The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-13 00:00:00

The Royal paddle yacht. Victoria r wLd Albtrt,
`,411:1 the lion. Joseph' Denman, sail from
loath this morning for Madeira, calling. at _
Comes for. Stock, he,liri?nght
side by a gunboat despatched from Portsmoith
purpt7Se:-.----
The
Osborne, Royal paddle yacht, Master Com-'
mander George K. Bower, left PortSmouth yester-
day at 11.30 a.m. for Madeira, calling in at Lisbon
on the wily out to coal.

The Mauritius, screw, hospital ship (hired), will
clear out the whole' of her fittings at Portsmouth
to-day, and be paid out of the service. This ship
has been inspected by Major-General Lord W:
Paulet, C 8., who expressed his aamiratiOn oi' 'her
special adaptation for the transport of troops and
invalids, but more especially the latter. This opinion
is shared by many naval and military,,officers' Tat
the port,.a great number of wham-declare that a
vessel of like character to the Mauritius,:fitted as
she was on her arrival at SpitheaLfrom China,
and kept expressly for an invalid transport,
would. be the greatest boon the GovernMent and
the country could bestow on the sick of tbe two
services, in their transport home from foreign
stations.

Admiral Wipff and suite yesterday visited the
dockyard' and other 'public. 'establishments at
Portsmouth. The two frigates at Spithead are
filling up -water and coal,- have received the Dutch
pilots on board, and are expected, to sail for the
Texel to-morrow morning, „ Inboard - both ships
look much better than from alongside, and' have
a more
,man-of7waialike 'appearance. The, Evert-
seta is the oldest ship, being- some four years
old, while, the Zeeland is only, in her second
year, the only differenee in thqir construction
being that the Zeeland is a few feet 'longer than the
Evertsen, but of the,Same breadth:9nd tonnage.
'Ph4 FArtien'a length between per,p,ndieultars ?is
'Odft '•
over all; 253tt. ; breadth,
fortblidieeia by bies6 figures their that Fe a -
greater in proportion to their length than is the case
it h English ships of their class. The engines of
both ,are of 400-horse power, nominal, and are con-
structed in imitation of MeSsrs.Penn's trunk-engines.
-The speed stated to be made by both.veseels, in
calm weather, is eight to eight and a half knots, with
52 revolutions. The engine-room of the Zeeland
is particularly well ventilated. The chief engi-'
neer ranks with lieutenants. On the main deck
the space in the clear between the ports is nine feet,
the height from the under part of the beams to
the deck, being six feet feree inches, the latter
being greater than the average of our own frigates.
The Evertsen's armament consists of, on the main
deck, eight 60-pounders, and twenty-six 30 poun-
ders ; on the upper deck, twelve 30-pounders, four
60-pounders, and one solid shot pivot 60-pounder,
the latter on the forecastle. Under a raised poop
deck on the afterpart of the quarterdeck are stond.
the ship's small arms, boat and field pieces, Sze.,
the latter comprising three beautiful bronze pieces,
two six-pounder howitzers, and one long three-
pounder, and also two bronze mortars,—we had
almost said toy mortars, throwing a shell the size
of an orange, and intended for shore service two
men carrying each one by slings on a wooden bed.
The rifles are excessively heavy, brightly polished,
and sighted to 1,000 yards. The cutlasses are iron-
belted and bowled. The pistols are of the old Toster
pattern. In all there is a redundancy of metal—in
the sighting of the great guns, in the rifle barrels,
the cutlasses, and all things of which metal is the
chief ingredient, but all is wonderfully polished and
in splendid working order. The crew of this vessel
have been very sickly while in the Mediterranean,
having suffered severely from ophthalmia; 70 were
left sick at Port Mahon on the ship's leaving for
home. The complement of each ship is 513, includ-
ing a detachment of 90 marines. They carry 29 days' •
water, and six and a half days' fuel each, at full
steam. The Zeeland differs only from the Evertsen
in being a few feet longer, having higher bul-
warks, which add much to her appearance of
size, and carrying a rather heavier armament,
together with such later improvements in her
fittings as she has received owing to her more
recent construction. Her armament consists of
on the main deck, eight GO-pounders and 26 30-
pounders ; on the upper deck, 22 30-pounders, four
60-pounders, and one steel smooth bore solid shot
68-pounder, working on a pivot, in the usual fore-
castle berth. This last piece is the Dutch " long-
range " gun. Looking at the gun mounted on its
carriage, it has the appearance of two parti of sepa-
rate guns being joined together, the after portion
of the gun being of immense solidity, and blocked
in the usual manner, while at the junction of the
fore chase with the after chase the metal diminishes
to nearly one-half the circumference, and is highly
polished.
The Cossack, 20, screw, Capt. R. Moorman, has
received orders to sail to-day from Spitliead for the
Cape of Good Hope.
Her Majesty's paddlewheel steam tender Adder,
Master-Commander W. Blakey, tender to the flag-
ship Wellesley, at Chatham, arrived at Woolwich.
yesterday at 3 p.m., having conveyed in tow the
mainmast and foremast intended for the iron•cased
war steamer Warrior, weighing upwards of 20 tons
each. The huge and unwieldy masts were lashed
on either side of the vessel, and were in this man-
ner dragged through the stream to their destination
aboard, having left Chatham on the previous day
about 3 p.m. The paddlewheel steamer Monkey,
Master-Commander Syndercombe, tender to the
flagship Fisgard at Woolwich, also conveyed at the
same time the bowsprit and mizenmast of the War-
rior, anct returned to Wool wich at 3 p.m. yesterday.
The following appointments were made yesterday at the
Admiralty :—Mr. John Marsh to be first-class assistant-
engineer to the Cumberland, for service in the Thunder- •
bolt; Mr. Edward M'Avoy to be first-class assistant-en-
gineer to the Cumberland fur service in the liana.

THE ARMY.

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Major Hill, in command of a squadron of five
officers and 130 non commissioned officers and men
of the 7th Battalion, Military Train, arrived at
Woolwich on Thursday for duty. They took up
their quarters at the encampment on Woolwich-
common, to replace the squadron departed for Ire-
land, belonging to the 6th Battalion, Military
Train.

Major-General Rumley, Inspector-General of
Infantry, concluded his inspection of the 9th and
10th Depot Battalions in Colchester camp yester-
day. Especial attention was given to the hospital
and the condition of the invalids, and it Wftf ; matter
of congratulation that the sanitary stab) of the
camp was so good, the men in the hospital, not ex-
ceeding 4 per cent. upon the entire strength of the
camp.
Intelligence has been received at the head-quar-
ters of the Royal Engineer establishment, Chathan2,
that the 23d Company of Royal Engineers, under
the
,command of Lieut.-Col. Graham, V.C., may
daily be expected to arrive at Brompton-bar-
racks, from China. The 23d company left
Chatham for India in 1857, immediately after the
outbreak of the rebellion, and
served with great
whole distinction throughout the campaign. 0 wing
to the numerous deaths and casualties it has sus-
tained, only a very fewof the non-cornmif,sioned
officers and men who left England with Ole
dian. At com-
pany return with it. On one occasion no 'Less than
company
I.
Ytreachery of an were blown up in a powder
In magazine
f through
ona c
the
the close of the mutiny the 23d compaidy NN ent to
China, where it has since seen a great deal of ser-
vice. The company has been filled up 'to its proper
strength by transfers from other compa mies.
aguelfioelfd,i7,,LitoolyenaltiyEngi-
n e
ers The, torni a l
theof S asie)
Pr
ieurujs ohenh aCr
as-
saulting Sergeant Lendrim, a non-c,ommis-
sioned officer of tha same corps, in the. execu-
tion of his duty, took 'place at Chatham a few days since,
and the proceedings, and sentence of the court-martial hav-
itnigben conlirraeo. by the General in command . of the dis-
trict
t has been promulgated to the troops at tha t garrison.
prisoner br.;longed to the 30th company of the Royal
Eli left
Engineers, anti on the night before that cca .npallY
Dover for Chatham he came into barracks in H. disgraceful
state of intoxication, creating a disturbance , among the
other men in his room. On being remonstr ited with by
the sergeant the prisoner knocked him down into the' coal
receptacle, and otherwise violently assaulted him, his con-
duct being of the most outrageous character . The Court
found him guilty, and sentenced him to be in ipr ironed in
the Military prison, Fort Clarence, iieolletf wt.% for 168
days..