Star.
London, England, 1809-10-07 00:00:00

tHE ARMY, ,
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By the arrival at Yarmouth of two triiiiports front
Flushing, and the AWN sloop, with empty tasks from
Carnvere, in about 30 hours, we have the satisfaction
to observe that the mortality among our troops has
decreased more than one half, and that those in a
convalescent state will be in a shout time fit to resume
their duty. The fortifications are in a very forward
state, and every thing indicates that we are determined
if possible to retain possession of the Island.
Yesterday the corps of detachments under the com-
mand of the Hon. Colonel COCHRANE, marched from
Fort Cumberland, Portsmoiith, to Portchester. The
barracks occupied by them at the Fort will be filled
with the Inverness Regiment of Militia, under the
command of Major TULLOCHi This regiment lately
arrived iii transports from Scotland, and will disem-
bark this afternoon on Point Beiteh.

Lieutenant-Gt ntral Sir GEohOs NuoExt, it is un-
derstood, has relinquished the comiand of the Kent
District. His successor is not, however, as yet known.
EXTRACT FROM GENERAL ORDERS OF SEPTEMBER 10.

The Commander of the Forces having received his
Majesty's command to return with the greatest part
of the troops' to England, cannot suffer this army to
be separated without expressing the high sense of the
exetispiary conduct and discipline observed by the
troops he has had the honour to command, and his
conviction that had circumstances permitted of further
operations, he should not have been disappointed in
his confident expectations, arising out of the experi-
ence of that valour and intrepidity at all times cha-1
racteristic of British troops, of which the army has
upon so many former occasions given the most dis-
tinguished proofs.—The Commander of the Forces
acknowledges, with equal and sincere satisfaction, the
able support he has uniformly received from Lieute-
nant-General Sir EYRE COOTE, the several General
and other Officers in command. But his Excellency
feels he should not be doing justice to the unremitting
exertions and abilities of Lieutenant-General BROWN-
IMO, Quarter-Master General, were he to omit this
public occasion of expressing his most entireupproba-
tion of his conduct, and offering to him his acknow-
ledgments for the very eminent assistance he has on
all occasions derived from his able and judicious ar-
rangerrents. Much credit is also due io Lieutenant-
Colonel LONG, Adjutant-General, for the able man-
ner in which he has conducted the duties of his de-
partment,
and his Excellency begs he will accept his
thanks for Cie zealous and active assistance he has at
all times afforded him.—His Excellency desires to
express his sense of the intelligence and ability with
which Brigadier-General SONTAG has executed the
delicate and arduous duties entrusted to him. He has
also every reason to be perfectly satisfied with the ef-
ficient manner in which the duties of the Commissa-
riat department have been conducted by Mr. Com-
missary-General RosiNSON.—His Excellency laments
sincerely the prevailing indisposition of so consider-
ab:e a portion of the troops ; but he confidently che-
rishes the hope that the evil which arises from the
climate at this particular season of the year will be
but of short duration, and that its effects will.be ma-
terially and daily diminished, by a continuance of
that unremitting zeal and attention which have distin-
guished the Officers of the Medical department, under
the able guidance cf Mr. WEBB, Inspector cf Hospi-,
tals, and by that further relief in medical and other
assistance which has been urgently applied for, and
may be shortly expected from England.

Yesterday morning, Lord CAMIXEN arrived atWind-
sor, and had an audience of his MAJESTY.

Tuesday, Lord COCHRANE arrived at Canterbury,
on a visit to his father, Lord DUNDONALH.

Friday last, JOHN 13AKER, Esq. was chosen Mayor
of Queenborough, for the year ensuing.
Saturday last, HENRY WREIGHT, Esq. was chosen
Mayor of Faversham, for the year ensuing.
Yest:rday morning his MAJESTY, Princesses An-
ousTA and SOPLHA, accompanied by Lord CAMDEN,
Lady ELY, General Frrzaov, and Colonel TAvLca,
rode in Windsor Great Park, and returned at twelve
o'clock.

Wednesday evening, between seven and eight
o'clock, a man, genteelly dressed and well mounted,
rode up tr) the residence of Mr. Baverstock, near
Wimbledon, where after alighting from his horse, he
inquired of a servant girl if either her master or mis-
tress was at home ? and being informed they were
that day gone to Croydon, he, under pretence of be-
ing an acquaintance of theirs, dtsired he might leave
a few lines for them relative I 0 particular business.—
The girl from his polite behavour and gentlemanlike
appearance, did not hesitate to shear him into the
parlour, where he had not been many minutes bef)re
he complained of being taken very unwell, and wished
to know if she could accommodate him with a little
liquor of any kind, and finding that she could not
procure it in any other way than by getting it from
a public house nearly adjoining, he readily gave her
a crown piece for that purpose. Whilst she was
gone, however, he mounted his horse and rode off
with a silver tea-urn and half a dozen silver table-
spoons which were on the sideboard.
On Wednesday evening, a*poor young woman 1 -
most naked, with a child in her arms in the same
condition, was detected stealing a loaf of bread from
a baker's shop in Pimlico ; on being discovered, she
dropped on her knees, praying forgiveness, declaring
that neither of them had eaten any thing that day.
The wife of the baker then went with her to her
lodgings, where being well convinced of her extreme
distress, she not only pardoned the offence, but al-
lowed her to take the loaf; to which she added ano-
ther for her child, and oillered her to call once a
week for a similar allowance, with a caution never to
be guilty of stealing again.
The Bank have lately had £lOO,OOO worth of Spa-
nish dollars new stamped, at BOLTON and Co.'s manu-
factory, at Birmingham. The charge for stamping
is only one farthing each.

Saturday last Mr. Alderman FLETCHER was, for
the third time, sworn into office, as Mayor of Oxford

aiTORD MARKET, SEPT. 30.—The second best price of a bu-
shel of Wheat was 14s. 6e.; according to which price, and a due
allowance made to the baker, the assize and price at Bread are
as follow, via.-I'be peck 104 household, to weigh 171 b. 6 oz.
4s. 9d.—.The half-peck X. Std. and the smaller in proportion.