Star.
London, England, 1805-10-03 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR of T HE STAR.

SIR-By the influence of the STAR, feveral letters
nn Military fubjeds have appeared, which you very
wifely deemed of fufficient importance to lay before
this great nation. Our Officers never were more
eager to meet the enemies of our envied liberty and
laws, to repel Frenchmen within their ancient boun-
daries, nor to facrifice their lives in compelling them
to fue for peace. Gentlemen dm devoted, treading
the rugged paths of glory, alviays on the hriiik of
eternity, as if they were beings between earth.and
Heaven, lbould be enabled by their grateful country
to appear in the fphere for which they were originally
intended, and which is abfolnrely neceffary for the
well being of the army, confequently of the Itate. Re-
gimental metres ate effential to the good difcipline of
corps, to attend which, Subalterns fait the remain-
ing twenty-three hours; nothing but the higheft
rot fupports them, for it will not be denied that riecei:
faryfuftenance adds not only to firength, but toengy
and courage. It is a notorious faa, that a private,
hating clothes provided him, is better off than his•
officer; and every perfon at all acquainted with the
fervice will grant, that Lieutenants of the Navy hav-
ing (hips allowances, wine, &c. duty free, will be in
caller eircumflances (independant of Spa nith dollars)
with eight Millings per day, than the military can be
with fixteen ; and why have Subalterns of Marines
four Millings and fix-pence lodging money weekly
more than Infantry Officers r f the tame rank ? Tit
keep miftrefs of the feat," will be every old woman's
anfwer. But when we ceafe to be matters in the Ealt
and Weft Indies, our Mips may be hauled athore,
and made martello towers of.
I much fear our Officers will loon run into two
chiles, thole of independent, and thofe of defperate
fortunes, (for the younger branches of families are
battening into trade) ; the former follow the army
for mere amufement, and generally refign when or-
dered on foreign fervice : the latter gaining the af-
cendancy, not cnly our polliffions abroad, but our
deareft rights may be bought and fold for a price...-.
Enfigns cannot fupport their rank under half a guin et
per day ; and, according to the depreciation of coin.
and our riches, this would be no advance ;and it will
be agreeable equally to the landed and mercantile
interefts, on account of their relations ; all claffes are
willing the pay should be augmented, for all ate
equally concerned. • MENTOR.

Information having been given the a duel was to
take place yefterday morning on Putney heath, fume
peace officers were in waiting from twelve o'clock on
Tuefday night, to prevent the fame. The parties are,
one of them, the nephew of a general officer, and
the other, Mr. S—, a gentleman known in the lift
of fporting men. A poft ehaife arrived on the ground
at day break with three perfons, but they fufpedted
the interruption which was about to take place, and
confequently croffed the heath towards King(lon.
The information was given by a female, on whole ac-
count the difpute between the parties originated.
The Lords Commiffioners of the Treafury have
lately augmented the different falaries of all the
Clerks in that department, adding a pecuniary remu-
neration to Poch a s from not having by death or other-
wife advanced in feniority, to commence from the
z of h of °Sober.

Laa Friday moaning a number of %ells were
thrown from mortars ere Bed at the Williamßovrn
Martello 'rower, and the Light-houfe Wall Batley,
near Dublin, at a mark ereeled on the Rrand
Ficus. The effelt, which was really awful, was felt
to different parts of the metropolis.
Saturday fe'unight the Corporation keel for weigh-
ing wrecks in the river Tyne, hooked the bottom of
a ship in the Narrows, near the Middle Ground, in
Shields harbour, and, after much ezertitm, fucceeded
in carrying it upon the Green Bank, near the lm'•er
end of South Shield.. This wreck has impeded the
navigation, by catchius (hips anchors and kedges,
upwards of eight years.
On Monday, as GEORGE G. MARSHALL, Efq. was
nut partridge (hooting, at Charing, Kent, and reach-
ing over the muzzle of his gun to gather fome Ruts,
the piece unfortunately went off, and be was killed
upon the fpot. .

Three of the Flowing Capitals in the prefent Lot.
tery were drawn on Ivl,,nday, and all divided in
Shares among the Public. It is obiioufly the interai
of every pertOn whn wifhes to have a chance of the
three Twenty Thnufandi, three Ten Thoufands, &c.
&c. to make his purchafe immediately, left he Arnold
be difappointed by any of thofe Capitals coming up
To in.lrrnw, which is the Second Day of Drawing ;
more efpecially, as it will be but half a rifk, the
Blanks being cutitled to tot. each.