Star.
London, England, 1807-06-01 00:00:00

trIE ARMY.

On Saturday evening Sir DAVID BAIRD, attended
by his Aid-de•Camp the Hon. Captain Goitaom, ar-
rived is tr.wn from Scotland, to proceed as fecond is
command of the Grand Expedition.

That very fine body of men, the Edinburgh Mi.
litia, has marched for Dunbar. It is faid that feve•
ral regiments of the Scots Militia will be marched
fouth when the Grand Expedition fails. Some of the
huh Militia are likewife expelled in this country.
Lord SOUTHAMPTON and General NORTON are
expeded in Poitfmouth, to review and take leave of
their fine regiments, previous to their proceeding on
foreign fervice.

In addition to the lil of the Staff of the Grand
Eipedition, which we gave exclufively in Saturday's
STAR, WC will in a few days prefent our readers with
the few remaining appointments,and with any changes
that may occur.

In military circles, the names of the gallant Lord
HUNTLY and General BIRSIIFORD are mentioned as
two of the General Offers likely to be employed on
the Grand Expedition.
It is Paid that a draft from the Militia will certain.'
ly take place previoufly to the failing of the Expedi
tion. We cannot fuppofe that the Colonels will ob-
jeCt to this ; when can the fine fellows v, no compofe
the Militia be fo honourably, fo glorioully employed?
The long expeeted brevet is now really coming
out, but it takes in only nice colonels.

The Infpetior Gener allitip of the Recruiting Ser-
vice, and the Barrack-Mailer Generalihip Rill remain

vacant.

The Swifs regiment de Menrob is now at Pont
mouth ; if it can be completed in time, it is intended
that it fhould proceed with LOrdCATHCART : in this
cafe, their Colonel will command in the Expedition
as a General Officer.

The zd Battalion of the King's 'Gentian Legion
Light Infantry, has embarked at Cork for Deal.
The whole of the German Legioh is expected to fol-
low immediately.
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT'S health continues in a Rate
of gradual amendment; Ntr. Patna. h fuppofed to be
in a Hate of gt eater uncertainty than at any time [ince
the duel.

PROJECTED DUEL.—On Saturday morning a for-
tunate flop was put to a duel, by two Bow flreet Of-
ficers, near to Chalk Farm. At half pall feven
o'clock, a poll chaife arrived with three Gentlemen,
and (hortly after two Gentlemen on foot, whole gig
had broken down on their way from town; they join-
ed the patty that came in the chaife, and ordered
lrzakfall; at eight o'clock two other Gentlemen ar-
rived in a gig, one of whom had an immediate con-'
ference with one of thnfe who were taking hreakfant.
On their ordering a private room, a fufpicion was en-
tertained of a projeaed duel, and the fon of the mall
ter who keeps the tavern immediately fit off on
hot feback for a Bow tlreet Officer, who lives about
a mile from them. The wetnefs of the morning
caufed a delay for about half an hour, when the two
Gentlemen who arrived at eight o'clock, Major GRAY,
oc the 3oth regiment of foot ; THOMAS Dumcam, of
Gra) 's inn-ft:pare ; Luke STRITCH, Duke-ftreet, St.
James's ; and Jour/ JONES, of the Grand Hotel, and
Brynhir, Carnarvanihire, departed from the houfe,
and were in the at of taking their ground when the
Bow flreet Officers arrived. Moj-rr G. and Mr. S.
were taken into cuflody with the piftols in their hands,
and the four Gentlemen were conveyed to Bow-ftreet,
and bound under heavy penalties to keep the peace
for twelve months.

FIRE.—On Saturday morning, at feven o'clock,
a fire broke out in the Itili•houfe of Mellrs. Swarms
and MINETT, diflillers, at Holborn-bridge. It ap-
pears to have arifen from the am having been over-
boiled; the head flew off; and the fire by Come means
caught a veffel of fpirits, containing about 140 gal-
lons, which friddenly exploded. The Raves were
blown through the roof, which was completely that-
•ered, fortunately avoiding the backs, in which were
large quantities of fpir its. If the contrary had been
the cafe, there is no calculating on the probable da-
mage. Three perfons were materially hurt; the
diltiller was feverely burnt and fcalded; two others
were much cut by the falling of the Raves in the
fiery Rate they were in, and one of them will, in all
probability, lore his lett leg. The engines, aided by
the fforts of the Volunte r Corps; confined the da-
e o 801. The expli lion was fo great, that all
th wind° WC, Corn the Swan-yard to the end of Field-
la e, were filivered.

Thurfday a fire brc ke out at the Manufactory of
Mr. JOHNS, fitnate at the Wen end of George.fireet,
in Plymouth. It was occalioned by the boiling over
of a pitch pot, and fn ta,,id was the conflagration,
that in a few minutes the whole was burnt to the
ground.

A combination has broken out amongil the Jour-
neymen Paper Makers in Scotland, for an advance of
wages, in confequencc of which nearly all the mills in
that part of the kingdota are at a (land. It appears,
that about a year ago, they got an advance of 2s.
per week, and now they refufe to work without a
farther advance of 35. per week.
A pocket book, containing banknotes to the amount
of 301. was found at Eall bourne laft week by two
foldierr., who immediately fought out and delivered
it to the owner. The two honeft fellows received a
reward of one guinea each.
On Friday the waggoner who was affaulted in
Holborn on Monday night, attended at Bow-flreet,
and his examination taken ; but he declared his ina-
bility to (wear to either of the defperadoes. Five
men wete apprehended by the officers in the courfe
of the week, on fufpcion of being the perpetrators
of the horrid outrage upon Mr. Watkinfon and the
watchman. Several of the by-fkanders of the bar.
barons aft attended, and declared them not to be the
men. They were accordingly difcharged.

N4UTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

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FALMOUTH, MAY 18.

Arrived the American fchooncr Edith, and Polly,
Captain RiCHARDSON (laden with coffee), from Bal-
timore, with damage. Sailed the Q2een Charlotte
packet, Captain MUDGE, with mails for the. Leeward
Iflands.—Wind N. E.

PLYMOUTH, MAY 30.
Came in the HIBERNIA, of no guns, from the
Eailward ; and JAMAICA, of 2¢ guns, from Jeri-Ey.
Lord GARDNER is to hoilt his ti tg on board the VILLII
DR Puts, of Ito gUns, now in Hamoaze, which (hip
is nearly ready for fea.