The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-12 00:00:00

PROMOTION.

Assistant-Surgeon Vans C. Clarke, M.D. (1844), serving
at Greenwich Hospital, is promoted to the rank of surgeon.

The Admiralty have given notice at Lloyd's that a ship
is required to carry out 151 tons of provisions to the army
at Varna, calling on her way out at Constantinople for
orders from the Commissariat. •
Yesterday notices were posted at the Naval Rendezvous,
Tower-hill, that no more landimen were wanted in the
Royal navy at present.
The Gladiator, 6, paddlewheel steam-vessel, Captain
George N. Broke, arrived at Sheerness at 7 p.m. yesterday
having towed the Royal William, 120, from Plymouth
Sound to the Downs.
The Resistance, 10, troopship Master-Commander Manser
Bradshaw, arrived at the Great Nore, at 6 a.m. yesterday,
she left Baro Sound on the 20th of June, after discharging
there stores, provisions, ammunition, shot, shell, &c. ; she
brought home 42 invalids from the fleet, four of whom
died and were buried at sea on the passage. She sends to
Melville Hospital 12 invalids. 26 more have been sent on
to Deal Hospital by the Lizard. The Lizard, after landing
invalids will be placed under the orders of Commodore
the Hon. Frederick W. Grey of the Hannibal, for
transporting French troops from Calais to the Downs, to
embark there for the Baltic. The Resistance proceeded to
Deptford.

The Fearless, 3, paddlewheel steam•vessel, left Sheer-
ness for the Downs at 2.30 p.m. yesterday, to assist in
transporting French troops to the squadron lying there.
The orders forthe Myrtle and Wildfire proceeding to Calais
have been countermanded; they are to remain here for
duty in port.
The Royal Albert, 131 guns, new screw steamship, Com-
mander Alexander Little, has had her tops sent aloft and
topmasts pointed; she was taken into No. 3 dry-duck yes-
terday under the immediate superintendence of Mr. Samuel
Read. On being docked she drew 22 feet 3 inches water
aft, and 18 feet 3 inches forward. Her machinery and stores
are gradually bringing her down forward to her intende d
waterline.

WOOLWICH, JULY 11.
The Janus, paddle-wheel steam-vessel, Lieut.-Commander
Kane, left Woolwich to-day for Sheerness and the Baltic.
TheWidgeon, paddle-wheel steam-vessel, came down the
river to-day from Deptford to Woolwich, with about 1,000
blankets on board, and left at the same time as the Janus
for Sheerness to put the blankets on board the ships of war
selected to convey the French troops to the Baltic.

1 SHEERNESS, JULY ii.
The Vulture, 6 guns, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, Capt.
Frederick H. H. Glasse, arrived here on the 10th, at 7.30
p.m., from Barisund, leaving there on the 30th June last,
in the afternoon. The flag of Rear-Admiral of the White
Armar Lowry Corry, in the Neptune, 120 guns; the St.
George, 120 guns ; the Prince Regent, 93 guns ; the Bos-
cawen, 70 guns (this ship was ordered to sail for England
next day) ; the Monarch, 84 guns • the Cumberland, 70
guns ; the Euryalus, 51 guns ; the Gorgon, 6 guns ; the
Zephyr, 3 guns • and the Belleisle, 6 guns, hospital-ship,
were all at anchor off Helsingfors, distant about eight
English miles. There was also at anchor there four French
line-of-battle ships.
The Vulture has brought home 17 invalids for Melville
Hospital. Amongst them are Mr. Freshfield, late clerk in
charge of the Alban, and Mr. Collins, late boatswain of
the Monarch. John Davis, captain's coxswain, and Henry
Wright, seaman gunner, are amongst the invalids, having
been wounded. The Myrtle, steam-vessel, Master-Com-
mander Wm. S. Bourchier, went alongside and conveyed
the invalids and wounded to Melville Hospital, under me-
dical charge of Dr. George Duncan, assistant-surgeon. The
Vulture comes home to refit, and for being docked for sur-
vey, having been on shore on some rocks off the entrance to
•Gamla-Carleby. Thirty days since the Vulture was hard
and fast in the ice in the Gulf of Bothnia, with the ther-
mometer at 30 deg, when off Uleaborg ; and 14 days since,
when off Baro Sound, the thermometer ranged up to 107
deg. The steam fleet referred to was expected to join the
sailing fleet of Helsingfors. The fleet generally speaking
was very healthy, and getting good supplies of fresh pro-
visions, etc., by vessels from Stockholm, Copenhagen, etc.,
which was much needed. The Sparrowhawk, cutter, with
a cargo of wine from Stokes, was passed off the south end
of Gothland.

On the 27th of June last, the yachts Emerald and Gon-
dola were taking a pleasure trip round the English steam
nuadron, and, in order to reconnoitre a little they reached
in within four English miles of the entrance of the harbour
of Cronstadt. They were in a short time (not altogether
agreeably) surprised by a Russian steam-corvette steaming
out at full speed in chase of them, to try to cut off their
escape. They, however, being only prepared to take their
pleasure, and not equipped for combat, very soon showed
thJ Russians what English-built yachts could do when
close hauled up in a wind. They sheeted sharply home,
and gave them the full of their sails, and after three tacks
they were safely under the protection of our steam squad-
ron. One of our steam corvettes, thinking it a good op-
portunity to take the measure of the Russians, got up
steam and proceeded towards her. This was rather too
much for her; she (the Russian corvette) very soon
down helm, and ran at full steam power for the harbour.
At the time these yachts were reconnoitring, sounding,
&c., there were five English captains of the fleet on board
of hem, and also a noble peer of the realm—rather too
good a prize to be taken by the Russians when English
flags were floating so near.

POR,TSMOUTTI, JULY 11.
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Hall, arrived last night from Constantinople, Malta, and
Gibraltar. Her news from the two first named places
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re-capture of the Cuthbert Young, merchantman, from the
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teers for the Baltic fleet, and will proceed. to France to
assist in conveying French troops to the Downs. The
Sprightly, steam-tender, Master-Commander Allen, left
during the night on the same mission, and the Fire Queen
and Echo followed to-day.
The Termagant, 21, screw steam-frigate Capt. the Hon.
Keith Stewart, steamed out of harbour during the night
rind anchored at Spithead to ship her powder. This vessel
seems doomed to mishap. She was no sooner under weigh
this morning than some of her machinery got out of order,
which detained her till late in the afternoon before she
could go to sea.
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harbour to-day.
The City of Norwich, merchant steam-vessel, is in this
harbour embarking Government stores for Malta and
Varna.