The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-17 00:00:00

APPOINT3IENTS.

Paymastex JohiiiNi. Jefferson (1854), to the Fisgard flag-
ship, at Woolwich.
Chief Engineer John Barber, to the fleet.
_ .

AisistaniEngineer "of the first class George Watson, to
the fleet.

Acting Gunners Thomas Ingram, to .the Spiteful, pad-
dle-wheel steam-sloop, at Woolwich ; John Wellaize, to
the Supply, steam store-vessel; William Sweet, to the
Jackal, steam-vesst?l:.

Cross, to the Spiteful ; George
Harper, to the Supply.
Carpenters.—Thomas Deane, to the Spiteful ; George
Hughes, to the Supply.
Assistant-Surgeon John Jack (1842), serving in the
Prince Regent, 91, screw steam-ship, in the Baltic, is pro-
moted to the rank of surgeon.

CALAIS, SATURDAY.
The events of to-day will afford matter of the deepest
interest for future history. The great fact will be recorded,
and posterity will rejoice, that the two greatest, the most
civilised, And the most enlightened nations upon earth,
have this day embarked in holy alliance to protect the
liberties of mankind, and to fetter the tyrant who would
threaten them.

The flotilla of steamers appointed to convey the first
division of the army to the squadron in the roads were all
marked and numbered, and received the respective com-
panies as follows :

Part of the 48th and two battalions of the 51st Regiment.
For the St. Vincent, 102, Captain Manse].
Violet • •••
... 2 companies,
Princess Clementine ... ... 3 companies,
Corse ••• .•• ... 2 companies,
Passe Partout 2 companies,
Faon ••• ••• ••• ... 2 companies,
with officers, numbering about 1,350.
48th Regiment and Staff.
Forthe Algiers, 91, screw, Captain Talbot.
Lucifer ... ...• ••• ... 4 companies,
Cocyte •.. ... 3 companies,
with the staff and officers, numbering 810.
The 6th Infantry and 2d Legeres.
For the Hannibal, 91, screwy Commodore the Hon. F. E.

Comet ... •.. ... 1 company,
Fearless ... ▪
2 companies,
Ech° • • •• • •• • .. 2 companies,
• Lizard •
2 companies,
Douro ... 1 company,
numbering, with officers, 1,000.
For the Royal William, 120, Captain Kingcome.
Adder ...
... 2 companies,
Wildfire . 2 companies,
Avon ... 3 companies,
Sprightly ... 2 companies,
Ariel ... 1 company,
Garland . 2 companies,
numbering, with officers, nearly 1,500.
The first vessel that went out of harbour was the Violet,
at 12.45 followed in succession by Passe Partout, Princess
Clementine, Donro, Le Corse, Comet, Adder, Wildfire,
Lucifer, Cocyte, Fearless, Echo, Avon, Gailand, Lizard,
and Sprightly.:-
The effect was beyond measure imposing, particularly
when the little flotilla got into the roadstead, each divi-
sion making for their respective ships of war. The cheering
WAS kept up aboard and ashore until they passed the outer
pier, when the noble war vessels reminded one that this
was not a pageant, but the stern reality. In a couple of
hours the whole were embarked, and but for a most
melancholy accident that occurred on board the Lizard, the
whole day would have passed off pleasantly to every one
present. The Lizard unfortunately did not calculate the
height of the Algiers' yards. In going alongside, the yard-
arm took the masthead of the Lizard, which fell on the
deck, killing the brother of the commander of the Algiers,
one man, and a boy. As soon as this terrible accident
became known,l it cast a great gloom over the whole town.
It was, however, not generally spread until towards the
evening. .
The Fire Queen, Master COmmander F. W. Paul, was
engaged in conveying on board the squadron 4,0001b5.
weight of fresh beef, and 2,0001b5. weight of vegetables.
Three French -nutters and several fishing-boats Were em-
ployed in taking off the powder, of which there was 100
tons. The Dasher, Captain Le Febre, was the reserve
vessel to take off officers and stragglers at the'last moment.
The General Baraguay d'Hilliers, with his staff, and Ad-
miral Lapierre, and naval aide-decamp, were early
amongst the troops, attending to their comforts ; and '
when the whole had embarked the general went on board
the Dasher, and was conveyed to the commodore's ship
Haanibal, where ho was received with due honours. He
stayed onboard about half an hour, viewing the excellent
arrangements made for the French soldiers, and with
which the general oxpre;:sed his unbounded satisfaction,
and on his return to the Dasher his countenance betokened
how pleased he felt. The habitual sternness of the fine old
warrior gave way to an animated conversation, and ou
leaving the Dasher all bands were piped to the
side, and officers and men gave the gallant general
three such cheers that must have convinced him
what respectful and friendly feelings were manifested
through him for his country's sake. The arrange-
ments throughout were carried on with the greatest
energy and skill by Captains Le Febre and Smithett.
Their Constant communication with the French admirals
and generals will have made the best of impressions upon
the minds of Frenchmen ; they will now perceive that
their Emperor judged rightly of the " English character,"
and ancient prejudices will be happily exchanged for a
lasting friendship.
Admiral Berkeley arrived during the day, and returned
to Dover in the evening. He was much gratified to see
how excellently everything had gone off.
The artillery are expected to march in to-morrow, toge-
ther with•very heavy field pieces and howitzers, besides
mortars of the largest calibre.
The French line-of-battle ship St. Louis, 90, arrived
during the day, and the French war steamer Asmodee.
Several transports are also expected, when a second divi-
sion will follow to the Baltic • indeed, it is reported here
generally that upwards of 50,000 French troops are to be
sent to the Baltic as fast as vessels can be got ready to
receive them. The squadron will sail at daylight to-morrow
morning.

CALAIS, SUNDAY.
This morning, at six o'clock, the squadron got under
weigh for the Baltic, with a beautiful topgallant breeze
from the westward, the commodore, in the Hannibal,
taking the lead: At eight a large transport brought up
in the roads, towed from the eastward by a French steam-
corvette. The materiel for the army is constantly ar-
riving. Six beautiful pieces of ordnance (long brass 18-
pounders, upwards of 12 feet in length), two brass 10-inch
mortars, and two brass 8-inch howitzers.
The embarkation steamers Fearless, Comet, Echo, and
Lucifer will take the ordnance and camp equipage to the
St. Louis, 90, and Tilsit, 90, French line-of-battle ships,
this afternoon. A messenger has just come in with a re-
port of the Termagant's arrival.
Captain Smithett is honoured with an invitation to
dine with the General Barag,aay d'Hilliers this evening.
Coals are wanted here for the several steamers. The
price at this place is 609. a ton—in England, 16s. There
is an old brig of war, named the Columbine, at Sheerness,
with 300 tons of coals all ready on board. We take leave
to suggest that a steamer be employed to tow her over to
this place, and so save time and money.
Poor Christopher's loss is much felt. He went off in
the Lizard to see his brother, the commander of the Al-
giers, when the sad accident deprived him and two others
of theirlives. He had been sketching the whole of the
morning, and was taking great interest in the proceedings.
How true it is, "In the midst of life we are in death."
The Lizard is sent off to Sheerness with the bodies, not
the Dover. _ _ _ _

The 68th Light Infantry, are under orders for service in
the East, but it does not appear quite settled whether they
will proceed at once to Varna or be stationed in Greece.
On Saturday the route arrived at Windsor for the de-
parture of the Ist division of the 46th Foot, Colonel Gar-
,rett, for the East. The men will march on Wednesday,
19th inst., proceeding by .the South-Western Railway to
Ports Mouth, and there embark for Varna, on board the
Avon, whioh also takes out the 63d from Queenstown.
The 46th, with the Rifle Brigade, 68th, 63d, and 21st re-
giments of Foot will form a corps de reserve at Gallipoli.
Lieutenant Robertson, superintending transports pro-
ceeding from the river Thames, left Woolwich at a late
hour on Friday night for Greenhithe, to inspect the Bel-
gravia, of 1,364 tons, and the Edwin Fox, of 891 tons,
under orders to proceed to Calais Roads at daylight on
Saturday morning to embark French troops for conveyance
to the Baltic.
•The 34th Regiment of Foot will proceed to the lonian
Isles to relieve the 57th, now in garrison at Corfu, the
latter regiment proceeding to join the army in Turkey.
The. Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Simla
left Southampton on Saturday for Plymouth, to embark
cavalry for the East. The Colombo, for the same destina-
tion, and intended to take out infantry, left 'at the same
time. The Rajah, engaged to take out 600 tons of biscuit,
started on Saturday morning, and the Manilla, which sailed
on Saturday afternoon for Constantinople, had on board a
large quantity of ball cartridges and ammunition for the
Black Sea. The departure of her Majesty's ship Himalaya
has been postponed till Tuesday, as it is found there is not
water enough in the Liverpool Docks for this great ship till
Friday next. The Himalaya will first go to Dublin, and
thence cross to the Mersey. The Royal mail steamer
Avon will leave Southampton this morning for Cork, to
embark troops for the seat of war.

At 7.30 p.m. the
Lizard steam-vessel arrived at Sheer-
ness from the Downs, with the body of the brother of First-
Lieutenant Christopher, who was unfortunately killed
alongside the Algiers by the Lizard's topmast being carried
away by the lower yard of the Algiers.
Orders were received at Chatham at two o'clock on Friday
afternoon for No. 2 company of the Royal Sappers and
Miners, under the command of Captain King, to march at
once from Chatham to Strood, which they did, headed by
the band of the 35th Regiment, and proceeded by the
North Kent Railway from Strood to Gravesend, where they
embarked in a steamer to convey them to the Hannibal for
transport to the Baltic. The whole of the Royal and Hon.
East India, Company's Sappers and Miners turned out and
cheered them as they left Chatham.
Colonel Harry
D. Jones, director of the engineer esta-
blishment at Chatham, now Brigadier-General, for service
in the Baltic, left Chatham at 6 o'clock on Saturday
morning, accompanied by his Brigade-Major, Ord, for em-
barkation in the Hannibal, 91, screw steam flag-ship of
Commodore the Hon. F. W. Grey, for service with the
Baltic fleet.
On Thursday a company of the 51st Regiment of Foot,
under the command of Captain Farringdon, marched from
Harwich Barracks, en route to Chatham, there to join the
remainder of the regiment. A company of the 71st High-
landers, under Captain Parker, now occupy the barracks
at Harwich,
Colonel Leslie, of the Hon. East India Company's service;
stationed at the depot, Great Warley barracks, near Brent-
wood, Essex, has received orders to draught 300 more men
for service in India. The men will embark on Friday, the
4th of August next, for Madras.
The first division, consistingof two companies of 1k 335th
Regiment of Foot, left Chatham on Saturday morning,
played by the band of the 94th Regiment to Strood, and
proceeddd thence by the North Kent Railway to Gravesend,
where thy arrived at 11 o'clock a.m., and embarked in the
Hotspur and Agincourt freight-ships for a passage to the
East Indies, their destination being in the first instance
Madras. The head-quarters of the regiment will leave
Chatham early in the present week for the same desti-
nation.

Upwards of 800 men have been entered in the London
district alone for her Majesty's service in .different regi-
ments of the line within the last 28 days.
Mr. John Keyse attended before the members of the
select cotnnaitt,!o at Woolwich on Friday and Saturday to
submit his invention of an improvement in loading small
arms by abolishing the application of the cartridge to the
mouth to bite'off the end. All that is required is to
the mouth of the barrel and the outside of the bayonet to
a small extent in a vandyke form, which gives the thumb
of the left or whichever hand is used a complete purchase
over the waste paper portion of the cartridge, and the part
containing the powder is torn off without losing any por-