Star.
London, England, 1813-04-07 00:00:00

selphillkikM OFFICE, APRIL 6.
Copy of a Letter float Captain Salt, of his Majesty's ship Uni-
corn, addressed to RearAdnairal Sir Harry Neale, and trans-
mitted by Admiral Lord Keith to John Wilson Croker, Esq.
His Majesty's ship Unicorn, March 30.
SIR—I beg leave to acquaint you, that his Ma-
jesty's ships Unicorn and Stag captured this day, in
latitude 48 de 30 30 min. N. and longitude 6 deg. 30
min. W. the French privateer ship Miquelonnaise,
belonging to St. Malbes, pierced for twenty guns,
mounted two lorm twelve-pounders, eight long .six-
pounders, and eight twelve-pound carronades, with a
complement of one hundred and thirty men, nut four
days tram Quimper j had taken a small brig, the
Alexander, from London, bound to Lisbon, with a
cargo of tin and iron, which vessel she sunk. The
Niquellniin,tise is nearly 100 tons, only six months
old, copper-listened, and is a very superior vessel of
her class, an.l appears to be fit for his Majesty's ser-
vice. His Majesty's ship Phoebe hove in sight at the
latter part of the chase.—l have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) G. B. SALT, Captain.
MILITARY-PROMOTIONS.
WAR-OFFICE, APRIL 6.
loyal Regiment of Horse Guards—Cornet H. H. Wynne to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Clutterbuck, who retires. Com-
mission dated April 1, 1813.
esh Regiment of Light Dragoons—Cornet P. T. Dalton to be
Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Gillam, who retires. Da-
ted ai above.
10th Ditto—To be Lieutenants, without purchase, -
Corset I. H. PoWell, Dated March 30, 1813.
Cornet losias Jackson. Dated March 31, 1813.
Cornet J. A.'Richardson. Dated April 1, 1813.
elst Ditto—Lieutenant C. Johnstone, from the 18th Foot, to be
Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Francis Evatt, promoted in
the Garrison Company. Dated as above.
Id Regiment of Foot Guards—William Frederick Hamilton,
Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Knox, who resigns.
Dated as above.
eth Regiment of Foot—Captain Guy Campbell to he Major, by
purchase, vice Carnie, pmmoted. Dated as above.
11th Ditto—Lieutenant R. H. Jones to be Captain of a Company
ty purchase, vice Hantllton, promoted. Dared as above.
113 Ditto—Ensign R. Westrnore to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Gahagan, who retires. Dated as above.
39th Ditto—Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel C. Sturt to be Lieute-
nant-Colonel, vice Wilson, deceased; Brevet-Majur H. Stan-
dish to he Major, vice Sturt : Lieutenant E. Vincent to be Cap-
tain of a Company, vice Standish ; Ensign A. N. Purefoy to be
Lieutenant, vice Vincent; Volunteer R. Meredith, from the
6th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Purefoy. Dated as above.
45th Ditto—Ensign R. S. Stewart to be Lieutenant, without pur-
chase, vice Milne, placed upon half-pay ; Lambert Brabazon
Urmston, Gent. to he Ensign, vice Stewart. Dated as above.
18th Ditto—Ensign Martin Joyce, front the South Mayo Militia,
to be Ensign. without purchase. Dated as above.
16th Ditto—J. F. Nelson, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
M'Derrnoit, promoted. Dated as above.
69th Ditto—Lawrence Watson, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Hartford, promoted. Dated as above.
63d Ditto—Lieutenant Thomas Freer, from the 90th Foot, to be
Lieutenant, vice Uniacke, who exchanges; and James Collier,
Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Inglis, appointed to the
Sti Dragoon Guards. Dated as above.
67th Ditto—Ensign Lewis Evans to be Lieutenant, without pur-
chase, vice Moyle, promoted ; Gentleman Cadet G. P. R. Codd,
from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Evans.—
Dated as above.
71st Ditto-,-Abraham GoT, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase,
vice Dickson. Dared as above.
72d Ditto—Er.s'gnTlionias James to be Lieutenant, without pur-
chase, vice Burnett, who resigns; William Fraser, Gent. to be
Ensign, vice James. Dated as above.
731 Ditto.--Williant M'Eean, Gott, to be Ensign, by purchase,-
vice Green, l.tetd:,, promoted. Dated as above.
77th Ditto.—Willia;ll Oeut. to be Ens.gn, without put.
chase, vice Faulkner, whose ansohttruent has nut taken place.
Dated as above.
85th Ditto—Alexander Biggar, Esq. to he Paymaster, vice Man-
by, dionissed. Dated as•above.
87th Ditto—Lieutenant Charles Cur to be Captain of a Com-
pany, by purchase, vice 1-:Law, who retires; Pullin James
Bowes to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cox. Dated as
above. •
90th Ditto—Lieutenant T. F. Uniacke, from the 63d Foot, to be
Lieutenant, vice Freer, who exchanges. Dated as above.
• lid West India Regiment—Major A. Maclean to be Lieutenant-
Colonel, without purchase; Captain Edward Fleming, Irons
the 31st Lot, to be 8.1a!or, eke Maclean. Dated as abrrre.
.sth Ditto—Ensign John Canzphell to be .ieutenant, vice I.awrie,
deceased ; Hugh Donald Mackay, Gent. to be Ensign, vice
Cantpbal. Dated as above.
Royal African Corps—Captain Ernert 0. Tripp, from the 11th
Foot, to he Major, vice Kirgsley, deceased. Dated as above.
13th Royal Veteran Bat talion—l.ieutenatter homes Brawn, from
the 39th Foot, to be Lieutenant. Dated as above.
s rare.
Robert Wm Tunney, Clerk, to be Chaplain to the Forces, vice
Wentworth, deceased. Dated March 13, 1813.
Deputy Assistant-Cumm:ssary-General Wm. Mackay to be an
Assistant-Commissary-General to the Forces. Dated Febru-
ary 23, 1813.
To be Deputy Assistant-Commissaries-General to the Forces.
William Wetbermar, Gent. Dated March 1:4 1813.
William Green, Gent. Dated March iii, 1813.
'rose' rm. STAFF.
To be Hospital Mates for General Service—Daniel O'Doherty,
Thomas Ryss, James Lennon, Henry King, James Johnson,
and John Campbell, Gents. ; ant Louis Heinthurgh, Gent.
vice Hunter, deceased. All dated Nlarch 25, 1813.
The King's German I.egion.
-let Regiment of Dragoons—William Edward Rudolph, Cent. to
be Cornet. vies AO', promoted. Dated March 84, 1013.
let Regiment of Light Dragoons—Cornet 8. Pretelenthal to be
Lieutenatltsviee Se ItarnhOrst,who retires. Dated March 27,1313.
ell Ditto—Assistant-Surgeon George Milking to be Surgeon, vice
Groskepff, promoted on the Staff. Dated Feb. 4, 1813.
Zlll Batridion of the Line—ferdivand Scharnhorr; Gent, to be
Eusign, vice I.luwellyn, promoted. Dated March 27,1013,
The Duke of Brunswick Oel's Corps.
Infantry—John Cornelius Sao: , Gent. so be Ewer, vice Schultz,
promoted. Dated April 1, 1813.
'1 he Duke of York's Greek Light Infantry Regiment.
Captain C. G.D'A guitar, from the 8 i st Foot, to be Major, with-
9ot purchase, vice CI urch, promoted. Dared April 1,1813.
MEMORANDUM.
The appointment of Charles Ebell Gent. to be Ensign in the
Ist Battalion of Llght Infantry of the King's German Legion, as
stated in the Gazette of the 30th ult. has not taken place.
ERRATA in the Gazette of 2d February last.
C9th Foot—For Paymaster Edward Mundell, from the 2d Bat-
talion, to he Paymaster of the Ist Battalion, vice Baldock, de•
ceased, read Paymaster Edward Mundell, from the 2d Bat-
talion, to be Paymaster of the Ist Battalion, vice M•Natly,
resigned.

ARTIFICERS' WAGES.
Lord SIDMOUTH moved the second reading of the Artifi-
cers' Wages Bill. Their Lordships would recollect, he said, that
Pe:itions had been sonic time ago presented to the House .of
Commons fur regulating the rate of wages ; that a Committee
had been appoint-d, and that their report was, that it was hignly
impolitic to legidate on the subject. It was not at that t me,
however, that there were Acts in existeuce for regulating the
rate of wages—but hi the c-urse of last year it had been disco-
vered Coat there were Acts, both in England and Scotland, ren- I
dering it imperative in Magistrates to fix the rate of wages. In
the English Act of the 6th of Elizabrth, relating to this subj-ct,
it was among other things provhjed that no artificer, haadierafts-
man,- or husbandry labourer, should take more or less than the
regulated sum, under pain of imprisonment for 21 days ; and that
no employer shotild give more or, less under pain of imprisonment
for ten days. It did nut &Ore mind* so collet. ned as those of
their Lordships to be aware how pernicious such a state of things
-.must he both to the ettrelqer and the servant, hut especially to
the latter. They must all be convinced, therefore, that it was
expedient to repeal Ouse:pernicious statutes, and such was the
ohj tct of the BM, the second reading of which he now moved.
The Bill was read a second tame, and ordered to be collima-
ted to-morrow
The Felons' Transportation Bill was al.o read a second time.
SAILING EXPICRINIE.NTS.
Earl STANHOPE stated, that he had in his hand some mo-
tions for papers connected with the proposition intended to he
submitted to the House by a Noble Lott! (Darnley) riot now
present, on the subject of the Naval Establishment. though that
question had gone off till after the holidays, he would muse tor
these papers now, understanding front the Noble Lord opposite
(Melville) that there was no ohiection to their production. H.
then moved for a copy of Earl otanhope's note to Sir koger
Curtis, and others, with the 41 questions ther-in contained; a
copy of the report of Captain Lloyd, of the Racoon, to the Ad-
miralty, on the subject of the sailing csperi.neuts made Li con-
sequence of Earl Stanttope's suggestions ; auu copy of the order
of the Ailmiralty Board io the Admiral in the Downs on the
saint subject.
Lord MELVILLE was not aware that a;ly public inconve-
nience would result from the production of the papers, if they
were moved for with a view to the motion on the subject of the
Naval Admiiii-tratiori: —hat if the Noble Lord meant to make
them the foundation of a specific motion on the subject of ship-
building, he must oppose the production of the papers, as he did
not thi:k that their Lordships were the most competent judges
of the proper mode of coma ucting ships.
Earl STANHOPE stated, that the papers were called for only
with a view to the motion relative to the Naval Adininistr.ition.
The papers were ordered to be produced.
1 NINA QLILs lON.
On the Motion of Lord WALSINGHAM, the order for sum-
moning the Lords for Wedoesday, on the subject of the East.
India Question, was discharged ; and the order Geed for Friday,
to which day the motion of the Marquis WILLXIILILY, relative
to the proposed plan of Indian Government and Commerce was
stated by Lord WALSINGUAM to be postponed.
Mr. LUSHINGI ON brought a Message from the Commons,
announcing their consent that Mr. Drummond, one of the Mem-
bers of that House, should attend their Lordships' Committee as
a witness, to be examined on the East-India Question.
CURATLe BILL.
Lord HARROWBY proposed that the Curates' Bill shouldbe
recommitted to-morrow, for the purpose of introducing some ,
further amendments; niter which it was intended to print the
Bill as amended, and deter the consideration of the Report till
after the holidays.—.l'he Bill was accordingly ordered to be re•
committed to-ntorrow.--Adjourned.

[The Gazette also contains a grant to Major-General Sir James HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Leith, in consideration of his highly distinguished conduct in the ; Sir W. GEARY presented a Petition from several Freeholders
Battles at Corunna, Badajoz, and ::alamanca, an honourable at:g- of Kent, against the Jai' proposed to be built in that county.
nictitation to his arms, viz. on a chief, a bastion of a fortification, Sir E. KNATCHBULL presented three Petitions iu favour of
intendtd to represent that of San Vicente, the British ensign the proposed Jail.
hoisted on the angle. and the two facts near the salient angle A conversation then rook place between Sir W. GEARY, Sir
surmounted each by twc{ scaling ladders; and the following crest E. Kis a'reuacia., and Mr. Ca I.CRA ; after which the Bill on
of honourable augmentation, viz. out of a mural crown, inscribed this subject was ordered to be committed.
with the word " Salamanca," a demi lion, reguardant, gore de Air. JOHN SMITH presented a Petition from Nottingham in
ang, in the mouth and sinister paw an eagle or standard, re- favour of peace. He stated, as au instance of the distress of the
versed, the staff broken, intended to represent the French star- inhabitants, that in one parish, consisting of 7900 persons, one-
dard taken by the said fifth division of his Majesty's army in the third received parochial relief.
said ever-memorable Battle of Salamanca; to be borne aad used, The Petition was ordered to be read, when it appeared to be
with the motto " Badajoel. printed.
[There is also a grant unto George Ridout Bingham, Esq. Lieu- Ibe SPEAKER observed, that it was contrary to the rules of
tenant-Colonel in the Ind (or the Shropshire) Regiment of Foot, the House to receive a printed Petition; and it was accordingly
his Majesty's royal licence and permission that. he may accept rejected.
and wear the insignia of an Honorary Knight Commander of the General FERGUSON presented a Petition from the
Inhahl-
Royal Portuguese Military Order of the Tower and Sword], , tains of Kirkahly, agiust the East-India Monopoly.
[For Bankrupts, Dividends, arc. set; the last page.) Mr. M. A. TAYLOR feed Tuesday, the ith'uf May, as the

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