The Sun.
London, England, 1822-07-08 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Army Pay-Office, July 3, 1822.—The Foreign Half-pay,
and the Foreign Pensions, due on the 24th ult. will be in the
course of payment on Wednesday nest, the 10th instant.

RE vrE w Ow WORDIWOODSCRUBS.—Saturday having been
announced, for the reviewing of the Light Horse Volunteers
and other troops on Wormwood Scrubs, by his Majesty, at an
early hour the ground was covered by a vast concourse of per-
sons. The fineness of the morning, together with the antici-
pation of his Majesty's attendance, attracted-a greater assem-
blage than otherwise would have taken place. The roads lead-
ing to the
..delightful spot, upon which the review was to be
held, were completely lined with carriages and vehicles of
every description, flocking to the intended scene of action. The
adjacent hills contained various marquees.—The troops, con-
sisting of the Light Horse Volunteers, the Queen's Own,
&c. made their appearance on the ground some- time prior
to the hour of eleven o'clock, and arranged themselves
on a spacious piece of ground near the Mitre ; their ap-
pearance gave additional splendour to the scene, and
seemed to excite fresh interest in the populace, whose only
anxiety now remained for the attendance of his: Majesty,
and the other augukt Personages who were expected to be
present; however this expectation was in some measure disap-
pointed, as his Majesty did not attend. By the hour of eleven
a salute announced the approach of his Royal Highness the
Duke of York, who entered the ground in the .full uniform of
Field Marshal, and was accompanied by the Duke'or Welling..
ton, in the uniform of the Oxford Blues. They were attended
on the ground by various other. military officers of note. His
Royal Highness was received by the company in the most cordial-
manner, and the bands commenced playing the National An-
'them, while his Royal Highness and other officers prpceeded to
the centre of the field to view the troops, who had-formed them-
selves into a line ; and after inspecting them for some time,
they proceeded to go through various military evolatiens with
the nicest precision ; and with w!lich his Royal. Highness and
other distinguished personages seemed highly gratified. The
troops-seemed to possess the highest spirits, and their superior
appearance excited the most marked attention.
_After having
gone through the ceremony, his Royal Highneks,- &c., quitted.
the ground, and with the Duke of Wellington, proceeded to
Apsley House, the residence of his Grace..—The troops after-
wards gradually dispersed, leaving a great majority of the
company behind them ; but the ground was clear by 5 o'clock.
The 2d or Queens Royal Regiment, which left' Hull last
week, reached Liverpool on Saturday, where they were to em-
bark for service in Ireland this day.
The 15th Regiment of Foot are on their way 6take the gar-
rison duty of our Castle. They are expected here -on the Bth
instant.--( Chester Chronicle.)
A letter from a private in the 91st Regiment,. dated Kings-
ton, Jamaica, to his father in Dumfries, says.:—s' Besides one
Doctor, 70 of our men and four of 'the women have died since
we came to this place—a period of scarcely five weeks."
The following is an extract of a letter received by a gentleman
ofthis town,dated Up-Park Barracks, Jamaica, April 28, 1822 :
—" As the 33d has numerous connexions in Yorkshire, it may
be pleasant for you to know that we have all arrived in Jamaica
where weZare quartered—four companies at Stony-hill,
and the,
other four, with head-quarters in Up-Park Camp, two !piles
from Kingston, where, I am sorry to say, we have been rather
sickly, having lost an officer (Ensign Lutyens) and 27 rank and
file since the 14th February, when the first division arrived.—
The 91st, which arrived here a short time after us, has lost three
times as many men, and the assistant-surgeon, in the same bar_
racks. Our head-quarter ship, on her passage out, struck en a
reef of rocks on the north side of Antigua during the night of
the 29th and 30th January, but was got off without any lives
being lost. It caused us, however, to be detained. in that island
nine weeks, so that we did not reach here until the 12th instant.
The 50th is at Spanish Town, and 92d on the north side of the
island."—(Doncaster Gazette.)