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

21IE NA T'Y.

The preparations in Portsmouth Dockyard con-
tinue unabated. The workmen for the Black Prince
have been all entered save 4 millwrights. The
numbers already entered for this frigate are as
follows :-150 shipwrights, 6 caulkers, 50 joiners, 50
smiths, 40 labourers, 16 millwrights, 2 plumbers, 20
painters, and 3 coppersmiths. There were to be en-
tered for all services in this yard 150 shipwrights, 3
caulkers, 23 joiners, 14 smiths, 150 labourers, 35
millwrights, and 5 coppersmiths. Out of these there
have already been entered 130 shipwrights,23joinprs,
14 smiths, 115 labourers, and 13 millwrights. The 5
coppersmiths and 3 caulkere have not been entered.
A number of men have been entered this week, and
it is supposed that the required number will be
obtained this week. Among the shipwrights en-
tered were men from Sunderland, Dundee, Glasgow,
Isle of Wight, Jersey, Deal, Ireland, and one
man from France, entered yesterday (Wednesday).
The fitting out of the ships intended for commis •
sion is rapidly progressing. The Sutlej is in the
steam basin; the shipwrights are busily engaged
about the necessary work in their departments. The
caulkers are caulking her decks and sides, and the
sailors rigging her. It is reported that this ship is to
be ready in a fortnight. The Stromboli is also in the
basin, and her stores will be all got out to-day (Thurs-
day), when she will leave the basin if nothing unfore-
seen occurs. Several of her officers have joined. The
men are using every endeavour to finish the contrac-
tors' work on board the Black Prince. The Euryalus
and Shannon are also being prepared with all speed
for immediate commission. The work on board the
Warrior continues almost unceasingly. Men are
employed at different jobs on board, such as altering
her steering apparatus, &c. These preparations
make the dockyard one scene of bustle. The 18th
company of Royal Engineers, which came yesterday
from Port Victoria, Isle of Wight, in the Comet, are
stationed at An glesea Barracks, Portsea, where they
remain in daily expectation of being ordered to
Canada.

A large number of seamen and lads arrived at
Woolwich dockyard yesterday, from Portsmouth
and Plymouth, for service on board the Devasta•

tion, commissioned for the North American stations,
and other vessels fitting out.
Her Majesty's screw steamship Rapid 11, 150
horse power, was yesterday ordered to be got ready
at Woolwich for expedition to America. She will
be armed with 40-pounder Armstrong guns. Her
fitment is far advanced, and it is expected she will
be ready for departure about the middle of next
month.

The Plover sailing transport yesterday arrived at
Woolwich pier, and commenced landing unservice-
able guns, shot and shell, from Barbadoes.
The screw steamship Hero, 91, Capt. Ryder, left
Plymouth Sound on Tuesday evening, under canvas,
for North America.

The screw steam sloop Greyhound, 17,Commander
Hickley, in Plymouth Sound, had steam up on
Tuesday afternoon. If the trial of her engines
proves successful, she will probably proceed to her
destination, North America.

The screw steam corvette Orpheus, 21, Capt.
Burnett, C. 8., which left Plymouth on Tuesday
with the transport Melbourne, will, after convoying
her to rialfax, proceed for her original destination,
the Australian station, unless countermanded by
Admiral Milne.

A large full-rigged ship was observed on Tuesday
from St. Ives, Cornwall, supposed by her movements
to be one of the American privateers reported in
The Sun of Thursday last (sth). She is stated to
have stopped several English merchant ships.
Yesterday a party of 60 men of the Royal
Marines, together with 30 seamen riggers from the
dockyard, embarked at Chatham on board the
Adder, paddlewheel steamer, Master-Comman-
der Blakey, and proceeded to Folly-point to
assist in navigating the line-of-battle screw steamer
Bombay, 81, to Sheerness, to be placed in the second
division of the steam reserve. The Bombay was
towed down the river by the Adder and Otter
steamers. The duty of navigating the ships
for the steam reserve out of harbour has hitherto
always been performed by the seamen pensioners
attached to the ordinary, bat, in consequence of that
body having been discharged, the services of the
Royal Marines were called in for that purpose.
The iron steamer Defence, 22, Captain Powell,
C. 8., fitting at Chatham, although only commis-
sioned last week, has already shipped more than half
her crew of 450 men, about 250 seamen having
joined her up to yesterday. The bulk of these have
been sent to her from the ships of the coastguard
service.

The Pylades, 21, 400-horse power, has been sur-
veyed by the officials of the yard since she has been
in dock at Chatham, and it is calculated that about
six weeks or two months will complete all the re-
pairs necessary to be effected in her.
The following appointments were made last evening at
the Admiralty :
Lieutenant—The Hon. Fred. 'W. Charteris to the
Stromboli.

Sub-Lieutenanti-Geo. N. Smalipiece to the Devastation
Midshipmen—Mr. G. H. Lawson to the Revenge; C.
A. Crispin to the Devastation.
Naval Cadet C. H. Warren to the Devastation.
Naval Cadets nominated—Mr. Edward V. B. Gaunt, W.
Nigel Madden, Gerald John Roberts, Ford Edwd. Willes
Lambart, and Horace Baker.

Paymasters—John W. W: Green to the Chantiloer ;
George Jeffreys (additional) to the Colossus.
Assistant-Paymaster Edward M. Roe to the Hibernia.
Surgeon John Little to the Satellite.
Assistant Engineers—Wm. Birks, confirmed in rank of
first class; Henry Rigby, acting second class to the Asia
for Sutlej.