Star.
London, England, 1812-03-05 00:00:00

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THE ARMY.

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H. CALVERT, Adj.• Gen.

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Extraordinaries - 2,753,645 13 11 ( 3,873,613 3 6
Otdinary and Extraordt. 118 I 0 120,556 1
varies Unprovided. 181 1 54,654 S 173,210 19 0
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GENERAL ORDERS.
Horse-Guards, January is, )812.
to order to gaud against the losses which have in various irr
occurred to the Colonels of Regiments, and ro the Public,
to the accoutrements and regimental appointments not being
forked; the Commander-in-Chief commands, that every
woof either description, shall have conspicuously marked on
lobe number or appellation of the Battalion and Regiment to
ilia it may belong, as well as the number or letter of the
.rmop or Company. The marks are to be carefully and legibly
; and this order is to be carried into effect by every Corps
• bis majesty's service, with the least postible delay, in what-
es, matey it may be serving at the time of its receipt.
By Command of his Royal Highness the

gr/IACT OF A GENERAL ORDER, DATED HORSE GUARDS,
JANUARY 18, 1812.

« It is the Commander-in-Chief's pleasure, that the Confitlen-
tig Reports shall hereafter specify what has been the dile :dance
Chaplain,er EV:lating Chaplain, at the Regimental and other
Hospitals of each Station and District; what has been the accom-
°dation for each Corps fur attending Divine Service; and whe-
tter Divine Service hat, or has not been regularly performed on
earl Sunday, and duly attended by all tae Officers, Non-commis-
sloped Officers and soldiers of the regiment.

" If there has been any omission in the perbrmance of this
at!, his Royal Highness requires the omission to be specified.

_
it The Certificate required from the officiating Chaplain (to
*letter and spirit of which the Commander-in-Chief enjoins
the strictest conformity) is to specify, that in addition to the
anal duty of Sunday, he has visited the sick twice in the week;
'ere may, however, be cases, in which, from casualties and
ether circumstances, some deviation may become unavoidable
is such instances, the omission must be entered, both with their
elites and causes on the back of the Certificate. If the General
of the Brigade has reason to be dissatisfied with the conduct or
dander of the officiating Chapkin, be will report the same to
the Chaplain GeneraL"

ORDNANCE ESTI mArEs.—The est i mate of the charge
of the Office of Ordnance, for the land service of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, as laid
before the House of Commons, amounts to the. fol-
lowing sums :

The new regulations for Officers wearing caps and
rackets, instead of cocked hats ar.J long coats, are to
be generally adopted on the 4th cf June next, in all
regiments at home.
in future, white pantaloons and short boots will
be considered a proper dress on parade; but on re-
views, guards, inspections, &c. white breeches and
black gaiters are to be worn as heretofore.

The volunteering of the Milit'a into the Line, for
the year, 1812, is to take place about the 10th inst.
when all soldiers on furlough am ordered to repair
to their respective head-quarters.

Sixty men of the 2d battalion of the 92d regiment,
have been embarked on board th.: Resolution smack
at Banff, for Gravesend.

Ihe 46th Regiment of Foot, stationed at King's-
bridge Barracks, in Devonshire, has received orders
w embark for the island of Jersey.
Monday, theWcstmeath and Derby Militias made
in exchange of situations—the former from Dover
Heights to Hythe Barracks, and the latter from
Hythe Barracks to Dover Heights.
Colonel CHICHESTER, of the Cardigan Regiment
of Militia, commands the Garrison of Limerick for
the present.

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Major-General Ttundas, late of the 41st regiment,
at present stationed at Plymouth, is said to be the
successor of Major-General MONTRESOK in the com-
mand of the Limerick District.

The evidence of the prosecution against Captain
Mr.asamt, of the 85th Regiment, on the General
Court Martial at Hythe, closed on Tuesday se'rmight,
when the Court adjourned until MOnday, to allow
time to prepare for the defence.
Letters from Verdun state that the officers there
are in anxious expectation of ar. exchange of priso-
ners in the Spring. Every article of life is reasonable,
Mae equally so--Champaigne, 2s. 6d. a bottle, Bur-
gundy Is. 3d. Claret Is. Id.
The following is a correct statement relative to the
march of the two divisions of French prisoners takea
at the action of Arroyo de Molinos, on the tltith or
October last, from Purtalegre to Lisbon, on the 6th
7th November :
lit Niiion.—Under the command of Captain W. A. Gottnow,
Seth Ittgltnent-550 rrisoner,..
Ldbivisien.—•Ludo• the {:onuiland of CirtAiti Ca:.ot.nn, 50th
Regirrent-416 Prisoners.
In the two divisions above stated are not included
the officers or sick and wounded.—The two divisiwns
which formed the escort were from Major-General
HOWARD'S Brigade, viz. the 50th, 7 I st, and 942 d Re-
gilnenti. Captain BARCLAY, of the 71st Regiment,
'loon* of the escort of the (..!LI Division, but acted
modes the orders of Captain CANDLED/ 50th Regi.

lie answereA Correspondent enquires (and the question should
d) why the prize-money, however
nulY be, tor Wald:eh:it, has not yet been paid ?
The following is an Extract of a Letter from a
Gentleman in one of the convii.t ships which left
Ezzlartcl List September :

" Rio Limiter), Ociosile JO, 1811.
"We lei Spithead on the of September, and came to an
alder at Yarmouth on the same evening; iroin which place we
Pocceded, with a fair wind and remarkaliiy fine weather, to this
Ave, having performed the voyage in seven e.,eeks and four
41t. We shall leave this again about the Bth of November, fur
?oft hatOLI which place, i assure you, lam extremely anxious
to reach. During the passage we discovered, several times, a
strung iccination on the part of the prisoners to be refractory—
arid this suspicion was confirmed by a private communication
that '4O ..f them had conspired to seize the ship, and run her into
French port. Many of them bad their irons cut in two, which
tkeY had effected so neatly, as to be scarcely perceived : however
tbroolk the goodness of Peovinast ex we were enabled to coon-
ti jeract their evil designs, and have kept theni in excellent order.
the whale we have been very comfortable, and tolerably
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