Star.
London, England, 1812-08-31 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Friday, Lieutenant-General Sir EDWARD 13 AGIT,
K.B. (who lost an arm in a former campaign in the
Peninsula) sailed in the Rota, Captain SIINIERVILLE,
from Portsmouth, for Portugal. Sir EDWARD has
gone out second in command to the Marquis WEL..
LINGTON.

Thursday the convoy of Transports for Portugal
and Spain (taking the detachments embarked) and
the trade for the Mediterranean, sailed from Ports-
mouth, with a fine wind, under convoy of the PRINCE
ov WAIN, 98 guns, Captain J. E. DOUGLAS; and the
TYRIAN, Capt. BALDWIN ; with the MALABAR store-
ship, for Gibraltar, and the CORMORANT, for Lisbon.
'Brigadier-General MADDEN, to resume the command
of the second brigade of Portuguese cavalry, went
out in the convoy.
r Major-General the Hon. W. STEarittr has left
Woodbridge, having resigned the command of the
garrison there to join the army in Spain under blur-
quis WELLINGTON.

The second battalion of the 59th regiment march-
ed into Portsmouth on Thursday, and embarked
'with several detachments of dragoons, the former for
Cadiz, and the latter for Lisbon.
• A dttachment of 100 men of the 89th regiment
embarked ou Wednesday to join the la battalion is
Spain.
Detachments of the 14th and 16th Light Dragoons
embarked yesterday for Portugal ; also a detachment
of the 34th regiment, for the same place.
One hundred and twenty thousand uniforms are
now making up in this country, by order of the Go-
vernmeot of Spain, for clothing the Spanish army.

Extra Ordinary exertions have been latfly made at,
the Tower in preparing arms for foreign service ;
90,000 stand have- been completed within the last.
fortnight, 10,000 of which have been sent to Port
Mahon, 10,000 to Corunna, and 50,000 will be im-
mediately shipped for the Baltic,.
A battalion of the 60th regiment arrived last
month at Barbadoes to replace the Ist battalion of
the Royals and 6th regiment, which are ordered t•
Halifax.

• The '23d regiment of Light Dragoons is ordered
to Coventry.

Accounts from Sic ly dated 7th July, 1812, state,
that at that time Lot d W. liaxxuqcx had lent Lord
Wct.i.moros 7000 men, who were to be joined at
Mahon by many more British, and- 11,000 Portu-
guese, and they were to proceed to Earcelona ; among
them welt two troops of the 20ih Light Dragoons,
commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel BLAKE, and Cap-
taillS NEWLAND and Mourimmt, also a foteign troop
alight dragoons, commanded by the senior Lieute-
nant of the 20th. Lieutenant Pin, of the Roya),
Ntvy,Agent of Transports, had returned from Egypt
with corn, and was preparing to go on the expedition,
Captain Moutswoam, of the 20th Light Dragoons,
Assistant Adjutant-General, had just returned from
Greece and 'turkey where he had been to purchase
horses for the army—he had not been very success-
ful, but expected to go to Egypt cn the same service
immediately. Lieutenant BLIOIIT, of the Royal
Navy, Apra for Transports, had arrived anti sailed
immediately for Palermo, which is now head-quarters.

A Letter from Port Mahon, dated July I, says ;
.••••" The Swat. Low has just anchored here, after one
of the most obstinate and sanguinary engagements
that has taken place for a long time : hereknasts,
!-sails, and rigging are desperately cut up. It appears
that the action, on the part of the enemy, had been in
agitation for several days, and that the largest of the
French vessels was called the Reyoard, and the Com-
mander of her was formerly Commandant of the
Proserpine frigate, at Toulon, which ship he left but
a short time since, with 80 chosen men : arld he stood
pledged to the Minister of Marine to bring the SWAL-
LOW into Frejus, or to forfeit his existence: nor did
he at the time bargain for the auxiliary assistance of
a 16-gun schooner, which he also brought into the
action with him. The AMERICA, 74, arrived last
night ; she boarded a fishing-boat, who informed her
the brig had every gun dismounted bur one, by the
shot from the SwALLow,—her starboard side almost
completely stove in,—and 1.50 men were killed and
wounded in her and the schooner, the greater part of
-
Extract 'of a letter from an Officer of his Majesty's the SWALLOW. The little town of Frejus was a scene
ship ACHILLES,' dated off Corfu, May 4, 1812:- ' of mourning, from the number of people belonging
"We are on our way to the head of the gulf. There to that place who served as volunteers in the enemy's
are two line-ot-battle ships ready for sea at Venice, brig and schooner. There were several troops em-
the San
one of them will f
Sanßernardo and itiafi to ournoRe
share-aleancit:,
FrenchA ,
r wearei obeaereedkiee a promise of
b
barked the morning
beingenrolled
ed in g thn e g
e action,i whichio n o
all
'gate lately escape out of firinderi, doring a gale ' Honour, after the capture of the SWALLOW : they-
of wind which blew the Unite off the, station. The ' were all ranged along the gangways, bowsprit, and
Island of Liss has lately been garrisoned with 500 rigging, coming out. The SWALLOW passed between
sfri
.men, ana it deserves all our care, as it is of every im- ; the brig and schooner, within thirty yards of the for-
portance that we should have a good harbour to run , mer and ten of the latter, opening a fire of sixty-four
Ito in this part of world. There is no force at Corfu pounds of cannister, and 321bs. of musket-balls, from
at present, but they are looking out for three store- every Fun on both sides. The enemy's brig had a
ships daily. We are told- its garrison consists of long nine-pounder in her bridle port, one on each side.
10,000 men; but,ootwithstandingthis circumstance, her forecastle, and nine 321 b. carronades on each
an attempt; re understand, will shortly be made to , side ; and the schooner eight long 9-pounders 011
take it. It being the key to the Mediterranean, the each side. Thus were they more than dosible the,
rissessionof it wouldprevent the French from making force of the SwALLow ; hid every advantage, as the
any lodgment on the Albanian shores. The Greeks water was smooth, and were alone beaten and fol-
, and ifUlaariruss lately expressed a wish to Captain lowed in under their batteries by fair artillery, the
ROWLE'Y (of the Eagle) to attack it by sea, whilst SWALLOW'S superiority in tactics being lost, as there
they would do so by land ; but, as he had no faith , was neither wind .nor sea. The SWALLOW'S loss bai
in them, he declined it. The Eagle is since gone to been severe, but from the nature of the action it foto
the fleet, resigning the command to us." • not be expected to be Aligy ip.”
. .

IFINDSOR, .41.0 fir ri . I
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The PRINCE REGENT; QUEEN, r, and Row. AVM
'did not go to the Princess ELtsasarn's Cottage i
dinner, on Thursday afternt on, as was expected
Eer y dined in the Castle ; after which the Ron
ty all went to the Cottage, drank tea, &c. Th
dens were illuminated, .mid at eight o'clock, hi
Royal Highness, the PRINCE REGENT and the RuYAI
)IPA/41LY came on the Lawn, when the Coogrer
,Rockets were to be displayed._ There were only two
discharged; which were fixed to the ground, and te
Off: This was done to explain to the PRINCE Raosa.
and ROYAL FAMILY the use and intent of this grey

instrument of war, and which gave great satiblictioi
to the Royal Party. The Band of the 29. h Regimen
attended on the Lawn. The Qualm and PRINCENSE
left the Cottaffe at ten o'clock, to return to the Castle
The PRINCE REGENT and his Party stayed till eleven
and then left the Cottage.
Friday morning Princess Anonym and Princes
CHARLOTTE of WA LIP took their usual rides
horseback, accompanied by Lord WA Lumm n Lad:
THYNNE, General WYNYARD, and Colonel TAYLOR.
Saturday being a wet day there were no move
ments of the ROYAL FAMILY.

The PRINCY RECIEXT and Duke of Causemoa
Wiudhor yesterday.

CHELTENHAM, AUGUST 28.

This town never before boasted such an assemblagi
of beauty and fa,hion, nor were the lodging an,
boarding-houses ever so completely filltd as chain
the last fortnight and the present weck. The weath
being so very favourable, the place wears a face
gaiety all through the walks and promenades:
The Theatre boasts an unusual degree of patrol
nage since the KEMBLICS have performed. Their fifsl
appearance was an overflow in all parts. The
3d, 4th, and sth nights, were patronized respectivel
by Lady MARY BLAIR, the Hon. Mrs. MIL .as, COO
tens COWPER. and Lady CUNNINGHAM. This evenin
the Countess of isitsee bespeaks. In the central
box, last night, we noticed—Lord and Lady Hall
land, Lord Byron, Lord Impey, Earl and Countes
Charlemont, Lady Clonbrock, Lady Elizabeth Ma
thew, Admiral Bertie, Colonel M•Mahon, and man.
other newly arrived fashionables. Mrs. Fii
had the Manager's box.