The Sun.
London, England, 1822-09-16 00:00:00

ROYAL NAVY, &c.

His Majesty's yacht, the Royal George, Cap-
tain Wsr. J. MINGAY (the Commodore having struck his
broad pendant), arrived on Tuesday at Portsmouth, from
Greenwich, and went into harbour' to be dismantled ; which
being done on Friday, she was laid up for the season. His
Majesty's frigate yacht, Apollo, will be ready for his Majesty's
reception, preview to the next cruizing season, which, we un.
derstand, it is his Majesty's intention to commence at an earlier
period of the year than usual. His Majesty, we are gratified
to hear, was exceedingly delighted with his late aquatic trip to
Scotland, expressing often his perfect satisfaction and pleasure
with every arrangement and movement of the royal yacht, and
the attending squadron. We hear that his-Majesty, in the
warmth of his admiration of the steam-vessel which towed his
yacht from Flainborough Head to Leith, said, in his usual
kind familiar manner to-rhe Commodore—" Charles, never let
me go to sea withopt one of these smokers." The following
officers of his Majesty's yacht have received promotion since
his Majesty's return :-Lieutenants J. Lowry and George
RusSell -(son 'of- 'Laird Wm: Russell), to the rank of Corn-.
mander ; Messrs. John Jarvis Tucker, Michael Seymour, and
William Banbury 111‘Cliutock, to the rank of Lieutenant.
About twenty sail of outward-bound merchantmen, which
had put into Portsmouth with contrary winds, sailed on Thurs-
day with a line breeze from the S.E. Among them was the
Milford, bound to Bombay, having Sir Edward West, Re-
corder of• Bombay, and family, on board.
Lieutenant,H. F. Greville is promoted to the rank of Com-
mander, and appointed to the Heron, in the room of Captain
Job' Hamner, promoted.
Captain Samuel Jackson, C.B. has taken the command of
the ships in ordinary at Sheerness.
The Redwing, 18, Captain the Hon. G. R. Trefusis, is fitt-
ing for a foreign service, it is supposed to take dispatches to
Bengal of the result of the ministerial negociations with the
Right Hon. George Canning, who was expected to sail in the
Jupiter, GO, early in the next month, to take upon him the go-
vernment of India. _ .

The Sparrowhawk, 18, was commissioned, at Chatham en
Monday by Captain Edward Boxer for the Mediterranean sta-
tion. Lieutenants.W. Sandom and R. S. Dundas (son of Lord
Melville) are appointed to command her.
The Forte, Sir Thomas Cochrane, is arrived at Portsmouth
from attending his Majesty to Scotland, and remains at Spit-
head with the Phaeton, Shamrock, Redwing, Calliope, Came-
icon, and Grecian.
The Phaeton frigate; Captain W. A. Montagu, is to be paid
off and re-commissioned. _

The Active frigate, Captain Andrew Kixg, is ordered to be
fitted to take out his Grace the Duke of Manchester, who is on
his return to the Government of Jamaica. Major-General Sir
John Keane, K.C.B. who is to succeed General Conran as Com-
mander-in-Chief of the troops at the island, and Commissioner
Charles Ross, C.B. of the Naval Yard at Port Royal (who
succeeds Commissioner Woodriff ), will also take their passage
in that ship. It is expected the Active will sail about the 25th
instant. _

' It is understood that a regulation is in process at the Treasury
Board, to allow the disclarged Quartermen of his Majesty's
Dock-yards who will not accept the situation of single station-
men, to be superannuated on the graduated scale of 1813 ; by
which the junior Quartermen will have about 321., and the
senior 751. per annum.
Yesterday a trial took place in Portsmouth dock-yard, in the
presence of the Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart. K.C.8., Admiral
Sir J. IL. Whitshed,-K.C.8., Captains Sir James Alexander
Gordon, K.C.8., Lieut.-Governor Loring, Capt. Mingay, and
the principal officers of the dock-yard, to try the Comparative
strength of two anchors, of about 43 cwt. each—one on Mr.
Perring's plan ,(lately clerk of the cheque at Plymouth), the
other on Mr. Brown's (master•attentlant at Woolwich). The
power applied was as follows : viz. a piece of timber was placed
across the openings of two storehouses, on which we:v placed
cast iron blocks, -for the reception of the pee of each anchor,
so as to eiisure the same distance of leaverage on both
anchors ; two treble blocks were fixed on the rings of
each anchor, and on the falls of these blocks were at-
tached two treble blocks, the falls of which led through
leading blocks and the power of fifty men' was applied on each
fall ; whey, after a strain of a few minutes, the shank, of Mr.-
Brown's anchor broke at about two feet distance from the
crown.—Mr. Perring's anchor was not is the least deranged.—
The supposed strain amounted to nearly forty tuns weight.—
Mr. Perring's plan of manufacturing anchors is that commonly
adopted, namely, by the use of the small hammer, whilst in
that of Mr. Brown's the forge hammer only is used; and had
the anchor proved equally strong with Mr. Perring's there
would be a saving of expense 'equal to about 2d. per lb.—so
much less of labour and coals being necessary.—(Hampshire
Telegraph, Sept. 1 4.)
The line. of Semaphore Signal stations between the Admiralty
and Plymouth is not expected to be established before June
next. It will form a part of the Portsmouth only as far as
Bannicle 'Hill (Surrey), where it will branch off to the west-
ward. There will be twenty-one posts (or Semaphore houses)
between Plymouth and Bannicle Hill, whence,- to the Ad-
miralty, there are eight. The following is the established
line of communication between the Admiralty and this place :
Admiralty, Lieutenant Pace ; Chelsea, Spiller ; Putney Heath,
Pollard ; Kingston. Hill, Nops : Cooper's Hill, Robinson ;
Chatley Hill, Harris; Pewley Hill, Smith; Barnicle Hill,
Ralph ; Haste Hill, Carpenter; Holder Hill, Archbold;
Beacon Hill, Lever ;• Compton Down,, Harrison ; Portsdown,
Williamson ; Lumps Fort, Gould ; Portsmouth,' Smyth.—
( Ibid. )