The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-10 00:00:00

THE BALTIC FLEET.

Sir Charles Napier has given the death vacancy promotion
to Commander Arthur Cuming, of the Gorgon, 6, paddle. A
better or more satisfactory selection could not have been
made. Captain Cuming has distinguished himself everywhere.
He got his first commission on the coast of Syria, at the
taking of Sidon, having been specially mentioned in the de-
spatches. He was made a commander for special service
when in the,Albion, 90, at Lisbon ; and as a commander he
has served a commission in command of the Rattler, 9, screw,
on the coast of Africa. Captain Curving takes command of
the Conflict, B,!screw, vice Foote, deceased.
The commander's vacancy has been given to Lieut. A.
Andersou (1842), the first lieutenant of the flag-ship Duke of
Wellington. This is also a deserving promotion, for Com-
mander Anderson has served afloat 20 years, He was made
a lieutenant for his gallant services in China, as mate of the
Bloade, having been officially recommended by Sir Thomas
Bouchier, as " a young officer of much promise." Yle has
served in several ships as first lieutenant. He succeeds to
the command of the Gorgon, vice Cuming. Mr. Brett, a
mate of 1853, has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant,
vice Alexander. Lieut. Hannant, first of the James Watt,
91, screw, Captain Elliott, has been appointed as first lieu-
tenant of the Duke of Wellington, and Lieut. Brett has been
appointed to the James Watt. •

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.
The fellolvring appointments have been made :
Commander Frederick E. Johnston (1846), to command the
Mariner, 12, sloop, commissioned to-day at Devouport.
Commander John Corbett (1852), serving iu a contract
steam-vessel, to command the Wolverine, 12, sloop, commis-
sioned at Chatham. •
841), to command the
Lieutenant Herbert T. Ryves (1
Minx, steam gun-vessel, commissioned at Woolwich.
Lieutenants—Patrick Johnston (1847), recently serving in
the Desperate, screw steam-ship, to the Scourge, paddle-
wheel steam-sloop, at Portsmouth; James G. Goodenough
(1851), recently serving in the Centaur steam-frigate, on the
South-East Coast of America station, to the Calcutta, 84, at
Devonport.'
Master Edward F. Cavell (1841), to the Calcutta, 84, at
Devonport.
Chaplains—The Rev. Joseph A. Burrough, B.A. (1840), to
the Calcutta; the Rev. W. G. Clemenger (1854), to the Gladi-
ator steam-frigate.
Paymasters—William Bowden (1812), to the Impregnable,
flag-ship at Devonport ; James S. Mountsteven (1837), from
the Boscawen, 70, to the Bt. George, 124; William G. Par-
meter (1845), from the Leopard, paddle-wheel steam-frigate,
to the Boscawen, vice Mountsteven ; William F. Lapridgo
(1850), from the Stromboli steam-sloop to the Leopard, vice
Parmeter.
Clerk's Assistant H. P. Houghton to the Princess Royal,
91, screw steam-ship, with the Baltic fleet.
Second Master Stephen Court (1848), who went out with
Captain M'Clure to Behring's Straits, and made the North-
West passage in the Investigator, is promoted to be Acting
Master.
Lieutenant George Newcomen has taken up his commission
as First Lieutenant on board the Victory, at Portsmouth,
vice F. T. C. Strode, promoted.
Yesterday orders were received at the Royal naval rendez-
vous, Tower-hill, to enter a number of good able seamen for
her Majesty's steamer Tribune, Captain the Hon. S. T. Car-
negie, now fitting at Sheerness, as also for the Algiers, 91,
fitting at Devonport.
The Termagant, 24, screw-frigate, at Portsmouth, is ordered
to be prepared for commission with all despatch. Captain
the Tie.. Keith Stewart (1 R 42) is selected to commandher_
lie is a first cousin of the First Lord of the Admiralty.
The Eurydice, 26, Captain Ommanney, was towed to Spit-
head yesterday morning, where she shipped her powder, and
her crow were afterwards paid advance.
The Miranda, 15, screw-corvette, Captain E. M. Lyons,
put back, from the violence of the gale, on Monday night,
and brought up at St. Helen's. She left again yesterday
afternoon for the Black Sea.
The Brisk, 14, screw-corvette, Commander Seymour, hav-
ing had her defects made good, came out of the fitting basin
yesterday
The Harpy, 4, iron steam-vessel, has been commissioned
for the flag of Rear-Admiral Boxer, Superintendent of the
Transport Service in the Bosphorus.
The Scourge, 6, paddle-frigate, Commodore Adams, fitting
for the coast of Africa, will try her engines with steam up
to-day.
Orders have been issued to the victualling department of
the Admiralty for 330 tons of provisions for shipment forth-
with to Malta, for the use of her Majesty's naval force in the
Black Sea.
Volunteers are being rapidly enrolled in the Royal Navy at
Liverpool. Yesterday 25 able men were draughted from that
port to the ship Crocodile, lying off the Tower, in the Thames.
Yesterday the Commissioners of the Admiisity gave notice
at Lloyd's that they required more screw steamers for the
transport of troops, the vessels taken up on the present occa-
sion to be from 1,200 to 1,400 tons burden. They will bo
hired for four months certain, the Admiralty finding the
coals for working the engines. Also a steamer to carry 175
tons of ammunition and 20 tons of artillery stores direct to
Gallipoli and the Dardanelles. All must be ready for service
directly.
The transports Mary Ann and Negotiator, with the two
troops of the 13th Light Dragoons, which embarked oft Mon-
day, were towed to Spithead yesterday, and left in the after-
noon for the Black Sea.
The Culloden (No. 35) transport was towed into Portsmouth
harbour yesterday, and underwent the necessary inspection
by the Military Commander-in-Chief. She will embark a
troop of the 13th Light Dragoons to-morrow. She was in-
spected also by Vice-Admiral Sir George Seymour.
The Wizard, gun-brig, stationed at Queenstown is at pre-
sent cruising off the harbour, with a pilot on board, on the
look-out for enemy's ships.
Two sailing-sloops and a screw gun-vessel have been com-
missioned—namely, the Mariner, 12, Wolverine, 12, and
Minx, 4. Commander F. E. Johnstone (1846) is to be com-
missioned the Mariner, at Devonport, complement 130; and
Commander John Corbet, promoted for his desperate gal-
lantry at Lagos, is to commission the Wolverine at Chatham.
The Minx is to be commanded by a lieutenant.
The 11th Hussars, who have been stationed for some years
at Dublin, having lately received orders to depart for the seat
of war, the first division, consisting of tiuse officers, 49 men,
and 50 horses, proceeded on Monday moral to Kingstown,
was provided for
whore a transport ship (the Glendalough)
their accommodation. It is . almost unnecessary to state
that they were loudly cheered on the road, a large number
of persons having assembled to see them off, although the
hour at which they left barracks was so early as a quarter-
past eight o'clock a.m. The men, who APPeared one and all
to be in high spirits, rode two and two out of the barrack
gate amid the cheers of their comrades and the other
soldiers within the walls, and were preceded by the fine
bands of the 11th Hussars, 3d Dragoon Guards, and 16th
Lancers. On reaching Kingstown the work of embarka-
space of three hours the
tow commenced, and in the
whole division, including men, horses, baggage, &c., was
comfortably accommodated on board the Glendalough. The
arrangements for the reception of the troops were unexcep-
tionable. The officers who have embarked with this division
for the seat of war are Capt. Edmund Peel, Lieut. A. WI
Saltmarshe, and Assistant-Surgeon Wilkin.
• The left 'division of Capt. Turner's field battery marched
from the garrison at half-past 10 o'clock yesterday to the
dockyard, and embarked in the Northumberland, of London,
No. 62 horse-transport, for the East.
No. 1 company of the 12th battalion marched to Roff's
wharf, and proceeded by steamer yesterday to Shoeburyness.
The Ist Royal Dragoon Guards, which have been sp long
under orders for the East, have at length received the route,
and a squadron of 102 officers and men left Manchester yes-
terday morning, under the command of Colonel Ynrk. The
mounted portion of the squadron were expected to ride about
26 miles yesterday, stopping at Prescott for the night, and this
morning they would have an easy trot of 8 miles into Liverpool,
where they are to embark for the seat of war in the Gertrude
and Pedestrian cavalry transports. There were 84 troop horses,
and 16 officers' chargers. The distaounted soldiers (about 20)
wont to Liverpool by railway, and are to have horses supplied
in Turkey. Three other 'squadrons are to follow, one at a
time, on the three successive mornings. The soldiers were
heartily cheered as they left the barracks, and also at different
points of the road as they quitted the town.
On Monday night orders were received at the Infantry
Barracks, Windsor, for the 97th Regiment, under command
of Colonel Lockyer, to march for Southampton on Saturday
next. At Southampton, the 97th will embark for the Island
of Candid,, where they will hold themselves in readiness to
join the expeditionary army in Turkey. The Light Company,
and a portion of the Grenadier Company aro at Kensington,
whence they will march for Southampton on Sa.turday. The
regiment will go out 1,000 strong, but in order to complete
that number about 90 volunteers are expected to arrive at
Windsor to-day from the provisional battalion at Chatham.
The depot, comprising more than 20) recruits, it is under-
stood, will proceed to the Isle of Wight.
ARRIVAL OF RUSSIAN PRIZES AT HULL.—Two Russian ves-
sels, prizes to her Majesty's steamer Conflict, 8, screw,
have arrived at Hull—the first, the Industrie, on Sunday
night, and the second, the John, on Monday afternoon.
The Industrie was brought home by Mr. James Morton,
and. the John by Mr. John Todd. They aro two of
four vessels, all prizes to the Conflict, sent home under the
general care of Mr. Mason, master of that ship. The other
two, which are expected daily, are named respectively the
Caroline Charlotte, barque, and the Carl Magnus, brigantine.