The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-15 00:00:00

MILITARY ANTECEDENTS OF Sll3
Lt. HiVE ,OCK.

An Orderly-room Sergeant, in writing to a con-
temporary, says :—Gen. Havelock's' first commis-
sion is dated July 20, 1815 ; his second, that of
teutenant? Oct. 24, 1821 ;. captain, June 5, 1838 ;
brevet major, Oct. 4, 1842 ; major, June 30, 1843 ;
brevet-lientenantoolonel, April 30, 1844 ; lieut.-
col, June 20, 1854, and colonel on the same day.
It is gratifying to be able to record that his only
step of rank obtained by purchase was that
oflie-
tenant from etaign, at the difference price of 2501.
We find Gen. Havelock serving in the Burmese
war in 1824, '25, and '26, as 'lieutenant and deputy
assistant-adjutant-general, at the bead-quarters of
Sir A. Campbell's army, and present at the capture
of Kemundine, Mumaroot, and Melloon, and at
the action of Pagham Wrew. We next find him
with, the rank of captain, and then of brevet-major,
serving with tbe army of Indus, and in Affghan-
istan in 1839,.1841, 1842, as aide-de-camp to Sir
W. Cotton, as Persian interpreter to Gen. Elphin-
stone, and to Sir R Sale, and deputy-assistant-
adjutant-general in Sir . Pollock's force, bailie
attached to'Sir John M'Caskill's division of that
armjr; present at the storm and capture of
Ghuznee, for which service he received the medal,
and actively engaged in several actions iu forcing
the passes between Cabool and Jeltalabad, and
assisted the gallant Sale at the glorious defence Q 1
the latter place in 1841 and 1842.
General Havelock commanded the right column
in the attack on Mahommed Akbar's camp on the
7th of April, 1842, obtaining the medal—for this
and his preceding distinguishel services he wa
nominated a Companion of the Bath. He wa,,
also present in the action of Tezeen, at the recap-
ture of Cabool, receiving the medal ; and was senior
officer of Sir John M'Caskill's staff during the suc-
ceeding operations in the Kohistan, including the
attack and capture of Istaliff. Gen. Havelock also
served as Persian interpreter to Lord Gough at thr
battle of Maharajpore, receiving the medal ; and
also throughout the
,Sutlej campaign of 1845-6,
including. the battles of Moodke3, Ferozeshati,
and Sobraon, receiving the Medal and two clasps.
That he took an active part itt those engagements
is evidenced by the fact of his having had two
horses shot under him at Moodkee, and another at
the brilliant. action of &Arany. •

Taking those services with the nine victorious
actions in which General Havelock has commanded
in chief into account, I think' it may be fairly
presumed that be has pursued as brilliant a career
in the aiat.lve duties of military lift) as has fallen to'
the lot of any officer in the army fox' the- last 33
years.

I beg here to acknowledge that I derive my in-
formation from " Hart's Army List," a most valu-
able work, that ought to be read. by every one who
feels an interest in the welfare of the British army.
It is to the army what " O'Byrne's Naval Bio-
graphy" is to the navy, a record of professional
services but excelling that work in this, that it is
published quarterly, with promotions and appoint-
ments during the preceding three months, whereas
the "Naval 'Biography" has only had one publica-
tion, and remains stationary.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

It is understood to bathe intention of the autho-
rities at the War-office to remove the 500 men now
being raised in Sheffield to Chatham, as soon as the
number is completed. It is not unlikely that the
whole of the men will be draughted into the same
corps, and the 98th is mentioned as the regiment,
to which they will be attached.
The number of recruits daily arriving at Chat-
.

ham is c Arsiderably on the increaie, and since the
recent order was issued from the Horse Guards up-
wards of 1,000 bare joined the Indian battalions at
that gifrison: Additional recruiting parties have
_ _

been sent out from the head-quarter—a
of the Royal
Engineers for the 4th, 10th, 11th; and 21st com-
panies of Sippers and Miners in India. It is ex-
pected that thtii reduction of the standard will in-
duce a large body of men to jnin the Royal Marine
Light Infantry.
The 76th Regiment arrived in Dublin on Tues
day froui Nova Scotia.

The frigate
.Indefatigablo, 50, Flag of Rear-Ad
viral William Hope Johnstone, was reported off
Plymouth yesterday morning from the South Ame-
rican station.

The Royal Albert, screw steam-vessel, at Wool-
wich, has now received the whole of her stores and
ammunition, and will immediately embark Major
Gardener's D troop of Royal Horse Artillery. The
Viscount Canning, transport vessel, is now receiv-
ing stores at the Royal Arsenal Pier, and will also
embark a port;on of the artillery force now under
orders for India. The following comprises the
whole of the R )yal Artillery force remaining under
orders for India :—Captain Dynely's J Field Bat-
tery, Gth battalion ; Captain Deaborough's No. 1
Field Battery, Ist battalion ; Major Singleton's V
Field Battery, 9th battalion ; Captain Wright's
company, 9th battalion ; Captain Bayly's company,
11th battalion ; Brevet-Major' Grant's company,
11th battalion ; and Major Gardener's D Troop of
Royal Horse Artillery.
The Edgar, 91; screw steam-vessel, now on the
slip at Woolwich, is in a forward state, and will
shortly he ready for launching. She is a iine vessel,
and many important improvements have been in-
troduced since she was laid down.
The Spitfire, Ardent, Triton, and Lyra, eteam-
vessels, and the Growler, gunboat, have been or-
dered by the Lords of the Admiralty to be got ready
' at Woolwich for commission with all despatch.
The screw steamship Austria, Capt. Heydtmann,
from Cork, for the East Indies, which put into
Plymouth Sound on Saturday, disembarked her
troops, nearly 800 of the 94th Regiment, under
Lieutenant-Colonel Mills, at the Royal William
Victualling-yard, Storehouse, on Tuesday after-
noon. The head-quarters of the grenadier corn--
pany are at the Plymouth citadel, but the other
portions of the regiment occupy the barracks at
Mill bay.

At the monthly meeting of the Liverpool Town
Council yesterday, there was some discumion with
reference to the proposed erection by the Ordnance
authorities of a battery on the site of the old ma-
gazines, Now Brighton. It was asserted that guns
fired from that position would place the shipping
in the Liverpool docks in continua danger, and
the question wa4 ultimately referred to the Dock
and Finance Committees, with the understinding
that they were to represent the opinions of the
Council to the Ordnance authorities.

The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :

Commander:—J. H. Chads, to the Persian ; W. H.
Truscott, to the Heron.

Lieutenants—R. EL Burton, to the Triton; F. C.
Campbell, to the Spitfire.

Second Master—James B. Haines, to the Hastings.
Assistant•Paymastere—Charles Ross, to the Corn-
wallis ; Andrgw Edwards, to the Wellington ; Thomas
J. Woodward, to the Hawk.

Clurks—Adolphus D'Albertangon, to the Wellington ;
P. Ellis, to the Melarnpus ; G. W. Underhill, to the
Conway ; Arthur 11. Gore, to the Hastings.