The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-08 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

In consequence of the Fenian outbreak, the ar-
mour-plated screw steamship Caledonia, 30, Capt.
the Hon. F. A. C. Foley, flag of Admiral 1: el-
verton, was ordered yesterday to leave llamoaze for
the Sound, where she will embark detachments of
Royal Marines for conveyance to Ireland. Instead
of postponing the shipment of her powder until she
had dropped down into the Sound, the very un-
usual course was adopted of shipping it in llamoaze.
By this arrangement she may possibly leave Ply-
mouth for Ireland the same evening. The muster-
roll of the Royal Marines embarked includes 4 cap-
tains, 8 subalterns, 16 sergeants, 16 corporals, 4
drummers, and 352 privates—in all 400. The
Ply-mouth depot of Royal Marines can readily
supply 800 more for this service if requisite. The
gunboats Hind and Rainbow were appointed to
leave Plymouth yesterday afternoon for Ireland.
The iron armour-plated screw steamship North-
umberland, 26, Staff-Commander B. Batt, is ex-
pected to arrive on Sunday at Plymouth, where she
will be docked, and then placed among the Steam
Reserve in llamoaze.

The crew of the screw steam sloop Pantaloon
11, Commander L. Sullivan, were paid off on Wed-
nesday morning alongside the jetty in Devonport
dockyard. She will be placed in the third division
of the steam reserve in Hamoaze.

The Himalaya, screw troopship, Capt. S. B. Piers,
went out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday and
made an official trial of her speed over the mea-
sured mile in Stokes Bay, preparatory to leaving
England again on foreign troop service. Capt. W•
C. Chamberlain, commanding the Portsmouth
Steam Reserve, conducted the trial, having on his
staff Chief Inspector of Machinery Afloat John
Ward and Chief Engineer J. Burdiu. The shipwright
department was represented by Assist.-Master Ship-
wright W. Brain. The ship drew 19ft. Bin- of
water forward, and 20ft. 4iu. aft. She had 1,t)00
tons of coal in her bunkers, six months' provisions
and stores under hitches, and was in all respects
ready for sea. Six rins over the mile, with full boiler
power, gave. her :3-432, 11.468, 14.008, 12.10,
14.400, and 11-32 knots, the ship's mean speed
being 12.9 knots ; with half-boiler power she
achieved a mean speed of 11.47 knots. After the
ship concluded her inns over the measured mile she
was anchored at ;pithead. To-day she will be
swung under steam to ascertain the deviation of her
compasses, in readiness for her sailing orders.
The armoured sere r frigate Lord Clyde, Capt. E.
Dew, C. 8., sailed f om Spithead yesterday at
p.m. for Ireland, witha strong detachment of Royal
Marine Light Infantr: on board, draughted from the
head-quarters of the P-►rtsmouth division at Forton.
The following appoiitments have been made at
the Admiralty :—Conanander J. W. Webb to be
Captain ; Commander R. E. Tracy, additional, to
the Rodney, for instructon of Japanese ; Lieut. 13-
H. Key to the Achilles ; Sub-Lieut. A. W. Hamil-
ton to the Wyvern ; Dr. H. N. M'Laurie, assist•-
surg., to the Inapregnalle ; and R. H. HasEell'
assist.-paymaster, to the Esgard, as supernumerary'

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