The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-27 00:00:00

THE WAR.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
Her Majesty's frigate Meander, 44, Conunander Tal-
bot, arrived at Plymouth yesterday morning. She left
the Cape of Good Hope on the 7th of April, and Ascen-
sion on the 25th of April.
The steam-ship Australian, from the gold colonies,
went ashore by night at Green Point, near Table Bay,
on the 28th of March, and having been relieved of her
cargo was got off again on the 6th of April, and would
probably leave for England on the 17th of April. Her
gold, 126,000 ounces, was deposited at the Cape Bank.
General Ca,thcart was at the frontier. General Jack-
son had gone in the Dee steamer to the frontier. The
colony was quiet.
At Simon's Bay there were her Majesty's brig Pen-
guin, steam-vessel Hydra, and the Dart, tender to the
Meander.
At Ascension, the Plumper, Britomart, Philomel, and
Tortoise.
The Meander spoke, April 23, lat. 12.33 S., long.
9.52 W., the ship Alfred the Great, standing N.N.W. ;
April 29, lat. 0.36 N., long. 20.36 W., the bark Oriental,
outward bound ; May 13, lat. 40.20 N., long. 32.52
W., exchanged colours with the American ship Cumber-
land, standing W. ; May 22, lat. 45.33 N., long. 20.40
W., the Oldenburg schooner Merer, outward bound.
The Meander has the Australian mails, measuring
nine tons. She brings as passengers Lieutenant Annes-
ley, promoted from the Hydra ; Lieutenant J. Ternan,
from the brig Nerbudda ; Mr. A. J. Williamson, clerk's
assistant, invalided from the Meander ; Mr. A. R. Mac-
donnel, clerk, invalided from the Penguin ; and eight
other invalids from the squadron at the Cape. The
Meander was commissioned 14th July, left England
18th September, and has been constantly on the Cape
station.
ARRIVAL OF Two MORE RUSSIAN PRIZES.—The Rus-
sian brig Johanna, 111 tons, Bronskow, master, laden
with salt, bound to fielsingfors, was taken on the 6th
inst., by theßulldog, 6, about 12 miles off Wingo-sound,
and left on the Bth inst. under charge of Lieut. the Hon.
F. 0. B. Fitzmaurice, second lieutenant of the Bulldog.
The crew of the Johanna, 10 in number, were taken out
of her, leaving the master and mate in her, in order to
condemn the prize on her arrival in England. There
were six in all, including officers, sent on board from the
1 Bulldog to bring the Johanna home; and in consequence
of their having fallen in with very bad weather, and be-
ing short handed, both officers and men have had to pull
and haul on every occasion; added to this, only 14 days'
provisions were given them for their passage home. The
result was when they made the English land, they were
quite out of provisions and water. They put into Hull
on Friday last, at 2 p.m., to victual and water, and there
found the Russian brig Amelia, a prize also taken by the
Bulldog, similarly situated. The master of the Amelia is
sole owner of her. She was from Lisbon, laden with salt
and wine. The Johanna left Hull the following day, at
11 a.m., taking a pilot with her, and arrived at Sheer-
ness at 11 a.m. yesterday. A steam tug will take her to
the West India Docks, whither she is ordered to pro-
ceed. The Amelia has brought up on the warp below
the Nore and will be in next tide for provisions, which
will be supplied her from the [lag ship. Mr. Dillon, mid-
shipman of the Bulldog, is in charge of the prize crew on
board the Amelia. The Russian masters report that all
their salt is consigned to the Russian Government for
the purpose of making gunpowder.
Monitions were yesterday publiclypostsd on theßoyal
Exchange from the High Court of Admiralty, that the
Catherine Charlotte, Carl Magnus, John, and Industrie,
Russian prizes, would ha condemned as lawful captures
to her Majesty's ship Conflict, within 20 days of that
notice.
The frigate Portland, 50, was warped to the sheer
hulk on Thursday, and had her masts taken out.
The Cuckoo, 3, paddle-wheel steam gun-vessel, Lieu-
tenant Augustus G. E. Murray, will be detained at
Sheerness for a day or two, in order to make some alter-
ations in her rnagazirus, which has been found necessary
for the more convenient stowage ant security of her
powder, &c.

A court-martial is ordered to assemble on board the
Waterloo flagship on Monday next, to try Mr. Yeat-
man, second-master, late i❑ charge of the Cuckoo.
The Rhadamanthus steam-transport, Master-Com-
mander John Belam, hauled out of the fitting basin at
H a.m. yesterday, after discharging machinery for the
Royal Albert, 131 guns, and at noon proceeded for Wool-
wich.

The Sprightly steam•tender arrived at Sheerness yes-
terday morning from Woolwich with supernumeraries
from Portsmouth, and left again immediately after re-
ceiving a draught of 50 fine first-class boys, who have
been perfected in their drill at great gun, musket, and
cutlass exercises ; also in bending, setting, reefing, stow-
ing, and unbending sails, &c., while on board the Water-
loo. The Waterloo has at present under drill daily more
than 450 volunteers fur general service.
The Fearless paddle-wheel steam-vessel has completed
her fitment, and put out of Sheerness basin.
The Columbine, late 12-gun sloop, has completed her
internal and external fitments as a coal depot for the
Baltic fleet, and has been taken out of Sheerness basin
and towed up to the Ocean steam coal depot, to be laden
preparatory to her departure. It is expected the Cuckoo
will then tow her to the Baltic for service there. She
will be placed under charge of a boatswain.
The Zephyr steam-vessel was taken out of the basin
at Woolwich, having been commissioned by 4 ieutenant-
Commander Crawley, recently in command of the
Jasper steam-vessel. The officers and crew of the Jas-
per have also joined the Zephyr, and the latter is at
present only two able seamen and two other ratings
-short of her compliment.
The Stromboli paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Commander
Robert Hall, left Woolwich Royal Arsenal on Thursday,
on her way to Malta and the Bosphorus, with shot,
shell, and other munitions of war for the East.
The Otter steam-vessel, Lieut.-Commander Heath, is
under orders to leave Woolwich on Monday, and will
take out mails for the Baltic fleet.
The Royalist, 8, Commander Bate, arrived at Spit-
head on Thursday night from the China station, where
she has been engaged many years in surveying service.
She has, of course, brought no news, and will be paid off.
The Teazer, 4, screw steam-vessel, arrived at Spit-
head yesterday morning from the Coast of Africa, last
from Plymouth, and, after discharging her invalids and
supernumeraries, proceeded to Woolwich to be paid off.
By advices received yesterday, under date St. Helena,
April 8, it appears that on the 25th of February the
Earl of Balcarras troop-ship was passed in the Mozam-
bique Channel, having been totally dismasted in a hur-
ricane. She had from 500 to 600 troops on board, and
was endeavouring to make Simon's Bay.
Within the last few weeks a great number of trans-
port ships have been fitted up at Liverpool, under the
superintendence of Commander Bevis, R.N., and taken
their departure for the East. Yesterday the Palmyra,
a fine barque, of between 700 and 800 tons burden, left
the Mersey for Dublin. A detachment of cavalry will
embark on board her at Dublin, and proceed direct to the
East. We believe that the Palmyra is the last of the
vessels at Liverpool which, up to the present time, have
been chartered by Government
The steam-ship Himalaya arrived at Queenstown on
Thursday morning, at half-past four o'clock, and lay
alongside the Viet2ria Pier, ready for embarking the
sth Dragoon Guards. The number of horses going out
with her is 298, besides four mules. Fifteen horses and
15 recruits remain with Captain George K. Sidebottom,
Lieutenant James Henley, riding-master, and Cornet
Thomas Louis Hampton. Ten of the regiment, being
old men, are to he discharged.
One hundred and forty rank and file of the GBth
Light Infantry, lying in barracks, embark on board
the Hintalaya, to join the service companies in the
East.

The five transports detined to convey the 4th Dragoon
I Guards to the East have arrived in Kingstown harbour,
viz.,—the Burman, Sir Robert Sale, William Jackson,
Deva, and Maori. The latter, which was first in readi-
ness, received on board on Thursday Captain J. R.
Forster's troop, consisting of 23 privates and non-com-
missioned officers, and Lieutenant C. M`Donnell, Cornet
the Hon. M. F. Deane, and Assistant-Surgeon W. B.
Armstrong. The men left barracks shortly after eight
o'clock, and arrived in Kingstown by half-past ten.
On leaving barracks they were warmly cheered by
their comrades in arms ; and again on their reaching
Kingstown, were received with enthusiasm by a large
crowd of persons who had assembled to see them off.
The embarkation commenced at once, and was completed
at two o'clock. The Deva is to take the head-quarters.
His Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant, inspected the re-
giment in Portobello barracks. The second detachment,
consisting of ten men from each troop, left on Friday.
The officers commanding are Lieutenant George M.
Morgan and Cornet George Alexander Muttlebury.
Tue Europa, horse transport, No. 92, was towed into
Hamoaze on Thursday by the Confiance and Pike, and
placed alongside the master-attendant's jetty prepara-
tory to embarking a troop of the Enuiskillens. The
Europa has stalls fitted for upwards of 50 horses.
It is understood that the five service companies of
the 46th Regiment, now lying at Weedon, will arrive
in Windsor early next week, when the whole regiment
will be assembled, and will occupy the Infantry Barracks
for some months, unless the exigencies of the war should
require their presence abroad. The idea of garrisoning
the Royal borough by a regiment of Militia, as was con-
, templated, has fur the present been abandoned.
Eight companies of the 18th Regiment of Foot ar-
rived at Canterbury from Chatham on Thursday, and
took up their quarters at the barracks. The other two
companies, with the head-quarters, were expected yes-
terday.
Orders have been received by the 63d Foot to have
the soldiers' wives sent to their respective homes, pre-
paratory to the embarkation of the regiment for Greece.
The local pensioners of the Woolwich district *have
been assembled during the whole of the past week, and
were inspected yesterday morning (Friday) on Woolwich
Common by Colonel Talloh, commanding officer of the.
Chelsea pensioners fit for duty. The battalion were put
through the exercises and evolutions of a field-day by
Major John Forbes, staff officer of this district, in the
presence of Colonel Tulloh, and he subsequently pro-
ceeded to the barrack-field and inspected the Ambulance
Corps, formed of Chelsea pensioners, for service in the
East, under the command of Captain Grant. The local
pensioners will proceed from Woolwich to London on
Monday next, and the whole of the enrolled Chelsea
pensioners arc to be reviewed in Hyde-park on Tuesday,
the 31st ir.st., by Ins Royal Highness Prince Albert and
General Lord Hardinge, Commanding-in-Chief.

AUGMENTATION OF THE ARMY.
The following is a copy of a circular just issued to
the officers commanding regiments of the Line :
" Horse Guards, May 16, 1851.
" Sir,—Her Majesty having been pleased to approve of
the Regiment being augmented to 12 companies, the
General Commanding-in-Chief has decided that the distri-

bution into service and depot companies, except when other-
wise ordered, shall he as follows:
" EicrY r;onipccier,,, cow,lE!i!i:.; of !"!
8 captains, 10 lieutenants, U easigus, i; onleerA, 7
sergeants, 40 sergeants; 17 drummers (including drum-
major), 40 corporals, and 760 privates.
"Four depot companies, consisting of 1 field officer, 4
captains, 4 lieutenants, 4 ensigns, 1 staff officer, 20 ser-
geants, 8 drummers, 20 corporals, and 380 privates.
" Total, 3 field officers, 12 captains, 14 lieutenants, 10
ensigns, 6 staff officers; 7 staff sergeants, 60 sergeants, 25
drummers (including drum-major), 60 corporals, and 1,140
privates—making an entire total of 1,200.
"N.B. The distribution of a regiment in the colonies
will depend upon circumstances of a local character, and
when ordered abroad the organisation of the regiment will
be especially considered.—l have, &c.,
G. A. WETHERALL, D.A.G.
"The Officer Commanding."