The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-14 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

VALETTA, August B.—Letters received last night
from the
,squadron, dated off Nice, Aug. 2, state
that the ships sailing under the command of Lord
Clarence Paget, C. 8., left Toulon on the 18th ult.,
and after cruising for five days and exerting gun
drill, anchored in Golfe lonan, between Cannes and
Nice, on the 22d. On the same day they met the
French squadron at sea, also cruising, and exchanged
complimentary signals with them. On the 24th the
English squadron sailed from Golfe lonan, leaving
tlie Psyche there, and on the 26th arrived at San
Fiorenzo Bay, in Corsica. At this place the officers
had some sport, both in shooting and fishing. Large
numbers of the population visited the ships during
their stay, no ship of war having been there for
many years. On the morning of the 31st the Tyrian
gunboat, which had been left behind for the pur-
pose, arrived from Toulon with the mails, and soon
afterwards the squadron weighed and proceeded to
sea, passing the French squadron just off the northern
point of Corsica. They were again seen on the fol-
lowing morning under steam (they appear never to
use sails), steering to the southward. The Tyrian
was to go into Villa Franca on the evening of the
21, with mails from the squadron. Captain Ingle-
field, of the Prince Consort, was to proceed by that
vessel on 14 days' leave of absence, on a visit to •
England. The Tyrian was to remain at that place
until the 12th inst., when she would rejoin the
Commander-in-Chief's flag with the mails from
England. The :-qu tdron was to be divided between
Genoa and Spezzia. Most probably the Caledonia,
flagship, and Arethusa would go to the former, and
the Prince Consort and Royal Oak to the latter port.
The following appointments have been made :—Mr.
C. E. Napi,,r and Mr. A. 0. Tottenham, supernu-
merary sub-licuts. of the Prince Consort, to the
Prince Consort, as part complement; Mr. C. G.
Whittlock, supernumerary sub-lieut. of the Prince
Consort, has been invalided ; Lieut. W. Stewart,
formerly of the Victoria, is to be Flag Lieut. to the
Commander-in-Chief, in lieu of Lieut. Kennedy,
promoted. Th..; Cruizer, 5, screw corvette, Com-
mander M. Singer, left last night after the arrival of
the mail, to join the Commander-in-Chief either at
Leghorn or Genoa. The only British man of war
now in port, besides the flagship of the Admiral Su-
perintendent, is the surveying vessel Hydra, Capt.
Shorthand. This vessel has been employed survey-

ing the coast of Sicily,'and while in the neighbour-
hood of Catania, about the end of June last, the
second master, Mr. Jarrad, was attacked with cho-
lera. He has since quite recovered and returned to
duty. It is with much regret, however, I have to
report the death of the surgeon, Mr. Owen J.
Llewellyn, who died on the 3d inst., in the Royal
Naval Hospital, of diarrhcea, after a few days' ill-
ness. Several of the crew have been laid up with
diarrhoea, supposed to have been contracted on the
Sicilian coast, but it is satisfactory to state that at
present all on board are in good health. Owing to
the constant obstructions arising from quarantine,
which one town or district imposes on another, it
is not improbable the further survey of the coast of
Sicily will be discontinued or given up, and should
this be determined on Iceland may be selected as
the scene of the Hydra's future hydrographical
labours. Her Majesty's iron screw troopship
Simoom, Capt. T. B. Lethbridge, which has made
an excellent passage of 19 days from Malta to Ha-
lifax, with the first division of the 3d brigade Royal
Artillery, is expected back here about the 18th,
with the 10th brigade Royal Artillery, and will
leave again on the 24th inst. for Halifax with the
head-quarters of the brigade. The iron screw
steamship Supply, Staff-Com. C. Bawden, arrived
here on the Gth inst. from Deptford, Spithead, and
Gibraltar, with Government stores. She has on
board some heavy moorings, to be laid down for the
use of the Royal Navy in the newly-acquired an-
chorage called the French Creek. It is expected
that the Supply will leave on her return to England
in eight or ten days, taking condemned stores. The
Austriaia ironclad frigate Archduke Ferdinand Max,
Captain Berry, left port early yesterday morning,
on her return to Trieste, having completed the
repairs for which she was sent to Malta. Her
captain and officers, I understand, were highly
pleased with the kindness and attention re-
ceived from the naval authorities during their stay
here. The Schwartzenburg, frigate (bearing the
broad pennant of Com. Pokorny), will have made
good her defects by Saturday next, when she will
proceed to Smyrna. An interesting event took place
here on Thursday, August 1. On that day was laid
the first stone of the new royal naval dock in the
French Creek, by Rear-Admiral Kellett, in presence
of the principal officers of the dockyard and a few
private friends. The grand ceremony of laying the
key-stone will, it is hoped, come off about October,
when the works will be far enough advanced to
admit of the public being present, without fear of a
flooding of the works, a contingency which is at
present not at all improbable. Thanks, however, to
the arrangements made by the Admiralty civil en-
giceer, Mr. Lovell, everything worked admirably,
and the stone was set at a depth below sea-level of
41ft., without any disappointment on the part of the
authorities or inconvenience to the guests.
The Prince and Princess Teck paid a visit to Al-
dershot yesterday afternoon, when a grand review of
the troops of the division took place. The troops
formed on the Queen's Birthday-parade, on Cove-
common, shortly after 2 o'clock, under command of
Lieut.-Gen. the lion. Sir J. Y. Scarlett, K.C.8., in
one line of contiguous column. Their Royal High-
nesses, accompanied by Sir James and Lady Yorke
Scarlett, Colonel Newdegate, A.A.G., Col. Her-
bert, C. 8., Col. 'Laffan, R.E., and Col. Huyshe,
R.A., arrived on the ground shortly after the for-
mation, and were received with the usual salute.
The division having been inspected, and the Prince
and Princess having taken up a position at the salut-
ing base, the troops marched past as follows :--
The Royal Horse Artillery, Cavalry, and Royal
Artillery, in open column of batteries and squadrons
at a walk, and the infantry in open column of grand
divisions in quick time, viz.—Staff of the division,

Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. Y. Scarlett,K.C.B, commanding;
Staff of the cavalry brigade, Major-Gen. E. Hodge,
C. 8., Col. Huyshe, and B, C, D, and E batteries,
C Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, Major Anderson
and the King's Dragoon Guards, Col. Shute and 4th
Dragoon Guards, Col. Fitz-Wigram and 15th King's

Hussars, Col. Elgor and C and II Batteries Royal
Artillery; Staff of the Ist Infantry Brigade—Major-
Gen. H. Benny, commanding; Major Deacon and
54th Regiment; Major Rice and 72d Highlanders;
Col. Harrison and 80th Regiment ; Col. Lacy and
56th Regiment. Staff of 3d Brigade.—Col. Greer,
C. 8., 68th Light Infantry, commanding; Col.
Synge and 43a Light Infantry ; Col. Cooper and
70th Regiment ; Major Kirby and 68th Light In-
fantry. Staff of 2d Brigade.—Major-Gen. Camp-
bell, C. 8., commanding.—Col. Call and Ist Batta-
lion 18th Royal Irish ; Col. Wyatt, C. 8., and 65th
Regiment; Col. Browne, C. 8., and 44th Regiment.
As the Royal Horse Artillery, Cavalry, and Royal
Artillery passed the saluting point they wheeled
round and again passed in the above order at a trot.
The Cavalry and Royal Horse Artillery again passed
at a gallop. As the Infantry passed they formed
columns of companies, and closed to quarter dis-
tance on the leading company, formed columns en
masse, countermarched, and then passed the salut-
ing point from the reverse flank left in front. They
again countermarched, and for the third time passed

the iialuting point in line of contiguous column of
brigades. The movements incidental to a field day
were then gone through, in which all arms of the
service took part. In the course of the battle the
entire division crossed the Basingstoke Canal by
several pontoon bridges, which were thrown across
by the Royal Engineers, the Cavalry taking the
valley by Norris and Eehnoor Bridges. After an
hour and a half's fight the division was ordered to
quarters, which were reached at 4.30. This was the
first afternoon field day for the season, and, in con-
sequence of a rumour that prevailed during the
morning to the effect that her Majesty would be pre-
sent, there were a very large number of spectators.
The day was intensely hot, and the men paraded
without knapsacks. About 5,600 of all ranks were
present. Their Royal Highnesses were the guests
of Sir James and Lady Scarlett during the evening.

THE LOSS OF THE MISSIONARY BARQU.E
JOHN WILLIAMS.

The report of the loss of the missionary barque
John Williams, on the north end of Savage Island,
has been confirmed by the arrival at Sydney of Cap-
tain Williams and the officers and crew in the brig
Tawera, from Tahiti, via Navigators' Island. From
the particulars supplied by Captain Williams, it
seems that on the 9th of January the ship went off
Savage Island, and the boats went on shore. At
evening the boats returned to the vessel, which was
then four or five miles from the shore, and as
the wind was getting light, all sail was made.
The wind soon after fell off altogether, and
as the ship was getting near the reef, the
boats were got out and sent ahead to
tow. Blue lights were burned, and a man was
kept sounding, but could find no bottom with the
deep sea line. At half-past 10 o'clock at night the
boats were called alongside, and the ladies and chil-
dren, and then- the other passengers and the crew,
were got into the boats. As soon as the boats left
off pulling the ship's head turned to the reef, and
she was almost in the breakers when the boats
quitted her. She struck at 11 o'clock with a tre-
mendous crash. The boats, with their freight of
72 suuls, got to the shore, and the passengers were
taken through the surf, two or three at a time, iii a
canoe, by the natives. All were land2d safely.
The next morning the ship was seen lying ou the
reef, with her back broken, and the sea breaking
right over her. Some natives went on board, but
could succeed in saving only very little of the goods.
—Melbourne Argus, June 27.

CAPTURE OF A CHAMELEON ON SNOW-HILL.—A
chameleon was ruu over on Tuesday last by a cab on Snow-
hill, where the road branches off to avoid the Holborn-
valley improvements. When first observed the little reptile
was slowly creeping up the spoke of the wheel, which had
nearly amputated its tail. Its rescuer, fearing to touch the
creature with his uncovered hand, rolled it up in hie
handkerchief and brought it to our office for identification.
On opening the parcel wo found it to contain a chameleon
(Chameleo Africanus). It had been badly injured, the wheel
of the cab having grazed the skin from off a considerable
portion of its tail. We purchased the quaint-looking lizard,
and having immensely alleviated all injuries by the judici-
ous application of glycerin and its health by a feed of
green caterpillars, we aro happy to state that the chame-
leon captured on Snow-hill is in a fair way to conval-
escence. The reptile must have escaped from some package
while being conveyed from one part of London to another.
Possibly it might have been brought from a ship recently
arrived from abroad.--Land and {rater.

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HER MAJESTY, &a.

OSBORNE, Aug. 13.

The Queen, the King of the Belgians, Princess
Aouise, and Princess Beatrice drove out yesterday

gfternoon.

Major-General F. H. Seymour was in attendance
upon horseback.

The Prince and Princess of Leiningen dined with

the Queen and the royal family in the evening.
Count Van der Straten-Ponthoz had the honour of

of being invited.
The King of the Belgians took leave of the Queen
this morning on his return to Ostend.
His Majesty, attended by Count Van der Straten-
Ponthoz, M. Devaux, M. Brewer, and Dr. \Vim-
mer, embarked at eleven o'clock, at Trinity Pier,
East Cowes, on board his yacht, which left shortly
afterwards.

The Hon. Mortimer Sackville West and Major-
General F. H. Seymour attended his Majesty to
Trinity Pier.
Mr. Desanges has had the honour of submitting
to the Queen's inspection his sketch in oil for a pic-
ture which he is painting of her Majesty laying the
foundation-stone of the Central Hall of Arts and
Sciences at South Kensington.

THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES.
The Prince of Wales, attended by General Sir
William Knollys and Captain Ellisleft Marlborough
House early on Monday morning for Sandringham.
His Royal Highness returned to Marlborough
House yesterday afternoon.
The Princess of Wales drove out yesterday after-
noon, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Hardinge.