Star.
London, England, 1830-08-31 00:00:00

MONTHLY MILITARY OBITUARY FOR AUGUST.

Major. General Nugent, late of the 38th regiment of foot, at Paris.
—Alajors,Richard Cust, 59th regiment of foot, at Manchester, Aug. 3;
Shuttlaworth, Royal Inverness Artillery, Hattenage Hall, near Simi.
field, July 9—Captains, Henry Dallas, 37th regiment of foot, at Dub.
lin ; Arthur Richard Wellesley, of the rifle brigade ; Pick, h.p.
89th regiment of foot, Aug. 4 ; Symon, Sir P. Campbell's recruit-
ing corps—Lieuts. George Nesbitt, 66th regiment of foot, Aug. 11 ;
Oakley, late of the 2d veteran battalion, ditto; Sheppard, late
of the Gilt veteran battalion, at Colchester; Bell, late of the 9,h
veteran battalion ; Armstrong, h.p. 32d foot, London ; Phillan,
h.p. 89th regiment of foot ; Kelly, h.p. 7th West India regiment,
Wexford ; Krietseh, h.p. 4th line German Legion, Hanover ;
Heitsnuller, h.p. ditto, Hanovcr—Ensign Neill, late Ist veteran
battalion, Drumatee, 31arket.hill, Ireland—Paymaster Duff, late of
the 9th veteran battalion, Duddingstone, Scotland.
Yesterday morning, between ten and eleven o'clock, the left wing of,
the Ist Battalion of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, under
the command of Colonel Sir William M. Gomme, K.C.B. arrived in
London, on route from Dublin, and marched into the barracks in Port.
man-street, where the whole of the battalion will be stationed until the
month of February next. The band belonging to the regiment met the
troops at Notting-hill, Kensington, and played inspiring martial airs
until they entered the barrack-yard.
We understand that a general order has been issued by direction of
the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty for an alteration in the pre-
sent splendid dress of the officers of the Royal Marines, agreeably to the
change lately made with respect to the dress of tieesfficers in the army,
with this exception, that the officers of the Royal Marines are to have
their coats trimmed with gold lace of the naval Instead of the military
pattern. 'The same time is to be allowed fur the officers to wear oat
their present dresses, as in the line, viz.—' until the Ist of January,
1831, if in England, or the Ist of January, 1832, if abroad The goy.
gets, as well as die handsome and massive Od braided cords at present'
worn round the officers' caps, are to be abolished, and the swan their
epaulettes is in future to be of the Order of the Bath, instead of .the
Clarter.—Portsmouth Herald.
Extracts from Mr. Walkaes Log-book, (shill officer of the Hon.
CoMpany's ship Bridgenmer), givtpg.ap amount of a violent henbaneexperienced by that ship, on the 4th, 6tb, road &lye Aiwn, apa, in
lass about 20. South, Mid long. about SO. East.
" Friday, !larch 6, 1290.—sDnvIng dos latter pact of Thursday,
March 4, it oommineed,blowingin heavy guess emir *easels/Ind, with;
much rain. At 3 a.m. furled the foretopssil, the ship scudding andlyt
under elcresreefed inaintopasil sad reefed foresaiL Atß, a. m. the
an increased, witb violent (put of wind ; go :the topgallant mast*
on deck, sprit-sail, yard sod jlb.boom in. About noon the gale in.

creased ; deemed it safe to heave the ship to, with her hod to the south-
ward, under the trysail; barometer 20. 40. At ntidnightsblawing a petfect
hurricane, and the ship labouring very much, and leakitsg, so as to require
the use of the large puthps ; considered it In eessarg to use every effort to
ease her ; started the water on the gun-deck, mg away the sheet and
stream anchors, and threw three of the quarter-deck guns overboard. The
tnoming dawned with *still morelthreatening appearance, and the baro-
meter still on the decline, 20.30. At noon, blowing a fur ions hurricane, and
the pumps scarcely keeping her free. The seaduring the night washed away
her two quarter-deck boats. No observation. Rigging broke and
the mast rolled over the side, carrying the head of the mizenntast, crams.
jack, and wizen topsail yards. About this time the ylolence of the gale
appeared to abate ; by eight it was decidedly more moderate, and let,
with only the foremasts and stumps of the main and inhen wilts
standing, part of the fom.yard having been carried by the fall of the
mainmast. At day-light, more inothrate, the' wind during the r igh•
having veered to the N.IF. Found the ship had strained and sufi; eel
severely in her hull, main and mien channels broken, as well as seve-
ral of the iron knees--that the tiller was loose in the rudder head. and
too much sea on to repair it, the ship still making so much water as to
require the large pumps constantly going. Reid a consultation,
Captain 31anderson, the mom 'Accra, Messrs. Plowden, Gardner, and
Anderson, when it was deemed necessav to .endeavour to gain some
port in India, for the preservation of the 1' of those on board,
that the guns should be thrown overboard will as part of her cargo
from the orlop deck, as soon as the weathet would permit. It was alsa
the general opinion that the ship would not be able to stand :modal.
hurricane ; it would therefore he running great hazard, at this time ut
the year, to attempt the Isle of France. In furtherance of this titeasur.,
a course is shaped for Ceylon. The swell still high, but able to soar
to the northward. Got the fore-yard down, employed rigging it afresh,
about six feet having been carried away by the fall of the mainmast.
" Monday, March 8 —The wind moderate, from S. to S.S.W. Got
the fore-yard up and hem the sail, set a main-top gallant sail let a
mainsail, and a mizen-top gallant-sail fur a cross-jack. Got a stag •
over the stem, and succeeded in wedging the tiller, which was ver,,
open. Also threw over-board sixteen of the gun deeieguns, and fifty
chests of tea from the fore orlop to clear the pumps, which got Ell
of order, the ship still requiring to be pumped out vvezy half hour
by the large pumps. Find by our observation at noon, we have
bsso set very mach to the anatmard, and tan so Saudi to the west-
erwedna expected, our chronometers agreeing well. (In surveying the
gua reek, we find the ship had workel very much during the gale.
Repaired the head pumps, the rivets having been broken from one of
the joints. Out sick list to-day is 16, several of the men having been
hurt by the rolling of the ship.
Memorandum—The Bridgewater arrived at Madras on the 10th,
and sailed from thence to Bengal on the 13th of April, where it was the
general opinion that she would be condemned."