Star.
London, England, 1810-08-13 00:00:00

Matti

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Best is

Major-General Sir
appointed to serve on the Stir of di tiondir-West
District.

The Ist battalion of the sth regiment of Foot will
arrive at Portsmouth on the 18th and 19th inst. and
embark lot Ireland.

Saturday embarked at Cowes detachments of the
27th (Da ROLLE'S) and other regiments, to join their
battalions in the Mediterranean.
The corps of the Duke of Betnisynmc OELS, quar-
tered at Marlow and Fermoy, have received orders
to embark immediately at Cork for Portugal.
Saturday morning 228 men, invalided from diffe-
rent regiments in Portugal, landed at Portsmouth.

The transports with the 6th and 36th regiments on
board for Ireland,still remain windbound in the Downs.

The Ist battalion of the 50th regiment is arrived
at Lewes from Silver Hill barracks.

A garrison Court-Martial has been held on board
the Metcalfe transport. at Spithead, on some men of
the 4th regiment of Foot, for disrespectful behaviour
to their Officers. Two thousand six hundred lashes
are to be inflicted among them on this day.
Friday the officers of the King's Own Staffordshire
Militia gave a splendid Fete to most of the Nobility
and Gentry in the neighbourhood, at the Infantry
Barracks, Windsor.

Saturday se'nnight, the Martinis of HUNTLY, ac-
companied by Lord TYRCONNEL, General DICKSON,
and Captain TAITT, of the Royal Navy, dined with
his regiment, the 42d Royal Highlanders, at Mussel-
burgh Barracks, when he presented the officers with
an elegant cup,value 200 guineas, and a pipe of wine,
in addition to two complete sets of beautiful fancy
ware, with national devices, sent by his Lordship as
a present to the mess. He also contributed a hand-
some sum of money towards the Regimental Library,
and gave R7O to the non commissioned officers and
privates to drink his Majesty's health. The Marquis
was dressed in the full uniform of his regiment.

Monday last, a person was prosecuted before the
Magistrates of Glasgow for engaging a private in one
of the Local Militia regiments there, to serve as a
substitute in the Perthshire regular Militia, contrary
to Act of Parliament. —The Magistrates annulled the
engagement, and fined the crimp.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

FALMOUTH, AUGUST 10.

Arrived the Carteret packet, Captain DAVEY, from
Malta and Gibraltar, 16 days from the latter place.
—Wind N.W.

PLYMOUTH, AUGUST ii.

The POICTIERS, 74, has recaptured a large British
West.lndiaman, which had been taken by a large
coppered brig privateer; and, on the 6th inst. was
left in chace of the privateer. The Algesiras, Spanish
74, is ordered round to Portsmouth. The TRIUMPH,
74, recently from Cadiz, was put out of commission
this day. Arrived the ALFRED, 74, from the West.
Indies; the GOLDFINCH brig of war, from Corunnp.;
the Neptune (1) tender, from Dublin, with impress►
ed men for the navy ; the Cecilia► tender from Cork,
with ditto ; the SHANNON frigate from a cruize, and
Gleaner ketch from Guernsey. Sailed the ULYsses
frigate and ESPIEOLE sloop of war for Portsmouth,
and the &BELLE on a cruize. Arrived a transport
from Gijon in two days. The Princess Charlotte
packet spoke, on the 4th inst. off Cape Finisterre, the
SEMIRAMIS frigate, Capt. RICHARDSON, on her pas-
sage to Lisbon. The Tarrosr frigate is come down
the harbour to be fitted as a slop ship, in the room of
the RESOLVE, which is leaky. The Vertu, Engageante,
Santa Gertruyda, Don Carlos, and Wolf, now lying
up this harbour, are ordered to be broken up. The
Torche, Argus, Investigator, Rambler, Columbus,
Rattlesnake, and Nile, are ordered to be sold.