The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-09 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Commander Richard D. White (1847) has been ap-
pointed to the Desperate, screw-steamer, and Lieutenant
Joseph S. Rundle (1839) to the Impregnable flagship at
Devonport.

Lieutenant 111‘Leod B. Cockcroft (1844), First Lieu-
tenant of the Imperieuse, 51, screw steam•frigato nt
Portsmouth, is promoted to be commander.

• THE CANDIA AT PORTSMOUTH. • .
Portsmouth dockyard was yesterday again the scene
of one of those distressing disembarkation; which we
may expect to become now frequent until the horrors of
war shall have abated. The Peninsular and Oriental
Steam Company's screw transport Candia arrived at
Spithead at half past 11, and at 3 she steamed into Ports-
mouth harbour. We are happy to say this time the
comfort and care of the poor fellows were amply pro-
vided for, and hours before all the naval and military
heads were at work providing the best means at their
disposal for the ease and coinketableaffinding of the sick.
There was no lack of superioisuperiisioraluitiine • the
Portsmouth gar-
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, R.E. ; Rear-Admiral
Superintendent Martin ; Brigade-Major Dalgetty ; Flag
Lieutenant Waddilove ; Colonel Lord Methuen, of the
Royal Wilts Militia ; Master-Attendant Underwood,
R.N.; and small armies of assistants, told off in files,
with naval cots fitted as hand-stretchers, blankets, bed-
ding, &c., and a number of omnibuses or covered vans,
ranged along in baggage-train array, were all in waiting
lashed
alongside the dockyard
jetty, his allotted position, and
then other in alacrity when
each
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his turn came to " bear a hand." The mere
" brow" or unprotected gangboard from the side of the
ship to the jetty, which served the Himalaya's unfortu-
nate freight, gave place to-day to well-stepped and sub-
stantial double-railed landing stages, and carpenters
were busy at them as soon as the ship was hauled along-
side, and made them quite secure. Sir Frederick Smith
and Colonel Lord Methuen were most indefatigable in
personally directing the movements of those under their
orders, and, as a consequence, the work of disembarka-
tion was entered 'upon with propriety, and pursued with
care and diligence until the chip was cleared. The
medical staff of the garrison was most assiduous with
its important aid ; the wounded were removed to sick
qearters under personal medical superintendence ; and
all engaged in the melancholy duty received the readiest
and most cordial assistance from Capt. Field and the
officers and crew of the Candia, whose number of inva-
lids amounted to 194. The most seriously wounded were
removed to hospital in Portsmouth garrison (which we
were told had only 8 beds vacant before this arrival),
and the others to sick quarters for the night in barracks.
All able to bear the journey will today be forwarded
by the Brighton and London Railway to the military
hospital at Chatham. We noticed a vast number of
naval and civil officers present at the disembarkation in
the dockyard ; among them—Captain Warden, of her
Majesty's ship Ajax ; Captain the Hon. Joseph Den-
man ; Capt. W. H. Hall, of the Blenheim ; Captain
Harris, of the Illustrious ; Capt. Savage, R.M.A.; the
Hon. Fitzgerald A. Foley, R.N.; Lieutenant and Ad-
jutant Long, R.D.Y.B. ; Mr. W. J. Hay, R.N. ;
Major Corbet Edwards, R.D.Y.8.; and many ladies.