The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-25 00:00:00

Naval and 111th.taty Inteiitgence.

Yesterday and the previous day a distribution of
Baltic medals was made at Chatham to those officers,
non-commissioned officers, and privates of the Chatham
division of It.)yal Marine Light Infantry, who were en•
gaged in the Baltic campaign of 1854-55. The number
of medals distributed txceeded 170.

The It troop and two detachments of the 21 Dragoon
Guards, under the command of Captain E. R. Beene,
received orders yesterday to proceed from Chatham to
Canterbury, where they are to be stationed. Lieut. 0.
F. C. Bridgman and M. J. B. Dyne proceeded to Can-
terbury with the detachments.
The following medical officers have been attached to
the Provisional Battalion at Chatham, viz. :—Staff-As-
sistant-Surgeons A. Reid, S. Fuller, and R. R. Scott.

The following appointments were made at the Admi-
ralty yesterday afternoon :
Commander —W. 11. Haswell to the Himalaya, vice
Priest.

Paymaster—H. H. Shanks (confirmed) to the Cen-
turion.
Surgeon—Dr. William Macleod to the Melville.
Assistant-Surgeon—Edward T. Morticuer to the
Hesper.
MasterW Assistants—Walter IL Worsfold to the Hes-
per, and Henry Sutton to the Rhadamanthus.

MARYLEBONE WORKIIOUSE. Much sensation has
been occasioned throughout the parish of Marylebone on
its becoming known that Mr. and Mrs. Barnard, the re-
cently-appointed master and matror of the workhouse,
have resigned, the great want of organisation and disci
plino in the workhouse entirely precluding them from
any longer conscientiously holding office.

the enemy evacuated it, and we took pos,ession.
Early on the morning of the 21st it was decided
to take the second fort. The boats were filled with
men, and under cover of the ships' batteries pnlled
in for shore. When within about twenty yards of
the.beach a 24-pound shot from the fort struck the
San Jacinto's launch, killing one man instantly and
wounding three others ; two died shortly after, but
the other is fast recovering. As soon as the boats
landed the men, the Chinese began to retreat from
the fort, but our men rushed on them with a fury
indescribable, and, maddened at the.death of their
shinma es, Ravo no quarter.

In the afternoon the third fort was taken.

Early on the morning of the 22d the at' ack on
the last fort commenced. The broadsides of the
ships were accordingly brought to bear upon it, and
also cover the boats while landing the storming
party. There were at least 4,000 Chinamen in and
about it, and it was evident they intended to make
a last and desperate stand. Still our little party of
about 200 pulled bravely into the shore under
showers of grape from the fort, which fortunately
for them were, not well aimed, and succeeded in
landing without the loss of a single man. The
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enemy retreated as soon as we landei7 as they
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know nothing can stand the charge of a party Of
sailors.. Captain Bell was as wild as anybody else ;
he killed several with his own hand, grabbing them
and running- his sword through them. •He nar-
rowly esbapei being killed himself, as a fellow made
a full charge on him with a pike, but ho struck it
aside with his sword and run him through.
Here you see republicanism. There are Captains
Bell, Foote, and Smith, of the three ships, sitting
down on a log by a fire ; some of the crews are
roasting some eggs or boiling a chicken on the coals,
with potatoes they have foraged somtwhere. One
of the men takes a chicken by the kegg : "Here, cap-
tain, will you have a piece ?" "-That I will, and
thank you, too, as I am very hungry." So the
captain takes hold of a leg and pulls for his share.
This is another part of the play from the clean
deck, elegant uniform, silver plate to eat off, &c.
In place of Ws fine cabin, Captain Bell bas had no-
thing but a bunch of straw and a blanket that one