The National Register.
London, England, 1809-07-09 00:00:00

TIM EXPEDITION.

Admiral Lord Gardner has struck his flag on board the
gritomart, at Yarmouth, preparatory to his taking a com-
mand in the secret expedition. At Chatham, Portsmouth,
Deal, Ramsgate, Canterbury, and Harwich, the most active
exertions are making to fit (tut the grand expedition. Re-
port again busily states, that more than one expedition will
start, and at one time, and the circumstances mentioned to
us make it probable. Lord Chatham will certainly-com-
mand one, and Sir John Hope another ; and it is said
that it is not improbable but that there may be a third,
with which the Marquis of Huntley will go, and Lord
Cochrane will have the. naval command of it. The name
of Sir Samuel Hood is added to the list of naval heroes who
will go with the Expedition now starting.—As all the ships
cannot be ready for the reception of troops before the 12th
instant, no embarkation will commence t)ll after that, day.
It is now reported that the grand expedition will not start
so soon as first intended. Sir Eyre Coote and Lieutenant-
General M‘lienzie Frazer have both arrived in town front
Portsmouth ; and it is said that Lord Chatham does not
elave town fora week. The Marquistf Huntley goes with
his regiment (the 42(1), and the Highlani brigade, from
the Downs. The Commissarial Department in the preseht
service will be select, and well filled up, and distinguished
for local mercantile knowledge, being masters of the laa
gaa„cre of the country they go to. Not less than five hun-
dred sail, including transports; are to be employed in this
important enterprize, which considered either with; refer-
ence to the amount of force to be employed, or . the na-
ture of the object, is conceived to be of much more cop.
sequence than any expedition that has ever been dispatch-
ed from this country. It was not fixed yesterday whetlier
the naval force should be under the command of Sir- R.
Struchan, Sir T. Duckworth, or Sir R. Bickerton.. The
former was originally destined for the command, but sope
differences are said have arisen in consequence of the re-
fusal of the Admiralty to make some appointments StiliCh
he strongly recommended, and which he stated to be irk-
terial to the success of the expedition.

The proportion of Artillery going with the Expedition. is
the largest ever ordered,
19 Companies of Foot, at 120 men each - -
8 Troops of Horse Artillery, at 120 each - -

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Sixty 18• pounders, siege artillery : forty 24-ditto, ditto.; 110
field -pieces ; two large 68-earronades; forty, at least, mortars,
besides smaller pieces ; ammunition for forty days and' nights,
incessant tiring. •
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