The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-10 00:00:00

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In the construction of future vessels of war at
ciiathairt the Lords of the Alniralty hqve isned
directions for plates for the fighting bolts of the
slides nod train tackle; bolt,: in the deck tol)..! fittrd,
where practicable, in the stern ports of flu ti-
decked vessels, to enable the -broadside guns to lie

used in the stein polls.
The damage sustained by ihe LitanaLl Fleet
during the late severe storm is estimated at £lO,OOO.
The Conqueror, Centurion; and Aboukir lost all
their quarter boats. The Aboukir rolled exces-
sively. The Hero lost her mainyard. The Tra-
falgar suffered severely. The Conqueror also lost
her three topsails ; indeed, so much canvas was
blown away that when Admiral Stuart signalled
some of the ships to hoist certain sails, the reply
given was " that they had none." It is reported at
Plymouth that the Centurion and Aboukir are to
be sent to the West Indies. The Revenge was re-
moved yesterday from Plymouth Sound into
Ifamoaze to he removed. The Conqueror, Cen-
turion, and Aboukir will follow.
The Salamis, 4 gun. paddlewheel despatch
steamer, building under the first shed at Chatham,
is very far advanced in framing, a numerous stag
of shipwrights being employed on her to hasten for-
ward her completion. She is to be diagonally built,
and being intended to accomplish a great speed she
is of unusual length for her rating, and very nar-
row. Her principal dimensions are—length, 220 ft.;
extreme breadth, 28ft. 2in.; depth in hold, 14ft.
6in.; and 250-horse power„
Orders were yesterday received at Chatham for
the Wellesley, 72, guardship at that port, to be fitted
as a training ship for boys and lads entering the
Royal navy. Since the Wellesley has been removed
higher up the harbour her anchors, chains, water
tanks, guns, and other heavy stores have been taken
out of her, in order to lighten her and prevent the
vessel taking the ground at the low tides.
The Edgar, 89, screw, flagship of Rear-Admiral
J. E. Erskine, Capt. G, P. Mends, steamed into
Portsmouth harbour yesterday morning from Spit-
head to refit, kr!.
The Warrior, 40, screw, Capt. the Hon. A. A.
Cochrane, hauled off from alongside the dockyard
yesterday, in readiness to proceed to Spithead to-
day. Rear-Admiral Robinson, Controller of the
Navy, visited the ship during the day.
The screw steam corvette Malacca, 17, Capt. G.
J. Napier, left Plymouth Sound yesterday morning
for the Mediterranean.

The Chesapeake, 51, screw frigate, 400-horse
power, Rear-Admiral L. T. Jones, which left Hong-
Kong on May 20 last, has just arrived at Sheerness.
She will be paid off on the 17th inst. The Chesa-
peake was commissioned in 1857, to bear the broad
pennant of Commodore It. B. Watson, in command
of a special squadron sent out to India during the
mutiny, but arrived too late to take any active part
in the operations of that year. In the spring of
1858 she rendered effective service in the recovery
of nearly 300 boxes of rupees of the value of about
'150,C00, from the wreck of the Peninsular and
Oriental steamer Ava, on the coast of Ceylon, This
service was scarcely accomplished when news ar-
riving of the massacre at Jeddah, she was then de-
spatched to the Red Sea, under temporary com-
mand of Acting• Captain G. H. Parkin, the Com-
modore having been previously invalided. Atter
three months' stay at Jeddah, she was unexpectedly
ordered to proceed to China, and to become the
flagship of Rear-Admiral James Hope, C.B. On
her voyage home she touched at Singapore, Angoa,
the Mauritius, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascension.
Throughout the voyage the weather was highly
favourable. Very little sickness prevailed on board,
and no deaths occurred.

The bark Constance, from Rotterdam, bound for
Batavia, having on board a transport of 150 soldiers
and 16 passengers, has just been taken into the
dockyard at Sheerness to undergo repairs, owing to
her having sustained considerable damage from a
collision near the South Foreland Lighthouse on
the 28th of September.
We have to announce the recent death, at Bath,
of Rear-Admiral William Pearce Stanley, at the
advanced age of 77. The deceased entered the navy
in 1798 as midshipman on board the Diomede.
While serving on board the Egyptienne he assisted
at the capture of three French vessels, and was
present in Sir R. Calder's action on the 22d of July,
1805. After taking part in the battle fought off'
St. Domingo in the Northumberland, he was ap-
pointed acting lieutenant of the Dolphin, and after-
wards to the Pheasant, in which vessel he served as
senior lieutenant until 1814, taking several French
prizes. In April, 1819, he was placed in command
of the Swallow revenue cutter, in which he cap-
tured, in 1821, the Idas smuggling cutter, after a
long chase. He then received the approbation of
Sir John Gore, the Commander-in-Chief, the Lords
of the Admiralty, the Treasury Board, and on the
19th of July of the same year was promoted to the
rank of commander, attaining post rank in 1838.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Lient. C. C. Robinson, to the
Seringapatam; Lieut. L. A.Whimper,to the Meander;
J. Dunwordie, assist.-surg., to Malta Hospital ; Dr.
T. 1). Allison, assist.-surg., additional, to the Hiber-
nia ; C. A. Bidder, promoted to the rank of chief

engineer; A. W. Chalmers, promoted lo the rank
of acting chief engineer to the Falcon; W. Hollo-

way, engineer to the Cumberland for the Swallow;
F. Pursell, promoted to the rank of acting first-class
assistant-engineer in the Cossack; R. E. Chiswell,
second-class assistant-engineer to the Asia for the
Traveller; H. G. Hayward, acting second-class as-

aistant-engineer, to the Indus for the Pike; H. H

Barnard has been nominated to a naval cadetship.