Star.
London, England, 1809-04-08 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Sir Aim= WELLESLEY, and his Staff, expected
to sail this day from Portsmouth, on board the Sul.
VEILLANTE frigate for Lisbon. The FREDERICKSTEIS
man of war will convoy the rest of the transports.—
His Majesty's ship MAGICIENNE sailed from Falmouth
on Wednesday morning, with the transports, having
on board the lath Light Dragoons, but they were
compelled to return in the course of the day, in con-
sequence of contrary winds. The wind having veered
to the Northward, in the course of the evening,
the convoy was expected to sail next morning.
Saturday, upwards of SOO brave fellows, of tb!
Royal South Gloucester Militia, volunteered for ser-
vice in the line, agreeably to the conditions of a lat,.lv
passed Act of Parliament : and it was supposed from
the spirit of the men, the number allowed to vol,'!
Leer would be completed in the course of next day.
-he Sussex and Leicester regiments, at Hailslntir,
and Battle, volunteered with the same commendable
alacrity as the Gloucester,

The 3d regiment of Dragoon Guards, from Bletch.
ington Barracks, marched into Brighton on Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday, on their route for Portsmouth,
where, with the 4th Dragoons, commanded by Ge.
neral HuGorip, they were expected to embark imme.
diately, for Lisbon, The above two regiments are to
take with them their horses ; but the 10th, or Prince's
Chasseurs, who are also under orders for foreign ser.
vice, are to be embarked without horses.

Wednesday and Thursday se'nnight, the squadron
of 6th, or Inniskillen Dragoons, under the command
of Colonel Flrrcurat, who have for some months past
been quartered in Hamilton, left that place, carrying
with them the good wishes of the inhabitants, who
have been highly gratified with their orderly conduct
and examplary behaviour during their stay in Ha-
milton Barracks.

Saturday, at Chatham, nearly 150 of the Royal
Denbigh Militia volunteered for -the line, the m jor
part of whom have enlisted for unlimited service.—
A similar spirit seems to pervade all the tnilitiA corps
in the other parts of the kingdom,

The 12th Light Dragoons are immediate'.y to go
on active service, and have, in consequence, turned
over their aged horses, to the number of 120, to the
20th Light Dragoons,

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE,

PLYIIIO'J l'li, APRIL 6.

Came in the Swansey, Capt. CHAPMAN, from Dun-
dalk, with provisions; Mary, Capt. STORK, from Cork,
with butter, for this port ; French ship la Nyrnphe,
from Nancz, bound to the Isle of France, laden with
wine, brandy, and provisions, captured by the INDE.
FATIGABLE, of 38 guns, in company with the Fox.
HOUND, of 18 guns; French Zebeck Julia, from Mar.
seilles, with sundries, captured by the ImPERIpusF., of
38 guns, last from Cork ; Powatan? American ship,
Capt. WILLiAms, from London, bound to Tenerife;
ENCOUNTER gun-brig, from Rochefort, to which place
she convoyed a fleet of victuallers ; the ANN hired
brig, from off Ushant ; the GOSHAWK, 16 guns, from
Cork ; and the ENDEAVOUR hired brig, from Wales.
Sailed the SPRIGHTLY cutter, of 10 guns, with a fleet
pt merchantmen under convoy for the Downs ;
HSL-
DER, of 32 guns, for Cork ; VALLIANT, of 74 guas, to
the Eastward ; ALERT, of 18 guns, to Portsmouth
PHEASANT, of 18 guns, to the Westward ; and the
SWALLOW, of 18 guns, for Guernsey,