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MP lua ps iott 01 PI •tude' t be Bt s lept, the Is ' thee ' Mme ha t ble dain tteee s so OW! te al tot 1 horn t.hael revel led C at trill eat AC lii 4 ink frlc sat the at art at en, !lc tisl rt j ec by ha fo; C(. 0: yr rf ftt C r 1 C e It ht • Fe 4 is to rn ILL - es el re n• he Id tg td of IV TII BDTIV4 OF. Till M4ll. . „ • cad no Main to notice the Introduction of my some iotot6e.tiunsactions now before the ,public (in a manner equally • a f t d and astonishing to myself,) otherwise than by making to privatemY and personal f riends, the solemn asseveration of my to the steps taken with a view to serve me, by mis wl seal and erring gratitude; accompanied by such proof as o me ature'of the case admits. But the pride of conscious innocence will not allow me to be nt, when I observe in several of the papers, and particularly in pondealltegister of yesterday, the name of my honoured fa . 710. confusedly blended with my own. It is to s hield his fair ' f r om the possibility of censure, that I thus address you, Sir, faialt feve ging you to give the utmost publicity to the declaration, o Mat the introduction of Dr. Gan ss a's name into these misera ble dissussions is totally and altogether founded in error." To r h o se who are acquainted with the tenor of Dr. Geassr.'s life wing a ministry of more than fifty years, this avo*al may be un ocmarywould, however, be unjust, tha an idea to his pre -I„Aier shotdd even accidentally be imprinted on the .mind of a By my own conduct, as far as honesty of intention ready to * stand or fall ; and on.that ground I am little :f r eed even by the attacks of calumny ; but I confess myself un to' to enduring the thought, that the.closiug hours of a blame " an d venerable man should he embittered by imputations ab horrent trom his character, or that he should be implicated in a t.harge , against which every feeling of his soul would not fail to /vel.dt I am, Sir, your obedient humble servant, GEORGE MINItY GLAM. pool if oos e..l-balwell, Feb. 19, 1809. NAPA 17VTEL LICENCE, Jpi t , 91 - .it _441 41i 1 . The lode-preva.lll4: westerll • *tiliKr.inbitis have blown with little prevent the outward-in;iiiiii 4tlioys roi • 04Z t In dies, Cape of Geod Hope, the Bratils, West ladies,. Mediterranean, and the coast of Portugal, from sail ing from Portsmouth. The two first fleets for the East Indies are both to sail under convoy of the St atus, Captain PYM. The ships are—the Warren Hastings, True Briton, Cumberland, Scalesby Castle, Neptune, Perseverance, Nottingham, Carnatic, Lord Duncan, Lord Melville, Lady Castlereagh, and Baring. Most of the ships for China haVe taken troops on board for Madras. They are all dispatched, and ready to sail. c a ptsin Roams, of the Swedish ship Odin, arrived at Famouth,,leit St, tJbes on th e 3d instant, at which t ime it was nol'itiolon there that any Freitch troops had entere d Portugal ; as every thing was quiet in that oe i g hbourhood. I h e liero,a. - snerellaqt vessel, has arrived at Dub- I li n f r om Lisbon, which place she left on the 4th inst. eft that a 4 Ictubt and uncertainty respect 'Mg the f a te rortu~ga Another einhargo-hieiter; bound'to Liverpool, with tore cotton, it arrived.' She is nominally from Mas sa ehussets, but in fett'from Charleston, and is called the say, MACKAY. The Sally left America nearly at the same time as.the vessels already known to have arrived. . The Pelee, ToLatma.from SpackbolM, has arrived at Liverpool. The n4vigation to Gottenburgh, it is ondertood, is now open. Advices from the Mediterranean state; that the Russian Admiral at Trieste has. promised to the Bri tish Officer blockading that port; to dismantle his fleet, pro vided the blockade he raised ; but the proposition has been rejected. The same accounts state that a flotilla destined for Reggio, with stores for the pro jected expedition against Sicily, has been destroyed by one of our squadrons. Early on Friday morning the Earl of CHESTERFIELD had an audience of his krAJESTY at Windsor Castle, for upwards of an hour. Sir FRANCIS BUERETT has been this fortnight past atfined with the gout. . Tuesday last TisOMAS HUSSEY, Esq. fif Fulmer, in Oxfordshire. son-in-lavr of the Earl of OREORD, was unanimously elected M. P. for Aylesbury, on a va cancy in the representation of that Borough, occa sioned by the death of Major GEORGE HENRY Coe P. TON CAVENDISH, son of Lord G. H. C&YENDISH, who perished in the Dispatch transport, near Falmouth, on his return from Spain. Captain .S.ANDEakt, who was committed for prevari cation to Newgate, was, on the rising of the House on Friday morning, confined in a chamber appropriated to persons ordered to be held in close custody. There IRS a bed at his service,_but,..as the night was far ad vanced, he preferred to sit up. He partook of no refreshment, and was taken in a hackney-coach to Newgate l about nine o'clock, by the High Bailiff of Westminster, and two of. the Messengers. - We are authorised to state, that the Hope Insurance Company has no connection whatever - with-the in tended Cattle Life Insurance-Company, In the Court.of Common Pleas, on Saturday* Mr. Fnnerty obtained a verdict of One Shilling damps against Mr. Tipper, of Leadenhall-street,.fm Publish ing a libel on the plaintiff. • FAsEDNAELE PRoMENADE..—YeStEUtiy the genial rays of. Sol warmed the 'fashicitiables to life. Hyde Park presented charms to divert the idle and delight. the active. mind. Thessaft d'ail wag new, because many of tlie promenaders threw off the garb of winter lur habiliments suited to the open state of the season. We have seldom witnessed a greater concourse of pe destrians. - They formed- a line from Piccadilly to Kensington. Gate, and the spectacle was variable and pleasing. Among-the -company, composed of persons of every description, on fOot or in_carriages, beauty Was sccn spreading her snares, and dashing fashiona• hies wciediiplaying to achniritio'n their 'loiter, live ries; mid 'carriages. The most fashionable ladies wore ,short cloaks of orange silk, trimmed withgoldlace, and ; pelisses of crimson silk, beautifully embroidered with ,fioweri. Pilgrim hats, with silver cockle-shills in Tiont, were much Worn. The carriages displayed the usual appearance of grandeur, and the riders exhibited their equestrian exploits in dashing style : - Among the females of the first consequence in the coach cavalcade, there were the following : • The Ductless of St. Alban's, the Ladies Percy, the Marchio nesses of Stafford and J.ansdown, the young Lady Mayoress, Lord Auckland, Lord Tamps, Lord Barrymore, the Portuguese and Turkish Ambassadoni, aid many other distinguished Perso nages, were in the Park. Dt.m.LlNG.—Thursday evening information was received at Bow-'street Office, that Captain Eastfield, in the East India servile. and Mr. Ashton, a MateJ in the same service, were to fight a duel, at Bromley Fields, on Friday morning. Rivett and Pearkes be ing directed, in cOnippencep to prevent them, they accordingly went to fields, 'and waited till near twelve o'clock, when they found Mr. Ashton, who was conveyed to the Ofhict, and bound, in the penalty of 4500, to keep the peace for twelve mouths. The Captain appeared at the Office in the evening, and en tered into a similar rectinizance. CORN EXCHANGI, MARX-LANE, Vas. 20.—The Market to-day : l ain has a tolerable supply' of Wheat, mostly second and ordi, which is dull sale ; but the" few fine samples are rather dearer, and some prime old exceeds the q Uotation—ln Barley and Milt little variation—White Peas likewise—Beans of the two ku.ds rather dearer—There is a middling supply of Qats, m ostly inferior, and fine samples arerattertigher—in Flour no &erotica. a t AAA et/Rai/MT AS UNDIR : ' , cheat, otea. sot. 90s. • . •"' Reins (new) 58$. eSs. D 4. tine ditto, 941. ers. 'u .k (new) SOL 58s. ed. tYe, 60s. 665. Oats, 364,1911.455. =l7:ry, 435. 495. Od. P oland ditto, 445. 465. Od. klait 825.- • otation ditto to 475 Ott. nA:lll,e Peas (boilers), 140.110 s Seed s SOL to sat? . .rey ditto, ses. 56 6-*• ,• tine •Fl o ttr NS. tiAlSareSfPnis f 14•4 0 11"... 7. PLYMOUTR-DOCK, FEB. IR. ..,. t Yesterday morning, as the Theresa gallic4 Cape: I KIRKuOVE, was working down Hamoase, in order to join convoy for the eastward, she ran foul of the Sal tador- del Mundb, by which accident she carried away her mizen-mast just above ,the deck, and was in consequence prevented; from going to, sea : she is laden with brandy, bound to London.—Sailed the RAVEN brig of war, with upwards of 60 sail of trans. ports under convoy, "having troops on board for Portsmouth ; the MARTIAL gun-brig, with a fleet of transports for Torbay ; the Cruiser, ANDERSON, for Dominica; Dart, Gascony; and Caroline, PINCTON, for Dartmouth ; Mary Ann; COTTON, for Padstow ; and the Phcbe private ship of war, on I cruize. _ The GLIXXSTADTI 20 guns, Captain BASS, which sailed from hence on the 14th ultimo, with a fleet of light transports for Vigo, returned here yesterday, very much disabled, having encountered a troves:does storm off Cape Finisterre, in which she was obliged to throw all her guns overboard, to pre ♦ent her from foundering-. PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 19. Arrived the Thetis, DAVIDSON, and the Hannah, DOUGLAS, with several other transports, from Ply. mouth.—Wind S.W. DOVER, FEB. 19. Passed by this morning for the Downs, about 30 sail of transports, with troops on board, last from Ply mouth. Came in this day the Fortune, French lugger privateer, pierced for 16 guns, captured on Friday night last by his Majeity's sloop- BEAGLE, after a 'duce of two hours ; she is only four months old, had ,on board . sB men when taken, had made no captures since she last sailed from Calais, but had taken four prizes since she first fitted out.—Wind W. S. W. and blows strong with small rain. DEAL, FEBRUARY 18. Airiired the BEAGLE sloop, and brought in with her a French lugger privateer called la Fortnnee, tommanded.by Captain TUCKER, having on board 16 I carriage-guns and 58 men, which she captured on I i Friday evening last off Dearness. She belongs to Dunkirk, but came last froth Calais, and had not made - any captures this cruize. Also. arrived the', Cvewei - sleap froM the Nore.. *Sailed the Tnnasnr.a gun-brig for Sheerness. • - FEBRGARY 18.—Arived the RovALAT sloop from Yarmouth. Sailed the KANGAROO and. FEARLESS on a cruize; :end Cowin...re and DEFENDER for PIXIE: mouth.—Wind S.W. P. S.—Just arrived a fleet of transports from the Westward marked Nos. 37, 3, 83, 193, 255, 250, 221; IG. and BH. having on board part of the 14th, 32d, and 71st, awl several other Regiments. . . YARMOUTH, FEB. isk. Arrived the RICHMOND sloop of war from Heligo land, with letters and passengers ; and the MONKEY gun brig .from the westward. Sailed the BRUIZER gun brig on a crake. The ships in the Roads are the i Roebuck, Vice Admiral Rtsszt.r., Princess Caroline,l Commodore Parse ; Bellerophon, Stately, Aboukir, 1 Crocodile,.Euryalus, Zenobia„ . Egeria, Btitoinart, Bri seis, Havoc, Indignant, Vixen, Censor, and Mariner. Wind W. N. W.—The North Sea fleet will, •in the spring, he augmented to upwards of 20 sail et the line. •GREENOCK, FEBRUARY 11. Arrived on Friday the Irmelinda, Mttaths. from New Provideace, after a boisterous passage 9f 46 days. 'The Ariel, Beanowhata, had arrived from Liverpool a few days•befere the saitett, pnd ttibiCate, --:, from St. DoMingo. ' The BehtimA continued to bewbundantlr supphed:with lumberindprovisioesl by 'American vessels, . is 4allasio . going .feom ..the .Northern State* ;c> New Orleans.—The, N eptune, C.;a94.1,4 Irbni Clyde - tti Antigua, going to nlain con visy 'at Cork, was lots sit - Cbiiriovrn, mirth - of Wexford,' tin the-nigo-of-Wadnaday the Bth insfahti Two of ..: the crew droxrad; arid Captain -muelr bruised.. - It i i =OW tal ?Oat: OIL cargo—will be SA v u AMC, but coIASIEFAbIY;Cir I . :kig. e4 ' , ... . _. 7 7 .: 7 • n..: ‘: *•-•orr . ._ THE *ARMY. • • Forty sail of transports are to proceed from-Ports mouth to Cork, under convoy of the PORT MAHON, to receive the troops there. Orders were received at Plymouth-Dock on Friday, for the AMAZON frigate, Captairt PARKER, to prepare for the reception of General BERESFORD, whose arri val there, accompanied by a numerous Staff, was shortly4xpeeted. Lieutenant EDWAnD CHRISTIAN, of the 43d Regi ment, died on Friday, at Plymouth-Dock. The im mediate cause of his decease was a feier, brought on by excessive fatigue, during the late campaign in Spain. Monday se'nnight a detachment of the 9th Royal Veteran Battalion, consisting of 14 officers and 260 privates, embarked at Leith for Kit wall. They are PLYMOUTH, FEB. 18. under the command of Major WesT. Came in the Lord Collingwood, Captain ADAM,I Thursday, the 1 11, or Queen's Dragoon Guards, from Portsmouth, bound to Oporto, in ballast, put arrived in Canterbury from Hythe, Ashford, &c. and are stationed in the Permanent Barracks. back from the Bay of Biscay, by contrary winds ; from Parts of Captains Wilmot, Crawford, Truseott, Barrick transport, No. 213, Capt. DUNCAN, and Bean's companies of the Royal Artillery have' 'Cork, with provisions for the fleet at Lisbon ; arrived at Canterbury, where they will be joined by 'LACABLE, of 74 guns, from the Westward, with the remainder as soon as they are landed, when the damage. Sailed the RAVEN, of 18 guns, and the whole will be stationed at the Ordnance Barracks, I GOLDFINCH, of 18 guns, with transports to the East- Northgate. ward: many that were to have accompanied could. Successive detachments of the troops which have • been disembarked at Ramsgate , have last week pro.. not get out, the wind being far to the Southward; seeded through Canterbury to their various destina- MARTua. gun brig, with victuallers, for Torbay.— tiens, amounting to between 2 and 3000 men, viz. Came in the Netley, a very large ship, Capt. JOHN 200 Foot Artillery, part of the Guards, '2d, 4th, 6th, Awnraiox, from Cork, bound to Surinam, laden 21st, 28d, 26th, 28th, 32d, 38th, 43d, 50th, 71st, 76th, 91st. The SSth have already taken possession of the with provisions lind'ckber goods : she was taken the barracks in Canterittry ; and the 9th Foot, Ist batta- JOth inst. by the NoueeUe Gironde French privateer, lion, wilt also arrivf there on the 21st instant, when and retaken yesterday by the John Bull privateer, of • *the -remainder of the Warwick Militia • will March this port, which vessel is also aITiVed••••••GLIICKSTADTi to -Ashford. .' , . of 18 guns, from the_ Coast of Spain t'Vlitioo, of 18 I We 'are *sorry to hear that - si:knAs and morta guns, from the Westward, with the loss of hernfoatt.- • 'lit) , h.ls pflate been veil great amimg ; the medical top-mast. l'ge4emen attending 6111.- hrave:soldiers in the Hospi tali'it PlyititAtth and 'POrtsmouth. ..Dm-GIANT and WARNENT have ; been ill at Ply mouth, but have recovered vbut Mr. *GILL, of the Royals ; Mr. Lntp, 'Surgeon, 434 regiment Mr. TORNER,As4qailt Surgeop,.9.sth.rement ; atiaMr. EstEttsoN, DepUty nrveyor of the t utees, have died • at . Poftstriouth,.inattending the. sick. General NIGHTINGALE and his suite are on the eve of setting 'off for Portsmouth, to . proceed to his Go vernment of New 'South Wales, aleg . with the 73d „. Inagmatto nnegiment, tubler . Colonel blQuAaate. It is said that the Expedition under Genera/ BE REWORD is ping to take. possession of Minorca. We are glad to hear that that excellent Ofqcer, Co ilonel WYNCH, of the 4th or King's Regiment, is re covering from his wounds at Plymouth. The Colonel jsuffered an attack of fever, which is now gone. He is attended by Dr. GRANT. A bad fever has broken out not only at the hospitals in Portsmouth and Ply mouth, but at several barracks, among the mon lately I landed from Spain. The Northumberland Regiments are expected to arrive at Ipswich, from Chelmsford, to-morrow. I By our accounts from the West Indies, it will be seen that though a very fine at my of not less than 12,000 men, and commanded by Sir GEORGE PREvosT, Gene rals HOUGHTON, COLVILLE, and OnuE, some of then: first rate Officers, has been collected, it is probable that nothing will be dune. So great reinforcements I have of late constantly poured into Martinique and Guadeloupe from France, that any attempt of ours would be a sacrifice of men equal to madness. But why is this; how comes it, that such reinforcements of troops and quantities of provisions, have been thrown into the French West-India Islands, while we have such a strong naval force on that station ? Blame attaches somewhere, and we ardently hope that enquiry may fix it. MILITARY DESERTERS.—To check the great fre quency of desertions from the army, particularly duriiiig the present critical times, when men's services 'are so much wanted, it has been recommended to :enact a law, subjecting every soldier who hereafter desert, on conviction, to be branded, in a conspicuoui manner, with the mark of the King's broad arrow on the right cheek, in place of other corporal punishment. However novel this recom mendation may seemijthere can be no doubt that such an experiment would effect a radical cure for desertion, if that be possible, for no deserter so bran ded could ever escape ; and we . do not think such a punishment would be so severe as the present for the crime.. It is well known that many notorious deser ters avail themselves of his Majesty's Royal Procla mation for pardoning deserters, and deliver them selves up, that they may again desert whenever it serves their purpose so to do ; and it is also notorious that some of them, by this means, procure their en largement from goals, where, if left to abide their trials for civil offences, they might be capitally convicted, or sentenced to transportation. RAMSGATE, FEB. 13. Last night several transports with a part of the 91st Highland Regiment, and of the 521 Regiment, 2d battalion, arrived here. These transports, with several others, had unknowingly got so near the French coast, the slay-before, as to be fired at from the batteries at Calais ; and it was with great difficulty they got clear of the shore. It appears that the French toast was mistaken for the English. The 5251 marched from hence to Deal, as soon as they had disembarked. Fes .14.—The 91st Highlanders which arrived here yesterday, disembarked early this morning, and marched immediately to Canterbury, on the route for Ashford. Fes. IC—The following are the particulars of the troops which , have arrived here in the transports since Tuesday—Cicero, Royal Artillery Drivers, 390 men, 24 women, and 13 children ; Hebe, 170 0171st regiment ; William and John, 217 of 71st ditto ; part ' of the 6th regiment, from several transports; part of fifteen re giments on board tke Ann, amounting to 104 men ; and the transport the William, 30 sick and wounded ; Leda, upwards of 300 of 38th regiment ; James, 953 men, 22 women, 16 children, 91st regiment ; Two Friends, 126 men, 5 women, 3 chilren, 71st regiment ; David, 18 horses, and 30 men, Royal Artillery; Juno, 7 horses, 87 men, Staff Corps ; Favourite, 21 horses, no men Royal Artillery ; Oxford and Lord Mulgrave, a part of the 2d battalion 52d regiment, of which near 100 are sick ; Scipio, 51 women, 39 children, of different regiments ; Hero, 47 men of 15 diffi•rent regiments : Agincourt, about 270 of 10 regiments ; Pitt • ;41 men not landed ; I.eda, 350 of 38th regiment ; William and , Aso, 41 men, one horse, of Horse Artillery ; Attn.'s-La, 2.00 of .latlegiment ; Salus, 25 horses, 40 men, Royal Artillery ; For_ . 140 MD, Royals, and 824 regiments; Cleveland, ma Awe and officers, end and 28th regiments; Lady ilamilto n, 220 ot Royal Artillery Martha, 205 men of fourteen differ( ut re giments ; Doris, 159 of Royal Artillery, an d. five otherr regi ments. Most of the troops have been lad. d been marched to their respective destinations; many, however, of the sick remain for the preseut byre, and every attention is paid to their comforti: • WEST 11111010.Th..,--- • The space crctipied in odr eolpmns by the detail's relating to the enquiry into the conduct Of the Cote- mander in Chief, has, as irir. Readers must have seen, obliged us to be very brief in several articles of intelligence. The late news front the West inches requires, however, snore partientar notice than we. have yet given it. It appears that such have been the tardy Ilatefe et the preparations for the intended attack upon Marti niqtte that the French have, in the interini, received considerable reinforcements. Exclusive of the E li. litia of the island; the garrison now amounts to tip- . wards of 3000 effective men. Admiral Vit.t.aatereit openly professes his obligation to our Commanders for the time which they have allowed him tot pre. paratiou and reinforcement. He is att excellent offi cer, and we calculate on att obstinate resistance, if bur troops attack him ; yet we are so fully convinced of the superiority of British troops, that we vey rily believe the French will not face us in the field s but thty have such .strong positions, and such a formidable train of artillery, that the danger cannot be concealed:, Our advice' from Barbadoes state, that the present plan is to beat down the fortifications of Fort Bour bon by an incessant torrent of shells : but the fort stands on an eminence, with a bomb-proof Cover foe 2000 men. _ The troopi that had embarked in Carlisle Bay were disembarking. The men of war, which were stationed there to convoy the army, are ordered to sea again to continue the fruitless blockade of Marti nique. Difficulties have arisen even for the chief command. General BECKWITH an Sir Geonox IletxvosT, both have claims, the one by seniority, the other by special commission. It is said at Bar badoes that orders, countermanding Sir GEORGE ' Poevosr's sailing, reached Halifax the day after he left it. The probability is, that our troops will re main inactive till the rainy season sets in : in the mean time the fever will prove an effectual ally to the French. - - In the island die Commanders are blamed. In this country we ascribe the delay to other men. The fol lowing is one of the letters that has reached us Barbadoes, Jan. 4, 1805. I missed the opportunity by five minutes of a late running vessel, to send you an account of our inten ied expedition against Martinique. Villarette's garrison is 3000 men—we shall attack him, if we attack him at all, with 9000 men ; 30(X) of whom Sir G. Prevost brought with him from Halifax. • It was supposed that the arrival of this reinforce ment would be the signal fer sailing, and that the French Commander would have no farther reason to send us word that he was as ready as he could be for our reception. But, whatever be the cause, the busy hum of preparation has ceased since Sir G. Prevost joined us—the men of war, which we naturally sup posed had left their stations off Martinique to take down the ttoops, are getting again to sea—troops that had embarked are debarking—it is said the Emma (armed ship);s going with dispatches to England, and that things are to remain in :taro quo until the ne cessary consultations have been made at home, the necessary measures resolved on, the necessary orders given, signed, sealed, delivered, dispatched and re ceived here. Supposing that we do get to Martinique befere the approach of the rainy season renders the attempt abortive, it will cost us time and not a few men to take Fort Bourbon, as it was called under the old government. Villarette has taken the precaution to blow up the only eminence in its neighbourhood, which could have enabled us to batter him in breach. We must keep a respectful distance. Certainly no expedition in these colonies ever was so well flanked by instruments of destruction as the present one : and it is to be hoped the torrents of shells they will rain on the fortifications will have the desired effect. If they have not, 'tis vain to think of starving them out. You have heard, I dare say, of the success' ul attempt of l'Amphitrite frigate to run through our blockading squadron into Fort Royal, with thirteen hundred barrels of flour, nine hundred barrels of beef and pork, 170 soldiers, and 300 sailors. She sailed on the 10th November from France, and in her way to Marti nique captured two of our merchantmen, the Lord Cranstoun, afterwards recaptured, and the Lydia, which she burnt. She had the address to join our squadron in the night, and to elude suspicion by fol lowing their movements until the favourable moment offered for leaving them. She was greeted by a sa lute from the French batteries. An express came yesterday to the Admiral from Halifax—and to-day it is reported that orders, countermanding Sir G. Prevost's sailing had arrived there the day after his departure. The defeat of the French army in Spain is said to have occasioned the change in his destination. The Neptune (flag ship) is at anchor in the Bay. The York and Belleisle sailed this morning. The misunderstanding between the Civil and Mill. tary Authorities of the Island of Jamaica, has given rise to the following General Orders on the p. r. of the Governor, in order to guird againt any popular commotion : _ _ GENERAL ORDERS. Copy of the General Orders issued by the Duke of Manchester. " " The Colonels or Officers commanding regiments of Foot- Militia will station a Captain's guard in the most convenient and central situation in the parish, on the 24th day of December next, and continue such guards until the Sd day of January ; they will also order such other guards as to them may seem expedient dur ing the said period, and direct that every soldier in the rt emer , not on duty, shall hold himself in readiness to repair, in cas (.1 alai m, to such place of rendezvous as shall be appointed fo the company to which he belongs. The regimental orders issued on this occasion will enjoin the utntost attention to the state of e arms, and .a regular inspection of those plantations once in 2 ,, e hours. " The Captain or Officer commanding the Hone in each par h will order ',groin, from their respective troops, on the 2,5 C.., -6t:l, snd 27th days of December, and on the lit day of January, d appoint a place or places of rendezvous for each troop, in the -event of alarm. (Signed) - MANCHLSTERP The body of the private, belonging to the Stafford 'shire Militia, who was drowned a short time since, at the time of the flood, near Eton, avisjound in a ditch, yesterday morning, neat the play-fields befealgit a to the young gentlemen of Eton College. This - xtiicis is now passable to Windsor ? s the: lostersisitithig Wien fnr these .three da: c • ; I I ■ I