Star.
London, England, 1808-04-25 00:00:00

THE EXPEDITION.

The following is a correct list of the Medical Staff
attached to the expedition ur.der the command of
Lieutenant-General Sir JOHN Mooaz :
Inspector of Hospitals, Doctor FRAN cit.
Physicians to the Forces, Doctors LARCHIN and TICE
Staff Surgeons—Messrs. MONTAGUE, LINDSAY, KRA I z Cla7N
and DetNE.—Apothecary HENDERSON.

Deputy Purveyors.--Messrs. GOMM awl Ebtt.AbON, and
twenty Hospital Mates.

Colonel MURRAY, Quarter Master General ; and
the Honourable Captain BLAQUIERt left London,
Thursday evening, on their way to the Continent, t.
make the necessary arrangements, previously to the
arrival of the expedition.

RAMSGATE, APRIL 24.

'The embarkation of the troops destined for the Bal-
tic commences to-morrow, with that of the 2d Light
Infantry Battalion of the German Legion. The Ist
battalion will be embarked on Tuesday ; after which
the Ist, 2d, sth, and 7th battalions of the line will be
successively embarked.
That very excellent Officer, Lieutenant-General Sir
Jottw MOORE, certainly has the chief command of
the Baltic expedition. Major-General MACKENZIE
FRASER, M.P. whd commanded in Egypt, is said to
be the second in command ; and Major-General
Gowen, who was at Buenos Ayres, is likewise nen•
tioned as being on Sir JOHN MooßE's Staff.—Mr.
KENNEDY goes as Deputy Commissary General.

The Rifle Corps of the German Legion marched
through Dover yesterday, on its route to Ramsgate.
Lord STANLEY is arrived at Hull, to join his regi-
ment, the 2d Royal Lancashire Militia, of which Ile
is Colonel.-142 filen, the full complement wanted
from that regiment under the late Act of Parliament,
have volunteered into the line. About 50 men have
also volunteered from the Royal Cumberland Militia,
stationed in Hull.
Lord FITZWILLIAMPS Battalion of the West York
Militia, 1500 strong, go to Dartmoor Barracks.
Major-General OlnKes, and the Hon. Brigadier
General LuMLEY, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday
se'nnight to embark for Sicily, where the Major Ge-
neral is appointed to the chief command.
Detachments to the amount of about 500 men are

to go in the next convoy to reinforce the 24th and
89th Regiments at the Cape of Good Hope.
The Carnarvon Militia have marched into Exeter,
and the first West York to Plymouth.
About 500 men of the 88th Regiment are arrived
at Portsmouth, from Ireland, under the command of
Major SILVER.
The 2d battalion of the 36th Regiment has re-
ceived orders to march from Worcester on their way
to Jersey.
Monday and Tuesday last, the 74th Regiment
marched from Glasgow Barracks for Stirling.
Brigadier-General MACKENZIE has resigned his seat
for the Kirkwall district of Burghs, and is to succeed
Mr.W. lDtnoms in the representation of the county of
Sutherland.
General LUMLEY and his Aid-de-Camp have arrived
at Portsmouth, to embark for Malta.
Brigadier-General MONTRESOR is appointed to the
command of a brigade at Horsham.
Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY has arrived at Dublin
Castle, from London.
BOTANY BAY.—lmmediately previous to the sail-
ing of the lately arrived fleet, accounts had reached
India from New South Wales, stating that some of
the convicts had effected their escape from Botany
Bay, and taken refuge in the woods. Shortly after
which, it was ascertained that some skirmishes had
taken place among the natives, supposed to have been
excited by the convicts, all of whom (the convicts) it
is added, perished in one of these actions.
Saturday letters were received at the Post Office
from Demerara and Surinam, the latter to the 2d of
March—the report which reached us in the early part
of the week, of a serious insurrection having. broke
out in the 4th West India regiment, is not noticed in
these letters, and we are hence led to hope that the
statement is unfounded.
Saturday a bag of letters was received at the Post.
Office from Charleston, with accounts to the middle
of March :—We have seen some of the -Charleston
papers, but excepting. a few naval articles, they offer
nothing worth extracting.
SANDWICH ELECTION.—Saturday, April 23, the
poll was finally closed, and Captain RAINIER declared
duly elected.
Colonel MATTHEW is arrived with a petition from
the county of Tipperary, in favour of Catholic eman-
cipation, signed by 15,440 freeholders possessing lan-
ded property to the amount of £540,000 per annum.
At this period of the year it is very uncommon to
experience such severity and change of weather as has
been in the last week on Wednesday the snow lay
eighteen inches deep on Broomsgrove Leeky, and in
Yorkshire near three feet. At Edinburgh, on Mon-
day afternoon and Tuesday morning a heavy fall of
snow covered the ground to a depth of several inches.
So great was the fall in other parts of Scotland, that
the mail was obliged to be taken from the coach near
Montrose, and conveyed cn horseback.
Saturday a man named Ramsden, for a wager of
five guineas, undertook to walk from Shoreditch
Church to Ponder's-end, and back, a distance of 17
miles, in two hours; and performed the journey in
eight minutes within the time.
CORN MARKET, MARK-LANE, APRIL 25.—The fresh
arrivals of Wheat to-day make but a short supply,
and the sales are brisk, at an advance in price of full
Is. per quarter—Barley likewise, and Malt rather
dearer—White Peas somewhat lower—Beans of each
kind are ratherligher—.There are but few axxiiials
of
Oats, and this , trade fully maintains last prices.
Flour without variation.