The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-17 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

Sir C. Wood, First Lord of the Admiralty, and Rear-
Admiral Sir M. F. F. Berkeley, Second Lord, arrived at
Portsmouth on Tuesday night, and slept on board the
yacht Black Eagle, in Portsmouth harbour. Yesterday
morning their lordships were joined by Lord Panmure,
Field-Marshal Viscount Hardinge, Vice-Admiral Sir G.
Seymour, Rear-Admiral Sir R. S. Dundas, commanding
the port division of the fleet at Spithead ; Commodore
the Hon. F. T. Pelham, captain of the fleet; Admiral
Sir T. Cochrane Flag-Lieutenant Pechell, &c. The flag-
ship Victory saluted the Aiiniralty Board with 19 guns
at 9 o'clock yesterday morning, and at a few minutes
after the Black Eagle left the harbour with the party
above named for Spithead, steaming through the fleet
and down to Stoke's Bar, where the new despatch vessel
Flying Fish, Corn. R. Dew, was trying her speed. It
was intended, as before stated, to rehearse the whole of
the movements on the card for the review, but the wind
was to strong and sea so rough that it was not deemed
prudent that the line-of-battle ships should unmoor; the
movements were therefore confined to the gun-boats.
After witnessing the speed of the Flying Fish, the Black
Eagle steamed up through the gun-boat flotilla at the
Motherbank, and signalled for the commanders of the
Red Division to go on board her. At 11.30 the Cmsar,
Russell, Exmouth, and Haetines line-of-battle ships were
ordered to repeat signals, and this the Hogue also asked
permission to do, which was granted. The Gorgon and
Basilisk steam-sloops were despatched to anchor about 3
miles off the Nab as'" pivot vessels," or turning points
for the movements of the flotilla, the Red (or centre
division of which, under Cant. Codrington, C. 13.), was
signalled to form the pre:cribed order of sailing in two
columns. This was about neon. The Flying Fish and
Coquette led the fl)tilla up from Stoke's Bay. Captain
Codrington on board the former heading the starboard
line, Capt. the Hon. H. Keppel in the Carnation, leading
the port line, Capt. Yelverton following in No. 19 gun-
beat, and Capt. Key in the Wanderer. Having got fairly
away, signal was made to take close order, which was
ably done, and the Intrepid brought up the rear. Aftt r
attaining the pivot-ships Duke of Wellington and Royal
George (the Gorgon and L'asiiiek having evidently been
sent out with the intention of serving as points fortheline-
„f-battle ships) the Red squadron rounded the latter, and
returned along the outske of the line of the fleet at
anchor on the Isle of Wight side, and the White t qua I-
ron rounded the Duke and returned to the starting place
on the Anglesey side, all making for Stokes Bay, where
we believe the Admiralty signified their satisfaction with
the manoeuvre, and then returned to port. The flotilla
then moored in four lines, the blue to starboard, the red
in the centre, the white to port, and the light in shot •
to Stoke's,bay. The day was beautifully fine overhead,
but a cutting north-easter blew very hard, and renders d
all communication with Spithead useless, unless bj
steam power. What will be done with the great ship,
on the 23.4 remains yet to be decided upon ; they will
most likely be taken, as was the case last time, outside
of Spithead, and rnanceuvred off Hayliog Island, the
Rodney, 90, and the London, 90, being appointed the
" pivot ships" for them. The Fire Queen and the Vivid
Admiralty steam yachts, Masters W. F. Paul and H.
W. Allen, commanding, were each out yesterday with
company on board, witnessing the marshalling of the
gun-boats. The Imp6rieuse, 51, Captain Watson, C. 8.,
arrived at Spithead on Tuesday evening from the Baltic ;
the Euryaliv, 51, Captain G. Ramsay, C. 8., arrived
from the same destination yesterday morning; the Fal-
con, 17, Commander Pullen, followed, and the Procris
guy-host, also atrlved from the eastward. The Ajax, 60,
acre v blookship, also went to Spithead. To-day (wea-
ther permitting) the C immander-in-Caief may put the
lime-of-battle snips through their positions. Her Majesty
has invited Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, the Comman-
der-in-Chief of the Mediterranean fleet, &c., to be her
guest on board the Royal yacht at the review.
Her Majesty's sloop Grecian, 12, Commander George
Blane, entered Piytnouth Sound yesterday evening.
She left Singapore on the 221 of December, arrived at

Cape of Go;Cl.Hope on the 6th of February, remained
there 16 days refitting, and touched at St. Helena on
the sth of April. She has on board two officers and 29
searasn, lately belonging to the Russian frigate Diana.
She spoke, 500 miles south of the Azores, the brig Pane-
for, of Sunderland, 103 days from Mauritius, for Cork.
The scruw Eteatt-ship Centurion, 80, Captain W. J.
Williams, made a successful trial of her engines outside
the Siund on Monday. She took her powder in on
TuevdaY, and will leave Plymouth for Spithead to day
or to-morrow .

The London, 90, Captain Jervis ; the paddle-wheel
steam-frigate Vulture, 6, Captain F. H. H. Glasse ; and
the screw mortar-ship Seahorse, 12, Captain L. G.
Heath, were under orders to leave Plymouth yesterday
for Spithead.
A part of the hulk Captain burnt in Hamoaze in Marcb,
1813, has been discovered by the Government diver and
brought to Devonport dockyard.
The hired steam-transport Imperatriz, Commander
H. T. Cox, with 25-Russians from Sheerness, arrived in
Plymouth Sound on Monday, and sailed therefrom yes-
terday with 20 Russian officers and 697 soldiers ald sea-
men, calling at Portsmouth, where she will embark
about 350, and then sail for Libau, whence she will
bring back any
English prisoners who may be there.
The Russian priest who was in the habit of visiting
Milbay prisons, and who distributed among his country-
Men money sent from their Government, took passage
in the Imperatriz to Portsmouth. The first detach.
ment of Russians, 749, from Bomarsund, were placed
in charge of Lieut. Veitch, R.N., at Millbay, Plymouth,
on the 7th of October, 1854, and from that dare to the
present 1,360 is all have been lodged there. During the
entire period they have been in medical charge of Mr.
R. Stevenson, R.N., whose uniform attention ,was
greatly appreciated. The deaths, 24, show an average
only of about 21 per cent. Daring their soj ,urn not
the least insubordination has occurred, and the extra
services of neither the civil nor military authorities have
on any occasions been required. When the Govern-
ment steamers Pike and Confianco were casting efffrorn
the pontoon at Milibay to convey the Russians to the
Imperatriz, the separation from the Governor, his cffi-
curs, and warders, could be likenel only to the parting
of friends, and cheers and counter cheers were exchanged
between the steamers an 1 the numerous spectators on
the waterside. Among those embarked at Plymouth
are 77 seamen from the Diana, and 40 from K« rcth, and
57 Greeks from the Crimea. The establishment at
Millbay is ordered to be clos?d, and Lienti Veitch has
received instructions to pass the control over to the
Marine Department.
The new telegraph station at the entrance of MlTord
ll.tven is now in working older and conveys iuforma-
i!en between the dockyard and the forts, The spring
tides in the haven have risen to a most unusual height,
overflowing wharves and quaya, being higher than for
way years. As yet no redact on has taken place in the
establishment at Pembroke. Considerable alterations
have been made in the hut barracks the fireplaces bjng
replaced by bricks.
On Tuesday a distribution of Kafir medals to those
men belonging to the 27th (Enniskillen) Regiment, and
the 431 Light Infantry, who were er;gaged in the Kafir
war, took place on the parade ground at Chatham bar-
racks.

Tho following appointments were made 'yesterday at
the Admiralty :
Henry V. Beatson, to be Blaster-Assistant to the Vic-
tory ; N, J. Willoughby, to be Naval Cadet to the ask,