The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-19 00:00:00

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The Vulcan, screw troopship, Commander Strode,
arrived at Spithead yesterday from the eastward.
At high water she steamed into harbour.
The Russian screw steam gun vessel Naezduik
sailed from Spithead yesterday morning, at eight
p.m., for the westward, on her way to the Amoor.
The Havoc, screw gunboat, Lieut. Commander C.
Fairholme, and the Hardy, screw gunboat, Lieut.
Commander A. Bogle, both steamed out of Ports-
mouth harbour yesterday to test machinery, &c.
The Arrogant, 47, sere*, Capt. W. Edmonstone,
was yesterday undocked from No. 7 Dock at Ports-
mouth, having discovered and stopped the leak near
her stern post. She afterwards shipped her work-
ing screw in the steam basin.
The Ringdove, 6, screw despatch vessel, Com-
mander Craigie, shipped her spare screw yesterday
alongside the dockyard at Portsmouth.
The Trident, 6, paddle steamer, Commander Close,
sailed from Spithead at fivo p.m. yesterday for the
eastward, to be paid off.
The following are to be the principal dimensions
of the Glasgow, screw frigate of 51 guns, now being
laid down in the slip at Portsmouth, whence the
Bacchante was lately launched:—Length between
perpendiculars, 250 feet ; ditto of keel for tonnage,
214 ft. Tin. ; breadth, extreme, 52ft. ; ditto for ton-
nage, 51ft. 6in.; ditto, moulded, 50ft. Bin.; burthen
in t0n5,3,02740.91. The length of the Bacckante and '
the Shannon is each 235 feet, or 15 feet less than the
Glasgow. The Marlb -rough, 131, three-decker, bear-
ing the flag of Admiral Fanshawe, Commander-in-
Chief in the Mediterranean, is 245 feet 6 inches in
length, or 4 feet 6 inches less than the Glasgow.
The vessels being built in the adjoining sheds to
the Glasgow are the Prince of Wales, 131, three-
decker, and the Duncan, 101, on two decks. Both
these vessels are of equal length, 252 feet, only 2
feet longer than the Glasgow ; while the furthest
shed contains the Victoria, 131, three-decker, which
vessel exceeds the Glasgow in length by 8 feet.
This latter vessel, the greatest in length of any
building in Portsmouth yard, it is expected will be
launched on Saturday, the 12th of November next.
The following are the principal dimensions of this
noble vessel :—Length between perpendiculars,
260 ft. ; ditto keel for tonnage, 220 ft. 101 in. ;
breadth, extreme, 60ft. ; for tonnage, 59ft. tin. ;
moulded, 58ft. 4in. ; burthen in tons, 4,112 71-94 ;
depth in hold, 26ft. 10in. Horse-power of engines,
1,000 nominal.
The following appointments were made yesterday
et the Admiralty :—Lieut. T. M. Kelsall, to the
Weser; Lieut. W. H. Ives, to the Russell; Lieut.
J. Rorie, to the Pembroke • Lieut. J. L. F. Paul, to
the Prometheus ; Lieut. E. F. Kerby, to the Cen-
taur ; Lieut. G. T. Gordon, to the Impregnable ;
Lieut. L. M. Mallet, to the Arrogant, for the
Meander; T. A. W.-Smyth, Clerk to the Diadem;
C. W. Hess, Second Master to the Weser ; J. Bell,
second-class assist.-engineer to the Clio ; George T.
Cook, third-class assist.-engineer to the Welling-
ton, as supernumerary for hospital treatment ; H.
W. Tregilgas, third-class assist.-engineer to the
Cockchafer ; W. Barclay, acting third-class assist.-
engineer to the Perseverance, as supernumerary ;
and W. Landells, acting third-class assist.-engineer
to the Perseverance.