Star.
London, England, 1813-08-05 00:00:00

irtit Attmt

The late Lieutenant BLumbst.t., who was killed in
duel, belonged to the 101st regiment—...not the 100th
as printed by mistake in the STAR of Tuesday.
The four troops of Scotch Greys ordered for Lon-
don, have been countermanded, and are to remain at
Northampton. The I lth Light Dragoons have re.
ceived a route for Hounslow, Windsor, and Rich-
mond.
Sir THOMAS GaAkAm's wound is a shot in the
thigh. He proceeded with the left of the army in
pursuit of that part of the French army, commanded
by the King, which entered France by Bayonne. He
drove them from position to position in the attack of
she strong post at Tolosa. The whole army received
the intelligence of his wound with a concern which
tould only be equalled by hearing that a similar mis-
fortune had befallen their illustrious Chief.
A letter from Cork, dated the 30th ult. says,
fig Wednesday the 76th regiment of Foot, 600 strong,
commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel WARDELOW, and
the 84th regiment, 960 strong, commanded by Lieu-
tenant-Colonel LLOYD, embarked on board the trans-
ports, amidst repeated cheering. We have no hesita-
tion in sAyintt, that two finer corps have not, at any
time, left this country during the war. The whOle
will proceed to-morrow for St. Andero, which port
they may reach, with a fair wind, in four or five days.
His Majesty's ships STORK, Captain BOULSON j BRISK,
Captain MOtINSINR ; and VIRAGO, Lieutenant PITT-
-MANN, saw the transports only, with the above regi-
ments, enter St. Anders"

Few Regiments have evinced greater zeal than
the 104th, commanded by Lieutenant-General HUN-
TER, under whose auspices it was raised this war.
Its services were originally limited to British North
America, but it was no sootier complete to its estab-
lishment of 1000 men, thait it unanimously volun-
teered for general service. Being ordered to Canada
last winter, this regiment actually marched on snow
shoes from NeW Brunswick to Quebec, a distance of
260 miles, when the thermometer was twenty degrees
below cypher ; a circumstance which astonished even
the Canadians. Scarcely had the men recovered from
being frost-bitten (which most of them were) than
the regiment was ordered to the frontiers of Upper
Canada, being 450 miles. The fatigue and difficulty
of such a march, at the most inclement season of the
year, cannot well be imagined. It was performed
with the greatest chearfulness, and the regiment had
the good fortune to reach Upper Canada in time to
take al distinguished share in the recent operations in
that quarter. On the whole, the conduct of this re-
giment does credit to the Province it was raised in,
and shews that the spirit of the old American Loya-
lists still exists in their sons.
SXTRACT OP A LETTER FROM A YOUNG OFFICER.
" In front of Pampluns, July 5, 1813.
•• In the great battle of the 21st ultimo the enemy
were so confident of victory, that they did not make
any arrangements respecting the wives of the officers
of the army, even of the highest rank. The Countess
Gaamr, the wile of the Marshal who was second in
command, was among the number that were taken,
but every attention was paid to her, and they were
all sent to Pampluna, with a flag of truce next day,
in their respective carriages, some of which were of
the most elegant description;—the entire household
of King JOSEPH, we also had the honour of laying
hands on, and his money, plate, clothes of all kinds,
were handed about our camp that night for sale by
our men, who were also happy in having fallen upon
the waggons containing his most choice wines and
delicacies of all sorts.; and you may suppose that our
having nothing but half a pound of wheat and a
pound of very miserable meat, 'for more than ten
days before, for each day's ration, which we washed
down with muddy water, it having rained incessantly
all the time, gave us no small appetite for the luxuries
that were then set before us ; after the dangers and
fatigues of the day, our men reserving their brandy
for themselves, gave the Officers of the different com-
panies the Claret, Champagne, and Burgundy in
profusion :—the only things I could get hold of, and
which :.hope one of those days to present you with,
THY dear Sir, are a brace of the King's pistols, and
half a dozen of his spoons, silver forks, and a soup
ladle, which I wish, for the name of the thing, were
.low on your sideboard ; they are not of much value,
but their having been his, enhances them."

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM AN OFFICER OF MS
MAJESTY'S SHIP SURVEILLANTE.
" Off St. Sebastian, July es,
" We landed several of our 24-pounders to mount
a breaching battery, manned by a party of our sea-
men and marines, with our First and Third Lieute-
'tants, and some Petty Officers and our fire has I
already been noticed by the apause of the whole
besieging army. We have had some casualties, and
our Third Lieutenant had a narrow escape, being
tumbled down by a spent canon shot, and we thought
killed, but severe bleeding brought him round. On
the morning of the 20th, all the batteries from the
Sand Hills commenced fire, being twenty-two 24-
pounders, several mortars and howitzers ; and the
wall to be breached was reported by our Captain to
have been much shaken that evening when he left
the trenches. The enemy are not idle,, and though
their fire is not so brisk as ours, perhaps from a de-
sire to preserve &eir ammunition, yet it is well di-
rected, and on the first day one of our 24-pounders
was rendered unserviceable, some people killed, and
a few woungEd, by splinters from the enemy's shells.
The loss in the attack of the fortified convent was
severe, but it was as neat and as gallant an affair as
could have been witnessed : there was nothing to
complain of but an excess of courage on the part of
the assailants, which led them to pursue the enemy
further than was strictly proper ; but this, alter all,
is a noble fault. The flanking batteries are now
Rushed on to the glacis, and to-morrow, the opinitin
es, the town will be stormed. I rather think the 25th
u more likely. If we succeed so far, as I trust we
shall, such of the garrison as escape the British bAyonet
must retire to the castle, and works on the rock, from
whence they can be driven only by shells, and these,
I trust, will make the rock too warm for them.—
Some of our seamen have already applied to the Cap-
tain for leave to be of the forlorn hope, and this
desperate duty seems coveted by a great many. No
idea can be formed of the severity of the service upon
this coast, by those who have not felt it : all I have
ea on is ht truth play to it."