The Sun.
London, England, 1855-06-05 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The Rosamond, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, is under
orders to leave Sheerness to-morrow for Portsmouth,
taking with her in tow two mortar vessels, for the Black
Sea. From the time she last left for Portsmouth three
serious cases of fever had broken out on board, and since
her return to Sheercess there have been two other cases.
The Volage floating magazine is fully manned; in ad-
tion to her crew she takes out 40 first and second-class
boys for distribution in the fleet ; she •nly waits for
another lighter of ammunition to complete her, when
she will leave Sheerness direct for the Baltic.
Twelve mortar vessels are ordered to Sheerness imme-
diately, to be attached to Admiral Baynes's screw steam
squadron, in addition to the gun-boats already belonging
to it. Wednesday is named for their departure from
the Nore, but in all probability it will be Friday or Sa-
turday next before they will leave Sheerness.
The Alban, 4, paddle-wheel steam-vessel, Lieutenant-
Commander W. E. Fisher, is ordered to hold herself
ready for sea.
The Perseverance iron-screw-steam storeship, 360-
horse power, was tested yesterday in the fitting-basin at.
Sheerness, under the superintendence of Captain John
J. Tucker, to prove her efficiency to carry troops, stores
&c., under her present outfit of masts, spars, &c. She
has had 300 tons of iron ballast stowed in her hold, and
a quantity of iron ballast berthed on her upper deck, in
midships and on each side. The trial proved highly
satisfactory.
Tho crew of the Powerful, 84 guns, Captain Thomas
L. Massie, are busily engaged in landing part of her
guns, to enable her to take the armament of the Glutton
floating battery. Her light guns and carriages are be-
ing landed to enable her to retain her complete arma-
ment of 68-pounders for her lower deck. When the
Gr:ittton is ready the 'Powerful Will accompany her, and
tow her when necessary. The only casualty she met
with in her passage round to Sheerness from the west-
ward was parting from one anchor and part of her work-
ing bower chain cable during a heavy gale of wind while
riding off the pitch of the Tongue Sand, near Margate-
roads. On her second anchor being let go sho rode out

the gale admirably.
The crew of the Calcutta, 84 guns, Captain James J.
Stopford, areiengaged in landing a part of the guns, she
retaining her 08 pounders, the same as the Powerful.
The Calcutta is to take on board the armament of the
floating battery Meteor, and is also to accompany the
Meteor out to the Baltic, to tow her when necessary.
At the time the Calcutta parted fromiber three anchors
and chains she was riding near the Powerfu:!, and imme-
diately after the third chain parted fore-and-aft storm-
sails were set, and she was under perfect cOmmand,
although short of her complement more than 300 bands,
who were distributed into other ships which had tailed
for the Baltic and Black Sea. •

The Rockliffe tiansport, No. 130, Capt. Duncan, ar-
rived at Spithead yesterday morning with 114 invalided
soldi >rs belonging to various regiments at the hospital at
Abydos. Lieut. Mirehouse, of the 7ist Regiment, was
the military officer in charge, and Dr. Johnston the
medical officer. She went into Portsmouth harbour in
the afternoon.

The Courier transport, No. 50, Capt. Rudolph, arrived
at Spithead yesterday morning, with baggage belonging
to officers, &c., deceased and invalided from the army
in the Crimea. On the 23d ult., in lat. 36 deg. 49 min.
N., long. 16 deg. 43 min. W., she spoke the English
ship Tar.

Rear-Admiral Martin returned from leave of absence
yesterday morning, and rehoisted his flag on board the
St. Vincent at Portsmouth.

The following are the names of the prizes the Geyser
was obliged to leave in the North Sea during the heavy
gale of Monday and Tuesday last :—The Mecklenburg,
of Rostock, W. Jokchin late Master, in charge of Mr.
Wallace, mate of the Archer, since arrived and proceeded
to London (as reported) ; the Johanna, of Wismar, J. C.
Airens, master, in charge of Mr. Kirby, midshipman o f
the Imperieuse ; the Benedict, Shutz, master, re-
ported as hailing from Altona, but proved to be a Rus-
sian bailing from Riga, in Charge of Mr. Holdsworth,
midshipman of the Imperieuse ; the Otto and Olaf, C.
H. Waklen master, reported to hail from Copenhagen,
but proved to be the late Russian vessel Niord, in
charge of Mr. Lyons, midshipman of the Imperieuse.
The Dania, H. C. Egholm master, of Nyborg, in charge
of Mr. Rivingaton, mate of the Tartar ; the Amelia, of
Rostock, L. Bug master, in charge of Mr. White, mate
of the Imperieuse ; the Anion, P. Yorck master, of Ros-
tock, in charge of Mr. Stewart, midshipman of the Gey-
ser ; and the Balance, of Rostock, Paro master, in
charge of Mr. Grant, mate of the Imperieuse. 'he
master, mate, and one seaman of each of these vessel*
have been detained to be brought home with them. The
vessels are all laden with flax, tallow, and grain, the
latter in very small proportions. They all arrived at
Sheerness during Saturday night and Sunday.
A very large quantity of bread being in store at th.•
Royal William Victualling-yard, Plymouth, the Adinx!
ralty have ordered further operations to be suspended
while the machinery is examined and repaired. The
bark Arthur Pardew, Captain Davis, the brig _ Nina,
an
Crimea.
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for Weedon, to be there strengthened and to take over
the field battery K from Ireland for the Crimea.

A.
THE
Newport, Sir J. Mete,
to
the admirable condition
the following compliment,
Colonel Fortescue, you may in-
of the regiment :
mond a regiment in such a state of
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deed be proud to command
efficiency
congratulate you. Your equipment
is perfect, your steadiness under arms, the manner in
which your
most sincerely do I
their movements, and their
smart
and cleanly appearance have perfectly astonished
me. I
did not expect to witness what I have this day
sees in any regiment of militia ; indeed, it would be a
execute as the one which I now see before me, and
men
credit to any regiment of the Line. I again repeat that
I have been astonished at what I have seen, and I shall
bring it prominently under the notice of the authorities."
The Royal South Down corps now numbers 434 men.
Last week 120 men joined the Line, of whom 53 selected
the Artillery, 58 the 46th, and 9 the 20th Regiment.
Orders were received on Thursday for the West Nor-
folk ltilitia to hold itself in readiness to march for
Aldershott. Lieut.-Colonel Custance will take with him
to Aldershott between 500 and 600 men.
The West York Militia, about 700 strong, embarked
yesterday at Liverpool from the Bramley-Moore d,,ek,
- in
in the sailing ship Tudor, which took her departure
the course of the day for Gibraltar, where the
troops
will undertake garrison duty.

A letter from Calais pays artillery practice is about to
be carried on here with large guns on a new system,
which, it is said, will possess a very long range. One
gun has already arrived here, which weighs no less than
3,926 kilogrammes (nearly 4 tons). The bore is grooved,
and it is expected that it will send a ball to a distance of
5 kilometres (3hmiles).' Another gun of a different kind
is also expected, from which conical balls will be fired,
and will have a still longer range than the former. .A.
report is current here that the Emperoa intends to be .
present at some of the experiments.