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et sailing, and the Intiffigalk's eatry:ng aieny het
bowsprit sad fore-yard, they entsld sot near them.*
The &sea, another American vessel, from Einar-
dean:, detained at Falmouth by the Hope pi tvsteer,
stater the number of frigates which sailed from
Bourdeas, atfice.

The Expedition under Sir CH ►at.as COTTON
and General See/wag sailed on Siinday from Ports-
mouth for the coast of Portugal. The emharka-
tion of troops was complete,i on Friday ; the 32d,
.7)th and Sid Regiments having embarked. Sir C.
Corlett went on board the 11 iwoinsir Saturday
morning, with the intewion of s►itina, hut the
westi,er was so thick it would not have been pru-
dent to order the transports to get under weigh.
—General Sr LNCEK. and saint, its consequence,
remained on shore till Sunday morning.
The three regiments mentioned, the 29is regiment,
and the 3d, 4th, Sib, and Bth battalions of the line
of the Ling's Getman Legion, with several compa-
nies of artillery, commanded by Major Diceastsott,
is the whole force, amounting to nearly 8300 men, in
67 sail of transports. The Aliaetaur, 74, Bag ship ;
Awelope, 50, Capt. GALWAY; La Nyrrphe, frigate,
Capt. Sit iet ; Nautilen, Capt. NI.S To ; and the
Mittbrook schoor er, Lieutenant LRACti, are the only
ships going with Sir CHARLES Colton. We un-
derstand, from good authority. that these troops
will join about 10,000 more, under the command of
Gen. Muoa e, who left Sicily on the 28th of October,
for Lisbon; and. that Sir CII ALLIES Carron will
take under his command the squadron with which
Sir SIDNEY Satan is cruising off Lisbon. The 29th
and 50th regiments are attached to Brigadier-Ge-
neral fil'F•lL•Net brigade ; and the Stland 82d to.
Colonel Sir Gco act S at t r w's, of the 821 regiment t
The fear battalions of the German Legion, are, at
present, under the direflicon of the two senior offi-
cers of those corps. The following are the officers
of the staff :
Majur•General Spencer, Commander; Brigarlier-Gelcral
Arrarlaue ; Lieutenant-Colonel Grorge Tucker, 50th, As-
sistant Adjutant-General; Captain Bradford, i 4 Guards,
Captain Basle, 57th, and Captain Cook, Coldstream Guards,
Deputy Mairillt Adjutant-Generes ; Lieuteitant-Colonel
Bathurst, 60th, Amistant Qu.rter-Master-General ; Major
Rainey, 8:d, and Captain ilattlitige, Dewy Assistant Quer-
ter-Master-Generals Delgado-Mayon Pr loon, 40tti rsgiment,
Cruessoteldt, king% Getman Legion, Witt% ditto; Captain
Balfour, Aid-de-Camp; Dr. Soapier, inspector of Hotpitats ;
Dr. Weber, Deputy ditto ditto ; Dr. Deane and Dr. Meer,
Physicians; Staff Surgeons, Nicolay, Kraichaue, Bissides, and
Wolter.

Atirmial nu Av's squl3ton from Monte Vijen
is artived in the Channel. It suffered much on its
voyage from adverse winds and scarcity of pro-
♦isions. The Eatoonter gun-brig, one of the
squadron, is Arrived at Portsmouth.

The Thetis ftigate. Captain Ganz, arrived at
Portsmouth from the Dardanelles with Sir An-
's:tut PAGIST. after an unsuccesful mission to the
OTTOIA•W PORTZ, was released from quarantine
on Friday. LordJuns FITASOe. and Lord FITA-
NOT Someascr, of Sir AitellU A'S suite, are also
come house in her. She left the Dardanelles on
the 19th cf Oaober, *kb the Ca”opiu. Admiral
Mama ; ani Kest, Captain Roans; the only
ships which remained with the Einha%sy after the
departure of Lord Coi.ta sawmill,. She anchored at
Malta a few hours, and I ft there the Standard 64,
Cap:. a aver ; 4p11., C sp. leat.Lowas ; and the
P/a/awd, Captain CaAWLLY. She touched at
the island of Sardinittia, at Algiers, and atGibral-
tar, where she was detained five days, by foul
winls. She left the laver place on the t ith ult. ;
etc Trrrik.'e, Lord Hussy PAULCT tstuyalos,Flon.
Captain Duitoas ; and Miler, Captain HILLY All,
Were refitting there. She spoke Admiral Puavis,
off Cadiz, on the 26th, who bad the Arias (flag ship)
Bslavark, Eicellent, fa..e, Zealous, Restage, Magni-
*Pat, Coursgesst, Illustrious, and HyJra, with him.
lfie Sara.-es, Captain ritLIIOIIIT ; and the /lava.
Captain TaoLcora, joined A.desiral Nevis, on the
same day, with a convoy from Spithead and Fal-
mouth. Lord Coctitapwooo, as we • stated yes-
terday, is cruising off with eight sail of the
line and four frigates, watching the enemy in that
port. Rear *Admiral Mims is at Palermo; Vice.
Admiral Taoesaosouoss has left the station off
Toulon, for Tripoli, to obtain supplies of pro-
visions. • The Prioress Ituyai, Captain BoTLes I
and the Quern, Captain SMORTL•MD, were gone
to Gibraltar to refit. The Thais fell in with
the Jsnperica.e, Lord Coosa:atm ; and Pelage,
Captain Itossism toeps,off Sardinia, bound to Malta;
and with the Chearly, which is on her passage
home, with dispatches fro.n ealermo. ARu ssian
frigate, belonging to Admiral Sta.:ATM'S squadron,
passed the Gut of Gibraltar on the tith ult. A
part of Admiral Stelae tw's squadrim only is in the
Tarr.; Admual Gesso, with two sail of the lime
1641,st:sera! frigates, is believed to be in the Golph
of Venice. The 7 hair ses.lte the Speen. of
Dartmouth, which had ken prevented from enter-
itis tae Togas with her cargo, by Sir StimaT