The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-09 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

The following appointments have been made :
Commander Donald M'Leod M'Kenzie (1854), to the
Excellent gunnery ship, at Portsmouth.
Lieutenant-Commander George S. Boys (1845), at
present serving as additional to the Trafalgar, 120, flag-
ship at Sheerness, for the purpose of raising men, is ap-
pointed to command the Atholl troop-ship, commissioned
this day at Portsmouth.
Surgeons—James Salmon (1840), from the Neptune,
120, at Portsmouth, to the Excellent gunnery-ship, at
that port ; Lenox T. Cunningham, M.D. (1840), from
the St. Vincent to the Neptune, vice Salmon.
Paymasters—Robert W. M. Jones (1854) from the
Wrangler screw steam despatch gun-boat, in which he
was serving as clerk in charge, has been appointed to
the Modeste, 18, sloop, on the Mediterranean and Black
Sea station, vice William E. Sanders (1851), from the
Modeste, to the Diamond, 27, on the same station.
Clerk in Charge Tobias E. Palmer (1848), from the
Leander, 50, on the Mediterranean and Black Sea sta-
tion, to the Wrangler, vice Jones.
Clerk James W. Lishman (1853), from the Leopard,
18, paddle-wheel steacn•fri;ate, to the Ajax, 60, screw
steam-chip.

Clerk's Assistant William Hood, to the Ajax.

DEATH OF ADMIRAL BOWEN.

This gallant officer entered the navy in 1799. After
serving for a year on board the Achille, 64, he attained
the rating of midshipman, October 21, 1800 ; and in the
foliowing year was present at the battle of Copenhagen,
in the Edgar, 74, which ship led the attack upon that
fortress. He next accompanied Captain Murray in the
London, 99 ; and in November, 1802, was transferred
to the Juno, 32, attached to Lord Nelson's fleet, in the
Mediterranean, where he remained until after the battle
of Trafalgar. In 1807 ho was employed in the Poly-
phemus, with the rank of lieutenant, in the hostile ope-
rations in the Rio de la, Plata, being subsequently
transferred to the Hermes, 18, and the Nereus, 36, and
returning home in the latter ship with the remains of
Lord Collingwood in 1810. In 1812, in the Northum-
berland, 74, he assisted in the destruction, off L'Orient,
of the two French 40-gun frigates, L'Arienne and
L'Andromaque, of 450 men each, and of an 18-gun brig
with 150 men, though defended by the galling batteries
of the fortress. In 1813 he was employed off the Texel,
in the Indus, 74, Captain Hall Gage, and subsequently
in the blockade of the French Mediterranean coast up to
the peace of Paris. In 1822 he was promoted to the
command of the Driver, 20, in which he served for three
years off the coast of Africa during the Ashantee War,
where lie gained great credit, as evinced by the acknow-
ledgments of Lord Bathurst, then at the head of the Co-
lonial office, and of Commodore Sir Robert Mends, par-
ticularly in mounting and equipping the guns of Cape
Coast Castle in 1823, and also for his co-operation in
May 1824, with the troops of Colonel (now Lieutenant-
General) Sutherland. Admiral Charles Bowen attains
the rank of post-captain in 1825, and that of rear-admiral
in January, 1854. He died on the 28th of October.

REINFORCEMENTS OF THE CAVALRY IN
THE CRIMEA.

It is intended to reinforce the cavalry in the Crimea.
The weakness of that branch of the service there is, un-
fortunately, not to be denied. The heavy brigade con-
sists of five regiments, nominally about 1,200 strong ;
but, in reality, there are but two, or at most three, in
an effective condition. The sth Dragoon Guards, which
left Cork in splendid order, were so reduced by sickness
at Varna that they were " disregimented," and what
remr:ined of the officers and men were incorporated with
the 4th Dragoon Guards. The Ist Royal Dragoons and
Enniskillens, as is well known, have lost more than half
their horses ; and, besides the 4th Dragoon Guards, the
only effective heavy cavalry regiment is the Greys, de-
scribed as being in admirable condition. The light bri-
gade is not quite so badly off, as the five regiments
composing it—the 4th and 13th Light Dragoons, Bth
and 11th Hussars, and 17th Lancers—are, all things
considered, in pretty good case. Nevertheless, although
the particulars of the casualties of the 25th ult. are not
exactly known to us, they must be of a character greatly
to reduce their effective strength. The plan of sending
out cavalry, troop by troop, in sailing vessels, is so slow
and uncertain that we believe it is wisely abandoned ;
but the scarcity of large steam-ships suitable for the
transport of horses will necessarily cause some delay in
sending out the reinforcements. The cavalry regiments
to be sent out have not yet been selected. Those at
home are the Ist, 2d, 3d, and 7th Dragoon Guards,
which are heavy, and the 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabi-
neers), 3d Light Dragoons, 7th and 15th Hussars, and
16th Lancers, light. The Carabineers, 16th Dancers,
and 7th Hussars, with one of the heavy regimehts, are
the most likely to be despatched.

THE LIFE GUARDS.
200 men from the Ist and a like number from the 2d
Regiment of Life Guards, and the same from the Royal
Horse Guards Blue have received orders to hold them-
selves in readiness to proceed to the Crimea.

THE INFANTRY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.
The 3d Buffs, stationed at Malta, have proceeded to
Athens, replacing the service companies of the 97th
Regiment, ordered to reinforce Lord Raglan's army in
the Crimea. The 62d Regiment are also under orders
to proceed from Malta to the seat of war. Besides these
two regiments there are now in the Mediterranean 12
battalions of infantry, which, if replaced by militia,
would be available for active service in the Crimea.
They are the 9th, 13th, 14th, 17th, 31st, 34th, 39th,
48th, 71st (let battalion), 89th, and 92d Highlanders.
Most of these regiments have been two or three years in
the Mediterranean garrisons, and, being to some extent
acclimatised, would be admirably suited to the cam-
paign. While at Tarna, those regiments which had
been sent up from Malta, Gibraltar, and Corfu—the
30t14, 41st, 47th, 49th, and 55th—enjoyed great advan-
tages compared with tha troops that came out direct
from home, and had little sickness in their ranks. A
most important addition could thus be promptly made
to the army in the Crimea.