Star.
London, England, 1815-04-19 00:00:00

ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, APRIL. IL

Rear.Atimiral Sit Philip Chales Durhamhas trans.
mittcd to J. W. Croktr, Esq. a letter from Captain
Fleming, of his M je,,ty's sloop Barbados, giving an
20cm:et of his having, n the Bth of last month, cap.
tured the AmeticAn 14ivateer brig Avon, pierced for
putts, and, h tying on board three long 24.poun.
dos And eleven long gpottaders; and 129 men, after
a short action, in which the privateer bad ten, men

Mile.] and wounded, and the Barbadoes one officer,
(Lieut. West) and three men wounded.
MILITARY PROMOTIONS.'
WAR-OFFICE, APRIL 18, 1815.
It Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Captain William A. Max:
well, from the half-pay of the 86th Regiment, to be Captain
of a Troop, vice Ormsby Gore, who exchanges. •
To be lieutenants, without purchase—Lkutenant JohnWaldron,
from half-pay of the 4th Dragoons ; Lieutenant Henry Brooke,
from half pay of the sth Dragoon Guard 4 ; Lieutenant W. W.
Stephen on, from half-pay of the t!cl Draron Guards; Lieu-
tenant M. C. Trevalian, from balf-pay of the I4t Dragoons.
To be Comet, by purchase—Edward PoPiill, Gent. vice Hibbert,

promwed. -
Cd Regiment of Dragoons—To be Lieutenants, without pur-
ehase—Lis 'arrant Osborne Barwell, from half-pay of the Ist
Dragoons; Lit etenant Thomas Trotter, from half-pay of the

3tl Di &goons.
.6th Pi:re—Captain R. J. Murchison, from halflay of the 3611)
Fort, to Se eqtain of a Troop, vice Heywood, who exchangel.
To be Li:•ott rants, without purchase—Lieutenant W. H. Vs'at-
,.on, from hill-pay of the lst DragoGns ; Lieutenant H. S.
N,lrt,h;:)t,•, from half-pay of the 4th Dragoons; Lieutenant
Henry- (rem halt-pay of the 2d Dragoons.
;nth Rui;irzent t.t Dm-6none— To be Cornets, witbout pur..
:ha ----Willi t,,1 ;ale, and Charles Harvey, Gents.
Regin.t rt of l'e!lt Guards—Captain Francis John Davis, from
Cu. lo , to be Lieutenant and Carat'', vice Sir Henry

:in,!-rt, wi•<. exchanges.
vu Rertirt,etttof rno! Goardi—Gentleman Cadet Swlndal Norval,
front the Royal Military College, to be Eniign, by purchase,

ic.. 1 tend', promoted. -
14th R..!ime;:t of Font—To be Captains of Compahies—Lieute-
ra.,t ilenry Inl a lientey, by purehame, vice Moore, promoted;
Captain W lham lieNcett, from half-pay ut the 9•.:d Foot, vice

I a:•gton, who e relarge%
To Iv I Areitenart—li• uernant Iltt ry Balero, from half-pay of

eft: 5 tit h Font, via: :nmee, who exchanges.
46th Plitt —l.kuttnant Nicholas Nerean, from the 52cl Fnot, to
be I leurt nacr, vice Vans Nfachen, who exchanges; Ensign
(Marks James Bullivant, front the 95th Foot, to be Ensign,

vice Abbott, who exchange~.
Dittn—Lnsign 1. K. Griffiths to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Fint.oril, promoted in the 102i1 Foot; Lieutenant David
Van 1%1.Li hen, trent the -11,til Foot, to be ditto, Vice Nepean,

who exchanges.
59th Ditto—Charier MAkepeace, Cent. to be Ensign, by pur-
chase. vice Robinson, promoted.
63d Dir.o--lirtvet Lieutenant-Colonel H. C. Brisco, from the
bourbon Regiment, to be Major, vice Stafford, who retires
upon half-pay of the Bourbon ke,timent.
64th Ditto—Carain J. il. l'eart, to be Major, by purchase, vice

Eearty, who retires.
69th Ditto—Captsin Sir Ihnry Lambert, Bart. from the lit
Regiment of foot Guards, to be Captain of a Company, vice
Davis, who exchange...
75th Ditto—Lieutenant Alexander AVNeill to be Captain of a
Company, by purchase, vice Hutchinson, who retires.
98th Ditto—Ensign(ham Abbott, from the 46th Foot, to be
Ensign, vice HuHisao:, who exchanges.
10011 i 15. Ornunt of Foat—Ensign John N. Fox to be Lieute-
nant, vice lot tune, dree.isei.
Cape Regime nt—Lusign Wilamt Vander Reit to be Lieutenant,
%tithe:tit purchase, vice Cockburn, appointed to the roth lout;
Thomas Lyster, Gent. to be I n.ign, vice Vander Reit.
'2d Garrison battalion—Ensign Thomas 'locket, trims Half-pay
of the Regiment, to be Ensign, vice Arrnstrot.g, who ex-
changes.