Star.
London, England, 1809-07-08 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

esterday morning the third division of the 4th
Re invent of Foot, consisting of between 5 and 600
men, marched into Deal from Canteibury, previous
to embarkation.
Yesterday and this morning the 2d Regiment of
Dragoon.; (German Legion) marched through Lon-
don on their route for Pot e,inouth. They are under
criers for foreign service.
We hear that the Expedition %yin certainly be ready
by the 18th instant. Several General Officers have
been added to the Staff of it, among others we hear
Lord PAGET and General GOWER. Lord RossLyN is
to command the Cavalry, Major-General M‘LEon
the Artiflery, and Brigadier-General Fviuts the En-
gineer Department. The Commissariat and Medi-
cal Departments will be very complete with efficient
and able officers.
H. HUN art, Esq. goes out as Deputy Commissary-
General, and Pr. \VEBB as Deputy Inspector-General
of llospitals.
1: is said that General Fertot:soN has asked to be
entployed on the present Expedition.
There is now very little doubt, we believe, that
Lord CHATHAM is to have the chief command.—
Though he is not much known as an officer, he is a
n:an of the very first rate talents, and his Lordship
has seen service ; he served for some time in the West
Indies, in that famous old regiment the 29th, which
has produced many good officers. It will be remem-
bered, that Lord CHATHAM had a command in Hol-
land, under Sir RAITH ABERCROMBIE, and was much
looked up to as an officer.
Lord ROESLYN is one of our very best cavalry offi-
cers; General M'KENZ!E Faasra distinguished him-
self in Egyit ; Sir JOHN CRAUDOCK, in India and in
Portugal ;' Sir EIRE COOTE, it will be remembered,
commanded in the Expedition to Holland ; Lord
Hui.reEv as brave an officer as-any in the army,
!.,id is yet hardly reeovered of the wounds which he
received in Holland. It is unnecessary to say any
:!ling o: Sir Ann: Horn: ; he has served every where,
and is now the idol at the army. Lord Pa.c.E-r is
likcwise well known, as a cavalry officer. General

C,ILAIIAM (90th), the friend of Moour, is a man of
general knowledge, and of the first-rate abilities as
An Officer, who has been at least 14, years almost
corstantly on service. Lord DALHOUSIE has always
distinguished himself for gallantry and ability, as ail
nfficer, and was wounded both in the West Indies
and in Egy pt.
Of the Brigadiers, many are the ablest and most
rising officers in the British service: as, BROWN of
the 40th, HOVaTON of the 58th, StEWARTI Baron
ALTON, and Baron de ROTTENBURO of the 60th.
Yet, v,re confess, we could wish, and we believe it is
the wish of the British army, to see such tried men as
Generals SPENCER, FruousoN, and Sir S.INIUEL
ACCIIMEITY employed.
One or two more brigades of the Foot Guards are
Immediately to be sent en service.
" POR l':;NIOUTII, JULY 7.
" Great exertions are making here by Sir Roca CURTIS,
the Admiral, by the Storekeeper General, by Commissioner
YVN F. and Captain PaTroN, of the Transport 13oard, and by
alt the other Boards, to hasten the departure of the army. Yester-
day General WIL Ell' Am, the Governor, entertained the Generals
and Stair of the Army to dinner; this day Sir Rtacr.a CURTIS
Vl:VrtUillS them ; and to•morrow the Royal Lancashire Militia
a spl.T.eild dinner to Sir Ev net Coo i :., al the Generals and
Staff, and to the principal Officer; of the N. y.
" This day a division of the 813 t came in and encamped; on
f.';onday the 63d arc expected, and in a few days, the 9th
ht Di.rgoons and 77th Regi.,,ent are locked for. Several
:eratils and many Officers of tLe Staff have arrived, among
:ther Gcneral FY tlt3, General DisN CY of the Guards, General
”.tsex, and Sir Wit.tia Easi,tts L Cni%,rl Dix o\, of the
Dr. u•s, and a great many nicelical men, and a
ins: =any Officers of the Cm.timissariat Department.
:be P.st came round in a line of bottle ship, and remain on
To-rne:row some Artillery will be embarked; their
tc;:t :.e :e seat on beard some days azn.
"It s4posed tiat the Indiamen will sail to-morrow morn-
In; tb.ty have General Abercrombie nu board, and reinforce-
zen:3 for he 23c1 Dragoons, Sots Royals, lt:th, 24th, 14th,
!!:11, 7:d I l'gh'auders, and mu3t of :he wegiments at the Cape

" Grne:al Drummond has just arrived from Gibraltar, where

;1 is sce.l."

" CANTERBURY, JULY 7.

:-:!her has transpired on the subject of the pro-
;cited elpcd.:ion. The troops arc arriving at th.: different points
destiaatiaa as stated in our last, and transports continue
ia::, io assemble is the D.,w;ts, but as yet no orders have been
ITEZ.red Sr the ei.ibarli.:.'-r:.—Rej..nrr cc: y confidently assigns
desiiN.tidn of this t !",,ree ru the riiirth of Germany, but
whia prt is howevi.: -ere matte-. or conjecture, and which,
icto if we KVctr aceurati-ly it would be improper to
Ac:u..nts,from I lelland state, the. Dutch are fortifying
t: vi:inity of Amsterdam, wadi:. as impression of its being de-
:tried far their shores."

" MARGATE, JULY G.
" 1 hi 3 !IL:cc and Rat-Asp: are c:envtled with troops, and all is
and preparation. No transports have as tiet arrived, but
.;rt. hourly expected, when the Visitors of these gay shores
-11tr:oy the wiser!) sc.,n.. of an estenive e..,1).7-karion of mi-
ler}, tfevery description. '

" RnMSGAFE, XIX 5.
" The t:ansperts whtte% arrived in the Doe s,l s on Monday
to, tr:*sined ;here bus a very short time, and ;ailed for Har-
tch. It iv:maser of transports are expected to core into Rants-
Ote harbour, to-morrow, or next day, sufficient to aceornniodee
lire thousand infantry ; but none of the men arc to go on board,
mt.ltbe number intended to be shipped here are all arrived, and
443 the whole will be embarked at once. It is said that those
'f!ns.l.ts that arrived here first are to be encamped near Rams.
14%, •

" CHATHAM, JULY 5.
3 Friday and Saturday three companies of Royal Artillery,.
et. Captains MASSA'', W. Sum', and. D'Auctr, marched
11 Z! 4 V.ste for Portsmouth to embark.'

" SHEtRNESS, JULY S.
" Arrived hi, Maiesty's tliiiss Dryad and Statira, Protector,
and Defender gun brigs, with men, for the purpose of *tanning
all the gun baste fitted at this port for the intended expedition."

" CORK, JUNE ,23.

" The troops composing the force under the command of Ma-
jor-General Lightburne, were all embarked yesterday ; and the
harbour of Cove, during the whole of the day, was a scene of
shouting and acclamation, an auspicious augury of the future con-
duct of this fine body of them. The Virginia frigate, Captain
Brace, takes charge of the expedition to its destination, which
we have reason to think is Portugal.—This morning, at an early
hour, the signal was made for getting under weigh, and was im-
mediately obeyed by ail the transports in the fleet. The entire
were proceeding to sea at an early period of the day."

Letters from British Officers in Portugal, received
by the last Mail from Lisbon state, tkat Sir Anuit:a
WELLESLEY had his head-quarters at Aleantara and
the vicinity. General BERESIORD was at Badajoz
with a very formidable Portuguese division, and Ge-
neral SILVEIRO was in the North of Portugal at the
head of some numerous levies which were daily in-
creasing. The rains that have lately fallen in Por-
tugal have impeded the progress of the troops ; they
are, besides, obliged to march with their provisions
on their backs, the badness of the roads preventing
carriages and waggons from conveying their supplies.
Shoes are very much wanted.

When these accounts left Lisbon, two regiments
were said to have just arrived from Gibraltar, one of
which sailed up the Tagus, on the 19th, to join the
army by the nearest passage.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PLYMOUTH AND PLYMOUTH DOCK, JULY 6.

A small French prize came in yesterday, laden with
25 tons of flour, taken the 13th ultimo, off Basque
Roads, by the INSOLENT gun-brig. The NIARTIAL
gun-brig has also taken two French vessels, laden
with brandy, off Rochefort ; one of which, with 13 of
the Martial's men on board, it is feared is lost. Ar-
rived the Entreprenante cutter, of 10 guns, from Lis-
bon, with dispatches; the PLacocK from a cruize; the
MARINER gun-brig from Portsmouth ; and CUCKOO
schooner from Rochefort ; also, the American ship
Betiey, from St. Michael's ; the Maria, Capt. CHRIS-
TIAN, from New-York, with turpentine and other
goods, for this port ; the John, Capt. FARLEY, from
Boston, with timber and staves, for this port ; and
the Dorsetyatch, from Bristol. Sailed the UNICORN
frigate, for Portsmouth ; Neptune (2) tender, for
Dublin ; and the OIZESTES sloop for Scilly.