Star.
London, England, 1809-07-31 00:00:00

WEST INDIES.

The expedition which sailed from Kingston har-
bour on the 6th o June, to attack St. Dmingo, con-
sisted of 2,500 mef n, exclusive of the mariones and sea-
men of the fleet by which they were to be convoyed.
The troops consisted of two brigades of artillery,
one heavy the other light ; the flank companies of the
lSth, .54th, and 55th regiments, a rifle company of
the 6th battalion 60th, and a detachment from the 2.d
West India Regiment in the first division. The se-
enad division was composed of detachments from the
2d battalion, I btla, 54th, and 2d West India Regi-
meras.
The following is a list of the principal Officers and
Staff employed on the expedition :
Major-General CARDUCUALL, Commander in Chief.
Captain 'I-wit:o, Military Secryary.
Lieu:taras CARMICHAL and DA I.MOUSIE, Aides-de-Camp.
Brigad:er-Gen` FRENCH, secor.d in eonunand.
ut,Dant M‘DouAt.o, Aid-dr-Camp,
Captain COLL AA N, Brigade-MAjOT.
Ciptlal TONG a, Deputy Adjutant-General.
Lieutenant-Colonel Mr RR , Deputy Quarter-Master-General.
liege:Ma VALLANCY, Assist,ot ditto.
LiNteREG:-CoIoneISISITU, Royal Artillery.
Lieutenant-Colonels °ewes, and HORSTORD, and 'Majors
'WALKER and Hussey, of the lath Regiment; Major CURRY
of the 54th; Lieutenant-Colonel Sm t is, of the 35th; and Major
MACLEAN, of the 2d We.t. India Regiment. _ _

Previous to the embarkation, Major-General CAlt.l
MICHAEL issued a general order, which concludes With
the following spirited passage The French Ga-
neral has declared that he was determined to defend
4is post to the last extremity ; and the troops under
his command partaking of his sentiments, he depended
too much upon their bravery and_ attachment, to
doubt of success.' The Major-General commanding
thinks it perfectly sufficient to make this known to
those who serve a good King and a just cause, and
to bear in their recollection the illustrious Nm.soies
cOlamunicatien to the navy, that 4 England expects
every man to do his duty."
The following letter states an unlucky circum-
stance which happened at the time proposed fur its
departure:

" Kingston, June 7.

The Expedition against St. Domingo, under protection ofl
the Lark sloop of war, got ur.der weigh at an early hour yester-
day morning from Port Royal, and the Commander in Chief was
!doted by a charge of 17 guns from fort Charles. Unfortunately),
however, at six o'clock A. M. the brig Agnes, having on boa*
the light artillery company, and a part of the ordnance stash,
missed stays in going about, and grounded on a very dangerous
spot, called the Green Bay Shoal,when a signal was made for the
Lark and the remainder of the transports to return. The Agnes
remained in a perilous situation the most part of yestehiay, anti a
mraber of boats went out to her assistance.

" From the last account we received from Port Royal yeater-
day evening, we are happy to state, that there was every proba.
inky of her behg got off at high weer without the least injury."

In the postscript to the Royal Gazette, of the 10th
of June, we have a long Report of the Committee ap-
pointed to inquire into the circumstances of the mutiny
o: the 2d West-India Regiment. The principal ob-
ject of this examination was to ascertain whether the
mutiny originated with the recruits only, or whether
the veteran soldiers were also concerned. The report
states, ‘g That .the recruits must have had reason in
consequence r.f previous communication, to expect the
suppott of some part of the regiment, or they would
rot have so rushed forward, proceeding directly to-
vards the front and rear of the regiment, and halting
'tr. the rear of the grenadiers with charged bayonets,
they being comparatively few in number, and not
11-2.1..ni, the advantage of ammunition." It seems,
at the Committee had much difficulty in obtaining
evid?nce. A person styled Dr. Richard Chamberlayne
refused to attend the Committee, the Speaker
oi the House of Assembly issued his warrant to take
'him into custody.

It appears that Falmouth is made a frce port, and
that it is n ,w on the same footing and entitled io all
the privileges enjoyed by the other free ports of the.
island.

Tile Supplement to tie Roptl Gazette of June 3,
in stating the proceedings of the Legislature, notices
a message from his Grace the Governor, which was
ent Iti;h a petition from the inhabitants and frcehql-
ars of the parish of St. George and St. Maryrrepre-
':ellting the defenceles3 situation of shipping and pro-
perty at Anotto Bay, and praying that means may be
taken for its security. The House passed a Resolu-
tion for that purpose.
The following duties have been imposed upon the
several distinctions of tea imported into the island :
Bohea Is. Bd. per lb. Congo Campoi, Souchong,
?ikon, Single or Tv:ankay, a id H} son 'ls. 6d. Coclu-
.t3l or Gunpowder Tea Ss. Id.

A duel was fought on Lee Common, near Hythe,
rin Thursday last, between Mr. CAwnon, of turf ce-
lebrity, and a Captain JONES, in consequence of an.,
insult, on the part of Mr. C. to a young Lady under
the protection of the Captain, at a ball in Dover. On
the second fire, the dispute was terminated by Mr. C.
tieing slietly wounded in the hand.
Sunday sennight a duel was fought at the back of
:;t. Nicholas's Island, near Plymouth, between two
midshipmen belonging to the PMNCESS Claimer-rig
frigate lying in the Sound. They exchanged three
shots each at five paces distance, and were reloading
U r a fourth fire, when the commandant of the gam-
'nn interfered, took away their pistols, and sent them
(11 'ard their ship. One of them appeared much
ihriated, and was in the act of chewing a musket-
*hal, to make it fit the pistol, when the Governor of
'he Garrison very properly. interposed his authority.

NAVAL 1111111ELLIGSIVCZ.
141Arotrrm,Ly 23.
Aniied the Carteret packet, with maih from Ha-
Wax, in 27' days.

PLYMOUTH AND PLYMOUTH DOCK, JULY 27.
Arrived the SWALLOW, of 18 guns, Captain MIL-
NER, with impressed seamen, from Liverpool ;—the
PICKLE brig of war from Falmouth ; the PHEASANT,
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of 18 guns, from the Leeward Islands.
Came in the Maltese ship Euripede, Capt. FitEXCII,
from Malta, with wine and dye wood, put in for or-
ders : she sailed from thence the, 22d May, with 4.0
sail, under convoy of a man of war, and parted from
them two days since.

JULY 29.—Came in the Pilchard, Captain GRE•
ZARD, from Lisbon; Flora, Captain HOULTON, from
Lisbon ; Ilfracombe transport, from Oporto, with 48
French prisoners ; Samuel, Captain GRIMSTONE ;
Ann, GALE ; Mediterranean packet, MAY ; Mar-
garetta, MARK ; and the Maria, BOWEN, from Gi-
braltar : they sailed under convoy of the MERMAID,
of 32 guns ;—Eliza, Capt. NORTON, from Benecarlo
French ship AugustUs, pierced for 18 gnus, nine only
mounted, with 45 men, from Bourdeaux, to the Isle
of France, laden with cordage, and sundry goods,
captured by the SEINE, of 36 guns.

Also came in they French schooner Eugene, from
Nantz to L'Orient, laden with oak timber, captured
by the MEDUSA, of guns ; brig Cadmus, from the
Westward; fleet of victuallers from Portsmouth ;
Jane, Scary, from Gibraltar, bound to Guernsey with
brandies, pltt in by contrary winds ; French ketch
Deux Freres, taken by the EMERALD frigate, laden
with sundry merchindizes, bound from Rochelle to
Guadeloupe. Passed up Channel the West-India
fleet, under convoy of the DIAMOND and MALABAR
frigates.
Thursday night, le Barrow, one of the handsomest
74's in the navy, was undreked, after a thorough re-
pair: she is to receive the flag of Rear-Admiral
Sropronn.—The MALTA, 80 guns, pierced for 102,
was taken into the same dock, to be repaired.—The
HESPER sloop of war was also undocked, atter being
coppered.

Captain Moßr.ls, late of I'EsPIEGLE, is appointed
to the JALOUSE ; and Captain BEDFORD to the Ac-
TEox, both new sloops of war ; and Captain AITCHE-
SON is appointed to I'EsPIEGLE sloop,; 'MCC —. m ORRIS.
The crew of the Oczax, lately turned over to the
Idurozo, have received 14 dayi leave of absence.