Star.
London, England, 1823-10-11 00:00:00

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Lieutenant-General the Honourable Sir G. L. Cw.v, G.C.R. is
gone out on a reduced salary, to take tie command at the Isle of
France, the Civil Goverstorshfilstaving, by a vecertt arrangement,
been done away, and blajef-Ccneral Mamas is, by permission, on
his retnrn
Two belonging to the 65th (or Second York 'North
Riding) of Feet, one of which is quartered at Carlisle,
and the edger at Tynentouth, have received orders to march front
their respective stations to Hull, where they are to arrive on the
2 Oh instant.

bistrrase Rine Paaceics.—A detachment of the Yagers of the
Honourable Artillery Company has received orders to proceed 'on
Wednesday, the 13th instant, to the new Practice Ground at Wool-
wich, for the purpose of chewing the effect of Rifle Shooting, both
as regards precision and celerity, which, we have been informed, Is
intended to be done in the following manner :—An equal number
of men, all experienced shots, will be stationed at 250 and 200 yards
from the target, occupying about the space of nine men in line. As
soon as the men have taken their ground, the signal to fire will he
given; the firing will continue exactly thirty minutes. The target
will then be inspected by the Officers present, and a lac-simile taken.
of it, in order to its being engraved and presented (in the bra
instance) to bin MAJZSTY, the Captain-General of the Corps, and to
the Field Officers. The Rifle, as to precision, has, ever since itt
introduction as a weapon of warfare, been allowed by military men
to he greatly superior to all other small arms. To unite celerity
with precision, in the use of this arm, is the desired object of all
Rifle service; and nothing but constant practice in all weathers, in
different situations, and at all distances within the power of certain
execution, and with superior arms, made upon scientific principles,
enable any troops to attain this object. Wrether this degree
of perfection has been attained by the Riflemen of the Honourable
Artillery Company, the public trial which it about to take place
will show.

NAVAL lATELLIGENCE.

The Iris, GRZATII), from Demerara to f.ondon, was totally
wrecked on the Bth August, on the Coblers Ruck. Darbaduva—
crew saved.

The Henri, Laviotrac, bound to Bengal, has put hack to Boor-
&aux River, having sprung a leak durit.g a heavy gale, in the Bay,
and will be obliged to discharge.
By a letter from ('orunna of the I3th tilt, the following account
is received of the prizes taken and carried into that port, viz.—Val-
dor, from Martinique, sent to the Canaries, under the name of
Minerva, but arrived at Liverpool; Courier de Bourbon, from
Bourbon, arrived in England under the name of Bella for; Eole.
nom St. Domingo, sold—cargo sold and arrived in England. The
vessel sequestered on the arrival of the French. Argonaut, from
Alan'llas sold—cargo sold, and part of it arrived in England ; vessel
sequestered by the French. Nu French vessel b:d been carried
into Coruuna between the 11th of July and 13:h Sept.
Farmottzn, Ocrointa 9.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived off the port,
the Tiber. Cause, from Virginia. Also arrived, the Catherine,
Al'Caaznv, from Cadiz In twenty dos, with Lord NOOINT, two
Spanish Gentlemen, and servants, pai&ngers; Marquis of Salisbury
packet, from the Leeward Islands, last from St. Trionias's--sailed
ed September ; and Lady Arabella packet, from Lisbon. Sailed
the Francis Frreling packet, for Jamaica.
PLTWOOTO, Oczosaa W.S.W.—Arrived the Earnest,
from Liverpool for Liao Janeiro. Put back the Francis, Asu, for
Trneriffe.

l'oarsmoorst, Ocroaes 10.—The Loyal Briton transport, Lieute-
nant Lev, agent, which arrived on Sunday from Halifax left that
port 14th September, at which time the Suussuar, bearing the
flag of Rear-Admiral Farm • the Avuot, Captain POURCUIER ; Nie.
HRH, Captain Sister; Dom:24 Captain lioaaa; and the Sraaaow-
•llAWK, lion. Captain DONDAR, were lying there. The Arno& was
expected to sail shortly for England, and the NMI= for Jamaica.
There were also two transports at Halifax, the Fanny and Cato,
the former was to sail in the course of two or three days for New-
foundland, and thence to England. The Cato, Lieutenant Mean.
nem Agent, has since arrived, with seven Miters and 162 awn, the
remainder of the 62d regiment--sailed from Halifax on the 19th of
' September. Lieutenant Birctssoite, of the Donau., invalided,
came passenger in the Cato. The Loyal Briton came into harbour
on Monday to complete her water and provisions, and when ready
will sail for Deblin with the troops the has on board. Vice-Admi-
ral Sir LAT/MICE H•Lartn, K.C. B. is expected to hoist his flag on
board the ins, 50-gunship, Captain Tnfohts Foam, C. B. in the
course of a few days, and sail fer the Jamaica station. Five super-
numerary Assistant-Surgeons are ordered to be embarked on board
the Isis, to join ships on the West India station. The Canetrox,
10-gun sloop, Captain I. It. Beason, arrived on Wednesday, from a
cruise; and the Rum nict IS guns, lion. Captain Tsarinas, from
Guernsey and Jersey. Sailed the CALL:ore tender, Limn. Justice,
en a cruise. The filsriaoAscAtt was paid off on Tuesdays and laid
up. The limarrtne has also been paid off. The Sweets gun.
brig, Acting- Lieutenant Cowie commanding, arrived yesterday from
the coast of Africa, on which nation she has been employed nearly
three years—her Commander, Lieutenant T. H. liar:mati died
during the passage. Lieutenant Tiont.ss Bast, of the OwssGunt.
novas; Lieutenant Banta, late CYRIL= • Mr. Loxes-, Plover of
the Dawes, invalided; and Mr. Tama** bosuns, Master of the
Cre.siin, came passengers in the Suareta ; and also Acting-Lieute.
nant Batumi, to join the auto, wide) ship was supposed to have
sailed for England from Bahia, as she bad not returned to the coast.
The Ss*me sailed from Sierra Leone Ist September. Commo-
dore Sir Roses, Menge, in the Owes GLIRDORRII frigate, and the
Paws*, laiptn sloop, Captain Bowen, were st Cape Coast, for the
protection of that settlement, the Xing of Aensarrza basing threat-
ened to coats down against it with a large army of Natives, in cos
sequence of which the grossest possible exertions bad been made to
put the Colony in a good state of defence. The Cessna, Captain
Peace Glues, was cruising off the Canary Islands. The squadron
was considered healthy. Captain Gamma fatostrao is appointed to
the HARIMR, fitting out at this port; Lieutenant Gibing YOUNG Is
appointed to the Pnairron ; Mr. Brown, Purser of the KIM, to the
VALOROUS; Mr..Lawa,•Pureer, is the BM; Mr. GLARY, hinter,
to the RITLIMAN ; and Me. Minton, surgeon, to the Summers ;
Mr. &ASO, Oerk of the Owes 6:xenon's, to be Purser of the
Dame. The Arachne and Britomart sloops at this port, are pre.
paring for commission. Seven Mates and blidshipmen passed their
examinations for Lieutenants, at the Royal Naval College, on Mon-
day last. Arrived the Enterprise, GARDNRS, from Havre.
Ships it Spithead—lns, Rasmus, JASPER, C• 111114.1011, and &ar-
ena—Suet the hlotherbank. In Harbour—gess* Cuantorra,
tamsueu,sessam, MENAI" VICTOR, ILIRRIVI, and ALACRITY.
beat, ODIOUS 10.— Wind W.EW—Arrived and sailed for the
River, the Lord Cochrane Sorra* from Alezaddria; Countess
Harcourt Baas, from Batavia for Rotterdam ; and Granger,
Main, from the South Sews—on the 12th September h;st two boats,
throe top.masts, and two top-gallant masts. Came down from the
River and remain, the Canadian packet, Standard, Lerma.
nessost ; and Leander, Fosseest, fur Jamaica. ;srrived at:d remains,
die-Diana, Humor, from biennia.

CUSTOM-HOUSE, OCTOBER 10.

Sages Engem bormure—The i Christiana front Pernambuco ;
4w eedell, from Stangate Creek ; Elizabeth, front Rotterdam ;
William, from Hambargh ; Archibald, from Antigua; Retrench,
from Teneriffe; and George. from Bourcluaux.
Riessirri Orrrwaans—The Ferdinand, fur Stettin ; Cleaner, for
Lisbon ; Commerce. for Calais; and knes, for Londonderry.
Ct.xastius Oorwaans—The Jane and Miry, for Hambargir.
Aaiun:D-1U Pernambuco, the Turn, Dickenson, from Liver-
pool; the Salisbury packet, —, from Falmouth. At Batavia,
Indua, Day, from Hamburgh ; Willem, Van Vliet, from Rotter-
dam; Antoinitte, Jacobs, from Amsterdam; and North Point,
Shniagton, from Gibraltar. At Cuxhaven. Robert and Sire*,
Wiliam, Loodon. At Antwerp, Tao, Dryden, from Rio.
At Batavia, George, Kent, front London. At Quebec, Dido, Lee,
from Demerara. At Oporto, Norval, Punton )corn Newfoond-
land. At Viana, Commodore, Oldroy. from diorto. At Oporto,
Robert and Isabella, front Liverpool. Ar Copenhagen, Eu-
ropa. Holn, from St. Croix. At rutersburgh, it a, Forster, from
Cuba ; &irking, from the Havannahr Halirsooy, Seller ;
Hulderuess, Meade; and Ocean, Godfrey, from London. Arra-
lan. Auto's, Szfiroder, trout London. At Mlle, Fortuna, Sehro-
aeneld, from Antwerp.

We understand that Lord NixotNT arrived in town
this morning from Cadiz.
A draft of boys started from that valuable institu-
tion, the Naval Asylum, at Greenwich, this morning, for
his Mazesie's ships now fitting at Portsmouth.
A tire broke out yesterday afternoon between three
and tour o'clock, in the uoskl.hop of Mr. Girling,
Carpenter and.l3uilder, near the Coach and Horses,
Greenwich, which speedily destroyed the shop and six
or seven houses at the back ; the roofs .of two in front
on one sides the roof partially of one on the other, d
'a great quantity of deals and building materials inure
yard ; some furniture his been saved.