The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-12 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

A letter from Balaklava, dated August 28, says there
are

"In Harbour.—The Leander, Diamond, Wasp, and
Triton.

" Mr. Stote, clerk of the Sphinx, has been appointed
to be assistant-paymaster of the Triton, vice Allan in-
valided.

" Mr. Barry, clerk of the London, to be acting-pay-
master, and do duty nith the principal agent of trans-
ports, vice Arlidge, invalided.

" Lieutenant Cutler, R.M. doing duty in the Marine
Brigade, died suddenly yesterday.
"Dr. Carter, assistant-surgeon, is to do duty in hoe.
pital huts at Balaklava for the Naval Brigade, vice
Surgeon Pearce, appointed to the Naval Brigade.
" Assistant-surgeon Shone, attached to the Marine
Brigade, has been invalided."

The St. George, 120, Captain Eyre, sailed from Spit-
head last evening, for Lisbon.
The Sanspareil, 81, Captain Williams, sailed yesterday
from Portsmouth for the Black Sea, after taking on
board 400 shells, a large quantity of powder and shot,
and mortar beds.

The Malacca, 17, was taken out of the steam basin
yesterday, and after taking in powder and shot sailed in
the evening for Naples.
The Rosamond, 6, steam sloop, sailed last evening for
Naples.

The Prince Regent, 90, was taken out of the steam-
basin yesterday, and placed under the sheers to be dis-
masted.

The Ariel, French man-of-war steam yacht, arrived
in Portsmouth harbour yesterday morning, with Prince
Napoleon on board. His Highness visited the dock-
yard, shipping, &c., and embarked at 3.30, when the
Ariel dressed, hoisting the English ensign at the fore,
and went out of harbour under a salute from the Vic-
tory and platform battery.
Thu Hollander steam-transport sailed from Spithead
yesterday.

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The Calcutta, 94 guns, Captain James J. Stopford,
from the Baltic, arrived at the buoy off the Nore on
Monday at p.m., and came into Sbeernegs harbour yes-
terday at 1.15 p.m. She brings invalids from the fleet,
and the following ofEcer3 of the Royal Marine Artillery,
who were attached to the mortar-vessels, have taken
passago in her, viz. :---Capt. Schemberg, and Lieuts.
Brydges, Dunford, LTalliday, and Woolcombe. These
officers, with their detachments of Marine Artillery
brought home, are under orders to proceed to Ports-
mouth immediately. The Myrtle steam-vessel went
alongside the Calcutta, and took on board all the inva-
lids, and proceeded for Chatham yesterday. The invalids
are to be placed in Melville Hospital.
The Lizard steam-vessel, Lieut. Christopher, has towed,
from Sheerness for Woolwich, the mortar-vessels Surly,
Pickle, and Grappler. The other mortar-vessels remain
at anchor in harbour there.

The Urgent, iron screw steam store-ship, Commander
Phillips, has been reported out of the hands of the dock-
yard. She is to be put out of the fitting basin, Sheer-
ness, ,on Saturday next. Her crew will be turned over
to hell. from the Dockyard Marine Barracks on Friday
next.
The undernamed medical officers at the General Hos-
pital Fort Pitt will leave Chatham to-day for Woolwich,
whence they are to embark on board the ship Ham-
burg for Scutari : —Acting Assistant-Surgeons T. G.
Atkinson, C. Cooper, J. G. Leask, H. IL L. Veale, H.
V. Brown, D. Knox, J. T. Mitchell, and L. Herbert.
Assistant-Surgeon James Cruise proceeds to Chiches-
ter for duty in the hospital at that station.
Forty-two Crimean invalids were discharged out of
the Hospitals, Fort Pitt, yesterday, and forwaried to the
Invalid Depot, St. Mary's, to undergo examination be-
fore the Commissioners of the Chelsea Board. Six out
of the number are cripples.
The Rajah, No. 181, screw transport, sailed yesterday
morning from Woolwich with a general cargo of shot
and shell, stationery, huts, and winter clothing, gun-
carriages, ambulance and forage waggons, &c., for the
Crimea.

The Hamburg, the New Relton, and the Jarrow have
nearly completed their cargoes, and will put to sea to-
morrow.

Three cf the mortar boats, Nos. 3, 17, and 19, the
Grappler, the Surly, and the Pickle, came alongside the
Arsenal-wharf at Woolwich yesterday morning from the
Baltic. Immediately on their arrival Lieut -Colonel
Eardley Wilmott, Superintendent of the Royal Gun
Factory department, inspected their damaged mortars,
which together with the remainder of their Ordnance
stores have been landed at the Arsenal. Their masts
and rigging are to be immediately cleared out and stored
at the dockyard, after which the boats are to be towed
up to Deptford and laid up.
The Dee, Commander Pullen, sailed yesterday morn-
ing from Woolwich dockyard with machinery for Ports-
mouth and Plymouth. -
In the list of killed sent home with the last despatch
from General Simpson is the name of Corporal John
Shane, who met with his death under somewhat peculiar
circumstances. He belonged to the 23d Welsh Fusi-
liers, and having been wounded severely at the Battle of
the Alma be returned to England, and was presented by
the Queen with a medal. During his stay in England
he visited his native place near Exeter, and having suf-
ficiently recovered he returned to the Crimea. On the
night of the 17th of August be volunteered as a sharp.
shooter, and it being moonlight the Russians were able
to take good aim. A ball struck him on the left breast,
cutting his medal in two, and he died almost instantly.
The melancholy intelligence has just been conveyed to
his mother, who lives near Exeter, by a comrade who
saw him fall.