The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-28 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The gun-boat flotilla and the First and Second Lords
of the Admiralty, on board the Black Eagle yacht, at-
tended by the Wanderer screw despatch vessel, Com-
mander Luce, arrived at Portland about 6 o'clock on
Tuesday night, where they found the Fourth Division,
under the command of Captain A. C. Key in the Sans-
pariel, 70. Any intention of manosurring in the
gun-boat force was effectually frustrated by foul
winds and rough seas, and the same continued to
prevail the whole of Wednesday, no movements what-
ever having been attempted. About 1 o'clock p.m.,
their Lordships (having previously landed and inspected
the breakwater) weighed in their yacht, and, accom-
palled by the Wanderer, proceeded for Portsmouth,
where they arrived about 7 o'clock the same evening,
leaving the gun-boat squadrons to return to Spithead and
the Motherbank when the weather moderated. Sir C.
Wood and Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. F. Berkeley slept on
board the Black Eagle, in Portsmouth harbour, on Wed-
nesday night, and left by the 8.10 express train on the
South Western Railway for London yesterday morning..
Her Majesty has expressed her intention of inspecting
the fleet at Spithead on or about the 16th of April, when
such a force will be assembled as will exceed that re-
viewed by the Queen in 1853 by 150 sail or more, if all
should assemble that are expected.
The Centaur, 6, paddle-wheel frigate, Captain W. J.
Clifford, C.B , having been refitted, went to Spithead
yesterday and rejoined the fleet.
The crew of the mortar ship Forth, 12, Captain Lord
John Hay, at Plymouth, bent sails en Thursday.
The crew of the St. George, 120, Captain Harry
Eyres, will be paid wages to-day at Plymouth, and
granted 14 days' leave of absence.
The screw steam-ship James Watt, 91, Capt. George
Elliot, took berpodwer and shot on board in Hamoaze on
Thursday, preparatory for leaving. She is, however, de•
taine4 in consequence of defects having been discovered
in her boilers.

Telegraphic orders were received at Devonport Dock
yard, on Wednesday, to get ready for sea with all de-
spatch the steam gun-boats Ant, Pet, Angler, Decoy,
Nettle, and Wrangler. The engineers employed will
work every night until 10 o'clock.
From 8,000 to 10,000 quarters of wheat, in compliance
with a public advertisement, were offered for sale, on
Wednesday, to the authorities at the Royal William
V►ctualling Yard, Plymouth. Of this quantity, 400
quarters only, from Messrs. Fox, Sons, and Co., at 685.,
were accepted.
The Vesuvius got up steam yesterday morning for the
purpose of rendering assistance in being warped Gut of
the outer basin at Woolwich. She is.aow moored in the
river off the dockyard, so as to receive her ammunition
from the Arsenal, preparatory to proceeding to Green-
hithe to be swung.
The despatch gun-boat Intrepid, Commander Wood,
is to leave Woolwich also to-morrow for Greenhithe,
thence to Portsmouth.

The Roebuck, despatch gunboat, is ordered to be
docked at Woolwich.

The gunboat Grappler, built by Messrs. Fletcher, of
Limehouse, is to be launched to•morrow. The Spanker
and the Thrasher were yesterday morning taken out of
No. 1 dock, and removed to basin, and the Traveller
was at the same time hauled out cf the basin and docked
at Woolwich.

Lieutenant D. E. Orr has been appointed additional
Lieutenant to the Victory, 104, Captain the Hon. J. R.
Drummond, C.B.
An order has been received from the War-office by
Lieut.-Colonel B. E. M. Gordon, commanding the 6 com-
pany depot of the 91at Regiment at Chatham barracks,
for the whole of that depot to proceed to the came at
A ldershott on Friday next. This depot is upwards of
500 strong ; the head-quarters of the regiment are eta-
tioned in Greece.

300 non-commissioned officers and privates of the
Royal Artillery, with their commanding officers, are to
leave head-quarters, Woolwich, to-morr)w, for Epswich,
to join Captain Middleton's (the 13th) company, for the
purpose of forming a battery. A number of men have
arrived at Woolwich from Tilbury Fort, having been dis.
charged from the depot of the Turkish Contingent.
Reports are current that the corps is to be speedily dis-
banded. Each man, on receiving his discharge, was
granted his passage money and a bonus of It. '
Yesterday being what is termed " marching past day,"
about 5,000 men of the Royal Artillery were drawn up
in front of the barracks on Woolwich•common and in-
spected by the colonels commanding, before whom they
defiled in divisions and withdrew to quarters. The
cleanliness and soldierlike bearing of the men and the
superior depottment of the non commissioned officers
were the theme of remark among the numerous persons
present.