Star.
London, England, 1810-06-28 00:00:00

GENERAL ORDERS.

Bombay Castle, August 5, 1809.
The Governor in Council has received with much concern the
report of the death of Lieutenan: Cheyne, on the 17th of July,
from the wounds sustained h• that gallant officer, in the honour-
able di,chargot of his preasional duty, in the storm of Mafia,
on the 7th of the same month.

By the Honourable the Governor in Council.
SHEERNESS FORTRESS, JUNE 27, 1810.

A false and most insidious paragraph having ap-
peared in some of the daily Papers, stating that four
companies of the 7th Royal Veteran Battalion, when
embarked from the Tower on the 15th instant, had
huzzaed and cheered Sir FRANCIS BURDETT—Bcg
you will insert this, being a direct contradiction to so
infamous an asperson, myself and every Officer pre.
sent with the detachment, positively assert and pledge
our honours on its truth, that we never heard the
name of Sir FRANCIS BURDETT mentioned by the
Officers or by the men. _

By some error or accident a vessel, containing two
companies of the detachment, grounded, when on the
eve of sailing, and the Field• Officer commanding the
detachment, knowing that the men were unprovided
with any rations, or provisions, came off; and stated
that he had ordered bread and cheese and porter to
be sent off for their use. On, and for this kind atten-
tion, the men, on his going on shore, cheered him.
This will be vouched if required by every Officer of
the detachment. VERAX.

All vessels ready for sea at Plymouth have been
ordered to proceed to sea with all possible dispatch.
Their destination is supposed to be the Tagus, in
order that they may be ready to assist in removing
our army, should the French advance into Portuga
with an overwhelming force ; but, although this sup_
position is certainly not irrational, it is nevertheless
not improbable that they may be intended to watch
the armament which is said to be preparing on the
Coast of Brittany.

Four ships of the line and some frigates are to be
sent out immediately to the Mediterranean, as a naval
reinforcement is necessary to prevent an attack on
Sicily and on the lonian Islands, as an expedition is
is in great forwardness, said to amount to 40,000 men,
of which MURAT, King of Naples, is to have the
command, and, which have been collecting for some
time past on the coast of Calabria.

A strong squadron, under the command of Sir ED-
WARD
PELLEW, will sail, in a few days, on a secret
expedition. We forbear to mention, for obvious rea-
sons, the probable destination of this armament, or the
port at which it is to assemble.
The Report of the Committee on Sinecure Places
will afford much information of importance to the
Public. Lord ARDEN, the Marquis WELLISLEY, and ,
several other. Noblemen and Gentlemen, were exami- ,
ned before the Committee ; and some Parliamentary
proceeding is to be. adopted on the subject next Ses-. '
sion. The evil of granting sinecure places has risen
to a shameful height, as many hundreds are provided
for out of the national purse, who have no claim
whatever en the public.
By a recent Act of Parliament the Courts are em-
pnweted_to transport for yi all persons convicted of
pas.. •
Sakurskay.. last,. 'Hannah and Elizabeth Barker,
ag4tep of ,lohp Barker of H Limon worth, husband-
man, were: drovnied, NW. bathing in the river Der-
,.Tbaei-Nemaitchloemapili) and 30 years of tten,