Star.
London, England, 1814-10-31 00:00:00

THE ARMY►

TES EXPEDITION FOR AHEM derable pre-
parations are in progress at Portsmouth for American
service, both as it respects reinforcements and warlike
stores. Orders mere issued in the beginning of the
week to prepare the STATIRA, Captain SWAYNE, for
the immediate reception of Major-General Sir ED-
WARD PAKENIIAM, the Duke of WELLINGTON'S Adju-
tant-General when in the Peninsula, and Major Ge-
neral GIBES, who are both to join the troops with Sir
ALEXANDER COCHRANE. An additional marine force
will be also sent out, which is to include eight Cap-
tains, and 12 subaltern officers. Great activity has
prevailed in the Ordnance Department, there and at
Woolwich, in making cartridges to a great amount.
Those at the latter are made on a new plan. In ad-
dition to the usual musket ball, they contain three
buck-shot, placed at the end of the ball. It has
become necessary to resort to this to be on an equality
with the enemy, who have long employed such shot.
The STATIRA has on board a considerable quantity
cf stores and slops for the service of the ships on the
American station. The LEONIDAS, Captain WILLIAM
KING, and IrincrENLA, Captain ANDIILW KING, are
now at St. Helen's, waiting fair wind to proceed with
a considerable convoy lir Bermuda, HalilaK, Scc.
There are also on board part of this Beet various war-
like stores for the public service. Other ships will
speedily follow. The STARIRA will mike the run as
quick as possible. IR the course of this week consi-
derable detachments of troops will march in to em-
bark for the same destination. General Gibbs arrived
at Portsmouth on Saturday evening, and Sir EDWARD
PAKENHADI was expected this morning.

Sir EDWARD PAKENHADI and his suite left town
yesterday, for Portsmouth. to embark for America.
The 92d, or Gordon Highlanders, have received
orders to embark. Their destination is supposed to
be America.

Sunday se'nnight, the remaining part of the troops
of the depot, at Portsmouth, embarked on board the
Ann transport, for Harwich, f6r which place they
sailed on Monday. _ _

Thursday the whole of the depots in Winchester
received orders to hold themselves in readiness to re-
move to Parkhurst Barracks, in the Isle of 'Wight ;
bat on Saturday they received counter orders, and
are to continue at ‘Vinchester.

Thursday the depot of the Ist regiment or Royals,
a large detachment of the 92d, and the depot of the
91th foot, marched from Edinburgh Castle for Leith,
where they embarked on board transports for Ireland
to join their respective regiments. They amounted
to above 700 men.

The Scots Greys have arrived at Exeter.
Monday the remaining part of the troops at Ly-
mington embarked on board the Ann transport for
Harwich. It is believed that the whole depot will
be broken up by the 2-ith December next.
The Oxford Militia, which landed at Gosport from
Ireland, about a fortnight since, and marched for
Oxford to be disbanded, having received orders to
do garrison duty in Portsmouth, will march in on
Wednesday next. The Dorset Militia, it is under-
stood, are also to do duty there.
A company of Royal Artillery arrived at Ports-
mouth last week, under the command of Major CA•
REY' after an absence of seven years ; as also did the
2d Royal Veteran Battalion, under the orders of
Major WHITE, after an absence of five years, both
front Maieira, where they performed garrison duty.
The fortified works of that Island have been entirely
demolished, and it is now left to its Civil Government,
without any means of defence, or organised troops.

JOANNA SOUTHCOTT.

THE IMPOSTOR STANDS CONFESSED.

A Sunday Paper contains a Letter, signed " I.
Ton zEn," stating that he had been requested by Jo
ANNA " to acknowledge her former u icked errors."—
The letter then proceeds thus : " I have therefote, on
the part ofJoanna, respectfully and with sincere contri-
tion to state, that for some considerable time past she
has been in a state of delirium, but at length having
become, as it were, herself again, being now calm and
collected, and fearing that she is approaching to her
latter end, hereby renounces all the wicked Incanta-
tions of her former distempered brain ; and she hopes
that a generous public will forget the impositions and
errors that she has of late endeavoured to impose
upon their understanding. And she further hopes,
that all good Christians will not only forgive, but will
fervently join in her prayers to the ALMIGHTY, for a
forgiveness of her late blasphemous doctrines and past
' sins. (Sgined) 14 I. TOWZER."