The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-16 00:00:00

THE NAVY.

The following is from a letter, dated Valletta,
Nov. 9 .—" Her Majesty's steam troopship Meg sera,
Commander Henderson, arrived at Malta on the
7th inst. at midnight. She left Portsmouth on the
25th of October, having on board .76 men ; three
women, and four children of the 100th Regiment ;
four officers and 40 men of the 25th Regiment ; one
man of the Bth Regiment, and one woman of the
31st Regiment for Gibraltar; and one officer, 42
men, and two women of the Royal Artillery, Col.
and Mrs. Ebrington (Rifle Brigade), Mr. and Mrs.
Wellesley, and Mr. Mount (Naval Department),
for Malta; also, the following supernumeraries for
distribution in the squadron :—Lieuts. E. R. Fre-
mantle, R. H. Thompson, R. F. Broach ick, and J.
H. M. Calera% and Master's-Assistant J. A. Broad,
for the Marlborough ; Naval Cadets Reynell
J. Fortescue, and W. E. Atkinson, Cressy; A. E.
Canstan and A. Watson, Renown ; B. G. Proby,
N. Catton, H. W. Gibson, and E. A. Cooper, Victor
Emmanuel; H. J. Kemble and W. A. Annesley,
Amphion ; C. W. Atkinson and C. Longford, Han.
nibal ; H. H. Wilding, M. W. Abbott, C. E. Wood,
A. L. G. Leaeock, and G. F. Trollope, Marlborough;
A. P. Pascal, H. J. Price, and A. B. Jenkins, Doris ;
H. A. Coventry and T. H. Beddors, Exmouth ; H.
S. Wright, R. H. Ramsden, and A. I. Garbete,
Liffey; A. E. Bancroft, H. Stevenson, and C. H.
Warren, Orion ; 15 seamen and second class boys
for disposal; four seamen, stragglers from the Mars,
and two seamen stragglers from the Melpomene.
The Megmra reached Gibraltar on the evening of
the 31st ult., and disembarked the troops above-
mentioned for that garrison, leaving on the morn-
ing of the 3d inst. with his Excellency Sir W. J.
Codrington, K.C.8., Governor of Gibraltar, who is
on leave for the purpose of visiting Rear-Admiral
Codrington, C. 8., at Malta. She had fine weather
the whole passage out. Her Majesty's sloop Fox-
hound, Commander Mitchell, arrived at Gibraltar
on the Ist inst. from England, and was to leave for
Malta after replenishing her coal. The Megmra is
under orders to proceed to Corfu on Monday next
to bring back invalids. Her Majesty's frigate Mel-
pomene, Capt. Ewart, left last night with a mail
for Corfu, and the frigate Amphion, Capt. Cochran,
arrived to-day from Naples. The line-of-battle ship
Mars, Captain Strange, has just left port for Corfu,
and I hear that the St. Jean d'Acre will leave to-day
or to-morrow on return home. Since the crew have
rejoined this unfortunate ship fresh cases of sick-
ness have been reported amcng the men. The fol-
lowing are her Majesty's ships of war now in port:
The Hibernia receiving ship (flag of Rear-Admiral
Codrington), Victor Emmanuel, Caesar, St. Jean
d'Acre, and London line-of-battle ships; Amphion,
frigate; Megzra, steam troopship; and Boxer,
gunboat."
A letter from Corfu of the 3d inst. contains the

following :—" Admiral Martin is still here, with the

line-of-battle ships Marlborough (flag), Orion, Ex-
mouth, Neptune, and James Watt, and two gunboats:
The Assurance gunboat arrived last night from
Malta. One of the Liverpool screw steamers ran
aground in the harbour off Manduchio on Thursday

last, and, notwithstanding the efforts made to move
her, she still remains in the same position. Her
cargo is now being unshipped."
The screw steam gunvessel Trinculo, 4, was put
out of No. 4 Dock in the Devonport Dockyard on
Wednesday, and the Petrel, 11, was placed in it.
The paddlewheel steam sloop Gorgon, 6, Com-
mander B. T. C. Pim, in Plymouth Sound, got up
steam yesterday (Thursday) morning, and left for
Portsmouth.

In consequence of the change of wind to south-
west the paddlewheel steam sloop Spiteful, 6, Com-
mander Wilson, sent into the Channel to relieve the
homeward bound merchant ships, returned to Ply-
mouth Sound on Wednesday. Yesterday (Thursday)
she steamed into Hamoaze, and went alongside the
coal depot.
The naval transport Diligence, James Head,
master, was towed on Wednesday from Plymouth
Sound by the tug Prospero to the offing, when she
sailed with provisions for Deptford. In consequence
of contrary winds she put back on Wednesday even-
ing,
steamed
oa
and sailed again yesterday (Thursday) morning.
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into
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an
aThe steam gunsloop Ariel, 9, Commander
PlymouthAlex-
placed
Sound
WaneddnoensdTayourfsrdonl Thursday way
off Keyham steam-yard for the purpose of being
placed in dock.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :—William a3ll
Kellett, mate, to the
Spiteful; James F. Baker,
Desperate; George Jeffrey,ms
idh , to the
paymaster midshipman,
additional
Indus; W. A. Westaway s , clerk,tothto
the Russell ;
and David Acheson, clerk, to the Himalaya.
The usual weekly brigade field days of the
troops of Chatham garrison having been discom
tinned for the present, Major-Gen. Eyre has issued
a general order to the troops under his command,
directing that the officers and men of the Royal.
and Indian Engineers, the East India depots of
the Line, and the Battalion of Royal Marine Light

Infantry, composing the garrison, are to be
marched out several miles into the country, on cer-
tain days in each week during the winter. Advan-
tage is to be taken of these occasions for instruct-
ing the troops in judging the distances of the
various objects passed, in order to perfect them in
that portion of their rifle drill. The officers who
accompany the troops on these occasions will be re-
quired to take flying sketches and make a recon-
naissance of :the country traversed, and the facili-
ties afforded for repelling the advance of an enemy,
and these reports are to be submitted to the Major-
Gen. in command of the garrison.