The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-01 00:00:00

THE WAR

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
The Royal Albert, 120, screw, is now lying under
the sheers in her Majesty's basin at Sheerness. On
Tuesday she took in her two condensers, 12 tons each.
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The Hannibal, 91, screw, Captain the Hon. F. W.
Grey, is fast progressing, and will be put out of dock
about 10th of June.
The Algiers, 91, screw, Captain Talbot, went out of
harbour at Devonport yesterday, to prove her engines.
The Meander, 44, was recommissioned on Tuesday
morning, at Devonport, by Captain Thomas Baillie ; her
complement to be 330.
The Isis, 44, in dock at Chatham, is completed for
commission: • . .
Malacca, screw,, wag put out of dock at Chatham, on
Monday, and is getting her boilers on board, when she
will be masted and taken into dock again, to be fitted
for sea. ' ' '
The Wolverine, 12, Commander Corbett, is fast pro-
gressing with her rigging at Chatham. She is out of the
hands of the dockyard, with the exception of works in-
cident to rigging, but picks up hands very slowly.
The defects of the Prometheus, 6, paddle, Commander
Rich, having been made good, she filled up with coals,
went out of harbour at Devonport, on Monday afternoon.
The Janus, 5, paddle, Lieutenant Commander Kane,
has proceeded again on a cruise for the Downs.
The Cuckoo, paddle gun-vessel, Lieut. Commander
Murray, sailed from Sheerness yesterday morning at 9
a.m. for the Downs, from there we understand she will
proceed direct to the Baltic to-morrow.
His French Majesty's steam-vessel Corse arrived in
the Downs at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, and left again on
Wednesday on a cruise.
The Prometheus went into Plymouth Sound on Tues-
day, and sailed on Wednesday.
The Cuckoo, 3, steam gun-vessel, Lieut.-Commander
Augustus G. E. Murray, lett Sheerness at 9 a.m. yes-
terday for the Downs and Baltic.
The Miranda, 15, screw steam-ship, Captain Edmond
M. Lyons, is hourly expected at Sheerness from Ports-
mouth, under sealed orders. Official despatches await
her arrival. She will replenish her fuel, make up stores
of supplies, and again leave on secret service.
The Queen's yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain the
Hon. Joseph Denman, hauled under the sheers yester-
day at Portsmouth, and stepped her masts.
The Star, 8, Commander Warner, went into Chatham
harbour on Tuesday afternoon to be paid off.
The Sealark, 8, Lieutenant Fenwick, tender to Illus-
trious, went out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday after-
noon for a Channel cruise.
The Royalist, 6, Commander Bates, has stripped to
the lower masts, and returned stores to the dockyard,
Portsmouth. She will pay off, and be put out of com-
mission on Saturday.
The Rolla, 6, boys' instruction brig, has been masted
at Portsmouth.
The Fairy, tender, Master Commander David N.
Welch, and Elfin, tender, Mager Commander Balliston
have hauled into dock at Portsmouth to make good
defects.
From the Royal William Victualling-yard, on Tues-
day, 840 bags of bread, and four mouths' stock of beef,
pork, flour, &c., were put on board the screw steam-ship
Algiers, 91, Captain Talbot, in Hamoaze. Large quan-
tities of hay, oats, and other forage are in store there for
the use of the cavalry now embarking at Plymouth.
Mr. Penn, Master, recently apppointed to the Water-
loo flag-ship, vice Mr. John C. Barlow, appointed to
the Formidable, 84, has taken up his commission and
joined. Mr. Barlow now proceeds to take charge (as
Mager) of the Formidable.
Volunteers for the Royal Navy are received in con-
siderable numbers at Liverpool.
Yesterday the Admiralty gave notice at Lloyd's that
a ship was required to convey 920 tons of provisions to
the Mediterranean, for the use of her Majesty's naval
forces employed in the Black Sea.
The transport-ship Europa, 92, with the Ist troop of
the 6th Enniskillens, was towed into the Channel on
Tuesday, and sailed for the Mediterranean ; wind
westerly.
The transports Escort, No. 97, Sutlej, No. 90, and
Lord Raglan, No. 89, are in Harnoaze, preparing to
receive troops Nos. 2,3, and 4 of the Enniskillens.
The transport-ship Conrad, belonging to Mr. Edward
Oliver, of Liverpool, took her departure yesterday from
Liverpool for Malta direct, with the 4th and last detach.
ment of the Ist Royal Dragoons, from the Hulme bar-
. mss; ontioafa:Tlier delitiehinanveoninsted only of 15
men and horses, besides several officers. There being
plenty of unoccupied space in the vessel, 50 tons of hay
were placed in her. On her arrival at Malta she will
be placed at the service of the Admiralty agents if re-
quired.
The remainder of the 20th Regiment marched from
Devonport on Tuesday into the Plymouth citadel, where
the whole is now stationed. St. George's-square, and
the other barracks vacated by the 20th are occupied by
the South Devon Militia.
Two companies of the 46th Regiment of Infantry are
on duty at the Magazine at Hyde-park and at Kensing-
ton Palace, where they will remain until the departure
of the regiment from the head-quarters at Windsor.
During the week a great many fine young men have
volunteered from the different Middlesex Militia regi-
ments into the Royal Artillery, receiving a bounty of
over Si. Those whose regiments were actually out
training returned to the militia the 10s. bounty originally
received, which was divided by command of the Secre-
tary of War among the permanent staff, in consideration
of the extra trouble in enrolling and training fresh volun-
teers.
Captain M'Cree's detachment of the 4th (Royal Irish)
Dragoon Guards, having undergone the usual inspection,
left Portobello barracks at 8 o'clock on Tuesday morn-
ing, and proceeded to Kingstown, where they embarked
for the seat of war. The head-quarters of the regiment
departed on Wednesday.
The troops serving in Ireland are to exchange the
Mini 6 rifles for percussion muskets forthwith. The rifles
are to be put into the hands of those destined fur active
service. ,
The last division of the 12th Regiment left Belfast on
Tuesday for Dublin, en route to Cork for embarkation.