The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-08 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The Great Britain screw steam-ship arrived at Ports-
mouth yesterday morning, with invalids and passengers
from the Crimea. She left Constantinople on the 18th
of October, at 6 p.m. The following is au extract from
her log :—" On the 19th of October signalled the steam-
ship Himalaya, passing through the Dardanelles ; Oct.
20, Lieut. Longfield, 89th Regt., died ; Oct. 22, 7 a.m.,
arrived at Malta ; Oct. 22 to 26, discharged shell ; Oct.
26, 8 p.m., left Malta • Oct. 27 signalled the screw-
steamer Arabian, hound to Algiers; Nov. 1, 8 a.m.,
passed Gibraltar ; Nov. 2, signalled the ship Lord Dal-
housie, the bark Rookery, and the screw-steamer
Toronto ; Nov. 3, signalled the screw-steamer Taurus
and the schooner Maria Burris ; Nov. 5, signalled the
screw-steamer Metropolitan, standing to the eastward,
and the schooner Quiver ; Nov. 6, passed the bark Isle
of Annandale • Nov. 7, arrived at Spithead, 8 a.m."
On board thel Great Britain were—Lieut. Burgess,

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72d Highlanders, commandindofficer ; the Rev. G. Law-
less, chaplain; Mr. Dcig, Army Works Corps ; Lieut.
Strover, Royal Artillery ' • Paymaster Webster, 72d
Highlanders ; Lieut. Hunter, R.N. ; Capt. Connell,
Turkish Contingent ; Mr. Taylor, Commissariat ; and
Surgeon Pearce, R.N. ; 80 invalids, one prisoner, two
escorts, and four servants. The above embarked at
Scutari. Mr. J. Gillies, Mr. H. Rundle, Mr. M. Bur-
ris, and Mr. Wanless, Assistant-Engineers, R.N. ;
Lieut. Barnett, R.N. ; Mr. O'Reilly, Land Transport
Corps ; Mr. W. J. Wilson, Ottoman Army ; Mr•
Menzies, Purveyor's Clerk ; Lieut. Hunt, 63d Regt. i
Lieut. Evans, 19th Regt. ; Mr. Clayton, D isPle ' tilifirekrisoh
Medicines ; Capt. Lowe and Lieut. Jackson, ...r.
Contingent ; Mr. Woolley, Field Telegr:l.plicia:;r,
Oysten, Assistant-Engineer, R.N. ; ler Dragoons ;
second-
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1 bandmaster ;
Master, R.N. ;28 naval invalids ;Icemen ; 4 chil-
-4 men, Rifle Brigade escort; 5,
children- The in-
dren, 1 officer's wife, and 2 o
Quartermaster Frazer,
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inetbire,
fficeraßritain express the
valids and passengers of the Greatle arrangements for
greatest satisfaction at the admire=raG ceived a letter from
their comfort, and Captain y
one of the officers, expressing the thanks of all on board
-
for the kindness and attention paid to them during the
passage home.
thbe been taken from the fiting-basin,
The Hawke has harbour, to complete for service.
Portsmouth, to
havingebeen
dismantled of her jury rig-
The Repalse,
ging, has been placed in the Factory basin, Portsmouth,
to receive her machinery and be brought forward for
commission. .
has sailed from
InflexibleoilWoolwich for Ports-
The cargo of and tar for
th with a the yard, and ma-
chinerymouand boilers for the Repulse and Shannon. The
Rhadaman .
thue has taken the place of the Inflexible in
• h basin. The Vixen •
Woolwich is also being laden with
,machinery for Portsmouth.
The Sardinia screw freight-ship bas arrived at Wool-
wich from Horeleydown with an incomplete cargo of
carriages and general stores for the Turkish Contingent
in the East. She will fill up the remainder of her stor-
age berth at the Royal Arsenal with about 140 tons of
ammunition and ball-cartridges, and be ready for sea
forthwith. The Rev. E. Sabine, attached to the Turk-
ish contingent, is to take passage out in the Sardinia,
accompanied by his wife and family.
The Cleopatra, a fine threamasted schooner, is along-
side the Arsenal wharf at Woolwich, discharging her
cargo of 400 tons of shell. The Christopher and several
other vessels of nearly equal register are likrunisLes.
un-
loading shot and shell from the provincial
There is consequently at the present moment the enor-
mous amount bf 200,000 shells being filled, preparatory
to their reshipment for the seat of war.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship
Ripon, Captain Cooper, transport No, 25, will leave