The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-13 00:00:00

TILE NA VY.

The screw steam Coastguard ship Hawke, 60,
Capt. W. Crispin, from Portland, arrived on Fri-
day in Plymouth Sound. After receiving stores
she will proceed to her station, the coast of Ireland.
The screw steam Coastguard ship Hogue, 60,
Capt. Reynold J. J. Macdonald, from Portland,
arrived on Friday in Plymouth Sound, and saluted
the flag of Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Pasley. She
steamed on Saturday into Hamoaze, and is ap-
pointed to go into dock at Key ham steamyard ; her
bottom is very, foul, and bowsprit sprung.
The screw steam Coastguard ship Ajax, 60, Capt.
John M. N. Boyd, from Portland, arrived on Fri-
day at Plymouth, and exchanged salutes with the
flagship Impregnable. Having received provisions,
she left on Saturday for Kingstown.
The screw steam Coastguard ship Cornwallis, 60,
Capt. Randolph, from Portland, arrived on Friday
evening in Plymouth Sound. On Saturday morn-
ing she saluted the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Thos.
Pasley, which was acknowledged by the Impreg•
nable.

The screw steam Coastgnard ship Russell, 60,
from Portland, went down Channel for Falmouth
on Friday under steam and all sail, close hauled to
the wind, which was from the south-west. She
saluted the Port-Admiral at Plymouth when
passing.

The screw steam Coastguard ship Blenheim, 60,
Capt. F. Scott, which arrived from Portland at
Plymouth on Wednesday, having received coal and
provisions, left again on Friday for Milford Haven.
The screw steam Coastguard ship Majestic, 80,
Capt. W, R. Mends, C. 8., which arrived from Port-
land on Wednesday at Plymouth, left again on Fri-
day for Liverpool. She conveys supernumeraries
for the screw steam-ship Hastings, 60, training-
ship for the Royal Naval Reserve.
The paddlewheel steam storeship Dee, 4, Master
Commander J. C. Pullen, from Hawlbowline, with
supernumeraries, arrived on Friday at Plymouth.
and went into Hamoaze. Having received stores
from the Royal William Victualling-yard, she
sailed in the evening for Woolwich.
Fifty-four boys from the Hastings, at Liverpool,
arrived on Friday at Plymouth, and were entered
immediately on board the flagship Impregnable, in
Hamoaze.

The crew of the paddlewheel steam sloop Geyser,
6, Commander Jackson, in Plymouth Sound, were
paid advance of wages on Saturday. She is bound
on particular service. Her gunner, Mr. J. J. Pater-
son, was tried on Saturday for disobedience and
drunkenness, and, having pleaded " Guilty," was,
in consideration of previous good service, sentenced
only to be dismissed from the ship and be prevented
from promotion for three years. Capt. Key, of the
Indus, presided over the court-martial.
The Russian corvettes Rynda and Novick left
Plymouth yesterday (Sunday) for Cherbourg to join
the Imperial corvette Paulonne. The officers dined
with Major-Gen. Hutchinson in Devonport on
Thursday, and, with the officers of the frigate Gen-
ral Admiral, were entertained by the Russian Vice -
Consul, Mr. Wm. Luscombe, at Compton•knoll on
Friday. Commodore Popoff, Capt. Shestakoff, Capt.
Feodorovsky, and the Vice-Consul dined with Rear-
Admiral Sir T. Pasley in the Devonport dockyard
on Saturday. To-day (Monday) the Imperial Prince,
son of the Grand Duchess Marie, is expected from
Torquay at Plymouth to inspect the frigate General
Admiral prior to her departure for Syria, which
will probably take place to-morrow.

The Firebrand, 6, paddlewheel sloop, 410 horse
power, Commander J. M, Bruce, has been inspected,
and the men exercised at general quarters by the
Commander-in Chief, Vice-Admiral J. Hope John-
stone and his staff. The Firebrand sailed for Sheer-
ness yesterday morning, on particular service.
The Edinburgh, 60, screw steam guardship of
coastguard, 450 horse power, Capt. E. C. T. D'Eyn-
court, has arrived at Sheerness, from Portland, to
refit.

The Lords of the Admiralty have appointed Mr.
J. Creasy, late secretary to the captain-superinten•

dent of the Sheerness yard, to be storekeeper of the
said yard, vice Mr. Bedford, who has been appointed
to the Indian Board. Mr. Allen, of the Devonport
dockyard, has been appointed Accountant of Sheer-
ness yard, vice Bedford.
The following appointments were made on Satur-
day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. E. L. Strangways,
to the Impregnable ; Lieut. E. M. Hankinson, to
the Himalaya; J. Bradford, midshipman, to the
Amphion ; H. Creighton, promoted to the rank of
surgeon ; C. P. Mulveeny, acting assist.-surg., to
the Gorgon ; F. Egan, G. Mair, and G. V. Hart,
acting assist.-surgeons to the Chesapeake, as super-
numeraries; and J. Bishop, assist.-surgeon, to the
Icarus.