Military Promotions.

WAR OFFICE, APRIL 28.

5th Regiment of Dragoon Guards.-Daniel Stephens, Gent. to be Cornet, without purchase.

6th Ditto-Major L. C. Dalrymple, from the 15th Light Dragoons, to be Major, vice Elphinstone, who exchanges.

3d Regiment of Dragoons.-Thomas Trotter, Gent. to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Conway, who resigns.

6th Ditto.-Cornet Alexander Hassard to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Stewart, who retires.

14th Regiment of Light Dragoons.-William John Lyon, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Fortescue, promoted.

15th Ditto Major W. K. Elphinstone, from the 6th Dragoon Guards, to be Major, vice Dalrymple, who exchanges.

16th Ditto-Major Raymond Pelly to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Archer, who retires.

Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards.-Eusign Charles Shawe to be Lieutenant, by purchse, vice Mildmay, who retires.

3d Regiment of Foot Guards.-Ensign Joseph William Moorhouse to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Allen, appointed to the 69th Foot.

5th Regiment of Foot.-Ensign M. G. Hamer to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Bishop, promoted in the 30th Foot; Samuel Ireland, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Hamer.

7th Ditto.-William P. Keane, Gent. to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hamerton, promoted.

9th Ditto.-Thomas Jones, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Long, promoted in the 104th Foot.

17th ditto.-Martin Mulkern, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Crawley, promoted.

40th ditto. Ensign John Armstrong to be Lieutenant, without purchase; Charles Wallace, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Armstrong.

42d ditto.-Hospital-Mate John M'Coll to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice M'Lachlan, promoted in the 71st Foot.

54th ditto.-Lieutenant J. H. Edwards, from the 7th West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Shaw, promoted in the 2d West India Regiment.

70th ditto.-Lieutenant Matthew Ford to be Captain of a Company, vice Lawrence, deceased; Ensign and Adjutant James Samson to have the rank of Lieutenant; Ensign William Taylor to be Lieutenant, vice Ford; James Hunter, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Taylor.

99th ditto. John Rothwell, Gent. to be Eusign, without purchase, vice Yates, promoted in the 101st Foot.

101st Regiment of Foot.-To be lieutenants without purchaso Ensign Homsworth, ensign Thomas Stack, and ensign Thomas Yates from the 99th foot. To be ensigns~ Linton, gent. vice Hemsworth; Theophilus O'Halloran,

gent. vice Stack.

104th ditto.-Ensign Henry Long, from the 9th foot, to be lieutenant, without purchase.

7th West India Regiment.-Lieutenant Cornalet to be captain of a company, without purchase, vice Hogg, appointed to the 26th foot; ensigh John M'Pherson to be lieutenant, vice Cornalet; William Whitfield, gent. to be ensign, vice M'Pherson.

2d Garrison Battalion.-Edward Acton, Esq. to be paymaster, vice Roberts, deceased.

Brevet.

Major-General Thomas Hislop to be Lieutenant-General in the Presidency of Bombay only.

To be Lieutenant-Colonels in the Army.

Major Henry William Carr, of 83d foot.

Major Charles Broke, assistant quarter master-general.

Major John Rudd, of 77th foot.

Major the Hon. H. R. Pakenham, of 7th West India Regiment.

Major Charles Rowan, of 52d foot.

Major Matthew Shawe, of the 74th foot.

Majors Alexander J. Dickson, John May, and Harcourt Holcombe, of ditto. Major John F. Burgoyne, of Royal Engineers.

Major John T. Jones, of ditto.

To be Majors in the Army.

Captain Frederick Stovin, of 28th foot.

Captain Robert Gardiner, of the Royal Artillery.
Captain John Thomas Leecky, of 23d foot.

Captain the Honourable James Stewart, of 95th foot.
Captain William Nicholas, of Royal Engineers.
Captain Charles Fox Canning, of 3d Foot Guards.
Captain the Honourable Henry Powys, of 83d foot.

Captain Dudley St. Ledger Hill, of Royal West India Rangers.

Staff.

Major Ronald Campbell, of 72d foot, to be deputy-adjutant-general to the forces in the Island of Jamaica, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the army, vice Horsford, appointed a brigadier-general.

Major Cecil Bisshopp, from the 98th foot, to be an inspecting field officer of the militia in Canada, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the army.

Hospital Staff.

Hugh Mulhollen, gent, to be hospital-mate for general service, vice Bolton, promoted.

William Forrest, gent. to be ditto, vice Lukis, promoted.

The King's German Legion.

1st Light Dragoons.-Frederick Klein, gent. to be cornet, vice Schulze, promoted.

2d battalion of Light Infantry.-Peter Richard Andrew Van Dyck, gent. to be ensign, vice Lyndham, promoted; John Frederick de Meuron, gent. to be ensign, vice Jobia, promoted.

Memorandum.

The appointment of Mr. Henry Davis to be cornet, without purchase, in the 22d Light Dragoons, vice Macalpine, promoted, as stated in the Gazette of the 7th inst. has not taken place.

Erratum in the Gazette of the 18th of February, 1812.

56th foot.-For Alexander Brickell, gent. to be ensign, without purchase, vice Bromwich, appointed to the soth foot, read Brickell Alexander, gent, to be ensign, without purchase, vice Bromwich, appointed to the s0th foot.

COMMISSIONS IN THE DORSETSHIRE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT.

John Beauchamp Stickland, jun. gent. to be ensign, vice Andrews, resigned. Dated April 8, 1812.

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF THE COUNTY OF KENT.

Chatham and Dartford Regiment of Local Militia.

Jeremiah Burch Rosher, gent. to be ensign, vice Buck, resigned.

Charles Andrew Becket, gent. to be ensigu, vice Patten, resigned. Both dated April 9, 1812.

2d East Kent, or Lath of Scray and Wingham Regiment of Local Militia.

Ensign Charles Hills to be lieutenant, vice Chalk, resigned.

Ensign William Parker to be ditto, vice Sea, resigned.

Giles Hilton, gent. to be ensign, vice Hills, promoted.

John Swift, sen. gent. to be ditto, vice Parker, promoted.
John Swift, jun. gent. to be ditto.

All dated April 15, 1812.

Military Promotions.

WAR-OFFICE, MAY 12.

In consequence of the distinguished gallantry displayed by the 2d battalion 59th regiment, in the battle fought at Corunna, on the 16th of January, 1809, his Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, to approve of the word Corunna being borne upon the colours and appointments of the above 59th regiment, in addition to any other badges or devices which have heretofore been granted to that regiment.

5th regiment of dragoon Guards-assistant-surgeon John R. Elmore, from the 73d foot, to be assistant-surgeon, vice M'Fadzen, placed on half pay.

1st regiment of dragoons-captain Charles Purvis to be major, without purchase; heutenant Frederic Watson to be captain of a troop, vice Purvis; cornet W. Henry Watson to be lieutenant, vice Watson; John Henry Slade, gent. to be cornet, vice Watson.

3d ditto-lieutenant Thomas Tatlock, from the royal waggon train, to be lieutenant, vice Gerrard, who exchanges.

7th regiment of light drageons-captain Edward Hodge to be major, by purchase, vice Cholmley, who retires; lieutenant John Henry Robeck, to be captain of a troop, by purchase, vice Hodge; cornet John G. Maddison to be lieutenant, by purchase, vice Robeck.

9th dittc-captain George Gore to be major, without purchase; lieutenant John Clerke to be captain of a troop, vice Gore.

10th dittc-John Charles Farmer, gent. to be cornet, by purchase, vice Eversfield, promoted.

12th ditto-cornet Lindsay James Bertie to be lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hall, who retires; honourable Augustus Stanhope to be cornet, without purchase, vice Bertie, promoted.

15th ditto-cornet William Bellairs to be lieutenant, by purchase, vice Phillips, promoted.

17th ditto-quarter-master John Marks to be adjutant, (with the rank of cornet) vice Gale, deceased.

25th ditto-George Morris, gent. to be veterinary surgeon, vice Phipps, deceased. 3d regiment of foot guards-Henry Paxton, gent. to be ensign, by purchase, vice Barnett, promoted.

3d regiment of foot-Thomas Henry Owen, gent. to be ensign, by purchase, vice Sheehan, promoted.

7th ditto-lieutenant John Edward Hunt, from the 4th garrison battalion, to be lieutenant, vice Bowen, who exchanges.

15th ditto- Brown, gent. to be ensign, without purchase, vice Hemmings, promoted in the 101st foot.

23d ditto-second lieutenant Charles Fryer to be first licutenant, by purchase, vice Thorpe, promoted in the royal York rangers.

26th regiment of Foot.

To be lieutenants, without purchase-ensign Thomas Taylor, ensign and adjutant T. W. Boyes to have the rank, ensign C. F. Sweeney.

To be ensign, without purchase-William Clark, gent. vice Sweeney.

56th ditto-ensign C. Wilson to be lieutenant, vice Moore, deceased; James Hope Johnston Meikeljohn, gent. to be ensign, vice Wilson.

60th ditto-ensign Jos. Marchington, from the 71st foot, to be lieutenant, without purchase.

63d ditto-George Palmer, gent. to be ensign, by purchase, vice Stoneham, who retires.

71st ditto-William Bristow, gent. to be ensign, without purchase, vice Marchington, promoted to the 60th foot.

81st ditto-hospital-mate Jos. Stockdale to be assistant-surgeon, vice Chislett, placed upon half pay.

82d ditto-lieutenant T. S. Begbie to be captain of a company, by purchase, vice Proctor, promoted.

98th ditto-captain John Nicholls to be major, without purchase, vice Bisshopp, promoted ou the staff in America; lieutenant Gillias M‘Pherson to be captain of a company, vice Nicholls.

101st ditto-ensign John E. Hemmings, from the 15th foot, to be lieutenant, without purchase.

103d regiment of Foot.

To be lieutenants, without purchase-ensign Fenton Finlay, vice Morris, promoted; ensign and adjutant John Petit to have the rank; ensign Richard Rose.

Military Promotions.

To be ensigns, without purchase-Robert Huey, gent. vice Finlay; Ezekiel Bredin, gent. vice Rose.

Royal West India Rangers—ensign Thomas Younger to be lieutenant, vice Morphew, killed in action; James Kennedy, gent. to be ensign, vice Younger.

Royal Waggon Train-lieutenant Samuel Gerrard, from the 3d dragoons, to be lieutenant, vice Tatlock, who exchanges.

1st Garrison battalion-major Robert Johns, from the half-pay of the 135th foot, to be major, vice Turner, who exchanges.

4th ditto-lieutenant Lewis Bowen, from the 7th foot, to be lieutenant, vice Hunt, who exchanges.

ed royal veteran battalion-serjeant Thomas Randall, from the Coldstream regiment of foot guards, to be quarter-master, vice Berkeley, placed on the retired list.

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Major-general George Murray, of the 3d regiment of foot guards, to be quartermaster-general to the forces in Ireland, vice major-general Clinton, who resigus. To be Assistant-Commissaries-General to the Forces.

Acting assistant-commissary-general John Beckwith,
Acting assistant-commissary-general William Lane.
Acting assistant-commissary-general Thomas Forth Winter.

To be Deputy Assistant-Commissaries-General to the Forces.

William Newman and Francis Edward Knowles, gents.

Garrisons.

Lachlan Maclean, Esq. late lieutenant-colonel in the Breadalbane Fencibles, to be major of the Tower of London, vice Smith, deceased.

Hospital Staff.

Staff-surgeon Titus Berry, from the half-pay, to be surgeon to the forces.
To be Hospital-Mates for General Service.

James Bartlett, gent. vice Thompson, promoted.
John Lorimar gent. vice Prendergast, promoted.
William Cuming, gent. vice Rankin, promoted.
Owen M‘Indre, gent. vice Fisher, promoted.
Samuel Bell, gent. vice Mallock, promoted.

Barracks.

John Lewis Elliot, gent. to be barrack-master to the forces in Great Britain.

Rolls Regiment."

William Davis, gent. to be ensign, without purchase.

Watteville's Regiment.

Brevet-colonel Louis de Watteville to be colonel, vice major-general de Watte. ville, who resigns.

COMMISSIONS IN THE DORSETSHIRE YEOMANRY CAVALRY, SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT.

Cornet Samuel Cox to be lieutenant, vice Henry Willett, resigned. Dated April 15, 1812.

Memorandum.

Assistant-surgeon Hunter, of the 56th foot, and lieutenant Gilchrist, of the 89th regiment, are superseded, being absent without leave.

WAR OFFICE, MAY 16.

His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, has been pleased to approve of the 86th regiment being in future styled The 86th (or the Royal County Down) Regiment," and bear the Irish Harp and Crown upon their button.

WAR-OFFICE, MAY 19.

3d regiment of dragoon guards-cornet and adjutant George Towell to have the rank of lieutenant; cornet Forster Byrne to be lieutenait, without purchase, vice Stuart, who retires.

3d regiment of dragoons-Richard Twisleton Fawcett, gent, to be cornet, without purchase, vice Kelly, who resigns.

Military Promotions.

11th regiment of light dragoons-Robert Millingan, gent. to be coruet, by purchase, vice Rotton, promoted.

14th ditto serjeant major

M'Carthy, from the 16th light dragoons, to be

quarter-master, vice Jameson, deceased.

16th ditto-cap`ain the Hon. Henry Beauchamp Lygon to be major, by purchase, vice Pelly, promoted.

18th ditto-Robert Curtis, geut to be cornet, by purchase.

1st regiment of foot-captain George Marlay, from the 25th foot, to captain of a company, vice Mitchell, who exchanges; lieutenant James Alstone, from the Royal East Middlesex militia, to be ensign, without purchase.

4th ditto-lieutenant Vere Hunt to be captain of a company, vice Bellingham, killed in action.

To be lieutenants-cusign Robert Arnold, vice Stavely, killed in action; ensign Richard Mulholland, vice Shephard, dead of bis wounds; ensign William Lonsdale, vice Hunt; ensign John Bushell, by purchase, vice Kieley, who retires.

To be ensigns-volunteer H. Andrews, vice Lonsdale; volunteer D. M‘Crohan, vice Bushell.

6th ditto-lieutenant William Russell, from the Stafford militia, to be ensign without purchase.

7th ditto-captain George King to be major, without purchase, vice Singer, killed in action; lieutenant Joshua W. Weeks to be captain of a company, vice King; lieutenant Hamilton English to be ditto, without purchase, vice Cholwich, killed in action; ensign Henry Stephen Nooth, from the Dorset militia, to be lieu. tenant, without purchase.

12th ditto-ensign Adam P. Walsh, from the 44th foot, to be lieutenant, without purchase, vice Edwards appointed to the 5th West India regiment.

16th ditto-lieutenant Thomas Hurring, from the East Essex militia, to be ensign, without purchase.

18th-ensign and adjutant Joseph Hammill to have the rank of lieutenant; ensign Edward Piggott to be lieutenant, with purchase, vice Molony, who resigns; Robert Uniacke, gent. to be ensign, vice Piggott.

22d ditto-eusign Robert Kiernander to be lieutenant, without purchase, vice Norton, promoted; ensign Richard Collins to be ditto, vice Poole, promoted; Robert Kyffen, gent. to be ensign, vice Kiernander.

23d ditto-first lieutenant Henry Johnson to be captain of a company, without purchase, vice Maw, killed in action; second lieutenant W. A. Griffiths to be first lieutenant, without purchase, vice Collins, killed in action; second lieutenant John Clyde to be ditto, vice Johnson; ensign Dixon Denham, from the Portuguese service, to be second lieutenant, vice Griffiths, promoted; volunteer George Toole, from the 39th foot, to be ditto without purchase, vice Clyde.

25th ditto-captain J. J. Mitchell, from the first foot, to be captain of a company, vice Malay, who exchanges.

27th ditto-lieutenant Philip Bass to be captain of a company, vice Jones, killed in action; ensign S. Hastings to be lieutenant, vice Levenge, killed in action; ea. sign J. Hill to be ditto, vice Simcoe, killed in action.

To be ensigns-serjeants major · Sinith, from the 52d foot, vice Warington, dead of his wounds; ensign D. Donovan, from the Portuguese service, vice Hastings; Nicol M'Nicol, gent. without purchase, vice Hill, promoted.

3d ditto-Robert Gardner, gent. to be ensign, by purchase, vice Roberts, who retires.

33d ditto-lieutenant Jolin Cameron, from the Royal East Middlesex militia, to be ensign, without purchase.

34th ditto-lieutenant Price Jones, from the Denbigh militia, to be ensign, without purchase.

36th ditte-lieutenant Henry O'Bre, from the 101st foot, to be Heutenant, vice Bowers, who exchanges; ensign William Peacocke to be ditto, without purchase, vice Robison, who resigns; volunteer Roger Jones, from the 32d foot, to be ensign, vice Peacocke.

37th ditto-Wm. Moir, gent. to be ensign, by purchase, vice Dale, promoted; lieutenant John Ottey, from the Royal East Middlesex militia, to be ensign, with out purchase.

35th ditto-serjeant major A. Veitch to be ensign, vice Evans, killed in action. 89th ditte-lieutenant Henry Smith to be adjutant, vice Lord, who resigns the adjutantcy ouly; ensign Trevor Williams to be lieutenant, without purchase, vice Whalley, placed on half pay; John Kingsbury, gent, to be ensign, vice

Williams.