The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-01 00:00:00

THE NA TY.

Vice-Admiral H. W. Bruce, Naval Commander-
-In-Chief at Portsmouth, and Rear-Admiral the Hon.
G. Grey, superintendent of the dockyard at that
port, accompanied by their respective staffs, yester-
day called on the Moorish Ambassador at the
George Hotel. His Excellency and suite, accom-
panied by Mr. Drummond Hay and Capt. Lynch,
after wards proceeded in Admiral Bruce's carriage,
attended by Flag-Lieut. L. C. H. Robinson, and re-
turned the visit of the two Admirals and also upon
Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., Lieut.-Governor of Ports-
mouth. His Excellency afterwards embarked on
board the Pigmy steam-tender and steamed up the
harbour and on board her Majesty's ship Victory,
which saluted his Excellency on leaving with 19
guns. A large party was entertained yesterday
evening at Dent's George Hotel by his Excellency.
The embarkation of his Excellency and suite on
board the 'Melpomone, 50, screw-frigate, at Spit-
head, on their return to Morocco was fixed to take
place at 10 a.m. to-day.
The Tribune, 31, screw, Capt. G. P. Hornby,
whose arrival at Spithead from the Pacific was re-
ported in The Sun of yesterday, has commenced
taking out powder and shell at Spithead, and will
go into Portsmouth harbour to strip and pay off.
The Torch, 5, screw gun-vessel, Commander
F. H. Smith, steamed into Portsmouth harbour
yesterday from Spithead to make good some slight
defects.
EThe Philomel, 5, screw gun -vessel, was tested
officially at the measured mile in Stokes-bay yes-
terday by the Government officials of Portsmouth
Dockyard. She attained an average speed of nearly
11 knots, a result which may be considered satis-
factory, as she is only of 80-horse power nominal,
Her machinery is by Messrs. Napier, of Glasgow
and its working was everything that could be
wished for. Messrs. White, of Cowes, were the
builders of the vessel.

The Pelican, recently launched at Pembroke, is
now in the hands of Mr. Paul, master attendant of
Devonport Dockyard, and his party of seamen rig-
gers, who are fitting up jury rigging preparatory
to navigating her round to Portsmouth, where she
will take her engines on board and be fitted for
commission. The following are her principal di-
mensions :—Length between perpendiculars,lBsft. ;
length of keel for tonnage, 164 ft. ; breadth extreme,
33ft. 2in. ; breadth for tonnage, 33ft. ; breadth
moulded, 32ft. 4in. ; depth of hold, 17ft. Sin. ;
burden, 950 tons. The Pelican is pierced for 16
broadside and one pivot gun, and will have engines
of 200 horse power.
The Tyburnia, hired troop-ship, sailed from Spit-

head for Calcutta yesterday morning.
His Russian Majesty's screw steam-corvette
Rinda, Capt. Popoff, pierced for 42 guns, but carry-
ing only 6, arrived in Plymouth Sound on Tuesday
morning, and at eight o'clock saluted the British
flag in the citadel, and the flag of the Port-Admiral,
which salutes were duly acknowledged. She is
short of hands, having only 150 men, and is from
the Amoor and Japan. The Rinda touched at St.
Helena and Ascension, and is bound to St. Peters-

burg.

The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—" Commander J. H. Cave,
to the Styx, vice Commander Vesey, promoted ; C.
G. Symons, assist.-surg., to the Cumberland; R.
Hogue, assist.-surg., to the Emerald; B. Gregory,
assist.-surg., confirmed in the Amphion ; W. Miller,
3d class assist.-engineer, to the Industry ; F. Seaton,
master's assistant, to the Gorgon ; and S. L. Need-
ham, clerk, to the Hawke.