The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-08 00:00:00

THE NAVY IN COMMISSION.

The retiring Board of Admiralty leave the following
naval forces in commission on their retiring from office :
Ships. Guns. Men.
China and East Indies
Australia
Cape of Good Hopo
West Coast of Africa
Brazils
Pacific
. North America. and West Indies 22 290 3,211
Mediterranean 23 475 5,222
Particular service
Coast-guard service
Fitting out
Surveying service
Home ports 49 1,256 6,713

Total 277 4,,30 44,479

In the coast-guard service, ships at the home ports
and ships fitting out, we have 8 screw line-of-battle
ships—namely, 3 three-deckers, 4 ships of 90 guns, 1 of
80 guns, and 9 screw block ships of 60 guns—total 17,
all sea-going vessels ; but perhaps they require 1,000
men to fill up their ships' companies to the fall com-
plements.
DEATH OF REAR ADafIRAL SIR EATON S. TRAVERS,
KNIGHT. —We have to record the demise of Rear Ad•
miral Sir Eaton S. Travers, who died on Thursday last
at Ditchingbam Lodge, Great Yarmouth, in his 76th
year. The gallant admiral had seen considerable active
service, he having been engaged with the enemy on
upwards of 100 occasions ; commanded at the destruc-
tion of eight batteries, and three martello towers ; as
also at the capture of 60 sad of vessels, 18 or 20 of
which were armed, and many cutout of harbour, or from
under batteries. His services have been honourably
mentioned in eight Gazettes, and he received the ap-
proval of the Lords of the Admiralty ; of the late Ad-
miral Sir John Duckworth, when commander in chief in
the West Indies ; of Admiral Lord Exmouth, when
commander in chief in the Mediterranean ; and cf
Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, when commander in chief in
North America.
The Curacoa, 31, screw, Captain Thomas H. Mason,
returned yesterday to Spithead, from her cruise to the
chops of the Channel.
The Rhadamanthus, 4, store ship, Master Commander
F. R.
R Sturdee, arrived in Portsmouth Harbour on Sa-
turday, with machinery and stores from Woolwich.
The Cressy, 84, screw, Capt. Edward Pellew Halsted,
is fitting in Sheerness basin with all dispatch as the
future screw guard ship of the steam reserve for that
harbour. On Saturday this vessel was shifting her
berth in the basin, when a heavy squall took her, broke
the hawser, and she was driven stern on to the basin
wall, whereby her rudder has become much damaged ;
besides, it is feared from the violent nature of the strike
that in all probability her stern-post is more or less in-
jured. We hope, however, such is not the case ;if so,
she wil! have to be docked again.
The Locust, 3 paddle, Lieut. Commander J. B. Field,
with the Uztrd, paddle, Lieut, Commander E. E.
Maunsell, aro still under orders to be in readiness to
convey the marine artillery, about 130 strong, from
Sheerness to Portsmouth. The Adder, tug, is also
ordered to take their luggage to the same pert.
The Tartar, 20, screw corvette, Cept. Dunlop, was in
Barbadoes on the sth Jan. last, and had left there on a
special cruise, and will not be at Sheerness to pay off,
we hear, till June or July.
The Royal George, 102, auxiliary screw guard-chip
of Sheerness Harbour, is now getting down to her
proper bearing, having supplied the place of the For-
midable, 84, sailing ship, which vessel is now stripping
for ordinary at sheerness.
The Spanker, gun-boat, in charge of Mr. Valentine
Coming, left Sheerness yesterday for Hull, there to
place herself as tender to the Cornwallis, 60, screw
coast-guard ship in the harbour.
Sandfly, gun-boat, Lieut. Commander J. P. J. Parry,
left Sheerness yesterday for Hull, as tender to the Corn-
wallis, GO, screw.
The Russell, 60, screw, coast-guard ship, Co.ptaiu

H. A. Storey, has been detained in Sheerness in' con-
sequence of something connected with her machinery
not having arrived ; as soon, however, as it arrives she
will be piloted away for Falmouth by Mr. George
Brockman, master of the Wildfire. It is general!),
expected that she will leave Sheerness to-day,