The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-23 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

VALETTA, May 13.—1 t is with much regret that
I have to announce the death of Capt. T. D. A.
Fortescue, late commanding her Majesty's ship
Phcebe, 35, which took place on the morning of the
10th inst., from inflammation of the lungs, six
hours After his admission into the Royal Naval
Hospital at Bighi. The Phcebe had only arrived
that morning from Marseilles, whither she had con-
veyed the Prince and Princess Hohenlohe-Langer-
berg. On the news becoming known the ships
hoisted their colours half-mast, and theyhcebe
topped her yards, and put on the customary signs
of mourning. The funeral ceremony took place
yesterday afternoon, with military honours. I
have also to record the death on Sunday, the ith
inst., of Mr. M. Daubeny, midshipman, of her
Majesty's ship Victoria, at the Royal Naval Hos-
pital, from fever and pneumonia ; and on Tuesday,
the 9th inst., of Mr. Price, superintendent of the
Corradino Prison, of organic disease of the heart.
Her Majesty's ship Cossack, 20, Capt. Rolland, re-
turned on the 10th inst. from Tripoli, after landing
there the new Consul-General, Mr. Drummond
Hay. Col. and Mrs. Herman arrived here in the
Cossack, en route to England. Her Majesty's ship
Magicienne, 16, Capt. Armytage, returned on the
12th inst. from the Archipelago. The Meeanee, 60,
is daily expected from Athens, and the Caradoc,
despatch vessel, from Marseilles. The Malta and
Alexandria cable has been repaired near Marsa
Sousa, and the Fanny Lambert is now engaged re-
pairing the line near Derna. When this is accom-
plished the entire line will be again open to the
public. A telegram has been received from Ben-
gazi, which says that on the Bth inst. the ships en-
gaged on the repairs of the Malta and Alexandria
telegraph picked up a boat with the crew of the
Danish brigantine Edith, which went on shore on
May 2 near Ras Sem, and was totally wrecked. The
broken end of the Otranto-Corfu cable has been
picked up by Mr. Andrews, but fresh cable will be
required to put the line into working order. On
the 9th inst. the screw steamer Atalanta, Captain
Pinkham, 1,900 tons, and 400 horse power, belong-
ing to Messrs. Malcolmson Brothers, of WateriPrd)
which had been taken up by the Admiralty for the
conveyance of military and naval invalids and time
expired men from Malta to England, was officially
inspected by the authorities prior to the embarka-
tion of the passengers. Sir H. K. Storks, K.C.8.,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief, who inspected
the Atalanta in person, expressed his approval of the
lofty and spacious between-decks fitted up for the
men, and the general arrangements made for the
comfort of the passengers. She left on the 10th
inst., with 169 government passengers, including
Lieut. Senior, 2d battalion Bth Regt.; Assist.-Surg.
Adcock (in medical charge) ; Ensign Humphreys,
2d battalion Bth Regiment ; Mr. P. Brown,
gunner, R.N. ; and Mr. Windson, gunner, R.N.
There are also several other passengers by her from
Malta, among whom are Mrs. Gauci, Mrs. Windson,
Lieut. Deshon, R.A., and Mrs. Deshon, and Lieut.
La Touche, 100th Regiment.

Her Majesty's ironclad steamship Defence, Capt.
Phillimore, joined the other portion of the Channel
Squadron, now lying in Portland Roads, at an
early hour on Sunday morning.

Yesterday Major-Gen. A. B. Stransham, Inspec-
tor-General of the Royal Marine Light Infantry,
accompanied by his aide-de-camp, Capt. J. C.
Travers, arrived at Chatham for the purpose of
making his summer inspection of the officers and
men composing the Chatham battalion of Royal
Marines. On arriving at the barracks the Inspector-
General was received by Col.-Commandant J. A.
Travers, C. 8., Col. Second Commandant H. Mar-
riott, and the other officers comprising the staff at
headquarters. After transacting official business
with Col. Travers, Major-Gen. Stransham devoted
the earlier portion of the day to an inspection of the
new wing of the barracks recently completed and
now occupied by about 500 men, for whom no room
had previously been provided at the Royal Marine
establishment. After making a tour of the barrack
buildings, the whole of which were found to be
models of cleanliness and order, Major-Gen. Stran-
sham proceeded to the gun-shed battery, where the
Royal Marines are periodically instructed in handling
and working ships' guns of the largest description.
The battery is constructed to represent the broadside
of an ironclad frigate, and is supplied with 110-
pounder Armstrongs, 95 cwt. smooth-bores, and
other guns to be met with on board ship. The
non-commissioned officers and men selected by the
Inspector- General to test their proficiency were taken
from those who have completed their instructiort
under Capt. E. A. Wylde, the divisional instructor
in gunnery. They were tested in firing and working
the guns, and the rapidity with which the heavy
guns were cast loose, loaded, pointed, trained, and
fined
composingshowed
the excellent training to which the
men
this branch of the service are now
subjected. In the course of the morning Major-Gen.
Stransham also inspected the officers and non-com-
missioned officers in the sword drill in the barrack-
Square. The afternoon was devoted to a review of
the officers and men of the battalion on Chatham
great lines, the battalion, with the exception of re-
cruits and undisciplined men, numbering upwards
of 40 officers and 'between 600 and 700 men of all
ranks. Notwithstanding the excessive heat of the
day, the whole of the men were in heavy marching
order. The battalion acquitted itself remarkably well,
the marching past in grand divisions being exceed-
ingly well executed. After going through a variety
of battalion and other manoeuvres, occupying be-
tween two and three hours, the division was marched
off to its quarters, Major-General Stransham subse-
quently addressing the battalion, and expressing his
satisfaction at the excellent manner in which the
officers and men of all grades had acquitted them-
selves. The Inspector-General will resume and bring
to a close his inspection to-day, and will be enter-
tained at a banquet by the officers of the division this
evening, on which occasion most of the heads of de-
partments of the port and garrisc4 will be present,