Star.
London, England, 1811-09-30 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

By the Fox frigate, which has arrived at Spithead
with dispatches from India, we learn, that the grand
Expedition against Batavia and Manilla had been
delayed, from various causes, but had at length
sailed, under the command of that popular and
able officer, Sir SAMUEL AUCHMUTY, the Com-
mander-in-Chief of the Madras Army. He has
under him General WEarnuttm.E., and a great part
of the ablest officers (King's and Company's),
in India. From a channel which we have established,
we can promise our Military Readers the earliest and
most authentic information of the Expedition.
Wednesday last, Captains TURING and KENNEDY'S
troops, 18th Dragoons, marched into Richmond,
Barnes, Mortlake, and the adjacent villages), to re-
main on King's duty till further orders.
The British Light Cavalry (with the exception of
the four Hussar regiments) have lately had their uni-
forms completely altered, by a Board of Field Offi-
cers, appointed for that purpose by the PRINCE RE-
GENT. They are to be in future as plain as possible ;
and the Hussars, viz. the 7th, 10th or Prince's own,

Itth or King's own, and 18th, are to continue to wear
the splendid uniforms by which these regiments are at
present distinguished ; which will probably be an in-
ducement for young men of fortune and fashion (who
wish to make the army their profession) commencing
their military career in the Hussars.
Friday SO substitutes were landed at Gravesend
from on board the London and Edinburgh Company's
smack Trusty, Captain BALLIN4ALL, from Leith, for
the Edinburgh regiment of militia, at present station-
ed at Colchester.
Yesterday 12 men for the Royal Artillery were
landed at Woolwich, also a party for the 71st regi-
ment, at Deal, from on board the same Company's
smack Sprightly, Capt. SUTHERLAND, from Leith.
Yesterday forenoon 30 fine young men, volun-
teers for the 4th Battalion of Royals, at present in
Stirling Castle, were embarked at Tilbury Fort on
board the smack Pilot, Capt. SANDERSON, for Leith.
Upwards of 400 Foreign recruits, deserters from
the French army, have arrived at Portsmouth, from
Gibraltar.

The six companies of the Royal East Middlesex,
who hzve been for some time doing duty at Porches-
ter, have returned to Portsmouth garrison, having
been replaced by detachments of the Dublin City and
North Cork Militias. The East Essex have marched
to Hilaea Barracks.
The following is an extract of a letter from aft,
officer of the 2d Battalion sth Regiment, dated Fu.
ente de Guinaldo, September 4.—" Our Division
(General PicToN's) left Campo Mayor on the 17th'
July, and retraced its steps back to Castel Berneo,'
where we expected to be cautoned for some time, but,
to our great astonishment, as soon as we were a little
settled, we received orders to march again ; on cross.
ing the Coa, at Sabugal, some of us went to visit the'
old ground where the regiment had been engaged ;
although within a quarter of a mile of the town, we
found the field just as we left it, not a man had been
buried. We have been sent by order of General
PICTON to do duty here, which is; head-quarters,
and have now little to do, as, with the exception of
Ciudad Rodrigo, there is not a Frenchman 'nearer
than Placencia. Appearances at present indicate that
they have had enough of it. Ciudad is not regularly
invested, but its communication is cut off ; five de-
serters left it yesterday, who say the garrison consists
of five battalions, amounting to about 1500 men,
they have no cavalry, and are obliged to pull down
.the houses for fire-wood. Preparations have been
making some time for a siege, and heavy ordnance
is coming up from Lomego, but as we don't seem to
be very expeditious it is probably, o draw the enemy's'i
attention to this quarter, and in the mean time great
care is taken that no supplies get in ; the guns may
probably be for Almeida, which is repairing.—Don
Julian is neat Salamanca, where the French have not
more than 1000 men. Lord WELLINGTON has gene.
rally one or two of the officers of every regiment to
dinner, daily, where we see all the great people, and
hear the politics discussed. His Lordship, Generals
GRAHAM, STUART, and the PEDICII of ORANGE, ho-
noured us this morning with their company at (1.
Inv service'

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