Star.
London, England, 1812-12-26 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The Ad+ itant-General and Quarter-Mater-Gene.
ral of Ireland have been placed on the Staff of that
country, as Major-Generals, and will be entitled to
the pay and allowances accordingly.
COURTS MARTIAL.
At a Court. Martial held at Lisbon, on the 9th of
September, 1813, Lieutenant Willi in M•Veagh of
the 77th regiment of foot, was arraigned upon the
under-ruenttoned charges, viz. :
For behaviour unbecoming an Odicer and a Gen.
tlernan, and.highly subversive of good order and mi-
litary discipline, in the several instances set forth in
the following charges, viz.
le. unofficerlike conduct in absentin7 himself from his
quJrie:i without leave, %%lien in the Surgeon's Report, from tke
to the 7th of July, 1312.
2d. For disobedience of oilers in not returning to his quar-
ters from ihn rt!, to the of July, although positively
ut dared to si,t so by hls Commandirg Officer in a letter dared
the 2 Lth or the saote munch.
3d. Fur unofffi.:?, and ungentlernanlike conduct, in drawing
rations of lodge fora hone. between the 9th and 11th days of
June last, and also between the Bth and 29tb days of July follow..
ing. although he, Lieuternmt MTragh, had not one in his pos-
seasion, thi:reby defrauding the public of the rations of forage as
afuiesaid.

itti. For unofficerillre conduct in wri irt two letters of a dis-
respectful tendency of and to his Conimantli• g Officer, the one
dated li-bcn, 27th of July, and the other dated Passe d'Areos,
let of Augu►S, i

sth. For unofficerlilite and ungenriethanlike conduct, in de-
manding a bed, w which he was not entitled by the regal, ions
of the Commander of the Forces, between the hours of nine and
twelve o'clock by night of Wednesday, the 29th of July, 1812,
and for tifing violence by drawing his sword, and thereby terri-
tying Senora Margaritta De Como Correlo into a compliance
with his demands.
Ist Additional Clia!ge—
For breaking his arrest on or about tht Bth of August, 1812,
2d Additional Charge,--
For unofficer-bke and ungenAmanlike conduct in preferring
charges, dated Lisbon, 9 h tat Asyusr, against his co nimand
officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Bromhead, through the irregular
channel of the Major-General commanding in the first instance,
being itibter•ive of good crder and military discipline, after
charge:, had been de:ivered to hi.a, . Lieutenant Ist`Veagh, by
the Adjutant of the Regiment on the day preceding, and aftea
having aatutiOy Seen untie: arrest.
Upon tt'hich charges the Ci;art decided, " that the
prisoner was guilty of the whole of the charges pre-
ferred against him, and therefore sentenced him to
be dismissed his Majesty's service, and rendered in-
capable of ever serving his Majesty again."
At a Court-wrtial held at Palermo, in Sicily, bci
the 25th of August, 1812, Lieutenant 111.1 N GOFF,
of the 21st Regiment of Foot, was arraigned upon
the under-mentioned cliarges, viz.
lit. For highly imaiborihnate conduct in using provoking lan-
guage to me, his Curnmat:hing Officer, in the public streets tl
Palermo, on or about the 9th day of Jule last, stating as hie
motive, my having reproved him in my offieial capacity, for an
irregularity on the 4th of June, 1812.
,2a. For contempt of the Irt Article, 12th section, of the Ar-
ticles of War, in -tating his bi..ing aggrieved by me, his Com-
manding Officer, to his Ltcebeacy the Commander of the
Forces, without my kn wledge.
ad. For .haubedience of my special order, in absenting himself
from the evening parade uf the rat of August, 1812.
4th. For repeated neglect ditty, and a direct violation of the
Regimental Ord, rs of the 10'it of May, 1812.
sth. For speaking of me, his Commanding Officer, In a dis-
respeclui and contemptuous. manner to different Officers of the
Reement ; all tending to the prejudice of good order and mai-
tary discipline. . ALES. James Ross,
Major, commanding 2ist Regiment, R.S.F.
which charges the Court decided, that the
pr:soncr was guilt,' of the first and second charges
preferred against him. With respect to the third
Charge, dial he was not &illy. In regard to the
fourth and filth charges, that he was Olt?. The
first, second, fourth and fifth charges upon which the
prisoner has been found guilty, being a breach of the
beA cashiered.
Of war, ale Court doth adjudge, that he shall
At Court Martial held at Fuente del Maistro, in
Spain, on the 15th of August, 1812, C.tpt. J. FOAM.
cis L'EsTRANGE, of the Ist battalion Si foot, was
arraigned upon the undermentioned charges, viz.
For nonduct highly unbecoming the character of an Officer and
a Gentleman, and rending, in the most ditect manner, to soli-
vest good order, due subordination, and military disciphoa, to
the fodosving Instances, viz. ts.
Ist. For repeated and obstinate disobedience of orders, h
written and verbal, in persisting to come repeatedly to parade,
dressed unlike an officer it various periods, between the 27.
Febreary and the 17th May, tSi it, in open delta eof h s Royal
Rghness the Prince Rigent's regulatiooelr-spe ring dies., as
well as of regimental orders, issued to enforce o's .1 tie thereto.

2d. For obsttnately disobeying his Comm t ding Officer's or-
ders, on parade, at Villa Franca, in Spain, o . r about the morn-
ing of the 17th of May, 1812; in refuse 0 qui, he pantie
and go home to his quarters, when requee . d and desired to do'
so by the Commanding Officer in pers.nt, in consequenc.: of his
havit.g again come to parade ineisrupefrl, drcrzed as an officer,
and thereby setting a determined e zsni le of iosubotaination to
the whole corps.
3d. For making use of diresrettful, vislsit, and threaterdoi
laugisage to his Commanding °dim, purporting to give him a
challenge, in presence of several officers and soldiers of the re-
giment, on or near the parade as Villa Franca, in s,,aitt, In or
about the morning of the 17th May, 1812.
4th. For disobeffience of written Orders issued by desire of the
Officer commanding the beigade, In ape:earing at the bead of his
company under arms, without his sword, at different times be-
tween the 20th of January and the 17th ot May, 1812.

sth. For frequently abim-ing himself from parades of the reo
giment without leave, and for continuing to persist in a practice
so contrar) to good order and Military discipline, from the pe-
riod of his joining the Ist Jbattalion, about the middle of October
in 1811, to the 17th of May, 1812, after repeated officidi com-
munication had been made to hint to forbid the continuance of
the habit.

6th. Tor general neglcct of duty as Captain of a Company, In
not attending to its interior economy and good order, as it was his
duty to do according to the established rigulation. of the service.

7th. For general irregularity of condtict,tending to disturb the
peace and harmony of his brotherOffietrsiand highly sebverute
of good order and military discipline.

The Court was of opinion, that ort" the lst,2d,4thi
sth, and 6th articles of charge, the prisoner is gniity.
On the third article of the charge, the Court was of
opinion that the prisoner was in part guilty, inasmuch
as, of having ciade use of disrespectful and violent
language to his Commanding Officei ; but acquitted
.him of baiting used threatening language, or such as
was purporting to give him• (his said Commanding
Officer) a challenge. On the 7th charge,- the Court
found the prisoner not guilty : but having' found
him guilty of the extent, as above specified, on
the respective articles of charge, the Court sentenced
him to be cashiered.

Friday se'nnight, about five o'clock, as Mr. ben-
jamin Robins, of Kinfare, was returning home from
3tourbridge market, he was shot, and severely woun-
led in the back, by a well dressed mane and after.:
wards robbed of biz money and watch.

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