The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-15 00:00:00

711 E NAVY.

The official reports to the Lords of the Admi-
ralty regarding the trial trip of the new ironplated
frigate Warrior were despatched from Plymouth
by Admiral Smart and Capt. Cochrane on Wednes-
day. Among other comparative results it appears
that when under full steam the mean rate of speed
per hour attained by the Warrior was 16.3 knots,
and by the Revenge 11 knots. In sailing, the ship
has considerable advantage over the frigate. The
former also wears in seven minutes, while the latter,
in consequence of her great length and the insuffi-
cient supply of canvas forward, requires 19 minutes.
No severe storm was experienced, but the weather
was sufficiently heavy to test the extent ofthe War-
rior's rolling, which attained a mean of 16 deg.,
against 14 deg. by the Revenge. The -gut.s of the
ship have a range of 45 deg., those in the frigate 22
deg. In firing broadsides the Revenge " heels
over;" the I'Varrior only "shakes a little." Her
ventilating machinery, worked by one boiler, soon
clears the space between decks from smoke ; it
also;keeps the stokehole well supplied with fresh air,
and willcontributelargely to the healthful condition
of the ship. In respect to ventilation the stokehole
of the Revenge is, by comparison, very deficient.
The Warrior requires a powerful galig of men to
steer her. It is stated that there is too much elas-
ticity in the tiller-ropes, which are necessarily very
long. In judging of comparative results it should
not be forgotten that the Warrior's superior means
of propulsion is by steam, which in the Revenge is
only auxiliary. The Warrior is a 40-gun frigate,
with engines of 1,250-horse power ; the Revenge is
a ship carrying 89 guns, with engines of 800-horse
power. Very few visitors have had an opportunity
' of inspecting the Warrior at Plymouth, in conse-
quence of the severity of the weather.
VALETTA, Nov. 9.—Her Majesty's screw frigate
Melpomene, 51, Capt. C. J. F. Ewart, returned on
the Ist instant from Tunis, whether she had con-
veyed her Majesty's Consul-General, Mr. R. Wood.
Rumours prevalent in this island before her depar-
ture of a fanatical outbreak in Tunis appear to
have been without foundation, or greatly exagge-
rated. The screw gunboat Cockatrice, 3, Comman-
der N. M. Gillson, which has been stationed for
some time past at Gibraltar, arrived from that place
on the 2d inst., after a passage of 10 days. She is
to proceed to the Danube. The screw line-of battle
ship Queen, 86, Capt. C. F. Hillyar, came in on the
4th inst., from Corfu 7 days, and Zante 5. A fatal
accident occurred on board off the latter island.
While at target practice, two of the main deck guns
accidentally went off as the wad and shot were
being rammed home, blowing away the right arms
of two men, the left arm of another, and injuring a
fourth in the hand. Besides these injuries, one of
the men was dreadfully burnt and wounded about
the face and chest, and both the captains of the
guns, who served the vents, had their thumbs
badly hurt. In three cases amputation of the arm
was necessary. One of the unfortunate men only
survived 30 hours and another succumbed the second
day. The others are doing well. A marine, Wm.
Baxter, belonging to the Queen, was tried the day
before yesterday on board the Hibernia, flag-ship of
Rear-Admiral Codrington, C. 8., on charges of dis-
obedience of orders ; Rear-Admiral S. C. Dacres,
C. 8., Captain of the Fleet, presided. The Court
found the prisoner guilty and sentenced him to re-
ceive 48 lashes, to be imprisoned for two years, and
then dismissed the service with disgrace. The Court
was then dissolved and reformed to try Sergeant
Gideon Morris, Royal Marine Light Infantry, of
the Marlborough,
flag-ship of the Commander-in-
Chief, on charges of disobedience of the orders of
Second Lieut. J. A. Sweny, Royal Marine Light
Infantry, allowing two privates Royal Marines to
get drunk while under his orders on shore picket
duty at Malta, and treating Lieut. Sweny with dis-
respect. The Liffey, 51, and Wanderer, 4, were at
Corfu when the Queen left ; and the London, 90,
and Hannibal, 91, were on their way thither. The
Wanderer was on the point of starting for the
Southern ITh,nd with the Commissioners, Dr.
Sutherland and Capt. Galton. The Lord High
Commissioner, Sir Henry Storks, on board the
lonia steamer, was entering Zante, as the Queen
was leaving Malta. The Foxhound, 4, was at
Patras. The Queen is now refitting. The paddle-
wheel surveying vessel Firefly, Commander A. L.
Mansell, arrived at Malta harbour on the sth inst.
from Beyrout and Alexandria, for the purpcso of
undergoing the usual winter overhauling and re
pair. The steamsloop Malacca, 17, Captain G. J.
Napier, came in on the 6th, from Plymouth, 28
days and Gibraltar eight. She will probably sail
shortly for the Levant, and possibly relieve the
Cmsar, 90, Capt. T. H. Mason, at the Pirreus.
H.
screw sloop Gannet, 11, Commander the Ifun• H.
M, Nelson, arrived on the 7th from Suds 13ar