The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-25 00:00:00

NaNal and Military Intelligence.

Ey the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-chip
Ava, Captain Field, which arrived at Southampton on
Sui-day night with the heavy portion of the India and
Me literranean rnails, we receive the following items of
naval and military intelligence from Gibraltar :—Her
Majesty's steamer Chasseur, fitted as a floating work-
shop fur the Black Sea fleet, sailed from Gibraltar for
Balakla,va on the 6th inst. The. British steamer Ante-
lope, laden with shot and shell, and the steam transport
East Anglian, left for the Crimea on the Bth inst. Her
Majesty's steam floatirg battery Meteor, having com.
pleted the alteration of her rudder, sailed in company
with the paddle-wheel transport Rhadamanthus for the
Black Sea on the 10th. Tne British paddle-wheel steam
transport Europa, with detachments of the 55th, 68th,
and 89th Regiments, from Liverpool fur the Crimea,
passed Gibraltar on the morning of the 9th inst. The
two companies of the 94th Regiment, under the orders
of Capt. Bruce, landed at the new Mole on the 10th inst.
from on board the Great Britain transport, and, after
forming into line, marched down to the quarters assigned
them at the Grand Casemated Barracks, preceded by the
band of the 3d It yal Lancashire Militia. Two hours.
after the Great Britain left the harbour for Malta and
the Crimea, with the remainder of her gallant freight
(detachments of cavalry and infantry), amid great cheer-
ing by their brethren in arms, and the sailors on board
the ships of war and transports lying at anchor off the
Mole. At sunset her Majesty's screw steam guardship
Horatio, Capt. the Hon. A. A. Cochrane, and the fl tat-
ing battery Glatton, Capt. Cumming, weighed anchor to
proceed to their destination, when, just as the vessels
moved onwards, the whole of the men of the head-quar-
ters 94th Regiment on board the Perseverance steam-
troopship turned up on deck, and saluted them on their
departure with three hearty cheers, the band playing
" God save the Queen" immediately after. This corn-
plitnental act was duly acknowledged in gallant style by
the tars on board the Horatio and Glatton.

The Madagascar steamer left Gibraltar for the East
on the 12th inst., having shipped 60 horses and mules
for the use of the Land Transport Corps. Two foremen,
a farrier, and 20 grooms embarked in charge of the ani-
mals. The sailing transport-ship William Jackson, with
invalids from various regiments in the East, left for
Portsmouth on the 14th inst., in tow of the steam-ship
Bustler. Capt. Christie's company of Royal Artillery
were under orders to embark for the Crimea on hoard
the Sanspareil line-of-battle-ship, expected from Ports-
mouth. The steam transport Lady Eg'inton arrived on
the 13th inst. from the Crimea and Malta on her way to
England, baying on board Miss Scott and servant, Miss
Gibbs, Miss Pearson, Miss Haulyside, Lieut. Sidehottom,
Buffs ; Dr. Maund, Medical Staff ; Mr. Atherton, Sergt.
Vallaney, and three other non-commissioned officers of
the Royal Artillery, four women (soldiers' wives), and
10 children. Dr. Pain, of the Royal Artillery, returned
by this conveyance, and proceeded on the 29th ult. in
medical charge of the 92d Highlanders. The captain of
tue Lady Eglinton reports that, on the 4th inst., the
British steam transport Sovereign was aground in the
Dsrdanelles off Abydos, and that he for two hours ren-
dered assistance to get her afloat, but unfortunately could
not succeed. She was laden with shot and shell for
B dak lava, and would have to be lightened to get her
afloat again. The Lady Eglinton, after taking in coals,
left for her destination. The steam-transport Volunteer
left for Spithead on the 13th inst. The Bremen steamer
Germania arrived at-Gibraltar from Woolwich, for the
Crimea, on the 14th, with shot, shells, &c. The steamer
Hansa arrived at Gibraltar from Malta on the 17th inst.,
bringing Major Hoste, R.A., Capt. G. Morley, 20th Foot
Lieut. Franas, 38th, Lieut. Gsrnier, 47th, Lieut. Alcock,
25th, Capt. W. Mayne, Land Transport Corps, Lieut.
W. Liddell, R.N., Assist.-Engineer R. Henderson, Ser-
jeant Bell, R.A., 20 invalided sailors of the Royal Navy
and two drivers for Spithead, and one muleteer for Gib-
raltac. The Hansa: after taking in a supply of water
and some fresh provisions, proceeded to her destination.

The Steam-ship Emu, Captain Small, and the sailing
transport Great Tasmania, Captain Brewer, from Ports-
mouth, arrived at Bymouth on Monday morning. The
Emu will embark the Land Transport Corps for the Black
Sea, arid the Great Tasmania will convey the West Mid-
dlesex Militia to Corfu. The regiment, under command
of Col. John Glossop, was inspected yesterday (Monday)
on Mount Wise, Devonport, 1)3, Major-General Eden,
Commander of the Forces in the West of England.
The steam.vessel Avon, from Woolwich, arrived at
Plymouth on Saturday, and went into the docks at Key.
ham, with machinery for the Satellite, 20, which is to be
launched on Wednesday and taken to Keyham to be
fitted, preparatory to being commissioned forthwith.
The mail-pachet Candace, Commander Hawkesley, is
appointed to leave Plymouth this afternoon for Madeira
and the West Coast of Africa.

The transp.irts Gibraltar and Prompt sailed on Sa-
turday from Woolwich with huts and a mixed cargo of
military stores for the Crimea. The Northumberland
left yesterday morning for the same destination.
Her M jesty's paddle-wheel steamer Princess Alice,
270 tons burden, tender to the flag-ship Duke of Wel-
lington, arrived at Woolwich from the Baltic on Satur-
day, and went down the river on trial yesterday. She is
immediately to be taken into basin and paid-off.
The Admiralty yacht Black Rigle arrived at Wool-
wich on Saturday from Portsmouth, and was ordered
alongside the Messenger coal depot to coal.
A most interesting proof of four experimental guns of
various kinds and sizes has taken place at the Butt, in
the Royal Arsenal, at Woolwich. Two of these guns
were iavented by Capt. Blakely, Royal Artillery. The
novelty consisted in the application of wrought-iron
rings to strengthen the cast-iron, and enable it to sus-
tain the explcsion of the gunpowder. In the larger of
these 2 guns (an 18-pounder) the rings were shrunk on a
hollow cylinder of cast iron, and a separate breech was
fixed on, and retained in its place by four wrought-iron
bars, which connected it with a large ring about the
centre of the gun. This gun burst at the first discharge,
shattering the block of wood with which fir safety it had
been surrounded to some distance. The -Aber gun (an
ordinary nine-pounder), strengthened with these rings
from the trunnions to breech, +stood the proof well ; as
did also a 12-pounder wrought-iron gun, made by Messrs.
Holrovd and Co. The fourth gun was a six pounder,
and of cast steel. That, also, burst in the first round,
and the breech was driven with great violence into a
model of a ship's side which bad been erected in rear
of it.

The following appointments were made yesterday at
the Admiralty :—Commanders W. C. Forsyth and I. F.
C. Mackenz,e to he Insoedting Commanders of the
Coast Guard; the Rev. Henry E. Yeoman to be Chaplain
of the Harpy, for service in Tiler tpia Hospital ; J. E.
Ryan, Second• Master to the Caradoc ; A. J. A. Parks,
Second-Master to the Illustrious, for service in the Sea
Lark ; Dr G. Clarke, Acing Surgeon to the Urgent ;
James Wallace, Assistant-Surgeon to the Urgent.
The following mates have been promot-d to be lieute-
nants, to date from Saturday last—W. H. S. Mourilyan
(1852), H.. J. Urquhart (1852), G. W. Carter (1852), G.
H. Barnard (1852), W. Cwre Annesley (1852), Joshua
R. Palmer (1853). A. INlontagu Wells (1853), Augustus
TabAteau (1853), W. B. Stuobs (1853), W. H. Goold
(1853), G. Winter Strong (1853), G. Aurelius Douglas
(1853). J. Walcot Lambe (1853), Arthur Sal wev (1853),
John Campbell (1853). Henry Knox Lest (1853), A. G.
Bogle (1853), E. Mitford Hankinson (1853), J Brasier
Creagh (1853), E. England Richard, (1853). F. Maslen
Carter (1853), G. D. Clayhills, E. White (1854). Gilbert
T. Key (1854), J. E. Hunter (1854), C. 0. D. Ailing-
ham (1854), W. G. Silverlock (1854), J. Barber Barnett,
the Hon. H. Lascelles.
A letter from Lisbon. of the 13th inst., says—" The
Sanspareil, 71, Captain Williams, leaves to-morrow even-
ing (the 19th) for Gibraltar, Malta, and the Crimea ;
and the Malacca, 17, Captain Farquhar, on Thursday,
for Spithead. I do not think there is the sligh•est
foundation in the report of our (the three deckers St.
George and Neptune) proceeding to Naples, but ad I can
hear we shall remain some time in the Tagus, as the
time of the year is coming on for inaction, and theihome
ports will be crowded with the Baltic fleet. We are cer-
tainly better here than in England, the climate being so
good, and the men always together enables one to keep
a sbip's company in good order. We arrived in the
Tagus on the morning of the 16th, just in time to take
part in all the honours of the occasion of the young King
of Portugal coming of age (18) and taking the reins of
Government in his own hands."
The following order has been issued from the Adju-
tant-General's office, Royal Artillery, Woolwich, dated
22d of September :
"GENTERALTREGIMENTAL ORDER.

" Roysl Regiment of Artillery.
" Lieutenant Charles Carpenter, to be Second Captain,
vice Pasley ' seconded,' being attached to the Turkish Con-
tingent.—Dated Sept. 7.
. .

"Second Captain and Brevet-Major Samuel Enderby
Gordon, to be Captain, vice Grey, deceased.
" Lieutenant William Gilly Andrews, to be Second Cap-
tain' vice Gordon.—Dated Sept. 16.
"Frederick Spratt, gentleman, to be veterinary surgeon,
by augmentation.
Jonathan Briggs, gentleman, to be veterinary sur-
by augmentation.—Dated Sept. 10.
" Major Thomas Atchison, of the Royal Lancashire
Militia Artillery, formerly captain in the Royal Artillery,
who was dismissed from the service in the year 1824 by
sentence of a general court-martial, has been restored to
his former rank in the Royal Artillery, and permitted to
retire upon the full pay of that rank from the 16th of
Juno, 1855, but without any claim for arrears of pay, or
to bo restored in his original place in the Royal Artillery.
• —•

" Hospital Staff.
" Surgeon Joseph Ambrose Lawson, M.D., from the
Ordnance Medical Department, to be Staff Surgeon of the
second class, vice Protheroo, who exchanges.—Dated
Sept. 21.
"Ordnance Medical Department.

" Staff Surgeon of the second class Edward Schaw
Protheroe, to be Surgeon, vice Lawson, who exchanges.—
Dated Sept. 21.
" By command,
"H. PALLISER, Assistant Adjutant-General."

One officer, two set geants, two corporals, and 46 men
of the 10th Hussars (the men being volunteers from
other cavalry regiment) arrived at Portsmouth dock-
yard at half-past 2 o'clock yesterday from Maidstone,
and embarktd in the steam transport Arabia, for passage
to join the head-quarters in the Crimea. The horses for
these draughts will be shipped this day, and the Arabia
will leave to-morrow. Mr. Rattery, gunner, R.N.,
doing duty in the Fox frigate, in dock under repairs at
Portsmouth, fell down dead on Sunday morning in the
dockyard. The 3-gnn steam-vessel Otter, Lieutenant
Glover in command, arrived at Spithead yesterday from
the Baltic. The recruits for the British German Legion
brought to Portsmouth from Halifax, by the Emma
Eugenia, freight ship. were landed at the Royal Cla-
rence-yard, Gosport, yesterday afternoon, and marched
to quarters in the vicinity pro tent. The Powerful, 84,
Captain T. L. Massey, is refitting at Spi4head. The
Rosamond, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander Crofton, is or-
dered to replenish her stock of coal, and hold herself in
readiness for immediate service. It has been no;ified at
Portsmouth that on the withdrawal of the fleet from the
I Baltic they will winter, as last year, in squadrons at the