Star.
London, England, 1804-10-25 00:00:00

LEKDEN CAMP, OCTOBER rt.

Th. morning the whole line was out at Boxftead
Heath, and formed festeril oblong fquares, in which
the brigades have been for fome time praelifing on the
camp ground, but a ftorm, attended with violent
rain for fevers' hours, obliged them to return to
Camp, where they arrived, wet to the (kin, about
fix o'clock in the evening, which it is hoped, will be
the IA Boxftead amufement this feafon.
The acth Light Dragoons are quartered at Ipf-
wich, the 22d at Woodbridge, and the tft, or Roy-
als, are Rationed at Colchefter, Wheely, and Malden.
The third Military Ball was numeroufly and fafhion-
ably attended on Friday tall, at the White Hart,
Colchefter. The Hon. Mrs. Hope, Lady Duwoas,
and daughters, and Lady SILIN• STIWART, were
among the company. An excellent limper for rso
perfons, was ferved up in Watkin's ufual ftyle of ele-
gance, and the company broke up at an early hour
in the morning.
OcroaEß 23.—The camp broke up yefierday. The
3 t ft, Ord, 91 ft, and old Regiments of Foot return to
Weely, under the command of Major-General Hors.
The Fifefhire North Britith Militia goes to Yar-
mouth; Lord CHARLES Firzzoy's brigade returns
to Ipfwich ; and Major General CAMPBELL'S to
WooLbr dge. The Royal Lanark Militia, now doing
duty t *Neely, are under orders for Chelmsford, and
commence their march on Friday next. The fol-
lowing General Orders have been circulated on the
occafion:

Head lly.areri, Colebelter:

The following movements are to take place on the
breaking up of camp, and the troops now in the di'
trio taking up their winter quarters :
Wedneklay, the 24th infant, the firit battalion of the 42d
regiment to relieve the Royal Lanark&ire Militia, at Weely.
Ihurfday, the 23th inft the park of artillery, troop of bode
ditto, Royal Pembroke, and Royal Lancathire, to Colcheßer Bar.
rack..
Friday, the 26th init. the ciad to Wetly; the Royal Laneaßiire
to Cialcheßer; and on Svurslay the a7th, to proceed to Chelmf.
ford.
Nrco,a37, the aryth, Lard Charles Fitzroy's brigade, and Royal
Eaft faliddlcke. to Ipfivich Barracks.
A brigade of four long Gs-pounder. and four light four-pounders
to aftcompany the column under Lord Charles Fitzroy, and to be
qua, tered at Ipfevich. (Signed)
W. Mu r sot, Dep. AIMI. Adj. Gen.

Thrufday the firif divifion of the 42d or Royal
Highlanders, under the command of Col. GRANT,
and on Saturday, the fecund di vifion of the fame re-
giment arrived at Liverpool; and on Sunday they
embarked and failed for Ireland.
Ft a ss.—A fire, attended with moll calamitous cir-
cumitances, broke out on Monday evening, in one of
the liable* at the Black Boy Inn, Chelmsford. Seve-
ral hundred Hanoverian foldiers halted that night in
the town, and its vicinity, and from the great num-
bers billeted on the inn-keepers, they were compelled
to lodge !hem in (Wiles and out !mules ; thofe gnar-
ltered at the Black Boy had retired to a liable allotted
them, with their pipes, and, it is fuppofed, that the
fire dropping from one of them, communicated to
frme look liraw, which ter the premifes in a blaie.
By the anivity exerted by all ranks on the oceafion,
the conflagration was prevented Irons extending be-
yond the premifes; hnt we ate forty to add, twenty
Ifour of the foldiers ale mitring, 35 or whole dead bo-
dies were dug out on Tociday.