The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-14 00:00:00

THE STEAM TRANSPORT PRINCE.

WOOLWICH, Oct. 13.—The Prince screw steam transport
ship had her compasses adjusted on Thursday at Green-
hithe, and now only awaits the repair of her capstan,
which was injured and sent up to Woolwich to have its
defects made good, and consequently it is not expected she
',will be able to leave Greenhithe before Sunday morning.
She has 200,0001. in specie on board for the payment of
the troops at the seat of war in the East. The head-quarter
companies of the 46th Regiment arrived at Greenhithe at
half-past four o'clock on Thursday afternoon, and imme-
diately embarked on board the Prince. The officers and
men of the regiment appear highly pleased that they are to
proceed to the Crimea in such a fine and commodious screw
steam-ship, which the Prince is in every respect, and they
are all in the highest spirits, and eager to be off to join
the two companies of their corps already at the
seat of war in the East. On Thursday afternoon
Serjeant William Carus and three privates of the Royal
Sappers and Miners embarked on board the Prince, and
have with them four complete sets of diving apparatus,
and a voltaic battery, to be employed in blowing up the
vessels sunk by the Russians at the entrance of the liar-
hour of Sabastopol. Sergeant Carus is a very clever and
experienced non-commissioned officer, and his great abilities
have caused him to be relieved from the payment of a
company, for the purpose of being employed on particular
service at the seat of war in the East. The privates are all
eeperien.:.ed divers. The Widgeon steam-vessel, having
ou board Mr. Pym, additional master of the Black Eagle,
with a portion of her crew, and a number of the novices
of the Pisgard, left Woolwich shortly after eight o'clock
on Friday morning for Greenhithe, to assist in completing
the cargo of the Prince, but there was very little for
them to do on that day,
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valuable caro as she is now quite full of a
with 24 horses in stalls on deck, for the
use of officers under orders to proceed to the seat of war
in the East.
The Royal Charlotte, revenue cruiser, formerly under
the command of Lieutenant Pwho is now lieute-
nant-commander of the Snake,
screw-steam despatch gun-
boat, came up to Woolwich on Thursday with several
volunteers for service in the Snake with their future com-
mander.

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
Lieutenant Samuel H. Derriinan (1842), in command of
ttie Caracloc, iron paddle-wheel steam-vessel, is promoted
to the rank of commander, ancl appointed commander to
the Britannia, 120, flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Dundas, on
the Mediterranean and Black Sea station.

Lieutenant Edward M. Hogge (1841), from the Formid-
able, 84, guard-ship of ordinary, at Sheerness, to the Wel-
lesley, 72, guard-ship of ordinary, at Chatham.

Commander Allen Otty (181 o), to ben retired captain of
1840.

Mr. Robt. Ronghton, who has had the duty of instruct.
ing the officers appointed to study steam at the factory at
Woolwich dockyard, has been appointed ono of the on
gineers for service is the Royal Albert, 121, screw steam-
ship, at Sheerness. The establishment at Woolwich dock-
yard has been discontinued, and officers of the Royal Navy
des' rou:1 of studying steam will now do so at the Royal
Naval College of Portsmouth.