Star.
London, England, 1812-09-16 00:00:00

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he Guards embarked yeetertiat it Pottenthuth,
end sailed for Corunna, and not for Lisbon, as was at
first expected. Lieutenant-General Dausokrita and
Staff went out with them.
This morning at four o'clbck, the last detachment
of the Foot Guards, consisting of 100 of the 2d re-
giment, and 150 of the 3d regiment, with Officers,
amounting to 300 men, marched from the Parade
in the'Bird-cage-walk, St. James's Pal*, alqn; West-
minster, for Woolwich, there to embark to Join the
British army under the command of General HILL.
The troops were in high spirits, and as they passed,
repeatedly gave and received several cheering huxus.
The Ist battalion of the 91st of the line, upwards
of 10(X) strvng, embarked yesterday at Chatham in
lighters, and sailed to Sheerness, where they are to
be re-embarked on b6ard ships of war, and proceed
to the Nore, and are to wait there the arrival of the

above division of the Guards from London ; the
whole will then sail for the port of Corunna, and are
to join the army under the immediate command of
the Marquis of WamanoTon. Five companies of the
3d regiment of the 4toyal Lancashire Militia march-
ed yesterday frotn the barracks in Canterbury, to
occupy those at Chatham.
An order is come out for two new troops to be ad-
ded to each of the Life Guards, previous to their
going on foreign service. It is now understood that
the intention of sending out these regiments as a bri-

gade of Household troops is done away eat and
that they are to act independently, or to be attached
to other brigades. In order to assimilate them more
to other Dragoons, the long coats and cross-belts,
which have hitherto distinguished the Household
Troops, are to be exchanged for short jackets and
waist-belts.
The eight transports which brought over 8000
French prisoners, return immediately to Lisbon ; they
carry out artillery and troop horses for the Marquis
of WELLINGTON'S army. On board one of these
transports Lieutenant-General STEWART and Staff go
out ; also Captains STRETTOW, Downs, and -foams,
of the 40th Regiment ' • and Captain REED, and Lieu-
tenant TATE, of the Staff Corps ; and Paymaster
JoNas, of the King's own Dragoons.
The 70th regiment, now quartered in Stirling
Castle, under the command of LietiVEDMIE-Colonel
GRANT, are=
500 strong, mostly young boys.
They-only from the West Indies, a skeleton,
about six uswasha ago.
The varse aadiasagaified statements of the force
under General MAITLAND being calculated to excite
extravagant expectations of its proceedings, we are
happy in the opportunity of presenting our Readers
with the following Extract of a Letter from an Officer
belonging to that army, shewing both the strength
and the regiments employed :
We have now fairly left Pert Mahon, and are
under way for the coast of Spain. We left Sicily
7000 strong, totally British, consisting of a division
of the 20th Light Dragoons, the Ist battalion 10th
Foot, the Ist battalion 58th, the Ist battalion 81st,
the 4th and 6th battalions King's German Legion.
and the regiments of Dillon and de Rolle. At NV-
norca we have been joined by about 4000 men, so
that our whole strength may be about 11,000. The
coast cf Catalonia is evidently to be the theatre of
our operations."
Lieutenant and Adjutant JAMES DAVIDSON, of the
27th regiment, who was killed in the battle of Sala-
manca, was the second son of JOHN DAVIDSON, Esq.
Collector of the Land Tax for the county of Caith-
ness. This gentleman had also the misfortune to
lose his eldst son, Captain SINCLAIR DAVIDSON Of the
79th regiment, who fell gallantly leading his connpa-i
ny to victory at the bittle of Fuente de Honora.—
Both were officers of high promise, much esteemed
by their superiors, and highly respected by their corn-1
panions in arms.
Thursday, the examination of the Gentlemen Ca- I
dets who were Candidates for Commissions in the
Royal Corps of Engineers, and Royal Regiment of,
Artillery, took place before a *lea Committee of
Officers of the above Corps, and a numerous assem-
blage of spectators. The following Officers of the
Royal Engineers, viz.—General MANN, Inspector of
Fortifications, and Culonels BRIDGES and lima ; and
Generals LLOYD and BORTHWICK, and Colonel Cous-
BROOK, of the Royal Artillery, were the Officers ap-
pointed by the Master-General of the Ordnance, to
decide on the merits of the Candidates. Dr. HUTTON
was the examiner, and concurred with the Officers
present in expressing his utmost satisfaction of the
great proficiency of the candidates, throughout a long
examination of five or six hours in the most abstruse
branches of mathematics, including hydrostatics,
hydraulics, pneumatics, fluzions, practical gunnery,
&c. &c. General LLOYD, in the name of the Com-
mittee, expressed himself highly pleased with the
advancement of the studies at the Royal Military
Academy, and the great display of ability made by
the present candidates, and complimented Colonel
MUDGE, the Lieutenant-Governor, and Colonel Pin eils,
the Inspector of the Studies, on their great improve-
ment. Twelve commissions were given in the Royal
Corps of Engineers, and twelve in the Royal Regi-
ment of At tillery. Among the Gentlemen who ob-
tained promotion, were the following :
For the Royal Engineels —Messrs. H. Wilson, Henderson,
Battersbee, Cooper, Walpole, Cox, Vicars, Tait, Brandretb,
Lewis, Streatheld, and Mudge.
For the Royal Artillery—Mmes. T. Wilson, Blackhnon,
Dickens, Dawson, 'Wrazall, Ford, Lindsey, Bland, Poole, Tom-
lkyns, Tristram, sod Darby.

The outward ternperary fence was removed yester-
day from mound New Drury-lane Theatre, and ex-
hibited the two fronts of that elegant structure to the
admiration of a large concourse of beholders:
K EIIBLE has been some time on a visit to the Earl
of ABERDEEN, in Scotland.
CooKE, the epirited actor, though so often stated to
be " half seam over," does not appear to have even yet
embarked for this country. The last accounts left
him performiag.at Rhode Island..
A duel was fought a few days since, between Mr.
Eccisrow and Mr. DECAMP, in which both parties
acted with great eject, and came of with great eclat,
without bloodshed. The cause of the quarrel origi-
nated at a rehearsal at the Surrey Theatre.
Mr. ARTHUR Youse, and Dr. WALCoT (better
known by the name of Peter Pinder) have both for
some time past been afilicted with total blindness.