Star.
London, England, 1805-07-23 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

6A1Vt51,115, 171; rnjunio Franklih,
Wr ks, Princefa LlizJheth, Forrefdale, from New
Providene, and • lie Brittih Tar, Hare. from Cork. Sailed the
Jonge Carl, Prterion, fur Tonningm; Mary, Hunt, for ipi'ater.
ford; Elica, 11.ta.n, for Dublin; Eurydice, Compton, for Suri-
nam ; Mary, A d.,ms, and the Minerva, Bonneil, for the Coait of
Africa.

AR Krir D —At Liverpo d, Ilope. Mllward, from °pow>: Ju-
lia, Vickery, from ; Hannah. I.em4_e,. froth Charldton ;
and Hope. Ford, frum Greenland—At Slaields,Mentor, Thatcher,
from IGlt:more.

The number of men of war now in cornmiffion,
who have numerical flags, and are methodized and
appointed, is 953, from t !0, to 10 guns.
A letter front St. Mary'.; Scilly, fiates, that a
pilot-boat from that ifland lately fpoke a neutral (hip
frun France, which informed, that feveral Swedifh
veltels have been flopped again in the French ports.
Ou Thurfday fe'nnight arrived at Aberdeen, the
Latona, ilaßßlson, from the Greenland Eller", with
14 fi:11, and about leo tons of oil ; and on Saturday
Lit, the Ifereule, GIBSOTI, from DAVIS'S Straits,
with fev:.ii fis, and neatly too tons of oil.
The Atlas, frcm Peterfhurgh for Liverpool,
is rn filen in the Orkneys, and it is feared will be

A letter from an Oflq:er of his Majefty+s fh;p Isis,
Vice Admii 8:r ERASMUS GOWER'S R.ig fhip, which
ordeted away from Sr. Helen'_, fixates
her SITIV ii .it N-..wfountilar.d. He lap,
. _ _ _ .

This will he more acceptable to you, from our Maly depar-
ture fru:u Sr I : we or rived on the Banks (of Newfound-
lan •) t 4 dart; but the molly iflands of ;:..c we met with, pre-
ye a•:•1 our :,rang into st. John's fur fcven days; during which We
an-4ored at A'lut Fort. His Majefly's Ihip Merrnai !, Captain
Mast the Cleop,tra frigate. have arrived here whb troops
trmt Holit.tx. 'they are to return again, in company with us,
having the Newfonnelland Volunteers on board, fur that plate...-.
Ih. Admiral, C train. Officers, and men. are all well. After
Landing our troops at 'Lida:, we are to cruise fur two months,
and th,n return to 1:11glonel; which, 1 hope, wiU be accompanied
by tme S: aniares."
foli:ne trig account, by an Officer of the licen
Charlotte packet, contains a more circumitantial de-
tail
of the capture of that !hip than has yet reached
cianitr y :
'' At room iu the morr i g, of the ifith of May, tBoe, in lat.
41,.0. N. 141. is. a.). W. we &Covered a fail on the Ice-bow,
)l coding t.. the N. W. She (etched In near us that we could plainly
:,v.rceive her to he ahi ig cruiser, and that of an enemy. At nine
inch aid Pond after os ; ..t noon the got Ai near that it was
belt to thorn!, foil, and bring her to anion ; with a view
of cunt, g away her mails or rigging, previous arrangements for
Idiot puty fe. having been made. A 1: w minutes after, we got very
msr :o each other; when an exceedingly hot fire commenced on
hat:. fiSes with rettild, grape, and mulketry, and was continued
fur rite liner is militates, tile whole dme nut out of the range
of ' (hot. flue:en Charlotte being now a paled wreck,
alitl •uite usgnscrnalle, we were under the painful occelTity of
funirg the mail, and !Inking our colours, to the private brig of
sic-r l'Hiromielle, of Dunkirk, mounting fixteen long carriage guns,
ani a crew lit tiro men, C.-ptain Allcnias. The (toren Charlene
1.4 of her own crew, one diftreffed fubjedl, anti 14
iseqahls Iron. Halifax, debilitred from age, and long ferylee, but
t.aetr hearts were good, and they behaved with true. Ergiilla con-
e:ger Tits °own Charlotte had one man killed, and tour (lightly
we,tedtd. l'Alirondelle had the pilot and two others killed, and
two very badly, and four others flightly wounded. Tim French
:;.;min treot.el Captain Muslze, iris officers, and crew, very
while on hooade"

PORTUGUESE ESTIELISififfENT.

The Effablifhment of Porttig-al is t'2 regi•
ments of cavalry, 27 of infantry. (including tiro bat-
talions of marines), and 4of artillery, With a corps
of engineers. 'A brigade of light troops was' ordered
by the edig of Angta 1796, which was to conill of
one battalion of light infantry, one of huifars; and ono
of chaffeurs. The militia (here called auxiliary
troops) are enimated at 40,000 men. • •
By the edift of August, 1796, the Rrength of each
regiment *of cavalry was fixed at eight troops of 6o
men each troop ( including non-commiflicinedofficers.•)
Each regiment of* infantry was to have ten compa-
nies of too men each.
The Portugnefe troops are in general ora good Ilse,
very hardy and very temperate, and ill"bear great
fatigue on the poorell fare; if regularly liipplied with
tobacco, which they finoke in great quantities, and of
which, both in Spain and Portugal, the foldier re
cei yes a regular ration.
• Their fubfiftence is but two 'intent per day (about
3d.'of 'our money ),with agondammunitionloaf,and
on thic they .contrive to live tolerably *ell, as the du-
ties on meat, wine, tobacco, Sec. are remitted to the
foldier. • .
They- are but indifferently clothed, though better
than the Spar.lsh troops, and their dreii refembles that
of the Aullrian atmyln 1762,' *hen the Count de
Lippe altered tbe &refs of the Portoguefe army. -The
uniforms of both Cavalry and Infantry are blue—the
Marines wear green, with 'red facings.- •
The horfes of the caealry are but very-indifferent,
fmall, and very vicious, being all entire. This de•
feels partly to be attributed. to an univerfaluegligence
in I:receding hosfes in Portugal (mules and holies being
bred inchfcriminately from their brood mares).
but principally to the CirCtlfnflanCe of the Captains
having the entire •propetty of the hinter otitis troop,
which he may bur, fell or exchange at Plealine.—.-
When a Captain facceeds to a ;troop, the•hritfes 4n it
are valued, and at'his refignation or promotion, he-is
obliged to leave the fame numb' r, equal value.-.6.-
Many drive troop horfcs in their chaifes, and mount
their fervants with them ; and nothing-is More eons
mon than to lend (or hire) a pair of bode. to a friend,
who fends them to quarters merely to pars mutter oh
the fit tt day of each month, feeding and uuing them
in the intervals, while the rations of forage flfued for
them are converted to the Captain's tile. • - • •
In drefs and arm,, the cavalry are a melange of
cnitallier., heavy horle, and hurl:ars. They wear the
cuirafs of- the fira ; the hat, fu.ord and boots of the
f.cond, anti she fhort drefs of the•third. • The only
fiddle tiled here is the old French fel& de maitre; and
in the manage, the Porsuguele are a•century behind
other countries, all horfes -.being managed on the
principles of the famous Duke of Newcallle, which
has been fo long exploded. '• •.• '• •
The- hotfes are fed &lithely on barley and fltaw,l
this country 'producing little or no hay, except in the
S mthein Province of Algatve. They are never fuf-
fered to lie down in the liable, nor have• they any
litter onder.their feet. In fpring they are alwaysfent
to grafs fortsvo or three inonths, and this (from their
food, ice. during the remaining part of the year) is fo
neceffary that it .can never be omitted. .In time of
war, when an augment I tion is found neceffary, every
horfe in the kingdom is put in requilition, and may
be taken for the cavalry. The high& price in this
cafe is fixteen nioidores. . .

Capt. 13.IGRY is appointed to the command of the
AFRICA, cf 64 guns, as is Cart. GAGE to the 'ma-
rts, and Capt. Weirrintor to the Svat ei.e frigates.
On Saturday evening the body of Lieutenant MAR•
SHALL, of the Watchful. gun brig, was brought on
fliore, and interred at Deal with all the h3nours of
war. Every officer of the fleet in the Downs attend-
ed the funeral. Moll of the field and other officers
cf the fir fl brigade walked in proceflion with the na-
val cfficers to the rave ; and the band of the Guards
Flaying a tolemn dirge. A large detachment of ma-
rines, from the flag fhip, fired three vollies. His
corpfe was borne by eight of the brave fellows who
were at his fide when he fell, on Thurfday. He was
interredaofe to the gallant Captain Parker, who 101 l
his life off Boulogne; in a fimilar lunation.

Wednefday and Thurfday, the &II and fecnnd di.
vifions of the Eat Effez Militia, arrived at Glafgow
from England.
Yeltaday a cornpany of the. Rota! Staff Corps,
under the command of Cipt. ARBUTHNOT, marched
from Chatham for Hythe, to be employed on the
grand Military C.inal.

The quarters (.1 the following 'regiments for the en-
fuin7, year are :-9th foot, Athlone ; 53d foot, Gal-
way ; 26:h, t it bat. Athlone ; ad ditto, Dubl;n;
ioth foot, Longford, White Rock ; 42c1, id bat.
Eyrecourt, Ballinafloe ; 92:1, Eyrecourt ; 79th, Mul.
lingar; 97th, Afkeaton, Newcattle, Charleville; 3oth,
sd bat. Moat, Clara, Kilbeggan ; 45th foot, Enni.
&Wen.

Monday. at feven in the morning, 250 French pri-
toners were landed on the floating bridge from the
sandwich prifon Chip, at Chatham, and 160 of the
Guards were tranfported actors the opening of the
bridge to efcort them (with a troop of horfe, to Nor-
man Crels.)—We have to notice the facility with
which the whole duty was performed, as the Guards
were not more than five minutes eroding the River,
drawn up and loaded, and the whole fet off on their
match in lefs than half an hour.

Saturday fennight, a Regimental Court Martial
was held upon feveral of the drummers and fifers of
the Glafgow Highland Volunteer Corps, charged
with difobedience of orders, and with conducting
tbemfelves in a riotous and difordctly manner, tend.
ing to mutiny. The prifoners having pled guilty,
and up:m evidence having been found G., the Court
adjudged each of them to fuller the pubifnment of
so lathes. Monday fennight was fixed for the fentence
being put in execution in the Green of Glafgow,
where an immenfe croud of people Rambled on the
occafion ; but the commanding Officer in confideta-
tion of its having been the firlf Court Martial which
had been held in the Regiment; and of the prifoners
having exprefred great furrow for their pall conditet,
and come under title= promifes of good, and orderly
behaviour for the future, was pleafed to pardost them,
after having reprefemed to them the dangerous con-
' fequences of such climes, and exprefied his determi-
nation to fee the laws enforced in the feverell manner,
if any difortielly comiud timid again appear in the
Regiment.