The Sun.
London, England, 1814-03-07 00:00:00

MARINtS.

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Lieutenant Foord, severely; Js. White, corporal, ditto ; Js.
Fraver, drummer, slightly (Js. Grundy, serjealit, severely;
Prosser, private, slightly; Hitchip, private, se-
verely; J. Cray, private, ditto.

(Signjti)

'THOS. COOKE JONES, Surgeon.

, A letter from Captain Byron, of his Majesty's
ship -Belvidera, dated Berinuda„Jan 3, states 'the
capture On Christmas Day of the Unized States
schooner, Vixen, while endeavouring to make her
passage from ‘Velmingto,n, N.C.-to, Newcastle,
Delaware. •
Admiral Sir John. Warren has also transmitted
to John Wrilson CrOker, Esq. a letter from Lieut.
Peru all, acting commander of his Majesty's sloop
Recruit, giving an account of his having:on the
2d of November last, in company ‘vith the Do-
terel slOop, run aground on Cape Ronian Shoals,
the Inca American letter of marque schooner, of
'‘six guns and thirty-five men.
The undermentioned letters. have been trans-
'mined 'by Vice-Admiral Sir Edward .Pellew, to
John Wilson Croke'', Esq. viz.
From Captain Napier, of his Majesty's ship
Euryahis, dated off the Bay of Calvi, 23tl Decem-
ber, 1813, giving an account of his having run on
shore in the Bay; where she bilged on the rocks,
the Balcino French store-ship, of
,twehty-two
guns and one ' hundred" and twenty men, bound
front Toulon to Ajaccio.

From Capt.. Coghlan , of his Majesty's ship Alc-
mene, dated at sea, the 23d Dec. 1813, staring
the capture, between Corsica aqiil CapesllelleMolle,.
of the French nat:Onal schooner La Fleche, car-
rying 12 guns and 99 men, with 24 .soldiers, from
Toulon, bound to-Corsica..
From. Capt..Dilkes, of his Majesty's ship Cas-
tor, dated off Barcelona, the 15th Jan. last, stat-
ing. that her cuttt r, commanded by Lieut. Love-
less,. had boarded and captured the lleureux Ih-end'
privateer, carrying one 12-pounder, and 25 !Pew,
close under Monjui. Lick. Loveless and one
seaman were severely wounded:
Another from Capt. Dilkes, dated off- Barce-.
lona, 23d Jan., stating that her boats, under Lieut.
Stanhope, had captured another privateer, called
Le. Minuit, carrying one gun and small arms : her
crew escaped on shore.

MILItARY PROMOTIONS.
•
Office of Ordnance, March 2, 1814.
Royal.Reghnent of Artillery.
Second Lieutenant Fiancis J. Templer to be First Lieutenant,
vice Kersteman, deceased.
Second Captain Christopher 'Wilkinson to be Captain, vice
Reynell, retired upon the Invalids. , •
First Lieutenant Allen Cameron to be Second Captain, vice
Wilkinson.
Second Lieut. Richard R. Drew to be First Lieutenant, vice
Camerom
Major-General Thomas Trotter bash() Colonel Commandant,

nice Huddleston, deceased.
Brevet Colonel Philip Riou to be Colonel, rice.,Trotter.
Major Joseph Carncross to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Riou.
Brevet Major Peter Fyers to be Maier, rice Cal ncross.
Second Captain Charles F. Sandham to be .Captain, vice
Fyers.
First Lieutenant Jame. Sinclair to be Second Captain, vice.
Sandham.
Second Lieutenant George S. Manic to be First Lieutenant,
vice Sinclair.
Second Captain Arthur Hut to lie Captain, vice Truscoft,
deceased.
First.Liutenant T. Achison to he Second Captain, vice Hunt.
Second Lieutenant E. Boghurst to be First Lieutenant, vice
'Achison.
Corps of Royal F,ngineers.—First Lieutenant H. D. Jones to
'be 2d Captain, vice Robertson, deceased.. •
corps of Royal Sappers and Miners—Jawes Galloway, Gent:
to be Quarter-Master.,
Royal Artillery Drivers-:-.l.llntlinance, Gent.to Second Lieu-
tetrant, vice E. Griffiths,-promoted. Second Lieutenant
J. Kirsopp to be First
,Lieutenant, vice- Geotlid White,
Ashiered.

War-Office, March 5, 1814.

3d Regiment of br,agoons—Cornet Thomas Leech to be Lieu-
tenant, without purchase, vice Shakespeare, & promoted in
the 18th Light Drar,bons:
Hospital;Assistant Backhouse to be Assistant-Surgeou,
vice Jones, promoted, in the Ist Royal Veteran Battalion.
Btb.Regiment of Light Drakoons-Brefet Lieutenant. Colonel
Westema to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without purchase,
vice Wade cashiered by the sentence ,of a General Court
Martial.

Captain W. Martin to be Major, rice Westema.
Td be Captains of Troops, without pnrcbase —Lientenant Y.
Johnson, vice Dickson, deceased. 'Lieutenant S. T. Ed-
wards, vice Martin.

To be Lieutenafits, without purchase—Cornet E. F.. Williams,
vice Andrews, deceased. Lieutenant John Fraser, from the
17th Light,Dragoo.ns, vice Johnson. Cornet Bygrave,
vice Fortescne, promoted --in the 4th Carrion Battalion.
Cornet J.:`,l‘Nhine, vice Edwards.

To be Cornets, without purchaSe--llonald Keith M'Donald,
Gent. vice Patton, who resighs. Robert SelwoOd Hewett,
Gent. vice Williams. George Cox, Gent., vice M'Alpiue.
Charles Wet herall; vice Bygi•ave.
15th Regiment of Light Dragoons---Lient. W. Ramsay, from
tbe'4th Dragoon Guards, to be Lieutenant, without pur-
chase, vice.Franche, promoted.
P enry Bdelley, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Bar-
rett,yromoted. • _

18th Ditto—Cornet R. Coote to be Lieutenant, without pur-
chase, rice Pearson, who retires.

Cornet and Adjutant H. Duperier to have the rank of Lieu-

, •
tenant. • .
Cornet J. 7r. Machell to he Lieutenant, by purchase, ‘vice
Julies, promoted in the 3d Dragoons.
19th Ditto—Cornet W. V. Horton to be Lieutenant, without
• purchase, vice Floyd; .promoted in the York Chasseurs.
20d Ditto—Capt. C, Knatclibull; from this 80th Foot, to be
Cap taitt of a Troop, vice Maclean, who exchanges-t .

roeio Lieutenants—Cornet SIT John tionion, Bart. by par-
' 'case, vide Cozens, who retires. Cornet J. ff. limo wich,
without pUrchase, vice Tanaton„ cashiered by sell once of
• a General Court Martial..
To be Cornet, without purchase—Frederick Blundell, Gent.
vice Bruin ich.
25th Ditto.—(hornet W.-Murphy to be Lentenant, by pur-
chase, vice haven, who retires.
Coldstreath Itegimeat of Foot Guards---.-John Wilkinson,
Gent. to he Solicitor, vice Lowten, deceased.
• Ist Regiment of Foot:
To he Ensigns, by purchase—Francis'Crowthcr, Gent. vice
Conran, promoted. Edward Crowther, Gent. vice Torrea,
promoted. Gentleman Cadet Charles Bustle Clarke, from
„the Royal •Military Coliege, vice Clarke, promoted.
sth Ditto—Lient 11.. John Knott, from the Sustex-Militia, to
be,Li.eutenant, with temporary rank.
6th Ditto—Hospital-Aiiistant Francis George Walbran to be
Assistant-Surgeon.
Rth Ditto--,Lient. Edo'. Brown to be Captain of a Company,
without -purchase, vice Monday, promoted.
Ensign .1. Flanagan to be Livateuant, vice Brown.
To be Ensig:isVolluteer Richard Snaw, from the 49th Foot,
" vice Flanagan. Volunteer John Mathewson,.-vice Hylton,
• promoted in the sth West India Regiment.
To lin Adjutant, with the rank of Ensign—Quarter-Master-
Serjeant John -Fantail), vice Cooper, promOted in the New
Brunswick Feneibles.
To be Quarter-MaAter—Quarter-Master-Serj eaut G. Kierman,
vice Lewis, deceased.
15th Ditto—Ensign ThomaS Bannister, from the Sus Sex Mi-
litia,
lith Ditto—Lieutenant H. Wood(' to be Captain of a Com-
pany, vice Lee; deceased.
Ensign P.. 1- Demoor to be Lieutenant, vice Woodd.
Alured William Gray, Gent, to be Ensign, vice Demoor.
24th Ditto.p '
To he Lieutenants--,Lieutenant (4. Sunbolf from the 56th
Foot, vice Abercromby, who exchanges. Ensign John
M'Gregor, without purchase, -vice Mitchell, appointed to
the sth Garrison Battalion.
• Edward,Thomas Smith, tient. to be Ensign, vice M‘Gr•, egor.
29th Ditto—Lieut'enant Charles •Wright,,from the Sussex MI,
litia, to be Lieutenant. with temporary rank. •
31st Ditto—Win. Seward, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice 1: Estrange, prothoted.
34th Ditto—Captain G. Bristow, from the 3d Ceylon Regi-
• ment, to be Captain of a (fumaany, vice Burton, deceased.
40th Ditto—Lieutenant James Johnston to be •Captvin 'of a
Company, without purchase, vice It. M. Browne, prmlioted
in a Provisional Battalion of Militia.
Ensign J. A. Widenhatn to be Lieutenant, vice Turton, killed
in action.
Serjelint 'Charles Robert Cureton, from Cie 14th Light Dra-
goons, to be Ensign, vite•Widenhain.-
STAFF.—Major G. Macdonnell, from the Glengary•Ligbt In-
,fantry Fencibles, to be Inspecting Field Officer of Militia
in Canada (vcith the ,rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the
Army) vice Cotton, deei--ased..
tIostITAL-SrArp.—Statf-Surgeon J..tl Knipe, from half-pay,
to he Surgeon- to Lthe Forces;. Hospital-Assistant W. If.
Hume to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forcq, vice- White,
appointed to the 841-h Foot ; and D. Sheen, Gent. to be Ilos
pital Assistant to the Forces. s, • •
• [Remainder of the Promotions in our next.]