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UNIMCRSITT INTELLIGENCE.

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OXFORD, MARCH SO.
The Rev. Richard Dixon. M.A. fellow of Omen's college, In
this university, is elected a fellow of the Royal Society.
ECCLESIASTICAL PROMOTIONS.
Rev. William Huogerford Colston, D. D. of St. Mary hall, in
this univevity, is appointed to the rectory of Clapton in Gordan°,
Spmersetshire.
Rev. John Cholmeley, M.A. of Magdalen college, in this
uni-
versity, to the rectory of Burton Coggles, Lincolnshire, vomit
by the death of the Rev. Dr. Schutz.
Rev. Vaughan Thomas, B.D. fellow of Corpus Christi college,
in this univertity, to the rectory of Duntesborne Rouse, Gloss:
cestershire.
Rev. Richard Wilbraham Ford, M.A. to the rectory of Lids
Rissington, Gloucestershire.
Rev. Mr. Pratt, jun. to the rectory of Poston, Northa.mptow.
shire.
Rtv. David Evans, to the living of Llanwrthyl, Brecknock.
shire.
CAMBRIDGE, MARCH 23.
The two gold medals, value 15 guineas each, given
annually by the Chancellor of this University, to two
commencing Bachelors of Arts, who have obtained
the degree of Senior Optima, and acquit themselves
the best in classical learning, -are this year adjudged
to Mr. BLOMFIELD, of Caius College, and Mr. EvAxs,
of Trinity College.

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We are happy to state, that the wound of Colonet
SEBRIGHT, (brother of Sir JOHN) who so gallantly led
the Guards in the late action, is not of a dangerous
nature ; it was a musket shot which lodged in his left
shoulder, and was soon extracted..
Captain RAINSFORD'S Company of Royal Artillery
did not embark at Plymouth on Saturday, as was ex-
pected, having been countermanded till Monday (this
day). There are six companies of Artillery on the
point of embarkation ; but they are not all destined
for Portugal. Two expeditions, on difierent parts of '
the Spanish coast, are in contemplation, in which
these troops will be employed, in conjunction with a'
number of seamen and marines.
Orders have been given. that the Sd Battalion •of
the Ist Regiment of Foot Guards may be held in
immediate readiness to proceed to PortsmoUth for
embarkation for Cadiz. The ten• companies of this
'battalion to be first cpmpleted, each company to con-
sist of 100 rank and file—total, 1000. The first di.
vision will march to-morrow morning from Portman-
street Barracks. The detachments of the Coldstream
and 3d Regiment of Guards, at present at Cadiz, are
to return to England on the arrival of this reinforce-
ment.
It has been suggested that the intcnied increase ci
to the army, should be proportioned to the length
. service, which would certainly be the most wise
aryl economical plan that Government could adopt,
. the benefit of both the country and veteran, by in-
miring the continuance of Officers of long experienc2
their profession, for the.defence of the state.
The First Royal Cornwall Militia have removed
from Dartmoor to Xiogsbridge, and expect _shortly
march into Plymouth.

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THE ARMY. ( A few day.
m...•••••=a•m• • ! plete regiments
The following appointments are understood to state- It was
have been made by the PRINCE REGENT, and will be of October
speedily announced in the Gazette : was more
General the Earl of H.tecouar, from the Government of Ole time, notwithstanding
Royal Military College, to be Governor of Windsor Castle, in charges, it stands :'
the place of the Earl of CARDIGAN, deceased. Captain PARKER'S
Major-Generil the Hon. A. Hope, from being Deputy Quar-
from Chatham, repi.i,
ter-Master-General, to be Governor of the Royal Military Col-
lege, vice the Earl of HARCOURT. pany, in Portsmouth
Lieutenant-General Blow n Itloo, from being Qaarter-Mas•er. on Tuesday for Porto&
General, to be Governor and Commander in Chief of the Wand e. • e
owatst4, of
of Ceylon, a, already notified. sicittsly at the battle of
His Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT has writ- At, • 4 EN, sq. M.P. fi
ten a letter with his own hand to General GRAHAM,
I.,The General Court-
expressing to him in the most flattering terms the
R rsaTIIEY, assembled tl
lively sense of his gallantry with which his heart was
filled; and also expressing his regret that the restric-I A Gentleman (belon)
tions which the two Houses had put upon the Regency in town, who was - ~rn after .
prevent him for a time from conferring on the Gene- evacuation of the. French ; and he says, that after he
ral and his officers such Marks of his apProbation• as was on board he received a note, stet lag that the two
might prove his gratitude, and in
armies touched each other, and that nn engagement
which the Prince
says he is sure that he would also speak the gratitude might be hourly expected.
of the nation at large. If it should be the will of We have received a letter.from Lisbon, dated the
Dtvise PnovioENce to re-establish his MAJESTY'S 9thinst.whichsays—" Lord WELLlNerroxhaschanged
health, the PRINCE REGENT says that he is sure it the position, number, &c. of three divisions of the
would be the first act of his MAJESTY to distinguish army, in consequence of the desertion of Lieutenant:
the eminent and glorious service of the General and aURKE, of the 45th Regiment, to the enemy, who, it:
his gallant army by some signal mark of his favour; is supposed, has carried with him plans, Sec. of the
and if it shall devolve on him to discharge this plea- different positions of the British army, of the redoubts., •
sant duty, in the name and on behalf of his Ma4Esrv, &c. MasseNa's flag of truce, with the officer's explana-
it will be to him the happiest part of the functions he tion to the Commander in Chief inclosed,(report says)..
has to fulfil. - .1 has been r‘iad and made public ; and that repeated
GENERAL GRAHAM.—We are indebted, for the fol..disappointment of promotion (two officers having
lowing very accurate genealogy of this illustrious been promoted over his head) and what he conceivek
Scotchman, to Mr. John Brown, Genealoist to his to have been ill-treatment, are the 'reasons he assigns
Royal Highness the Prince Regent : for his base act. We consider every thing secure
General Thomas Graham, of Balgowan, is the son here ; the batteries on the south side of the Tagus
and heir of the late Thomas Graham, of Balgowan, are strong, and the troops just arrived from England.
by Lady Christivi Hope, fourth daughter of Charles are said to be ordered on that side of the river. Ott
first Earl of Hopeton, by his wife, Lady Henrietta, ' the north side noshing ought to be apprehended."
daughter of William fist Marquis of Annandale.--
The General is a descendant of the noble and loyal NAVAL IMIELLIGENCE.
family of Montrose, so memorable in the annals of
Scotland for their martial atchievements, down from
the renowned Graham, who made the first breach in
the famous wall of tieverus, between the rivers Forth
and Clyde. He was General of the army of King
Fergus 11. against the Romans and Britons ; was
married to a lady of the rcyal house of Denmark ;
was Regent of Scotland • and guardian to his grand-
son, King Eugene IL—William de Graham, from
whom this family may be traced from father to son
to the present time, was one of the witnesses at laying
the foundation of the Abbey of Holyrood House by
King David I. anno 1125.—David de Graham, of
that ilk, was appointed one of the Regents of Scot-
land on the death of Alexander 111. (1285) during
the absence and minority of Margaret the Maiden of
Norway.—Sir John the Graham, thefider Achates of
the renowned Sir William Wallace, fell at the battle
of Falkirk (1298), fighting valiantly for the liberties
of Scotland against a superior force.—From this time
until the days of the renowned Marquis, this family VIA„ 51.
`produced many eminent patriots in church and Arrived his Majesty's ships
state. Patrick, third son of William Lord Graham, Locusr, and
by his second wife, Lady Mariotta Stewart, daughter
att.- -
of King Robert 111. and widow of George Earl of
Angus, as also of Sir James Kennedy of Dunure, was
Archbishop of Saint Andrew's in the reign a King
James 111. That venerable Prelate died in his castle
of Lochleven, in Fife, (anno 1478.) afterwards the
prison of Queen Mary.—William, the next brother to
the Bishop, was ancestor of the Grahams of Gar-
vock and Balgowan, from whom our heroic General
is lineally descended.—Andrew Graham was Bishop
of Dunblane in the reign of King James VI. and was
the first Protestant Bishop of that See.—General
Graham married early in life the Honourable Maryi
Cathcart, daughter of Charles Lord Cathcart, and
sister to the present Viscount Cathcart, Lord Gree-
nock, &c. Commander in Chief in Scotland, and to
the late Duchess of Athol, Countess Dowager of
Mansfield, &c. &c. This virtuous andleautiful lady
died in the year 1792: her mournful husband erected
a very superb monument to her memory at Methuen,
and aftewards went to the army, to which he as well
as his ancestors has been an ornament.
It is singularly unfortunate, that the four Officer;
of the Guards, who fell in the action of Barrosa, wet%
the only sons of their respective families. .
The whole of VICTOR'S Staff were either killed or
wounded in the splendid action of Barrosa. The
French Eagle which has been taken, was surrounded
by six French Officers, who were all killed. The
Eagle was then borne off in triumph by the gallant
87th. General GRAHAM charged twice at the head
of that Regiment, and had two horses killed under
him.

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FALMOUTH, MARCH 29.
Sailed the Baltic Trader, to join the outward-bound,
Newfoundland convoy,_ which appeared.off here this
afternoon. Wind East.

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PLYMOUTH, MARCH so. .
Arrived the ORESTES sloop of war, from Liverpool 1.
and the BLOODHOUND gun-brig, from the same place—
both with impressed seamen and volunteers for the
navy. Sailed the ENDYSHON frigate, for Cork.
Went out of harbour, the BADGER brig of war. The
HERO. COURAGEAUX, and GANGEs, 74, and LOIRE

frigate, are getting ready to join the 134ltic fleet, with
all possible dispatch. Came in the PRINCESS CHAR..
LOTTE frigate, from a cruize. Sailed the Ines, on a •
cruize. Wind still East.
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 31.

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Arrived his Majesty's ships VALIANT and QtJAIL,
from Plymouth. Sailed PORTEOUS, for ditto. •
DEAL, MARCH SI.
Arrived his Majesty's ships PA RTNIAN, CRACKER,
LOCUST, and ALGERINE, from various cruizes. The
latter vessel has a signal flying for convoy to Ports-
mouth, and will sail in the morning if the wind be
fair.—Wind N.E.

SHEERNESS. MARCH 91.
Sailed CRESCENT, EREICS, CRUIZER, LYRE, and
CHANTICLEER, to the Northward. Arrived HAvocx,-7
from the river Thames; STERLING, gun-brig; WATCH•
rm., out of harbour.

days &tee are mentiotmed in a Yrfi of
!menus the Lincolnshire Militia, as in that
t was a mistake, for vie find that on tl e 18th
ier List, the regiment (hy the recent balfbt)
e complete by SO men; and at tbii
withstanding of death,.l desertions, and disc
it stands three above its establishment. •
n PARKER'S Company .1F Royal Artfietyk
alum, replaces Captain.HoLcostax's Com.
.'ortsmouth Garrison, the latter having sailed
lay for Portogal..,
n SwasN, of the 3d Guards, who fen glos
the battle of flarrosa, was the son of H..
Esq. M.P. for Penryn.
eneral Court Martial for the trial of Major
• assembled this morning at Chelsea.
aleman (belonging to the Ctivatissariat) is
who was actually in Santarem after the