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her Mri:sety's paddle.wheel. steamer Veetrvius,' Corm
mander Hoare, is tindergoireractlYe repait§ In the Wool-
with Eeieltyard, Iler principal damages fiO4,Confineet,
to the:rigging, which have beeuenade good risiethe astie
sans of the fleet, The Vesttelus bite rendered iteportant
servicesin her reconnoitring surveys over the enemy's
movements throughout the-whole of the siege, and was
under fire during most of the operations since the com•
mencement of the war. She sailed from Portsmouth on the
11th of August;: 1853, and proceeded to Gibraltar,
Malta, and the Bosphorus, whence she had to return to
Malta to ship new boilers. Thence she took out Ui
28th Regiment to Gallipoli, and entered the Black Sea
during the fearful gale-in--which the-Tiger-wee-lost:
She subsequently accompanied two French vessels with
er sops to the Crimea. The Vesuvious has been mos•
firmed in the despatches as having perfesimed some con-
spicuous parts. She was at the Sulina Mouth, where
she suffered the loss of five men, and the second master
was wounded. In an action at Sebastopol her beim
vas cut away and some shot passed through and lodged
in her hull. At the Alma the well-directed fire of the
Vesuvius forced the left wing of the Russians from their
fore ard movement, She was alio in' souse desperate
attache with the Samson, Fu y, and Terrible, at Sehas
topnl, ard tow ed her Majesty's ship Queen to the atack
on Fort Constantine. On the 14th of November the
Vesuvius lost her mainmast, mizengiast, bowsprit, and
three guns (one a 68-pounder), in a
_gale, and went
into Balaklava a complete wreck at the time, when 11
otli.r ships foundered cl.se to her. For five months she.
was emp!oyed supplying Men and officers for the batte-
ries, And • doing harbour master's duty ; Captain Powell,
her comas sliding officer at the period, obtained his pro-
motion, when. Capt. &Award Osborn succeeding to the
command, refitted, •and blockaded Keitch, and being I
senior officer there fired the first shot. They were there
met by the fleet, and were enabled to cover the landing
of the army under the command of Sir G. Brown. The
Vesuvius then anchored off Yenikale, entered the Sea of
Azoff, with orders from the Admiralty to Baize, burn, o
destroy all public property within reach. Afterwards
she took the rounds, with Captain Edmund Lyons, in
bombarding Arabat, and destroyed all stores, granaries,
and other GoVernmert property in Taeanrog,Marioupol,
Gheisk, Berdianskr, Genitch, and anchored off Pete,
where the Vesuvius was obliged to remain for Six months
till the end of the season, and tbence scoured the whole
coast. 'The refitting her boilers, etc., and other neces-
sary repairs will not be completed under six weeks. The
medals were distributed on Saturday on b.rani to the
officers and crew, who bave likewise a claim t ) the Alms
clasp, having, been actively employed in the whole of
that engagement. With an intention of bombarding the
town of Petrofsherg, at the entrance of the river Berth),
the Vesuvius having anchored off the town, a field bat-
tery opened fire on her, cutting away her fore shroud,
royal yard in rigging, and doing her severe injury ; but
the men were speedily at their querte!s, and before they
bad forced a dozen shells the earthwork forts were dis-
mounted, and the enemy were obliged to retreat. with
their field pieces, not havine a suffieiel t force to main
tarn a resistance. The Vesuvius did not at the time
land her crew, but 'ultimately returned with the allied
squadrons and shelled the town, landed the crews of the
vessels, which were attacked by the artillery in the rear,
and destroyed the fortifications. When refitted, Vie
Vesuvius will be despatched for operations in the Baltic
next spring.
Her Majesty's steam-sloop Pearl has received her crew

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and marines from the hulk. The Deva-station has
shipped her life-boats, and will go from the inner to the
outer basin to-day. The Kite, thir.l-class paddle-wheel I
steamer, from Bermuda, has arrived at Woolwich to be
refitted and rigged.
The following appointments were made yesterday at
the Admiralty :
Vice-Admiral Manley H. Dixon to rite Reserved List
of flag officers in receipt of service pensions, Vice-Ad-
miral Curry, deceased. Henry Lamb, acting second
master, to the Magicienne.

The eailingtransport Nelson embarking at Clarence;
yard, Portsmouth, 500 tons of provisions of various
kinds for the army in the Crimea.
The Cmsar, 91, screw-ship, Captain Robb, was taken
nut of dock at Portsmouth yesterday, having had a
thorough overhaul.
The Lucifer steam-vessel sailed yesterday from Ports-
mouth for Pembroke, with Mr. Tonkin, Second Master
Attendant, of the first-named dockyard, and a rarty of
riggers, to navigate round the new screw-sloop Pioneer,
of 6 guns.
Major Boyd, of Roslare-house, Wexford, bas received
the following letter from the Earl of Cardigan, inanswer
to one addressed to his lordship on the subject of the
contemplated monument to the men and officers, natives
of Wexford, who fell during the present war.

" London, Jan. 6.
" Sir,-4 .reply to your letter of the 23d {At., I beg to
state that I shall have much pleasure in giving my sup-
port to the object you have in view, viz., to do honour to
the memory of any officers or men who fell in the memor-
able charge of the Light Cavalry at Balaklava, and iu
whieh I must say, although I had the honour of leading
it, every officer and man distinguished himself by his gal-
lantry—every man doing his duty. I am-also happy, more
paitienlarly, to pay every respect to the memory of Lieut.
rfaughton, who had served some time in the 11th Hussars,
under my command, _ " CARDIGAN.

" Major Boyd, J.P."
The following detachments of regiments embarked
yesterday on board the screw-transport Borussia, No.
33, at Portsmouth, for conveyance to the Mediterranean :
7thilloyal Fusiliers—Lieut. Con rtenay, Ensign Cocks,
Ensign Kirwan, and 84 men ; 23d Royal 'Welsh Pupa-
Hers— Ensign Dolrnage, Ensign Romilly, and 100 men ;
East Kent Militia—Ensign Bridges, Ensign Soden, and
20 men ; Northampton Militia-48 men. Commander
W. Amshurst, of the Princess Royal, 91 screw, is a
passenger in this ship. She takes out a quantity of
ordnance stores and 130 tons of ground coffee, 70 tot.
of bran, &c., for the army. Having embarked the above
troops the Borussia went cut <1 harbour, and, after tak-
ing powder at Spithead, will sail for her destination,
calling at Plymouth to embark a detachment of the
Land Transport Corps.
The depot of the 59th Regiment, in the Belfast dis-
trict, being about 600 strong, an order from the Horse
Guards has been received, calling for volanteer•=, to an
unlimited number, for corps in the Crimea—the volun-
teers to receive a guinea bounty, one-half to be paid im-
mediately, and the remaining half when they join their
new corps.

THE NA:vv.—We yesterday made a few observations
on the duties of those contractors who have undertaken
to deliver at a certain time the vessels entrusted to them
to build by the Admiralty, and we d.) hope that we shall
not be compelled by any dilatory acts on their part to
allude more particularly to the subject. There is an old
saying, which will and mint apply in this case, "Where
there is a will there is a way." The vessels have been
contracted for ; the Lords of the Admiralty gave the
prices asked, and it is too late now to begin making ex•
cuses. The surveyor of the navy is not ae unreasonable
man. On the contrary, he is considerate to a degree, and
he will exact nothing to which the most fastidious and
crotchetty person could object. The sbiphuilders have
grown wealthy under the protection afforded to them
by the navy ; and a moment like the present, when
" England expects that every man will do his duty," is
a fitting time for them to show their gratitude even by
making some pecuniary sacrifice to meet the emergency.
We repeat our words of yesterday, let masters and meta
commune together in a proper spirit, and all will be
well. To be determined to overcome difficulties is half
the battle in getting rid of them.—Morning Herald.