The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-13 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intellig6nce.

A letter from Rataklava,dated the 29th ult., men-
tions the following movements at that station :—" The,
Hishilyer, Capt. Moors, arrived off the port on the.
25th to embark the Duke of Newcastle, and she sailed
on the 26th for whence she proceeds to the coast
of Circausia. The Spitfire surveying steam-vessel left the
bay on the 27th to rejoin' the fleet. The Niger, screw-
corvette, arrived at Kazateb, from Kertcb, on the 28th;
she sails for England in a few days. Surgeon Duigan,
recently attached to the Naval Brigade, has been ap-
pointed to do duty with the Marine Brigade. Assistant-
Surgeon Hopkins, of the Royal Albert, has been ap-
pointed to do duty in the Marine Brigade Hospital. Mx.
Creak, Second Master of the London, has been appointed).
to the Triton, vice Wiltshire, invalided. An expeditious
has been sent from Yenikale to a town on the opposite,
side of the Straits of Kertch, called Tinian, for the pur-
pose of getting firewood; they took away the flooring
and rafter of the better class of houses. A force of
some 1,200 or 1,500 Cossacks were hovering about in
the distance, as they feared approaching within range
of our gun-boats."
The screw-steam transport Imperatriz, Capt. Cox, left
Portsmouth harbour a little before 11 o'clock yesterday
rimming for the Crimea, with the Jager Corps of the
British German Legion, comprising 3 field officers, 10
captains, 18 subalterns, 5 of the staff, 56 sergeants, 2
drummers, and 826 rank and file. The officers wer s
Lieut.-Col. Schroer, Majors Lettgan and Roney; Capts .
Koniger, Leut, Knobs, Mischke' Grabanwakg, Fein
itscher, Gaspar, Dinninesg, IJacke, and Husorrizowsky ;
Lieuts. Bewcharda, Risslor,,Wenzelman, Laugen, Her
bing, Hesse, Bruggman, Siecha, and Leir; Ensigns Kau ;-
her, Naylor,. Lousada, Blucher, Braun, Zischka, &c. ;
Paymaster Warren, Quartermaster Burden, Surgeo
Keitch, Assistant-Surgeons Krause and Brink. As th se
vessel left the harbour the Legion was loudly cheered bjs
the populace ashore, whom the Jugers as warmly grettes
in return. The Imperatriz remained at Spitbead, frau s
stress of weather, at dark last evening.
The weather was so bad at Portsmouth yesterday tb
the ships, which had made the anchorage of Spithead. to
the precious evening, remained safely moored last night,
and the line-of-battle ships Powerful, Pembroke a) id
Cornwallis, and the steam-sloop Rosamond, which ate
under orders to proceed to the West India station, r sr-
Drained at anchor from the moos cause. The Powerl list
goes first to Lisbon before steering for Jamaica. Th e
Powerful takes supernumeraries for the Neptune an d
St. George, three-deckers, at Lisbon, and also for Us e
squadron on the West India station.
Tte Cape of Good Hope steam-transport went int o
Portsmouth harbour yesterday to laud her invalids fro* n!:
the East.
His Swedish Majesty's corvette Lagerbjelke, fir sirs
Carlscrona for the Mediterranean, and the screw stea
en-
transport Imperatriz, No. 220, from London for t the
Crimea, and the following merchant ships, all put in off
Portsmouth and Ryde yesterday from stress of weathi er,
with several *others, wind blowing hard from S.W. to
W.N.W. :—The Claremont, from Leith for Calcutt ;a ;
the Balaklava, from Sunderland for Calcutta ; the B Set-
lona, from Sunderland for Calcutta ; the Ida Ziegl
from London for Calcutta ; the Tunes, from London fin
Punta Arenas ; and the Joshua, from London for Sydnis, y.
The Belbec has sailed from Greenhitbe for the Crimea s.
. Her Majesty's troop-ship Sin:mous, 18, Captain T. E
Sulivan, was taken out of the steam-basin at Portsmoutl
a ter receivin6 new boilers and machinery, yesterday, as d
will be tried to-day at Stokes' Bay, weather perinittirsi
The Lord Dalhousie sailing-transport, .No. 116, is
taken up to carry troops to the Mediterranean from Irs
.and. She went out of Portsmouth harbour yesterda y
afternoon, but brought up at Spqhead until the weathe r
moderates.

The Waliner Cast'e, Indianian, sailed from Spitheno d
yesterday morning fur the TLames.

The Russell, 66, screw• block-ship, Captain Franey is
Scott, was taken into dock at Portsmouth yesterda .y
afternoon, to have a few defects repaired.
The Wye, steam-vessel, fitted up as a distilling yes et.el ;
for Balaklava, is being laden with victualling atm Nas
from the Clarence-yard for the Crimea.
The Fury, 6, paddle-sloop,. Commander Chambe
went into Portsmouth harbour on Thursday night, am d
is being dismantled, to be put out of commission.
Her Majesty's sloop, Siren, 16, Commander °twit] r,
which left Plymouth with a mail for the Brazils on tb
25th ult., experienced very severe weather humediatel y
after departure. On the 3d inst. her mainmast was dim
covered to be badly sprung, and she bore up for Vi ►,
where it was fished. She left Vigo on the Bth, 111
arrived at Plymouth yesterday afternoon. Her repriirs
will occapy a fortnight.
Advice has been received at the Royal Marines' qu .r-
-ters at Woolwich, to the effect that recruits who haeve
passed the infantry drills are to be subjected to a cou-c so
of instruction in great gun exercises. Assistant-Surge w
to 1
W. Crawford, of the same corps, has obtained leaves of
absence for six weeks.

First Lieutenant W. J. Christy, of the Woolwich d iiri-
sion of Royal Marines, and First Lieutenant H. W.
Sharpe, of the Portsmouth division, having applied for
permission to exchange divisions, have obtained the& lac-
tion of the Lords of the Admiralty for that purpose.
Lieutenant C. D. Lucas has been appointed to ' the
Powerful ; Lieutehant C. R. F. Boxer, to the Calcut to ;
J. H. Blachford, Second Master, to the Wye, sto re-
ship ; William Haydon, Masters' Assistant, to the D lee;
A. G. Thomas, Paymaster, to the Crocodile.

ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE or
CAMPERDOWN.
In 1797. Sir John Hamilton (now in hia 91st ye: ir),
being in command of his Majesty's armed cutter Acti ye,
Admiral Duncan sent him to the coast of Holland, wh ere
he received information that the Dutch fleet intended . to
put to sea, in consequence of the English fleet hay ing
been in a state of mutiny.
Observing the Dutch fleet come out of the Texel, the
commander of the Active sailed along their line, and
after ascertaining their force made the beat of his ray
off Yarmouth, and communicated the intelligence to
Admiral Duncan.

The admiral immediately directed him to lead the flc pet,
which he skilfully did until within sight of the ener ay,
which led to the glorious victory of Camperdown on the
11th of October, 1797.

After the battle, the gallant admiral was so eatisf ied
with the commander of the Active that he took him to
Walmer Castle, where his important services wi ere
acknowledged by Mr Pitt, and during the remainder •of
the admiral's life he al :ays took the greatest interest in
all that concerned the welfare of bir John and his
family.

Captain Luke Smitbett is the nephew and son-in•] am
of the gallant veteran ; and Lieutenant Smithett, w
has been in most of the naval engagements in the Crin ias
and was dangerously wounded, is Su. John's grandeoi a.

COURT-MARTIAL—At a general conrt-martial held ab
camp before Sebastopol on the 27th September, Privet te
Simon M'Anally, 4th Regiment, was tried upon t ite
following charzes .—" 1. For having been drunk whi in
in c.unp before Sebastopol, when a defaulter, on or abo at
the 218 t of September, 1855." "2. For having, on or
about the time and at the place mentioned in the fir. it
charge, thrown a stone at Corporal Mann, 4th Reg
ment, anti struck him therewith a violent blow on tt to
heal, he, the said Corporal Mann, being then and there
his superior officer and in the execution of his duty; an 1i
for having, at the same time and place, made use cif
threatening lan,uage to the said Corporal Mann, say:n g
' You recruit, I'll kill you!' or words to that effec. ;
of which charges the court found the prisoner guilty r,
and :laving received evidence of his previous bad oh:
ratter, adjudged him to undergo a corporal punisbmet it
of 50 laAties, and to be imprisoned, with bard labour, f,)r
one year." The judgment was approved and conftrarsd
by James Simpson, General Commanding.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, OCT. 12. ,
The Regius Professor of Divinity (Dr. Jacobson) in-
tends to commence a course of public lectures on Thurs.
day, November 22, at 1 o'clock, at Christ Church. These
lectures ara open to all members of the University who
have passed the examination in Literis Huntanioriks for
the degree of B.A. Those who wish to attend are re-
quested to call on the Prolef-sor on Wednesday, the 21st
of November, with a recommendation from the head of
their College or from their tutor.

The Regius Professor of Hebrew (Dr. Posey) pro-
poses to resume his Lectures on the Prophet Isaiah, on
Wednesday, the 17th inst., at 9 n'aiock.
The two Elementary Courses of Lectures in Hebrew
will also commence on Tuesday, the 16th inst., and
Wednesday, the 17th. The first is intended for such as
are just beginning the language ; the second for those
acquainted with the rudiments of grammar. Those
who wish to attend the Elementary Lectures are re-
quested to call upon the Rev. R. Gandell, ALA., Mag-
dalen Hall, on Monday, the 15th, between the hours of
2 at.d 4.

The Professor of Latin (Mr. Conington) proposes to
resume his lectures on the " Eclogues of Virgil" on
,Thursday, the 18th, at 1 o'clock, in the Law School,
beginning Eel. 6, verse 41. Members of the Univer-
sity wishing to attend are desired to call on him at the
University College, on Wednesday, the 170, between
12 and 2 o'clock, when those who have nut been at any
of his prev!ous courses, not being members of Corpus
Christi College, are requested to pay the statutable fee,
of 1/. _