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London, England, 1811-03-15 00:00:00

Total Regulars
Militia, at home

General Total

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FALMOUTH, MARCH It.
Arrived the ship Rebecca and Sarah, WATSON, from
Amelia Island, botind to London, with timber, &c. on
Government account, very leaky, and much damaged
in the late gales, and has lost all her guns overboard,
as also one man; also put in here by contrary winds,
the ship young Henry,• with provisions, &c. for Ports-
mouth ; and the Princess Mary, Captain Hunt, for
London, both from Waterford ; also to wait convoy,
the brig Ardent, of Workington, Captain BIRCH, from
Plymouth, bound to New Orleans ; also the Albion,
Alfred, Speedwell, Charlotte and Esther, from Water-
ford. Sailed yesterday, the Duke of Montrose packet,
Bct:Err, with mails for New York and Halifax. This
day the Francis Freeling packet, BELL, with mails for
Surinam and Berbice, &c.; also the Edward, PASSIVE,
for Bristol ; the Lively, HARRISON, and Hope, MARK-
HAM, for Carmarthen. His Majesty's schooner, Ate
PIMA, has signal of convoy flying to proceed to the
Westward.—A ship, supposed to be the Princess Eli-
zabeth packet, from the Mediterranean, was late this
evening-making for the Harbour.

A melancholy accident occurred list week in Car-
rick Roid,"FalntOuth—a transport's boat was going
off from the town to. the Roads about nine o'clock,
with the master of a transport, several seamen, five
soldiers of the I lth mimes% (some of whom had.,
been saved front diewreck *ache John and Jane trans-
13"rt run dove by the Franchise), in all 15 persons,
on hoard. In passing thrciugh the fleet, the boakwent
too near the head of one of the vessels, and was over-
set by the rising of the cable, occasio* by? the motion
of the vessel in a rolling sea,..Betere assistance cod
be Afffitded• the arftrge,'!/"Te koWPAI4. 1. • •-r. • i 5174
Mr. Eotroa—AmollgCthalollsll3tteytt WWI
for the improvement of the tinny, and the Air 'whir
regillr, Chance:of pr-o,tpcition to 'that iotalulahle
of men eke) daily risk their. lives in the serviiO4
their country, it appears altogethei unaccountable.
that's) little notice has hitherto been taken of tfieurt-
equal patronage of certain corps, which if vreconstilt
the Army
,List, seem. to have outstript thilse-Of at
least equal merit, in proportion to half the period of
other officers service. Thisi• you will at once per-
ceive, is owing to the unetfaknumber of battalions,
and it is really inefaitchnly to observe the number of
veterans who have devoted • their lives to the strike,
tvho might at least have 'been on an equality with
some fortunate boys, had all the regiments had second
battalions er eiefia few 'ailditionsl companies with
field Officer's, instead of three or four regiments having
fifteen or sixteen battalions. amongst them.
should. nut then 'hear of-sore of our finest regiments-
serving half a dozen campaigns with Brevet Lieute-
nant-Colonels and Majors, and Captains of a dozen
yews without even the Brevet rank. I am not, I
feel, competent to represent the grievances as my
wishes dictate, but i hope that some more able hand
"nay take up a subject upon which depends one of
the few sources of reward, to some of our oldest, and_
perhaps ablest defenders.
Though I am no soldier, there is scarcely any ilk-
ject interests me so much,. nor is thefe a company'
Igo into that doe; not seem to participate in the
feelings of those brave men. I therefore •hope, . till
Some more. general ,sYstetn of reward to inWre them
even' a competena is adopted; that'they will itleast
be tent uppn an equal footing,ihat they may all 'hive
the'etme chitice• of, rising in their prefeiiion, artt~ if
040gb ti-esiCemtd paper, these.hints shoultl fill
into abler aqs, j. shaltilways feel sattsfictinsi in niy
horrible effoit to assort thcfie whose,. good ftottuni so
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neldom,keeps paCe With their deserts.
P.S, Can you inforin me throsigh yonr paper why
the-Stpdentrof the Royal Military College pay thirty,
guileasn yeir lei' their instructions, when they are
not by any means certain of an appointment without
glut interest afterwards, though they' should obtain
first certificates : this charge wish the income tax, the'
purchase of an bot,,e, books, ace. &c. tare all the pay,
at least of a subaltern; yet it is said to be a Military
Institution for the benefit of the country ! I had a
nephew there, and such were his unavoidable expen-
ces, which i witnessed myself, that the poor lad got
into debt and would have been obliged to leave the
army had net I relieved him. Surely, Mr. Editor,
its beingan 'optional business does net' juitify these
hardships; talents will not do, money is.necpsaity to
become:sa student, and this cannot be. for the Watt
of the country. •

•' • - PLYMOUTH, MARCH 13.
The-Bovut, 98 guns, is coming ;rand here irimi
Piiii.snsouth, to receive the flag of.RearAdmirat Sit
' if p.'i•lear.t..Conimander-in.Chief on the Roctrefort
von, • Sailed the FeRVENT gun-brig with dispatches
or Lisbon,. aad the ANT schooner for Portsmouth.;
dielattcr put back, the gale being too strong, at E.
;stink of her proceeding ; also, the ROTA frigate,
With several ships for Corunna.

We learn that Sir JAN IS SAUMA REZ only waits dur
return of the ViCTORY from Lisbon to proceed ;mine.
diately to the' Baltic with a powerful fleet under his
orders. The winds, however, are likely to prevent
his sailing for weeks to come. It is now said thief
Count Gorroer will sail with hint. • ~

Letters from Nottingham state, that on Tuesday lilt'
the workmen, to the number of one thousand, assem-
bled in the market-plice, and from thence proceeded
in a body to Arnold, a distance of about five-miles,
when their numbers *ere increased to between two and
three thousand. 'Thus auknented in strengh;They
shortly evinced a derermiiration to adopt mbasitres oT
violence, and parties proceeded to enter the houteil
destroy the frames of several of the manufacmrers.-a-
The cause assigned for these afflicting outrages veal
the extreme distress suffered by themselves and fami.
lies, in consequence' of the stoppage of work. With
any further particulars we are at present unacquainted;
but we have to expiesi one sincere hopes that these
mistaken men oust have been soon made sensible, I
that by the deinnction tithe property of others, they
not only could nmalleviate their own misery, but that,
on the contrary, they must Materially increase it.
The mail-coach betwifl Dumfries and Edinbnigh
was overturned on Thursday se'nnight, by the -yin.'
lcnce ofihe wind, about six Miles fromNfoffat. Though.
the coach was tall, no person was injured.
Early on Thursday se'onight. the Carlisle mail;itn
its way to London, was overturned:pn Bramham
Moor, near Aberford, Iv,. two, of she wheels aeciden
tally going into a dee" rut.;. wiiets• the coachman,
Matthew II an son, was Istiorteiwiteir • gala Pn: the
spot. The passengers escaped irithopt any injury.,
Boxrso.—A Black exhibited against a professor of
the name of Coney, at Shipton-licath, near Oxford,
on Monday last, for a stake of :30 guineac, and a purse
if 20. The Black, whose name is Mohone; is posses-
sed of-strength equal to Melineux ; he combated a
man who had won 11 successive battles. Seven.
teen sanguinary rounds were fought; and, although
Caney is a six feet boxer, of proportionate strength,
the hardihood and bottom of the Black gained him the
victory, after he had been mock hit about the head.

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' AVAL APPOINTMENTS. ;
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I DISTRIBUTION IP PILIZII MONEY.
Captains Byam to the Thetis, Hollis to the Achille, Bathurst Franchise and Elk, for the Globe...captured May IS. 1805, will
to the Fame, Haley to the Seine, Atkins to the Defiance, and . be recalled at No. S, Great Winchester...street.
R. Thomas to the Undaunted.
Lieutenants J. G. Bird to the Elizabeth. Barrett to the Acteon, I.
The Valiant, for the Heureut and Louisa, captured FW). 15,
1810, seal be paid on arrival, and recalled at Mr. R. Leckt t's,
White to the Boyne, A. Montgotnerie to the Atinilon, H. Pigott . Plymouth.
The Blazer, for the liaulind. capturod August 27, 1807, was
to the F.thallen, Niven to the Avenger, W. Davis to the Fame,
paid theist instant, at No. 14, Clentent's Inn, and will be there
R. S. More to the Cyane, H. Pyne to the Tremendous, T. Reid
and P. Dispowet ius to the Waldemaar prison-ship, Birdwood to recal."l'
l'he same, for the Rosenorn. recaptured August 2s, 1807, was
the Princess Sophia Frederica prison-ship, and I.t:gg and Butts '
I paid and will be recalled as above.
to the Princess Caroline. The Officers and Privates under Brigadier-General .'te ''s-so.sl
Mr. Pry to be Purser of the Antelope, Mr. Jacob Weymouth Auehmuty, at the capture on Monte Video, on the ud Feb .
' - "' - " ' -ire -' • fee thenme'o... op the if*

to be Putier of the Alcmene.
Captain Byam has taken the command of the Thetis, at the
Leeward Islands, in the room of Captain Waller, come home
sick; and Captain Wohidge the command of die Opossum.
Lieutenant W. Mends, of the Swiftsure, is promoted to the
rank of Master and Commander.
Lieutenant Prickett, Flag-I .ieutenant to Rear-Admiral SaWyer.
is appointed acting to the Little Belt at Halifax, vice Crispo, pro-
moted.

let/7, will be paid to parties receiving fee then,-_ on -
and 2lst instant; and to agents or the 26th and .47:4 tanall', at
No. 40, Craven-street, Strand, and sheer reczlied.
The Monkey, for the Epereter, captures! March SR, 1810, wail
paid the 6th instant, at Plymouth; and svill be recalled at No. fs
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atues.street,
The Kite, for she Dresden, and Anna Elizabeth. captured May
17; sloop (mine unknown) cut vat of Jutland May 10; empty '
boar, captured May 2i ; Jute'rughen, captured May 29; Selden, •
captured May to; de Vete*, captured June 15; and Denmark,
captured July 'l2, 111e9, was paid the Bth Instant, at N 0.23, Nor-
folk-straet, s'itrand,:ind will be there mull( sl
The Tele', for Eenigliett, captured April ti, 183 E, wasfaid ar.ol
evil' be recalled as above.
The Royalist, for le Francois, captured Dee. 31, 1809, was
paid and will : e recalled as above.
The Valiant, fur le Marie Joseph, captbred June 1,1810, was
'Oki the ldth instant, on board, at *Plymouth, and will be ricalled
it o. 3, Ulf:On:re Inn.
The Annide, far the Hope and cargo, recaptured January 39,
was, paid the Ist instant, ou board; and will be recalled at Mr.
Leckyer's, Plymouth.
The Alan, for tire Regina Doreatha. captured June 13, MO,
lulu paid the 12th instant, outboard, and will be recalled at No.
Off, Snargate-vreet,Dove:.
'' The Belleitte, tbr rlmpetudir, destroyed September 14,13041
was paid the 12th Inst..at No. 70, Gaut Ruud-street, SWOP
bury, and will be there reediest. •. • •
Ihe Mdampus, fur the above, wai pad A. 12th instant, at '
N% IS, George-street, Westminster, and will be there recalled.
The Wrangler, fee the it... Julian Varsinbarting and Vestrah,
• captured July I, and the Danish schooner No. 60, captured Nevi •
16..1809, was paltithe 6th instant, on board, and will be recalled
at No. 23, Norfeik-street, strand.
The Redwing, for the Ocean, captured March 2, and for tha
Hope, captured April 10, 1808, 'will be paid to-morrow, at Nu/
Norfolk.street, and there recalled.
• The Niobe, for l'Hirondeile, captured October 20, 1810, lvi
paid the likh-t, scant, en board, and will be recalled at N0.'•42, " •
Mary-street, Portsmisuth.
The Resistance' for St. Lererso, recaptured March 25.1809.
-The shares will be paid Ilan Greenwich Hospital, the Resist-
ance being now in the Mediterranean. •
The Hero, for the Mette Catharina, captured April 14, 1810,
was paid this day, at No. 23, Norfolk-street, Strand, and wiU be
there recalled.
'l'he same, for the Mercurius, Speculation, and Peder Ore,
captured the 9th, 14th, and klst April, 13te, was paid and will
be recalled as above.
The Alligator. fur an anchor, tsken up July 17,1801, was paid
the likh'instant, at Isb. 10, 'elm-street, Adelphi, arid will be
there recalled.
'1 he Nightingale, for the Martini Jacobi, capntred April 1
Godes Fiore, April 18, and Magneten, Apt :I 21, 1810, will be
paid on board, on arrival at Leith, and recalled at No. 9, Nevr
Broad-street.
The Miaerva, for rArtemite, destroyed August le, 1808, wail
Pahl the 19th inst. on board, and will be recalled at Mr. Lyue's, •
rankfort-street, Plymouth.
Tbe same, for rEmerance and l'lltnelation, captured on the MI
and 12th October, 1809, was paid and will be recalled as above.
The same, for Mardi la Victoire, captured Oct. 20, I So9,will
be paid and recalled as above.
The Ranger, for the Venus, Fortsoken, and Caroline, captured
July, 1808, and for the I.atona and Ida, captured May 12 and
July 90, 1810, was raid this day, on board, and will be recalled
at No. 18, Clement a Inn.
The Dtcuy, for the Lord Borringdon, recaptured November 6,
1810, will be paid on board-, on her artival In poft, and recalled
as above. • • • - •

Mr. Strang, surgeon, is appointed to the Corsa, and Mr. Jones
to the Olssitu.
• Mr, Warner, surgeon of the Dreadnought, is appointed to the
Boyne.
Manley Hulke, Esq. is appointed Agent Victualler at Palermo.
Mr. Charles Morgan, of die Victualling Dew/meta at Ports- '
mouth, is appointed Chief Clerk to the Agent Victualler at the
Cape of Good Hope. 1
We understand, it is determined to remove the
Commanders (we hope by promotion) of the largest
ilass of ship sloops, and to give the command of
thm to Post-Captains, who are of less than three
lefts standing. The object is to give employment
tiohis numerous class of Officers. This measure
'otetli employ 70 of them, Captain GEORGE &ton
IZion of Admiral &ton) is appointed to the Acorn,
one Of the sloops. It has also been the subject of
' regulation, we understand, that Post-Captains, under,
six years rank, shall in future command friptes
rying 12-pounders, and all above that rark (to ten,
years standing) I poand frigates.
A French privateer, which had been critizinr: off the
coast of Sumatra, not being apprised of the surrender
of the Isle of France, ran under the Isle de Passe,
and was, with her prize, taken possession of without
firing a gun.
The Rinaldo sloop of war, abotit the 20th ult. Cape
Blanc Nez S. S. E. eight or nine miles, discovered a
brig in a distressed situation, with her sails.flying
about. Upon coming op, she was found to be loaded
with coals, and no person or papers on board. She wal
taken in tow, in hopes of being able to get her into
smooth water ; but the sea making a breaCh over her,
the people were unable to stand to the pumps, and she
made so much water that she sunk. The officer could
not learn her name, but her sails were marked " Hutch-
inson, Sunderland."

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