The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-01 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The Imperatriz steam-transport, No. 150, Capt. Cox,
arrived at Spithead yesterday morning with invalids
and wounded from the Crimea. She also towed the sail-
ing transport Sir George Pollock (also having invalids)
from Scutari to Spithead. The Imperatriz left Balaklava
on Sept. 1, and proceeded to the fleet off Sebastopol,
where she took on board sick and wounded for Scutari
and Malta ; she arrived at Constantinople on the 3d, and
disembarked .9 officers and 16 non-commissioned officers
and men ;'she was there fitted up for invalids, and on
the 7th embarked 11 officers, 269 men, and 3 women from
Scutari. and Therapia Hospitals ; proceeded on the 9th,
and arrived at Malta on the 13th, where she disembarked
12 officers and 31 marines and seamen ; coaled, and left
Malta on the 17th ; called at Gibraltar to disembark some
of the Land Transport Corps, arriving on the night of the
22d and leaving on the 23d for Spithead. The following
is her complete passenger list :—For Constantinople—
Capt. Elliott, R.M.; Lieut. C. L. Fox, Coldstream
Guards ; Lieut. Templeman, 82d Regiment ; Lieut.
Palmer, 11th Hussars ; Staff Acting Assistant-Surgeon
Stockwell ; Acting Paymaster Spain, R.N. ; F. Fer-
nandez, Apothecary to the Forces; George Bontili and
Yesbashi Asperson, of the Turkish Contingent. For
Malta—Capt. Bailie, Royal Horse Guards ; Lieut.-Col.
Herbert, 23d Regiment ; Major Hobbs, 21st Regiment ;
Major Peel, 34th Regiment; Capt. Buchanan, 2d Dra-
goons ; Capt. Ellis, Aide-de-camp ; Capt. Quiner,
Grenadier Guards ; Surgeon Haward, 34th Regiment ;
Lieut. Brutton, R.N., Midshipman F. G. Gambier,
R.N.; A. H. Turner, adet, R.N.; A. Taylor, Secretary
to the Sanitary Commission ; and for Spithead, Lieut.-
Colonel Ainslie, 93d Highlanders; Lieut.-Colonel Hal-
-1 )mbe, 13th Regiment • Major Fraser, Royal Marines ;
Lieut. and Adjutant the Hon. James C. Dormer, 13th
Regiment ; Capt. Esmonde, 15th Regiment, in charge of
invalids; Capts. Walcott, Anson, Milward, Bolton, and
Mercer, Royal Artillery ; Capt. Campbell, 42d High-
landers ; Lieutenant Steel, 12th Lancers ; Lieutenant
Holloway, 18th Regiment ; Lieutenant Evans, 38th ;
Lieutenant Hill, 30th ; Lieutenant Chaplin, 49th ; Lieu-
tenant Gregory, Royal Marines ; Surgeon Patteson,
Turkish Contingent ; Lieutenants Parsons and Smyth,
R.N. ; Veterinary Surgeon Byrne, of the 4th Dragoon
Guards ; Mr. Elliot, hospital dresser ; Mr. David Kid-
die and Mr. Edward Laurence, Post-office clerk. The Sir
George Pollock's dates are the same as those of her steam
consort Imperatriz. She brought 143 invalids, Captain
Ross O'Connor, of the 17th Regiment, in charge ; Dr.
Mason, and Assistant-Surgeon Bellew.
Her Majesty's steam troop-transport Urgent, Com-
mander Phillips, R.N., embarked on Saturday, at
Portsmouth dockyard, Lieutenant-Colonel Hill, of the
63d Regiment, 22 officers, two assistant-surgeons, and
draughts of the 4th, 18th, 20th, 88th, and the Ist,
2d, and 3d battalions of Rifle Brigade ; in all 992
officers and men, and 38 tons of baggage for the Crimea.
She remained in harbour the night and left for the
East yesterday morning, the men loudly cheering
to the shore as thoy passed out of the harbour to the
roadstead.

Her Majesty's sloop Rosamond, 6, Commander Crof-
ton, returned to Spithead on Saturday from the Nore,
and left again at noon for Plymouth with supernumera-
ries for the ships there.
Her Majesty's screw-corvette Malacca, 17, Capt. Far-
quhar, steamed into Portsmouth harbour from Spithead
on Saturday, and went into dock to repair a few defects.
Her Majesty's sailing two-decker Calcutta, 48, Capt.
Massie, and the paddle steam-frigate Penelope, 18, Capt.
Sir Win. Wiseman, at Spithead, are ordered to complete
with provisions, &c., and prepare for sea service.
The stean -ship Pacific, Capt. W. C. Thompson, of
1,500 tons and 500-horse power, has just been taken up
to convey a portion of the Army Works Corps to the
Black Sea, and will leave the river during this week.
On Friday the second division of the 82d depot left
Edinburgh Castle for Clonmel—the first division hav-
ing gone three days previously. This depot, which a
short time ago mustered only a few men on parade, is
now about 320 strong, besides having lately sent out
considerable reinforcements to the regiment. The 82d
are succeeded by the depot of the 72d Highlanders from
Fermoy, which now jointly occupies 'Edinburgh Castle
with the depot of the 92d Highlanders. The 72d depot,
exclusive of the draught under orders for the East, at
present only masters about 50 men.
The Earsden and the Northumberland put to sea on
Friday from Greenbithe, with military stores from
Woolwich for the Crimea.
The Omer Pasha left Woolwich on the same day with
huts and winter clothing, besides a considerable quan-
tity of shot and shell, embarked prior to the order har-
ing been issued for a suspension of the further shipment
of shells.
The transport Harriet arrived at Woolwich arsenal on
Friday from the docks to embark stores, &c., for the East.
The Admiralty yacht Black Eagle has returned to
Woolwich from Sheerness.
The Caradoc is in a forward state of completion, and
has been put in commission. Lieutenant Chandos Sean-
hope is appointed to the command.
The hired screw steam-transport Perseverance, Capt.
Harris, from Brest, arrived at Plymouth on Saturday
morning, and, having embarked exchanged Russian pri-
soners from the Milbay prisons, sailed in the afternoon
for the eastward. The Russians from Plymouth are
those captured at Bomarsund, and consist of 1 captain,
1 commissariat captain, 21 lieutenants, 1 commissariat
lieutenant, 5 ensigns, 296 non-commissioned officers and
privates, 16 women, and 18 children. They have been
under the surveillance of Lieutenant Veitch, R.N., since
the 6th of October, 1854, and many of them are so well
satisfied with their residence in England that it is with
much regret they now leave the country. The Perseve-
rance is bound to Libau, in the Baltic.
The following appointments were made on Saturday
at the Admiralty :—John Coles' mate, to the Powerful;
Hugh H. Banister, confirmed as paymaster of the
Daring, vice Evans, deceased ; E. H. B. Hartwell, mid-
shipman, to the Havannah.
The hired transport Alert, which has taken in a ge-
neral cargo of provisions at the Royal William Victual-
ling-vard, Plymouth, sailed for the Crimea on Saturday.
The Effort is being laden for the same destination. Twelve
ovens are now at work in this establishment, and two
sets of men are employed. The first gang works from
6 a.m. to 2,p.m., the second commences at 2 p.m., and
finishes at p.m.