Star.
London, England, 1815-07-08 00:00:00

THE. DUKE OF IFELLINv7'ON.

The following 'character of his Grace is copied
from a The French Pretender Unnsasied," published
within these few days, by RICHARDSON, Cornhill :
. His Grace tho Duke of Wellington made it his
chief care not to sport with the lives of his soldiers
of this his army had the strongest conviction. His
fuses, in point of numbers, were small ; he had only
a Kndful of English troops, comparatively. He in.
spired the army of Portugal with the most unbounded
admiration; a love of order and diseipline,and military
'fame. The difficulties he met' with and surmounted,
among Spaniards, gave him anew and extraordinary
tide to admiration ; he thereby proved he was equally
great in the cabinet, as a politician, as he was in the
field of-battle as a conqueror. His *victories were
gained in consequence of piolound military plans,
strict discipline, and the most cool, deliberate, and
undaunted courage. Putting a true value on the lives
of men, he never, so far as I have been shit to learn,
played the game of hazard. He was bold, but not
rash. Distinguished by the most able address, his
.military fame, in no instance, has been tarnished by
intrigue and corruption. A generous humanity, only
to be found in great and good minds, adorned the
%chyle of his military career. Even to the enemy,
when in his power, he was humane and generoits.—
Elis campaigns In Spain evince most unequivocal
proofs of the most perfect prudence, founded on the
most profound military science—he was invincible in
battle an 4 unrivalled in his tactics, when his ultimate
successes or Janger indUced him to Make a retreat.
In sjur, as a man of honour and worth, an tittle and
profound politician, and, as the chielof heroes, he;
Putseises the esteem, admiration, and gratitude Of his
.countryrtin of every rank, and is istqlized in every
_station of Fu:rope n lathane, generous, and invin-
cible hero.—The English nation disiovered, in this
great man, not merely extraordinary military and po-'
litical talents, tan, likeskise, a'quality which gave him
pre4minence over all other distinguished heroes,.that
of making the interest and honnuF of his country his
,sole ati4principal duty, and bf baml-hing from his
mind all sentiments of personal interest: His po-
licy was founde4 on bonoux'and honesty., False am-
bition had no• Place in his -Mind. .Devoted s,crupu-
lously to his word of honour, he was a stranger to
duplicity, i trigue, and corruption. What would have
been the situation of England and of Europe had he
adopted the creed of Bonaparte, and said, " the for-
tunes of individuals in Spain belong-to the state, and I
am the data" therefore " all is mine ! ! !"

Five months have scarcely elapsed since the public
papers announced the death of Major-General JOHN
'Picrox, an Officer who had served his country up-
wards of 35 years; the last 2*) of which were spent in
India, where he eminently-distinguished himself at the
,taking of scringapatam, Isle of France,&c. &c.—A
.now his heroic brother. Sir l'uostAs, has dosed a long
life of milktiry glory, by sacrificing himself in the
:last sanguinary conflict, at the altar of his country.—
His eldest brother, RICHALID TIMBEHVILL, Et.q. of

Ewenney Abbey, in the county of Glamorgai., was
a Captain in the 12th regiment of foot, and served
many y: ars at the siege of Gibtiltir under Lord
Irle...reetetn.—He was as brave and good a man as
;either of • ‘i•otl..eri, but having unfortunately lest
the sight of t kne3, and having teen ::
`bad state of heal:. .. es cow; cited to-give ur his
+profession. He took the name of TLIRDERVILL in
cenfornsity to the will of his maternal uncle of that
...me, who was formerly Member of Parliament for
-that county. The General, who was never married,
• has, we hear, left his property to his younger brother
the Rev. EDWARD PICTON.• He has also seven sisters,
four of whom are married, and have very large fa-
milies. The eminent and glorious services which he
"has rendered his country, hate now deprived them
.and their children of a sincere friend, • a sacred pro.
Sector, and a munificent benefactor.
By a recent regulation, all Commissioned Officers
of the Royal Navy, who may return invalided • from
Foreign stations, are to be examined, in the presence
of the Board of Admiralty, and it found fit for ser-
vice, their Lordships will cause them to return
.to
their duty, and if they arrive at a seaport, and are un-
able to travel, they must transmit a certificate to that
effect from the Officers of the Naval Hospital there.
No Commissioned Officer invalided abroad, can be
placed on the half-pay list, unless he appears on the
second Tuesday at farthest, (if able to travel) before
their Lordships, to be examined. A.ll Warrant Offi-
cers invalided, from abroad, are to repair to the
nearest Naval Hospital, who will re-survey them,
• and make a certificate to the COMMANDER-DI-CHM
of their case, for their Lordship? information.
Last night, about nine o'clock, a dreadful fire
broke out at the oil warehouse of Mr. Shelton, in
George-yard, Tower-hill, which entirely destroyed
the same, together with the tobacco and gun manu-
factories adjoining ; the backs of several houses in
Crescent-place, Minories, were much damaged, and
several persons were mach hurt in consequence of an
. exploSion of gunpowder.
eesday afternoon, between three " and four
• a dating robbery was committed in New Inn.
•
Lumsden's chambers, at No. 7, on the 2d floor,
were broken open, and every part searched for valuable
property, and the robbers made off with what they ig-
norantly supposed to be a great booty, viz. a Bill of
, Exchange tor upwards of 4700, which had been paid,
and stock receipts for AMU.
Thursday evening, a fine child, about four years
old, the daughter of Mr. Browning, a tailor, in Cran-
bnurn- alley, Leicester.square, was playing with her
sister, another child, at the first floor window, which
unhappily was left open; by some sudden motion the
child was thrown out on the pavement, and notwith-
standing surgical assistance was instantly called, she
only lingered until ten o'clock, when she expired.
Sweetness of temper, with all that graceful deport.
ment observable in both infants and adults, springs
from the happy mixture of the blood and humours;
Itence, when these are. vitiated, nothing remains, but
e fretful temper, a gloomy countenance, with an ac-,
cumulated mass of nervous disorders. To continue
we former, and prevent the latter, the public are re.,
ferred tua Stomachic Cordial, prepared by Dr. GARD.
van, 704-Long Acre, and 3, bhoreditch, well known
tephave given•gteat relict in such cases, by expelling
• AniMaleala from•the system, both internal and met.
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