Star.
London, England, 1810-02-24 00:00:00

present circti
as Vacancies °cell
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der the
AnlWerPs AMR tti inc as the great ob)ecti tot -, itght, as diet were lately allowed to hold Ia 040
(commission, and were promoted
the ExpeditlOu formed.
Ant
.
Did you express any hope to the That Lord of the Admiralty, . A
that you should not be encumbered with the siege of .11itslabilis or I Icuwil 'en
mil tdQereduarterin-cMaapas.therle ofun
the occupation of Walcheren ?.a..1410, I did not; I was not consul- 'stances, army pass 30 or 40 years in the Army, an
red, no opinion was asked of me, as I have before observed,
When you expressed to Lord Viscount Castlereagh your hope .Serving, it under the ne,
cessity ref •
of
tring on half-pay, that the Expedition would not be encumbered with the siege of • 1 . which does not exec.
Flushing, or the occupation of Walcheren, what observation did
. • Lie pension now granted to Serjeants, after servi •
ng 21
Lord Casdereagh make to you ?—1 think my Lord Castlereagh I years. It is therefore hoped that Government will
(but I am not su) said, that it was tho
io ughtWa cheren could hot be induced to adopt such steps as may lead
mpro4
be passed withouret being taken possessn of. to i '
Are not westerly winds the most prevalent winds in the Scheldt Quarter-Masters situations.--From
,
during the time when the Expedition was to that river !—At that AN oLD soLDIIII4
season of the year, I think westerly winds generally prevail, and,
I think, they prevailed in the Scheldt.
When you were asked, on a former part of your examination,
your opinion as to the practicability of breaking the boom, you
said, that even had the boom been broken, you did not think the
ships could pass up without the occupation of the forts of UUo and
I Liefkenshoelk ; do you think that, considering the bend of the
river, and the oblique position of the boom, it was likely that your
ships could have had head-way sufficient to have broken the
boom I—l think it very doubtful, but the preferable way, per-
' bops, of breaking the boom, would have been by approaching the
gen boats. I think it would have been difficult for the ships to
have broken the boom, and, indeed, extremely difficult in every
way, without having possession of those forts.
Would not the vessels, whatever they had been, which had
attempted to break the b:toin and failed, have had their heads
thrown up under the guns of Leal/admit, and would they not
have been consequently r.tked by that fortress f—Withona more mi-
nutely knowing where the ends of the boom were fixed relatively
with the forts, I cannot precisely -answer for the situation in which
they might have been thrown; certainly their situation would
have been very awksiard.
What was the naval force which the enemy had immediately
behind the boom ?---There were as many small vessels as the na •
vigation would permit mooring there, and I believe at one time
there were forty of different sizes, mostly brigs, besides gun-
boats.

Had the defences of the boom been forced, were there not
other forts upon the Scheldt, which our ships must have passed
before they could have reached Antwerp I—There is one mark-
ed in the chart, Ido nut know that they had constructed a new
one.
In point of fact, opposite that one marked in the chart, were
there not two sail of the line stationed to protect the reach of
the river leading to that fort I—There were three frigates, but I
think, on the 9.4 th, there was no ship of the line below Antwerp;
there were two line of battle ships there some time, which moved
up to Antwerp ; I cannot recollect the precise day.
When, in ttie conversation with the Secretary of State, you
discouraged any ooeantions against Flushing, state what your rea-
sons
were for thinking soy measure of that sort improper or in-
expedient ?—An apprehension that a delay, injurious to the uld-
mate objects of the expedition might ensue.
Did you think that the necessary delays attending that opera-
tion
would have been such as to preclude a hope of success In the
ulterior objects of the expedition always considered that, ex-1
ceps we were favoured by circumstances in getting the army early 1
on shore, the enemy would increase in such a proportion as to
render our ultimate success doubtful. In fact it was one of those
expeditions, as I thought, which depended very much upon
celerity.
If your proposition of proceeding by the Fast Scheldt Ird been
adopted, where did you suppose the army ought to have landed,
and lay what course to have proceeded in its opera:ions against
Antwerp ?—St that time I had no other knowledge than what I
derived from charts, and it appeared to me, judging from them,
that by landing on Toleu Land, and going between Bergen st-
Zoom and Steenbergen, was a ready way so Antwerp ;—but a
more correct knowledge of that country shier has satisfied me,
that the military objections to that course were greater than I was
aware of, and therefore we must have gone by south Beveland.
When you lay off Bathz, was a ford discovered acro:oi the
Ber; el-op-Zoont channel ?—A ford was early discovered. I
early learnt front Sir John Hope, that the passage u.as fur.bble
In s. m: parts from South fleveland to the itypis,ite land.
Id you examine that ford yourself, or order it to he examined ?
did.

For how many hours, at any period of the tide, was it practi-
cable for i;:tantry ?-4 believe for oae hour.
What was the'width of that ford ?—There was an old part
which would haie Won, I believe, about twelve or fourteen men
abreast, which appeared to have something hard at bottom, at if
stones had been thrown down. I believe it was an ancivitt pass.
At the other parts that were fordable it was muddy, and had
holm and that was of considerable extent ; but what the difficul-
ties t.. b. met with on the Bergen-op-Zoom side, in going from
that ford to the dyke might be, lam not informed. I mention
that circumstance, because on the lieveland side there were iiiifi-
culties 1:1 getting upon the land when a person came close to it, al-
though he met with no great difficulty in coming over the stream ;
there were watercourses in the laud which would have very much
impeded, and perhaps stopped an army entirely ; to that 1 think
the on:y part which could have been depended upon, was that
fordable part which would take about 14 men abreast. If the
impediments were as great on the opposite side as on Bev elmid,
the army would have found themselves deceived, but I do nut
know whether there were those difficulties; we could never as-
certair.

You have stated, that, on the 17th of August. when you wrote
to Lord Rosslyn to propose a co-operatiou with the army, you',
knew the army was not ready to co-operate ; upon what facts
was your knowledge founded ?—I had seen my I.ord Rosslyn on
the 15th, and I believe General Hope, or Lord Rosslyn, on the
16th; 1 had no reason to believe they had orders to co-operate I
with me, and 1 had nut observed any movement or measures that I,
allowed me to believe the troops were ready to proceed over; iu
fact I had ob,ervt d no preparation.
Had, at that period, any part of the transports • with the ea-
valry, the ordnance, or the stores of the army, arrived at, Bathz ?
—Not any, they yid :lot arrive for several days afterwards ; I
think none of the traii.ports before the 19th or 20tb.
When did you first open a communication between the East
and Wrest Scheldt, or when did you first send boats round to
Baths I—l ordered two boats on the ad of August.
How long were they going round from your advanced ships
—They both got en shore, being unacquainted with the naviga-
tion, and were delayed; and the enemy's flotilla beihg at that
time off Bathz, I believe made their entrance to Bathz difficult,
and retarded them ; 1 do not recollect the eaact tune they took
to go round.
Do you recollect when they were enabled to go round without
any prevention from the enemy's flotilla ?—Yes.
Have the goodness to state it to the Committee ?—The day on
which the Eta ilia off Bergen-op-Zoom went into that port, which
was 1 beheve the 15th of August.
When did your first boats get trend to Baths ?—I sent them
on the ad, they arrived I believe on the lth.
You frequently sent them after that ?—Yes, boats were tent
two or three times afterwards, between that and the 1 Rh.
[The witness was directed to withdraw.)

QUARTER-MASTERS. •

OLD BAILEr.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE. STAR.

Yesterday John Lander and Wes. Rostra were indicted Air
breaking into the house of E. Sinclair, and stealing 30 pa; r of shoe,.
J. W. Ballard stated, that be had been acquainted with the pry.
saner, five or at weeks, and he met them at the Gold
public house, in Golden-lane, the evening before the robbery.
The burglary had been fitted on some days; end after the t;614
House was shut up, the prisoners and witness went to th- prus,
cutor's bout.. Witness was handed over a wall, by the prion.rs,
and by ford's; the shutters of a back parlour, got seers, to ll.c
house "whilst the prisoners waitedto receive the booty.
carried the stolen goods to MN. Jennings; in the neighbouriv,o.l.
and retorned for more; but on carrying the second booty, m,,,
I. would not take them in. They then left them at a house,
u.
Ilridgewater-;rardros, whist they returned agoin• but the third
booty war refused at this second house, and it vtas taken to tat
house of Stanton, a shoemaker, in Providence-place, where it was
deposited in a pigeon-loft. They then went to the catknitie
Wheel, in Bridgewater-prdzns, where they found Howe, whd
bad missed them, ai.d a man called Banbury. Witness, the two
prisoners, and ilate,ury. ert to one Wheeler, at a green shop, in
Long-lane, and disposed of the articles for .C 5.

Oti cro‘s-:xartnnat non be described himself to be a hard-worb,
ing man, who had never before been in trouble. lie Confessed the
robbery soon after be was taken, from a desire to retrieve Lis
character. . •

Stanton was teat called, and he proved that tbe property bad
been left a, his house by the prisoners, and he took client in with.
out .suspicion, knowing Lander, who had worked for him...
Guilt y--Dcat it .
George Upton and Edward Drafty were indicted for breaking
into the house of T. thnacan, and stealing a quantity of apparel
and other articles.

Sin—Through the medium of your paper, I beg
leave to state the situation of a certain class of Officers
in his Majesty's service, the circumstances of which,
' on a candid representation, I am induced to hope,
Government will take into consideration ; I allude to
the Quarter-Masters of the Army. All Officers (ex-
cepting them) are either promoted or receive advan-
ced pay after serving a certain number of years. Au
Ensign may look forward to a Company in the course
of eight or ten years. Surgeons in like manner re-
ceive advanced pay according to the length of their
services. Adjutants are atonce appointed with Ss. GI
rl each per day, besides rank for promotion. Lieute-
nants of seven years standing receive an additional
shilling per day. And in this mariner all Officers in
the Line (excepting Quarter-Masters) have channels
through which, either by length of their services or
otherwise, they can obtain promotion, and many other
considerable advantages. In short Quarter-Masters
are the only Officers without any prospect of future
advancement in the Army, or re.iping any benefits
from their long services.. I am induced to think that
Quartev-MaAeis being thus situated has been an over-

Elizabeth Duncan stated, that du *red at No. 12, Warren.
square. Wapping. On the 19th of October, witness kft her hes*
locked up, to accompany her husbond, who is in the navy, to the
Downs, and did not return for a week after, when she distovend
that it had been broken open, and cleared of almost every
in ovrabkie.

The apartments of the prisoners were searched, and a part of
the property was found. A woman named Murray, stated, that
the prisoners brought a quantity of articles to her husband, and
he sant her to pawn them at different times. These articles turned
out to be a part of those stolen. Guilty—Death.
William Tristram, for stealing a watch, in the shop of iota
Grant, was likewise found Guilty—Death.
Amelia Brian was indicted for uttering forged bank-notes,
and in another count was indicted for having 18 forged notes is
her possession. She pleaded guilty to having them in her pu.-
s •ssion winch subjects her to transportation fur 14 years, and the
Bark St-dined prosecuting for the capital offence.-1. Tindal, her
accomplice, will be tried in Suffolk.
folh•wing were also convicted of felony, viz. F. Mier, for
treating tilts. of sugar; Charlotte Adams, fur stealing five hunk-:;
Cooper, for stealing a quantity of skins; J. Casey, tut stralw.,
40111 s of brown paper; Mary Tahoy, for stealing a piece of Irish
cloth ; and Martin Costello, for stealing a quantity of copper.
J. Mitchell was convicted of a misdemeanour, in uttering a
counterteit dollar; and Mary Larkin, Elizabeth liarutu, and
James Young, were acquitted.

LONDON MARKETS.
PRICE OF HOPS IN THE BOROUGH MARKET.

MA 116. toe/curs.
Cent St Os. to 61. Os. Kent SI. Ds. to 71. Os.
italatX ',I LOS. to 41. 101. s Sussex 41. Os. to St. Cs
. NLW GATE AND LEADENHAI.I. MARKE't .
Per stone of 811a.by the cartage.
ileet 4.. 4d. to Ss. Md. Veal Ss. 4d. to 7s. 43
Outrun St:. to Ss. sd. Pork 61. od. to 7s. 43
Lamb skins, O. ud. to 14..
.oil—Sheep Skins, 3s. 6d. to Ss. Od.

lalt IC E. OF TAI.I.OW.
Jarneis Niarket 45 ad Town Tallow 76s 6.1
Clare Market 46 ad Yellow Russia 79s od
Widtecisavel Market 4s 5d White ditto 76s 04

Soap ditto 75. Oa
ISs 10d Melting Stuff 62s 00s ua
Average 41 7d Ditto rough —s 40s 011
Graves 128 Od Good Liegs 121 Od
Yellow Soap, 98s—Mottled, llatis Od—Curd, 112 s. 04.
Price of Candles, per dozen 12. 6d—Moidds, ISt 641
PRICE OF LEAI'Hk:R IN LEADENHALL MARKET,
Butts 20d. 26d. Calf Shins SU. 405
Ditto 23d. 24d. Ditto • .
Merchants' Backs 111 d. 234. Ditto 265. 3.$
Dressing Hides 18d. 190. Small Se* 2a, od. ss. 2tl
Fine Coach Hides 1944. 21d. LW ditto 100 s. 15os.
Crop Hides for curt. 19d. 243:1. Tanned Hone Hides 19;d okt
Ditto 170. 194. Goat Skins 001.005
COAL MARKET, February 23.
hips at Market Ships sold Price.
70,} Newcastle Cads 42 425. Gd. to 52.. 91.
5 Sunderland 1 • 454. Od. to 147 s Pd.
1 ?,e4t,:h Carl 0 0!Is. Od. per tt.n.
1 Cinders 1 425. 04. to Oos. OIL

per stone ul sib.

RENOVATED HEALTH.
IT has been too frequently the subject of just and
general reprebatioo, that men destitute f the eknients of
the medical art have offered themselves as candidiites for puhl.c
patronage in the profession of Physic. For the purpose of doing
justice to the result of our studies and experience, and to prevent
us from being classed among those enipirica whose impudent pre-
tension* have, unfortunately for society, beta too favourably re-
ceived, we beg leave to submtt to the liberal and enlightened, a
faithful statement of our pursuits and acquirements.
After having received a regular medical education,as the pupas
of Al tssrs. and Blizard, whose lectures and practice we
caret's-11y attended, us Professors and Surgeons of the London Hus-
pita!, we :ntered ourselves as students in that justly celebrated
school for medical acquirements, the Royal College of Edin-
burgh, and were instructed in the different branches of Anatorry,
iungs.ry, the Theory and Practice of Physic, Chemistry, 24:id-
wifery, botany, &c. &c. &c. by those eminent liruiessors, l)rz.
Monett, Cr2gory. Black, Hamilton, Duncan, and Rutherfard.
We trust we shall not be deemed presumptuous in saying, a.=
our proficiency and acquirements are not inconsiderable. lievrtg
for a long series of years nude VANEYEAL
and the variotsdiseases of DEBILITY, the particular object of
our studies and pnactice, it will, we hope, be allowed that wehave
acqeired superior knowledge of their treatrat and care. in
slight and receni cases of itifection, a perfect re-establisltnent it
completed in the short period of two days, mid in those of 64:
utmust inveteracy, where other practitioners have faded. o sue•
cuss, a proper perseverance in bur plan of trtataltnt eta ,urvsto the
patie:a a safe andradical cure.
Amidst the melancholy variety of disorders which are the ef-
fects of a habit long and moat unhappily pursued by the youth of
both sexes, there are nom more alarming or more thstrvaing tbS
those deficiencies and debilities which frequently prevent or Ctn.
bitter the matrimonial state. To such persons it must be a on+
soling reflection to know that they ntay now, by a Sew and infal-
lible mode of treatment, be restored to that greater of all human
iof Venereal blessings, a strong., trimly, and vigorous constitution. in all caws
of debility,enetrreoal nmicto
whateverfii cause at iting, as well as in every slie-
ces we•cr !le'cl and
ybe
sultation at home from ten to three, and from six in the evening,
fill ten at night. Noonan.
libyoupraitioefnt toss s tf
either sex with the greatest in
Patients in the country are requested to state the particalareof
their case, age, and general habit of livinv, Sm. inclosing a reinit•
tance for advice and medicines, when the same will be given or
sent to any pert of the.itingtioni. To ensure that secrecy.so es.
sential to nur undertaking, the.postage of letters may be adrift LO
the account ter medicines.

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