Star.
London, England, 1809-02-13 00:00:00

ADMIRALTY-OFMCE, FEBRUARY 11._.

Copy of s Letter addressed by Lord George Stuart, Captain of
his N...jtsty's Ship l'Amiahle, to the Senior Officer of his Ma.
jesey's Ships and Vessels off the Texel, dated the 7th instant,
and transmitted to the Hon. W. W. Pole by Rear Admiral Sir
Edmund. Nagle.
Sta.:---1 beg leave to acquaint you, on the 2d inst.
while standing to the southward to regain my station,
his .I.ljesty's ship uncler my command being driven
by. the late tempestuous weather from off the Texel,
on the Wellbank, I perceived, at eleven A. M. a
stTange sail on the weather quarter, standing to the
northward and eastward; concluding, froM that, she
was an enemy, I immediately wore round and made
an sail, and, after a.chace of 2$ hours; at four P.M.
on the 3d instant (Aberdeen bearing N. 75. W. dis-
tan :e thirty-tii leagues), came alongside of.her, and
h Ming' exchanged broadsides, continued a running
hilt, anvil In a few minutes .she struck. She proved
to be lthis, Frenchnational 24 gun-ship, commanded
by Monsieur Miquet, Capitaine de frigate, but capa-
ttla of carrying •thiity-two guns, had only twenty-
foir when taken, twenty-two...twenty-four-pounder
Carronades, and twolong twelves, a complement of
14:0 men. She is' only ten months old, copper-fasten-
ed, and; I think, in every respect qualified for his
Majesty's s&vice.' She sailed from -Dunkirk on the
2.ith ult. bound to Martinique, with six hundred and
forty casks of flour on board, besides being victualled
and 'stored with every species to four months. lam
happy to say, only two men were slightly wounded ;
the enemy lost two killed and eight wounded, lam
concerned to add, we suffered materially in our masts
and rigging; the mainmast shot in the head, malts
yard shot away in the slings, the mizenmast-head-
and mizen-topmast shot away, also the try-sail-mast
and the rigging and sails greatly cut up. I have, &c.
(Signed) G. STUART.
LIST 07 WOUNDED.
Anthony Nelson, seaman, and Jacques Magra, marine.
MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
Commissions in the West and North Shropshire Re-
giments of Local Militia, signed, by the Lord
Lieutenant. ' West Regiment.
John-Kynaston Powell, Esq. to be Colonel. Dated February 1,
*1797.
John Corbet„ Esq. to be Lieutenant Colonel. Dated as above.
John Closet, Pelham, Esq. to be Major; Edward Dymock, Esq.
to be ditto; Wm. Morral, Benjamin Benyon, Owen Roberts,
Robert Clarke, Wm. Sparling, -Ralph Benson, Thomai Heber,
and George Durant;•Esqrs. to be Captains ; Erancis Lce, Ed-
wordKynaston, Peter Pritchard., James Kent, Richard Price,
Stephen Islassal, Edward Stokes, John Felicriis, Samuel Tudor,'
John Ireland, George Walmsley, Thomas Birch, John Lee,l
Wm. Harley, Thomas Stanton, George Ashby Maddock, Peter
Broughton, Robert Tovey, John Sishton John Bott Bingham,
Gents. to be Lieutenants ; John Sharrini, John Stanton, Henry
Legh, Wm. Jackson, Roger Georp, and John Allen, Gent...to
be Ensigns ; Edward Kynasum, Gent. to be Quarter-Muter;
and Thomas Sutton, Gent. to be Sumo. All dated Sept. 24,
14308.

North Regiment.
lobit Rynaston Powell, Esq. to be eolonel. Dated Feb. 1, 1797,
sir Corbet Corbet, Bart. to be Lieutenant Colonel,
Dated Svc

24, 18()8.
Wm. Charlton, Esq. to be Major. Dated as above.
Hi bonus Kenyon, Esq. to be ditto. Dated as above.
Joseph Sutton, Esq. to be Captain. Dated March 14, 1799.
Villuun Holt Davison, Esq. to be ditto. Dated September 24,

1808.
Win. Church Norm, Wm. Henry Haulage, Thomas Netherton
Farker, James Parry, John Brazier, and John Arthur Lloyd,
'Bum. to be ditto. AU dated as above.
John Marston, Gent. to be Lieutenant. Dated February 2, 1797.
Thomas Sutton, Gent.. Christopher I•cott, Gent. Richard Spendi-
low, Gent. John Griffiths, Gent. William Pnolt, Gent. Roger
Blakeway, Gent. Joh:. Williams, Gent. Arthur Downs, Gent
Sohn Croxon, Cent. Richa: Salter,Gent. William Price, Gent'
Geo. Green, Gent. John Ptivq, Cent. Wm. Scoltock, Gent. J..
Anderson, Gent. John Atcherley, G.:tit:Jas. Cooper, Gent. Ed-
ward Snaxton, Gent. Rich. Edwards,G era. to be Lieutenants.
John Green, Gent. Robert Evans, Gent. Thomas Dunaldso:.,
Gent. William Orpe, Gent. John Whitmore, Gent. and John
Boroughs, Gent. to be Ensigns. Bated September 24,1808.
Richard Salter, Gcnt, to he ft,Narttr-Master ; James Kent, Gent.
to be Surgeon. Dated September 24, 18C3.
• -•Artillery attached to,the West Regiment.
Robert Perrot, Gent, to be First Lieutenant; Edward EdWardr,
Gept. to be Second Lieutenant. Dated September 24, I dos.
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the
Ct.unty of Essex—Wo;fern Battalibn of Essex Militia.
San Awl Pitt, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice Fuaker, resigned. Dated
Decen.bur 120, 1808.
Charles Waltham Harris, Gent. W be ditto, vice Gourdez, de-
ceased. Dated Dec. 21. 1808.
Edward Godirty, Gent. to be Ensign. Dated Dec. CO. ISGB,
Commission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the
County of Ayr.
2d Regiment of Local Militia.
Hugh M'Whinnie, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Robert Spt•;r,. re-
signed. Dated January 13, 1809.
WAR-011'10E, FEB. 11.

Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—William I.cwes, Gent, to be
Cornet, by purcheue, vice N'illiers, promoted.
Sth Regimem of Dragoon Guards—Captain Keane Osborn, from
the Royals, to be Captain of a Troop, vice Elackmore, who
exchanges. •
14th Regiment of Light Dragcons—Francis C.. Keogh, Gent. to
be Cornet, without purchase, vice-Hay, promoted.
Ist Regiment of Foot Gua rds—Gers ate Anthony Eyre, Gent. to
be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cartwright, who reties.
Ist Regiment of Foot—Captain Charles Blackmorc, fro:n the sth
Dragoon Guards, to be Captain of a Company, vice Osborne,
who exchanges.
4th Ditto—Volunteer Edmond Reardon, from the 38th Foot, to
be Ensign, vice I lannani, deee eesed.
10th Ditto--E.nsign Henry Ferguson to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Lewis, who resigns; Wni. Robinson, Gent. to
be Ensign, vice Ferguson.
11th Ditto—anuel iliiam Hardy, Esq. to be Paymaster of the
2d Battalion.
14th Ditto—Samuel Park, Gent to be Ensign, without purchase,
vice Carr, appointed to the 25th Fort.
15th Ditt0—.......-Ridout, Gent: to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Gunring, promoted in the 7:!.d Foot.
16th Ditto--Scott y, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Smith, promoted.
18th Ditte—Ensign B • H. Morgan, from the West India Raii-
gers, to be Lieutenant, vice Whitley, deceased ; Ensign Abra-
• lam Reed to be Lieutenant, without purchase ; Demp-
• er, Gent. to be Ensign; vice Reed; P. Grznie, Gent. to be
• - Entign, vice Redwood, ,messed.
loth Dino—Captain Charles Stevensto be 14/12or, without pur-
chase, vice Cc-about-1;e, promoted in the sth ear:ison Battalion ;
Lieutenant M. M'Kenzie to be Captain of a Company, vice
• Stevens; Ensign Frederick Eitsgerld to be Lieutenant, vice
IVPKenzie ; James perrisnau Walker, Gent. to be Ensign, vice
Fitzgerald, 1
2sd.Ditto-7Seconcf Lieutenant -- Farmer to be First Lieute-
nant, without purchase ; First Lieutenant Milne to be
Adjutant, vice Richards, deceased.
-29th Ditto--Ensign Samuel Hardy to bo Lieutenant, vice Champ
.-ain4 deceased; George Sullivan, Gent. to be Ensign, vice
kari.
3.7 tha Ditto—pentenant Hugh Lynch, from the 4th Garrison Bat-
tulaniainutenant, vice' Crofiv, deceased;
dOtti Ditto--lamas Anthony, Gent. su be' Edsign, by purchase,
Ass T. Brown, prompted.