Star.
London, England, 1806-07-15 00:00:00

ARMY.

Ou: Military Readers will obferve, that by the new
Bill for the increafe of Pay to the Officers of the
Army,Three Shillings a•day additional is to be given
to fuch Officers as have the command of Regiments.
—The Secretary at War Rated, that it often happened
that regiments were commanded by Majors or Cap.
tains, from the abfence of fuperiot Officers, and he
confidered it a good military principle to confer this
dilliation of additional pay on the Commanding
Officer, whatever rank he held.
We rejoice, and we think that the country at large
will gladly learn, that at length Government have
lent a favourable ear to the jet calls of Officers in
the Army for an increafe of pay. On the jußice and
neceffity of this meafure, it is unneceffary for us to
dwell, we can readily refer to many letters and etrayt
on the fubjell of officers of all ranks, which have ap.
peered in the STAR. We have beard that it is inten•
ded, that the increafe to molt ranks will be one-third
of the prefent pay. An increafc was fome time ago
made to the Medical Officers of the Army, it is curdy
no ]cis neceffary to the Military Officers.

Preparations begin already to be made at Portf-
mouth for the grand Expedition which is to go fr.,m
thence. The only Officer of rank to go in it, of whom
we have heard, is the gallant Marquis of Ilosrt Ey,
who is nearly recovered from Ms wounds, and who
now goes out with the rank of Lieutenant Gcneral
his brother, Lord ALEXANDER GI,RD(N, at the fatne
time, accompanies his regiment, the 59(11, with this
Expedition.
The Duke of CUMBERLAND is expeCted on the 14th
at Weymouth, to affitme the command of his dillsid
there. General IsPntittaos R commands ad zri?,)

The 7th regiment of the German Legion kAve
marched from Winchefter to Pot tfmf)uth, to embark,
as it is fuppored, for fervice. The 13th Foot marched
at the fame time from Winchefler.

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We are Very ferry to leant that that Ene old eon).
the 14th Foot is in fo bad a way, from the prevalence
of a contagious fever in Milford barracks, •as to be
reported unfit for ferviee, and confequently unable to
proceed with the Expedition, greatly to the tnlrtifi
cation of this often•tried corps. The Regiment is
now under orders to go to Shorncliffc camp, where
it will take, up the ground of the 45th and fad Re-
giments, which march this day and to-morrow for
Hilfea barrack,.

The 45th (General Lirria's regiment) is to be
embarked for the expedition now fitting out at Pouf.
mouth.

The Dtft Foat, at Athford barracks, has loft fome
men by the malady which has proved fu fatal to the
te.th. We underhand it to be a pneumonic complaint,
accompanied with typhus.
.Notwitltftanding that the ad battalion of the pd
regiment has been mowed to Maidflone, the Egyptian
opthalmia continues to rage in a terrible degree.
The number of men already left hone blind by it is
immenfe. This terrible difeafe has for nine months
refilled every remedy.
The Volunteer corps, on the new or Augua ef•
tablilhment, have attended fully, and with fpirit,
throughout the Weflern dihriet, fine it was arm.
tattled that all Corps were to be put on the fame
footing, by doing away the anion and impolitic dif-
tlnition of the " June and Augilll fyflem."
The retirement of the Royal Marine Command-
ants is daily looked for—a comfortable birth for the
Veteran Officers, and a noble flimulus for the young
(Didier.

The Duke of YORK will review the Guards, of
Chatham Lines, on Friday, and the Guards will
march from Chatham on Monday nest.

Lieutenant Colonel CAM Patti., of the t ft Regiment
of guards, nephew of Lord MAN YE RS, and firtt coal n
of Lotd CAWDOR. left town yeiterday for Chatham
Barracks, and will immediately proceed to take the
command of the la and 3d Battalions of the tft Re-
giment of guards, who will 'embark next week for
Sicily.
The 36th Reltiment of Foot, now quartered at
Battle, the .toth commanded by Colonel Now., the
78th, and 88th, commanded by Colonel Dor., now
at Halting., received orders nn Ftiday,tohold them.
iclves in readinefs to march at a moment's notice,
when ordered. The Bth regiment sit foot, cnmman•
ded by Colonel Houc HTON, will do duty at Hafting.
in their abfcnce.

The gail Effex Militia, which hare been upwards
of a year, in Glafttow barracks, have received their
route. The IQ (hellion marches on Thurfday for
Leith, where they are to be embarked for England.
They are expeacd to be replaced by the Lanark(hire
militia, who have received a route fi,r Scotland.

Mr. Fos, we are happy to learn, is much better ;
he tranfaded bulinefs yetlerday at his bode in Sta-
Me Yard, with feveral pet lons. Mr. BASILIC(/' the
MelTenger, called on Mr. Fur at half pall ten, and
remained until half pall eleven. Earl TNANar,
HOLLAND, General FITZPATRICK, and te%eral other
dillingtiiihed perfons, had audience of Mr. Fox dur-
ing the afternoon. The Names of WALES had a
pirate interview of Mr. Fox, and retnamed from tire
o'clock until half pall fir.

Mr. DUTINI, who has jna pabliaed intercßing
Memoirs of his ufetul and adli•e Life, was employed
in a diplomatic capacity during the adminitlration
of Lord Burs, and has repeatedly •ifited every
Court of Europe during the laft 61ty years.

A number of the Gentlemen of iffix have entered
into a fubfdription for making a road from London
to Tilbury ; and have refolved to apply to Patna.
meat for the necelfary permillion.

Dust..—A meeting took place, nn Thmfday, at
Dublin, between the Honourable Mr. WINO vs LD.
and Major Nazi's, when the former was killed on
the (Pot. We have not been informed of the origin
of the difpute.—(The Framan: yorrnal)
Sunday lan, failed from Portfmouth fur Pete&
burgh, a Ruffian fhip of 400 tons, which has pill
arrived from a voyage of difcovery of three years,
round the world : tl:e lira object was to take priffeffion
of a fettlement for Rufila, in Cook's Strait, in lat. 570
North. The difcoveries made, we hear, are in the
Pacific Ocean, and to the northward of New Holland.

L'lnvention, Barrow, from London for the South
Seas, was all well on the 7th of September LA, in
sat. 57. 8. South, long. 72. Weft.
The fanner Maria, RANDALL, from JamLica for
Halifax. is 101 l on Dry Tortuga.
The City rf Cork, WALIZER, from London for
Honduras, is loft near Honduras.
BRE•D.—This day the Lord Mayor ordered the
price of Bread to be raifeJ 3d. in the peck loaf.
Among the many awful accidents that occurred
during the (term of Friday fall, in the neighbourhood
of Guildford, perhaps few are •anre worthy of notice
than that which happened at Sutton Place, the feat
of JOHN WFU111; WIESTON, Efq. where a ball of fire
or eletaric fluid entered the roof by the fide of a
chimney, fbirering in pieces the adjoiningrrater,fter, then
taking a hcrizontal direftion to the opporde corner of
the room underneath, there forcing its way through
the cicling by a small aperture, making a grove in the
wall like that cf a ratuflzt ball olvliquely to the corner
of the bed head, where, meeting with the crank of the
hell it torned again horizontally to the middle thereof,
then f,.;lwir.g the bell wire perpendicularly down
to the lower apartment, where it mu ft have expanded
itfelf, btu taking to fome upright iron bars in the
wes teconduiled to that immediately over,
forcing itranrcis the lining of that window and the
glafs outwards, Left ;es a pint of the Raid that went
up The cliimrey of the v;s7e; room,srearly damaging
the (haft of the chimney ani driving the pot at the
top of it in every direction. But the extraordinary
thing to relate is, that Mr. and Mrs. Mirrors were
afleep in the bed of this tomes till awoke by the ex.
plofion, when though they sound themreires fur-
-1 rounded with foot and du( and apparently wi:h fire.
they were proviJenzially preferred, and efeaped on-
hat. In a field nor eery far didant vut of liven
fit (beep were (buck dead.