Star.
London, England, 1809-04-04 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Monday se'nnight sailed from the Cove of Cork,*itli
a fair wind, the Expedition under the cony-mind of Ma-
jor-General HILL, convoyed by the A fricainc :Ind Tri-
bune frigates. Its destination is a prof, am-A secret,
though Cadiz, Ceuta, and Sicily are meotioned.
The force consists of the 2d battalions of tite 7t!.,
(or Fuzileers), 30th, 48th, 53d, 66th, and B`.id regi.
ments, with 300 artillery horses, and 150 driver,.
The -following are the Staff that ',arc at:co:uplift,:
the Expedition :

Major-General 1-TILL, Commander of the Force,

Aides-de-Camp !Arm en.un HILL and Captain CurPIE, rr3
regiment—Major of Brigade to the Forces, Captain I.Cltlllt-r,
81st regiment. •

Brigadier-ceteral Ate=. CAMPBELL, second in Cetuma”.l.
Brigade-Major Captain Ho NT IR BLAIR, 91st r.,t;inlent ;
de-Camp Captah CAMPBELL, 74th regiment; As‘is..4nr-A4.1
cant oeneral, I.ieut. Colonel HINAB r.it, 68th regimealt ;
Major WILLIAMSON, SO& regiment, Deputy AiNkrant
General; Captain ELLIOTT, 48th regiment, ditto ditto;
Colonel W. Da LA NCR AsdstantQuarter-Maiter-Gl:n
taro Scovell, 57th Foot, Deputy-Assistant Quarter-Master-L,
neral ; Captain WaLiza, i 034 Foot, ditto ditto.

The force comprises 5000
.effective men ; and, as
the regiments are in a high state of discipline and
order, and are commanded by an excellent, steady,
and popular Officer, we have no doubt that they will
acquit themselyes with honour and advantage to their
country, wherever they may be destined.

. • -
The Berwickshire Militia is ordered from Dun,'
fries for Glasgow, and the Stirlingshire Militia, now
at Berwick, aie to be stationed at Dunbar. The four
troops of the Inniskilling dragoons which were sta-
tioned at Piershill, are on their way for Haddington
and Belhaven, and the two troops of the same tegi.
meat which lay at Haddington, arc rerno%esi to
Piershill.

The Ist division of the Berwickshire Militia at.
rived in Glasgow on Thursday morning.
His Majesty has been pleased to command, that
the 71st, or Glasgow Regiment, shall henceforth 154
formed into a Light Infantry Corps,

The 3d Dragoon Guards and 4th Dragoon-,
which had some time back orders to holj ern'.
selves in readiness for foreign service, receivt.d I.:st
week routes to march from their present quariers in
Sussex for Portsmouth. The first division of the
third, which is stationed along the coast to the East-
ward, marched into Brighton on Friday, and was
followed by the 2d next day. The Ist division of the
4th Dragoons, which. is stationed at Cnichestvr,
marched also on the following day for Portsmouth.
We have the satisfaction. to state, that of the 2500
sick and wouneed tra,ps which landed at Portsmouth
from Spain, there remain now but 500 in all the ho.
pitals. There h:tve not died more than 340 out o
the number landed.

During the first twenty-four hours of volunteering,
the East Essex attd Royal North Lincoln Regiments
of Militia furnished, in the most handsome and spi.
rited manner, their full complement of men, without
the least riot or confusion in the barracks or town of
Harwich. These Regiments gave a Ball and Sup.
per to the Ladies and Gentlemel of Harwich and
its neighbourhood yest.trday evening.
The volunteering of the militia into the line has
been attended with the most complete success, from
the regiments in Portsmouth garrison. The Oxford
turned out seven men more than their quota, and the
Lancashire and West Essex their full number at once.
The favourite regiments with the men were the 15th,
.52d, and 95th, and the volunteers iptye marched to
join them. The Worcester, Middlesex; Durham, and
Fifeshire had the offer, made them yesteday. The
men, embrace the n-. df service with the greatest
eagerness.

The Volunteering from the Militia, which com-
menced on the Ist inst. promises to be most com-
pletely successful. If men were allowed to go into
some of the favourite corpi, those of high name, the
number might be easily got. On Friday several re-
giments had-not only completed the numbers speci-
fied in the Act of Parliament, .but had marched off
the men to the depots. ft is remarked, that it is a
circumstance highly to the credit of the inherent
spirit of Englishmen, that the bent of the soldiers of
the Militia is universally ufkgo to the regiments that
have lately so highly distinguished themselves in Spain
and Portugal. The 43d, 58th, s'2d, and tie Rifle,
Corps have had very great numbers turned out for
them.

The Volunteering from the. Militia Regiments, sta-
tioned at Dover, commenced on Saturday ; from the
Shropshire; nearly the whole of their quOta, 330, have
turned out, principally for the 82d and 95th regi-
ments. From the 2d West york,,about 160 .have
offered'for the 43d1 52d, and otherzegiments ;—and
from -the. Perth, a great many fur the..42d and 00th
regiments. • • -

Saturday se'nnight the Galloway Light Infantry•
Militia, under the command of Major Mi6wei.t.,
was inspected by Lord CATHCART, at Port Sewn.—
After performing a variety of light movements, en-.
tirely to his satisfaction, his Lordship was pleased to
compliment the regiment in the handsomest manner,
on the proficiency it had made in this important
branch of military tactics.
Qn Monday se'nnight Lieutenant-General Lord
CHARLES SOMERSET inspected the .sth Regiment of
Foot at Steyning barracks, and proceeded from thence
to Lewes, where he inspected the 81st and 82d regi-
ments'; those regiments are not yet fully adequate
for foreign service ; every exertion, however, is mak-
ing to put them in a forward state.
The Fifeshire regiment of Militia was inspected on
Monday se'nnight, on South sea Common, by Major-
General WHETHAM, Lie u ten ant-G p v ern( )I', who was
highly satisfied with the appearance of die regiment,
and expressed his approbation on the field, in the
•stiongest terms, by saying, he neyer in his life had
-seen so great an improvement in any regiment.
Recent letters from the Cape of Good Hope, men-
tion, insurrection there, which had hap-
Sboti discovered and.put down ; five of the
iiWurgentswere,hanged. • The. Honourable General
flagit rriiop(flye4et health than he had done for the
two' former ..Yeliis; and Generals WEATHER ALL and
C6cki.E were well. The 89. th :Regiment had sailed
.foi4 Ceylon,' and' the garrison consisted. of the 21st
•Dragtionii 24t11 72d, 83d, and 89th Regiments of
Foot! -

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