Star.
London, England, 1821-05-07 00:00:00

MILITARY PROMOTION&

Lieutenant-Colonel John Bell, on half-pay as Permanent As-
sistant-Quartermaster-General, to be Deputy Quartermaster-
General at the Cape of Good Hope, vice Wane, who resigns.
2d Regiment of Life Guards—Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant G.
A. Reid to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Grieve,
superseded.
Gth Regiment of Dragoon Guards—General Hon. Robert Tay-
lor, from the sth Dragoon Guards, to be Colonel, vice Lord

Carhampton, deceased:
16th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant John Walton to be Cap-
tain, without purchase, vice Thorlow, deceased.
55th Ditto—Captain John Fisher, from half-pay of the 15th
Foot, to be Paymaster, vice John Goddard, who exchanges.
73d Ditto—Lieutenant e'harik s A ulier, from half-pay of the
67th Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Camp-
bell, deceased.
Staff-Surgeoa Duncan M‘Diarmid, from half-pay, to be Surgeon
to the Forces, vice Donald Macleod, who exchanges ; Thomas
Allan, Gent. to be llospital-Assistant to the Forces, vice
Moon, deceased.

The Christian names of Mr. Leckie, appointed an Ensign in
the 39th Foot, on the sth of October, 1813, are James Henry,
and not John.

The names of Ensign Viscount Falkland, of the 22t1 Foot, are
Lucius Cary.

Royal Regiment of Artillery—Second Captain Richard Carr
Molesworth, from half-pay, to be Second Captain, vice Cur-
tis, retired on half-p.ty.
Commission in the gd or Eastern Regiment of Norfolk Hilda,
signed by the Lord I.icutenant of the County of Norfolk.
Ensign William Sharpe to be Lieutenant, vice Hogg, deceased.
Commission in the North Derbyshire Yeomanry Cavalry, signed
by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Derby.
James Oldham Swettenhain, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Andrew,
promoted.

Monday, the Redwing, of 18 guns, Captain Fag-
DEDICK HUNN, arrived at Portsmouth from the St.
Helena station, having been relieved by the Beaver,
Captain MA RitTATT, which arrived out from Eng-
land after a long passage of 128 days. The Red-
wing left the Island on the Bth of March, and As-
cension on the 16th of that month. BONAPARTE had
not removed into his new house. The usual telegra-
phic report continued to be made, of his being in
health and safety ; but we are informed that he has
become dropsical to a degree that prevents his taking
carriage exercise, and which may terminate his life
in a very short period. The ships on that station
were thus employed :—Vigo, 74 guns, Rear-Admiral
LAbIBERT, Captain T. BROWN ; Blossom, 24, Cap-
tain VERNON; Heron, 18, Captain HANKER ; Shear-
water, 16, Captain J. W. ROBERTS; Beaver, 10, Cap-
tain Mattftwrr, lying at, and guarding the Island;
Brazen, 26, Captain W. SIIEI'IIE4I RD, at the Cape;
Menai, 26, Captain F. Monesay, C.B. at the Mauri-
tius. The Tees, 26, Captain RENNIE, had been or-
dered from the Mauritius to England. The Red-
wing brought a Mail from the Cape and St. Helena.
She is ordered to fit for Channel service. The Red-
wing was detained four days at St. Helena, when
quite ready for sea, by a most tremendous surf, or
roller, which set in early on the morning of the 4th
of March, so suddenly as to endanger the lives of
many persons who were upon and employed about
the landing-places. The passengers of the India ship
Lord Hungerford were in the act of embarking when
assailed by this awful visitation; the first surge of
which washed off two children and one woman, and
many of the Lascars, who were engaged in various
duties, narrowly escaped with their lives: the centi-
nel and two Lascars were severely maimed; the wo•
man was drowned, but the two babies were most pro-
videntially saved by a boat from his Majesty's ship
Vigo. The damage done in these four days to a rock
which was apparently unassailable, is incredible.—
The piers and road-way from the eastern steps to the
sea-gate, were entirely destroyed, and nothing like
the appearance of any ever having been there, re-
mains. The sentry-box, the Custom-house, Receiv-
ing-house (of wood, about twelve feet square), with
innumerable small spars, &c. were washed away by
the first tremendous surge. No one on the Island
ever witnessed so awful a visitation, nor any one for
half the period of duration. It is worthy of notice,
that they were assailed at Ascension at exactly the
same hour by the same serf, and it subsided also at
the same time. The damage done at Ascension has
been comparatively greater than at St. Helena ; all
the new and good road communicating from Tartar
stairs has been washed away, boats swamped, &c.
but fortunately no lives were lost. The Redwing
fell in with thelJnited States sloop Ontario, Captain
CHAUNCEY, who most politely sent Captain Florist
some jars of sweetmeats and a large file of Papers,
with a most civil message; in return for which he
was presented with a flue tUeusiou turtle, weighing
five hundred pounds.