The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-12 00:00:00

THE NA Vl'.

The Duncan, 101, screw, in the steam_ basin at
Portsmouth, is having two large metal knees, or
brackets, affixed to her stern and outer sternpost,
with a view of counteracting the effects of vibration
on that part of the ship, caused by the new screw
when under steam.

The Blenheim, 60, screw, coastguard ship, Capt.
E. Tatham, steamed out of Portsmouth yesterday,
and anchored at Portsmouth to take in powder and
shell, previous to her departure for Portland. On
clearing the harbour's mouth she exchanged the
usual salutes with H.M.S. Victory, flagship of the
Commander-in-Chief.

Private letters from H.M.S. Wasp, dated Madeira,
June 29, announce her safe arrival there on the day
previous, all well. She was to proceed on her voy-
age to the Cape of Good Hope on the Ist July. A
seaman had fallen overboard during her passage
out, but had been saved by the presence of mind
and personal exertions of her senior lieutenant, Mr.
W. R. Kennedy.
The Perseverance screw troopship, Commander
E. R. Power, has been removed from dock to the
steam basin at Portsmouth, and has commenced
coaling alonside the eastern quay.
The Philomel, 5, new screw three-masted schooner,
built by Messrs. White of Cowes, has been placed in
No. 8 dock at Portsmouth for the purpose of being
thoroughly surveyed by the master builder and his
staff before receiving her copper.
The gunboat Violet (tender to the Eagle), having
been thoroughly repaired, left Devonport on Tues-
day for Torbay.
The steam-tender Zephyr, J. Bond master, which
left Plymouth Sound on Tuesday, with despatches
for Admiral Fremantle, returned to the Sound on
Wednesday. She did not succeed in communicating
with the squadron. _ _

The screw steam frigate Emerald, 51, Captain A.
Cumming, left Plymouth Sound on Tuesday after-
noon for the purpose of going into dock at Keyham
steam-yard. After passing St. Nicholas Island,
and when in the narrow part of the entrance to
Hamoaze, a merchant brig, in tow of a steam-tug,
from Stonehouse Pool, was observed suddenly
rounding Stonehouse Point, and, in order to avoid
injuring the hrie, the Gith.te %vas backed n0r....
towards Barn Pool, when the ebbing tide caught
her bow, and she grounded on the beach at about
half-past 2 o'clock. It was not low tide until half-
past 3, and she did not float off until 7, when she
was moored to a buoy, and was yesterday (Wed-
nesday) morning taken up Hamoaze. She will be
placed to-day in No. 1 dock, from which the Charon
and Goshawk are to be removed. With ships like
the Emerald, which is 265 feet 6 inches long, it
seems necessary that a steam tender should be in
advance when passing through a strait so narrow
as the entrance to Hamoaze.

The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—Commander W. B. Elphin-
stone, to the Hornet, commissioned ; Lieut. James
T. Pringle, to the Megazlra ; Lieut. W. M. Bridgen,
to the Hornet; George K. Allen, master, to the
Hornet; Andrew R. Gordon, mate, to the Edgar ;
H. Dolphin and R. M. Sperling, midshipmen, to
the Trafalgar; Richard L. Canney, first-class assist.-
engineer, to the Asia, as supernumerary; and James
Wootton, acting third-class assist-engineer, to the
Asia, as supernumerary.