The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-01 00:00:00

Na val and Military Intelligence,

Brevet •Col. Pierrepont, H. Mundy, Royal Artil-
lery, of t he 10th brigade, yesterday joined at Wool-
wich fro m leave, and will take charge of the 4th

brigade Field Artillery, the headquarters of which,
as well • is the A and B batteries in command of
Lieut.-( Jol. Barry, C. 8., and Lieut.-Col. N. 0. S.
Turner,, marched into Woolwich yesterday, from
.Alders'o ott. _ _

The '3d brigade Military Train, in command of
Major -lill4Court, from Canada. is expected to arrive
and tike up its quarters at the camp on Woolwich•
common soon after the 20th inst. The whole of the
brigtvle horses having been disposed of by public
suet ion consequent on their departure from America,
Major Shervinton, Brigade Major of the corps aZ
Woolwich, has purchased the necessary remounts,

vt'aich are now in readiness for its arrival.

The Salamanca, hired sailing transport, Captain
Livesay, belonging to Messrs. Dunbar and Co., of
London, arrived at Spithead yesterday, with the

folloNcing officers and troops on board, from various

corps serving in India, embarked at Bombay and

Nurraohee :—From Bombay—Lieut. Wiley, 18111
Foot ; Surg. Irwin, medical staff, in medical charge'
18 in valids, 48 time-expired men, 5 women, and 9
child ren. From Kurrachee—Capt. Brigstocke, Mrs.
Brigetocke, and 3 children ; Lients. Cobb and Mid-
dleton, 51st Foot; 37 time-expired men, 125 inva.
lids (various corps), 12 women, and 16 children.
Private passengers—Lieut. Wilmington, R.A., and
Mrs. Rimmington, from Bombay ; Lieut. Park,
Mrs Park, and 2 children, from Knrrachee. The
Salamanca sailed from Kurrachee, May 26, and St.
Helena, July 27, crossed the Equator on the 6th
of August. Six invalided soldiers died during the
passage home from chronic complaints. Her Ma-
i.sty's screw corvette Hornet, Captain the Hon. A.
Hare, sailed from St. Helena for Spithead on the
20th of July. The following vesse:s were spoken
by the Salamanca, since leaving St. Helena. Aug.
3, in lat. 4 39, long. 18 48, the bark Jenny Wren,
from Whampoa for London, 102 days out ; Aug. 7,
in lat. 2 N., long. 24 58 W., the bark Geelong, of
Liverpool, standing to the S.W. ; Aug, 12, in lat.
13 4CI, long. 26 47, the hired sailing troopship Petri.
circa from Queenstown, bound to Calcutta, out 20
days, all well.
The Louisa, hired sailing transport, 903 tons, be-
longing to Teighe and Smith, of London, Capt. Till-
man, also arrived at Spithead yesterday morning,
with troops from Bombay and Kurrachee as follows:
Capt. Harrison, 79th Highlanders, in military com-

wand; Capt. Davis, 19th Foot; Lieut. Jarvis, 101st
.Regiment; Lieut. Dunlop, Rifle Brigade; Assist..
S urg. Thornhill, 7 Hussars ; Capt. Wright, 109th

Regiment ; 143 invalids, 90 time-expired men, 13
women, 18 children, and 4 military convicts, from
various regiments serving in India. Three births
occurred during the voyage, and Ensign NlTarthy,

unattached, and 4 invalid soldiers died. The Louisa
sailed from Bambay May 7, and from Kurrachee
May 22, arrived at St. Helena on the 26th of July,
and sailed again on the 28th. The usual weather
was experienced from Kurrachee to the south end
of Madagascar. From thence until rounding the
Cape, on the 15th of July, a continuance of westerly
winds, with three gales from the same quarter,were

iexperienced, Light winds were met with to the
Equator, which was crossed on the Gth of August,
a.'id from the Equator to the Western Islands the
winds were well easterly, and from Western Islands
to, the Channel southerly. The following ships were
spoken by the Louisa : June 3, lat. 4 N., long. 77 E.
the, ship Mary Queen, from Bombay for Liverpool ;

4tb , lat. 4 N., long. 79 E., the bark Colonist, from
Boi nbay for Liverpool ; July 30, let. 12 S., long. 10
the ship Diadem, from Bombay for Liverpool;
31st., lat. 11 S., long. 12 W., the Datch bark Pol-
lux, from Batavia for Amsterdam ; Aug. 1, lat. 9 S.
long. 13 W., the ship Glenalva, from Bombay for
Live :pool; 7th, lat. 2 N., long. 21 W., the bark
Deleaware, from Swansea for Valparaiso; Bth, lat.
5 Y., long. 22 W., the Dutch bark Maria Adoifina,
froi n Amsterdam for Singapore ; Sth, lat. 5 N, long.
22 W, the Sardinian ship Colombo, from Genoa for
Macao; 10th, lat. 9 N, long. 24 W, the American
barik Sierra Nevada, hound south, and the bark
Dee rslayrr, from Swansea for Valparaiso; 11th,
lat. 12 N, long. 25 W, the Guernsey schooner Sa-
gitta, steering south ; 15th, lat. 20 N, long 27, the
French ship Alma, from Havre for Valparaiso. The
troops will be disembarked from the Salamanca and
the Louisa early this morning, under the superin-
tendence of Col. Snadweil, Assist. Quartermaster-
General, and the invalids forwarded by Government
steamer to the Royal Victoria Military Hospital at
Netley, and the time-expired men to the depots of
their respective regiments. Both the Salamanca
and the Louisa have made a rather extraordinary
passage home, not exactly as relates to the short-
,ness of time alone, but as comparing their time with
that of other vessels, several having left port for
England some weeks before them. Immediately
the troops have been disembarked the Salamanca
and the Louisa will sail from Spithead for London,
to discharge their cargoes of tea, coffee, ginger, &c.
3.7. he War Department transport Marlborough ar-
rived at Chatham yesterday from Woolwich, having
on 'board the second instalment of the 100 pounder
6t ton smooth-bore guns for the ironclad frigate
Ac.hilies, 20, 1,250 horse power, making 16 of the
new description which have arrived for that vessel
from the Royal Gun Factory. The Achilles not
being ready to receive her armament for some days
to come, the Marlborough was berthed alongside the
ordnance wharf, and, according to orders issued yes-
terday, will not land the guns at the gun•wharf,
owing to some defect having been discovered in the
largest crane, which would render it unsafe to at.
tempt to land gutsof the weight of the 100-pounders
by its means. It should here be remarked that a
couple of what were then considered -powerful steam
cranes were erected at the ordnance_wharf about
two or three years since, at great expense, but as9s
cwt. 68-pounder guns were then considered by the
authorities to be the largest and heaviest kind which
would ever be in use in the British service, the cranes
in question were only constructed to lift up to 5 tons,
so that they are practically useless for landing the
present description of ordnance, the present require.
meats of the services necessitating cranes to lift from
15 to 20 tons each.

The Bomarsund, War Dapartment transport, went
alongside the ordnance wharf at Chatham yesterday
with the first portion of the guns, solid and hollow
shot, stores, &e., from the Forte, 39,400-horse power,
Captain A. Mellersh, which is being dismantled at
the Nore.

The annual regatta by the officers and men of the
Rayal Engineers, under the patronage of Major-
Gen. Sir R. Walpole, Col. H. I). Harness, and other
officers of distinction at Chatham, took place yester-
day afternoon in the Medway, a short distance from
Rochester-bridge. Five races were contested by the
officers and men of the corps, including a pair-oar
race, sculling match, four-oir race, and other
matches, all of which were well rowed, the starting
point being from the Esplanade. Owing, however,
to the heavy rain which fell the whole time, the
sports were much marred. There was a numerous
attendance of visitors, and the band of the Royal
Engineers played a choice selection of music at in-
tervals, _ _

The French Imperial seagoing naval cadet train.
ing corvettes La Bougainville, Commander Nourry
(screw), and Le Chassenr, Commander Cany (sailing
corvette), arrived at Spithead yesterday morning,
from L'Orient, on a cruise of instruction, and on
coming to anchor exchanged the customary salutes
with the flagship of the Poet Admiral and Naval
Commander in Chief, and with the saluting hattlry
of Portsmouth garrison. In running in for Spithead
anchorage Le (Masseur, which was in charge at the
time of a Deal lugger's man, grounded on the Spit
bank, and remained there for about half an hour,
when she was got off again with local aid. To.drey
the officers and cadets will land from the corvettes
and visit Portsmouth Dockyard, &c.
Co). Said Bey, of the Turkish Imperial service,
who has been permitted by the War Department au•
thorities to carry out a course of studies during the
past eight months, under Mr. Anderson, Assistant-
Superintendent of the Royal Gun Factories in
Woolwich Arsenal, on all matters connected with
the manufacture of ordnance, has completed the re-
quisite curse, and is about to return to Constanti.
nople where the Turkish Government have the in-
n of erecting' batteries for the production of
fen‘to