Star.
London, England, 1811-07-26 00:00:00

'THE ARMY'.

NAVAL INTALLICENCE.

The Hon. CE Finermug, on Saturday, left; PLYMOUTH, JULY 24.
Town for Spithead. to embark for the East Indies, to No arrivals nor railings this day.—Wind W.
join his regiment, the 21st Light Dragoons. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 35.
Captain ROBINSON, of the Ist Guards, is with his Arrived the PARTRIDGE from the Downs. —Sailed
regiment at Newbury, in Berkshire. the ZEPHYR with a convoy for ditto, and the RUBY
The I-Tonourable Brigadier-General STEWART, bro-
and SPARTAN for Bermuda.—Wind W.
ther of the Earl of GALLOWAY, who was wounded in DEAL, JULY 25.
the battle of Albuera, is expected home about the end Arrived the Ecno sloop of war, from a cruize.
of this month. DARTMOUTH,. JULY 24.
General GRAHAM, whose arrival at Lisbon we Arrived the Adelaide cartel!, from Morlair, with
mentioned yesterday, is to be second in command .two American Gentlemen on board, with dispatches
tinder Lord WELLINGTON. Brigadier-General Cot= from their Minister at Paris.
has the command at Cadiz in the interim, but we un- ABERDEEN, JULY 2G.
derstand General SPENCER is shortly to repair thither. By a letter from Kirkwall, of date the 6th inst. we learn, that
inhabitantsastheceofseve
ral owfetrheeinastate of
ri
privateer,
alarm
The Royal Meath and Kilkenny regiments, guar-whiehf had itandeicaaptelaarn-
tered in Cork, have to a man offered to turn out 661 intention of landing. One enemy's
of themP isee stated' to have, on the 2d
quota for the line, provided they are allowed to volun- Inst. cot out of Calf Sound, in the island of Eday, the sloop Bro-
teer into the 37th regiment, commanded by their gal- then, of St. Margaret's Hope, Smith, master. Various reports
have reached us in confirmation of some privateers having been
lant countryman, Lieutenant-Colonel SPEARD. lately seen near the Pentland Frith and Orkney Islands, one of
The last division of the 4th, or Royal Irish Dra- i which was formerly cruizing in that quarter, and being a small
goons, with the detachment of the Ist Royals, em- lugger has, when In chase, particularly in calm weather, been ob.
barked at Plymouth on Wednesday. i served to strike her masts, and pull with a number of sweeps
1 along-side trading vessels.—The Ploughman of Aberdeen, Alex.
Three hundred of the 2d battalion of the Sd, or Yule, maser, sailed from Pictou on the 9th of June, on -which
Old Buffs, With the detachment of the 7th Fusileers,
isare46l.6t
day she spoke the Hannibal of Hull, .going into Pictou harbour.
embarked the same morning, from Catdown, near h,Nsrke thes ship Lively, from London to Quebec,f in
Plymouth. The SURVEILLANTE frigate, TALBOT Greenock, bound tot 51.48. W.
michiDoinsfaotkelotheNMarsboa,gofsl.
trovolt.
sloop, PEACOCK and ACIIATES brigs, hoisted convoy with the loss of her bowsprit. June 19th, spoke the Countess of
signals the same day, and it is understood were to pro- Melville. from London to Quebec, in lat. 48. 28. N. long. 4t. se.
W.—The Sprightly, Nairn, arrived in this Bay on Tuesday last,
on her voyage to Sunderland, from St. John's, after a passage of
the wind should permit their sailing. six weeks, having sailed the 6th June. Leh the brig John. of
Another division of the Royal Stannary Local Banff, about: half-loaded, and Sisters of Peterhead ready to take
in her cargo. On the 17th June, spoke In lat. 43. N. long. 56. W.
Artillery, consisting of about '2OO men, marched into
the Henry of London, transport, No. 259, all well, out S 0 days,
Plymouth on Wednesday morning, for 14 days per- bound to Halifax. On the 26th June, spoke the Barque, Robert,
manent duty. of and from Shields, all well, in lat. 47. 42. N. long. 38. W. out
Letters received from an Officer of the Artillery in 27 days, bound to Pictou.— file brig Seven Sisters, Browne,
Lave ar-
rirovsede HatuMmirharnatichaillown
etlhie
three
eludane,,
n vandrartedwith the Prim.
Lord 'WELLINGTON 's army, at Portalegre, state, that
SOULT had made a strong reconnoisance of three days , Letters aveYbeen receive, in the course of off ca
the week,re North
stating
of our position, and that he had suddenly retired, sup- the arrival of the following vessels, belonging to Aberdeen, at
p. Quebec: Fairfield, Malvina, St
posed towards Seville, as he had broken up his camranger,
ranger, Pilot,Harmony,Confrance,
WELLINGTON'S army retained their ground, and Fzaid.`e'ltiht.nePatriot,
to
Montreal,
Eli-
Lordre.i ,
o y'Mmeardtgaarel-fo Pomona,
tohnealoti r Alert,former Barbara,h
ad
were going into cantonments. The tents of the Royal where they were arrived, and several others gone
proceeded for
Artillery had arrived at Portalegre from Lisbon, as the same destination.-1 he brig Jolly Bachelor arrived at Mal-
previous to that every officer and private had for six sachusets, but, being on the point of seizure, proceeded to Que-
. bec.-1 he Amphitrite transport, Raitt, is arrived at the Cove of
P g
weeks sle on the bale round, yet were still healthy.
Cork, after a long and severe passage from Lisbon, during which
The last convoy, with the 32d and other regiments, she suffered considerable damage; and some of the transports
from Guernsey, had arrived sale at Lisbon, and were , are said to have been put back dismasted.—The Anne Christiana,
preparing to march to join Lord WELLINGTON'S ' ---, from Christiansand to Ireland, is stranded in the Orkneys.
army. i Crew saved.
A Montevidean squadron consisting of a frigate,
. —.

Private accounts state, that the number of sick in
the British army has been reduced from .5 to 3000,
and that the number of convalescents ready to resume i
their duty in the field was daily increasing. There- i
moval of the enemy's battering train from Badajoz 1
(that is, the train used by them in the reduction of
that fortress), as mentioned in recent accounts, has
in view not only the object of preventing the cannon
composing that train from falling into our hands, in
the event of the place being reduced by a future siege,
but also the completion of a new fortress constructed
by then* at Seville, on the basis of the Grand Con-
vent of Guadalquivir.
The Commissioners of Military Inquiry )aving
nearly completed their meritorious researches, the
i Institution will probably be dissolved in the course of
l the Summer. _ ____

two smaller vessels called the Belem and Cisne, and
two feluccas, engaged and captured a brig of four-
teen 12. pound carronades, a schooner of 12 guns, and
a sloop mounting two 3-pounders and a swivel, be-
longing to the Junta of Buenos Ayres, at the pass of
St. Nicholas, together with furg pieces of cannon
which had been fired on laqf at the Montevideanc,
during the engagement, which was about the last of
February; the victors acknowledged the loss of 11
killed and 16 wounded, and state that of the van-
quished at 36 killed and wounded.

SAILING MATCH.—At half-past four o'clock yes-
terday afternoon, the under-mentioned sailing boats
started from Blackfriars Bridge, for a valuable cup
and cover, given by the proprietor of New Ranelagh,
Boats Names. Tons. OwneriNarnes. Places. Spots.
Spitfire 4 Capt. GaywooJ, Milbank
Caroline 3 -- Pillon Lambeth 2
Infant Mary s Nelson Ditto 3
Sally • llaniorul, Dhto 4
Swallow s -- Williams, Paul's Wharf 5
Calypso 4 Farlow, Hungerford 6
Venus 5 Ebdell. BLckwall 7
Mary Ana Lewis, Crabtree ' 8
They were to have proceeded round a boat station-
ed off Putney-bridge, Ind return to Ranelagh ; but
ere they had reached Battersea, the wind, which blew
from the southwest, died away, and the tide began
to ebb, so that only the Caroline made her way
through the bridge, with all the skilful tackings an
evolutions displayed on the occasion. In consequence
no decision could take place, and the contest was de-
ferred rine die. The fineness of the day attracted a
numerous assemblage of persons of all distinctions,
and the banks of old Father Thames have seldom
been so completely lined, not his bosom so perfectly
covered, small craft of every description having been
long put in a state of requisition for the occasion.—
Notwithstanding the disappointment in respect to the
result, an immense number of the spectators adjourn-
ed to the New Renelagh Gardens, where mirth
and hilarity prevailed till a late hour, when the com-
pany departed, in anxious hope that, on the renewal
of the contest, a favourable breeze will enable the
competitors to exhibit on a more extended scale.
A boat was sunk off the Red-house, after the
aquatic contest on Wednesday evening, by the indis-
cretion of some of the party rocking it. There were
three men and two women of the party, and one of
the latter was drowned. The deceased resided in
Upper John-street, Mary-la-bonne, and her name was
Shear. The others of the party were picked up by
boats, except one, who swam on shore.
Tuesday evening, Mr. Provo, a respectable trades-
man, of Plymouth, had the misfortune to break his
left arm, while violently exerting ,himself in rowing a
small boat across the Tamar.
Sunday last, as Mr. Waugh, Mr. Bennet, and four
other respectable gentlemen of the neighbourhood of
Plymouth, were coming down the harbour in a man
of war's gig, the boat at the time being under a press
of sail, they unfortunately run on a sunken buoy (se-
veral of which remain up the harbour, to the great
annoyance of the navigation), and were upset.
Luckily, however, they were enabled to keep them-
selves above water, by clinging to the bottom of the
boat, the oars, and some spars, till a boat came to their
assistance, and picked them up when nearly exhausted.
Two young women, of the names of Ann Hearle
and Ann Simkins, have been sentenced to seven years
transportation at the Exeter Quarter Sessions, for
throwing oil of vitriol on the clothes of another young
woman, named Elizabeth Winn.
MARK-LANG.—This day the Market has several
fresh arrivals of Wheat, which, with the remaining
quantities make a tolerable supply, the trade heavy
sale, and again somewhat lower—Barley, with Malt,
dull sale, at little fluctuation—White and Grey Peas
nearly at the List quotation—Beans of each descrip-
tion likewise—The supplies of Oats are somewhat
considerable, mostly second with inferior, and this
article quoted rather lower—Flour at last prices.

Yesterday the Regiment of West London Militia
marched from London to Greenwich, and the East
Regiment marched into London. They stopped op-
posite the Mansion House, and with their Colonel,
Alderman HUNTER, saluted the LORD MAYOR.

Yesterday Mr. PERCEVAL and the Marqui. War.-
Linn' had audiences of the PRINCE itsaisNr, at Carl-

ton-House.

ARRIVALS AT Bars:—Marquis Thoniond, Lord Colville, 1
Lord R. Manners, Lord Wm y, t.ady Lucao, H"n. Mr. Howitt,
Sir C. Hoare, Major Achim!, Major aid Miss Nangreane,
Rev. Dr. Scott, Rev. Dr. Valpy, Rev. Mr. Parker, Rev. Mr. Chit-
terbuck, Rev. Mr. and Mess hluby,
The Pat isians, though groaning under BONAPARTE'S
tyranny, still occasionally indulge in jokes at his ex-
pence. The letter N. the initial of NAPOLEON, is now
placed upon all public buildings, by BONAPARTE'S or-
der, and the Parisians say—" II a des Novas (enemies)

par tout !"
We learn that the tower building at Boulogne is
not of- wood, but of a species of marble, which has
lately been discovered near Boulogne. It is erected to
commemorate the Institution of the Legion of Honour
which took place at Boulogne, and it is to be finished
with a colossal statue of BONA PARTE.

COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.—This Theatre finally
closed, last night, for the season, with a Benefit for
the British Prisoners in France. The Play was Remise,
in which the Danish Prince was happly personified
by Mr. Your/a, and Miss BOLTON proved an interes-
ting Ophelia. It was followed by the " Grand Scena
and Aria," from Semiramide. Madame CaTatdat,l
who had liberally volunteered her services, exerted
her transcendent talents on this occasion. The most
rapturous applause attended her throughout. Timor r
skeTariar closed the night's entertainment, and w nt
off with its usual eclat. The house boasted a bril-
liant and crowded audience, including the Duchess of
DEVONSHIRE, Countess of GUILDFORD, &C. kc.
Several very valuable improvements are going for-
ward in Dumfriesshire. Independently of what has
been done for the County Town, by the late Police
Acts and Navigation Bills, surveys of railways, ca-
nals, and other important undertakings, are daily
making. The curious and valuable sheet of land,
called the Lochar Moss, which was once covered by
the sea, is the subject of the chief of these improve-
ments. The surveys in question have been made by
that able engineer Mr. ROBERTSON BUCHANAN.
Last week, at a small farm town, near Aberdeen,
two children having asked a drink of the mother, then
busied in washing, the poor woman in her hurry took
from a table, where several bottles of beer were placed,
a bottle containing some lees, with a mixture of vit'ri•
olic acid, which she had 'been using, and gave the
children. The youngest had a considerable draught,
but the oldest afterwards, owing to the unpalatable
taste, took only a little ; it unhappily, however,
proved fatal to both, the youngest having died the
same night in the utmost agony, and the other in two
or three days afterwards, in a state of great distress,
to the inexpressible grief, as may well be imagined,
of the disconsolate mother. ' ' '

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