The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-22 00:00:00

lIIE NAVY.

The following letter is dated Valetta, Nov. 16 :
" Our harbour has been the scene of several move-
ments of ships of war during the past week.. Her
Majesty's screw sloop Intrepid, 6, Commander J.
H. Marryat, left port on the 9th inst. for Beyrout ;
the screw corvette Pelican, 17, Commander P.
Brock, and the screw gunboat Cockatrice, 3, Lieat.
Commander Gibson, took their departure the same
day, the former for Candia, where she is to be sta-
tioned, and the latter for Athens. The screw sloop
Alacrity, 4, Commander J. K. E. Baird, arrived on
the 13th inst. from Smyrna four days, and Cape
Colonna three. The screw sloop Surprise, 4, Com-
mander W. H. Whyte, returned the same day from
Bengazi, whither she had proceeded to bring back
the staff of engineers and electricians who had been
engaged there. The screw gunboat Boxer, 2, Lieut.-
Com. H, Cleveland, arrived here on the morning of
the 14th fromMarsala, where she has been stationed
for some months past, for the protection of the littlo
English colony at that place. By the last accounts
from Sicily the Scylla, 21, Capt. R. Lambert, was
still at Taranto, on the Calabrian coast ; the Victor
Emmanuel, 91, Capt. J. Clifford, at Messina; and
the James Watt, 91, Capt. E. Codd, at Syracuse.
The Terrible paddlewheel frigate, 21, Capt. F. H.
H. Glasse, C.B , left this morning for Syracuse
and Palermo. She took provisions for the James
Watt. The chief portion of the Syrian squadron
has not yet returned to Malta. The Cresar, 91,
Capt. T. Mason, was by the last advices at the
Pirreus, waiting to be relieved ; and we have not
yet heard of the departure from Beyrout of the
Algiers, 91, Capt. D. O'Callaghan, and the Aga-
memnon, 91, Capt. T. Hope, although it is most
probable they have left before this. It has already
been announced that several ships have been
ordered home from the Mediterranean—namely,the
Caesar, 91, the Liffey, 51, the Racoon, 22, and the
Lapwing, 4. The Hannibal, 91, Capt. E. Wilmot,
has since received orders also to proceed to Eng-
land. These vessels, and others which have already
been withdrawn from this station, are to be replaced
by ships from England. The screw line-of-battle
ship Aboukir, 90, left Plymouth on the 7th instant
for the Mediterranean, and it is said she will be
followed shortly by the Conqueror, 101 ; Nile, 90 ;
Centurion, 80; Phaeton, 51 ; and the iron-cased
frigate Warrior, 36 ; and probably one or two other
vessels. The screw frigate Amphion, 36, Capt. T.
F. Birch, at present in this port, has completed her
provisions, and yesterday took in powder, prelimi-
nary to going to sea ; but her destination is not
stated. The screw line-of-battle ship Mars, 80, is
refitting, and has had her engines taken to pieces to
be examined. The screw line-of-battle ship Marl-
borough, 131 (flagship of the Commander-in-Chief),
is expected to go to sea shortly for a cruise. The
screw line-of-battle ship Neptune, 90, Capt. G.
Hornby, is also making ready for sea. The Mars,
it is not expected, will go to the Pincus. The
screw frigate Melpomene, 51, Capt. Ewart, and the
screw corvette Malacca, 17, Capt. Napier, left port
this afternoon, the former for Athens and Smyrna,
and the latter for Beyrout. The screw cor-
vette Gannet, 11, commander the Hon. H. M.
Nelson, expects to proceed to Beyrout in a few
days. The screw sloop Surprise, 4, is under
orders for Messina and Naples. Dr. Armstrong,
who was summarily superseded in the
post of Deputy Inspector-General of the Naval
Hospital at Bighi, has been summarily reinstated.
The Russian frigate Le Grand Amiral left port this
afternoon. On the 13th inst. the Russian Admiral
visited the Marlborough. Rear-Admiral Schesta-
koff and his wife dined with the Governor at the
Palace on the following day, and in the evening
were present at a soiree dansante at the Palace. At
the moment of closing my letter the Algiers and
Agamemnon are entering port."
The Black Prince iron frigate steamed into Ports-
mouth harbour yesterday afternoon, under the charge
of Mr. Jones, Queen's pilot of the port. She was
somewhat late upon tide in entering the harbour,
owing to a strong westerly wind, which kept the
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Prince is ordered to be brought for ward immediately
for the first class reserve and commission.

- The Prince Regent screw liner, fitting at Ports-
mouth, has been removed from the steam basin to
the old ship basin of the dockyard, the former being
about to be pumped out to enable the contractor to
deepen the entrance to the north inlet dock, the
construction: of which is about to be resumed.
The Samna, 10, attached to the sailing reserve in
ordinary at Chatham, is ordered to be fitted at that
dockyard as a guardship and depot to be stationed
at Lagos, on the west coast of Africa. She is to
have a complement of 50 men, and while fitting she
is to be housed over, and tb have cabins fitted for
six officers.

By direction of the Admiralty, two of the mortar
vessels built during the war with Russia, and since
laid up in Yantlett Creek, Chatham, are to be sent
from that port to Sheerness, to be used as Admiralty
lighters for the service of the dockyard.
The two
mortar boats selected are Nos. 16 and 23,

The Swallow, 9, 60-horse power has been commis-
sioned at Sheernessby Mr. H. N. Harris for survey-
ing operations on the coast of Japan. She is to