Star.
London, England, 1808-12-10 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

In consequence of Ministers having received iriiel-
ligenee that the whole of the level part of Spain, and
where only a body of cavalry could act properly, is
now overrun by the French army ; orders were on
Thursday evening sent down to Portsniouth, Ply.
mouth, and Falmouth, to pr!vent the sailing or em-
more cavalry. Owing to the extraordi-
tons of Commissioner TOWR EY, of the
card, the greater part of the 3d Dragoon
. 4th Dragoons, were yesterday re-landed.
.rstood that the greater part of the trans.l
woceed empty to Spain and Portugal.
Dragoons were yesterday disembarking
all, an embarkation of a large body of
going on ; and it is said that a very
of Infantry will be immediately embarked
BAIRD'S army will be immediately em-
Corunna, and disembark at a port in Pont'.
thence they will, with all speed, march to
support Sir JOHN MOORE'S army in their
COTTON'S brigade has embarked at Fal.
circumstances had not prevented it, this
brigade would have sailed with General
General PAYNE'S, the 2d brigade of
'airy, and 2d, or General CAMPBELL'S
'oot Guards.
General livcovm gave a superb dinner
!en of his own regiment, at Portsmouth,
Officers of General Vyses regiment were
Generals WHETHAItf, PORTER, PAYNE,
2LAVERING, MUNRO, °ROE, FRENCH, &c.
Dragoons is one of the finest regiments in
and has the same character among the'
igoons that that excellent regiment, the
long the Light.
to correct a typographical error which
re STAR of Wednesday. It is not the
General FINCH, of the Guards, but Bri-
Tal FRENCH, who is now going out on the
West-Indies. Lieut.-Colonel STEWART,
ih Musno and ORDL, are proceeding to

cf Council, wo understand, has been
;ill appear in this night's Gal.ette, open-
. iti the Spanish part of St. Domingo to
with this country.
' was on Thrrsclay prorogued in the usual
'clay the I 6th of Janualy next, then to
-dispatch of business The LORD CIIAN.
Duke of Mom raosr, and Ear? BATH Li tor
,issioners.

Mr. VlLLeas goes out in the Mose fri-
tsbon, as Ambassador from this Country.
.=petted at Falmouth on Thursday, when
was instantly to sail.
Precinct Meeting for the parish of St.
the West, in the Ward of Farringdon-
Messrs. THOMAS HARPER, THOMAS BAR-
WILLIAM MoRRELL, were unanimously
the Wardmote as fit and proper persons
representatives in Common Council for
ensuing.—The latter Gentleman is elected
room of Mr. Qum, who resigns. The
meeting were at the same time given to
~PEE, &ant:4, and Qum, for the uni.
zealous and correct manner in which, during
lg year, they have discharged the various
z.ir situation, and for their polite and
attention to the removal of nuisances.

FORGERY.—On Thursday evening the
of the charge for uttering a forged bill,
Mr. King against Mr. H. the Attorney,
by r. REA, when r. eorge Hu
antl prov Med that he knew MrG. John Hor-
ff
.:1411-court-buildings, the accepter of the
he resided there from the month of Sep-
till the 24th of December. Mr. READ
that the idea of the non-entity of Mr. Hor-
done away, he should discharge Mr. H.
according done.

rAtlrrait nvreiLl6kNcs.

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EAST-INDIA SHIPPING.
YesterdAy afternoon the Purser of the Sarah Chris-
tiana, Captain MACKISON, came to the East India
House with the agreeable intelligence of her safe ar-
rival off the Isle of Wight, on the Bth instant. Sailed
from Bengal the 19th June, in company with the
Ceylon and Northampton, under convoy of his Ma-
jesty's Ship TERPsICHORE ; the Ceylon parted com-
pany the 4di bf July' •
The Sarah Christiana, with the foll Owing ships, of:
rived at, St. Helena, the 28th September, and sailed
from thence the 22d October under convoy of his Ma-
jesty's ship BT. FIORMao.
captain Sandelands ; Duke of Montrose, Captain
Paterson ; Northampton, Captain Sander. ; from Bengal.
Worcester, ,Captiln ; Sir William Ptilteney, Captain
Christopher; Tinloti; Captain Gaillard; from Bombay, with one
transport, three Whalers, and one brig (Fly).
On the 2d becember, the Sarah Christiana, having
the brig in tow, parted company with the fleet in lat.
43. long. 26. 10.
The ships Tigris, M'Dougal ; Ecperiment, Logan ; Glory,
Detect ; Ann, Masson ; and Diana, Marshall, were left in Bengal.
List of passengers per Sarah Christiana from Bengal:
The Lady of Major Robert Greene and daughter, Misr Ca-
tharine Williamson, Captain John Ludlow, Lieutenant John
Fagan, Mr. James Williamson, Assistant Surgeon.

FALMOUTH; DECEMBER 7.
Arrived this day the Princess Charlotte packet,
KERR, from the Mediterranean, last from Cadiz,
in fourteen days passage.—Sailed this day the
Lady Pellew packet, HARVEY, with mails for Co-
runna ; the Princess Elizabeth packet, Kann, with
mails for Lisbon ; and the Princess Amelia 'packet,
with mails for New York and Halifax.—Wind

TORBAY, DECEMBER 8.
Sailed his Majesty's ships CALEDONIA, ROYAL
GEORGE, SAINT GEORGE, DREADNOUGHT, ACHILLE.,
TEMERAIRE, DONEGAL, CiESAR, REVENGE', and ALC-
MENE, to resume their station off Brest. Wind E.lshE.

PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER 9.
Sailed his Majesty's ships AMELIA andla COQUETTE
on a ctuize. Wind N. W.
DOVER, DECEMBER 8.
The Messengers came down this afternoon, and it
is expected they will embark to-morrow for Calais.

Came itt this afternoon the brig Three Sisters, Cap-
:rain MILLER, of and from Sunderland, with coals for
Portsmouth, having received much damage by being
run on board of ; the Calista transport J.L. frorn Dept-
ford, with corn for Portsmouth ; and brig Louisa,
Capt. WaLLENsTEts, of and from Nordkieping, with
deals, pitch, and iron, bound to Malaga : both the',
latter with the loss of an anchor and cable each.—
The sloop Experiment, of this port, Capt. Motikai,
in coming for the harbour, unfortunately struck
against the North Pier-head 'and suok : she is. laden '
with bran from Deptford, bound to Portsmouth.—
Arrived off here the ship Caledonia, Capt. TUNING,
from St. Domingo, bound to London.
DECEMBF.II 9.—Arrived off here this morning the
Sarah Christiana, from Bengal ; parted seven days
since, at the Mouth of the Channel, from the ST.
FIORENZO frigate, having under her convoy the Wal-
-1 pole, Duke of Montrose, Northampton, Union, Wor-
cester and William Pulteney East-India ships; and
Charming Kitty, Ranger, and Ferret whalers, seven
weeks from St. Helena. .

Sailed the brig Milford, WHITE, for Malta ; and the
Calista transport, for Portsmouth, having got other
anchors and cables in lieu of those they lost.—Passed
by the brig Providence, INGRAM, from New Provi.
dence ; and the Gallant Schemer, SMMI, from the
Isle of Samos.—The convoy is just coming out of the
Downs.—Wind E.N.E. and blows strong.
The cutter Ranger, Captain BERRYMAN, of and for
Guernsey, from Gottenburgh, with deals, iron, and
pitch, was unfortunately lost on the Goodwin Sands,
on Monday night ; the crew got on board the FORAM.
GU.i sloop of war, which was also on shore, but which
fortunately got off in about two hours ; the cutter
twisted her bottom out almost immediately after she
grounded.
A brig was brought in here this afternoon by some
of our boatmen, who fell in with her nearly half seas
over; without any one on board ; she is laden with va-
rious kinds of merchandize, hut has no name on her
or on her boat, nor any papers on board ; her crew is
supposed to be taken out by some other vessel, as she
has no anchors nor cables, and bowsprit gone.

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