Star.
London, England, 1814-11-05 00:00:00

?NB ARMr.

We mentioned some time ago, that a strong draft
from the second battalion of the 91st Regiment was
made into the first battalion. This draft, with the
detachment of the first, now in England, are also or-
dered to Cork, in addition to the detachment above-
Mentioned from Scotland.

The South Lincoln Militia are expected to march
into Chatham barracks on the Bth and 9th instant.

The men belonging to the 2d battalion of the 50th,
%hid) were last week drafted into the ist battalion,
marched on Monday from Chatham for Portsmouth,
to embark for Ireland.
The detachments of the 71st, 79th and 91st Itegi.
rents, now in North Britain, are ordered immediately
to join their Battalions in Ireland, from whence they
embark for North America.
A strong detachment of the 22d Regiment is daily
expected at Portsmouth, to proceed to the Isle of
France.
His Majesty's ship IP/MEM A sailed from Plymouth
on Tuesday last, having under convoy a number of
transports, with the 13th Light Dragoons, and de-
tachments of the 27th and 28th Regiments, intended
as reinforcements for our Army in Canada.
Monday, the second battalion of the 63d regiment
of Foot marched from the barracks, in Ipswich, on
their route for Portsmouth, to embark to join the first
battalion at Bermuda.
The corps called the York Chasseurs was lately
formed from soldiers who had deserted from oche?
regiments ; and it appears to be worthy of animad-
version, that upwards of twenty of these men should
have again effected their escape during the month of
September.
The following is a Letter from a Gentleman at-
tached to the Expedition which sailed from Cork for
North America in July last.—We regret to find that
the Fleet met with considerable injuries :
" Off Cape Race, Newfoundland, Sept. 7, 1814.
4' After a very tedious passage, having beat across the Atlantic
Ocean, we made this land on the sth instant, where we are

4 standing off, and trying if we can pick stp any of the Fleet,
which has been much scattered, and suffered severely during
the thick and blowing weather they have esperienced.
" Our ship has, thank GOD, born out well, and suffered not
the least accident; we have parted the Atlas, our convoy, these
three weeks, and out of 150 sail, when we left Cove, don't
muster this day above 30; some were run down, some founder-
ed, one abandoned, and we have just learnt that three were
taken in the Hare, on Monday last, by an American privateer
brig, mounting 16 guns. We have taken an American man of
war brig, which struck to the Antelope and Newcastle, after a
long chase, just as the American had got into the fleet, about
Eine at night—she struck within hail of us. Vl'e were very far
to the northward, so as to fall in with an immense island of ice
In 54 We ran down on the West edge of the Bank, and of
course had but little fishing—caught only one cod ; however,
since we made this coast we have had amends, and the plentiful
supply was most welcome. Our ship's company and the troops
are in good health, more likely to be encreased than diminished
In number."
Friday se'nnight the 2d brigade 91st or Argyleshire
regiment disembarked at Leith, and marched into
Edinburgh Castle, under the command of Captain
144/torans.nus. It being after retreat beating, the
colours were not unfurled. This battalion left Scot-
land about two years ago, and went out to Swedish
Pomerania with Major-General Gums. When his
s little army was recalled, the Royals and 91st were
left to garrison Stralsund, from whence they marched
under the command of the late lamented Brigadier-
General Gone, during the middle of last severe winter,
down to Holland. In one day of this march, 155
men were severely frost-bitten. They joined Lord
LYNDOCK a few days before the attack upon Bergen-
op-Zoom, where tha, 91st led the column that made
the false attack, which being converted into a real
one. they suffered severely. The officer who carried
the King's colours received three musket-balls, and a
rcuntl-slio: cars ied off the head of the standard. This
:elutes the calumny that was threaten upon Ministers,
of emplo) ing raw la cops upon this service. General
GORE'S brigade might at least be presumed to be
pretty well seasoned. The present reduced state of
the brigade is owing to the whole of the effectives
being turned over at Canterbury to the Ist battalion,
now under orders for America. The depot at Ayr is
however strong, and consists of a number of gallant
fellows, who have recovered from the wounds they
received in France and Holland ; when these join the
w 2d brigade, it will once more have a respectablet.ap-
peara race.

PLAGUE AT MALTA AND GIBRALTAR.—GencraI
MAiTLAND issued a Proclamation at Malta, on the Bth
& September, stating, that the isle of Gazo having
undergone three complete quarantines without the oc-
curtence of any case of plague, and all suspicion ef
inf,!ction having ceased in Valetta fogNien months, and
in the whole of Malta for six months, full communi-
cations should be opened without any fluffier public
notification, the disease being completely extinguished.
In consequence of this proclamation, another by the
Commander at Gibraltar, General Ssitru, issued Oc-
tobt.: 7, ordering vessels from Malt. not having on
board articles numerated to perfirm quarantine for five
days only, as recommended by the Board of Health.
Policies to a considerable amount have been done,
Within those few days at Lloyd's, determinable by
the issue of the negociations at Ghent. Twenty gui.
neas have been given to receive one hundred, in case
Pieliminarics of Peace shall be signed on or before
th,.! Ist of Jai:uary.
The French Papers of Monday last contain the
Lliowing article from the Journal du Nord, printed
at Liile

" Madame the Duchess of Duras, accompanied
by her youngest daughter. arrived, on the 4th of
Dutcher, at Heflin Lietard, where the Duc de Duras,
Ce:tticruan of the Chamber to Louis XVIII.
prist.esAd, before the Revolution, a chateau and a
bike p:ope:ty. The Duchess lodged at the house of
M. ?Ltd, the Notary of the town, where an apart-,
n•e:it had been prepared for her. lier graces and the
gentleness cf her character soon conciliated the love
of all the in:.abitants ; and during the three days
which she remained among them, a great number of
the purchasers of the Duke's estate waited on her to
deliver up th6r title-deeds, which she woulJ not ac-
cept until they consented to receive the value in return.
The crowd .vas so great that she could not settle with
them all, and she therefore requested them to wait
until the arrival of the Duke, who is soon to pay a
visit at that place. Such a transaction does equal
honour to those with whom it originated, and those
who were its objects. To give to it the publicity it
merits is to invite to its imitation."