The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-21 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The Castor frigate, of 36 guns, was put out of dock at
Chatham on Wednesday, having been newly coppered. She •
was taken immediately under the shears and masted ; and
the following day she was floated into the stone dock to be
rigged and fitted for sea. She is to be ready for service in a
mouth.

The Dee steamer, Commander Pollen, arrived at Woolwich
yesterday at 3 p.m., from Plymouth, having on board Major-
General Corrington, R.M., now entered on the retired list,
and Mrs. Corrington and family.
The paddle-wheel steam-ship Arabia arrived in the Mersey
yesterday, and will to-day embark about 170 horses for the
Dragoons, and probably a detachment of troops. She is in
excellent condition.

The Transit iron screw steam storeship, Commander John-
stone, was warped out of the fitting basin at Sheerness yes
terday, Witt her steam up. Immediately she cleared the basin
at 3.45 p.m. she proceeded under steam up the harbour, and
will leave to-day for Deptford.
At noon yesterday a telegraph order arrived at Sheerness
from the Admiralty for the Glatton floating battery, Captain
Arthur Cumming, and the Meteor floating battery, Captain
F. B. P. Seymour, to proceed out on a trial trip immediately.
Very shortly after the order was countermanded, and an order
was received for both to take all their guns on board and
proceed with all possible despatch to the Baltic.
The eight Russian prisoners who arrived at Portsmouth in
the steam-transport Indian the other day, from the East, pro-
ceeded yesterday to Lewes, escorted by a lieutenant and ser-
geant of the Rifle Brigade. They appeared in high spirits on
landing from the ship.
The troops destined for the Crimea who were to embark
in the steam-transport Arabia, at Portsmouth, have been
ordered to Southampton, to embark in the Orinoco yesterday
and to-day. Her Majesty's yacht Victoria and Albert, Capt.
the Hon. Joseph Denman, steamed into Portsmouth harbour,
from Cowes, to replenish with coals yesterday. The Nimrod
and Sir Robert Sale transports sailed from Portsmouth yes-
terday for the Thames. The Tamar steam-transport left
Portsmouth yesterday for Southampton. The steam-sloop
Virago, 6, Commander Marshall, left Spithead at six o'clock
last evening for the eastward, to be paid off. The Gorgon, 6,
Commander Crawford, is ordered from Spithead to Sheerness.
The Hermes steam-sloop, Commander Coryton, received su-
pernumeraries at Spithead yesterday for the squadron on the
North America and West India station, for which she sails
this day.
On the Bth inst. the Hydaspes took in tow for Gibraltar
the steam transport City of London, distant 29 miles from
Europa Point, Gibraltar, she being disabled by having been
run into by a bark.

The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Orinoco, Captain
Wilson, transport No. 218, commenced yesterday to embark
her horses and troops for the Crimea at Southampton Docks.
This vessel will take, in all, 15 officers, 276 men, and 235
horses, besides 11 first-class, ten second-class, and eight
steerage passengers. The remainder will embark early this
day, and the Orinoco will leave Southampton this afternoon
for the Black Sea.

On Thursday morning a detachment of the Ist Dragoon
Guards (King's Own), from Piershill Barracks, left the Cale-
donian Railway station, Edinburgh; and a similar detach•
ment left Motherwell station, from Hamilton Barracks, for
Carlisle. Yesterday the united detachments, forming the
second division of the regiment, and consisting of seven offi-
cers and 124 men, with 120 horses, under the command of
Major Briggs, marched from Carlisle to Liverpool, whence
they embark for the Crimea in the Arabia. A small detach-
ment of men aud,horses belonging to the Scots Greys, from
Piershill, also go out in the Himalaya. The King's Own take
under their charge 150 horses for different regiments in the
East. When the Ist Dragoon Guards shall have left Piers-
hill there will be no cavalry regiment in Scotland, and there
is no one spoken of at present to replace them there.
A detachment of 50 Sappers and Miners from Farley Bar-
racks arrived at Chatham yesterday for general instruction
in field duty at the Royal Engineer Establishment, under the
direction of Col. Sandham, R.E.

A party of invalids to the number of 600 yesterday left the
invalid depot, St. Mary's Barracks, Chatham. They com-
prised non-commissioned officers and privates of various
corps, all wounded men from the Crimea. They are dis-
charged from the service with pensions varying from is. to
2s. per day.