The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-18 00:00:00

THE WAR.

NAVAL AND MILITARY' INTELLIGENCE.
Yes'erday notice was publicly given on the Royal Ex-
change that within 20 days from that date the Court of Ad-
miralty would proceed to condemn the undermentioned Rus-
sian ships as lawful captures—nam.ly, the Augusta, prize to
her Majesty's steamers Arrogant and Hecla ; the Franciaka,
Muhelsen late master, prize to her Majesty's steamer Cruiser ;
the Alexander, prize to the Amphion and Conflict ; the Johan
Carl, prize to the Conflict • the Johanna Maria, Andreas E.
Lindtern, late master, and the Nornen, Dahls, late master,
both prizes to the Archer; the Louisa, prize to the Amphion;
the Union, Barm late master, prize to the Cruiser ; the
Louisa Amelia and a schobner, name unknown, both prizes
to the Amphion; the Anna Catarina; the Polka, and Livonia,
all prizes to the Amphion and Conflict ; and the Jean Marie.
Kollo, late master, prize to the Archer. These vess2ls and
their cargoes will forthwith be sold by public auction, and the
proceeds divided among the captors.
The Royal Albert, 131 guns, new screw steam-ship, Com-
mander Alexander Little. Arrangements are being made
for fitting this ship with Mr. William Wolfe Bonney's patent
gutta-percha speaking-tubes, as adapted to her Majesty's
ships of war either propelled by steam power or otherwise.
for communicating orders to all parts of the ship, and up
into the tops without the intervention of men to pass the
word. This has been found to act admirably in the Hannibal
during her late embarkation of troops off Calais. In time of
action a concentrated fire can be made true to a second of
time, by the word " fire" being given fore and aft the ship on
either or each deck at the same moment. Either in time of
action or during a gale of wind, every order can be distinctly
heard below and aloft at the same moment. Mr. Bonney was
here yesterday, for the purpose of consulting with Commander
Alexander Little as to what particular parts of this ship the
tubes are to be conveyed, so as to give the greatest facilities
of communicating for general service between decks, engine-
rooms, &c.

The Hornet, 16, screw steam-sloop, Commander Frederick
A. Campbell, arrived at the Nore, yesterday, from Woolwich,
at 10.3: a.m., for the Baltic. She is first to proceed to
Portsmouth for her final orders. A number of the friends and
relatives of officers and men serving in the Baltic have endea-
voured to send out letters and parcels in her from here, but
on application to the Post-office authorities hero, they have
been informed, " There are no orders sent to that department
to forward any mail or parcels through this post-office by her,"
much to the disappointment of some hundreds of persons here.
The Vulture, 6 guns, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, Captain
Frederick H. H. Glasse.—The crew of this ship, with her
officers, are busily engaged receiving her stores, provisions,
&c. It will be Friday next before she will be ready to leave
here. She was put out of the fitting basin yesterday, and
her compasses are to be adjusted by swinging ship immediately
after she has completed her coaling.
The Lizard, iron paddle-wheel steam-vessel, Lieutenant
Thomas B. Christopher.—The first-class boy, Edward Cham-
bers, who received severe injuries by the falling of the top
end of the mainmast of this vessel when alongside the Algiers,
off Calais, on Saturday last, died shortly after from the injury,
his skull being severely fractured and one leg being broken at
the knee, with a compound fracture of the same leg. Mr.
Charles Christopher, an architect, whose injuries caused
almost immediate death, was visiting his brother, the com-
mander, to witness the embarkation of the French troops.
It eppears, upon evidence taken before Mr. James
Lewis, coroner for the waters of the Medway, within
the jurisdiction of the city of Rochester, that the Lizard had
been ordered to convey fresh provisions to the Algiers from
the commodore's ship Hannibal ; and on ranging up along-
side the Algiers, the maintopmast (or rather a part of the
mainmast, the Lizard being rigged with polacco mast, form-
ing lower masts and topmasts in one stick), fouled with the
lower yard arm of the Algiers, and carried the mast away
just above the rigging. The lower part of the stick forming,
the topmast was strongly hooped with iron bands, which
considerably added to the weight thereof. This came down
upon deck on the starboard side, just between the after com-
passion and the skylight where Mr. Christopher and the boy
were standing. Both were knocked down on the deck and
the mast laid on them. The jury returned a verdict of acci-
dental death in both cases. The boy Chambers was buried iu
Trinity churchyard by the Waterloo, yesterday, and the body
of Mr. Christopher has been conveyed to London for inter-
ment there by his friends.
The Lizard has received orders to prepare again imme-
diately for sea. The Lizard is rigged yacht fashion, polacco
rigged, her lower masts and topmasts .being in one length,
which prevents in time of need her striking topmasts when
going alongside ship to deliver stores and provisions. It is
the general opinion, had she been fitted with regular shifting
topmasts, they could have been struck previous to her going
alongside the Algiers, which might in all moral reasoning
have prevented the loss of two lives—the ono having de-
prived a family of a parent, the other a loss of a fine pro-
mising lad in the service, where seamen are always valuable.
It appeared on the evidence given, that had the main-yard of
the Algiers been topped the right way, or the braces let go,
the accident could not have happened. No assistance (in the
confusion of berthing the troops) was given in getting along-
side, although a ropo was repeatedly called for to keep the
Lizard clear of the Algiers' main-yard, caused by the run of
tide and the lift of the sea.

The Long Boat (sailing tender to the Formidable), Reuben
Harvey, master, arrived here yesterday from Calais, at eight
p. m., having gone over there to put machinery on board the
Hannibal ; but in consequence of a cross sea running too high
to go alongside, the Long Boat ran for Calais harbour, and put
the machinery on board the Echo steam-vessel for the purpose
of being shipped on board the Hannibal at the time the Long
Boat left Calais. On Saturday evening the Hannibal was pre-
paring to get under weigh with the squadron of line-of-battle
ships. Mr. Harvey report's that the Emperor only visited
the commodore's ship, the Hannibal, and that for only a very
short time.

The Spiteful, fitting at Woolwich, has been commissioned
by Commaader Kyuaston, and is to be brought forward im-
mediately for active service.
The Tartarus paddle-wheel steam-vessel, Lieutenant R. H.
Risk, arrived at Woolwich yesterday from Sheerness.
Notice has been posted at Woolwich Dockyard that letters
for the Black Sea will be despatched by the Colombo and
Simla steam-vessels on the 18th and 19th inst. from Devon-
port. _ . .

Letters for seamen, marines, and boys serving in the Black
Sea will be forwarded by these opportunities if posted in time,
and marked " By the Colombo or Simla."

APPOINTMENTS.

Lieutenants —Francis H. Purvis (1852), recently promoted
from acting mate; and Lionel Lambert (1852), recently pro-
moted from mate, having been appointed to the Spiteful.
Lieut. Thompson, additional of the Britannia., has been
appointed to the Fury, vice Blake, at Malta Hospital. 31r.
Wright, clerk of the Terrible, has been appointed in charge of
the Banshee, vice Warburton, to be acting paymaster of the
Vesuvius.

MISCELLANEOUS.

THE FLAG APPOINTMENTS, &C.

As was stated yesterday, the death of Rear-Admiral Hen-
derson, C. 8., promoted no less than ten captains to flag rank,
on the active, retired, and reserved half-pay lists.
By these promotions a good-service pension,. the appoint-
ment of a naval aide-de-camp to the Queen, and the com-
mand of tho screw-ship Nile are relinquished.
The vacant good-service pension, we believe, has been be-
stowed upon Captain Lushington (1819), now in command of
the Albion, 80, in the Black Sea fleet.
This selection is an act of justice towards a senior captain
of good service in his present rank, and of distinguished
service in au inferior grade, who has been passed over
several times in favour of juniors. Captain Lushington, as
a commander, distinguished himself in command of the
Etna, bomb, at the taking of Morea Castle. As a captain
he commanded the Retribution, steam-frigate, and the
Vengeance, 84. He was then appointed superintendent of
the Indian navy, which post, however, he resigned in order
to continue his service in the Royal navy, and has held the
command of the Albion since July, 1852. There are only
three officers senior to Captain .Lushington on the list that
can be said to have any claims to the good-service pension.
Commodore Henry Byam Martin, C. 8., having attained his
rank of rear-admiral, the command of the Nile, 90 gun screw
ship, in the Baltic, has been given to Captain George Rodney
Mundy (1837). This gallant officer, it will be remembered,
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Notley, tender, in the Bay of Fundy.
In the West Indies are the Calypso, 18, Captain Forbes,
and Devastation, 6, paddle, Commander De Horsey, at St.
Thomas's, June 16. The Calypso left for a cruise among the
northern islands, June 28 ; and the Devastation conveyed the
Magdalena, Royal Mail steam-packet, out of the port.
Commodore Henderson, is the Imaum, was at Port Royal
July 2; Espiegle, 12, Commander Hancock, was cruising of
Cuba ; Medea, 6, paddle, Commander Phillimore, left Jamaica,
June 23, for Havannah.
Commodore Adams, commander-in-chief for the coast of
Africa, in the Scourge, 6, paddle, arrived at Madeira, from
Devonport, June 22, and after coaling proceeded to Ascension.
Rear-Admiral Henderson, C. 8., having died, the command-
in-chief of the Brazils station devolves on a commander.
Commander Finch, we believe, is the commander-in-chief.
The command in chief of another station—the Cape of
Good Hope—is left to a commander, who, by the way,
should have been a captain, for Commander Morris, of the
Hydra, 6, paddle at the Cape, was acting captain twice when
with ommodore Plumridge in the East Indies.
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the morning, when VII.. Thompson, Queen's harbour-master,
navigated her to her moorings off K h ey am, where she was
shortly afterwards inspected by the Brigade-Major. The
Simla is nearly 100 feet longer than her Majesty's ship
Duke of .Welliugton. She taks in all 320 horses—namely,
26 in the hold, 127 between decks, and 167 on leek. Of
these, she embarked at Southampton six, supplied by the
6th Enniskillens, nine by the 6th Light Dragoons (carbineers),
three by the 17th Lancers, and two by the 15th Light Dra-
goons. The 4th (Queen's Own) Light Dragoons, under the
command of Colonel Lord Paget, will consist of two squad-
rons, comprising 250 horses and 293 men. The A and B
troop, under Major Lowe, arrived at Plymouth on Saturday,
and the E and F troop, under Major Acker, arrived ou
Monday.
The Clifton, Belgravia, Edwin, Columbia, and Hereford-
shire transports left the Downs yeSterday • for Calais, to be
ready to embark' the French troops. The Prince, screw
steamer, 2,700 tons burdens, left Blackwall on Saturday for
the same service. She carries a vast quantity of shot, shell,
and ammunition.
The Orinoco screw-steamer sailed from off Portsmouth on
Saturday with the Rifles and a detachment of Foot for the
Black Sea.
immense quantity An ity of shot, shell, barrels of cartrcartridges,ant •
eases of swords, SLe., have been shipped on board the Manilla
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for conveyance into the Black Sea.
Tho Himalaya will not arrive at Liverpool until Friday.
Instead of proceeding to that port direct she has gone round
by Kingstown for the purpose of embarking a portion of the
Scots Grays stationed there. The main body of that regi-
ment still remain at Manchester.
Yesterday morning
the senior and junior companies of the
• 46th Regiment, consisting of 200 rank and file, with 22a, commissioned officers and d'rummere, mArched from t In-

fantry BarFacks, Windsor, Captains O'Toole and Irately, Lief=
tenants Shervington and Knapp, and Ensigns Helyer and
Townsheud, preceded by the band, playing " Cheer, Boys,
Cheer," and " Jeanette and Jeannot." They were loudly
cheered by their comrades in garrison, and by the spectators
who lined the streets for Borne distance from the barracks.
The men appeared in high spirits, and were accompanied to
the South-Western Railway_ Station by Colonel Garrett and
the whole of the officers of the regiment, except those on duty,
and the two lieutenants (Perry and Greer) under arrest. The
train, consisting of 15 carriages, started at 10 o'clock, the in-
habitants and officers giving three times three cheers, which
were heartily answered by the troops. The train conveyed
the detachment to Vauxhall, and thence to Southampton,
where this portion of the 46th embarked immediately on board
tho Avon steamer, and proceeded directly to Cork, where the
vessel will take up the head-quarters . and service companies
of the 63d Foot, and sail direct for Constantinople.
The 20th Regiment, under command of Colonel Horne, was
safely embarked yesterday morning on board the iron steam
transport Colombo, in Plymouth Sound.
The 57th, having been ordered from Corfu to Turkey, a
draft of 300 men from the depot in Limerick garrison has been
ordered out to join head-quarters.
The General Screw Company's 2,500-tou ship Jason, which,
like the Himalaya, was fitted for horses, has returned to
Southampton in such excellent order that she is reported
ready for sea again this day.
The transport Empress Eugenie, for Cork and the Mediter-
ranean, was off the South Foreland about noon yesterday,
proceeding down Channel ; wind south:
The Grange, arrived at Falmouth, passed on the 9th of
July, iu lat. 41 37, long. 9. 50, a large iron British screw
steam-ship, with troops. She had nine boa"'

MILITIA AND YEOMANRY.
The Exeter and South Devon Rifle corps were on Saturday
inspected by the commander, Sir E. S. Prideaux, in the
Castle-yard at Exeter. The men mustered strong, and went
through the various evolutions with great precision, for
which they were complimented by the colonel.
The training of the Isle of Wight Militia Artillery will
take place either at Sandown Fort or at Sconce Fortification.
The Bedfordshire Light Infantry are ordered to be em-
bodied, to proceed forthwith to Chichester barracks.
The Wigan troop of the Duke of Lancaster's Yeomanry
Cavalry have received orders to muster on the 27th inst. and
join head-quarters, at Lancaster, on the 28th inst., for duty
and inspection.