The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-17 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

VALETTA, Aug. 10.—There has been no naval
movements here since the departure of the last mail,
except the departure of her Majesty's gunboat Pro-
cris, 3, Lieut.-Commander the Hon. J. B, Vivian, on
the 4th inst., for Gibraltar, after making good re-
pairs, and the departure of the Magicienne, 16,
Capt. W. Armytage, on the 7th inst., with a mail for
the Commander-in-Chief at the Pirseus. The only
ships of war in port are the Hibernia,receiving ship
(bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral T. Austin, C. 8.),
Commander R. B. Harvey ; the Medina, Capt. T. A.
33. Spratt, C.B. ; the Cossack, 20, Capt. W. R. Rol-
land ; the Malacca, 17, Capt. G. J. Napier; the Sur-
prise, 4, Commander W, H. Whyte ; the Boxer, ten-
der to the Hibernia ; and the Growler, tender to the
Medina. The Cossack is still in dock undergoing
repairs, The Malacca will not have to go to England
as expected. According to the last accounts from
Greece received here, the ships had been sent about
in all directions in consequence of anticipated dis-
turbances, but, un:ortunately, nothing took place.
The Queen, 76, Capt. C. F. Hillvar, had been sent
up to Corfu from the Pirmas to fete'n military in-
valids bound for England, and is expected shortly
at Malta on her way home. The Pcebe, 35, Capt.
T. D. A. Fortescue, is also expected from Beyrout,
after touching at different poin s in the East, in-
cluding Alexandria. Her Majesty's despatch vessel
Psyche, 2, Lieut.. Commander R. Sterne, after con-
veying Mr. Alison, her Majesty's Minister at
Teheran, from
Constantinople to Poti, will return to
Malta for mail service between this island and the
Pumuse The Caradoc, 2, Lieut.-Commander E. H.
Wilkinson, has gone up to Constantinople, to take
her place. Capt. F. W. Hutton, 23d Royal Welsh
Fusiliers, left on Sunday to join:the Curragh Camp,
to which he has been appointed Brigade-Major, in
place of Capt. Vigors, who rejoins his regiment.
Capt. Hutton bas passed the Staff College.
His Grace the Duke of Somerset early on Friday
morning commenced a survey of Devonport dock-
yard, which was completed between two and 3 in
the afternoon. The building slips here present just
now a very untoward appearance. No.l has the sloop
Bittern, 4,669 tons, 150 horse power, about il-th built;
nothing has been done to her for a long time, and
there are no orders to proceed. No. 2 is vacant.
The Cynthia was proposed to be built there, and
some portions of her timbers have been a long time
in the yard prepared. In No. 3is the Robust, 81,
3,716 tons, 800-horse power, 21 parts of which are
built. The work on her was suspended some time
since. In No. 4is the Inter, 36, 4 built. She will
probably be taken down again. No. 5 slip, from
which the Ocean was launched, is unoccupied. In the
basin is the screw steam frigate Aurora, 29, 2,558
tons, 400 horse power, fitting for the first division
of the steam reserve. Her topmasts are fidded,
the lower rigging is over her mastheads, she may
be ready in October. Their Lordships did not go on
board this frigate, but they visited the screw steam
sloop Royalist, 11, 660 tons, 150 horse power, a
new ship, which is undergoing alterations and
being newly coppered in No. 4 dock, which is 219 ft.
Gin. long. The copper first put on was very infe-
rior. She is fitting for the first division of steam
reserve. In the north dock, No. 5 (263 ft. 4in. long),
is the gunvessel Goshawk and the hoy Arthur, be-
longing to the Victualling Department. It is pro-
bable that, in consequence of the great size of mo-
dern built ships, the Lords of the Admiralty may
give directions for increasing the lengths of docks
Nos. 4 and 5. It is stated that their Lordships have
approved of a plan for the erection on the east side
of the rope house of an iron reservoir for storing
water, to be 100 ft. high. The power of the engine
which drives the wheels in the rope house can be
applied to pumping water into this reservoir.
While surveying the smithery the Duke of Somer-
set witnessed the mode for bending iron plates, in-
vented by Mr. Mattison, one of the workmen.
From the dockyard they proceeded to Keyham, and
went on board the iron plated frigate Prince Con-
sort. In the course of the afternoon they inspected
the iron troop ship Adventure in No. 1 dock, and
the process of bending the Ocean's plates in the
great quadrangle. While in tle steam factory they
were raised from the ground to the first floor by the
hydraulic elevating platform. The most important
engineering work in connection withKeyham steam
yard is that for the extension of the North or tidal
basin into the waste ground, and for the construc-
tion of a boat basin in place of the old powder ma-
gazine basin. The North basin, which occupies
about five acres, is about 500 ft. long ; when com-
pleted it will be 833 ft. long, 447 ft. wide, and 41ft.
deep from coping level. The river, or Hamoaze wall
enclosing the boat basin strikes off at an obtuse angle
from the west wall of the North basin. The length
of the boat basin will be 300 ft. by a mean width of
90ft. The wharf between the boat basin and the
North basin will be 30ft. wide above. The entrance
to the boat basin will be 30ft. wide. The area of the
North basin, when completed, will be somewhat over
nine acres, and the length of the new sea wall 470 ft.
A new entrance, 80ft. wide, will be constructed at
the north end of the North basin, to communicate
with any works which may afterwards be con-
structed. The outer facing of the north wall is
completed, and blocks of wrought granite for the
inner face are on the ground. It is understood that
the contract will be completed by Mr. Jackson in
three years. Shortly after 4 o'clock, the Duke of
Somerset, Admiral Eden, Captain Drummond, and
Mr. Stansfeld, accompanied by Admiral Stewart
and Captain Hall, landed from the steam yacht
Princess Alice at the breakwater, where they were
received by Commander Aylen, the harbour-master,
and Mr. Neville, the superintendent of the works,
who explained to them n proposition for forming a
new landing place at the centre jetty. There are
now only 100 men employed on the breakwater and
the Government quarries at Preston. They are
occupied in placing a granite buttress at the foot of
the work, the foundation being at the level of low
water of the lowest spring tides. The buttress con-
sists of three courses of granite dovetailed horizon-
tally and vertically. The progress is necessarily
slow, as the work can only be done for four or five
days at each spring tide. Between August, 1862,
and August, 1863, 788 lineal feet have been laid, and
there remains 324 feet to complete the work. The
'Weight of stone deposited since last August is 9,800
tons making a total, since the first stone was laid,
°son the 12th of August, 1812, of 3,940,200 tons. Be-
'three departing tbeir lordships took a cursory view of
Progress of the works in connection with the
foundation of the elliptical fort constructing on that
port of the Shovel Rock which is immediately inside
the break
and mr.l'oeter. Mr. Hutton, the resident engineer,
tractorseeserTiston, the representative of the con-
were under on the staging. At the time the divers
more than threaetesr, setting the foundation course,
all the blocks for
tonurths of which is laid. Nearly
meat at Lairs. pre remainder are ready for ship-
ships went into CasZa the breakwater their lord-
nddti3ay, to view Picklecombe
Fort, and then returee
ing they were present Ztßatnoaze. In the even-
Marine Barracks in
ftwur the ball at the Royal
Asylum. ° of the Female Orphan
After Sir F. Grey and Admit
.den had in-
spected the boys on board the LI
and also
sea-
moaze, on 'Wednesday, in their ea,Pioatleable in Ha-
afi.lso at
manship, gunnery, rifle, and cutlass
school, they expressed their pleasure at
them in such a satisfactory state. The cosepierading,
of this ship is 400. There are at present only 4;
vacancies which can be readily filled, as the boys
are very happy, and none run away when ashore on
leave. On 'Thursday next the officers and boys take
their annual excursion up the River Tamar.
The Clio, 20, screw corvette, arrived at Spithead
OD Saturday, from Rio de Janeiro, whence she sailed
on the 27th of June. Yesterday morning she sailed
from Spithead for Sheerness to dismantle and pay
out of commission. On the 2d of July, in lat, 26 26
S., long. 37 50, the Clio saw a large ship on nre and
nearly burnt to the water's edge, and afterwards
during the same day spoke the Confederate,steahmer
Alabama, which had captured and fired tne
ip.
The Orontes screw troopship, Capt. H. Hire, sailed
from Portsmouth on Saturday for the Mediter-
ranean with detachments and supernumeraries.

THE ARMY.

The large flying column which left Aldershott for
Woolmer Forest on the let inst., under the command

of Major-Gen. Russell, returned to camp on Friday
the 14th, the command in the meantime—owing to
. Ithe temporary leave of Gen. Russell—having been
assumed by Major-Gen. Hodge, C. 13., commanding
the Cavalry Brigade. On Monday last we traced
• the proceedings of the column from the time of their
L departure from camp to the previous Saturday. We 1
• now resume the narrative. On Sunday the men at-
, tended Divine service, and the temporary camping
ground was visited by a large number of strangers.
On Monday the column marched out to Selborne,
about six miles distant. On Tuesday the 24th Regi-
ment and the Ur battery, Royal Horse Artillery,
quitted the column and returned to quarters at
Aldershott. On Wednesday, at 8 a.m., when the
men were engaged in a variety of pursuits about
the camp, an alarm was suddenly sounded. In an
instant every man returned to his tent, and in seven
minutes all had fully dressed, armed, and formed
up—a celerity highly creditable to the spirit of the
men and the training which they have undergone.
Tne whole force then marched out several miles in
skirmishing order and executed several movements
with great efficiency. On Friday the, column left
Wooltner at about a quarter to 7 in the morn-
ing and arrived in Aldershott at half past 10, the
21 battalion 60th Rifles leading the van
hata
smart pace well on to four miles anhour
Then theiWest B
60th, ontlhoeek p
ir reteurrmn,athoeonkt oldßarracks. The T
he 3d
quarters

Regiment took up position in D,
North Camp; and the 6th Carabin e
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Saturday,
G, and H lines,andl3th
Hussars encamped on Cove-common. On
quitted the Bth inst., the second dying
Sun of Monday last. It consisted of
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dershot for Sandhurst, as brieflycolruenichourdleatd(Binn Theao
lery, and the 59th, 73d, a
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nmarchedd of
Camp, at 7 o'clock a.m., in the direction of Farn-
borough, where they crossed the South-leVestern
Railway-bridge, and advanced along the level road
to Sandhurst. The column halted for a short in-
terval at about midway between Aldershot and
Sandhurst, and arrived at the latter place shortly
before noon. Skirting the Staff and Cadet Col-
leges and passing along a narrow road, the troops
soon found themselves on a large open space at a
considerable elevation above the surrounding coun-
try. Here tents were pitched, the troops taking up
positions in the following order,--the artillery and
cavalry were in the centrefacing the north, the 59th
Regiment oa the right, the 73d and 87th Regiments
on the left, the Military Train a little in the rear,
and, also in the rear, and on an eminence command.
ing a view of the entire encampment, was the tent
of the General in command. On Sunday the men
formed for church parade, one of the camp chap-
lains officiating. On Monday they turned out for
a field-day, and marched to Blackwater-common,
where a variety of interesting man o3uvres were gone
through. An enemy was supposed to be march-
ing on the camp from the direction of Odiham ;
lines of skirmishers were thrown out, supported
by artillery; and the infantry forming up in
columns of regiments, and deploying into line,
effectually checked the advance of the enemy. The
cavalry then charged to the front and pursued the
retreating foe ; and after a variety of other interest
ing and well-executed movements the engagemen
was terminated by a rattling volley from the artil
lery and infantry, which completely routed the in
vaders and drove them back discomfited and dis

ordered. In the afternoon of the same day, after
the troops had returned to Sandhurst, the whole of
the encAmpment was inspected by Lient.-Gen. Sir
J. L. Pennefather and Staff. On Tuesday morning
the infantry went through the operations of strik-
ing and pitching tents, which they accomplished
with praiseworthy celerity; and in the afternoon the
infantry sent out outlying pickets, while the cavalry
threw out vedettes, penetrating five or six miles into
the surrounding coun try. On Wednesday the Royal
Dragoons returned to Aldershott, taking up the
quarters in the East Cavalry Permanent Barracks,
recently erected by the 12th Lancers. On Thurs-

day and Friday active field operations were again
resumed, and the troops are under orders to return
to Aldershot to-day, to encamp on Cove-common.
On Friday the G battery, Royal Horse Artillery,
under th© command of Major Newton, and the G
battery, Royal Artillery, under Captain Byrne, left
Aldershot, the former for. Woolwich and the latter
for Shorncliffe. On Saturday the 76th Regiment,
under Colonel Brewster, removed from the quarters
recently occupied by them in the permanent bar-

racks, to Cove-common, where they are now eta•

tioned under canvass.

TEE MOORS,

(From the Scotsman of Friday.)

FORFARSHIRE.—The morning of the twelfth was
most auspicious for sportsmen on the moors and
hills in this county and the eastern district of Perth-
shire, which marches with it. A good fall of rain
on the previous evening served not only to make
walking comfortable by laying the dust, but also
caused the scent to lie strong and full. So far as
can yet be ascertained the sport has been excel-
lent, and promises to continue so. Birds are pleni-
ful and strong on the wing, and there are
also hares in abundance. On most of the shootings
in this county the gentlemen neither began early
in the morning nor continued late in the afternoon,
yet several very good bags were made on the
first day of the season. Major Young's success
at Invermark was extraordinary_ At Invermark
the Earl of Dalhousie killed 26 brace after one
o'clock; Colonel Ramsay, 44; Major Young, 125;
Colonel Dundee, 34; Admiral Ramsay, 6 ; Provost
Guthrie, of Brechin, 5 ; and Major Douglas (a
veteran sportsman, who has shot at Invermark for
many years), 12 ; a number of hares also falling be-
fore the guns of the party. At Gannochy, Captain
Peareth had 60 brace, and two gentlemen who
were with him for some home hours killed 37 brace.
At Gleneffock, Mr. Price Edwards and Mr. Bram-
ley-Moore, M.P., had 35 brace and 10 hares, shoot-
ing only during a part of the day. At Balnaboth,
above Kirriemuir, Mr. H. Birkbeck and party
(3 guns) killed 351- brace in two hours. At Bal-
namoon, Mr. Hunt had 34 brace and 2 hares. On
Lethnot, the Hon. C. Carnegie, M.P., and Captain
the Hon. John Carnegie had 60 brace. Already a
considerable number of game-boxes have been for-
warded to the south from Alyth, Kirriernuir, and
Brechin.

CRIEFF.—The accounts that have reached us in
regard to the sport on all the moors in this neigh-
bourhood, on the opening (Iv, far exceeds what
was anticipated in regard to the abundance of
grouse and other descriptions of game. In conse-
quence of the fine weather on Wednesday after-
noon sportsmen generally were successful in killing
immense quantities of grouse, and long before
evening set in they were completely tired of inces-
sant firing. On the Amultee range Mr. Knowles
and party, consisting of four guns, bagged
120 brace of grouse, beside a few snipe. On
the hill of Monzie Sir Hugh Hume Campbell,
Bart., killed to his own gun, in the course of a few
hours, 38* brace of grouse. On the Glenturret moors
Messrs. George Luinsden and Muir shot about 70
brace of grouse. On the Loch Kennard range his
Royal Highness the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh
bagged the extraordinary number of 133 brace of
grouse, three hares,and one snipe. On the Auchna-
free moors Mr. Lascelles killed in three hours 25
brace of grouse. The Hon. A. C. Dandas shot at
nachan
Cjorriemuckloch 26 brace of grouse. General Sir
. Simpson and another gun killed at Dunira 25
brace, and Mr. P. Gunnis and a friend shot at Con-
earnhead
Loch-
sports 70 brace of grouse. The sport was also ex-
cellent on the moors of Drummond Castle, Loch-
from
the, Aberuchill, &c., and the success of
containing
cricfrrto
generallyfaet on Wednesday may be guessed
sent from the
fromfour that there were about 100 boxes,
eight brace of grouse each,
Thursday.
The weather station to the south on
and clear for prosecrainr Thursday was bright
the shooting Was fully sport on the moors, and
nesday. as successful as on Wed-
AUCHTERARDER.—The weather
Thursday, and exceedingly • was beautiful on
The
very warm, and no wind was felt. The
day was
Wednesday's shooting brightened the h result of
eart of the
sportsman, and from an early hour on Thursday
morning the guns were heard on most of the
moors,