The Sun.
London, England, 1809-12-11 00:00:00

Aciitirtity Office, Dec.

Vitt Admira),Cal»pbell Colurnander,in Chief iti the
Downs, has transmitted to Johd7Wilson Croker,
Esquire,. a Letter he had received from Captain An-
clerson, of :his Majesty's slpop the, Rinaldo, giving
an account of his hving on. the 714 i instant, captured
bet Ween Dungeness and the South Porelznd.,.a French
privateer, .called the Maraudeur, having fourteen
guns on board, and 66 men, out twelve days from
Boulogne without making any capture.
Queen's Palacir Eel:. 6, 1800.

The 'King was this day pleased 'to confer the
bonnet. of Ic.pi,,hthood op :Thomas. Staines, Esq,
Eiptain in the Royal Navy.

IP,hitehall, Dm. 7, 1809.

The Lord Chancellor has appoimei Henry Reed,
of Bridgwater, in the Couhty of Sornerstt, Gent.:to
be d Master Extiaordinary, in the High Court of
Chancery.

' .War-Office, Lc 9,
tst Regiment of Life Guards, Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant
R. S. Adair to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Whale,
promoted.
3d Regiment of Dragoon Guards. Lieutenant -- Evabs
to be Captain of a Troop, vice:Bradburne, deceased.
7.th Ditto,- Comet john Lovewcll to btyLieutenant, without
purchase, vice Rose, promoted in the 3d Dragoons.
Ist Regiment of -Dragoons, Lieutenant George Gunning,
from the 9th Firot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase.
'sat-Regiment of Light Dragoons,, Lieut. William Booth,
from the 95th Foot, to be Lieutenant, I%i/hair ptuchase,
vice Pierrepoint, who' resigns.
math Ditto, Assistant-Surgeon Edward Dow from the Royal
Corsican Rangers, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Gibson,
promoted in the Sicilian Reg4lM-it. Assistant-Surgeon
Thomas Short, from the rhasseurs Eritanniques, to be
Assistant Surgeon, vice. Richardson, dismissed.

rst. Regiment of Foot Guards, Captain I. 14, Davies, from
the std -Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Elphinstone, who
exchanges. .Nicholas Aylward Vigors, Gent, to be En-
_ sign, by purchase, vice Adair promoted.
3d Regiment: of Foot, Lieutenant Robert Denny, from the
67th Foot, to be Captain of a CoMpany, by purchase, vice
Morris, promoted.
4th-Regiment of Foot,- Ensign Sohn Caulfield to be Lieut.'.
nant, without purchase, vice BoYd,' whose appointment
has not taken placer - • , •
9th Ditto,. Lieutenant George Lindsay, from the 4th Gar-
rison Battalion, to be Lieutenant, vice Edwards, who cx.
changes. '
rith Ditto, Lieutenant Robert Wren to be Captain of a Corn.
pany,without;purchase. vice Twystha, who retires
27th Ditto, ?Christopher Betty, Cent,- to be Ensign, by pur.
chase, vice Sirneoe, promoted.
34th Ditto, Lieutenant Thomas Castle, from the sth Gar-
_ risen Hattalion' to be Lieutenant, without-purchase. En-
. sign Edward Picking, from the 34th Foot. to be ditto'.
Lieutenant John. Shaw-,irony the 3d West York Militia,-to
be Ensign.
36th Ditto, Gentleman Cadet William Peacocke, from the
. Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase,,
. yice.Picking, promoted in the 34th Foot. 4
Ditto, Lieutenant Thotrias Magee to be Captain of a
Company, without purchase, vice Brooke, promoted. En.
sign I lenry "Nlcock. to be :Lieutenant; vice Magee. Martin
Lima, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Pen.
.......

yell, whose appointment-has not taken place. William
Gilbert, Cent. to be Ensign, vice Alcock.
scitli Ditto, Blair Freeland, Cent, to be Ensign, without put-
chase, vice }Jape, promoted in the ph Garrison Batta-

lion.
sr st Ditto,Lieutenant John MgCabe to be Captain of a Corn.
pany,-by purchase, vice Sparks, promoted. Ensign Mau.
rice Stephens to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice M4Cabe.
• William Henry Elliott. Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Hartley, promoted. William Davidson Simpson,
Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Mahon, promoted.
Std Regiment of Foot, Captain W. K. Elphinstone, from
the tst Foot Guards, to be Captain of a Company, vice

, - •
Davies, who exchanges. • .
sgth Ditto, Lieut. - MiLauchlan, from the Aberdeen
Militia, to be Ensign.
6tst•Ditto, john Taylor, Gent. to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, vice Entwisle, promoted in the 84th Foot. •
62d .Ditto, Ensign Willaid Blakeley, from the 7th West
India Regiment, to he Ensign, without purchase, vice Mil.
ler, who resigns.
67th Ditto, Ensign Robert Saunders to be lieutenant, vice
_Rutledge, deceased. John Hamilton, Gent, to be Ensign,
vice Saunders.
pst Ditto, Ensign- Henderson, from the Meath Mili-
tia, to be Ensign.
7gth ditto, William Graves, Gent, to be Ensign, without
pu:chase, vice Beatnish, promoted in the 84th Foot.,
83d Ditto,Quarter-Master-Serjeant Samuel Holt to be guar-
' ter, • Master, vice Wright deceased.
86th Ditto, Ensign George W. Clarke, from the soth Foot,
-to be Lieutenant, by ,purchase, vice Nicholson, promoted.
Ensign Robert Potter, from the Royal Tyrone Militia, to
be Ensign. •
Ist West India Regiment, Ensign William Phail, from the
New Brunswickrencibles, to be Lieutenant, without pur-
chase.
3d Ceylon Regiment, ;Copt. Arthur tohnstun to be :ftrajor,
without purchase, vice Maitland, promoted.
'Dillon's Regiment, Assistant- Surgeon Romane Amiel, from
the Sta Inn Portugal, tole Assistant-Surgeon. • •
Royal Corsican Rangers, Hospital-Mate William Vallange
to be Assistant Surgeon, vice Dow, appointed to the aoth
Light Dragoons. -
Sicilian Regiment, Assistant-Surgeon 1. B. Gibson, from
' the zath Light Dragoons, to be Surgeon, vice Howell,
appointed to the 6ist Foot.
4th • Garrison .13attalion. Lieutenant john Edwards, from
the gth Foot, ,to . ne[Lieutenant, vice Lindsay, ivho ex.
. changes.
sth, Ditto, Ensign George Pope, front the loth Foot, to be
Lieutenant, 'vice Castle, appointed to the 34th Foot.
6th Ditto, Wm. Coleman,-Cent.,to be Ensign, vice Simkins,
promoted in the-2.4th Foot.
3d Royal Veteran Battalion, Ensign john Stephenson to be
Lieurertant, vice Blaskie, deceased.
New Brunswick•Fencibles,' Brltishaw Rainsforcl, Gent. to
be Ensign, vice Phair, promoted in the ist.West India Re-
giment.

A. ‘Visliart, Esq. late Captain in tlte-7Szli r`oot.
'oho Wantice, Gent. on Half-Pay as Lieutenant of the Nc:v;.
York Volunteers.
HOSPITAL STAFF.
To be Hospitiil Mates fur General Seriiice. •
Joseph Pgett, Gent. Henry Hart, Gent, lames Lowry'',
Gent. - Lebrecht Mendorfl; Gent. lohn Tobin, Gent.
The King's German Legion.

Ist Regiment-of Dragoons,
net, vice'Auchrnuty, promoted in thc.7th FOOL
The Duke of Brunswick Oel's Corps.

Stephen Bencroft, Esq. to be. Paytnaster of t 4 Corps of
C4val ry.
11. e. Sannerman, Cent. to be Veterinary Surgeon of ditto.
. Royal East India Volunteers.

zd Regiment, Lieut:nant-Colonel Edward Parry to be Co.
lonel, vice Thellusson,,Veho resigns.
Major George. Niillett to be Lieutenant.Colontl,, vice Parry.
Wigrain, Esq. to be Majcir, vice Nl,illett. -
3d Ditto, Major - Majoribanks to be Lieutenant.Coloncl,
vice Pattison, resigned. •
dames Daniell; Esq. to be Major, vice Majoribanks.