Star.
London, England, 1807-11-26 00:00:00

CRFLI I'S OF DKCEASED SOLDIERS.

We underhand that the Secretary at. War intends
to take very eh:canal meafures in future for the regu.
lar payment: of the credits, acc. of non commiffi,ned
officers and foldiers, who may happen to dic, or he
killed in the lervi.:c, to the nearch !datives of the
deceafed. From delays of rffice, and iidormalities
in the mode of application at the War Office, for the
amount of the credits, or from ignorance of the pro.
per 'place of application, many of the relations of
deceafed folders are, on that ac:ount, left withont
their jolt claims ; in confequence of which, the dif-
ferent lams of money rerr.2.il.::lg unclaimed at the
War Office have nozr accnrau Wed to a moil enormous
amount, we are told, n..t much lefs than too,oool.
Much money will loon be forthcoming to the heirs,
widows, and children of the gallant foldiers who fo
lately and unfortunately fill at Copethagen, in the
Mediterranean, and in Sollth America. The prope
mode of application fficuld be direEtl7 to the Secretary
it War, for regiments on foreign fervice, and to the
Commanding Officer of th! regiment, when on home
fervice. All fuch claims fhould be accompanied with
the necefTal y legaNy atteiled vouchers, in order to
infure the Need's ci the application.

OD Tuefday the Duke of CUMIHIRLAND and Mr.
CHAT /3 ELLIS dined with Mr. CANNING.

Mr: Tanwitsts.t., F.ctetary to Lord Cam tktva in
the expedition to Copenhagen, is made Naval Store.
keeper at Deal.
Sir j. B. Waxier', arrived in town yellerday morn-
ing at the Admiralty, and had a long interview with
the Board.

Upward,; of 17n Dana vetrets, detained or cap-
tured FJICC the declaration of war by the Coon of Den.
ntatk, were condemned yetterday in the Commons.
It is µrider Rood that Prince STA HILSIWEIRG did not
announce the fad of his Inai.trial Majelty of A us-
TRIA hating entered into the Confederacy again°
England and that they Lava learned it only from
the article in the 11! arthear

Verierday ; Court of DireSors was held at the Eaft
India ficure, when the following Captains were fr•o:n
into the command of 'heir sefpeltive Ships, •iz :

Captain WN Mmtvttst., Calcutta. 1 Madras and Bengal.
Captain IA.II. FAIR f AZ, Hutt Inglis.
The (hip Northnipherland was taken up and Ila-
tinned for Maeeira, Madras, and Bengal.

BOMBARDMENT OF Coes suacsu.—That the con•
trivance of the fire Rocket:, which were found fo
ufeful in the attack on Copenhagen, is due to the
genius of one individual only, we were never difpofed
to difpute ; it has been publicly aliened, and, we be-
lieve, generally all Owed. We were, however, not a
little furprifed to obferve fomething like a priority,
announced by one of our contemporaries, which
Rates, that the fiat idea of adding ihefe new means
of dettruetion, originated with' a proleffional Gentle.
man, a Chemia, of Weltmintler.
We have made easeful enquiries upon this fubjeel ;
and, if our information be corresl, it appears, that
certain plans prefented, above flur years'ago, by Mr.
Hume, of Long Acre, are fufficiently analogous to
point out the fource, from-whence the profenic ar•
row: orAre rocliti took their exitience.
If, as it is alledged, this Gentleman's fchemee were
retained at Woolwich"; no-report either tf their effi-
cacy or failure communicated to him ; nor any !op-
pose, atil fiance, or reivird proporedt--wc confcfs there
art! the lironzeß gr'outids for fofpicion, to fay no
more of it, ancLver.y juli cattle for that Gentleman's
complaints awain:i ;nytillice and the rattft onvenant-
able partitliv.l
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