Star.
London, England, 1808-07-26 00:00:00

THE EXPEDITION.

Sir HARRY and. Lady Emma ma left town on Sun.
day, and Sir HARRY got to Portsmouth to dinner on
that day, and received from Sir Jam; Moortz the
command of the army. Every thing is nowerniaark-
ed but the forage for the numerous horses, and this
alone now delays the sailing of this fine army a pity :
that any thing should at the present momentuous cri-
sis delay them. It is nr.v.h to be wished that they
are not longer kept in harbour, for almost every one
-of the corps has now been twelve weeks on ship.
board, but -their health has been preserved by the
extraordinary attention of their late Commander, Sir
JOHN Moons. The day now mentioned for starting
is Wednesday. General CLINTON has been appointed
Adjutant-General of this army, in place of General
STEWART, who has been appointed to a brigade in
it. Major-General FERGUSON has likewise been placed
on the staff of it, in addition to the General Officers,
of whom we have already given the names. Colonel
MURRAY, the able Quarter-Master-General unclog
. Sir Joss Mooitu, has been re-appointed.

Brigadier-General SONTAG has been taken off the
staff of this army, and is to be employed on a con•
fidential situation at home.

It is generally believed that the army from Kent
has proceded to its destination, without putting into
Portsmouth.

rimy 24
:4. The transports are dropping down to St. Helen's
to-day....-Lieutenant General Buamitro is arrived, and
bas taken the command of the Army. We expect
positively to sail to-morrow. Gibraltar is to be the
head-quarters of the Grand British Army abroad.
AU officers are ordered on board this evening.
4P. M.—The wind is quite altered•-•I do no:
I think we can get down to St. Helea's."

The Arohlsishop Of CANTERBURY and Patna? la
the Palace, Lambeth, yesterday, for Cheltenham.
The Earl of DAnuwaros has left town for Brighton.

Prit Dowager Countess of SErroN ha a Weer
card party last night, at her house in Hill4trao
Berkeley-square,
A letter from our aquackon affireklieren, +lard o
Tuesday last, states, this.** snooty were occupied in
raising new batteries at Flushing, and along the coast.
A new fort is bniidingon the river, half a league from
Antwerp. The French fleet in the Scheldt, apparently
ready for sea, consists of eight ships of the line, one
brig, and three corvettes, with two Dutch frigates.
French camps had been marked out near Leuthen,
Leignitz, and Brieg, in Silesia, but the troops which
were to have occupied them, have been ordered by
forced marches to Spain.
MARMOrr, Commander of the French troops in
Dalmatia, has been created Duke of Ragusa.
Lady E. FITZGERALD, and her son, lately als ivcd
at Vienna, from Stutgard, in ccmpany of Mr. Gm,-
ZER, late Chaplain to the Austrian Embassy in Eng-
Jana.

• The last packet from America brought over to this
country the celebrated AARON Bunn, This Gentle-
MLR was under bail of 10,000 dollars to remain in
America, and to stand his trial for a misdemeanour
at Kentucky. That bail is, we understand, by his
emigration, liable to be forfeited. Upcn his depar-
ture from America. his baggage was sent on board
the packet at New York under a fictitious nate?, and
after the packet had come out to Sandyhorf.:, he was
by some preconcerted arrangement taken on board
from a boat, which conveyed him from the shore.
The object of this Gentleman's voyage to England is
generally understood to be in consequence of an ar-
rangement with our AdlnißlarEioD, to coleert
mea-
sures with General MIRANDA for another at ack upon
South America, The insurrection in Spain, however,
having totally subverted thi. project, 4RON
is not likely to be called into action,
A Gentlemao just arrived from St. Petersburgh
reports, that such was the alarm of the Russians for
a visit of the' British fleet, that the fair way into
Cronstadt was made completely impassible, by the
sinking of old hulks, to which chroaux 4e fri,e! were af-
Osed, insomuch that many months will be required,
after the restoration of peace with Great Britain, to
make it again navigable,
Two vessels have returned to Hull from Gotten.
burgh, with their outward cargoes on board, wi:oi
the masters thought improper to deliver, after learn.
ing the hastile disposition of Swedeu towards this
country,
Extract of a Letter from Mr. Jaws HILL, dated
Stockholm, July 11,-44 The ship Siretie, by which I
left Riga, sailed on the 2d (N. S.) ; when she was
nearly leaden, my friend had hints given him, that
sealed orders were arrived (not to be opened till the
third). which probably contain an embargo he
might therefore make use or all dispatch itting
any ships_that he might have la loading ready that
time. Mr. Momusow, his 80D, Mr, 444,routt, and *
Ifooaosurig man from Sweden, were my companions cn
d the vessel. Three other vessels sailed with us,
and by paying the Pilots well we were all towed out
of the harbour the same night, The third day we
were chased by a Swedish brig, which captured us
and brought Ili• in here,"
Saturday morning the Asp customihonse lugger,
of Deal, tame salt Dover, thi crew having in tho
course of the night been an shore at Deal in their boats►
accompanied by the boats from the Nimble Custom.
house cutterof Deal. They bad been in pursuit of some
smuggling boats which had gone oil shore, hut on
landing, they were fired upon by a party from rice
shore, the cohmquence of whieh was, that two of the
people in the custonichouse boats (Ellis and Bruce)
were killed on the spot, and a third ;s so badly wound,
ed as to lie without hopes of recovery, having received
two shots ; two others were slightly wounded. Soon
after the lugger came in, a Jury was summoned,
who returned a verdict of f• Wilful murder by per.
sops naltiown."--.Two boats and a part of the goods
were, bower, taken ; the smugglers ;Wade spelt
escape?