The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-22 00:00:00

THE WAR.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
Calcutta, 84, Captain J. J. Stopford, and Meander,
44, Captain Baillie, remain in Plymouth Sound waiting
for men.
Mars, 80, is to be fitted for a screw ship at Chatham,
without being lengthened, and to have engines of 400-
horse power. Mars is a sister ship of the C.lossus.
Curacua, 31, screw, Captain the Ron. G. F. Hastings,
will haul into the steam basin dock at Portsmouth, as
soon as Sprightly comes out, and will copper and fit

for sea.

The Malacca is being brought down in the water by
additional ballast nut on board. On the original con-
struction of this fine ship for a steam ship of war, the
Admiralty decided to put in the common-action engines,
which, with the boilers, water, &c., would have weighed
nearly 300 tons. Her present newly-constructed engines
do not weigh altogether more than 90 tons. This will
account for the difference in her displacement. Her
machinery is perfect in all .its puts. She has ample
store-room for fOur months' stores and provisions, and
is in every respect a most convenient ship for stowage of
store,,, provisions, ermament, &c.
Serpent, 16, has been taken down from Portsmouth
ordinary, to be docked for examination and repairs.
She is pliced in No. 1 dock.
Helena, 16, sloop, will go into the dock at Ports-
mouth vacated by the Geyser, for examination and
repairs.
The Curlew, 8, screw steam-Wool), commissioned by
drinmander Rowley Lambert, at Woolwich, left Sheer-
ness yesterday morning for Chatham, where she is to
be rigged aod male ready for sea. Her engines, of 50-
horse power, were fitted on board, at WOolwich, by
Mesrs. Maudslay, Sons, •and Field, by whom they
were constructed.

Geyser, 6, paddle, having undergone a thorough re-
pair, with such alterations 'and improvements as to
make her equal to a new vessel, will haul out of Ports-
mouth dock on Wednesday next.
The Rhadaman thus, paddle-wheel steam store-ship,
Master Commander Belam, arrived at Woolwich, at
half-past three p.m. yesterday, from Pembroke.
Avon, paddle tender, which sailed on Wednesday
with despatches for the Hornet, fell in with her on Fri-
day, and returned to Devonport on Sunday morning.
The defects of the Gipsey tender are complete. She
was taken out of dock at Devonport on Saturday.
The crew of the Spy brigantine were paid their ad-
vance yesterday in the presence of Captain John Jervis
Tucker, Superintendent of Sheerness yard. The Spy
proceeds for the coat of Africa, her old station.
Sprightly, paddle-tender, Master Commander George
Allen, having received new boilers and repaired defect.
at Portsmouth, wiil be euabled to leave the steam basin
to-day, to complete for Channel service at the least pos-
sible delay.
The Brazilian steamer Jaquetinhouha, which put into
Plymouth Sound on Friday, sailed again on Saturday.
Tile Samuel, hired transport, has sailed from Devon-
port with several hundred tons of victualling stores for
the Black Sea.

The French steam-frigate Indefatigable, from the
Baltic, left the Downs yesterday for Brest.
Mr. H. Taylor, Assistant-Surgeon (acting), took up
his commission at Sheerness yesterday for service in the
Edinburgh. He is borne out on board the Waterloo
flag-ship, waiting a passage out to join his ship.
Mr. John Smith, Second Assistant-Engineer (acting),
has taken up his appointment, and joined the Royal
Albert. Mr. Smith commenced his duties yesterday.

APPOINTMENTS.
Lieutenants—John Ward, and Basil S. de R. Hal,
(1854), recently promoted from first mate of the Diamond,
on the Mediterranean station, to the Salamander paddle
wheel steam-sloop, at Portsmouth.
Master—Ge )r,,,e H. Loveridge (1847), from the
Coast-guard to the Salamander.
Surgeons—Frederick James Whipple (1847), to the
Salamander ; Robert T. Easton (1842), to the Cossack,
20, screw corvette, at Chatham ; John Bower, M.D.
(1841), to the Curacoa, 30. screw steam-frigate, at
Portsmouth; Henry Slade (1853), to the Harrier, screw
steam-sloop, at Portsmouth ; John Jack (1854), re-
ce.tly promoted from the Neptune, 120, flag-chip of
Rear-Admiral Corry, in the Baltic, to the Curlew screw
steam-ship, at Chatham..

GN-BOATS.
Wrangler, 6, screwTHE deUspatch gun vessel, Lieutenant.
Commander Risk, was taken from the dock into thi-
basin at Woolwich yesterday, to complete fitting for
sea.

Beagle, 6, screw despatch gun-vessel, Lieutenant Com-
mander Hore, isfast progressing towardi completion in
Woolwich basin. Her Lancaster guns will be shipped
today or to-morrow.
The Dasher steam-vessel, Captain Le Febvre, left
Portsmouth yesterday morning for the westward, it is
believed, to measure the distance at the spot chosen for
the trial of the Arrow's great guns before Prince Albert
this morning.
The Vivid steam-vessel, Master Commander Henry
William Allen, left Woolwich at two o'clock p.m. yes-
terday, for Portsmouth, for the purpose of being in at-
tendance on the Lords of the Admiralty during their
visit to the Channel Islands, where experiments are to
be carried on with the large guns of the new despatch-
boat 'Arrow, to ascertain their destructive effect at long
ranges.