Star.
London, England, 1810-12-12 00:00:00

'*HE ARMY.

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Major-General HOUSTOUN embatke at P
in a few days to go to Portngal, he being appointed
to the Staff of Lord WELLINGTON'S army.
Dr. M'DOUGALL is appointed Physician to the arniy
under Lord WELLINGTON, and embarks immediately
at Portsmouth for Portugal.
Surgeons M,Lastx and BROWN are appointed Staff
Surgeons to the army in Portugal, and embark imi.
mediately for that country.

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The following regiments are ordefal for immediate
embarkation at Cork, for Portugal :-Ist battalion
sth and 76th, quartered at Fermoy-1 st ditto 6th,
stationed at Kinsale-20th at Mallow,' and the Ist
battalion 38th, at Bin.

We hear that the two brigades of Cavalry, that
6aa old regiment the Queen's Bays, will be sent to
POrtitgal, as %Troikas the 23d Dragoons, who be-
haied ai gallantly," and suffered so severely, at Te-
l:tie*

N, We here nett a letter from an Officer on Lord
Wellington's Staff, dike 20th of November. His
Lordship is eitretnely popular With the army, though
he enforces the strictest' dliciplitie. He has instituted
an inquiry,.and a Board of Officers is now sitting, to
investigate causes. of complaint against some of the
medkal department after the battle of Basaco. The
army is -far from healthy.; the hospital% in most
places, being lull. The mist•certAin information hats
been icceived, that very strong'reinforcements are on
their way to MASSENA. It is now quite clear that
his Lordship was -deceived regarding the French
being in want of provisions-great abundance was
found in their lines when our people went out atter
MASSENA'S retreat: •
Under the command of General ENaLawn, Dr.
RocKErr is preparing to receive many of our poor
sick and wounded fellows from Portugal, at Ply-
mouth. Among other accomtw,dations, the officers
and men will have the very coniforrible ones in the
Naval Hosp;tal there. Pity tha: sick and wounded
soldiers should not have the same established build-
ings and comforts provided for them by their coup-
'try,
but be obliged to borrow from the navy
A letter from an Officer at Senegal has been
shewn to us of the 4th November.' The troops have
hien sickly in the season, and the Royal African
Corps have lost many men. Colonel MAXweLL and
Major CHISHOLM deserve the greatest credit for stop.
ping the alarming mutiny which lately took place.
—lt was fortunate that such brave, determined,
and experienced officers were on that station, ether-
wise the most dreadful consequences might have en-
sued. A general instirrection was to have taken
place in the evening of the 10th September, but by
timely and firm steps adopted, it was prevented.=
Seventeen of the ring-leaders have been tried by a Ges
neral Court-Martial, 16 of whom were found guilty,
and one acquitted ; 15 of these were shot in front of
the army under arms : 20 others were thought to be
of a dangerous character and sent to Sierra Leone,
under a subaltern officer and strong guard. Governor
,CoLustsiNE would not, however, receive them, being
afraid of their contaminating the garrison, and they
have been sent back to Senegal. A simil ir rising was
to have taken place at Gore as at Senegal ; but, by
the prompt apd firm conduct of Major CHISItOLMI
this was entirely,prevented.

MILITARY FETE.--Friday evening last a grand
Bill and Supper was given by the Officers of the 2d
or Queen's Dragoon Guards, to upwards of 1 it) per.,
sons of the first families of distinction in Canterbury
and its vicinity.. Th.- Ball took place at Beliingham's
Room, and the dancing cummenced about ten, and
continued till midnight, when the company adjourned
to the Fountain Inn, and sat down to one of the most
elegant and sumptuous entertaiaments that has ever
been witnessed in that city.

A Lady of the name of Baewsvea, in Maddox-
street, was so much burnt, in consequence of her
clothes catching fire on Monday night, that she is not
expected to recover. Mrs. B. had dressed herself fnr
one of the Theatres, and she was in company with
her son when the accident h append from the candle.
Every assistance was • afforded her, but her clothes
ware nearly all burnt.
Yesterday Mary Convey and Mary Bahian, were
again broughts‘to the Mansion-House, and fully com-
mitted, charged with stealing from the shop of a linen
draper, in Bishopsgate-street, some pieces of cotton
and several shawls.

NOW,

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INFORMAitON TO MASTERS OF VESSELS, PARTICU-
LARLY IN TUB Commix° TRARR.—On Friday. last, a
very large trench schooner captured a brig off Berry.
head Signal Station, near Torbay, and carried her
off. It has been suggested by an experienced Naval
Officer, that vessels passing up Channel without pro-
tection, in westerly winds should, after passing the
Start, and the Shoal off that Point, haul in towards
Dartmouth, and round the Bay, instead of steering
direct for Portland, in which track all the danger lies.
By going round the Bay with a fair wind and bold
Coast, vessels would keep inside of the enemy's cruizers,
and the diXetence in the passhges, with a moderate
breeze, would not at the most be more than three or
four hours.

The following is th 6 answer of the Admiralty to
the request for :Additional protection against the depre-
dations of the French Privateers on the coast of Suisex:

" Admiralty °See, Dec. 1, 1910.

" Sit —Having laid before the Lords *Commissioners of the
Admiralty, the letter of the 27th ►lt. transmitted by yourself,
from several Merchants and Ship Owners, of the County of Sus-
sex, rcsquesting that a Frigate; and some armed Vessels, slight
be stationed in Newhaven and Shoteham Bays, I am directed by
their Lordships to acquaint you, that the said letter is transmitted
to Admiral sir Roger Curtis, who vi 11l give all possible protection
to the trade on that fart of the coast, I am, Ste. &e,

(3ioed) " J. W. CIiORER."
4' Mr. W. Turner, 16, Change-Alley."
FALMOUTH, DECEMBER 9.

The AIGLE frigate, with the outward-bound Me-
diterranean and Portugal fleet, are coming in, in con-
sequence 6f the wind blowing str.'ng from the S.W.
Sailed the WEAZLE schooner for Plymouth,