The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-03 00:00:00

THE FRENCH ARMY AND NAVY.

The Minister of War has addressed to the generals
commanding the military territorial divisions, a cir-
cular, dated the 26th ult., which fixes as follows
the position of soldiers at present on furlough :
" In order to remove any uncertainty that might
exist on the subject of the circular of the ith ult.,
relating to the prolongation of leave of absence, the
Minister states that its provisions are applicable to
the soldiers belonging to the various corps in Al-
geria, Italy, Syria, and China, as well as to those in
France. The prolongation of the leave of absence
dates from the day on which the preceding leave
expired ; the limit assigned for the prolongation of
the temporary leave is fixed for the Ist of October.
The six months' furloughs are prolonged for both
officers and privates till the Ist of May. The men
who have obtained six months' furlough ,as sup-
ports of their family' need not to rejoin their corps
till the Ist of October. Lastly, the men whose time
of service expires in 1861, and who are at present
absent on leave for any cause whatever, will so
remain until their definitive discharge."
The whole of these provisi'ns are also applicable to
the Marines belonging to the sea service.
The Moniteur de la .Flotte publishes the following
letter from Toulon, dated March 29 :
"Admiral Bonet- Villaumez, who arrived here the
day before yesterday, commenced immediately to
perform the functions of Maritime Prefect. His
arrival will be made remarkable by the launching
of the steel plated frigate Invincible, which will
take place probably on Thursday next.
" At this moment all our operatives are actively
employed. The repairs necessary to enable (our
fleet to proceed to sea are being executed rapidly.
The Bretagne, Ville de Paris, and Eylau have come
out of dock. The Alexandre alone will require
some considerable repairs. The St. Louis will
previously be placed in dock, as her stay there will
be short. The Ville de Paris has, •like the Bre-
tagne, made a trial of her machinery, under the
direction of Admiral Labrousse. That ship sailed
from Toulon on the 24th, but she returned the
same afternoon.

" The news from Italy is every day more war-
like. A considerable movement of troops is taking
place in Venetia, and tne agents of Garibaldi are
agitating greatly in the Milanese and in the
Duchies. A letter from Genoa announces that the
screw ship of the line Re Galantuomo, formerly tne
Monaco, and the steam frigates Carlo Alberto,
Vittorio Emmanaele, and Mozamb ino, arrived in
that port on Monday last, having the troops from
Messina on board, which were immediately de-
spatched to Bologna to form part of the Fourth
Corps, of which General Cialdini is to have the
command. It is this corps which is to guard the
passage of the Po above Ferrara.
" M. de Becdelievre arrived three days since at
Mar,eilles on board the Vatican„with the French
who formed part of the corps of the Pontifical
Zouaves.

" Alexandria.—The steam frigate Duchayla has
sailed from Suez on her return to China. The
Somme arrived at Suez on the 14th, having called
at Men, Perim, Hodeidah, and Djeddah. She is
shortly to return to St. Denis."
Admiral Clavaud, appointed Maritime Prefect of
the first arrondissement, arrived at Cherbourg on
Thursday last. He entered on his functions the
same day.
The sailing frigate Isis sailed from Brest on the
25th of March for Rochefort, and arrived on the
27th. She is to embark a detachment of naval
artillery and a company of the 3d Marines, and
proceed to Cayenne.
The frigate Pomone and the steam cutter Milan
sailed from L'Orient on the 26th of March for New-
foundland.
The Moniteur de la llotte announces that the
plated steam frigate Couronne was successfully
launched at L'Orient on Thursday last, in presence
of M. Chasseloup Laubat, Minister of Marine. This
splendid steamer was placed on the stocks in the
year 1859, and was built under the direction of M.
Audenet, naval engineer. The length of her keel
is 240 feet, her deck 261 feet ' • the height of her
portholes fram the water is 15 feet. She is said to
be the best appointed ship of war yet constructed,
whether for attack or defence.

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