The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-15 00:00:00

NA.FA.L AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

About 300 of the crew of the screw steam-ship Nile,
91, now in dock at Keyham, left Plymouth on Friday,
in the steam tender Avon, with 21 days' leave of absence,
for Portsmouth, where they will receive their wages.
The screw steam-ship Cesar, 91, Capt. Robb, having
had her defects made good, moved out of harbour on
Wednesday, and anchored in Plymouth Sound. Her
crew were paid wages on Friday. She is now ready
for sea, and awaits sailing orders.
The Calcutta, 84, Captain Stopferd, is ordered to fill
up six months' provisions, complete shot, shell, and
;dares, and prepare for sea immediately ; she is, how-
ever, 159 short of complement, and of the men she has
the 'far greater portion of them are coast guard and re-
venue men, many of whom have never been to sea in

their lives.
The Aretlausa, 50, Captain Symonds, will be paid off
into ordinary, at Devonpett, this day. Her crew will
then have leave, on the expiration of which they will
join the other ships in commission.
The Sampson, 6, paddle, Captain T. S. Brock, steamed
into Portsmouth Harbour on Saturday morning, and
took up her berth alongside the Belvidere, receiving
hulk.

The Geyser, 6, paddle-wheel sloop, Commander Dew,
shipped her powder, shell, &c., at Spithead, on Satur-
day, and is now ready for sailing.
The steam-frigate Dragon, 6, Captain Wilcocks, from
Spithead, arrived at Plymouth on Friday, and having
landed supernumeraries for the Caesar and Calcutta,
left the same evening for Pembroke, to assist in navigat-
ing the new Royal yacht to Portsmouth.
The steam-vessel Janus, from Sheerness, arrived at
Plymouth on Friday, with men on leave from the
steamers Amphion and Desperate.
The Avon, tender, Master Commander Veitch, came
into Portsmouth Harbour on Friday evening from De-
vonport, with supernumeraries, and left again on Satur-
day morning, returning with others.

APPOINTMENTS.
Lieutenant John A. Perry (1554), to the Imperieuse,
51, screw steam-frigate at Portsmouth.
Surgeon Jason Lardner (1838), to the Orion, 91,
screw steam-ship, at Sheerness.
Paymasters—Robert Loney (1840), borne on the
books of the Fisgard flag-ship at Woolwich, for service
in the hydrographical departament, to the Orion, 91,
screw steam-ship at Sheerness ; James Biggs (1849), from
the Conway flag-ship at Cork, to the Himalaya screw-
steam troop-ship at Portsmouth ; Robert H. Bullen
(1352) from the Victory flag-ship at Portsmouth, to the
Conway, vice Biggs.
Clerk Charles Fisher-(1352), recently serving in the
Hecia paddle-wheel steam-sloop on the Mediterranean
and Black Sea station, to the Orion, 91, screw steam-
ship at Sheerness.
Clerks' Assistants—Hamilton N. Cole and Charles D.
Lee, to the Orion ; John B. Adam, to the Duke of
Wellington, 131, screw steam-ship at Portsmouth ;
Edmund M. Russell, to the Melampus, 42, store•ship
at Sheerness.

ARRIVAL OF THE MALACCA AT GIBRALTAR.
By the arrival of the steam-ship Madrid at South-
ampton yesterday we have dates from Gibraltar to the
4th inst. Her Majesty's screw steam-sloop Malacca,
five days from Plymouth, b)uud to the Crimea, arrived
on the 2d inst. She had on board the sth company of.
the 7th battalion of the Royal Artillery and a quantity
of clothing and other stores. The steam•transport Oscar
put into Gibraltar o❑ the 3,1, last from Falmouth, with
munitions of war for the Crimea. Her Majesty's steamor
Gorgon, 9 days Port mouth, with a detachment of the
Rifle Brigade for Balakiava, touched at Gibraltar on
the 31st ult., on her way to the Black Sea.