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

Naval and Military Intelligence.

VALETTA, May 13.—Itis 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 the.lPhcebe
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 7th
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 Mama
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 Waterford,
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 battahon 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.
The Lightning, paddle surveying steamer, made
a trial of her machinery and speed yesterday at the
measured mile in Stokes Bay, near Portsmouth,
under the supervision of the officials of the steam
reserve and factory department of the port, on the
completion of repairs to her hull and engines. Six
runs were made over the mile, the mean result of
which gave the ship a speed of 8.365 knots. The
Lightning is under orders to proceed to Oban, on
surveying duties on the west coast of Scotland,
where she will take up the survey at the point left
by Commander Otter in the Porcupine, about 200
miles off the land. She is fitted with a special engine
for winding up the lead in sounding.
The Edgar, 71, screw line-of-battle ship, Capt.
G. P. Hornby, flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir Sydney
Colpoys Dacres, K.C.8., will, it is expected, receive
orders to sail from Spithead for Portland to-morrow
or Thursday morning, to join that portion of the
Channel fleet now lying there. According to pre-
sent arrangement 3 it is very probable that Admiral
Dacres will take the Channel fleet on a cruise to
Cherbourg and Brest or Lisbon.
The Miranda, 17, screw corvette, Capt. R. Jen-
kins, C. 8., sailed from Spithead early yesterday
morning for the Nore.
The iron frigate Minotaur will start on her ex-
perimental gunnery cruise from Portsmouth, with
four 12-ton guns mounted on her•broadsides, about
the sth proximo, if the carriages for the guns be
received at Portsmouth in sufficient time to mount
the four guns on board before that date. No
alteration will be made in the rig of the ship
prior to her cruise, but the authorities have recom-
mended considerable modifications to be made in it
previous to the ship going to sea on commission.
At the present time, among the ships of all classes
composing her Majesty's navy, the Minotaur stands
alone in having a most confused rig aloft.
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 instruction
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
fixed showed the excellent training to which the
men composing this branch of the service are now
subjected. In the course of the morningMajor-Gen.
Stransham also inspected the officers ang. 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 garrison will be present.
The senior class A division gentlemen cadets have
completed their course of gunnery instruction at Shoe-
buryness, and have returned to the Academy at
'Woolwich. Mr. Hannay, who is reported to be re-
covering, has been ordered to remain at Shoebury-
ness under medical care until he shall have regained
sufficient strength to justify his removal to Wool-
wich. One of his comrades, a cadet of the same class,
has been permitted to bear him company.
The Bth Company Royal Engineers, to which Capt.
Wheatly has been recently appointed, have just com-
pleted their course of musketry instruction at Graves-

end, and are ordered to proceed to Woolwich on the
departure of the 9th company, now under orders to
depart from Woolwich for the Mauritius at the end
of the present month. Capt. Rinimington having
been appointed to the command of the company, in
succession to Capt. Decie, has joined at Woolwich,
as well as Lieut. Pilleau. Lieut. Luard is ordered to
join the_ London district from the 9th company at
Woolwich.

The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Capt. J. A, Price to the Scout,
Capt. Slight's appointment having been cancelled ;
Capt. Edward Tatham to the Formidable, as addi-
tional, for service in the Bellerophon; Lieut. W. C.
Karslake to the St. Vincent ; Chas. Parkinson,
master, to the St. George, for the Coastguard ; and
Edward John Humphrey promoted to be Ist class
assist. -engineer.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S-LAST EVENING.
TILE DERBY.

sto 1 agst Gladiateur (offered, take 11 to 2)
Bto 1 agst Archimedes (taken freely)
9to 1 agst Wild Charley (taken and offered)
9to 1 agst The Duke (taken)
11 to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken)
100 to 7 agst Christmas Carol (taken)
100 to 6 agst Longdown (taken and offered)
100 to 6 agst Oppressor (offered, take 20 to 1)
100 to 6 agst Broomielaw (offered, taken 20 to 1)
25 to 1 agst Bedminster (taken and offered)
25 to 1 agst Chattanooga (taken and offered)
50 to 1 agst Kangaroo (taken and wanted)
66 to 1 agst Friday (offered)

OAKS.

4to 1 agst Delaine (offered)
sto 1 agst Siberia (taken)
sto ' 1 agst Wild Agnes (taken)
6to 1 agst White Duck (taken)
SOMERSETSIIIRE SieXES.
3to 1 agst Buckfoot (offered)
sto 1 agst Little Goy (taken freely)
6to 1 agst Redcap (taken)
Bto 1 agst Bally Edmond (taken)
10 to 1 agst Hopper (taken)

JRES FOR 1863.
'Y.

Epsom 3O

Beverley, Hull, and East
Riding l4
Liverpool
Hampton 2l
Newton
Newcastle
Odiham
Bibury • 2B
Stockbridge

New Forest Hunt l4
Nottingham
Winchester lB
Southampton l9
Chesterfield
1 Cambridge 2O
Aldershot Camp 2O, 21
Goodwood
LUST.

Oxford l7
York
Great Yarmouth 22
Plymouth
Lichfield 2B
Devon and Exeter 29
Tunbridge 3O
Derby Summer 3O

Ipswich
Weymouth 3l.