The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-02 00:00:00

INFANTRY UNDER BRICADIER SUTTON.

The 2d division is commanded by Major-General Sir
Robert Napier, K.C.8., and consists of Mowbray's battery
Royal Artillery ; Govan's battery do. ; Graham's company
of Royal Engineers. 3d brigade, under Brigadier Jephson,
formed of Ist battalion of 3d Buffs, 44th Foot, and Bth Pun-
jaub Infantry. 4th brigade, under Brigadier Reeves, con-
sists of 67th Foot, 99th Foot, 11th Punjaub Infantry, and
19th Punjaub Infantry.
The cavalry brigade is not attached to either of the divi-
sions. It is commanded by Brigadier Pottle, and is com-
posed of two squadrons of Ist Dragoon Guards (not yet
arrived), Probyn's I 3 orse and Fane's Horse, and Milward's
Battery of Royal Artillery (Armstrong).

An art;llery reserve of three batteries of Royal and two
batteries of Madras Native Artillery, the latter having a
mountain train.

An Engineers reserve of half a company of Royal En-
gineers, and two companies of Madras Native Sappers and
Miners.

This is the whole expeditionary force, and a very
respectable one it is, as I have no doubt the Chinese
will think when they see it on the shores of the
Gulf of Pe•chi-li. To sum up, we have 3 com-
panies of Royal Engineers, 2 companies of native
sappers, 8 batteries of Royal Aitillery, 2 batteries of
native artillery, 2 squadrons of European cavalry,
5 squadrons of native cavalry, 9 regiments of
European infantry, and 5 regiments of natives.
With the exception of the artillery and sappers
from Madras, the natives of the force arc all Sikhs
and P unjabees.
Preparations are still progressing, and though the
precise time of departure is of course kept secret, it
is conjectured and generally believed that the em-
barkation of the troops will commence next week,
unless Lord Elgin, expe'4ed on the 10th, throws
some unexpected obstacle in the way. The harbour
is crowded with transports ready to receive their
living freight. On the bows and quarters of each
is painted with red or white paint, in gigantic let-
ters, her number and the nature of her contents,
as " Infantry-,"" Cavalry," " Commissariat stores
8.7 c. And each ship will carry the distinguishin,,,
flag of the divison and brigade to which the troops
on board belong. It is difficult to make P correct
estimate of the number and tonnage of such" a vast
assemblage. Perhaps 100 to 120 sail and 80,000

tons is not very far from the mark, for th e
transports alone; and with men-of-war and gun-
boats of all sorts and sizes, I should not be surprised
if the whole fleet should aggregate 200 sail. Fancy
such an array arriving some fine summer morning
in Herne Bay or any quiet watering-place on the
coast of England. Vague reports from the north
say the Chinese are continuing their preparation a
for war, and feel confident of success. Without
being boastful or unwarrantably sanguine, we may
calculate upon their dreams of victory over the
barbarians being somewhat rudely dispelled.
The two military events of the last fortnight
have been a review of the troops encamped at
Cowloon and a trial of the Armstrong guns. The
review took place on the 30th ult., and was a great
success. The Commander-in-Chief went over at
five in the afternoon, attended by his staff, and was
received on the Cowloon side with a salute•from
the Madras Mountain train. He then rode up to the
ground, where the force of nearly 4,000 men was
drawn up under General Sir R. Napier. The usual
inspection was made, and the regiments " marched
past," and then home to their tents. It was a
beautiful afternoon, and the whole of Hong Kong
turned out to witness what is here so unwonted a
spectacle, The Sikhs, and especially the cavalry,
attracted great attention. Probyn's Horse, with
their handsome leader at their head, excited the
especial admiration of the fair sex, of whom there
was a large number present, and some pretty faces
amongst them.
The trial of the Armstrong guns was made also
at Cowloon yesterday evening. Three Inns, alll2-
pounders, were employed. The marks fired at were
targets moored in the sea, at distances which ap-
peared to be 1,200, 1,800, and 2,500 yards respec-
tively. The distance had not been measured, and
the artillerymen judged it by the eye. As I antici-
pated, the result was disappointment to the majo-
rity of the spectators, who evidently expected to
see the targets struck every shot. They were not
struck at all. Some of the shots were very far from
the objects and some were near—one or two very
close. The most interesting practice was at the
longest range, and at the close, when the gunners
were beginning to ascertain pretty accurately the
distance, the shooting was good ; but we must see
them in the field, in front of an enemy, before any
decided opinion can be formed of how much we have
gained by their substitution for the old ordnance.
Of the state of preparation of our allies I know
almost nothing. Report says they are not in a very
forward state, but report is generally wrong.

MAY 5.

. The arrivals since my last have been the Alfred,
with the 60th Rifles, from Calcutta, Lord Dal-
housie, Queen of England, and two other ships
with detachments of Probyn's Horse, part of
Fane's Horse, in two ships, the remainder of the
regiment of Loodeanah, the whole of the 19th
Punjaub Infantry, the head-quarters and remainder
of the Bth Punjaub Infantry, part of the 15
Punjaub Infantry, two companies of Madras Sap-
pers and Miners (natives), part of her Majesty's
44th Regiment from Madras, and of the 2d Queen's
from the Cape, and a portion of Govan's Battery of
Royal Artillery from Bombay.
The Adelaide, with the siege train on board, was
at the Cape on the 12th March, and should be here
now any day. It will come into play if the Takoo
Forts must be taken by regular approaches. I need.
not trouble you with speculations as to the probable
plan of operations. Everybody here can tell you
what it will be, or at least what he knows it ought
to be. And every one's scheme is different. These
matters are wisely kept secret, and in reality, ex-
cept the few interested, nobody knows anything
definite about it. That we shall leave Hong Kong
in transports sometime, rendezvous somewhere,
land somewhere else, and fight somebody, we an
know, and very few know much more. The heat
has been steadily and sensibly increasing, and the
thermometer ranges about 78 to 80 degrees at eight
in the morning within doors. The troops continue
healthy.

AUSTRALIA.

PLYMOUTH; JUNE 30.

The ship Prince of Wales,Capt.Watson, belonging
to Messrs. R. and 11. Green, of London, was off the
port this morning, 81 days from Melbourne. She
has 216 passengers, 33,000 ounces of gold, a quan-
tity of copper ore, and some wool. The Prince of
Wales sailed April 9, and crossed the line June 6.
Icebergs were observed in the South Pacific on the
Ist of May. At 8 o'clock this morning she was
two leagues east of the Eddystone, going up Chan-
nel with a strong favourable breeze from north-
west. Spoke May 23, lat. 36 14 S., long. 32 20
W., the British bark Creswell, 53 days from Nel-
son, for London ; 27th, 37 19 S., 28 1 W., the
British bark Princess Clotilde, standing south-
ward; 28th, 26 2 S., 26 46 W., the French ship
Amiral Dubare, 50 days from Marseilles, for Pon-
dicherry ; June Bth, lat. 4 2 N., long. 26 35 W., a
French ship with "T. B." on her foretopsail,
standing southward; 17th, lat. 28 2 N., lon. 39 10
W., signalled the American bark Paladin and the
American ship Panama, both standing southward;
19th, lat. 32 4 N., long. 37 21 W., signalled the
British bark Salsette, 108 days from California, for
Cork ; and June 22d, lat. 37 47 N., long 32 22 W.
signalled the Russian ship Helene, standing N.W.