Star.
London, England, 1817-10-16 00:00:00

THE.A2O.

triJay, above 4V recruits, belono:g to the 7,5 th
regiment, embarked at Leith, to join the regiment
is tl!e I 'man Islands.
Mon:11y, the Inniskilling Regiment of Dragoons,
'Hell vas been quartered in Exeter and places adjs.
cent, ts,, wards ot two years, marched for Birmingham.
15:1 aisiars will occupy their quarters.
A glnee seven troops of the 6th Regiment
e l‘r
Guard:icor Carbineert, under the com-
sno..l Lieutenant-Colonel Feettcu, (General the
vl CAIIIIAMPTOII is the Colonel) were inspected
is i;,e B track-yard, near Manchester, by General Sir
Itcsi.ar ICoLros, Inspecting General of Cavalry.

ROYAL ARTILLERY HALF-PAY.
The practice of the Army greatly neutralizes the
laj,iiip of the wasure of Halt-pay r Officers thus
thrown .ur 01 en ploytnent may seek other proles.
:ion, and are not liable to be called upon for further
'mkt:: mutual exchanges daily take place, to the
sccemmodation of those who wish to remain, and
those who desire tovetire; added to which, the com-
ma,/ of a few bemireds will always purchase an ex-
thanve, nor are the Public less gainers by this ac-
crrevidation, which brings into employment men
who will plume their profession with zeal, and re.
frees the Army of many indolent characters who,
IN ad otherwise make a convenience of the service,
and ulnae example is atways highly pernicious..
It is to be regretted that no consideratinns of the'
above description appear to have inguenced the di-1
rector+ of the measure of Hall pay in the filial At.
tifievy.—hmetifore the Artillery was Assays ciinsi-
'eered as a 14. vision for a yottng man ; and the slow-'
Less tit !,ratoutiun incidental to the organization of
the coy, was c .n :WliSdlttAl by the consideratiim that
they w to never reduced or put upon half-pay—the
prutesbionat education which Officers destined for this
Lcerp, ?recite at the expense of Government, and
Os Gobh.tion they are limier mit to accept ot any other
cny,•)ment under the Crown, gitaranteed this suppo-
sition. '1 sie .rttei for placing the otficers of a batta-
lion en hatt.pay w s therefoie as unprecedented as it
was elaxpectea ; and the only notice whichhasthrown
y light on their situation, was au intimation that
&tablet-G• rer.tl reserved to himself a right of de-
'milling oa t.:e eligibility of such officers as were
in to return into the effettive part of the corps ; a
ilege so Invidious 014 it is StinaCtly to be pre-
Ai his Lordship will ever exercise it. Thus most
tspectedly are the Officers reduced in their income,
I dependant on the will of the Master-General for
uure profession ; uncertain whether they are to
. ; uncertain whether they may ueciiiie returning
Ote effective part of the corps ; ignorant whether
may exchange with other Officers of the Corps ;
:hided from exchanging into any other branch of
ite; enneimpasbed with more inconveniences than
Alm Officers placed ~n half-pay, and deprived of
the means of act ommodating their situations to
n wishes and c icomstances, which has been so la
;ly lett open to the rest of the Assay.

GRAND MILMARY OPERATIONS.
bit vitek Sir HILDEBRAND OAKS, Lieutenant Ge-
, the Ordnance, attended by Colonel D'AitcY.
repast Colonel But:arms, and other Military and
Officers of that Department, inspected the For-
the Gun.viiiart, the Magazine, at Upnor,
public works under charge of the Ord-
He also examined the Establishment under
lion et Lieu tenant- Colonel PaisLET. On TUebday
stw a representation of the final operations of a
e. Tke regular sap was carried on I alter which
covered way was crowned by a flppg sap, by a
party of sappers, who advanced from the third
la in a body, and placed and filled their Orions
, ten minutes. A brisk fire of musketry was
up by the covering parties, to; !motto, the
,aeon actual set vice, and the ramparts sup.
to be att.cked were defended by hand gre-
s. &c. Afterwards three mina were sprung,
:h produced the desired effect of breaching the
, and partially filled the ditch, so as to afford
easy pAssage for the assailants. In this expe.
ISuibs. of gunpowder were expended.—
day Sir •HILDEBRAND inspected the pontoon
on the Medway. A floating bridge was
about thirty yards below Rochester-bridge,
, owing to the narrowness of the channel, the,
Ilia% with great rapidity, and which added to,
difficulty of the operation. As common pon-
such ss are used iii our own arid on foreign
would have been immediately swamped, the
was composed entirely ...tt casks of tke kind
as water-butts in the Royal Navy, brve4 of
when lashed together in a simple but subsfaia•
‘net, constitute a pier, wl.ich serves the same
as a large peutoiin in a common military
To prove the safety and efficiency of the
:of casks, a body of troops were marched over,
deep, and were 'afterwards concentrated, and
' at intervals in a solid mass, so as to press with
/ht of about siz tons on A single pier of the bridge.
way of a further trial, a heavy iron 24-poou-
Mounted on a garrison carriage, was placed on
sa the same construction, consisting of two
casks, which was anchored in a violent part
eaten!, under the centre of one of the arches
the permanent bridge, where the rapidity of the
. is infinitely greater than that of any open
Where a military bridge could ever be required
.::eel service. From a peculiar precaution that
taken to break the force of the current, the
ity-tour pounder rested in Safety 00 the rafts
,preserved a perfect hurhontal position.t.—
Sir HILDEBRAND had minutely examined the
'coon of the military bridge described, which
_ inspected by Admiral Sir C. Rearm, it was
rely taken to pieces, and the whole of the mate.
we-re conveyei on launches and rafts two miles
the river, to the place from whence they bad
brought in the morning. These operations were
partly by Officers and Men of the Royal
;".*ter D‘partment, and partly by a Detachment
Hon. Es.' India Company's Engineers, five
Officers and 60 men of which c6rps are
:erring at the same •establishment, preparatory
enivark.:;ion for .In4lia. In the evening Sir
NID dined with the Officers of the Royal
and Engineers at their Mess, where he was
must ,'fir Commanding and Field Officers
corps ut lii? Garrison, and by the. principal
4. the Garrison.

gain 10 War
'ttlege so
men his Lo
aapcctedly
d dependan
future profs
rn ; suer
to the effect
ey may exc
'eluded trot
vit e ; env;
.1 other Chfi
1 tilt mcanl
en washes at
rally lett of:
t;11A1
Last wceit
teal 0: the 01
jeutenant.Cl
ail Officers
ations, the
d the other
'cr. He a
qection of Li
c siw a re;
ge.
cover &I
• oPg party
maid in a t
about ten
ept up by
pets as on
ged to be
dec. &c.
hich produe
ork, and p.
• easy pas!
'rot ISA
I it day Si
•• ctiee on
r toed, abot
owin;
er Eras w
difficulty
. Re, such
ice, WWI
.ge was c
▪ d as wati
;eh, when
manner,
ti ,cse as
r ;‘gr. To
oge of cas
deep,
i.ed at onto
rs eight of Al
By way
, mounte
; rah ct th
a tees of nil
the carrel
• the perm
. 'amis in
te • et., where
ser
,t n taken
enty-tour
gi
hick press
:ter Sir H
2 %truction
43 410 insi
▪ only take
is IS Were cc
es len the rig
is • n 5 hrou..h
cutest
ps
id
.git.eer
ies the Hull.
01
all W :ming
Rr altar rnlla
• 'basitntst
6risitGapty au
by mos
Ito•ther cog
Ail of t