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London, England, 1811-09-07 00:00:00


Ist Dragoons, / Cutello Branco.
12th Light
General DtLGltr v.
Sd Dragoon Guards, 1 Evora.
4th Dragoons.
General A run N.


'it MUM
We have now in this country a considerable force
of that very fine body of men the Irish Militia. The.
City of Dublin, the City of Limerick, and the North
Cork Regiments have been sent to Portsmouth, to do
duty over the dock-yards and French prisoners.
So favourable has the wind been, since the fleet for
Portugal sailed on Wednesday, that by this time they
must be near Lisbon. Brigadier-General CAMPBELL,
Colonel MACDONALD, Lord CLINTON, Dr. LAPIN,
and many Staff Officers, went out by this fleet to Lord
WELLINGTON. Another fleet i; now preparing to sail
from Portsmouth and Plymouth for Portugal. A
detachment of the Guards, and many Officers of that
distinguished corps,have been marched to Portsmouth
to embark.
Lieutenant-General Sir JOHN SHERBROOKE and his
suite have left town for Portsmouth, to embark for'
Halifax, where Sir JOHN succeeds Sir GEORGE PRE-
VOST, who has gone up the country to take the chief
command which that very able officer Sir JAsols
CRAIG held. At the present moment, and under the
existing• circumstances of this country with America,
this command is the most important, as artillery and
stores of every description have recently been sent
out to our North American possessions, as well as to
Bermuda.
Among other Officers, Sir Brrxwr SPENCER is men-
tioned as the successor of Sir JOHN SHERBROOKE, in
the Eastern District.
Lieutenant-General MACKENZIE is appointed to the
Staff in Ireland.
A large reinforcement of men and Officers is about
to ma from Portsmouth for the Royal African Corps,
etnel GORDON'S regiment.
ransports with convicts as well as troops are
about to sail from Spithead for New South Wales.
Colonel Comm, of the 7th Royal Veteran Battalion,
with several invalided officers and men, have just
arrived from Gibraltar. •
Monday and Tuesday the Royal Lanarkshire Mi-
litia arrived in Gl.tsgow, on their route from Dunbar
to Ardrossan, where they embark for Ireland.

General and Mrs. HAMM and family are arrived
at Plymouth, from Portugal.
Tuesday, the 11th Royal Veteran Battalion sailed
from Dover for the Isle of Man.
We have received some additional particulars from
Portugal, but not of a later date than those we have

already mentioned. When active operations were
rendered necessary by the movements of the French
forces, the following were the cantonments arranged
for the British Army :
Sir BRENT Sramcca, with let division, at Portalegre.
General Hitt„, 2d division, Villa Vieosa and Barba.
General Ptcrom. 3d divisionl Castello Bianco.
General Cu.,e eat division, Estrentos.
General Dow tor, Sib division, Ponalegre.
General Cam mesa., 6th division, Aipedrinha.
General HeuSTON, 7th division, Niza.
General Ca/it/roan, light division, Castello de Vide and
blautalvao.
CAVALRY—COMMANDED BY SIR STAPLETON
COTTON.
General SLADE.


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13th Light Dragoons, Assintur and Montefort.
pith Light Dragoons, Santa Olaia and Barbacena.
General LONG.
Ist Hussars,
Villa Vicosa and Barba.
11th Light Dragoons,General ALTIN.
2d Hussars,
Rodondo and St. MigueL
14th Light Dragoons,
The subsequent is an extract of a letter from an
Officer on active duty at Abrantes. We trust that the
reinforcements of the French are much overstated.
I do not think the army will remain long in cantonments,
as there is, I believe, little doubt that the French have lately
marched 65,000 men into Spain in two divisions. They are, I
understand, making towards the North of Portugal, in which
case we shall, perhapt, again resume our old station among the
mountains at GalUzes ; indeed it Is strongly reported, that the
Sth division have already commenced their march towards
Almeida.
" The army is becoming extremely sickly ; the
at present rages to a great degree."
We are sorry to find on the infortnation of an Offi-
cer who arrived by the last packet, that this account
of the unhealthy state of the forces is confirmed. The
number of sick by the latter is said to exceed 12,000
men. From the same authority we hear, but with
some disposition to incredulity, that one material
cause of the dissatisfaction of the Portuguese which
has been lately so much talked of, is the want of
punctuality in regard to their pay.
We understand, that the troops and stores now on
their way to Portugal are to be disembarked at Fi
gueira, which is situated at the mouth of the Mon-
, dego. This new arrangement is adopted in conse-
quence of the campaign being transferred to the north
of Portugal, as the march of the troops, and the
transport of the stores, will be shorter and more expe-
ditious by the road which leads from Figueira to
Guarda. Oporto would have been still nearer the
scene of operations, but the troublesome bar at that
port presented considerable obstacles.

typhus fever

A reinforcement of nearly 2,000 men is at this mo-
ment under orders for Sicily. The regiment of Wane-
vile, however, is on its way from that island to Cadiz.
A gentleman well acquainted with the shores of the
Bay of Biscay is now is London, and has submitted
a plan to the consideration of his Majesty's Govern-
ment to convert Santona into a military station. from
whence the patriots in that neighbourhood might con-
venientlr obtain supplies and reinforcements. The
project is, by a deep and wide fosse to Insulate the
promontory, and by such means, at an inconsiderable
expence, it might be rendered almost impregni.ble ;
but should the assailants succeed in any enterctize
against it, the retreat of the garrison might be secu-
red by the shipping no the coast.
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