The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-06 00:00:00

APPOINTMINTS.

Commander Graham Ogle (1846), to study steam at the
factory at Woolwich.
Lieut. Louis R. Reynolds (1846), fifth lieutenant of the
Queen, flag-ship in the Mediterranean, and appointed to the
acting command of the Medina, steam-packet, vice Darby
invalided, has been confirmed by the Admiralty in his ap-
pointment as lieut.-commander of that rank.
Lieutenant Frederick A. Egerton (1841), second of the
Prince Regent, has been appointed flag-lieutenant to Commo-
dore Martin, Commander-in-Chief of the western squadron.
Master W. H, Williams (a 1843), to the Coast Guard
service.
Arrogant, 46, steam auxiliary screw-frigate, Captain R.
S. Robinson, having been thoroughly completed, was taken
out of dock at Portsmouth, on Tuesday evening, and taken
alongside her hulk to receive her crew. She has been fresh
painted, and looks what she actually is—one of the fluest
vessels afloat. She sails well, steams fast, is a capital sea-
boat, and stows her crew, provisions, and water admirably,
and is one of the most handsome and noble-looking frigates
in the service; with her funnel down, no one would suppose
she had steam power on board. There are now three large
class three-deckers building at Portsmouth yard, of a com-
bined design, but still untried. Probably these may be good
vessels; but if Mr. Fi cham, who is no experimentalist, but
a practical though scientific man, were allowed to build a
three-decker, we are confident that he would turn out a good
ship. The Arrogant will be at Spithead on Thursday or
Friday, ready for sea.
Argus steam-sloop, that has recently returned to Ports-
mouth from the River, with her engines by Mr. Penn, was
taken into the angle dock (vacated by the Arrogant) to be
coppered and otherwise brought forward as an advanced
steamer, pi obably to be commissioned.
Hamoaze lighter, Wood, master, arrived at Devonport on
Tuesday afternoon from Queenstown, where she has been
employed repairing the moorings of the Ajax.
Powerful, 84, Captain the Hon. R. S. Dundas, C. 8., ar-
rived at Gibraltar Jan. 24, thirteen days from Malta, on her
way to Spithead to be paid off.
Lady Kennaway convict-ship, having completed her crew.
sailed on Tuesday evening from Spithead, for Van Diemen's
Land.
PLymotern, WEDNESnay.—Her Majesty's frigate Cal-
liope, 26, was towed yesterday afternoon from Hamoaze into
the Sound. The unfortunate accident which occurred on
board her on Monday afternoon, on the first attempt to tow
her, took place just after she was in tow, and when they
were about to round a transporting buoy ff Cremhill. It
then became necessary to pay off from the warp round the
capstan, leaving the second warp fixed; and, it is stated,
that while doing so one of the men at the capstan fell, and,
this throwing the others into confusion, the force of the
steam-tug overpowered them, and the accident took place as
before described. So great was the projectile force of the
revolving capstan, that one of the bars struck the mizenmast
a considerable height from the deck.
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The present condition of the wounded at the Royal Naval
Hospital is as follows :
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active command of the Calliope in about fourteen days.
Mr. Nettleton, Assistant-Surgeon—Amputation below the
knee in the Royal Naval Hospital, on Monday afternoon,
February 3, at four o'clock, by Dr. Rae. A very severe
case. Present condition favourable.
Knowland, Quartermaster—Fracture of cranium. Most
dangerous condition, and not likely to recover.
John Oxford, Marine—Contused face. Recovering.
M. Jenkins, A. 8., contu: ed leg, and. James Doming, con-
,used thigh, are likely to do well.