Star.
London, England, 1808-12-29 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

, Letters of service have been granted for levying
nine new regiments. We rejoice at this augments.'
tion of the regiments of the line (all of infantry),
as it doubtless will be the means of bringing forward
and promoting many meritorious officers.
We learn, that soon after the meeting of Parlia-
ment, one of the first measures will be a further aug-
mentation of the disposable force of the country, and
that the measure •of volunteering from the militia
corps, formerly so successful, will again be resorted
.to. Every regiment of the line is to have two batta- '
lions ; several will be able to get them, and the na-
tional and popular corps, such as the English, the
Scots, and the Welsh Fuzileers, the Inniskillens,
the Royal Irish, the Scots Royals, the 42d, the 52d,
and a few other carps, will have each six battalions.
Major-General NIGHTINGALE is, it is said, to be
appointed Commander-in-Chief in New South Wales.
Report says that these gallant Officers, Sir JOHN
STEWART and General OAKES, are to join the Army
in Spain ; and two more able or more popular cha.
racters are not in the British army—they are the men
to join MOORE, Hon, BAIRD, WELLESLEY, SPENCER,
FERGUSON, and BiREIWORD, the hopes of the British
army, men under whom English soldiers will attempt
and will effect any object.
Besides Sir JOHN Mooaz's and Sir DAVID BAIRD'S,
Lord Paorr's is a separate Staff, as commanding in
Chief the Cavalry in Spain.
Lieutenant-Colonel Lona of-the 15th Light Dra-
goons, is at the head of the Quarter-Master-General's
department; and Lieutenant-Colonel ELLY, of the-
Oxford Blues, at the head of the Quarter-Master:
General's department of Lord PAGET'S command.
Captain Vacation GRAHAM, Assistant-Deputy-Ad-
jutant-General ; Major RENNIE, Assistant-Deputy-
Quarter-Master-General ; snd the Rev. Mr. Own,
Chaplain ; have just ltfelowi to join the Staff of
the Army in Spain.

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The embarkation of the Connaught Rangers and
Prince of Wales's Irish Heroes (88th and 87th regi-
ments) has been countermanded, and they have been
ordered to stop till the Brigade of Guar& are em-
barked and accommodated in the Downs. After the
embarkation of the Guards is completed, that of the
87th and 88th is to be gone on with, and subsequently
some other marching regiments.

We have lately seen several letters from Spain,
from Officers both in Sir DAVID BAran's and Sir.
Jonn MOORE'S armies—they all concur in praise of
their leaders, notwithstanding the privations which
they oblige all to submit to. These are very great, par-
ticularly in Sir J. MOORE'S army. Officers carry about
their personal baggage themselves—all public -serVants
whether as batmen, servants, &c. have been taken
away, General MOORE being determined to hive as
;many mitakts a: pouible=at first the Staff grumbled,
but latterly all saw the . necessity of the measure;
instead of every Captain and every two Subalterns
having each a tent, seven Officers sleep in one tent,
and Field Officers, Staff Officers, and others,-entitled
to have horses, are obliged to rub down and- clean

"them Themselves. The large ratio of meat has been
.diminished in both armies, and without any inconve-
plence 'having. been felt. Never were any armies
;in greater health. Several corps, particularly the
79th and 92d, had not a sick man, after marches of
some hundered miles.
The troops which have been for some time under or-
den are, it is said, to be immediately embarked at
Ramsgate, for which place the brigade of Guards,and
the 87th and 88th regiments are on their march. Ma-
joi-General SPMCZB, it is reported, will have the corn.
mend of this force,and have under him Major-General
Ftasos and Brigadier-General CAMPBELL. Letters
frOnrireland state, that the Royal Dragoons, and the
Iseeond Battalion of the 83d, are also on their march for
' Cgrk for enalearkatiod. The total nuMberofinen under
orders is about :ten thousand, who ate supposed to be
'tigltiitesl to join Sir Jorra Moonr. c •
- All-the Highland regiments, both Ist and 2d bat-
talions, at present in Great Britain, have 'received
*ilex* to hold themselves in readiness for embarkation
on foreign. service.
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