The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-27 00:00:00

NAVAL IN

PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—This morning, by the firs.
train from London, a Board of Admiralty, comprising
the Earl of Auckland, G.C.8., First Lord ; Vice-Admi
ral Sir Charles Adam, K.C.8.; Rear-Admiral J. W. I).
Dundas, C. 8., M.P.; and the Hon. W. F. Cowper, M.P.,
arrived on a visit to this tort. Their Lordships wer.
met at the Gosport terminus of the S pith-Western Rail
way by Sir Charles Ogle's Fiag-Lieutenant, who con
ducted them to the Clarence-yard through the Queen'
railway entrance, where they were received by Mr.
Davies, Master-Attendant, and- Mr. Grant, F.R.S
Storekrypee. Their Lordships immediately embarke.;
in the Commander-in-Chief's barge and crossed over o.
the King's stairs, where Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., th.
Commander-in-Chief ; Rear-Admiral Superintendent
Hyde Parker, C. 8.; Captain Milne, of the St. Vincent:
Captain Dacres, of the Avanger • Captain Chats, of
Excellent; Mr. Brown, Master-Zttendant; Mr. Kellam)
Assistant ditto ; Mr. Fincham, Master Shipwright,
other officers of the establishment, received them. Sir
Charles Ogle conducted their Lordships to his officio
mansion, where he sumptuously ntertained them at
breakfast, atter which their Lordships made an inspec-
tion of the dockyard under the conduct of its superinten-
dent, proceeding to the new steam-basin, thence
board the Arrogant, 46 gun screw frigate, built by Ai .
Fincham, who explained to their Lordships the variouc.
matters of interest and improvement connected witp-
her construction (she is ready for launching). Ttt-nee. .
in rotation, their Lordships proceeded on board te.,
Odin steam-frigate of 1,326 tons and 560-horse Fiwei
also built by Mr. Fincham. whence they proceeded o
the Avenger steam.frigate, 1,444 tons, 650-horse Dowpi
Captain S. C. Dacres, who conducted their Lord-hit.
over his vessel, and succeeded in getting an order'froo I
them to have his.vessel fitted with a mix nmast, Whtei
will considerably improve her appearance, having bi
present only fore and mainmasts. From th•
Avenger the party visited the Centaur steam-friza!e, e
1,269 tons and 540 horse power, like the Avenger de
signed by the surveyor; after inspecting which vess,
their Lordships, accompanied by Sir Charles Ugh-, pr..
ceeded in the Myrtle steam tender to Spithead with their
flag flying, to make an inspecion of that tine ant:
s.-rvieeahle three-decker, the St. Vincent, 120, flag ot.
Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K C. 8.. M.P. _ Thei
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Lordships were received on the quarter-deck by Captait
Millie, and all the executive officers if' the sbip, and wet)
conducted over fur; the admirable manner in which s•h,
is ritzged, st 'red, and prepared for any service, drawin;
forth the highest encomiums from their Lordship., wt,
remained to luncheon; and after highly comphnetitin!
Captain Milne and his officers, left at half-pa.t thie
o'clock, under a salute of 19 guns, and returned t,
harbour, thence. to London, by the 5.30 train. Th.
Viscount T.,mpl.town ids° breikta-ted with Sir Charle
Ogle, and accompanied the Lords of the Admiralty t
the St. Vincent, with Lord de Ros.
While the other members of the Bard went on a via,
to the St. Vincent, the first Sea Lord, Vice-Admiral S•
Charles Adam, accompanied by Rear-A(111144
Parker, Mr. Fincliatn, 11 toter Saip vright, and Nlf
Brown, Master Attendani, ins p cted the Ajax. 56, stew,
guard-ship in the:basin, and mule a minute t'xatninati.
of the trunk for the screw. the Britannia was al,
casually inspected, from which ship this piny pr •
ceeded to the Prince Regeftt, 120, razeeing to a 92. an
inspected the new plan for her rudder and till‘r, the it,
vention of Captain Fanshawe Martin, late of the Quee,.
Trafalgar, and Camperd.iwn. From the Prince liege.
the Retribution was the next visit, d, aft.,r which Si
Charles Adam rejoined his eolkazues and left with the.
for L,indon. Mr. Ward. MX, Seetetary‘ to the Adm'
rally, came down yesterday, and propped,4 to fLyei
hie of Wight.
The Hecate steam-sloop, Commander IVeit, sirisyp
at Spitlaead this afternoon at-five o'clock, fetrpri the We,•
coast of Africa. She is ordered to..,Wooktieh to be pal .
• fr, and will convey thither some new bouts, and a gnat..
tity of preserved meat (pemmican), prep ired under Lir
inspection of Sir John Richardson, for the use of th-
Arctic expedition._

The Conde da Montetnolin and suite. accompanied by
General Montenegro, ai rived at this port yesterday at
half-past twelve. They were escorted over to the dock'

yard in Sir Charles Ogle's barge, attended by his fl
captain (Captan Pasco, of the Victory) and flag
lieutenant, and presented to Sir Charles Ogle at the
King's stairs, who then embark,d in the barge, anti
proceeded on board the Fanny yacht, in which the entire
party proceeded to bpitheal, to inspect the St. Vincent,
after which they returned and dined ttith Sir Charle,
Ogle and a distinguished party. This morning, a.
half-past ten, Captain Pasco received the august visitor:,
at the dockyard gate, and escorted them to the Com-
mander-in-Chief's house, where they met the Lords of
the Admiralty and breakfasted ; after which they were
escorted by Captain Pasco over the dockyard, to tilt
royal yachts Victoria and Albert, and the Fairy, on
board which Commander Crispin received them, am
explain d everything of intere*t. Thence they wen .
ro the Victory and the Clarence victualling establish
ments, aislar Hospital, &c. The Conde and suite, ant'.
Captain Pasco, with a distinguished partvi dined thi
evening at the manion of Colonel Dundas .Campbel
North End-house, Kingston, who accompanied his High
ness in vhit. The utmost respect was shown th
Conde during his stay, which appeared to please hin
much.

The Penelope steam-frigate, Caotain Giff&rd, was a'
St. 1-1
-lens, all well, on t e 6th ult , having arrived Cher
on the sth with three prizes in tow. The first, taken ,or
the 17th of March, had been chas,d four d-ip; and nigh
by the Fiing Fish, 12, Columaoder Dyke. an I is

be,utirul vessel of 100 tons, a very fast sailer, h A lointlp

her slave crew at Kabentla, where were the L,rne. IS

Commander Brisbane. the Heroine, 10, Cowman ler Itki
munds, the S••alark, 10. the Bittern, 16. and the Li()
16. The Penelope left Kahenda on the 221 of Mire
for C .ngo River to Water, wa, at St. P.,ul de Loaodo
the 25th, and loft it on the 28.7. h of Mnrch. Capiuree
the schooner Felicichtrie. with 312 slAves on boar I,

; &beet 60 tons. On the 4th she captured th,
schooner Juanita, from Rio, everything fitte I 1,,r slave,
but none on board; she, too, was a remarkably fas,
sailer. The Styx steana sl ) •p, Commander Chads, Na-
at St. Helena on the 6th of April The Alwross, 16.
Commander Farquhar, had also arrived there. The
Pen,lope's officers and crew were all well.
PLYM.)UTR, MAY 24.—Her Mal st,'s stetra•VeS,i' •
Hecate, Commander Joseph We.t, arrived this mornin.•
from the coat of Africa. She left Sierra Lune the
of April, Goree the Ist cf May, and Teneriffe th.• 14th
inst. Tne coast and Wands were healthy. The Ilacar.
did not speak any ship on her passage home. Her crew
are all well; the last death on board occurred in Septem
ber, 1846. After receiving practigne in the :sound, she
went up Hamoaze. The Hecate left Englanil in June,
1845.

Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial
office from the G•oternor of the Cape of Good Hope.

THE " GREAT BRITAIN."—A well. informed cor-
respondent writing under date, " Tyrella, May 20th,"
informs us:—The springs hiving gone off seems to hail
made no difference in the position of this noble and un-
questionably strong ship. She stands now very nearl3
upright, and to the eye she appears nearly. on an even
level, instead of being buried as it were eight or Bin,
feet by the head as she has been through the winter.
Her stem is but a few inches below the level of thi
sand, and her keel is quite visible at low
water or thereabouts. Captain Claxton, last week,
gave the poor people who live along the shore side, and
ar) had been working the ship, leave to help themselves
to that portion of the breakwater formed by the fagots ;
and very speedily a vast difference was made in its
height—carts, barrows, trucks, hands and arms, being
speedily in requisition ; at low water, fokrninomrgattrhhiyeemd:ot:u•nspi.
this work went on. The crew have for some days been
engaged in removing chains and other materials from off
y disturbed, to brea
,trhheg top
poleso f theand fsapgaortss ,a
rper preparatory avteotr
dation of the breakwater, which, however, must be re.
moved, unless it be intended to lift the ship
over it, Up
to the la,t of the springs many prrsonb vt,ited the ship
on board- that timber has
and breakwater. It, is reported
the bad places in the road to the ship
s the fietldes.-11%/1
been ordered from Downpatrick, by Captain Claxton, and
pewarr.;
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