The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-08 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

(mon Lairr Daunt% oannrrit.)
ADMIRALTY, MARS 6.
Corps of Royal Marines—Lieutenant-Colonal and Brevet-
Colonel John Hawkins Gascoilpie to be colonel second
commantlaot, vies Walsh, retired on full-pay; Captain
and Brevet-Major William Francis Foote to be lieutenant-
colonel, vies Gamoigne, promoted ; First Lieutenant and
quartermaster Frederick Augustin Fader to be captain,
vice Foote, promoted ; Fiat Lieutenant Charles Sidney
Williams to be quartermaster, vice Foster ; Second Lieu-
tenant John Holland to be first lieutenant, vice
Foster, promoted ; Captain William Grigor Slither
to be lieutenant-colonel, vice Midfield, retired on
full-pay ; First Lieutenant and Adjutant Philip
Haringtoo, to be captain, vice Bother, promoted ;
First Lieutenant Arthur Charles Joshua M`Meekan to be
adjutant, vice liarington, promoted; Second Lieutenant
Henry Laxasoore Stirling to be first lieutenant, vice
Mlle/lout ; Ccdoeel Second Commandant Thomas Lemon
to he eoloneLeomroandant, vice Rea, retired on full pay
Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Robert John
M'Killop to be colonel second commandant, vice Lemon,
promoted ; Captain William Ramsay Searle to be lieu-
tenant-colonel, vice AP Killop, promoted; First Lieute-
nant and Adjutant Francis Woruan Fasting to be cap-
tain, vies Searle, promoted ; First Lieutenant Merles
Ready Ccdonib to be adjutant, vice Forting ; Second
Lieutenant Edward Eliwjes Steele Perkins to be first
lieutenant, vies Fisting, promoted.

ADMIRALTY, MARCH 7.ArrorsiiitAN As. —Acting
&mod Class Assistant Bailment—W. F. Cols and J. G.
Sampson, to the 'alkalis snpernunserariss.

WOOLWICH, Maass 7.
A court of inquiry, consisting of various naval
°Moen presided over by Commodore Superintendent Sir
F. W. E. Nicole:a, assembled at the dockyard this day to
invenigate the circumstances attending the running down
of a collier brig in the river by her Majesty's steam vessel
Rapid, on Wednesday afternoon last. It appears by the
evidence adduced that the vessel, which was struck
suddenly, shifted her position as the Rapid was paring her,
and that the helm of the Rapid could not be made to anew&
in time to avoid the accident. The collier, which is laden
with 200 teas of mak, was this day raised by a party at
men from this dockyard, with chains and lighten, bat at
the moment her deck appeared above the wake, and hakes
she could be properly secured, a large steamer peas* sear
caused such a heavy swell that the brig again sank. The
Bustler, steam vessel, with • numerous party, and every
appliance for raising the vessel and her cargo, is ordered to
leave the dockyard for Grays to-morrow.

APPOINTNINTB OF CAPTAINS IN THI NAVAL
Rieszvz—The Admiralty authorities, in reply to various
commanteatioes from the Liverpool shipmastera, bare in.
Cleated that no commissiesa in the Naval &awn Hill be
granted to master madam except such se are on masa
service.

---111 E COURT MARTIAL ON CAPTAIN ROBINS/OW.-
11in inquiry was resumed In Dublin for the 17th time on
Thursday, when Riding Master George Pries, 4th Dra-
wee recalled at hie own request to make a correction
in his former svidsooe. The mart sofa adjourned.
THICITY OF BALTINONE.—LITERPOOL,
The captain of the Dreadnought, just arrived at Liver-
pool, left New York on the 16th ult, the samiliesda
as the City of Baltimore. He reports having
great quantities of field ice far more south than usual,
and it is not unlikely that having fallen in with this
ice the City of Baltimore's screw may have become
The fa, and that she may have bad to resort to canvas.
in
Bell, which left New York two days before the
City of Baltimore, only arrived here to-day. The captain
reports having pawed through ice, and so does the Tentage,
(screw steamer) at New York from Southampton.

WRECK OP THE SPARTAN, GOVERNMENT
TRANSPORT STEAMER, AND LOSS OP LIPE.

We regret to announce the lose of a very fine
steamer, which bad been taken up by the Admiralty for
the conveyance of stores to North America, attended with
a melancholy sacrifioe of life. The W-fated ship was the
Spartan, an iron screw-steamer of 1,070 tons, y
reoentlibrtuailt
wader special gam by Maws. Pyle and Co., of Ha
pool, fitted with four water-tight bulkheads, aad wee
classed A 1 for 13 years. Having been brought up to the
Thames, she proceeded to Deptford-dockyard, and shipped
' a large quantity of stoma, and eventually left Falmouth on
I the 2nd February on her first voyage, for Halifax and St.
John, New Brunswick. She had on board four pas-
sengers, Captain Hands, of the 133rd Regiment, his
wife, child, and servant. From the time of the
steamer leaving the Channel mythic% was heard
of her until yesterday, when Messrs. Fleming, of Austin-
friars, agents for the owners, received a telegraphic mes-
sage from Captain Wiggins, the master of the Spartan, to
the effect that she bad been lost in the Atlantic. As far as
could be learned, it appeared that the unfortunate ship en-
countered the full fury of the terrific gales which have oc-
casioned so much havoc amongst the vessels traversing the
Atlantic, and after the most fearful rolling and staving, she
sprung a leak, and at length the crew were compelled to
take to the boats and abandon her. This took place on the
16th of February ; but for several days the ship had been
in the most critical position, and on the 11th she was struck
by • heavy sea, which crushed in the saloon, where Captain
Hends,l his wife, child, and servant were, and all perished
by drowning, it is supposed, with the exception of the
servant. About the same period the chief officer and two
seamen were washed overboard and drowned. As before
statedlthe remainder of the crew took to the boats, and
must have suffered much from exposure. The poor servant
girl, who escaped death when the cabin was crushed in, is
reported to have died on the 21st. How long they were
out in the boats has not transpired, but they were picked
up by the ship William Fotheringham, and a telegram from
Havre yesterday afternoon announced their safe arrival at
that port. The Spartan foundered shortly after she was
abandoned. The skip and freight were insured to the ex-
tent of 30,00 W., the balk of which was effected at Lloyd's.
The cargo of stares was valued at 30,0001.