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

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY. 1, 1855.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The Marlborough, 131, screw-ship, building in this
dockyard, is to be launched by March next.
The Royal George, 120, screw, Captain Codrington,
C.D., is still in the Fairway moorings. On Saturday
they were busy discharging her guns, &c., to lighten
ber. She Is. to go into the basin the next spring tides.
Thursday or Friday will be the day. She has sent down
her mizentopmast prior to unstopping the mizenmast.
By that we conclude the poop is fixed to come off at
least, Which, considering- the crank qualities of this
three-decker, is most advisable.
It is reported that a portion of the crew of the
Royal George are to be draughte'l to she Nankin (fit-
ting
at Chatham) on their return from their leave on the
10th inst.

The screw steam-ship St. Jean d'Acre, Captain the
lion. Henry Keppell; was towed en Tuesday to her
sailing mooring's, where she has been fitted with stalls
for a few hor-es, for which hay has been F uppli ed from
the Royal William Victualling-yard, Plymouth. She
has also receive' a quantity of ordnance stores. The
St. Jean d'Acre was appointed to go from Hamoaze
into Plyinouth.Sound yesterday, preparatory to sailing
for Queenstown to embark troops for the Crimea.
The screw steam-ship Nile, 91, Captain Cr. R. Mundy,
discharged her powder, shell, and shot in Plymouth
Sound on Saturday, andis appointed to go up Hamoazo
to-day. When the Nile came in contact with the Hogue,
in crossing the North Sea, she is reported to have been
on a wind on the starboard tack. The Nile tors away
two of her foremast starboard shrouds and part of her
fore channels, and lost a waist anchor and a bower an-
chor, and dragged out the whole of her chain. When
the chain gave way the broken link unfalmenAtgazitAUSd
one of her carpenter's crew.
The James Watt, 91, screw steam-ship, Captain
Eliot, was paid wages on Saturday, and leave of ab•
sence was granted to her crew.
The crew of the screw steam-ship Princess Royal, 91,
Captain Lord C. E. Paget, commenced coaling in Ha-
moaze on Saturday.
The Majestic, 81, screw, Captain Hope, C. 8., is in
No. 3 dock, Sheerness, which is now perfectly dry, and
the gates shut. The defect originated through a pig of
iron at the bottom, which was removed by the diver.
The crew are all victualled on board the hulk Mino-
taur ; but throughout the day employed variously about
the rigging, &c. We understand the crew will go on
leave as soon as everything is put in order, which is ex-
pected to be by about next Saturday. The bottom of
this vessel is good, with the exception of a little of the
copper being rubbed. They have commenced stripping
it round the stern-post, where the leak is expected to be,
and which made a good deal of water when under steam.
The Hogue, 60, steamed into Portsmouth harbour
on gaturday morning from Spithead, and was taken to
moorings off Hardway. She and the Imperieuse, 50,
will be paid wages during the week, and the men
granted leave. _ _

The screw steam frigate Euryalus, 51, Captain George
Ramsay, was placed in the basin dock at the Devonport
yard on Thursday, to bare defects made good.
The Melampus, store transport, is still in the basin,
Sheerness. Tier lower masts are stepped, and on Satur-
day we observed riggers getting the lower rigging over
the mast heads, &c.

The Araphion, 34, screw, Captain Key, left her moor-
ings on the west shore, and has hauled to the moorings
abreast of Sheerness yard. It is settled now she is to
remain here, and, weather permitting, will go into the
basin on Monday. Independent of her boilers being
very defective her lower masts are not sound. The crew
are dismantling her, &e., after which it is expected they
will go on leave.
The Pylades, screw corvette, 21, is still under tb.e
sheers. Pen and Son's mechanics are on board fixing the
boilerr, &c. _ _

The Esk steamer arrived a►t Spithead yesterday morn.
ing from Sheerness. _

The steam-tugs African and Lucifer, from Sheerness,
arrived at Plymouth en Saturday with seamen for diffe-
rent ships at that port.

The Argus revenue steam-vessel left Portsmouth yes
erday.

APPOINTMENTS.

Lieutenants.—J. .11. Jackson (1846), from the Horatio,
24, screw steam guard-ship at Sheerness, to the Blen-
heim, 60, screw steam-sqip at Portsmouth ; H. H. Crof-
ton (1842), from the Cruiser, 17, screw steam-sloop, to
the iloratio, vice Jackson; J. W. Newport (1g50), to
the Caesar, 91, screw steam-ship at Devonpork; John
Ward (a) (1849), to the Perseverance screw steam troop-
ship at Woolwich.

Masters —Philip C. D. Bean (1835), recently serving
in the Fiszard flag-ship at Woolwich, to the St. Vincent,
102, guard-ship of ordiaary at Portstnoutk ; John J.
Pall (1643), recently serving in the Blenheim, 80, serew
`steatn-ship at Portsmouth, to the Princess Royal, 91,
screw steam ship at Devonport ; W,lliam Jeffrey (1841),
recently serving in the Basilisk paddle-wheel steam-
sloop, to the Bienhim, GO, screw stmant-ship at Ports-
mouth, vice Ball, to the Princess Royal ; Alexander
Brown (1354), to the Basilisk, •ice Jeffrey ; John Jar-
vis (1841), from the Princess Royal, PI, to the Illustrious,
26, training-ship atPortiemuth.

Mate Richard Adams (1853), from th• Royal George,
120, screw steam-ship at Sheerness, to the Perseverance,
screw steam troop ship, at Woolwich.
Paymasters Edward J. Bennett (1851), from the
Cruiser, 17, sloop, to the Perseverance screw steam
troopship ; J. H. W. Bowman, to the Cruiser, vies
Bennett.

Naval Instructor J. W. Lawless (1854), :recently
serving in the Ajax, CO, screw steamship at Portsmouth,
to the Indefatigable, 50, flag-ship en the south-east
coast of America station.

Clerk's Assistant Daniel W. Hamilton to the Mo-
narch, 84, at Devouport.
Naval Cadets John E. Bruce, E. F. B. Smith, F. A.
Sergeant, R. P. Lloyd Madden, and the Hon. H. H.
Molyneux, to the Britannia, 120, flag-ship on the Me-
diterranean Black Sea station, as supernumeraries for
disposal among the other ships and steamers of the fleet
when required ; E. Purcell to the Hogue, 60, screw
steam-ship, at Portsmouth; Daniel Littlejohn, to the
Euryalus, 51, screw steam-frigate at Devouport ; Capel
Wodehouse, to the Arrogant, 46, screw steam-frigate at
Portsmouth ; IL R. Kelly, to the Hogue ; H. M.
Doughty, to the Calcutta, 84, at Devonport ; W. E.
Miller, to the User, 91, screw steam-ship, at Devon-
port.

t 9 the staff of the army in the Crimea, and is to act as
assistant quartermaster-general to the force under Sir
Colin Campbell.

Brevet Major Lord Alexander Russell has boon pro-
moted to a regimental majority in the Rifle Brigade
without purchase.
The Hon. Matthew Fitzmaurice Deane, son of Lord
Muskerry, lies been promoted to a liet4enantcy in the 4th
Dragoon Guards without purehase;:'
The Hon. Richard Vereker, son Of Viscount Gort, has
entered the army as an ensign in the GOth Foot.

MILITIA.
The South Durham Regiment are now assembled at
Barnardcaele, their headquarters. The number is not
more than 500 men. It is intended to send ecruiting
parties into different parts of the country to make up
the full quota of 900.
The R iyal.Montgomery Rifle Regiment, having been
embodied, assembled for permanent duty on the 12th ult.
The Ist Regiment of the Warwickshire Militia is in-
creasing in numbers, and, although many are reported
to be medically unfit for service, arid a number of mar.
riod men have been discharged, fresh volunteers aro
offering themselves daily.
The 2rl Regiment of the Warwickshire Militia assem-
bled at Leamington, is rapidly progressing towards a
state of efficiency. Since the 20th of November 71 have
volunteered into vari us regiments of the line, making a
total of 200 since they were dismissed in May last.
The Leicestershire Militia, commanded by Colonel
King, assembled on Friday on the Racecourse, Leicester,
when the circular from Mr. Sidney llerbert, permitting
enlistment into the line, was read. The regiment was
afterwardsafterwards
A es 133 Colonel King.
DJ'i Y' LAC ETANS AND
GaLd d r
slsieid
LOAD RAGLAN.

The gallant member for Viestminster has again landed
in Old England, and we are glad to learn is recruiting
his shattered constitution at Folkestone. W. under-
stand that his broken health has been much restored by
his voyage home, although there is no chance that he
can safely resume kis Crimean command. The climate
of the East in autumn and winter, with constant ex-
posure under canvas day and night, and no rest for body
and mind, proved over-much trial for a veteran soldier
68 years of age. Indeed, the command of a division of
the army, under such circumstances as these in which
the Allies are placed in the Crimea, is perhaps the most
incessantly onerous and responsible. We need net re-
peat the universal opinion of his comrades—British,
Irish, and French—on the last service which he ren-
dered to his country. Political detraction and prejudice
for a while deprived Sir De Lacy Evans of the rank aid
rewards due to his extraordinary military career and
his hard-earned distinction as a soldier. The reluctance
with which he gave up his command, and the opinion of
followingL are fully stated in the
coatnunicated by a friend
ord Raglan,
correspondence,
o n the
of the gallant general, and which we take on our-
selves the responsibility of risking public, though with-
out his permission. The letters are alike honourable to
both, and there can be no reason why the friends and
constituents of the member for Westminster should net
be gratified by their publicity
H.M.S. Britannia, Nov. 11, 1854.
My Lord,—On the 30th ult, an aide-de-camp of mine
had the honour of informing ycur lordship that after be-
ing confined to bed in my tent for nearly two days I bad
a severe fall on my head, my horse partly rolling over
me, which added to previous searing front illness or ex-
haustion rendered me totally incapable of duty. Your
lordship immediately granted ne such leave of absence
as I might require, and had the goodness even to send
your carriage to convey me to Balaklava. Hearing
on the 4th, however, that zone attack against the
enemy was intended, I wrote the military secretary to
ask when it was to be, being' desirous, if possible,
though far from well, to be at least present at it.
Col. Steele was so obliging to reply, " Lord Raglan
begs to say you must not think of moving until you are
quite strong." On hearing heavy firing on the morning
of Sunday, the sth, though the weather was bad and I
had taken mercury, I proceeded as fast as I could to the
point of attack, and remained there till the close of the
battle, but felt neither justified nor fit to take the com-
mand if the division from General Pennefather, which
he had exercised with so much ability in the previous
part of the day. Your lordship on hearing that I was
on the field sent for me, and with your usual kind con-
siderateness desired me to go back to the ship I had been
staying in—which, acknowledging my inability for any
useful active service, I obeyed. But the fatigue and ex-
posure to weather I had undergone did me injury.
I have now for nearly a fortnight had the benefit of
the greatest care and hospitality possible, and a warm
cabin, from my generous naval friends Capt. Dacres in
the first instance, and now no less so from the Admiral-
in-Chief in the litnitannia. 135.,t live months without ces-
sation under canvas, with some unavoidable privations
and alterations of temperature, latterly at night not un-
frequently severe cold, with the shock occasioned by my
fall, have had their effect on ono in his 68th year. In-
deed, owing to the chances of the service, I believe no
other officer of the same advanced age and rank has had
the same continuous test to bear up Against. And with
all my present rest and advantages I am stilt left with
but little feeling of strength er freedom from ailment.
This has been greatly added to by the heavy and pecu-
liar responsibility that lately fell to my lot for almost a
month, namely, from about the 4th, I think, till the 30th
of October.

I feel in consequence much depressed, worn out, and
exhausted. A severe chronic complaint I am subject
to having been also extremely aggravated during the
cold nights we latterly had in camp, and which are now
becoming more frequent and severe with the advancing
winter season. I should not, however, have keen so
prolix, for in your lordship's letter of the 31st you were
pleased to refer to some of these circumstances as fol-
lows :—" Nothing can have been more satisfactory
than the whole of my intercourse with you, and it is
painful to me to see it interrupted. But unfortunately
no man can command health, and you have had to un-
dergo not only great fatigue but anxiety of mind, since
your division has occupied the important position it now
maintained under your direc-
thioolndes,a afnewd
days
iaygiiaalgeny

Such expressions of approval from your lordship are
indeed a great happiness to me to have received.
About a month ago, when the generals of divisions
were summoned to head quarters to receive a commu-
nication, your lordship may recollect my mentioning
that I had been only able to attend by taking ammonia
and other stimulants. Daring the occasional northerly
winds I was obliged sometimes to have my tent for
twenty-four hours together wholly closed, and gave and
received orders through my unopened tent doors. Some
also of your lordship's staff will remember how often in
bringing me orders they found me on my bed, •r rather
in my blankets, on the ground, when I ought rather to
havethough others may not have been, that this invalid con-
dition bnpeerenv'einf I
prevented my on horseback. I was well aware,
attending to many things which I
knew it was urgent I Should have personally seen to
and executed.

—.
Under theme circumstances, instead of asking your
lordship for longer lea„,,
think it the more properwhich
courseat s u
to
yon
youricit ou l would
lgorradns ipl permission to resign my staff appointment
with this army, the very arduous executive duties and
responsibilities of which my impaired health and want
of strength render me no longer adequate to. And I
trust that the several would.
I have received, and the
services I have faithfully endeavoured to perform in
various parts of the world, will be deemed to render me
deserving to close at length my active duties, when
unable to continue them with justice to the publio ser-
vice or to myself.
I have now only to repeat ray expression of warm
gratitude for the uniform kindness and indulgence I have
been treated with by your lordship.
And have the honour to remain your lordship's most
cI.:111. LAO/. ETANS.
huTmobGloeannedraolbtohdeieLntosredrltv(aCangotlp,a;,')

Lord Raglan's Reply, dated iYo r. 13, 1E54, at night.
My dear General—Your letter of the 11th only
reached me this afternoon, when I was engaged pre-
paring my despatches for the mail, and I have not until i
now found a moment to reply to t.

and will, I am sure, be to
many others, your gallant
companionst
he Second
I Itcontains
Division,
in what
arms, s 1
n t
oo
and minful intelligence—your de.s me,
tp
a
sire to be permitted to resign your staff appointment
with this army, which your impaired health and want of
strength render you disqualified for in your own estima-
tion. Every man is the best judge of his own feelings
and bodily powers, and I am grieved to have to acknow-
ledge that you may be right in your impression of them;
but I, and those whom you have so recently commanded,
with such advantage to the piiblic service, know that
your mental faculties and gallant spirit, enabled you no
longer ago than the 26th of last month to meet the
enemies of your country in the field, and successfully to
repel a most powerful attack on the position occupied
by the Second Division. .

I view the loss of your assistance with the deepest re-
gret, but I cannot ask you to stay after the statement
you have brought before me of your sufferings front ill-
ness, anxiety of mind, exposure to the weather, and
over fatigue. You will be at liberty to go when you
please, and be assured that you will carry with you my
best wishes and those of all with whom yon have been
associated. I trust that English air, and the comforts
of home life will gradually restore you to health, and
enable you long to enjoy the reputation your services
have acquired for you.
I cannot close my letter without sympathising with
you on the
_death of your first aide-de-camp, Captain
Allix, who appeared to me to be a most promising
officer, and fully to deserve your confidence and good
opinion.
Believe me, my dear general, very faithfully yours,
RAGLAN.
Lieut.-General Sir De Lacy Evans, K. 0.8.

DOVER, Dec. 29.—Among the arrivals this day at the
Lord Warden Hotel, from the Continent, are the follow•
ing officers from the Crimea, wounded Travel-
yan, 11th Hussars ; Captain Crosse, 88th ; Lieutenant
Baynes, 88th ; Lieutenant Wallis, , 33d. Captain
Duplat has also arrived this afternoon from Vienna,
with despatches for Lord Clarendon,