The Sun.
London, England, 1809-07-19 00:00:00

THE EXPEDITIO,V.

ARRANGEMENTS ADAPTED TO,EXTENSIVE EMBARKA-
TIONS OF TROOPS IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP 3 Oft
TRANSPORTS, PRINCIPALLY APPLICAVLA TO TRAM.

PuRTS.

As the army is classed in brigades, the ships on
board of which it is to be embarked should be
classed itb divisions equal to the accommodation of
the brigades ; but no precise rule can be laid for
this arrangement, as the regiments vary considera-
bly in their strength, and ships of the same class,
in some degree, in their capacity of stowing; but
this should be cerreCled by the additionlot a frigate,
or sloop, as the, embarkation of men of different
regiments on board the same ship ought to be avoided
as much as possible.

Whenever it is of consequence that the Brigades
should be landed in perfeil order, and in cornplete
equipment for immediate alien, the Brigades of
Field Artillery should be embarked with the Brigades
of the army, but it will not be necessary to carry
any tumbrils or ammunition waggons in the men of
war, as each gun (one of which only will be on
board each ship) carries forty rounds.

By taking the lower deck guns
,out of the men of
war, and making other suitable- arrangements, a
greater proportion of troops can be embarked ; and
as it may be advisable, when the service does not
extend beyond, the coast of Spain and Portugal, to
carry a sufficient number of horses fur the Brigades
of Artillery, as well as the staff and .regimental
horses, there will then •be more room to stow the
harness .and appointments requisite upon suchocca-

sions.

There are many advantages in carrying the horses
on the deck, as there .wid be no occasion to take
out the upper tier of water; the horses will be airy
and healthy, .and less risk and danger in hoisting
them in and out, besides avoiding the dirt which
they will . make in the hold, and which m,iy oblige
the ship to be unstowed to clear it.

The greatest care must be taken of the arms,
ammunition, and appointments of ,the troops, that
they may always be in pale& order for action.
The signals and arrangements are principally' made
for the coiici6l and regulation of the transports, but
they are to be considered in all cases as applying to\
the men of war also, particularly when addressed to
them by their pendants. It is of great consequence
that the divisions of transports should be dlaced under
►he direaton of some men of war, suppose two fri-
gates rand a sloop to each division, the senior taking
alt the responsibility of his' division.

The Masters of the musports. are most positively
ordered to study the signals and arra,nv4nents from
the: moment they are put io posses,; ate at them, and
if there is av part of them which tt,e.; do, not per-

feilly understand, they are immediately to gpp:y 1c
the Captains of the me❑ of war of their division for
an explanation of them ; as the lives of many indi-
viduals may be sacrificed, and even the success of
the Expedition become questionable, by any mis-
conception or tardy 'execution' Of ahem in sight of the
enemy.

SIGNALS, EXPRESSING BRIGADES AND REGI.

M ENTS.

As it may be found necessary to disembark the
army by brigades or regiments in different places, the
following brigade or divisional flags are meant to
express the brigades or regiments to which any sig-
nal may be applied, either for disembarking, or al-
tering their position ; and the pl,ice to which any
brigade or regiment is to be moved will be notified
by the rendezvdus flag, and the number of the place,
according to the annexed rirrangements, under the
bead of rendezvous.

With a view of giving facility to such communi-
cations as may be necessary through .unsuspe6ted
circumstances, the Generil Officers will
.be fur-
nished with telegraph books; and whenever a tele-
graph
message is conveyed from the Commander
in Chief to them, the transports composing the Bri-
gade of that General are to ,pass within h til of
the senior Officer of the Division (where the Ge+
neral of the Brigade ought to •be embarked), if
the division is under weigh, or to send'a boat imme-
diately, if she is at anchor, to receive such orders as
are intended by the telegraph rriessage.

If it should be necessary to reinforce either the
division of mein of war with troops, or the division

of transpoits, the ship or ships' pendants intended to
be added to the diviiion, will be exhibited with the
divisiur.al flag. The Senior Officer, after the rein-
forcement is made, will of course take the command
of the whole diviiion or divisions.

(Here folluws a list of the brigades, and the dif-
ferent flags by which each is to be distinguished...-.
The brigades are 14 in numbtrl
The different .places where it is probable the
Regiments or Brigades may disembark, will be
uwed in numerical_order, and the place described
as nearly as possible ; but when a signal is made
for a rendezvous which cannot be particularly de-
scribed, a ship will be sent to lie there, and she will
hoist the number of the rendezvous with the ren-
dezvous flag.
When it is only intended to make a demonstra.
tion or design to disembark at or near any parti-
cular rendezvous, the number of that
,place will.
be made with a - hoisted under the flacr,
when the division to which it is addressed is to
proceed opposite the rendezvous, making every
preparatiou for landing, keeping under weigh at
the same time, unless otherwise directed by signal,
and taking special care-not to approach too near the
batteries.

(An army code et signals accompanies these ar-
rangements, together with directions under the head
of disembarkation in boats.)

Letter from an Officer on board his Nlajesty's.
Ship Herald,. Captain HONEY, cruezing in the Me-
diterranean : •

ge Off Barcelona, May 29.
" The Spanish Generals or Commanders on this
coast have frequently proposed to our Commodore,
(Captain TAYLOR, Of the Apollo), that if he would
attack the batteries, they would immediately Corn
faience an attack by land. Accordingly every ar-
rangement was made to attack them at two o'clock
in the morning of the 17th, at which time we got
under weigh, accompanied by the Afinstrel, Capt.
LIOLLINGWORTII, the Apollo, and a Spanish Fri-
gate.
" Within half an hour we were within range of
the shot from their batteries, and began firing On
their forts, which the enemy returned in a very ac-
tive manner.
Our commencement was to be the signal for
the Spaniards to advance ; but after, lammering
away for near two hours, in which time we silenced
their forts, our Allies did not offer to advance'; and it

then approaching fast towards daybreak, ith light
airs, we deemed it prudent to hawl off, fearing we
mi:,iht otherwise drift under Mount Joy, where there
is a tort that would sink us in five minutes, and so
high as to preclude us trom'bringing a single gun to
bear upon it ; however, we got uff clear, and
with a loss on, board all the ships not exceeding ten
in killed and wounded. On board uur ship,•there
were only two slightly wounded.
" We kilted a great number of the French ; and
I fear some of the poor inhabitants aho suffered, as
a number of houses near the forts were perceived
the morning to be destroyed.
" In the course of a day or two we are to pro-
ceed to i.track- a town near Itoias 13,1 y, at present oc-
cupied by mbout. (.)0 French (loops as an advanced
guard troll) Rosas."

Part of the Officers, aid-most or the crew of the
Greyhound Fri,;ate, lost near Maw]la, came home
in the culloden, of 74 guns, which arrived at Ply-
thouth last Monday; the whole of the crew were
saved.

is reported, that two Officers of rank have beer
sent bUtne by Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY.
C9,ItN•EXCRAI,iGU, JULY 19.—T0-ctay there arc
PP arrivals ot. Wheat, but tolerable remaining gum],
titits, the buyers 4most oecinie making purci.ases,
waiting the suKlies atter the Embargo ; fine Wheat
rather higher; :;alt likewise; Pease and 13:!,ans of
each kind are. at a small advance ; the rewainieg
supplies of Foreign Oats are comideraNe, fine s3ni-
p:es thereof are a tribe dearer; Flour at Llst prices
line American 4t3i. IQ 5 iv. per barrel.

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