The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-27 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The Ist battalion of the Bth (Ring's Own) Re-
giment
With yesterday inspected at Gosport by
Lord William Paulet, C.B. After the usual
salute the regiment broke into column and marched
past in slow and quick time, and afterwards,
wheeling into line, went through the manual,
platoon, and bayonet exercises. A few other
manoeuvres followed, and the regiment then formed
square, facing inwards, when Lord Paulet addressed

them as follows :
"The inspection being unusually early this year,
I did not expect to find you as perfect as I might
have done a little later in the season. I am, how-
ever, very much pleased with you and with what
I have seen. You are one of the oldest and best
regiments in the service, and with regard to conduct
you have kept up the old name of the regiment. I
know it myself, and have heard it from many others,
that no regiment landing from foreign service has
ever been quartered in Gosport which has gained
so excellent a character as the Bth have done. In-
deed, the inhabitants say that a better behaved or
more respectable set of men have not been stationed
among them since Gosport has been a military
station, and that is saying a great deal considering
you have lately returned from abroad, where it is
well known, though, you did such good service.
Colonel Haines—l am very much pleased, and shall
make a favourable report to his Royal Highness
the General Commanding-in-Chief."
An investigation of regimental book, quarters,
&c., concluded the inspection.
The 2d Battalion, 11th Regiment (North Devon),
was inspected by Lord W. Paulet, C. 8., on Tues-
day, on their barrack square, Portsea. After march-
ing past, and a few evolutions incidental to such
occasions, his Lordship addressed the regiment in

the following terms :
" 2d Battalion of the 11th,—You have been under
my notice for a long time, and I am truly gratified
to find that the regiment is in such an efficient
state. I must say you have surprised me, as I did
not expect to find you in such a high state of
discipline. You are remarkably steady. I consider
great praise is due to Colonel Jenner and the officers
of the battalion."
A general inspection of the battalion of infantry
at Chatham Garrison was made yesterday by Major-
General Eyre, who was attended by his Aide-de-
Camp, Lieut.-Col. Gordon, and Major Congreve,
the Brigade-Major,
Instructions have been issued to the various com-
manding officers at Chatham, directing the whole
of the officers and men of the Indian depots avail-
able for duty at that garrison to be instructed in
the practice of embarking and disembarking, pre-
paratory to being placed under orders to embark
for India to join their respective service companies.
The East India troops are also to be instructed in
escalading operations, under the direction of the
officers of their own corps who have previously gone
through a course of escalading operations with
the effacers and men of the Royal and Indian En-
gineers at Brompton.
We have to announce the death of Major-Gen.
D. A. Gibsone, which occurred on Friday last at an
advanced age. The deceased entered the Royal
Marines at an early age, and had seen considerable
service. In 1804 he landed from the Thunderer and
served on shore in Bearhaven-bay ; in 1811 he
served on board the Safeguard mortar brig in a
.severe action with a division of Danish gun-boats
off Anholt, on which occasion the vessel was en-
gaged for three hours and a-half, and 19 of her
crew killed or wounded out of a complement of 29.
In 1812 he was engaged at Cateria, on the north
coast of Spain, and accompanied Captain Parke
with. two heavy guns intended for the army be-
sieging Burgos. In the two following years he
served in the American War, and was present at
the attack on Craney Island, taking of Hampton,
defence of the lines of Chippewa, and on the other
occasions on the Niagara frontier, where he was
severely wounded.
Gen. Vernon, C. 8., who died on the 22d inst., in
the 82d year of his age, entered the army in 1798,
and served the campaign of 1808 and 1809 in the
Peninsula as a deputy-assistant-adjutant-general,
and subsequently in the same capacity with the
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was present at the battle of Talavera. He served
with the 2d battalion of the 66th at the surprise of
a French division at Arroyo de Molino, and other
operations, until the capture of Badajoz ; with the
Queen's at the reduction of the forts and battle of
Salamanca, where he was slightly wounded early
in the day, and very severely at the close of the
action, a ball having entered his breast and lodged
near his heart, after tearing along two ribs. He
followed the army again at the expiration of three
weeks, and resumed the command of his regiment,
with which he served in the various operations,
preceding, during, and subsequent to the siege of
Burgos. He had received the gold medal for
Salamanca, and the silver war medal and one clasp
for Talavera.
A large number of persons visited the Royal
Arsenal, Woolwich, yesterday. The main object of
those who were able to obtain tickets of admission
was to gratify their curiosity by a sight of the
Armstrong gun factories. This being the termina-
tion of the financial year, the room containing the
whole of the Armstrong guns to be delivered over
to the charge of the principal military storekeeper
for issue to the army and navy, consisting of up-
, wards of 100 in number, 60 of which were the 100-
pounders for the navy, was thrown open. The
perfect finish of the guns, their bright brass fittings
and adjuncts, and the high polish of the materials,
gave the room the appearance of a private museum.