Star.
London, England, 1806-09-10 00:00:00

tro THE EDITOR OF THE sr-4R.

Sit —I feel obliged by your inferting the few lines
I fent you lad seek, and am hardy enough to again
requeft a fimilar indulgence ; regretting, however,
that my pen is not more deferving of your kindnefs.
I obferve that the Weekly Paper I before alluded
to,bas again been molt diffule and elaborate in refpelt
to Military Rank being withheld from an Individual.
The fame writer was requefled Come time ago to give
infection to a Letter refpcBing Rank being withheld
from Officers in Veteran Battalions, and lie Wilb en-
treated to give them his affillance in dating the cafe of
thole meritorious Officers ; but it would appear that
the argionsaiurn ad rest was wanting ; for, unfortunittely,
neither of thole Officers were ever in polliflion of
either a Regiment nr a Government ; but without
the aid of the celebrated pen of that eminent writer,
( which, upon moll occalions, makes the work appear
the better caufe), I fancy it may eafily be proved, that
the Cervices and fears of the Officers of the Veteran
Battalions hare been as extenfive and honourable, as
thole of any Honourable Gentleman whatever.—l am
not however an advocate for the withholding of rank,
which, from meld Officers, is a merefure of late adop-
tion, and, certainly, does no credit to the advice: s of it,
for, I am well aware, the idea could not generate in a
Royal Break ; on the contrary, I have heard an old
Brevet Officer of one of thole Battalions, repeatedly
Bate, that a General Officer, high upon the Staff, and
defervedly in the confidence cf the Commander in
Chief, told him, that it was the intention to place the
Royal Veteran Battalions on a more relpeflable foot-
ing ; and, lam confident, it mull be fo, for the ats.
minion, benevolence, and humanity, of hi* Royal
Highnefs, Rands confpicuous ; nor do I believe the
army ever had a Commander in Chief, who is fo uni-
venially and defervedly beloved, by hoth Officers and
men. And, when it is confidered that an Officer is
placed in a Veteran Battalion Crum misfortune, or
from great length of lervices, and that he neither re-
ceives additional pay beyond that of his rank, nor
any em'lumcnt whatever, from ferving in thole cot ps,
it will &fit/redly appear fevere. to have the feather of
Sank torn from his brow, when tottering on the
hrink of the grave. A WI LOAN.

!VEST INDIES.

EARBADOES, JULY ss.
His Majelly's (hip Alexander, Hon. E. D. Xing
Commander, with the following veffels tinder cot
vny, arrived here on Sunday fall :—Ships Malvina,
Dublin, and Orford, for Jamaica ; Baltic Merchant,
and York, for Antigua ; Union, for Grenada ; Mag-
dalen, for St. Vincent's ; Recovery, for St. Kitt's ;
Favourite, for St. Thomas's ; Alfred, for Tobago ;
and Charming Eliza, for Barbadoes. They left
Spithead on the tzth ult. and Falmouth, the s 6th—
twenty-one fa'l in company, feven of 'which have pro-
ceeded to the Southern Colonies ; and four for Africa.
By the Agamemnon, juft arrived from Admiral
Cochrane's fouadron, we learn that they were left on
the 17th inilant, off Antigua, on their return here.
It appears alfo, that the enemy's rquadron was join-
ed on the 7th ioflant by another line of battle (hip,
making their force fuperior by three, to ours in view
of them the preceding day.

JULY 26.—Sir Alexander Cochrane, in the Nor-
thumberland, arrived at Antigen on the 17th intl. ;
• and, accnrding to the late accounts from Leeward,
Sir J. B. \Vouch's ((radian pallid St. Thomas's on
the above dsy, in quett of the enemy.
If recent reports from St. Lucie are to be credited,
the enemy is contriving further annoyance to iliac
Wands, it being confidently affirmed there, that ano-
ther fquadron, Paid to be from Rochefort, under Ad-
miral Alamonz, is momentarily expetled at Mar-
tinique.
Lord Seaforth yefterday took his departure from
this gland, on bo •rd the (hip Severn, Captain Wat
fon, with the homeward bound trade, under convoy
of his Majefty's (hip Agamemnon.
The Honnurable Prefident Ince focceeds to the
Government, and will be (worn into office on Moo-
&y next. .

JULY a 9-.The public will bear (and we record
k) with the keenell regret And forrow, that yeflerday,
which had been appointed for the fweating ill as Pte.
fident and Commander in Chief of this ;nand, of the
Hon. John Ince, terminated the earthly honours and
career of public duty of this faithful, indefatigable,
and zealous officer of our Colonial Government, and
valuable member of the community. His death was
ecearioned by an accident, of a N'egroe's driving
boric furinufly (a praflrce which it is to be wondered
bag not been attended with more frequent fatal effees)
tgainft him about fourteen days ago, jutt as he had
mounted his own ; from which he was precipitated,
and received inch a contuli.in generally throughout
his fume, as, altlii.4,gli at the moment it did riot ap•
pear to be attended pith any alarming eonfequences,
pas thus cid. off UDC of the bell ornaments of out
country, at the very moment he was, for a iccond
time, about to enter upon the duties of its moll
int-
I,orrapt office ; and had but jolt attained the PA
• .
year ul his age.
,
A meeting of his Majeay'a Council of this ifland
iv, we undeilland. fummoned for Thurfday next
The fcnior Member in fueeefGon to the Prelident's
Chair, on the death of the Hun. Mr. Int. is the Ho-
nourable John Spooner. father in law to the denoted.
ins wee ADMISM. COMMANDING 051 OS Tilt SSI.
-•e Cis IiAIaSTT TSS IMrllol AND 11150. TO ISONSISUR
.1•1111 COMMANDANT OF MONTSIII•Ar.
* From oo booed his Imperial Majetty's Oily the Foudroysat,
fa the Rood eiMoutterrat, July 3, 0536.
MOOSItUII LI COMIAIKOANT,
An Aker attached to my perfon, wham I hire the honour to
feud to you with a du of truce, will inf.inn you that the Cipi..lron
'donning to the Empowe of the french. my Matter, lying at pm•

fait before this place, has a force fufecieen to reduce the town and
the rood in a skty ilstet time. But as the cmploympd of eont-
paw, nymfotee would be an let of inhuntaoity ■gaiufl the peace-
able Inhabitant. ; and ma my intentina is to refped the property of
tic Colony, 1 only require that the vallkis now at their nu wings
hb.:l be ioftintly delivered up to pte ; or that the full value of them
/lad be paid to ready cads. Upon your ref ufal of this pt moat. I
dl ado' a diLoataarkation to be made, which may lead to fatal
c„nfeguwaces for the plate you command. Accept my diltinguithed
Welder ation. (Signed) GLNLIIAL WILL/W/111LS,"

FRANCE.

PARIS, SEPTEMBER I.
The aflonithing preparations going on in Frani'
mull naturally obtrude themfelves upon the obterver,
It is alf., Paid that they have attracted the notice of
Government—and as there has been nothing of the
kind ever fence the days of Frederick the Great, Go.
vernment found itfelf compelled to demand a cate•
gorical anfwer of the King of Pi uffia, as to the obi
jeft of all thefe preparations. The anfwer, as it is
reported was, " that thefe preparations were merely
defenlive; his Pruffian Majefly had no hoftile views
againa any power." How the negociatinns between
us and England will terminate remains an enigma.
Much has been Paid of points in difpute between cur
Government and the Court of Vienna, and often not
without foundation ; hut at prefent the bell under-
(landing pollible fubfilts, and it is ;alerted that the
Principality of Fulda is to be ceded to the A:chduka
Ferdinand, the prefrnt Elettor of Wurtzbnrghoss am
indemnification for his poffellions in the Ortenau and!
the Brifgau. Our Government has alfo declared to
the Court of Vienna, that it is by no means their in.
tention to abolifh the dignity of Grand Matter of the
Teutonic Order ; it willies, on the contrary, that the
Archduke Anthony Ihould MI that office, promiflng
at the fame time, that he Ihould retain his prat
(inns in Snabia and elfewherc, betides the foveteigoty
of feveral fmall principalities in Franconia.