The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-08 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Preparations for the election of the testimonial
about to be raised at Woolwich to the memory of
the officers and men of the Royal Artillery who fell
in the Crimean war were commenced on Saturday,
and the monument, which has been executed by
Mr. J. Bell, the sculptor who produced the Guards'
Memorial also, is expected to be in its place during
the early part of next week. Some delay has been
occasioned in its erection by a difficulty in procur-
ing appropriate blocks of granite to form the
pedestal, one of which, unfortunately, was damaged
while under transport to Woolwich.
His Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-
Chief has sanctioned the transference of Major Wel-
man from the 9th battalion in the Colchester gar-
rison to the Bth battalion at Pembroke. Assist.-
Surg. O'Connell, of the 83d Regt , has arrived at
the camp, and has been posted to the 10th battalion.
A draught of the 61st Regiment, consisting of
four Ensigns and 154 men, women, and children,
from the Bth depot battalion, left Pembroke Dock
on Friday last to join the service companies of their
regiment at Plymouth. The names of the officers
are Ensigns Madden, Hon. E. J. Chetwynd, Dash-
wood, and Long. The whole are under the com-
mand of Capt. Ashe, 85th Light Infantry, who
rejoins on the completion of the above duty.
The sth Field Battery Royal Artillery Depot,
consisting of 240 non-commissioned officers and
gunners, in command of Capt. Jones, at head-quar-
ters, Woolwich, received their route on Saturday
for Sheerness, where they are to be stationed for
the winter.

With the desire of promoting a more intelligible
intercourse between our own troops and those of
our foreign allies, when called into the same sphere
of action, Major• Gen. Sir Richard Dacres, with the
sanction of the General Commanding-in-Chief of
the army, has established a French class at the
Royal Artillery barracks, Woolwich, for the in-
struction of the non-commissioned officers of the
corps in that language. M. Baron, who has been
attached for some years to Dr. Bridgman's and
other military academies at Woolwich, has been
appointed instructor to the class, which promises to
be very numerously attended. The assembling of
the class will commence to-day.
The entire force of Chatham garrison was engaged
on Saturday morning in a series of mancouvres,
having for their object the instruction of the officers
and men in defending the garrison from a supposed
attack by an invading army advancing from the
river and the direction of the Dover-road from
New Brompton, the operations being precisely
similar to those carried out by the troops at
Chatham, assisted by the local Volunteer Artil-
lery and Rifle Corps, a short time back.
The forces engaged in the attack and defence
of the garrison included the Royal and Indian
Engineer corps, the depots of the several East India
regiments, composing the three battalions of infan-
try, together with the division of Royal Marines,
the whole of the arrangements being under the im-
mediate superintendence and direction of Major-
Gen. Eyre, commanding the garrison and Chatham
district. The operations supposed an attack to be
imminent at three different portions of the line of
defences, extending from St. Mary's Creek to the
Spur Battery and Fort Amherst, a distance of about
two miles, the whole of which were defended by
strong bodies of troops, aided by the
siege gith
The attacking party was also very strong, and,
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ton and St. Mary's Creek, on St. Mary's Casemate
barracks. On the arrival of the several parties at
the points of attack, reconnoitering parties were
thrown out and the attack
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ladders, and the attacking parties making themselves
masters of the garrison. The day's proceedings then
concluded, both the attack
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