Star.
London, England, 1808-11-07 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The Court of Inquiry into Sir HEW DALRYMPLE'S
conduct in Portugal, which was expected to sit this
day at Chelsea, will not be assembled until the arri-
val in Town of all the parties interested : it is not
likely that the day will be fixed, until General air
A. WELLESLEY is actually in town, and he is not ex-
pected until the latter end of this week. Generals
Sir H. BURRARD and SPENCER are also expected
from Portugal daily, and their evidence will be re-
quired early in the commencement of the investigation
about to take place. Monday next has been mentioned
as the day upon which the proceedings will com-
mence at Chelsea, but nothing certain is known on
this subject even among those officially interested.
The British forces now in Spain are all to rendez-
vous at Valladolid. When ass _.mbled, they will amount
to at least 40,000 men. 'pure are besides to be 10,000
men stationed in Portugal, tinder the command of
Sir JOHN CRADOCK, who succeeds General BURRARD.
General BURRARD is recalled, and Sir JOHN CRADOCK
takes his departure this week for Portugal, to assume
the command of the British troops in that country.
This morning, five troops of the 14th Dragoons
marched through the Metropolis, on their route for
Falmouth, where they expect to be embarked for
Spain. The names of the officers commanding them
were Captains BAKER, BROTHERTON, STIRLING,
KNIGHTLET, and CHAPMAN. The men were quar-
tered during part of Saturday, and the whole of yes-
terday, at Islington and at Bow, where they gained
the esteem of the inhabitants for their steady and
orderly conduct. The men are in high health and
spirits, and appear impatient to exhibit the superiority
of British valour, led on by zeal and patriotism, to
French tactics, with no object to fight for but plunder
and absolute power.
The wind has been so favoUrable since the 7th,

10th, and 15th regiments of Light Dragoons sailed
to join Sir JOHN MOORE'S army in Spain, that they
have no doubt reached Corunna by this time. They
embarked eight troops each, being about 800 men.
Two troops of each of the above regiments are left in
England, to recruit.
A Court-Martial was this morning assembled at

Chelsea, for the trial of a Quarter-Master in the East
London Militia, on charges preferred againsthim by
Captain RIGBY, of that regiment.
COURT MARTIAL.—On Wednesday last, a General
Court-Martial was assembled in the State-Room, on
the platform, Portsmouth, for the trial of Paymaster
Lewis, of the Bth Royal Veteran Battalion.
Members of the Court:—General PORTER, President:
Colonel TER ItOTT, Lieut.-Colonel Sear,
Captain DURNTOR 0, Captain DOUGLAS, j I I
MACLAINE, FITZGLIA.LO, I
HERRIOTT, Bowes,
Lieut. Lawn, Lieut. PARKER,
MAINWAEING, Gamma,
SMITH, BLANCHASS.
Captain Annavasr, Judge-Advocate.
The Charges are—
For requiring flour from the Contractor for bread, for his own
private use, and refusing to pay the Contractor the money due
to him, till he sent him some flour.
Also, for having, at different times in the years 1807 and 1808,
received, or allowed to be received, into his house, for his own
private use, as a perquisite, bread and flour, from persona em-
ployed by the Contractor.
The Prosecution is expected to close on Tuesday.
Thursday he will make his defence. Mr. Lawn is
assisted by R. W. Missmo, Esq. Barrister ; and Mr.
HOWARD, Solicitor, Portsea.
We lately announced the arrival of General KEL-
taiamAN in the AFRICADIE frigate at Portsmouth,
from Lisbon, on his way to Calais, at which port he
expressed a wish to Sir C. CorreN, that he might be
allowed to disembark, instead of Rochelle orL'Orient,
in conformity with the convention, of which General
Kiti.Lsallaw signed the basis. We understand, that
General KELLERMAN'S request was not confined to I
himself, but that he has also requested the permission
of the British government for the garrisons of Elves 1
and Almeida, as well as the remaining French tromps
who were forced back to Lisbon by stress of weather,
to sail imMediately for France. The General, how-
ever, although he left the Tagus, confident that he
would be sent directly to Calais, has not been allowed.
to pursue his journey to France, until information has'
been received that the transports employed in cpn-
veying JUNOT'S troops from Lisbon have been per-
mitted to leave the French ports, and return to Eng-
land. hi the mean time, the General, after remain-
ing a fortnight on board the AFRICAINR, at Spithea.d,
has been permitted, on account of his health, to lad
at Ryde, in the Isle of Weight, on parole.

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Yesterday morning hisMAJzsrv, Princesses SOPHIA,
AUGUSTA and AMELLA, accompanied by LadiesWAL-
DEGRAVE, G. MURRAY, and General FrrZROY, rode to
St. George's Chapel, heard a sermon preached by the
Rev. Mr. CRAMPIGNEY, from the Thessalonians, 4 .
v. 17. and afterwards returned to the Palace.,
Much difference of opinion prevails in Pormgairti.i
specting the Provisional Government which is pew i
blished there. The Regency is not, we anderiand,
quite so popular in the Northern Prviaces as iLis in
those of the South. In the former its authority is hardly
recognised; in Oportopartieularlyadispositionappestrs
positively to reject it. The inhabitants of that rich
and extensive city art iste,dinending that
the Bishop should assuu~
t G9•1111il a at the
character of Viceroy, . - Ls.

CCYfTENEUItCH

A evottenbargh Mad arrived just as this paper was
going to press. The only news it brings is the fol.
lo wing :
64 The Africa has had a brash with upwards of 20
gunboats off Dragoe ; some of them have been
sunk, the Africa has ten killed and near SO wounded.
She has returned to Cariscrona to repair."