Star.
London, England, 1816-02-15 00:00:00

THE dßmr.

Since the commencement of this month tlie En".
lish garrison of Valenciennes has been conslderably
increased :it is now 8,0(X) strong. The English
garrisons of Quemoy and Bouchain have also been
reinforced. The Russian General Count WOEON-
zow' whose head-quarters were at Maubenge, and
the Hanoverian General Baron ALTER, are about to
meet at Cambray, to concert measures with the Duke
of WELLINGTON, who is expected to meet them there
shortly.
MOnday se'smiglir, 42 recruits of the Fifeshire
Regiment landed at Donaghadee from Portpatrick.
Wednesday se'nnight the Berwickshire Militia were
disembodied at Coldstream.

Tuesday last the 38th Regiment marched into
Portsmouth, under the command of Lieut. Colonel
MILES, to do the duty of that garrison, in the room
of the Bth Regiment, who are under orders to em-
bark for Ireland.

Orders have been given for disembodying, in the
course of the present month, the whole of the Militia
which remained embodied after the last arrangements
respecting this valuable service.
Major Dom Lets, who unfortunately lost his life in
the melancholy shipwreck at Tramore, was of a thost
respectable Irish family, and had a handsome estate.
He was cousin to. Lady CLONCURRY, and nephew to
Mrs. FORTESCUE.

SUNDERLAND, FEBRUARY 10.—Yesterday,' Lieute-
nant-General the Marquis of HUNTLY inspected his
Regiment, the Royal Highlanders, stationed in the
Barracks here, when he was pleased to express his
satisfaction at the appearance of the Corps, and or-
dered the soldiers some hogsheads of porter. His
Lordship afterwards dined with the Officers at the
Regimental Mess.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

FALMOUrn, FEBRUARY 12.

Atrived the William and Joseph, SLAIFR, from
Bristol ; also, the George, ANEY, from Jet:y, and
sailed again for Bristol.

PLYMOUTH,' FEBRUARY i&

Come in the Meridian, NEALSON, from Copenha-
gen to St. Thomas's ; Prince of Wales, *WILLIAM,
ttom Greenock ; William, FORWAVA, from Cachz to

this port and Exeter. Sailed the l'Ar sloop of %vim
on a cruize.

PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 14.

No arrivals.—SAilod his MAjestyis ship lime, for
1)e Eastward.—Wind W.S.W.
HARWICH, FEBRUARY 14.

No arrivals.—Sailed the Lark packet with mails
and passengers for Cuxhaven.—Wind IV.

DEAL, FEBRUARY 14.

Camie down from the River the MAO; CAMERON,
for Lisbon; the Lord Wellipgton, Gtasote, for St.
Thomas's; the Coventry, HORN, for St. Lucie; the
Lyckan, LLA6BOON, for Barcelona ; the Effort,
JONES. for Leghorn ; and several more, particulars
net known ; and remain in the Downs with the Re.
gent and Fort William East Indiamen, and several
West Indiamen, detained by contrary wind.

MILFORD HAVEN, FEBRUARY is.
Put in the Royal Sovereign, Ann, and Perseve-
rance transports, from Bristol, bound to Cork. Sailed
from. Bristol, on the 18th instant, the latter vessel,
with 18 horses, belonging to the 16th Regiment, or
Queen's Light Dragoons. At six A.M. on the fol-
lowing day, in a tremendous gale of wind from the
south west, the horses broke loose, and laid the ves-
sel on her beam-ends, when they were, for the pre-
servation of the vessel and lives of the crew, obliged
to kill and throw them overboard. Came in the Al-
bion, Kum. Sailed several coasters.—Wind N.E.
to S.E.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when J. Lncsow, Esq. was ap•
pointed the Company's Agent at the Cape of Good
Hope. Captain T. hlataeuis was sworn into the
command of the Lad/Campbell, destine& to Bengal.
The Custom-house at Greenock was broken into
lon the night of Friday or morning of Saturday last,
land sel2oo stolen.

FlRE.—Friday morning, at half-past two o'clock,
the cotton mill belonging to Messrs. CLARE and Co.
New Sneddon-street, Paisley, was discovered to be
on fire. By the well-direcied efforts of the firemen,
this steam engine and the engine-house were saved,
but the rest of the premises were entirely destroyed.
' LLOYD'S —On the termination of the ballot yester-
day, for nine new Members to form a Committee for
the Management of the Affairs of 'the House, the
numbers were as follow
ioo, biomass., Esq. M.P. 601 Thomas Jameson, Eqq. 445
Jaaon Innis, Esq, 584 J Benj. Sbaw, Esq. MP. 416
Joshua Reeve, Esq. 581 F. R. /Holdsworth, Eaq. 409
Jim Whitmore, jun. Esq. SOO Edward Allfrey, Esq. ' 384
°eery Munro, Esq. 495 Wm. Janson, Esq. 881
W. L Hathaway, Esq. ass Robert Bristol, Esq. Ws
$lO Sebnribers balloted. i
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