The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-19 00:00:00

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-Her Maydrs ships Bla6k Eagle and Vivid:VW--
ders to the flag ship Fisgard at Woolwich, Masters
John E. Petley and Henry W. Allen, yesterday
returned to their moorings off the dockyard, from
service with the royal squadron. The former vessel'
brought up the carriages and baggage of the Court,
which were landed at the Arsenal pier at 10 a.m.,
and were promptly conveyed to London.
The new screw steam frigate Newcastle, sister
vessel to the Bristol, under construction at Wool-
wich, was yesterday brought down from Deptford
in tow of the Admiralty tugs Monkey, Bustler, and
Widgeon, and was made fast for the night at
Greenhithe, on her way to Sheerness, to be brought
forward for service. The steam sloop Rosario,
launched on Wednesday at Deptford, is moored at
Woolwich, to be entered in the steam reserve of
that yard.
The steam troopship Dee, T. C. Pullen, Master
commanding, yesterday arrived at Woolwich from
Plymouth, calling at Portsmouth, and is under
orders to reload with machinery and steam gear,
for the same destination.

In consequence of Admiralty orders having been
received at Chatham for laying down several addi-
tional vessels at that dockyard the greatest activity
now prevails in the shipwright and other depart-
ments, in order that those line•of-battle and other
screw-steamers at present on the stocks, and in
various stages of progress, may be completed with
every possible despatch. The vessels most forward
and which it is expected will be completed and
ready for launching during the present financial
year, are the Undaunted, 51, 600-horse power, one
of the improved class of screw frigates recently in-
troduced into the British navy; the line-of-battle
two-decker Bulwark, 91, 800-horse power; and the
screw corvette Rattlesnake, 21, 400-horse power.
The Undaunted is rapidly approaching completion,
and when launched is to be equipped with the long
range Armstrong rifled guns. She has been con-
structed throughout from the plans and drawings
of Admiral Sir Baldwin Walker, Controller of the
Navy, several alterations and improvements
having been effected by him in her form. The
Belvidere, 51, 600-horse povier, a sister frigate to
the Undaunted, has been laid down on the adjoining
slip, and is already in a very advanced state. The
Royal Oak, 91, line-of-battle screw steamer; 800-
horse power, although only commenced a short time
since, is progressing very fast and is being pushed
forward with all despatch. The Reindeer, 17,
screw steamer, 200-horse power, is about half
finished. The Myrmidon, 4, 200-horse power, screw
despatch gun vessel, the last of the vessels laid
down at thief anovynra. is being put in frame, and
orders have been received that she may be finished
with the least possible delay. In addition to the
above squadron of vessels building the Bombay, 81,
400-horse power, and the Arethusa, 51, 500-horse
power, have been converted from sailing ships to
screw steamers, and are both nearly ready to leave
their respective docks. The ships building and in
course of conversion at Chatham Dockyard give an
aggregate of 30,000 tons, 459 guns, and 4,700-horse
power.

The War Department screw steamer Lord Pan-
mure, H. T. Moore, commander, from Woolwich
Arsenal, yesterday continued her voyage from Til-
bury Fort for Devonport, laden with 340 boxes of
Armstrong shot; 3,427 Armstrong shells ; 4,000
6-pounder shot ; 2,000 quarter barrels and 200 half-
barrels of powder and ammunition; 40 chests of
arms, and other military stores, for coast defence
purposes.
The lady who christened her Majesty's ship
Rosario at Deptford, on Wednesday, was Miss
Warde, the daughter of Lieut.-Colonel Warde, Staff
Officer of Pensioners, and not of Capt. Ward.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Wm. Striven, master's-assist.,
to the Himalaya ; Henry S. Ray, paymaster, to be
secretary's clerk to the Victory ; Charles A. Prit-
chard, paymaster, to be secretary to Rear-Admiral
Stopford ; and Francis A. Carter, clerk, to the
Hogue.