The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-08 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE,

The General Screw Navigation Company's fine trans•
port Crmstis (No. 191), Captain Hall, was piloted into
Portsmouth harbour yesterday afternoon, at 3 o'clock,
by Mr. Richards, and moored alongside of Portsmouth
Dockyard, where her freight of military invalids from
the seat of war were carefully disembarked, under the
personal inspection of Major-General Breton, Lieutenant-
Governor of Portsmouth, Staff Surgeon Odell, and the
usual other officials. They consisted of the following :-
From the Royal Artillery, 23 ; Royal Sappers and
Miners, 2 ; sth Dragoon Guards, 1 ; 6th ditto, 1; 4th
Light Dragoons, 2 ; Bth Hussars. 1 ; Grenadier Guards,
9 ; Coldstream Guards, 4; Scots Fusilier Guards, 4 ; Ist
Regiment of Foot, 1 ; 3d, 1 ; 7th, 4 ; 9th, 2 ; 14th 3; 19th,
4; 20th, 6; 21st, 2 ; 23d, 1; 28th, 2; 30th, 4; 33d, 6; 38th,
1 ; 41st, 6; 44th, 3; 47th, 4; 49th, 3; 50th, 3 ; 55th, 7 ;
63d, 4 ; 68th, 1; 77th, 5; 88th, 9; 90th, 1; 93d, 1; 95th,
6 ; Rifle Brigade, let battalion, 4 ; 2d ditto, 2 ; Ambu-
lance Carps, 1 ; died on the passage, 3, and 1 child.
The majority of these invalids were wounded in the leg ;
several have lost arms, &c., but all looked well, and
seemed to have benefitted from the careful medical atten-
tion of Dr. Finley, the Acting-Assistant Staff-Surgeon
in charge of them. There were only six bad and help-
less cases requiring removal on stretchers ; the rest were
convalescent, and walked out of the ship to omnibuses
and vans prepared for their accommodation, on which
they were conveyed to quarters in the Clarence Bar-
racks ; many marched out and walked, creating a lively
interest in the eyes of the inhabitants as they ambled
along with their kits. The Crcesus now takes out the
Roykl Wiltshire Militia to Corfu, Colonel Lord Methuen
having represented the want of adequate accommodation
for officers and men on board, the Resistance old sailing
troop-ship which was selected to carry theirs out to their
destination.
The Basilisk, 6, paddle-sloop, Commander Jenner,
will go into the steam-basin at Portsmouth to-day, to
refit her machinery.
The Rhadamanthus steam-transport arrived at Ports-
mouth yesterday from Woolwich with machinery for the
ships fitting out.
The Deva sailing-transport, No. 96, arrived at Spit-
head on Tuesday evening from the Thames, and went
into harbour yesterday to load with victualling and
other stores for the seat of war.
The Penelope,
18, paddle-frigate, Captain Sir William '
Wiseman, was suddenly ordered yesterday to prepare
instantly for the reception of 250 of the Royal Artillery
and convey them to the Cape of Good Hope.
Chichester barracks are to be converted into an hospi-
tal for the immediate reception of sick and wounded from
the seat of war, The necessary alterations and repairs
were commenced yesterday, and this morning Major-
General Sir Frederick Smith, R.E., and Dr. Andrew
Smith, Director-General of the Army Medical Depart-
ment, will inspect the whole of these buildings with a
view to apportioning the amount of accommodation they
are calculated to provide.
Dr. Young, Assistant-Surgeon of the Arrogant steam
frigate, is appointed to the Tyne sailing store-ship.
The screw steam-ship Duke of Wellington, 131, Capt.
Gordon, having coaled, went from Hainoaze into Ply-
mouth Sound yesterday (Wednesday) morning, prepara-
tory to sailing for Spithead.
The screw steam-ship Caesar, 91, Captain Robb, at
Plymouth, was towed on Tuesday by the steam-vessels
Zephyr and Confianee to the Key ham steam-yard, where
she will be fitted with all despatch.
The screw steam-ship Exmouth, 90, Captain the Hon.
F. Pelham, is expected to be ready on Saturday to leave
Plymouth for the eastward.

The screw steam-ship Colossus, 80, Captain Robinson,
was ordered to be placed at the basin-dock at Devonport
yesterday.
On Tuesday, Captain Sherningham, R.N., attended at
the Custom-house at Exeter for the purpose of enrolling
men in the Royal Coast Volunteers and for receiving
volunteers for the navy. The total number of volunteers
already raised is about 5,000, but the number mentioned
in the act is 10,000, a* that one-half has yet to be en-
rolled. At the same time that Capt. Sherningham re-
ceives Naval Coast Volunteers, he has directions to ob-
tain a number of first class boys for the navy, who ap-
pear to be rather scarce. _

A powerful siege train is now nearly ready for ship.
went at Woolwich. It consists of 8-inch guns, of
52 cwt.

A number of strong detachments of the Royal Artil-
lery and every available man fit for service are to be sent
to fill up the vacancies in the Crimea.
The new Cunard steamer Etna embarked 191 Royal
Artillery horses, with 4 officers and 174 men, at Liver-
pool on Tuesday, and ►will sail to-day from that port,
direct to the Crimea.

The Cunard paddle-steamer Cambria is being fitted at
Liverpool for the conveyance of cavalry.
The screw•stearaer Great Britain is in readiness to
sail from Liverpool for Kingstown, where she will com-
plete her complement of troops for the Crimea from vari-
ous regiments.
The screw-steamer Indian will sail from Liverpool on
Saturday for Balaklava, with 5 officers, 154 men, and
113 horses of the Royal Artillery. The 32-pounder
fieldpiece., which it was understood would be sent out
in the Indian, have not yet arrived.
The screw-steamer British Queen sailed from Liver-
pool for Constantinople on Tuesday, among the passen-
gers was Captain Ilegar, of the 33d Regiment, who goes
out to teach the large reserve at Malta the use of the
rifle.

Yesterday the detachments of the Grenadier Guards
in the Tower and Wellington Barracks, the Coldstream
Guards at St. George's Barracks, Trafalgar•square, and
the Scots Fusilier Guards at Portman-street Barracks,
received orders to hold themselves ready to embark for
the East in the ensuing week. It is expected that they
will march on Monday.
Assistant• Surgeon Thomas 11. Smith bas been ap-
pointed to the Pembroke ; Acting Assistant-Surgeon
Joseph King to the Cornwallis, and Clerk Eicilard
&ambler to the Cornwallis, .