The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-14 00:00:00

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THE NAPE

The following is a letter from Malta, dated June
8 :—" Since I last wrote the Malacca has returned

into port. You are already aware that the first
section of the Malta and Alexandria cable, 230
miles in length, was laid without a single accident
or check of any description. After joining the
cable to the shore end at Tripoli, which had been
previously laid by the steamtug Bulldog, despatched
a week in advance, the Malacca, accompanied by
the Medina and the Scourge, proceeded along the
coast eastward on a line agreed upon towards
Benghazi, which is to be the next station. Nearly
300 miles more of cable were thus laid eastward,
forming a part of the second section, the end being
hermetically sealed, carried into shallow water, mad
buoyed. This operation was as successfully per-
formed as the first. The entire length of between
500 and 600 miles has been carefully tested, and
found to work admirably, it is even said with a
smaller amount of electric power than any cable
yet submerged. It is expected that its durability
will be equal to the perfectness of its insulation.
The Medina and Scourge have also returned to
Malta, and we are now awaiting the remainder of
the cable from England. Her Majesty's gunboat
Mohawk left this on the Ist for Corfu, and the
frigate Terrible arrived from that island yesterday.
Her Majesty's ship Queen, Capt. Hillyar, arrived
on the 30th ult. She touched at Rhodes at 8 30
a.m. on the 23d tilt, and sailed again at noon the
same day. She reached Camila (Suda Bay) at 6
p.m. on the 24th, and left at 7 p.m. on the 25th.
She found at Suda Bay her Majesty's ship James
Watt. During her passage the weather was fine,
but the winds were light and contrary. Her Ma-
jesty's ships in port are the Liffey, 51 (bearing the
flag of Vice-Admiral William Fanshawe Martin),
Hibernia, receiving-ship (flag of Rear-Admiral
Codrington, C. 8.), Queen, 86 ; Terrible, 21 ; Gan-
net, 11 ; Medina, 4; Scourge, 6; Intrepid,, P„;._
Weser, 6 ; Boxer, 3; Supply, 2 ; and the tug
Hearty; Major-General Warren, C. 8., proceeded
home in the Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steamer Ellora on the Ist inst., on four months'
leave of absence. It is reported that the gallant
general will not re-assume the command of the Ist
Brigade, but that he will be succeeded in the com-
mand by Major-General Horn, C. 8., who now com-
mands the 2d Brigade."
A letter received by the Terrible, dated Corfu,
June 4, says :
" Sir G. Buller, K.C.8., has returned from the
Southern Islands, after his usual half-yearly inspec-
tion of the troops. Sir Henry Storks left for the
islands on the 28th ult. in the lonian steamer,
accompanied by her Majesty's ship Agamemnon
and another line-of-battle ship. It is expected he
will be absent about a fortnight. The Neptune
arrived here last week from your island, minus her
mizen-topmast, which she lost off Paso, in a strong
breeze, before entering the channel. After refitting,
which took her a couple of days, she proceeded to
Beyrout. The only ships of war at present in port
are the Cmsar, London, and Orion line-of-battle
ships ; the Terrible frigate, which leaves to-day
with a mail for Malta ; and the gunboat Assurance.
The London is under sailing orders for Beyrout,
and will leave to-day or to-morrow for that place.
Everything is quiet here.
" The French packet Indus has just come in from
Beyrout, which place she left on the 3d inst. at 9
a.m. The following men-of.war were in the roads
when she took her departure :—French—La Bre-
tagne, three-decker, flag of Vice-Admiral Le Bar-
bier de Tinan ; L'Aylau, Le Fontenois, L'Algesiras,
flag of Rear-Admiral Paris, and Le Redoutable, all
two-deckers ; the Mogador steam-frigate, flag of the
Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian station ; Prome-
thee despatch boat, also on the Syrian station; Col-
bert corvette, do.; St. Louis and Donavert line-of-
battle ships, the latter bearing a rear-admiral's flag ;
L'Amazone transport, L'Ariege transport; Le Vau-
ban frigate left at 9 a.m. ; Descartes frigate, Le
Finistere transport, Christophe Colombe frigate,
L'Aube transport. English—The Hannibal, flag of
Rear-Admiral Mundy ; the Renown and Mars, line-
of-battle ships ; the Melpomene frigate, the Amphion,
ditto, the Greyhound corvette, and the Alacrity
gunboat. Turkish—The Sadie two-decker. Russiat
—A steam-frigate, and the Taoupsy gunboat. A
portion of the French troops had already embarked
on board ship, and the rest were embarking." A
letter from Malta, dated the 9th, says :—" The
French frigate Vauban, Capt. Lefevre, from Bey-
rout, arrived to-day, having on board 818 French
troops, forming the first detachment of the expedi-
tionary force in Syria, which is now returning to
France. The Vauban, after replenishing her stock
of fuel, took her departure for France."

Orders wereyesterday received at Chatham, from
the Admiralty, directing the following steam gun-
vessels, attached to the reserve fleet of steamers in
the Medway to be placed in the first-class steam re-
serve, and to be equipped for sea, in readiness t•

join the squadron about to be despatched to the
coast of North America, namely, the Julia, 60-horse
power ; the Misseltoe, 60-horse power ; the Brit°-
, mart, 60-horse power ; the Sepoy, 60-horse power;
the Fly, 60-riorse power; and the Sandfly, 60-horse
power. Each of the above gun-vessels will receive
on board one 68-pounder of 95 cwt., and one 32-
1 pounder of 56 cwt.

The Dragon, 6, paddlewheel steamer, 560-horse
power, Commander S. Harding, in lien of four 10-
' inch guns and two 68-pounders, is to be supplied
with two of the 100-pounder rifled Armstrong
guns ; she will also receive two 24-pounder
howitzers and one 12-pounder howitzer, as well as
one 6-pounder brass gun for her pinnaces and
launches. It is understood that the Dragon, as
soon as she is equipped ready for sea, will be
despatched to the North American coast.

The Phaeton, 51, serew steam frigate, 400-horse
power, attached to the steam reserve at Chatham, is
ordered to have her 95-cwt. pivot gun taken out,
and its place supplied by a 100 pounder Armstrong
rifled gun ; she is also to be furnished with two 40•
pounder Armstrong guns.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—G. J. Anstruther, midshipman,
to the Neptune ; H. C. Aitchison, midshipman, to
the Nile ; Edwin Jago, paymaster (additional), to
the Pembroke; Henry Gilpin, paymaster (addi-
tional), to the Majestic; Byron Stratford, assist.-
paymaster, to the Cornwallis ; John R. Hornim a
s. n,
assist-paymaster, to the Edinburgh ; Charles Leigh,
assist-paymaster, to the Formidable ; John
Gibson,Fal
con, clerk, to the Cumberland ; Andrew
acting second-class assist.-engineer, to the
lus,
Stewart,r
for service in the Confiance John
act-
ing second-class assist.-engineer,
- chard J. Shannon to R ihe
acting second-class assist.- engineer, Indus f
service in the Zephyr; and
and lent for service in the Avon.
Mr. Llewellyn S. Dawson and Mr. George Palsy
eng to the Indus:
have been nominated to naval cadetships.