Star.
London, England, 1809-12-09 00:00:00

GENERAL ORDERS.

Hone Guards, December 4,
The King has b•:e' rleascd to -pprove of the following Regula-
tions relative to Pr %or:. ions in the Army and Appointments
on the Staff, being substituted for those notified in the General
Order of the 29th March last, which have been found not suf-
ficiently explanatory of his Majesty's intentions :
No Officer shall be promoted to the Rank of Captain, until he
has been three ye an a Subaltern.

No Officer shall be pronvited to the Rank of Maj9r, until lie
has been seven years in the Service, of which he shall have been
at least two years a Captain; and no Major shall he appointed to
the Rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, until he has been nine years in
flap Service.
No Officer shall be allowed to fill any Staff Appointment (that
of Aid-de-Camp excepted), mil he has been four years in the
Service.

No St.haltern Officer shall be considered eligible to hold the
Appointment of Aid-de-Camp, until he has been present with his
Regiment at least one year.

By command of the Right lion. the Commander-in-Chief.
(Signed) HAIRY CA wreitr, Adjutant-General.

Arrived at the Buck's Head, Glasgow, the Earl
and Countess of FINGAL, Lord Kimettm, Lady H.
rLUNEETT, anal the Rev. Mr. Gomm.
Applications to the Board of Trade have been made
to obtain permission for the export of hemp end flax
on account of the immense quantity which has been
rece:red from Russia in the three convoys lately ar-
rived, consisting of nearly 9000 vessels. We under-
stand that a sufficiency of these commodities has been
obtained to supply the ordinary demand for several
years, but their Lordships have not thought fit to
grant the indulgence.
The Aurora, of London, Capt. FLECK, mounting
four 6-pounders, bound from Guernsey to Newcastle,
in ballast, sailed from Guernsey on the morning of the
6th, under convoy of his Majesty's lugger Vtoter, to
Spithead ; lost sight of the convoy in the night, and
the wind varying to the W. N. W bore up for the
Downs, as she could not make Portsmouth. Off
Dover, on the following evening, was attacked by
two lugger:, full of men, who fired several vollies of
musquetry at the Aurora, which injured her sails and
rigging very much, and slightly wounded the cook ;
in return for which, the crew of the Aurora treated,
them with a shower of round and grape shot, and £hey
were compelled to sheer off. Four others appeared
in the ujght, but 44 not think proper to attack the
Aurora.

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qt.*, lOXFORD,'DECEMAATIVIt
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A letter signed Oxonietais, which has apps area in
the London Papers; has made some noise in this Uni
Tetchy. It reflects en the public conduct of' Lord
GRENVILLE, and gives a false aid insidious account
of his letter to the Principal of Brazennose College.
We have seen his Lordship's letter, and can only say
that the manly spirit, in which it is written, has
turned many of his opponents into his warm friends.
We do not believe that an Oxonian" could write so
unprincipled a letter, as that of which we complain.
Yet there are some here, who remember the famous
MARAT in Oxford, and cannot therefore wonder that
a man may defame Lord GRENVILLE for wishing to
unite all parties in the defence of his country.