The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-11 00:00:00

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DETENTION OF THE\VRAIAke
The General Screw Company's steam-fehip,Ar-
Hyde, which was to leave Southampton yeaerdaykor
lug to embark troops and horses at Portsmouth, in obe-
die
nce to further commands, has been detained at that
port until to-day, fresh instructions having been for-
warded for the embarkation to take place at Southamp-*
ton, instead of Portsmouth. These instructions notified
that about 300 men and 194 horses would be despatched
from Woolwich for immediate embarcation, and every
preparation was immediately made to receive them so as
About 12 o'clock a short train ar-
to prevent delay,
rived conveying a.portion of the sth eompany of the 4th
battalion of Royal Artillery, under the command of Capt.
Millman, all of whom were marched on board. Great
anxiety was exhibited in reference to the horses, and up
to 6 o'clock no arrivals had taken place. A telegraphic
message, however, was received that the first comple
ment would be forwarded from Woolwich by an after-
noouonthatrmaipnt,on by a
and the
trainremainNhich could not possiblyiln, g portion would reach
Southampton
arrive until midnight. Under such circumstances
(the known impossibility of getting the horses on
board in the dark being apparent to every one),
they were placed in a large shed for the night.
The Argo has been thoroughly fitted for the convey.
ance of cavalry. Her maindeck has been entirely
cleared of the officers' cabins, and accommodation for
58 horses erected on each side of the vessel. Od the lower
deck the whole of the passenger cabins have been re-
moved, and stalls erected capable of housing 158 horses.
The two orlop decks have been fitted for the reception Of
troops, that portion of the vessel being capable of con-
veying at least 300 men. There are on beard 200 trusses
of hay, weighing 2 cwt. 10 lb. each, 20 tons of oats, and
10 tons of bran, as fodder for the horses.. The fittings
of the Argo are very heavy, and the quantity of material
used considerably beyond that which has been fitted on
board other cavalry transport-ships.
Th-

_..te new steam-transport Alma, Captain Evanr, Gill
embark this day at Portsmouth the following troops for
the Crimea :—five officers and 421 men of the Grenadier
Guards ; 5 officers and 307 men of the Coldstream
Guards ; 5 officers and 309 men of the Scots Fusilier
Guards, 4 officers of the Rifle Brigade, 3 officers and 74
men of the 71st Regiment,. 2 staff surgeons, 1 officer of
the 4th, 1 of the 20th, 1 of the 21st, and 1 of the 57th,
and 11 horses. She completed coaling last night.
The Great _brawn steam-transport, captazo Oa ny, will
be ready to embark her troops tomorrow at Portsmouth
and convey them to Corfu.

MILITARY.
Squadrons, consisting of the two senior captains and
four subalterns, and 160 all ranks, from the following
regiments, will embark shortly for the Crimea :—The
Ist, 2d, 3d, 6th, and 7th Dragoon Guards; and the 3d,
7th, 15th, and 16th Dragoons. There is no truth what-
ever in the rumour that the 18th Hussars are to embark
as a regiment for the seat of war.
Our cavalry., force in the Crimea, by the 10th of next
month, will be 6,500 sabres.
Yesterday orders were forwarded from the Horse
Guards to the commanding officers of the Household
Infantry, quartered in Wellington, St. George's, and
Portman-street barracks, and the Tower, to have the
detachments for foreign service under arms this morning
at 7 o'clock, for the purpose of being inspected previous
to their departure, which will take place at 8 o'clock.
The three detachments, numbering nearly 1,100 strong,
will proceed by special train to Southampton, at which
port they will embark.
Yesterday a detachment of the 94th Regiment of
Foot arrived in the Tower from Windsor, to relieve the
detachment of the Grenadier Guards about to embark
for the seat of war. In addition to the detachment of
the 94th, which of itself is insufficient to furnish the
several guards of the fortress and that of the Royal
Mint, several small detachments from the various depot
companies forming the provisional battalions are ere
pected to arrive this day to make up the required num-
ber of bayonets.
The 3d Battalion of the Rifle Brigade, under the su-
perintendence of its commanding officer, Lieut.-Colonel
Bradford, is being rapidly organised, and little doubt is
entertained that this fine body of men will soon be ready
for war service.

Yesterday the officers and medical staff attached to-
the Household Brigade and the recruiting department: engaged in inspecting one of the largest bodies (173,
in number) of volunteers and recruits that has.been at-
tested in the metropolis in any one day since the com-
mencement of the war. The volunteers, who arrived on
Monday and yesterday, are principally from the 3d and
4th Lancashire, Ist and 2d Lanark, Ist Surrey, Antrim
and Antrim Rifles, sth Elthorne, Middlesex, East York-
shire, and 2d Warwickshire Regiments of Militia, and
the corps for which they are attested are the Ist (Royal.
Regiment), 3d (Buffs), 7th (Royal British Fusiliers), 18th.
(Royal Irish), 21st (North British Fusiliers), 42d (Royal.
Highlanders), 68th (Durham Light Infantry), 71st,
(Highland ditto), 88th (Connaught Rangers), 90th.
(Perthshire Light Infantry), and ,93d (Highlanders).
About 30 for the Grenadier, Coldstream, and Scots Fusi-
lier Guards were examined and attested at the Orderly-
room, Horse Guards. Upwards of 40 volunteers from
militia regiments for the Royal Artillery passed through,
the metropolis for the head-quarters, Woolwich.