The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-17 00:00:00

2IIE NAVY.

The 'Channel fleet entered. Plymouth Soun&yes-
terday (Friday).. It consists of the flagship Royal
Albert., 121, hear• Admiral Sir .C. Fremantle; the
Hero, 01, Capt. Sir G.' BrOoke ; 'the Algiers, 91,
Cant. O'Callaghan.; the Agamemnon, 91, Capt.
Wilson ; the Omar, 90, Capt. Mason; the ;Emerald,
50, Capt. Cumming; the-James Watt, 91, Capt. E.
Codd ; the Aboukir, 90, Capt. Schomberg ; and
the Topaze, 50, 'Capt. Spencer. (The 'drips hove
in sight about 9 a.m. ; the Admiral entered at 11;
the last ship at 2 p.m. ; the fkgship,parted her bower
cable in thc:SoUnd ; the Melpomene and the Mersey
parted company from the rest,of the fleet at sea,
. The,Duke of .Somerset and other Lords of the
Adtniralty continued some hours on Thursday'
morning on boardthe Osborne in
yacht, in Haoaze.
The screw steamship Encounter, 14, andi he paddle-
wheel steam-sloop., Cortaur,
.6, both-at Devonport,
have been ordered to be brought forward for inne;
diate commission. 'ln the-alternodn theirilordihipS
landed in the DevonpOrt Doekyard, and went to
the office 'of Admiral-Superintendent Sir, Thomas
Pasley, where they granted an interview to the.
riggers of that establishment, who seek to be placed
on the same footing with the ropemakers and sail.-
makers. The artisans,will not be mustered, but the

half-holyday usually Obtained on the occasion will
be granted to-day (Saturday.) It has been deter-
mined to enlarge No. 3 dock, to do which it wilLbo
necessary to remove the houses used by the boats'
crews. From the" Arsenal the. First Lord and Ad-
miral DMidas proceeded to inspect the guardship
Impregnable, 104, flag of Sir Barrington Reynolds,
K.C.B. The boys and novices were,exercisea. The
gunncry-,ship Cambridge, Capt. Arthur W. lerning-
ham, was next visited. In the evening an official
dinner was given by Major-Gen. Eden, Commander
of the Forces in the West; and. the Duke of Somer-
set' entertained Sir Thomas Pasley on bdard the
Admiralty yacht. Their lordships left Plymouth
yesterday (Friday)- morning at 10.45 by the ex-
preSs train. _

- Letters received at Plymouth on Thursday from
the screw steamship Caesar, 90, Capt. Thr mas H.
Matson, state that she and the rest of the fleet an-
chored in Torbay at 9.30 p.m. the previous evening.
On! Wednesday morning they met Admiral
Erikine's portion of the fleet—viz., the. Edgar,
Neptune, and Imperieuse, going down Channel.
The screw steam frigate Imperieuse, 51, Captain
John J. Frere, from the eastward, arrived in Ply-
mouth Sound yesterday (Friday) morning.
His Netherlands Majesty's screw steam sloop
LoO, 10, Captain J. Van Gogh, from the Texel for
Cadiz and Batavia, put into !'lymouth Sound for
fuel yesterday (Friday) morning.
The Akbar, hired troopship, sailed from Ports-
mouth yesterday for Bombay.
The Colossus, 80; screw steamer, has been moved
out of the steam basin to a• berth up Portsmouth,
harbour, preparatory to a further trial of her fur-
nace. -

fhe Mohawk, 6, screw, at Portsmouth, has been
pl ed ip Ko. 7 dock, to be examined and receive
th necessary repairs to her bottom.
'he 'Simoom, screw troopship, Commander ,J.
Coe.k, has 'been undocked from No. 8 dock, Port:-
mbitth, and placed under the shears in the steam
ba4in for masting. She will very shortly be ready
forlfurther service. '
he Shannon, 51, screw, has sent up her lower
an topsail yards, and is ready for immediate com-
mission.

The Sphinx, 6, paddle, has been berthed along-
sid tbe'noith quay of the steam basin to receive
etil 'le guns, shot, &c.,
'he ~,crew steam frigate Diadem, 32, Captain
NI orsom, Steamed on Thursday from. Hamoaze into
PI mouth Sound; and took in her powder.
'he screw steam cervette Scylla, 21, Capt. Lam-
)e t. from a cruise in the Channel, arrived in Ply-
) th Sound on Thursday, and went alongside the
I depot, preparatory to sailing for Gibraltar.
he naval transport Diligence, E. Crook master,
'r m Deptford, and the lighters Falmouth, T. Car-

IF i i maker, and Sinbad,W. Moon master, both
1. m Woolwich, arrived at Plymouth on Thurs-

In the evening of the 15th instant an order by

graph arrived at Sheerness for the floating bat-
tery Trusty to be taken over off Shoeburyness for
fu-ther experiments with a 56 cwt. gun, firing the
steel-pointed spherical shot at various distances, in
oilier to ascertain within what range such class of
ships might with safety approach an enemy's bat-
teries. The Trusty is to be moorml off the Sand,
ready for trial on the morning of the 20th inst.
The trials will take place under the superintendence
off Capt. E. P. Halsted, in command of the 'steam
reerve, and other naval and military scientific offi-
ce 's appointed for that, purpose.
'The Snake, 4, screw steam gun-vessel, Second
Master in Charge Edward S. Colbourne, has been
taken into No. 3 dry dock at Sheerness, to be over•
hauled, as regards her feed valves, screw propeller
gear, &c., preparatory to her being commissioned
foil.' service in the Chinese waters.

:The Reynard, 4, steam gun-sloop, at Sheerness,
Master in Charge John D. Switzer, is ordered to be
docked immediately.
The new screw line-of-battle ships Mars, 80 guns,
Capt. James N. Strange, left Sheerness on the 15th
ir st., at 1.15 ..m. She saluted the flag of the Com-
mander-in-Chief and proceeded to Portsmouth.
I The Amphion, screw steam-frigate, 36 guns,Capt.
Thos. Cochrane, has had her damage and defects
Made good, and remains in harbour at Sheerness.
great discontent is still manifested by her crew as
to her defective state—bad ventilation and want of
proper accommodation.
The ne w screw line-of-battle ship Hood, of 90
guns, recently towed down from Chatham, has been
taken into the fitting basin at Sheerness, to be
brought forward ready for being commissioned.
It is reported that the Odin, 16, paddle ; Sphinx,
6, paddle ; and Ringdove, 4, screw, are to be im-
mediately commissioned for service in China.
The Leveret, 2, gunboat, steamed out of harbour
to-day, to try her engines after repairs.
The following is an extract from a letter received
from an officer on board one of the gun-boats en-
gaged in the recent operations at the mouth of the
Peiho River :

" Our little craft was riddled with their shot.
Ten carpenters have been at work upon us three
days plugging up our shot-holes. The heaviest shot
we received weighed s'3lb. Several balls were cut
out of our second gig, which several officers, among
whom was Commander Commerell, declare are Rus-
sian rifle balls. We shall have hotter work next
time, as their forts are progressing in size and num-
ber fast. I was working the howitzer, and a ball
carried away my watch and chain."
J. Hawthorn, the diver at Devonport Dockyard,
succeeded on Thursday in recovering a brass gun
and a quantity of copper bolts from the wreck of
the Captain hulk, burnt off the mast pond about 46
years since.
Capt. E. S. Sotheby, C. 8., extra Aide-de-Camp,
is appointed Naval Aide-Camp to the Queen, in the
room of Capt. Robb, deceased.
Lieut. S. P. Townsend, commanding the Boxer,
was yesterday appointed to the Royal yacht Vic-
toria and Albert, vice Anderson, promoted.

CHATHAM, SrT. 16.
Major A. IV. Gordon, commanding the depot of
the 61st Regiment, received orders this afternoon
for that depot to proceed from this garrison on
Monday morning next to Pembroke, the 31st depot
being ordered to relieve it at Chatham barracks.
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The following officers proceed with the 61st from
this garrison, viz.:—Captain D. R. Croasdaile,
Lieutenant It. Hutton, Lieutenant C. J. Griffiths,
Lieutenant E. B. Andros, Ensign F. J. Fane,
Ensign J. R. Cockle, Ensign E. E. Barton, and
Ensign J. D. Wedgwood.
Orders were this morning received for a numbor
of experienced and efficient non-commissioned.
officers and men of the Royal Engineers to be
selected from those now at head-quarters, for
embarkation for British Columbia, for the purpose
of being employed in engineering operations with
the Royal Sappers and Miners now in that colony.
The officer selected to embark in charge of the ex-
pedition is Lieutenant It. Anderson.
GUN-BOATS FOR THE BRITISH NAVY.—The 18
gun-boats of superior tonnage, which were ordered
some few weeks since to be built by contract at the
various yards in the Thames, Cowes, &c.,h e are
rn being‘t
arapidly proceeded with, and will be ready for
launching ano very distant period. T
of these boats are in the hands of Messrs. Green'
Ir
Company,ig r am,
Scott
and Russell, t
h 0
and r theremainder
a ind
er Thamesarebeing
Ship Build-
ing
con-
structed by smaller builders. The vessels will
constitute a larger class of gun-boats than those at
present in the service, as they will range between
400 and 700 tons burthen, and will be fitted with
powerful screw engines.—The Steam Shipping
Chronicle.

THE COMMAND OF THE MADAGASCAR STORE
SHIP. AT
.RIO DE JANEIRO
Dun-
ning White, 'who has been un-
Dcom-
,—apCpaoipntieldiicthoatihle
com-
mand of the above vessel, vice Le tester, super-
seded at his own request, has seen a deal of active
service. He obtained his commission as lieutenant,
NOT. 5, 1840, for his gallant services on the coast