The Sun.
London, England, 1806-09-26 00:00:00

ETA VA L N E 117 S.

SEPT. -morhing -a:. fine
breeze sprung up fro ii the North Ward,
NyatPeorge, of 106 gun 4, bearing the Flag of -Vice-
Adtnira. 1 DUCKWORTH, got under weigh in Caw-
sand Bay,-- with the signal flying, for-the Transport's,-
,
having,on board the. Troops composing the EK)edi-
tion for the Mediterranean, consisting of about.3o
• .
Sail, to proceed' to sea : they unmoored immediate-
ly, and sailed f orn the' Sound to join the Cons oy
which lay-to off the Harbour to wait their coining
out,,, when the whole proceeded to the West-vtrard
't
• 4
with a fine breeze. The Troops which have sailed
consist of the 4.5 th, 52d, and 02d Regiments of Foot,
and two Battalions of the Guards; and are supposed•
.
to be destined fat' Sicily.

. The Glatton, ,of 50 guns, Capt. SECCOMBE,.with,
the'SkeNn Castle, Union; and Matilda, olitwAYd-'
bound East India Ships, sailed at the same time for
the Cape-of Good,Hope.

The Transports having
,an boa:rd -the 87th Regi-
ment of Foot; ancl-the 95th, or Rifle Corps; remain
here waiting the arrival of other Troops from Ports-
mowh and the Downs, itvhen 'they will pioceed on
the remote Expedition, Under Convoy of the Ardent,
of 64 guns, 2nd Resistance Ffigate.
Arrived the Atlas, of 74 guns, from Portsmouth ;
and the Caroline' Hired Armed Brig from the
Downs.

PORTSMOU 25.—Arrived His Majesty's
Ship Prospero', with a Convoy from the Downs.
Sailed His Vajesty's Ship Ant for Guernsey.
Put back, by express, ten Transports which sail:
ed from therlsle of Wight orr Sunday- last.
The Narcissus .k'rigate is appointed convoy to the
Eastward.

,FALMQUT.Lii SEPT, ep.—Arrived the Brig ,Zstrza,
-Capt. BOU'TO*, from SliPonsea.
Sailed; His Majesty's Slhp 11urhber, Capt.. HILL,
on a Cruiie the Prince Truest Packet, PAPH.R,,
with Mails fox .the Wind.ward Islands.;, and the Lord
Hobart Packet, HAMILTON;
.with Mails for Ne*--,
York and Halifax. . .

DEAL, .". F.PT. 2'5. =Sailed the ',Shannon Frigate
to the. •
The Vesle;,.;;, I,c ,tub has a signa.l fizing- for a con-
voy to the Westward... , .

DARTMOUTH, SEPT. 24.—Arrived L'F.liza Car-
tel, from Alorlaix,,with Eullisb prisoners.

THE EXPEDIrIONS.

The Fleet of:Transports from Ptirts-
nTouth on •Stn3(lay: are. still detaiiii_t;' oil Yarmouth,
in, the Isle of Wight, by con•trary winds ; that noble
corp the 40 th 'is. among the.in previously' to their ,
leaving Portsmouth, Sir GEoRGE PitEvosT gave
then his thanks,,nnd -expressed .tis admiration of
'the atvei.Ji'iince; and internal; economy of
the 40th liegitiioni, iii GefaeralOrat:rs, to the whole
fratrisnn... General WHITE:L(SCE.; did the. same t.o
their.learing Portsmouttl, a few
years ago.' Tlii.4e 'Still remain ,embarked at'Port-•
.411e,•1 th- Light Dragoon's.; sth loot, Ist
battalion -J 36th Foot, Ist battalion 3- 88th Foot,
'lst YrattiNlif;nl2l'he 13th Fodt:;" 31..5t :Foot, .2d hat-
talibn,:; 60th
,Fopti 5tE2 battalion and 89;:i. Foot,
-Ist botttitApix, I:',9rtsrnonti-L; but' have as yet
received' no orders. what...quarter_they are t0...e41.-
"bark.tilt: After the rerilainder of the sth Foot.are
...;14-kkla,fiic Alio, 9t h a4rl.:7:th Dragoons go' on
-rue reitiforcement destined for, Buenos Ayres
''otOsts'of the 36th. and 88th,Regiments, -now em-
. barked at Spithead, 1.4740.t0 be convoyed, by
trio Ardent, of guns, Cavtain. DONELLY,. and'
several othar vsselS. •- • • • • • ; .4

Sir ~iroacE PREVOST:, who 'ha4 been sent fot`to.
town„ it is said, goes with six. Aegiments, .tti-the
West; Indies, on a particular service.' It is,fiesit,in
the minds of our readers what this Of:fier has &tie
in that quarter` during the preS'ent war; where
local knowledge anebiavery particularly qualified;
him for_any expedition.
It is said that Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY goes tci
Soi!ith AtneriEa'as Cominander,in Chief, with' the
rank, :of, liiputpnant General. and with a Military
Statf.—Major General iNiunniiY;l3Nadier General
iVI4 l*Ltrierand- Colonel .HouGUTON, are mention-
ed as General OffiCers for that quarto:

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The disbrder which our troops caught in Egypt,
called the Opthahnia, which proved- so fatal in de-
priving such a number of brave tellows of their eye,
sight, has' ever since tfifeeted dur regiments, and
lately to 4 very alarniing degree. - The 14th Regi-
ment has now upwards 0f.40 bad with it ; the 28th
a great number;" and the 89th Regiment.so many,
that the order for its going upon foreign service has
been countermanded.--A' number of Medical Gen=
tletnen have .been consulted, and they have recom-
-mended particular attention to be paid to cleanliness.
The-Commander in Chief has in consequence caus-
ed letters to be sent to the CornManders of Distrias
and COLllii.andiog Otbcers, to redouble their zeal to
enforce- cleanliness among the .troops, and to make
them wash their eyes every morning wit} ipring water.
The'Second.lleport of the Commissioners of Mi-
litary Inquiry has been. published: . It contains 343
folio pages,, including the Appendix. It relates to
the establishment of the Barrack Office. It corn-
mences with a statement of the establishment, as re-
ported, by the Select Committee on Finance, in
1797 ; recapitulates tl}e heads of their Report, .9f
the expence in salaries,-extra allowances and con-
tingencies 'at that period; and then states what
were the establishment and office expellees existing
in June, 1805, a few months after Lienteliant-G-
-neral DE LANOEY had retired from the charge bf
conducing the Barrack concerns, and when 'the-
eatablisbuuent bad undergone little if any change.