Star.
London, England, 1809-02-09 00:00:00

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THE ARMY. VEItBES,
----- ' WIUTTEte. tee THE. CouleTßY, LANUAItY IBM
eVhile the public anxiety is so feelingly alive to the
present state of the gallant Sir Davin BAIRD;
who!) The pride of conquest and of power
suffered a most formidable surgical operation at Co. I tranquil leave to fairer tnaidS;
r.:1111a, it should not be forgotten, that it is to the skil- Content to pus the sileut hour ,
Alone amid these peateful shades
ful exertien of an individual that the public isindebt- To me, these peaceful shades can yield
el for the return of this distinguished Officer to his•
A joy unknown in courtly balls;
sensary and to his friends. Mr. MULBERRY, surgeolt Dehan crow arer to m
e, this modest field,
balls !
of the VILLE DE I' AM.% had the honour of rescuing a Tdd routes or splendid
es'.uable life, which we earnestly hope will be pro- What, tho' the lavislttitand of art,
ieeged for the benefit of this ccuntry. He removed
Pro
It strikes the eye, but notfuse, the brilliant wand
heart—
s adorn ;
heart—
.e shattered arm of the General from the socket of
And feverish languor waits the morn!
ose shoulder, an operation extremely hazardous, and , While Nature's beauties, ever new,
which requires great skill in the performance. •We I In sweet succession, constant spring—
sincerely trust that this gentleman's exertions will I eau to their stated order true, .
eventually prove succe: sful in the recovery of this i Their varying charms the seasons tiring!
Rood Officer, and that the country will be sufficiently Thy verdure, Spring, thy gentle showers,
grateful to the man who has been so in.
Soon yield to Su
umental Thy flow'rets fair that deck the tale,it. Mr. MULBERRY is aft old and meritorious mmer's sultry hairs,
JFir wither in the scorching gale !
Officer, and we hoe will be as amply rewarded as
Yet much I tote each gay delis&
fl-x surgeon of the VICTORY, who attended the Hero That comes in laughing Surnmer's train;
0 Trafalgar in his few last moment!, and who, in Or pensive hear the bird of night,
consequence, was shortly after promoted to the highest While new-mown hay perfumes the plain !
rank of his profession. The busy Harvest quick succeeds—
No part of our army more eminently distinguished The Reaper courts the gentle breeze;
i;self in Spain than our artillery. It became tre- • Gaily the rhstic labour speeds
mendous to the enemy after a short experience of its When yellow Autumn strips the trees !
Stern Winter, then, with rugged brow
effects, for at the distance of a mile and a half, its •
And cloudy aspect, marches forth—
aim was invariably certain. An English gun brough The distant hills are tipp'd with snow—
y) bear against a French gun at that distance, was The Muttering winds forsake the North !
sure to destroy it in two minutes. Ye.t, e'en this season has its charms,
The two light battalions of the German Legion, 'lle lee-drop glitering in the sun;
'Oast returned from Spain, having disembarked at The sport that cheers us while it warms--
Portsmoeth, have marched to Chichester, where they The frolic leap, or playful run !
are at present quartered. ' And sweet the joys its evenings bring,
When dust( r'd round the cheerful fire...
Monday ee'nnight the Middlesex Millitia marched Of chosen friends a circling ring,
into Winchester from Portsmouth ; and the 35th Re- Speak all that sense and wit inspire I _
girnent are gone to Andover. Thus let me, far from crowds away,
The 42d RPginient lost about 150 men, killed and In peacefuldear mansion
purest joy!
I M.
and two Lieutenants were wounded,, but they are my
. M. .
recovering. ---
Saturday afternoon a waggon, crowded with wo.
HAYMARKET THEATRE..—Tuesday 4.27 night
mot and soldiers, who had been wrecked off Christ-
church,JrPrint in a transport from Spain, arrived at South- produced at this Theatre, and throughout
epton, and were immediately billeted. The sight veurably received by a crowded audience.
re
introduced to the Stage, hke the Portrait of C
by Mr.
was truly distressing, the men all in patty-colours,
Telessoes, and %kat:, we believe, wri
and the women scarcely covered with clothing.
rather translated, by the same Gentleman .
T
Sunday se'nnight the 3d Royal Lancashire Militia voured the town with that popular piece
marched into Southampton from Gosport, to make is sim ply that of a you
posed byng Gerrnan Officer I.
room there for part of our brave army arrived from himself, oe being im the folly of oda
\salt whose daughter he i:
Spain. On Monday, a party of them marched for a sporting Baron,
as the Dula of ll•:iaault, to the expulsion of
Romsey. coxcomb of a Count, to whom she was betr
Thursday a party of the 10th, or Prince of Wales's, The plot is really extremely slight, but the
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Light Dragoons, came into Southampton on their are •nade to follow with rapidity. and the di
retie to Brighton, to join their regiment. They had very sprightly, though the English wit here
grafted upon the Getman is rather comm
e no less than 19 baggage waggons in their train. The piece ends in the bursting of the bubb
The same day a division of the 28th regiment had amused the Baron's family, to the satin
I, marched through Winchester on their route to Col- all parties. The acting is, throughout, adn
&ester. may be conceived from Mum:noes Biii-G7l
D
d Among the domestic as well as national ealami- %,
Count • and JONES'S Mock Duke. FAWCETTJ
Vas. ISAYENPOILT, and bliss NORTON, aisle
‘• tits which have resulted iStm the misfortunes of our
11 to great advantage, as auxiliaries of the se<
brave armies in Spain, is to be recorded the loss of
An edition of Madame COTTIN'S "Anent.
Captain Door:sem% of the 7th Light Dragoons,
ewe understand will appear in a few days.
d the eldest son of a most respectable and now deeply sidered ite Paris to be the most finished prod
y afflicted Baronet's family, in Berks, who after having has issued from the pen of this elegant tv,
:: surmounted, with an ardour, resolution, and patience, have also the pleasure to announce the pul
ra a Novel, by the celebrated KOTZEBUE, entitle
which acquired him the highest approbation of his
e, We are sorry to mentions the loss of two
al superior officers, and the affection of the troops, the longing to Dundee,the Generous M
0. fatigues and dangers of a most disastrous campaign, master, with a cargo of grain fro'm Dund
T. was lost, with others of his companions in arms, by which was wrecked on the night of the
the wreck of the Dispatch transport, when they had Scares • the whole crew drowned. A
the - ,
a:1- tare, MARTIN master, whichovas run dov
nearly regained their native shore—
Ls bap, on 'the 17th ult, by the Robert and
Szap'd from the direst ministers of Death,
ee Len, of Shields ; the crew and six artiller
Famine's dread tooth, and War's ensangtibi'd mark,
:vs saved. The latter vessel was in the It
by The youthful Hero with reccrver'd breath, vice.
I'd Joyful ascends the home returning bark :
ile His fancy hails the near approaching land, •On Abe 19th ult. a sloop with coals, 1
, haven, for Whithora, after losing its ns
3t. And pictures ev'ry dear, delighted face, the Bay of Veigtown. The crew, two i
nit Presses the kind, congratulating hand, took to their Boat ; and, after suffering
And feel: tb' exulting parent's fond embtace. ships, owing to the ice, were rescued fro
5.. it But ah ! more fell than famine or than war, gerous situation, by the great exertions
his Insatiate ocean yawns a fatal tomb ; young tnen belonging to Wigtown, wh
And blooinim; hopes, that five arid steel mild spare, peril, aided by the people of the town,
eel Ingulphs ran orsekss in its rav'ning womb ! I. A. on shore, where they are recovering. :
tee was raised to reward these fine young f
The body of the Honourable Captain HERBERT, of
eon
they reluctantly accepted.
for- the Royal Navy, who was unfortunately drovnned in
The Robert transport, T. Tecoto ma
;In ; going on shore at Gijon, in Spain, and which was arrived in the Downs a few days ago'
one interred at that place, has, by permission of the Bishop the Master reports that he sai.ledfrem I
loss of °view, been taken up and brought to the family ! cernber, 1808, with twenty sail of tran
leer his Majesty's
vault at Burghclere, in Hampshire. Captain HER-1 pany, under convoy of
~
7 re-with the troops composing Junot s arm
we eLitT was second son of the Earl of CARNARVo)i. Quiberon Ist January, 1809, 21 sa
we The 2d, or Oueen's Royals, and 20th and 76th 1
ON French troops, and while in the act of
t' egiments, are on their march for Ipswich. The Ist 1 ten sad of transports drove on shore, bt
I Division of the Queen's will arrive there on Friday ' best part will be saved. He sailed
alto nest. Captain SCOTT and Lieutenant BORLASE are on the 12th January, with nine sail
parted company at sea, put into the
;the but some
already arrived. There is scarcely a day 1
'this
lets few men or officers arrive, belonging to the above
lath January, sailed again on the 20t
gales from S. and S. W. and was tale
ss ot regiments, who have been landed on different parts of lugger privateer off Beachy Head, o
that the coast from Spain. None of them have suffered 60 men, on the 26th January, 1809 s
Dull was carried into Calais on the 27th
Fitt. lost an ,
much : the 9cl have not although en-
He was thrown into prison at Calai
gaged all the time in the action at Cortimt.
I
lying plundered by the privateer's men ; t
;lingrine and Police, whom he was brut
The Ist battalion of the sth Regiment is quartered made a formal protest to the Comm
too at Steyning barracks.
e our The 2d battalion of the 60th Regiment is at New- examined with his log book and ship
t.l port, in the Isle of Wight. walling, &c. a great number of eel
ter to by the Major commanding the Is
The 2d battalion of the 10th Regiment has marched
door board that • transport. He was next
vet t° from Weelcy barracks to Lincoln. Prefect of Boulogne,'who ordered hi;
Friday four companies of the 74th Highland Re. crew. He then stated his having 1
god giment, the grand division commanded by Colonel on board ; for which the owners eft
014 /.lAcpuur soN •. . , marched into Aberdeen from Fort obliged to make him the most anvil
the 'Second Captain a. the privateer
George, on their route southward. prison, to be tried for plundering th
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