The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-25 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelli;ence.

The terrible, paddle frigate, Capt. Commerell,
V.C., arrived at Spithead yesterday afternoon, on
her return from the Atlantic telegraph cable-laying
expedition.

The Endymion, 21, 2,486 tons, 500 horse-power,
Capt. C. Wake, formerly commanding her Majesty's
late paddle steam sloop Bulldog, anchored at Spit-
head yesterday, on arrival from Sheerness, where
she has been fitted out for foreign service, and ex-
changed the customary salutes with the flagship of
the Port Admiral and Commander-in-Chief.

The Imperial Russian screw corvette Garnaskey,
Capt. Lutki, Aide-de-Camp to his Imperial High-
ness the Grand Duke Constantine, sailed from the
Motherbank, off Ryde, Isle of Wight, yesterday
afternoon, for the Pacific and the Amoor.
The Imperial Russian screw corvette Grideu
sailed from Portsmouth yesterday for Cronstadt.
The Griden put into Portsmouth some little time
black on her way down Channel, from Cronstadt
bound for the Amoor, to stop a leak. She was placed
in the Corporation dock for examination and repair,
but her defects have been found so serious that she

has been only temporarily repaired, and returns to
Cronstadt instead of prosecuting her voyage to the
A moor.

A good deal of dissatisfaction exists among a class
employed at the dockyards, which, perhaps, only
requires to be brought under the notice of the Ad-
miralty to insure its removal.- The class referred
to is the masters of the Government steam-tugs and
other vessels at the dockyards. Their pay is but 4s.
per day, with £9 per annum in addition for " vic-
tualling charge." This rate of pay is but little more
than half the rate paid under the War Department.
It is also remarkable that, while the men placed in
command of the Government tugs thus only
receive 4s. per day, the engineers under their
command receive from Bs. to 12s. per day.
The value of the property in daily charge of the
masters of Government tugs is also very consider-
able, and their position is altogether of a very re-
sponsible nature. The majority of the men are
passed Trinity pilots.
The following is an extract from a letter received
by a Portsmouth correspondent from Montevideo—
" At Montevideo the English men-of-war Spiteful, Spider,
Dotterel!, Triton, Linnet, and Gleaner. The Spider and
Linnet had been to Buenos Ayres, the former being nearly
lost on her passage down, through a heavy gale coming on.
The American and French gunboats were on their way to
the seat of war in the Paraguay; therefore, if any trade is
to be opened out or anything to be gained England will be
all behind, as usual, for we have not a single man-of-war
above Montevideo at present. The French Admiral is in
the outer roads. The whole community in the River Plate
have suffered a great loss through the splendid American
steamer La Oriental sinking on an anchor whilst proceeding
out to Buenos Ayres. The Shamakin, United States
steamer, and the British gunboat Spider were alongside her
on the sth, but there is little hope of raising her again."
Her Majesty's iron steam storeship Supply, Staff
Commander Bawden, on particular service, yester-
day sailed from Woolwich dockyard, calling at the
red buoy off Woolwich Arsenal and shipping her
powder, on her voyage to the Mediterranean with a
cargo of victualling and dockyard stores for the fleet.
Her Majesty's 17-gu❑ sloop Chanticleer, recently
paid off by Commander William H. Fenwick, from
the Mediterranean station, has undergone the neces-
sary repairs at Woolwich, and yesterday received
her masts in preparation for recommission. The
sister vessel Zebra, also ordered for recommission,
is in a forward state. Her complete armament of
17 guns is in the Royal Arsenal ready for shipment
on demand.

A large number of the old pattern wood carriages,
for ship's use, for temporary service, are in readiness
for despatch at Woolwich for King William's-town,
Jamaica, for the Colonial Governments of Mel-
bourne, Bermuda, and various out stations, to be
eventually replaced by the new system of wrought-
iron carriages, ordered to be brought out without
delay.
Lieut.-Gen. Sir George Buller, K.C.8., Lieut.-
Governor of Portsmouth, and Commander-in-Chief
of the South-West Military District, has left the
Government-house, Portsmouth, for the Isle of
Wight, Portland, and Dorchester, on an official visit
of inspection of the troops, &c., in the district.
The hired sailing transport, Isabella, 734 tons, W.
G. Wills, commander, arrived at Spithead yesterday
morning from Madras with the following troops on
board :—Capt. W. H. M'Causland, R.A. ; Capt. T.
H. Williams, 2d Regiment ; Lieut. A. H. Handley,
2d battalion 10th ; Assist.-Surg. E. J. O'Leary,
R.A. ; 116 invalids and time-expired men, 9 women,
and 12 children of various regiments. The Revs. C.
Brighouse and,J. Skerratt, and Capt. Higginson,
105th Regiment. The time-expired troops were
landed yesterday. The invalids will be transferred
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comprising a battery of Royal Artillery, and the 6th
company of Royal Engineers—viz., Royal Artillery,
Capt. Peile and Mrs. Peile ; Capt. Betty, Mrs.
Betty, and children ; Lieuts. Campbell and Cary,
and 151 non-commissioned officers and gunners.
Royal Engineers, Lieuts. Ferguson and Halkett, 91
non-commissioned officers and privates, 14 men and
15 children. The other passengers comprise—Dr.
Arden, 14th Regiment ; Dr. Turner, 431 ; Lieut.
Robinson, R.N., Col. Macpherson, &c. The Trove-
lvan will disembark her troops to-day and after-
wards sail from Portsmouth again for London.
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and was laid in the same coffin.

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