The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-15 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The wives and children of the sick and wounded
troops belonging to the Eastern Monarch have
been provided with an abundant supply of neces-
sary clothing and every other comfort since their
arrival at Chatham, by the ladies of the local com-
mittee of the Central Association for the Relief of
the Wives and Families of Soldiers and Sailors,
who are most assiduous in their attention to the
sufferers, most of whom have lost every article they
possessed by the burning of the vessel. A sum of
money has been placed in the hands of Captain J.
Pope, of the Invalid Depot at Chatham, who has
undertaken to distribute it among the sufferers, in
order to alleviate their more immediate wants.
The whole of the troops who came home from
India in the Eastern Monarch have been supplied
with a fresh kit by order of the Government, and
it is understood that the personal losses of the men
by the burning of the ship will also be made good
to them.
General Gerard Gosselin died on Saturday
last at his seat in Kent, at the advanced age of 90
years, having survived the death of his venerable
brother, Admiral Thomas Le Marchant Gosselin,
about two years, the gallant admiral having died
at a great age. The late general was one of the
senior generals on the army list. He entered the
army so far back as November, 1780. According
to Harts's record of his services, General (Josselin
commanded a brigade on the expedition against
Genoa, under Lord 3Villiain Bentinck ; and on its
capture was appointed commandant there until the
peace with France. Subsequently he commanded
a brigade in the American war, and was present at
the attack on and capture of Castine on the Penob-
scot. The late officer's commissions bore date as
follows :—Ensign, Nov. 29, 1780 ; lieutenant,
Jan. 6, 1791 ; captain, June 6, 1794 ' • major, June
15, 1794; lieutenant-colonel, Jan. 1, 1800 ; colonel,
July 23, 1810 ; major-general, June 4, 1813 ; lieu-
tenant-general, May 27, 1825 ; and general, Nov.
23, 1841. _ _ _ __ _ _ _

Major-General David Macadam, R.M., expired
on Friday, at Edinburgh. The gallant deceased
had been 54 years in the Royal Marines, and
he had greatly distinguished himself in
his professional career. While serving in the
L'Aigle, between August, 1805, and May, 1809, he
was at the attack on the French by Admiral Corn-
wallis on the 21st of August, 1805; gunboats in
Vigo Bay, 29th of October following ; the blockade
of Fort Cygo, July and August, 1807 ; action with
the French frigate, off L'Orient, 22d. of March,
1808 ; Basque Roads, 11th and 12th of April, 1809;
and various other affairs in the ship or her boats,
and was 40 times under fire. During service in the
Thames, between the- 7th of October, 1809, and
27th of August, 1812, he landed at Mount Coreilly,
Amanthea, Citraco, in the Gulf of Policastro, and
near to Cape Palinuro, and several other places on
the coast of Calabria and in the Roman States. On
board the Forth, from July 31, 1813, to September
29, 1815, he was most actively employed, and was
on the staff of the Anglo-Russian force forming the
siege of Bathz. The gallant general subsequently
served on the North American coact. Tye deceased
had on repeated occasions been honourably noticed
in the despatches of his superior officers to. the
home government, and is stated to have been above
70 times under fire. His commissions were dated
as follows :—Second lieutenant, April 19, 1805 ;
lieutenant, July 27, 1808; captain, Dec. 7,
1830 ;
major, Nov. 9, 1846 ; lieutenant-colonel, May 27,
1848 ; colonel, March 14, 1854 ; and major-general,
June 20, 1855.
The Royal Sussex Artillery have received their
order to assemble on the Ist of July at the Redoubt
at Eastbourne for 21 days' training and exercise.
The Royal Anglesey Light Infantry
Regiment
has assembled at Beaumaris for 21 clays' training
and exercise, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel
' Williams, M.P. A considerable number of recruits
have been enrolled by the adjutant since the
training of last year.