The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-21 00:00:00

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WAR.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
• Every arrival fro? ;the:Elielirehi. fleet disproves the
assertions the. invidious ..detractors of . our gallanteid-
mirals in that quarter.: is; not their fault that the
Russian fleet wasenotidestroyed, host?, year ; the delay is
_justly attributed to theeabsence of orders, aokeven now
it•is-weli- understood' diet the 'removal the fleet from
Beyome eo -Varna took place before the -declaration of
war. The news that theeßoestaris had crossed the
Danube determined the admirals to proceed as. near
to the slat of war as they, could • 'take their ships.
- From • the we hear'," as -Mlle; sorti of
stories ; but, as we -stated last week, the gal-
lant and determined Plartiridge, teeth his frigate
squadron. will net- lose - sight of • the enemy. We
have heard, by the way, that, the Russian reen-of-war
that were seen betrayed' a most unmistakeable
haste to get away; although they were line-of-battle
ships, and Plumridge had • only three or four frigates
with him. All accounts agree that the most incessant
activity in completing the' war preparations prevails in
the Russian ports. The following extract from a letter
received from the Baltic
.will
.show that the industry of
the Russians has a judicious direction :—" The Emperor
of Russia has had a heavy 60-gun frigate placed at diffe-
rent ranges off Cronstadt, to ascertain the effect of shot
and shell upon the forts et the greatest distance. Several
thousand rounds have beeri-fired." • ,
Rear-Admiral Berkeley is awaiting the arrival at
Portsmouth of the Portland, 50, from the Pacific, and
the Centaur steam-frigate from Rio, both which ships
will he ordered to the Baltic immediately: The dock-
yard artifioers are ready to make any defects good on
board on their being reported, and the authorities of
, thefence victualling-yard are ready with lighters to
; iiend,proeisiOnie out to them, so that no delay whatever
r'.e,a,-ieecur., in getting them_ to sea again. Admiral
Berkeley visited the. Nike at. Spithead on Wednesday,
which ship did not leave for the Baltic, as was supposed
oliew.ttiat everiingi "BM WitYtiO-fatAWay to the eastward
itf seas' naturally imagined she- was off. A num-
ber of the crew of the Stromboli haVe been draughted
ol /oiler andcsent on'board,-Llogether with b.,number of
-haeleir faked!, from the transports and revenue Cruisers.
Sh 'filledApte bet. full, 4°4 of coals from the .float-
c'itig depot" yesterday, and got under way last- evening.
• Ifor-. tlap Baltic.
44°1144 130141010 - also inspected the,
tired screw transport Albatross, which has been taken
up to carry munitions of war to eTurkey.• ,She is being
fitted to carry, among other matters, upwards of 1,200
boxes and barrels of gunpowder.
The preparations at Woolwich for the launch of the.
Royal Albert, 131, screw steam-ship, on the 13th of May
next, in the presence of the Qneen and the royal family,
are progressing fast. The whole of the upright barriers-,
have been.reinnved, as the booths will extend to a,mnch
• Thtar *Jane° than bad. been originallY contemplated.
e booth for her Majesty will be situated on the north-
west side; of the ship, and; extend along the wharf wallall
tothe west side of the new buildieg for receiving stores
. fertile, use of the faCtory.departmente In order to expe-
' dite-the construction of the booths a gang of well-con-
(Muted cciniicts- Who had: been mechanics have been se-
lected to assist in sawing and planing timber for the
seats.
'• The following appointments have been made :
U Chaplain—Rev. E. L. Bowman (1854) to the Tribune
31, screw steam-frigate, with the Baltic fleet.-
Paymaster—Augustus H. Gilbert (1831) to the St.
George, 121 e in the Downs, on her* way to join the
Baltic Beet ; George W. Anderson (1852) to the Rosa-
mond, peddle-wheel steam-sloop, for service "with the
Baltic fleet. •
_
Clerke--G. F. Grigor (1851) to the Ajax,..sB, screw
steam-sloop,; W. H. De Carteret (1847) to the Victory,:
nagiship at Portsmouth. .. •• . •
_ • erks? Assistants—A: C. Blatchler to the Hannibal,
91, sere* steane-ship, at Chatham ; S. T. Ratiesestock,.
F. M. H. Somerville, Gilbert H.• -Rybot, W. H. May-.
nay, And' E..W. Russell, to the Britannia, 120, flag-ship
t • of Vice-Admiral ".J.' W. D. Dundee, C. 8.,'. Black Sea. • •
'We regret to hear that the Trincomalee, 26, Captain
Wallace Houston. has been severely stricken with fever
At :Callao. A, fine and promising young- officer, -Mr.
James Saumaret, the junior lieutenant, promoted only
this year, is one of the victims. :He was son of Admiral
&minaret, and brother of- Lieutenant Saumarez of the
Royal yacht Victoria, and Albert. • .
The-Portland, 50, Captain Chads, is hourly expected
at Plymouth from the Pacific station. On her arrival
she is to proceed to portsmouth immediately. .A.ll the
stations, we understand; are. to be considerably reduced,
particubtrlythe African and American stations.
c- • The -Phcabe, launched last. Week at Plymouth, .was
oaken into No. 4 dock on Taeiday, and is to be lengthened
59 feet. •
•
zr.-ulOll4ll, NILE, ANE MAJESTIC. —The St; George,
121, Captain Eyres, C. 8., in the Downs, Nile, 90, screw,
Commodore H. B. Martin, C. 8., and Majestic, 80,_
screw, Captain Hope, C. 8., would have been off to the
Baltic before this had the seamen arrived for filling up
their complements.
Tan COUILAND-IN-Carats AT Tat: BRA:MS.—Rear-
_
Admiral Bruce, who has recently returned from the
command-in-chief on the coast of Africa, has been of-
• fired, it is said, the appointment of commander-in-chief,
to relieve Rear-Admiral Henderson, C. 8., at the 'Brazils
station, the latter gallant officer having expressed. a
• strong deiirtto be superseded.
' , .The St. Vincent, No. 18 transport, was taken out of
,the basin on Wednesday evening, and left Woolwich
. .Yesterday afternoon for the Mediterranean with the re-
maining portion of .the first division of Royal Artillery
for service in the East.
• Captain Mande's troops of Royal Horse Artillery,
recently returned to head-quarters at Woolwich, has
been placed under orders to embark, and will form the
':'first portion'of the second division of Royal Artillery for
- the seats of war.
. Captain Swinton's field battery of Royal Artillery has
Also been placed *under orders to embark at Woolwich
dockyard on Monday next, if the vessels can be made
readr by that time.
• 1.7 Yesterday morning the main body of the .19th • Regi-
• ment of 'Foot, numbering nearly 800 rank and-file, were
mustered on the
.Tower-parade,. at an early hour, in
heavy marching order; the men, having-been-inspected
by Colonel _Halland Lieutenant-Colonel Unett, formed
into line, and the Colonel addrosssed some brief obser-
vations to them on the nature of the duties they were
going to perform. Precisely at •half-past eight o'clock
the regiment, headed by its band, with colours fly-
ing, matched' out 'of •the Tower by the eastern gate,
a considerable number of people being collected to
witness •their departure, who loudly cheered as they
passed. The regiment went through Wapping to the
Tunnel-pier, where they embarked on board steamers
for Woolwich. The regimental depot has been re-
• melted to-_Walmer, where 400 recruits are being trained,
• who will join when sufficiently disciplined. In the course
of the afternoon some tumbrils arrived at the Tower,
• and•removed...theanntinitiou stores of the regiment to
Woolwich for embarcation. -
Yesterday, afternoon the 35th infantry, Colonel Fraser,
arrived at the London-bridge railway station from Gos-
' perei• and marched to the Tower, where a detachment of
the regiment had previously relieved the .19th from the
.dutrof that garrison. The 35th now numbers only 700
bayonets, 209 of. the regiment _having volunteered into
the 84th and 77th Regiments of Foot and the let Royals.
Among the passengers who left Southampton yester-
day in the Peninsularand Oriental Company's steaaeship
Ripon are the follotiving officers, attached to the English
• expeditionary army in- the East :- Brigadier-General
Airey, 13rigadiereGeneral ,Buller, C. 8..• Colonel Maule
Colonel, Lord William Paulet, :Major Airey. Major
Xeoltenxie_, Captain Hackett, Lieutenant the Hon. H.
'Clifford, Dr. 'Forteatb, AsFistant.-Surgeon, Langhaw,
. Judge-Advocate -Romaine Assistant Surgeons Cassell
and Miller, Colonel Allan, Captains Lankey and
Morris, Paymaster Pope, Assistant-Commissaries Ce-
.uerel Fonblanque, Edwards, and Routh, Deputy-
' Assistant Commissaries General Downs and Hawkins,
,Joleutenant Rennie- • The whole of the above officers are
• to laud at Malta, as the Ripon will, continue .her
voyage to Alexandria. It is expected 'that by the
time this steamer reaches Malta that -island -_will be
pretty well cleared of troops, and that there. vrill be-
- 4,.t_leoty of opportunities of proceeding to Gallipoli. The
:Xtipett also takes out 28 horses belonging tb the-staff of
:roe/tallier-General Airey, a considerable quantity of
• '-beggage and Government, stores,- and • 200 packages of
, Ammunition, ball 'cartridges,. .
viednofestahe .39thstReatnirenott7Pr3o0c7ardev
The
-second
,and ete.2 o'clock the heado-quarters of the regiment: pro-
. t. seeded to Queenstown,
on board the transprnoreots
rceitouryi7arteaamnder,Tianmdanwderera.7fohirpothede
aat of war. The
c the
oncourse
in high spirits,
'accompanied by a large em
Oneopl
' Tuesday, at 3 o'clock, ;1:1' jo of F:
eer. al Fleming,
C. 8., made his farewell inspection of
Lieutenant-Colonel
service com-
Panics of the 14th Regiment, under lutenant-Colonel
Barlow, in heavy 'marching order, t the square of the
New Barracks, Limerick,. when thia
corps, alter going 'through a variety 7411-disciplined
• fnu ormed, -by order, hollow are, and tveree
vaegondur-
w' -
t et iesnoes dnn:g,
• the General" in appropriate terms. The ht
, , and three companies of the 14th, under Li
' -' .Colonel Barlow, left Limerick for Cork yesterday moret-
• jig, and to-morrow morning the left wing, under gaiee
•Watson, will proceed by the same route, to embark at
Cork in the Bombay ,
oftefororotinal toot.
On Wednesday
.1
o'clock,
seven officers.
- and 237 men of the Royal Artillery-embarked on board
the at the North-wall, Dublin, which' rI
the Prince at
•
once proceeded on her voyage to Woolwich. At the
earee hour, one officer and 3o men, volunteers for the
42d Highlanders, from-the 91st_ Regiment, embarked on
board the Sylph steamer, bound for Portsmouth. Capt.
the Coast-guard,
• Woods, R.N.,. and 15 men belong
• , took their passage in the same elsev
i also bound for
Portsmouth.
upon
f
An order was received on Saturday morning by the
Commander of the Coast-guard in Galway,
_oallin _it
all the men under 50. years of age,. to li?ldt,h oo3se vets
ce. jA
readiness to join the navy at a moments no
similar order has also been addressed to the
crew of the
revenue cutter Amphitrite.
BLACIrWALL April 20.—The Austrian Mail Naviga-
tion Company's screw four-masted steamer Victoria,
which has been hired by the Government for the trans-
port of troops to Gallipoli, in attempting to get under
weigh this worsting, from the mooring-buoy off Bl4clc-
' wall•staire, got her cable entangled with those oPother
).: ships at the same moorings, and in disconnecting
" herself she. ran foul of, the Portuguese screw steamer
• 2rearia, Segunda, lyingein that part of the river,
o ...and carried away her jib-boom and other parts of her
• rigging. The Victoria was in consequence prevented
' proceeding to Woolwich to embark her troopa.e The
troops (the 19th regiment) passed by her this morning for
Woolwich, in the Father Thames steamer, but at one
o'clock were brought hack in a Government tug, and were
placed on board off Blackwell pier. She is expected to
sail this evening. In clearing away from her mooring
She body of a man floated up from her bottom ; he was