The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-16 00:00:00

Naval- and Military intelligence.

The following Aix rogintonts of infantry will, in
all probability, proceed to India as soon as trans-
ports for their conveyance can be procurel—viz.,
the 20th, 34th, 42d, 54th, 97th, and the Rifle Bri-
gade, 2d Battalion. With the reinforcements al-
ready embarking, together with the troops on pas-
sage to China, who will in all likelihood go to Cal-
cutta instead, and three regiments from Persia and
Ceylon, the Bengal force is now being strengthened
by about 25,000 of the Queen's troops.
The second divisiox of the 88th Connaught Ran-
gers, comprising the head-quarters, embarked yes-
terday morning at Portsmouth dockyard. The
troops left their quarters at Colewort Barracks at
8 o'clock, preceded by their band and that of the
19th Foot, and marched to the dockyard in first-rate
condition. They embarked in the freightship Surrey,
1,089 tons, Capt. Ferris, under the superintendence
of Major-Gen. Breton, commanding the South-West
District; Assistant-Q uartermaster-Gen eral Wright,
Brigade Major Nelson, and the naval authorities.
The ship is a new one, and possesses commodious
accommodation for troops. Those embarked yes-
terday consisted of Lieut.-Col. G. V. Maxwell,
C. B.; Capts. H. J. Le M. Baynes and. G. R.
Browne, with their wives ; Lieuts. F. Hall, R.
Vernor, E. E. Hastin, T. Burke, H. Waring, and
J. Evans (adjutant); Ensigns F. M. Mitchell, E. de
Blaquiere, W. Hatfield, W. King, and M. Buchanan;
Surgeon J. Dunlop, M.D., 539 rank and file, 19
women, and 15 children. ajor Mauleverer would
have gone in the Surrey, but was summoned to the
House of Commons on a Speaker's warrant, and
will not embark until the next detachment goes.
Lieut. Wyrley Birch went in his stead. The Surrey
was towed out of Portsmouth harbour at half-past
5 last evening, and the troops were lovdly cheered
from the shore, which compliment the gallant 88th
returned. The weather was very fine, and officers
and men seemed in the highest spirits. The Calabar,
which is to take the third portion of the 88th,
arrived M Spithead from London yesterday, goes
into Portsmouth harbour to-day, and will embark
her troops to-morrow, and sail on Saturday. The
last portion will embark on the 22d in the Cambo-
dia,, which was hourly expected at Portsmouth
when this report left. All other ships ordered to
embark troops at Portsmouth are to be towed from
the Thames to that port to save time and insure
punctuality in their despatch.
Owing to the large number of troops proceeding
from Chatham to India, for the purpose of joining
the head-quarters of their respective regiments in
Bengal, Madras, and Bombay, the depot companies
of the India regiments at that garrison have been
reduced far below their required strength. An order
was accordingly received at Chatham yester-
day, directing that recruiting parties are to pro-
ceed immediately to various stations for the
purpose of enlisting men for the following
regiments now serving in India, viz.:-10Th
Foot, 24th, 29th, 32d, 52d (Light Infantry), 60th
(Royal Rifles), 3d battalion, 61st, 74th (Highland-
ers), 78th (Highlanders), 81st, 86th, and 87th
(Royal Irish Fusileers) Regiments. Nearly 3,000
of the most efficient troops have been given by the
depots at Chatham to the regiments now in India.
On Tuesday three officers and 176 rank and file
of the 60th Rifles arrived at Dublin by the steamer
Timora, from Jersey. Alter disembarking the
troops formed on the quay, and proceeded to tne
Richmond Barracks, where they will remain until
the arrival of the transport at Kingstown, which is
to convey them, with other troops, to India.
. The following letter, dated from H. M. i!oop
Cyclops, St. John's, Newfoundland, July 1, gives
some interesting particulars respecting the survey
of the course for the Atlantic telegraph cable :

"As the opening a communication between Ireland
and Newfoundland by submarine telegraph is now occu-
pying a considerable amount of public attention, a few
particulars of the proceedings of her Majesty's steam
sloop Cyclops, Lieut. Dayman, appointed to survey the
course for the bed of the cable, may not be unacceptable.
She has within the last three weeks determined the
depths of the ocean on the exact line on which it is pro-
posed to lay the cable. It has been found that the bed
of the ocean varies considerably in depth between the
two termini ; it will therefore be of considerable import.
ance that in laying down the cable allowance be made
fur the several inequalities. Various subjects of scien-
tific interest will, it is confidently hoped, receive some
light from the Cyclops' voyage, as she has succeeded in
ascertaining the temperature and density of the water at
great depths, and in procuring and preserving samples
of water from them, and bringing up fromthe bed of the
ocean specimens of its formation in considerable quanti-
ties. These specimens present some curious anomalies,
being composed partly of micsroscopic marine animals,
and also, in one instance, nearly in mid ocean, and from
a depth of about 1,580 fathoms, of portions of a shell
which when perfect must have been the tenement of a
much larger animal than we have reason to believe has
ever been found or procured from such depths; particles
of stone have also been brought up from the greatest
depths, and on approaching the Newfoundland coast, at
the
graveldistance bank of 150 to tmheiltnes,ertihdeiewohooflse
2ofdetoh.e
Thebot yei,o
bottom was
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received from the authorities every facility for carrying
out the duties she has been engaged in, but the limited
time allowed her has taxed to the utmost the ingenuity
and energies of her officers and men."

The Vulcan, iron steam troopship, lately paid off
at Portsmouth and dismantled, is ordered to have
her rig altered from a ship to a barque, and to be
got ready immediately for further service.
The William Hammond freighthip, lately ar-
rived at Portsmouth with part of the 36th Regi-
ment from Jamaica, is again taken up by the Go
vornmeut to convey troops for India.
Her Majesty's steam-frigate Tribune, 31, Capt.
H. Edgell, arrived at Hong Kong on the 14th of
May in 60 days from Callao, having had fine wea-
ther across. A letter from her says:--" She touched
at the Sandwich Islands for coal, all well on board.
She is ordered up the river. Pearl and Esk daily
expected. A court-martial was held on board the
Nankin on the 22d, to try the carpenter for drun-
kenness and using mutinous expressions tawards
the first lieutenant. The Court was composed of
Capt. Edgell, President ; Captains Shadwell, of
the Highflyer ; Hall, of the Calcutta; Commanders
Corbett and Rolland, and Mr. W. Jeans, Judge-
Advocate. The prisoner was sentenced to be dis-
missed the service. All quiet up the river. The
Chinese are strongly fortifying some of the creeks
where their junks are collected in large numbers.
The squadron is healthy."
Capt. J. R,)bb has been appointed naval aide-de-
camp to the Queen, vice Rear-Admiral Smart, who
has attained flag rank by the demise of Admiral Sir
R. H. Bromley.
The East India Company's Government have
been pleased to !present the sum of 1,0001. to Mr.
J. Ander:on, Inspector of machinery in Woolwich
Arsenal, as an acknowledgment of their apprecia-
tion of the value of his patent bullet machinery, re-
cently introduced into their service in India.
The Royal Dutch steamer Cycloop, which con-
veyed her Majesty the Queen of Holland and suite
to Woolwich, left on her return voyage to Hel-
voetsluys yesterday at noon. The Pioneer steam•
vessel, fitted with a bow on Griffith's plan, was
yesterday tried down the river. An officer of the
engineer department of Woolwich and some Go-
vernment officials were on board by order of the
Admiralty.
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The
reirfollowingaitylrintments were made yesterday
at the
Commander J. Seccombe, to the Vulcan ; Lieut.
G. Borlase, to the Vulcan ; Lieut. W. E, Stones