The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-14 00:00:00

IIEI2 MAJESTY.

WINDSOR CASTLE, May 13.
Her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Leopold
and Princess BeAtrice, with the ladies and gentle-
men in waiting, arrived at the Castle shortly after
live o'clock last evening from Bucli.ingliam Palace.
The Queen drove out in the grounds, attended
by the Marchioness of Ely, this morning.

NAVAL AND 3111,1TA111' INTELLIGENCE•

The Inconstant made 14 preliminary trial of her
speed at her light draught yesterday morning,
under the sup,rintcndence of the officials. of the
Steam Reserve and dockyard at Portmouth. She
made two runs at the measured tulle in Stokes Bay,
which were considered very satisfactory, but as
there was a strong breeze, and the ship was light,
the further trials were postponed, and she re-
turned to the harbour. It is expected she will he
completed for sea before her final trials are made.
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The Endymion, screw frigate, Captain Wake,
will be paid out of commission at Portsmouth on
the 20,h inst., all standing, and is expected to be
immediately recommissioned.
Another veteran of the " Great War" has de-
parted. Admiral Bateman Dashwood died sud-
denly at Geneva on the 9th inst., in the 80th year
of his age. This gallant officer entered the service
in 1799, and served uninterruptedly till the peace
of 1815. He was a midshipman in the Defiance
at the battle of Copenhagen, under Lord Nelson.
In 1811 he was first lieutenant of the Active,
then commanded by the late Sir James Gordon,
G.C.8., and when that officer fought and took
the French frigate Pomone, after a desperate con-
test. When Sir James had his leg shattered by a
cannon shot, Lieut. Dashwood took the command of
the Active until he himself lost his arm, and the
French ship finally struck to the third lieutenant.
Captain Dashwood afterwards, when in command
of a brig, fought and captured two French priva-
teers. In 181 G, before our expedition against Algiers,
Capt. Dashwood was sent in the Prometheus to
parley with the Dey, and to place our Consul and
his family in safety on board the ship. This could
only be effected by stratagem, as the Dey re used to
let them leave the town. The Consul's wife passed
the gate disguised as a sailor, but her child, which
she carried in a basket, having cried as they passed
the sentry, the party were pursued, and with ditt-
culty defended themselves until they reachel the
boat of the Prometheus. Captain Dashwood then
joined Lord Exmouth's fleet, and was present at the
bombardment of Algiers.
The following appointments were made yestcr'
day at the Admiralty :--Captain .J. E. Coalmen:ll,
Ar.C., to the Monarch, commissioned; C.iptain B.
Lacy, to the Endymion, when that ship is meow'
missioned ; Staff-Commander Wm. S. Aldrich, to
the Monarch ; Lieut. Ed. Pilkington, Licut. Francis
J. J. Eliott, Licut. Stuart 11. Rickman, and Lieut.
[leery A. Arundel, to the Monarch ; Sub'
Lieut. F. A. Blackett, Sub-Lieut Arthur .1'
Hamilton, Sub-Lieut. Edward P. Statham, 90
Sub-Lieutenant Frederick Papillon, to the Monarch;
Navigating Sub-Lieutenant Robert Harwood, to
the Monarch ; George F. Maynard, Win. Wright,
Charles R. Arbuthnot, and Henry D. Barry, mid"
shipmen, to the Monarch ; Arthur T. Dew, Pascoe
G. Fronde, Clarence G. H. Messum, and Edward
L. Lang, naval cadets, to the Monarch ; Richard
11. Wellings and John W. Brown, navigating
midshipmen, to the Monarch ; James Roffey, chief
engineer, to the Lord IVarden ; Jeremiah J. Hatch,
assistant-surgeon, to the Hector ; Dr. 'lles. Jame-
son, assist :nt-sargeTn, to the Duke of Wellington ;
Joseph Martin, paymaster, to the Monarch ; Ar-
thur Hughes, assistant-paymaster, to the Monarch;
Alfred H. L. Giles, clerk, to the Monarch ; and
Ambrose Wall, assistant-clerk, to the Monarch.