The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-11 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1860.

SOUTH WALES IN AUTUMN

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THE NAVY.

REVIEW OF THE CHANNEL FLEET.
The fleet, having all got under way by about 8
a.m., stood out to sea from Milford Haven, and hay-
ing made an offing of about seven miles, the Os-
borne, which had previously joined, with the Lords
of the Admiralty on board, made the signal for the
fleet to form a double line. They accordingly,
broke into two divisions; the starboard one, con-
sisting of the Royal Albert, 121 ; the Donegal, 101;
the Conqueror, 101 ; the Mars, 80, and the Trafal-
gar, 91, was led by Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Fre-
mantle, K.C.8., in the Royal Albert. The port
division, under Rear-Admiral Erskine, in the Ed-
gar, 91, which was leading, comprised also the
Algiers, 91 ; the Aboukir, 91; the Centurion, 80 ;
the Mersey, 40; and the Diadem, 32. The ma-
nceuvre [having been executed with great pre-
cision, the Osborne signalled for the fleet to make
sail under easy canvass, followed by an order from
the Admiral to bank up the fires. Having stood on
thus for some time, the two divisions tacked in suc-
cession to the starboard, after which the order was
given to form a single line of battle. This was
efficted by the starboard division standing on its
course, and the pert one tacking until they came
into line, when they followed in the wake of their
predecessors, an interval of two cables' length sepa-
rating each ship.. The concluding and most exciting '
mancouvre of the day was then made by the whole
getting orders to make all sail that could be done
with safety, and running before the wind. Stud-
dingsail boons were then run out, and every inch
of canvass both alow and aloft that would draw was
set. The order was then given to make for the
nearest port, on which the fleet bore up for Milford
Haven, The Osborne then steamed up to the Ad-
miral's ship, and Rear-Admiral Pelham C. 8., hailed
Vice-Admiral Sir C. Fremantle, K.C.8.,' and ex-
pressed, on the part of his Grace the Duke of Somer-
set and the rest of the Lords, the extreme satisfac-
tion they all felt, not only in the appearance of the
fleet, but also in the admirable precision with which
all the manoeuvres had that day been performed,
and we believe Capt. Ramsay, C. 8., the superinten-
dent of Pembroke Dockyard, was commissioned to
convey the above opinion in writing to the Admi-
ral of the fleet. The Osborne then parted company
—the Royal Albert giving the Lords of the Admi-
ralty a salute of 19 guns, which the Osborne ac-
knowledged by dipping her ensign, after which she
stood to the southward, it being their Lordships'
intention to inspect some important works in pro-
gress at the Scilly Isles, and afterwards proceed to
Devonport to inspect the dockyard at that place.
Nothing could be more favourable than the weather
—it was slightly hazy up to eight o'clock a.m.,
when it cleared up, and a fine fresh breeze came
from the north-east, which lasted up to three
o'clock, p.m., when it died away. The whole of
the signalling was done by bunting, and not
by Ward's new system, as was generally sup-
posed that it would-be, and the brilliant flags had
a very pretty effect as rapidly repeated by every
third ship. As the fleet entered the harbour the
Admiral made the signal for all the ships to take
up their old berths, and by 6 o'clock p.m. all were
in their original positions.
The Lords of the Admiralty previous to leaving
Pembroke dock granted the employees the usual
half holiday for Saturday.
The following vessels comprise the four classes of
the steam reserve at Portsmouth, the list corrected
to this date :

First Class—Duke of Wellington, 131 guns, 700
horse power ; Princess Royal, 91 guns, 400 horse
power; Shannon, 51 guns, 600 horse power; Im-
mortalite, 51 guns, 600 horse power; Volcano, 6
guns, 140 horse power; Philomel, 6 guns, 80 horse
power; and gunboats Brazen, Beaver, Snapper,
Traveller, Grinder, and Blazer, of two guns each,
and 60 horse power.
Second Class—Royal Sovereign, 131 guns, 800
horse power; Victoria, 121 guns, 1,000 horse power ;
Prince of Wales, 131 guns, 800 horse power ; Dun-
can, 101 guns, 800 horse power; Nelson, 91 guns,
500 horse power ; the Sutlej, 51 gans, 500 horse
pun cr the Harrier, 17 guns, 100 horse pcwor
Rinaldo, 17 guns, 200 horse power; the Medea, 6
guns, 350 horse power; the Stromboli, 6 guns, 280
horse power; the Coquette, 6 guns, 200 horse power ;
and the gunboats Cracker, Fancy, S winger, Pincher,
and Badger, of 60 horse power each, and 2 guns.
Third Class—The Tribune, 31 guns, 300 horse
power; the Rosamond, 6 guns, 280 horse power;
the Vigilant, 4 guns, 200 horse power ; the Vulture,
6 guns, 470 horse power; the Cygnet, 5 guns, 80
horse power ; and the gunboats Cheerful, Rambler,
Pet, Daisy, Angler, Chub, Ant, Pert, and Decoy, of
two gans each and 21 horse power.
FDurth Class—The screw transport Fox, 200
horse power ; the Erebus, 16 guns, 200 horse power ;
the Meteor, 14 guns, 150 horse power; and the
Glatton, 14 guns, 150 horse power.
The foregoing—not including the gunboats and
mortar vessels in Haslar-yard—consist of seven line-
of battle ships, four frigates, two corvettes, nine
sloops, three floating batteries, 20 gunboats, and
one troop steamer. They give a total force of 1,150
guns, propelled by 11,420 horse-power (nominal).
The Fox steam troopship is given its this return as
not carrying any guns, but in the official Navy List
she still carries "42" attached to her name.
The Admiralty paddlewheel steam yacht Osborne,
1, G. H. K. Bower, master, from Falmouth, arrived
in Plymoutn Sound on Sunday afternoon last, and
at 5 40 p.m. went up Hamoaze. She had on
board the First Lord of the Admiralty, his Grace
the Duke of Somerset, Vice-Admiral the Hon. F.
T. Pelham, C. 8., and Mr. S. Whitbread, M.P. As
the yacht passed the Plymouth citadel the artil-
lerymen fired a salute of 17 guns, and as she ap-
proached Hamoaze a similar compliment was paid
by the flagship Impregnable, 104, Captain Lord F.
H. Kerr, C. 8., with yards manned. Admiral Supe-
rintendent Sir C. S. Pasley went on board in his
galley immediately. The yacht was moored off the
Devonport Dockyard, and at 10 o'clock yesterday
their Lordships landed and assembled at the Admi-
ral's office, shortly after which they commenced their
annual inspection of the arsenal by visiting the
south smithery, the masthouse, &c. The Duke of
Somerset dined with Port Admiral Sir A. Fanshaw e,
K.C.8., attended the ball at St. George's-hall in
the evening, and to-day (Tuesday), at 11, will hold
the levee in the dockyard. Besides those already
named the following gentlemen connected with the
Admiralty are expected at Devonport—viz., Capt.
C. Eden, C. 8., a member of the board; Rear. Admi-
ral Lord C. C. E. Paget, C. 8., M.P., first secretary;
Capt. J. Moore, private secretary to the First Lord ;
Sir B. Walker, C. 8., Controller of the Navy; and
Col. G. T. Greene, director of civil engineering and
architectural works.

A 40-pounder Armstrong gun, accompanied with
a new description of naval carriage, has been re-
ceived at Portsmouth and mounted for experimen-
tal purposes on board the Brazen gunboat, tender
to the Excellent, gunnery ship of the port.
A general survey of stores and timber in her
Majesty's dockyard at Sheerness has just com•
menced, Mr. Archibald M'Dougal and Mr. W.
Dickson having been appointed surveyor on the
part of the Storekeeper-General's Department of
the Admiralty ; and Mr. C. Stewart and Mr. G. B.
F. Jeffreys on the part of the storekeeper of the
Sheerness dockyard.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Lieut. C. D. Broughton to the
Megrera ; T. Bradbridge, paymaster, additional, to
the Dauntless • J. Ray, paymaster, additional, to the
Colossus ; C. Ar. Tuke, paymaster, additional, to the
Edinburgh ; T. W .Wells, paymaster, to the Ariel ;
E. W. Jerdan, paymaster, to the Spiteful ; and M.
Max well, assist-paymaster, to the Ariel.