The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-21 00:00:00

TILE NAVY.

The reports from Malta reach to the 15th of
June, and announce that the only naval movements
at that port since the departure, on the sth, of the
Commander-in-Chief for Naples, were the departure,
on the Bth, of the Caradoc for Corfu, which re-
turned on the 13th with the mails ; the departure
for Naples, on the Bth, of the Terrible, and of the
St. Jean d'Acre and Orion, on the 9th, to cruise in
the offing of Malta; the arrival on the 11th, from
Portsmouth, of the Hannibal, bearing the flag of
Rear-Admiral Rodney Mundy, the second in
command, and having on board, for garrison
duty at Malta, Lieut. Harrington and Ensign
Boyle, with 101 non-commissioned officers and pri-
vates of the 4th Battalion of the Rifle Brigade.
Also, the arrival on the 13th of the Assurance from
England and Gibraltar, and of the Lapwing from
Naples and Messina, bringing the announcement
that the fleet under Vice-Admiral Fanshawe were,
pursuant to orders from England, to leave Naples
on the 11th, but for what destination was not
known. The Melbourne, steam transport, arrived
on the 7th, and the Sir William Peel steamer, on
the 13th, both from Corfu ; the former left for Eng-
land on the Bth, the latter for Marseilles on the
13th. On the 15th the Hannibal, 91, bearing the
flag of Rear-Admiral Rodney Mundy, and the Hi-
bernia receiving-ship, bearing the flag of Rear-
Admiral Codrington, the Superintendent of Malta
Dockyard, the Assurance, 4, Lapwing, 4, Kertch
and Azoff (sailing) gunboats, Caradoc despatch-
vessel, Boxer sloop, and Hearty steam-tug, were in
Valetta harbour; the St. Jean d'Acre, 101, and
Orion, 91, cruising in the offing of Malta, and the
Doris, 32, and Banshee despatch vessel, hourly
looked for from England. On the 11th the Marl-
borough, 131, bearing the flag of the Commander-
in-Chief, Vice-Admiral Fanshawe, with the Con-
queror, 101, the Princess Royal, 91, Renown, 91,
Victor Emmanuel, 91, Brunswick, 80, Centurion,
80, Euryalus, 51, and Terrible, 21, were at Naples ;
the Gannet, 11, was at Leghorn ; the Coquette, 4,
at Marseilles ; the Argus, 6, and Vigilant, 4, in the
Adriatic ; the Racoon, 21, at Corfu ; the Osprey, 4,
at the Piraeus of Athens • the Medina, 4, surveying
vessel, at Candia ; the Tartarus, 4, surveying
vessel, at Alexandretta ; the Scourge, 6, at Alex-
andria ; the Wanderer, 4, at Constantinople ; the
Recruit, 6, at the mouth of the Danube ; the Sup-
ply, 2, storeship, at Boudroun • the Vulture, 6, and
the Growler and Quail gunboats, and Bustler
steamtug, at Gibraltar. Another French prize was
brought into Malta on her way to Marseilles on the
13th of June-the Austrian bark Catarina, 'Capt.
Santega, of 372 tons burden, laden with wheat from
Taganrog, captured on the 25th of May, in the
vicinity of Tenedos, by the Pomone, French steam
frigate. Upwards of 60 Austrian vessels are now
collected at Malta, which have contrived to escape
French cruisers.
The Gorgon, 6 guns, paddlewheel steamvessel,
remains at Sheerness, waiting Admiralty orders
for her destination.

The Scylla, new screw steam corvette, was put
out of No. 3 dry dock at Sheerness yesterday, after
having bad her feed-pipes, propeller gear, &c.
overhauled. She remains in the fitting basin, and
will forthwith be proceeded with to complete her
equipment for immediate active service.
An Admiralty order has been received at Sheer-
ness, ordering the artificers and labourers to cease,
from and after Saturday, to work over hours, ex-
cept in any cases of emergency that may hereafter
arise.

The following shipbuilding firms have contracted
with the Government for the supply of new gun-
boats :—Mr. Pitcher, 1 ; Scott Russell Ad Co., 3;
Thames Shipbuilding Company, 2 ; Miller and Co.,
2, These vessels are required for speed, therefore
they will have fine lines and light scantling, and
be fitted with engines of 80-horse power. From
the specifications it would appear that they are in-
tended to carry Armstrong's guns.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Charles Murphy, to
the Excellent ; Lieut. Sidney Metcalf, to the
Dauntless ; Lieut. Joshua Palmer, to the Neptune ;
Lieut. C. A. J. Heysham, to the Ajax; J. W. W.
Green, p.aymaster, additional, to the Trafalgar ;
Andrew Murray, surgeo,9,,to the_ Aboukir ; and. A.
R.-Turner, Midshipman, to the Hero.