The Sun.
London, England, 1814-10-13 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

A Letter has been issued froM the War-Office;
dated the Ist instant, addressed to the Command-
ing Officers of the different Battalions already
disbanded, informing them, that the respective
Battalions under theircommand shall be disband.
cd, and discontinued on the establishment of the
Army, frOm the 25th inst. It likewise informs
them, that it is the PRINCE REGENT'S pleasure,
in the name and on behalf of his Majesty, that
they should forthwith take the proper steps to ex,'
pedite the final settlement of accounts of the Bat-
talion, that no difficulty may occur in carrying
the disbandment completely into effect, on the
arrival of the Officers appointed to superintend
that service. It further orders, by command of
the PRINCE REGENT, that the non7coriimissioned
Officers and Men who may be in every reSpect fit
for active, service, shall be transferred to-the firit
Battalion ; for which purpose a Recruiting, or
Depot Company, must be borne on the establish-
ment of that Battalion; that the Officers liable to
reduction, now in this country, shall be placed
'on half-pay from the above7mentioned date ; and
that such as are. on foreign service shall' be con-
tinued on full pay until their respective arrivals in
England, after having been relieVed.
The second Battalion of the 47th Regiment of
Foot is, in addition to those already stated, to be
disbanded on the 24th inst., retaining a depot
company, and transferring the effective men to
the first Battalion, now in Bombay. The second
Battalions of the 21st and 91st Regiments., lately
arrived from Holland, are under orders to pro-
ceed to Scotland ; and the second Battalion of
the 12th Footis also under orders to embark at
Cork for this country. Part of the third Batta-
lion of the 14th Regiment marched from Weedon
Barracks on Monday last, and the remainc2ci• yes-
terday. morning ; the whole are to be at Plymouth
on the 26th, and are-not to halt on Sundays.—
Three Companies of the 11th Royal Veteran Bat-
talion has arrived in the River from the Isle of
Anholt, and are ordered to Greenwich.
A detachment of the 2d battalion of the ,42d
regiment, under Lieutenant ROBINSON, marched
from Kberdeen Barracks on Wednesday morning,
the sth inst. on their route to Fort George ; but
returned. next day, being recalled in consequence
of an order from the• War Office, owing to the
intended reduction of this battalion on the 24th
instant.

A detachment of the 78th regiment, at Aber-
deen, and another of the 25th, at Berwick, are or-
dered to embark for Ostend.
The second battalion of that fine Scots Regi •
ment the 25th, or Royal Borderers, is ordered
home from the Netherlands to be disbanded.
They expected to embark at Ostend for Berwick-
upon-Tweed,f or the above purpose, in the course
of the present week.

The depOts of the Royal. Scots, and the 94th
regiment, presently in Edinburgh 'Castle, are un-
der orders for Ireland.-

A surplus of the General Officers' Subscription
for the late entertainment given to the,Duke of
WELLI NGTQN, remaining unappropriated, is,- we
hear, to be applied to • the relief of .the Wives
and Children of Soldiers disabled in the Peuinsula,