Star.
London, England, 1814-11-29 00:00:00

JERSEY.

" Grouville Barracks, 24th October, 1814.
" Ste—ln the name and on the behalf of the Officers compos
ing the Mess of the tad Battalion; 96th Regiment, we have the
honour to enclose a copy of the revolutions entered into, at a full
meeting in the Officers' Mess-room, at Grouville Barracks, on
the 23d instant, and which we hope will meet your entire appro-
bation. The resolutions therein contained will be carried into
effect with all possible dispatch.
" The Officers of the Mess of this Battalion, impressed with a
deep sense of repect and gratitude for your kindness and atten-
tion to their welfare and interest, dining a period of five years
that you have bad the command, have unanimously voted you a
silver hilt cup, with an appropriate inscription, as a lasting testi-
mony of their most sincere esteem and regard.
" if, in soliciting on behalf of the Officers of this Mess, your
acceptance of this small token, we have any thing to regret, it is
the inefficiency of words to convey a tense of the affection and
attachment your kindness to them has so well merited, and which
WA conspicuous in every individual at the mertieg in question.
" We have also to solicit that you will have the goodness to
favour us with an impression of your Coat of Arms, that the
same may be engraved on the Cup voted you.—We have the
'honour to he, with the highest regard and esteem, &c.
(Signed) "lAat es SrawroltTli ,Lt.-Col. Major 96th Regt.
" Joust P. GaLt., Captain.
" Patti!' IRAN, Paymaster, 94 Batt. 96th Regt.
i• Colonel Henry Elliott, commanding 2d Batt..B6th Foot, Lke.
" Grouville Barracks, 25th October, 1814.
" Gen r tem EN-1n return for the very honourable Memorial
of your esteem, to which your voluntary sentiments of attach-
ment give unperishable value, I feel most anxious to convey my
most unfeigned acknowledgements.
" If I was not deeply impressed, that the sincerity of my feel-
ings is beyond the warmest language to express, it would be my
effort to convince you how much I esteem that affection with
which you so friendly honour me, but I letl assured that my si-
knee proves Its truth.
" The event of my promotion to the rank of Major-Oeneral,
I may msonably hope, cannot be far distant, and however happy
I may feel in °hailing that station, whatever joy may be mine
on arriving at that rank, yet, as it removes me front the 96th Re-
giment, it wilt prove a plersu re nringled with concern; but should
my King and Country again have ocea.ion for my services, hope
might bestow a charm in obeying the sacred call; again to have
the 98th Regiment placed under my command, would crown my
wishes, and would leave me rerhlrg to desire.
" la sending you the impression of my *oat of arms. permit
me, Gentlemen, tuasaut c you, that I consider my inheritance most
proudly honsurA, and memory will have a fresh reason to regard
their depictment with affection and esteem. .4 have the honour
US be, Gentlemen, your most faithful !nimble servant,
" H. Es.tiar, Colonel 95th Regiment-
" Lt. Col. Spawforth, and the Officers of the Mess
Led Battalion 96th Regiment."
Resolutions entered into by the Officers composing
die Men of the 3d Battalion 96th Regiment :

" Orouvitle Barracks, October CS, 1814.
1, Resolved, that the Mesa-Plate, Glass, Knives and Forks
and Utensils, be voted fur the use of the lot Battalion.
4. it Resolved, that a Committee be appointed to examine the
state of the Mess Articles, and take an Inventory, which shall be
given over to the Officer commanding for the time being, in order
that the same may be handed over to the Officer commanding
the Ist Battalion.

" li. Resolved, that a portion of Mess theasih, with Knives,
Forks, and Gla4s, (the quactity of which to be left to the Coin-
voiscoe,) be appropriated for the use of the Depot.—Committee
appointed for the above Resolution, Captain LEA:, Lieutenant
ItICZAILDA, Ensign BIANDS.
" 4. Resolved, that a silver ek Cup, value SO guineas, with an

sppeopriate inscription, be voted to Colonel ELLIOT by the Of&
tiers of the Mass of the 2d Battalion 96th Regiment, as a' testi-
simony of their high esteem and regard of his uniform, kind, and
fatherly attention to the Corps, during the course of five years
that he has hod the command of the same.
" S. Reigved, chat a, Committee be appointed to prepare a
letter containing the Resalutions of the Mess, and lay the same
before Colonel Ettior..—Cotrunittee appointed for the above;
Resolution, Lie atenarit-Colonel S rime OLT Captain Gett, Pay-
master JEAN.
6. Resolved, that the foregoing Resolutions be entered in
the Afe,s-b-vol. of.the 2d Battalion, and the same to be given over
to the Officer commanding the Ist Battalion, together with the
Mess Articles, as voted in Article the ist.
(A true Copy.) " JAS. SIPA WTORTII,
" Lieut.-Colonel, Maj a 96th Regiment."

A detachment of the Royal Staff Corps is doTng
doe at Sandhurst, upon the works of the Regal Ar-
tillery College, under the direction of Lieutenant
Pony of that corps.
The East and West Essex Regiments of Militia are,
on their arrival from Ireland, to do garri.son duty.
The Bedford Militia has marched-into Colchester.
The First Dragoon Guards are ordered from Cork
to Bristol, and are now on their passage from the lat-
ter place.
The Second battalions of the lath and 40th Regi-
mens have also-embarked m Cork for Plymouth.
The Secoed Battalion of the 87th Regiment at
Plymouth are ordered to Guernsey.
The'Carmarthenshire Militia are ordered to Blistol
from Milford-haven.
Extract of a letter from the Chesapeake, of a re-
cent date The blacks who have deserted to us,
from their cruel masters, the Americans, have been
drilled at Tangier Island, in this river, and formed
into a thir3 battalion of marines, and are about to em-
bark in the Regulus troop ship, to assist our expedi-
tion in the Florida, which is destined to act against
Louisiana. Major Lewni, Royal Marines, is to have
the command of this battalion, with the teinporary
rank 01 Lieutenant Colonel, and Captain CLEMILNTs
is to be Major. They are a fine body of men, are
very tractabe, and in all cues where they have been
tried, have displayed much bravery. Lieutenants
HARRIS and RORTON bate joined Colonel MALCOLM'S
battalion. The men of this corps, in all situations,
have universally acquitted themselves to the admire-
lion of every one. MADISON appears as unpopular as
erver with the people ea the extensive shores of this'
giver. Ca a late occasion, when ashore, I observed
to acme Americans whom we were conversing with,
*at s we wanted blaessorr, to take him to the hie
Of Elba With his Mont DowaraarE."They all re.
tithed the joke. and said, 4 they wished to GOD we
would do so: " The letter proceeds to state the plen-
tiful asaanse in which our men of war are supplied
with the first necessaries.