Star.
London, England, 1809-03-28 00:00:00

SWEDEN.

The following is a copy of the Letters Patent
and Proclamation of his Royal Highness the Duke of
SUDEnMANLAND, Regent of the Swedish kingdom, to
all the Estates of the Realm, concerning a General
Diet to be held on the Ist of May, in the present
year:--
" We Charles, by the Grace of GOD, assure you, Estates of
the Realm, Counts, Barons, Arebbiobop, Bishops, Nobles, Clergy,
Burghers of Cities, and Commonalty, of our particular favour,
gracious intentions, and kind affection, under the protection of
ALMIGHTY GOD.

" Since we,according to our gracious Proclamation of the 13th
inst. have found ourselves called upon to take the reias of Govern-
ment as Regent, in order to save our beloved native country Iron)
unavoidable destruction, we have considered it of the highest ins-
porunce to deliberate with the States of the Realm, upod the means
which may procure and confirm the future happiness of the Swedish
nation. We wish, therefore, and command that all the States of
the Real,n may assemble in the Capital of the Kingdom before
the Ist of May next, and that not only the Nobility may regulate
their conduct by the laws, for the House of Nobles, given the 6th
of June, 1626, by the King Gustavus Adolphus, of glorious me-
mory, &c. and revived and confirmed by King Gustavus 111. on
the 9th November, 1778, but that the other States, which, as
usual, send Deputies, may observe the following order : From
the Clergy are expected to appear the Archbishop, every Bishop
from his Diocese, the first Pastor in Stockholm, together with o
many from each Diocese as usual, and of the other State..., as many
as usual, all provided with necessary letters of deputation, in order
that wv may be able to begin the Diet, and after its King foi to
nately finished, give you permission to return every one to kis
province. Which every one must respectfully obstrve, and we
are, &c. &c.
" Given at the King's Palace, at Stockholm, March 14, 1809."

" STOCKHOLM, MARCH 13.—We are here all asto.
nishment. On the 19th there was a report of some
movements in the Western army, but no one believed
it.—The 11th, the King was informed thereof, and
ordered every thing to be prepared for his voyage,
as he intended, with the Queen and the Duke and
Duchess of Sudermania, to proceed against Adlers-
parre (who had, with his men, arrived at Orebro), and
harangue the insurgents. To-dayevery thing N‘ as r;ady
for his departure. A breakfast or luncheon was or-
dered ready at one o'clock. But judge of our surprise
when, at four o'clock this afternoon, the Duke's
Proclamation was published. The whole revolu-
tion happened it the Palace between twelve and
four o'clock, The King is arrested in the Palace.

The Duke has declared, that being invited in take
the Government into his hands, he will convoke
Diet, who, it is supposed, will adopt the same 1;n-ra
of Government as that on the accession of Gustavus
the Third, and when that is done teinstate the King.
We have just heard that Adlersparre has returned, ,1
and is marching back to the frontic: s."
FRENCH PA PE RS.
We have received Afottiteurs to the 20th inst. and
have given the only articles bf importance they con-
tain.
Our Readers will observe that the threat of in.
vasion is once more echoed through the Fiench
Journals.

THE ARMY:

GENERAI. ORDERS.-HORSE GUARbS, MARCH 18.

Field Marshal his Royal Highness the Duke of York havt.,‘
requested, his Majesty's permiston to resign his situation on the
Staff, as Commander In Chief of the Artily, and his Majesty
I having been graciousiy pleased to accept his Royal Highaess!s
situation, his Majesty has commanded It to be announced to th
Army, that he has appointed General Sir David Dtmdas, K. B.
to be Cornmaader in Chief of his Army, with the same authorit
with which his Royal Highness the Duke of York held that corn •
mend. By his Majesty's command,
HARRY CALVERT, Adj.-Gen. to the FOrces.
Horse Guards, March 20:
The Commander in Chief has received the King's comma td to
make known to the Army, that his Majesty has thought fit to
cOrnmand, that the following regulations shall hereafter hi!
strictly observed in regard to Promotions in the Army, and ap-
pointments oa the Staff, viz.
" No Officer shall be promoted to the rank of Captain untilhe.
has been three years a Subaltern.
" No Officer shall be promoted to the rank of Field Officer,
until he has been seven years in the service, of which he ths:l
have been at least two years a Captain.
" No Officer shall be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant
lone!, until he has been nine years i i the service, of which he
shall have been at least two years a Major.
" No Officer shall be allowed to fill any Staff appointment,
that of Aid-de•Camp excepted, until he has be r. one par a
Captain." By the Commander in Chief's command,
HARRY CALVERT, itdjutoGen.
Twelve sail of large copper-bottomed transports are
now fitting at Sheerness for fire ships. All the troops
and cavalry ships in the River are ordered round to
Portsmouth, where there will be between five and sir
hundred sail of transports, including ordnance and
store ships.
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A very t onsiderable embarkation of troops will
take place almost immediately. There will be four
brigades of cavalry, two heavy, twelve light, and
a large force of infantry ; among them there will
be two brigades of Foot Guards ; and the Queen's
Dragoon Guards, and 4th Dragoon Guards are
mentioned, in addition to the regiments mentioned in
Saturday's STAR.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

EAST-INDIA SHIPPING.

The following Ships sailed from Madras the 25h
October, 1808, under convoy of his Majesty's sill)
ALBION, ViZ. PIIGNII, LORD NELSON, PRESTON,
CEYLON, EXPERIMENT, TIGRESS, GLORY, ANN, and
DIANA. On the 22d November, in lat. 10. S. long.
89. E. the fleet were separated in a violent gale.

On the 12th January the Phoenix, and on the 19th
his Majesty's ship Aunort, with the Ceylon, Preston,
Tigris anti Ana, arrived at the Cape of Good Hopei
His Majesty's ship ALBION had suffered severely,
having lost her wizen mast, and thrown overboard 26
of her guns.

No apprehensions were entertained at the Cape fcr
the safety of the other ships.
The SURAT CASTLE arrived at the Cape of Good
Hope the 21st January ; sailed from China the 3d
of September, and left there the WARLEY, ROYAL
GEORGE, and GRENVILLE.

The DIANA WAS spoken by his Majesty's ship LEO.
PARD, at sea, 27th December.

The WEXFORD vas left at the Cape. The PERSE-
VERANCE whaler sailed from St. Helena for England
the 12th, and the EtizA ditto arrived at St. Helena
the 30th December.
FALMOUTH; MARCH 25.

Arrived the Princess Charlotte packet from Lisbon
in six days ; the LIVELY frigate had sent in there two
prizes, which she captured off the Western Islands.
Also arrived the Friends Regard, HOKKENY ;—and
Scepter, DAvlsos, from Lisbon ; and the Hibernia;
PEARSON, from Alicant.

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WEST' INDIL• S.

BARFADOES, FEBRUARY 14.
Further cOusidiiable progress continues to be made
in the general redUction.of •Martinique, the towns of
St. Pierre, and Fort Roy al, with the extensive arse-
mils near the latter, and Fort Edward, being subse-
quently to the accounts given in our last, respective-
ly surrendered, without opposition, to Our forces.
St. Pierre was taken possession of on the Bth instant,
hi Colonel Barnes, and is now garrisoned by 200
of the 63d Regiment, under Major O'Rourke.
On the 9th, Major-General Maitland' sent in 300
men, under Colonel M'Nair, from Case Naviere, to
Fort, Royal, who patrnled the town, and received
the parole of above 500 of the enemy's troops, sick
and wounded, in the hospitals. Our troops after-
wards entered Fort Edward, which the enemy had
privately evacuated, after spiking and dismounting
the guns ; but in their precipitancy they left two ser-
viceable mortars ready loaded, and they ha*e since
been well employed by a detachment of our artillery
upon the works of Fort Bourbon, which i-: now corn-
pietely invesiid,—Major-General Maitland occupying
the extent from Case Naviere to Sourrier, on one
side ; and General Nicholson the other, from Sour-
7:er to Cul de sac de Collie. His Excellency Lieu-
tenant-General Beckaiih has established his head-
quarters at Prcclair, and, with Sir G. Prevost, com-
mands at Sounier, and are making the most indefa-
tigable exertions to complete the mortar batteries for
the siege of Fort Bourbon.
The squadron remain at Case Navicre, and are
unremittingly emnloyed in landing and getting up
the heavy cannon, &c. for that purpose ; an i Com-
modore Cockburn (who has hoisted his bread pendant
on board the Pompee) superintends and directs the
co-operhtion of the seamen with the most laudable
zeal. There are already two batteries completed on
Morne Turquison, near Point Negro, but they will
not be opened before those at Soutrier are ready ; in
:the mean time, however, the enemy's attention is
Occupied by our fire from Fort Edward (we preset-ye
the name given on our last reduction of Fort Royal),
and shells are continually passing between that and
Fort Bourbon ; but on the evening of the 9th, several
Shrapnel shells were thrown with considerable suc-
cess from our advanced post into the advanced re-
t!oubt of that fortress, the men being seen to run in
great coniubion.

Their garrison desert fast, numbers of them having
come over to our camp ; and they report with confi-
dence, that a large part of the garrison, consisting
of Germans, Piedmontese, and Poles, are ready to
follow their example, if they are assured of being sent
passengers to Europe. Those that have conmin have
been permitted to go where they please into the coun-
by, with which they seem well acquainted, having.
been generally•employed to work on the plantations
since they came from Europe.
Major-General . Maitland has been appointed. by
the Commander in Chief, Commandant-General for
the present of the whole island.
The actions with the first diVision of our army im-
mediately under Lieutenant General Beckwith and
Sir G. Prevost, hithrrto but imperfectly understood,
now appear to hive been of greater extent and impor-
• tance than had before transpired. The first brigade
of this army led by Sir George, with the light infan-
try battalion of Brigadier General Houghton, attack-
ed the enemy on the Ist instant, posted on Morne
Bruno,. and in a most gallant and successful man-
ner drove him froni his position, and compelled him
to take up a flesh one on the heights of Sour-
rier, vith considerable loss ; and on our part with
that of 33 men killed, and 195 wounded and missing.'
The conduct of our troops on this occasion was highly
meritorious ; and on the following day was still, :f
possible, more so—they again attacked the enemy,
'now strongly posted on fount Sourrier, and dcfcn,
(led by field pieces, but from a too great impetuosity
they were twice repulsed, and suffered a loss of 42.
killed, and 1.29 wounded and missing ; not, how-
ever, withota making such an impression on the
ei:e:r y as render;:d his position so untenable, and
him what he might again expect, that, during
the lie v•ithdrew into his principal works, leav-
i. posts to be occupied by our troops.

he follov 1:.; is a correct Lisr of the British Officers killed and
wounded during the siege :
Nlaxwell, of the Ku g',, bled to death from a wound in

the

C. pain Ta,;!....r, of the 74th, killtd.

of the 26th, killed.
Lieut. Pakeniam, wounded in the check : doiag well.
lajor C ml.bdl, Viouncled severely.

Capwilt Cd. .anc:s, el the 3d West-India Re,iment, wdunded
1 ling wcU.

IG.—Saturday, 4th instant, the enemy hois-
ted a flag of truce at Pigeon Island, as a taken of
sai render, the fort was immediately taken posseSiion
ei. by a detachment of the York Rangers, and 1.'36
piso::ers of war were sent on board the ships ; four
I.r..nch soldiers v..ere killed in the fort, and six or
woun:led.

( in die oitli inftant, all the batteries near the Pearle
and in l':-celicur Bay were destroyed by the seamen.
en II:, the Pelorus and Cherub, having on
I.(:ard Lienten.nit Colonel Barnes, and '2OO troops of
the 6.:;dregi:nent, took possession of the town.
It is Cspected that the batteries against Fort llour-
bon will lie ready to open is three days, when sixty
pieces of Lei.vy ordnance will play upon it.