Star.
London, England, 1809-11-09 00:00:00

THE ARMY. •

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MESSINA, SEPTEMBER 23.
Of the Expedition under Sir JOHN STUART, which
paid a visit to the neighbourhood of Naples in sum-
mer, and of its subsequent return to Sicily, you must
have heard long ago ; but of some particulars con-
nected with that Expedition, and which ought to be
known, your are probably still ignorant.
The intention of the Expedition was to land near
Naples; and it is pretty generally known in the army,
that an insurrection had been planned among the in.
habitants, which was expected to co-operate with our
troops. Unexpectedly, it would appear, the framers
of the insurgency demanded to be informed what
order of things was intended to be established in the
event of success. To this the party on shore were
answered, that Sir JOHN STUART could not consent to
any thing but the restoration of the old Government.
In consequence of this answer, the leaders replied,
that they would not promote an insurrection for such
an object ! and the Expedition ended in disappoint-
ment.

I am happy to inform you, that Captain M•Coi,
who was reported to have been killed in the Expedi-
tion to Calabria, is in good health. He was taken
prisoner, and is now here on his parole from Naples.
..—He is going back again.

This days new Expedition sails, but its destina-
tion is a secret.—lt consists of

The Indt Regiment of Boat,
!reek Dftee, 2 Ceaspenies,
Conlean Rangers,
1 Company of Artillery—and
2S Dismounted men of the 20th Light Drawer.-
the whole amounting to about 2000 men, under the
command of Brigadier-General OewArm.
They take camp equipage with them, bat so bat-
tering cannon. They sail under convoy of the Wine,
aroa, of 74 guns.
The force now in Sicily, quartered North and South
of Messina, SO miles each my; consists of the fol.
owing
Aooth att Royal Artille
1 Dragoons,
Battalion, ry,

lst Light Infantry Battalion,
2d Ditto, ditto,
10th Regiment of Foot,
21st Ditto,
27th Ditto, lit and 2d Battalions,
35th Ditto,
44th Ditto,
56th Ditto,
624 Ditto,
51st Ditto,
De Water/1110i Regiment,
De Rolle's Regiment,
Clamors Britanni clues,
Dillon's Regiment
Royal Corsican Rangers,
3d Regiment King's German Legion,
4th Battalion Calabria Free Corps,
6th Ditto, ditto,
sth Ditto, ditto—
the whole amounting to 16,000 men, of whom about
1000 are on the sick list. This season, however, has
been much healthier than the last.—No officer has
died for a considerable time.

N41744L INTELLIGENCE.

FALMOUTH, NOVEMBER 6.
Sailed the Windsor Castle packet for Barbadies
and Jamaica.
PLYMOUTH and PLYMOUTH-DOCK, NOVEMBER 7.

Arrived the schooner Sir William Scott, of this
port, Wst. BAIL master, from Teneriffe, laden with
wines, &c. bound here ; the American brig Acteon,
T. Meson master, from New-York, last fiom Pen-
zance, laden with sugar, coffee, tobacco, logwood,
and ivory, bound to Tonningen, sailed on 2d Sep-
tember, was captured on the 11th of October by the
French brig privateer le Charles, belonging to Dour-
deaux, from Rochelle, and re-captured by his Ma-
jesty's ship CHRISTIAN the Vllth, of 74 guns, Captain
Sir J. S. YORK, on 80th of October, about five miles
from Ushant. The Acteon is in a very leaky state,
making two feet water in the hold an hour.
Sailed the Lion, DREW master, for Malta ; and
the DEFIANCE, of 74 guns, Captain HOTHAM, for
L'Orient. Arrived the brig Hector, JAMES master,
from Teneriffe,_bound here for orders, with wines.

Sailed the MARINER gun-brig, first to Guernsey,
then to cruize in the Channel; the Neptune (2) ten-
der, for Dublin, to bring round impressed men.
Yesterday the crew of the DEFIANCE, of 74, were
paid wages and prize-money ; and this day the So-
PION was also paid.

PORTSMOUTH, NOVEMBER 8.
Arrived the GROWL= gun brig with a large fleet
of transports from Lisbon. Sailed the ALFRED, of
74 gruns, and the SCEPTRE, of 74 guns, for the West-
Indies • FIRM gun brig with a convoy for Guernsey;
and the Cgocus sloop of war with a convoy for Ply-
mouth : also the TRANSIT to the eastward.
DEAL, NOVEMBER S.

Arrived the Mosmourn, of 64 guns, from the Note,
to remain in the Downs as a victualling depot ; HAIL.
LEQUIN hired armed ship, and Supply naval transport,
with a convoy, from Portsmouth, which have sailed
through for the River ; SPECULATOR hired lugger
from Flushing ; also from the same place, with dis-
patches, the FOLKSTONI hired armed lugger. Came
down from the River and sailed to the Westward, the
Amelia, BARREL, for Rio Janeiro.—saijod the Fu-
mous gun-brig, having on board dollars to the amount
of £25,000, for Flushing.