The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-20 00:00:00

The hired screw steam-transport Golden Fleece,
Stewart master, in charge of Commander Mason, Ad-
miralty agent, arrived at Spithead yesterday from Tur-
key. She left Varna on the. 26th ult., having landed
the 38th Foot from Scutari on the previous day. The
first division of the combined forces was to leave Varna
on the 30th of June. The ships at Varna when the
Golden Fleece left were the Bellerophon, 78, Capt. Lord
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IBayard. The troops were all very healthy. There
was a good supply of water, and plenty of fresh pro-
visions obtainable. The Turks were in high spirits at
the allied forces being so near them. The Golden Fleece
conveyed Mussa Pasha, late Governor. of Silistria,
his aide-do-camp, and baggage, from Varna to Con-
stantinople ; also 60 Turks who had been wounded at Si-
listria. She left Constantinople on Tuesday, June 27; on
the 28th she passed the transports 89, 91, 90, and 101,
in succession as named, beating through the Douro Pas-
sage; on the same date the transport 98, off Poulo Bello.
She arrived at Gibraltar on Tuesday, July 11, having had
strong head winds both in the Greok Archipelago and
Mediterranean, and bad to stop twice to repair machi-
nery. She left Gibraltar July 12 ; passed the Orinoco,
with troops (the first battalion of the Rifle Brigade), on
July 18; also a large steamer off Ushant. "Up to the
time of our leaving Varna (says an officer of the Golden
Fleece) there was great dissatisfaction about the postal
arrangements (or rather the want of them,) as it was a
matter of impossibility to get letters. On the 24th June
there was upwards of one ton of letters accumulated at
Constantinople from England, but no one had authority_
to break the seals on the bags. Letters were sent from
Scutari to Constantinople, thence to Varna, then back,
and if we get letters six weeks old we considered our-
selves fortunate. The Golden Fleece goes to Southamp-
ton to be docked.

The Admiralty yacht Black Eagle, Master Commander
Petley, and the Admiralty yacht-tender Vivid, Master
Commander Allen, left Dover yesterday afternoon—the
former for Portsmouth and the latter for Woolwich, all
the French troops having embarked at Calais.
The Rhadamanthus, 4 guns, paddle-wheel steam tran-
sport, Master Commander John Belam, is now at
Chatham, loading timber for the royal yacht now build-
ing at her Majesty's yard, Pembroke. The Rhadaman-
thus will assist the Melampus store-ship to Glasgow,
to take in the engines seized there as Russian property.
The Hornet, 16 guns, screw steam-sloop, Commander
Frederick A. Campbell, left the Nore on the 17th inst.,
at 7.50 p.m.
The Lizard, iron paddle-wheel steam-vessel, left Sheer-
ness for sea on the 18th inst., at 10.15 a.m.
Mr. George Patrick, acting second master here, doing
harbour duty, has passed his examination at the Trinity-,
house as a Queen's pilot for the river Medway.

Notice has been given that the Fisgard, flag-ship at
Woolwich, will receive immediately 20 first-class boys
for entry for service in the fleet, all of whom must bring
their baptismal register, and those who have previously
served in the boats will be preferred.
One bombardier and 7 gunners of the. Royal Marine
Artillery, and 1 colour sergeant, 1 drummer, and 10
privates of the Woolwich division of Royal Marines,
embarked at the dockyard, Woolwich, yesterday, for
service in the Spiteful, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, com-
missioned by Commander Kynaston at that part.
Notice has been posted at the Woolwich Dockyard-
gates, that "Letters for the Baltic fleet will be des-
patched by her Majesty's steam-frigate Vulture on the
24th inst., from Sheerness."

Letters for seamen' marines, and boys serving in the
Baltic will be forwarded by this opportunity, if postai
in time, and marked " By her Majesty's steam-frigate
Vulture, Sheerness."

The postage of one penny must be paid on the letter
at the time of posting.
By the electric telegraph from Plymouth we learn
that the steam-ship Simla, with the 4th Light Dragoons,
came down harbour at 12, and brought up inside Ply-
mouth breakwater at 1 o'clock yesterday. After receiv-
ing her powder and ammunition she sailed fur the Medi-
terranean.

The steam-ship Avon, from Southampton, was spoken
on Tuesday, by Mr. Brooks, Plymouth pilot, at 10 a.m.,
15 miles south of Star Point.

The Rajah steam-transport, hired of the Peninsular
and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, left Ports-
mouth yesterday for the Baltic, with a full cargo of pro-
visions for the fleet, stores, &c.
Lieutenant Edward G. Hore has arrived at Woolwich
from the Baltic, where he was serving as First Lieu-
tenant of the Conflict, and has taken up his commission
as Lieutenant Commander of the Beagle screw steam
gun-boat, having been appointed yesterday to the com-
mand of that vessel. In the posting-bills he has issued,
stating that he requires petty officers, seamen, and
stokers fur navigating her and working her guns, he
states that the Conflict had taken 26 prizes.
Lieutenant Risk, now in command of the Tartarus,
4, paddle, will be transferred with his crew to another
of the despatch vessels, Wrangler.