Star.
London, England, 1811-04-17 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Amovig the corps likely to be sent immediately to !
Portugal, arc the 9th Light Dragoons and the 2d
Battalion of General PAcit's Regiment, the 71st, or
Ind Li?.ht Infantry regiment. The former of
these rei-iments has been a long time stationed 'at
Exeter, and the latter at Glasgow. Another account
schich nas reached us, mentions that Lord ROSSLYN't
regiment, the 9tlh Light Dragoons, go to the Mauri-
tius, and that the 4th, or Irish Dragoon Guards, with
some other heavy cavalry, go to Lord WELLINGTON.
The 23 Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment,
700 strong, has just arrived in Jersey, after being per-
fected in discipline under the eye of General Dort ;
this fine battalion of Irish lads expect to join Lord
NVELLINGTOV in Spain.
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Sir JOHN CRADDOCK, the r.cwly appointed Gover-
nor and Commander-in-Chief, distinguished himself

in Egypt, at Madras, and in Portugal. General GREY,
sch.)to he succeeds, is brother to Earl GREY.
Sir GEORGE NUGENT, the newly appointed COM.
mander-in•Cliief in India, is a man of the most en-

gaging and conciliatory manners : he formerly com-
manded in chief at Jamaica, and in the western district.
Sir Davit) B:►IRD is mentioned as likely to go out
as Governor of GiEraltar. The Duke of KENT, with

txttaded power, to have the chief command in Sicily

:uid over the whole Mediterranean.

Under the convoy now proceeding with the India
fleet, some ships go out with convicts to New fled.' --
1 Thursday last, the superior French Officers at
land : they likewise carry out recruits for the 73d
Tamar, met at the house of the General VILARET DE
Highland regiment, under the command of Governor Joyeese, and celebrated, in a splendid dinner, the
M'QUARRIE. birds of the King of Rome, heir apparent to the
Among other reinforcements now proceeding to French Imperial Crown ; appropriate toasts were
Portugal, are some very fine recruits for the two regi- drank on the occasion.
The Earl of PORTSMOUTH gave an entertainment
rtents of Hussars of the German Legion. It s ill be yesterday. at his house in Lincoln's Inn Fields, to a
recollected how much these two regiments have dis- very large, and, as far as we may judge from appear.
tinguished themselves in all the late affairs. antes, to a very happy company.' The children of the
Lieutenant Beene, of the 46th regiment, who de. Charity Schools of the parishes of St. George and St.
Gto of 10 boys, and 70 ls, en-
serted to the enemy, and who has since been taken by
iles,d thecom joye the iortnumb ofer a wholesome substantial dinner
a pasty of the 16th Dragoons,fought most desperately, of old English fare, provided for them by his Lord.
and was wounded before he was taken ;he has since ship, who repeats his kindness three or four times in
pleaded insanity. the course of the year.
Friday last the venerable Earl lieecouar, Go. Although no performance was announced for 1 ast
venire- of the Royal Military College, reviewed the evening at the Opera House, a great number of fa-
Corps of Gentlemen Cadets at Great Marlow, pre- shionable visitors repaited to it at the usual hour.—
paratory, it is supposed, to his finally taking leave of The doors being closed, they drove off to other places
the College. His Lordship was accompanied by of public amusement. The reason assigned for the
Captain Secrets, and was received by his Excellency disappointment, by public report, is, that the arrange-
the Lieutenant-Governor, Colonels LE MAIICIIAVP ment agreed to by the Proprietors not having been
and BCTLER, Sir H. DOUGLAS, and other distinguished carried into effect, the LORD CHANCZ:LLOR had pre-
Officers. After the review, his Lordship attended vented the opening of the House fur the night.
divine service at the Collegiate Chapel, where an ap- We understand that the new Comedy which was
performed at Manchester on the 15th ult. for the first
pregortate and impressive sermon was delivered on the
occasion by the Rev. Mr. Witetten, Chaplain to the time, and received with sn much applause, is the
Tnstitue en His Lordship, we are sorry to say, had production of an Officer in the Army, who is now
been unable to attend his duties at the College for a occupied in retrenching the superfluous pans, in the
very long period ; he was therefore received by all hope of its being performed on a London Theatre.
ranks with every demonstration of joy. I On Thursday the 4th inst. the Play of The I'vtitm-
and the After-piece of 77se ./I.l;reetae Srfirize,
The Government of the Royal Military College,
wirers,peo.rm at the Dover Theatie, for/then benefit
about to be • vacated by Earl HARCOURT, iS worth
of the British Prisoners in France. The principal
411570 per annum, besides thesother allowances which
characters were filled by the Officers of the Garrison,
would attach to a resident Governor.
who thus laudably exerted themselves in behalf of
The following corps are stationed in and about their distressed and suffering fellow subjects. The
Portsmouth, viz. the Bth Veteran Battalion, the Ist , price of admission to the Boxes was raised from 3s.
and 2d West York, Northampton, Worcester, East 'to ss. the Pit from 2s. to 3s. and the Gallery from
Middlesex, Inverness-shire, Sussex, East Suffolk, and I Is. to 2s. It was expected that such an appeal to
Ist Lancashire Regiments of Militia, for the most' the humanity and benevolence of British bosoms
part very effective and highly-disciplined corps. • would have found a responsive echo in the Garrison
The following regiments of Militia are quartered I and town of Dover. The military certainly answered
at Bristol and in the neighbourhood. viz. the North , the expectation, for the whole of the garrison who
Gloucester, the Glamorganshire, North Hants, Pem- I were able to attend, graced the Theatre with their
broke, and Oxfordshire. .
, presence ; but of the inhabitants of the town of DO-
The Nottiligham Militia have relieved the Shrop.! ver, with the exception of Mr. Triomrsoe, the Ma-
shire in the they on board the prison-ships at Ply- I gistrate, and Mr. MANTEL', the Agent for Prisoners,
mouth. . not one of the rich citizens of the Cinque Port contri-
The E.1,;:1e of the Bth French regiment, taken at the Luted a mite on this praise-worthy occasion.
battle ot Barrosa, which is to be laid at the feet of hie" The crowd at the E.tster Ball, on Monday, was so
Roy el Highness the PRINCE REGENT, on Tuesday ! great, that an Irish gentleman declared, " every body
next, is stated, in a Dublin paper, to have been cap.; was in motion except the dancers."
tuned by Serjeant Meseeesoe of the a7th regiment. During the height of the holiday gam:: in Green-
This brave fellow, who was born in the town of Ros. ° with Park, on Monday, a young woman, of a very
common, has been promoted to the rank of Serjeant I interesting figure, and respectable appearance, who
Major, but we presume his advancement will not stop '
there. I had been conspicuous for the spirit with which she
i entered into the fun of the fair, at theend of a rapid
Diming the flight of IakIJW-FNA. I.ord Meilen, eldest i race down the steep descent of One Tree Hill, unfor-
son of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and Aid-de- , tunately lost her balance, and fell with dreadful vio.
Camp of Lord WEI Limiros,• was sent with an order I lence against the gravelled walk. Her face was much
to the Officer cerninanding the 14th Dragoons, to scratched, by coming in contact with the pebbles,
charge the enemy ; diet gallant Officer instantly gave I, and her left leg was broken near the ancle. She was
the word, and Lord MA [Wit joined ip the charge, by . immediately conveyed to the house of Mr. EAOLII-
- the two regiments .1 the French were cut in ' sroxz, the Perk-keeper, where every assistance was
pieces ; his Lordship himmif made prisoner a French afforded her. By the advice of a Surgeon, however,
treoner and brought him into the Elitish camp. she was afterwards conveyed to the Infirmary. She
The statement that has appeared in many of the refused to tell her name or residence, from which
Papers, of the 87th Regiment being Irish to a man, is circumstance, as well as from the elegance of her
not correct. 11;e Regiment landed from Ireland at manners, it is evident, that she was enjoying the
Plymouth-Dock, about four years ago, deficient in , sport: of the Park, ;wog.
numbers, and obtained no inconsiderable number of i At Haverforalwest Assizes, on Thursday, John
volunteers from the 3d Garrison Battalion, besides GriPlth was found guilty of having poisoned his wife,
others which were recruited from the population of that , an was executed on Saturday last.
place. It adds not a little to the merit of this gallant 1
At the last Shrewsbury Assizes, Thomas Jones, late
cneps, that on their landing, as above, at Plymouth i Surveyor of the Minsterley Roads, was fully convicted
Dock, the extreme youth of those composing it ob-.
of defrauding that trust, by charebine several sums of
-*es tairied it the a I ppellation of the Boy Regiment. r
money in his account, as paid to different labourers
A letter from a Gentleman with the British army :
for work dreee on the road, which it was clearly proved
in Portugal srites, that when he entered Santarem, he they
had not received, nor were entitled to. He was
saw, written in large characters upon a house, the fol.
` sentenced to six months imprisonment.
lowing curious sentence :••44 Un lon solidi dui awir '
‘Vednesday night, about eleven o'clock, 49 French
le lessor AU lion. is pee du Ansa, Patisetit d'un souris
a prisoners, among, whom was a Captain (ohs also con-
l'itencueli d'ess Itese."—A good soldier should have the
trived to get Away Iris baggage), escaped from the
heart of a lion, the strength of a horse, the appetite °
south-west corner of the prison, in Edinburg Castle.
of a mouse, and the humanity of a brine.
I They had cut out a hole through the bottom Of the
parapet wall, below the place commonly called the
Devil's Elbow, and let themselves down by a rope
One of the prisoners, losing his hold, fell from a con,.
siderable height, and was so dreadfully bruised that
he is not expected to live. Five of them were re-
taken next morning, and fourteen were seen on the
road to Glasgow. The night being dark, the opera-
tions of the prisoners were not observable ; but the
sentinel, on hearing some noise, became sn.picious of
the cause, and firing immediately, gave the alarm td
the guard ; otherwise, it is probable the whole might
have slimed their escape.

A piece of Ova cilia of Kirg Jaws, 1601, of the
size of a shilling, was last week turned up by the
lough, in a field belonging to Mr. R. Cunimin, of
Kuthers, in St. Columb.
There has been a slight shOck of an earthquake at
Lisbon, which damaged some of the shipping in the
Tagus, but did'no injury on shore.
The Sr. ViNCENT, of 120 guns, is building at Ply-
mouth, on the exact model of the CALEDONIA of the
like force, and the theme, of 1105 on the model of the
VETOEY and ROYAL SOVEAUGN.

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