The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-21 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
Yesterday advices were received at the Admiralty,
under date Malta, June the 12th, that the lonian vessel
Leotade bad been brought into that port a prize, in
charge of Mr. Challis, R.N., having been captured off
Kertch by her Majesty's steamer Firebrand ; as also the
San Spiridione, in charge of Mr. Dundas, captured off
the mouth of the Danube by her Majesty's steamer Fury,
to be condemned by the Court of Admiralty.
Intelligence was also received yesterday that on the
2d inst. her Majesty's steamers Sidon and. Inflexible
towed into the port of Baltshik six Russian and Dutch
ships, which they had captured conveying articles con-
traband of war for the use of the Russians. These ves-
sels are estimated to be worth 12,0001., which will have
to be divided between the officers and crews of the Sidon
and Inflexible.
The Tyne store-ship, Master-Commander James B.
Tucker, arrived at the Nore on Monday, at 6 a.m., from
Sir Charles Napier's squadron in the Baltic, and has
brought a very heavy mail of 49 bags, which were sorted
at the post-office at Sheerness, and left at 8 p.m. for their
different destinations. Admiral Corry's squadron, con-
sisting of 11 sail-of-the-line, besides several frigates and
smaller vessels of war, was cruising off Gottska Sandoe.
The Tyne has' brought home-invalids from the fleet and
prisoners ; the former remain on board, and she pro-
ceeded for Woolwich at 3 p.m., assisted by the Admiral's
steam-tender Wildfire. The prisoners are F. Erasmus,
master of the Carl Magnus, of Pernau' a brigantine of
118 tons, laden with salt ; A. Meyerhoff, mate of the
brig John, of Riga, with 180 tons of salt, as ballast ;
and C. H. Kahler, mate of the barque Catherine
Charlotte, of Riga, in ballast. The mate of this ship
reports that the master, Daniel Kalleng, who was part
owner of the Catherine Charlotte, on the 25th of
eight days after being taken, jumped overboard and
drowned himself. All three vessels were prizes to the
Conflict screw steam-ship, and were taken between
Memel and Libau on the 17th of April last. These pri-
soners are sent on board the Waterloo, 120, flagship,
Captain Lord Frederick A. Kerr, and have a commodious
cabin in the after cockpit,- and the range of the ship for
exercise.
The Devonshire is being prepared with all possible
expedition to receive Russian prisoners of war.
The prisoners referred to are anxiously waiting the
orders of the Admiralty, as they confidently anticipate
being released on the same terms as other merchant
masters, mates, and seamen and crews—namely, not to
take any part in the present war against the allied
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A Danish corvette arrived at Spithead on Monday
returned by the battery on the King's Ravelin, she then
saluted the Port Admiral,, which the flagship Victory re-
turned. After this the captain landed, and, under the
escort of the Consul, paid his respects to the naval and
military authorities. •
The Esk, 21, screw steam-ship, recently launched at
John Scott Russell and Co.'s establishment at Millwall,
with her engines and screw propeller on board, went
down the river on Monday afternoon from Deptford as
far as Erith, to ascertain the working capabilities of the
engines, and returned to Woolwich, where she is to be
completed for sea.
The .Industry, screw steam store-ship, Master-Com-
mander Bradley, has gone down from Blackwall to
Woolwich, to be made ready for sea at that port. She
is still about 20 able seamen short of her complement.
The blocks have been laid down for the keels of two
screw steam-ships of war, the Hero, 91, and the Chesa-
peake, 50, to be built in Chatham dockyard.
The fine frigate-built ship Blenheim (pierced for 48
guns) Capt. John J. Atkinson, has passsod Portsmouth
for London from the East Indies. The Blenheim left
the Sandheads on the 28th of February, and St. Helena,
May 7, and arrived off the Land's-end on Sunday. Cap-
tain Atkinson having heard of the declaration of war at
St. Helena, and having numerous passengers on board,
besides an extraordinarily valuable cargo from the East
Indies, made every preparation for defence in case of
falling in with any privateer or other suspicious craft.
We learn by electric telegraph from Portsmouth that
the Trafalgar Indiaman has 'arrived in the Channel from
Madras (which she left on the 27th of February), with
the head-quarter division of the 15th (King's) Hussars,
consisting of four troops—viz , 10 officers, 383 non-
commissioned officers, rank and file, 23 women, and 52
children ; four Hussars and four children died, and
three children were born during the voyage.
Captain-Superintendent John J. Tucker, of Sheerness
Yard, has proceeded on 14 days' leave of absence. Cap-
tain Lord Frederick A. Kerr is doing Captain-Superin-
tendent's duty during his absence.
Commanders R. D. White, A. J. Burton. and Wm.
Burdon, who were examined last week at Woolwich,
after having gone through a course of steam at the fac-
tory, have passed and received their certificates.
On Friday last 27 young men passed out of the Fis-
gard, flagship at Woolwich, to proceed for service in
the Baltic fleet. They will obtain a passage in the Al-
giers, 91, screw steam-ship. The men were much cheered
when they left the Fisgard to join the Algiers in the
Downs. Since Commodore John Shepherd hoisted his
pendant on board the Fisgard 105 young men have been
instructed and passed out for distribution among the
ships,of the Royal Navy, principally those of the Baltic
fleet.
Yesterday being the anniversary of the Queen's acces-
sion to the throne, the ships at Portsmouth dressed in
colours, and at noon fired a Royal salute.
A Royal salute was also fired from the Mortar and
Howitzer Battery, at Woolwich.
Yesterday the Lords of the Admiralty took up ships
for the conveyance of 890 tons of provisions to Malta
for the use of her Majesty's forces in the East. Vessels
were also taken up for the conveyance of 250 tons of
ordnance stores to Sydney, New South Wales, Hobart-
Town, Van Diemen's Ltsnd, and Auckland, New
Zealand, in order to provide for the defence of those
colonies.
The Lords of the Admiralty also gave notice that
ships were required to convey 379 tons of ordnance
stores, powder, and combustibles to the British colonies
in Africa, and to Adelaide, Western Australia.
The authorities of Chatham Dockyard placed a num-
ber of the workmen on SatUrday to clear away the
ruins of the fire on the previous day at the sawmills. A
great quantity of the ironwork is in course of being
separated from the burnt timber, and will answer again
for the purposes for which the saws and other articles
had been formerly employed.
The whole of the fieldworks erected for practice by
the Royal Sappers and Miners at Chatham are nearly
completed, and it has been decided to have a grand at-
tack in July.
Lieutenant-Colonel Fox Strangways, commanding the
Royal Horse Artillery of the British army in the East,
has proceeded with the Ist division, under General Sir
George Brown, to the camp at Devna, situated between
Varna. and Shumla. He embarked rom the camp at
Coolalie, near Scutari, with the Horse Artillery under
his command, and disembarked at Varna on the 31st.
Intelligence has since been received that the division
marched at once in the direction of Shumla, and that it
is now encamped at Devna.
Major-General Mansel, K.H., commanding the Cork
district, has just completed his first inspection of the
provisional battalion at Fermoy, under the command of
Lieutenant-Colonel Passy. The Major-General was
three days engaged in a minute examination of all the
details connected with this large body of men ; and,
although the battalion has been but recently formed, it
is expected that 600 men, fully equipped and fit for
service, will be enabled to proceed to Turkey on or
about the Ist of July.