The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-28 00:00:00

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VALETTA, September 23.—There have been no
arrivals or departures of men of-war since the
French mail left on the 21st inst. Sir James Out-
ram arrived by the last Peninsular and Oriental
Company's steamer Southampton. I regret to learn
that the gallant and veteran General is in a weak
state of health. On recruiting his strength he
will proceed, I understand, on a visit to Constan-
tinople.
The Warrior, 40, screw, Capt. the Hon. Arthur
A. Cochrane, according to present arrangements,
will be undocked at Portsmouth on Thursday next.
Her bottom is now receiving the outer coat of Hay's
composition, and the workmen of the Thames Iron
Shipbuilding Company are busily engaged in fixing
the screw rivets in the plates where the launching
cleats had been taken off. Judging by the number
of people who go to visit the ship, who are freely
admitted on beard by the authorities while she is
in dock, the interest she has excited since her arri-
val at the pelt is daily increasing. She has cut
into her midship blocks under her keel some two
inches, much less than had been anticipated from
her enormous weight—nearly 9,000 tons. From
the Warrior's great length, and the fact that a por-
tion of her body rests on the second dock, it is

doubtful whether No. 10 alone had nut to sustain a
greater pressure upon its floor when it held the
Marlborough.
The Chanticleer, 17, screw, completed her offi-
cial trials under the supervision of the officers of
the Reserve and Engineering departments at
Portsmouth on Thursday. Oa her trial she drew
11 feet water aft, and 13 feet 6 inches forward.
The engines attained 90 revelations, the load on the

valve being 201 b., the pressure on the gauge, 221 b.,

and the vacuum, 25.5. The mean speed of the vessel
in knots, was 11.28. The performance of the ma-
chinery was of the most satisfactory character, and
was highly commended by the officers ort board. The
Chanticleer is the third vessel of her class and de-
scription that has been fitted at Portsmouth, her
two predecessors—the Rinaldo and Pelican—having
been already commissioned and despatched on foreign
service. From the better distribution of the Chanti-
cleer's weights, as compared with the two vessels
named, together with the very successful results of
her trial, it is anticipated that she will prove the
fastest and best sea-boat of her class. Her trial of
speed was made at 15 inches deeper draught than
that of her compeers on their trials.

The following sailing vessels belenging to the re-
serve at Chatham have been ordered by the Admi-
ralty to be sold :—The Cleopatra, 26 guns, 918 tons ;
the Vestal, 26, 913 tons; the Tyne, 26, 600 tons; the
Volage. 26, 516 tons ; the Daphne, 18, 726 tons ; the
Fantome, 16, 483 tons ; the Childers, 16, 385 tons ;
the Comus, 14, 462 tons ; the Electra, 14, 462 tons ;
the Despatch, 12, 483 tons ; the Kangaroo, 12, 483
tons ; the Frolic, 12, 509 tons ; the Arab, 12, 481
tons; the Daring, 12, 426 tons; the Elk, 12, 484
tons; and the Mariner, 12, 481 tons. By direction
of the Admiralty, a careful survey and estimate of
the value of each of the above vessels has been made.
Before the ships are sold the principal fitments are
to be removed from each and deposited in the dock-
yard.

The screw steam gunboat Doterel, 4, at Devon-
port, is ordered to be put in commission with a com-
plement of 40 men. She is alongside the dockyard,
and fitting for the first division of the steam reserve.
The screw steamship Renown, 91, the crew of
which were paid off on Wednesday, is now moored
with the third division of the steam reserve in Ha-
moaze. The St. Jean d'Acre, 101, was also placed
there on Thursday.

The repairs and alterations of the screw steamship
Princess Royal, 91, being complete, she will be taken
outside Plymouth breakwater in the course of a day
or two to test her engines and machinery.
It is rumoured at Plymouth that several of the
ships belonging to the Channel fleet have experienced
a heavy gale and have sustained much damage.
It is now ascertained that the defects of the paddle.
wheel steam sloop Styx, 6. at Devonport, especially
about the stem, are so extensive that more time
will be expended in preparing her for the first divi-
sion of the steam ordinary than was at first antici-
pated. She is now in No. 1 dock at Keyham.
The paddlewheel steam sloop Geyser, 6, was
placed yesterday in No. 1 dock at Devonport to
have her bottom cleaned and examined.
The screw steam gunvessel Plover, 5, Commander
the Hon. H. A. L. Corry, having had her defects
made good, left Plymouth yesterday for the VTest
Indies. In consequence of the prevalence of strong
gales from the south-west it is very probable that
she put back to the Sound.

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making rapid progress at Chatham. In the course
of a few days the vessel will be entirely framed and
ready for planking. Although nominally only a
51 gun frigate she is considerably longer than many
of our modern line-of-battle 91-gun screw steamers.
She wag originally intended for one of these, but
was altered and lengthened. She is being con-
structed of amazing strength. Some idea of her
immense solidity may be gathered from the fact that
she will be covered with eight-inch oak planking,
and the whole of her sides again covered with slabs
of iron 92 inches thick, carried to between three
and four feet below her water-line. She is only a
few feet short of 300 feet in length, and 581 feet in
breadth of beam. It is intended to place on board
of her a pair of 800-horse power engines, which can

be worked up to more than three times that power.
The screw steamer Normanby arrived at Chatham
y6sterday with stores and gear for the iron frigate

Defence, 22.
The Bombay, 81, 400-horse power, having been

wright, and the other principal I,ffic,.rs of toe e:-.-ti,o-
lahourera from the dockyard were crni.,loyed •on
lislanent. On the previous day, during he time tue
board her, one of them, named William Collins, was
Precipitated down the hold, receiving such injuries
that he expired a few hours after being admitted
into Melville Hospital.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :----Sub Lieut. Geo. F. Pardon,
to the London ; W. M. Saunders, surgeon, to the
Britannia; Robert W. Allison, acting second class
assistant-engineer, to the Indus, for the Avon ;
Jones, acting second-class as.:istant- cngi-
neer,
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T. WOOd,
assistant-paymaster, to the Formidable ; and A.
Hunter, clerk, to the Narcissus.

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Managcr---Irr. Edmund Falconer.

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