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

2HE NAVY.

The screw line-of-battle ship Royal Albert, 121,
bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir C. Fremantle,
Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Fleet, arrived
at Portland on Wednesday under steam from Ply-
mouth, and took up her old position in the harbour.
The Aboukir, 91, left Portland under canvas on
Tuesday afternoon for a cruise in the Channel. The
coal-hulk Pitt arrived on Tuesday night from Ports-
mouth, in tow of the paddlewheel steamers Viragl
and Lucifer, and was placed at her moorings at an
early hour next morning. The Virago shortly after-
wards left the harbour for the westward. There are
now three Admirals at Portland Fremantle,
Erskine, and Elliott, and the following ship■ and
gunboats :—The Royal Albert, 121, Capt. H. J.
Lacon ; the Edgar, 91, Capt. I. E. Katon ; the
Algiers, 91, Capt. W. D. O'Callaghan ; the Mars,
80, Capt. J. N. Strange; the Donegal, 101, Capt.
H. Broadhead ; the Hero, 91, Capt. G. 11. Seymour;
the Trafalgar, 91, Capt. E. G. Fanshawe ; the Mel-
pomene, 51, Capt. J. F. Ewart ; the Mutine, 17,
Coin. Wm. Graham ; the Blenheim, 60, Capt. F.
Scott ; the Flying Fish, 6, Com. C. W. Hope ; and
the gunboats Biter, !, and Partridge, 2.
The screw steamship Royal William, 90, will
probably be taken out of dock at Dovonport next
Thursday. _

The Niersey, 40, screw, Capt. H. Caldwell, C. 8.,
left Soithead at noon yesterday, under canvas, for
the westward. Wind fresh from N.N.E.
The Bacchante, 51, screw, in the steam•basin at
Portsmoath, is nearly complete at the hands of the
riggers and steam reserve. She has commenced
shipping her stores and coaling, preparatory to her
steam trial.

The Alacrity, 4, screw gun vessel, Commander J.
K. Baird, is Ailing up her complement of coal from
the depot at Spithead.
The Diadem, 32, screw, Capt. J. H. Cockburn, is
refitting at Spithead, and has sent down fore and
mainyards, topsailyards,topgallantmasts, an d. rigged
in jilaboom.
The new screw gun-vessel Espoir, 5, has been
stripped, and was towed on Wednesday to Keyham
yard, where she will be docked, coppered, and re-
ceive her. machinery.
The screw steam sloop Greyhound, 17, Comman-
der F. W. Sullivan, has filled up with coal, and is
now waiting orders in Plymouth Sound.
The screw steamship Aboukir, 90, Capt. Chas.
F. Schomberg, from Portland, arrived in Plymouth
Sound on Wednesday.
The gunboat Hind, tender to the Rnssell, GO, at
Falmouth, arrived at Plymouth on Wednesday for
stores. .

The steam storeship Rhadamanthus, Master
Commander Sturdee, having transported 120 sea-
men from Portsmouth for service in the newly-
constructed screw steam frigate Forte, at Sheerness,
arrived at Woolwich on Wednesday evening, and
was yesterday taken into basin to reload with
steam gear for Plymouth, whence she is ordered to
embark riggers for Milford Haven.
Her Majesty's screw steam schooner Ranger, 5,
launched from Deptford yard,and fitted by Messrs.
Rennie with a couple of 80-horse engines, is ordered
to proceed to Woolwich this morning and enter
into trial of her machinery at the measured mile.
The hired steam transport Khersonese, laden
with war stores for China, has left Greenhithe for
her destination. The steam transport Britannia,
the Mantura, the Leo, and the Agnes hare been
chartered by the War Department to ship stores
from the Military Store-offices, Woolwich.
Fifty first and second class lads were yesterday
enrolled in the Fisgard's offices at Woolwich for the
nary, and an additional number of 80, supplied
with a complete seagoing kit, wore despatched by
rail to Portsmouth as disposable for the fleet.
The following will be the future establishment
of engineers and stokers on board her Majesty's
ships

ENGINEERS,
Vessels under 200-horse power 3 assists
Do. at 200 h-p., and under 350 h-p., 1 chief and 3 do.
Do. at 350 h-p., and tinder 500 h-p., 1 chief and 4 do,
Do. at 503 h-p., and upwards .. 1 chief and 6 do.

STOKERS,