Star.
London, England, 1801-09-12 00:00:00

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DEFENCE O 1 THEVOTINTItr.
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The following circular letters have been Ant-
tnitted from the War-Office to the Genet:As of the
different diarias
Hoek-Guards, September s, der.

o am &teed by the Commander in Chief di Ossify
his Royal Highoefs's pleafare that, u loon u the harreft hat
I:,D got in, the fiddlers in the diftrid under your command
who have been permitted to daft are to be immediately order-
regiments. I have the honour to be,
ed to join their refpudive
sir, your molt obedient humble [avant,
(Sired • iv• w , D A. 0."
• Mee-Guards, September 4, der.

r Sir _ln addition to the general orders of 3d of April, tgois
repeding the indulgence granted to married men of good cha-
rade:, by being permitted to fierp oat of quarters, I am direet-
ed to acquaint you, for the intorthation of (Alters tonunanding
regiments in the atria under your command, the permiffion
is to be limited to ten men in every hundred, which, by his
Royal Highnefs the Commander in Chief's orders, is never to
be acceded, and only granted to men infwering the dcfcrip.
tiro above (padded. I have the honour to be, fte. &e. &c.
(Signed) w. W. WYNTAID, D. A. 0."
Horfe-Gumeds, September 8, igot. •
sk...lt hitting been reported to the Commander in Chief
that font (oldies, who have boo indulged with leave of ob-
Imo from their regiments for the liurpofe of affilting to get in
die late barred, have fo far forgot whit was due from them to
their mom as to mks advantage from pretax of hands, anti
ended • molt exorbitant ;dice for tbeir labour, his Royal
ylighnefs commands that his difpleafure againft fuch men as
have two guilty Of this difgraceful condlid may be molt axons-
Yy and publicly expected; and in order to guard agaltdkoffenees
of a flailing nature in future, his Royal IHighnefs dares that
whenever permit:Bon is visited for follies to work, Genera;
Officers commanding dierida, after afcertlining by inquiry
from the principal Magid:atm thercofthe proper aid fair price
of labour, will iffee Mod pofitive orders that no greater furn
010, diredly or indiredly, be demanded or received by the
(oldies who are permitted to work; and that they will be tare-
ful to puni any difobedience to their orders, on this head, ht
the molt exemplary manner. By order of his Royal items&
the Commander in Chief, (Signed)
" Hatay Cattle r, Adjutant-General."

beneral WILFORD, of the York Huffars, left
town yefterday for dnterbdry, where the General
ape& to meet the Duke of You on Monday;
and; on the following day, his Royal Highnefs,
is Field Martha], will review the troops in the
Eaftern Diaria, they being firft infpetted by the
before-mentioned able officer.

Lord Coatrivaitts is with the army in Mir,
for the protedion of that county, sent, and the
Metropolis and from the general difpofition of
the forces, which is juilly admired by the bell mi-
litary judges, the facility is fo great of firengthen-
ing any part of the kingdom where the emergency
might arife, that no particular apprehenfions are
entertained for any point in particular.
Admiral PH t IPS, who has been round the Coen,
by order of the Admiralty Board, left Deal on
Wednefday, after minutely infpeeing the rendez-
Vous, naval hofpital, &c. He has made many
Alterations in the internal department, and has dif-
rhamed from the fervice feveral fcrvants of the
whofe places were found to be mere tinc-
tures.

Wednerday evening their hiajarri as vifited the
Weymouth Theatre, after having a pleafant excnr-
fion on the water.

Tburfday morning Prince ADOLPH UJi Prince fres
AUGUSTA and MART, and Princefs SOPTII• of
Gimucarraa, bathed. After breakfaft, his Ma.
js STY, accompanied by Princefs Sop Hi* and Lad
MILLASTSE, took an airing on horfeback through
the village of Upway. The (4 Esti and PRIM-
CISSTS, attended by the Countefs of WISTMOISS-
LAND and Baronefs Hews, rode out in two phae.
tons on the Dorchefter road.

Lord Sr. Viiicsicr is much better, and was at the
Admiralty to-day.

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Prince WILLIAM of GLOUCISTnt had an au-
dience with Lord ST. VINCENT, this morning, at
the Admiralty.

The following orders for the Court's going into
mourning on Sunday next, the t3th inliant, for
the late Eleftor of Cotocw I, were yeiterday Wiled
from the Lord Chamberlain's office, viz.
The Ladies to wear black GM, fringed, or plain linen, white
&loves, necklaces and car-rings, black or white than, fans and
tippets
llndrefs—White or grey lutcitrings, tabbies, or &maks.
The Centkmen to wear black, full trimmed, fringed or plain
linen, black heart's and buckles.

Undrefs—Grey frocks.
The Court to change the mourning on Thurf-
day the c 7th Wien', viz.
The Ladies to wear black filk, or velvet, coloured ribbons,
fine and tippets, or plain white, or white and gold, or white and
Liver fluffs, sod black ribbons.
Clestlemen to wear black coats, and black, or plain
White. or white and gold, or white and we, Miff netnews,
fal trimmed, coloured (words and buckles. '
And on Sunday the aoth Milani, the Court to
go out of mourning.
Monday morning, about fix ti clock* a (hock of
an earthquake was felt in Edinburgh and in the
vicinity of that city. It appears to have been vio-
lent, but luckily its duration was only about two
fcconds. It is thought the (hock has been pretty
?,! ieral, as the fame fenfation was experienced in
614fgow, a diftance of forty-four miles, about the
(arse moment. It was alio felt at Dumfermline in
Fife. The weather had been cold, with eagerly
Winds and rain.

On Friday morning, the 4th inft. a moll remark-
.l!)le whirlwind arofe m the parifit of Wifhaw► near
Rirmingltam. It began loon after ten o'clock,
about two hundred yards from the houfe of the
ktr. Mr. MATrums, and proceeding in a ftraight
line through the farm yard, took up a wooden dog
kennel, in which were two pointer dogs, and car-
ved it over a hedge fifty yards diftant from the (pot
where it flood. A young man who was going
through the yard, at the time, was (truck down by
its force, but it did not materially injure him. It
continued its courfe for more than two miles, and
(wept a width of nearly too yards, breaking down
the trees in its paflage, and' doing damage, it is
furpofed, to the amount of fool.