Star.
London, England, 1812-03-31 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

GENERAL ORDER.
Horse Guards, March It, 11112.
His Royal Highness She Commander in Chief directs it to ht.
notified, that the Officers and Men assembled at the Depots of
Regiments which are on Service Abroad, are to be shpplied with
Pantaloons and Gaiters according to Regulation, instead of
Breeches and Legging as worn by the Croups at Home, without
reference to the Station on which their Corps are employed.
By command of his Royal Highness the Commander in Chief,
HAaa• CALVIIIT. Adjutant-Genera

The following are the relative Rank of the Officers
of the Commissariat, Paymaster-General's, and Me-
dical Departments, with those of the Army :
Commissary-General—Brigadier-General.
PayMilqer-Ueurral--llitto.
Inspector-Generat—Colonel, when at the head of a Department,
in other cases as a Lieutenant-C.l.onel
Deputy Commissary-Cieneral—Lieuteuant-Coionel.
Deputy Paymaster-General—ditto. .
inspector—as Lieutenant-Colonel, when at the Bead if a Depart•
ment, in other cases as Major.
Deputy Inspector—Major, when at the head of a Department,
in other cases as Captaia.
Physician—Car ain.
Purveyor—di: to.
Surgeon—ditto.
Apothecary—ditto. •
Paymaster—ditto.

As.sistant-Conins---I;sary and Aulstant-Parnastet.Cenend--of See
years standing as Captain ; under that period, and above
two years standing, as Lieutenant.
Deputy Purveyor—lieutenant.
Hospital Mate—Ensign.

General MAITLAND, who recently returned to this
country from the Government of Ceylon, is about to
proceed to the East again, with the appointment of
Governor-General of Java and its dependencies.
The Royal Dublin City Militia marched from
Gosport yesterday. The Hereford Militia will arrive
at Gosport to-morrow and Wednesday next. The
Worcester Militia will also arrive at Portsmouth on
Wednesday and Thursc'ay next.

Monday se'nnight three additional companies of
the Fiteshire Militia marched into Perth, which is
now the head-quarters of that regiment. The horse
barracks, which by order of Government are now
converting into infantry barracks, will soon be ready
for their reception.
Major Generals BALLINGAL, DYER, and Sir J.
DOUGLAS, of the Royal Marine Forces, are appoin-
ted Colonels En Secmd at their own divisions ;—in
consequence of which Brevet Lieut. Colonels imam,
Tana, and SAVAGE, are appointed Lieutenant Co-
lonels at the respective divisions of Chatham, Ports-
mouth, and Plymouth. Lieutenant Colonel COLE
is removed to Plymouth, and Lieutenant Colonel
MONCRIEFFE, from Plymouth to Chatham. Brevet
1 Majors LYNN and TREMENGEERE are established Ma-
jors at Portsmouth • and J. WILLIAMS at Plymouth.
First Lieutenants T
amen, PATER, and MOORE, are
made Second Captains.
EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM AN OFFICER ON THE STAFF,

DATED LISBON, MARCH 6.
" The army being now all in the Alentejo, and the
greater part of the ammunition and stores removed,
the siege of Badajoz will be seriously set about ; and
you may rely on its not beingmade such a business
as the last siege of that place. Report says that the
principal command of it will be given to the Hero of
Barossa, and nothing would more please the whole
army. It is determined not to spare this town as we
did Ciudad—the inhabitants who are in the French
interest do not deserve it. It is likewise the determi-
nation of Lord WELLINGTON, if the garrison force us
to come to the assault, to act in the usual manner,
and to spare none of them.
" You little know the state we are in: the transport
of stores, ammunition, sick, &c. has become difficult,
the means are now neatly exhausted in the country ;
the mules, horses, and oxen, are worn out, and in a
little time the business will of itself be at a stand. He
is a great and extraordinary man who is at the head
of the army here, and the fertility of his mind is inex-
haustible, but this is a natural evil, and admits of no
remedy.
" On the departure of Lord Wrtaxacerox in the
South for the Alentejo, General LEITH has the com-
mand in the North ; he has with him, these excellent
Officers Generals ALTEN, HAY, WALKER, and SPRY.
General LEITH'S head-quarters are at Ciudad Ro-
drigo. General ALTEN commands the advance near
Salamanca, and has with these invaluable corps the
Hussars of the German Legion. The number of de-
serters that continue to pour in from the enemy is still
very great, many of them Germans, Swiss, and Dutch.
" A Staff Officer with the army says, they have
just heard that MARMONT is at Burgos, he is making
every exertion to get up men and provisions, and that
he will certainly try his strength with Lord WEL-
LINGTON very speedily. The French army as well
as our own has been very sickly ; they have lost a
very great number of men by the flux, and their hos-
pitals are full, particularly at Seville, Valladolid, and
Madrid.

gi Throughout Spain it is universally the wish of
the people to be organized as an army by British offi-
cers, but the higher classes oppose this ; and it is
known to be the determination of the Regency never
to submit to it—but the people, who are well ac-
quainted with the great name of Lord WELLINGTON,
call out for him as their only General."

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM LISBON, DATED MARCO..
of Lord Wellington is arrived at Elvas. The siege
of Badajoz is, we understand, to commence the day
after to-morrow. That garrison, we have reason to
apprehend, will not readily surrender ; and our troops,
from all accounts, will have a task of some difficulty
to accomplish. The streets are fortified, and the
greatest exertions have been made by the enemy to
place it in a formidable state. From an officer, we
learn this morning that the French have united three
armies to give Lord Wellington battle. Indeed, it
would be ridiculous to suppose that so important a
point as Badajoz would be neglected by the enemy.
—All the Surgeons have received orders to join the
army. immediately. Marshal Beresford is already
at Elvas, and we now begin to look anxiously to-
wards that quarter.
The plan entered into by the new Spanish Govern-
ment for a Military Commission to co-operate with
the allied army, is expected to prove very advantage..
ous to the affairs of the Peninsula. General Cooke,
who is one of them, is a precedent to the introduc-
tion of British officers into the Spanish service.
A reinforcement of 5000 men from Ireland is ex-