The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-04 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

Her Majesty's troop-ship Simoom, 13, Captain T. R.
Sulivan, R.N., arrived at Spithead ye-terday afternoon
from the East, and went into Portsmouth harbour to
land her invalids. She salted from Kazatch June 29,
arrived Constantinople the 27th, wiled the 30th, arrived
at Malta July 7, sailed the 11th, arrived at Gibraltar
the 22d, sailed the 23d, passed Cape Finisterre July 30.
She has arrived with 25 naval invalids. 18 discharged
seamen, 62 Russian prisoners, and three Russian de-
serters. She spoke July 17, in lat. 57 32 long.
1 9 W., the Stately, from Malta.
The newly-built 50 gun sailing frigate Sutlej, having
been fitted for the ordinary, and the Polyphemus paddle-
wheel sloop having been refitted for further service, were
removed from dock at • Portsmouth yesterday into the
fitting basin. The Dee, naval steam-transport, left
Portsmouth for Plymouth yesterday with machinery for
some of the steam-ships fitting out there. The steam-
transport No. 189 left Spithead on thursday evening for
the Thames.
The steamer Caradoc arrived at 'Woolwich yesterday
at 1 50 p.m., and was immediateiy taken into the basin
to be examined. The Caradoc is easily distinguishable
from the other ships by her sable colour, indicative of
the melancholy task she has so lately performed. She is
to he placed in ordinary at Woolwich.
The Alarm, 26, Captain D. Curry, having had her
copper repaired, was undocked at Devonport on Thurs-
day and placed at her sailing moorings.
The crew of the Sanspareil, 70, Capt. W. Williams, Williams,
bent sails in Hamoaze on Thursday, preparatot:y to
making a trip in the Channel to try her new machinery.
She is appointed to be at Spit
on the 11t
,h
No, inst.
167,
The hired steam-trassport mopolitan

[PRICE 4D. STAMPED 5D

from Balakiava, was off Plymouth on Thursday morn-
ing. 'She left Gibraltar on the 27th of July.
The screw-trap{port Chester arrived off Woolwich Ar-
senal yesterday from the Black Sea, and has commenced
loading with shot, tlhell, &c., and will return thence in a
few days.
The Medina sailed, yesterday, for Malta, with about
3,000 tons of powder, shot, shell, &e.; and 500 tons of
sea stores, the remaindbrof her.freight being composed
of general cargo. ,
The Transit iron screw steam-transport, Commander
Johnstone, arrived at Sheerness at 8 p.m. on Thursday,
from Woolwich, and yesterday embarked, while at an-
chor off Blackstakes, Brevet-Major' the Hon. Captain
Yely,erton's company of Artillery, the 9th battalion, Ist
company, consisting of 100 gunners and drivers, 14 non-
eommiss.ioned, officers, including trumpeter ; Captain
Fisher's 1.4 company, 7th battalion ; Captain M'Key's
6th Company, Bi,h battalion ; and Captain Vernon's com-
pany of the sth battalion' all of the same strength as
Capt. Yelverton's. The Transit is under orders to sail
for the Crimea immediately. The Transit has also on
board 136 horses, 16 Horse Artillerymen, and 600 Artil-
lery, including officers. There are also 12,000 silver
medals for distribution among the brave fellows who
were at.the battles of the Alma, Inkerman, and Bala-
klav4. The average speed of the engines under three-
quarte'rs Power was 10 knots!on her. trip from Green-
bithe to Sheerness. She left Sheerness at 4 a.m. yester-
day direct for Balaklava. . .

Th. following appointments were made yesterday at
the Admiralty
11. W. Mist and Lieut. E. J. Squire to the
Havannah. _ . _

Lieutenant N. Savery to the Alecto.
John V. Willis and Thomas Huss, masters, appointed
to the Coastguard.
Henry Paul, master, to benarbourmaster atßalaklava.
Thomas A. Hull, master, to the liavanr.ah.
Murray T. Wright, master, to the Alecto.
E.' M. Shacklock, master, to the Siren. - „
Ward,. master, ta the Apollo.. _
Tii,e 6th COmpany of the 7th Battalion of the Royal
Artillery arrived in Rochester yesterday from Shorncliff,
wherb they have been,for the last 20 months. They are
to prloceed to-day to Woolwich to embark immediately
for the Crimea. Their strength consists of 3 officers, 2
staff Sergeants,• 3 sergeants, 5 corporals, 5 bombardiers,
2 trufnpeters, and 106 gunnera and drivers, under corn-
man4 of the Hon. David M. Fraser, who arrived from
the Crimea about three months ago. He is distinguished
with the medal and two clasps, "Balaklava" and " In-
kermlin,ft with Lieutenant Pilkington Jackson, Lieu-
tenai t W. R. Llewellyn, and Lieutenant M`Lachlin.
With; the company is the farrier, Mark Sutton, who was
taker prisoner by the Russians at Inkerman, when a
battery of artillery was taken and retaken on that
memorable occasion, and he made his escape.
Oni Thursday morning 130 non-commissioned officers
and privates of various corps left the invalid depot,
Chatham garrison, for Gravesend, being invalids from
the Crimea and the colonies. They are discharged from
the #rvice "on account of wounds; •or of having their
time ,out. _
Asiistant-Sdrgeon Staff Medical Officer Sharp is re-
lieve from duty at the general hospital, Chatham, for
the, phrpose of proceeding to Woolwich, to embark with
a company of Royal Artillery for the Crimea.
About 190 young men who enlisted in the Medical
Staff orpa have volunteered into the Land Transport
Corps, as their services were not required.
- This 15th Regiment, consisting of eight companies
(1,309 strong), were expected to arrive in Dublin from
Corki in two divisions of four companies each, the first
on Friday, and the second (head-quarters) to-day. • The
15th always sustained a very large depot for recruiting
set vi9e during the absence of the regiment in the East,
and are fast approaching to their desired number-1,500
rank :rid file.
Th last -division of the 96th Regiment (about 195
nen),lare expected to arrive in Dublin frita Liverpool
,o-day, after having arrived from India. 'On their.
rivil they will proceed to Richmond Barracks, where
e htad-quarters of the regiment, 900 strong, is at pre-
nt e(tationed, under the command of Colonel Cumber-
rid. regiment is to be recruited, to the strength
1,20 men.

MILITIA. ~
On Wednesday new, colour; were presented by Lady
Moen to the Royal Aberdeenshire Militia. The
retniony took place on the Links, or public common,
the presence of the Earl of Kintore, the officers of
is regiment, and an immense number of the aristracy
id clti.izens of Aberdeen. The regiment having drawn
), a escortp4ced the colours on the drums in front
th platform, and the Rev. Dr. Pixie, Professor of
ivin ty in Marischal College, offered up an appropriate
•aye . Lady Saltoun then then came forward and said,
-'. have very great and sincere pleastire in fire-
nti a you with these colours, which I feel certain you
ill nerate and guard with the devotion characteristic
Br ish troops. It must never be forgotten that the
lou s of a regiment are the emblems of its honour; and
at pon them are recorded its most glorious actions,
,os -Oaf an occasion offer I know that these which I
itv resent to you will be borne by the gallant nien to
ho I confide them as deeply into Vie ranks of the
ern• as those of the British army by the heroes of Alma
d lOkermann. I can only add my heartfelt wishes for
e prosperity and success of your regiment, in which I
nil ever taken deep interest, and again assure you of '
e vcry great pride and pleasure this moment affords
e." (Cheers.) Colonel Erskine acknowledged the
inorr done to the regiment.
Thq Eat York Militia Regiment has been lately
rest V reduced in numbers by the men volunteering
nto t a Line, but new. recruits are daily coming in, and
it hid fair to have shortly quite as many men as before.
Duri last week 123 men (17 belonging to Captain
Willi son's Grenadiers) volunteered, but only 69 were
passer by Ciiptain Spoor. the volunteering Officer.
On uesday Lieutenant• General Pipon, the Assistant-
Adju nt-General, inspected the West.. Suffolk, Militia,
now nbodied at Bury St. Edmund's ; and on Wednes-
day t eir new colours were presented by Lady Elizabeth
Hery y.

AUXILIARY FLEET FOR THE BLACK
SEA.

On Thursday last we published' a telegraphic de-
spatch from Marseilles reporting large purchases ol

vessels suited to naval operations in shallow waters,

and intended for the Black Sea.

The Courrier de Atsrseille of Wednesday says :
"We have already stated that the Government in-
tended to purchase the Rhone steamers for use in the
Black Sea operations. The fact, at first questioned, was
denied in a Parisian correspondence of the Independence
Beige ; but we can now affirm that the purchase has
been coccluded. Captain Magnan, of our port, who has
long navigated the Black Sea and the Sea of Azoff, and
is perfectly well acquainted with the many obstacles at-
tending the approach to the coasts and the entrances of
the rivers emptying therein, particularly for our military
navy, addressed some time ago to our Government a
memorial, in which he demonstrated the impossibility of
efficaciously operating on certain important points of the
Russian territory with the means at the disposal of the
Allied Powers. He then showed the immense advan-
tages that might accrue from the application thereto of
a special materiel, which it was easy to borrow from our
river navigation. M. Ducos, then Minister of Marine,
and Marshal Vaillant, Minister of War, appointed a
committee to examine the questions treated by the writer
of the memorial, and whose decision was entirely favour-
able to the plan suggested by Captain Magnan. Some
doubts remained as to the inconveniences that might re-
sult from a long sea passage, effected by these flat bot
toured boats. These fears were unfounded. The paddles
ensure to those beats sufficient stability in the open sea.
They derive, moreover, from their light draught of water
a degree of rapidity which lessen the chances of accidents
on the passage, and enables them to seek refuge in the
smallest ports when menaced by a storm. The Rhone and
Saone cen alone supply. that new fleet, numbering 97
boats, ready to proceed to the Black Sea. It is not our

province to mention on what terms the different com-
panies consented to part with that floating stock. All
we can say is that the affair was settled to the satisfac-
tion of the parties interested and of the government,
which thus finds available unhoped for means of action.
Reasons of discretion and patriotism, which our readers ,
will appreciate, do not permit us to divulge the plan
connected with the co-operation of that valuable auxi-
liary fleet. We will only say that on points where the
allies could only appear in a few light vessels, escorted
by a small number of gun-boats, and carrying a few
hundred men, they may unexpectedly show themselves
f
in our large river steamers, with 20,000, 30,000, and, if
necessary, 50,000 men, ready to disembark, in spite
too
, shoals, and without being obliged to have redc7euvresewill
lighters or other landing apparatus. Our seokl
scarcely wet their feet on quitting the doe .
eosfetl::
boats to occupy the shore. The smallestd
mount four
eels can easily accommodate 500 men, an
vessels will
18-pounders, which is fully sufficient
ing without any other assistance.
howeverT
low it may be,
approach every Russian beach,
river, however intricate or
ithoosperotect a land-
and enter the mouth of every
ove.
Our readers can
obstructed its channel may
suoh vessels will
formimpart mobilitythe frightful rapidity with
of this
effect diversions or land troops
which our Generals can
heenemy.
antoidoeuarofartmhey,
This .
eaxnt"dremogfaerd to the efficiency
is all we are
where least expected by t
at liberty to say with
coasting and squadron. Our
river squadron. readers will easily
immense advantages our army will derive
conceive the imni
its co-operation, and the dreadful effects of its in-
fmtreorvention for the Russians. One of those steamers,
Commanded by Captain Magnan himself, has already
left the Rhone, and arrived in our port, from whence she
will shortly sail for the Crimea. Between the mouth of
the Rhone and Marseilles the Cygne, No. 10, averaged
a speed of 14 knots, in a heavy sea and a •
gainst a strong
breeze. The trial is very satisfactory. The Government
will wait the report which Captain Magnan is to forward
from Constantinople as to the navigable capabilities of
those vessels
-before it sends out the entire light
I squadron.