The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-18 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The steam-transport Impdratrice, No. 220, sailed yes-
terday morning from Woolwich for the East, with a full
cargo of general military stores.
The crew of the transport Imperatriz, No. 150, were
on Saturday paid a., Woolwich. The Imperatriz is to be
placed on the reserve list until called upon for further
service.

The gun-boats Mayflower, Go3ha.;vb, and Louisa,
have completed their shipment of ammunition, &c., and
sailed yesterday morning from Woolwich for Greenhithe.

Two other gun-boats,the Goldfinch and Violet, are to
leave Woolwich to-day for Greenhithe.
The Nightingale, 2, gun-boat, Lieutenant Tathwell
B. Collinson, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morning
from the eastward. The Pearl, 21, Captain Sotheby,
was taken into dock yesterday afternoon.
On Friday last nearly 200 seamen of her Majesty's
ship Russell, Captain Scott, who served ire the Crimea
and Black Sea fleet during the war, were presented with
medals. The quarter-deck of the Russel, lying at
Queenstown, was tastefully fitted up for the occasion,
and there were present the naval Commander-in-Chief,
Vice-Admiral Sir George Rose Sartorius, Lady Sartorius,
and family ; the military Commander-in. Chief, Major-
General R. C. Mansell, K.H., Mrs. Mansell, and family ;
a number of distinguished military officers who had
served in the Crimea, and captains, R.N., resident in
Queenstown and neighbourhood, with their wives and
families. Captain Scott addressed the men in appropriate
terms, telling them that her Majesty had given similar
medals to a large number of her gallant sailors and sol-
diers, of whom some were their own shipmates then
present, but that it was impossible for her to do so per-
, sonally to all in the service. He was anxious, therefore,
to impress upon them the nature of the distinction con-
ferred upon them, which was a proof that their ser-
vices were known and acknowledged and valued by
their Queen and country. The names of the men
were then called over, and the medals presented to
each by Lady Sartorius, Mrs. Mansell, Mrs. Scott, Mrs.
Faushawe, and Mrs. Fulford, the band of the Russell
playing the National Anthem and other appropriate
music. After all the medals had been distritbuted the
ship's company gave three hearty cheers for their Queen,
the ladies, and their captain.
Two new gun-boats, the Ala-nity and Vigilant, were
launched yesterday at Messrs. Mare's, Black wall, and
are to be conveyed to Woolwich to be fitted for servic3.
The despatch-boat Intrepid, Commander Woods, hav-
ing made good her defects, was yesterday morning un-
docked at Woolwich and hauled into the outer basin to
wait orders.
The gun-boat Delight, not in commission, was yester-
day morning taken out of the fitting-basin, Woolwich,
and docked for final fitment, and to be coppered.
Six gun-boats are in course of construction at Messrs.
w. Smith's, at Newcastle-on-Tyne, measuring respec-
tively 233 tons, and of 60-horse power, and are to be
armed with one 68 pounder and one 32. The depart-
ment at Woolwich has received orders to suspend for
the present the further supply of the braes howitztr guns
with which the gun-boats have hitherto been armed.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship
Ripon, Capt. Cooper, transport No. 25, is expected at
Southampton on or about Wednesday, with the follow-
ing ogieers, &c., from Malta :—Capt. Giffard, R N.,
Lieut. Vaughan, R.N., 4 naval engineers, 38 distressed
British seamen ; Cornet Dimsdale, 11th Hussars ; As
sist-Surgeon M'Clean, Osmanli Irr4gular Cavalry; 6
naval stewards, &c. The Ripon sailed from Smyrna o,
the 4th inst., and Malta on the oth, and was to toucl
a. Gibraltar on her voyage to Southampton.
The following appointments were made yesterday at
the Admiralty :—Conamander Edw:srd Wilson, b the
Wellesley ; Lieut. J. B. Graham, to the Colossus ; S
H. Buckingham, midshipman, to the Pearl ; Robert M.
Jones, storekeepers to. the Tencornalee.
The newly-a:Tiled siege-traihmen were yesterday
morning drawn up in a threegivarter square in the parade,
ground facing the Royal Arttllery Barracks, Woolwich
for the purpose of giving the men an opportunity o,