The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-31 00:00:00

ROYAL NAVY.

PORTS 7,i0 UT if, JAN. 29.—0 n Thursday his Majesty's sloop
Martin, Captain Henry Eden, arrived from the Mediterranean
station, having been employed there these three years and a
half.- There is no news by her. She left Malta on the 29th
DeceMber, when the Sybelle, Sparrowhawk, and Weae.le, were
lying there; the Revenge (Vice-Admiral Sir Harry Neale) was
at Naples; the Cambrian, Seringapatam, and Medina, at
Smyrna; Cyrene, at Alexandria; Naiad and Hind, at the
lonian Islands ; Alacrity, on the coast of Syria.—The Eury-
alus left Smyrna on the 26th December for Naples and Eng-
land.—The Martin is to proceed to Plymouth to be paid ofil
The Shipley transport, Lieut. J. W. Pritchard, sailed this
afternoon with provisions for the squadron on the South Ame-
rican station ; the Bridgewater, lilanderson, for Madras and
Bengal • and the Carshalton, Park, for Jamaica.
On Thursday evening the Thetis, 46, Sir John Phillimore,
returned to Spithead, with the experimental sloops of war
Champion, Orestes, and Pylades, and the Jasper brig, having
been absent one month, cruising principally about fifty
leagues to the Westward of Scilly, for the purpose of
ascertaining, the sailing qualities of the respective ships.—
The result of the various evolutions and modes of sailing
adopted, to ascertain the proposed end, has been that the Orestes
and Pylades have beets improved by the alterations they
underwent after their first cruise; the Orestes most evidently
so, as she has returned with the high character of having had
the advantage over the Champion generally, on all points
of sailing; but, yet, the difference between them was so
trifling, on many days of their sailing, as to render it no
easy task to decide which had the advantage in velocity.--;It
was evident, throughout the trials, that the Champion can
carry most sail ; that she works quicker and behaves better
in a gale of wind and-a heavy sea, than either or the other
ships.—Thin was so surprisingly apparent in the heavy gale of
the 17th inst., as to excite the involuntary admiration of the
officers of all the other ships ; she was seen standing steadily
under every yard of her canvas, whilst the other ships thought
proper to shorten sail. ~This is admitted to be an invaluable
property, as, in working efF a lee shore,- it may be the means of
preventing shipwreck. How far the Champion may con-
tinue to preserve this qualification, should her masts and
sails be increased to the same size as the Orestes, or whe-
ther she may not by such alteration regain her former pre-
eminent advantage in going to windward, must remain
questions to be solved in a future trial. It should now
be said, generally, of the three ships, that finer vessels have
never been built of their class ; they have tried and out-
sailed every vessel they met with, including the Egeria,
Martin, Scylla, Camelion, Porthian, Jaspar, and Bramble
cutter ; they stand well under their canvas, and carry their gnus
high out of the water. The Pylades, from the state of the weather
had not much opportunity of sheaving her best state of sailing,
which continues to be in light winds, though by the alterations
made in her masts and her additional false keel, her weatherly
qualities have been improved. She beat all the other vessels in
light winds and smooth water ; and they all beat the Thetis, ex-
cept when that ship was going off (or before) the wind, when
she beat them hollow. We have no doubt the public will think
the warmest thanks and gratitude of the country are justly due
to Captain Hayes, Professor Inman, and Sir Robert Sepaings
(the Comptroller of time Navy), the builders of these ships, for
the skill, application, and professional ardour which they have
shown on this suhject ; their vessels may be taken as models
for building all future ships of their class. The Lords of
the Admiralty are not less entitled to time highest marks of
esteem and consideration, for having put to the severest test,
and promoted by all fair, honourable, and liberal means, the
pretensions of each of these invaluable public servants of
the Crown to practical knowledge of naval architecture, which
has thus been demonsfiated, to the conviction and satisfaction
of every friend to the naval service of the country, to be found-
ed on the most enlarged knowledge and the soundest known
principles of this difficult and important science. The trial was
conducted so perseveringly, and in such a manner, by Sir John
Phillimore, as to prove the ships under all circumstances, so
that every excellency in each might be fairly ascertained.—
(Heinepsiiire Tefrn-raph.)
The Thetis, 46, Capt. Sir John Phillimore, will come into
harbour to-morrow, to be fitted for the reception of his Excel-
lency Sir Charles Stuart, and suite, who will shortly embark in
her, and proceed to Lisbov and the Brazils, on a special mis-
sion.

Eq.:volzrouT, JAN.27.—Arrived the Parthian from a cruise.
Sailed the Pike, Lieut. Pennington, with dispatches for the
coast of Africa ; Shamrock surveying vessel, for Exmouth ;
Camelien, on a cruise; Bramble, for Falmouth. The Bartleur,
100 (formerly the Britannia), is ordered to be broken up ; she
was built in 1782. The Mutine, 18, is in be fitted for the ser-
vice. Captain Ilullocke is appointed to the Redpole, 10, as a
packet. Remain—Britannia, Genoa, Windsor Castle, Boadi-
cea, Tribune, Parthian, Nepali, and Hornet.