The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-20 00:00:00

Naval and Militaly intelligence.

An order has been received at Chathank from the
Duke of Cambridge, directing that the general superin-
tendence of the Enfield rifle instruction at Chathani gar-
rison shall be under the regulation for d;strict,instruct ots
dated Aug. 1, 1356, and shall be conducted by Col. C. C.
Hay, the commandant at the School' of Musketry; Hy the,
or, in his absence, by a staff-officer of that establishment.
consequence of this, Col. Eden,' in command of the
tro,,ps at Chatham, has issued orders to all 'officers in
command of corps directing them to give their support
and assistance to those officers, and furnish them with
all the information they may require in carrying out
the orders of that especial duty in connection with the
troops at Chatham.
The Iris, 26, Capt. W. Loring, C. 8., fitting at' Chat-
ham for the Australian station, has received nearly the
whole of her crew, which, with marines, numbers 230
men. She is partially rigged, and yesterday completed
the stowage of her water-tanks. She will take her de-
parture ah,ut the middle of February.
Her Majesty's steam frigate Tribune, 31, Captain
Edell, arrived at Callao on the 4th of Dec. on her voy-
age to the coast of Central America. She bad been di •
tained at Arica, Peru, in consequence of the revolution
and attempt to take the town by the Peruvian squadron
of Gcn. Givanco Her surgeons 'w ere of great assistance
to the wounded, and the Spanish papers state that her
presence and the efforts of her officers prevented much
disorder and blood,hed after the town had fallen. Twenty
were killed and 35 wounded. Several ladies took refuge
on board. The President, 50, Captain Frederick, sailed
on the 29th of Nov. for Arica. Rear-Admiral Bruce,
commanding the British squadron, was expected daily
at Callao. The 'French Admiral and a steamer of war
are at Callao.

Her Majesty's steam frigate Retribution, 28, Captain
Barker, was expected to leave Spithead last night for
the Mediterranean station, calling at Plymouth and
Lisbon to leave supernumeraries for t'ie ships there.
Her Maj-,sty's steam fr gate Dragon, 6, Captain H.
Stewart, C. 8., arrived at Portsmouth yesterday morn-
ing, from the eastward, with supernumeraries.
The Transit steam troopship, hav►ng refitted her ma-
chinery at Portsmouth, got up steam yesterday to test
it, prior to being reported ready for troop service.
The following embarkations are ordered to take place
at Portsmouth this week :—Her Majesty's steam troop
ship Urgent, Commander Phillips, 3 officers and 700
rank and file ; the William Hammond, 591 tons, Capt.
Nicholson, 13 officers, and 271 rank and tile of the 41st
and 49th regiments for St. Lucia and Barbadoes ; the
Hamilla, Mitchell, 560 tons, Capt. Lawson, 8 officers
and 214 rank and file of the 41st Regiment for Trinidad.
The Hamilla Mitchell arrived at Spithead yesterday
morning, and the William Hammond was expected in
the night from the Thames. Both will return to Ports-
mouth with troops relieved by those they take out.
The Star, 8 gun sloop, Commander Alexander Boyle,
from the south-east coast of A. erica, arrived at Sheer-
ness yesterday morning at daylight. She is under
orders to proceed to Chatham to be paid off.
The Amphiou, 36 guns, screw steam frigate, Captain
Henry Chads, at Sheerness, commenced yesterday
morning to discharge her p ,wder, live shells, rockets,
&c., preparatory to being paid off.
The French 'screw steam corvette, Le Corse, Captain
Garnault in command, arrived at Sheerness yesterday
afternoon, last from Margate. She has been engaged
for the protectio❑ of the French fisheries off the north
coast of Scotland and i❑ the North Sea.