Star.
London, England, 1813-09-11 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The Staff Officers ordered to the Peninsula, have
been informed, that their horses and baggage must
be embarked at Portsmouth on Thursday next.
A detachment of the 7th Dragoon Guards will
come up to London by one of the first smacks from
Leith.

On the Sd instant a detachment of the 91st Regi-I
ment embarked at Harwich for Leith ; and one of
the 25th from Landguard Fort, for Berwick.
The 2d regiment of Surrey Militia have marched
from Woodbridge Barracks to Chelmsford.
The West Middlesex Militia are waiting the collec-
tion of vessels at Liverpool, to convey them to Dublin.
On the 6th instant, the Dumfries Militia arrived
from Dublin, and were landed at Troon ; whence,
or from Portpatrick,-the. North York Militia will be
immediately passed over to Donaghadee.

French Papers to the 6th inst. arrived in the course
of yesterday, and we gave a short sketch of their con-
tents. To.day we present our Readers with the Ite-
ports from the army at Dresden, Official and demi-
official. It appears that the great struggles in that
direction, took place on the 26th and 28th ult.—Of
these we are now in possession of the full particulars.
The Allies, as we have already suggested, evidently
intended to take Dresden by a coup de main. That they We share, in common with all friends of humanity,
have failed in their object cannot, we think, be dis- sympathy and regret for the sufferings of our fellow
puted :--but the French statements are evidently subjects in Malta. Our immediate countrymen pos-
sessing the means of seclusion have, indeed, hitherto
exaggerated.
MARET, in his short dispatch, says, that on the escaped the pestilential ravages ; but alas ! among the
native Maltese, the mortality (our Readers know) has
evening of the 27th (when the most desperate struggle been dreadful. It is, therefore, with sincere satisfac-
took place) 15,000 men formed part of the trophies tion, that we assure the public of steps having been
of victory. Even this number was, in all likelihood, taken by the Government at home, immediately upon
over-rated ; but the number of 50 or 60,000 ir entirely the first receipt of the melancholy intelligence, to or.
rest the progress of the wide-spreading-malady ; and
out of all the lines of probability, On the 26th the Army Medical Board have accordingly shipped
the Allies" decided upon retreating"—this is a proof off for Malta an extensive and varied assortment of
lwe think, of their being disappointed in their objects, fumigating and other necessary materials.
but by no means of their having suffered such a repulse Letters from St. Petersburgh state, that Messrs.
as to 'shatter their forces to any considerable extent. GALLATIN and BAYARD had received their dismission
BONAPARTE does not inform us of theositions which from the Imperial Court, the mediation of the ESIPE•
p
ROR to restore tranquillity between the United States
were taken up by any of his corps after the victories and Great Britain not having been accepted by the
he claims. The retreat of the Allies was, no doubt, latter. An official notice having been delivered to
conducted in good order, and we shall probably hear this effect, the American Plenipotentiaries were pre-
of their appearance in some other direction. paring to take their departure.
While we lament the failure of this bold and, per- Yesterday dispatches were received at the Admi-
ralty from the Mediterranean. They contain the de-
hap
s, desperate enterprize, we ought not to give way tails of a most gallant enterprise performed by the
to despondency. The stake for which the Allies con- boats of the BACCHANTE frigate, Captain HosTs, in
tended was prodigious : it was no less than that of the Adriatic, under the command of Lieutenant HOOD,
terminating the war by a single blow, and seizing of that ship. It appears that Captain HOSTS received
the Lion in his den. The fall of Dresden would have information of a convoy having assembled in one
of the ports of the Adriatic, to the amount of be-
inevitably ruined BONAPARTE, and dashed all his spe. tween 60 and 70 vessels, which he conceived it pos-
tulations to the ground :he must have thrown him- sible to destroy. He accordingly embarked 150 sea-
self back upon the CROWN PRINCE'S Army covering. men and marines in the boats, who were afterwards
Berlin, or forced a passage to Leipsic by literally landed, and had to contend with upwards of 400 of
cutting his way. As it is, he does not seem disposed the, enemy's troops, whom they completely routed.
They next proceeded to attack the convoy ; and,
to allow any considerable part of his force to quit it is said, that upwards of forty of the enemy's vessels
Dresden : VANDAMME'S is the only corps which has were burnt, and the remainder brought out. The
stirred out. loss sustained by the enemy is stated to have been
The Bulletins of the CROWN Pewee, afford a more severe, while that on our side, considering the diffi
cheering prospect. In the direction of Berlin the culty
.and danger of the enterprize, is not of much
magnitude.
allied cause has certainly triumphed, and OUDINOT'S FlRE.—Yesterday morning, about one o'clock, two
army has been driven back upon the Elbe. The gal houses were destroyed by fire, in Mint-street, 80.
lantry displayed by the Prussian troops is beyond all rough; the one belonging to Mr. Tatson, a soap-
praise. The days of the Great FREDERICK are re- maker and melter, the other to Mr. Snuggs, a broker.
vived among them, and we trust that his mantle has Owing to there being a large quantity of tallow on
the premises of the former, the flames raged with
also descended to their Generals. Until the Austrian great fury ; but, by the timely arrival of the engines,
or Russian accounts arrive of the affairs in the vicinity were prevented from spreading beyond the two houses
of Dresden, we ought not to decide boldly ; but in COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.—Last night the Castle
the case of the affairs in which the CROWN PRINCE i spectre was performed at this Theatre, for the purpose
took a part, we have ample evidence that much has of introducing a new actress, Mrs. KENNEDY, from the
been effected. He has driven the enemy before him ' YorkTheatreowho performed the part of Alice. Credu-
lous, garrulous, and inquisitive, she acted the part
inch by inch : it is true that the number of prisoners
, with great fidelity, and bids very fair, in that and si-
taken from them is small, and that they retreated in 1
miler lines of character, to retain the approbation
good order, but this does not lessen the glory of the ' which her first appearance universally elicited. She
achievement, for they were superior in numbers. ! ranked high as an actress in the provincial Theatres,
In a former article in the 'reach Papers, OUDI.. and her present engagement is another proof of the
unwearied exertions of the Managers of this Theatre
NOT'S corps was rated at 90,000 men. The CROWN to deserve public patronage. I*. YOUNG sustained
PRINCE had only Prussians and Russians under him the character of Earl Osmond with his usual excellence,
at Ruhlsdorff—the artillery alone was Swedish 1 and the play was well supported throughout.
In the first engagement at Trebbin the French were ! HIGH COURT OP JUSTICIARY.—On Monday last, the
the assailants—and they- obtained some partial ad- Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh took into consider-
vantages. In the second the Allies were decidedly ation the point reserved on the trial of Jams HyskiX
and Jeuy Hyde', his sister, for aiding the escape e
successful ; for their antagonists left their cannon, two French Officers. The Counsel for the phoneme
ammunition, and baggage behind them. I pleaded, that the Act of Parliament merely referred
' to the actual escape of the prisoners; and if this w*A.
His Royal Highness the Duke of CUMBERLAND not effected, no crime had been committed ; and ger.
arrived at Lundack on the 14th of August. On the sons called as evidence proved that the Frenchmen
evening of the next day he went to a Ball which was ; were detected before they could accomplish their
given there, accompanied by our Minister, Sir C. escape, and were put into a place of security. -ALLAN
STEWART. On the following morning, his Royal Lord MEADOWBANK concurred with the Courtin opi-
Highness left I,undack and proceeded on his way to- ' nion,' that aiding and assisting an enemy to escape
wards Prague. I from.his place of confinement, although he should'
Twenty-seven of the most respectable Roman Ca- not escape from the kingdom, was a crime both at
tholics of the City of Cork have sent in their resig. Common and Statute Law. Upon this decision bosh
nations as Members of the Cork Catholic Board, in pleaded Guilty, and were sentenced to Seven Years
consequence of the intemperate proceedings of that Transportation.

The Dorset Regiment, quartered for some months
in Limerick garriwn, have received the route for
Tralee and its cantonments, to replace the Royal
Queen's County Militia, who have received the route
for Cork, and march on the 11th inst. The first di-
vision of the Dorset marched on Monday last.

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