The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-12 00:00:00

NAVAL AND

The European and American Steam Navigation
Company's steamer Jason, Capt. J. Baker, having
been taken up by the East India Company for the
conveyance of reinforcements to India, to the num-
ber of 1,150 officers and men of all ranks, has been
inspected at Gravesend by Col. Eden, the com-
mandant of Chatham garrison, accompanied by the
officers of his staff. Tne steamer being now ready
to receive the troops on board, the following offi-
cers and reinforcements will leave the Indian depots
at Chatham, and embark this day at Custom-house
Quay, Gravesend :—Ensign R. Y. Stokes, and 10
men of the Bth (The King's); Lieut. G. C. Bartho-

lomew and 20 non-commissioned offic .rs and men of
the 10th Foot ; 35 men of all ranks of the 10th Re-
giment ; 27 rank and file of the 20th Regt. ; 32 non-
commissioned officers and privates of the 23d Fusi-
lier s ; Ensi2n J. C. Thomas and 33 men of all ranks
of the 24th R, gt. ; 16 men of the 29th Regt. ; 8
men of the 32d Regt. ; 22 rank and file of the 35th

(Royal Suss: x); Capt. R. H. Gordon, 42d Royal
Highlanden., and 46 men of all ranks of that corps;
31 men of the 53d Regt. ; 11 men of the 64th Regt.;
30 non-commissioned officers and men of the 70th
Regt. ; Captain F. W. Foster and 14 men of the
78:h Highlanders ; Lieut. W. B. Robertson, 79th
HighlanderA, arid 24 men of that corps ; 10 privates
of th- 82d Regt. ; En inn H. S. Jones and 10 men
of the 84th Regt. ; 15 men of the 90th Light Infan-
try; and 26 men of all ranks of the 93d Highlanders.
The following reinforcements belonging to tho ln-
lian depot battalion at Colchester are also ordered
;o embark in the Jason:—Lieut.. E. R. Simmons

and 135 non-commissioned officers and men of the

sth Fusiliers, Ist battalion ; Lt. A. Watson, 34th
Regt.,' together with 25 men of that corps ; 14 men
of the 37th Regt. ; 40 non-commissioned officers
and men of the 38th Regiment ; 10 men of the
54th Regiment ; 65 non-commissioned officers and
men of the 88th (Connaught Rangers) ; Lieutenant
Robert Kyle Little and 45 men of all ranks of
the 97th (Earl of Ulster's) Regiment ; Ensign P. L.
C. Phillips and 105 non-commissioned officers and
men of the 2d battalion Rifle Brigade ; and 50
men of all ranks 'of the 3d battalion Rifle Brigade.
The Jason proceeds direct to Calcutta. The United
Service steamer has also IT, en taken up by the East
India Company for the conveyance of 509 officers
and troops for Kurrac'iee and Bombay.
The Gannet screw steam-sloop, recently launched
from Pembroke Dockyard, is in the hands of Mr.
Martyn, Assistant Master-Attendant of Devonport,
by wnotn, when jury-rigged, she will be navigated
round t:► that port, and immediately prepared for
t;;e pe,nant. The Gannet is a handsome vessel,
and pierced for 11 guns. The following are her
chief dimensions :—Length between perpendiculars,
151 ft.; ditto of keel for tonnage, 131 ft. 3in. ; ex-
elite bread tb, 29ft. lin. ; breadth fur tonnage,
28ft. 91n.; ditto, moulded, 28ft. 3iu. ; depth of
hold, 15ft. 10in.; burden, 277 tons.
The Pembroke Dockyard Battalion has been dis-
banded, iu compliance with the orders received last
week to that effect: The men have been allowed
to retain their clothing, and the adjutants have
been placed on half-pay.