Star.
London, England, 1811-02-28 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The East York and the Durham regiments of mi-
litia are now on their route from Sunderland for
Scotland.

A Captain's guard, from every regiment in Ply-
mouth garrison, with General ENGLAND and Staffs
attended in Frankfort barracks on Tuesday morning+
at ten o'clock, to hear the sentence of the three men,
Keeling, Smith, and Marshal, belonging to the Not-
tingham militia, who were lately tried by a General
Court-Martial, for allowing French priieners to escape
from Dartmoor, while they were doing duty there.
They were sentenced to receive 900 lashes each, but
the two latter have Leen forgiven their punishment,
and Keeling, who procured fire.arms for the French-
men, received only 450 lashes, in presence of the dif-
ferent picquets.
Colonel DowNEY arrived at Badajoz in January
last, for the purpose of raising a Spanish Legion of
3000 men, both infantry and cavalry. He carried
with him the necessary equipments. The Legion is
to be in the ancient Spanish uniform.
The service of the last campaign has been so parti.
cularly severe on the 14th and 16th Light Dragoons,
that most of the officers are seriously indisposed; only
two Captains of the 14th Light Dragoons were last
month well enough to take their duty on the advanced
picquet—and in consequence of the illness of Lieute.
I tenant-Colonel HARVEY and Major BUTLER, and the
absence of. Major CHAPMAN in EnglAnd, the tempo.
nary command of the 14th Light Dragoons fell upon
Captain MILLER, the senior Captain in health.

The following Extract of a Letter from an Officer
on beard the Franchise, contains a more pal ticular
account of the loss of the passengers and crew of the
transport unfortunately run down by that vessel :
•. Franchise, in Farrich-roads, Falmouth, Feb. 21.

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" At three o'clock this morning, the weather being uncnm-
trionly dark, squally, and raining, in the act of wearing, this ship
ran en board a transport brig, and from the velocity with Which
we were going at the time, the shock was so great, that we very
nearly cut her in two, and she sunk under our bows in less than
five minutes.
" On striking her, we immediattly proceeded to throw an
aback, to prevent our going completely over her ; Ore, however,
went down almost inimediatelv, hut many of the unfortunate
crew clung to the masts soil spar:, which fortunately were els- .
tangled in the rigging of our bowsprit.
1 "In this situation, every exertion was made to save the
wretched sufferers. Ropes-ends were thrown nut to them, to
which they fastened themselves, and by this means a few were
saved. I offered to be lowered into one of the boa's, toll, to
their assistance, so Indeed did some of the miser Officers; but
Captain ALLCN thought the busts would vertairly be lost, and
would not let them therefore be lowered. The darkness of the
night, the howling of the wind, the cries of the poor fellows in
the water, together with the view nit several dead bodies lying on
the wreck of the spars, presented a scene of indescribable horror.
Out of 252 souls, 2t3 perisiicti. I subjoin the number of each
j class drowned :
197 Soldiers ut the ed battalion of the 1 I th regiment, includ-
ing the band, 2 Captains, 2 LicUtenalt .s, and 3 Ensig,s ; 15
women, 6 children, and 6 seats:rail making a total, drowned, 224
1 One Ensign, 3 serjeants, 18 privates, and 6 seamen, saved 23

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104

" The Officers drowned were—
" Captains M'ltae and Gregsby, Lieutenants Ross and
Ensigns Glendening, Handcact, and hf. Masters.
" Persons saved Crum the Julln. and Jane transport, which was
run down by the Franchise frigate, on the ft ot lust. on bee pas-
sage to Lisbon—
" Ensign Duff; Serjeants Brown, Hunt, &Neale ; Corporal
Thompson ; Privates Delancey, Valentine, Harr, Maloney, A.
M'Lean, B. Burgess, E. Keefe, C. Murphy, 1. Parr, 'F. Reilly,
H. Bateman, J. Stott, T. Mooney, J. Young, and one unknown
—all of the 11th loot; T. Withart, master; W. Ledger, mate;
E. Veng, John Samuel, G. Smitu, J. Yellowson, R. Avant&
I M. Joreph, seamen."
I The 2d Battalion of the I Ith Foot was raised in

Ireland three years ago, by its present Colonel, Lieu-
tenant-General Sir Cummus Asotta., and was com-
pleted to 1000 men in the short space of three months.
They were a remarkably fine body of men.

Tuesday a duel was fought between Captain F.
and Ms. M. Captain F. w.ts wounded in the cheek,
and the latter Gentleman d lngerously in the shoulder.

The frequent escape of French prisoners from Ply-
mouth and other sea-ports, has called forth a mea-
sure from Government which will tend to prevent
such occurrences in future. All the French prisoners
in our possession who belonged to the Navy, are
marching to the depots inland ; while those belonging
to the army are in future to be confined on board hp
son-ships, and in the vicinity of sea-ports.
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There is no truth is the story which appeared iA
several of the public papers, stating that one of the
horses belonging to the 11th Light -Dragoons, while
embarking at Plymouth, knocked down a sailor who
was attempting to get. him in the slings, and after.
wards threw him off the jetty head into the water.-r-
The 11th Dragoons have not been near Plymouth,
nor are they under orders for 'Portugal.
Mr. HENttv•ilore, who died on Mnnday, last, ha .s
left behind hini a property, in the funds and other s 8.
curitics, to the amount of nearly a million scenlic.. ,
besides the most extens:ve collection of pictures in,
possession of any individual in Europe. He wars at
the head of the tirtn of the house of Horr., in Air,. ur.
dam, which he quitted at the commencement 'Li
Frcoch Revolution.

Two rf the workmen of Chatham Dock-Ywril
committed last week-to hfaidstone for attempt ng
embezzle King's stores.

A few even;ngs since a vault ;n Bagnt.steeet
• Dui
lin, gave way, and buried in its ruins a wore an at
two children.

Count de GOTTOPP has fixed the, date of h. is
titre for the It:di cf March.

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'FROM TUESDAY MGHT'S GAZETTE..

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• MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
• - Wnit-cutelCE, rieBRUARY 26.
;eh Raghnont 'et Dragoon Guards—Joseph Pal tison, Gent. to 6e
Cornet by purchase, vier •ehriltie o retires:
ISth Regiment of light Gragoims--bap n William Serle, from
vo\
• the 24th Foot, to he 0 a ptain of • Troo ~ without purchase,
vies Morres, promoted in the Bth Light Dragnons.
20th Ditto—Cornet Cleieles T. bishop to be Lieutenant, with-
out purchisae, vire Dutiltsy, promoted tam the St:DragoonGnards.
18th Ditto—Cornet and Adjutant --- lal`Cartney to have de
rank of Lieutenant.
14th Ditto—Lleutenalit John Kearney, from\ be 12th light Dra-
goons, to be Captalu of a l'auop, without purchase, vice Co-
vell. proomted.
lit Regiment of Foot Guards—resslgn Turner Grant to be Lieu=
• tenant, by purchase,vice Wyndham, promoted in the 78th Mot.'
Carrgill Pel'lSMin Cliarlewood, from the 4th West•lndia Regi-
ment, to be Lieutenant, vice Murray, who exchanges.
Thomas Starke. Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Grant.
ptain Samuel LeMbert to be Adjutent, vice Murray.
Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards Thomas Maynard, Gent.
to be Assistants Surgeon, vice Owen, superseded.
ltd Regiment of Foot—Ensign Andrew Black, from the Bth Foot,
to be lieutenant, Without purchase.
Ilth Gine—Samuel Blyth. Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase,
vier Black, promoted in the Id Foot. -
11th DittoaLieutenant John George Cox, to be Captain of a
Company, without purchase; I .ieut H. W. hfarryn, tp be ditto.
To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensigns Jame. Stewart,
James Christian ; John Giles, vim Cox; and Richard Biking-
tat, vice Martyn.
To lie Ensigns, without purchase—Robert Audley Holmium,
Gent, vice Stew. rt ; Richard Long, Gent. vice Christian; Wtn.
Trimble, Gent.vice Gila.
limb intto—Lieutenant George Stuart to be Captain of a Com-
pany, vice Hoy, deceased.
115th Ditto—Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel F. P. Scott to be Lieut.-
tenant-Colonel, vice Stewart, deceased.
SOth Ditto--Lieutenant Wm. Stewart to be Captain of a Com-
pany, without purchase, vice C. Williamson, appointed to the
7th Royal Veteran Battalion.
41a1 Ditto—Lieutenant John Henderson to he Captain of a Com-
pany, without purchase, vice Westlake, who retires; Ensign
David 'Barclay to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Henderson.
434 Ditto—George Hood, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Stephenson, promoted.
Slit Ditto—Lieutenant Peter Smellle to be Captain of a Com-
pany, without purchate; Ensign It. Read to be Lieutenant,
without purchase ; Ensign.-- Kennedy to be ditto ; Serjeant-
Major Wm. Jones to be Adjutant, (with the rank of Ensign),
vice Kennedy, who resigns the Adjutantcy.
,1113 d Ditto—Wm. Davey, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Church, promoted.
67th Ditto—Lieutenant Colin Campbell to be Captain of a Corn-
pany,witlinut purchase, vice Maxwell, promoted ; Lieutenant
Swift Armstrong, from the 96th Foot, to be ditto, without
purchase.
To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensigns Alexander Nicoll
and James Adair ; and Ensign Enter Baynham,
from the Sth
Garrison Battalion.
To be Ensigns, without Purchase—William Moore Harrison,
Gent.; Delamain, Gent. vice Nicoll; Foster Fyans,
• Gent, vice Adair.
enth Ditto—William Fry, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Stopfnrd, promoted. •
72c1 Ditto—To he Lieutenants,wit hoot Purchase—Ensigns Moses
Campbell, J. H. Atkinson, William Mackenzie, *Patrick Mac-
dougall, Henry William Maxwell, --- Braidwood, James
Buru, W. J. F. Wall; and Colin Macdonald, from the 104th
Foot.
To he Ensigns, wlthont Purchase—George Welling'', Gent. vice
Campbell ; •rhom Is James, Gent, vice Atkinson ; Peter Mac-
kenzie, Gent. vice Mackenzie; David Manson, Gent, vice
Mactiongall ; Dugald Campbell, Gent. vice Maxwell ; Charles
Archbold, Gent. vice Braidvrood ; Alexander Maclean, Gent.
vice Burn ; Stirling Glover, Gent. vice Wall.
79d Ditto—Ensign Martin Murphy to be Lieutenant, without
purchase; -- Wentworth, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Murphy.
77tth Ditto—John Eyler. Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase,
vim Wilson, promoted.
78th Ditto--Lieetenant-Colonsl Sir Edward M. Ryan, from the
2d Garrison Battalion, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Macdon-
nell, who exchanges.
79th Ditto—Ensign F. Robertson to be Lieutenant, without pur-
chase, vice Davidson, promoted ; Volunteer James Hall to be
Ensign, vice Robertson ; lieutenant Kenneth Cameron to be
Adjutant, vice Davidson, promoted.
80th Ditto—Hospital-Mate Andrew Nicoll to be Assistant-
Surgeon.
116th Ditto--Hospital Mate Thomas James Wharrie to be Assis-
tant-Surgeon, vice Clarke, who resigns; Hospital Mate Robert
Henry-Bell to be ditto, vice Blieke, appointed en the Staff.
99th Ditto—James Butler, Gent. to be Ersign, without purchase,
vice Masterman, promoted in the ist Garrison Battalion.
104th Ditto—Alex. Coll M`Donald, Gent. to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice M'Donald, promoted in the 72d Foot.
4th West India Regiment—Captain Charles Murray, front the
Ist Foot Guards, to be Captain of a Company, vice Charle-
wood, who exchange,.
Chasseurs Britanniquer—Lieutenant Charles Mylius to be Cap-1
min of a Company with temporary rank; lieutenant Alphonse
Lebretesche ro be ditto with temporary rank.
To be Lieutenants—Ensigns Louis Thdiallier, E. Julien, Fred.
de Stinhary, Jean de Segue, 1.. A. Du I'oy, vice htylius.
To he F.nsigns—Alex. Sciunitl, Gent. vice 'lliikiallier ;
Srymkitth, Gent. vice Julien ; I.ouis Simonean, Gent. vice. De
Suntory ; John Wm. Von Dalmann, Gent. 'vice de. Segue.
Jat Garrison Battalion—Ensign Martin Maher to be Lieutenant,
vice Mica, deceased; Ensign William Thomas Mastermann,
from the 99th Foot, to be ditto, vice Armstrong, appointed to
the 12th Royal Veteran Battalion; Robert Akzandsr, Gent.
to be Ensign, vice Maher.
241Ditto-I.ieutenatn-Colonel James htaadonnell, front the 78th
Foot, to he Lieutecant-Colonel, vice Sir F. M. Ryan, who ex-
changes; John Minty, Gent. to be Ensign, vise Scanlan, pro-
mot, d in the 12th Royal Veteran Battalion.
Sth Ditto—Lieutenant Alexander Graham, from. the 88th Foot,
to be Captain of a Company, vice Hort, appointed to thel2th
Royal Veteran Battalion.
6th Ditto—John Bower', Gent. to be Ensign, vice Baynham, pro-
mo:el in the 67th Foot.
Ist Royal Veteran Battalion—Assistant-Surgeon Rebert Cazeley,
from the 6th Veteran Battalion, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice
Spence, who exchanges.
,cis Ditto—Assistant-Surgeon William Spence, from the Ist Ve-
teran Battalion, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vise Gaseley, who
recharges.
12th Dit o—Capten J. G. Hort, from the Sth Garrisonßattalion,
to be Captain of a Company.
Royal Newfoundland Foiciblex—Ensign J. Garden to be I,iente-
cant, vice Gilfillan, deceased; Thomas Stott, Gent. to be En-
aingn, vice Garden.

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