The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-19 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The following is a letter, dated Malta, March 12 :
" Much activity still prevails, not only in the military
but in the naval departments at Malta.
" Additions to the Malta reserve continue dropping
in from England, and proportionate draughts of drilled
soldiers are sent away eastward. Within the last few
days as many as 1,800, in addition to the 3,200 which
left in the last week of February are left, and ethers are
preparing to follow. These have been replaced by 1,060
of the Ist Regiment of the Angle-Italian Legion from
Genoa, and some 2,000 more are shortly looked for.
" The St. Jean d'Acre, steam-ship of the line, has
already left for the eastward, and the others of her class
are being refitted with all possible despatch to resume
their station in the Black Sea. Nor are our gallant
allies behind hand in this particular, for on the sth inst.
a noble fleet of five ships of the line and four frigates
was seen passing Malta, steering eastward, and by this
date must have reached the Dardanelles, through which
most of the steam-frigates and nearly all the lighter craft
and screw-steam gun-boats of the British fleet have al-
ready passed on their way to the scene of operations.
" Her Majesty's steam-transport Assistance arrived on
the 2d from Gibraltar and Valencia ; she left for Con-
stantinople on the following day, Conveying 14 officers
and 273 non-commissioned officers and privates of vari-
ous regiments, draughts from the Malta reserve. The
Cumberland steam-transport arrived from Woolwich
and Gibraltar on the 4th with warlike stores.
" The Northumberland steam-transport arrived from
Gravesend, Plymouth, and Gibraltar on the sth, and
left for Constantinople on the 7th.
"The Madagascar steam-transport arrived from Bar-
celona on the 7th, with mules, and left for Constanti•
nople the 11th.
" Her Majesty's steamer Thais arrived from Liverpool
and Cadiz on the Bth, and left for Constantinople on the

9th.
"The Peninsula steam-transport arrived from London
with medical stares on the 3th ; she left for Constanti-
nople and Balaklava on the 9th.
" The Black Prince steam-transport arrived from Lan-
don with stores on the 10th, and left for Balaklava on
the 11th.
" The General Codrington steam-transport arrived
from Deptford and Gibraltar on the 10th, with railway
plant, and left for Balaklava on the 11th.
"The Thalia screw-steamer, from London, with a
cargo of Government stores for the East, arrived on the
12th; on wbich day the Great Britain left for Genoa.
"The Tynemouth steam-transport arrived on the 28th
of February from Constantinople, and left on Use 3d
of March for Balaklava, conveying 18 officers and 682
non-commissioned officers and privates of various regi-
ments, taken from the Malta reserve.
"The Imperador steam-transport left on the 27th of
Feb. for the Crimea.
"The Colombo, Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steamer, in the transport service, left for Canstantinople
on the 27th.
"The Indiana steam-transport left for the Crimea on
the 28th, conveying 36 officers and 906 non-commissioned
officers and privates of various regiments, taken from the
Malta reserve.
" The Armenian steam-transport left on the 27th of
Feb. for England.
"The Mary Ann, Minden, aed Sultan, sailing-trans-
poi ts, arrived from Constantinople on the 2d, the first two
left for London on the 4th, and timing followed on the 5 h.
" The Black Sea steam-transport arrived on the 3d
from Constantinople, and on the same day the Alice
Jackson steam-transport, also from Constantinople.
" The Trent steam-transport arrived on the 41 h from
Constantinople, with Ordnance stores and having in tow
her Majesty's screw wain-floating battery the Meteor,
also from Constantinople ; both left for -England this

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morning.
"The Arthur Gordon steam-transport arrived on the
Bth from Constantinople.
"The Baalbec steam-transport, with Russian guns aed
other trophies of war' arrived from Balaktava on the 106 n ;
and left ler England on the.] lth.
" Her Majesty's steam-frigate Odin arrived from Ka-
on the 28th of Feb.
Her Majesty's steam gun-boat Beagle left for the
Crimea on the 4th, but meeting with darnage to her
machinery in a gale of wind put back on thri 6th ; made
a second attempt at getting away on the 9th, but re-
turned to port after a few hours.
" 11. r Majesty's steam gun-brat Viper left on the sth
for the Crimea.
"The Higbflyer, screw steatn-frigate, left for Coratan-
tinople on the 11th.
"His Nethlsrlands Majostys frigate D 3 Rnyter,
Capt. Stavenisse de Brauw, arrived from Alexandria on
the Bth, bound for Genoa. The captain, on the evening
of the 19th, while dressing for a ball at the Palace, was
struck down by an apoplectic fit and continues in a very
precarimit state, which detains the vessel in port.
"The Sully, French steam transport, arrived from
Constantinople on the 28th Feb., bringing 155 military
invalids, and left on the following day for Port Vendres.
" The Isabella °toll steam transport in the French
eevice, arrived from Kamiesh on the 2d March, having
on board 214 military invalids, and lett on the 4th for
Pc rt Vendres.
"The Calypso, English steamer in the French trans-
port service, arrived from Constantinople on the 3.1,
bringing 84 military invalids, and left for Port Vendres
on the 4th, which day the Windsor steam transport, in
the same service, also arrived from Constantinople with
40 invalids, and having in tow- the disabled >Sardinian
ste tuser Conte di Cavour, bringing 188. French military
invalids—which two vessels left for Toulon on .the sth.
"The Napoleon 111., English steamer iu the French
tran.port service, arrived from Constantinople on the
sth, and left for Port Vendres on the 6th.
'• The Eng!isti steamer Nicolai 1., in the French trans-
port service, arrived from -Constantinople on the sth,
bringing 101 military invalids. •
" The Tan tallan, English steamer in the French trans-
port service, arrived from London and Gibraltar with
pr >visions on the Bth, and left for Kamiesh on the 9th.
" The Empress, English steamer in the same service.
arrived from Constantinople on the Bth, bringing 115
military invalids, and left on the 10th for Port Vendres.
"The City of London steam-transport arrived from
Genoa on the Ist March, and left for Leghorn on the 6th.
"The Ottoman Government steamer Chebahar arrived
on the 28th February from Constantinople, bringing 611
officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates of the
Tunisian Contingent, and left on the 3.1 of March fcr
Tunis. The Minos, Tunisian Government steamer, ar-
rived from Constantinople on the 28th of Feb., bringing
General Muhamed Secusi, and 387 officers, non-com-
missioned officers, and privates of the same contingent,
and left for Tunis on the sth of March. These 1,000
men, scarcely numbering a dozen officers, are, it is raid,
with the exception of a few too ill to be removed from
the hospitals of the East, all that remain of the contin-
gent, originally 10,000 strong.
"The Ottoman Government steamer Esseri Heri 'ar-
rived from Tripoli on the Bth, having on board his Ex-
cellency Osney Bey and suite.
"The Vectis Peninsular and Oriental Company's mail
steamer, arrived on the 3d from Marseilles. The Alma
mail steamer, belonging to the same company, arrived
on the 3d from Southampton and Gibraltar.
"Her Majesty's mail steamer Triton arrived from
Corfu on the Bth.
"The cutter yacht Sparrow Hawk returned from the
Crimea and Constantinople on the let inst., and left for
Portsmouth on the Bth.
"The Araxos screw steamer arrived on the 2d from
Alexandria, and left for Liverpool on the 3d.
"The Bosphorus screw steamer, from Constantinople,
arrived on the 3d, and left for Liverpool on the 4th, on
which day the British Qaeen screw steamer arrived from
Constantinople and Smyrna.
"The Melita screw steamer, from Liverpool and Gib-
raltar, arrived on the sth. She left for the. East on
the 7th.
" Toe ship Siam, Capt. Wilton, from Constantinople,
bound for Calcutta, put into Malta on the 7th, having 11
of her crew suffering from typhus fever, contracted from
convoying to Constantinople from Kamiesh 300 French
military invalids, 10 of whom died daring the passage.
"Two courts-martial have taken place in the fleet.
They were held on Loard her Majesty's ship Princess
Royal, Capt. Jones, who presided on each occasion. The
first case was that of Lieut. Bloxam, of her Majesty's ship
Sphinx, for leaving his ship while under arrest. The
charge being proved, he was dismissed the service. The
second was on Mr. Blake, boatswain of her Majesty's ship
St. Jean d'Acre, for drunkenness. The charge was
prayed, but from the handsome certificates produced, and
high character given him by Captain King and the offi-
cers of the ship, he was only reduced from the first class
to second."

General Baron Smola, of the Imperial Royal Austrian
Artillery, accompanied by Col. T. Wurmb, of the Impe-
rial Royal Austrian Engineers, and Capt. A. Wissiak, of
the Imperial Royal Austrian navy, visited the flag-ship of
the Baltic fleet at Spithrad yesterday, and other objects
of interest at Portsmouth. !tsar Admiral Sir Richard
Saunders Dundas, K.C.8., received the visitors on board
the Duke of Wellington, and accompanied them in his
steam tender, which landed them at the dockyard, where
the authorities also paid them every respect. On leaving
the Duke of 'Wellington a salute of 10 gnus was fired in
honour of the Baron.

The Andee, steam-transport Ne. 100, arrived at Ports-
mouth yesterday morning from the East with invalids
(last from Plymouth), and went into Barbour to laud them
at the dockyard. The Coquette, 4, screw despatch gun-
vessel, Commander Risk, went into Portsmouth harbour
on Monday evening. The Rhadamanthus steam tender
went into Portsmouth harbour on Monday evening, to
disembark machinery for the Pioneer steam despatch
gun-boat and the Fox steam-transport.
The steam-vessels Conflict, Archer, and Cruiser went
from Harnoaza into Plymouth Sound on Monday.
The screw steam-ship Orion, 01, Capt. J. E. Erskine,
left Plymouth on Monday with those men belonging to
the Algiers whose leave had expired.
The ship Wellesley, from Calcutta Nov. 15, and Cape
of Good Hope Jan. 12, was off Plymouth on Monday.
She has a number of piettienger4, among whoM are, from
the Cape, Capt. Bates, 45th Regt., Military Secretary to
Lis Excellency G-otternor Sir G. Grey ; and Capt. Mont-
gomery, of the 61st Rifles. Spoke' Feb. 3, in lat. 7 S ,
long. 15 W., the Sumatra,
from Coringa for Belfast;
Feb 7, in lat. 1 N., long. 22 W., the City of ENlinlanrgb,
from the Clyde for Calcutta ; March 4, in lat. 51 N.,
long. 13 W., the Magician, of Bristol ; and March 9, in
lat. 50.30 N., long. 11 W., the Thebes, from Shanghai.
The Thunder floating battery, Capt. G. G. Randolph,
has been put out of No. 1 dry dock, Sheerness, her fit-
ments and improvements being completed. She has, with
the Trusty floating battery, Capt. F. A. Campbell, been
berthed at harbour moorings.
The Horatio, 8, screw steam-frigate, Capt. the Hon.
A. A. Cochrane, C. 8., left Shec mess yesterday on a trial
rip of her machinery.
The Porcupine, 3, paddle-wheel steam-vessel, Lieut.-
Commander U. M. Balfour, has completed her refitting.