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Admiralty Office, Dee. 26, 1812.

Extract of a Letter from Captain Broke of his Majesty's ship
the Shannon, addressed to Admiral Sir John Borlase War-
ren, and transmitted by the - Adrnifal to John Wilson
Croker,Esii:

His Majesty's Ship Shannon,
at Sea, 31st October 1812.
•
I have the satisfaction of informing you, that
the squadron under my orders this day, captured
the Thorn American privateer brig, of eighteen
guns, long nine-p-Ounders, and one hundred and
forty men, quite a new vessel, upon her first
cruise ; she was three weeks out from 'Marble-
head:

Office of Ordnance, Dec. 19, IEI2.
Medical EStablishment for the. Wilitary Departthent of the
Ordnance. . .
Tobe Surgeons—James ncnnett, b augmentation. Assistant-
Surgeon Henry Sprowlc to be ditto.
To be Second Assistant-Surgeons—William •Oliver Locke
vfice Bennett. J.,S. Gregory, vice Sprowle.
To be Second Assistant-Surgeons-,-Temporary Assistant-Sur-
gcons Thomas Murray, vice Locke; William Browne, vice,
Gregory ; C. T. Whitfield, by augmentation ; Barnsby
Cooper, 'by augmentation.; E. fudge, • vice ,Montgomery,
deceased; and Charles Cupples, vice Lenny, deceased.

Corps of Royal Artillery• Drivers.
TO be Captain—First Lieut. Frederick Reid, by augmenta-
tion.
To he First Lieutenants—Second Lieutenants. C. Park, vice
Reid ; C. Bennett, by augmentation , John G. Griffiths by
augmentation; John Beveridge, by augmentation; A.
Matheson, by augmentation ; Richard White, by augmen-
tation.
To be Second Lieut"rants ----- Wilson, Gent. vice Park,
promoted; James Gent. vice Bennett, promoted;
P. It. Boyle, Gent. .ce Grilliths,prornoted; David Kinnear,
Gent. vice Beveridge, promoted; John Daniell, Geut. vice.
Mattlieson, promoted; Frederick Bate, vice White, pro-
moted; P. Smith, Gmt. augulentation.

C.inmissions signed, by the Lord. Lieutenant of the County

- of Stafford.
The King's own StalfGrdshire Militia.
To be Captaiii--4. Fitzherbert, Esq. vice Newton.
To ile Lieutenants—William Hohnet.tDutton, William tacius
Cary, end Robert Rassell, Gents. •
To he Ensigns—George Storr, and Philip Lugar Gents.
East Regiment of Stafibrdshire Local iNtilitia..—Edward Whit-
iuk",'Gent. to be Lieutenant, '
Western Regiment of Local Militia.—John Partridge,` Gent.
to be Lieutenant.
Southern. Regiment of Local Eecleston,
William Eird, James Palmer, and John Brinuniell, Esqrs.
to-be Captains.
To be Lieutenants.—John Hall, and E. Buclierfieldi-Gentx.
ISoithern• Regiment of Local 'Militia,--Samuel Bagshaw, to
be Captain. .
Central Wegimerifof Local Militia.—T. Arlie, Gent. to be
Lieutenant, vice Scarlet.
Stai&rd.sliire Yeomanry Cavalry.—The Hon. T. W. Anson,
mid. John Cruse, Esqrs. to he Captains.
Tu be Lieuteilants--,C.Coupland, and E. Peel, Esqrs.
Stone and Eccilestiall Volunteer Cavalry.--4. Aston, to be
-Lieutenant, vice Jackson; W. Stubbs, Gent, to be Cornet,
vice Atson, promoted. •
Tautworth Volunteer Cavalry.—J. Flavell, Gent. to-bc Lieu-
tenant, vice Nevill; J. Grundy, Gent. to be 'Cornet, vice'
FiaVell, promoted. ,
Leek Volunteer •Infantsy.7-.T. Haywood Alsop, Gent. to be
Ensign, vice Godwin, resigned; P. Ilavenport,lESq, to be
iViajor, vice Powys, ditto.
Imigport Volunteer Infantry.—E. Keeling, Esq. to be Cap-
tilt', vice Lakin. resigned ; B. Adams, Esq. to be ditto vice
Staniet, ditto; W. Barker„Gent. to. be Lieutenant; W.
Bindley, Gent to be ditto. •