The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-20 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

Sir,—lmagining that some of your readers may be inte-
rested in the present arrangements for the transport of
troops, and the facility with which it is conducted, show-
ing, as it does, of what importance steam has become in
this particular service, 1 call your attention to the pro-
ceedings of one of the General Screw Company's ships—the
Jason. She left the river Thames on the morning of the
22d of May, with 300 officers, non-commissioned officers,
and men, and 227 officers, together with the guns, car-
riages, and waggons, all of the Royal Artillery. She car-
ried also about 170 tons of gunpowder. After experiencing
strong south-westerly gales, she made Gibraltar on Sunday,
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csolamym2uBn;icated with the Culloden transport, then 21 dayson June 1, iu lat. 37 52 N., and long. 9 9 E., she
out.
She made Malta on the morning of June 3, leaving the
same evening, having taken on board 300 tons of coal and
100 tons of water.
On the morning of June 5, off Cape Matapan, she com-
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municated with, and took in tow the transport ship
Dardanelles, a distance of 500 miles, she cast her off, a
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she received orders from Commodore Christie to
discharge the horses at a small wharf up the Bosphorus-
She immediately weighed and proceeded to the place
pointed out, and discharged all the horses the same day,
and the guns, carriages, waggons, troops, ammunition,
&c., on the following day.
On Sunday, the 11th of June, the ship proceeded to Scu-
tari. On the 12th she proceeded up the Bosphorus, and at
noon commenced receiving the packhorses of the Light
Division ; and, on June 13, at 4 p,m , started for Varna,
1 having. on board 300 horses and 200 men, together with Com-
missariat stores and provisions for 6,000 men for a week;
also having in tow the transport Pyrenees. She arrived at
Varna at noon on the following day, June 14, and imme-
diately commenced assisting with her ship's company in
the disembarkation of troops from the ship's that had
arrived before her. The following day, June 15, she dis-
embarked all the Commissariat stores, troops, &c., and at
one pan. on the 16th of June commenced discharging
horses. Having discharged all the horses, 300 in numpsF.
in five hours, at seven p.m. she returned to Constar"-
nople, at which place she arrived the following day at
noon, June 17.
phorus, and commenced taking in the horses of t
On the 18th of June she again proceeded
staff.
she had received on
On the 19th of June, by six p
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board 250 horses, 300
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with the Earl ofLucan and staff;
and
and preeeedea-
morning, at five a.m., weighed "sports St Vincent and
having in tow her Majesty's
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Bay on the following day,
June 20, and landed 51 horseshorses and troops and re-
turnedthe 22d of June finished landing
the same evening ; and Ott
in tow her Majesty's
Rubicon. She arrived in Vern
transport Rubicon.
Constantinople on the 23d of June, and
She arrived at .
commenced discharging ammunition and all
immediately .
at the same time, and on the
to Constantinople, having
e ent stores, coaling
Government
of Monday, June 26, left Constantinople for
Gibraltar.
She arrived at Gibraltar on the night of the sth of July,
when she was put in quarantine until eight o'clock the
following morning. On receiving pratique she imme-
diately commenced coaling and watering, and left Gibraltar
for England at noon on the 7th of July, arriving at Ports-
mouth on the afternoon of the 13th of July, in an effective
condition, and ready to start at an hour's notice, thus per-
forming a service that would have taken about six sailing
transports of 500 tons 100 days to accomplish.—l am, sir,
your obedient servant,
J. W. LANE, Commander of the Jason.
Southampton, July 17.

OPENING OF THE NEW ISLINGTON CEMETEEY.—The
Burial Board of St. Mary, Islington, have informed the
parishioners that the new cemetery of that parish at
Finchley will be opened for interments on the 48th
instant.

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