Star.
London, England, 1807-04-04 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

U it is finally determined that the original defiina-
tion of the 18th and tot ft is altered, the force about
to proceed towards India will confilt of

The Scots Royals, ad Battalion.
The Royal frith, 2d ditto.
The 34th Regiment, ad ditto.
The s6th Regiment, ad ditto, and
The toff Regiment;
Together with ftrnng detachments of recruits for
every regiment in India, making a force of rather
snore than fix thoufand of our fineß troops.
Among the Officers proceeding for India, are
Lieutenant General HEWITT and his Staff, as Com.
mander in Chief; Brigadier General Coc K ta., Major
LYSTER) &C.

Yeflerday the firft divifion of the Pompadours,
commanded by Lieutenant Colonel KEELING, em•
barked at Portfmouth.
Two hundred German recruits go out to the 4th
battalion companies at the Cape.
A Commander in Chief for Madras, will likewife
be fent out by the fleet now under difpatch ; and if
General BAIRD, who is daily expetled, arrives in
time, it is fuppofed that he will receive that appoint-
Thent.
The 4th battalion of the Royals, weakened by
drafts to the ad battalion, is about to return to Scot.
land to recruit.
The Glamorgan Militia has joined the gartifon of
Plymouth, from which the Gloucefler is about to
retire.
The 3d battalion of the Scots Royals, roumanded
by 'Colonel BuLLER, is under orders for Jcrfey,
whence after being completed, they will be fent on
fervice.

There will be a drawing room at St. James's on
Thurfday next, the 9th ina.
Yefterday, his MAJESTY, the Doke of CUMBER-
LAND, anti tile PioncrSSES, took an airing, on hoife
back, in Windfor Park.

-
Yetterchty, at two o'clock, a Cabinet C.:uncil was
held at the For cign Office, which WAS attendee by
the Duke of PORTLAND, Lords ELDON, CAMrr',
HAWKESBURY, CASTLEREAGH, CHATHAM, and BA-
THURST, and Mr. CANNING. The Council fat LIB
four o'clock, when Lerds lIAWKEtBURY, CASTLE
REACH, and BATHURST, waited uron the Duke of
YORn, and remained will' him a contiderable tine.
His Royal Pitzhnefs the Piirce f WALES fet off
yellerday mot-nips!, on a vifit to his NlA.sys-tv ai
Windfor, and will return frcm thence to Carleton
Houfe this evening.
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On Tuefday and Wednefday morning the Rohr]
North Glcuceiler Militia, quartered for fume timc
in Bii:lol, marched thence on their route to Ply-
mouth. They are to be replaced by the Lincoln or
zd Somerfet.

We underfland, his MAJESTY bac been pleated t
approve the fentence of the General Court Martial,
recently held at the New London Inn, in Exeter, on
Entign KING, of the Worcetier Militia ; which
that Gentleman has been honourably acquitted of
every part of the charge preferred againh him. The
charge, we believe, related to a difpute between him
and another officer, who has fume left the regiment.
The Weft India fleet failed from Cork 28th March,
with a fair wind.—The Adventure, STALKER. from
Liverpool, for Barbad:-er, joined the convoy off Cove,
and proceeded with the fleet.
Yetlerday a Court of DircElcrs was held at the
Eaft India Houle, when the undermentioned Cap-
tains were fworn into the command of their (hips, viz.
Captain Iltrillam Auguttus Montagu - Warley.
Charki Barnard Wexford •
The Court adjoutlled at fix o'clock, till Tuefday
next.

Yetterday morning a waggon 1( ad of tranfpnrts fet
off, in high Ipirits, trnm Newgate for Puitfrreuth,
an their way to New 8,-.uth Wales.
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Lail night as the Windfor coach was going down
Fleet flreet, a Lady who was paffengcr,
veiling herfelf on the door of the coach, forced it
open, by which the was precipitately thrown into the
!beet, Lit fortunately without reccivini; much irjory.
The following circumflance, no lefs curious than
intending to the rafety of almod every family, oc-
curred at the bottle of Mr. \\'iIITtVCRTH, draper, in
N..rharrpti,n, about two o'clock in the afternoon of
Tuefday: Mr. WHITWORTH perceivii.g a tirong frac!l
of fire, was induced to fcaech jaw the cattle of it ;
when, giirg into a bed chamber, he found it pro-
ceeded front a crape handkerr.hiel; on fire, hanging
againd the wall, with one end nn the dreding tale
No fire or candle having been in the room, it is itri:-
pofed to hive happened from a refleCtion of the
rays, drawn to a focus through a large globular bot-
tle, filled with water, which flood urn the toilet, a
tew inches from the crape handkerchief. The toilet
wit fcorcited, and all° the hanging paper.
We have received New York Papers of a recent
.'a:e, by which it appears that Colonel Boaft had
thrown afide the matk, and boldly avowed his iwten-
!ion of overturnirm the Government. He &elated
to Governor EAIoN, of Wafbington, that if he
could gain over the Ma:ine Corps, and fecure the
Naval Commanders TRUX row, PEBBLES, DECATL:
and others, he would turn Corgrefs neck and heels
out of doors, afraflinate the Pielident, fcizc on the
Treafury and the Navy, and. declare himfelf Protec-
torof an energetic Government." In another place
he is reprefented as being aftually in arms:
Nsw YORK, J.N. 31.—Capt.tio BowEs, of the brig
4ufan and B:tley, who arrived this morning, lett
New Orleans on the 3d irritant. He informs, that it
was repented And believed, that on the evening of the
2d an exprefs had arrived to General Witr.7 msoN,
from Cumberland (Tenneffee), Stating, that General
Aparß, with the advanced guard of BURR'S troops,
confiding of 2000 men, paired that place on the :oth
December :—that on the morning of the 3d another
!xprefs arrived in three days from the Natchez, dat-
ing that General ADAIR was dole to the Natchez,
rand that BURR was following, with fix thoufand men.

NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

FALMOUTH, APRIL z.

Sailed a fleet of Coaflers for Wales, and the Pelter
gun-brig, with a convoy for the Downs.—Wind N.E.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 3.
Arrived his Majefty's {hip BON ETTA, with the
Taunton-Carat EaR Indiaman, and a fleet of other
outward bound veal', &c. under convoy from the
Downs.— Sailed his Majefty's (hip RESISTANCE,
for the Downs.—Wind N.E.