The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-12 00:00:00

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The Shannon, 51, Captain W. Peel, C. 8., ar-
rived at Spithead on Tuesday night and received
orders to prepare for China. In order to expedite
her appearance at Portsmouth the steam-tender
Sprightly was sent out to look for her.
The following officers have joined their respec,
tive regiments at the Provisional Battalion, Chat-
ham :—Captain W. Patterson, 32d Regiment ;
Captain H. J. Robertson, 60th Rifles ; Ensign G.
C. Sidebottom, 53d Regiment ; Ensign F. Pavy,
74th Highlanders ; and Ensign F. F. Devereux,
87th Royal Irish Fusileers.
The whole of the Crimean stores which were
brought home from Kertch by the Turkish Engi-
neer Corps, and deposited at the Gun-wharf, Chat-
ham, have now been removed into the places as-
signed for them at Brompton-barracks, and handed
over for the use of the corps of Royal Engineers.
Several of the large pontoons which were also
brought home from Kertch have been forwarded to
the camp at Aldershott, and 12 have been sent to
Sandhurst, to be used by the cadets ; the other
pontoons will remain on the Gun-wharf, at Chatham,
as, owing to their immense size, there is no suffi-
cient space for them in Brompton-barracks. Up-
wards of 20 waggons and carts, filled with all kinds
of entrenching, building, and artificers' tools, have
been forwarded to Aldershott for the use of the
Royal Engineers attached to the division at the
camp. The sets of harness brought home will be
used for the horses of the Field Equipment Corps
of the Royal Engineers.

The Arrogant, 46, screw steam-frigate, was taken
into dock yesterday for repairs. It is presumed she
is to be brought forward for further service again
speedily.
The Admiralty State yacht Osborne, Master
Commander G. H. R. Bower, having been
thoroughly refitted and re-embellished, was taken
out of the steam basin at Portsmouth yesterday,
and out of harbour, to try her engines round the
Isle of Wight.
The Alban, 3, steamvessel, Lieutenant de Bla-,
quiere, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday afternoon
with supernumeraries from the westward.
The Plumper, 12, screw sloop, Capt. Richards,
fitted out for surveying service, at Portsmouth, is
now at Spithead, expecting to sail for the scene of
her labours in a day or two.
The launch of the Doris, 32, new class frigate,
has been fixed to take place on the 25th inst. from
Pembroke Dockyard. She is a very handsome
vessel. Her ports are 16 feet apart and of greater
size than usual, more room having been provided
for working the guns, with a due regard to their
elevation and depression. Her armament is to
consist of 20 10-inch guns on the maindeck, 10 32-
pounders on the upper deck, and two 68-pounders.
The following are her chief dimensions :—Length
between perpendiculars, 240 ft. ; ditto of keel for
tonnage, 208 ft. ; breadth extreme, 48ft. ; ditto for
tonnage, 47ft. ; depth of hold, 2Gft. Gin. ; and
2,100 tons burden.

The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty

Captain Sherard Osborn, to the Furious ; Com-
mander S. G. Creaswell, to the Surprise ; Com-
mander T. Saumarez, to the Cormorant ; Com-
mander Roderick Dew, to the Nimrod ; Lieut. C.
S. Forbes, to the Algerine ; Lieut. A. H. Hoskins,
to the Bruno ; Lieut. B. G. W. Nicolas, to the
Firm ; Lieut. B. C. T. Prim, to the Banterer ;
Lieut. Philip Brook, to the Furious ; Lieut. F. R.
Hartwell, to the Centurion ; Lieut. D. G. David-
son, to the Furious.