The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-01 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 28.
Her Majesty's ship Princess Royal yesterday ran the
mile at Stokes'-bay four times, and averaged 4.7 knots
per hour. Her engines worked most perfectly, making
an average of 54 revolutions. There was a slight defect
in the hot-well-joint, which can be repaired by her own
engineer staff. In turning the ship at Stokes'-bay yes-
terday afternoon, at four o'clock, she unfortunately drew
too near the shallows'and grounded, and hung fast until
flood tide. We fear that in consequence she will have
to come into harbour 'again and be docked, to have her
bottom examined. However, we do not think she can
have sustained any injury, as she lay in a soft bed of mud.
The Blenheim, 60, screw-ship, Captain the Hon. F.
T. Pelham, received her crew to-day, and will go to
Spithead to-morrow. The Neptune, 120, and Cmsar, 91,
are getting on very rapidly, and the continuous fine
weather helps them greatly.
A letter, dated off Dover yesterday, the 27th, states
that Rear-Admiral Corry, since he left Lisbon, had been
cruishig under easy sail, exercising in various ways, but
he was not then in sight. He had received orders for
no other rendezvous but the Downs, whither he was
steering. The Magicienne steam-frigate, despatched
yesterday to order him to Spithead, has not yet returned.
A court-martial, comprising Vice-Admiral Sir Charles
Napier, K.C.8., president, Rear-Admiral Chads, C. 8.,
Captains Smith, C. 8., Sir Thomas Maitland, C. 8., E.
H. Scott, W. Ramsay, Lord C. Paget, Hon. F. Pelham,
J. Hobb, G. Giffard, H. Smith (Simoom), F. H. H.
Glasse, W. F. Glanville, and Mr. G. L. Greetham,
Deputy Judge-Advocate of the Fleet, assembled this
morning on board the Victory to try Mr. Henry Charles
Augustus Nicholson, junior Second Master of the Re-
sistance troop-ship, on a charge of being drunk on board
' that ship when at Sierra Leone, on the 15th of October
last, he being at the same time officer of the watch. The
charge was preferred by Mr. Bradshaw, Master Com-
manding her Majesty's ship Resistance, and was found
fully proved. The prisoner was sentenced to be dis-
missed her Majesty's service.
The Gorgon steam-sloop has been commissioned to-day
by Commander Arthur Cumming.
The ships at Spithead exercised their crews in great
gunnery this morning, firing at targets with shot and
shell.
The Rhadamanthus steam-transport landed the boilers
for the Colussus, 80, in the steam-basin to-day.

PLYMOUTH, FEB. 28.
Her Majesty's screw steam-ship Royal George, 121,
Captain H. J. Codrington, in charge of Mr. Thompson,
Queen's Harbourmaster, with royal yards across and
sails bent, steamed out of harbour into the Sound yes-
terday afternoon. As she came abreast of the Himalaya,
the crew of the Royal George manned yards and rigging,
one man being at each royal, masthead, and then gave
the troops three hearty cheers, which were acknow-
ledged by the Highlanders and all on board, the Hima-
laya dipping her colours at the same time. It is unusual
to man yards to any ship not carrying a pendant, but
on this occasion the etiquette of the service was set
aside.
The steam-vessel Sprightly sailed yesterday afternoon
for Portsmouth ; the Avon arrived with seamen from
Falmouth ; and the Prospero, with newly-raised men
from Ireland.
The crew of the Pique went on board yesterday after-
noon from the hulk.
The Desperate was planed in dock last evening.
The Belleisle, 24, is oriered to be commissioned for an
hospital ship.
The bread now baked daily at the Royal William Vic-
tualling-yard amounts to 24,1921 b.
The Himalaya screw !team-ship, Capt. Kellock, with
the 93d Highlanders on board, started from her moor-
ings at 20 minutes past LO this morning, and, having a
fresh breeze from the northward, left the Sound for Malta
at a speed of at least 15 miles an hour.
Under ordinary circumstances and with ordinary wea-
ther, it is confidently expected, from her previous per-
formances, that she will reach Valetta harbour on Tues-
day, March 7, or the following day. The distance is es-
. timated at 2,040 miles, which would require an average