The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-22 00:00:00

DEPARTURE OF THE VIFREDO.

The Vifredo hired steam transport left Portsmouth yes-
terday morning for Varna. She took out the whole of the
troops specified in The Sun. This vessel was taken up by
the Admiralty, was examined, approved, and fitted at
Deptford, to take stores and troops to the Black Sea. It
is not the fault of those belonging to the vessel that the
confusion and over-calculation of her capacity arose. The
authorities at Deptford put what Government stores on
board they thought proper, and despatched her to Ports-
mouth to fill up ; on arrival at Portsmouth, Irish provi-
sions and bread were put on board, and the time
was fixed to embark the troops and baggage, in
addition to which, at the last moment, forty tons of
ordnance stores were taken to the dockyard to be
shipped, but could not bo taken on board, the ship
being already full of cargo; they were, accordingly,
left for some other conveyance. The whole of the troops
were then taken on board, agreeably to contract; none
were left behind or transferred to other ships. There was
no confusion on the part of the ship's officers or company ;
on the contrary, everything was taken according to charter.

SAFETY OF THE NIMROD.
Advices were received yesterday from Stockholm, under
date Sept. 15, announcing that the British transport Nim-
rod, 112, reported to' have gone down in the Baltic, had
arrived in safety at that port.

THE RUSSIAN PRISONERS.
The Russian and Finnish officers on parole at Sheerness
were ordered on the 20th to assemble at the Clarence Inn
to receive their subsistence money, due up to that day.
Major
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the allowance granted them by the Admiralty.
Yesterday Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore visited the
prisoners of the Jewish persuasion in both ships, and each
of the Jewesses received ss. and the Jews 10s. each, to en-
able them to keep their coming holiday in every respect in
accordance with their religious duties. Cabins had been
previously set apart for them during their holiday by the
commander of the Devonshire, and every facility was
offered for their performing all their wonted religious cere-
monies.
Lady Montefiore presented the prisoners, through the
respective commanders, 5/. each.
Dr. Hahn, missionary to the British and Foreign Sailors'
Society, and Mr. Cox, from the Merchant Seamen's Bible
Society, have paid a second visit to Sheerness; the former
has been distributing religious publications in various lan,
guages, and the latter the Holy Scriptures.
The prisoners have expressed the greatest gratitude to
both these gentlemen for their unremitting attention to
them as regards their spiritual welfare. The officers on
parole on shore have given Mr. Hahn their assistance in
every way possible. Mr. Hahn, being. able to converse
with the prisoners in three different languages, has had a
very warm vote of thanks from the officers for his kind and
gentle manly conduct towards the prisoners.
Captain Beck, of the Russian bark Carl, was granted bib
parole yesterday and came on shore. He being a merchant
captain has no subsistence money allowedwhim. His mate
signed his parole yesterday and came on shore, he preferring
day parole for want of funds to reside on shore. His
parole, on similar terms to Captain Beck's, was offered

him.
One of the women on board'the Devon Shire was confined
of a fine boy a few days since. She was attended by the
surgeon of that ship, and is doing well, all necessary com•
forts administered to her by order of the commander of the
Devonshire.

NIGHT ATTACK AT CHATHAM.
It has been decided that a grand night attack will take
place on the night of Wednesday, the 27th inst., on the
new works erected on the lines at Chatham, opposite New
Brompton, under the direction of Captain M`Kerlie, Royal
Engineers, who has taken great pains in instructing the
officers, non-commissioned officers, and men under his
command in the art of field fortifications.