Star.
London, England, 1828-03-31 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Major. °metal Sir Coup Costrmi, K. C. B. Is tit soma, to the
command of the South West District, and to the lieutenant Go-
vernorship of Portsmouth Garrison. Sir Cows it to be sociteedid
In his government at Tobago by Major. General Blackwell. Maine
Banaostau is appointed Military Secretary to Major-General gle
JAMS LTOIII, at Barbadoes.
Wednesday the Reserve Compel/les of the Royal Regiment
marched from Glasgow for Paisley. They have been jusrurred
Glasgow six months, and during that time the most perfect friend.
ship has existed between them and the inhabitants, and tlieir eon.
duct is every respect Las been most soldier-like and correct.
The Lord Blaney and Commerce, steamers, which took over to
Dublin part of the 7th Hussars, returned to Liverpool on Friday,
with a Detachment of the 14th Regiment of Cavalry. destined to
Manchester, and sailed on Saturday with the remainder of the 7th
Hussars to üblie. _

Friday a division of the 17th Lancers Earthed into Liverpool,
and was followed by the remainder of the same regiment ti do
day, to embark intim cosine of the week for Dublin.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

ITTRACT 110.11 TOT AOMOrT TO LLOYD'S AT CONSTINTIXOPLII. DAT*

15T VEBILUART. •
" The Tranby, DAT, sailed on the 13th instant, and the MU!
Barry, Balsa, yesterday, for Smyrna. The former may possibly
stop at the Dardanelles for a few days to take In valottia. The
Cornelius, Casson:ow, may be expected to have her Arman also
immediately and proceed to Smyrna: Nothing new in regard to
the Bandon or Alexander. The Nyonheld, from Smyrna, is at
CallipolL"
Dud, Blasco It and 30.—.-Arrived from the Mier and sailed
the Ceres, Deus, for St. John's ' • Prince, Duman, for Miramlchl;
Samuel Whitbread, Sawn, for Quebec; Vesper, &town, for Ma.
dray • Clarence, for Trinidad; Bussoralt Merchant. for New South
Wales; Silence, Jammu, for Batavia; and London, Jkaexattau,
for Miramichi.

PONTSMOUTN, MARCH 29 and 50.—Wind N.E. y 6 K—Sailed his
Majesty's ship Sapphire, for Rio; and Henry, Buixv, for the Cape.
Pt.moorn, Kasen 29.—Wind N. and W..j-Sailed the Jane,
and Babson, for Oporto; and Sylph, Consents, for St. Michael's.
The Rlizabeth cutter, from Portsmouth to Afrika, put in here on
Tuesday, and is detained by the Harpy revenue utter for having
smuggled spirits.
FALMOUTH, Maven N.W. W. N.W.
Kasen 211.—W.N.W. to N.W.—Arrived off pint the West In-.
Guu.aar, from Jamaica; Atlantic, Nvz, from Savannah;
and Charles, HiNBT, from Savannah. Sailed the Tartar, Fauna,
for St. Thomas's ; Sunnier packet, for Lisboa ; Liverpool packet.
Rosswins,, for Gibraltar; and Vesta, Meant.; for Oporto..
Wavaaroau, Molten 211.—. Arrived the Margaret, bl‘Vscaa,
from Sicily ; Lavinia, Foams, and Velocity, from Londosi-
HOLVIIVAD, MANCH 29.—Arrived the Pleiades, ALLAN, from
Jamaica.

Livaavoex, ?Luau EL—Arrived the John Welsh, Wononoose,
from Jamaica. Arrived off port the Samuel Wright' from '
New Orleans; and Defence, from New York. The Mar.
garet, Ramat, for Halifax, pot back last night, having foundered
near Mockbeggar, but sailed again this day.
HULL, -MARCH 29.—The Ellison, Snoica, from Davis's Straits,
not having sustained damage, has proceeded. The schooner
Stranger, lying in the Road% was run foul of by the Rapid,Toceas,
from Haniburgh, carried away the mainmast, and damaged the
hull considerably.
Ammous, Maws 28.—The Hasa. MAUL, of and from hence
to Portsmouth, in the Moray Frith, sailed from Peterhead on the
24th instant, and was put on shore that day amongst rocks, near
that place. Put of the cargo and materials have been saved, but
it is very doubtful if the vessel will be got of
GzAsuow, Maacn 29.—The Speedwell, Uats, from hence to
Streamer, was driven on shore from her anchors on the 19th.
iostint, and totally wrecked: crew and part of the material. saved.
FROM TIM HAMPSHIRIC TZLIORAPH, MARCH 29.
The Arab transport, Lieutenant J. Hyett, arrived on
Monday from Falmouth, Jamaica: left that port on the
4th February. The last season had been very sickly in
that colony, and the mortality among the troops ann.
sually great—nearly 700 soldiers and 21 Officers, in-
cluding five of the medical staff, having fallen victims
to the fever. Those who escaped from the yellow fever
were visited with a rheumatic one, which the inhabi-
tants denominate the " broken wing," and which indi-
lcates that the contagions fever had ceased ; with this
the Admiral and the General had been partially af-
flicted. It is a satisfaction, however, to learn, that at
the departure of the Arab, health was restored to all the
Europeans. The sugar crop had commenced, and, sr
luxuriant harvest was anticipated; but the coffee plan.
cations yielded very short of their usual supply. The
merchants of Jamaica, at their meeting on the 2.34:1
January, determined that the freight of sugar to Eng-
gland should be reduced from ss. 61 to ss. The only
man of war of the squadron which had suffered from
fever was the Magnificent, and her crew was fast reco-
vering, having been sent to the Bey, off Port Royal, for
change of air. The passengers in the Arab are, Lieu-
tenants Gurley, Dickenson, and Burnett, of the Navy;
Captain Alexander, 84th Regiment, and family, Dr.
King, S3cl Regiment ; Lieutenant Clarke, 77th Regi-
ment; Lieutenant Carlisle, 91st Regiment; and Assist-
ant Surgeon Wilson, Royal Navy.
The squadron in the West Indies was disposed as fol-
lows:—Barham, at Turk's Island; Magnificent, Druid.
Valorous, Scylla (first for England), Union, and Nimble-,
at Port Royal; Bustard, at Chagres ; Espiegle, at Car-
thagena ; Ferret and Pickle, cruisirg ; Harlequin, at
Port-au-Prince; Victor, at the Bahamas. The Nimble
was repairing damages which she had received in a se-
vere action with a slave brig of 14 guns, off the Bahama
Bank. At the Leeward Islands there were the Aurora,
Slaney, Arachne, Fairy, Skipjack, and Monkey.
The Kangaroo Surveying vessel, commanded by Mr.
De Alayne, arrived on Tuesday, from the River, and
will sail in a few days for Jamaica. This Officer is en-
trusted with the important duty of completing his va-
luable Surveys of the Florida Keys.
The Echo, Governn.ent steam vessel, arrived on
Thursday from Londun, with a supply of Astronomical
and Philosophical Instruments, for the use of Captain
Foster, of his Majesty's ship Chanticleer, in his intended
Surveys in the Pacific Ocean and Aistarc is Sea.
The Briton, W, Hon. Captain Gordon, sailed this
morning for Plymouth, to wait for orders. This Ship
has been surveyed during'the week by Sir Robert Sep-
pings, Surveyor of the Navy, who, notwithstanding the
opinion before given of her defects by former surveys,
has pronounced her to be perfectly sea-worthy.
The Sapphire U, Captain Henry Dundas, will sail to-morrow
for Rio de Janeiro.
• The Challenger, 28, Captain Fltularence, sailed on Tuesday for
Lisbon; the Bramble, 10, Lieutenant W. H. Haswell, on Monday
for Plymouth; and on Friday the Arrow and Cracker cutter. on
a cruise.

_
Ships at Spithead—Sapphire and Kangaroo. ' In the Harbour—
Victory, Asia, Blonde, Wasp, Badger, Chanticleer, Icarus.
The Emperor of Russia, for their distinguished services at the
Battle of Navarin, has conferred orders upon the following officers
(in addition to those we have already named) :—The Orders of St.
Wladimir to Captain J. A. Ommasey, C. B.; the Otder of St.
Anne, of the second class, with the medal set with diamonds, to

Captains G. W. Hamilton, C.B. and Honourable A. Maude.
; and the same Order, with the phis medal, to the Right Hon.
Viscount logestrie. C.B. Hon.W. Anna, C.B. Lewis Davis, C.B.
G. Martin, C.B. and Richard Dickenson, C. 8.; and the Order of
St. Wiadimir, of the 4th class, to Mr. Henry Codlington.
Lieutenants Walter Toby and Patrick Inglis are appointed to the
Badger; Lieutenant T. N. Learned, to the Sapphire; Lieut. F.
Coppin to the Dispatch ; Archibald Murray, Esq. Purser, his
Majesty's ship Asia, to be Agent of the Naval Hospital at Malta.
Lieutenant Thomas Mitchell (6) is appointed to the Adventure
Surveying vessel, on the South American station.
Lieutenant Webb to be Quartermaster of the Chatham Division
of Royal Marines.
A dinner was given on Monday to our amiable and
respected late Lieutenant Governor, by the Officers of
the Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, and of the Line,
composing this Garrison and its dependencies. Every
Officer tiff duty, belonging to the different branches of
the service alluded to, attended upon that occasion, at
well as Colonel Sir Richard Williams, Commanding the
Portsmouth Division of Royal Marines. Upwards of

eighty individuals sat down to a sumptuous entertain-
went, provided by Mr. Billett, at the Green•row Rooms.
After his Majesty's health and the usual toasts had
been given, that of Major General Si James Lyon was
prnuo,ed by the Chairman (Colonel Phillott, of the
Royal Artillery), and received and drank with the most
enthusiastic applause. When the sensation produced by
this toast had in some degree subsided, Sir James Lyon
expressed himself in the following terms :
" Ginmeantn---No words in my power to utter, can adequately
convey to you the feelings with which I am now oppressed, and I
must entreat of you not to judge of their strength by the weakness
of the expressions I may use. This is, perhaps, the proudest, the
happiest hour of my life, since it bestows on me one of the most
gratifying rewards a soldier can receive—the distinguished and ho-
nourable test of your confidence and esteem.
" Gentlemen, I return you my most sincere and fervent thanks'
and I anxiously wish you to believe, that wherever fate, or the
chances of the service may hereafter call me, I shall never cease
to cherish in my remembrance the honour you have done me.
" May these chances, Gentlemen, occasion us to meet again;
'nay they, at some future period, lead me to the field, to share
your dangers and your fame, and enable me to evince to you that
I am not altogether unworthy of the heartfelt mark of your regard
end consideration this day conferred on me."
We cannot attempt to do justice to the feeling and energetic man-
Iser in which this speech was delivered, nor to the deep impression
which it made upon every individual in the room ; neither will our
limits permit us to detail all the occurrences of the evening.