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VOLTAIRE. LIFE OF PETER THE GREAT.

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FROM LAST WIGHT'S GAZETTE.

' MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
• ~. WAR OFFICE, JAN. 17.
Royal Regiment of Hire .Guards—Assistant.Surgeon William
Thomas, from the 11 th Royal Veteran Battalion, to be Assis-
tant Surgeon, vice Laing, who resigns.
4th Regiment of Dragoons--Hospital-Mate Thomas Hickson to

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be A,sistant-Surgetm.
ath Ditto—Assistant-Surg:.on Edward Frederick Coates, from the
62d Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon; vice Silccck, promoted in
the Sjth Foot.
17th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Cornet and Adjutant William

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Gale to have the tank of Lieu:,
10th Regiment of Foot—Captain Thomas C. Wadman, from the
4th Garrison Battalion, to be Captain of a Company, vice

Metier, who exchanges.
17th Ditto—Ensign Arthur Poyntz, from the 'Both Foot, to be
Lieutenant, vice Harvey, deceased, and Ensign Richard Saun-
ders, from the 80th Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase,
vice Wilson, promoted.
21st Ditto—Second Lieutenant Robert Gordon to be First Lieu-
tenant, without purchase, vice Mellis, promoted in Bradshaw's
Levy ; Arcoiirald Ferrier, Gent. to be Second Lieutenant, vice
Gordon ; and Thomas Fonbianque, Gent. to be Second Lieu-
tenant, without purchase, vice Russell, promoted iu the Olst

Foot.
23d Ditto—The Hon. Thomas Jocelyn to be Second Lieutenant,
without purchase, cite Palmer, whose appointment has not
taken place.
25th Ditto--LieutenantGeorze Gibbons to be Captain of a Com-
pany, vice Nixon, deceased.
31st Ditto--Ensign William Raymond, from the Limerick City

Militia, to be Ensign.
34th Ditto--Fitzmaurice William Colthurst, Gent. to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice M'Alister, promoted.
Oth nitro—Ett.4-, William Nolan. from the Sd Garrison Batta-
lion, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Moutgomen yt,

promoted.
53d Ditto—Captain William A. Haly, from the Cape Regiment,
to be Captain of a Company, vice Kirby, who exchanges.
56th Ditto—Lieutenant Thomas Foreman, from the 4th Garrison
Battalion, to be Lieutenant, vice Stephens, who excluinges.
57th Ditto—Ensign Thomas Rutton to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Obins, promoted in the Cape Regiment; Robert
Torrers, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Rutton.
60th Ditto—Ensign Robert Tboburn, from the 25th Foot, to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Proctor, appointed to the 21st
Light Dragoons.
61st Ditto—George Fortescue, Gent. to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, vice Cochrane, appointed to the 47th Foot.
62d Ditto—Donald Mac Queen, dent. to be Ensign, vice Better-

iss, deceased.
66th Ditto—Captain Arthur Morris, from the 73d Foot, to be
Captain of a Company, without purcLase, vice V.'hithrld, who

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resigns.
69th Ditto—James Stewart, Gent. to be Ensign, without pur•

chase, vice Rudkin, who resign>.
7.1 d Ditto—Lieutenant Henry Antill to be Captain of a Compa-
ny, without purchase ; Lieutenant William Kenny to be ditto.
To be Ensigns—Ensign John Maclaine, from the 79th Foot, by
purchase, vice Poole appointed to the 34th Foot ; Charles Har-
ris, Gent. and James Taylor, Gent. without purchase.
To be Adjutant, with the Rack Of Ensign—Serjcant-Major

James, -
To be Quarter-Master—Quarter-Master-Sericant --- Young.
80th Ditto—Richard Saunders, Gent. to be Ensign, without pur-
chase, vice Bowler, promoted; Charles Anderson, Gent. to be
ditto, vice Saunders, promoted in the 17th Foot.
84th Ditto—Assistant•Surgeon Tsaae Silcock, from the 6th Dra-
goons, to be Surgeon, vise Graham, placed on Half-pay ; Hos-
pital Mate John M'Donout.h to be Assistant-Surgeon.
90th Ditto—Ensign William Hind to be Lieutenant, vice Sooce-

ny, deceased.
91st Ditto—Captain John Blainey to be Major, by purchase, vice
Douglas, promoted.
96th Ditto—Major Michael White Lee, from the Sicilian P.egl.
ment, to be Major, vice Mowbray, who exchanges. ..
103 d Ditto—Ensign Matthew Wiflock to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Camac, promoted in the sd Garrison Battalion;
Ensign Thomas Griffith to be ditto; vice Kirby, appointed to the
67th Foot; James Kennedy. Gent. to be Ensign, vice Willock ;
Alexander Cuppage, Gent. to be ditto, vice Griffith. -
York Light Infantry Volunteers—Ensigu William Fraser to be
Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Holmes, who resigasi
Menas O'Keefe, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Fraser; Edward
Selby, Gent. to be ditto, vice Roquefeuille, appointed tis the
Sicilian Regiment.
Royal West India Rangers—Ensign Kennedy to be Lieu-
tenant, vice Mercer, deceased.
Sicilian Regiment—Major Robert Mowbray, from the 96th
Foot, to be Major, vice Lee, who exchanges ; Ensign Gusta-
vus de Roquefeuille, from the York Light Infantry Volunteers,
to be Ensign, vice Henry Stuart, promoted.
Cape Regimen t—Captainl Clement Kirby, from the 53d Foot, to
be Captain of a Company, vice Hely, Who exchanges.
3d Garrison Battalion—Charles Skinner, Gent. to be Ensign vice
Nolan, promoted in the 50th Font.
4th Ditto—Captain James Mullis, from the 10th Foot, to be
Captain of a Company, vice Wadman, who exchanges ;. Lieu-.
tenant John auk Stephens, from the Loth Foot, to be ieute-
nant, vice Foreman, who exchanges.
6th Ditto—Ensign William Thomas Pope to be Lieutenant, vice
French, appointed to the 6.-ath Foot ; John Banner, Geist. to
be Ensign, vice Pope.
Bth Garrison Battalion—Ensign and Adjutant --- ,Edam to
have the Rank of Lieutenant; Ensign Vaughan Jones to be
Lieutenant, vice Bock, appointed to the 37th Foot; Newco-
men Algeo, Gent. to be Ensign vice Jones.
12th Royal Veteran Bittalion—David Wainwright, Esq. to be
Paymaster.