The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-05 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

Orders were yesterday received at Chatham by
Col. W. H. Eden, the commandant of tl,e garrison,
and the officers commanding the three depot batta-
lions, directing them to furnish the following rein-
forcements of officers and men to embark at Graves-
end for India for the purpose of joining the service
companies of their respective regiments, viz.:—
Ensign R. Y. Stokes, and ten men of the Bth, or
the King's Regiment ; Lieut. G. C. Bartholomew,
and 20 men of all ranks of the 10th Regt.; 35 non-
commissioned officers and privates of the 19th
Regt. ; 27 non-commissioned officers and men of the
20th Regt.; 32 men of the 23d Royal Welefh Fusi-
leers ; Ensign J. C. Th, mas, 24th Regt , and 33
mots of all ranks of that corps; 16 men of the 29th
Regt.; 8 men of the 32d Regt.; 22 non-commis-
officers and met of the 35th Regt.; 31 men of the
53d Regt. ; 11 men of the 64th Regt.; 30 non-com-
missioned officers and men of 75th Regt. •, 10 rank
and file of the 82d Regt. ; Ensign H. S. Jones, and
10 men of the 84th Regt. ; and 15 non-commissioned
officers and men of the 90th Light Infantry ; total,
314 officers and men of all ranks, who will embark
at Gravesend this day on board the steamer Jason
for Calcutta. The following officers and troops will
leave Chatham garrison on Thursday, and embark
at Gravesend on board the steamship Unitel Ser-
vice for Kurrachee, viz.:-7th Royal Fusiliers, 46
non-commissioned officers and men ; 27th Eunis-
killens, 33,men ; 52d Light Infantry, 44 men of all
ranks ; 61st Regt., 7 men ; 70th Regt., 20 rank
and file ; 87th Royal Irish Etr-ileers, 6 men ; 94th
Regt., 15 men • and 98th Regt., 60 non-commis-
sioned officers and men; toy, 231 men of all ranks,
with thd folloWing officers ":—Lieut: 3. a Lang-
ford, 27th Enniskillens, Lieut. G. L. M. D. Flam-
stead, 62d Light Infantry, and Lieut. M. Browne,
98th Regt. The following reinforcements will leave
Chatham on Saturday next and embark at Graves-
end on board the York, 1,200 tons burden, for
Bombay—namely, Ensign W. A. Le Mottee
and 21 men of the 18th Royal Irish ; 15 rank
and file of the 51st Light Infantry ; Lieutenant
E. Meurant, and 14 men of the 83d Regiment ;
Capt. J. J. Gordon, Lieut. W. Knipe, and 9 men
of the 86th Royal County Down Regiment.
Orders have been forwarded to the commanding
officer of the 2d battalion sth Foot (Northumber-
land Fusiliers), to hold the corps in readiness for
service ; the battalion numbers 1,000 bayonets, and
is in an efficient state, and at present quartered at
Newcastle-on-Tyne and Tynemouth Castle. The
destination of the battalion is understood to be
Malta, to relieve the 71st Highland Light Infantry,
under orders to proceed overl nd to India.
A gunner of the 9th battalion, Royal Artillery,
named James Stirridge, was yesterday morning
flogged in the riding school at Woolwich in accord-
ance with a sentence pronounced by garrison ceurt-
martial, held on the Ist inst., at which he was
found guilty of robbing a young recruit of the sum
of 17s. 6d. In addition to the corporal punishment
the prisoner, who is an old offender, and what is
termed ".a marked man," was condemned to 112
days' confinement in one of her Majesty's gaols.
While undergoing a former sentence of 84 days'
confinement in Fort Clarence, the prisoner, who
can neither read nor write, caused a letter to be
indited to the commandant, setting forth his sin

cere penitence for his past conduct, promising to
become a reformed man, and earnestly entreating
a remis,aion of the remainder of his imprisonment.
His petition was not, however, granted, and a few
days after bis liberation (only on Obristmas-day
last) the robbery of his comrade was perp,trated.
A short time ago he deserted to the 99th Regi-

relent of the Litie, and had no sooner received the
bounty and a supply of clothing thin he decamped
from that regiment also. Raving been speedily
traced and brought back, he acknowledged his de-
sertion from the Royal Artillery, was imprisoned,
and kranded in the side with the letter D. Being
now pronounced irreclaimable, on the termination
of his confinement he will be dismissed the service
with ignominy.

The whole of the troops in Woolwich garrison
we, e yesterday morning parade I in the presence of
Major-General Sir W. F. Williams, and, having
been ordered to attend in " marching out "
order without boot straps, they marched to Black-
heath and back in command of the respective offi-
cers of corps, accompanied by their baud. Two
non-commissioned officers and 18 gunners of the
Royal Artillery proceeded yesterday morning from
hea-d-quarters, to loin the field batteries in Dublin.
We aro authorised to state that the report of the
death of Lieut. Bateman, 64th Regiment, has not
been confirmed, and that there is no reason to doubt
that he is now alive and well.

The following appointments were made yes-
day at the Admiralty :

Lieutenant—George Todd, to the Urgent.

Masters—F. Williams (additional), to the Fisgard ;

J. G. Wingford (additional), to the Fiagard.
Second Master—J. D. Switzer, to the Edinburgh

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
UNITED STATES' NAVY.

(Prom, the TVashington, Union )

The first report from the Navy Department,
under the administration of Mr. Toucey, is strictly
a business document, presenting a conaensed, yet
complete, history of naval operations during the
past year, and offering various suggestions to pro-
mote its efficiency and usefulness. The country
feels an honest pride in the navy, originating with
its achievements in defence of the honour and glory
of the Republic, and that pride is not diminished
when prevailing peace confines its services to less
brilliant but not less useful duties. Its past his-
tory vindicates the a 4sertion that it has always been
equal to the public emergency, and this report con-
tains assurances that its condition now is more effi-
cient and its preparation for active service more
complete than at any former period. Mr. Toucey
has given close attention to that arm of the public
defence which Mr. Buchanan has placed in his
charge, and we anticipate for his continued efforts
towards its improvement the unanimous applause
of the public.
The home squadron consists of the steam frigates
Wabash and Roanoke, the sloops of war Saratoga
and Cyane, and the war steamers Susquehanna and
Fulton. These vessels, with the exception of the
Cyane, are now on the coast of New Granada and
Costa Rtca, the unsatisfactory state of affairs in
those countries rendering the presence of an in-
creased naval force necessary to protect American
interests. The Cyane has been despatched to Cape
Haytien to the relief of au American vessel and two
seamen, sized upon suspicion by the Haytien Go-
vernment.
The Pacific squadron consisted during the year
of the frigate Independence, the sloops St. Mary,
John Adams, and Decatur, and the war steamer
Massachusetts. The Independence and Massachu-
setts have been recently put out of commission, and
the John Adams ordered home. The commander
of the St. Mary visited San Juan del Sur, and aided
Gen. Walker and the Americans with him to escape
frcm Nicaragua. Subsequently she visited Jarvis
and New Nantucket islands to investigate the
quantity of their guano deposits. Nothing resem-
bling guano was found at either of those islands.
The squadron will be reinforced by the steam fri-
gates Merrimac and Saranac, and the sloop Van-
dalia, now on their way to the Pacific aide.
The Mediterranean squadron consists of the fri-
gate Congress and sloop Constellation. The steam
frigate Susquehanna was detached from the squa-
dron, and after assisting in the attempt to lay down .
the Atlantic submarine telegraph cable, she joined
the home squadron.
on The last-named
The St. Lawrence, Falmoutb, and Germantown
composed the Brazil squadr .
vessel has returned home, and the brig Perry will
be despatched in her place.
A sufficient force has boen maintained on the
African coast to accomplish its main object, being
the observance of the obligations we are under by
trade.
The
East India
the treaty with England of August 9, 1842, for the
squadron
T suppressionhe ve vessels of
th
e slave
composing
have been the Sau Jacinto, the Portsmouth, and
Levant. The latter vessel has beau
ordered hums,
hut the squadron will be
frigates Minn .sota
,Mississippi, and Powhatan, and
the sloop Germantown, now on their way out. An
insult having been offered to the American flag by
the Cantonese the squadron attacked the Barrier
forts, 4 in b
num er, mounting 176 guns, and took
them razing their walls to the ground. These were
the strongest defences of the Chinese empire, and
commanded the approach to Canton.
The Preble, the practice ship of the Naval Aca-
demy, made the usual summer cruise with two
classes of the acting midshipmen. The Susquehanna
and Niagara formed a part of the expedition to lay
down the Atlantic cable.

A cruise of the ordnance ship Plymouth was
made during the summer to test the practicability
of managing the heaviest kind Hof ordnance at sea.
'The experiments were satisfactory, and justify the
extension of this plan of armament.
A board of officers are now engaged in preparing