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The following is the circular, letter to the Colonel
of Regiments announcinithe Patrice Rausn's lily
.ras I grant to regithentallvfesses : .
• War-cis:a, tiati Marcb, 1811.
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His Royal Highness tIie.PRINCI REGENT having been most
graciously pleased, in the name and on the behalf his Majesty, to
order, that an allowance in aid of the expenses of the Regimen-
tal hits. should be granted to every Regiment, Battalion, or
Corp., when stationed in Great Britain; I have the hohour to se:
quaint you therewith, and that the allowance wM be apportioned,
according to the Establishment of the Corps, acid under therdirec-
tion of the Commanding Officer, agreeably to the &Rowing
Scale, viz.
For every Regiment, or Battalion, consisting
of ten Troops, or Companies, and upwards;
• at the rate of . . . . X 250 pet annum.
Ditto . . of 9 Troopt or Companies 221
Ditto g (stun 200
Ditto . • * 7 ditto . . 175
Ditto * 6 ditto . . . 150
Ditto s • 5 ditto . . . 125
Ditto •. • 4 ditto . . . 100
For a Corp.'it • 3 ditto . . . 75
Ditto . . I ditto . . . 511

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personal fr;entle, whom, he-rtspectect Mkt asimireci,
would he benefited by the Bill ; but still be thought,'
flu' its effects ou, the feelings of the country wbald
be mischievous, as it would re-open a door to unfoun-
ded cl.iims,, on a false construction of Mr. Burke's
Bill. The Hon., Member particularly objected to the
granting of retiring pensions.
Sir J. NEWPORT was anxious that the House
should attend to this branch of reform.
The CHANCELLOR of. the EXCHEQUER;
though he doubted some of its provisions, was in=
dined to be favourable to the Bill.
Mr. CANNING observed, that even Mr. Burke's
Act still reserved to Foreign Ministers not indeed
pensions, but a species of half-pay. Fre,.-n that time,
persons entering upon the diplomatic career, took that
coarse, confiding ar the faith of Parliament fox com-
pensation. After, all, a discretionary power of com-
pensating the diplomatic services must be left to the
Crown.
Mr. WHITBREAD opposed the measure, tl,
with extreme,reluctance. He could not co--

shake the measure .(reform to which they had come I__ _.O . . i ditto . , . 25
to last Session..bsery ..itions from Mr Lambe and Mr..r: , His Rolm. }Donnas having also been pleased to direct, that
o After some
the allow. Allowance should commence ffonithe 25th Dciembei,
Stephen, in approbatio! of theßill, and Mr. 1). Giddy
1809, the charge thereof may now be ma ide n a Supplementary
- Aceompt, under the head of Contingencle,s, fir the time that the
and Mr. P. Moore against it, Corps was actually serving in Great Britain in the year seib.
Mr. LEACH replied to the arguMent urged by The subsequent charges may, In future, be placed in the Re -
various speakers against his Bill, and contended that Oar Quarterly Actompts, under the
r turtle head.
persons employed in the diplomatic service of the - I " the l''' °le,
. 1 eau meat obedient, humble Servant. '
country were entitled to a liberal provision when they
The INTIK LIIIIMIT gunabrig ziat under • weigh for ,
were ro longer employed, though they'rnlght not have
Lisbon on Thursday evening, with three transports
been ten years in the service. Persons who gave their
under convoy, having on board .11 detachment of the
talents to the diplomacy, and relinquished other pro- ,
First Roy
I Captain RAD/8101M's company of Royal Artillery, ale, with their horses.
spects of obtaining an independence, on the faith of
the existing negociationr ought not to be subsequently
embarked at Plymouth this day, for Portugal, to
denied support, in consequence of a new arrangement
• follow their brave comrades.having been made.
The House then divided, when the numbers were, I We are glad' to observe, that the wind still conti-
For the second reading, 34—Against it, 24—NIajn- noes so fair, that the fleet which sailed for Portugal
rity, iO. The Bill was then read a second time, and seven days ago, must by this time have got near
ordered to be committed on Monday.—Adjourned. Lisbon. Generals CHARLES STEWART and ANSON,
with many other gallant Officers, sailed by this fleet.
No appointment that the PRINCE REGENT can make
could give more general satisfaction in the Army than
the promotion of Lieutenant-General DONALD MAC-
-- DONALD to the Colonelcy of the 55th Regiment ; a
SATErR.DA.Y, MARCH 30. • corps in which that gallant officer had not only ire-
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. quently distinguished himself in the West Indies, and
.1 per Cent. Cons. meneyi64if—for account 601.
the Continent, but where he had gained credit to the
Reduced shut- -4 per Cent. s ut-5 per Cent. Navy 97g.
lignite. sills Etas 4s. prem.—Bonds, 22% 231..prem. establishment of Britisb Officers, try the applause be-
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. stowed on his talents by Count CLAMFAIT, and many
!pet Cent. Red. Ann. shut India Bonds 225. 235. Austrian and French Officers, who readily distil'.
s per Cent. Cons. 65 64f Exc. Bins, 2s, .ss. prem. guished and paid the due tribute to his eminent talents
4 ye Chnt. shut Oninium 6ft die. as an Officer.
5 per Cent. Navy 9711} Lottery Tickets AC22. 101.
India Stuck _ Cons. for acc. 65i 64i Major-General TURNER, who has got the Cape Re-
giment, is an able Officer of the Guards, and is Chief
His MAJE.sry took hie. usual walks yesterday, ac-' Secretary to the PRINCE.
eompanied in the morning be one of the Physicians, i The gallant General GRAHAM, who in very arduous
and in the afternoon by General MANNERS. circumstances has so much distinguished himself as
This day her MAJESTY'S Council met at Windsor, an Officer, it is said will be elevated to the Peerage ;
for the important object of examining the Physicians . and that General DILE= will be made a Bamnet.—
preparatory to the Declaration which they are di- General GRAHAM is of the school of the ever to be
rected by the Act to make in the first week of the ; lamented AISERCROMBY, and was the bosom friend of
month of April, and on some day in the first week of °
Sir JOHN MOORE. He is a native of Scotland, and
every third month thereafter. They will meet again . Colonel of the 90th, or Perthshire Highlanders ;.and
on sonic day next week, finally to make up their Re-ihas for some years sat in Parliament.
port.; but. this chipthey -ex-mined the Physicians
Six hundred of Guards are to embark for Cadiz
Upon oath.
and a.considerable body of other troops are also to be
The 'ength of our Parliamentary Report in the ' sent to fill up the vacancies made by the late battle. i
Sue o yesterday prevented our noticing variousi We fear that there is link chance of prevailing on the
occurrences th..t deserve to be recorded. I Spanish Goverment to agree ty an effectual organiza-
Cermet' journals to the 19th instant were received ; tion of their army on the plan which has so happily
yesterday, but these contents are unimportant. `succeeded in Portugal. We understand that even af-
In the absence of dispatches direct from Lord WEL- ter consenting to Colonel WHITTINGHAM'S raising a
LINOTON, every account which serves to give the least . Brigade of Spanish troops, he finds the most unfore-
additional information respecting the retreat of MAS- . seen obstructions thrown in his way.
SENA,becomes doubly interesting. Yesterday se'nnigltt °
The 49th, or Hertfordshire Regiment, have a depot
the American brig Nancy, Captain kAINSDALE,. gr' -
" established at Hertford, and expect to get a second
rived at Kinsale from Lisbon, which place she left on
battalion at the approaching volunteering from the
the 10th inst. Before she sailed, advice; had been
received ~ that the French had commenced their re. Militia'
treat on the 7th instant, and that Lord WELLINGTON . The following are some of the military Canton.
had removed his bead-quarters to Santarem in the ments in Scotland :
Morning of the Bth, advanced to Pernes, about four 1 The 2d battalion 78th regiment are at present sta-
leagues north of that place, in the afternoon of the tioned in Fort George, as also the 6th Royal Veteran
same day, and ;proceeded within two or three leagues i Battalion, which regiment has 4 companies detached
of Thomar on the morning of the 9th." to Zealand.
There are further accounts from Lisbon, by a yes- The 2d battalion 79th, or Cameronian Highlanders,
eel which left that port on the 12th, but they contain are staticned at Dundee.
no information of the-movements of Lord WELLING-1 That fine regiment the Fifeshire Militia are doing
rote subsequent to his eirrival at Thomar on the 9th. duty at Aberdeen.
The Portuguese peasantry every where received our I The 4th battalion of the Royals are at present in
troops with expressions of joy. They gave the most Stirling Castle.
afflicting descriptions of the excesses committed by The 70th regiment have two companies at Ayr.
the French soldiers, and the brutal' violence and
cruelty- of their -Officers, from the Commander in The 2cl battalion 71st regltia, still continue in Glasgow.iment and Argyleshire
Chief to the subaltern. They had long ceased to run Militia,
the hazard of making any complaint, as it served only The following are the regiments in Edinbnrgh
to aggravate their oppression. Fresh provisions had Castle :—Royal Perthshire and Edinburgh regiments
risen considerably at Lisbon, and poultry, in par. , of militia, and Garrison Veteran Battalion: four com-
ticular, was excessively dear ; a turkey fetching ' panies of the last regiment are stationed at 0. • ney.
SOs. a goose 21s. and fowls from 12s. to 1 ts. a-piece. lAt Musselburgh barracks thelst battalion 42d, and
A vessel has arrieedwhich sailed from Cortinna on 2d battalion 9lst regiments.
the 15th inst. Previous to her departure accounts had ! The Durham militia are quartered in the town of
been received from General Sieverna, conimunicat- i Musselburgh.
ing intelligence of Masszea's army having com- At Dalkeith, the East York militia, and a detach-
menced its retreat. L.
menu of the Renfrew, whose head-quarters are at Les.
A Spanish Officer of rank, whi has just arrived wade. Both of these regiments have detachments at
from Cadiz, states, that since the late brilliant achieve- Pennveuick (as also the
Galloway militia, whose head
menu General GRAHAM is adored by the populaces
quarters" are at r"ennycnick) • and from Musselburgh
and that multitudes assemble round him whenever to Noble-house, a compleat Chain of posts are formed
he appears, cheering him with acclamations.
The i for nearly 30 miles to prevent the escape of any of
new expedition to destroy' the French besieging army, i
the French prisoners who might attempt it.
was advancing, and the most sanguine expectations
The Ross-shire militia at Leith, but expect to go
were entertained of its success. The subredinate
intothe.newly repaired barracks at Queensberry im-
commands bad been given 'to Generals SAYAS and
mediately, as the barracks at Leith are soon to be
LAIMIZABEL ; yet, notwithstanding *hat has been
state(!, it does not appear certain that the princip given up.#
command had been confided to General BLAKE... l , . A detachment of Artillery under the command' of
Letters, we understand, were yesterday - Chitral LYLE, are in Leith Fort. I
from Cadiz of so late a date as the 14th inst. : ° At Piershill barracks, the. th Dragoon Guards or
were brought by a vessel which arrived 'at a port eiff Carabineers,who have two troops at Hamilton and two
Wales They take no- notice of a seiond'efort to troops at" Perth.
raise the siege of that place. This silence, however, At lixelefington, the 23 battalion 25th, and 2d bat-
h not considered decisive that no attempt of the kind t*knks Illehregtments. 1
has been made, as the house from which the letter* '4 detachment of Artillery and Galloway militia
were received make it a rule, it is laid, to' Mix • ark jat; ptiebar; as also that highly disciplined and fine
news with their comMemicationt oh 4nrslnest. '' - Prittinent the Royal Lanark militia.
Letter s from Lisbon mention,- that a Court bfaitil,4 . At fterivicipon-Tweeti. the Aberdeenshire militia.
bgateen held op board the Barflenr, on Captain to rie Tciffarmilitia still continue at Newcastle. -
WILLIAM Frrettat, Of the Maceffouisin, of 44 guns, on ' . There= sto bean Encampment at Pennycnic k im-
* charge of tyranny arid 41)re:slots, in patting the ties rely, till barracks can be erected, as the Eris°.
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