Star.
London, England, 1825-01-21 00:00:00

THE AMMY.

It is now confidently awned, that the augmentation for the
army in India will amount, at the least, to five thousand nun;
and that still further augmentations will be ordered immediAtoy.

PAT Mantas' HALT- PAY.—The following Regulations, relattre
to the Half-Pay of retiring Parnwters, have, it is said, been re.
cently selopted:

If the Paymaster has, originally been a Ilalf-pay Lieutenant, and
h-e not served six years as a Paymaster, he is to be rated en th,
Ilalf-pay from which he came; unless he has been wounded, ut
is otherwise infirm, so as to incapacitate him from further service,
On the other band, a Paymaster who has served six years, but
retires from infirmity, is entitled to the full Haif•pay of Payma3trt,
without regard to the rank from which he was taken.

Detachments belonging to the 11 th Light Dragoons, the 16th
Regiment of Light Dragoons, 13th Light infantry. the 14th, thy
:Stith, 44th, and 87th Regiment, of Infantry, embarked on tit,
18th instant, on board the Bridgewater Indiam.in, fur lieng
Detachments of recruits marched yesterday from Westminster,
for Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.
A detachment belonging to the East India Company'. Service ii
ordered to embark to-day at Billingsgate for Gravesend, to it.
route to ("Lathan'.

A considerable detachment of men, who volunteerA from !e.
Drpot of the 69th (South Lineuhishire) Itegiment of Foot, for the
2d (the Queen's Royal), and the 31st (tlmaingdon.hirr) 11rgi•
ments of Infantry, has recehfed orders to march from Portsmouth
to Chatham.

Several movements amongst the English regiments in Ward
have been ordered; amongst the rest, the 65J, (West Suffolk)
Regiment, is commanded to proceed front Naas to Newry.
The Bth (Royal County of Down) Regiment, has been directed
to march from Newry to Naas; to be there the 25th instant.

NATAL .1N It:LI-IGEN=

Extract of a letter from the Agent to Loyd's at Harwich, dated
tl e 20th inst.

" The Leicester picket left Cuxhaven on the I Sth inst. aed re.
ports that the Light-vessel at the month of the Elbe was esr:tra
to be replaced on the following day : the red buoy is not laid dour
at present, in consequence of thick weather."
TLe Fame, Fox, arrived at Scarborough from Petersbmb,
sailed from Fleckerue the Silt inst. in company with the Bellissiroa,
WARRLN ; Juliana, SNITH ; and Amity, of Hull—left 30 sail :hut.
The Willi/11A from Demerara, was driven on st.orc
on West Hoyle, Liverpool, on Wednesday morning, and fiUed with
water, and it was feared would go to pieces.
The Expedition, Dames:, from SeviUe to London, was driven on
shore near Boulogne on Wednesday, and it was feared would be
wrecked.

The Industry, —, from Mogadore to Loudon, has been alun.
dotted at sea, being in a sinking state.
The EORRIA, 26, Captain S. !tomtit's, C.B. sailed from Plymouth
on Saturday last, having on board Colonel Caatram.t. and Mr.
WA RD, the two South American Commissioners, who are to reside

permanently at Mexico and Colombia, as Agents or Ambassulars
from the British Government. The Bohm put back on Sundry
by contrary winds.
The Rosixtrr, Captain N. LOCILTRR, C.B. wIU sail from Ph-
mouth, as soon as the wind proves fair, for New York, with Oil.
COCICIVIIII, Sir Joust HARVXY Mr. MiGILLIVILAT, and Mr. GALT.
These Gentlemen are appointed Commissioners for ascertaining
and fixing the boundary between the United States and British
America.

FALMOUTH, JAW. 19.—Wind N.W. blowing strong.—Sailed the
Princess Elizabeth packet, for Jamaica; and Marchioness of Sa-
lisbury ditto, for America. These vessels put back yesterday.
Plawourn, JAN. 19.—Wind W.—Arrived the Ceres MUS.
from Greenock for Gibraltar, with loss of bowsprit. Ceres,
Sailed the
Lorton, SZSGILANT, for London.
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 20.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived the Baltic
Merchant transport, front Halifax. The Lady Campbell, THORN,
for Madras, got ander weigh, but brought up again.
DIAL, JAW. 20.—Wind W. by N.—Arrived the Eagle, Luna-
mum, from Trieste--sailed lith November. Came down from
the River, and remain, the Britannia, EVANS, for St. Kitt's ; Ma-
riner PSICSSICIE, for Africa ; Abeona, Court, for Tarragona;
Findlay, CAREW, for Barbadoes; 'and Friends, --, for Valpa-
raiso. Passed through, the Camden, BILLINGNURSTt for Antigua.
Lretaroor., Jas.l9.—Wind N. W.—Arrived the Westmoreland,
Worm+ boron, from Calcutta—sailed the 14th of August, and from
the Sand Heads the 20th ditto—the Princess Charlotte sailed for

this port on the 16th ; Perfect, Patxcr, from Charleston--4;u led the
19th ult. In company with the Paragon and Ceres, for Liverpool--
the latter vessel sprung a leak, in a heavy gale, on the 20th, and was
seen putting back ; Mary Catherine, Pace, from ditto--sailed the
24th ult. in company with the Majestic, for this port; Hope,
POILTSS, from Demerara—sailed the Bth ult.—the Claude, Scow,
was to sail on the 9th; Mars, Wicsou, from the Cape of Good
Hope; and Douglas, DAVIS, from Seville.

Letters from Leipsic of a recent date mention, that in
consequence of the several regulations set on foot by
the Russian Government to enforce the Tariff of Cus-
tom Duties, all trade between that city and Russia and
Poland, had been nearly destroyed, and the merchants
were loud in their complaints of the measures adopted.
It was generally thoeght some remonstrance would be
made to the Emperor Alexander, as the measure was
not more injurious to the people of Leipsic than to ►is
own subjects.
Information has been received at New York, by an
arrival from Canton, that an attempt had been male by
the Pellew Islanders to cut off an English whale ship-
They were repelled by the cook, who had recourse to
boiling water from his kettles, and cleared the decks.
Died, on Saturday evening last, at his seat, Kilrester,
in the neighbourhood of Dublin, the Lord Viscount
NawcoMEw. The announcement of the death of this
Nobleman, coupled with the fact of the doors of the
Bank in Castle-street being closed, caused a great sen-
sation in Dublin on Monday. A written notice was
.Iffixed to the door, to the effect following:

" NOTICE.
" In consequence of the death of Viscount Newcomers, the be.
biness of this Ba oh has been suspended, until arrangements shall is
made for 14 recomme ucement—lith January, gas."