The Sun.
London, England, 1826-12-19 00:00:00

EMBARKATION OF TROOPS.

PORTMOUTU, Dec. 17. —The first division of the Guards
marched in to-day, and immediately embarked from the Dock
Yard, in large open boats, and were towed to Spithead by steam-
ers, to the Wellesley and Meliille.
Orders were received this morning for the Romney and Pyra-
mus, with the 4th regiment on board, to proceed to Portugal—
they went off with a fine breeze from the eastward, and were soon
clear of the Needles.
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The transports for the Cavalry are n early ready; the Infantry
transports, as fast as they are prepared, proceed to Ireland,

SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

An Admiralty Messenger arrived this morning, from London,
with despatches for Sir G. Martin to despatch the Romney and
Pyramus, with the 4th regiment on board, to sea, without a mo-
ment's delay; also, to send a Small vessel out, to cruise off the
Owers; to preVent the Gloucester from coming into Spithead,
but to direct her to proceed• on without delay. She has the
Guards on board, from Deptford. The first division of the 63d
arrived yesterday afternoon, and immediately embarked on board
the Melville, which ship was towed out yesterday morning, by
two steam boats. The second division of the 6311 arrived this
afternoon, and immediately embarked on board the Melville,
which ship, no doubt, will proceed to-morrow, not to wait for
Others, as the wind, which is now fair, may change in a short
time, and be the means of the whole force being delayed.. The
4th embarked on Thursday, in the Romney and Pyramus, and
only sailed this morning, owing to contrary wind. The poor
soldiers' wives, with their children, arrived in hundreds, having
►uarched 26 miles a day, in a deplorable condition; and the scene
of distress at witnessing their husbands' departure was heart-
rending. Two children died from fatigue on the road yesterday,
belonging to the 63d.
The Spartiate is still in the Harbour, but is expected to go to
Spithead, to wait her orders, lest it may blow fresh from the
southward when she is wanted, and then not be able to get out of
the Harbour.

Voun, O'Ctace, r. )I.—The first division of the third Guards
together "with the last divisio► of the sixty-third, are just gone out
of harbour in two steam-boats, a dock-yard lighter, and a fleet of
men of war's boats : all their baggage is shipped, and gone with
them. Each regiment was inspected in the Dock-yard by Sir
James Lyons; and, considering they bad marched Rti miles over
heavy roads, were in wonderful spirits. There was a vast number
of spectators, particularly some well-dressed females, witnessing
this interesting seene. -The soldiers, on leaving tbei► native land,
gave three hearty cheers, which were returned with three times
three by sailors and spectators.
The Calliope brig is ordered to join the Expedition, and has two
flat boats fitted, to lire Congreve roeketa from.

Orders are just received here to get the Spartiate out of harbour
as soon as possible ; two steamers are to be alongside her tomor-
row, by nine o'clock, to tow her out if necessary.
We are delighted to Lear that the Commissioner and Sir James
Lyons have made necessary arrangements to forward all the
poor women arid children to their homes, who have been left
behind ; and there is a transport to take those to Cork who live
in Ireland.

The following officers, on the staff of this garrison, will embark
on service in Portugal :—Colonel Warre, to he Assistant 4uarter-
Master General ; Colouel Citykw, a Major of Brigade; and Dr.
Desse, on the Hospital Staff.
The transports Layton, Lie*. Lovitt ; Stentor, Lieut. Bin n-
ley ; Num, Lieut. Lester ; and Heroine, Lieut. Jefferson, have
been taken front the service to which they had been specially ap-
pointed, and have sailed for Cork, to take the 10th and 11 th re-
giments thence to Portugal.
The ships Edward, Lord Cochrane, Crown, Three Crowns,
Regulus, and Ellen, are taken up as transports, and are fitting in
this harbour, to take the 10th and 12th Dragoons to Li►bon.
(Front the Cinque Ports Herald.)' •
We have just received authentic intelligence, that a brig of
war has just arrived at Calais, to take in ordnance for a wesfern
port, supposed to he Brest, where a fleet is reported to be
fitting up.

An order came down yesterday for all the ♦ble seamen on the
Coast Blockade of the district to hold themselves in readiness for
immediate service in the navy.

DREADFUL FIRE AT BRISTOL.

(From the Bristol Mercury.)
The alums of fire was made about half-past eleven o'clock, on
Friday night ; the first notice appeared to be given to the public
by Mr. Oxley, at whose premises, in Wine-street, it oceurtelL
There_were in the how* Mr. and Ntre. Oxley, an infant six weeks
old, and a ehild about seven, who were sleeping iu the front room
on the first Hoor ; the shop girl and a child about four years old
iu the attic, and the servant maid with two others its the garret.
These were the whole of the inmates. The fire originated in the
bed-room on the first floor. It appears that a candle or rush-light
was kept constantly burning, and from the' smallness of the room
it was necesarily near the bed. Mrs. Oxley had awoke with the
intention of suckling her infant, and while the child was at the
breast she fell asleep. It is feared that in moving the bed-clothes
she must have put them in contact with the candle. Mr. Oxley
Wag awoke by a sensation of apparent suffocation ; and what must
have Iwo his horror to find his bed, on which lihneelf, his wife,
and infant were lying, in flames, and she room filled to the most
suffocating degree with stnoke! Ife first attempted to extinguish
the flames, but without effect; but his face, his hands, and arms,
are dreadfully burnt. He then tried to rouse his wife, but if she
was awake, she must have fainted instantly. Finding he could not
rouse her, and losing his presence of mind front excess of pain,
agitatien, and euffoeation, he ran down stairs, naked as he was,
and rushed into the street crying out for assistance. The names
in the windows had, by this time, canceled some half dozen per-
sons in front of the house; in reply to their questions, the tin-.
happy husband and father could only exclaim, Oh ! for God's
sake, save my wife, save my children there are three children at
the top of the house." He attempted to rush back into the
hintse ; but the moment he opened the door, the narrow staircase
acted like a flue, and put the whole premises in one blaze of liquid
fire; the burning element poured out of every window, and reached
kalf acmes the street.

Just previous to this moment the attic window was observed
to open, and a young wmnan with an infant four years Old, both
in a state of nudity, presented themselves to the view of the
crowd which was beginning to collect, They begged her to re:
main a faw Minutes till a ladder was brought c but so rapidly were
the Flames gaining Upon her, that in her despair she threw the
child out; it fell on the lead that projects from under the draw-
ing-room window ; a man rushetl across the street to catch it ; his
;arm broke the fall, but it rebounded to the pavement. It was
taken up bruised, but not so severely as Might be expected ;.it
will recover. rn a moment after tke child had reached the ground,
the young woman was seen to throw herself from the window ;
she also fell upon the leads, end she was then caught by the peo-
;de below ; she is muck bruised awl cut about the head and legs ;
hut she is doing well. The servant girl had escaped out of
the back garret-window, through Mr. Batten's house, taking
with her one of the children. The remaining three chil-
dren, with the unfortunate rather, fell victims to the devouring
element !

The engines arrived within a quarter of an hmnir or 20 minutes
of the first alarm of the fire; and to the great exertiona that were
made may ,attributed the safety of the adjoining premisee. The
fire Was entirely got under about half-past one•or two o'clock.
We never heard of a fire a dreadfully fatal to human life, so
little destructive of property.
There was a great sensation created among the jury by the an-
swer ago of the firemen, that lie did not think it his duty to irt
quire, when ie hrought his engine, whether the itimatee
of - the premises on' fire.3yere safe. Perhaps the answer was
inadvertently given, though thrum vas an apparent want of
fealipg in the manner, that called forth the strongest reprobation
of the jury, flame they separated they desimi the Coroner to
convey their opluion to the Magistrates, that timeline should
generilly be impulsed with the necessity; in the event of any
future tire, of first directing their attention to the preservation of
huulv life.

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At eleven thlock on Saturday morning, J. ii. firindpn, Esq.,
the Caroler, held an imptest at the Plume of Feathers, in Wine-
street. The Jury first went and inspected the mutilated remains
of the four bodies. The body of Mrs, Oxley was lying on a
paliet ; on partially removing the coverlet, one of the meat shock-
ing spechtehts we ever witnessed presented itself: not a particle of
flesh remained, ,a,z)the bones appeared a mere cinder ready to (Tutubte into ashes; the legs ayid arms were all broken short off at the
The hones of the two youngest were lying together
i4* box, and the other body was taken up in a sheet, all lying on
one inid„ 'The names of the sufferers were—Sophia Oxley, the
1101/ about Sti : and William, Sophia, and Akin, the
children, varying f k , • V 1' t " Aeei-
dental), burnt.' "14
six
nee
s so
years.-.-Verdict 2,- en le

IN
VA LID ASYLUIVI FOR REISPECTABLr Ff.:MALES.
-nit it not merely a ehlaitahle, hut also a commou-sense initj-
totion, founded for the truriutie of administering relief to females,
who froth illness may be unable to earn a livelihood• in service.—
From the provectus, we are glad to find that it is in a thriving
condition, and are quite sure that we need add no recommenda-
tion of our own ;in order that institution may find its 101 l in
public tiitinlati"'