The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-10 00:00:00

ROYAL SAPPERS AND MINERS.

Lieutenants Nugent and Cowell, and a detachment,
consisting of Sergeant John Jones and 19 rank and file,
proceeded from head-quarters here by the nine o'clock
a.m. up-train of the North Kent Railway en route to
Portsmouth, where they are to embark on board the
Duke of Wellington, 131, screw steam-ship, flag-ship
for service in the Baltic, with the fleet under Vice-
Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.B.

The 7th company, numbering 100 non-commissioned
officers and privates, under the command of Captain C.
J. Gibbs, Royal Engineers, with Lieutenants Anderson,
Elphinstone, and Drake, Royal Engineers, marched at
nine o'clock a.m. to the Royal Arsenal for embarkation
in the Cape of Good Hope screw steam-ship for convey-
ance to Turkey. As they left their barracks they gave
three hearty cheers, which were taken up and responded
to by the numerous civilians who had assembled to wit•
ness their departure. The men appeared to be all in the
highest spirits. They were to have embarked at ten
o'clock, but when the steamer left Blackwell, and had
got nearly opposite Woolwich dockyard, it was ascer-
tained that she had not a sufficient quantity of water on
board. She had therefore to put back to Blackwell to
fill her tanks, and did not arrive at the Royal Arsenal
until two o'clock p.m. The company embarked at half-
past two after remaining on the wharf about five hours.
The ship will remain at anchor off the Royal Arsenal
until the bedding for the troops is brought down from
Deptford.
The 10th company, under the command of Captain
Bent, will, it is expected, embark in a few days to form
a portion of the pontoon train. This will be the third
company intended to be employed on the eastern shores
of the Mediterranean. A small detachment, numbering
six or eight Sappers only, are already at Pera and
Galata, employed under Captain Chapman, Royal En-
gineers, in surveying the forts in the vicinity of Con-
stantinople.
The sth company, under the command of Captain
William Mason Inglis, will come up from Chatham to

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head-quarters at Woolwich on Tuesday next, to do du4,
here.
Upwards of 550 recruits are now required to fill up t*
augmentation recently proposed for the corps.

EDINBURGH, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

EMBARKATION OF THE 4TH REGIMENT.
The 4th Regiment (Ring's Own) left Edinburgh Castle
to-day at 1 o'clock, and embarked from Granton-pier in
the afternoon, on board the Golden Fleece, screw-steamer
(2,500 tons), lying in Leith Roads. The Golden Fleece
had arrived from the Thames in Leith Roads at a late
hour on Monday evening, her journey having been con-
siderably retarded by fog. A steamer of the dimensions
and character of the Golden Fleece being quite a novelty
in the Frith of Forth her visit attracted much attention.
On Tuesday numerous persons favoured with orders
visited her, and steam-tugs and small boats, full of spec-
tators, were all day plying round her.
The departure of the regiment attracted an immense
concourse to the line of route to Grantou pier. For
nearly the whole distance of three miles the way was
closely lined with spectators, and loud and frequent
cheering accompanied the progress of the regiment. The
band of the 7th Hussars preceded the 4th, and played
appropriate airs on the way. Several thousand persons
followed the march, and great multitudes thronged
the pier to witness the embarkation. The Golden
Fleece lying about two miles off the pier, the regiment
was carried out in detachments by steam-tugs. The first
transport left the pier shortly after two o cock, amid
great cheering, the band which was on board of it strik-
ing up the National Anthem. In little more than two
hours the whole regiment arrived on board the Golden
Fleece, and took up their quarters. The splendid after
saloon of the vessel was given up to the officers, the non-
commissioned officers occupying the intermediate berths,
and the rank and file the fore saloon, which was tem-
porarily fitted up with frames and beds, so as to provide
the amount of accommodation required. The regiment
goes out to Malta under the command of Lieut.-Colonel
Sadleir, the commanding officer, Lieut.-Col. Trevor
being detained by indisposition. The regiment has, in
all, received 190 volunteers, of whom 142 arrived some
time ago from the depots in Chatham, 27 joined on
Monday from the 82d in Stirling, and 21 from the depot
of the 69th in Aberdeen. The strength of the regiment,
as embarked, is 37 officers, 47 sergeants, 16 drummers,
and 850 rank and file. There are 32 females who ac-
company the regiment. A. depot of about 70 men,
under Captain Welman, remains in Edinburgh Castle,
and will shortly proceed to the Isle of Wight. Three
companies of the 82d arrived in Edinburgh Castle this
morning from Perth, before the departure of the 4th.
The Golden Fleece is not expected to leave the Frith
of Forth till tomorrow. She will proceed to Devonport
or Plymouth for final orders.