Star.
London, England, 1809-09-28 00:00:00

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THE Alum.

the night before last ajleet of empty
eleven days from the Tkus, Lrrived at Portsrat
under convoy of the lF.Aterukt.n accompanitj
HYDIIA, which brought horne Gene r.:l
his Staff, and several wounded oleic:ors.
We have" not yet got a list of their na:r.e
Captain HAN'KE'R, Of: the 14th Dragoons,
severely wounded in the zuvrnarable 'Lade cf '
vera, is -one pf them..
The Cornwallis transport, Capt. R. s.,.ohci
brought home the following Oincers fr,rn
WELLINGTON'S army : Lieutenant GLolt•.;i:
CI:ARENCE, of the 10th ; Colonel SALI.Lg:;,.
Gist ; Lientenant-Colonel HENECE3, iioll. cal
In', Colonel TAI-I.Y.a, and Lieutenant
Advice has been received in town, ot the 441
Lieutenants STEEL and HusraLy, of the 64th
ment. These officers were raturned severely woui
in the battle of Talavera.

Only 250 of the' Oki Battalion) Buffs were
barked at Plymouth on Monday ; the remains,
sisting chiefly of boys, were to proceed fur Be..
Head barracks on Thursday (this day).
That excellent regiment, the 12th Liglit DraN
have received orders to hold themselves inroa,'
for immediate service. The Ist, or King's own
goon Guards, expect a similar order, as ti;cy
without exception, in the highest state of
Monday se'nnight the 45th regiment of
marched from Winchester for Portsmouth.
The West Essex regiment received a route r.,7
turday to embark at Town Hard, on
banks, to duty on board the diTerent prison
Ilanloaze, in the room of the 3d battalion t 7
or Buffs, under orders for foreign service.

The PRINCE ERNEST packet has arrived fr6rn
and Gibraltar, with letters from the former
10th ult. and from the latter, we klieve, to dit
instant, as she did not leave the Bay math that-
A direct communication having been establis!:ei
twcen Cadiz and this country, the Malta pack(
net, as usual, touch at that port. We have beet
some days in expectation of the Cadiz Mail; a
the wind has been favourable, we can only as
for the delay under the supposition that it has ,
detained by the British Minister at Sevi:iti, Jro
purpose of the transmission of ins dispatches to
vernment.

The whee of the Fp inish Iflxt in Petrel
been completely fitted out for sea, by a Squ:
sent for that purpose from the Tagu.s, and thl
shin sailed for Cadiz on the 16th inst.

Tuesday being the Jubilee-day of the ru(
hamshire Militia, quartered at Dover, t:.,e regh
had a handsome dinner provided f-r then) 1
heights ; at one o'clock one of the ficli-pieces
fired, when the men, their wives, and chiidron,
•down to partake of the entertainment, the n9n-
missioned officers attending to preserve (Ink
every thing was conducted with great order tv
cornm.• The dinner being ended, another r;
fired, when the healths cf the King, Royal
and the Colonel, Lord Temple, &c. being dra;
tables were cleared, and ring being formed, a
party joined in the festive dance. Tile dinner r..
whole of the entertainment took place in the yin.'
with the band playing.
Monday Light, there was a serious affray
mouth-Dock, b-etween a party of the Buffs,
party of the fici division of the Royal Stannery
Militia Artilery ; ba' o lets were r vr., ;
bystander, was stabbed throne' the Laid. and
others slightly injured. The arrival of a sin):
quet put an end to further mischief: Mrs. Bh
who was stabbed by one of .the Buffs on SA
night at Plymouth-Dock, still lies dangerow
and fears are now entertained b 7 her fam:ly th,
will not recover. • The fellow is in vie custod.
are also the four sailors for stabbing the per
Moricetown fair.

In the course of the present year, a Jubilee
celebrated throughout the whole extensive ern
China, on the occasion of the Emperor KIA
_having attained the 50th year of his age.
CAROLAN, THE IRISH BARD.---The fir,t CM!
ratioz of this celebrated Bard took place at the .
' Theatre in Dublin on Wednesday se'rril,r. S.
admirable pieces of Irish Mt..ic were playcd am
on the occasion.

Tlr new County Hall and Assembly Rom
1...(w:s in Sussex, are in a state of weal fora
and be opened in April tlex•. The (:
aukward'y situo.ted in the middle Gt the tr.,v.
be pulled down in dr: interim.

yde, in the Isle of Wight, has had a to
sprinkling of company this season. Earl Sm.
bnilding a house there, and means to make
bathing-residence. When the lower part o' tin
is paved, the comfort as well as pleasure of thr
bitants and visitors will be very moth increase(
The expected attendance of CLAtlce
Sessions-house, Clerkenwell, nn Tuesday, an
an immense number of spectators; the crowd
great, the 'Magistrates thought it advise:4Hs t,
pone the business till yesterday, when she .ati
and put in bail.
The circumstance of the committal cl N.rr. 0'
to prison, in default of his finding instant bail,
assault on a city waiter, by plittirg him oat of
va e roc m in which Mr. O'HARA and a Lady w
supper, has been already laid before the public
bill of indictment which aas in consequence
red against Mr. O'HARA, has been rejected
Grand Jury at the last Quarter Sessions for tli
of London.

A distressing event happened in America al'ol
months ago. At Sotithw,ch, ;n Savannah, lour •
ladies were drowned, three of them frrln 15 to I.
One 17 years old. They had Assembled nc:n• ap.
for the purpose
.of picking cherries, but iin,*; diem
scarce, cntcred into a boat with.: view t colicct d
lilies; by come means they over•.2t. the Go:t, and D. -
fore -assistance could be alrorded, they ail Frans:,.'•
*Their bodies the next day, in separate ck,ll:-:s, • ere
laid side by side in the sane grave.

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