The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-22 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

The Channel fleet, at present at Portland, will
leave that anchorage, according to present arrange-
ments, on the 25th inst. for Spithead, where it will
undergo necessary repairs, and the crews will have
leave of absence ashore.
The hired troopship Sea Breeze will embark at
Portsmouth, for the Mauritius, a detachment of the
2d battalion sth Foot, consisting of four officers
and 32 men. Surgeon Protheroe, R.A., and wife
will also embark at the same time for the Mauri-
tius.
The Urgent, screw troopship, Commander Hire,
steamed out of Portsmouth harbour to Spithead
yesterday, where she was officially inspected by
Captain A. Farquhar, of her Majesty's ship Vic-
tory. The Urgent will proceed to Deptford to-day
to load stores for Malta, if some slight repairs to
the crosshead of her donkey engine shculd be com-
pleted.
The Sidon, 22, paddle, Capt. Crawford, has been
removed from the fitting basin to a berth in Ports-
mouth harbour.
The Undaunted,target ship, has been brought down
Portsmouth harbour, and placed in the fitting
basin, for the purpose of affixing some iron plates
on her sides to he experimented upon from the gun-
nery ship Excellent.
The Bacchante, 50, screw, on her being launched
at Portsmouth on the 30th inst., will be taken in
hand immediately, and brought forward for the
second class steam reserve.
The Odin, 22, on completing her repairs in the
steam basin at Portsmouth, is ordered to be brought
forward for the second class steam reserve.
His Royal Highness Prince Alfred arrived at
Portsmouth yesterday by train from Dover, on the
way to Osborne. His Royal Highness was re-
ceived at the railway station by Flag Capt. Farqu-
har, and conveyed to the dockyard in the carriage
of the Commander-in-Chief, Admiral W. Bowles,
C. 8., where his Royal Highness embarked on board
the Fairy, Commander the Prince Leiningen, and
left immediately for Osborne. His Royal High-
ness travelled strictly in privacy, no salutes being
fired or any demonstration whatever being made.
The paddlewheel steam sloop Virago, 6, Com-
mander Dunn, from Sheerness, arrived at Ply-
mouth on Wednesday morning, with Mr. Paul,
Assistant-Master-Attendant and his men, who were
immediately transferred to the Octavius, 50, ap-
pointed to be towed from Plymouth yesterday
morning for Portsmouth, where she is to be con-
verted into a screw.
The screw steam frigate Termagant, 25, went
from Plymouth Sound, on Wednesday, into
Hamoaze, to have some defects made good.
The screw steam ship Revenge, 91, at Plymouth,
was receiving her guns on Wednesday.
The gunboat Jackdaw was removed on Monday
from Keyham to Devonport dockyard to expedite
her preparations for sea.
The gunboat Hind, tender to the Russell, 60, at
Falmouth, arrived at Plymouth on Monday with
supernumeraries for the guardship Impregnable,
and returned to Falmouth on Tuesday.
The apprentices' brig Sealark, 8, Lieut. Marcus
Lowther, tender to the Britannia, at Portsmouth,
arrived at Plymouth on Tuesdoy.
The paddlewheel steam-sloop Gladiator, 6, Com-
mander Hickley, went from Hamoaze on Tuesday
into Plymouth Sound to try her engines.
The following appointments wer, made yester-
day at the Admiralty :---Lieut. Louis Geneste, to
the Excellent ' • Lieut. Hugo B. Burnaby, to the
Nile ; Lieut. H. G. Belson, to the Imperieuse ;
Lieut. T. F. Studdert, to the Diadem ; F. C. H.
Petch, master's assistant, to the Topaze ; and E.
F. Merewether, master's assistant, to the Mars.