Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-08

tires "a nsign David John Browne Edwards, to be
BY y.S: G.se Lev
Captain, by purchase, vice U Halioran, who retirss
Ensign John Piper, to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Lecky.
by purchase, vice Wilson, who retires; Ensign
Charles Augustus, Daniel. to be Lieutenant, by par
chase. vice Coats; Arthur Lord, Gent, to be En-
sign, BY purchase, vice Daniell.
Goth Foot-Dadley Wilmot Carleton, Gent, to be
Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Maude, APP
pointed to the I'd Regiment of Life Guards.
by purchase, vice Richardson, who retires; Ensign
Francis John Hext, to be Lieutenant, by purchase,
vice Lloyd; Ensign Robert Portal, from the 18th
Foot, to be Ensign, vice HeXt
85th FOot-Major General Sir John Forster Fitz.
gerald, X. c. b. to be Colonel, vice Sir William
Thornton, deceased.
Goth tFoot-Lieutenant Nswcombe E. Blackall,
from the 10th Light Dragons to be Lieutenant, vice
Lord James Beresford, who exchanges.
Rifle Brigade-Lieutenant Alexander Monro, to be
Captain by purchase vice Martin, who retires; Sc
cond Lieutenant William Hale to be First Lieute-
nant, by purchase, vice Monro; Henry John Brown,
Hale. y
The ARMY-The Stakcsby transport is shortly
expected to arrive at Cork from Deptford, to receive
board the draft from the depot companies OF the
23i, 9Th and Goth regiments, destined to join the
service companies Of those CORPS for conveyance to
Halifax; also portion x officers and ~ men) OF the
draft of the Both regiment; the remainder OF the
latter draft will proceed by steam vessel from Cork
to Portsmouth, to embark in the Venilia transport.
The drafts of the 23d, 36th, and 9th regiments
now on the march to Cork.
The embarkation OF the draft lately ordered from
the depot companies Of the Both to join the service
Ompanes of that re giment in Bermuda is spended
until further orders, with the exception Of subal-
terms (Ensigns Bayly and Wilknson) l sergeant,
and % rank and file, who embarked at Warrenpoint
for Liverpool, en- route TO London, on the 18th ut.,
in order to embark as guard in the Prince Regent
convict ship, lying at Deptford, destined for Ber-
muda.
Liexteuant Colonel Gray don, Of the Royal Engi-
neers, has succeeded Major Fenwick in the command
Of the engineer department in the West Indies.
Lieutenant Elwyn, Of the Royal Artillery, has re-
lieved Lieutenant Horribly in the command of the
artillery in the Bahama Islands.
A draft of the 43d depot, with armed party and
six supernume raries, will arrive in Dublin the
10th inst from Mas, for embarkation at the North
Wall for Cork, at two o'clock on the afternoon of
same day.
The troop of the 9th dragons, ordered for Dun
dalk, will march from hence the l4th instead Of
the llth inst, aspreviously arranged.
The Lieutenant General com handing will see the
horses selected for casting of the 9th dragons this
day, Immediately after guard mounting.
The NavY-PRonorIoNs AND APPMNTMENTs.-
Captaia Sir David Dunn, X. c. H., to the Vanguard.
Commander-Frederick Hutton, to the Vanguard.
Lieutcnants-Henry Lyster, James Cannon, Sey.
mour, J. Brown, and b. j. Paget, to the Vanguard,
George G. Otway, to the Excellent
Surgeon-John Wilson to the Vanguard.
Assistant Surgeons. Risk and James G Blu
chanan, to the Vanguard; Mr.. J. T. Mickey (addi-
tional), to Britannia.
Master IS. S. Finn, to the Vanguard.
Second Masters-E II. Rowe, late of the Jupiter,
10 the Andromache; T. Fogden, to be Second Mas.
ter, and to command the Ceres John Fiddes, Second
Master, and Pilot to Vanguard
Gunner-Robelt Harris, re-aPpointed to the Van
guard.
Chaplain-Rev. J. Richards, to the Vanguard.
Mstes-E. ii. Blake, to the Excellent; +. w.
vansittart, to the niagara; Mr.. Montague B. Dunn,
to the Victor.
Midshipman-R. o Sergeant, to the Pearl.
Clerk-Francis Graves, to the Vanguard.
Naval Instructor-Robert Scott, to the Vanguard.
CoAsr GUARD.-Lieutenants-W Crispen, con.
timed in command Of the Vulcan for the further Pc
riod Of two years; X. r. Edevain, to Active, vice
Prowse; Joshua Ray, TO the Eagle, vice Drew; Re-
bert Butcher, to the Tartar. vice Davies; Prowse,
Drew, and Davies, have been re appointed to the
Coast Guard.
Royal MARINEs-Captain William Ford, First
Lieutenants Thomas Fraser and II. p. Levin, to the
Vanguard.
The Colonial Magazine gives the name Of every
ship, and her station in the French service with the
names Of the officers Itappears that in the Medit.
station, 36l guns; in the South Seas and Indian
Ocean, 2l2 guns; at Bres, l3S guns; the coast Of
Spain, SO guns: in the West Indies, $50 guns; at
Lisbon, "a guns; particular service, "a guns; Ar.
rican coast, 30 guns; protection OF the fishers, 81
guns; they have also in the Mediterranean p steam
vessels of, collectively, $50 horse power, mount
ing l20 guns and three other steam vessels, mount
ing Is guns Of the latter is in the East Indie ,
and two on the coast Of Africa. The total number
Of guns in the French sea going navy is 2,S57. The
English fierce find consists Of the following: