The naval manosavres in which the Fleet has been engaged
since the great Review, have been attracting considerable public interest. The attacking squadron under Admiral Fremantle at first carried off all the honours. On Tuesday Admiral Fremantle took Falmouth, silenced the forte, and burnt the shipping. Sailing thence, he managed to elude Admiral Hewett, who was waiting for him in the Channel, and on Thursday he anchored at the Nore, and threatened Sheerness. His success, however, was short-lived, for after a few hours spent in the Thames, Admiral Fremantle was obliged to signal his ships to proceed to sea. Before, however, he could get again into open water, he found that the defending fleet had stretched a net of ironclads and torpedo-boats across the month of the river. Admiral Fre- mantle was thus caught in a trap. As we write, the hopeless attempt to force his way out which he would have been obliged to attempt, has been stopped by an order from the Admiralty to cease hostilities.
