Star.
London, England, 1809-08-22 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

We have already had occasion to call the attention
of those, in whose department it' may lie to remedy
the irregularity—if it be one—which took place in the
removal of a Mr. BROWNRIGGE from a Lieutenancy
in the 52d Foot, to a Captaincy of a Garrison Batta-
lion, and thence b.tck to the 52d as a Captain, being
thus placed over the heads of many of his seniors.
—This appears to us to call for immediate remedy,
not only on the grounds stated when we first mention-
ed the case, but from another consideration.—The
Garrison Battalions, if we are not much mistaken, were
at first established as a retirement for Officers whose
1. ounds or ill-health ren dared them not eligible for more
active service; and the Officer soliciting his retirement
from any regiment in the line, was edyto be gazetedfrom
the rani he held to the tame rank in the Garrison Batta-
lions ; therefore, Lieutenant BROWNRICCE should have
been gazetted, agreeably to this regulation,
4th Garrison Battalion—Lieutenant R. Brownrigge, from the
52d Foot, to he Lieutenant, vice _ _ _

The Havant Corps of Volunteers held their last
parade on Sunday se'nnight, when Major GARRETT
read to the corps Lord MA LMESBURY'S communications
to him of the disposition of Government to dispense
with the further services of the Corps of Volunteers
under a certain number ; in consequence Of which,
the corps finding their continuance no longer necessa-
ry, delivered up their. arms and accoutrements.

GENERAL ORDERS.
" Lines before Flushing, August 16.
The following Ordets were issued by Lieutenant-
General Sir EYRE COOTE :
" 1 he garrison of Flushing having surrendered prisoners of
war, Lieetenant-General Sir Eyre Coote sincerely congratulates
the troops under his imm-diate command, on the brilliant results
of their great gallantry and unwearied exertions.
In every affair in which the army has been engaged since the
landing, it has nobly upheld that superiority. for valour, enter-
prse, and discipline, over a proud and vaunting enemy, of which
it had, upon former occasions, given repeated and undeniable
proofs. The Royal Artillery has particularly-distinguished itself
during the siege, of which no greater evidence can be required,
than the present disastrous *tate of the town of flushing.
" Sir Eyrc Coote cannot omit this opportunity of noticing in
public orders, the high sense he entertains of the zealous co-
operation and valuable services of -the brigade of seamen, under
the command of Captain Richardson and his officers.
" To such troops it would be an insult to recommend humanity
and protection to those who have fallen into their power ;but the
Lieutenant-General deems it right to call upon them to treat the
unfortunate and innocent inhakitants of Fiusaing, and its vicinity,
with all pobsible lenity, kindness, and attention.

JOHNSON, the smuggler, swam with the rope of a
Catamaran round his arm up to the very ramparts of
Flushing, the tr.iin being lighted, and tied it close to
the pier. He got back safe and unr-rc!ived; and frr
some minutes the expected exp:osion eras looked for
with anxiety, but the train had got wet with the sea-
water, and it did not-explode.
Captain HA RDYNANI for his services in Basque
Roads, is appointed to the Armeide frigate, of 44
guns; and Captain Lord Viscount Nam'. is ap-
pointed to the Acteon.
Captain CATHCART, who so bravely defended the
Seagull, when she was mutt by the Danes, is appoin-
ted to the Ganymede.

Saturday se'nnight the freedom of the City of
Cork was voted in Council to Captain ROBERT HALL,
late of the LUCIFER bomb, as a token of gratitude
from his fellow citizens, for the services he rendered
his country, during his command of that ship, in the
Mediterranean.

Two hundred pounds have lately been remitted. to
the British prisoners in France, by the Rev. Dr. JOHN-
sTom, one of the ministers of North Leith, a sum
which that gentlemen had collected from some bene-
volent ladies and gentlemen in Edinburgh and Leith.
A party of Orange-men having, on the 12th inst.
appeared in the streets of the town of Omagh, in Ire-
land, with inane cockades, and. refusing to take them
down when desired to do so by the military, the latter
fired upon them, -and killed four and wounded five.
Several of the soldiers have been committed to take
their trial. •

The private letters received by the Gottenburgh
Mail, contain no political information ; but we learn
from them that trading vessels, to the number of 100,
had set sailirom Carlscrona to the Eastern Baltic. On
the same authority we are told, that great difficulties
occur in the Russian ports as to the boarding and
clearance of American shipping, the consequence of
which will probably be, that most or all of them will'
leave the Gulphs of Finland and Riga, in ballast.
The Fancy gun-brig, arrived in Leith Roads, has,
in company with the snake, had a gallant action
with the Danes at atmerfest. After a contest of
two hours, within pistol-shot, they succeeded in silen-
cing two batteries, and part of the crew landing dis-
mantled them completely. The Snake had two men
killed, and three wounded ; the Fancy was materi-
ally injured in her rigging, but none of her crew were
hurt.

The enemy's privateers have been very active off
Beach y-head for several days past ; besides having
captured four or five merchant vessels, kis supposed
that the Ann armed schooner has fallen into their
hands, she having, pursuant to signal from telegraph,
gone in pursuit of one of them, which decoyed her
into the power of three others, to which she fell an
easy prey, particularly as she had a great part of her
crew sick. Her boat was picked up a few days since
off Hastings, by sortie fishermen belonging to that
place, with several cutlasses, &c, on board.
During she night of the 3d inst. the sloop Reco-
very, Capt. RICHARDS, bound from Newport t_) Chep-
stow, with coals and bar-iron, parted her cable in a
gale, and was driven on shore near the Hook, a short
distance from the month of Newport River. The
Captain, and a young man of the name of DAVIES,
were washed overboard by a heavy sea, and the for-
mer was drowned ; but a second wave most providen-
tially wafted DAVIES back to the vessel, when he I
ascended the rigging, and remained nearly three
hours in a very perilous situation, till he was happily
relieved upon the ebbing of the tide. The cargo has
since been taken out, and the vessel weighed.

Captain DAvisay, who was convicted of stealing a
piece of muslin, at Somerset 4ssiz,es, i 4 sentenced to
tramportation for sever years!