The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-02 00:00:00

2111? NAVY.

Vice-Adn.ii al H. W. Bruce hoisted his flag (white
at the fore) as Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth,
on board the Excellent, at noon yesterday, under
the customary salutes from that ship and the Vic-
tory. Admiral W. Bowles, C. 8., hauled down his
flag from the main of the Victory at sunset yester-
day. This morning Viee.Admiral Bruce removes
his flag to the Victory, the flagship of the Comman-
der-in-Chief at the port.
It is expected that Lieut. Francis G. Suttie, at
present serving on board her Majesty's ship Royal
Albert, will receive the appointment of Flag-Lieut.,
should Lieut. Robinson receive the usual step of
rank on the hauling down of an Admiral's flag.
A letter dated Torbay, Tuesday, received at Ply-
mouth, from one of the officers of the Channel
squadron, says that off the Lizard the ships were
taken all aback, and could not again form a line.
The Edgar, Queen, and Donegal remained out. Be-
sides the casualties to the Queen, Diadem, Algiers,
and Mersey, already reported in lhe Sun, the let-
ter states that the Aboukir lost her cross-jack yard
and starboard quarter-boats, the Royal Albert
pitched her jib-boom under at times, and the Trafal-
gar lost her jib-Loom ; she will probably call at Ply-
mouth before proceeding to the Tagus.
Her Majesty's gunboat Torch, launched from the
builder's yard ou Tuesday, arrived at Woolwich
yesterday, and was towed down to Chatham yard
to be fitted for service.

Her Majesty's Royal paddle-yacht has been paid
off at Portsmouth, and recommissioned again on
Tuesday. Yesterday the commissioned officers on
board received their commissions from the Admi-
ralty, through the hands of Capt. Hon. J. Daimon.
The official trial of the Bacchante, 51, screw, at
Portsmouth, is expected to take place on the 6th
instant.

An accident occurred yesterday morning on
board the Ariadne, 26, screw steamer, at Spithead,
which, by an extraordinary piece of good fortune,
was unattended by any serious consequences. At the
usual hour in the morning the topgallantmasts were
being sent up, and the operation was nearly com-
pleted, when the mast-rope of the rnaintopgallant-
mast broke, and the spar came down with terrific
force from its lofty position, and, breaking its way
through the upper deck, struck one of the 10-inch
maindeck guns on the breech, which checked its
further progress. The breech was slightly elevated,
and rested on the end of a handspike for the pur-
pose of cleaning, and so great was the force of the
blow ori the gun that the end of the handspike was
broken short off. This was all the damage done,
none of the hands on deck being touched by the
spar in its descent.
The Hero, 91, screw, Capt. George 11. Seymour,
is expected to sail from Spithead this morning for
Lisbon.
The crew of the screw steamship Sanspareil,
Capt. Wilmot, C. 8., in Plymouth Sound, were
mustered and inspected on Wednesday by Capt.
Jerningliam, of the gunnery ship Cambridge, pre-
paratory to her departure for Queenstown. She
will call at Pembroke.
The screw steamship Conqueror, 101, at Ply-
mouth, received her powder on Wednesday ; her
crew were to be paid yesterday.
The hired transport Nuggett has arrived at
Woolwich for the embarkation of troops for New
Zealand.
The War Department have chartered the North-
fleet, the Speedwell, and Fontanelle, to ship mili-
stores from Woolwich arsenal. _

The steam storeship Rhadamanthus, F. R. Stur
dee master, sailed from Plymouth for Pembroke on
Wednesday.
The military store screw transport Lord Pan-
inure, Mr. H. T. Moore master commanding, which
vessel sailed from Devonport on Sunday, arrived. at
Woolwich on Wednesday, having dischared 700
empty powder barrels at Purfleet. Her cargo con-
sists of 70 ship's guns, over-vented, 30 tons of re-
turned shells, 700 chests of the obsolete muskets
(for the Tower), which have been replaced by rifles,
now in general use in the army, aiid sundry cases
of returned stores. The Lord Panmure reports
• having experienced a most fearful gale in the Chan-
nel, carrying away her foregaff, headboard, sails,
&c. On coming to anchor in the Downs the chief
officer was severely disabled by a fall. From the
violence of th gale communication was cut off from
the shore, and no medical assistance was procurab.
until the ship's arrival at Woolwich.
The Indiana screw steamer, hired transport, em•
barked yesterday at Portsmouth for Corfu a de.
tachment of the ffrst battalion 9th Foot, 11 officers,
3 officers' wives, 4 officers' children, 2 female ser-
vants, 314 rank and file, 20 soldiers' wives, 35 sol-
diers' children, and 1 horse; for Gibraltar, a detach-
ment of Royal Artillery, 51 non-commissioned
officers and men. The Indiana remained alongside
the dockyard last night to give time for the troops
to settle down in their berths. She will proceed to
her destination this morning.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—John R. Aylen, David M.
Welch, and Alfred Bailiston, masters; John M.
Minter, deputy inspector-general ; George H.
Mowbray, paymaster; and John'Marston, assistant
paymaster, reappointed to the Royal yacht Victoria
and Albert ; Henry Campion, paymaster, additional,
to the Edinburgh ; John 'l'. Sueter, assistant-pay-
master to the Nile; George Robinson, assistant-
clerk, to the Royal Albert ; G. F.A. Rowe, assistant-
clerk, to the Fisgard ; 'William Price, inspector of
machinery afloat, to the Cumberland, for service in
steam unwary at Sheerness; John H. Langley,