The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-18 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

A Board of Admiralty is expected at Portsmouth this
day on the annual visit of inspection. Two of the Board
landed at Portsmouth from the steam yacht Black Eagle
on Sunday evening from their trip to the western ports,
and proceeded to London. Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas
Cochrane, K.C.8., the Commander-in-Chief, also re-
turned to Portsmouth on Sunday evening from his tour
of inspection along the coast as far as the Channel
Islands.

We reported a few days ago that the fine two-decker
Prince Regent had been removed from the ordinary in
Portsmouth Harbour to moorings off the dockyard, pre-
paratory to being docked and adapted to a screw after
the manner of the Colossus, &c. It is now officially re-
ported that the estimates have been called for by the
Admiralty, with the view of making her a hulk merely,
in the room of an old frigate now doiag that service.
The transport Colombo, No. 110, Capt. Franklin,
arrived at Spithead last evening, at sunset, from the
East, with about 125 invalids.

The Mary Anne sailing transport, No. 42, left Spit-
heo,d last evening for Deptford.
The Arabia steam transport, No. 95,. Captain Stone,
loading ordnance stores in Portsmouth Harbour for the
Crimea, is expected to leave about Saturday next, taking
out troops and towing the Great Tasmania sailing hos-
pital ship, Capt. Crow, also with troops.
The Jackal! screw transport, C. Fricham, master, went
down to Woolwich on Saturday from Deptford, and is
embarking huts and munitions of war for the Black Sea.
The Omar Pasha and Cosmopolite arrived likewise at the
Arsenal moorings for the like purpose and destination.
The Marley Hill, which sailed thence on Saturday, had
arrived at that point of the river called the " Bite,"
when flames were observed issuing from the hold of the
vessel. An alarm was instantly given by the pilot,
when buckets were forwarded from the shipping office,
but before they had reached the ship the fire was ex-
tinguished, and after an hour's delay the Marley Hill
was enabled to proceed on her voyage. The fire was
fortunately confined to some wood, which had been in-
cautiously forgotten, and left on the heated boilers.
Another batch of mortar-boats has reached Woolwich,
namely, the Nos. 1,3, 15, and 18. They are to discharge
their ordnance stores, to be stripped, and to be laid up
at Deptford like the former ones ; and when all have
arrived the total number there will be 26.

The James Holmes transport-ship, Capt. Head, from
Barbadoes, came into Woolwich on Sunday night, with
a detachment of 41 non-commissioned officers and pri-
vates, belonging to the Royal corps, under the command
of Lieut. Atchison, 67th Regiment, and staff assistant-
surgeon. The James Holmes left Barbadoes on the Ist
of August, and was, consequently, 47 days at sea. She
had one case of yellow fever during her voyage, and,
with that exception, all were landed well. The vessel is
to be laid up at the West India Docks.
His Imperial Highness Prince Napoleon passed
through Woolwich on Sunday, having arrived there by
the 11 o'clock train, and embarked on board his yacht,
the Oriel, which lay off the Dockard, awaiting his arri-
val. She immediately afterwards got up steam and
steered for the Downs.

The Vixen was taken out of Woolwich yesterday. _
In con,equence of Dr. Dartnell, the Deputy-Inspector.
General of Hospitals, having obtained leave of absence
from the General Hospital, Fort Pitt, the duty of Prin-
cipal Medical Officer devolves on First Class Staff-Sur-
geon R. Battersley ; and the under-named Acting Assis-
tant-Surgeons left Fort Pitt yesterday to embark for
service at the following stations :—Mr. Ferguson and
Mr. Short proceed to Liverpool, to embark for Canada ;
Mr. Healley proceeds to Southampton, to embark for
Jamaica ; and Mr. Le Febure and Mr. Kelly also go to
Southampton, to embark for service at Barbadoes.
A party of invalids, 87 in number, of different corps,
sent home from the Crimea wounded, and otherwise
being unfit for any further military duty, were dis-
charged from the invalid depot on Saturday. 28 dis-
charged men were embarked at Gravesend on board the
Irish steamer for Dublin.

At the camp at A IderShott 19 new wooden buildings
are about being erected in a substantial manner. They
are intended for officers and staff sergeants. Three iron
buildings are also ordered for gun and forage sheds, and
many other extensive additions to the camp will shortly
be made.

During the past few days a large quantity of the huts
intended for the troops in the Crimea, to make up the
number ordered by the Government, have been de-
spatched. The officers hut is of nearly the same descrip-
tion as that of the men, the only difference being in the
size and internal arrangements.
The first detachment of the Army Works Corps, des-
tined for the Crimea, consisting of 200 men, which have
recently been organised by Sir J. Paxton, will in the
course of this day or to-morrow proceed upon its desti-
nation.