Star. — 1823-09-18 (London, England)

THE ARMY. MILITARY AFFRAY. fie Westmeath Atonal contains, under sitehead of" Atrociouis Outrage at hlullingar," a statement reflecting severely net the con. duct of the 93d Highlanders, now stationed at that place. The par. titulars of the alleged outrage, and the degree of stedlt to be at; tacked to them, may be gathered from the following vindication 9 this gallant Regiment, which appears in the Dalin Evening Mail: ' 44 None of the soldiers of the 93d Regiment. rushed out of the Barracks, as stated in the Westmeath ",arena,; nor was it lino*n aqy one in the barracks that they had been concerned in'ariy dig, turbance until all was over. There was no noise ; no drawn swords nor were any bayonets or bludgeons seen by an# of the respestabit persons who were eye-witnesses of the transaction. Abolit fort soldiers, we understand, passed up the sweets of Mullingar, lot lowed by a crowd of boys, who might, indeed, liaire shouted ani broken wiodovrs. Some persons, it is said, were pitched down, ans others might haveheen struck by soldiers. Unfortunately, one 'mai was severely hurt. What provocation might at the time have bee given, we know not; of this, however, we have been assured, iha the soldiers of the 93d Regiment have been constantly insulti and attacked by certain of the inhabitants of Mullingir since tb Regiment has been quartered there. The lives of many of sh soldiers have been endangered by these brutal attacks; and none the assailants have ever been punished. " In reference to tht recent case, a soldier who had been sent t the Post-office for letteiXiVas attacked by two men. They knozke him down, and kicked and jumped upon him when on the groual apparently with art intent to murder him, The poor fellow is; not given' these ruffians the slightest provocation for the oatrag which took place in the public streets of Mullingar, and wk upwards of fifty of the inhabitants werelookers on. No assistant we learn, was afforded to the sufferer, merely because he was• a saunas; and had net a party of his comrades been sent from tl barnicksio apprehend the offenders, they would have escaped wi impunity." . . . impun 4. • Qtt • ihe Ilist ultimo, the four Troops 'of the Berwickshire Ye manry Cavalry intembled for eight days training and exerdst Dense, under the command of Major Summit. On Fiiday we the Regiment was inspected by the Right Hon. the'Earl of Hem the Lord Lieutenant of the County, who eipressed himself high satisfied with the appearance of the Cdrps,' and with the style which the different evolutions *ere perfornied. A considerable improvement has been recently made in the n nail and platoon exercise. The improved system Is now rani; by the Coldstream' Onards, and will be promulgated in a short tit to the whole Army. • .. Wednesday, a Oeneral Court.'Martial was 'held at Piershil B ranks. Retti• Edinburgh, to try John Murray, a private in the KitS Dragoons, upon a charge of desertion, and also of stealing his her and selling it to a farmer in the neighbOarhisad of Lanark for The evidence was concluded that day ; and next day the Court a to deliberate upon theft ientenee, which will not be made knot until after it has been sulimitted to the Count.stenza-ne.Catar.