Star.
London, England, 1801-07-28 00:00:00

COLCHESTER. yuLr z 6.

The whole of the Infantry which were is gar-
rifon at Ipfwich, confining of the Leicefterfhire,
Cambridgeltire, and Warwickniire Regiments of
Militia, arrived at our Barracks from Ipfwich on
Thurfday. The Buckinghamihire, Monmouth,
and Brecon Regiments alto marched in here the
fame day ; and die 4.9 th Regiment of Foot is daily
expeCted to arrive here.
We have a very fine body of troops here, con-
fining of eight Regiments of Militia, betides a re-
giment of Light Horfe, with Horfe and Foot
?irtilleryrand a large park of Artillery, confining
of forty heavy and light field.pieces, howitzers,
&c. and ammunition waggons, dec. in abundance.
We keep on the alert day and night, aad are ready
to march any where at one minute's notice. The
men are all in the Illgheft health, fpirits, and dif-
cipline.

Friday evening the Royal Brigade 'of Scotch
Greys, Artillery, Huff' ars Rifle Corps, and the
Berkfhire, Stafford, and North Devon Militias,
were drawn out on the Sands, at Weymouth, be-
fore their Majerries and the ROYAL FAMILY, and
then marched about two miles from the town—
his MAJNSTY infpefted the piquet guard.
Saturday his MAJESTY, accompaned by Prince
Anoarkus, the Earl of UIRRIDOR, Lord Sworn-
ANIPTOII4, General GARTH, Colonels FITZROY and
CARTWRIGHT, rode to Sandsfoot Cattle to review
the Berklhire Militia. _ _

A veffel, fuppofed to be French, was on Satur-
day feen in the offing, at Weymouth. The Foa-
TIMER, Captain PAGET, immediately flipped her
cables in purfuit, and repeating fignals were hoift-
ed an board the different frigates Rationed there.
Sunday morning the RovAL FAMILY attended
Divine Service at Weymouth Church. The Kt NG
afterwards, with his attendants, walked on the
Efplanade.
Her Male STY, accompanied by the Pullman
and Prince ADoLruus, rode out in their fociables
on the Sands.

Wm. BENTINCt, Efq. Governor of St. Vincent's,
arrived at Weymouth on Saturdiy evening.
On Saturday laft Lord and Lady Down, Colo-
nel A t iisLa Y, and Captain Wlarosit, of the Royal
Navy, left Glafgow, on a Tour to the North Weft
Highlands of Scotland.
The Marquis de Mar., Portuguefe benifter Ex-
traordinary to the Court of Peterlburgh, embarked
on Sunday evening on board the Larow• frigate
at Yarmouth, under a falute of 15 guns; the fri-
gate failed yefterday morning with Wind at S. E.
General KICDONAXD has left Hamburgh, on
his way to Copenhagen, where he is to refide as
Minifter. He dined with Prince CH&aLEs of 1
Huss on the atlt. inft. He has no fewer than
fix Adjutants with him ; but be dreffes himfelf in
the Civil coilume.
_ _

Yefterday Government received authentic ad-1
vire of the capture of the SWIFT suits, of 74 guns,
Captain HALLOWILL. Sir RICKARD BICKEITOM
had previoufly (hilted his flag out of her.
The Hon. Capt. firawarr fon of the Earl of
GALLOWAY, who has very much diftinguifhed him-
felf during the war, accompanies Lord blxxsox, as
his chief Aide-de-camp.
The !hips under Admiral Pox, from the Baltic
are hourly expeCted tat Yarmouth. Orders have
been received there for them to proceed to Spit-
head. _ _ .

The whole of the marines at head-quarters at
Portfmouth, embarked on board the MALTA, on
Saturday morning, wbich fhip is to convey them
to the Channel Fleet, to be chaributed among the
(hips as their Cervices may be required.—Same day
the following. corps were exercifed on Southfea
Common, with their knapfacks, blankets, can-
teens, &c. as if ordered to a& agaidit an invading
army, viz. part of the tech Dragoons, and Artil-
lery, Royal Lincoln, Fill and Second Somerfct,
and Worcefler Regiments of
The Welk Norfolk Militia marched from Portf-
mouth on Saturday to Portchefter Cattle, and are
to be replaued by the North Lincoln.
The 4th regiment are returned from their dif-
latent cantonments into Winchefler barracks.
Six of the flank companies from the different
battalions are returned into Winchefter barracks
from the camp near Lyndhuril, where they were
Rationed to attend the KING in his way to Wey-
mouth.

On Thurfday fe'nnight, marched from Dyfart
for Dunbar, the company of the Aberdeenfhire
militia commanded by Capt. Grosos LAITM.
On Monday fc'noight the Kelfo Volunteers,
commanded by Captain DAVIDSON, of Pinnacle-
bill, were infpeCied by Colonel SHANK.
On Friday the 17th init. the two companies of
Old Meldrurn Volunteers were infpested by Major
General HAY.

On Tuefilay Lieutenant GRANT, of the Royal
Artillery, infpeled the arms of the corps, and ex.
preffed hirnfelf highly fatisficd with•the condition
in which he found. than.

MOF FAT VOLUMTBERS.-011 the trh intl. when
the drill was finifhed, the corps agreed, unanimouf-
ly, to extend their Cervices to any part in Scotland
where MS MAJESTY may be pleafed to order theme
No perfons are now permitted to leave this king-
dom for France, or to return hither from that
country. The effeZl of all licences which have
been granted for that purpofe, either to Englilh or
foreigners, is fufpended for the prefent. Thole
who havelately arrived arc detained on board their
fails at Gravefend.