The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-14 00:00:00

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Captain Longden's sth company of the 13th battalion
Royal Artillery, after being inspected, left Woolwich
yesterday morning for Shoeburyness, to relieve Lieute-
nant-Colonel Forte cue's 6th company of the 11th batta-
lion, who were received at head-quarters yesterday even-

ing.
Major Hoste's P field battery, No. 4, of the 12th,
s were yesterday morning inspected on parade at Wool-
wich by Major-General Sir W. F. W illiams, Command-
o ant of the garrison, attended by his aide.de-camp and
staff, and marched thence, by way of the Common and
the old Dover-road, for Norwich, in order torelieve
Major Strange's D battery, No. 7, of the 12th, u render
a orders for Aldershott.
The Antelope steam vessel, Lieutenant-Commander
'r Pike, sailed on Monday for Plymouth, and thence to the
West Coast of Africa.
- The Trident, 6, steam sloop, Commander Close, was
y recalled into harbour from Spithead on Monday.
The Hastings, 60, screw steamship, was taken into
the fitting basin at Portsmouth yesterday morning. She
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The Simoorn, 18, steam troopship, Commander Cook,
a' had her compasses adjusted again yesterday, and is now
e ready for bending rails.
i" The Megaera, 6, steam troopship, Commander Purvis,
,O got up steam yesterday, at Portsmouth, to try her
- eernes.
t Commander Maitland, of the Coastguard at Ports-
f mouth, has received his post rank through the annual
promotion.
fi The storeship Tyne, which left Rio Janeiro on the 28th
of November, and arrived at Plymouth on Monday
evening, spoke, in lat. 18 59 S, long. 30 40 W, the ship
Prince Arthur, from Liverpool for Bombay ; Dec. 12, in
lat. 7 33 S, long. 27 39 W., the Hamburg bark Johanna
Helena, standing north ; Dec. 13, in lat. 4 17 S, long.
27 28 W, the English ships St. Vincent and Eleutheria,
1 the Belgian ship Success, and an English screw steamer;
x Dec. 14, in let. 410 S, long.. 27 24 W, the Hamburg
t bark Johanna Helena, which was observed the third
time in lat. 21 54N, long. 1 8 W.
Another heavy gale prevailed at Plymouth on Satur
s dad* night. Admiral Sir H. Stewart 's flagship Indus
78, in the basin dock at Devonport, tore her stern fast,
8 an iron "bollard, from the ground and damaged several
t boats moored in the basin. At 4 o'clock on Sunday
'8 morning she was secured again by a number cf dockyard
Les riggers. All the ships in Hamoaze struck lower yards
it and topmasts on Sunday. The same gale destroyed the
e tidal bridge which connects the pontoon at Milbay with
gs the land.
e- Her Majesty's screw steam sloop Faun, and the paddli
wheel stearnvessel Spitfire, from Deptford, were yester-
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dockyard.
Id Mr. Woolcot, C. E , who was employed by the Go-
st in the erection of the large convict prison at
St. Mary's Chatham, has received a permanent appoint
ment at Gibraltar, where be will superintend the erection
of a convict prison of a similar description to be built
at that siation.
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