The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-04 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The following is from a letter dated Malta,Nov.2B:
" The Falcon steamer arrived from London, Lowe-
stoft, and Gibraltar on the 26th, and left on the setae
day for Balaklava.
" The Peninsnlar and Oriental Company's steam-ship
Ripon, in the transport service, arrived on the 27th from
Southampton and Plymouth, bringing Lieut. Bond, 12th
Lancers ; Lieut. Cuthbert, Bth Hussars ; the Hon.
Cornet Ellis, Bth Dragoons; Lieut. Moorhead, 92d;
Dr. and Mrs. Hughes, Dr. Hulsh, Dr. Hume, Rev. Mr.
Smith, Rev. Mr. Harris, Mr. Wiltshire, two Russian
prisoners to be exchanged, Ensigns Dickinson, Martin,
and Tood, of the 4th ; Ensign Daly, 46th ; Lieut.-Col.
Erskine and wife, Purveyor Lee, Major Moore, 97th ;
Capt. Rowland and Ensign Keogh, Ist Royals ; Capt.
Cannon and one private of the 87th ; Capt. Annesley and
two privates of the 18th ; Capt. Van Straubenzee, 9th ;
I Capt. Jervoise and Ensign Bill, 23d; Capt. Clegg, 92d;
Lieut. Wolseley, 18th ; Commandant Robertson, Quar-
termaster Williams, and 604 non-commissioned officers
and privates of the Land Transport Corps, and 95 non-
commissioned officers and privates of the Medical Staff
Corps, and four servants.
" The Great Britain steamer, from Portsmouth, with
the Ist Regiment of the British Swiss Legion, is just
entering the harbour.
" The City of London steam-transport left for Con-
stantinople on the 24th, conveying Mr. Bake, Com-
mander-In-Chief of the Land Transport Corps, with his
assistants, Sir E. Graham, Messrs. Branscombe, Collins
Fletcher, Gordon, Harrison, Hornsby, Lloyd, Pye
Ro-
berts, Rudd, Tarn, Thompson, Taunton, Vick:,, and
\Vraxall ; Brigadier-General Watt, Capt. Smith, aide-de-
camp ; Dr. Rankin, Captains Hill, Lynch, Netherwood,
Pearce, and Thompson ; Assistant-Surgeon Quallet,
and Mr. Mann, all of the Land Transport Corps ; Messrs.
Conratt and Poole, and 114 non-commissioned officers
and privates of the Turkish Contingent.
"The Hydas•pcs steam transport arrived from Kazatch,
Constantinople, and Kululee on the 26th, with the
greater portion of the cargo of ordnance stores and am-
munition which she carred out to the Crimea from Eng-
land in September last, and which she is now under
orders to convey to Spithead ; but, in consequence of
her cargo having been found very heavy in bad weather
experienced on the 24th of Nov., when she strained and
laboured very greatly, a portion will be taken out at
Malta. The Duke of Newcastle, Lord West, Captain
Sanderson and wife, Mr. Adam and the Misses Halford,
Hutton, Taylor, and Windthropp came passengers by the
Hydaspes. llis Grace attended a review of the troops
at Matta by Lieut.-General Sir J. Pennefatker on the
27th.

" The English sailing transport Northfleet, from Con-
stantinople, and Dunbar, from Kertch and Scutari, ar-
rived on the 26th.

" The Hamburg steam transport arrived from Con-
stantinople on the 25th, bringing Assistant• Storekeeper
Jove.

" Her Majesty's frigate Diamond arrived from Eupa-
:oria on the 26th.

"Her Majesty's screw steam transport Industry ar-
rived from Kinbourn and Constantinople on the 26th,
with condemned stores.
"The Progress steam transport left for Gibraltar on
the 25th.
" The Queen of the South steam transport left for
England on the same day with nine horses, amrnuni!ion,
and ordnance stores, returned from the Crimea, and con-
veyed Mr. Petch, R.N., and the same passengers she
brought down from the East, with the exception of Ge-
neral Sir R. Airey, Majors Brandling and M`Kenzie,
Captain Carr, who landed at Malta.
" Her Majesty's steam-ship Assistance left for Gib-
raltar on the 26th. Col. Douglas left for Marseilles on
the 26th in the Osiris, French postal steamer.
"The Edina steam-transport left for England on the
26th, conveying Surgeon Macnaughton and Captain
Uewgill, of the Turkish Contingent.
"The Euxine, Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steam packet, arrived from Alexandria on the 25th with
the India mail, with the heavy portion of which she
proceeded on the 26th to Southampton, calling at Gib-
raltar, after landino. at Malta, among other passengers,
Sir J. Cheape, and the following, destined for Marseilles,
who went on the evening of the 25th in the steam-packet
AlahamLra, belonging to the same company, carrying
the overland portion of the mail for England, namely :
Captains Abbott, Brooke, M‘Vicar, and Major Ken-
nedy. The Alhatnbra also embarked at Malta Colonel
Sillery, Capt. Carr, and Lieut. and Mrs. Robinson. The
Enxine conveyed to Southampton the lion. Mr. Gibson
and family, Commander Fellowes, R.N., Lieut. Lornan,
R.N., Major Hamilton, Capt. Whittingham, R.E.,
Lieut. Haumer, and Ensign Wiliianas.
"The American ships Edgar P. Stringer and Titan,
in the French transport service, arrived from Kamiesh
and Constantinople on the 26th, the former bringing
550, and the latter 1,174 officers, non-commisoned
officers, and privates. This last-named vessel, in letting
go her anchor near the Government powder magazine in
Valetta Harbour, narrowly escapel running on the
Point, and came in collision with the Marley-hill iron
screw steam-transport, occasioning her (images to the
amount of 2501. to 300/., the repair of which will occa-
sion her at least a week's detention.

" The Cleator, English steam-transport, in the French
service, left for hlarseilles on the 24th, with S 4 military
invalids, and the Briton, steam-transport, in the same
service, for England on the 25th.
"The Fulton, French steam-corvette, left for Mar-
seilles on the 26th, and on the 27th the Prirnauguet,
French steam-corvette, for Toulon, the latter conveying
200 officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates.
"The Arthur the Great steamer, from the East, with
French troops, is this moment telegraphed.
"The Ottoman schooner-of-war Sajah arrived from
Tripoli on the 25th.
"The Propbete, French steamer, arrived on the 25th
from Marseilles and Toulon.
" The Thessalia steamer, from Sm3rna, with a general
cargo for Liverpool, left on the 25th.
" Iterd and Lady Portarlington left for Alexandria in
the Meta on the 25th.
;'The English bark Napoleon 111., with hay from Al-
geria, left for Constantinople on the 27th.
"The Sardinian frigate San Giovanni,
`maim, with oorninissariat supplies, the Carmel, F,remnh,
a
postal-steamer, from the East, and the Propont signalled."
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from London, with a general cargo, from Varcig-
Charles Graham, C.8.,A.D.C.
By the death of Reserved-AdmtoirattlierCeQarjudesisetsivp becomes,geaaptain
Rear-Admiral on the active list.
The Colossus, 80, Captain Robinson, arrived at Ports•
etirc.
Luce, arrived
The Ariel, 9, steam-sloop,
Spithead from the White Sea,
mouth yesterday morningtafirnocollitoottitaßnadl
yesterday afternoon at
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thel anderiinmvaeali, invalids,
which
The Sydney, No. 76, steam-transport, went into Ports-
mouth harbour yesterday Marine
landed on Saturday at Portsmouth, under the command
of Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Holloway, was yesterday
battalionaft
complimented by the following letter from the Com-
mander-in. Chief of the Fleet in the Crimea, which was
etbhaeol, Nov- 11.
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Sir,—The Lords Commissioners., p
of the Admiralty
having directed me to send the battalion of Royal Ma-
rines under your command to England, I cannot allow
the officers and men to quit the Black Sea without ex•
pressing my warmest approbation of their admirable con-
duct and bearing throughout the memorable events of
the last 13 months.
" Wherever this noble corps has been employed it has
called forth the approbation of the Generals in command,
and the manner in which the officers and men overcame
the trials and difficulties of last winter was the theme of
universal admiration.
" The late Lord Laglan, Sir James Simpson, Sir Colin
Campbell, and Brigadier-General Spencer have repeatedly
borne testimony to the exemplary conduct of the bat-
talion, and it will be my pleasing duty to bear similar
testimony in my report to their Lordships.
" I have already had the pleasure of expressing
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acknowledgments to Colonel Hurdle, who so ably mat
mamded the battalion uctil his services were
retgthat you
his divisional head-quarters ; and I only
regret
to reap
have not had a longer opportunity in
some reward for the invaluable assistance have In.
variably afforded your late commanr.livplim,
E. LYONS,
Commander-in-Chief.

" Lieutenant-Colonel Holloway,
Commanding Battalion Royal Marines."
The gunboat Bustard, launched last week from Menr
Pritchard's yard at Northtleet, arrived at Woolwich
ot
Saturday to be rigged and fitted for service, for which a
number of hands are busily engaged on board The
breaking-up of the Janus is still being continued.
The first of the new gun and despatch boats at Pen].
broke is rapidly nearing completion, and will be launched
in a few weeks. The second will sh ottlyTfollovr. The new
signal-stations down the haveri
are immediately to be
made available, and Lieut. Parkes has been appointed to
the post at St. Ann's Head. Mr. Frazer, naval surgeon,
has succeeded Mr. Jones as medical attendant to the
Pembroke establishment and there have been several
r
moves among the clerks in n consequencetorekpeeer of the
went of Mr. Chevaliereks
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Halifax.
The
e-
new barracks •
are now
ordnance stores have completed, and the whole of the
to bring them arrived, vessels having been hired
round It is 'll be
expected that they wi
imme • diately occupied .
by a portion of the militia, as, in
consequence of the arrival of another company of the
Militia
Artillery from Haverfordwest about 50 of the
Monmouthshire Militia are billeted in the town.
Captain Charles Eden, RN., is appointed Controller-
General of the Coastguard, Ties Henderson, deceased.