The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-06 00:00:00

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NAVAL Au 'D MILITARY INTELLIGENCE,

The Royal A lbert bends sails to-day, and is daily ex-
pe-•ted to procei A out on a trial of her machinery and for
rate of speed. is still considerably short of her com-
plement of blue jackets, A.B.'s, and petty officers. The
cause canuot be Vas in some ships) dislike to her officers.
They, from her caTtain down to the master-at-arms, the
latter. last though not least to he studied,- all' seem to Ao
everything in their.poTer to ykake the ropes run right and.
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light to all hand'.. It was fully expected that'she will soon
get manned, hen the seamen ;who are now returning
home from the Baltic have their six weeks' lea of ab-
sence, and On return permitted to volunteer for any ship
they may gists a preference to in commission.
The St.Gvorge, 120, Captain. Eyres, at. Spithead, has
been ordered to Plymouth to be paid oft
The icebb, 7f;, has been ordered to be fitted as a sheer
hulk, in place Of the Spartiate,, condemned. • •
• The Leander, 50, from Scotland, arrived in Plymouth
Sound on ,Sattirday afternoon..

The Curaoft, screw, 31, Captain the' Gleorge F.
Hastings, has been fully manned by volunteers from ttlie'
NOtnne; I'6'llo it gent; and- St. George, sailing-Ahhis at
Spithead. Tlic Hannibal, 91, screw, Captain the Ire,: F.
W. Grey, C.D., is also allowed to have volunteers from
hese sailing-? Hips to complete her crew, which will now
he a fine and exp4:rienced one.
The Curlew, .1, P?rew-ploop,iCommander Lambert, ar-
rived at Spithead from Sheerness on Saturday to await
orders.

The Heel% 6, paddle-sloop, Captain W. H. Hall, was
docked at Portstaouth on Saturday.
The Gorgon, 6, paddle-frigate, Commander Peter era-
croft, steamed into Portsmouth harbour on Saturday, and
hauled alongside the hulk to berth her crew while she is
(lacked to repair. On being lashed alongside her fires were
pat out, which have not been extinguished far five
months and 22 days, except on one occasion to clean the
funnels. _ _ _ _

The new screw steam-corvette Pylades, 20, building at
Sheerness, is so far completed that preparations are being
made for her being launched next spring tides.
A new screw steam-frigate is to be immediately built
on the same slip on the'lines of the Diamond, with im-
provements in length and beam, to adapt her the better
for a screw steam-ship of war.
The Dee, steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Smith,
steamed into Portsmouth harbour from Spithead, to be
paid off, it is supposed, on Saturday.
The steam gun-boat Zephyr, Lieutenant-Commander C.
Crawley, is ordered to be dismantled and placed in ordi-
nary. Her crew will be transferred to the Calcutta and
Cossack, at Plymouth.
The Formidable, guard ship of ordinary at Sheernesr,
has taken her lower deck and middle deck guns on board,
and to-morrow she will have her complete armament on
board. She is immediately to receive her ammunition,
shot, and shell, and to be ready for active service at the
shortest notice.

The Talbo- and North Star, Arctic discovery ships,
hare been taken into No. 1 and No. 3 dry docks, Sheer-
ness, for repairs. necessary to enable them again (if re.
cinired) to proceed out next spring.
That part of the provisions unloading from the damaged
transport Conrad which is fit to send to the forces in the
East will be placed on board the transport True Briton,
and the remainder will bo sold by auction at the Royal
William Victualling-yard, Plymouth.
Tho Baraguay d'Hilliers, loading in the Royal William
Victilal:ing-yard for the Black Sea, will sail from Plymouth
in a few days.
The following appointments have been made :
Captain Robert Craigie (1839), borne on the books of
the Fisgard flag-ship atloolwich for service in raising men
in Scotland for the Royal Naval Coast Volunteers, is
appointed to be Captain Superintendent of the packet
service, Southampton, in the room of Captain Horatio T.
Austin, C. 8., appointed Captain-Superintendent of Dept-
ford Victualling and Dockyards.
Captain William H. Hall (1814), who commanded the
Hecla, 6, paddle-wheel steam-ship, during her recent em-
ployment in the Baltic, is appointed additional to the
Victory flag ship at Portsmouth.
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Commander Henry S. Hawker (1846), to the Hecla.

THE GUN-BOATS.

Tho following gun-boats are now being built for the
Admiralty :—Laik, Magpie, Grinder, Boxer, Biter, Sky-
lark, Jasper, Clinker, Jackdaw, Cracker, ork, Hind,
Fanny, Swinger, Starling, Dapper, Snap, Thistle, Red-
wing, and Weasel. They are all progressing rapidly, and
will be ready for launching about the middle of January.
Each will carry two Lancaster guns. In addition to the
above the following mortar vessels are also being built by
command of the Admiralty, and will bo ready for service
early in the spring—namely, the Mastiff, Porpoise, Manly,
Hardy, Growler, Lively, Blazer, Havoc, Flamer, and Firm.
The Wrangler, ecrew gun-boat, from Portsmouth, ar-
rived at Plymouth on Saturday morning, b ound to the
Black Sea.

THE FLEET AT PORTSMOUTH.
The fleet at Portsmouth is thus composed :---
Horse
Guns. Power.

Victory, Captain Kay, flag, of Vico-Admiral
Sir T. J. Cc.f,lr?ne, K.U.8., Commander-
in-Chief
Neptuno, Captain Hutton, flag of Rear-Ad-
miral Plnmridge l2O
St. Vincent, Captain Eliott, flag of Rear-
Admiral W. F. Martin _ lOl

St. George, Captain Eyros, C.B.
Hannibal, Captain the Hon. F. W. Groy, C.B 9l 450
Prince Regent, Captain Smith
Monarch, Captain Erskine
Ajax, Captain Warden GO 450
Excellent, Captain Sir T. Maitland, C.B 46
Dauntless, Captain Ryder
Curscoa, Captain the Hon. G. F. Hastings 3l 350
Illustrious, Captain Harris 26
Leopard, Captain Giffard lB SGO
Brink, Commander Curtis
Curlew, Commander Lambert
Hecla, Captain W. H. Hall
Gorgon, Commander Cracroft G 320
Rolla, Lieutenant Fenwick _ 8
Sealark, Lieutenant Lowther 8
Dee, Lieutenant Smith 6 200
Peler (tender to Excellent) 2 GO
NON-COMBATANT.
Victoria and Albert, Captain the Hon. J. Denman ;
Vivid, Master-Commander Allen ; Fire Queen, Master-
Commander Paul ; Fairy, Master-Commander Welch ;
Elfin, Master-Commander Balliston ; Portsmouth, Master-
Commander Read ; Sprightly, Acting-Master Commander
G. Allen ; Fanny, Acting Second-Master Scarlett ; Pigmy,
Echo, and Comet tugs ; and transports Wainer Castle and
Robert Small.
FITTING FOR WAR SERVICE. /
Guns Horse-power.
Raleigh ... 50
Pembroke GO 200
Hastings . . GO 200
Falcon 9 GO
Ariel ... ... 9 (30
Centaur 6 540
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