The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-21 00:00:00

Naval and Military intelligence.

The Duke of Cambridge has issued orders that
.he whole of the troops belonging to the Indian
depots at the Provisional Battalion, Chatham', pro-
ceeding to India shall be fully armed and equipped
with the best description of the Enfield rifle musket.
The officers and men belonging to the various corps
at Chatham garrison have undergone a regular
course of instruction in the use of that weapon,
with which the whole of the troops under orders
to embark for India are well acquainted,
Yesterday Colonel H. Jervis, Commandant of
the Provisional Battalion, Chatham, has received
orders for the following officers and troops to pro-
ceed this morning to Portsmouth, where they will
embark on board the East India Company's ship
William Hammond for the purpose of reinforcing
their respective regiments nowserving in the Bengal
Presidency—viz.:-29th Regiment, Captain W.
H. Stehelin, and 86 non-commissioned officers and
men, with Lieutenant E. Gorton Ensign L. A.
Shadwell, and Ensign J. N. Bamford ; 53d Regi-
ment, Lieutenant H. Buck, Lieutenant A. J.
Davern, Lieutenant C. Bagnall, and 124 men of
all ranks ; and Ist Battalion 60th Rifles, 20 men of
all ranks.
The Cambodia freight-ship sailed from Spithead
on Sunday night with the following troops for
India :—Major the Hon. J. Bourke, Brevet-Major
Mauleverer, Captains Riley and Radcliffe, Lieute-
nants Dew, Irwin, Mallett, Moore, Ensign Perrin,
Assistant-Surgeon Meade, 97 men, 15 women, and
22 children of the 88th Connaught Rangers, being
the last detachment of that regiment ; also Lieute-
nant A. D. Corfield, Ensign A. Moynihan, V.C.,
110 men, 10 women, and 9 children, of the Bth
(" the King's") Regiment.
The SeringApatam freight ship embarked the fol-
lowing officers and troops yesterday at Portsmouth
for India :—Major C. E. Watson (commanding),
Captain G. W. Twemlow, Lieutenants N. D. Ro-
binson, E. J. Disney, C. Hope, W. P. Browne,
J. A. Gardner, T. W, Cole, G. Lewis, Ensigns
A. Gurney, F. Beauchamp, C. H. Kempson, W.
J. Frampton, H. J. Follett, T. B. Vandeleur,
Assistant-Surgeon Hewley, 12 sergeants, and 208
rank and file of th 4 7th Royal Fusiliers.
The following officers and troops of the 3d bat-
talipn of the Rifle Brigade will arrive at Ports-
m putli this day from Aldershott, and embark in
the freight ship Sutlej (which arrived at Spithead
on Sunday and went into harbour yesterday morn-
ing) for India :—Lieutenant-Ccdouel Horsford,
C. 8., Brevet-Major Ross, Captains Ne wdigate,
Atherley, and Windham ; Lieutenants Buckley
and Perceval ; Ensigns Vaughan, Chalmers, Hill,
and Edwardes • Paymaster Gough, Assistant-Sur-
geon Storey, Adjutant James, Quartermaster Har-
vey, 16 sergeants, 13 drummers, 236 rank and file,
15 soldiers' wives, and 16 children.

The Alnwick eastie freight-ship arrived at Spit-
head on Sunday night, and went into Por.stnooth
harbour yesterday to embark 11 officers and 402
men of the 19th Foot for India this day.
Two companies of Royal Art!llery leave Ports-
mouth this morning for Woolwich, to embark there
for Inds.

The 44th Regiment arrived at Portsmouth yes-
terday afternoon from Shorncliffe.
The 34th Regiment will arrive at Portsmouth
this day from the Northern District, to complete
their establishment for embarkation to India.
The troop ship Spitfire, from Woolwich, with
Sappers and Miners for Halifax, put into Ply-
mouth Sound on Sunday mornieg for a supply of
water, and sailed again in the afternoon.
The African and Fearles,, steam vessels, have
arrived in Woolwich Harbour, from Sheerness,
having in tow the Bacchante hulk, for the purpose
of assisting to raise the Defence, convict vessel.
The starboard side of the Defence has been caulked,
and she has been partially removed, so as to enable
the shipwrights to caulk her port side. When this
work is completed the water will be pumped out
of the vessel, which will then rise without diffi-
culty. It has been stated that the Defence is so
far injured as to be unfit for further service, and
she will, therefore, be broken up.
The Ariel, 9, screw, Commander Maxse, sailed
from Genoa on the 15th inst., for Toulon.
The Curlew, 9, screw, Commander Horton,
sailed from Genoa on the 15th inst., for Toulon.
The Echo and Comet, steam tugs, were employed
t_
yesterday in towing in the transports from Sp'
head engaged for India.
The Osprey, 4, screw gun boat, Commander
Blomfield, arrived at Genoa on the 11th inst.
The Royal Albert, 121, flag ship, sailed from
Genoa on the 15th inst. for Toulon.
The Spartan, freight ship, in the London Docks,
is being laden with ordnance stores from Woolwich
for Hong Kong.
The Sprightly, tender, Master Commander G.
Allen, is under orders to convey some of the mem-
bers of the French legation from Portsmouth to
Cherbourg, and to make preparations for the visit
of the French Emperor and Empress to her Ma-
jesty at Osborne Palace, Isle of Wight.
Capt. Watson was yesterday appointed to the
command of the Chesapeake.
Lieut. Wentworth has been selected to succeed
the late Lieut. Thomas as one of the Lieutenants
of GI eenwich Hospital.
Retired Commander H. J. P. Proby (1845)
died on the 14th inst., at Leamington, in the 72d
year of his age. He was mate of the Namur, in the
action off Ferrol, in 1805, and at the capture of the
Linois' squadron.
Retired Commander W. P. Croke (1853) died
on the 16th inst., at Falmouth, in the 72d year
of his age. He entered the navy in 1798, and
assisted at the reduction of Martinique in 1807.
Retired Paymaster W. G. Maion (1806) died-on
the 12th iust., at Plymouth, in the 76th year of
his age,