Star.
London, England, 1821-09-05 00:00:00

THE AR if Y.

satanlay, a company of the 71st Light Infantry artived at
Chatham front Sheerness:
Monday, the Regiment, lately from St. Helena, marched
front Chatham for Weedon barracks. A company of the 71st
also marched for Ilarwich.
The Ist and 2d Royal Regiments Tower Hamlets Militia are
drdered to assemble on the instant for twenty one days
training and exercise—the former at Stoke Newington, the tat-
ter at PAO:nal green.
The new Lieutenant-Governor, of l'artsmo th, Major-General
Sir J. I.suN, is the son of a brave 01hcer,who in the American war
fell covered with wounds. In very early life he was selected as
a companion for Prince Anoreitus, the present Duke of CAM-
wunct, and was educated with his Royal Highness at the Uni-
versity of Gottingen. An affectionate friendship was there con-
ceived, v:hich has been since maitmitned with unabated ardout
between the Royal Duke and the gallant General. flaying en-
tered on the career of arms, Sir ..OMS Lvo' was much distill.
guished in Egypt, where his Regiment, " The queen's Ger-
mans," on the memorable 21st of March, I ail, recaptured from
the French the Incincibk S.,iterfkrd, which had been taken by the
ll:zhianders, and had again fallen into the hands of the enemy.
Tfe Regiment, aft,;t• the peace of Amiens, was incorporated with
the line, and numbered the 97th, and afv.rwards the 96th. Ile
commanded it during the war in the Peninsula, in the actions of
Vimicra, Taravera, and Busaco, when his Regiment, exhausted,
and Laving no second battalion to supply it, was sent home a
skil,ton, to tecruit. Upon the rising in the north of Germany,
in 1815, Sir Jasirs, whose converse with the German languane
is perfect, was sent thither with the rank of Major-General,
" on the Continent only," and was given the command of a
body of ilanoverians, Atoched to the Cs/11S trarnb'e of Count
Want:rums, who at that time reported to the Crown Prince of
Swins:v. A small detachment of the Kin'. German Legion
vssi•ted him in the formation and dril of this levy. l'owatils
the cud of the year an action took place at Goertlei, in-ar the
Me, between tit,: corps of I.:chi:mill and :hat of Count Wm.-
nooLN, in which M.:kw-General most spitited man-
ner, led his I lanoverians, promptly suliperted by Colonel ll:ste-
ins, with the 7.•,d Regiment, against :he French, v:ltts were c,m-
pletcly routed, with a loss of n,too n. conduct ou that
iLy was very conspicuous, in marching up a raw levy to the
li.pnitts of the enemy, a, to draw the th a the CanteN
P.n.ex, who lionourt.t! him with *..ho di:cora:mini of the Sword of
Sivotitii. Sir st vs Ivor, was pres::nt at the Kittle of Water-
loo, and has been recently employ: don the Stjil th: northern
countries, ss lire IC" firmness and conciliatory ‘l,,,,,ettueor tsioled
to the hanpie'st efhtts. lu addition to Itts Ici•p: tan, l'cnilistt-
Jar, Swedish, and Watttloo decoration:, the IM:ittn-tient•r.l i, a
tintml Cioss tif the tinelpitie Ord' r, a KrOtt Cminialder
V: the Lholi. The most rem:lel:Mk tiait
is an amenity of miniten that eve.: y one he ha;
at.,: which hying couple d with the utmost bray.l y in
the lieid, constitute:. a ch:aActut Lo:,:::lane.iitz, respect, admit a-
-1 Sion, and attacknient.