The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-13 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's auxiliary
screw steamer Rajah sailed yesterday morning for Con-
stantinople, with a full cargo of steam coals for the sup-
ply of the fleets in the Black Sea.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship
Ripon, which is to leave on the 20th inst. for Malta and
Alexandria, will take out to Malta the baggage and
horses of Brigadier-General Airey, together with a large
quantity of ammunition and other warlike and medical
stores for the use of our troops in the East.
The utmost energy pervades the various departments
of the Government Victualling-yard at Deptford in
equipping the numerous fleet of merchantmen lying in
the river, off the Dockyard, for the transport service.
Never, in fact, has there been witnessed so large a fleet
in that part of the river, consisting of some of the finest
ships in the merchant service. The vessels are lying
three deep, and extending below the water-gate to
nearly the entire length of the dockyard. Three were
towed from their moorings at high water yesterday
afternoon, and conveyed down to Woolwich, where
troops were in readiness to embark. They were--No.
21, the Pride of the Ocean, 1,420 tons burden (an
American-built clipper ship) ' • No. 23, the Dunbar,
1,000 tons burden ; and No. 20, the Bombay,
1,426 tons (formerly one of the East India Company
ships). Their destination is Gallipoli. Among the tran
ports fitting out are the following :—Three screw-
steamers belonging to the Australian Mail Steam Navi-
gation Company—the Victoria, 1,860 tone burden ; the
Melbourne, 1,200 tons; and the Sydney, 1,000 tons. The
Victoria is nearly ready for sea, and with the Melbourne
will, it is understood, take out the 19th Regiment, now
quartered in the Tower, who are under orders for Galli-
poli. It is exceedingly probable that the vessels will be
taken up the river, so as to admit of the regiment ern-
barking on board at the Tower quay. The following
vessels have nearly completed their loading of stores and
ammunition, and in a few days will be towed down to
Woolwich : The Bride, 700 tons ; the Ramillies, 800
tons ; the St. Vincent, 650 tons ; the Peter the Great,
1,000 tons ; the Cromwell, 830 tons; the Philip Sang,
700 tons ; the Ganges, 860 tons ; the Blundell, 650
tons ; the Sultana, 750 tons ; the Rubicon, the Gomalza,
and 20 others.
Yesterday orders were received at the Tower for the
third detachment of the 19th Foot to embark at Wool- ,
wick on. Saturday. It will consist of 150 rank and file,
forming the 4th company of the regiment. The entire
regiment is now armed with the Minh; rifle, in lieu of
the regulation musket, and the men are daily exercised
at target practice to render them dexterous marksmen.
When the Hannibal, 91, screw steam-ship, Captain
Hon. Frederick W. Grey, went down the river on Tues-
day, it was intended to cast anchor at about 12 miles
higher up the river than Sheerness, for the purpose of
making several runs yesterday at the measured mile, to
ascertain her speed ; hut on letting go the anchor the
entire chain cable ran out, owing to the end not being
fastened to the vessel ' • consequently she had to remain
under steam until the Monkey steam-tug proceeded to
Sheerness to procure another anchor and cable. There
will be no difficulty in recovering the anchor, as there is
suoh a length of chain attached to it.
The horses belonging to Brigadier-General Cator
and his staff were embarked yesterday in the Caduceus,
No. 19 transport, and she was taken out of the basin
between 12 and 1 o'clock, and towed down the river by
a steam-tug on her way to the East.
No. 17 transport-ship was towed down from Deptford
to Woolwich yesterday, but too late to be taken into the
basin. She will, however, be taken in next tide, and
embark a portion of Captain Anderson's Small-arm Am-
munition Brigade.
Nos. 24 and 25 transport-ships went down the river on
Tuesday from Deptford, and Nos. 21, 23, and 26 horse
transport-ships went down yesterday, on their way to
Portsmouth to embark cavalry regiments.
The Medina steam-sloop, brought down from Deptford
on Tuesday, was taken into the basin yesterday, and will
be made read] with all despatch for service with the
Baltic fleet.

The Rhadamanthua paddle-wheel steam store-ship,
Master-Commander .Platn, was taken out of Woolwich
basin yesterday, and left for Portsmouth and Devonport
with boilers and machinery for the ships building at
these porta.
Mr. Patridge, recently chief engineer of the Penelope
steam-frigate, has joined the factory at Woolwich, as as-
sistant to the chief engineer.
The first division of the Ist battalion of the Rifle Bri-
gade arrived yesterday at Portsmouth from Dover by
special train on the South Coast Railway, and took up
their quarters in the Clarence Barracks. The head-
quarters will follow to-day, and the battalion will remain
in garrison until embarked for Turkey.
The 17th Lancers arrived at Cosham, near Ports-
mouth, yesterday, to await the arrival of the transports
which are taken up to embark them fur the east. They
will remain billeted at Cosham, Havant, Fareham, Ems-
worth, and adjacent villages to Portsmouth, until em-
barked.
The 35th Regiment, in garrison at Portsmouth, is
ordered to the Tower of London, to replace the 19th,
which embarks at Woolwich next Tuesday for Turkey.

The steam troop-ship MegEera, 6, Con;mander J. 0.
Johnson, is receiving a coating of composition on her
bottom, preparatory to further sea service.
The Sphynx, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, has a great
number of artificers employed upon her to prepare her
for speedy commission. Her defects have been found
more extensive than were at first anticipated.
The Penelope, steam-frigate, Captain Caffin, will be
completed and ready for service by the 13th inst.
The Mercury cutter came into Portsmouth Harbour
yesterday morning from the Channel islands.
The Phoebe, 50-gun frigate, was launched yesterday
afternoon from the Devonport dockyard. The Nile, 91,
screw steam-ship, Commodore Martin, has left Hamoaze,
and is now in the Sound. The Indus, 74, will be placed
in dock to-day. The Echunga, horse transport-ship,
Captain Gray, from Liverpool, arrived to-day, to convey
the Bth Hussars to Malta. At the Royal William Vic-
tualling-yard yesterday morning the following contracts
for the supply of meat were made—viz., Collier Brothers,
600 quarters at 795. 6d. ; Frean and Dawe, 900 at
795. 6d., and 500 at 795.
The following appointments have been made :
Lieutenant Commander Charles G. Lindsay (1852), to
command the Harpy, iron paddle-wheel steam-vessel,
commissioned at Portsmouth.

Lieutenants.—William S. Brown (1854), to the Pene-
lope paddle-wheel steam-frigate, for service with the
Baltic fleet ; James M. Boxer (1840), to be Flag-Lieu-
tenant to Rear-Admiral Edward Boxer, C. 8., Com-
mander-in-Chief of the fleet of transport ships for con-
veying troops and stores to the East.
Surgeons.—James Fisher, M.D. (1849), to the Me-
gTra, iron screw steam-ship ; James Mitchell (b), M.D.
(1847), to the Scourge steam-sloop, for service on the
West Coast of Africa station.
Acting Assistant-Surgeons.—David Duncan (1854),
to the Algiers, 91, screw steam-ship, for service with the
Baltic fleet ; John Reach, to the Penelope paddle-wheel
steam-frigate.
Clerk William Johnson (Paymaster of 1851), to the
St. Vincent, 102, at Portsmouth.
The time has not yet been fixed for the departure of
the 40th Regiment from Kilkenny. The destination of
the corps has been altered, and they will shortly proceed
to England.
Lieutenant-Colonel Needham, R.A., is to succed Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Rawnsley in command of the Artillery
detachment in Kilkenny.
The transports have not yet arrived for the convey-
ance of the 11th Hussars from Dublin to the seat of
war. The regiment, however, expects to embark early
next week.
The Courier transport, Rudolph master, has arrived
in Queenstown from Liverpool for the conveyance of
troops to Gibraltar, ea route to the seat of war.
On Saturday 200 rank and file of the 30th Regiment,
under the command of Captain James Rose, arrived in
Cork barracks from Fermoy, to await a transport for
conveyance to join the service troops at Gibraltar. On
the same day 250 rank and file of the 55th Regiment,
tinder the command of Major H. C. B. Daubeny, C. 8.,
arrived in barracks to await a transport for conveyance
to join the service companies at the above military
stations.
Within a few days a considerable body of troops will
embark from the port of Cork to the East, consisting of
draughts and volunteers for regiments at present serving
in the Mediterranean, the sth Dragoon Guard g, under
the command of Brigadier the Hon. Yorke Scarlett ;
the 39th and 89th Regiments, and the 14th Regiment,
at present stationed in Limerick.
Monday was a busy day at Messrs. Bradford's cut-
lery establishment in Cork, all the men in the concern
being busily employed in sharpening the swords of the
sth Dragoon Guards. Upwards of 350 swords had to
undergo this operation.
The Albatross steamer, screw propelled, belonging to the
Cork Steam-ship Company, has been chartered by Govern-
ment for a period of six months certain. Her particular
destination is not known, but she proceeds forthwith to
the East. She is to carry guns, and her crew will be
armed, and munitions of war be placed on board for her
protection. Captain Lyall, of the Preussischer Adler,
an experienced mariner, has been selected by the com-
pany as her commander while employed in the service of
the Government. She is to start this week, if the neces-
sary arrangements are completed, for the Mediterranean.
She is a fine vessel, and either under canvas or steam
has great speed. Captain Hansom has been put in charge
of the Preussischer Adler, on the Cork and London line.
Government have required the services of the Pride of
Erin steamer, of Dundalk, Captain Williams, and she
has been accordingly chartered for the conveyance of
troops and munitions of war from Cork to a port on the
coast of France.
The 6th (Euniokillen) Dragoons, who have been quar-
tered in Leeds for the past fortnight,
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MILITIA MOVEMENTS.
The 4th or Royal South Middlesex Militia, Lieute-
nant-Colonel Bagot, will assemble for 28 days' training
on the 15th of May, at their new storehouse, Hounslow.
This regiment has enrolled the full complement of 1,046
volunteers, and, as appears by the Army List, has its
three field officers and its ton captains, all old officers of
the line.

THE ENGLISH EXPEDITION TO THE EAST.
MALTA, April 7.—The 93d Highlanders embarked
Wit night by the Kangaroo, accompanied by some oth-