The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-08 00:00:00

Naval and

zence.

The Sanspareil, 71, screw, Captain Williams, arrived
at Spithead at daylight yesterday morning from the
Nore, en route to the Black Sea, with mortars.
The Fox, old 42-gun frigate, was taken into the fitting-
basin yesterday at Portsmouth, ready for docking and
conversion to a screw storeship.
The Siren, 16-gun sloop, at Sheerness, bent sails yes-
terday. She is a perfect yacht in her rig, and has at.
tracted much attention from the Blue Jackets. her
crew is complete, except a few petty officers. Numbers
of that class now in port have volunteered, but under
present Admiralty regulations they are not permitted to
join, in consequence of their being entered for general
service, and disposable at the discretion of the Comman-
der-in-Chief. Although the destination of the Siren is
unknown, seamen voluntered for her in numbers almost
sufficient to man a frigate.
.

The Rattler, freight-ship, sailed yesterday, with sup..
plies for the Crimea.
The Wye, screw iron distilling vessel, sailed from
Spithead yesterday for the Black Sea.
Green's two splendid Indiamen, Agamemnon and Tra-
falgar, sailed last evening for India.
The Queen, a magnificent frigate-built ship, belonging
to Mr. Green, arrived at Spithead yesterday to receive
passengers and stores.
The Bloodhound, which sailed on Wednesday last
from Woolwich for the African station, has been detained
at Sheerness for the trial of her commander, Lieutenant
Ethelred W. Bridge, for repeated acts of intoxication.
The Court is ordered to assemble this morning, when
Lieut. Bridge, who is at present on board the receiving
ship,. the Fisgard, at Woolwich, will be sent down under
close arrest to his own ship at Sheerness, where he will
undergo his examination and trial.
The Basilisk, 6 guns, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Com-
mander Robert Jenner, received orders at Sheerness yes.
terday to prepare for the Baltic. She takes out with her
all the seamen who formed the crews of the mortar-vessels
borne on the books of the various ships serving in the
Baltic. The followin officers also take passage as super.
numeraries :—The Commanders of the Rocket (J. Camp.
bell), the Pickle (C. Fane), the Mastiff (C. J. Gtneste).
the Growler (C. Le Mesurier), the Beacon (Mr. Hornby),
the Carron (Lord Ashley), the Grappler (J. Hawkins).
the Redbreast, and the Surly (J. E. B. Boycott.) The
Basilisk got up steam at 1 p.m., and left immediately
after the supernumerar:es had been put on board by the
steam-vessel Myrtle.

- THE SERVICE.
The Sultana, the Palmerston, the Robert Small, and
the Caduceus, sailing transports, were paid off at Ports.
mouth yesterday.
The Gibraltar, No. 183 screw-transport, W. G. S.
Hall master, arrived at Woolwich yesterday morning
from Deptford, and is at present moored off the dock.
yard. The Sidney Hall went down yesterday morning
from Woolwich to Greenbithe aith a general cargo of
munitions of war, huts, and winter clothing for the
Crimea.

The Australian Company's steam-ship Victoria, Capt.
Thornhill, transport No. 72, will probably sail from
Southampton to-morrow morning with shells and huts
for the Crimea, and will also convey the officers whose
names have already been published in The Sun. The
Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ripen,
Captain Cooper, transport No. 25, will be ready at
Southampton on Monday to embark 1,000 troops for
the East. The General Screw Company's steam-ships
Queen of the South and Hydaspes are being prepared
for the transport service. Each of these vessels will take
a large quantity of shells, a number of which are now
lying at Southampton for shipment.
The Arabia steam-transport, Captain Stone, arrived at
Spithead yesterday, at half-past 5 p.m., from the East,
with upwards of 200 military invalids, as reported in
The Sun of Wednesday. The Emeu steam-transport
went into Portsmouth harbour yesterday to land her in-
valids, &c. The Rattler, freight-ship, sailed from Poes-
mouth yesterday with supplies for the seat of war in the
East.