The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-25 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

By the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship
Ava, Captain Field, which arrived at Southampton on
Sunday night with the heavy portion of the India and
Mediterranean mails, we receive the following items of
naval and military intelligence from Gibraltar :—Her
Majesty's steamer Chasseur, fitted as a floating work-
shop for the Black Sea fleet, sailed from Gibraltar for
_ _

Balaklava on the 6th inst. The British steamer Ante-
lope, laden with shot and shell, and the steam transport
East Anglian, left for the Crimea on the Bth inst. Her
Majesty's steam floating-battery Meteor,. having com-
pleted the alteration of her rudder, sailed in company
with the paddle-wheel transport Rhadamanthus for the
Black Sea on the 10th. The British paddle-wheel steam
transport Europa, with detachnients of the 55th, 68th,
and 89th Regiments, from Liverpool for the Crimea,
passed Gibraltar on the morning of the 9th inst. The
two companies of the 94th Regiment, under the orders
of Capt. Bruce, landed at the new Mole on the 10th inst.
from on board the Great Britain transport, and, after
forming into line, marched down to the quarters assigned
them at the Grand Casemated Barracks, preceded by the
band of the 3d Royal Lancashire Militia. Two hours
after the Great Britain left the harbour for Malta and
the Crimea, with the remainder of her gallant freight
(detachments of cavalry and infantry), amid great cheer-
ing by their brethren in arms, and the sailors on board
the ships of war and transports lying at anchor off the
Mole. At sunset her Majesty's screw steam guardship
HOratio, Capt. the Hon. A. A. Cochrane, and the float-
in battery Glatton, Capt. Cumming, weighed anchor to
proceed to their destination, when, just as the vessels
moved onwards, the whole of the men of the head-quar-
ters 94th Regiment .on board the Perseverance steam-
troopship turned up on deck, and saluted them on their
departure with three hearty cheers, the band playing
" God save the Queen immediately after. This corn-
.plimental act was duly acknowledged in gallant style by
• the tare on board the Horatio and Glatton.
The Madagascar steamer left Gibraltar for the East
'on the 12th inst., having shipped 60 horses and mules
for the use of the Land Transport Corps. Two foremen,
a farrier, and 20 grooms embarked in charge of the ani-
mals. The sailing transport-ship William Jackson, with
invalids from various regiments in the East, left for
Portsmouth on the 14th inst., in tow of the steam-ship
Bustler. Capt. Christie's company of Royal Artillery
were under orders to embark for the Crimea on board
the Sanspareil line-of-battle-ship, expected from Ports-
mouth. The steam-transport Lady Eglinton arrived on
the 13th inst, from the Crimea and Malta on her way to
England, having on board Miss Scott and servant, Miss
Gibbs, Miss Pearson, Miss Haulyside, Lieut. Sidebottorn,
,Buffs ; Dr. Maund, Medical Staff ; Mr. Atherton, Sergt..
Vallaney, -and three other non-commissioned officers of
the Royal Artillery, four women (soldiers' wives), and
10 children. Dr. Pain, of the Royal Artillery, returned
by this cocveyance, and proceeded on the 29th ult. in
.medical charge of the 92d Highlanders. The captain of
the Lady Eglinton reports that, on the 4th inst., the
British steam-transport Sovereign was aground in the
Dardanelles off Abydos, and that he for two hours ren-
dered assistance to get her afloat, but unfortunately could
not succeed. She was laden with shot and shell for
Balaklava, and would have to be lightened to get her
afloat again. The Lady Eglinton, after taking in coals,
left for„her destination. The steam-transport Volunteer
left for Spithead on the 13th inst. The Bremen steamer
Germania arrived at Gibraltar from Woolwich, for tie
Crimea, on the 14th, with shot, shells, &c. The steamer
Hansa arrived at Gibraltar from Malta on the 17th inst.,
bringing MajorHoste, R.A., Capt. G. Morley, 20th Foot
Lieut. Franks, 38th, Lieut. Gamier, 47th, Lieut. Alcock,
25th, Capt. W._ Mayne, Land Transport .Corps, Lieut.
W. Liddell, RN., Assist,-Engineer R. Henderson, Ser-
jeant Bell, R.A., 20 invalided sailors of tbe.Royal Navy
and two drivers for Spithead, and one muleteer for Gib-
raltar. The Hansa, after taking in a supply of watt r
and some I:es's provisions, proceeded to her destination.
The Steam-ship Emu, Captain Small, and the sailing
transport Great Tasmania, Captain Brewer, from Ports-
mouth, arrived at Plymouth on Monday morning. The
Emu will embark the Land Transport Corps forthe Blank
.Sea,,,and the Great Tasmania will convey the West Mid-
dlesex Militia to Corfu. The regiment, under command
of 001. John Glossop,' was inspected yesterday (Monday)
on Mount Wise, Devonport, ley Major-General Eden,
Commander of the Forces in the West of England.
-- The steam.vessel Avon, from Woolwich, arrived at
Plymouth on Saturday, asd went into the docks at Key-
ham, with machinery for the Satellite, 20,. which is to be
launched on Wednesday and taken to Seyham to be
fitted, preparatory to being commissioned forthwith.
The mail-pachet Candace, Commander Hawkesley, is
appointed to leave Plymouth this afternoon for Madeira
and the West Coast of Africa.
The transports Gibraltar and Prompt sailed on Sa-
turday from Woolwich with huts and a mixed cargo of
military stores for the Crimea. The Northumberland
left yesterday morning for the same destination.
Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steamer Princess Alice,
270 tons burden, tender to the flag-ship Duke of Wel-
lington, arrived at Woolwich from the Baltic on Satur-
day, and went down the river on trial yesterday. She is
immediately to he taken into basin and paid-off.
The Admiralty yacht Black E-igle arrived at Woo'
with on Saturday from Portsmouth, and was ordered
alongside the Messenger coal depot to coal.
: A. most interesting proof of four experimental guns cf
various kinds and sizes bas taken place at the Butt, in
the Royal Arsenal, at Woolwich. Two of these grins
were invented by Capt. Blakely, Royal Artillery. The
novelty consisted in the application of wrought-iron
rings to strengthen the cast-iron, and enable it to sus-
tain the explosion of the gunpowder. In the larger of
these 2 guns (an 18-pounder) the rings were shrunk on a
hollow cylinder of cast iron, and a separate breech was
fixed on, and retained in its place by four wrought-iron
bars, which connected it with a large ring about the
centre of the gun. This gun burst at the first discharge,
shattering the block of wood with which for safety it bad
been surrounded to some distance. The other gun (an
ordinary nine-pounder), strengthened with these rings
frOm the trunnions to breech, stood the proof well ; as
did also a 12-pounder wrought-iron gun, made by Messrs.
Holroyd and Co. The fourth gun was a six-pounder,
and of cast steel. That, also, burst in the first round,
and the breech was driven with great violence into a
model of a ship's side which had been erected in rear
of it.

The follo.wing appointments were made yesterday at
the Admiralty :—Commanders W. C. Forsyth and I. F.
• C. Mackenze to be Inspecting Commanders of the
Coast Guard ; the Rev. Henry E. Yeoman to be Chaplain
of the Harpy, fur service in Therapia Hospital ; J. F.
Ryan, Seconci•Master to the Caradoc ; A. J. A. Parks,
Second-Master to the Illustrious for service. in the S
pa
Lark ; Dr. G. Clarke, Acting•S'urgeon to the Urgent ;
James Wallace, Assistant-Surgeon to the Urgent.
The following matesliave been prornotA to be tient--
rants, to date from Saturday last—W. H. S. Mourilyan
(1852), H. 3. Urquhart .(1852), G. W. Carter (1852), G.
'H. Barnard (1852), W. Gore Annesley (1852), Joshua'
R. Palmer (1853), A. Montagu Wells (18531, Alienates
Talrateau (1853), W. B. Stubbs (1853), W. H. Goold
(1853), G. Winter Strong (1853), G. Amelius Douglas
(1853). J. •WalCot Lambe (1853), Arthur Salwey (1853),
John Campbell (185.3). Henry Kroix Leet (1853), A. G.
.Bogle (1853), E. Mitford Haukinson (1853), J. Brasier
Creagli (1853), E. England RiChards (1853). F. Maden
Carter (1853), G. D. Clayhills, E. White (1854), Gilbert
T. Key (1854), J. E. Winter (1854), C. O. D. Ailing-
lia.n (1854), W. G. Silverlock (1854), J. Barber Barnett,
the Hon. H. Larcelles. •
• A•letter from Lisbon, of the 18th inst., says—" The
sartsp3reil, 71, Captain Williams, leaves to-morrow even_
iv. (the 19th) for Gibraltar, Malta, and the Crimea ;
and the Malacca, 17, Captain Farquhar, on Thursday,
for Spithead,. I do not think there is the slightest
foundation in the report of our (the three,deckers St.
George and Neptune) proceeding to Na. ples, but all I can
hear we sball remain some time in tneTagus, as the
for
time ofthe year is coming on
r inaction, and_ thelhonie
ports will be crowded with the Baltic fleet. We are ce,
tioly better here than in Engla,nd, the climate being so
good, and the men always together enables one to keep
a ship's company in good order. We arrived in the
i
Tagus on the morning of the 16th,' just n lime to
_itak.o
part
in all the honours of the occasion of the young. King.
of Portugal coming of age (18) and. taking the reins of
Government in his own hands."
Tne,following order has been issued from the Adju-
tant-General's office, Royal Artillery, Woolwich, dated
22d of September