The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-27 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Major-Gen. Sir R. Dacres, having returned trom
leave of absence, has assumed the permanent com-
mand of Woolwich garrison, and has taken up the
official quarters recently occupied by Gen. Williams,
the late Commandant.

The East India troopship Trafalgar, 1,100 tons,
Commander J. H. Taylor, which arrived in the
Thames on Friday from India, with a large num-
ber of sick and wounded troops on board belonging
to cavalry and Infantry regiments serving in Ma-
dras, disembarked the invalids at Gravesend on
Friday evening, when the whole were immediately
forwarded to Fort Pitt Hospital, Chatham The
troops, to the number of 178 non-commissioned offi-
cers and men, with 7 women and 11 children, em-
barked at Madras on the 3d of March, and sailed
on the following day, the only place touched at
being the Cape of Good Hope, which was left on
the 30th of April. The corps on board were the
Royal Artillery, Ist (the Kings's) Dragoon Guards,
12th Lancers, Ist (Royals), 43d (Light Infantry),
44th, 60th (Rifles),. 68th (Light Infantry), 69th,
and the 3d battalion Rifle Brigade, the whole under
the command of Capt. A. W. Cobham, 44th Regi-
ment. The following officers came home as passen-
gers in the Trafalgar, on sick leave of absence :
Capt. H. H. Smart, Ist Royals; Lieut. Johnson,
late Ist Royals ' • Major Harvey, 2d European Ma-
dras Infantry ; Capt. Harcourt, Capt. O'Neil, who
is severely wounded, Lieut. Carnegie, and Lieut.
Douglas, of the Madras army, with several clergy-
men belonging to the East India establishment.
The Trafalgar was 11.3 days at sea, during which
period the deaths on board were 14, including one
man of the Royal Artillery, who suddenly disap-
peared and is supposed to have either fallen or
thrown himself overboard. The 44th Regiment lost
seven men from wounds or sickness during the pas-
sage. The troops complain that during the
voyage the rations served out to them were, for
the most part, very bad, scarcely fit to be eaten.
On the arrival of the invalids at Fort Pitt they
were medically inspected by Surgeon-Major
Matthew, when 46 were ordered into hospital, and
the remainder sent to St. Mary's invalid establish-
ment to await an inspection by a Chelsea Board.
In consequence of but few reinforcements having
been despatched to India for several months past,
the authorities have determined on sending out
nearly 5,000 cavalry and infantry troops to the
British regiments serving in Bengal, Madras, and
Bombay. Of this number 2,860 men are ordered
to embark during the month of July, and 1,450 in
the following month, the tonage to be taken up for
them by the Hon. Council of India. On Saturday
the Clarence embarked nearly 300 troops of various
regiments, at Gravesend, for India.
A further draught of troops is under orders for
India at the camp at Colchester, and is expected to
be despatched in the course of the week, Friday
being the day originally appointed for their depar-
ture. In consequence of the arrival of numbers of
recruits the camp is now somewhat full, and there
are but few unoccupied huts. A " field day" takes
place almost every week, and draughts of men con-
tinue to be forwarded for rifle practice to Land-
guard Fort, Harwich.
The 86th Regiment, now on their passage home
from India in the ships Genghis Khan, Kenning-
ton, and Northumberland, will on their arrival in
those ships at Spithead disembark there, and be
quartered in the new barracks at Gosport. The
King Philip, also expected at Spithead, from India,
with the head-quarters of the Ist battalion 10th
Foot on board, will on her arrival receive orders to
disembark her troops at Devonport. The 9th Lan-
cers will also disembark at Devonport on their ar-
rival from India. _ _

The Staff of the few remaining Siege and Field
Brigades detailed for foreign stations, in compli-
ance with the regulations issued for the reconstruc-
tion of the corps of the Royal Artillery, are under
orders to leave Woolwich as follows :—the sth
Siege Brigade to sail from Southampton for Gibral-
tar on the 7th July ; the 6th ditto by the same route
for Malta on the 4th •, the 7th on the 9th for
Quebec; and the 11th Field Brigade on the 14th
for Bengal, accompanying a draught to complete
the brigade already there.
The Essex Rifles and West Essex Militia have
received orders for 21 days' training for the 15th of
July, the former at Colchester the latter at ?helms-
ford.
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The Royal Monmouthshire Regiment of Militia
assembled at Portsmouth to undergo the customary
three weeks' drill on Wednesday last.
The Royal Pembrokeshire Artillery Militia are
ordered to assemble for training and exercise at
Haverfordwest on Friday.
The Royal Brecknock Rifles, under Lieut. Col.
Watkins, M.P., will assemble fortmining on Thurs-
day next.