The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-16 00:00:00

THE .LVAVY,

On Monday last the screw steam-sloop Wasp,
Commander Frederick H. Stirling, was pia off at
Sheerness.

Yesterday the screw steam-sloop Swallow, Com-
mander Charles L. Waddilove, was paid off at
Sheerness. Both ships' companies, on being in-
spected here, were highly complimented by the
Commander-in-Chief and the Flag Captain.

An Admiralty order has arrived at Sheerness
yard for the Phaeton, 50 guns, sailing frigate, to
be immediately converted into a screw steam fri-
gate, for which purpose she will be lengthened 35
feet.

Commodore H. E: Edgell has been appointed, to
the Retribution, on the East India and China
station, vice Captain Charles Barker.
Captain George 0. Willes has been appointed to
the Chesapeake, as Flag Captain to. Rear-Admiral
James Hope, C. 8., the newly appointed Commander-
in-Chief on the East India and China station.

Her Majesty's screw steam transport Himalaya,
Commander John Seccombe, at Portsmouth, fitting
to convey troops to the Cape of Good Hope, will
have her crew paid down on the 17th instant, be
officially inspected on the 21st, and embark troops
on the 22d inst.
Her Majesty's ship Rodney, 90, at Portsmouth,
has been towed down from her harbour moorings
and placed alongside the Pitch-house Jetty at the
dockyard, to receive her temporary outfit prior 0
proceeding round to Chatham, where she will go
into dock. _ _ _

The Algiers, 91, screw, Captain W. O'Callaghan,
received a great number of men yesterday from the
outports. She has fidded topmasts, and to-day will
go alongside her berthing hulk, Bellerophon, in
Portsmouth Harbour.

The Indus, 78, flag of Vice Admiral Sir Houston
Stewart, Captain I. C. D. Hay.—Extract of a
private letter, from Barbadoes, bearing date
Jan. 26, 1859 :—" We remain at this port about
ten days longer, and sail from hence to Port Royal,
Jamaica, remain there three weeks or a month,
then return to Bermuda, where we shall stay about
two months, and then go to Halifax for the sum-
mer ; so that alrletters had better be directed to
Bermuda' until further notice."

The Lizard, steam vessel, arrived at Chatham on
Monday afternoon. She brought up the Royal
Marines and the Royal Maiine Artillery from the
Wasp, 13, Commander F. H. Stirling, which was
paid off on Monday.
The Nankin, 50, bearing the broad pendant of
Commodore the Hon. Keith Stewart, is ordered by
the Admiralty to be paid off on Friday, the 18th
inst., and Capt. William M. Mansell, and fifteen of
the Royal Marines, on that day will join head-
quarters at Chatham, and First Lieutenant Ardley
H. F. Barnes, with fifteen privates, will proceed to
Woolwich to join their head-quarters at that
division.

Dr. Miller (known as " Simoom doctor," because
of the skilful medical aid rendered both to English
and Russians at Eupatoria, Alma, &c., during the
war) has been appointed to the Diadem, 32, screw,
Captain W. Moorsom, C. 8., at Greytown, vice Dr.
Heath, appointed to hospital service at Jamaica.
Dr. Miller takes passage from Southampton in the
next Royal West India mail packet.
REPORTED Loss OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP
ORlON.—There is a report from Cork that Her
Majesty's ship Orion, 90 guns, is missing, and that
serious apprehensions are felt for her safety. She
accompanied the Channel fleet from Queenstown
towards Bantry, and during the late storm sepa-
rated from her companions. Steam ships have been
searching for her, but down to last evening there
were no tidings f her.
INCREASE TO THE CHANNEL FLEET.—It is
rumoured in the naval circles that the Admiralty
have it in contemplation to make an additional
augmentation to the Channel squadron by the com-
missioning of the Majestic, the Colossus, and the
Emerald, screw steam ships, their united powers of
steam being 1,400-horse rower, and carrying 211
broadside guns, besides pivot guns. We are in-
formed that the three ships will be put in commis-
sion during the week.
ROYAL NAVY.—Notice was published yesterday,
by order of the Admiralty, that ordinary seamen of
the first and second class will now be received for
the Royal Navy ; and they will be rated according
to their capacities. Their ages and height must be
as undermentioned, viz. :—Age, first class, 20 to 28 ;
height, 5 feet 51 inches. Second class, 19 to 22 ;
height, 5 feet 6 inches.

PAM. I. OCCURRENCE ON BOARD THE GUARD SHIP
NILE.—A dreadful accident (says the Cork Exa-
miner) occurred on board the Nile, on Thursday.
In the storm that blew on the morning of that
day she dragged her anchors, and floated a consi-
derable distance. Some time after steam was got

up in order that she might return to her anchorage,
but either through the negligence of those on
board, or the ill-conditioned state of the ship, the
boiler burst, killing the engineer and seriously
injuring four of the crew.