Star.
London, England, 1812-04-09 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

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We are happy to announce, that the Court of Direc-
tors of the East India Company came yestei-day to
resolution to restore the whole r.f the 4ifspettcled Ofh. '
cers of the Madras army, we believe, strithout a single
exception.

Leutenane-General Ctrame4c4E, Colonel of the
41st reginicnr, expects to be to add another bat•
talion to the first, at presehtin by means of
volunteers trom the militia. .
All Officer% non-commissioned officers, and pri..
vates are, by the re6ulations, to be present with the
regiments on the 10th of April, to every mkt., 0
which period the field exercises,, preparatory to the
reviews, are directed to take plate.
Theunder-mentionedOfficers belonging to the Eng.
lish cavalry in Portugal, have been taken during the
Ilast campaigns, and are prisoners of war in France:

Captain Bitica, of the 3d Dragoon Guards; Captain Pnito.
um oils Dragoons; Captain Lu Tr ca 11, and Lieutenants Woos.
and Blamer, 11th Dragoons; Hos. Captain Paacr, 14th Dray
goons; and Captain Bet.i.t, 16th Dragoons.

At a Meeting of the Gentle-men Inhabitants of the
Town and Neighbourhood of Loughrea; County of
Galway, held at the Sessions* fibusei and convened
by public notice on Saturday, the 14th Msttch, 181
THOMAS BURKE, sen. Esq. in the Chair, the followint
Address was unanimously agreed to :
TO MAJOR 1150, COMSIA!?DING THZ tOTAL weir
a£GIKCN'r.
" We, the Gentlemen Inhabitant of the Town and neighboeot
hood of Loughrt a, take dt.. earliest opportunity of expressing oti4
regret at the departure of the Royal Wqa. Middlesex Regiment
from this town. The gentlemanly dettleanour of yeerself.sn&
your Officers, the peaceable. orderly and soldierlikeeendvek of
your Non-commissioned Officers and Privates, during a amidst:we
of five months, have merited our warmest approbatloa, and at the
i same time that we offer to you, air, individualy, our most graw
ful acknowledgements for your conciliatory and Officerlske coo.
• duct whilst among us, we beg leave to misty, through you, ear
sincere wishes for the welfare •end happiness of the Ittgal.Wellt
MLldlcsex Reg.men:. . (Signed) ".IT. St XXX, Chairmen:l .

ANSWER. . . t ,
Athlone, March H, 18111..1
TO THOMAi 4171.1 M; SIN. EN.
" Sia—As the Royol West-Middlesex was the first &VAS
Regiment that baibeen quartered in lanughrta since the plan fel
the interchange of the Militia pi thc IWO countries was a‘typteet
ti.e very honourable and fiaiteriug test:Amoy borne to the piped
conduct of the Regiment by the unanimous declaration of the
Gentlemen inhabitants of that town and neighbourhood, during a
period of five months that the Reginteut has been quartirtti
amongst them, will, I trust, be considered as railerting credit not
merely on the immediate object of ,that,Resolution, but iiii pros
phetic of the b;.neftcial erects width, ip course of time, may be
expected from the adopt.on of that_ great phut, I have CORIAMOi.
cated to the Regiment your very honourable testimonial of their
goad conduct, and they request your acceptance of. their thanks
for the favourable sentiments expressed towards them. Mt*
mys,lf, I assume no merit, my sole object was w do my dtity.ms
i to have done it to the satiefacdon of the Gentlemen inhabitants
of the town and neighbeut hood of Loughrea, I shall at no future
period cease to remember with pleasure. To you, Sir, my pans
ucular thanks ate due for the liberal and gentlemanly manner in
which you are pleased to comn.unicate the above Resolutions,
and in the name at the Regiment, sincerel-/ wishing health and
• happiness to the Gentlemen inhabitants of the town and nei.4b-
bout hood of Loughrea.-1 have the honour to be, your bitting
and obedient servant, • (Signed) “ Was. BILD."

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

• FALMOUTH. APRIL IL
Sailed the Sraattow gun-brig, for Coronna; ani
the ACTIVZ cutter, on a cruise.—Wind S.F.A

PLYMOUTH, APRIL 7.
Put back the convoy that sailed yesterday for Jer-
sey.—Sailed the ORKSTF.S sloop of WAT, for Coninna.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 8.

Arrived the RAPID and GALLANT schooner, from
the Mediterranean ; his Majesty's ships Hors and
PICKLE, from a cruizc.—Sailed yesterday three run.
n;ng ships.—His Majesty's ship l'ilase with the
Quebec convoy are expected to sail in the morning a
and the HOTSPUR, with the East-India convoy.
Went out of harbour his Majesty's ships GostsAwie
and ATTACK.—Arrived several transport‘ Item the
Mediterranean.—Wind Easterly.

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