Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-04-27
The British Army.
lErom the United Service Gazette oil March so,l
CAVALRY.

hone orIv for season--society OF one OF It's bright
est ornaments and the army OF one So'"u.I Rot.
nI;A. late commanding the Ennisklllen Dragons,
now ouartsred in Dublin garrison:
Sd Light Dragoons-A report oelng vesy P, esi
The Gallant com mandant of this corps In INDIA is
dead, we mention the circumstance merely 10 e.. ex-
press our firm convection that the statement is win
out foundation; the service could i'll aford 'he ioS
of so distinguished a cavalry officer:
18th Light Dragoons-CaPtan Knox cominaa ats
the depot at Canterbury awaiting the arIsai % .no
regiment from India I'VE are naPpy ~ from the
camp of her Maesty's 18th Light Dragons
partitions are now liking for the recePti1n .,
regiment at Poonamallee, where tneS ,n W. ~"
until ordered for embarkation. The 10TH are enc
fir corps u 90 home the 54th must remain until
the arrival of the 55th from Secunderasau war
ras United Service Gazette, Jan IL. The regiment
Aave been ordered to remain where they are at pre-
sent encamped; this is only proper precautiop, al
though The medical authorities have pronounced the
cholera that still prevails in the camp OF the 18TH,
though in very mitgated iorm TO DC t;h Goa
tagous or infectious, but to have been imbibed into
the constitution of the men attacked, whilst they
were sncamped on low swamPy ground at the bot
tom of the Peddoonaigdroog pass The l3th have
in the aggre gate lost between thirty and forty men
by this sad soourge, exclusive of women, children,
and followers, but we trust it will prove valuable
lesson to the authorities as clearly showing that all
low swampy spots should, il possible, be avoided
hating places SINCE as have before observed, the
gr danger from malaria arising from the earth or
jungle, is between sunset and sunrise Madras U.
s. G., Jan. 10.
ford has been withdrawn, and arrived at Athlone
on the oath of March, relieving Captain Douglass
troop, which arrived in Dublin on the 18th of
March, and joined head quarters at Portabello bar.
racks.
2d-The resiment will embark from Madras to
form part Of the expedition against China
4th-The Madras United Service Gazette says
CORE pondcnt at Bangalore informs us that the
Kings Own under the command OF MAJOR Sadlier,
were inspected by Brigadier Frewman a few days
ago They are said be in fine order, an the coun-
tenances Of the betoken the heathness OF the
station. The scorps performed great variety Of
movements with a steadiness and precision that
could not be surpassed.
9Th The depot, under the command Of Captain
Paget are ordered to march from Cork to TRACE, to
relieve the 59th depot -
Ath-We have received the ioilowing account
from Trind ad of the state Of health of this dstin
o "Trindad, Jan. "a, 1910.
"It has appeared in several papers that the l4th
Regime Mt has been for a derable time back ia
yery healthy state and the public may consequent
y be led to believe that such the fact and that the
West Indies is not that injurious climate TO Euro
pean soldiers which it has always been held up l
regret to say that the very contrary the case and
since the corps has been In Trinidad 1t has suffered
extremely; at this moment out OF less than AGO. we
have 80 actually in hospital, and from 40 to 30 in
barracks, who are martyrs to intermittent levers
and agues The mortality has been considerable.
The grenadier company alone lost tan men between
the lst of October and the 3lst Of December, and
the women and children have been still more heavi-
Iy afl cted. The regiment has now enteredi sixth
wear in this country and if the rotation system is
tended to operate favoraby and to cheer the oroop
ing spirits of those whs have suffered SO much, 1t is
really time il operated more rapidly so to save
those who have hitherto escaped this pestilential
climate. The 9th expect daily to go to North Amer
lea Here still remains the 10th, oil which such an
awful example has been mace during the past sea
son We fully expect in the spring to be ordered TO
Barbadoes, pr paratory to removal to Canada. The
SD has been al former place twelve months, and
must naturally be dispersed among the Islands; ior
mand to the other. The officers, l rejoice TO say,
are very healthy. Lieutenant Colonel Mein com
mands and is acting as Governor, from when nc
will be relic we'd next month by Sir Henry Macleod
Major Crawley, recently promoted, goes home ION
the arrival Of Major Crabbe, hourly expected to
command tn depot Captain j. Campbell 10 on de-
tachment at San Fernando with eighty men, a
very eligible station, aud that from which all the
sugar in the island is shipped am attached to the
ordnance department, being assistant engineer, to
which was appointed in April last, on the par.
ture Of Major Victor, r. E. Lieutenant and Adjutant
Fraser becomes and goes home for the
purpose. Mr.. Walker acts as paymastsr in the alb
sence Of Mr. Davies, who is IN England trom III
health. Two captains are daily looked for TO re-
place Brevet Major Harold and Captain Yates. Sit
s Whittngham sailed on the 18th in her Majesty Z
ship onstant having been relieved by Lieutenant
General Master, who arrived on the 10Th OF Janua
ry The yellow fever has appeared again this year
at Barbados. The following casualties have occur
red:-l4th Regiment, Captain Beere, dead; 5Zd
Captain Palmer. ditto; Mrs. Cleave, wife OF Quar-
termaster Cleave, also Staff Assis Surgeon, and
several officers have beenill LIST West India regi-
ment, Lieutenant Reade died al Tobaso last Jan
uary. -.
months stationed in Dublin, expect TO move shortly
either TO Cork or to Belfasi. We are inclined 10
believe il more likely that they will proceed to
Cork previous to embark alton for foreign service
2Ist-The Roy al North British Fuslers will form
part Of the expe diton to ChiHa, which will embark
at Calcutta.
23d-One frat lieutenant one second Lieutenant
one sergeant and sixty rank and file, are ordered TO
nIoceed 10 Dublin to embark for Cork thence TO 10
in North America. One ieuienant one ensign, one
sergeant and sixty rank and file are to be drafted to
Nova Scotia.
26th-The Cameronians will form part of the ex'
petition against China
3Oth-A detac hment Of the draft, two officers, one
sergeant, and twenty eight rank and file embarked
at Warrenpoint, near Newry, March y, on board
the Hercules steamer for Liverpool and sailed same
day on route TO Deptford, where they will embark
an the Prince George convictship, for conveyance
to Bermuda to join service companies; the re main
der Of the draft when selected from the head Quar-
tiers at Newry, will proceed TO Dublin and Gun
bark for Cork, consisting Of two efhcers, two ser
geants, ninety -four rank and file, TO join service
companies
36h-rhe depot stationed in Nenagh garrison has
received order for draft, consisting Of one cap
tain one lieutenant one ensign, two sergesnts, and
100 rank and file 10 hold themselves in readiness to
ioin the service companies at New Brunswick. The
officers of tn above duty are Capt Ross Lieutenant
and Adjutant Flcury, and Ensign Garden This will
make "A total Of sixteen officers, and 40 prvates,
who have been sent from this depot TO the head Quar-