Star.
London, England, 1813-10-04 00:00:00

MTELLIGIINCE FROM C.4NADJ.

We have received sets of Montreal and Qttebec
Papers, which enable us to present a detail of the mi-
litary operations in Upper and Lower Canada, from
the date of the last dispatches to the 26th July. After
the defeats of Generals Chandler and Winder, on the
6th June, by General Vincent, the residue of the
A merlcan army
.effected a retreat to Fort George,
under the command of Generals Lewis and Boyd,
-who joined it by express from Newark, on the first
information of its perilous situation. While encamp-
ed at Forty Mile Creek, ten miles in the rear of the
ground of its defeat, it underwent a partial canno-
nade from Sir James Yeo's squadron. The Ameri:,'
caps answered with red hot shot. Sir James Y.
then sent an efficer with a flag, summoning General
Lewis to surrender, as the Indians had invested his
rear, the fleet was in his front, and a powerful hrmy
was on his flank. General Lewis received and that-
ed this demand with great indignation. An attack
was then made upon the American boats, all of
which had, as usual, departed contrary to orders
without military detachments, who were instructed,
if attacked, to carry the English vessels by boarding.
Nine of the boats, containing baggage of the officers,
were captured. In an attempt to recover these
baats, a partial engagement to' k place between 450
men of the Sth and 40th foot, which, with very slight
loss, terminated in favour of the latter. Gen. Lewis
art ived at Fort George on the 12th, and he confesses
that ti.e loss of the ,Americans in the different en-
gagenvints and retreat was 000 men in killed,
wounded, and priscners, besides five hundred tents,
the greater part of their artillery, ammunition, camp
equipage, &c.
Imm.diately on the arrival of the army at Fort
George and Niagara, Sir James Yeo•took measures
to cut off the enemy's communication by water ; and
as the sides of the lakes in America are nearly in a
state of nature, with scarcely any roads, it had been
found rufficult to transport provisions to the army.—
This had occasi( ned the American Commanders to
detach the greater part of their troops across the
Straits, which connects Lake Ontario with Lake
Erie. But there still •remained on the 26th July
about 4000 troops at Fort George, and 2000 at NiA-
gara. These were completely invested on the loth,
by Generals de Rottenburg and Vincent, at the head
of the Bsitish Army, which was in greatlorce on the
Niagara River, with its right at Queen's Tope, and
its left on Lake Ontario. .
The Americo} forces were circutliscribed within a

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narrow space, scarcely extending three miles from
Fort George. They bad 1200 sick in their hospitals.
They dared not venture beyond their fortifications ;
and unless Commodore Chauncey should be success-
ful in the naval engagement with Sir James Yeo,
which we know has been fought, they would in al.l
likelihood be compelled to surrender prisoners of war.
General de Rottenburg had made no attempt to dis-
lodge them, because it would have cost many lives,
and it would have been attended with no permanent
advantage, while the mastery of the lakes remained
in a state of indecision.
If Sir James Yeo shall have beaten the American
Commodore, Fort George will, as a natural conse-
quence of that victory, revert to the possession of the
British.

It must not be imagined, however, that the British
army remains inactive, or that General de Rotten-
burg does not sedulously improve his advantages.—
The subjoined official accounts will prove to the con-
trary. The first informs us of an attack made upon
Fort Schlosser, which was surprised in the night of
the 4th July, by a _party under Lieutenant-Colonel
Clarke, of the Lincoln Militia, who brought away
the guard, and a quantity of provisions, stores, &c.
without the loss of a single man. The second was
an attack upon the enemy's post and dock-yard at
Black Rock, by a party of 240 men, under Lieute-
nant-Colonel Bisshoppi who gave, during the last
campaign in Canada, repeated proofs of great skill
and bravery. The attack, which took place on the
11th July, was remarkably successful in the outset ;
but the enemy, having been reinforced before the
British had evacuated the post, pressed upon the
small detachment, killed Captain Saunders and 15
men, and wounded Lieutenant-Colonel Bisshopp and
Lieutenant Montpesson.
The fact of Lieutenant-Colonel Bissbopp's having
been wounded, though doubted by his friends in
England, is thus confirmed by the General Order ;
and we apprehend that the statement of leis death,
which we recently gave upon the authority of private
accounts, will prove equally correct.
These attacks, which show that we occupy the
whole frontier on our side in that quarter, must be
both harassing and mortifying to the enemy, besides
the. loss they occasion. It is probable that a large
proportion of his marine stores for Lake Erie were
deposited at Black Rock, though he has lately made
Presq Isle, called by the Americans Erie, his princi-
pal naval station on that lake.
The Amesicans are increasing their regular army,
and making large drafts from the militia' in order
that they may retain possession of Fort George, the
frontier of Canada, and be enabled to resume the
offensive. The estimate of their principal army is
about 15,000 men, which is probably not overrated.
—The British army, under General Sir G. P4evost,
amounts to 8000 men.
General Hampton having been appointed to suc-
ceed Gen. Dearborn, in the command of the North
Western Army; arrived at Burlington on the 13th of
July. Afraid of the British naval ascendancy on
Lake Champlain, which threatened him with attacks
at different points, he had called in his outposts from
Plattsburg, Swanton, &c., and concentrated them at
Burlington. They amounted to 4000 men. A British
force, under General Murray, had landed at Platts-
burg, took possession of the public stores, from
whence they carried off provisions, arms, ammuni-
tion, Scc. and then burnt the buildings. The estimate
of loss was 60,000 dollars.
AT TACK ON FORT SCHLOSSER.
[FROM 11IE GUEBEC MERCURY.]
" Hescl.quat tens, Kingston, luly 13.
a By accounts from the army under Major• Gen-
eral de Rottenburg, dated the 9th inst. the following
particulars have been received of a bold and success-
ful attempt to surprise the American post at Fort
Schlosser.
so In the night of the 14th instant, a party, con-
sisting of Volunteer Thompson and six privates, of
the 40th regiment, under Ensign Winder, and thirty-
four of the militia, the whole under the command of
Lieutenant Colons* Clarke, of the Lincoln. Militia,
crossed over iu boats from Chippawa to Fort Schlos-
ser, which they reached a little before day-break, and
completely surprised the guard, cOnsisting of two
Lieutenants, one Serjeant, and eight privates, whom
they made prisoners, together with three ciegians
and three of our own subjects found in the Fort. The
party remained in the Fort about one hour, loading
their boats from the public stores and wharf, and
brought off with them one brass 6-pounder, 57 stand
of arms,_ 24 kegs-of musket-ball cartridges, six bul-
warks of musket proof curtains for boats, one gun.
boat, two batteaux, 20 barrels of salt, 17 casks of
tobacco, eight barrels of pork, and one barrel of
whiskey, with a number of spades, oars, and axes ;
a small party of the enemy had collected as the last
boat pushed off from the shore, and several shots
were fired, but the boats returned to Chippawa with
their prisoners, and the articles they had captured,
without a man being hurt on this service.
66 Furthers accounts have also been received from
the army, highly creditable to the Indian warriors
serving with it. On the Bth instant, a party of the
King's regiment, and a body of Indian warriors were
sent to endeavour to recover a considerable quantity
of medicines and surgical instruments which bad been
buried near Fort George when our troops retired from
it. A skirmish ensued in consequence between the
Indians and the enemy, in which the latter lost one
officer and twenty men killed and ten taken prisoners;
the whole of the medicines and instruments were
brought off by the party of the King's, the only loss
sustained being three Indians wounded.
" Captain Norton led the Indian warriors with
great spirit, and much credit is due to Captain Mer.
tit, of the Provincial Dragoons, for reconnoitering
the spot where the medicines were deposited, and con-
ducting the party to it,
A few nights ago the-Barracks at Gravelly Point
were burnt by our gun-boats, and more than 100 bar-
rels of pork, flour, and other articles, brought away
from thence, together with a very fine Durham boat;
500 oars collected and partly loaded iii' hir for Beck-
et's harbour being destroyed.'
ATTACK ON BLACK ROCK.

" Head-quarters, Kingston, July 15.
" G. 0..-His Excellency the Commander of the
Forces his received • a dispatch from Major-General
de gottenburg, repgetitti a succestful 'attack upon
the enemy?' post and dockiiird a; B)aitc Rock, at
day break un the morning c4,4he llth instal)", by*.
tachmepu of the King's teed flst resithcatr) together

with Lieutenant Fiteglbon's party of tke 49th, and
about fogy militia, the whole amounting to 240 men
under the command of Lieutenant. Colonel Bisshopp.
The enemy's position was carried by a spirited attack,
without the loss of a single man.
" Several large boats loaded with stores and pro-
visions, and three field-pieces, a twelve and two sax-
pounders, were brought away; a vessel, and all the
naval store-houses and barracks have been burnt. .
~ Unfortunately. before the evacuation of the post'
was completed, a strong reinforcement of the enemy,
aided by Indians, pressed upon this small detachment,
by which Captain Saunders, of the 41st, and 15 men,
were killed ; Lieutenant-Colonel Bisshopp, Lieute-
nant Montpesson, of the 41st, and 15 rank and file
wounded—the wounded were brought over.
s, Lieutenant-Colonel Bisshopp has received three
wounds, severe, but not considered dangerous.
" By his Excellency's command;
" EDW. Barnes, Adj. General."
BRITISH EXPEDITION TO PLATSKIROH.
The following is an extract of a letter from a re-
spectable citizen at Burlington, dated Aug. 1, 1813 :
,4 An express arrived at Burlington on the 30th
July, with intelligence that the Britishhad left the Isle
au Noix with a force consisting of the two armed
sloops, of 11 gun& each, and fotir gallies, of one gun
each, and 100 batteaux full of men, and had pro-
gressed within one mile of the lines. The camp was
instantly alarmed, and the troops 'under arms, but
no enemy appeared. Next day we learnt that about
1000 troops, under the command of Colonel Murray,
had landed and taken possession of Platsbuigh with-
out opposition, there being no force to oppose them
except the Militia of the town and vicinity, who being
only 400 in number retreated as the enemy advanced.
The arsenal belonging to the State, Pike's encamp-
ment, barracks at Serenac cantonment, and every
building belonging to the United States, were imme-
diately burnt. The enemy obtained both provisions
and stores. The loss cannot be less than 60,000 dol.,
lats. The enemy left Platsburgh on the Ist, and are
understood to be proceeding this ways
~ Ai their naval force has the ascendancy on this
Lake (Champlain), it is not improbable that our flo-
tilla will be attacked this night, but they will scarcely
attempt any thing against our army, which consists
of 4000 effective men, commanded by Hampton and
the best Generals in the United States."
On General Dearborn invading Canada, and taking
possession of Fort.
George, he sent off toGreenbosh,
as prisoners of war, the following respectable inhabi-
tants :—Messrs. Edwards, Murehead, Dickson, Ly-
mington, Lawe, two Kerrs, M'Ewen, Parson Addi-
son, Howell, Heron, Green, Baldwin, Clinch, Jones,
Ball, Decoe, and John Crook. Messrs. Lawe,
M,Ewen, and the two Kerrs, Vete wounded on the
27th June. General Dearborn expected that the in-
habitants would have joined the Americans.
General Dearborn resigned the command of the
Niagara Army on. the 13th June, on account of in-
disposition.
General Lewis says, in his dispatch to the Secre-
tary at War, that he did not think the General would
ever again be fit for service; that the unfortunate
events of the war had deranged his understanding ;
and that though sometimes in a state of convales-1
cence, he uniformly relapsed when military topics
were alluded to. General Lewis having been nomi-
nated to the command at Sacket's Harbour, is suc-
ceeded
at Fort George, Niagara, and en the Cana.'
dian frontier, by General Boyd.
The Indian Chief, Tecumseh, has seized the fa-
vourable moment of the diversion by our shipping in
Virginia, for surrounding Fort Meigs with 2000 war-
riors. He had deprived the garrison of all possibi-
lity of receiving supplies. General Clay, who com-
manded there, had written urgently to General Har-
rison for assistance. The latter was collecting his
army to march to his relief.
4ir James Yeo, after the retreat of the enemy's
army y Fort George, swept the American side
of Lake Ontario. He landed a body of troops at
Great Sodus, and took the whole of the provisions,
consisting of several hundred barrels of pork and
floury-and burnt the buildings. The llritish loss was
a serjeant and four privates-of the Royals killed. At
Genessee River, he inflicted the same loss on the ene-
my, taking 500 barrels of pork, and 1700 bushels of
corn. The provisions were delivered to General
Vincent. Four companies of the Royals were em-
barked on board the fleet to serve as marines.
There were at Quebec, on the '22d July, 1000 Ame-
rican prisoners of war, captured since the commence-
ment of the campaign. At Beaufort, there were 50
officers, including three Generals. In consequence
of the conduct of the American Government, and of
the officers, the latter are no longer permitted to re.
turn hOme on parole.
The Melpomene frigate, with De Meuron's Regi-
ment; front the Mediterranean, arrived in the River
St. Lawrence on the 20th July.
James Gready, private in the Bth or King's regi.
ment, and Terence Hurst, private in the 6th foot, were
in the latter end of June, tried by Court Martials for
deserting to. the enemy and being found in arms, and
were publicly shot at Kiniston, Canada, pusuant to
their sentence.
It appears from the Quebec Papers, and from the
General Orders issued by the Commander in Chief
in Canada, that on the late defeat of General Wilkin-
son on the banks of the Miami river, the American
military chest, containing £15,000 sterling, was
among the property captqed by the British.
Captain Waugh, of the 103 d regiment, died at
Cbambly on the 2d July.
General Hampton has arrested Colonel Clark, the
late Commandant at Burlington, for a defalcation of
about 50,000 dollars.

We hve great satisfaction in contradicting a state-
ment which has been made, namely, that the JUNON
frigate had had 150 of her crew killed and wounded
by a number of American gun boats having attacked
her in a calm—The Jutiov had only one man '
at the time, and she sustained tha most trifling da-
majie in her hull.
The ATALATAp Captain HICKEY, arrived at Ha-
lifax, on the 10th of August, hop the Cheasapeake,
with the Official Report trnm Captain R. LLOYD, of
the PLANT/a:WM, of An attempt made by the Ame
deans jo'clettrtly thae stip, hi Lynnhaven Bay, by the
cOinitnn of a combustible machine, called a olds.
Ilse horrid instrunient fortunately went off when it
had reached about halt a Bible's length of the ship
otherwise, it is apprehended,lhe effect!' would have

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been fatal both to the ship and the whale of the am
.It did not, however, do any injury ; it threw up
an immense column of flame and water, and excltail
a tempovarY alarm, but nothing further. One of these
instruments has been picked up by the Vtcrosuous. of
74 guns, Captain TAtaor, at the same place, and is
-sow on board that ship. It is a case containing
about six barrels of gunpowder, to which a lock is .
affixed; and attached to the lock is a line, reaching to
the person or boat that has the execution of the de-
sign. It is next suspended to a stage of planks, at
each end of which are about 50 fathoms of small line,
with a buoy at each end. The machine thus put
together, and let into the water, the combustible case
sinking about twelve feet, and being kept at that depth
from the surface of the stage, it has many chances of
success in close anchorages; the buoys being extended
by the line the distance of 100 fathoms, will most pro-
bably, one or the other of them, convey the line, by
the help of the tide, across the cable of any ship at
anchor, which, the moment it touches, will cause the
machine to swing round to the side or the bottom of
the ship ; and the person using it, finding by the line
that it has been stopped, judges that it has reached
the intended object, pulls the trigger of the lock by
the string, and the explosion takes place. Should it,
thus situated, not blow the ship up, it must start a
butt-end of one of her planks ; when, from the sudden.
rush of water, which no efforts of the crew could
possibly subdue, she would inevitably founder. One
reason, it is considered, .why it fortunately did not
succeed upon the PLASPIGENET, was, it was the first
experiment of its humane projector—a Mr. E. Mix.
of the American navy.—Our blockading ships on the
coast have kept the most sharp .look-otit, in their
guard-boats since this infernal attempt was made.

TH.p. EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1813.

A Cadiz Mail arrived this morning. We select
the -following extracts from the Papers brought by it.
We regret to learn, that the Plague at Malta coati.
nued its ravages.

if GIBRALTAR, AUGUST gq.

With grief we announce, that the riague con-
tinues mike ravages at Malta. In May, 110 pe-
rsons fell victims to it ; in June, 800 ; maul in Sulye
1532."
VALENCIA, AUGUST
41 It is undoubted, that an expedition with troops
has sailed from pear Tarragona, we believe, to mit.,
nceuvre upon 4osas ; but are not certain of its real
object. Suchet covers Barceloz;a, without daring tct
venture a movement."

" VALENCIA, AUGUST U.
“ The want of subsistence has obliged the third
army to repass the Ebro ; consequently Lord Wile
liar Aentinck's situation was very precarious, an 4
that Chief adopted the measures pointed out in his
instructions; The allied army, in whateyer dire!.
tion it may manccuwz, will paralize Suchees efrJrtsr
although the rumojt that he has rfceiveil a reinforce.
ment of 8000 men should be true."

" VALENCIA, AUGUST 87.
Our troops !lave again passed the Ebro. "the for-:
mat siege of Tortosa is much nearer that► Such,*
imagined fifteeq days ago."

" CADIZ, AUGUST Si.
f
" It appears that the celebrated Mini.has ahead
arrived at Lesaca, and that Lord Wellington wen
out to meet him : the esteem that the Englisb Hero
has for the Navarran Hero is well known."

CADIZ, SEPTEMBER
ff The garrison of Matteu has surrendered ;a 01
troops of the gallant gina."

" CADIZ, SEPTEMBER 6.
44 A ridiculous report having got into circulation
that the yellow fever had made its appearance in this
city, Government published the following ;

66 GOVERNMEN T JUNTA O$ iIEALTM..

" The undersigned Professors, in compliance with
the order from the Supreme Junta of Health, whicfs
has been communicated to them thrcugh that of this
city, certify, that in neither the dis;ricts of which we
are Inspectors, nor in our private practice, have we
observed any illness which either in itself or by its
symptoms announces a suspicious character of the con-
tagion of the yellow fever.' (Here follow the sire-
tures of 15 medical gentlemen.")
" CADIZ, SEPTEMBER 7.
" Among the vague and even rare, but not im-
probable rumours which are propagated, one is, that
the Allies in the North of Europe wished Lord Wel.
lington should command in those countries. It is
added, that the English Government left the decision
Upon the said proposal to Lord Wellington, who pre-
ferred remaining in the Peninsula.
We do not know what degree of confillenteMar
be given to this intelligence, but in case of the pro.
posal being certain we could not have doubted
Wellington's determination—his principal grcs
began in the Peninsula; in it then he ought to con-
tinue, till the independence of Spain is assured.
" This opinion will be common to all good Spa.
niards, and we have no doubt in saying Lord Wel,
lington will think in the same manner."
" MONTIVIDEO, JUNE et.
" The enemy straitens us more daily. , lie has
already placed two more batteries against this place ;
made three redoubts, and cut up all the roads.
46 On the 19th about 3000 mep approached us foy
the purpose of assaulting the city, but they retired to
their encarppmelit on only fire cannon wills gtapei
shot being fired.
Thete is mulh enthusiasm here: and these faith

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fullnhabitatits.erM prefer !sorting themselves tinder
the ruins of the always loyal Monte VideO, rather
thairbe subjugated by so infamous a canaille."
At a late hour last night we received Paris Papers
to the 30th ultimo. A short article from Dresden, of
the 23d, announces that BONAPARTE had left the en-
trenched camp at Pirna, to advance towards the 80,
hemian frontier. This is at least the fifth time, within
a few days, that he has been obliged to quit his main
army to repress the forward movements of the Allies;
and we think it highly probable that it is now his
intention to disable the grand Allied Army from fur-
ther molestation, by hazarding a decisive battle.—
Be finds he cannot draw them into•the plains before
Dresden, and he is bold enough to follow them into
the piles of Bohemia. But, lest our Readers should
be alarmed at this movement, we think it right to
remind them that the victorious army of BLUCHER is
now in full communication with the Grand Army in
Bohemia. In numbers, therefore, the Allies must be
greatly superior : and we have no fears for their
morale ; for in all the engagements fought since the
rupture of the Armistice, their gallantry and, spirit
have never been questioned.
The CROWN PRINCE'S army is contemptuously
mentioned as the ,6 army covering Berlin," as if the
Prussian Capital now requ;red any military protec-
tion. The bare mention of the circumstance of its
not being in a condition to risk the passage of the
Elbe, convinces us that it has appeared on both banks
of that river in sufficient force to frighten the parti-
sans of the French throughout Saxony.
The movement of General TEIELMAN, the patriotic
Saxon General, in the rear of BONAPARTE'S position
at Dresden, was already known. He seems to have
proceeded at the head of a corps of partizans (pro-
bably all Saxons) in the direction of Leipsic, fur the,
double purpose or opening a communication with the
Caosys PRINCE'S army, and of preventing the
enemy's convoys 'and reinforcements from coming
up—the design was laudable in the extreme, and let
us not believe that it has been rendered abortive by
General LEFEBRE'S reported victory on the 19th.—
Besides we are told that it will require one or two
more such affairs to restore the French communications.
The vague scraps of intelligence which the French
Papers daily conycy to us, render the conclusion more
than probable, that the affairs of BONAPARTE, in
Saxony, are in a most precarious, if not desperate
predicament. We do not mean to say that be cannot
make good his retreat towards the Rhine, becauSe
be has the Bower of the French troops still with him,
and there is no formidable army as yet in his rear.—
The numerous corps of partizans will, however, harass
him most grievously in his whole line of retreat.
A short article front Spain states, that SUCHET has
been successful in the vicinity of Tarragona, and yet
be has retreated to Barcelona.

In addition to the intelligerice received from France
through the medium of the printed Journals, there
are pte communications in town of no slight im-
portaia.

The Conscription is described as going on slowly ;
from what cause, we are not informed. KELLERMAN

(Duke of VArky) who is stationed at Frankfort to
receive and organize au army of reserve, complains
that he cannot undertake to keep open bis communi-
cations with Saxony with his present force, which it

is said does not exceed 22,C00 men. No sooner does

he.receive a few conscripts, than he is obliged by re-
quisition to furnish double their number, to fill up the
casualties of the Grand Army on the Elbe. The
weakness of the army of reserve is thus accounted for.

They affect to say at Paris .that BONAPARTE will
be able to keep the line of the Elbe for the winter,
provided he can keep up l:is communications with
France.—These are interrupted, however, in all di-
.
retuons, and upon this interruption we found our
hopes of 'his utter discomfiture.

Yesterday the following Bulletin was exhibited at
St. James's-Palace :

,{ Windsor Castle, October 2.
" His MAJESTY continues in a tranquil and corn-
foi table state, but without any abatement of his dis.
0/tier."

The PRINCE REGENT will hold a Privy Council ICI-
Ta 01319 carhop House.
.•§4lm4typ..ata quarter past five o'clock, her MA-
JESTY an A Ilse Princesses AUGUSTA and MARY arrived
at the Qeetes Niece, from Windsor. A little be.
sevetc; they proceeded to Carlton-house, to dine
with the PRINCE REGENT. There were invited to
'zu her MAJESTY—Lord HENLEY, Lord ST. HE-
LEN :4 Mrs. H0w1..., Sir WILLIAM SCOTT, Miss GJLDS-
WORTHY, Sir WILLIAM KF.PPLE, and the Countess of
ILCIIESTLtt.

H* ►4Aawry and the Pantessns also dined with
the gameayesterday, as did the Duke of CLARENCE.
The banskof.the Oxfordshire Militia attended in the
Conservittory, and played some pieces of sacred music.
4 4.ttex friim Heligoland, dated September 26,
says—"..ecufst'derable alarm has been occasioned in
Hanrburglr by -the preparations making apparently
for the abandonment of• the place by the French
troops. The enemy has _undermined the walls and
ramparts, with the view;? as it is presumed, in the
event of leaving the city, of destroying the fortifica-
tions by explosion. The doubt is, it he will not carry
his destructive plan much further, and in fulfilment of
his menaces lay waste by fire the whole of the city.—
Besides the military works, the beautiful Church of
St. Michael's, near the Gate of Altona, has been
undermined, and in such circumstances it is not sur-
prising that the alarm of the inhabitants should be
awakened."

Thirty-five horses, purchased for the Austrian set%
vice, lAst weft:l424lml ALIO ku..511a1_410..

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. TRY 4 ARMY.
A Medical Estaßlutient44 two Phytic
Staff Surgeons, and Mei Assistants, are procetding
to Malta.
Captain M‘Gazooit, of the 78th B.egiment, is ap-
pointed a Deputy .Assistantv9uatter-friaster-General
upon the army under Lord mums BENTRICK. He
Proceeds by way of -Bilboa, which is the readiest
route, now that the communication between. that
army and Lord WZLLINGTON96 is open and safe.
MajorZeneral Comm returns immediately to
Cadiz.

We understand that Lord WILLIAM BENTINCX has
quitted the command of the army of Catalonia to
return to Sicily, where his'presence is much wanted,
and is succeeded by Sir HINNY CLINTON, who was
his second in command.

It is supposed that Sir Join; Hon, after commu-
nicating with Lord WELLINGTON, will be ultimately
destined to the command of the atmy in Catalonia.
A draft from the 2d battalion of the 88th, (or
Connaught Rangers) has been made at Plymouth for
service in _the Peninsula. The remainder of the re-
giment are still to proceed to Ireland.

A detachment of the Zd Life Guards arrived at
Portsmouth on Friday, and embarked for the
Peninsula.

Tuesday, a detachment •of the 94th regiment
marched from Edinburgh Castle to Leith, where they
embarked to join the battalion in Spain.

Wednesday, detachments of the 71st, 84 strong,
and of the 92d, 105, marched from the Glasgow
barracks, to join their respective regiments in the
Peninsula. A draught from the 79th, about 70
strong, arrived from Paisley, for the same destination.
The Gentlemen of Paisley have entered into a sub-
scription for the purpose of purchasing a Sabre, to be
presented to their townsman, Major SNODGRASS, as a
testimony of their admiration of his gallant conduct
at the assault of St. Sebastian, and on other occasions
in the Peninsula.

Two hundred and fifty men of the 95th, or rifle
regiment, commanded by Colonel Noncom, are on
their march to Portsmouth, to embark for Spain,
which will more than complete the I/ companies on
that service. Various detachments have embarked
in the course of last week for Spain.
A detachment of 84 rank and file of the 71st light
infantry, under Lieutenant HENDERSON, marched on
Monday morning from Glasgow, to join their brave
comrades in Spain.

His Majesty's ships DICTATOR and HYDRA appear
by this month's Navy List to be destined .for North
America ; but our Cork letters state that they ate to
take to Passage the 2d battalion of the 62d Regi-
ment, with detachments of the 32d, 40th, and 61st.

The 7th battalion of the 60th Regiment is to be
formed on the Isle of Wight, whither all the Germans,
&c. who have volunteered from the different depots
and prison-ships are accordingly ordered.