Star.
London, England, 1807-05-28 00:00:00

EXPEDITION UNDER GEN. CRAUFORD.

We have received from our Correfpondent with
this expedition, the rubj-ined account of the princi •
pal occurrences that took place from the time the
Expedition left England:
The Expedition failed from Port Praya say, St.
Jago, in the evening of the tith January, under con•
voy of the SPENCER, i 4. the Hon. Captain STOP FORD
Commodore; TH ESEUS, 74; Capt. HOP ; PA ULIN•
lop, 16, Capt. LUMLEY ; and the HAUGHTY brig,
Lieutenant Kr:. 14 [L., with jt fiil of tranfports. On
the following morning the CAPTAIN, and GANCIst
of 74 guns each, Captains COCKBURN', and HALKET'
left the fleet, being ordered to England. On the
29,h January the fleet crolred the equator in the lon-
gitude of as Weft.

The Expedition, after a tedious patage of 68 days,
arrived in Simon's Bay, at the Cape of Good Hope,
in the morning of the acth Match. On the 24th the
fleet came to anchor in Table Bay for the better (up-
ply of water and refreffiments for the troops. The
obje& and deflination of this expedition has been fo
indunrioufly concealed, that when the fleet failed
from St. Jago in January, no perfon, the Commodore
and the Brigadier General excepted, was fuppnfed to
be informed of the nest rendezvous of the fleet,
many Lille and vague reports having been induflri.
puny circulated for the purplfe of mifleading there
who were not entrufled with the fecret. The force
now under the orders of Brigadier General Oulu
FL/RD, confifls of the following Battalions, and de-
tachments of Regiments t
Corps. St,enza. F,fiffives. &motion/iv (pers.
Royal Artillery s Companies z6o Captain 1-lAn KIR.
6th Drag Guards s Squadrons 319 Lieut.CoI.KINGTON.
sth Foot I Ba•talion tOOO ...--- DAVI E.

36th Ditto Dittew 950 Ptt RN C.
45th Ditto Ditto 925 --.—GUARD.
88th Ditto Ditto 920 --.... —Dur r.
95th or Rifle Rest. 5 Companies 396 -- M'LLon.

Total -

4680

The troops ever fince their leaving Falmouth have
enjoyed an uncommon (hare of health, which is to be
attributed to the extreme degree 9f cleanlinefs and
attention which was invariably preferred on board
every tranfport of the fleet. The decks and fides of
the fmaller veffels were perforated in order to venti-
late them effeeually, and every means ufed to pre-
ferve them healthy. Some of the mailers of the Iran(
ports were removed from their ships for infolence and
unwarrantable conduit to the officers on board ; and
the Military Commanding Officers on board each
tranfport were veiled with a certain degree a con-
troul over each of the mailers, of much the fame na.
ture'as obtains in the Navy. This in all our expedi•
tion was loudly called fort and we hope, that is fu-
ture no unpleafant mifunderffanding can even exill
regarding the neceffary prerogative of Commanding
Officers in Chief over the meters of tranfports.
Although all the regiments of the expedition have
been embarked nearly (wren months, and fome of
them even nine, the degree of health which prevails
is unparalleled. The lots by deaths, has been com-
paratively little more than that of a tingle battalion,.
embarked for a long expedition in an unhealthy cli-
mate. There is now fcarcely a tingle lick man in
the whole fleet.
The General ordered the troops to land by regi-
menu, for the put pole of cleaning and white washing
the tranfports, and giving the men exercife.

The report of General Fox's return from Sicily,
which found its way into a!! the newlpapers, is now
contradißed. The General, it is faid, flill retains his
command in that ifland.

*iir ci".4I?.LIAAIEN*.

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