Star.
London, England, 1815-12-27 00:00:00

THE AR Mr.

RAMSGATE, Dac. W.—Arrived from Calais the
New Shoreham, Union, William, and James trans-
ports, with detachments of the 12th alio 38th Regi-
ments of Foot, together above s(a) men. The Win-
slay Dale, Latk, Lord Sidmouth, Queen Charlotte,
and Catharine, Doverpassage ve..els, hired on freight
to bring tro(.ps home, have also arrived from Calais,
(trot being able to fetch Diver) with detachments of
the 32d and 33d Regiments of Foot, and 2341 Light
Dragoons: they lost several horses on the passage
from a gale, being too thickly stowed. All the above
came in here late in the evening of the 24th instant,
but we were unable before to get correct particulars :
they have been marched on to Canterbury. Nearly
all the regular transports have returned to Calais for
more troops, where they were arriving in quick suc-
cession, brigade after brigade, to embark for Eng-
land. The Diver freight vessels a ill sail for the same
destination and purpose this next tide.—Arrived the
Samuel transport, with 21 horses and Men of the
16th Light Dragoons. from Calais—she had been
driven to the back of the Goodwin Sand, and went
into Yarmouth with the loss of bowsprit. Also arrived
this mottling from Ostend and the Dawns, the Fanny I
and is, itaiinia, troop ships, with detachments of the
Ist and 3d Guards, and 2d Garrison Battalion—the
Litter remain on Isiiiard to proceed to Ireland the first
favourable opportunity—the cother detachments have
been disembarked, and are gone on to Canterbury.
Horses in very bad condition, and some few have died
on the passage.
INSPECTION or THE FIRST REGIMENT OF GUARDS.
—Monday, being Christmas Day, was appointed for
the first Inspection of the First Regiment of Foot
Guards, since it•has been appointed by special and
royal command a Grenadier Regiment, to be called
the First Regiment of Grenadier Guards. The first
Battalion appeased on the Parade in St. James's Park
early in the morning, in their new clothing and caps.
They were accompanied by the bands of the Cold-
stream and Third Regiment of Foot Guards, their
own band being in France. headed by the two chief
Drum Majors in their State uniforms. A little be-
fore ten o'clock the Archduke Joust wprived, conduc-
ted by Colonel Cooke, one of the COMMANDER-M-
-aine& Auk-de-Camps. His Imperial Highness
yeas received by Sir HENRY Tomtass, the Otficera
about to mount guard, and other distinguished officers.l
The Duke of YORK being Colonel of the Regiment,
arrived at York House a few minutes before ten
o'clock from Oatlands, for the purpose of inspecting
them, when, after his Royal Highness had dressed in
the regimentals of the Regiment, with the new shaped
grenadier's cap, he walked to the Parade, accompa-
nied by Lord Fazosatcs BINTINCC, the Lieutenant.
Colonel of the Regimeat. His Royal Hiness was
received with all due military honours. His Royal
Highness then proceeded to inspect the Guards, the
colours were afterwards trooped, and the new colours
brought out from the Orderly Room, and presented
to them. which have Waterloo inscribed on them, in
addition to Corunna and Lincelles. After the Guards
had marched off, the Duke of Yogi, the Archduke
Jong, and a number of °dicers, went to the Military
Chapel in Whitehall.

BONAPARTE. —Extract of a letter from St. Helena,
dated October '2O We arrived here on the 15th,
and Napoleon landed on the 17th. The next morn-
ing he rode out to see Longwood, the Lieutenant
Governor's comitry house, which, when repaired, is
to be his fdture residence. He stopped to take some
refreshment at Mr. lialcome's counti y house, a mer-
chant here, and expressed such a dislike to the town,
that he has been permitted to remain in the country,
and he is to be Mr. Balconse's guest for a week or
ten days, till his own residence is ready. lam told
he has written in the strongest terms of expostulation
to Ministry on the hardship of contining him here :
and indeed your imagination cannot form an idea
of any thing more dreary than the first aspect of this
island, and I have yet seen little, on a closer inspec-
tion, to dispel the gloom. It consists entirely of a
brown volcamic rock, split, as it were, into two parts,
and through this valley flows a rivulet, on the banks
of. which are scattered patches of cultivation. The
inhabit ist of Natives, the descendants of the

NATAL INTELLIGENCE.