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London, England, 1859-09-17 00:00:00

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The Channel fleet entered Plymouth BOund yes-
terday (Friday). It consists of the flagship Royal
Albert, 121, Rear Admiral Sir C. Fremantle; the
Hero, 91, Capt. Sir G. Brooke ; the Algiers, 91,
Cant. O'Callaghan ; the Agamemnon, 91, Capt.
Wilson ; the Caesar, 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 ships hove
in sight about 9 a.m. ; the Admirdl entered at 11 ;
the last ship at. 2 p.m. ; the flagship parted her bower
cable in the Sound ; the Melpomene and the Mersey
parted company fiom the rest of the fleet at sea.
The Duke of Somerset and other Lords of the
Admiralty continued some hours on. Thursday
morning, on board the Osborne yacht, in Hamoaze.
The screw steamship Encounter, 14, and the 'paddle-
wheel steam-sloop Centaur, 6, both at Devonport,
have been ordered to be brought forward for imme-
diate commission. In the afternoon their lordships
landed in the Devonport Dockyard, 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 willbe
necessary to, remove the houses used by the boats'
crews. From the Arsenal the First Lord and Ad-
miral Dundas proceeded to inspect the guardship
Impregnable, 104, flag of Sir Barrington Reynolds,
K.C.B. The ,boys and novices were exercised. .The
gunnery-ship Cambridge, Capt. Arthur W. Jernins-
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 board the
Admiralty yacht. Their lordships left Plymouth
yesterday (Friday) morning at 10.45 by the ex-
_
'aim train.

Letters received at Plymouth on Thursday from
the screw steamship Coesar, 90, Capt. Thcmas H.
Mason, state that she and the rest of the fleet an-
chored in Torbay at. 9.30 p.m. the previous evening.
Op Wednesday morning they met Admiral
Efskine's portion of the fleet—iii., the Edgar,
Nptune, and Imperieuse, going down Channel.
IThe screw steam frigate Imperieuse, 51, Captain
John J. Frere, from the eastward, arrived in Ply-
mouth Sound yeiterday (Friday) morning.
His Netherlands Majesty's screw steam sloop
Loo, 10, Captain J. Van Gogh, from the Texel for
C4diz and Batavia, put into Plymouth Sound for
fu 1. yesterday (Friday) morning.
) The Akbar, hired troopship, sailed from,Ports-
m uth yesterday for Bombay.
The Colossus, 80, screw steamer, has been moved
oi4t of the steam basin to a berth up Portsmouth
hrbour, preparatory to a further trial of her fur-
nace. .

(he Mohawk, 6, screw, at Portsmouth, has been'
pl ced in No. 7 dock, to be examined and receive
th necessary repairs to her bottom.
The Simoom, screw troopship, Commander J.
C ok, has been undocked from No. 8 dock, Portz-
ni uth, and placed under the shears in the steam
ba in for malting. She will very shortly be ready
fo further service.
he Shannon, 51, screw, has sent up her lower
anjd topsail yards, and is ready for immediate oom-
miosion.
The Sphinx,.6, paddle, has been berthed along-
side the north quay of the steam basin to receive
hep guns, shot, &c. -
Or he screw steam frigate Diadem, 32, Captain
M;)oriom, steamed on Thursday from Hamoaze into
Plymouth Sound, and took in her powder.
The screw steam cervette Scylla, 21, Capt. L am-
be'/
t. from a cruise in the Channel, arrived in Ply-
m uth Sound on Thursday, and went alongside the
co I depot, preparatory to sailing for Gibraltar.
l'he naval transport Diligence, E. Crook master,
from Deptford, and the lighters Falmouth, T. Car-
ri4l, master, and Sinbad, W. Moon master, both
from Woolwich, arrived at Plymouth on 'Mura-
lt
d .
n the evening of the 15th instant an order by
to graph arrived at Sheerness for the floating bat-
te y Trusty to be taken over off Shoeburyness for
fu her experiments with a 56 cwt. gun, firing the
steel-pointed spherical shot at various distances, in
order to ascertain within what range such class of
ships might with safety approach an enemy's bat-
teries. The Trusty is to be moored off the Sand,
ready for trial on the morning of the /oth inst.
Tbe trials will take place under the superintendence
ofCapt. E. P. Halsted, in command of the steam
re li.
erve, and other naval and military scientific offi-
ce s appointed for that purpose.
'he Snake,.4, screw steam gun-vessel, Second
Mster 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
for service in the Chinese waters.

The Reynard, 4, steam gun-sloop, at Sheerness,
Master in Charge John D. Switzer, is ordered to be
dqcked immediately.
,The new screw line-of-battle ships Mars, 80 guns,
Capt. James N. Strange, left Sheerness on the 15th
inA., at 1.15 11. m. She saluted the flag of the Com-
mander-in-Chief and proceeded to Portsmouth.
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 A, 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 561 b. 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, SEPT. 16

Major A. W. 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.
The following officers proceed with the 61st from
this garrisbn, viz. :—Captain D. R. Croasdaile,
Lieutenant R. 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 number
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 1t 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, &e., are being
rapidly proceeded with, and will be ready for
launching ano very distant period. The majority
of these boats are in the hands of Messrs. Green,
Wigram, Scott Russell, and the Thames Ship Build-
ing Company, and the remainder are being con. -
structed by smaller builders. The vessels
constitute a larger class of gun-boats than thosew 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.—Capt. Richard Dun-
ning White, who has been appointed to the com-
mand of the above vessel, vice Leycester, super-
seded at his own request, has seen a deal of active
service. He obtained his commission as lieutenant,
Nov. 5, 1840, for his gallant services on the coast