Star.
London, England, 1809-06-17 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

An order has been sent to the Canterbury disl.ri.:t
to every Regiment to make an immediate return
of its effective strength, the the great Expeditiol.
which is preparing may sail with all possible speed.

The most active preparations are making to fit out
the grand expedition, and at the same time, reinforce.
ments are constantly going out to the army in Por-
tugal. Scarce a week passes, that corps, or detach-
ments, do not sail to that quarter either from this
country or Ireland. It is determined to keep every
regiment under Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY complete to
its fullest establishment. The 28th and 2d battalion
of the 88th Regiment are now embarking at Cork.
' It is now resolved to send out a very large force of
cavalry w Sir ARTHUR WRLLEsLEY. Why was not
this done before ? We have seen the letter of an ofa-
cer of rank from Portugal, who says, that « had we
with us, 6 or 8 of the regiments of cavalry, who are
at home doing nothing, not a creature of Souur's
army could have escaped us."
It is still said that an attempt will be made to send
some troops to the quarters on the Continent where
there is a probability of the people rising against their
oppressors.

Lieutenant-General Sir Join; HOPE is still mention.
ed as the Commander in Chief of the large expedition:
.it to as Abler leader,- or one
room pdpnlar in the aritl: • • ". • -

Among , setteral•Oficert now at kora:smith
going mit tO 1411Lilhil BERESPORDIS
and waiting their passage thiLlier, are—
Brigadier. General CRAU r RD , 91st Regiment.

...

XPLEROT H.
NITA !: N.

Yesterday upwards of 20) men and officers maraed
into Oxford, on their route from Liverpool to Ports.
mouth, Le join.the 34th Regiment of Font, for for-ign
service.

The Ross-shire Militia leave Harwich f, r Hilsey
barracks, where they are to relieve the Fifeshire : the
first division marched yesterday, and the remainder
were to follow this morning.
Some of the South Hants Militia passed. through
Brighton on Wednesday, on their way fromEEKeter to
Lewes ; and on Thursday 200 of the Bth Regiment
orFoot, under the command of caitarMßOirinTsox,
marched in frOM i'evensey,:oh their way tr 044)sham,
from whence they proceed to Portsmcntlrico,anfoark
for 'Jersey. • • .

Wednesday the Royal Berk: Local Militia, corn.
by the Most NOble. tlbe Marti* a-BLAND•
fake* were dismissed, having, compla four.
) •*
* • tid-4"
team days duty in. Reading.; At- progress. they have
mitesin attaining their prCsent correct state of disci.
pline has been astonishingly rapid, and does great
'credit to their officers.

PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 16.
44 The Convoys • for North Atnerica and for the
Wetliteii:aneant.still remain wind.bound at Spithead.
,Tho Nytiphe •with .the transports,: having the 43d,
-62 d, and 95th •reginienti on board:Are it. Unnouth
Roads, waiting a fair-wind; z 9•Af'.)
'Majaa3AtiairoftftiA6faiVialliftMlikex Mi.
litia; son oitiilonel ill-Ot: is 4liotilti4 Secretary
to, Mr, Vu4.alta, at Partnal, and3goes . out to his
appointment in the Rasantand sloop a vrAr.- The
Ist Division of the Bth Foot:*tt• BattattOn marched in
this day, and embarked fOrieriey. 96th come
here for the same piripegi otf.
" The NorthmptOn have. repiaced the Leicester
Militia in this town `4,- the latter regiment having
marched to Haslar benracks, last Occopite•br the
West Essex." • - • hi- • •

i• .

The Orion and Alfred= are' arrived frdm' Gibraltar
and Cadiz. In sortie letters it is affirmed that Costa's
army has been augmented to 70,000 men, of which
15,000 are cavalry ; hut it is acknowledged, .that
about. 20,000 are unprovided with arms, and that the
horses are not all provided with saddles. It appears
that Cuesta still occupies the former encampmenrof
Victor, at Merida. The command of the armies; in
the south of Spain, we are told, is now wholly resign-
ed to General Sebastiani, the Marshal having pro-
ceeded to Madrid, preparatory, as is supposed, Ro his
departure fOr Germany. •
- The motion lately Made by Colonel WA.SIDLZ corn-
plainintof the Medical Department of the Army, has
ivtfn use to the institution of a new Board, to inquire
into the conduct of that branch of the public service.
This.Beard.cousists .of ,General Fox, President; Ge.
neral Ross, the Hon. General BRODERICK, Sir SAMUEL
ACNIKUTT, and Lord ROSSLYN ; Colonel M‘DONALD,
Secretary. •
,•1 Mr. Enrreta—ln a morning paper of the 25th of
lat Inciiith, I saw with great pleasure that. it was the
intention of Government to encrease the establishment
of the ROyal Marines, br forming another Division at
Noithfleet. Permit me therefore (through your va-
lnableppere) to suggest to our present worth Rulers,
the plot a vantage that would result to the nation,
also firming a divisiOO at Cork, composed chiefly
' Of English; as it -Would supersede the necessity of
sending SP-Mail dr the It qulats 'm the Sister King..
"itiont, that might be 644 r-eyed on Foreign service ;
"by which'nitarns, the ilvittrinet wound have time to be
groinidad in thellititlete of a soldier, before they
, are ethbarked for Sea seYrice Idle only thing wanting
' to 'make them the etiO'sVuSeftil troops in the kingdom);
it •igeold likewise enable us to senthall the Germans to
light the battles of their own c'ountry,which it becomes
the indispensible duty of every German now to do,
and' leave us to bti defended by British hearts alone,
the most efFemial, and constitutional defence for this
free and happy empire. 'lf, Sfr, you will insert these
thoughts in your useful paper, it will be conferring an
'addttronal favour upott— •' '
AN OLDSOLDIEN-AND CONSTANT READER.
Waruickelfire, June

INSCRIPTION
ON A MONeMFIT ERECTED IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY T 6

THE MEMORY OF AbDISON.-..-41FRIL 1809.

Quisqu:s es qui hoc marmor intheris
Venerare memoriam JoStrut ADDISON,

Quem Fides Christiana
Quem Virtus bonique morel
Assiduum Sibi vindicant patronurn.
Cujus Ingeniunt,
Carminibus, Scriptisque in omni genere exquisitis,
Quibus purl sernionis exemplutn posteritati tradidit,
Rectique vivendi Disciplinam scite senposuir,
Sacratum manet, et manebit.
Sic enim argument' gravitatem lepore,
Judicii severitatem urbanitate, temperavit ;
tit bonos erigeret, improvidos excititiet,
Improbos etiam delectatione quadani ad iirtutem deeteret.

flatus erat A. D. idDCLIZI.
Auctisque paulatim Foftunii,
Ad summa Reipublisas miner' pervenit:
jiceuit octavo et quadragesimo anno
Britannorum deeus et deliciz.

The Subscription Galas, at Vauxhall, tirmirtghain,
commenced on Tuesday evening. The performances
fully equalled the expectations fornied of them ; the
Orchestra was full and complete ; Madame DA.
PONTE sung iii capital style, and gave much satisfac-
tion ; Mr. KENT was likewise much and justly ap-
plauded.
Atrivals at Cheltenham—
The Right Hon. the Lord Bishop of St. David's, and Mrs. Bur-
sas, Lord Dynevor, Sir Charles Green, Sir Charles G. Hutson,
Sir Charles Turner, Lieutenant-General James Stewart and' Miss
Stewart, Major Trevor, Captains Baird, Dickson, Lacy, Tober ;
Rev. C. George and family, Rev. Stafford Smith, Rev. Mr. Do-
novan, Messrs. Leuntgor, G. Olton, Arm Strong, Horne, sod Coo.
ballis.
_ _ _ . _

The Bishop of ST. ASAPII his given in his resigna•
tion as Principal of Brasenose-College, Oxford.
Their Graces the Duke and Duchess of MARLBCS-
ROUGH and suite are arrived at Sion hill.

Captain. BARCLAY has taken another residence at
Ner•market, and shifted his half mile of ground, which
was on the road, for turf, in order to guard more ef-
fectually against tender feet.
A foot race was run on the Hereford road on Mon-
day last for 500 guineas, between John Jones, a.Welch.
man and W. Williams, a Lancashire man. The dis.
tance was 30 miles ; Wilkins had the hest of the
first 20, but Jones soon after passed him, and won the
race, which was well'conteated, in the space of three
hours add three quarters. Jones challenged any man
in England the like distance for any sum.
*ORDRX SILLEF4IIRARINCL—Wednesday morning
theArniteurs in Agriculture went to Woburn Abbey,
to sievi'the carcases of the prize wethers Which had
been'exhibited alive the preceding day. The Duke
of BEDFORD and the company then adjourned to the
Park-farm,.- and -employed the morning nt viewing
and ejamining the implements--tups exhibited far
the Prizei-7.the bOars--and the sheep-shearers, each of
whom had a sheep allotted to him to shear'for the
prize. At three o'clock the company returnedlo the
Abbey to dinnei. After the cloth was removed; the
following toasts Were even :
The King—The Plongb--Sueeess to Agriettlnare:—Union of
Husbandry and Commerce-=Small in dee and great in va1n0.....
Fine Fleece on a fat Carcase.
His Grace then rose, and proceeded to deliver the
Premiums according to the recommendation of the
Judges he had appointed flir the several subjects.
The business oft e premidins being coneleded, the
kealth 'of the Duchess of Bedfotd Was drank with
three times three ; the Marchioneas of Tavistetk, with
three times three--; .Mr- Gregg, Mr. CurwesA and the
work he is enraged in ; his. Grace 'die Dulfor of Bed-
ford, with Atte dines. thite
Ntbitilf-Past.five o'clock the company returned to
the Pari,Fannois bnpresent at the sale of sheep arid
cattle ; 50 sheep- end -fine cows were sold and exlii-
bited7.mtich keen bidding.
During tissindee storm, *beet noon, on Friday
be'nnight, Mr. Springate, of Wincheap-street, Canter-
titf„heilig out on his land at Tyler-hill, was sirttck
. by/ the 'lightning, which singed his hair, acid at
the same. time killed a sheep close at his heels.
Sainrelay morning, a fife was discovered in the
back part of the premises of Mr. Wm. Morgan, dra-
perand --tall*, Portsmouth, which entirely con-
'sinned the building, together with its contents, which
was used as an outhouse, workshop, and store-room.
The cause has het yet been ascertained.
Thursday morning some fishermen dragging for
eels of the second arth of Blackfriats Bridge, on the
Surrey side, picked up the body of a young man,
which appeared to have been in the water a longtime,
—The body was taken to the bone-house at elitist-
church to be owned.
• • Last Thursday, a woman of the name of Langley,
BE2 years of age, in St. Dunstan's Workhouse, who
• had been blind six years, had her eyes couched, and
in the course of. a few hours was enabled to walk
about and distinguish minute things without the aid
.ofgfasses,
- A young Lady of the name of Welmat, the &ugh-
-ter- of a surgeon at Dorchester, was drowned on
Thursday evening, between the Red House end
Chelse.., in consequence of a boat, unskilfully ma-
naged, having run down the boat in which she was,
with a party of is persons. Another person, a yam*
Gentleman of the name of Davis, was under water.
strernl minutes, but animation was restored.
The following accident, as singular in its occur,.
rence, as lamentable in its consequences, happened: on
Thursday afternoon, in ,Spring
_Gardens, Charing-
cross. A young lady, named Healey, of Northum-
berland-street, was passing, with ao infant in-her arms,
towards the Park, when a brick from a chimney:be-
longing to Mr. Thomas's house, corner of New-street,
fell on her head. Miss. Healey dropped. on the pave-
ment, and .the infant fell from her arms. .onexamma-
tion, it was discovered her head watentirely beat in,
and the infant, in consequence of the fall, had also its
Lkull comOetely fractured. In this dreadful state they'
were conveyed home, and underwent sotne surgical
operations, in. a state of Insensibility. It is extremely
doubtful whether they will recover. No person- was
:tear the top of the house, nor 'was thererind high at
th time the accident occurred' and it is accounted
for, by supposing that a rook (many of which, from
ocie Park, -are frequently perching on the chimnies ie
the neigithaurbood) had in flying of, shaken the brick,
as to cause its falling.

kdP'AL IN ' LLIGB,ICk.

FALMOU rH, JUNE 14.
Sailed the ENDEAVOUR brag, with a convoy toWales.

PLYMOUTH-D(7TM JUNE 15.
Arrived the UNICORN frigate, Captain HARDYMAN,
from ol Rochefort.—Sailed the SIMILLZ frigate, Capt.
UP row, for the coast of Greenland ; and the Concord
tender, for Dublin.

PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 16.
Arrived the Lord Dupplin from Madeira, in 19
days, for London ; Sisters, &tint, for Gibraltar ;
Mary Ann, BmicErr, for West-Indies.; the Albion,
WIIALL, for Cadiz ; and Friendship, —, for Que-
bec, all from the Downs.—Wind S.W.