The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-11 00:00:00

Saval and Military Intelligence.

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I Yesterday Col. W. H. Eden, Commandant of
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Chatham Garrison, inspected the troops belonging
to the sth Fusileers under orders to proceed from
Chatham to join the depot of that corps stationed
in Jersey. Toe troops belonging to the various re-
giments who have been formed into the Falkland
Islands Corps, under the command of Lieut. C. C.
Abbott, late of the 75th Regiment, were also in-
spected at Chatham yesterday by the Colonel Com-
m tndant previon4ly to their departure for their
destination.
Recruiting for the various Indian regiments is
proceeding satisfactorily, the number of recruits
joining the Indian depots at the Provisional Bat-
talion, Chatham, being at the rate of 200 weekly,
wh:c'i number it is confidently expected will be
considerably increase 1 in consequence of the reduc-
tio a of the standard. In consequence of the large
influx of recruits into Chatham orders have been
issued for the officers in command of the several
depots at that garrison to send a periodical return
to the Horse Gutrds for the purpose of showing
the number of men fit for el& arkation at the and
of each month, taking care that etch man, before
ho is returned as fit for Indic, has been instructed
in the Enfield rifle exercise, with which weapon
the whole of the Indian troops are to ba armed.
Considerable activity prevails at the head-quar-
tersof the Royal Engineers' establishment, Bromp-
ton barracks, Chatham, in consequence of the War
Department having decided on sending out four
companies of the Royal Sappers and Miners, num-
bering about 500 officers and men, to India, for the
pu;po e of carrying on the siege operations in-
tended to be undertaken chiefly in the Bengal Pre-
sidency. The companies of Royal Engineers named
to embark for India are the 4th, 11th, and 21st, in
addition to which the companies now s'ationed at
the Cape of Good Hope, Malta, and Ceylon, will
also 1 o,3eiVO orders to proceed from those stations
to India. Considering the large force of Royal
Engineer troops which will be concentrated
in India it is the intention of the authorities to
send out a staff, in order to form a head-quarters
at Calcutta. Thins companies of Royal Engineers
about to proceed to India have joined head guar-
tors at Chatham, and detactirnerrs of Royal Sap-
pers and Miners have also arrived at Brompton
barracks for the purpose of completing the com-
panies about to emb irk. The company of Royal
Engineers from Dublin, and also that from Nova
Scotia, will both join the Engineers' establishment
at Chatham. _

During the past month upwards of 800 recruits
have enlisted at the various stations, and have been
attested its the Regiment of Royal Artillery.
Our correspondence from Malta reaches to the
30th of Aug., but merely mentions the arrival on
the night of the 28th of Aug. from Liverpool and
Gibralt.r, of the steamer Lebanon, which vessel
was to take her departure on the 31st for Corfu to
embark troops for England. Major Vesey took
pass ige by her to rejoin his regiment at Corfu.
The Colombo, Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steam-par:kat, arrived from Southampton and Gib-
r..ltar early on the morning', of the 29th, bringing
the L )radon mails of the 20,11 of Ang., and having
on board, among otherpassengers for Malta, Capt.
Balry and Lieu'. Marshall, R. A. ; and for India,
Major-Gen. Dupuis, R.A. ; Col. Adye, R.A. ;
Cola. Berchor, Blood, Cappage, Horsford, Orsen,
Osborne, Wood, Tyler and wife ; Capts. Barclay,
Boyd, Brackenbury, Burton, Briggs Hon. C.
Bevys, Calvert, Cater, Davis, wife and child,
Fisher, Furnauxand wife, Flanagan, Green, Light-
foot, M'Queen, More and wife, Rudman, Ricardo,
Rose, S wire, aril Weston, Lieuts. M'Queen, Miller,
Bo; d, Griffiths, Ramsden, and Wood-
bridge. The Etna steamer arrived at Malta from
Alexandria on the 30th, but brought no account of
the arrival at Suez up to the 27th of the Colum-
bian, with the mails from Australia. The Etaa, and
the Cambria left Malta for Liverpool on the night
of the 30th.

Toe following, raceivel from L'ndon, hlq been
posted in the Underwriters'-roJm s, Liverpool :
" The ful!owing steamers have been taken up for the
conveyance of troops to India :—For Bombay, the
Great Britain, at 491. ; Italian, at 451. ; lndomitable, at
39/. ; Melbourne, at 451. ; Prins-ss Charlotte (Belgian),
at 451. For Calcutta, St. Louis (French), at 331. For
Madras, Charity, at 451. For Rurrachee, Ireland, at
44/. ; Austria, at 49/. ; Leopold, at 451. ; Bahiants, at
451."

It appears from a summary given in Grindlay's
Home :News for India that the total number of
ships which sailed for that country with troops from
the 18th June to the end of August was 67. The
number of troops carried by those vessels was
24,145.

Th Curacos, 31, screw, Capain Arthur Forbes,
completed the paying off at a very late hour yes-
terday. Nearly hilt' the ship's company were in a
sate of intoxication, and the usual unhappy results
ensued. Harpies and crimps fastened on their de-
luded victims and many of tho crow having received
from 301. to 401. each, had not a farthing loft.
Until an order be issued by the Lords Commis-
sioners of the Admiralty to prevent women being
admitted into the ship, so long this fearful evil will
continuo.

The Diadem, 31, screw, Captain Moorsom, C. 8,,
hauled out of Portsmouth dock yesterday morning
into the steam basin. The blocks will b 3 re-ar-
ranged, and the Cyclops, 6, paddle, Lieutenant-
Commander Dayman, will haul in.
Valorous, 16, paddle frigate, had her masts and
bowsprit put in at Davenport yesterday.
The following gentlemen passed their examina-
tion at the Portsmouth Royal Naval College, on
Wednesday, and received certificates yesterday :
Qualified for steam ships—Capt. T. Miller, Com-
mander A. C. Strode, and Liaat. A. T. Morrell.
Mates for Lieutenants—J. G. G. M'llardy, H.
Baillie, S. Da Lacy Lacy, C. B. Jones, and J, L.
V. Mostyn.
Second Masters for Masters--H)
V. Slader and
The Indefatigable, 50, flag ship,
R. Cook.
was at Rio de
Janeiro on the 14th ult., and a letter from her
says :—" A slaver has been reported outside the
harbour. We have sent two boats out manned and
armed to look for her, the launch and the second
barge ; they carry three guns. We have been
looking out for the Cumberland these six weeks.
They cell us she left England 49 days since, and
several ships have seen her at Madeira and other
place/. The admiral has written an order to tell
us that he is going to Plymouth to be paid off if
he has not got other orders. We expect to sail in a
week altar the Cumberland arrives."
The Intrepid, 6, screw gun vessel, had her masts
and bowsprits put in at Davenport on Wednesday.
The Pelorus, 21, screw corvette, was paid ad-
vance at Devonpart on Wednesday, by Admiral
Sir James H. Plutnriclgo, and is now i.ady for
sea. . .

The Renown, 90 s:trew, has nearly completed hor
stern fastenings, and will haul out of No. 1 dry
dock, Sheeiness, in another week ; after which she
is expscted t go on a trial trip round the Nore.
The Wra.damanthus, Master-Commander W. L.
Browne, went out of the steam basin at Portsmouth
yesterday afternoon, and will sail for Dovonport
with boilers and machinery for Aboukir, 90, screw,
building at that port.
'rho Urgent, 6, screw troop ship has again been
placed in the Victoria Dock at Portsmouth, to
have alterations in her quarter, and also to have
upwards of 60 scuttle, or ventilators, placed be-
tween her port 3 on the m-tiu deck, to allow of a
current of air in time of ba I weather ; so that,
when necessary to close tho ports, these scuttles
will allow of a free circulation among the troops
without danger to the ship. The lower half of the
ports will be caulked in before the ship leaves
England.
Captain J. Moore was yesterday appointed to
the command of the Duke of Wellingtov.