The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-25 00:00:00

MALTA.

MALTA, Nov. 17.
The Orinoco steamp-ship arrived from Constan-
tinople on the 11th, bound to England, having on
board Lieutenant Newdigate of the Rifle brigade,
invalided from the army ; but the admiral suprin-
tended of Malta dockyard took it upon himself
to order her to embark the ad Buffs, with which
regiment, thanks to the activity of the naval esta-
blishment, she left for the Piraeus of Athens on the
afternoon of the 12th, and from thence she will
convey the 97th to the Crimea. The strength of
the Buffs consists of Colonel Van Strubenzee,
Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Patterson, Captains
Powaall, Ambrose, Ross, and Robson ; Lieutenants
Alpin, Warburton, Coupniaker, Dunbar, Burning-
ham, Dennis, Wamman, and .Newton ; Quarter-
master Stillwell, Paymaster Syms, Surgeon Burke,
Adjutant Sidebottom, and 581 non-commissioned
officers and privates. Ensigns Ward, Baurell, and
Doran, and 93 non-commissioned officers and pri-
iates of the 50th ; Ensigns Johnson and Trevor,
with 160 non-commissioned officers and privates of
the 55th ; and a private of the 57th, embarked also
in the Orinoco to join their respective regiments in
the Crimea.
The Golden Fleece steam-ship arrived from Bala-
klava and Constantinople on the 16th, and the
Emu steam-ship from the same ports on the 17th.
The former brings General Torrens, Colonel Gam-
bier, R. A. ; Lieut.-Colonel Dalrymple, Scots Fusi-
lier Guards ; Captain Baring, Coldstream Guards ;
Captain Fairclougb, of the 63d ; the Hon. Lieute-
nant Amherst, of the Coldstream Guards ;theptain
Torrens, of the 23d ; Lord C. Fitzroy, of Cold-
stream Guards ; Captain Morant, Captain Storer,
and Lieutenant Cator, of the 68th—all wounded—
on their way to England. Lord Euston also came
in the same steamer. General Torrens was carried
up in a litter to the governor's palace, and will, it
is hoped, be sufficiently strong (accompanied by his
son) to be embarked in the Indus, for Southampton,
about the 23d. Lieutenant Cater was carried into
the Naval Hospital, as being nearest at hand to the
steamer, as it was feared that amputation of the
arm above the elbow must necessarily take place ;
but at a consultation of surgeons held yesterday it
was thought that the limb may be saved. None of
the others wounded are in any immediate danger.
The Emu brings. Major-General Bentinck, Major
Heylaid, 95th ; Lieutenant o°ol Capt.

Watson, 7th ; Lieutenant Harrison, 79th ; Capt.
Bruce, 23d ; Lieutenant Henning, 88th ; Lieut.
Currie, 6th Dragoons ; Dr. Gordon, 95th ; Surgeon
Park and Quartermaster Bilham, 20th ; Lieut.-
Colonel Saunders, 19th; Dr. Skelton, Guards ;
Lieut. Lut, 20th; Lieut. King, 13th Dragoons ;
Honourable Lieutenant Crofton, 7th ; Lieutenant
Sirie, 33d; Lieutenant Spratt, 93d ; Veterinary
Surgeon Green, and Lieutenant Morrison 19th ;
Lieutenant Carpenter 7th ; Dr. Manifold, of the
Staff ; with 120 wounded non-commissioned officers
and privates, and the widow of Colonel Carpenter,
who died of his wounds at Constantinople.
The Golden Fleece was engaged all last night in
receiving on board a number of mortars and ord-
nance stores, and will this day embark the 9th,
with which regiment she will proceed this afternoon
to the Crimea. The 24th are under orders to be
in readiness to follow, which will leave in this gar-
rison only the Malta• Fencibles. It is rumoured
that the Maltese police force are to mount guard at
the town gates.
The Emu leaves this afternoon for Marseilles, to
embark French troops for the Crimea.
The Caire, French postal steamer, arrived on the
16th from Marseilles, and left on the same day for
Constantinople, having on board Captain Surrey,
Lieut. Hinde Purcell, Colonel Ridley, and Lieu-
tenant Boudie, of the English army ; and 147 offi-
cers and non-commissioned officers of the French
army.

The Wrangler, steam gun-boat, from Plymouth
and Lisbon, has just arrived, and leaves this even-
ing for the Crimea.

FRAN CE.

PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING.
The Emperor yesterday received a letter from
the Duke of Nassau, notifying to his Majesty the
birth of a prince, his son.
The Moniteur publishes the following report
made to the Emperor from the Minister of War,
dated the 22d :

" Sire,—Since the landing of our troops in the Crimea
numerous vacancies have taken place in the body of offi-
cers of the army of the East, for which it bas not
been possible to provide except in a very incomplete
manner. In consequence of the distance we are from
the theatre of war, and the difficulties and uncertainty
which result from our means of communication being
exclusively maritime, the Minister of War cannot, in
fact,. be informed of the vacancies, and receive propo-
sitions for filling them up until after a long delay, which
is still further increased by the time necessarily required
for the nominatiois to be made, and for the officers ap-
pointed to reach their destination. Vacancies so long un-
filled, which even at home, and in a tinte of peace, would be
attended with inconveniences for the service, present, par-
ticularly as regards the inferior grades, real dangers when
an army is in presence of the enemy. The law has pro-
vided for this circumstance, and has afforded the means
of remedying the inconvenience under extraordinary
circumstances by leaving to the Sovereign the power of
delegating to the Commander-in-Chief of an army in the
field the power cf making provisional appointments to
vacancies which may occur. I have, in consequence, the
honour to submit to your Majesty a draft of a decree
which will confer on General Canrobert the right of ap •
pointing provisionally to ♦acancies occurring in the
army of the East up to the rank of chef de battaillon or
chef d'escadron inclusively.

VAILL&NT."
This report is followed by a decree of the Emperor,
carrying out the recommendations of the Minis-
ter, but stating that the nominations so made
will not be definitive until they have been sub-
mitted to the imperial sanction. Officers, however,
so appointed will take rank from the day of their
provisional nomination.

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