Star. — London, England, 1806-11-18 00:00:00

ndre TRADIt. The friends of the oppreiTed African race will be pleated to learn, that during the eourfe of the Elec tions Plt various parts of the kingdom, the popular rentinien't been very Rrongly expreffed againft the continuance of that traffick in human fleth, which, to the &grace of this enlightened country, is ftill iiiertiiitted, if not encouraged, by our laws. In Yoikfhire this feeling was fo general, that Mr. Fawkes; in o ff ering hirdelf to reprefent that eaten five and populous County in Parliament, felt it ne tiffarr to make a public declaration of his opinions on ibis filbjea in an advertifement, dated Fernley- Hall, Oft•iber 35, Igo& " The Slays Trade," he obferves, " has ever had deepeft abhorrence, nor will I yield in flrenu (ands, however I might in efficacy, to the chief pa tron .of its abolition, Mr..Wi aaaaa (MCI himfelf.— No, ,Gentlemen, timid your Suffrages place me in the diftingufhed nation to which I afpire, you null have occafion on this topic to teproaeh the tar diners of your Reprefentative. / bore fokmaly pledge wyfrlf to exert perry fort is toy power, ;alb sit end out of earliewtoroo. for doe turpoft of thliordatiwg tbu catioa o f rhefta of thow alownisoile The fame Gentleman, on his nomination at York, thus concluded his Addrefs to the Freeholders— " I Rand before this meeting an independent coun tty Gentleman; conneffed with no party, fettered by no pledge I beg pardon—l have given one pro fr.stu,which I fball never fwerve ; that of sling my endeavours to tear from oar Statute Book, that bloody page which authorises us to trample iniolt the fiat rights of our fellow creatures, and to deal in human Ms." Yeßeeday Morning, the Duke of You tranfaeled istifinefs with his MAJISTY. Afterwards rode with his MAJESTY, the Duke of C• 1111111001, PrifICCRCI ADOUSTII, Soma and Altitude. Lady B Generals GWYIIIII, Tritium. Hon. Mr. Bucuar, in the Great Park, and hack, at half paR twelve.— . The Duke of You left Windfor in the evening. Her Me) tart, Princes ELIZAIINTH, and Lady Cartoctes Waustosave, took an siring in her Me rkur's baiouthe and fur, to Englefield Green and back. 41 Yederday the Right Honourable Tetostas Gltalt• VMS'S took polteffion of his offiliel houfe at the Ad. lesiralty. • , Mr. Pm t !PSI the London Bookfeller, lately gave KKorittio a Five Hundred Pounds forhit exquifite Work of Novectu res, a tranflatidmet which has been made at Berlin under its own eye. PrOftW'W STEW/LILT, who has lately reterned from Paris with the Earl of Leonaloace, this day left London for Edinburgh. Rear Admiral Sir Isaac Conan is reappointed jkcond in command at Porensouth. Yefterday fennighe the fecond battalion of itox• burghfbire volunteer infantry, under the command of Lieutehant Colonel 'Sir J. B. Ittotmix, Batt. came into quarters at Kelfo. The Melees' Cavalry, commanded by Captain litmus, and Sir Goat's. Powast's troop of Fair. wood Cavalry, have left week commenced permanent duty, in that town, for fourteen days. The Royal Corn& Miners marched' on Saturday lad hem Dover o to occupy the forts and redoubts at .Deal and its vicinity. A confiderable force his been for lonic time Aim bled on the coati for embarkation. The 7th, Bth, rash, a6th, and 9tl regiments: the 7th and Bth German Leglxn, and the r xth and r sth regiments of Light Dragoons. are Rationed between Margate and Dungenefs. On Saturday dollars to the amount of toool. were fent of by the Falmouth coach, from the Svtau with Two Necks, Lad lane, Chearafide l for the purple of paying the army there, intended fdr the expeditiOn. They were packed in fix calks three were put into the boor, and three into the dic key of the coach. One of the Clerks belongidjk to the Army Pay Office, and Rivett, the Bow-Ricci Officer, went in the coach in tare of them they weighed about a ton. In confequence of this, the proprietors of the coach very properly guarded ageing any acci dent, by fattening two ftrong planks soda the body of the coach, upon the fprings. When they got to Balifbtsry, they fhonld have changed couches ; but the other coach was not deemed fufficieruly ftrong to carry the weight. The coach from London, there fore. went all the way to Exeter, where the only conveyance that could be procured to purfue the journey to Falmouth was the Mail, which happened not to have any paftengers. The Clerk belonging to the Pay Office therefore took three places, and proceeded withuhree of the cants. The following day Riven went by the Mail, with the three other. casts, to Falmouth. Coven? GARDtll.—The new drama, entitled Ad rian eel Orrila, was repeated lag night at this Thea tre, with increafed AS. having urdergone confider. able curtailments ; but it is Rill much too long.—The Prologue is omitted. the death of Lady Senors, which happened on the IR inflant, at Omberfley Court, Warceiterfhire, all the large polliffinns of her hufband, the late Lord Sandy., Baron of Orrtherfley, have devolved upon his niece the Marchionefs of Dnwnfhire,who is the tole heirefs, lineal defendant, and only remaining branch of his Lordiltip's family, as well as of thee of the IA Earl of Sterling, the Lord YR - count Minden, the celebrated fiatefman and (choler Sir William Trum. bull, and other icient families.—Soon after the de. ceafe of the late Marquis of Downfhire, his Majefty was pleated to revive the title of Sandy', by creating the Marchionefs of Downfhire, Baronefs of Sandy' in her own right, with remainder to her Ladythip's fecond fon, Lord Arthur Hill, and her three other younger tons, and their Ale fucceffively.—The Mar. ehionefs may therefore now be confidered one of the richeß of her fee in the empire. The herring fifbery at Clovelly, Devonfhire, pro. miles to be very g' ear this fesfon. Although not Ur over, it has already been more abundant than 1,,r many years poi. Some of the boats, with only three men, have, within a fortnight, lhared upwards ul Sol. each boat. A few night ago the prifon of Kirltaldy, was broke t pe.), and two prifoners made then cicape„ dltlaNt'OPl, • • A buck, thieh had ,nrayed froni the Park of Mr. Ciabtaa, at Sharmanbury, ibnut two years fine, after an excellent chace, was taken a few days ago, and was turned out, for a leveed hunt, before the hounds of Mr. Camrtow, of Danny, near Patcham, yeflerday. The field seas uncommonly well attend ed—Upwards of two hundred horfemen. confining of the molt denting fportfmen in this part of the world, being prefent- Many carriages, filled with Nobility, attended from this place. The weather was favourable; and truly a more animated fcene than the field ptefenred, had not been feen for many preceding years. The huntfman and his whipper-in had each new clothing, green with black caps. The chace at length commenced, and all parties were in an inftant in motion, proper law hiving been given to the buck. The dogs acquitted themielves in a capital Ilyle ; for many miles a table-cloth would have covered the whole pack. Attcr an admirable chace of tevera) limns, the dogs ran in upon the flag in Clayton Wood; where they would prefently have deatoyed him, but for the interprifition of the huntf. man. He was taken from the held in a can, but his velvet coat was fo much torn by the teeth of his put filers, that it is fuppofed, if preferved, he never would be in condition to afford another day's (port. The fportfmen at lengtb retired, well pleafed with the divctfion they had eesjoyed. In-the-farther chace, J. Nswiinast, Efq: of Ner.tiothei v . ..land a capital ht•rfe drop under binciirth fatigoe,:sad which died' Coon after. • - Woatunr.—On Wedoefdaz, as was expdted, their Royal Highneltes 'again partook of the (ports of the field, great number, of peopfe were affembled, and the day being very fine, gave additional cheerfulnefs to the feene. NINCL (peke occafionally toevary Gentleman who was out. T am informed the greaten refpett marked the young Duke and Ditchefs, and that nothing eonld exceed the good taße and, magni ficence of the table, to which all the furrounding No. 'bility and Gentry were invited. On Thurfday their Royal kiighneffes took leave, exprening in terms moil grikcions, the pleafatte vita they bad made, and the (cute .they 'entertained of the attention of both the Duke and the Ditchefs. We are told that Lady Caant.taa WORTLit Yung every evening, and wa, accompanied by his Royal Highnefs ; her voice and talk. were both complimented by the Panics, whole (dance and judgment io this delightful accomplith ment, are too well known to need a defcription. On 'Midday their Royal Highneffes and fuite reached Clumber, the refidence of the Duke of Newcafile ; the fceriery of this fituation excited much admiration. The Passes, we uodernand, was forcibly (truck with the magnificence of the dining room, which is fitted up in modern talle, and with peculiar fuccefs ;—the fide board exhibited loch maffive plate, and in fuch quantities, that we are told his Royal Highnefs ob [erred, it was far the fitien thing he had teen ; there is a molt valuable collation of piautes, which afford ed Talk entertainment to the virtui.fo. Their Royal Highneffes (hot the covers on Friday, and had very fine (port. We underhand the pheafants were in great abundance. The young Duke's manners, we are told, interehed the Paistea amazingly, nothing could exceed his aticntinh, which his Royal Highnefs endeavoured, as mach is it was poffible, to difpenfe with, always feeling a delire to make chore who have the happinefs of being around him as muck et their cafe as it is poffible. His Grace sap:cried himfelf mon grateful for the honour his Royal Highnefs had done him, but with a delightful diffideffce fumed to fear his own deficiency, although it was impoflible to fancy a tingle omiffion or want, the utmoft vene ration and rcfpeft marking his attentions. Their Royal Highneffes took their leave on Saturday to hunt with Mr. Savile's hounds, and afterwards to dine and Jeep at Rufford. Previous to getting on horfeback, the Num& exprell'ed his bell thanks to ill* Duke for his very polite attention, and the grtat amufebtent his Grace had afforded him. Signor Naldy attended, and, I underhand, was in excellent voice. COMPANY. Thar Rota Hisbnefres asi Honourable Mr. end Mrs. L. Sake, Soak. Kart of Yarmouth, Mr. Folambe, C.l3Paad Lady A.M.Cotton, bencral Crawfurd, kr. arc. The entrances to Berwick, bah from North and South, are very narrow, and kiyde Hill is extremely Ileep among the improvements propofed there, it is intended to widen the two fire, and to level the The Corporation has fultfcribed too guineas for this porpofe. • The dilute of cohfu•nption appears to be making rapid progrefs in the United Stares. In the Weekly Obituary, publifhed at New York. the average of deaths by this dreadful complaint is in the proportion at fix to three of any other diforder. A Aunt time fince a (beep, belonging to Mr. Tick. mer, of Brickwell farm, in Bromley, Rent, was fouad lying ig,a field of turnips, into which it had been turned to feed upon ' with its bowels sEtually picked out by ravers . Thefirepherd was at length attraaed by the cries of the animal, which, on his approach, attetnp•ed to rife, but in vain. Eat ly on Wednefday morning, a fire happened in ■ range of colliers 11 , ,tifcf, near Caprington Gate, A yrflur e, by which fe►en of them were burned down. G , nulse But.t.--.4 gentleman in Cork of coon. deratle retie lately fitted up a bottle in a (lyle of great elegance. On (hewing it, however, to a friend, the latter °Melted to the thinners of the partitions which divided the rooms from each other, obfaving, that all vitae was Paid in one room might be overheard in the !left. To this the owner replied, that he would immediately try the validity of the objetlion, by an experiment which could not fail. He accordingly called his fervaat Patrick, and direiled him to go into the next mom, to carefully (hut the doors, and then liften in order to afcertain if he could dillinguifh any words fpoken in the room where his Mailer remained. When the !defter thought that Pat was properly 11.1. iioned, he called nut to him /ow*, Do you hear met" Pat immediately anfwered as loudly, "So, Sir. " BUFaoa Antes--The Yellow Fever Remedy i% now become fo peccary as article for the ufe of all per forts going to a hot climate, the t moll of our counttimen. who are g one to the above fettlement have (implied thentfelves* with a fevi Boxes of it, notwithit.indlng that Buenos Ayres is generally con -11.1:::cd very healthy. NAUTICAL ININLL 10 - ENCE. MAILS THIS DAY. ♦ll. DOA. •al. /WIG I I Gortesburgte 0 * Vista ford l s Hainburi;b 0 S CAPIOII OOOD HOPE, SEPT. s. • The Walthsimllow and Lord Nelron are arrived from Si. Helena, and intend to fail the 6th intlant. for India. —The LANC;STIR man of war, and tome tranfports with troops, have failed for the river Plate. FALMOUTH, NOV.Its. Arrived this day the SANTA MARC/MATTA frigate, of 36 guns. Captain ills,. too ttarns;oery, from the inshore fquadron off Brefi, lett qiereitis Majefly's PL•NTACIRNIT, of 74 guns; and Rsvozurogratta frigate, of 36 guns, watching nine fail of the line that were in Breft : our off those cquadron con( fis of eight three deckers, and four 74 gun fhipe * s r l#k her Ration yeflerday alto arrived the brig lour trithers, FaaTtwEASTONs mailer, from Shields, bound to Lir bon ; and the Hope, BlY•11, from Ncith, with goals. Among the (tips arrived yeflerday, under t orivoy of his Majefiy's (hip Swans, are—the Aurora, BROWN, for Buenos Ayres; Rebecca, B • . for South Sear; Bridgetown, Wismar ; Batley, Fawass ; Lalta,Banw ; Elisabeth, Sr ; Rebecca, Cili um' Holland, Mirror ; Lady Juliana, Pays,. SON ; gieen, Wastozaw ; Dryad, Dawson ; and Rofs, Bausaalm:llMnalea ; end Venerable, ! jai/Isom for the Be of Hetieleras. The Auckland' packet, with mails of the t Ith inliant for Moon, la detained by contrary wind. IrladW. S. W. PORTSMOUTH, NOVEMBER 17. Arrived his Majelly's Ihipar Rocastoese from Goernfey ; Calmest from off Havre ; and Patios.' from the Channel fleet. Wind S. W. DOVER, NOVEMBEF 17. The Fame , / gun brig has retaken and fent in here this afternoon, the brig Profped, Captain HALL, of and for Sunderland, in ballet! ; (he wit captured by a French lugger privateer belonging to DiepFe, on Saturday afternoon, about four leagues from Beachy Head, and retaken two hours afterwards by the Faster. Captain HALL and his crew, except a boy, were taken out and put on board the privateer.— Wind Well, and moderate. DEAL, NOVEMBER 17. Sailed his Majefly's (hips Kaso•aoo and Cues woe& on a cruise. Came down from the River the Ellen, WATSON, for Buenos Ayres ; Ruby, SNAVI, for Africa Juliana, Cotztsa, for Falmouth, Po. alone, —. for Portfmouth ; and feveral other 'outward bound vellels, and remain in the Downs with the ref} of the (sips as per lall. Wind S. W. CHATHAM, NOV. 18. The Dtveact, of 74 guns. is fitting with all as petition. The AGINCOURT, of 74 guns, Capt. HILL, , went out of Dock no Wednefday lan. The B of 74 guns, is ordered to be fitted for the reception of the pritoners of war at this port. The Mazaa.oea frigate will be launched at Chatham Dock Yard, on Tnefday next. HARWICH, NOVEMBER rs. There has been no arrival from the Continent to day—,the packets are espeaed every tide.—On the arrival of the coach yefterday afternoon from Lon don, with the foreign mails, the Diana packet, Capt. Sr, awastr, and the King George, Captain SAV MIMS, failed immediately with a fair wind ; the former for Cuzloavem and tae latter for Gottenburgh. An Englifh and Ruffian bleffenger arrived czprefs, juft in time to embark on board the King George. The Citation gun brig arrived yeflerday from a cruise; and this day:the Eccoar and Accatssca gun brigs, With the Aaous revenue cutter; they remain with the Acura and*ClNTrast. gum brigs. HULL, NOV. ie. A convoy for Tonningen has been petitioned for, to fail from hence in about (even days. Rear . Adnii. rat Doutn.at has officially notified to the merchatts and (hip owners at this port, that no more convoys will be granted to the Elbe or Wefer, until further notice. The Friendfhip, Coos, of and for Scarbo rough, from Sunderland, foundered at tea the 26th Crew faved.—The Severn, —, from Shields to Landon, put into Scarborough leaky, and is funk there. GREENOCK, NOV. re. Captain Hamm., of the Eagle, attired here on Wednefday night; Paw the Hope, Gitittssow, off Dundrnm Bay on Tuefday, the wind then at S. W. Captain Nest-sos counted to fail of fquare rigged veffels in Lamlafh when he patted that place ; the Ann, TwoMaoa, wai one of them. LEITH, NOVEMBER 13. On Setnrday arrived ip Lei•h Roads, the Ntghtin. gale fh.op of war, from Ellinen!. ; Tuefday arrived the Sally armed fhip. The Lubeck packer is arrived from Hamburgh, from whence fhe failed on Sun. day fe'nnight ; the Captain came away in great halle, and brings neither letters or papers ; he reports, how- ever, that Bremen was in the hands of the French. The Northern Liberties, IVrrr, arrived in the Clyde, fromCharleßon, (poke about ten days ago in lat. 49. long. 34, a brig from Poole, bound to New. foundlancl, but could nct learn her name. By intelligence received from Jura, on Saturday, we are fort, to learn, that on Monday Tall, in con. fequence of tehe late fever e gale from the fouth, feve• ral pieces of a 'tirel or vefTels, as if newly wr,cked, pnfllbly...ropon the coal! of Kintyre, of the Mull, were driven on &or* there. Parts of two boat>, and An entire punt, were likewife ►eat afhore, alto oars, (pars, flares of herring barrels. &c. The punt had on her Item the name " Three Sider: of Girvan." • • • • . • ELSINTUI. OCT. es. ' On the night of the sift and sad we had a (Leong gale from S. E. to. S. W. Several fhips parted from their anchors; it continued during the next night to • blew firong, and during the night intreafed to alined a hurricane frons N. to N. N. W. mutt of th e Chi ps drove ; foetal more have loft their anchors and cables. • The Nottingham, Heffeltiae, having been run on board of, is gone to Copenhagen t o r ep a i r tit. mage; but weak, sot fuppofe sill have to difcharge. The Boreal, Radcliff, and Sophia, Bodiens, of and from Dantsie, are likewife gone to that port, having loft their mainmafls, anchors, cables, kc.. An Eng. lith brig is on on (bore upon Saltholm, with loft of malls. A Lubeck veffel is wrecked on Elveen Ifland. The Iris, Nichol:fon, of London, is wrecked on At. kinhslm, in the Gulp)), grew Caved.. The Ark, Berk. Icy, of Whitby, has been on fhore oear Revel. got of, and gone into that port to repair i mhas the Porto. goefe (hip J.inge Milhore Amigos, Capt. Joze Bente de Lima, from Peteaburgh. , Nov. I. Very few of the upward bound have been able to get round the Cake, fo that there are now twenty, or thirty fail at anchor below, Come of them oot yet on Chore to clear. The Providence armed (tip got into the toad the soth ult.. and will wait fix or eight days, arid.return with the convoy for the Hamber, &a: The Star norm of war failed the *soh with the trade Mr the •Nore,. &c. The Jane. Natora, and Cake nonglm; ABM, are wrecked a: Narva, crews fared. . , 'LLOYD'S. Ut?.. . oiAvinwe, isev, go—riabd by.. swim, —, from Caw: eartheringteas, lbws Orin, bymond, tram Newleasdhend ; Three Men, Hew*, boa Caen ; Flizaheth, path, 'fart Nprwalf ii %agltagew: RA, teem Dentate. Pala. Yeatlaratiew frent Pe aria, Tawny KW:, Kars, Carer awl Pate; Naa fis, sad WOW 04n. Jane, tram Naatburgh.—saued nos Grust A nastra.for Tobago. Kinglton, Leeds for Jamaica, UM: Brenta', for Bremen ; Negotia, Vanderieg, and the Prat Mama mat, Bell, for Nembutals. Nov. , 7.—Piffed by the Indian Chief, LBW, from New York Superb. Jaws, front Woterford 1 and the Cemmiewin, alollosor. farm Memel. Sailed the Integrity, Gardner. far Beam Arai Caroline, Phelan, fur St. Kitts; Triune, Carleton, and Bois beds'', Molter, for Norway; ?Arndt's, Veen, for Hufum ; Matilda, I.pck; Jailer Anna, Lefrus • Concordia, Hagen; Vrow ,Ansia, Schultz, and the Alert, Dom, from Hamburg*. Anotven....Cif Dorstr, the tranfle, Litfon, from lisaynia. In the Creek. Romulus, Prior, from Malaga. At Plymouth, America. Coburn, from New Beunforlds. At Liverpool, Camped, Ell tington, from Pcteribarga. In Atari*, jamerCoojt, Pelt, from Virginia; Collier, wilbame,amd the Sifters, M'ltle, Trona Qletter. At Savoomb. Mifilfßppt, ....-., from Liverpool. At New Ina wick, Henry, Hunt. from LivorpooL At Oporto, Maoris, Crow, from Newfoundland. At Newfoundland, Alicia, IfiloProld, from Llibon. At nonce, Margaret, M'Forlarie, from Newfoundland I and the Jane, Thomproa, Irons Liverpool. The Thomis, Tan meson, from Stockholm to Brine!, is loft on Afhlow Bank. The Young Regulus ; ilautzzoir, from London for Smyrna, aroved at Falmouth on the lath inftant ; law two teals, which he fuppnfed to be privateers. The Swift, Lewin, from London for Memos. was captured on the 18th ult. in the Gut of Gibraltar, and carried into Algeciras. On the zsth nit. in the hard gale from the South, the Henrietta, rchnnner of Aberdeen, from Campbel. ton to Liftrin; with potatoes, war driven aftsore at Mull of Galloway. The crew were laved by a boat " from one of the neighbouring harbours, but the veffet has fince gone to pieces. Part of the materials will be Caved. Yellerday a boy about eight years of age, of the name of Cooper, who had got near the huftiogs, in Covent•garden, was thrown dawn by the mob, trampled upon, and fo feverely bruited that his reco very is doubtful. On Thurfday afternoon, at five o'clock, William Begbie, porter to the Britith line company at Leith, was (tabbed and murdered inwrweeddale's Clofe, leading to the Britifh linen company's office at Edin burgh, and robbed of a fettled parcel, in a yellow can. vas bag, containing the following particulars, viz. spot. of Sir William Forbes and Co.'s notes, in noses of aoL each. [moot in notes of bids Banking Company, of sot each. tenor. in notes of different Banks, of sot. sot. and sL sso guinea motes of different Bakke. ago twenty (killing notes of different Bank& The weapon with which the murder was committed was fouad upon the fpot : it is a common bread knife, with a wooden handle, Rained of , a red colour.— A reward (4'500 guineas is offered upon conviEtion of the offender or offenders. Every exertion has been made, and is making, to difcover the perpetrator of the above murder, but hi.herto without effeCt. On Thurfday laft a poll chaife was hired at the King's Arms Inn, Salifhury, to go beyond Coiling. bourne. After letting down his fare, the shiver was returning at night towards Collingboutne, a dreary road, with which he was unacquainted, and it was .fo dark as to make it irnpollble to fee the road.— Thus fituated, he nnfortuaately drove over a preci pice, at the bottom of which he was found dead the next morning. The chaife was nearly broken to pieces, and the horfee fo much hurt as to render them neatly Wild's. The driver, named Michael Elliot, was about 24 years of age. COI) TII MAR TI A L.—M , lnday• fe'artAht, J.O'Nieil. private marine of his Majefty's flip Uranie, was tried by a Court Martial at Spithead, for having, whilft can. tine], opened a Gentleman's chef"; and Hole various articles He was fentenced to receive soo lathes. Same • day. Setjeant 3. Neale. of the Royal Marines, for be. 1 h -tying in a contemptuous and menacing manner to hi, fit per ior officer.,-He was acquitted. On Titefday John 'eaman of his Majek 's flip l'Aigle, for mutinous ekpreUlnns and difsbedience of orders —I le.was fentenzed to receive Sop lathes. Same day and on Wednefday, a Court Martial was held NI Lieut. Henry Oils ism, of his Majesty's Chip Uranie, for abfenting ffirfifelf (tom' his dnty without lesre—,, far cohduCling io a cruel and oppreffive man ner, uobecitinitig the charaEter din officer, and for contemptuous and menacing behaviour to Capt. La. roch., on the quarter deck before the 'hip's company —The charges were in part proved, and in confide, ration of particular circumftance.., he was diftnited from his Majcity's Chip Uranie. Rear Admiral Mar ray, Prefident. Fr iday Capt. O'Rielly, of the 3 t ft regiment, elofed his defence ; the charges exhibited againft him were t fi, For having fent a challenge to Caps. Lodge, of the fame regiment, while their conduit was under the invefligation of the Commanding Officer.—ad, For having ufed opprobious andinftshing language to the Paid Capt. Lodge, and linking him several titres with a horfewhip on Foe fon Barrack Parade Ground, in i_frefence of the officers and men of that corps. A