The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-13 00:00:00

Naval and Milmary intelligence.

The letter of our Malta correspondent dated
August 7, mentions the departure on the 3d, for
England, calling first at Malaga and Gibraltar to
communicate, if there, with Lord Lyons, of her
Majesty's steam gunboat Arrow, and the arrival on
the 4th, from Barcelona, of the Wanderer steam
gunboat, which left his lordship with the squadron
on the 31st of July, en route to Malaga, Gibraltar,
Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli, and Malta ; and on the 6th
of her Majesty's steam frigate Centaur, from Naples
and Catania. The Abeona, steam transport, ar-
, rived from London on the 2d, and left for Gibral-
tar on the 6tb, with the 68th Regiment. The Minos,
Tunisian steam corvette, arrived from Tunis on the
6th, and left the same evening for Trieste, with
presents for the Emperor of Austria from the Bey
of Tunis, in charge of Ismail Bey, accompanied by
Count Raffo, the son of his Highness's Minister for
Foreign Affairs, as secretary. The mail steamer
Valetta, belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental
Company, arrived from Marseilles on the evening
of the 31st July.
Intimation was on Tuesday forwarded to Colonel
Bloomfield, commanding the Royal Artillery gar-
rison at Woolwich, that his Royal Highness the
General Commanding-in-Chief would inspect the
troops on the following morning. Accordingly the
entire garrison was yesterday morning assembled
on Woolwich common, and drawn up in two lines,
consisting of every available man off duty. The
front was composed of the troops of the Royal Horse
Artillery and the battalion companies under orders
for India ; the second lime was formed of two bat-
talions, Royal Horse Artillery, and the battery
companies. A Royal salute from the gun park at
10 o'clock announced the arrival of the Duke of
Cambridge, who proceeded to the review ground on
the Common, accompanied by General Sir Hew
Dalrymple Ross, G.C.8., Adjutant-General to the
Royal Artillery ; Colonel Bloomfield, Aide-de-
Camp to the Queen, and Acting-Commandant ;
Lieutenant-Colonel Bingham, Assistant-Adjutant-
General; Capt. Robert Talbot, Brigade-Major, in

the absence of Major Shaw, ou sick leave ; Captain
George Ross, Royal Engineers, aide-de-camp to his
father, General Sir H. D. Ross, and attended by
the ordinary staff of the garrison. Immediately on
,their arrival the united bands of the corps struck
up " God save the Queen," when the Duke, ac-
companied as above stated, rode up and down the
lines' passing a minute inspection of each man.
The troops then marched past in slow and quick
time, and retired to quarters. At 2 p.m. the four
companies about to proceed to India were marched
down to the Royal Afsenal pier, preceded by the
regimental band, and embarked in the following
order :—Major M. C. Smith, in command ; Major
C. E. Walcott, Lients. V. D. Majendie, F. A.
Whinyates, Henry Edmeadea, a surgeon and vete-
rinary surgeon, and 143 rank and file, composing
the 7th company, 14th battalion, Royal Artillery ;
and Lieut.-Col. S. E. Gordon, in command, Se-
cond-Captain Charles Johnston, Lieutenants B.
F. Schreiber, W. Gilmour, and E. Egan, a surgeon
and veterinary surgeon, and 143 non-com-
missioned officers and men of the 4th company of
the 14th battalion of the Royal Artillery, on board
the screw steamship Sydney, Capt. Cat ter, for Cal-
cutta. The other two companies embarked on board
the screw steamer Victoria, Capt. Thornhill, for
Madras, and consisted of No. 3,3 d battalion of the
Royal Artillery, viz , Major Godhy, commanding,
Second-Captain Rowley, Lieutenants Brown,
Stewart, and Welch, a surgeon and veterinary sur-
geon, and 143 non-commissioned officers and gun-
ners ; No. 6 of the 14th battalion, consisting of
Capt. Palmer, commanding the company, Second
Captain Bradshaw, Licuts. Morgan, Redhead, and
Brackenbury, a surgeon and veterinary-surgeon,
together with 143 rank and file; also Lieut. Brock,
82d Regiment, Ensign Wilson of the 53d, three
sergeants, and 122 privates of the 82d, who ar-
rived the same morning from the depot at Chat-
ham, under the superintendence of Captain
Bailie, 82d Regiment. The whole of this large body
of troops were embarked in' perfect order, there
being only one defaulter, the aggregate number
amounting to 30 officers and 694 rank and file, a
great number of whom were volunteers from other
companies. So great was the desire for service
that a large number of volunteers were rejected.
The two ships sailed down the river about 5 p.m.
Sir C. Wood, accompanied by Rear Admiral the
Hon. Sir R. Dundas, K.C. 8., Colonel Green, Mr.
Baring and Mr. Romaine visited Woolwich Dock-
yard yesterday morning, where they mustered and
inspected the labourers, and surveyed the whole
establishment. Their ordshipS were received by
Commodore Shepherd and the general body of
officials superintending the departments there.
On their entrance to the dockyard the guard of
Royal Marine, under the command of Captain J.
Bunco, turned out tinder arms. After the inspec-
tion of the dockyard they repaired to the Royal
Marine Barracks. The entire corps had been drawn
up in anticipation of the visit, under the command of
Col. Brown, the commandant. Their lordships com-
menced the inspection of the columns forthwith,
and examined with much care the equipments of
the men about to proceed to China. They then
visited the official quarters and various departments
of the establishment, as well as the site on which
it is in contemplation to erect the new infirmary,
and, having partaken of lunch in the mess-room,
they returned to Loudon.
Yesterday reinforcements for the 82d Regiment,
consisting of 122 non-commissioned officers and
men, under the command of Lieut. J. E. Brock,
82d Regiment, and Ensign H. R H. Wilson, 53d
Regiment, left the Provisional Battalion, Chatham,
and proceeded to Woolwich, where they embarked
on board the steamship Victoria, for Calcutta, the
previous order for their embarkation on board the
steamer Australian, at Portsmouth, having been
withdrawn. The 82d Regiment was one of the four
regiments which embarked for China, but have
since been ordered to India.

At 4'elock yesterday morning the battalion of
Royal Marine Light Infantry under orders to pro-
ceed to Plymouth left head-quarters at Chatham
and proceeded to join the companies of that divi-
sion. The strength of the battalion was 12 non-
commissioned officers and 200 privates, with Capt.
R. Farmar, First Lieuttmant C. T. Daly, and Se-
cond Lieutenant M. Hogge.
Chas. N. Streatfield hag been appointed mate to
the Peloru., and Elwin B. Ackloni midshipman to
the Buzzard.
Yesterday 89 troop horses, for cavalry detach-
ments, were despatch'd by Capt. Bevis, R.N„ Ad-
miralty agent at Liverpool, in the steamer Princess
for Dublin.
Yesterday the steamer Duke of Cambridge dis-
embarked at Liverpool 14 officers and 270 men be-
longing to the 36th Regf., who had arrived from
Dublin.

The screw steamship Lebanon will to-morrow
(Friday) embark at Liverpool 250 troops for Gibral-
tar.

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