Star.
London, England, 1814-03-30 00:00:00

ARMY.

ttegiroe. nt is nnw quartered at
Gibral-
. „. • t•pwar.fs .SOO strong. They have also 300
• •:.eir IT. at Chichester.
FERGtNnv proceeds immediately
knd, as second in command to Sir THOMAS
r.t p AM, by the express desire, it is saki, of the Hero
o; ljalTo'.A. General FeuGusoN is to be accompanied
by Licuten.tnt-Colona CRAWFORD, of the 73d Regi-
ment.

• Sir JAMES COCKBI RN is on the eve of taking his de-
parture as Governor And Commander-in-Chief of the
Bermudas ; so is 'Major-General CAMPBELL, for
Newfoundland.

Among the Regiments lately landed at Passages
to reinforce the Marquis of WELLINGTON'S army is the
Ist Battalion of the 37th Regiment, commanded by
Lieutenant JANES, which embarked from

bralLar on the 10th, io four transports, under convoy
of the LEI DEN:, Captain DAVIE. They experienced
dreadful weather till their arrival at Passages, on the
10th inst. and the greatest apprehensions are enter-
tained for the safety of the Castilla brig, one of the
transports, which parted company on the second day
alter they left Gibraltar. having on board two corn-
p Thies of the Regiment, with Major COFFIN, Captain
RLST, Lieutenant, Sota.tvAN, and Assistant Surgeon
BURKE, and all the mess plate of the Regiment. They
landed nearly 750 strong. The 37th was relieved
by the 2)th Foot (700) from Cadiz, which with the
Ist Battalion of the 25th, Lieut. Col. DESTDANGE,
form part of the garrison of Gibraltar. The 42d
and 47th had arrived at Passages. The LEYDEN is
expected home. She has on board Colonel WAY, of
t:te 29th, wounded - also Dr. GARDNER, of the Royal
Naval Hospital at Gibraltar, on leave.
RAMSGATE, MARCH 26.—Late on Thursday after-
noon last, a route arrived here for the detachment of
the 2d Dragoon Guards, or Queen's Bays, at our
ha: racks, to march to the head-quarters, Deal, the
next morning, and from thence for Portsmouth, to
embark and join Lord WELLINGTON'S Army. Ac-
cordingly, between nine and ten o'clock yesterday
mottling, the said detachment was on the parade,
mule, arms, and left the barracks, at which time, we
are sorry to state, a most melancholy circumstance
took place. A private dragoon, named George Gre-
gory, was, it seems, pretty much intoxicated, and
was reported go by an officer to Major Gordon, who
commanded the detachment, and that the said Gre-

gory was very refractory. On which Major Gordon
said to the officer, " it is of no use talking to a drun-
ken man—you will only get abusive language, per-
haps: order Gregory into the custody of the rear-
guard"—this was in the barrack-yard. Immediately
after the detachment marched, and the rear-guard not
following so soon as it ought, Major Gordn, on in-
quiry, found that Gregory, the prisoner before-men-
tioned, refused to go on. He went to him, and Gre-
gory said to the Major, that he would not march un-
til he was told- why he was a prisoner. Major Gor-
don then said, " Gregory, you are drunk." The
man said, " I am not drunk," and made use of mu-
tinous language to the Major, and still kept his horse
back, refusing to go on. Major Gordon then seeing
the corporal of the rear-guard without a sword,
asked him the reason, and he was answered, that his

sword was at head-quarters to be sharpened. The
Major then observing that the refractory soldier had
a sword, he drew it out of the scabbard, and struck
the prisoner's horse several times with the flat part,'
to make him go forward, and Gregory still keeping
a' tight rein to prevent it. The horse thensturning
sharp round, the Major holding the sword out or re-
peating his stroke, endeavouring to get the horse on,
when, melancholy to relate! the point of the sword
entered Gregory's left side, just below the ribs, which
caused such effusion of blood, that the poor man
died in a few minutes. The prisoner, either at the
time of receiving the wound, or, as is supposed by
some, in pulling up the horse and leaning back,
might have met the point of the sword. The poor
man cried out, 44 Oh ! oh !" and fell backwards, the
horse then going on a few yards. Major Gordon
ran and assisted taking him off the horse, saying.-
64 For Gon's sake—will any person run for medical
assistance and a Magistrate ?'.' as he wished to deliver
himself up. He then delivered himself up to the De-
puty of Ramsgate, saying, he was fearful he had
killed the man, and he knew not what he should do,
and had no idea how it could possibly have been
done; fur he bad not the smallest intention to do
so. The Coroner was instantly sent for, and a
Jury summoned, who, after hearing a great mass of
evidence, returned a verdict of Mintslaughteir against
Major Gordon, who was last night committed, and
sent to Sandwich to take his trial at the next Sessions
in that town, on the 14th of April.
The Coroner, R. EMSIERSON, jun. Esq. Mayor of
Sandwich, delivered an excellent charge to the Jury,
stating, that, in his opinion, the idea of wilful mur-
der was quite opt of the question.
MURDER.—A murder, of the most barbarous and
unprovoked description was committed in the night
of the 4th instant, at Cawnpore, on the body of Lieu-
tenant Cooper, of his Majesty's 67th regiment, by a
European private named Reilly, belonging to the same
corpt. It appears, that the deceased being the officer
of the main guard for the night, had lain down on
his couch about wn o'clock, and that Reilly was on
duty as centinei in the same verandah where Lieute-
nant Cooper was reposing : a short time after he was
posted, Reilly asked Lieutenant Cooper's bearer for
a glass of water, but the man, it is stated, would not
get up to give it him. Whether provoked by this
circumstance, or from what other cause, certainly
does not appear, we are told that the sentinel pro-
ceed,,tl forthwith deliberately to load his tirelock, and
untixing the bayonet, so as to get near his object, he
rested the piece on the couch, with the muzzle close

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to the head of Mr. Cooper ( who was at this time fart
asleep) and blew his brains out. The report of the
musket brought the Serjeant of the guard to the 'spot,
who found Lieutenant Cooper bleedieg and dead.•
Reiily, in the mean.while, had re-loaded his piece,
which he presented at the Serjeant; but the latter
AistAntly rushed on him, wrested the musket from his
hands, and secured him. The only reason which the
wretch assitrned for this act was, that Mr. Cooper's
servant hAkr once before refused to give him water,—
he was course ordered into close.confinement-, anct
would be sent to Calcutta for trial. The deceatect
has left a widow and family to lament hit loss.—(
culla Gazette. Sept. 25.)

WEST INDLI lIVTELLIGEN,CE.

BRIDGE TOWN (BARBADOEs), DEC. 18.

By recent accounts from the Spanish Main, it is
learnt that the utmost confusion and disorder are pre-
valent throughout those provinces, and that the Re-
publican system may, for the present, be considered
as established. Puerto Cavello, however, was in pos-
session of the old Government so late as the Bth No-
vember last, and two armed vessels belonging to that
port (la Solosa and Egela, of 18 guns) were employ-
ed in the blockade of La Guira, which they so strictly
enforced, that even vessels under British colours were
fired at; and wry lately, the brig Hawke, of Glas-
gow, and sclio4ter Mary, of Liverpool, originally
bound to 1..,1 Guira, but on arrival at Trinidad were
not permitted to proceed thither, yet allowed to de
part for Puerto Cavello, had upon reaching the latter
place been seized, their cargoes landed and left ez•
posed to the spoliation of a mob, and the crews placed
under confinement, upon the pretext that they had
been cleared out from Great Britain for a port at
that time in rebellion against the Spanish Monarchy.
Some remonstrances having since been made, not
only respecting the seizure of these vessels, but of the
ill-treatment of their crews, we are informed that the
Captain and seamen are restored to liberty—the case
of the vessels and cargoes had not been decided.
A Spanish frigate was lying at Puerto Cavello on
the 8-1 ult.; and in attempting to leave that anchorage
towards night, Was fired upon by the batteries, by
command of the Governor, upon the plea that he had
not been made acqainted with her intended departure.
' Being out of the reach of their guns, the man of war
pursued her course for the Mother Country.
JANUARY 4.—His Majesty's brig Heron arrived on
Sunday from a cruize, and had detained a schooner
under Spanish colours, having on board 283 slaves,
from the coast of Africa, which was ordered for this
port, but has not yet arrived, although the Heron
had only parted from her on the preceding day.
JANUARY B.—The ships Sovereign, St. Anna, and
l'Aigle, of the convoy that sailed from Portsmouth
under charge of his Majesty's ship Queen and some
others, arrived on Thursday, by which we have the
most distressing accounts of the state of that fleet
when these vessels were separated from the Commo-
dore, as well as from information which they had
since gained. On the Bth December l'Aigle was
boarded from the Lusitania, which had been captured
on the 4th cr sth by the Clorinde French frigate, one
of five that had escaped from Brest, and, with two
others from Nantz, were then cruizing in the track of
the West India Trade. This frigate had also taken
the John o'Gaunt, Blenden Hall, Aurora,and Superb,
and reported having seen seven other vessels founder.
The Lusitania was given up as a cartel for the passen-
gers and crews of the above captured ships, which had
been destroyed; and it is likely that many more would
share the same fate, in consequence of the dispersed
state of the fleet, as well as from the enemy's being in
possession of the convoy instructions, by which means
he had decoyed the prizes already taken. The ship
Princess Charlotte, one of the fleet anchored here on
Wednesday, having been captured and plundered by
the Sultane French frigate, but was afterwards given up.
The schooner Jackman, arrived on Wednesday
morning from Martinique, off which island she had
been chased and was captured in sight of this land, by
an American privateer schooner called the Comet, of
18 guns and 180 men; not having any cargo on board
that was worth sending to the United States, they
were about to burn this vessel, but, in consequence of
the entreaties of the Master, whose exclusive property
she is, they allowed her to proceed. The enemy was
left off St. Pierre, where two ships were at anchor,
which it was supposed to be her intention to cut out.
The Heron brig of war immediately got under way,
and has gone in quest of the privateer. This cruizer
had also taken a brig trom St. Vincent, bound to An-
tigua, after having been only four hours at sea.

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.—The Tragedy of Pi-
zarro was represented at this Theatre last night, in
which Mr. YOUNG personated the amiable and gal-
lant Rolla with much truth of character and spirit;
Mrs. M'GIBBON also played Elvira, with an accumu-
lating credit to her professional dignity. After the
Play, the interesting and pleasant Entertainment of
The Euates, or the Water-Carrier, was revived Mi.
FAWCETT performed the Water Carrier with admirable
humour, and Mrs. STERLING sustained the character
of Coutenaia with equal truth and felicity : she affect-
ed the awkwardness of the country girl with such
simplicity as to give it the stamp of nature—and
proved, that she has comic abilities that entitle her to
fill characters in Comedy, even where her lyric talents
are not reqnired.—The entertainments were warmly
applauded.
Miss NORTON, late of Covent-garden Theatre, has
been performing with great eclat at the Portsmouth
Theatre. In the follow►ng characters she has been
received with the most distinguished marks of appro-
bation :—Lady Bell, Know your own Mind ;
Bold Stroke for a Hub,and ; Clara, Matrimony ; Ju
liana, Honey Moon ; Peggy, Country Girl ; Ella
renburg, Ella Rosenburg ; Eugenia, Foundling of the
Forest; rarico, Inkle and Yarices ; and °Melia, Ham-
let—in which part she is said to stand unrivalled.
Saturday evening, about eleven o'clock, the house
of Mr. TEMPLE, in Serle-street, Lincoln's Inn, was
attempted to be robbed. As the servant-maid was
going up stairs she was knocked down, and dragged
in the dark into a vxmi. The villain locked two
doors upon her, but she by her screams alarmed the
neighbourhood, and it is supposed he made his escape
out at the street door before the girl had recovered
herself. The Bow-street Officers very promptly at-
tended, and examined all who had entered the house,
but no trace could be discovered. Two keys are
missing, and it is supposed the thieves carried them
awa y.

Early yesterday morning some villains broke into
an uninhabited house, belonging to Mr. PHILPOT, in
Stamford-street, Black-friars-road. They proceeded
up stairs, and removed seven pair of sashes from their
frames, and took them down to the kitchen, where
they cut all the glass from them, value above £2O,
which they took away. Previous to their leaving the
premises they packed up the sash frames,.apperently
ready for taking away on another titbit. Their design
was, howevers frustrated, by Mr. Plfmrov having ac-
cidentally visited the premises at an early hour in the
morning. Sevetal'uninhabited houses in the neigh-
' bourhood have late 4 been plundered in a similar
manner.

SPORDPV64I#I:ELLICAri.'.

TATTERSALL's ROOM.—BETTI NO.

64 to 1 agst Lord Stowell. 13 to 1 agst Lord Foley.
10 to 1 tizan. 16 to 1 --any o h‘r.
13 to 1— Mr.liewitt's filly

OAKS.
6 to 1 agst Mr. Hewitt's filly. I 10 to 1 apt the D. of Rutland.
10 to 1 sist. to Whalebonel 13 to 1-- Mr. Wil•on.

S T. LEGr.R.

The Governor colt remains the favourite, but not a het offered.
The match, Smolenbko and Tygcr—No betting ; Smulenako
rather the favourite,

OA fLANDS STAKES-.-TIRST CLASS.

Five to 2 against Octavius, and the like olds against Defiance,
p. p. the former for choice. Otterington, which was in this class,
is amiss, and will nut start.

BOXING.

The amateurs of the fist made a strong muster
yesterday, at Moulsey, where many millers have " co-
vered themselves with glory." Coombe Wood was
fixed on, but the Judges holding the Assizes at King-
ston, most of the company thought it best to steer
;heir of them as long as possible, and Motilsey was sub-
stituted. Puke's Place beat St. Giles's and NVest•
minster in their leis out on this occasion, as all the re-
spectability of Petticoat-lane and its environs assem-
bled to witness the performance of Marten, one of the
Mosaic tribe, who beat Lancaster, and who WAS now
pitted against Knowlsworthy, a good man, and a taker.
At Hampton Court, the villagers were alarmed in
the morning, from their territories being invaded by
such a motley gi3upe, and some said the prisoners at
the assizes had floored their keepers, and made a poi
delivery. In the ring all WAS anxiety for the Empe-
ror of the Millers, who had been engaged in various
attitudes. He was met by the Duke of Thisselton Gap.
The former appeared dull, hut the Duke assured him
the milling cohorts were invincible, and all would go
on well, rvitwithstanding the defection of the Duke of
Wigan, and his forces. The miller: having assembled
in the ring a lie?, just able to pad, dressed in the uni-
form of the P. C. Club, addressed them with asto-
nishing ability, which infused in the bands much con-
fidence, and all exclaimed,. " What a progidy !"
The combatants set-to at one o'clock. Joe Ward
and Paddington Jones seconded Knowlsworthy ; —and
Jacobs and Little Puss, technically named, favoured
Marten. Betting was two to one on Marten, with
few takers.
Round I.—Marten made play with much gaiety left and right,
and immediately found an awkward customer ; Koowlswurtlfy
returned his right hand upon the mouth of his antagonist, at a
well judged distance ; Marten went down, aad bled profusely.
2.—Knowlsworthy kept himself well together for hittiag ;
hat his adversary was cautious at going In, and much sparring
ensued. Marten at length hit out again ; but as in the preced-
ing round, it Wit! at too respectful a distance to tell with any
effect, and he was again floored. Even betting.
3.—Here it was evident Kttowlsworthy was at equal fighting,
and the heaviest hitter, with the advantage of weight. Marto:
made a courageous round with bin), but he fell under,' and
strength was served.-6 to ion the Baker.
l.—Sorge good equal fighting, still ultimately advantageous to
Knowlswonby, although Marten planted a good hit on the eye
with the right hand.
s.—Knowlsworthy had made muck havoc about the head and
body of his antagonist ; in this round hit him through the ropes.

in the succeeding rounds Marten fought-at a little
disadvantage. His antagonist always hit with him
without parrying, but by throwing out with the op-
posite hand to his man.
In the 12th round, Knowlsworthy got the head of
his antagonist under his arm, and after hitting him as
he liked, he threw him a heavy cross-buttock.—
Marten had no chance after this, but he tried to
wear out his antagonist, by getting easy falls. He
had not Lancaster to deal with ; the baker never
left ; and after a very severe beating, he resigned,
after fighting S 6 minutes. Knowlsworthy is the best
man of his weight of the day.

More diversion was cut out, but an enemy appeared'
as formidable as the Cossacks themselves, in the shape
of some Magistrates, and the ring was dispersed.
A match (or fifty guineas was decided at Hoi field
(about two miles from Bristol), on Monday, after a'
severe contest of forty-three minutes, in which thirty
rounds were fimight. The combatants were named
Long and Lave ; the former a man of thirteen stone,'
the tatter of ten stone. Great science was shewn by
both, but the weight of metal preponderated, although
during the fight Lane was by far the best in poim of
hitting and stopping; but an unlucky blow just under
the chin disabled him from coming up in timo, and
decided the battle in favour of Long.
FATAL PUGILISNI.—A battle was fought on Sunday
morning in Stepney-fields, between two anchor-smiths,
named Carroll and Wallace, which lasted an hour and
an half, and terminated by Wallace receiving a blow
on the temple, which caused his almost immediate
death. The dispute originated about a public house
reckoning.
On the evening of the Bth inst. as Mr. Wm. Hath-
way, a respectable farmer and grazier of Wapley,
was spending the evening with a party at an Inn at
Westerleigh, in Berkshire, a misunderstanding or.',
curred between him and a young farmer ('l'. Gibbs,
jun. a relative of the landlord), and they prepared to
fight; but Mr. H. who was overcome by the effects
of liquor, in the act of defending himself, fell, and
thereby received so severe a contusion on the brain,
that notwithstanding most able medical assistance
was immediately had recourse to, it terminated his
existence in a few days after the accident. Mr. Haiti:
way was a man most highly esteemed in that neigh-
bourhood, and has left a wife and thirteen children
to lament his loss.

BIR
Sunday, the wife of the Rev. Wm. John Burford, Chigwell,
Erse:, of a son and two daughters.

MARRIED.

March 2G, T. H. Bigge, Ji q of Benton, Northumberland, to
Charlotte, youngest daughter of the late Rev. Jas. Scott, Rector
of St. Lawrenct,Southatopton.

io• We are desired to contradict the reported marriage of
Mr. Pritchard, ut his Majesty's ship Devonshire, inset ttd ut tilt•
STA it,a few days ago.

DIED.

- In the 83d year oilier age, Frances Viscountess Montague.
At Saudgatt:, on the 2rith instant, in the 14th year of her age,
Emily, daughter of Sir Brydges Henniker.
Thursday, at Glasgow, in the 83d year of her age, Mtg. Mary
Buchanan, widow of the key. Mr. James Graham, Mi:tistcr of
Bonhill.

Yesterday se'nufght, at the Adnilralty,ln his eighth year, of the
croup, Hot atio Isielsou Yorke, fuarth pea of Rear-Admiral
Jos. Yorke.
Lately, in the county of Galway. John Ousefey, Esq. of Dun-
more. Having seen the name of his son Lieut. Cul. Ou.t 70.7, in
the Gazette among the severely wounded, In one of the hattlei
near the Pyrenees, the shock was so great, that after lingering
some tiny, he at length tell a mai tyr to his paternal feelings.
Tuesday, in North-street, Gosport, John Jennings, aged 109
years. He was enteitd as a boauwein's boy in the last year of
Queen Anne's reign, and coutismed in the service till he was
superannuated in 1791. He untried at the age vi sb, am! hi,
wife stW

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