The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-01 00:00:00

THE CAMP AT CIIOIIIIAM COMMON.

Yesterday her Majesty and his Royal Highness
Prince Albert visited the camp, and, as may well be
supposed, the scene was one of considerable excitemen t
and interest among the few persons who happened to be
fortunate enough to be present on the occasion. His
Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Prussia and the Duke of Saxe Coburg
Gotha, and attended by Capt. the Hon. Dudley de Ros,
Count Puckler, Count G-oltz, and Baron Treskow,
arrived at the camp about eleven o'clock. Her Majesty
did not arrive till nearly one o'clock. Her Majesty, as
well as the Prince Consort, had travelled by railway to
Staines, where carriages, brought from Windsor, were
in readiness to convey them to the camp. Her Majesty
was accompanied by the Princess Royal, the Princess
Alice, and the Princess Louisa of Prussia, the Duchess
of Saxe Coburg Gotha, and the Prince of Hohenlohe
Langenbourg, and attended by the Countess of Mount
Edgcumbe, the Countess Oriolla, and Lord Charles
Fitzroy.
The appearance of Prince Albert in the camp was the
signal for hoisting the royal standard on the Magnet-
hill, Her Majesty and suite, on arriving opposite head-
quarters, on the road passing along at the rear of the
brigade of Guards, halted for a few moments, when the
Marquis of Worcester, the deputy assistant adjutant-
general, galloped off, on one of his beautiful chargers, to
the royal visitors, and rode by the side of the carriage as
far as the rising height occupied by the Artillery. His
Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Duke of Cambridge, Lieutenant-Colonel Wood, Colonel
Torrens, Colonel Vicars, and Major Calthorp, proceeded
on horseback, shortly after his arrival on the ground, in
the direction of Bagshot-heath, whither the whole of the
troops had preceded them.
The troops were in marching order shortly after nine
o'clock, and having passed through private parade, they,
commenced their march at half-past nine towards Chob-
ham ridges. The brigade of Guards and the Rifles
marched along the direct route to Bagshot. The light
brigades and cavalry passed by a circuitous route through
Chobham and Windlesham, and by the foot of the
ridges, to the heath. The Artillery took the same route
as the Guards. _ _

The movements of the troops were directed to advanc-
ing on the supposed enemy and engaging them in a
general action. The heavy and continuous rain, however,
prevented the whole of the arrangements from being fully
carried out. Assembled on the ground, the whole divi-
sion formed in order of advance. The Guards were
in line in front supported by General Fane's brigade,
General Evans's being in the rear, the cavalry and
Horse Artillery were on the left, and the field batteries
on the right, flank of the infantry. There was no visible
enemy on the occasion, and it was hinted that, after the
terrible defeat which the flannel jackets sustained on the
previous day, they had not ventured to show themselves
in the field.

The movement commenced, as usual, by the Rifle skir-
mishers, who, after occupying the ground for some time,
were recalled. The Guards, supported by the Artillery
on their left flank, then commenced a tremendous file
firing from their right. During this firing, the 2d brigade
had advanced and opened fire, and the cavalry charged
with splendid effect. The Guards, finding the fire
of the supposed enemy too strong, retired in column
through the lines of the Ist brigade, followed by
the 2d brigade and cavalry. The 93d Highlanders, sup-
ported by the 38th and Rifles, quickly closed their line,
and, protecting the rear, kept up for some time a con-
tinuous file firing, the rain meanwhile falling in torrents,
till at length the Rifles were unable to discharge their
pieces in consequence of the wet state of the charges.
The whole line now fell back, worsted and beaten by the
most pertinacious and disagreeable enemy, viz., the rain
—with which the troops have yet had to contend at Chob-
ham. During the whole of the engagement, Prince Albert
occupied a position in the rear of the Ist light brigade,
and during the worst portion of the pelting storm his Royal
Highness dismounted and sat upon the heather, covered
from head to foot with a macintosh cloak. The
troops having fallen back to their original position,
immediately formed in open column and marched
in quick time to their encampments, passing on their
way before her Majesty, who was seated in a carriage
near the Artillery encampment. The whole division
, having reached their respective camps, Prince Albert,
accompanied by Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, Colonel
Wood, Colonel Torrens, and other officers of the staff,
rode up to the Pavilion and dismounted. Shortly after,
the carriages of her Majesty, accompanied by Lord Sea-
ton, the Duke of Cambridge, and containing the illus-
trious visitors, were seen driving slowly along the front
of the infantry brigades, and shortly reached the Pavilion,
where the royal party alighted and partook of luncheon,
Lord Seaton and the other officers of the staff joining
the royal visitors. After the lapse of a short time,
her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the other mem-
bers of the royal party, left the Pavilion on foot, and
were about to proceed to inspect the tents, kitchens,
and cooking apparatus of the infantry brigade.
The royal party had scarcely proceeded a dozen yards
when the rain commenced to fall in torrents, and the
wind to howl in a style which must be felt in order to
be duly appreciated, and which appears to be peculiar to
the bleak winds of Chobham. Ifer Majesty and the
Prince, with the royal children and other visitors, hastily
returned to the shelter of the Pavilion, while the spec-
tators, making a desperate rush to the sentry boxes, the
stables, and other places of retreat, waited with patience
the passing away of the storm. Shortly after three
o'clock the rain abated, and her Majesty having aban-
doned the idea of inspecting the tents of her troops, the
royal party entered their carriages and returned to town
through Colonel Challoner's plantations.
The cortege, as it drove off in four carriages, was pre-
ceded by Sir Richard Mayne and some mounted police
of the A division, and followed to the edge of the com-
mon by several of the field and staff officers.

WOOLWICH, JuN3 30.
APPOINTMENTS.
Mates—George B. Golden (1852), from the Excellent
gunnery-ship, at Portsmouth, to the Vesuvius steam-
sloop, at Portsmouth ; Robert S. Chisholm° (181;3) to
the Sybille, 40, at Devonport.
Midshipman—Daniel O'Connell to the Tribune, 30,
screw steam-frigate, at Sheerness.
Acting Assistant-Surgeons—Gilbert L. King (1853) to
the Vesuvius; John C. Robertson (1853) to the Tribune.
Naval Cadet—C. S. P. Woodruffe to the Agarnem- ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Yes
non, 91, screw steamship, at Portsmouth. terday afternoon, as one of the trains from London ar
Clerk—John B. Swann (1851), recently servirng in rived at the Woking Station of the London and South
the Hastings, 72, on the East India station, to the Western Railway, the ticket collector proceeded to jump
Vesuvius, at Portsmouth. on the step of a carriage to take despatches from the
Commodore Henry Eden, Mr. Atherton, chief engi- guard, when he missed his footing and fell. His legs
neer at the factory ; the Rev. J. C. Connelly, chaplain falling across the metals were both cut off by the wheels
of the Fisgard flag-ship ; and Mr. McAvoy, schoolmas- of the carriages. He was conveyed to the Waterloo
ter at the dockyard, have been engaged during 3'ester- Station, and thence to St. Thomas's Hospital, where he
day and to-day and just concluded the examination of now lies in the greatest danger.