The Sun.
London, England, 1814-10-24 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The Commander in Chief has lately been pleased
to direct, that the appointments of Assistants-Ad-
jutantGeneral, and Assistants-Quarter-Master-
General, shall be held exhisively by Offiebrs hav-
ing the rank of Field-Officers ; and the appoint-
ments of Deputy Assistants-Adjutant-General,
and Deputy Assistants-Quarter-igaster-General, -
by Officers holding the rank of Captain, , or by
Subaltern Officers who have been three years in
the Army, and have a perfect knowledge 61 their
regimental duties.
Major-General the Hon. E. M. PAKENHAM, it
is said, is appointed to succeed the late lamented
General Ross, in the command which he' held in.
our American Artny This gallant Officer is
brother-in-law of the Duke of WELLINGTON, and
brother of the Earl of LONGFORD. Ile tvas Ad-
jutant-General of the British Army in the late war
• in the Peninsula, anti is an Officer of distinguish-
ed merit.

PORTSMOUT f-T•, OCT. 22.—This town is in future
to be the depot oldie South West Mill r;r1; District,
embracing the counties of Wilts, Di,rset, and
Hants. The troops in the Isle of -Wight are to
make their reports to the Commandant at the
DepUt here.

NAVAL NEWS.

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SAILING OF ANOTHER. EXPEDITION.

PLYMOUTH, OCT. 21.—Thi3 morning the sig-
nals for the under-mentioned ships were made,
but they could not get to sea :—Vengeur, of 74
guns (Ceylon troop-ship), with a fleet of trans-
ports, having on board the 7th and 43d regiments
of Foot, and detachments of the 64th regiment,
and 13th and 14th Light Dragoons, making in all
about 3000 men, supposed to be bound for Aine
rica ; Poclargus, of IS guns, and Opossum, of IS
guns, with a fleet fur Bonrdeaux and the. ports in
the Bay ; Dwarf cutter, of 14 guns, with a fleet
for Ireland.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 23.—Arrivefl Li• Majesty's
schooner Vesta, with dispatches from America;
his Majesty's ship Pi.ckle, and sailed agai❑ on a
crnize.—Wind Westerly.

HARWICH, OCT. 23.—Arrived the Active and
Beaufoy packets, with a mail each from Cuxha-
ven. Sailed yesterday the Lark packet for Cux-
haven ; Lord Nelson packet, for I folland ; and the
Henry Freeling packet, for Gottei;burgh—all with

PLYMOUTH, OCT. 22.—Arrived his Majesty's
ship Barracouta, non' the East Indies.; 14'kulanns
frigate, from a cruii.e. Sailed the Bittern sloop of
war and Hyperion frigate, on a cruize.—The
adverse westerly 'winds still detain the convoys
destined for Anterica.—Adtuiral BRADLEY is- not
on board the Indefatigable, as was reported : he
was expected ; hut, we understand, after waiting
some time, olders were received to sail without
m hitn,Governent having granted him leave to trans-
port himself to any part of the world out of the
United liingdom.On Tuesday, a seaman be-
longing to. the Orpheus frigate, in dock, fell from
the port-hole into the water, and expired imme-
diately, front receiving a contusion in the head in
falling.—A squadron of the 13th Light Dragoons,
destined for ireland, arrived CM Tuesday, from
Wevinduth, and will embark in a few clays.—Two
persons have been apprehended, one at Cardiff,
the other in the Isle of Wight, on charges of cir-
culating forged navy quarterly bills in this town
and at Portsmouth,--=Wind W. N.V.' •
FALNIOUTD, OCT. 20.--Sailed his Majesty's
ship Goldfinch, for LiverpoOl, with a few ships
under convoy ; Francis Freeling packet, for Lis-
bon ; Louisa packet, for Halifax ; Snake packet,
for Malta ; Frederick packet, for the Brazils ; and
the Princess Mary packet, for J4tntaica7---all with
mails ; his Majesty's ship Nymphet', on a cruize.
Arrived the Times, QuICK, front Gibrlltar, in 14
days : sailed in company with his Majesty's ship
Minstrel, who had under her convoy several trans-
ports, bound to Lisbon, anti from whom she
parted o:f Cape Sr. Vincent's on the 9th inst.
OCT. 21.—Alrived the Hinchinbrook packet,
front Jamaica, in 40 dayS, with a mail. Sailed
the Queen Charlotte packet, with a mail for Su-
rinam.

DEAL, OCT. 23.—Put back several of the out-
ward-bound West Indiamen. 'tame (limn from
the River the Grenada, for Montserrat Hythe,
for Portsmouth, anti sailed, with the whole of the
outward-hound, for Portsumotith. Sailed the Isa-
rossa, Globe, Fame, Venn, Hilda, Seahorse','
Truelove, and OsWin transports, for Portsmouth.
Wind W.

RAMSGATE, OCT. 23.--Pot in here for shelter
the Clements, Britannia, Minerva, Sister and
Brother, and Susan, all from Loudon, bound to
the Westward.

The American new frigate Java, of greater
force than any yet sent to sea by them (built for
Commodore RonGttas to' cOmmanti), was in the
harbour of Baltimore when the attack was made :
she could be seen from the toast-heads of our
ships at the commencement, but' the Americans
hauled her up to the head of the harborsr before
the iTerittions ceased.
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• The %Vest India convoy has been transferred
from the Valiant, 74, Captain NUDGE, to the
Swiftsure, 74, Captain WEBLEY, for protection.
The Valiant takes the transports at Portsmouth
for Cork, where she will receive her final orders.
All the convoys Mentioned last week remain.
'Convoys will be 'appointed to sail from Ply-
mouth for Cork and the other ports of Ireland, on
the Ist, llth, and 21st of every month.

The Eurydice has proceeded' from the Thames
to the Nore ; the 'Monmouth (late flag-ship in
the DoWris) iS ordered to 'Woolwich, to be paid
off; the Rainbow and Scout, to Woolwich, to be
docked ; the Royal Sovereign yacht has been
taken into dock; at 'Deptford, to have her defects
made good ; the Phcenix, Captain AUSTEN", is in
dock at Woolwich ; and Termagent, Capt. SHAW,
is ready to go into dock when the Phasnix comes
out.

• A Court Martial was held on board his Ma-
jesty's ship GLidiator yesterday and this day, tor
the trial of Lieut. Cow NGWOOD, and the.other
Officers of the gun-room of the Iris frigate fora
breach of the 21st Article of War, and of the
Standing Orders .of the Royal Navy. The deci-
,sion of the Court was :---That the First Lieute-
nant, CowNGwoon, be severely reprimanded—
the other Naval Officers reprimanded—and Lieut.
COOK, 'of the • Royal Marines, severely repri-
manded, and deprived of six months' service.—
(Liampshire Chronicle, Oct. 22.)

The young man of the respectable family who,
we stated on Friday, bad been brought to Bow-
street Office, and charged by his own brother
with being a deserter from the Royal Navy,and other
improprieties, was taken on board the tender, but it
was too late au hour for him to be passed, the regu-
lating Captain being gone; he, however, remained
on board the tender, and on Saturday his brother,
and Dickons the officer, went on board the ten-
der, %vl►cu he was regnlarly received and, passed
by the Captain as an able-bodied seaman. His
brother afterwards properly equipped. him with
suitable sailor's clothes, and he was sent oil to
the Nore. He is a. very fine young man, five feet
eight inches high, speaks seven languages, and
in other respects very accomplished ; but his in-
discretions are a great grief to his family. He is
heir to 15,000!, when of age.