Star.
London, England, 1808-01-21 00:00:00

infatuation ow the

information of the Lords Commissior,,ll bra tiff
miralty, the Island of Madeira has su "t•
his Majesty's forcer confided to the cornnsaud
jor-General Beresford and myself ; and 1
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honour to. inclose you a Copy of the Arne:
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pitulation*.
The sqOadPon named in the ntargint,-,be..
ports, arrived on the 23d off the Island fa
Santo, and off this bay in the forenoon of the 'deli
and though the ships were rather baaltd ,
light winds under the land, on entering the Si
ship was anchored conformable to my V
being placed within a cable's length of the ftets,
the army ready to disembark, the troops we. '
diately allowed to land and take posiessiou .
principal forts. Next day we met the Cony, • 1
the Palace of St. Lorenzo, and arranged
of Capitulation, which were signed on the
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presence of the Civil and Military Man .
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Island. «
As Major-General Beresford will give
particulars relative to the island to his istaintyi
cretary of State, I shall only add, from the . t
- good understanding that has subsisted between
• well as between the whole of the army and east. • .."•
• there been a resistance, every thing we moo oed
desired was to be. expected from both services,
I have to express my entire satisfaction cith 'be
tains, Officers, and men of his Majesty's shil4t
service ; and send my First Lieutenant, Gt. ._
- derson, with this dispatch. He is a very .
Officer, and I must refer their Lordships to Im to I
'- any further information ; and I beg leave to the/
mend him to their Lordships' notice.
y • See Major-General Beresfurd's Dispatch. 41 11
t Centaur, York, Captain, Intrepid, Africaine, • •
cote, and Success.
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la We have seen an extract from a private leer,
s, ten by an Officer in one of his Majesty's ship, .. a '
L'• Madeira, Jan. 3, 1808, in which the writer ~,.,•
himself with saying—
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We arrived here the 24th of last month, and twist 6
• the squadron dote to the batteries, without any ow.*
monad the Governor to surrender the island, giyiesia,
hour to consider, in which time La wisely signed the • the
it
Ia Indeed, I think any resistance would have been nein
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our force. Although the Portuguese could have mustered
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superiority of men, their forts were in such bad order,
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should very soon have driven them from the town. Tor "
ments, with all the artillery, arc landed to garrison& •
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Three line of battle ships, with the remaining two
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are going to the West-Indies—the frigate; I believe, motha
this station ; and the Centaur will probably return to ' , ha
is
as soon as the affairs of the island are settled, whin
n- • •
about a fortnight or three weeks. We had ecii
mopes of going to supersede Admird COCIIRA E:
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THE ARMY.
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Our letters from Portsmouth state that die ." -
tion to North America, under that able Ace; :
to tenant-Cencral Sir GEORGE Purvo:r, Bart. is •
• to start from that place. It consists of Amllm: ,
64 7th Regiment or Royal Fuzileers, Hon. l.ieuten
Pakenbarn.
' Sth Regiment, or King's, Colonel Houghton,
no 234 Regiment, or Welch Fuzileers.
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34th Regiment, 2d Battalion..
74 Sir Gsviscr. PREVOST is the same gallant . • e
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who made so gallant a stand at Dominica, el
pelled a large French force, and forced them a
embark. One or two Brigadiers go out trndt
n GEORGE PREVOsT.
" The Hon. General Hope is mentioned a
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GEORGE PIILEVOST's successor, at Ports:not:di; a
man could not be pitched on. The army has
a, viewod with regret this very able officer's not
employed.
te• The Carabineers„ 17th Light Dragoons, and I
las of the 71st Highland Regiment, have arrived
rr-• Portsmouth from Cork. •
'ae. The 20th Regiment of Light Dragoons hare
ceived orders to join the expedition now fitting
e with all possible speed.
One hundred and fifty volunteers for the N.
re-
berland Militia, all fine young men, are on that
re- from Newcastle, where they enlisted, to join the
In. giment at Brighton:
Monday morning about 130 fine stoutreel
lows, forming the 2d division of recruits for de
los Kent Militia, marched from Canterbury on
ire, route for the head-quarters of the regiment at'
su- port.
The Ist battalion of the 52d light infantile.'
2d battalion of the 87th regiment, mardiall ms
rte` infantry barracks, at Canterbury, on Saturday.'
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es. to remain until further orders. They lately
a part of the fine body of troops under General
go- JOHN MooRE.
da. CITY MlLlTlA.—Yesterday a Court of
3 e Council was held at Guildhall.
The Special Committee appointed to cons'
the best mode for carrying into execution in tit .
oat' of London similar provisions to those contaiwe
ire', two several Acts passed in the last session of "
ment, intituled, An Act for allowing a relit_
as, portion of the Militia of Great Britain voluW!
ira• enlist into his Majesty's Regular Forces ;" ate
Act for the speedily completing the Militia of ,
Britain, and increasing the same under certain
tions and restrictions," delivered a Report is
re- under their hands, recommending an assesses°
`3l. be made in the City, which was agreed to ce I
led sion ; there being
ira, For agreeing—Aldermen - -
Commoners - - - -
CB Against it—Aldermen (the Lord Mayor)
Commoners - - 24.•`'4
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Majority - -
The Committee were thereupon directed to '
the a Bill to be presented to Parliament, •