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London, England, 1860-12-13 00:00:00

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The Harrier, 17, screw, Commander Sir M.
*Gregor, steamed out of Portsmouth harbour yes-
terday, and proceeded to the measured mile in
Stokes Bay to:test her speed at the measured mile.
The ship drew 15 feet 10 inches forward, and 13 feet
8 inches aft. Revolutions of engines---maxinzum,
97 ; mean, 94 ; common screw, with the leadingcorners cut off, with a diameter of 10 feet, and
pitch of 11 feet. The mean of four runs gave the
ship a speed inrknots of 7.629: The Harrier is only
of 100-horse power nominal. It is expected that she
will proceed to the Australian station.
The Isis, 44,
attached to the ordinary at Chatham,
is ordered to be brought up from her moorings at
Long Reach and placed under the shears to be
masted, after which she will go into the second dock,
now occupied by the Cormorant and Linnet screw
despatch gun vessels, to be brought forward for a
coal ship on the coast of Africa:
Steam was got up on Tuesday on board the screw
steamship Royal William, 90, at Devonport, and
she went from Hamoaze outside the Plymouth
breakwater, to try her machinery. Mr. Ward, as-
sistant chief engineer at the Keyham steamyard,
and Mr. Steil, inspector of machinery afloat, at-
tached to the :steam reserve, attended on the part
of the Government, and Mr. George Brown repro-
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sented the manufacturers of the engines, Messrs R.
Napier and Sons, of Glasgow. The Royal William
went over the course at the measured mile four
times, and attained an average speed of 101 knots
in a satisfactory manner. The engines worked up
to 2,100 horses. .Revolutions, 64. She returned
in the evening, and was taken alongside the Kent
sheer-hulk, to ship a second propeller.
The screw steam frigate Liverpool, 01, was put
out of the lock at Keyham steamyard ou Tuesday,
and towed to the Devonport dockyard to be fitted.
Letters have been received at Plymouth from
the paddle wheel steam sloop Hydra, 1, Commander
Richard V. Hamilton. One dated Nov. 27 states
that the officers and crew were all lodged ashore in
the Commissary House at IPlalifax, and that the
ship was being thoroughly cleaned. Another dated
on the 29th says that there were in all 19 oases of
yellow fever and seven deaths,
which occurred at
sea. There were no fresh cases of fever after arri-
val..at Halifax, but in consequence of over-exertion
while attending to the sick, and in the performance
of extra duty, several officers and men, including'
Commander Hamilton and Paymaster William J.
Stevens, have been compelled to go into hospital.
The destination of the ship is uncertain. A warrant
officer, writing home, says the Hydra has been
condemned as " Old and rotten," and will return to
England; while another correspondent states that
she is under orders to go from Halifax to Bermuda
to receive the Admiral, Sir Alexander Milne, K.C.8.,
who is about to inspect the ships at the various
divisions of the North American and West India

stations.
The Rhadamanthus steam-vessel, Mwster-Com-
mending Sturdee, left Woolwich yesterday with
a cargo of boilers, machinery, &c., for the. Black
Prince, iron-cased steam-vessel, now builal.ng by
Messrs. Napier, of Glasgow. Each of thA ten
boilers with which she will be fitted lonia 23
tons, and they have been manufactured with a due'
regard to the utmost strength of metal and excel-
'elm of workmanship. The Rhadamauthus also
embarked 50 supernumerary lads from the Fisgard
flag-ship, which she will convey to Plymouth for
service on board vessels now in commission.
The workmen at the steam factory department,
Woolwich, are now employed until 11 o'clock
nightly, in consequence of the demand existing for
the plates and other materials required for the
completion of the iron-cased steam-vessel Warrior,
now building at Bow-creek, by the Thames Iron
Works Company.
The screw steam corvette Charybdis, 21, Capt.
the Hon. George D. Keane, in Plymouth Sound,
took her powder on board on Tuesday, and yester-
day (Wednesday) sailed for her destination.
The screw steam gunvessel Lynx, 6, Lieut. Com-
mending Henry Berkeley, at Devonport, discharged.
her powder on Wednesday, and was towed along-
side the dockyard to be dismantled.
The screw steamsloop Flying Fish, 6, Commander
Charles W. Hope, is in No. 3 dock at Yeyham
steamyard, Devonport, has been overhauled and

examined.
Her Majesty's ship Cockatrice, built at Newcastle-
on-Tyne, and fully equipped and rigged at Wool-
wich, yesterday went down to Greenhithe in charge
of Master Commander Petley and crew of the
Admiralty yacht Black Eagle. After adjusting
compasses she will proceed to Portsmouth, to be
placed in the first-class ordinary of that port.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty ;—Francis W. 0. Grant has been
appointed to a naval cadetship ; Andrew Cornish,
promoted to second class assist.-engineer in the
Miranda ; Thos. Stewart, acting third class assist.-
engineer, to the Cumberland as supernumerary ;
George Hurst, acting third class assist-engineer, to
the Asia:as supernumerary ; Michael Stewart Guy,
Second Master, to the Impregnable as supernume-
rary; and Edward C. Turmine, paymaster to the
Scourge.