The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-01 00:00:00

THE NA VY.

The screw line-of-battle ship Agamemnon, 91,
Capt. Thomas Hope, arrived at Portland on Tues-
day afternoon from Spithead. Her Majesty's
vessels now at anchor in that harbour are the
Royal Albert, 121 ; Hero, 91 ; James Watt, 91;
Agamemnon, 91 ; Algiers, 91 ; Emerald, 51 ;
Mersey, 40 ; Curacoa, 31 ; Blenheim, 60 ; Pioneer,
6 ; Flying Fish, 6 ; and the Biter, 2.
The new screw steamship Mars, 80' guns, has
arrived from the upper division in the river Med-
way, and been taken into the fitting basin at Sheer-
ness. Captain Charles C. Dawkins (24th of Sep-
tember, 1857) took up his commission yesterday
and joined to take command. She is to be brought
forward with all possible despatch.
Mr. George P. Heather, master, took up his com-
mission yesterday at Sheerness, and joined the new
screw' steam-corvette Clio, of 21 guns and 400
horse-power (nominal.)
The new screw-steamship Edgar, 91 guns and
600 horse-power (nominal), has had her final trial
trip for speed off Sheerness. She went the measured
mile with and against tide for eight hours. Her
speed was 11.5 knots, with a pressure of 201 b
steam and 261 vacuum, with which her average re-
volutions were 55 per minute. The engines, by
Maudslay, Field, and Co., gave the highest satis-
faction to the authorities who superintended the
trial. She returned to her moorings at 7.30 p.m.,
and will shortly be ready for sea.
The Cossack, 20 guns, screw steam-corvette, of
250 horse-power, is taken into No. 3 dry dock, at
Sheerness, for the purpose of examining her steam
feeding valves, propeller, &c.
The Sea Breeze and Jessie yesterday commenced
shipping guns at Woolwich from her Majesty's
screw steamship Howe, 121, fitting out at Devon-
port. The steam transport Peninsula yesterday
arrived at Woolwich, and commenced filing her
magazines with powder.
The Imperieuse, 51, screw, Capt. R. B. Maguire,
has been brought down Portsmouth harbour, and
placed alongside the Malabar, coal depot, for the
purpose of coaling.
The Neptune, 91, screw, Capt. Sir W. Hoste, has
crossed lower and topsail yards and placed battens
on her rigging, in readiness for rattling down. She
has hauled off from alongside the sheer jetty to
alongside the Prince Regent hulk, in Portsmouth
harbour.

The Sidon, 22, paddle, Capt. It. B. Crawford, is
coaling alongside the north quay of the fitting
basin.

The Dauntless, 34, screw, Capt. W. Edmonstone,
in the steam basin at Portsmouth, has commenced
crossing her lower and topsailyards.
The Sphinx, 6, paddle, and the Beagle, 6, screw,
have both been brought down Portsmouth harbour,
and placed in the steam basin, to be advanced to
the first-class steam reserve.

The screw frigate Amphion, 36, has been com-
missioned at Chatham by Capt. T. Cochran. She
is ordered to proceed to Sheerness, where she will
take in a sufficient quantity of coals to make her
trial trip, in order to test the efficiency of her en-
gines and screw since the alterations she has under-
gone. The masts and gear of the Amphion being
all at Sheerness, it is not expected that she will
return to Chatham after the trial trip, but will
finish fitting for sea at that port.
The paddle-wheel steam frigate Virago, 6, Cora-
mender M. Dunn, with the brig Ranger in tow,
left Plymouth Sound on Wednesday for Ireland.
The screw steam frigate Topaze, M, Capt. the
Hon. John W. S. Spencer, was towed on Wednes-
day from her moorings to the sheer hulk, to have
her fan exchanged.
The screw steamship Aboukir, 90, Capt. Schoen-
berg, got up steam in Hamoaze on Wednesday, and
went outside the Breakwater, and then returned
into the Sound.

The screw steam troopship Himalaya, Comman-
der John Seccombe, was removed on Wednesday
from Keyham-basin into Plymouth Sound. Yes-
terday (Thursday) morning she made an experi-
mental trip outside the Breakwater.

It is staled that a portion of the armament of the
screw steam frigate Orlando, 50, will consist of Sir
William Armstrong's guns.
The screw steam frigate Liffey, 51, Capt. George
W. Preedy, from Liverpool, arrived in Plymouth
Sound on Wednesday morning.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :
Lieut. H. H. Washington, to the Imperieuse ;
Lieut. Henry Rogers, to the Brunswick ; Lieut. W.
N. Tufnell, to the Terrible; Lieut. Robt. Mansel,
to the Nile ; Jas. Mitchell, surgeon, to the Vulcan ;
and Robt. Fulton, surgeon, to the Topaz.