (1850), serving in the
screw steam-frigate, aeton since Janua
a Sheerness,lso to the Arnphion, 34,
One of Lieutenant Rodgers' patent anchors, weigh_
ing 93 cwt. and 151 b., made by Fox, Henderson
Co., for service in the Agamemnon, 90 , and
,
ship, at Sheerness, was tested at the
an
scroew r
testing-
to steam-
machine at Woolwich Dockyard -day, previous to
its being forwarded to that fine ship. The strain
applied by hydraulic pressure Was 641 tons, and the
deflection of the shank Was only iths of an inch, the
shank returning to its original position on the strain
being withdrawn. The stock of the anchor is made of
iron on Lieut. Rodgers' •improved principle, and is only
nine inches thick, and weighs 28cwt. 211 b. A stock
made of wood for an anchor of similar size would be
about 22 or 23 inches thick, and not so eligible for pre-
venting fouling as Lieut. Rodgers' iron stock. The
manufacturing of the anchors on Lieut. Rodgers' Prin-
ciple, since undertaken by Fox, Henderson, and Co.,
appears to be conducted on a greatly improved plan,
that firm having had dies made for the palms of every
size of anchor, to insure uniformity in size and superio-
rity of workmanship.
The Medina steam-packet, Lieutenant-Commander
Louis R. Reynolds,
Bullock was inspected yesterday b Captain acting-superintendent, accompanied by Lieut.
Robertson of the steam department afloat.
steam-vessel,
The Duke of Cornwall, mercantile st
wheelve oi
brought round from Liverpool the motionfirst.l.
d at Devon-
port,hebawlatenirg
and it being nearly 1
the Algiers, 90, screw steam-shbi.p,b
under the shears in
basin, and had. the wheel outtak.en
the same tide for Lon-
very short time, and left again by
intended for the Megoera,
Lon-
don. The engines, originally
• g at this factory for service in
arrived opposite Woolwich Dockyardg she ran into
.t a
steam frigate, are
i the Algiers, 90, atpDreLrport. when she
e, 30, screw steam frigate,
I The boilers of the Tribune,