The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-08-03 00:00:00

MILITARY PROMOTIONS•

(Frqn Tuesday Night's Casette.)
War-Office, Jut? M, 1620.
Royal Regtment of Horse Guards—Lieut. E. Packe to be Captain.', by
pur-
chase, vice C. Smith, promoted. Cornet Hon. G. C. W. F to be
Lieutenant, purchaee, vice Packe. C. D. 11111, Gent. to be Cornet,
by port:ha*, vice For: star.
Ist Regiment of Do agoun Guards—S, A. Bayntun, Gent. to be Cornet, by
purchase.
tat Regiment of Dragoons—Lieut. S. Goodenough to Ise Captain, without
purchase, vice Methuen, deceased. Cornet J. B. Petre to be Lieute-
nant, by purchase, vice Goodenough.
24 ditto—St. Vincent W. Ricketts, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vlee
Hely, appointed to 7th Dragoon Guards.
lirl Regiment of Light Dragooto.—Majur C. H. Somerset, from the half-
pay, to be Arnim, vice R. S. Sitwell, who exchanges, receiving the dif.
*rime.
Gth Regiment of Dragoon—Maiatant-Surgeon W. Knott, from the 15th
Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Campbell, deceased.
9th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Lieut. R. Wright to be Cradale, by
purchase, vice Somerset, promoted. Cornet G. Vesey to be Lieutenant,
by purchase. vice Wright. A. Viscount Fincastle to be Cornet, by pur-
chase, vice Vesey.
11th ditto—Cornet T. 11. Pearson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Harwell, promoted.
Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—Ensigns and Lieutenants W. J.
Cedringtun, vice Dundae, promoted ; and E. D. Migrant, vice Hall,
promoted—to be Lieutenant. and Captains, by pnrchase.
Ist Regiment of Foot—J. G. Wilson, Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Carr, i rcnote.l.
3d ditto—Assidant-Surgeon It. Ivory ta be Surgeon, vice T. Anderson,
who retires upon half-pay.
11th ditto—Second Lieutenant J. P. Walsh, from Intitpay 00th Foot, to
be Ensign, vice C. A. Cooke, who exchanges.
14th ditto—Ensign W. L. O'Halloran to be Lieutenant, without purchase,
' vice Lynch, promoted. .1. Watson, Gent. to be Ensign, vice O'Hal.
loran.
17th ditto—Ensign A. Lockhart to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bon_
coven, promoted. Second Lieutenant W. F. Harvey, from the 60th
Foot, vice Graham, promoted ; and Ensign W. AVuucl, from the 27tb
Foot, vice Lockhart—to be Ensigns.
19th ditto—Lieut. J, F. May, from the 57th Foot, to be Captain, by pur-
chase, vice Hely, promoted. J. Semple, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Grant, promoted.
224 ditto—Lieut. W. Bartley, from the 50th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice
H. Croly, who retires upon half-pay, receiving the difference.
234 ditto—Brevet Lieut..Culonel A. Anderson, from the half-pay, to be
Major, rice Delmer, promuted. Second Lieutenant 11. Seymour lo he
First Lieutenant, by purchase,. vice Tupper, promoted. S. Powell,
Gent. vice Ottley, promoted ; and C. S. Bunyon, Gent. vice Se ymour—
to be Second Lieutenants, by purchase. Assistant-Surgeon 'l'. Smith,
M.D. vice E. %Veld, who retires upon half-pay—to be Surgeon.
24th ditto—Ensign 11. Young, to be Lieutenant, by porches., vice Walsh,
promoted; and T. Rowley, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Young.
25th dito—Lieut. A. Mackenzie to be Captain, by purchase, vice Taylor.
promoted; EnAgn W. Jackson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Mackenzie; und T. Oeborio, Gent. to be Eitelgn, by purchase, vice
Seton, appointed to the Koh Foot.
26th dltto—Capt. R. Brooks, from the half-pay, to be Captain, vice Camp.
bet, promoted; and Ensign A. Munro. from half-pay Ist Foot, to be
Ensign, vice W. Ilagaet, who exchanges.
27th ditto—E. O'Grady, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wood; ap.
pointed to the 17th Foot.
'2Bth ditto—Lient. C. Helium, from the half-pay, to be Lieutenant, vice
G. Shaver, who exchanges, receiving the diftelence.
33d ditto—Eneigu T. Fiske, by purchase, vice Kelly, promoted in the
117th Foot ; Ensign R. W. W. Young, from the 78th Foot, by purchase,
vice Mahon, promoted; and Ensign A. Stanford, vice Claudineti, de-
ceased-4o be Lieutenants. Ensign W. T. P. Shunt, from balf-pay Gth
Foot, paying the difference to the Half-pay Fund. vice Stanford, to be
Ensign. Lieut. W. Everett, vice Then, promoted, to be Adjutant.
35th ditto—Copt. %V. Hodgson, from half.pay sth Dragoon Guard., to be
Captain, vice Anton, promoted ; and Ensign A. Scott, from the ''2oth
Faot, to be Lieutenant, by pnrchase, vice Tennant, promoted in the
,1d Foot.
f6th ditto—Brevet Lieut.-Col. W. Rowan, from the half-pay, to be Major,
vice Edmund Browne, who exchanges.
44th ditto—Kristian R. B. Ill'Crea to be Lieutenant, rice Donald .on, de-
&es:l4rd ; and Ensign G. AL Daiway to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Williams, promoted.
50th ditto—Lieut, A. F. Wainwright, from the half-pay, to be Lieutenant,
paying the difference, vice Harney, appointed to the 224 Foot.
524 ditto—Ensign W. Butler to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Kelly, promoted; and C. W. Forester, Gent. to be Ensigu, by purchase,
vice Butler.
54th ditto—Major J. Moore, from half-pay 15th Foot, to be Major, vice
Lumley, promoted in the !loyal African Colonial Corps.
LoGth ditto—Capt. W. Mitchell, from the half.pay, to be Captain, paying
the difference to the Haltpay Fund, Tice Grant, promoted ; and Lieut.
J. P. Nelley, from the hall-pey, to be Lieutenant, vice B. Matron. who
exchanges, receiving the difference.
58th ditto—Major G. Ford, from the haltpay, to be Major, prying the
difference to the Half. pay Fund, vice Campbell, promoted; and Cornet
and Sub Lieut. H. L. Buiwer, front the 2d Life Guards, to be Ensign,
vice Kinlock, oho exchanges.
60th ditto—J. B. Serjeant, Gent. to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Tacker, promoted in the 31st Foot.
71st ditto—Ensign A. Seymour to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lord
A. Lennox, to be promoted.
72d ditto—C. W. M. Payne, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Berton,
promoted.
73d ditto—Major R. Drewe, from the 91st Root. to be Major, vice Owen,
whose promotion, try purchase, has nut talan place.
79th ditto—Ensign C. B. Newhouse to be Lieutenant, by purchase. vice
Christie, promoted, and T. !sham, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Newhouse.
Stet ditto—Captalo C. F. Maclean to be Major, by purchase, vice Horton,
promoted; Lieut. G. V. Creagit to be Captain, by purchase, vice
lifetime ; Ensign H. M. Slavin to be Lieuteuaot, by purchase. vice
Creagh; and T. Greentt,'Gent, to.be Ensign, by porchase,vlee Hardee.
82d ditto—Liput.-Colonel T. Valiant, from the half-pay, to be Madman'.
Colonel, vice Conyers, who exchanges.
05th ditto—Ensign A. Coryton, from the Glith Foot, to be Ensign, vice I
Henry, promoted In the 56th Foot.
87 tit ditto—Ensign N. M. Doyle. vice Raylee, killed in action i and Lieut.
P. Stanford, from half-pay 34th Foot, vice E. de l'Etans, who ex-
changes—to be Lieutenant:.
91st ditto—Captain AV. Fraser to be Major, by purchase, vice Drewe, ap-
pointed to the 73d Foot.
94th ditto—Ensign G. Maclean, from half-pay Seth Foot, vice A. F.
Morgan, who exchanges ; and Ensign R. Lewis, from the half.pay, vice
S. Philips, who exchanges—to be Ensigns.
Ride Brigade—First Lieutenant It, Deriug to be Adjutant, vice Falconer,
promoted.
Cape Corps Cavalry)—Lteut. Ste A. T. C. Campbell, Dart. from the 13th
Light Dragoons, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Cox, promoted.
Royal African Colonial Corps—Major W. Lumley, from the 54th Foot, to
be Lieut.-Colonel, without purchase, vice Grant, who retires; and
Captain R. Gregg to be Major, by purchase, vice Hartley, who retires.
Lieut. H. Kelly, from the 5911; Foot, vice Rainey, promoted; Lieut. T.
‘Calsh, from the 6th Foot, vice F. W. Clemente, who retires upon half-
pay and Livid. W. T. Graham, from the 924 Foot, vice George, ap.
pointed to the filth Foot—to be Captains, without purchase.
UNATTACHED.
Major G. AV. Ilorton, from the Slat Foot r and Captain J. B. Riddlerdell,
from the Royal Horse Guarde—to he Lieutenant-Colonels of Infantry, by
purchase. Captains W. S. Taylor, from the 25th Foot ; W. Cox, from
the Cape Corps of Cavalry ; P. %V. C. Smith, from the Royal Horse
Guards ; C. H. Somerset. from the 9th Light Dragoons ; J. P. Hely,
from the 19th Foot; and J. Hall, from the Coldstream Foot Guards—
to be Majors of Infantry, by purchase. Lieutenants N. T. Christie,
from the 79th Foot; F. S. Hoscateen, from the 17th Foot; W. Le M.
Tupper, from the '234 Foot; C. J. Walsh, from the 24th Foot ; 0. Har-
well, from the 11th Light Dragoons; Lord A. Lennox, from the 71st
Foot ; J. B. Gough, from the 223 Foot anal B. Kelly, from the 52d
Font—to he Captains of Infantry, by purchase. Ensigns F. Carr, from
the Ist Pont and E. T. Barton, from the 72d Foot—to be Lieutenants
of Infantry, by purchase.
HOSPITAL STAFF.
Deputy Inspector J. Erly, M.D. front the half.pay, to be Deputy Inspec-
tor of Hospitals, vice W. W. Prager, who exchanges.
A. W. Murray, Gent. vice Lucas, appointed to the Ceylon Regiment; .1.
Bryden, Gent. vice Bush., promoted; T. 16. Ayre, Gent. vice Fordo.
promoted; P. O'Callaghan, Gent. vice Brown, promoted In the lot
West India Regiment ; and A. H. Cuddy. Gent. vice Murray, promoted
in the 334 Foot—lobe Hospital Aashrtaota to the Forces.

Olecus hare hoots allowed to dispose of their

half-pay :
Lieut.-Colonel J. Dicks (Colonel), Unattached.
allmurs—F. Donkey (Colonel,. lath Foot; W. Irving (Lleut -Colonel),
Unattached ; 1). K. Fawcett ; J. Holleman, Royal Marines; R. P. Boys,
Royal Marines ; H. Lynch, Royal Marines.
Captains—E. W. Cowley. retired full-pay Royal Artillery; 0. C. Jerk
son, Royal Irish Artillery; Y. Carabelli, Royal Condean Rangers; M.
Carendirh, FloyJl Irish Artillery; H. D. Huoke Royal Artilleey ; P. de
Franck, lath Light Dragoons; H. Lee, Ride Brigade; R. Steigar, Wat-
teville's Regiment.
Idrutenants-3. Goodwin, 69:11 Foot; W. B. Hill, 6th 'Unison Batta-
lion.

The date of fr. Font's appointment, ao Enetne 90th Toot, to 10th and
not Bth June, 1821, a staled In the Goren, of the 17th June.

The under-mentioned appolotmeob., as formerly stated, have cot takes
place .-
44th roali+F.nslica Id'Crea to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Courtamte,
promoted.
87th Foot—Ensign N. M. Doyle to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Shipp,
who rearm.

The promotion of Ensign Godwin to Fr Lieutenant in the Royal Afrl.
can Colonial Corps, on Bth December, 18:24, was vice Stapleton, nhose
promotion has not taken place, and not vice Stapleton, deceased.
The appointment of Mr. Hartley to an Ensiency in the Royal African
Colonial Corie, on 2241 September, 1825, was vice SW}letup, deceased,
and not vice r•ltspleton, promoted.

Ifia 3fajesty has been pleases' to approve of the 8:oh Foot bearing on Its
colours and appointments, In addition to any other badges or devices
which may have heretofore been granted to the regiment. the words
" Fnentee d'ilonor," and "Nice." in commemoration of the dlrtingukhed
conduct of the regiment ct Fuentes d'Honor, on oth May, ►5ll ; end in
the passage of the Nive, In the month of December, 1813.

'Me commissions of the under-mentioned °liken hove been antedated
to the dates stated opposite to their names, hat they have not been allowed
any back-pay :
Captain Tain, 3.1 d Foot, to 17th November, 1825 ; Lieutenant Maclean,
89th Foot, to 21st September, 1821.

UNATTACHED.
The undermentioned Officers, having Brevet rank superior to their re.
glmental commissions, have accepted promotion upon half-pay, according
to the General Order of the 25th April, 1826 :
Brevet Lieut.. Colonel F. Drainer, from the t.ki Foot—to be Lieut.-Colonel
of infantry.

Brevet Ilejors-4.. Oren, from the 73d Foot G. Campbell. from the
26th rnot • J. Grant, from the faith Foot ; ff. Rogers, from the 6th
Foot; 0. Tovey, from the 20th Foci; J. Anton, crom the 85th Foot—
to be Majors of Infantry.

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