The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-28 00:00:00

THE ROYAL NAVAL FORGES.

The following is a list of vessels of the Royal
Navy on the home stations, compiled from official
sources. It comprises the flag-officers and ships in
commission, together with the number of guns,
men, horse power, and tonnage :

Commander-in-Chief at the Nore—Vice-Admiral William
J. Hope Johnstone.
Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth—Vice-Admiral Sir
Henry K. Bruce, K C.B.
Commander-in-Chief at Devonport—Vice-Admiral Sir
Houston Stewart, K.C.B.
Commander on the Coast of Ireland—Rear-Admiral Charles
Talbot.

In command of the Channel Squadron—Rear-Admiral
Robert Smart, I.H.
Admiral-Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard—Rear-
Admiral the Hon. George Grey.
Admiral-Superintendent of Devonpert Dockyard—Rear-
Admiral Sir Thomas S. Pasley, Bart.
Commodore-Superintendent of Woolwich Dockyard—Sir
F. W. E. Nicolson, Bart., C.B.
Captain-Superintendent of Deptford Dock and Victualling
Yard—Claude H. M. Buckle, C.B.
Captain-Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard—Edward
G. Fanshawe.
Captain-Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard—Charles

Wise.
Captain-Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard—George
Ramsay, C.B.
Captain-Superintendent of the Royal 'William Victualling-
yard, Plymouth—Douglas Curry.
Captain-Superintendent of the Royal Clarence -Victualling-
yard, Gosport-1 he Hon. George F. Hastings, C.B.
Ships. Guns Men. H.-p. Tons. Stations.

Ajax
Asia - 2,289 Portsmouth.
Blenheim
Britannia
Cambridge 7B 620 2,139 Devonport.
Castor 22 66 1,293 N. Shields.
Colossus .. 80, 357 400 2,590 Portland.
Confiance 1 20 100 295 Devonport
Cornwallis .... 60 357 200 1,809 Hull.
Cumberland .. 24' 136 2,2l4lSheerness.
Dasher
Dauntless
Doe 4 66 200 704 Par. service.
Defence
Eagle
Edinburgh
Excellent
Fisgard
Formidable
Geyser
Hustings
llawke
Hogue
Icarus ll 125, 150 580:Devonport.
Impl ,cable 24' 52! 1,882 Devonport.
Impregnable
Indus — 282 2,098 Devonp.,rt.
Jackal' ...... 4 59 150 340 Scotland
Lyra
Majestic
Pembroke —1 60 353 200 1,758 Harwich
Pigmy 3 25; 100 227IPortsmouth
Porcupine 3 671 132 382:Orkneys
Revenge B9 680, 800 3,322lDevonport
Radamanthus 44 68! 220 813 Part. service
Rifleman
Royal Adelaide 26 138 2,446,Devouport
Russell
St, Vincent 26 158' 2,612 Portsmouth
Saturn — 36 I,6l6,Pembroke
Supply
Stromboli 6 160; 280 967 Portsmouth
Swallow
Trafalgar 86 880 500 2,9oo'Portsmouth
Vict.and Alberts 2 141! 600; 2,345' Portsmouth
Victory 1 12 188 2,6l4'Portsmouth
Vigil4nt 4 90 200, 680ortsmouth
Virago
Warrior ..
Wellesley
68 Tenders 2OO 2,390; 4,982, 21,742,Vari0us
47 Coastgrd, do 805' HVarious
121 Harb.servc —Various

Total

1,706. 14,452).. 15,524

107,598'

In addition to the above vessels in commission, there are
about 30 ordered by the Admiralty to be placed in readi-
ness for immediate commission. The Edgar, 89 ; Emerald,
51; and Devastation, 6, are not included in the above list,
they being on the point of sailing to North America.

GREAT FIRE IN CHARLESTON, S.C.—FORTRESS
MoNROE, Dec. 13 (via Baltimore, Dec. 14).—8y the arrival
of a flag of truce it is ascertained that a telegraphic despatch
to the Aorfolk, Lay Book, from Charleston, S.C., states that
a fire broke out in that place on Wednesday night, which
was supposed to have been the work of au incendiary. At
the date of the last despatch (5 o'clock, Thursday after-
noon) the fire was still burning. The theatre in Broad-
street, the Institute, and other public buildings, are stated
to have been destroyed. The fire swept across Broad-street.
Assistance was sent front Augusta.