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London, England, 1812-05-25 00:00:00

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she Reutrum sailed on Friday from Plymouth
with a considerable ntiMber of horses said 70 dta-
goons for the Peninsula. •
Two fine Companies or the 2 dbati Awl 95th Rigs
Corps, commanded by Major Wit.ittsss• are now in
high spirits on their march to Portsmouth, there to
embark for Lord WELLINGTON'S army.
The Dorset Militia, now it Yarmouth, have re:
ceived their rout for Bristol, and will be relieved by
the South Lincoln.
Correa, MA Y 232 Th e Ist or Itoyai Chester Local
Militia have returned to this city from Stockport, after
in absence of 14 days on permanent dLtty ; during
which period they have received the thanks of Lieu-
tenant. General MAITLAND and Major-General Aucx-
sawn, for their most exemplary conduct ; and surely
a finer or more complete regiment is not in his Ma-
jesty's service having, exclusive of Link ccmapanies,
vi artillery and rifle company attached. Every thing
was quiet during their stay in Stockport.
At a regimental court-martial of the Is 4 regiment
of 'Oxfordshire Local Militia, held at Witney, on
Saturday se'nnight, Holtom, H. Walford, and J.
Briiics,rivates in the said regiment, were sentenced
and committed to-Oxford gaol, the former for twenty-
one, days, andthe two latter for fourteen days each,
for being absent from the assembly of their regiment
on the ed or May, and not joining till brought by a
aerjeantls escort', on the Bth inst.—And agreeably to
the 45th set. of the b.2d Geo. 3. c. 38,. those men, so
imprisoned, forfeit all their past services, and are
compellable to serve the Ml period of four years in
the Dual Militia, after 'the expiration of such impri-
sonment.
Dom.-A duel was fought in February, at Up
?ark Camp, Jamaica, between Lieutenant W. HiLay
ef the 18th (Royal Irish) regiment, and Lieutenant
G. SCOTT of the sth West In4ia, when the latter re-
ceived a severe wound, his antagonist's ball having
passed through his right side and wounded his liver.
He survived only two days. Lieutenant HEIM has
absconded, in consequence of the Coroner's Inquest
haying returned a verdict ofwilful murder.

After the battle of Albuera, when the 2d Hussars'
if the King's German Legion were covering the
retreat pf, British army, Jouft B'rrij, a native of
Switzerland, a private in the said regiment, was
taken prisoner by a party of French Lancers, and
escorted into Seville, where he remained for some time;
led, to his great credit and honour, in a very short
time persuaded 523 Germans ( who were then serving
if different regiments ih the French service in
Spain) to join the British army, and whom he con.
ducted safely to Gibraltar, from whence he was sent
pith them to the recruiting deeot in the Isle of Wight.
General Boca, to whoirr he delivered these men,
seas much pleased at his great enter prize, and has
promoted bim to the rank of Serjeant. This enter-
prizing young man is now on his march to join the
depot of his regiment now stationed at Ipswich.
TOM THIRD Raotasesr•—At the storming of Ba..
dajoz, the 49d Regiment was ordered to furnish two
Lieutenants and 70 men, for the advanced party,
commonly called' "the forlorn-hope. This order was
ao sooner comMunicated to the Regiment, than 11
antialtern'offreers and upwards of SOO men rushed for.
beard as volunteers for that service. The two senior
Lieutenants claimed the duty as their right, and
were appointed the officers ; but such was the eager.
seas and enthusiasm of the soldiers, that it became not
oily necessary to determine by lot who should be the
70 men required for the party, but bribes were after-
wards offered for the places of those who had suc-
ceeded. Their subsequent exertions corresponded
with this ardour, and their loss manifested too plainly
the true spirit of this Regiment. Their Commanding
Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Nl,Leon, fell early,
leading his regiment to the breach.. The 2d in corn.
• nand, Major WELLS, was also severely wounded ;
and not less than 16 officers, of different ranksovere
either +Med or wounded ; and a proportion of gal-
bat soldiers, exceeding greatly that of any other re-
giment. Lieutenant Colonel M'LEoD was a most
premising officer, and one of a numerous family of
heroes, who) in several of our late military atchieve-
tnents, have been most honourably but fatally dis-
tinguished. The 43d Regiment is one of the three
regiments composing the Light Brigade, consisting
besides of the 62d and 95th Light Regiments. This
brigade, during the whole of the war in Portugal,
bas displayed a zeal and discipline that will for ever,
Idea on them immortal honour. The post of ho-
nour in advance, and close to the enemy, has been
always given to them. In the memorable and con-
tested retreat ef the Earl of WELLINGTON towards
Lisbon, they formed his rear guard ; and in his ad-
vance on MAssaNA, in the following year, this Bri-
gade composed the advanced division of his army.
Amongst the various battles during this period, the
43d Regiment has, on two occasions, particularly
distinguished itself, namely, in the affair on the Cox,
in the year 1810 ; and again on the same river in
the advance of the army, in the year 1811. In this
latter affair, when General CEAUVORD, with this Bri-
gade unly;found himself, on clearing away of a fog,
wady cut off by a large division of the French army,
the manoeuvres of this Regiment were of the most
brilliant description. The rapidity and order obser-
ved in their repeated attacks, and their coolness and
shadiness when attacked in their turn, was a dis-
uf valour and discipline that has never been sur-
passed ; afid could not fail to attract the particular
admiration of the Earl of WELLINGTON. His Royal
Highness the Commander in Chief has lately, with
ghat judgment and discrimination, granted to par-
Naler regiments his Majesty's permission to bear on
the,'., Colours and regimental appointments, the name
of the tsattles in which they have distinguished them-
selves ; a !rophy highly gratifying to the Regiments,
aid of which both officers and soldiers are proud,
tiu Regiments have ever earned an honourable dis-
*canal better than those composing this Brigade.—
And when the spirit and alacrity with which they
have performed, for so long a period, duties of the
most arduous description, is considered ; the marked
n
iuuhation of their conduct by the Earl of WEL-
uxerow, and his repeated thanks to them ; added to
the valour and enthusiasm again displayed by them
at the storming of Ciudad Roo:big° and of Bad4oz
it is to be hoped that his Royal Highness the Com-
mander in Chief will confer some signal mitt of
Ro7al aennt on those gall= Regiments.
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LUSIPIESS FOR 'THE WEEK:

TIII3 PAS.
Oftnats.—Further consideratfon of Report Clantieltie►e May.
Also Bin—Further considerathin of Report Glass Duties Bill—
, LosalTokens Bill, Second time—Committee on Bank Token Bill
.—Committee on,Dnhwful Oaths Bill—Committee or' Riots BiU
r.-Committee on Scotch Assessed Taxes Bill—Committee on
ldsh Roads Bill—Committee tin Sbuthern Whale Fishery Bill—
Committee of Supply—Committee of Ways and Means—Com-
mittee on General Enclosure Bill—Committee on Irish Popula-
tion Bill—Committee on Nightly Watch Bill—Committee on
"Orders in Council, Persons to attend—Report Supply--Irish
Commissioners Salaries of Appeals Bill, second time.
TO►MOA*oW.

No -rt c a —MT % Ward—Address to the Prince Regent relating
to Barracks—Mr. Whitbread—Sir James Craig's Correspon-
dence relating to America.
Oa utits.—Cotntnittee on Publicans' Bill—Committee on Ma-
nure Carriage BilL

WEDNESDAY.
No-rim—Sir John Newport—lnland Navigation in Ireland.
OkDERS.—.IIO USG to be called over—Committee on County
P., 'ge Bill.

THURSDAY.

Novica.—Mr. Canning—Address to the Prince Regent on
the Penal Laws regarding the Catholics.
ORDERL—Committee on Blachford's Divorce Bill—Com-
mittee on Moore's Divorce Bill.

Flt I D A r.—A Holiday.
[ln the List of the Majority upon Mr. Wortley's motion (in
Saturday's paper) the names of Sir J. Astley, and Mr. G. Long-
man, Member fur Maidstone, were omitted.]