Star.
London, England, 1808-10-20 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

General &ADA'S hussar brigade still remains wind.
bound at Si. Helen's, but they will take the opportu.
nity of the least shift pf wind to start, and proceed
1 for COIIIIIIIA IS? Obi Sir DAVID BAIRD'S army, to which .
they belong. The Duke of CLARENCE remains at
Portsmouth with his son till the fleet sails.
The PuiNcE left Portsmouth yesterday morning,
when the works were manned for him, and the .road,
for upwards of four miles, and till he passed the out-
works, was lined with • troops, who saluted as he
passed them. The short residence of the PRINCE at
Portsmouth endeared him to the soldiers and sailors :
perhaps no act of his life ever sheaved him in a more
amiable view, or so entirely von the hearts of the
army, as his kind, condescending, and affectionate
conduct to his own regiment, when they embarked
foil a foreign country to meet the enemy.
General Coriox's brigade will embark as soon at
ever the transports arc repomd to be ready to receive
them. .

We have the question more than once
asked, why are not the two regiments of derma
Light Dragoons also sent when so many cavalry
arc wanted ? It is but truth and real justice to ac-
knowledge, that they really equal any British or
other cavalry corps in the service.
The transports with the wounded men from Por-
tugal have arrived at Spithead.
All the letters from Portugal, from the Officers,
and we have seen not a few of them, speakin terms
of every thing but respect of some of higher officers
there. It is a pity that a brave army should be doomed
to fight under men in whom they have no conFdence,
and of whose former service the country knows
nothing.
We arc sorry to hear, that the Egyptian -Ophthal-
Mid was prevalent in our army in Portugal. It had
b?en brought in the 52d and another regiment, which
infected the rest of the army.
. With landa;llc attention to the service, Captain
Townt.v, one of the Members of the Transport
Board, and Major NISBITT, of the Quarter Master
General's Department, are at _Portsmouth, superin-
tending and expediting the embarkation of troops.
• At the same time we are happy to hear that one of
the Mtmbers of the Victualling-office has recently
been at Plymouth; and that two of the Members of
. the Barrack Board, and two of the Medical Board,
arc going round the Country, and looking into their
respective departments, at different stations. This
"atteution.to the business of the public by those who
are soliberally paid by it, and consider the strictness
• of Government and the effects of lute enquiries, make
these officers do their duty,and not act as sii.crure;.

His Royal Highness the Duke of ComeatAND in.
spected yesterday his regiment at Rumford, presion,
to their marching to Portumouth an Saturday to em-
bark for Spain.
Colonel. MArov yesterday inspected the Sd
giment of the Loyal LOndon Volunteers bi Lincoln's
Inn Gardens.
Mr. MONTAGUE Beneov/v, of Mark Hall, Ester,
has, it is said, made a tender to Government to raise,
at his own expence, a Regiment of Cavalry to serve in
Spain or Portugal. -
At It General Court Martial held at Winchester on
the 16th of July, 180 S, and continued by adjourn-
ments to the '2oth of the same month, Ensign lissity
B ILL, of the Val Somerset Militia, was arraigned on
the following Charge, viz.
" Behaving in a scandalous and Infamous manner, such as is
'unbecoming the ctraracter of an Officer and a Gentleman, in 'bar-
ing sold to owe RICOARD DAVIi, of M'ilmington, in the County of
Sussei, on or 4)014 the 14th of Janhary, 114)8, several mks of
contraband spirits, which said casks had been seized by the said
Ensign iiissiT BALL, and afterwards at Cockniere on the said
lith January, intro, taken into the custody ofin(»Lts ALLWURK
and other °flip rs of the Custums,helonging to the Von of New-
haTeu in the County of Sussex."
Upon which Charge the Court came to the fbllow.
ing decision :
The Court having taken into its consideration the
evicle.ice adduced in support of the Charge preferred
against the Prisoner, Ensip HENRY Bahl., tithe ‘2:l
Semr.!rset Regiment of Militia, and also what the
Pris,mer has offered in his defence, is of opinion, that
Ersign HENRY BALL IS Not Guilty of the Crime pre-
ferred against him, and does therefore horufruratty
pit Mtn of the same.
His Majesty having been pleased to approve the
Sentence of the Court, his Royal Highness the Com-
mander in Chief directs, that the foregoing Charge,
together with the decision of the Court, shall be in-
serted in the Orderly Books of every Corps.
CALVIRT,
Adjutant-General of the toraK.

Dated Horie-Cuards, 15th OCL
A letter has been received this morning at the East
India House, from Captain DALE, of the Streatham,
dated at Rio Janeiro, the Slst July last, advising that
the repairs of the foremast of that ship had been corn-
plefid, and that she was then under way, an 1.:..
ceeding on her destination.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India. House, when captain Bigot was SWOlli
into the command of the Company's ship BRI l' AN'.",
destined to Madras and China. The Court adjourned
at six o'clock till Wednesday next.
The Boyd, Botany-Bay ship, has arrived at the
Cove .of Cork, to take out the male convicts, under
sentence of transportation to.that colony. The gaols
ofthekingdom are full, from the length of time wind`
has elmised since.the period of the last exportation.
A ship is preparing to take the ladies on board, which
it is ;aid will sail lord), after the Boyd.
Wednesday the sth inst. the Silver Club was played
foe, by the Gentlemen of the St. Andrew's Golfing
Society, over the links there, and gained by At.rxdoi-
DEE .Gu TIME, Esq. younger, of Craigie.r-and on
Friday the 7th inst. the Gold Medal was also played
for, when, after a severe contest, WILLIAM OLIPIIANif
Esq. jtm. of Leith, was declared the victor.—he
Gentlemen of the Club gave a Ball in the evening'
which was numerously Attended.

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CORK, OCTOBER 12.

The homeward-bound West India flee passed by
this harbour yesterday, proceeding ontheirdestination.
ocrola:ft 14.—The fleet which was to have sailed
from this port for the West Indies, under convoy of
the SPARROW sloop of war, on the 10th instant, has
been delayed for The reason stated in the following'
note, which was received yesterday morning by the
president of the Committee of Merchants :
Vice Admiral WILITSIM presents bis compliments to Mr.
Corms ,-acquaints him, for the information of the Merchants of
Cork, that there being but few vessels at present collected at
to, port, hound to the West Indies, &c. the sailing of the convoy
be olelayed for some time, in order to afford the trade bound
dreier, which are detained by contrary winds or other drew's-
gates, at the several ports, an opportunity of joining it."
FALMOUTH, OCTOBER 17.

Arrived his Majesty's ship AmAzox, from Ply.
mouth. Sailed his Majesty's ship CRICKET for Co.
ruma. Wind north.

PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBER 19. •
Arrived Majesty's ships Ints and SWALLOW,
with the following transports, viz. the Robert and
Ann, Capt. MARTIN ; Calista, ROBINSON; Oporto,
Cowl! ; Thomas, BRAMBLY ; Regard, FL= ; Boreas,
DAVIDSON; and the Mentor, having on beard 2000
Spanish sheep, from Gijon.—Also arrived the mer:
chant schooner Patriot, —, from Spain.—Wind W,
DEAL, OCTOBER 19.

Arrived the Vncm: gunbrig from Yarmouth ; BOLD
gunbrig from a cruize off Boulogne ; EGERIA sloop
from Portsmouth, and sailed through for the River ;
eORMORANT sloop from the Cape of Good Hope.—
Sailed the PANDORA sloop, on A cruize off Flushing ;
MARINER gunbrig, on a cruize off Ostend.
'oche Downs—The Princess of Oringe, Vise-Admiral Camp.
bell; Bellerophon, Rear-Admiral Gardner; Christian VII., Here,
Invincible, Illustrious, Leviathan, Venerable, Warspite, Bomtray,
Trusty, Clyde; Prevoyante storeship; Cormorant, Alert, Rolla,
Fearless, Bloodhound, Desperate, Indignant,Furious,Bold,Vizen.