Star.
London, England, 1813-09-30 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 29-.

Sailed his Majesty's sloop TWEED, of 'lB guns,
Captain SYMONDS, with convoy for Newfoundland.
Arrived about a dozen sail of merchant ships from
the Baltic and Archangel, laden with naval stores,
principally for his Majesty's Dock-yard at this port.—
The convoy for the CO.'S'. of Spain and Portugal are
expected to sail early to-morrow morning. His
Majesty's ship RINALDO takes convoy to Guernsey,
and not the SNAP gun-brig.
Upon comparing dates, we fear there is too much
reason for believing the vessel, mentioned in the
Afoniteur to have blown up in action with a privateer,
to be his Majesty's schooner ALPiIIIA, Lieutenant
JoNEs commander, that vessel not having been heard
of since sailing from this port, which is now nearly a
month since.

DEAL.

Remain in the Downs his Majesty's ships Mox.
1401JVI, IMPRIZONABLI4 CHATHAM, CORNWALL) BUN-
HEIM, BSDPOAD, NOIIO/14 YOlll/Co and QUIEN, ships of
the line ; Alamos frigate ; and CHANTICLIZR. Vs•
TzcaLan, and RasoLirrms cutters, acc.

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florse Opirda, 13th September, ISIS.
lie Commander in bisirt* had °Cession to obsenre, from
Om description of Returns which have lately.been submitted to
a de/laicism in some tigimenti from the Recruiting Regsla-
Oxus which I. attended With consiqueneas highly itsjuriotta to
the Public, by bringing itito the serlice matt who are ill cake-
- laced, by their stature and tithe, to pellorm the duties of sol-
diers. In many regitheats of the line' recrnift have been engages',
*at the head quarters below the standard, and others beyond toe
Ne prescribed dy the Recruiting Regulations. In many inatioicio
voisibtesrs also from the Militia have been approved by

orating Oileers under the aboire circumstances!
In emend Militia regiments, Boys have been ettited,though
ln no fespeet eligible for the service, and who, from their extreme
math, art not likely for a considerable period to be equal to any
duty.
the Commandef in Chief most poslt*ely forbids I coitittua;
tion,of these practices, and his Royal Highness requires the Ge-
neral Officers in the command ot districts and brigades to prevent
.any such deviations bn the Recruiting Regulations in the corps'
under their command, either of the Regular or Militia Forces.
. Commanding Officers of tegiments are personally responttble
that all head quarter recruits are in cirri.* respect corrdponding
to the regulations, and they are to take care that as soon as the
„number of boys allowed by regulation (viz: fifty for ,each baftd-
Boo) are engaged, notice is sent to the recruiting parties of the
reginlent, in brier to prevent a larger proportion of Boys Hon
is allowed being recruited.
. In maul corps it ii observed that the Boys and Recruits en-
ad
ed as Lids, at i reduced standaid, have not grown and ful.
the expectation stinger which alone recruits of this deserm.
ate desire*, . tommanding Officers of regiments, and all
persons 61itiecte0 -with the recruiting service, are enjoined to
receive no BUY or Lad. Reitibits *ho do not, front their make
and stature, oirei the Fairest hopes of growth, and of becoming
vigorous and t &tate Coldish.; and no rrerult, volunteer, or
substitute, is to be ireeivedi who Is not in every respect confor-
mable to the establieked regulations, isithont the Commander in
Chief's special authority. •
Central Officers, in making their inspections, are requit(d to
be very minute In their examinations ot all recruits or volunteers.
or substitutes who may have joined since the last inspection, and
to transmit special Reports of any, either bf the Regulars or
Militia, whom they find cot to be coniorntable to the itcernit-
Jog Reeulation.,.aqd the Acts of Parliament on this bead.
By Command ut his Royal Highness the Commander in Chief,
HAIRY CA LVERT, Adjutant-General.
An augthentation of cavalry is about to take
place, by adding two troops to each regiment.
All the effective men belonging to the 45th regi-
ment, stationed at Lewes barracks, have received or-
ders to hold themselves in readiness to march for
Portsmouth, preparatory to their embarkation for ser-
vice in the Peninsula.
The 2d battalion of the 62d regiment, recently
qUartered at Middleton, is itoiv embarking at Cork,-
to join the army under I..rnd WELLINGTON. The TA
battalion of the 44:th regiment is. we believe, now ar.
rived at Cork, from New Geneva, near Waterford,
for the smile destination. These, anti the battalion
Of the 37th ordered round from Gibraltar; the rein-
forcements sent out from regimental depots, and,, the
great number of convaleicent wounded brought into
the ranks—will place the British force under Lord
WELLINGTON on the most effective footing.
The Meath Militia will, embark this week at Bristol
for Cork. The following English regiments of militia
are also under orders for service in Ireland, viz. East
Essex, East Suffolk, Derby, and 2d West York.—
These ate to be replaced in Great Britain by the
Tyrone, Fermanagh, Londonderry, and City of
Limerick Militia.
tito.tnillions.of ball cartridges have been shipped
at Plythouth Dock fbr Woolwich, thence to be sent
to the North. The Workmen at the Laboratory at
Plymouth,Dock are employed extra hours in filling
cartridges for the same destination. Three months
since, 18 milliGns of cartridges were in store at Ply-
mouth, of which immense number not one is left.
Wednesday evening the Officers of the Oxfordshire
Regiment gave an elegant ball and supper, at their
Mess room, to Lieutenant-Colonel MACLEAN and the
families resident in the Tower.
-Dtoatuir, SEPT. 25.—Lieutenant-General Sir JOHN
Hope, K. B. Commander of the Forces, left this city.
on Thursday toi Cork, where he is to embark on .
board the President frigate for St. Andero. The
West Essex regiment of Militia marched into this
city on Saturday last, from the Pigeon-house, where
they disemLarked from Liverpool. They have since
proceeded otgtUir naite for Athlone, where they are
to be quarterecriitil'farther orders. Fifty very floe
young fellows, recruits for the R.'yal Bucks, or King's
own Regiment of Militia, marched from this city on
Friday last, on their route to join that excellent regi-
tient at Boyle.
Lieutenant-Colonel HANULTON, commanding the
Royal Artillery at Loughrea, is appointed to succeed
Major BROLIGII, in the command of the Brigade of
the Royal. Artillery in Limerick, which has been
lately made an Artillery District. Major BROUGH is
ordered to a command in the West Indies.
The 2d battalion of the 88th, or Connaught Ran.l
gers, has received orders to proceed from Bevryhead.
to Cork, to fill up its present skeleton.
Lieutenant ROBERTS, of the 71st Light Infantry,
.who was returned as killed at Vittoria, it appears,
only received some severe wounds, and is fast reco-
vering. He remained as dead on the field of battle ;
he was carefully conveyed away by some French
soldiers, and every attention paid to him ;—on the
enemy retiring he was carried to Bayonne. from
whence a letter has been received of the circumstances
by his father 'in Cork;

HUMANITY AND BRAVEitY.—The following act of
bravery and humanity, which, we are sorry to say,
has but few parallels, is recorded of a French Officer'
who eras taken prisoner at the surrender of St. Sehas.
tian. During the heat of the first attempt to storm
Ihe town. while the contest was raging in its most
furious and deadly form, the.Ftench Officer saw an
English orte .(beloriz-ing to the Royals) fall wounded
to the arounii, exposed to the fiercest fire of the artil-
lery. Fhe French Officer's sympathy was excited,
and, rushing to the spots through all intervening oh-
Vticles, he placed the unfortunate gentleman on his
V1c1:, and conveyed him sagely tr.) the hospital. Lord
WELLINGTON, With his accustomed regard for desert,
has recommended him to.the notice of Government.
A circumstance, no less interesting, occurred about
the same period :—A Newfoundland dog was found
by the side of his deceased master (another Officer of
the Royals), three days after the engagement : on the
approach of the French party, employed to bury the
dead, the faithful animal showed considerable fem.
city; but, being pacified at length, he permitted the
corpse to be removed, and followed it to the •grave.
The impressive fact was communicated to General
RET, who instantly adopted the noble animal, and
has brought him to England.

SPORTING

boikASTER MBETINCie
• , HONDA?, seri& 27k.
The Vitiewifflati Stakes of lbgs. ma, With tOgs. added by We
C9rporatfon, for 2-yr olds Bst.; S ti olds fist.; 4-yr olds fist. 91b.;
3-yr olds Oar. 11b.; 6-yt; bed! 9st. sib.; and aged fliki 71b.-;-List
tulle and half.
Lord Belhaven"s e. by M'lster Robert, 4 yit old
Sir M. M. Sjtes's b. h. Epperton.s yr, old
Mr. Mason's br. g. Markunan. 8 yis
Mr. Rob'. e. Ottrlngton; 4 yrs old
.e Of Leeds's eh. c. 'Fartfnim 4 yri old
Gascoignel eh. f. Velem, 8 yrs old
Two paid.
4 to 1 Apt Lord Belhaern's c.-5 to 2 apt Marksman—,
agst .Ottrington-8 to 4 asst. Valetta.
The St. Leger Stakes of 25p each; for thtee year did Colts; esti 21b.
fillies, est.—St. Leger Course.
Mr. Watt's ch. f. Altisidora
Lord Flzwilliam's b. e. Camelopard . .
Sir G. Armytage's b. c. tiger 3
The Produce Stakes of 100 gs each, h. ft. for 4 yi old colts,
Bst. 71b. fillies, Bst. 41b. Those got by untried stallions, Ate to
be allowed Slt. The witmer of the Produce Stakes at York
to carry 51b. extra; and the winner of the 4 yrs old Great
Subscription at York, to carry 41b. extra; but the *inner of
the two abt to carry more than 51b. extra. Four ralles.
Lord Fitzseilliam's hr. e. Algerhon, 51b.
Duke of Leeds's b. c. Rowland

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Match for 100 gs each, h. ft.—Two miles.
Sir M. M. Sykes's ch. C. Don Raphael, est. sib. against Mr.
Branding's b. c. by Dick Andrews, list.—Off by consent.
His Majesty's Plate of lOpp.for an hones, Scc. Four year olds
to carry lOst. 41b. five year olds, 1 lst. 61b. six yew; olds 12st.
and aged list. itlb.—Four miks.
Mr. Garfonh's gr. f. Martians, 4 Yrs old
General Grosvener's ch. (-Defiance, 4 yrs old
Mr. Kirby's b. g. Outington, 4 yr. old
3 to 1 on (*lantana.
Match for Segs. est. each.—Last mile.
Mr. Brandling's Jezebel* against Sit B. R. Graham's Bac-
chante.—Off by consent.

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EPIGRAM{
Oa the Answer of Mrs. Floozy, the Seaman's Wire, to Mr.
SCARLITT, the Counsellor, when he asked her if she cou Id
box the compass.--(See a late Law Report in the STAR.]
In boxing the compass, she's puzzled him quite,
if the point she propoe'd Was the point to steer right,
Re's an impudent, saucy she varlet;
Who assumes the fell spirit and jokes of a Tar,
And tries with her cunning to brow-beat the Bat,
And to draw even blushes from SCARLETT
Guernsey, Sept. 14.

O. L.

Monday being the anniversary of the coronation of
the Emperor ALEXANDER, a royal salute was fired by
the Russian squadron in the Downs, accompanied, as
a compliment, by all his Britannic Majesty's ships. .
The disasters sustained by BONAPARTE since the
renewal of hostilities, will soon be known to the inha-
bitants of most of the towns on the French coast.

Some thousand copies of the late Extraordinary Ga-
utier, printed in the French language, have been sent
from town for the purpose of being distributed at all
practicable points on the enemy's shores. "

Captain &ova, of the LYRA sloop of war, and
Lieutenant O'IttaLLEY, of the SURVEILLANTE frigate,
who distinguished themselves at the siege of San Se-
bastian's, are promoted 'to the respective ranks of
Post Captain and Commander.

The remains of the late Mr. WvArr, the architect,
were on Tuesday deposited in Westminster Abbey,
near those of the former Surveyor-general. Sir W.

A humane Gentleman of the name of Wason,
lately visited Coldbath•fields, Ludgate, and Clerken•
well Prisons, and-presented a large supply of bound
books for the moral and religious improvement of
the unfortunate prisoners there.

Friday an elegant entertainment was given on
board of one of the British men of war in the Downs,
to the Admiral and his Lady, with other fair at-
tendants, and the Captains of the Russian ships lying
there ; after which, in their, and the presence of se-
ver.il British... Officers, if e Play of the Man of the
World was pertormed, and the part of Sir Pertinax
APSycophant ably supported by a Caledonian. The
while met with universal applause; and particularly
the Russian Admiral, who is a Scotsktnan, was highly
entertained, and, with his Lady and brave Captains.
honoured with their presence a Ball which followed
on board, and did not break up till the following
morning.
Our Deal letters state, that a rumour prevailed I
there that Admiral YOUNG, who lately returned from
off Flushing, having received orders to prepare for
an Expedition. There ate seven English and four
Russian line-of-battle ships, and a frigate, in the
Downs at present, and four other English frigates
hourly expected round from Portsmouth.
Saturday, the Mayor of Dover having ordered the
butter which was brought for sale to the market to
be taken to the Guildhall to be weighed, a great
quantity of it was found deficient in weight. In conse-
quence upwards of 80 pounds were forfeited, and dis-
tributed to the poor.
A person, of the name of Arthur Gun, delivered
the report of a transaction to his employers, conclud-
ing with the words—" This is the report of A. Gun."
The falsehood of this being afterwards developed,
they agreed that it authorised them to dismiss him
from their employment, which was done in the follow-
ing words, subjoined to such statement:—" Discharge
14. Gun for making a faire report !"
A curious circumstance took place last Monday at
Hedon market. A farmer in the neighbourhood
having received in exchange for a cow some notes,
which he supposed to be of five guineas each, quietly
pocketed them. On examining his stock on Tuesday,
at Hull, to his great surprise he found it to consist in
part of notes of the ♦alue of five farthings.
The carriages and liveries of the new Sheriffs, Al-
derman Mammy and J. C. MARSH, Esq. are pecu-
liarly rich and elegant. The body of the former is
of marcne colour, tastefully embellished with the
Arms of the City, of the Stationers' Company, and
his private Arms and Crest; a border on the upper
part of the pannels richly ornamented with military
trophies. The carriage is picked out with light blue.
The hammercloth of superfine scarlet cloth, orna-
mented with rich gold lace. The liveries white and
scarlet, trimmed with gold lace. Sheriff Mattsu's car-
riage is of yellow, relieved with brown, with the Arms
oldie City and of his Company, etc. a most superb
hanunercloth of brown, with the City Arms richly em-
broidered, relieved with a festoon of blue and gold
his liveries brown and scarlet with gold lace.

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Ivi. iiitressing accounts were reieiireci yesterd I)
fidln vatibks parts df the West Indiesi respecting tht.
dtimdful Acts of a late hurricane which otcurfed on
that quarter:
the following is extiatted from a &mania paper.
of the Ist of August :

" NASSAU, MOAT, AUG. 1 1811.
" It falls to 'our lot to record the mist dreadful
calamity, by which these islands have b•en ever af-
flicted in the memory o man, and which was ex.
perienced in the tremendous hurricane With which
it pleased PIROVIDnitg to visit than on Monday, the
26th ultimo.
" The dawning of that day exhibited a s.renity,
calculated to lull tnsleep the fears of the most wary
and the breeze freshening on the sky, it was hailed
by all as a happy relief from the extreme sultry heat
of the atmosphere, which, had pressed heavily and
unnerved us on the preceding days—but no one saw
the approaching storm which lowered behind it.
" At ten o'clock the wind increased, and continued
increasing, accompanied by short Showers of rain. It
gained considerably in the course of an hour ; at ele-
ven it blew -a strong gale, and some of the slipping
in the harbour appeared uneasy at their anchorage;
but it was not until twelve o'clock that it attained the

height which constitutes the commencement of an
hurricane; and which soon became evident by its de-
structive effects upon the waters and upon the shore:
Some of the vessels in the harbour were driven from
their moorings, and houses began to totter ttpon their
foundations.
" The Courts of •Chancery and Admiralty, then
sitting, were of necessity adjourned : his Excellency
the Governor, and the Members of the Council, in
Chancery, and in Admiralty, the Judge, the Law-
yers, and officers of Court, having- fur some time
awaited an abatement, now anxious for their families
safety, were compelled to literally fight their way on
foot through the storm, the use of carriages having
already become impracticable.
" The bay was soon crowded with merchants,
ship-owners, mariners, and labourers, all busily em-
ployed in endeavouring to save lives and property,
from the vessels which were driven from their moor-
ings ; and every householder, with what assistance he
had at hand, or could obtain, was employed in for-
tifying-his house against the fury of the raging ele-
ment, by. nailing up and battening doors and win-
dows. But, alas ! how vain the attempts of man to
resist the storm of nature !
" At about halt-past two o'clock the hurricane
attained its greatest height, and in its acme continued
without interval until five, when it suddenly ceased ;
and in the space of half an hour succeeded a calm, so
perfect, that it can be compared only to that of death
after the most dreadful convulsions.
It was now that the effects became visible. Lives
were lost in vain attempts to protect themselves or to
save. The Government-house, the greater part of
the other public buildings, a great number of other
houses, the wharfs, the orchards, and gardens were
found either wholly or partly destroyed ; and all the
vessels in the harbour, excepting only Mr. Saundets'
schooner Ellena, and the prize brig Santa Ana, were
driven on shore or sunk in the harbour.
" A scene of ruin presented itself to the view of
the beholder, distressing beyond measure to all men,
not totally bereft of the last spark of glimmering
humanity.
" The inhabitants of the colony, well knowing the
nature of hurricanes, took every precautionary mea-
sure within their reach
.during the calm, or lull, to
prepare for its second part expected from the south
west, and which set in with great fury at about six
o'clock, and continued until midnight, when it con-
siderably abated, and soon after totally ceased. The
south west storm differed from the north-eastern one
by appearing in heavy blasts of a few minutes dura-
tion, repeated after lulls of equal length, and the
length of these lulls gradually increasing, until it so
ceased; whereas the first storm raged without inter-
mission. This last, however, nearly completed the
general ruin, and it is believe! that •if it had raged
another hour, scarcely a house would have remained
standing in. this city, which, before the storm, was
considered, in proportion to its size and population,
to be one of the most wealthy and the most flourish-
ing in the world.
" One-third of the houses have been leveled to
the ground ; and all have received more or less in-
jury. Property of all description has suffered. Years
must elapse ere the losses and injuries sustained can
be repaired. Hundreds of families, heretofore com-
fortable, have been reduced to beggary and want.
" Among the number of Spanish vessels here tie•
Coined, there is but one which was got off during the
Jun, after having been driven on shore during the
North-east or first part of the hurricane. This was
the brig San Guillermo, detained by. the James and
Charlotte privateer. It is owing principally to the
zeal of the master, Don Matias Tamarix, who, we
understand, was the only one among the whole num-
ber of masters of prize-ships, that united his active
exertions to those of the captors, to save property,
when the remainder viewed with indifference, or with
a worse sentiment perhaps, its destruction.
" On the morning after the hurricane, the Gover-
nor walked round the city, and having witnessed the
destruction and misery it had occasioned, felt it his
duty to relieve the sufferers. Immediately upon his
return to the Government House, his Excellency
summoned his Council, in order with their advice to
devise the most effectual means to effect his purpose.
A meeting was also had of the Members of Assem-
bly, , acrd all coinciding in the humane views of the
Governor, it was soon determined to grant a sum of
money for that purpose, which they mutually pledged
themselves to confirm at the next Session, in the
three several branches of the Legislature in General
Assembly. Messrs. John Perpall, Andrew Sewn,
J. Armbrister, John Storr, Michael Malcom, Thos.
R. Rigby, John C. Deane, Alex. Forsyth, and James
Dunshee, were named a Committee for distributing
the relief so granted to objects entitled to receive it.
" Since then, the Chamber of Commerce and St.
Andrew's Society have voted considerable sums to
the same effect ; and the Masonic Lodges, it is said,
contemplate imitating the humane example.
" In further aid, 4nd to render the relief to be af-
forded the sufferers yet mere effectual, a general
voluntary subscription has been set on foot, and 13
rapidly filling. Thus every thing has been doneteva.

estent with thi means and
to soften the Stouts of the
iwen afitirted •
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Rehr has iiikt4olved
:vent so distressing and ink
intefett as the gale of Wedn , Lip Nitre .
idequate delctiptiun of its foil
gained is at preterit ntteilY itnrinissibies indeed, so
esteniiie is the geheral injury titstainode and such in.;
distress and ruin his it occasioned, .that to,
detail its efetts thiniatelf west A molt painful task.
e"rh4 amount or property destroyed in St: George
alone may be estimated at 5e200,000. 0 ty •five
vessels rode out the gale in that h irbour ; and its
wharf! and the thofe presentean indescribable picturs
of havoc And dettroction: •
.
't The iojitry esPeriericed thronghent the Ertithity
it very great $ many hi uses were partly unroirfed,
and trees were every ulnae VIM up' by the rtHiti, Of
twisted oft by the winds Up Ireland Phintations one
ot the wooden houses was lit. rally blown siways and,
the slate and leads on the stone hntses
" Upwards of fifty sail went eri &how it G
George's atolls?"
subicrift)N (fAMAICIA), AUGUIiT 7i - •
About ten o'clock on Saturday last; it cotnsfieneed
raining, and cpntinued without intermission the whole
of that day, and part of the folltitiing night; When;
about twelve o'clock, the weather began to SLIM* a
very. squally appearance. and at one commenced
blowing very smartly. At seven minutes past onto'
a severe earthquake teas etperieneed, which wale doe;
of long duration ,• otherwise, from its viukssie,atto.:
siderable mischief must have ensued.
• The wind shortly alter blest: with great fury; •lieta•
red about in different directions during the whole
morning, and occasioned much damage to the- ves•
sell in the harbour, buildings on shore, &e. ancrit
was not until nearly day=light that it had cassidera...
bly abated: • .
• LOSSES OtCASIONRD 3Y TRR WILTS% . •
The brie Santa Clara, Rodriquea, front Carttiageni, t*hla
dry goods, drifted from the bottom of Eastutit,et, aka grouridal • •
among the mangroves below the Wherrt Wharf, wherts'she irbi.
run foul of by a schooner from Rid de Sr Hods*, Which earring
away her mainmast, and stove in her item 'alter *kith tint hi&
ged, sod will be tOtally loft. The Sunk Clue Frevillosi, '
foul of the Veto*, when one of the seamen bop On board of bk.
aad another afterwards swam from theschboaer to the boo ^ •
Sloop Nosey, and schooner Mary, much injured, a Me. M.
mer's Hulks.
The sloop san Antonio, laden with dry goods,, drifted pass'
the wharf of Messrs. Hyslop sod Co. Sod has not once Wm'
heard of. Captain Smith and his ton were the only persons aft
board.
A schooner, name unknown, .sunk Alf the Wert Wharfs as •
also the wherry Brother and Sifter, alongsklar ot the latter OMAN
We are concern, d to sfate, that the libido. of Mr. Fanner% ,
hulks are washed away. 6 •
Slotl Phenix, Sinclair, ashore If Retry Hulks, with lons et
bowsprit.
Shop Bee, ashore on the beach near Hanoemstritt.
Sloop Alert, admire near Crawford and M'Letua's Hulk, snst .
much injured. .
Sleep Two Sisters, sunk of Messrs. Inglis, and Co.'s Wharf.
&hawser Mary, sunk of Muwatt's Hulks.
Sloop Landovery packet, knocked in pieces off the Beef Market
Schooner kliza,:destioyed off the Or .sane Wharf.

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he calamity by Which it has
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