Star.
London, England, 1814-04-29 00:00:00

'LAE A RMY.

. His Royal Highitess the Comm ANDER IN.Cltilit has'
commanded, that all Officerrin commando!. guards
- and detachinents, ate to4se e*tremely alert in getting
their men under arms, Ind attentive in paying due
compliments on any of the Royal Family passing by
their posts, whenever they are attended by.Fnards4
at tidier times *mil tart' compliments are dispensed
with to the Royal Family, wrtii.the eseeption,of her
Majesty the QUEEN, and his Royal Highness the
.I'lm:cc Ractaar,. who are at all times, and under all'
circumstances, receiee the compliments due to
their exalted situations.
The subjoined letter from a ItitisliPfficet, though
• embracing facts of which we have already been in
forme f, contains some Particulars respecting our
brave s adiers, which deserve to be recorded : •
o Toulouse, April It, tBl4.
• 44 You will see that Toulouse has not barn .pur-
• chased cheaply. The hardest fought action see have
had here was perhaps on Sunday list. When the,
Spaniards failed in, their part of the business in the
• attack- of the bill; and were retreating,- they were most
terribly cut up. At a very. critical moment, the first
Hiithland brigade were sent to north a still higher
rut of the same. hill with strong works.
The the flashed with their late suCCCS3
over the Spaniards, not only awaited our charge of
. the baynnet, but, what is very- unusual with them:,
they advanced to *sleet us, heavy artillery playing on
however, when they cumin contact, the atruggle
aot long; the highlanders prevailed, and drove
them from tnetr position.. At this time the Spa,
• nlardi•advaneed, and drove.them from. the position)
in which the former had first failed.
44 .111 e whole French army afterahis.went intathe
• town .and neighbouring heights, which they bad fors
tied iii every way thnt it was possible. Totvards
the evening they thecae showers of shot and.shells in
every direction they could imagine our traops tube
14 On the 11th, S3ULT expressed a determination
with his arisiy, which was not much less than ever,
to remain aid tief.mil the town or to be buried in its
'ruins, Lord WELLINGTON sent in a I:Winge to say
that he wished to spare the totem and its inhabitants,
but that his ,duty compelled him to continue the
arterthrow of the army, which opposed him, and that
if the town was not given.up by ten o'clock' in,the
morning of the .12th, he would burn the town and
destroy she -French army in it. Soupr held a Coun-
cil of War, and declared that he would defend the
_ town and thive,off the English, or perish in its ruins.
General D'Aaaidirac,. who is a native of Toulouse,
protested against
.bringing on the destruction of the
third town of France and of 50,000 inhabitants, and
said be would break his sword if Souta's resolution
• was adhered to. •;-- The other General* seconded
D'Aitsimiac, and on the night of the lRh they be-
gan to evacuate the town. In the, morning the Com-
mandant of the Civic Guard came to General Nampo
who commanded the advance, and brought to him
the keys Toulouse.
44 The entrance of Lord Wva.6terrost was a truly
grand and gratifying sight. The French Civic Guard
• lined the street from the maviificent Guildhall to the
gates; and the Mayor, •Magistrates, and• principal
inhabitants, ladies as well as Gentlemen, went out
with a bawd af- Runic -acs meet hits. Eve: y witt.low
was filled with'wellalressed females, and ta,e stii.ets
thronged with people, a hose plaudits and acclaim.-
.
tiens rent the skies as the conqueror passed. A very
considerable number mote the white cockade.
44 In the evening Lord ,WELLINGTON went to the
Opera, attended by his Staff, and the principal -Spa-
nisi), Portuguese, and English Generals : the tumult
a applause with which he was there received is
really indescribable.
44 We have just heard of tostaratere's abdication,
and most heartily pray the account may be true."

Wednesday last the Duchess of OLDENEURPU. visit-
ed the Royal Military College at Sandhurst ; she
was accompanied by her Majesty the QUEEN, the
Dukes of KENT and SUSSEX, the Princess Eetasairrn,
Earl Hancourrr and his Lady, and others of the No-
bility. The party arrived at the College about noon,
aed were received by the Hon. General Sir ALEXAN•
DER Hope, the Governor; Colonel BUTLER, the Lieu-
tenant-Governor; Sir H. DOUGLAS, the Commandant
of the Senior Department; the other Officers of the
College, and the Gentlemin Cadets under arms.—
The young Gentlemen went through the various mi-
litary evolutions before their illustrious visitors, with
a precision which could not but be highly gratifying'
to them. Afterwards the whole party, with the ea-
ception of the Qv estr„ who rested in one of the apart-,
mints, visited the various parts of the extensive build-
ing, the nature and uses of which were explained to'
the Duchess by the Governor. The QUEEN and the
illustrious Stranger, upon leaving the College, were
greeted by three hearty cheers from the young Gen-1
drown and the numerous spectators. They then pro..
ceeded to the Governor's house, to partake of such
refreshments as had been prepared for them by his
truly amiable Lady ; one in the evening departed
for Windsor. The day was tolerably fine, ?.nd con-
sidering that the visit was quiee,..pei iee, the nombet
of spectators was considerable., A military band of
music attended, from Windsor, to enliven the scene.
The ground was kept clear by .detachments of the
Royal Waggon Train, dismounted, and of the Sas-
ses Regiment of ?Militia.
Yesterday oe'rirright, on Inquisition was taken ot the
Duke of York Inn, St hotolpli Colchester, on a
view of the body of Matthew Dorrington, Crf the
Royal H6rse Artillery, note in the barracks there,
whci. the day before, was accidentally killed at. Lea-
den Heath, where part of the regiment were exer-
cising. The deceased was On horseback as'a mounted
gunner, by the side of one of the pi2ces of ordnance,
which was going at a brisk Face, when suddenly 11;6
horse stumbled and fell, by which accident the de-
ceased was thrown under the left wheel of the sun,
Which passed immediately over his body, and killed
Lim on the spot. It is very reminkable, that this poor
unfertunate mat, the day before the accident hap-
pened, told his relation that he had 2E14 to receive for
praze-roooey, and expressed an earnest wish he could
be enabled to receive it that day, other/ ise; he said,
he should never '.i re to receive it. Verdicts—Acci-
dent-41 Death.
placed her
residing in-Chapel-street, Soho,
on 'the bed of a mangle, which 5!.2.
soon after pot in motion, t,y which the child's skull
was s° dreadtullY fiactured, as to cause instant dead',