The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-11 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

Vice-Admiral Smart, K. 11., naval Commander-in-Chief
in the Mediterranean, returned to Malta from Naples on
the 28th ult., carrying his flag on board the Marlborough,
121, Capt. C. Fellowes, and accompanied by the Gibraltar,
81, Capt. J. C. Prevost ; the Royal Oak, 35, ironclad, Capt.
F. A. Campbell; and the Resistance, 16, ironclad, Capt. W.
C. Chamberlain, The Marlborough is preparing to return
to England, after the visit of the Lords of the Admiralty,
who are expected here from Toulon in the Admiralty yacht
Enchantress to-morrow or the day following on a commis-
sion relative to the much vexed question of the proposed new
dock. Capt. Clarke, R.E., who lately succeeded Col. Green
as Director of Naval Engineering and architectural Works,
has already arrived from England, as also Mr Gabrielli,
contractor for the excavations in the new port. The Lords
Commissioners expected here are the Duke of Somerset,
Rear-Admiral Drummond, and Mr Childers. Rear-Admi-
ral Robinson, Controller of the Navy, is also on board the
Enchantress. The Gibraltar will probably hoist the
Comman' er-in-Chief's flag on the Marlborough's leaving.
The Revenge, 73 (bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral H. R.
Yelvorton, C. 8.), Capt. the Hon. F, A. Foley, returned
front Tunis, Sousa, and Sfax on the 4th inst., leaving the
Pheobe, 35, Capt. T. Fortescue, and the Pelican, 17, Com-
mander Comber, for the protection of British interests. Her
Majesty's steam gunvessel Wanderer, 4, Commander M. C.
Seymour, left port on the 29th ult. for Patras and the Piraeus
of Athens, with stores and provisions for the Liffey and
Trident. The Firefly, 4, Lieut.-Commander G. R. Wilkin-
son, arrived on the 3d inst. from Trapani and Marsala. She
will return in a few days to resume her survey on that coast,
where she has been doing important service, the whole of
that region, strange to say, being very imperfectly known,
and very erroneously laid down in the charts Among other
things it has been ascertained that the rocky island of Ma-
rittimo, which was believed to be only seven miles in cir-
cumference, has really a circumference no less than 14 miles,
The paddlewheel frigate Magicienne, 16, Capt. Armytage,
arrived on the sth inst. from Patras. Deputy Commissary-
Gen. G. Horne, as officer in charge of the commissariat at
Malta, arrived here on the 29th ult. from England. The
Rev. S. Clark, chaplain to the forces in this garrison,
left Malta last week for England, having had his post
transferred to Woolwich. The English schooner yacht
Redgauntlet, Capt. J. N. Ferrall (proprietor), sailed for
England on the 30th ult., having one passenger, Mr P.
Nolan. The Cicile, schooner yacht, belonging to the Mar-
quis of Drogheda, arrived on the 4th inst. from Syre, and
leaves on Saturday for England. The Turkish war steamer
Mohubri Sourer, having on board the Turkish commis-
sioner, arrived from Tunis on the 24th ult., and continued
her route on the 27th for Constantinople, accompanied by
the steam tender Pcki Cherif. Her Majesty's ship Chanti-
cleer, 17, Commander J. E. Risk, arrived this morning from
Sfax, and the Racer, 11, Commander J. N. S. Saulrz, came
in shortly afterwards from Benghazi, having been employed
in assisting at the operation of repairing the Malta and
Alexandria cable. The Egyptian screw frigate Ibrahimie
came in this morning from Alexandria, bound for Marseilles.
On entering port she gave and received the usual salutes.
The Bristol, 39, 600 horse power, is being rapidly pushed
forward for the first division of the Chatham Steam Re-
serve, and has a largo number of hands employed both aloft
and on decks in rigging and bringing her forward. She is
nearly complete in her rigging, but there is still a large
amount of work remaining to be executed on board. Ac-
cording to orders received at Chatham, her armament will
consist of 14 8 .inch guns, and 12 64-pounder rifled guns
on rere chock carriages on her main deck ; together with
four 110-pounder Amstrongs on slide carriages, and one
110-pounder Armstrong on revolving carriage on her upper
deck.
The paddlewheel steamer Terrible, 21, 800 horse power,
fitting in the steam basin for the first class Steam Reserve,
in readiness for immediate commission, is rapidly approach-
ing completion, and is all ataut as to her rigging. By
direction of the Admiralty every possible exertion is to be
used in getting her out of hand and ready for the pennant.
A numerous body of mechanics from the steam factory is
busily employed in the work of fitting her engines and
machinery on board. The orders received at Chatham for
her armament direct some alterations from those previously
ordered, and she will, according to existing arrangements,
mount nine 120-pounder Armstrongs, 10 8-inch 60 c bvt
smooth. bares, and a couple of the old 68-pounder 95 cwt
cast-iron guns.
Yestei day the officers seamen. and Royal Marines belong-
ing to the iron frigate Achilles, 20, 1,250-horse power, Capt,
E. W. Vansittart, who have been berthed on board the sail-
ing frigate Gloucester, 50, in Chatham harbour, during the
time the ironclad vessel has been fitted for sea, were turned
over to the Achilles, the paddlewheel steamers Adder and
Otter being employed in the work of conveying the officers
and seamen from the one vessel to the other. Only a few
mechanics now remain employed on board the iron ship,
nearly the whole of the workmen having again resumed their
duties at the dockyard, the ironclad frigates Lord Warden
and Bellerophon employing the whole resources of the
establishment. The Achilles was to be ready to take her
departure from Chatham to-day ; but late yesterday it was
announced that she was not likely to get away from her
moorings until to-morrow or the following day, when, ac-
cording to existing arrangements, she proceeded to the
Nore. There she will remain for a few days for the adjust-
ment of her compases and other matters, proceeding thence
to Plymouth for the customary docking before leaving for
her first cruise.

Her llijesty's screw troopship Urgent, Capt. Samuel H.
Henderson, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morning
from Quebec, with the 2d battalion of the Scots Fusileer
Foot Guards nn board, in the following strength : Colonel
F. C. A. Stephenson, C. 8., in command ; Lieut.-Cola. E.
Neville, Hon. R. Mostyn, and G. H. Moncrieff ; Capts. E. M.
Beresford, W. S. Rooke and Mrs Rooke, Hon. S. Massey,
G. Smith, Duke of Athole and Duchess of Athol° ; Lieuts.
T. P. Grahams, Lord Rosehill, G. Gosling, and P. Bagot ;
Captain and Adjutant S. V. Stephenson; Quartermaster
W. Smith ; Assistant-Surgeon H. Turner; Captain V. St
J. N. Barne, Assist.-Surg. F. B. Baker, attached to the re-
giment from other corps ; 30 sergeants, 24 drummers, 24
corporals, 455 privates, 4 officers' servants, 64 soldiers' wives,
62 soldiers' children, and 4 sergeants, 3 corporals, and 2
privates attached to the regiment from other corps.
There was on board four officers' horses. The landing of
the heavy baggage of the battalion commenced from the
Urgent, alongside Portsmouth dockyard, at 10 o'clock yes-
terday morning, and at 2 p.m. the men had marched to the
north end of the yard, preceded by the regimental drums,
fifes, and pipes, and had tormed up in fours alongside the
special train. It consisted of 25 carriages and two guard
and break vans, which had been prepared and brought into
the yard for their accommodation. In rather less than 15
minutes more the train had left the yard for the Landport
and Waterloo station of the London and South Western
Railway Company. The disembarkation of the troops was
effected under the personal direction of Col. Shadwell, As-
sistant Quartermaster-General for the South• west District ;
and to the energetic management of this officer, coupled
with the prompt and very efficient manner in which the
South Western Railway Campany's officials seconded his
efforts may be fairly attributed the present perfection of the
system in use at Portsmouth for the embarkation or disem-
barkation of troops.
The following draughts have left the camp at Colchester
to join the service companies of their respective regiments :
—B4 non-commissioned officers and privates of the 76th
Regiment have proceeded to Southampton to embark for
New Zealand, and 25 rank and file of the Ist battalion, sth
Fusiliers, have left for Woolwich to join headquarters at
that station. Mr G. Turner, of Ipswich, has been appointed
by Earl de Grey and Ripon auctioneer for the sale of east
cavalry and artillery horses for the depot at Colchester.
Le envier French steam corvette arrived at Great Yar-
mouth a day or two since.