The Sun.
London, England, 1829-12-16 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Maj G..n. Lord Fi.zroy Somerset, as Milit iry Secre-
tary to General Lord Hilt G C.B. and G.C.H., Com-
m ,nding-in-Cl;ief, iat.'nt"i:l:l-Oug.ll 1.1.4 yesterday, at his
()rhoe in the Hone Guards: - A few Generals, and about
tcren:y uthi•r otratero, transact 0,1 military business with his
I,ord:sh p.
A detachment belonging to the 12th (East Suffolk)
Regiment of'Foot proceeded yesterday morning by canal-
boat for Liverpool, on route to Londonderry.
A detachment belonging to the 72d (the Duke of Al-
bany's own Highlanders), proceeded yesterday morning by
canal-boat for Liverpool, on route to Drogheda.

(From the Limerick Chronicle, Dec. 12.)
Captain Tempest's company of the 60th Rifles, with the
El(4n. Lieut. A. Mlon, marched hence yesterday morning
fsr Ennistymon, where they are now stationed.
This morning a party tif the corps, with Lieutenants
Cross and Powis, proceeded to Corofin, county Clare.
It is believed that the 62d Regiment, quartered in this
garii•on, will embark in March for India.
The Reserve Companies of the 82d, un,ler Major Ho-
zarth, have moved from Sheerness to Chatham. . .

Two companies of the 76th Regiment, under Captain
Grubbe, marched intu Tipperary on Wednesday.
A division of the 76th Regiment, under command of
Major Stevenson, has relieved the 70th at Cashel.
Lieut. -0,1 Power, Royal Artillery, assumes the com-
mand of the Northern District, (head-quarters at Chatle-
ini.nt), in room of Lieut.-Col. Armstrong.

We have been favoured with a view of a beautiful mas-
sive silver salver, of exquisite workmanship and elegantly
engraved, intended as a present from the officers of the
62d regiment in this garrison to their late excellent and
beloved brother officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Smyth, son of
Alderman Philip Smyth, of this city. The announce-
ment of Lieutenant-Colonel.Smyth's retiring from the com-
mand of the 62d, was received with feelings of undisguised
regret through all rank; in that distinguished corps, and
the above memorial from the officers of the regiment, is
but a slight manifestation of the esteem always evinced for
Colonel Smyth, both in his character as an officer and a
;entluman. We understand, a very handsome silver snuff-
uox has been presented to Colonel Smyth by the noncom-
missioned officers of the regiment, in token of respect and
regard for their late Commanding Officer. Inscription
on the salver—" Presented to Lieutenant-Colonel Smyth,
o❑ his retirement from the service and command of the
62d regiment, by his brother officers, as a token of their
regard and esteem."

FATAL DUEL IN FRANCE.

EXTRACT VT A PRIVATE LITTER FROM AN ENGLISH

HALF-FAY OFFICER AT CAMBRA 1", DATED DEC, S

" The disgraceful and unmanly deed which was
perpetrated here a few months ago by some of the
officers of the dragoon and infantry regiments, then
quartered in this garrison, on the daughter of one
of its most respectable inhabitants, by one of them
enticing her to his quarters, and there administering
to her a narcotic drug, when he and several other
brother officers formed the most diabolical, the
most disgusting, and the most unofficerhke plan that
ever could be contemplated, to revenge themselves
on this thoughtless, and, although I must say, per-
haps rather criminal, victim, in the dead of the
night, when they stripped her (notwithstanding she
being in a state of pregnancy), and committed the
most atrocious barbarities on her person; after
which they conveyed her in the senseless state she
was in, without any covering upon her (tout nue),
and laid her ut the door of her distressed and aged
father, where she was found at two o'clock in the
morning by the servant who had been waiting up
for her, with her body tattooed all over, and the
whole of her hair shaved off.

" This affair was represented to the Prefect at
Lille, who transmitted it to the Minister of War, at
Paiis, and a court-martial was immediately ordered
to be held, the result of which was that they were
dismissed from the service, and the regiments order-
ed away to Arras and Aire, near St. Omer. The
young woman was so affected at her disgraceful
situation, that she went raving mad, and has ever
since been under confinement.

" A cousin of her's, a lieutenant in the Regiment
of the Hussars de Nord, which has replaced them in
this garrison, was walking on Sunday on the espia-
l:a:le near the citadel, when he by chance came in
contact with the wretch who had so acted towards
his cousin. He immediately accosted him, and de-
manded satisfaction for the injury he had done to
his family. A meeting took place at the back of
the ramparts, when his antagonist fell, being rnn
through his body, and he obliged to fly to Belgium,
as, according to the late law on duelling, he would
have been imprisoned for three years. Such has
been the termination of thisunfortunate and disgrace-
ful event, which has so strongly excited the public
feeling and indignation in this part of France.
Hopes are entertained that the Colonel will obtain
a pardon for Lieutenant as he only acted
through the warmth of injured family feeling."