The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-18 00:00:00

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MUTE 91 Cougultation-710 to 3 and 6 to 8; Sundays, 10 till 2,

The Orlando, 51, 1,000 horse power, which is to

be immediately fitted for commission at Portsmouth,
is to have a complement of two officers and 68 men
of the Royal Marines, of which number 19 men are
to be furnished by the artillery branch of the corps.
Sir F. Nicolson, Commodore-Superintendent of

Woolwich dockyard, yesterday received a communi-
cation from the Board of Admiralty, instructing him
to hold iu readiness the steam sloop Devastation,
Commander M'Crea, for the shipment of the 100
pounder Armstrong guns formerly noticed. In con-
sequence of the crowded state of the Arsenal ship-
ping berth at Woolwich, it is intended to convey
the guns and appurtenances in lighters to be
shipped in the dockyard basin. The telegram re-
ceived yesterday morning announced the destina-
tion of the guns to be some distant foreign station,
which from other information is now believed to be
the British possessions in the Pacific. The Devas-
tation consequently remains in basin, and will be
inspected this morning by the Commodore-Super-
intendent of the yard.
The Stromboli, 6, paddle, Commander Lord El-
phinstone, fitting for service on the coast of North
America, was taken out of the steam basin at Ports-
mouth, and tested her machinery outside the har-
bour, preparatory to being swung for the adjust-
ment of her compasses, and declared ready for sea.
The Hannibal, 90, screw, Capt. Farquhar, was
taken into Portsmouth harbour yesterday from Spit-
head, to dismantle and pay off.
The Sutlej, 51, screw, was undocked yesterday
at Portsmouth, and berthed in the steam basin,
where she commenced taking in her armament,
which :will consist of the following calibre and
description of gun:—One 100 pounder Armstrong,
six 40 pounder Armstrongs; 10 8 inch guns ; and
34 56 cwt. 32 pounders, exclusive of boat guns.
It is intended to supply her with six new
naval pattern 70 pounder Armstrongs, in exchange
for the same number of smoothbores, as soon as that
weapon is ready for issue. It is intended to have the
Sutlej ready for commission on Saturday if possible.
The iron tiller for the Warrior, forging in the
smiths' shop of Portsmouth dockyard, will not be
completed for four days yet. The smiths engaged
upon it have been at work day and night to get it
in a sufficiently forward state to hand over to the
steam factory department to complete its fitting.
Capt. Francis Scott, C. 8., late of the coastguard
ship Colossus, 80, at Portland, appointed to the
command of the new screw steam frigate Orlando,
51, at Plymouth, has received orders from the
Lords of the Admiralty to place the crew on board
immediately.
The Dutch steam sloop of war De Linge, 10,
Commander Vanderbeck, from Z warteslius for Ba-
tavia, was towed into Dartmouth on Sunday with
her screw out of order.

His Imperial Russian Majesty's screw steam cot=
vette Rynda, 11, Commander Gerkowitch, from
Gravesend on Friday, arrived at Plymouth on Mon-
day. She is on a cruise, and will probably go from
the Sound to Brest.

The screw steam frigate Phoebe, 51, was towed
on Monday from the Pevonport dockyard to Key-
ham basin, and yesterday was placed in No. 1 dock
to be coppered up to the load line.
The artisans of the Devonport dockyard continue
busily employed in forwarding the Orlando, the
Phoebe, the Magicienne, the
.Styx, the Satellite,
and the Perseus.

The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :
Commander—E. L. Sirangway to be an Inspecting Com-
mander of Coastguard, vice West, whose period of service
has expired.
Engineer—John Martin to the Investigator.
Second Master—Charles P. Hodges to the Orlando.
Masters' Assistants—Wm. F. Filmcr to the Orlando,
Fred. W. Moffatt to ditto, George S. Brodie to the Defence.
Surgeon—Wm. G. Goldin to the Orlando.
Assistant-Surgeon—lßenjamin J. Lowae (acting) to the
Investigator.
Second Assistant• Engineer Samuel Lloyd (acting) to
the Investigator.