The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-09 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Commander Diehard D. White (1847) bas been ap-
pointed to the Desperate, serew-steAtner, and Lieutenant
Joseph S. Rundle (1339) to the Impregnable flagship at
Devonport.

Lieutenant M‘Leod B. Cockcroft (1544), Fiist Lieu-
tenant of the Imp6rieuse, 51, screw steam•frigate at
Portsmouth, is promoted to be commander.

THE CANDIA AT PORTSMOUTH. -
Portsmouth dockyard was yesterday again the scene
of one of those distressing disembarkations, which we
may expect to become now frequent until the horrors of
war shall have abated. The Peninsular and Oriental
Steam Company's screw transport Candia arrived at
Spithead at half past 11, and at 3 she steamed into Ports-
mouth harbour. We are happy to say this time the
comfort and care of the poor fellows were amply pro-
vided for, and hours before all the naval and military
heads were at work providing the best means at their
dispoial for the ease and comfortable landing of the sick.
There was no lack of superior supervision this time ; the
Major-General commanding (pro tem.) Portsmouth gar-
rison, Sir rrederick Smith, K.H., R.E. ; Rear-Admiral
Superintendent Martin ; Brigade-Major Dalgetty4;,Flag
Lieutenant Waddilove ; Colonel Lord Methuen, orthe
Royal Wilts Militia ; Master-Attendant Underwood,
R.N.; and small armies of assistants, told off in files,
with naval cots fitted as hand-stretchers, blankets'-lied-
ding, &c., and a number.of omnibuses or covered vans,
ranged along in baggage-train array, were all in waiting
long before the ship was lashed alongside the dockyard
jetty, to render help, each in his allotted position, and
each seemed to vie with the other in alacrity when
his turn came to " bear a hand." The mere
" brow" or unprotected gangboard from the side of the
ship to the jetty, which served the Himalaya's unfortu-
, and carpenters
nate freight, gave place to-day to well-stepped and sub-
stantial
were
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the stagesehi
was hauled along-
side,
and made them qnite secure. Sir Frederick Smith
and Colonel Lord Methuen were most indefatigable in
‘personally directing the movements of those under their
and pursued with
orders, and, as a consequence, the work of disembarka-
teiaorne
was
d e nt
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diligence
medical staff of the garrison was most assiduous with
its important aid.; the wounded were removed to sick
euponunwtiilthtphreep shriiepty was
as cleared. The
quarters under personal medical superintendence ; and
all engaged in the melancholy duty received the readiest
and most cordial assistance from Capt. Field and the
officers and crew of the Candia, whose number of inva-
lids amounted to 194. The most seriously wounded were
removed to hospital in Portsmouth garrison (which we
were told had only 8 beds vacant before this arrival),
and the others to sick quarters for the night in barracks.
All able to bear the journey will to-day be forwarded
by the Brighton and London Railway to the military
hospital at Chatham. We noticed a vast number of
naval and civil officers present at the. disembarkation in
the dockyard ; among them—Captain Warden, of her
Majesty's ship Ajax ; Captain the Hon. Joseph Den-
man ; Capt. W. H. Hall, of the Blenheim ;. Captain
Harris, of the Illustrious ; Capt. Savage, R.M.A.; the
Hon. Fitzgerald A. Foley, R.N.; Lieutenant and Ad-
jutant Long, R.D.Y.B. ; Mr. W. J. Hay, R.N. ;
Major Corbet Edwards, R.D.Y.8.; and many ladies.