The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-10 00:00:00

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T H E

NAVAL AND MILITARY

Advices have been received, undor date Copenhagen, 3d
Juno, that the Finnish and Russian shipowners are now
furnishing their vessels with simu;ated papers of registra-
tion, to make it appear that they are Prussian traders and
Hamburg skippers. Her Majesty's cruisers have by this
expedient beea duped into releasing ships that were really
lawful captures.
The 20 days' notice required to be given by the Court of
Admiralty before condemnation having expired without
any appearance being put in to the monition issued,by the
Queen's Proctor, the undermentioned Russian ships will
forthwith be condemned as lawful prizes to their captors :
The Phoenix, or Fenix, H. Silander, master; the Fidontia,
Sorlatrien master; the America, Bexborg master. and the
Mentor, Adolph Magnus master—all prizes, to idr.s. Tri-
bune; and the Aina, Nyshem master; and Nadescha,
Alfors inaster—prizes to H.M.S. Alban. The ships,
cargo, and tackle will be sold, and the proceeds divided
among the officers and men, in accordance with the recent
Order in Council.

A rendezvous for the entry of seamen for the Royal navy
has been opened at Dundee; and with very great success—
many first-class able and ordinary seamen having joined
her Majesty's fleet in the Baltic.
By command of the Lords,of the Admiralty a rendezvous
for the entry of seamen has been opened at Belfast, and
Lieut. Robinson has proceeded from the Royal Naval ren-
dezvous at Kingstown to superintend the enrolment of sea-
men for her Majesty's service.
The Adder, steam-vessel, left Sheerness at 4 a.m. on
Thursday with Mr. Johu Jackson, Assistant Master-At-
tendant, and a party of riggers, for Deptford, to tow the
Devonshire third class line-of-battle ship, used as a cholera
ship at Greenwich, down to Sheerness. She is to be appro-
priated as a receiving ship for Russian prisoners of war.
The Baltic mail has been again too late for the Holyrood.
A bag, containing letters, &c:, exceeding 1 cwt., arrived at
the post-office, Sheerness, on Thursday morning just 12
hours too late, directed as follows :—" On her Majesty's
service. Her Majesty's ship Holyrood. To the British
Admiral, Baltic fleet. Care of the senior officer, ship or
vessel, Sheerness?' The Holyrood having left Sheerness
tohnattheeveavniennign,ga
mail,ofte Bth (as reported) after the arrival of
by which there were no letters or
parcels for her ; the mail bag above referred to was sent
off to the 'Postmaster-General's department in London the
samTheeevcreeniwngof. the Hannibal, 90 guns, new screw steam.
ship, Captain the Hon. Frederick W. Grey, yesterday
changed over from their hulk, the Black Prince, and the
Hannibal will be uadccked on Monday next, sad imme-
diately proceed to Folly-point, near Gillingham. • All her
Lieutenants, who have been at different outports raising
volunteers, are ordered to join their ship, and it is re-
ported she is, when ready, to cruise on the east coast of
England and Scotland for a few days before she takes her
final departure. She has about 500 at present on her books.
The Wolverine, 12-gun sloop, Commander John Corben,
1 is still in want of seamen; she is nearly ready for sea as
regards her fitting, armament, &c.
The Wellesley, 72, guard-ship of ordinary at Chatham,
Captain Peter Richards, C. 8., has her rigging sparred down
fore and aft, ready for being ratlined down, and is pro-
gressingveB-rY fast.gun
The Star, sloop, Commander F. P. Warren, is in
dry dock at Chatham, refitting for active service again,
with the same officers and crew. On this being communi-
cated to the ship's company, they held a council of war be-
tween decks, and it was unanimously agreed to send of a
round robin to the First Lord of the Admiralty, which left
here by Wednesday evening's post, humbly soliciting that,
in consequence of the cruel and tyrannical treatment they
died received from their commander during the commission
of this sloop, the log-books and black-list books for the en-
tire commission should be called for and inspected by their
lordships, as in them, they say, it will or should be seen
that nearly every man on board has been flogged, and many
of them three and font- times. No man ever received less
than four dozen lashes, and those sharply dealt by tae boat.
swain's mates, for fear they might be ordered to change
places, and take their turn at the gratings. They also com-
plain of the whole of the starboard watch being punished
to a man with four dozen each, the petty officers disrated
to A.B.'s' and the A.B.'s to ordinaries, none Of whom
have yetbeen reinstated - and further, that when, through
fear of taking petty ofcers' ratings, three smart A.B.'s
declined- the honour the commander wished to confer on
them, they were for such conduct immediately flogged and
disrated, and it is earnestly entreated that their lordships
will cause an inquiry into these matters, and not compel
the men to desert a service and a country that now stands
so much in need of their immediate and active service.
They assure his Lordship that they are to a man willing to
serve in any part of the world, and they conclude by pray-
ing his Lordship's attention to their memorial, and to ap-
point another commander under whom they can serve. The
Star has a fine:crew of blue jackets.
We have it from good authority that several siesistant-
surgeons, some serving at Chatham, have placedtheniselves
at the disposal of the Lords of the Admiralty for service in
gun-boats for the Baltic. Their Lordships answer is, that
they would be happy to avail themselves of their' services,
but that at present their services in the ships they are at.
tached to cannot be dispensed with, as they have no other
assistant-surgeons to appoint, though they will shortly be
in a position to avail themselves of the applicants' offer.
The Scou re.e, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Commodore
Adams, and the Minx, screw-tender, left Spithead on
Thursday evening for the coast of Africa station, the former
going round St. Helen's, and the latter taking the Needles'
passage.
The Ajax steam-transport arrived at Portsmouth yester-
day morning (Friday), and embarked a detachment of the
34th Foot for Queenstown, to join the depot at Fermoy.
The Lucifer steam-vessel, which conveyed Mr. Bing,
Master of the St. Vincent, 101, and a rigging party to rig
' and navigate the new screw-sloop Swallow, from Pembroke
; to Portsmouth, returned to the latter port yesterday (Fri-
day).
i There are at present between 80 and 90 of the recently
! entered young lade for ttle Royal navy on board the Fie-
' _Bard flagship at Woolwieli going through a course of in-
, struction for the service, under Mr. Bean, master, and Mr.
) Warren, gunner, of the Fisgard. The whole of those en-
, gaged in acquiring a ,knowledge of the use of small arms
were on shore on Thursday at drill on the Dockyard bat-
talion parade-ground, and were inspected by Commodore
I John Shepherd, who appeared pleased with the progress
they have made, considering the short period that has
elapsed since they entered. 27 passed on the same day as
proficient in ship-gun and small arm exercises, and now
await being draughted into ships of war or war steamers.
The Hecate steam-sloop has been ordered to have her
boilers taken out, and it is expected she will then be taken
; up to Deptford to be repaired, and made ready as soon as
possible for sea.
The Medina steam-vessel, formerly employed as a mail•
packet on the Mediterranean station, was taken from the
inner to the outer basin yesterday to have her guns put on
board, preparatory to leaving 'Woolwich in the course of
next week for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. She
is now under Lieutenant-Commander Beresford, and seve-
ral boxes have been sent from the Admiralty for her to
convey to the Commander-in-Chief of the fleet in the Black
Sea.

The Hermes steam-sloop, Capt. Fishbourne, completed
returning her rigging and other stores into the store-
houses in Woolwich Dockyard yesterday, and is to be
paid off at that port to-day. She has brought home
several, rare articles from Burmah ; among others a very
richly carved box made of teak wood. This box is three
feet long by two feet deep, and was taken out of alms-
house in Rangoon. It had been used for containing the
relics of the priests of the idolatrous temple in,which it
was found. The carvings are gilded, and represent a rand
procession, the authorities being carried in palanqnins,
on men's shoulders, with numbers of soldiers on foot,
armed with muskets, and others on horseback to clear the
way. Elephants richly caparisoned follow, and then a
, splendid car. The figures all bear a resemblance to the
Chinese. There are also several idols of brass and of teak
wood, some in a sitting and others in a standing or lying
posture.
The Zephyr steam-weasel, Lieutenant Commander Craw-
ley, left Woolwich 011 Wednesday, and has taken out with
her the mails for the Baltic fleet.
The Teazer steatn-vessel, recently paid off on her return
from the coast of Africa, is ordered to have new boilers
put on board at the factory at Woolwich Dockyarcl, and be
made ready for service as a gun-boat for the Baltic.
The following appointments have been made
Clerk-in-Charge Robert T. Mason (1848), serving as
Clerk in the Star, 8, sloop, on the south-east, coast of
America station, to the Industry, steam-storeship, pur.
chased into the service.
Clerks--Charles Ross (1850), to the Star, vice Mason ;
Thomas U. Stott) (1851), to the Sphinx, steam-sloop, at
Portsmouth.
Mister's-Assistant F. W. Punter, to the Vulcan, steam-
appointment on
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up
his
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Thursday as assistant to the Clerk of the Works at Sheer-
ness yard.
Mr. Parley has been appointed a measurer, vice Mr. G.
Pounder, s iperannmated, at Sheerness.
The Tynetnouth, hired steam-transport 102, has taken on
board 20 ambulance cars for the sick or wounded on the
field of battle, and 20 'waggons for the conveyance of
hospital stores. The ambulance or pensioner corps, under
the command of Captain Grant, are expected to embark
in her early next week for the seat of war in Turkey, if
she can be got ready by that time. The Widgeon steam-
vessel having come in collision with her, and carried away
her jibboom, it has been- found necessary to have another
new one made for her at the dockyard.
The Rhadamanthus steam-transport, Master-Commander
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for the eastern ports. - •

, Captain Brandling's No. 1 Company
. . .
of tho 12th Bat-
talion assembled in service marching order yesterday morn-
ing, at 9 o'clock, on the Guard Mounting-parade in
Woolwich garrison, and were inspected by Colonel C. E.
Whinyates, commandant of the garrison, accompanied by
the commanding officer of tbo 12th Battalion, Brigade-
Major Bingham, and Captain Riddle. They are under
orders to embark at the Royal Arsenal to-day in the Kan-
garoo steam-vessel, for the seat of war in the East.
few
• The Scots•Greys will march from Nottingham in acsto
days for Liverpool, and thence proceed by steam-vessels
Dublin, and will be quartered in Portobello barracks.
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regiment arrived
Queenstown for Gibraltar states that the
A:letter from an officer of tho 89th Regiment, whichl it
d under the emu-
battalion of the Ride Brig
nafe,.after a remarkably fine passage of 74 days.
The Ist
t yesterday (Friday)
gen'arterod'in Ports-
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'Ne brid4a ; 2d 'ditto, Dun-
dalk;vitis :--Ist Dragoon Guards,
depot 4th ditto, Newtridgt ;
The total strength of the artnyPwien Ireland on the let inst
7th Dragoons, Calrie; depot
; . depot sth ditto, w (.
3d ditto,
Ne • br' Ige,
;depot. 11th Hussars, Newbridge;
Dublin.;
Bth Hussars, Newbudge
depot 2d Battalion Ist Regiment
(Royals), Castlebar ;depoti
2d Regiment, Athlone; depot 3d
10th Lancers, Cork;
pot 9th Regiment, Tralee ; Ist Bat-
talion of 12th Regiment,. ''eCork; depot 13th Regiment,
Regiment, Newry ;
depot 16th Regiment, Athlone ;
depot. 14th. Regiment, Birr ; depot 15th Regi-
ienlgtin,, ciL;ondontetti,
17th Regiment,t,ptblin ;
Kilkenny; 21st Regiment, Dublin;
depot 30th Regiment, Ferrnoy ;
2dietplolt.Rginien ' F
depot 33d Regiment, ermoy ; depot 39th Regiment,
Kinsale ; depot 40th Regiment, Limerick ; depot 41st
Regiment,
Templeinere; depot 47th Regiment, Temple.
more ; depot 49th Regiment, Fernley ; depot 50th Itegi-
na',Lt, Fermoy ' • depot 54th Regiment, Enniskillen ; depot
55th Regiment, Teuiplemore ; depot 57th Regiment, Li-
merick • depot 59th Regiment, Kinsale ; depot 2d Batta-
lion Rifles, Buttevinit ; depot 82(.1 Re,viment, Fennel ;
63,1 Regiment, Dublin ; depot, 68th Regiment, Belfast ;
tl-pot 72d Regiment, Galway; depot 89th Regiment,
Waterford ; 90th Regiment, Dublin; 91st Regiment,
Cork ; depot 92d Regiment, Galway.
The 27th Regiment, having received orders to bola it-
self in readiness for foreign service, the first division, con-
sisting of five companies, will les.va the Royal Barracks,
Dublin, on the 111th inst. The head-quarter division,
comprising staffs, band, and the remaining five companies,
will leave on the 17th inst., en route for Cork, preparatory
, to embarkation for India.

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