Star.
London, England, 1808-12-19 00:00:00

FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

At the Court at the Queen's Palace, the 14th of December, 1808,
Parser-I.—The King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
It is this day ordered by his Majesty in Council, that the Par•
liament, which was to meet on Monday, the sixteenth day of
January next, be further prorogued to Thursday, the nineteenth
slay ef the sime month;then to meet for the dispatch of business :
And the Right Hon. the Lord High Chancellor of that part of
the United Kingdom called Great Britain is to cause a Commis-
sion to be prepared in the usual wanner fur proroguing the Par-
liament accordingly.

FOREIGN OFFICE, DECEMBER 16.
The King bas been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable
William Pitt Lard Amherst to be his Majesty's Envoy Extraor.
dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Ceurt of his Sicilian
:Majesty.
ADMIRALTY-OFFICg , DECEMBER
Extract of a Letter from Rear• Admiral Sir Edward Petits",
Bart. Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Ships and Vessels
in the East Indica, to the Honourable William Wellesley Pole,
dated on board his Majesty's Ship Culloden, off Point dt Galle,
June 10, 1806.
You will be pleased to acquaint the Board that his
Majesty's bhip Culloden, on her passage from Bom-
bay to Madras, this morning fell in with and cap-
tured l'Union French privateer, of eight guns and
eighty men.

MILITARY PROMOTIONS.

WAR-OFFICE, DEC. 17.
2d Regiment of Life Guards-Comet and Sub-Lieutenam Geo.
Pemberton to be Lieutenants by purchases vice I.acey, who
retires ; Anthony St. Felix, Gent. to be Cornet and Sub-Lien.
tenant, vice Pemberton ; and Ensign James Whitlow Edgar,
from the 6th Foot, to be Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Crnmpton, who retires.
Ist Regiment of Dragoons--Captain Thomas Noel Harris, from
the 7th Foot, to be Captain of a Troop, vice Anderdon, who
exchanges.
14th Regiment of Light Dragoons Impey, Gent. to be Cor-
net, without purchase.
lech•Ditto--Cornet Charles Sawyer to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, and Ensign Francis Swinfen, from the 25th Foot, to
be Cornet, vice Sawyer.
20th Ditto-John William Egerton Brydges, Gent. to be Cornet,
witbottt purchase.
Ist.Regiment of Foot-Lieutenant-Colonel A. F. Bernard, from
the Staff in North America, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice
Pringle, who exchanges.
4th Ditto-Lteutenant Robert Erskine to be Captain of a Cola.
pany, without purchase, vice Bradford, promoted in the 9th .
Garrison Battalion.
To he Lieutenants, without parehase--Ensign and Adjutant The.'
mas Barker to have the rank of Lieutenant ; Ensign Edward
Geichard, vice Twysden promoted in the 3d Garrison Batta-
talion ; Ensign Frederick Sheppard, vice Yate, promoted in
ditto, and Ensign J. K. Mackenzie, vice Erskine.
To be Ensigns--Hygatt Boyd, Gent. vice Guichard ; setce.
kintosh, Gent. vice Sheppard; and Ensign John Canifield,i
from the 87th Foot, vice Mackenzie.
6th Ditto--Lkntenant Colonel William Wade, from the Bth Gar-
rison Battalion, to be Lieutenant-Colonel; without purchase. •
7th Dittao-Captein Oliver Anderdon, from the lit Dams% as
. be Captain of a Company, vice Harris, who exchanges.
19th Ditto--Ensign John Ingram, from the Royals, to be 1.1a1a.)
tenant, vice Irvine, deceased ; Ensign Thomas Walker to be
Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Ellis, appointed to the 80th
Foot ; tad Thomas Fane Uniacke, Gent. to be Ensign, vice
Walker. •
16th Ditto-Gilbert Elliott Drummond, Gent, to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Lynch, promoted in the 96th Foot.
25th Ditto--Edward Mucklestone, Gent. to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice White, promoted ; and George Manners, Gent.
to be ditto, vice Swinfen, appointed to the 16th Light Dra-
goons.
324 Ditto Ensign Thomas Ross Lewitt to be Lieutenant, with-
out-purchase, vice Wheat, who retires.
34th Ditto-Major William Fenwick to be Lieutenant-Colonel,
vice Dickens, deceased.
36th Ditto-Lieutenant Henry Balm to be Captain of a Com.
pay, by purchase, vice Monkland, who retires; Ensign Rode-
rick Murchiont to be Lieutenant, vice Balguy ; and George
Cairnes, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Mur-
chison.
324 Ditto--Serjeant-Major John Winterbottom, to be Adjutant,
with the rank of Ensign, vice Snodgrass, promoted.
54th Ditto-Ensign Hugh M'Pherson to be Lietatenant;vice
Marshall, deceased, and William Claus, Gent. to be Ensign,
vice M'Pherson.
55th Ditto-Brevet Major Robert Frederick, from the 54th Foot.
to be Major, vice Heyliger, deceased.
sig Ditto.-Assistant-Surgeon Samuel Peacock, from the 35th
Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Ennis, appointed to the 14th light
Dragoons.
113(1 Ditto-John Dupont, Gent. to be Ensign, without Purchase,
vice R. Junes, who resigns. •
14th Ditto--Anthony Sontersal Vocrosin Forbes, Gent.to be En.
sign, without purchase, vice Patterson, promoted in the 96th
Foot.
47th Ditto--Lieutenant James Kirby, from the 9th Garrison Bat-
talion, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Morris, pro-
moted.
70th -Ditto--Brevet Major Colin Campbell, from the 75th
Foot, to be Major, without purchase, vice Elliott, promoted in
the 96th Foot.
79th Ditto--Ensign William Leader to be Lieutenant, vice Car-
michael, deceased; Volunteer Donald M'Phee to be Ensign,
vice Leader.
894 Ditto-John MiGregor Drummond, Gent. to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Read, promoted.
Seth Ditto--Ensign Leigh Hepenstall to be Lieutenant, vice
Bordwine superseded.
90th Ditto-lQuarter-blaster-Serjeant John Goddard to be Quar-
ter-Master vice Dixon, deceased.
*241 Ditto--Ensigh Duncan M'Pherson to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Phillips, appointed Paymaster; Alexander Ad,-
?hereon, Gent.to be Ensign, vice M'Pherson.
96th Regiment of Foot.
To be Lieutenant", without purchase-Ensign Eyre Lynch, from
the 16th Foot, vice Balfour, deceased; Ensign John Poole,'
from the 60th Foot, vice Grant, deceased; Ensign George
Forman, vice Franklin, promoted; Ensign Henry Rickard,
vice Taverner, deceased; Ensign Henry Patterson, front the
64th Foot, vice Urquhart, deceased.
Tt) be Ensigns-Charles Shawe, Gent.' vice Foreman ; John
Johnson, Gent. vice Riokard.
Ist West India Regiment-Ensign R. Parker, from the 4th West
India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice
Drailln, who resigns ; Thomas Payler, Gent. to be Ensign, vice
Seeks, deceased ; Serjeant-Major George Douglas to be Quar-
ter-Master, vice Cameron, deceased.
Sd Ditto--Hector Downie, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Robertson,
deceased ; Thomas Jameson, Gent. to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, vice Clarke, promoted In the 6th West India Regiment.
4th Ditto--litilliant Hickey, Gene to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, ;ice Parker, promoted in the 6th West Indb Regiment.
4th Dltto--Ensign Bernard Clarke, from the 3d West India Regi-
ment, to be Lieutenant, vice Campbell, deceased; Ensign
Charles Grant to be ditto, vice Scott, deceased ; Mayne de Rs-
varier, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Grant.
Royal York Rangers-George Canty, Gent, to be Ensign, with.
out purchase,"viee O'Hara, who resigns.
Royal-West India Rangers.-Charles Boehmkr, Gent, to be En-
sign, vice Skinner, deceased.
aria AeTican corps--Henry Cary, Gent. to be Ensign, without
purchase.
-let European Garrison Company-Ensign Frederick Passow to be
Lieutenant, vice BrockmuUer, deceased.
ad Ditto--Ensign Silencer Connor to be Lieutenant, vice Myers,
deceased. •
cape Regiment-Captain John Soutar, from the Canadian Fend-
hue, to be Captain of a Company, vice M‘Millan, who ex-
changes.
Canadian Veneibles--Catlin E. M,Milbn, from the Cape Regi-
meet, to be Captain of a CompannviceSoutar, who exchanges;
Design Williamitadenhunt to be Lieutenant, vice Wilma, de-
ceased.
STAF?.
Lieutenant-Colonel W. H. Pringle) from the Royals, to-
be an
fitepeeting Field Ma of the BEM& is Candi, vice Bayard,
who =chines.