The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-15 00:00:00

THE WAR.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
The Royal Albert, 131, new screw steamship, Com-
mander Alexander Little, now musters about 310 in
crew on the books. Captain Lord Frederick Kerr in-
spected and mustered them yesterday on board the
Minotaur.
The Hannibal, 91, Commodore the Hon. F. W. Grey,
having some defect in her screw, is ordered to Ports-
mouth to be docked to repair it.'
The Ganges, 84 gun ship, was put out of Sheerness
dry dock yesterday.
The Hon. William Gordon, Vice-Admiral of the Blue,
made an official visit to Sheerness yard yesterday, to
witness the taking into the basin and docking of the
Vulture. In consequence of the tides taking off, it will
be necessary to lighten the Vulture in order to get her
out of dock again.
The Melampus, late 42-gun frigate, now fitted for the
conveyance of large steam machinery, &c., is ordered to
be got ready immediately, to proceed to Glasgow to ship
the machinery, boilers, &c., now on the factory premises
of Messrs. Napier and Co., intended to be placed in
Russian war steam vessels. The machinery referred to
has been taken possession of by the Admiralty authori-
ties, as contraband of war, and it will be brought to
Woolwich to be used for her Majesty's service. Mr.
John Jackson, Assistant-Master-Attendant of Sheerness
yard, will command the Melampus pro tem. She will
be manned by riggers thence and Chatham yard.
Her Majesty's steam-ship Himalaya is expected at
Liverpool on Sunday evening for the purpose of receiving
on board there the Scots Greys, at present stationed at
Manchester. It was first intended that the Simla
should perform this duty, but, the Himalaya being at
liberty, she has been substituted.
The Gladiator, 6 guns, paddle-wheel steam-vessel,
Captain George N. Broke, completed her coaling, pro-
visions, stores, ammunition, shot, shell, &c. at Sheer-
ness, on Thursday evening last, and left for the Downs
and the Baltic at 2 a.m. yesterday.
It has been found necessary to put the Vulture, 6,
paddle-wheel steam-frigate, Capt. F. W. H. Glasse, into
dry dock. She was brought down from Saltpan Reach
yesterday, under her own steam power, and was docked
in No. 1 dry dock at 4 p.m.
Yesterday the foreign brig Wasthi, 200 tons burden,
Andors Peterson late master, was put up to publio com-
petition at the Captains'-room. Lloyd's, having been
condemned by the Court of Admiralty as a Crown droit,
in shipping coal for the Queen's enemies. She was
knocked down for 8501.
On Thursday the iron steam-vessel seized, while build-
ing for the Emperor of Russia, on behalf of the Crown,
baying been completed, was launched from the building
yard, Bowcreek, Blackwall. She was christened the
Ferseverance, by Miss Collier, daughter of Admiral Col-
lier, and is to be brought forward immediately for her
Majesty's service.
The Arthur the Great transport (No. 28) arrived at
Gibraltar on the 6th, in a crippled state, with loss of fore
and main topgallant masts.
APPOINTMENTS.
'Commander Angustus F. Kynaston (1852), to com-
mand the Spiteful, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, of 280
horse-power, commissioned on Thursday at Woolwich.
Lieutenants—Wm. K. Joliffe (1845), recently in com-
mand of the Myrmidon iron paddle-wheel steam-vessel,
at Portsmouth, to command the Arrow new steam gun-
boat, launched last week at Blackwall, and ordered to be
brought down to Woolwich to be fitted for service in the
Baltic ; J. H. Lloyd (1851), to command the Devon-
shire, Russian prisoner ship at Sheerness.
Master John Penn (1831), from the Fiegard flagship
at Woolwich, to command the Supply screw steam store
ship, purchased for the Royal naval service.
Masters—Henry Hutchings (1851), to the Gladiator
paddlewheel steam-vessel at Poitsmouth ; John S. Smith
(1851), to the Spiteful steam-sloop.
Paymaster F. Lucas (1854), from the Myrmidon, to
the Spiteful steam-sloop.
Surgeon Vans Cooke (1844), just promoted from
Greenwich Hospital to the Spiteful.
Assistant-Surgeon Philip W. Govatt (1850), from the
Myrmidon, to the Arrow.
Second Master A. F. Boxer (1852), from the Amphion
screw steam-frigate, to the Gladiator.
Acting Assistant-Surgeons—Michael W. Cowan,
M.D., to the Royal Albert, 131, screw steam-ship, at
Sheerness ; J. Hickens, to the Sphynx, steam-sloop ; J.
E. Havard, to the Malacca, 17, screw steam-sloop at
Chatham ; and J. S. Barry, .to the Termagant, 24, screw
steam-frigate, for service in conveying the French
troops to the Baltic.
Masters' Assistant J. W. Yelland, to the Arrow.
Clerks—F. F. Millar, to the Spiteful ; Thomas W.
Haverfield (paymaster of 1853), to the St. Vincent, 120,
for service in conveying French troops to the Baltic.

DEVONPORT, JULY 13.
The Exmouth, 91, screw, after being launched, was
= taken to the sheer hulk, and her mast and bowsprit have
been put in to-day. To-morrow she will be taken into
the basin at Keyham, and take in her boilers. She sits
beautifully on the water.
The Simla, transport, will arrive here about Sunday.
She is chartered to convey the 4th Dragoons to the
East.

The Lyra, transport, sailed this day with provisions,
from the Royal William Victualling-yard, for Malta.

PEMBROKE, JULY 13.
LAUNCH OF THE ARlEL.—Another 8 gun screw-
steamer, named the Ariel, was successfully launched
from Pembroke royal dockyard last evening. She is a
sister ship to the Swallow, launched here last month, and
intended for immediate service in the Baltic. She was
taken into dock this morning, and is being rapidly rigged,
ballasted, &c.
The Lucifer steam-tug arrived at Pembroke on Mon-
day with a party of seamen from Portsmouth, to rig and
navigate the Ariel to that port, where she is to be fur-
nished with machinery, and immediately commissioned.
The Lucifer having taken on board a supply of coals
from the depot at Hobbs Point, left on Wednesday on
her return to Portsmouth.

THE ROYAL DOCKYARD BRIGADES.
• Now that all the regular military forces are withdrawn
or being withdrawn from our naval port garrisons, the
Government are looking round to see what other de-
fenders they have, and on Tnursday morning each Royal
Dockyard authority was called upon to supply with the
utmost expedition a return of the effective strength of
the enrolled dockyard battalions. Much urgency was
• expressed in the Admiralty letter, from which it may
fairly be augured that their lordships have it in contem-
plation to employ these highly respectable artisan soldiers
in watching and protecting their own spheres of labour
—the Royal Dockyards of the kingdom, during the ab-
sence of the soldiers of the line in aiding the Turks. The
return furnished, showed the following as the effective
strength of these brigades :
Portsmouth, with Royal ) 1600 non-commission officers
Clarence Battalion and men.
Plymouth, with Royal 1
William andthe Break- 1500 ditto.
water Battalions
Chatham Battalion lOOO ditto.
Sheerness Battalion 7OO ditto.
Woolwich Battalion 7OO ditto.
Deptford Battalion
Pembroke Battalion 6OO ditto.

Total 6700

These forces originally numbered 9000 men, but by
weeding them of all above the age of 45 and retiring the
infirm, the numbers are now 6,700 effectives between
the ages of 20 and 45, exclusive of officers. These
bodies have not yet been called out for exercise during
• the present year, in consequence of the extraordinary
pressure upon the artificers in the discharge of their
' mechanical duties, but as new clothing has been lately
is-med and fines re-established chiefly for artillery prac-
tice, it is expected, now that the Admiralty has called
for returns from-the several commanding officers show-
. lug the number of artificers who are enrolled in these
battalions, and who have been clothed and selected for
military duty, that they will immediately commence
their drills, and most probably be called upon to assist
in the nfilitary eardianship connected with her Ma-
jesty's dock if not the naval port garrisons. Our
• impression is.piat so fine a body of men are fit for any-
thing.—llampshire Advertiser,

CHATHAM, FRIDAY.
This mornin74 a detachment of the 45th Regiment,
consisting of 40 privates, and one aerjeant, with three
officers, Major W. P. Preston, Ensign Preston, and
Assistant-Surgeon Allen, with 10 men of the ,
Cape
Mounted Rifles, marched from Chatham garrison
for
Gravesend, there to embark on board the Punjaub, for
conveyance to the Cape of Good Hope.
The following detachments of the 85th Regiment le v
Chatham garrison for Gravesend to-morrow morning,
e
embark on board the undernamed ships for
convenian t:
to Calcutta :—On board the ship Agincourt 163 mecn with 13 women and 21 children, will embark with siX
officers, viz., Major James Tedlie, Captain Le Grand,
Captain James Bickerstaff, Lieutenant J. Ormsby Van-
daleur, Lieutenant Edward Tedlie, and Assistant-Sur-
geon Thistleton ; and Major Charles Beamish, Captain
M. V. S. Morton, and Assistant-Surgeon SIT. G. Clarke,
with and 17 children, will embark
on
thelo m
ship wo
Hotspur.e

Major General Harry D. Jones, thedirectorofis
deepnagri:
neering establishment at this garrison, takes h
tore to-morrow, en route for Deal. Captain Ord, his
brigade major, accompanies the gallant officer to that
Station, and embarks for the ship Hannibal, to proceed
to the Baltic.
The Avon steam-ship, which embarks the detachment
of the 46th, from Windsor, on the 19th inst., for Con-
- - stantinople, takes also the 63d Regiment from Cork for
the same destination.
The City of Norwich, hired steam-transport laden with
Government stores for the eastward, left Portsmouth
yesterday morning.
An entire new battery of 9-pounder brass guns was
taken up from the depot yesterday to the Woolwich gar-
. rison, and new harness from the Royal Arsenal, for
Captain Townsend's No. 4 Company, 12th Battalion,
under orders to proceed to Turkey.
The 70 horses sent up from Leith to head-quarters at
Woolwich, in the early part of the present week, have
proved all to be fine
and valuable animals, well adapted
for field battery ser • vie
Captain PenroseCc'h.arles Penrose, of the Woolwich
Division of Royal Marines, has
fla
has been placed under orders
•
to join the Winchester
station. at India

The recruiting parties of th
sent at Worcester, Birrain es at pre-
gh..,„, DC and Peter-
boronghThave been ordered to send -ecruits to
Portsmouth, and the recruiting party c,-: ' Ito Ply-
mouth.
--, Eight privates of the Woolwich Division of Royal

Marines arrived at head-quarters on Wednesday, having
come home in the Vulture steam-frigate invalided.
This morning orders arrived at the Infantry Barracks,
Windsor, from the War-office' for the embarkation of
two companies of the 46th, at Portsmouth, on Wednes-
day next, the 19th inst., for the East. The detachment
will leave Windsor on Tuesday, proceeding by Great
Western Railway to Portsmouth.
The embarkation of the 34th Regiment from Ports-
mouth garrison for the seat of war, which was ordered
to take place on Monday next is postponed, the Colombo,
taken up to convey them being employed on other ser-
vice.

The detachment of the 68th Foot did not arrive at
Portsmouth from Belfast on Thursday evening until
nearly 10 o'clock, when they marched to the dockyard,
and embarked in the Orinoco steamship for the East.
The Orinoco left Spithead last evening for Constanti-
nople. We are informed she takes out a million of ball
cartridges.
The augmentation of 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, and 8
gunners to each company of the Royal Regiment of
Artillery has now appeared in general orders, and will
promote 8 corporals in each of the 13 battalions to be
sergeants, 16 bombardier to be corporals, 16 acting bom-
bardiers to be full bombardier; and 16 gunners from
the ranks to be acting bombardiers in each battalion.
The total strength of the Royal Artillery, not including
the Royal Horse Artillery, will now be-1 first captain,
1 second captain, 2 first lieutenants, 1 second lieutenant,
1 colour sergeant, 5 stripe sergeants, 5 corporals, 5
bombardiers, 2 bugler; and 182_gunners, or 205 of all
ranks in each company. There are 8 companies in each
battalion, and 13 battalions of Foot Artillery, making in
all 21,320, exclusive of the staff officers attached to each
battalion.

The head-quarters division of the 4th (Queen's Own)
Light Dragoons, under the command of Major Lowe,
marched from T'opsham Barracks, through Exeter, on
Friday morning, en route to Plymouth, where they will
embark for the East. They were inspected before leav-
ing Dorchester on Monday by the Colonel, Lord George
Paget, who will join the regiment at Plymouth and
proceed in command to Turkey. Two or three squad-
rons, remaining at Exeter, will be sent on to Plymouth
by railway in a day or two.

DUBLIN, FRIDAY.
On Tuesday evening the drafts ordered to proceed to
Turkey to join the 62d and 65th Regiments, sailed
from Belfast for Liverpool, en route to the East.
The head-quarters division of the 63d Regiment,
under command of Lieutenant-Colonel E. S. T. Swyny,
arrived at Cork, on Tuesday, from Dublin, by special
train, and joined the division that had already arrived
in barracks. The depot companies, under command of
Major the Hon. Robert A. G. Dalzell, arrived on Wed-
nesday. This corps expect to embark very shortly for
the seat of war. They have an admirable band, and
new colours recently presented to them in Dublin, by
Mrs. Swyny, wife of the gallant colonel. The entire
strength of the regiment (1,400) is now concentrated in
Cork.

THE POST-OFFICE PACKET SERVICE.

The following table, partly compiled from a Parlia-
mentary paper, shows the estimate for the Post-office
packet service for the current year, ending the sth of
April, 1855, as compared with that for the preceding
twelve months. The decrease last year was 34,9461.,
and there is now a farther diminution of 22,3861., caused
by the abandonment of the extension line to Mauritius
and Calcutta by the General Screw Company, and a re-
duction of the expense of the Government packet esta-
blishments. The cessation of the contract with the
General Steam Company for the Dutch mails removes a
sum of 11,6201. from the list, but the creation of lines
from Dover to Calais and Ostend causes an addition of
15,5001., while the new arrangements on the Indian
route involve upon balance an additional outlay in that
branch of 26,9641.: