Star.
London, England, 1805-08-10 00:00:00

CHATHAM, AUGUST 8.

Few military flations difplay fo much as Chatham
allive exertion* for the general good of the public
fervice in every departM,lnt. Life, chearfulnefs, and
meritorious anxiety are tirongly depided in the lea•
tares of every individual, any way concerned for the
general utility of the variotis branches under Govern.
mint peculiar to this potation ; hut none is more emi-
nently ciantpicuotts than the old arid efiabliffied corps
of Royal Matines, to whole knovin fidelity and un-
fhaken loyalty on fnany trying occafions the country
at large is infinitely indebted.
Yeflerday the Royal Marine Artillery, equal in ap.
petrance, (except in numbers), to any corps under
the Crown, were reviewed by that experienced officer
Lieutenant General BARCLAY, previous :o their em.
isarkation on board the Enna*, which fhip is intend-
ed to bear the flag of that' gallant veteiiin, Lord
KIM!. They went through all the aceitil. mcd
titid necatry evolutions with the greateil precifion;
of courfe* give the General' the bigheff fatisfaaior.
He was pleated to exprefs his entire approbation of
their clean and foldier.like appearance ; and, in ener-
getic terms, afrnred them of his hopes. that when an
opporturiity offered, they would not forget the ho-
nour of their King and Country, not the gratitude
they owed to the Officers, to whole unwearied afli-
duity they were fo much indebted for the truly re-
fpeftable appearance they then made. After which
they -marched off to embark, amidft a nuniercus
body of inhabitants, who evidently regretted their
feparation from a corps, whole general conduit WAS
marked by a Ready attention to the duties of their
office, and a jolt fenfe of that honour which fbould
never be feparated from the fentiments of a &nil
foldier. The men were in the higheft fpirits. •

A report was circulated lag -night, we know not
on What-authdtity, that the Combined Fleets have
Rot into Lifbon, and that they have feized upon all
the batteries and places of defence, to fecare them-
felves. Certainly they were not there on the 3oth Lat.
as it was on that day: the Li!bon mail left the Tagus.
Thurfday morning died at his feat at Appledur-
combc, in the Ifle of Wight, the Right Honourable
Sir RICHARD WOMILEY Bart. Dying without ntie
iffue, a jointure of 7o:cool. reverts to Lady Wet.-
LEY, and leaving no will, his eflates and property
valve on a niece. Sir RICHARD had lived force time
paR in a !late of fecluflon at his favourite retreat is
the Ifle of Wight, and his death is faid to In the c'
felt of apoplexy.
Sir Jong EAMPR, Colonel of the EaR I.Podon
litia, is about US be tried by' a Celia Martial, upon
ten charges preferred' againfl Lim by Captain Arm.,
of the fame regiment.
• The-Fifefhire Militia were reviewed yefterday nun-.
ing, at Yarmouth, by Major General Mt LW [R.
The Edinburgh Royal Hiolland Regiment, corat
manded by Colonel A.• M'Gasooa MURRAI, aad
which has been on permanent at Perth for three week',
was reviewed on Satnrday the 27th ult. by Nl,4(''
General MACDOSALD.

The Paifley regiment of volunteers, under the c-11:-
mand of Lieutenant-Colonel M.KARIELL, left Irvine
on Saturday morning, after doing permanent duty
there, fince the 9th of July laft, during which time
both officers and men behaved themfelves with the
utmoit regularity.
The Second or Weftern Regiment of Rofs-fhire
Volunteers having been on permanerit duty for 30
days (24th June to ascl ult.) war infpeted on the
loth . ult. by Lieutenant Colonel Ross, Infpeifting
Field Officer of the dißria of Invernefs and Ross. ,
On the tsth ult. Major General the Marquis o.
Hurercy narrowly infpedled the 2d battalion of Reds-
fhire Volunteers. His LOrdfhip was pleafed to ob-
ferve that they were a fine body of men. The corps
confift of eight companies.
The convoy under the BE Luctysta for India—the
troops under Sir DAVID BAlRD,forthe Mediterranean
—and the Weft India convoy at Spithead—will (al
together, under a detached fquadron frotn3:;•
nel Fleet, to a certain latitusle