Star.
London, England, 1815-05-30 00:00:00

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The Punt& knitter's and mounted yesterday,
at Bt. James's, with the points of the colour staffs,
and the cap of die soldiery, decorated with oak
kaVes, in honour of the day,
Colonel Ftewicie is appointed to the command of
the Royal Engineer Department, in the South West
District.

Great exertions have Wen used to send off all, the
disposable Military from Purtsamth Garrison, si
much so that the usual Guards have been so much
contracted that many of the posts round the garrison
have no centinels.

A large detachment of the 75th Regiment em.
barked cn board the transport ship Zodiac, at Cowesi
last Week, and sailed on the 24th, to join their regi.
meat in Sicily. Several detachments also embarked
from the same place, iu the Centurion transport, for
Guernsey.

A company of Sappers and Miners landed at
Portsmouth on Tuesday, from New Orleans, last
from the Havannalt. The Ist Battalion of the 7th
Royal Fusileers, so long expected, is not yet arrived.
Two companies of them are embarked in the NORGE,
74, which is coming home by the way of Jamaica.
The remainder are in transports, coming direct for
England.
The Royal Marine Artillery, which was on march
to embark at Portsmoinh for a secret service, was
suddenly ordered to retrace the way to Woolwich, to
embark from thence to the Netherlands. It is said
that, as they are more suited to field movements, they
are to replace the corps of seamen, as 'Woes= to
the army in the Netherlands.

MARGATE, MAY 29.—This morning arrived the
Hero packet, Captain ST:.ANACU, from Ostend, which
place she left last night, with many passengersaif re.
spectability : and at six o'clock this morning landed
from a Diver packet a Foreign Messenger, from
Vienna, with dispatches. He states, that he is the
bearet of intelligence confirming the defeat of MURAT.
He setoff immediately for London. .
RANSGATI, MAY 29.—Arrived from Ostend the
Sagmel and Elizabeth transport, by which we learn
that the Duchess D'AxciouLasie landed there on the.
27th inst. at night, and proceeded on to Ghent early
the next morning. Although ao Government vessels
are now allowed to sail for Ostend without convoy,
our packets continue to run regularly to that port.—
The Prompt transport has received 100 artillery-men
on board. and has sailed for the Downs to join con-
voy : the Scipio transport, with Staff horses and bag-
gage, has also sailed for the Downs to join convoy :
both bound to Ostend. A detachment of the was-
gon-train is now embarking on board the Abeena
and Friends transports. Arrived a troop of horse
artillery, and will be embarked in the morning_ for
Flanders. Colonel Sir Geottoe SCOVELL, K. C. B.
and several Artillery and other Officers, were pas-
sengers in the Lord Liverpool, which sailed yester-
day for Ostend.
ANTWERP, MAY 15.—Our town has been this day
enlivened by a sight novel to the Hollanders, who
were 11l attracted towards the Boom road, to see a
race between two horses, the property of the .Hon.
Captain FiNcti and Lieutenant HUNTER, both guar.
tiered ben% The horses were rode in the Newmarket
style, by grooms, in silk jackets. The match was
easily won by Lieutenant Hurtren. A poney race
succeeded, which afforded much more amusement
than the former, it having only the resemblance of a
race from the saddles and jockeys, neither horse hav-
ing an idea of a gallop. A tent with refreshments
was liberally supplied by the Officers of the 37th.—
Our garrison consists of the 25th, 37th, 81st, and three
battalions of the Hanoverian landwehr. Provisions
for six months, for 15,000 men, are storing up here.
BRUSSELS, MAY 23.—We all still continue in the
same quiet state as when we atrived here, waiting for
the arrival of our Allies to the banks of the Rhine.
We actually suppose operations will then commence,
unless BONAPARTE cajoles us into a peace. The
British army continues to receive reinforcements
from England • and on the arrival of our Ameri-
can army, we shall have a number sufficient to act
with increased vigour against the common enemy.
The cavalry is numerous, consisting of sixteen Bri-
tish regiments. With that force, tinder the Earl of
UXBRIDGE, something will be done. His merit as a
cavalry officer was shewa in Sir Joux Mooaa's cam-
paign in Spain. The infantry is in an excellent state.
Some of the first regiments are out here, and all are
uncommonly healthy. A corps of 4000 of the Guards
are no small advantage to that force. 'This city still
continues- the bead-quarters of the Duke of ,Wirmarra-
TON, and of course the scene of much gaiety. •

On Friday the 19th instant, two soldiers, belong-
ing to the 4th Garrison Battalion, at Guernsey, broke
into the dwelling-house of a poor woman In that
island, and most inhumanly murdered bar, by stab-
bing her in several parts of the body with their
bayoneti. Thsy ►ere taken the next day, and one
of them confessed the whole of the circumstance.

The, notorious HOGENDORF, who made himself in-
famous by his atrocities at Hamburgh and its neigh-
bourhood in 1813, and who afterwards retired to
Holland, his native country, has since deserted to
his old master BONAPARTE.
By the Mars, arrived in the Clyde from St. Croix,
we understand that that valuable island was, a few
days previous to her sailing, given up to the Danish
Government.

In consequence of the intended enlargement of the
Dock-Yard, at Sheerness, it has been found necessary
to take down upwards of 40 houses, situated in the
High-street of that town. The houses had been built
on ground belonging to Government, and were occu-
pied by many of the principal tradesmen of the place,
who are now obliged to quit at a short notice, as the
groand must be cleared by Midsummer next, preps-
retort' to the intended improvements.
A Nobleman who has extensive estates in Sussex,
lon being presented with his rent, the other day, by
'one of his tenants, -liberally deducted sixty guineas,
as a remuneration for the losses he might probably
have sustained froth Michaelmas to Lady-day last,
in consequence of the reduced prices of grain; and
generously, without solicitation, signified his inten-
twit of lowering his rent, for the future, at least 100
guineas a-year, a species of liberality which we re-
cord to his honoor, and in the hope, that an exam-
pie so worthy of imitation, will be followed.