The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-13 00:00:00

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of ammunition, baggage, and military stores Was
oighia-ilient_oa board of the Australasia. In course of
the forenoon the Dublin Steam Packet Company's
steamers Windsor and Trafalgar arrived in the Mer-
sey, containing the head quarters and most of the
Ist battalion of the Rifle Brigade. They immedi-
ately proceeded alongside the Australasia and tran.
shipped the troop& into the latte.r. The whole of the
arrangements were made under the superintendence
of Capt. Leystel., R.N.,
Admiralty agent for Liver-
pool. It was intended, if the matter could possibly
be:accomplished, that the Australasia should sail by
the evening's tide; if that could not be accomplished
she was to sail by this morning's tide.

Telegraphic instructions Co charter the Royal
Mail Company's steamship Magdalena were received
at Southampton last night, and to-day large num-
bers of workmen have been employed in getting her
ready for this service. It is understood the Guards
will be sent out in the Adriatic and the Parana.
The 18th company of Royal Engineers, com-
manded by Capt. Hewitt, has been reinforced with
60 men from head-quarters, and is held in readi-
ness for immediate embarkation for Canada. No

vessel has yet been named to convey them b their
destination, but it is expected they will embark in

a man-of-war.

War-office instructions were yesterday received
in the carriage department of Woolwich Arsenal,
ordering the hasty manufacture of 2,000 pack
saddles, and a proportionate number of store and
ambulance waggons and carts of various descrip-
tions, for despatch to North America. The Royal
Laboratory department is also engaged in extra
work in order to execute a heavy demand for Arm-
strong cartridges, which are ordered to be prepared
with separate lubricating wads.
Nos. 1,2, and 3 batteries, forming the Ist division
of the 10th Brigade Garrison Artillery, will leave
Woolwich garrison this evening per rail for Liver-
pool, in command of Col. Cleaveland, to embark on
board the Niagara mail packet for Halifax. The
strength of the brigade under orders for departure
is about 1,600 of all ranks. It will be commanded
by Col. F. Dunlop, C.B.
Yesterday orders were received at the headquar-
ters of the Royal Engineers, Chatham, by Colonel
Harness, C. 8., directing the non-commissioned
officers and men of the companies at Brompton who
have been transferred to the 13th (Capt. Magri ay's)
company, to proceed this morning to Liverpool, to
embark the following day, with the 13th company,
on board the Persia, for Canada. The company goes
out 120 strong. The detachment of non-commis-
sioned officers and men of the Royal Engineers
who have been doing duty at the Royal Mili-
tary College, Sandhurst, joined headquarters yes-
terday. They are all picked nien, and each
thoroughly perfect in the various branches of sap-
ping and mining and other engineering operations.
They will be the next to proceed to Canada. A noti-
fication was also received at Chatham yesterday,
that in addition to the companies of 'Royal Engi-
neers already under orders for Canada, the 4th
company, now at Dover, employed on the fortifica-
tions at that part of the coast will also be despatched
to Canada. The 15th company will leave the
Curragh to-day so as to embark also in the Persic.
By direction of the Deputy-Adjutant-General, a
number of non-commissioned officers of the Royal
Engineers were yesterday placed under orders to
hold themsekes in readiness for Canada. It was
yesterday stated at Chatham that no fewer than 10
companies of Royal Engineers were to be sent to
British North America.

A detachment of the 16th Regiment, consisting
of non-commissioned officers and men, who, after
medical inspection, were not considered fit to em-
bark for Canada with that regiment, arrived at
Fort Pitt Hospital, Chatham, on Wednesday night,
from Sheffield, under the command of Capt. W. If.
Carter. After the men had been medically in-
spected, nine were admitted for medical treatment,
and the remainder forwarded to the invalid estab-
lishment.

The first portion of the detachment of the Army

Hospital Corps, under orders to proceed to Canada,
will leave headquarters, Chatham, this morning for
Liverpool, where they will embark on board the
Persia with the troops proceeding in that steamer.
The volunteers from the various depots at Chat-
ham for the 16th Regiment were assembled on the
general parade ground yesterday for inspection by
Major- General Eyre, previous to leaving the gar-
rison to join their regiment, which will embark
forthwith for Canada. Each of the volunteers will
undergo medical inspection, in order that no man
who is not in a good state of health and strength
may be allowed to embark.
With reference to the Royal Marine circular of
March 7, the Lords Commissioners of the Admi-
ralty have directed that the indulgence of discharge
by purchase shall be suspended until further orders.
The hired sailing transport Indomitable, Captain

Carew, arrived at Spilllead yesterday morning
from the Cape of Good Hope with the left wing of
the b9th Regiment on board, comprising Brevet

Lieut.-Colonel -'fir: W. Ladder, in command—

Captains C. S. Baker, H. Kean, and IV. 11.
Thompson ; Lieuts. J. Lawson, J. Shepherd, E. A.
Harrow, M. S. Morgan, A. Hesilnige, and L. C.
Brown ; Ensigns J. M‘Mullen, C. S. W. Furlong,
and S. T. Rudd; Assist.-Surg. W. B. Ramsbotham ;
16 sergeants, 5 drummers, 18 corporals, 234 privates,
23 women, and 24 children, and 1 sergeant and 1
private of the Cape Mounted Rifles. One death
occurred during the voyage home from disease con-
tracted prior to embarkation. The troops are in
excellent health,—a fact in some measure due to the
roomy quarters they have had during the voyage.
The passage from the Cape had been made in an
unprecedented short time for a sailing ship, 43 days.
Algoa Bay, where the troops were taken on board,
was left Oct. 22, and Simon's Bay, the final port of
departure, where the ship took in water and pro-
visions, on the 30th of the same month. The weather
throughout was fine, and the winds generally
favourable. On Wednesday, at 11 a.m., the Indo-
mitable entered the Channel with a fresh southerly
wind, which carried her into Spithead yesterday
morning. The Boanerges hired transport, with the
head-quarters of the 59th on board, was appointed
to leave Table Bay for Spithead the day after the
Indomitable left Simon's Bay. The Narcissus, 51,
screw, with Rear-Admiral Sir B. Walker on board,
had left Simon's Bay, reported for Madagascar. The
Sidon, 22, paddle, Capt. R. Crawford, was at anchor
in Simon's Bay when the Indomitable left. The
wing of the 2d battalion 11th Regiment, which had
arrived out in the Indomitable from England, left
Port Elizabeth on the 23d Oct. for Fort Beaufort.
The draughts of the 10th Regiment were to follow.
The 59th are ordered to proceed to Dover, but up
to 6 p.m. yesterday had not received their disem-
barkation orders. It was expected that the troops
would land at Portsmouth and proceed round to
Dover by railway.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALLS'—YESTERDAY.
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