The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-03 00:00:00

TUE WAR.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
The Hermes, 6, steam-sloop, Captain Fisbourne, ar-
rived at Spithead on Thursday evening, making the pas-
sage from Hong Kong in 106 days. She arrived at Singa-
pore on the 26th of February, sailed on the Ist of March ;
arrived at Angier on the 4th of March, and left the
same day ;'reached Algoa Bay on the 6th of April, and
sailed on the 7th ; reached Simon's Bay (Cape) on the
11th of April, and left on the 17th ; reached St. Helena
on the 27th, and left on the 29th; reached Cape Verd
(St. Vincent) on the 12th of May, and left on the 14th ;
reached Madeira on the 23d, and sailed on the 24th. The
Hydra (broken down) as senior officer's ship, the Pen-
guin, Dee, and Dart were at Simon's Bay on the 17th of
April ; the Ntrbudda in the Mozambique. The Ame-
rican frigate Constitution and corvette Marian were at
St. Vincent on the 14th of May. The Locust steamer
left Madeira On the afternoon of the 23d of May for
England. The Hermes has been four years and a half
in commission, and in that time has been stationed at
the Cape, East Indies, and China. She has run 75,000
miles nearly all under steam, and has expended 7,000
tons of coal. Her engines have continued in good
order, owing much to the care and assiduity of Mr. Har-
vey, the chief engineer, one of the few officers now on
board who have served the whole commission. The
boilers have only required one trifling repair, and the
tubes put in in 1850 are still in use. The ship will re-
quire a thorough repair. The first lieutenant, sur-
geon, and paymaster of the Hercules have returned
in the Hermes to England. The Hercules, it will be
remembered, took out Government emigrants frome
The follow.
Scotland to Australia, and is now given up to th
military at Hong Kong for an hospital ship.
ing passengers have also come home
on in the Hermes :
Mr. T. W. Haverfield, Paymaster, promotion from
the Winchester ; 14 seamen and marines (invalids from
China) ; 24 rank and file of Royal Artillery from Hong
Kong ; Captain Adair, R.A., and Mrs. Adair, 40 rank
and file, 5 women, and 6 children, from St. Helena; also,
Commander W. Rowlett, R.N., the Rev. R. G. Lamb,
Messrs. Armyat and Stirling, as private passengers. The
Hermes sailed from Spithead yesterday morning for
Woolwich, to be paid off.
The Harpy steam-vessel has been paid advance wages,
and is ready for sea.
Yesterday another Russian ship, the Victor, Captain
Berghenstein, was publicly noted OR the Royal Exchange
to be condemned a prize to her Majesty's steamer Eury-
all's, Captain Ramsey, within 20 days, by the Court of
Admiralty, when ship, cargo, and tackle will be sold,
and the proceeds divided among her captors.
The Russian prisoners on board the Crocodile, off the
Tower, continue to enter the British service. Yesterday
several were shipped on board the Bombay hence to Car-
diff, and from that port to Virginia. One capable of act-
ing as ship's carpenter- signed articles for Si. a month,
whereas while in the Russian service he received the
miserable pittance of three roubles monthly, in En zlish
13s. 6d. Most of the Russians who have joined British I
ships are receiving wages of from 3/. to 4/. per month,
and their only anxiety appears to be to keep clear of
their former masters.
By advices received yesterday at the Admiralty, the
blockade of Riga commenced on the 18th ult., and was
being vigorously prosecuted. The vessels entering that
harbour when overhauled, and warned off by the cruisers
of the fleet, run into Libau harbour.
Yesterday the Lords of the Admiralty gave notice at
Lloyd's that two ships were required of from 500 to 600
tons to convey 18 officers and 474 men from the river
Thames, Portsmouth, and Cork to the Cape of Good
Hope, and to bring back to England from the Cape the
same number ; as also a third ship of 500 tons to con-
vey 4 officers, 194 men, 4 women, and 4 children from
the Thames and Cork to Halifax.
The Kate, a vessel of 196 tons, has been engaged for
the conveyance to the Elst of about 100 tons of large
guns. They are the property of the Messrs. Walker, of
the Lowmoor Foundry, and are sent out at their risk
for the Sultan of Turkey. The guns will be ready for
shipment on Monday next.
The Industry steam-vessel, commissioned yesterday
by Master-Commander G. L. Bradley, is ordered to be
brought down from Blackwall to woolwich dockyard,
and will be fitted there for sea service.
The following appointments have been made :---
Commanders—George 0. Willis (1854), recently pro-
moted to the Britannia, 120, flagship, in the Black Sea,
vice J. B. Dickson, promoted to be captain ; G. Smythe
(1847), to be a commanding officer in the Coastguard.
Second Masters—G. Turpin (1847), from the St. Vin-
cent, guard-ship in ordinary at Portsmouth, to the Minx,
screw steam-vessel, commissioned at Woolwich for ser-
vice on the coast of Africa station; H. P. Ward (1850),
from the Excellent, gunnery-ship, at Portsmouth, vice
Turpin.
Clerks—Charles Ross (1850), recently serving in the
Waterwitch on the West Coast of Africa station, to the
Victory, flagship, at Portsmouth ; J. S. Moore (1853),
recentlya serving in the Meander, to thel Algiers, 91,
screw steam-ship ;C. E. Phillips (1852), from the
Simoom, 18, screw steam troopship, to the Meander, 44,
at Devonport ; C. B. L. Brockman, to the Scourge,
steam sloop.
We learn by electric telegraph that a captain, lieu-
tenant, and surgeon, 61 troopers, and 57 horses be-
longing to No. 3 troop of the 6th Enniskillens, were
embarked at Devonport dockyard, between half-past 9
and half-past 12 yesterday morning, on board the
Escort, No. 97, Captain Liddell, which was towed
through Plymouth Sound at two o'clock, and sailed
immediately with a favourable wind for the Mediterra-
nean.

The same tugs brought from the Sound into Hamoaze
the transport ship Talavera, No. 98, which has just ar-
rived from London. The Sutlej, No. 90, will on Mon-
day embark the fourth troop, and the Talavera the fifth
and last troop, of the Enniskillens.

The military guards, who have for so many years
daily mounted for duty at the Royal Dockyard,
Woolwich, were entirely withd►<awn from that duty
yesterday morning, and the entire charge of the
property in that extensive naval depot has now
been handed over to the constables of the R divi-
sion of the metropolitan police, under Superintendent
Mallalieu. The constables are now armed daily with
their cutlasses when upon duty in the dockyard, and it
is understood that they will shortly be supplied with re-
volver pistols. Notice has been given by the police
authorities that 20 volunteers are required to proceed to
Turkey to be employed as aAsista,nts in the commissariat
department, to have the charge of certain stores. The
ambulance corps of pensioners at present stationed at
Woolwich under the command of Captain Grant, wait-
ing a passage for Turkey, performed the duty of convict
guards at the dockyard yesterday.
Major Ponsonby, Private Secretary to the Lord-Lieu
tenant of Ireland, and Captain Thesiger, A.D.C. to
Lieutenant-General Sir E. Blakeney, have received or-
ders to proceed to join their regiment, the let Battalion
Grenad►er Guards.

Major Forrest, Captain Robertson, Cornet Wilkinson,
and 40 men, 41 troop horses, and 9 officers' horses of the
4th Dragoon Guards left Portobello Barracks at eight
o'clock a.m. on Thursday morning, preceded by the band
of the 3d Dragoon Guards, and marched to Kingstown,
where they enibarked on board the William Jackson,
transport, en route for the seat of war. The last de-
tatchment of the Royal Irish was to embark on Friday
morning.