Star.
London, England, 1808-11-28 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The 27 transports which arrived at Portsmouth on
Saturday last from Lisbon, brought home Captain
HODGE. and three other Officers, and 70 convales-
cents from the army in Portugal. One of the poor
fellows was so singularly unfortunate as to lose the sight
of both his eyes by a shot in the battle of Vimiera. Five
of the transports had 370 Swiss and Germanson board,
being the whole battalion of the 4th Swiss Regiment
in the service of BONAPARTE, who were employed in
garrisoning Elvas. As soon as they were offered, by
Captain BOSSET, 3 Swiss Officer in the Hanoverian
Legion, duly authorised by Sir HARRY BunnAftn, to
enlist in hIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S army, they all to
a man left the French colours, and most cheerfully
entered into onr service, notwithstanding the remon-
strances, exertions, and the most dreadful threats of
their officers. The first battalion of the same Regi-
ment, which was at Lisbon at the time of the Con-
vention of Cintra, would have thrown off the yoke,
; and the odious services into which they had been
I compelled, and enteredour ranks with the same ala-
crity; not less than 6000 men of the same army,
Poles, Prussians, Italians, Hungarians, &c. would
have repaired to our standard, if measures for the
purpose had been taken at the time. The 3400 French
troops, who were detained in the Tagus, until Sir
i CHARLES COTTON had received intelligence respecting
the fate of the transports, were about to sail for
• France. The CRICKZT ketch, with dispatches for
Sir CHAnz.:c CcrvrosT, is curpocpcl to be..lost. as she
had sailed from Corunna for Lisbon, three weeks be-
fore the transports came away, and had not arrived.
Sir HARRY BURRARD was to sail for England on the
19th instant, in the AMELIA, Honourable Captain
IRBY. The HIBERNIA (flag-ship), AUDACIOUS, PLAN..
TAGENET, GANGES, RESOLUTION, NYMPHE, UNDAUN-
TED, LIVELY, COMUS, NAUTILUS, and MYRTLE, were
' lying in the Tagus.
I Two troops of the Royal Horse Artillery have come
in to Portsmouth, one from Brightdn and the other
from Woodbridge, and embarked for Spain, under
the command of Captain M'DONALD. They consist
of 300 men, and 340 horses, and twelve field-pieces,
and are to land at Corunna. The Gositawa, Captain
bares ; and SPARROWHAWR, Captain PRINGLE, are
to convoy them, the moment the wind is fair.
On Thursday, Lieutenant-General Sir Joint CRA•
DOCK, K. B. Commander of the forces in Portugal;
Lieutenant-Colone REYNELL, Military Secretary; Cap-
, MORRIS, 3d regiment ; Captain BURGH, 54th re-
giment; Captain FREZMANTLE, Coldstream Guards,
i Aids-de-Camp, sailed in the LAVINIA, Lord Was.
STUART, for Lisbon.—Viscount MaTenosa, and Don
De LA VEGA, Spanish Deputies from the province of
I Asturia, also went in her, for Corunna, and took a
million and a half of dollars with them, for the ser-
, vice of the Patriots.—The LAVINIA has likewise
taken out a considerable amount in merchants' money
to Cadiz.

There are nearly 400 sail of empty transports at
Portsmouth, which have arrived from Spain and
Portugal. Those ships which were hired for three
months, and are not fit for horse-ships, are to be dis-
charged from the service. A great number are fit-
ting to take more troops.
The 14th and 16th regiment of Dragoons, which
we last week stated to have arrived at Exeter on their
route for Falmouth, remain there, while the trans-
ports prepared to receive them remain at Falmouth.
•IDEA, OF HIS EXCELLENCY LILOTINANT-GENERAL SIR JOIN
moose, TO Tll BRITISH ARMY, ON ITS MARCH PROM LISBON
TO SPAIN.

Tke Commander of the Fortes trusts that the trnops, on their
entering into Spain, will feel with him, how mach it Is for their
honour and advantage to maintain the hic4h opinion, and cherish
the good-will, which that brave and high spirited people entertain
towards the British nation.

The troops upon their march will generally be quartered upon
the inhabitants. The Spaniards are grave and orderly people,
and extremely sober, but generous, and warm in their tempers,
and easily affronted by any insult or disrespect that is offered to
them. They are grateful rto the English, and will receive the
troops with kindness and cordiality. This the General hopes will
be met with equal kindness on the part of the soldiers, and they
will endeavour to accommodate themselves to their manners, he
orderly in their quarters, and not shock, by acts of intemperance,
a people worthy of their attachment, whose efforts they are
come to support in the most glorious of causes, to free them from
French bondage, and to establish their national liberty and inde-
pendence.
Upon entering Spain, as a compliment to the Spanish nation,
the army will wear the red cockade in addition to their own.
Cockades are ordered for this purpose for the non-commissioned
officers, and more will be sent from Madrid ; but in the mean-
time, the officers are requested to provide themselves, and to put
then:na, when they pass the frontier.

Yesterday morning Lieutenant TonsEa, of the
Royal Navy, arrived at the Admiralty with dispatches
from Sir SIDNDY SMITH, at the Brazils. Their con-
tents have not yet transpired.
Wednesday last, the Lord Provost, Magistrates,
and Council of Edinburgh, unanimously conferred
the freedom of that City upon Rear-Admiral Sir SA-
moat. HOOD, K. B.

Lieutenant PAYNE of the Royal Marines, who be-
haved so gallantly on board the Astrrtmr, in the itc-
tion with la Thetis French frigate, is appointed Quar-
ter-Master to the Chatham Division, vice PARROTT

The Board of Excise have addressed a circular to
the Officers in the Country, which state, that the sales
of all cattle, which are really part of the stcck, whe-
ther bred or purchased, are exempt from the auction
duty, when made upon the farm.
La LOIRE, Captain SCHOMZERO, at Portsmouth,
was, on Saturday morning, ordered to take two mil-
lions and a half of dollars to Corunna ; ' and the
nowt, Captain Lortmo, is wider orders for Lisbon.
Orders have been received at Portsmouth for all the
line-of-battle ships and frigates, which are in a state
of forwardness, to be got ready for sea, with every
possible dispatch. The VICTORY,. BARPLIMR, ZIA.
LOOS, ELIZABETH, and Norma, will soon be ready.—
It is believed that their destination is Lisbon and
Cadiz ; and that they are to act, with respect to tie
Portuguese and Spanish ships of war at those ports,
as circumstanced at this critical juncture may require.
The TORTOISE arrived at Portsmouth, on Wednesday
evening, from Gibrkltar. She was released from
quarantine on Saturday morning. The 'Princess cf
ORLEANS, Brigadier-General Bowts, Lieut. CHAL-
MERS, of the Koyal Artillery, Lieutenant CHAPMAN,
of the Royal Navy, and a Sicilian Messenger, came
passengers in her. She sailed from Gibraltar Satur-
day fortnight. The ATLAs, Rear-Admiral Puevie,
was the only ship then lying there.