Star.
London, England, 1809-07-14 00:00:00

THE GRAND EXPEDITION.

We believe that the general embarkation will take
place by the 18th, as formerly mentioned; in the
inctsvAirne every nerve is straining by all the publii
dep. 4it
is : much to their credit, every one of the
pliblii ards has one of their Members at one or
other of. the points of embarkation, expediting the
service.

Orders have been issued for 29 additional fire-Ships
to join the Expedition, on the eve of departure. An
itnmense number of green -faggots bave been em-
barked, which is probably designed to repair the roads
for the conveyance of artillery. If this armament be
intended to act on the extensive plains between the
Eyder and the Texel, there is scarcely a vegetable
production to be procured in this whole range of
country adapted to that purpose.
We lament to hear that there is a great deficiency
of Medical Officers on the present occasion.

We understand the whole force, which will exceed
30,000 men, will rendezvous in the Downs.

4, PORTSMOUTH, JULY 13.

" Sir EYRE Coors, and the Generals under him,
arediatly exercising and reviewing the troops in the
three camps here, and practising them at firing.

The Dragoons march in on the 15th, and the
embarkation, it is said, will commence immediately
after—perhaps begin on Monday. The battalion •of
Volunteers, under Colonel COCHRANE, the 5l st Regi-
ment, and the Royal Artillery, are already embarked.
" Mr. TROTTER, the Storekeeper-General, Corn.
missary-Gencral WRIGHT, General TERROTT, of the
Ordnance Department, Colonel OFFENEV, of the
Quartermaster-General's Department, Col. WALSH,
the Adjutant-General, and Dr. BURRowES, the De-
puty Inspector-General of Hospitals, arc all busied
forwarding the public business.
" Yesterday Sir FERE COOTE and all the Generals,
Sir Room CURTIS and all the Admirals, as well as
all the Staff, were entertained by the hospitable Lieu-
tmant-Gcvernor General Witurkinht.

This morning General MURRAY arrived from
Portugal in the GROWLER gun-brig, with dispatches,
said to be of the, greatest importance, from Sir AR-
THUR WELLESLEY." •

" HARWICH, JULY 23.

" Dr. GRANT, Deputy Inwctor of Hospitals, is
here, selecting the unhealthy from the sound men,
and taking precautions for the health of the voyage."

" YARMOUTH, JULY Is.

" Arrived from the Northward, two transports
marked EA. and EF. with troops, under convoy of
an armed brig."
" DEAL, JULY li.
• " All is bustle here; it is settled that only the
most healthy and vigorous men go abroad, and Dr.
AvEuNtz, Deputy Inspectdr-General of Hospitals, is
here, inspecting all the soldiers, and the ships they
go in."
" RAMSGATE, JULY IQ.

" Seven more transports have come in here this,
tide —no tro'ps have ).et embarked, but from appear-
ance a very grand embarkation is intended from this
place, many more ships being expected, and a great
number cif itrtiticers are here waking to attend the
Expediti n, in tile capacity of carpenters, blacksmiths,
bakers, &e."

Rear Admiral R GRAVES, and his son, Mr. SA- I
MULL COLLETON Ga ~VEs, who were landed at Hast-
ings on Wednesday frem the American ship Coro-
mandel, arrived in town yesterday.—Mr. GaAvi.:s is
the bearer of dispatches from the Honourable Mr.
ERSKINE, which are said to be of importance.
CAPTAIN 13AncLAv. —This extraordinary man, as
we stated yestei day, won his match at 17 minutes
past three o'clock. in a much better state than could
have been expected, and in the presence of several
thousands of spectators. He immediately went into a
warm bath, and the bell, of Newmark t rang a welcome
peal. The Captain next put on his flannels, by the
advice of his surgeon, and went to bed, and was not
called until eleven o'clock at night. He felt no in-
convenience on the match, until the lonrth week,
when he became rather lame in the back sinews and
calf of his right leg, which never could be elrectually
relitc,Ved, although the pedestrian was much better at
the Let-min:viol' than at the end of the fourth week.
The Captain has won about SSOOO, and the aggre-
gate of IN•tling may be computed at 815,000.
ELOPEMENT.—A young Lady of considerable pro-
perty, 'a years of age, who resided with her uncle
and guardian not far from the gates of Chelsea Hos-
pital, was missing at nine o'clock on Wednesday eve-
ning when expected from her usual walk. Her maid-
servant, who acc,•mpanied her mistress on her walk,
is gone off with her. The hue and cry was raised,
and yesterday morning the Young Lady was traced
to Kingston, in the company of a Dragoon Officer,
and afterwards to the place where they breakfasted at
Hampton Court. No further tidings have been heard,
but the fugitives consisted of four at the breakfast.
table on Friday, the principals, and the man and wo-
man servant of each.
The late PATCH.—Our readers will recollect, that, at
the memorable trial of Patch, for the murder of Mr.
Blight, at his house near Deptford, it was proved that
Mr. Blight was possessed of a pair of pistols—one of
them only could be found—every possible exertion
was made to find the'other, but in vain. The East
Country Dock, which is within a few yards of the late
Mr. Blight's house, has been excavating for some
time past, for the purpose of deepening at, to admit
large vessels, and to increase the stowage • within
these few days a pistol has been found among the mud,
which, on comparison with the pistol at Mr. Blight's
house, proves to match which is a convincing proof
against Patch, as no other person but himself had ac-
cess to Mr. Blight's pistols.

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.NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

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PLYMOUTH AND PLYMOUTH-DOCK; JULY 11.

Came in the Elk, Capt.' NsLisa, from Halifax,
with naval stores, for this port ; and the French schoo
ner la Furretta, from Comma for Bayonne, with cof•
fee, sugar, and indigo, captured by the Sit4Nsos, 0'
38 guns ; and the OttEstEs, 18 guns, from Falmouth.
—Sailed the PEACOCK sloop, MARINER ind MARTIAI.
gunbrigs, foi the Downs.—A telegraphic order I,st.P.
received• here th:s day for the MINERVA and One,:
frigates to proceed round to the Downs immediately
They berth came out of Hamoaze this day. The lat.
ter only came up yesterday t be docked.