The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-30 00:00:00

THE TROOPS AND TRANSPORTS.

The Imperatrice, steam transport, being now ready to
receive her allotment of reinforcements for the Crimea,
the following ditaehronta will embark this morning
from Portsmouth Dockyare, and proceed in her to the
seat of war :
Grenadier Guards—Lieutenant Coulson.

Coldstream Guards--Lieutenant-Colonel Stepney, in
command.

ist Foot--Ist Battsapn-,tosigns_Brock suct Crfumil,
2 sergeants, and 100 men.
4th Foot—Ensign Williamson, 1 sergeant, and 65
men.

7th Foot—Ensign Robinson, 1 sergeant, and 75 men.
20th Foot—Major Crawley and Lieutenants Warren
and Dickens, 1 sergeant and 3) men.
23d Foot—Captain Crofts, Lieutenant Mostyn, 2
sergeants, and 100 men.

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28th Foot—Ensign Menzies, 1 sergeant, and 65 men.
44th Foot-1 sergeant, and 50 men.
46th Foot.—Lieutenant Connell, 1 sergeant, and 25
men.

77th Foot—Lieutenant Richards, 5 sergeants, and 247
men.

95th Foot.—Lieutenants Taylor and Robinson, 1 ser-
geant, and 39 men.
Medical Staff.—Assistant-Surgeons Halesbury and
Lynch.

The Imperatrice has the appearance of a splendid vessel,
and is admirably fitted for the conveyance of troops.
The Baniana, steam transport, 1,529 tons, No. 160,
will, about the middle of the ensuing week, receive on
board at Liverpool the 82d Regiment, for conveyance to
Corfu ; 33 officers, 630 men, 40 women, and 119 chil-
dren, will be the number embarked. On her arrival at
Corfu the Ist battalion of the 71st Regiment will ship
in this vessel for conveyance to tba Crimea.
The Clyde, screw-steamer, 1,168 tons, No. 145, which
was to have conveyed troops and stores to the Crimea,
has been appropriated by the Lords of the Admiralty
for the conveyance of stores only, there being an urgent
requirement for the shipment of coffee and a quantity
of naval medical stores, now lying at Portsmouth. She
is to fill up with provisions.
The Marley Hill, screw steam transport, 508 tons,
has been appropriated for the conveyance of huts and
warm clothing to the Crimea, and has received orders
to proceed immediately from the river to Portsmouth,
to receive the same.
The Prompt, screw steam transport, No. 168, 417
tout, will receive immediately a cargo of warm cloth-
ing, powder, and other ordnance stores, at Woolwich,
for conveyance to the East.
The Kangaroo, steam transport, No. 170, 465 tons,
has been appropriated by the Admiralty for the con-
veyance of ordnance stores from Deptford and Wool-
wich, part of which will consist of 300 tons of warm
clothing, bedding, &c.
The Eagle,
screw steamer, 480 tons, has been char-
tared by the Admiralty for the conveyance to Scutari
of army medical stores, and was yesterday ordered
into the London Docks to receive them.
The Stag, 678 tons, appropriated by Government
for the conveyance of 225 male convicts from this
country to Western Australia, will leave Deptford in
a few days to receive them on board at Woolwich,
Portsmouth, Portland, and Plymouth, respectively.
A pensioner guard will accompany her. She will
also carry four warders and their families, and 49 tons
of ordnance stores to that place.
The Foyle, iron chartered screw-steamer, having com-
pleted with 104 wooden huts for the Crimea, hauled off
at Port,onouth, yesterday evening, and sails to-day for
the Crimea. She also takes a few bales of woollen goods.
The Clyde, iron chartered screw-steamer, will have
completed the stowa,geof an immense quantity of woollen
goods, boots and shoes, gauntlets, &c., and with a de,
tachtnent of 200 trocpd and about 20 horses, she will be
enabled to leave Portsmouth for the Crimea to-morrow
morning.

The Zilla and hie, transport, sailed from Devonport,
with stores for the Black Sea, on Wednesday.
The Oscar, screw-transport 153, Captain Thatcher,
from London for 'Balaklava, requiring to fill up her
coals, put into Falmouth yesterday.
The Libertas, transport 95, has arrived in the river.

DEATH OF GENERAL ARNOLD.
Lieutenant-General Arnold, K.C., died at his
residence in Onslov-square on Wednesday. The follow-
ing is a summary ,f his services : —At the blockade and
surrender of Malts, in 1800 ; through the whole of the
campaign in Egyvt in 1801, including the attack and
surrender of Aboukir Fort and Castle, the battle of
Alexandria, and he afterwards accompanied the division
of the army which expelled the French from Grand Cairo,
and took possessim of that city ; he was also present
at the surrender of Alexandria to the British troops;
served several years in the West Indies, and was at
the last attack and qurrender of the colonies of Demerara,
Essequibo, Berbice, and Surinam, at which latter he
was severely wounded in
successfully leading the
storming party against the redoubt Frederici and Fort
Leyden. He was several times handsomely mentioned
in the public despatches for his conduct at Surinam, and
was on that occasion presented by the committee Of the
Patriotic Fund with a sword of the value of 1001. He
has since served several years in Bermuda and North
America. He had also the honour of being appointed
an aide-de-camp to King William IV., on his Majesty's
accession to the throne. He entered the corps of Royal
Engineers in 1798, and served 56 years.