Star.
London, England, 1805-09-14 00:00:00

DUELLING.

In confegnence of a public rencontre in the fl ree a,
a duel was to have taken place yellerday morning at
the Four Croffes on Wimbledon Common. The ie-
conds were punctual to their time. One of the prin-
cipals, however, forgot hit own *pin:a:mt. They are
both Officers of the line; but we forbear mentioning
names till all the circumfiances conneeted with thrs
awkward bawds are properly authenticated.

General Wsw, F L NT, jolt arrived from the Eat
Indies, attended Lord Mt/weaves office yefterday,
and had a long interview.
The tfl (or Royal) Dragoons, now quartered at
York, commanded by Lieut. Gen. GARTH, have re.
ceived orders to hold thernfelves in readinefs to cm.
bark on foreign fervice.
In addition to the other regiments, which we ems.
'merated the other day, we underhand that an order
has been received by the detachment of the King's
Own Dragoons, now quartered at Birmingham bar.
racks, to hold themfelves in readinefs for foreign fer.
vice at a very {port notice.
Yellerdiy at two o'clock, the id regiment of Royal
Eaft India Volunteers marched into town from Maid-
hone, at which place they relieved the 11l regiment
on permanent duty for twelve days. The Ready and
foldier-lik; condua of the 3d regiment excited the
admiration of the inhabitants of Maidflone, and the
attention of the officers to the difcipline and com-
forts of their men, races on them tb higheti cre•
dit. We lament to (peak of an intlanee, where the
character of fo fine a body of men (bald be tinged
by the conduit of one. Such, however, has been the
cafe. A private belonging to the iff company, while
on the march yefterday, was tried by a Court Mar.
tial, for uttering improper expreffions I he was found
guilty, and fentenced to receive so lathes. The pn.
nifhment was ipflided war the Cadet's Barracks, on
Woolwich Common% When he had received 33
Ilrokes in as lenient a manner as the cafe would ad-
mit of, he was fo flrongly impreffed with shame and
remorfe at his conduit, that he fell in a fit. Colonel
Roberts, by the advice of Mr. Beaufort, the Surgeon,
ordered the reit of the punithment to be difpenfed
wish.

BRrcaps.—Thprfday the following Corps were
brigaded in the London Fields, Hackney, by General
the Earl of
.H.ssa [Reyna, the Duke of Bedf
Artificers, the Loyal Britons, the Shadwel , Paolar,
Mile End, Shoteditch, Spitalfields, Whitechapel, Sr.
Clement'. Danes, and Rotherhithe. The Earl of
HAIaIIIGTON, accompanied by Lard BANBURY, Lard
Parsasiratas, General LEIGH, and a numerous Stiff
of Officers, arrived on the ground at three o'clock,
when the troops, about 1,700 in number, fainted, and
afterwards went throngh the tiring and brigade move.
meat. with tolerable precifson. As they paired in
review order, with bands playing, &c. before the
General, the fpedacle was truly pidurelque. A
numerous airemblage of genteel fpedators were pre-
fent during the brigade, and the ground waa kept by
a party of the Tower Hamlets Militia.

The officer; of a brigade of Volunteers, in the me-
tropolis, have lately received official notice from the
General commancling them, that the wearing of crape
on the arm is to be always difpenfed with when wider
arm:.

On the 22d ult. fifty-three volunteers, from the ed
battalion of the'BBth regiment, quartered at Dum-
fries, marched to join the tft battalion now encamped
at Fairlight in Suffix. This is the third batch which
has been fent for the ad battalion, fince the to of
January laft, making in all a;o men, from limited to
unlimited fervice.

On Saturday IA the Camp at the Curragh of Kits
dare entirely broke up. The whole of the troops,
with the exception of a few regiments, marched to
the fouthward. Tbey are to have a flying camp for
two or three days at Maryborough, and from thence
proceed to Ardtinan, where, report fays, they are to
remain encamped for Come time.
The Botany Bay Ihip, in which was Captain
Dsvvsa and fome of his confederates, has failed from
Co: k.

Lieutenant Hewitt is appointed to command the
Aatow fehooner, recently launched at Deptford.
A Couit-Martial was held on Monday, on board
the SA r.v A DOR Psi MUNDO, ig Gip. in Hamoaze.
on the Boatfwain of the BAars.cva, on a charge of
d&bedience of orders; but the charges not being
proved,'he was acquitted, and reinttated in his rants
in the navy.
Captain Hita.occ, of the fhip Hannah, belonging
to the port of London, was landed from a D-ver
pilot bGat on Wednefday evening, which took hina
up at Beachy Head. The Hannah has been thirty-
two months time the left the port of London. She
failed with convias for Botany Bay, from whence
the proceeded to the South Seas, and Wily to the
coati of Peru. This fhip had been given over as
lad long fence ; the Captain never having had any
cpportunity of advifing his owners of his fafety ;
the bad not half the complement of hands returning,
with which the had gone cut ; Come of them having
ran away at the different places the touched at ; and,
what is very fingular in to long a voyage, the did
not meet a fingle (hip of any defcription, during the
eourfe of it home, until the zot into the Engli(h
Channel.

HIGH COUItTOT ADMIRALTY, DocTnas'Commows.
—Thtufday the Right Hon. Sir W. SCOTT proceed-
ed to the adjudication of the following detained Ihip.
and cargoes:
Huntrefo, Stinron, Mafter.—.Thls American veffil, laden with
cargo of proviGons and gores, bound on a voyage front Alexan-
dria, io Virginia, to Malta, was captured by the Spaniards. atul
r,..ckptured by the private (kip of war Crsfccnr, Hugh Lyon, Com-
wander, and brought to Liverpool. This was a queftion of fat-
sage, which the Court decided agginft, under the particular cir-
cumftances of the cafe, but prooonoced that the re captors were
entitled to their expences.
• Johanna, Vet hell, Mafter..—.This veffel, under "'ruffian colours,
laden w4h a cargo of lies. was captured by his Majefty's gun brig
Ferreter, I.ieuttnant Weir, corainandcr, and brought to Yu..
mouth.-Ship and cargo condernned.

Hope. Robinfon, fvfaiter —ThisAmerican veal, nn a voyage
from riewport, in America, to it mfterchm laden with a cargo of
fugar, indigo. Raves, aud dye wood was captured by his Majefty's
hired arm.d cutter Swan Lieut Cameron,. Commander, awi
brought to Yarmouth—Snip a.:d cargo reitored.
Vigilantia, Replant, Matter—This velrel was captured by his
Majeay's gun t rigs Steady, Lieu t. Arthur Stowe. Com,nand r r, ant
Clinker, Lieut. Neikit uirn, Commmder, and brought to Port&
mouth.—Ship condemned
perfons have been killed by the (mail•
pox within the bills of mortality this IA week.