The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-22 00:00:00

THE WAR.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
Calcutta, 84, Captain J. J. Stopford, and Meander,
44, Captain Baillie, remain in Plymouth Sound waiting
for men.

Mars, SO, is to be fitted for a screw•ship at Chatham,
without being lengthened, and to have engines of 400-
horse power. Mars is a sister ship of the Colossus.
Curacoa, 31, screw, Captain the Ron. G. F. Hastings,
will haul into the steam basin dock at Portsmouth, as
soon as Sprightly comes out, and will copper and fit

tor sea,

The Malacca is being brought down in the water by
additional ballast put on board. On the original con-
struction of this fine ship for a steam-ship of war, the
Admiralty decided to put in the common-action engines,
which, with the boilers, water, &c., would have weighed
nearly 300 tons. Her present newly-constructed engines
do not weigh altogether more than 90 tons. This will
account for the difference in her displacement. Her
machinery is perfect in all its parts. She has ample
store-roorn for four months' stores and provisions, and
is in every respect a most convenient ship for stowage of
stores, provisions, armament, &c.
Serpent, 16, has been taken down from Portsmouth
ordinary, to be docked for examination and repairs.
She is placed in No. 1 dock.
Helena, 16, sloop, will go into the dock at Ports--
mouth vacated by the Geyser, for examination and
repairs.
NThe Curlew, 8, screw steam-sloop, commissioned by
Commander Rowley Lambert, at Woolwich, left Sheer-
ness yesterday morning for Chatham, where she is to
be rigged and made r,?ady for sea. Her engines, of 50-
horse power, were fitted on board, at Woolwich, by
Messrs. Maudslay, Sons, and Field, by whom they
were constructed.

Geyser, 6, paddle, having undergone a thorough re-
pair, with such alterations and improvements as to
make her equal to a new vessel, will haul out of Ports-
mouth dock on Wednesday next.
The Rhadamanthus, paddle-wheel steam store-ship,
Master Commander Belam, arrived at Woolwich, at
half-past three p.m. yesterday, from Pembroke.
Avon, paddle tender, which sailed on Wednesday
with despatches for the Hornet, fell in with her on Fri
day, and returned to Devonport on Sunday morning.
The defects of the Gipsey tender are complete. She
was taken out of dock at Devonport on Saturday.
The crew of the Spy brigantine were paid their ad
Vance yeste!day in the presence of Captain John Jervis
Tucker, Superni wide :t of Sheerness yard. The Spy
proceeds for the coa-t of Afiica, her old station.
Sprightly, paddle-tender, Master Commander George
All,-n, having received new boilers and repaired defec,:
at Portsmouth, will he enabled to leave the steam basic
to-day, to complete for Coaunel service at the least pos-
sible delay.

The BrTizilian ste,mer Jaquetinh•nuha, which put into
Plymouth Sound on Friday, sailed again on Saturday.
Tue s.unuel, hired transport, ha. ..ailed from Devon-
port with ~everal hundred tons of victualling stores fw
the Black Sea.
The French steam-frigate Indefatigable, frcm the
Baltic, 1.-ft the Downs ye,terday for Brest.
Mr. H. Taylor, Assistant• Surgeon (acting), took up
his commission at Sheerness yesterday for service in tht
Edinburgh. He is borne out on board the Waterloo
flag-ship, waiting a passage out to join his ship.
Mr. John Smith, Second Assistant-Engineer (acting),
has taktm up his appointment, and joined the Roya:
Albert. Mr. Smith commenced his duties yesterday.