The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-15 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

VALETTA, March 10.—Her Majesty's iron screw
transport Megaera, Capt. J. Simpson, arrived on
the 4th inst., after a fine passage of 12 days from
Plymouth and Gibraltar, having on board supernu-
meraries for the fleet, among whom was Li gut. C. R.
Drew, surveying-officer of her Majesty's ship Hydra,
returning from leave. The Megara will take back
to England naval and military invalids and time-
expired nien. She is expected to leave about the 24th
inst. The Tyrian gunboat, Lieut.-Commander the
lion. V. Montagu, and the Cockatrice gunboat, Com-
mander Bogle, left port on the sth inst., the former
for Patras, to relieve the Enterprise, 4, Commander
Bosanquet, which will bring back to Malta the
Bishop of Gibraltar calling at Zante and Cephalo-
nia, to enable his lordship to visit the English
families residing in those islands. The Tyrian will
afterwards proceed to Candia to take the place
of the Wizard, gunboat, Lieut.-Commander P. J.
Murray, on being relieved by the Racer, 11, Contr.
L. Brine, which arrived at Malta on the sth inst.
from Alexandria and Suda Bay. The Cockatrice
has orders to resume her station on the Danube,
communicating on her way with-the Piteous and
Constantinople. The Turkish steam transport Kars,
' from Constantinople and the Dardanelles, having
on board 841 soldiers for the garrison of Tripoli,
put in here on the 4th inst., having, although only
at sea four days, run short of water, for which, on
entering the port, biscuits were gladly bartered by
the troops over the side of the vessel. No time was
lost in sending her a tank of water, and she pro-
ceeded on the following day to Tripoli. The Egyptian
steam yacht Mahrusa, Capt. Gcmelly Bey, arrived
on the 6th inst. from Alexandria, to make use of
our naval dock for cleaning purposes. The French
steam frigate Eldorado, with 800 troops and 61
horses on board from Toulon and Algiers for Cochin
China, which left our port for Alexandria on the 2d
inst., after replenishing fuel, bore up on the sth
inst., having, as it is reported, run short of provi-
sions and water. It is said there are 25 horses of
pure Arab breed on board this vessel, which are
being sent as a present from the Emperor of France
to the Emperor of Japan. The Hawk, screw
steamer, belonging to the Telegraph Construction
and Maintenance Company, kft Malta on the 4th
inst., for Messina, to overhaul the telegraphic cables
between Sicily and Calabria, which have lately been
out of working order. The appearance of cholera
at Jersey has inbreed the Malta Government to
impose a quarantine of 15 days on arrivals thence,
and from the other Channel Islands. It has at '
the same time increased the period of quaran-
tine from seven to 15 days on arrivals from
Girgenti, iu Sicily, and its vicinity, where cases
of cholera continue to occur of a very type.
' Arrivals with clean bills of health from
other parts of Italy and from the Calabrias are
admitted to pratique. Among the passengers by
the Pera from Alexandria for Gibraltar and South-
. amptou was the Count d'Alengen, who is returning
to Europe from a tour in India. Rear-Admiral
Hall, one of the directors of the Peninsular and
Oriental Company, arrived here by the Ripon from
Southampton on the Bth inst., en route to Alexandria.
For some time past it has been rumoured that the
squadron would be suddenly ordered away on a
cruise. It is now said it will be put to sea to-mor-
row—the Victoria, the Prince Consort, the Ocean,
the Royal Oak, and the Arethusa—under the coin-
mend of Lord Clarence Paget, and, after a day's
target practice at the Tilfla Rock, on the south
coast of Malta, proceed to Favignana, and the coast
of Sicily. Arrangements have, I understand, been
made to keep up communication with the Admiralty
through the Consulate, so that in case affairs in the
East, or elsewhere, require the presence of any of
the ships at any particular quarter they will be al-
ways at hand. The English screw steamer Jarrow,
which arrived from Port Said and Candia on the
sth, brings news to the 2d inst. The insurrection
is by no means quelled, and every effort is being
made to keep it alive, not only by the Greek com-
mittee, but by agents of other foreign Powers. An
English steamer, called the Dream, 460 tons, had
hoisted Greek colours, and been taken charge of
by a Greek owner at Syra. She is fitted with two
guns, and it is no secret that she is intended to
assist the Pauhellion in running the blockade. Two
shots were fired at the Jarrow by a Turkish frigate,
which mistook her for a blockade runner."

A telegram received at the office of Admiral Sir
Thomas S. Pasley, K.C.8., the Port Admiral and
Naval Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, from
the Admiralty yesterday afternoon, directed that
the whole of the available seagoing vessels in com-
mission in the port should complete their prepara-
tions for sea, and be held ready to proceed to
Ireland at an early hour this morning. The Hector
frigate, returning stores alongside the dockyard,
preparatory to being paid out of commission, im-
mediately on the receipt of the telegram com-
menced re-shipping her stores and bending her sails
and would be ready to again leave Portsmouth
harbour by high water to-day (Friday), en route
for Queenstown. The Bellerophon frigate had but
to take her powder and shell on board and could
leave for Queenstown by daylight this morning. The
Niobe screw gun vessel, which has been lying at
Spithead having a new stanchion fitted, would also,
it was expected, sail from Spithead at daylight this
morning, and would be folio wed by two gunboats,
manned from the paddle frigate Terrible, and the
gunboat Stork, manned from the Excellent. The
screw troopship Himalaya is lying at Spithead, is
readiness to convey the 613th Regt. to the Channel
Islands, but at the present moment she is available
for conveying two regiments per trip to Ireland, and
the Bellerophon and Hector can well convey another
regiment between them. We would again remark
that there are 1,200 Royal Marine Artillery in bar-
racks at head-quarters if troops are wanted to take
charge of any parts of the coast or of the harbours
of Ireland.
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tier Majesty's yachts Victoria and Albert,
Osborne, Alberta, and Ellin are all undergoing their
usual repairing and embellishment courses for
summer service at Portsmouth. The Elfin received
new boilers yesterday from the steam factory de-
partment.
The Royal Marine Artillery serving on board ber
Majesty's ships Bellerophon, Royal Alfred, Rodney,
and other seagoing vessels have been armed with
the Snider breechloading Enfield rifle.
The Dee, paddle steamer, Commander Raymond,
is loading at Portsmouth with machinery for the
`amour-plated frigate Repulse, 12, converting at