The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-27 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

VALETTA, May 22.—0n1y three days having
elapsed since the departure of the last mail, I have
little to notice of interest or importance. The En-
chantress, Royal steam-yacht, Staff Commander J.
E. Petty, arrived on the 20th inst. from Venice,
where she landed Prince Arthur on the 16th. She
leaves to-morrow afternoon for Lisbon, taking Mr.
Bulwer Lytton, Secretary of Legation at that place,
and will thence proceed to England. The Royal Oak,
35, and Resistance, 16, returned into port thismorn-
ing, having been outside for several days, undergoing
a series of steam trials and exercising the crews at
target practice. The Victoria, 102 (flagship), has
also returned to harbour. The Wizard gunboat,
Lieut.-Commander G. H. Lawson, came in this
morning from Tunis, having on board Capt. Saulez,
appointed to command the Cossack. Mr. Boyne,
R.N., also arrived by her. The Egyptian Govern-
ment screw steamer Tantah arrived on the 19thinst.
frOm England, and left soon afterwards for Alexan-
dria. The Magicienne, 16, Capt. W. Armytage, was
suddenly ordered off to sea this morning, and left, it
is said, for Salerno. The object of her departure has
not transpired, and people are wondering what can
be the reason for sending her so unexpectedly to such
an out-of-the-way place. The last advices from
Naples say that the brigands are again giving
trouble in the immediate neighbourhood of that
city ; but we have no doubt that the Italian
Government are well able to protect the lives and
property of foreign residents without our assistance.
The Supply, Government storeship, is discharging
stores at the victualling-yard, and is expected to
leave on return to England early in June. Colonel
Laffau, Royal Engineers, has proceeded from Malta
to Ceylon to take part in a commission on the trans-
fer of Ceylon from the Indian to the Imperial esta-
blishment. Col. Montagu, R.E., has been ordered
home from Malta, and will be relieved by Major
Nugent, from Weymouth. Capt. Bland is on sick
leave, and will be relieved by Lieut. Brine. Deputy
Commissary-General De - Fonblanque, another
member of the commission mentioned above, has
passed through Malta for Ceylon."
Her Majesty's screw line-of-battle ship Edgar,
74, Capt. Geoffrey Hornby, flagship to Sir Sidney
Colpoys Dacres, in command of the Channel Squa-
dron, arrived in Portland Roads at four o'clock on
Thursday morning. The Triheulo, Commander
Craig, also arrived with the flagship.
Her Majesty's ironclad ship Pallas was yesterday
successfully docked at Woolwich for completion,
having been detained on the preceding day by the
heavy collection of mud and other refuse at the en-

trance of the dock. A similar difficulty would have
been experienced on her being launched but for the
precautions taken by Mr. Turner, the master ship-
wright, who was awarded a gratuity of 140 by the
Lords of the Admiralty for the success of the launch.
The launch of her Majesty's ironclad frigate Lord
Warden, 24, 1,000 horse power, will take place at
Chatham Dockyard this afternoon at high tide.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—Capt. W. R. Rolland, to the
Phoebe, vice Capt. Fortescue, deceased; and Capt.
Richard D. White, to the Cossack, vice Captain
Rolland.