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e uke of Yarn: held a Military Levee
thi0..._41. the Horse Guards, which was very
ufnerriusi yattended.
►ednesday 20 fine recruits marched from Forfar,'
• on :their ;once to Ireland, to join the.2d battalion 7'2d
regiment. The whole have been enlisted in Forfar
anti' die neighbourhood in less than 12 months.
General LE Courson, lately mentioned in our
'army article as ordered toPortugril, is an'able, brave
and active officer. He has long served in India, where
he Amderwent a long series of difficulties and hard-
ships in the war against TIFPOO SAIB, when he was
a. Captain in the 100th regiment. On his return to
the Island of Jersey, the ',face of his birth, in 1785,
he published his Journal in the French language,
which was thought so interesting, that it was, traq-
slated into English, and published hyDr.W.TltOtre-
sOx. To reward Captain LE CoVTELTR'S services, the
place of Inspector of the Jersey Militia was created
for him ; the only patriotic ground for sinecureplates.
But Ms activity and conscientious feelings did not
permit him to receive the pa* of his country without
deserving.it. He'estahlished a system of etaining up
boys for the militia of the island, which his produced
a corps.of-men, not excelled in discipline and spirit
by any regular troops. He has been indefatigable in
promoting those improvements in the arts of defence,
which have made Jersey one of the strongest military
posts in the Empire. Such an Officer is admirably
qualitied for improving the discipline, and animating
;he efforts !I the Peninsula.
EXTRACT OF A LETTER Illott CANE, MARCTI 28.
" I pass my time here glmost• as pleasantly asl
slid at'Plymouth. The siege, (if a siege it can be
termed) has languished for a long time. If, how.
ever, ford WELLINGTON should be fortunate enough
to take Badajoz, we shall soon have the pleasure of
Vowing up the French works. I very often relieve
the tedium by a stroll through the city, where almost
every thing is now English—nothing but Birming-
ham and Manchester goods in the shops—almost
every thing that is worn is English ; the Spanish
. lasses are delighted with the cheapness and the ex-
cellence of our manufactures. I forgot to tell you
in my last, that I saw BALLAsTERos %%hen at Gibral-
tar—l saw the General of the Revolution' at the
head of his patient brave Andalusians. I will not
attempt to describe to you what hr, what the
have undergone. I saw them without shoes, halt.
fed, half clothed, coming cff a long_ march, corn-
ing from long and hard fighting. Poor fellows !
Figure to yourselves a band of brave fellows, chasing
the enemy one day, chased themselves the next, atria-
,ing under the guns of our friendly Gibraltardlungry,
fatigued. pricking for the softest plank br the dryest
sod—still they bore all with fortitude ; for said some
of them, our General fares no better. BaLtas-rertos
communicates his intentions to no one, heifce.his for-
innate .enterprizes. To arms' is. the woo io the
middle of the night or of the day,-and the Whole army
are on the' alert—they care not, for fatigue islabi!
tual ; and a few segais cure all."

WAR-OFEICE, MAY 4.
(From last Night's haulms Gawks.)
His Royal Highne!., the Prince Regent, in the name and oo
the behalf of hitt Majesty, has been pleased to approve of the
loot', r.. giment of Foot .beings in future styled, " The tO.Oth
(or his. Royal Highness the Priuce Regent's.Couuty of Dublin)
Regiment."
WHITEHALL, MAY; d.
His Royal Highness the Prince Regent bath been graciously
pleased, in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, to give
and grant (alto the undermentioned Officers, his Majesty's royal
licence and authority that they may resvectivefy accept the rank
and wear the insignia of a Knight Grand Crois7of. tbe.Royal
Portuguese Military Order of the Tower and Sword, and that
they may enjoy all the rights and privileges thereepto annexed;
the said Order having been conferred upon their by his Royal
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Highnese'the Prince Regent of Portugal, in testimony 9f his
royal regard and esteem, and of the sense his Royal Highness
ertertains of their highly distinguished conduct and meritorious
services, on various important occasions: And his Royal High-
ness bath been further pleased, in the name and on theleltalf of
his Majtsty, to.command, that the respective royal concessions
and declarations be registered in hie Majesty's College of Arms.
The Honourable Edward Paget, Lieutenant-General of his
Majesty's forces, Colonel, of the 80th Regiment of Foot (or
Staffordshire Volunteers), and Representative in Parliament fgr
Milbourne-Port, in the County of Somerset.
, Sir Brent Spencer, Knight of the Most Honourable Military
Order of the Bath, Lieutenant General of his Majesty's forces, .
and Colonel-Commandant of the 95th Regiment of Foot.
Sir Rowland. Hill, Knight of the Most Honourable Military
Order of the Bath, Lieutenant-General of his Majesty's forces,
Colorel of the 94th Regiment of Foot, and Governor of Black-
ness
Castle.
MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
WAR-OFFICF, MAY 5.
-lit Regiment of Life Guards—Captain Robert Ashworth, from
let!! Light Pr.;;ootts, to be Captain of a Troop, vise Wrixon,
who exchanges.
d i)itro—Ca:iain William Boyce, from 99th Font, to be Cap-
ut!n of a Troop, vice Girdlcstone, who exchanges. •
Rd Rt.)nient of Dragoon Guards--George Pap, Gent. to be
Corner, by purchase, vice Collins, promoted.
Se! John Leoegqt, from the 84th Foot, to be
Menant, vice Club/ey, who exchanges.
12th Regiment of light Dragoons Hawkesley, Cent. to
lie. Cornet, without purchase, view Guldstuid, promoted.
loth Isitto4Captain Harry Wrixon, from the tst Regiment of
Life Guards, to be Captain of a 'hoop, vice Ashworth, who
exchanges. •
Coldstream Regiment of Foot Cu:rds-..-Tkoinas Powys,- Gent.
! to be Ensign, without 'purchase, vice Shaw', praneested.
3d Regitnent.ot Foot—Ensign. and Adjutant Hornet to
have the rsulc i f Li.wettant; Ens gn J. R. Sheehan to be
Licuteratir, waltmit purchase, vice Hill, Rho retires; Robert
tiake, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase; vice Dentate!, who .
retires.

fith Du'ta—Samuel A rinstrorg, (rent. to lie Engin, without pur-
chases vice Ireland, whose .:ppoititniene has not tak. a plate.
eh Ditto—Ensign Thomas nice to be Lieittenantt vrit/tottt
spircliate, vice litnny, who retire.
IPth Ikta—Asslstant-Surgeon to the Fcrces Win. H. BlOse to
he Surgeon, vice Swallow, appoirttud to the 78th Foot. •
241. Ditto—Lieutenant Nt'rti. Joyner, from the 47th Foot, to be
First Licutemnt, V ice Battler, who 'exchanges.
47th Ditto—Ensign Frederick Harding to be Lieutenant, with-
out purchase, vice Atkinson. appointed to the Royal York
Rangers; Alexander Nixon. Gent. to he Ensign, vice liariEng.
97th Li.tro—Ensign Henry. Wilson to be I.ieutenaut, without
purchase; Ensign Francis Herrick to he ditto.
45th Regiment of Feot.
To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign Donald M'l.eoci,
vice Atkins, killed in action ; Et.sign Grant, vice Rilife,
killed In action.
I'o be Ensigns—Robert M'Kenzie, Gent. vlcel.4l'Leod ; Volun-
tecc Middleton, front the Royal Scuts, vice Grant.
47th Ditto—Lieutenant Robert Butler, fra:n the 33t1 Foot, to
• be Lieutenant, vice Joyner, who exchanges; Ene'gn George
Norris to be ditto, vice Farquharsnn, deceasedi
Jot -- Calder, from the 77th Foot, to be Ensign vice Norris.
55th Ditto—Ensign George Edward Clements to te Lieutenant,
vice Cooke, deceased.
• Vint, in Clarles M‘Gregetr, front tke.9oth Footp to
deceased.

63414bittsr.—Captain
be Major, vice Cosby, de