London Gazette.-Various Dispatches, &c.

Riga, August 11, 1812.-I HAVE the honour to enclose, for your information, a letter which I have this instant received from General Essen, communicating the agreeable intelligence of the continued success of the Russian arms, and the junction of Prince Bagration's corps, with the main army at Smolensko. This information is from the commander-in-chief, General Barclay de Tolli, who dates his letter the 4th instant, at Sinolensko. In addition to what is mentioned in the general's letter, I learn that General Tormassoff suddenly left the position which he had occupied for some time at Gitomirz or Zitomirz, in order to attack a corps of Saxons, stationed near Kubryn, twenty-four miles from Bryex Litowski, and about one hundred and thirty miles east of Warsaw, where he defeated the enemy, who retired towards Minsk.

Admiralty-office, September 1, 1812.-Vice-admiral Sir James Saumarez, bart. K.B. has transmitted to John Wilson Croker, esq. a letter from heutenant J. C. Crawford, commanding his Majesty's gun-brig Wrangler, off Seyer Island, August 1812, of which the enclosed is a copy.-SIR-IN pursuance of your orders of the 14th instant, I proceeded off Randers with your boats, and the cutter of the Locust, but not finding the French lugger there, I proceeded farther to the westward, off Mariager Fiord, to reconnoitre that port; a small Danish cruizer was perceived coming out, gave chase to her, when she bore up, and ran into Alborg: at night lieutenant Petley, myself, and Mr. Curtis, (second master of the Locust) thought that she might be carried by the boats, which was agreed upon. Lieutenant Petley then proceeded in shore, with the barge and cutter, in company with the Locust's boats, under charge of Mr. Curtis, her second master. About two o'clock in the morning they got alongside of her, and carried her from under a very heavy fire from the battery and musquetry from Halle's Fort, in the entrance of that river, without the loss of a single man. She is one of those cruisers that have been of great annoyance to our convoys off the Scaw; she mounts two brass six-pounders, one long two-pounder, and small arms, and commanded by lieutenant Tetens of the Danish navy, and commodore of a division of gun-boats off Flanstrand, with a complement of twenty-two men, who made their escape into the battery of Halle. They found her moored close under the muzzle of the guns of the battery, and could not prevent the lieutenant and men from making their escape, except one man, whom we have a prisoner. I stood in shore, as far as I could with safely, to cover the boats. J. C. CRAWFORD, Lieut-com.

I have the honour to be, &c.

War-office, September 1, 1812. Fourth regiment of dragoon guards, lieutenant John King to be captain of a troop, by purchase, vice Lally, who retires. 5th ditto, lieutenant John Brunskill to be captain of a troop, vice Osborne, killed in action; cornet John Clarke to be lieutenant, vice Brunskill; John Watson, gent. to be cornet, vice Clarke.

3d regiment of foot, William M'Minn, gent. to be ensign, without purchase. 7th ditto, lieutenant Thomas Moses to be captain of a company, vice Prescott, killed in action. 10th ditto, brevet major John Carr, from the 5th garrison battalion, to be captain of a company, vice Calthrop, who exchanges; ensign George Birch to be lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hicks, promoted. 12th ditto, John Grover, gent. to be ensign, by purchase, vice Ellis, who retires. 29th ditto: to be ensigns, without purchase, ensign William Johnson, from the South Mayo militia; Dixon, gent. 44th dittu, lieute. nant John Ponsonby to be captain of a company, vice Berwick, killed in action; ensign John James Fenton to be lieutenant, vice Ponsonby; serjeant-major James Smith to bė ensign, vice Standley, killed in action. 45th ditto, ensign T. Drew to be lieutenant, without purchase, vice Reynett, promoted. 48th ditto, serjeant - Harford, from the 3d regiment of foot guards, to be ensign, without purchase, vice Warton, who resigns.

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50th ditto, captain Sir Emanuel Felix Agar, from the half-pay of the 100th foot, to be captain of a company, vice Lord Alvanley, who exchanges. 54th ditto: to be lieutenants, without purchase, ensign Bartholomew Donellan, vice Barbauld, promoted in the 5th West India regiment; ensign Robert Leacroft, vice Miles, superseded. 56th ditto, lieutenant George Sparks, from the 1st Surry militia, to be ensign, without purchase. 58th ditto, lieutenant Samuel M. Hobson to be adjutant, vice Shea, who resigns the adjutantcy only. 67th ditto, lieutenant David Duff, from the Armagh militia, to be ensign, without purchase. 72d ditto, lieutenant Whitford Bell to be captain of a company, vice Chisholm, deceased; ensign and adjutant Coventry to have the rank of lieutenant. 97th ditto, Robert Christie, gent. to be ensign, by purchase, vice Leslie, promoted. 89th ditto, lieutenant William Leader, from the Antrim militia, to be ensign, without purchase. 102d ditto, John Williams, gent. to be ensign, by purchase, vice W. Lyster, promoted. 5th garrison battalion, captain Henry Caltrop, from the 10th foot, to be captain of a company, vice Carr, who exchanges. 10th royal veteran battalion, lieutenant John Everett, from the 2d veteran battalion, to be lieutenant. Nova Scotia fencibles, brevet lieutenant-colonel William Haly to be major, without purchase, vice Thesiger, appointed deputy barrack-master-general in Canada. Glengarry light infantry fencibles, colonel Edward Baynes, from the Nova Scotia fencibles, to be colonel, major Francis Battersby, from the 8th foot, to be lieutenant-colonel; captain George Macdonnell, from the 8th foot, to be major: to be captains of companies, lieutenant Andrew Liddell, from the 8th foot; lieutenant Ronald Macdonnell, from the Canadian fencibles; lieutenant John Jenkins, from the 104th foot; lieutenant John Shaw, from the 49th foot; lieutenant Thomas Fitz Gerald, from the 41st foot; lieutenant R. M. Cochrane, from the Canadian fencibles: to be lieutenants, lieutenant Alexander McMillan, from the Canadian fencibles; ensign James Stewart, from the 100th foot; ensign Anthony Leslie from the 8th foot; ensign Henry F. Hughes, from the 35th foot; ensign Walter Ker, from the 41st foot; ensign Æneas Shaw, from the Nova Scotia fencibles; ensign William Kemble, from the Newfoundland fencibles; Byland Smith, gent. with temporary rank: to be ensigns, Roderick Matheson, gent. Angus Macdonnell, gent. James Robins, gent. William Maclean, gent. to be adjutant, with the rank of ensign, serjeant major John Mackay, from the royal regiment of artillery: to be quarter-master, serjeant John Watson, from the royal regiment of artillery. The King's German legion, Ist dragoons, cadet-serjeant- Struensee, from the Duke o Brunswick Oels' cavalry, to be cornet, vice Münchhausen, who resigns. 2d battalion of light infantry: to be lieutenants, ensign Peter Richard Andrew van Dyck, vice Schaumann, promoted; ensign John F. de Meuron, vice Egmont, who resigns. 5th battalion of the line, paymaster-serjeant L. Taénicke, from the Duke of Brunswick Oels' cavalry, to be ensign, vice Witte, promoted. De Roll's regiment, ensign Charles F. Graumann to be lieutenant, vice Hundheim, deceased; John Baptiste Philip Stutzer, gent. to be ensign, vice Graumann,

Staff-Francis Seymour Larpent, esq. to be deputy judge advocate of his Majesty's forces serving in Spain and Portugal.-Memorandum. Cornet R. M. Gibbons, of the 7th light dragoons, is superseded, being absent without leave.

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Commissions in the 4th, or eastern regiment of Oxfordshire local militia, signed by the lord lieutenant:-1812-lieutenant Daniel Taunton to be captain, dated July 9; lieutenant Edward Lock, jan. to be ditto, dated July 10; Sir Paul Baghott, knit, to be ditto, dated as above. Commissions in the South Hants regiment of yeomanry cavalry, signed by the lord lieutenant: cornet William Dale Budden to be lieutenant, dated August 24, 1812; William Jackson, gent, to be cornet, dated as above.

Military Promotions.

LONDON GAZETTE, August 29.

Admiralty-office, August 29, 1812.—Copy of a letter from captain Broke, of his Majesty's ship Shannon, addressed to vice-admiral Sawyer, and transmitted to John Wilson Croker, esq. dated on board his Majesty's ship Shannon, off New York, July 16, 1812. SIR-I HAVE the pleasure to inform you, that the Shannon has this day captured, after a smart chace, the United States' brig Nautilus, of sixteen guns and one hundred and six men, commanded by captain Crane, twenty-four hours out from New York on a cruise, and had taken nothing. I have the honour to be, &c.

P. B. V. BROKE.

War-office, August 29, 1812.-First regiment of dragoons, cornet Cornthwaite Ommancy, from the 11th light dragoons, to be lieutenant, without purchase, vice Knipe, promoted. 7th regiment of light dragoons, John Dawson Needham, gent. to be cornet, by purchase, vice Maddison, promoted. 14th ditto, cornet John Gourlay to be lieutenant, without purchase, vice Clifton, who retires. 15th ditto, captain Thomas Dundas, from the 60th foot, to be captain of a troop, vice Erskine, who exchanges. 16th ditto, Anthony Bacon, gent, to be cornet, by purchase, vice G. Baker, promoted. 24th ditto, Thomas Ramsay Wharton, gent. to be cornet, vice D. Stewart, deceased; assistantsurgeon B. L. Sandham, from the 24th foot, to be assistant-surgeon, vice Salkeld, deceased. 25th ditto, lieutenant Alexander Campbell to be captain of a troop, by purchase, vice Perring, who retires.

1st regiment of foot guards, gentleman-cadet Thomas Brown, from the Royal Military College, to be ensign, by purchase, vice Thoroton, promoted. 1st regiment of foot, lieutenant William Younge, from the Dublin county militia, to be ensign, without purchase. 9th ditto, ensign Edward Watkins to be lieutenant, by purchase, vice Broughton, promoted in the 3d foot; gentleman-cadet Thomas Butler, from the Royal Military College, to be ensign, without purchase, vice Watkins. 10th ditto, ensign Rutledge Phibbs to be lieutenant, vice Darvill, who resigns. 27th ditto, Christopher Stewart Betty, gent. to be ensign, by purchase, vice Christopher Betty, who retires. 33d ditto, captain C. Knight, from the 56th foot, to be captain of a company, vice J. Warren, who exchanges. 35th ditto, Edward Shewell, gent. to be ensign, by purchase, vice French, ~ promoted. 36th ditto, lieutenant Roderick Murchison to be captain of a company, by purchase, vice Farewell, who retires; ensign Benjamin H. Holmes to be lieutenant, vice Mackenzie, killed in action; volunteer William Pottinger, from the 9th foot, to be ensign, vice Holmes. 40th ditto, lieutenant George Crompton, from the 66th foot, to be captain of a company, by purchase, vice Leary, who retires. 41st ditto: to be captains of companies, without purchase, lieutenant Hedges Craddock; lieutenant Hugh Bowen, from 89th foot; lieutenant James L. Hill, from 92d foot: to he lieutenants, without purchase, ensign George Tayler; ensign James Clemens; ensign W. G. Gardiner: to be quarter-master, serjeant George Thrower. 44th ditto, Haffez Mence, gent. to be ensign, by purchase, vice Græme, promoted in 89th foot. 46th ditto, lieutenant-colonel John Brown, from the Portuguese service, to be lieutenant-colonel, without purchase. 51st ditto, ensign William Henry Elliott to be lieutenant, by purchase, vice Blake, who retires. 53d ditto, Cathcart Taylor, gent. to be ensign, by purchase, vice Devonish, promoted. 56th ditto, captain John Warren, from the 33d foot, to be captain of a company, vice Knight, who exchanges. 60th ditto: to be captains of companies, captain J. W. Harrison, from the 67th foot, vice Mackenzie, who exchanges; captain the honourable E. Stuart Erskine, from the 15th light draggons, vice Dundas, who exchanges. @3d ditto, brevet lieutenant-colonel Colin Campbell, from the 70th foot, to be major, vice M'Gregor, who exchanges. 67th ditto, captain A. W. Mackenzie, from the 60th

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foot, to be captain of a company, vice Harrison, who exchanges; ensign Wellesley Medlicott to be lieutenant, without purchase, vice Smith, placed upon half-pay. 70th ditto, major Charles M'Gregor, from the 63d foot, to be major, vice Campbell, who exchanges. 73d ditto: to be captains of companies, without purchase, lieutenant John Pike; lieutenant William Cochrane, from 40th foot; lieutenant Morgan Carroll, from 87th foot; lieutenant William Wharton, from 25th foot: to be lieutenants, without purchase, ensign James Gregorson; ensign P. Connor; ensign- Wentworth; lieutenant Simon Hehl, from the 2d garrison battalion; lieutenant Bishop Straker, from the 46th foot; ensign John H. Westcott, from the 3d garrison battalion; ensign Joseph Dowling. from the 66th foot: to be ensigns, without purchase, Robert Stewart, gent. vice Connor, Dixon, gent. vice Wentworth. 83d ditto, volunteer William O'Neil to be ensign, without purchase, vice Webb, whose appointment has not taken place. 84th ditto, lieutenant Alexander Adams, from the 3d garrison battalion, to be lieutenaut, vice Westwater, who exchanges; Samuel Lister, gent. to be ensign, by purchase, vice Williams, who retires. 85th ditto, ensign James Glover Finn, to be lieutenant, without purchase, vice Wharton, promoted in the 73d foot. 89th ditto, ensign A. R. Charleton, from the 8th foot, to be lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gilchrist. 90th dittu, ensign Walter Gray to be lieutenant, by purchase, vice Neill, promoted. 98th ditto, John Burke, gent, to be ensign, without purchase, vice Daly, whose appointment has not taken place. 100th ditto, ensign Patrick Nowlan to be lieutenant, without purchase, vice Dillon, who resigns. 1st West India regiment, lieutenant William Fraser, from the 84th foot, to be lieutenant, without purchase, vice Watts, who resigns; Thomas Abbott, gent. to be ensign, without purchase, vice Hunt. 3d ditto, brevet colonel Dugald Campbell, from the 46th foot, to be lieutenant-colonel, without purchase, vice Lord Petersham, placed on half-pay. 5th ditto, lieutenant Richard Woods, from the 8d foot, to be captain of a company, without purchase, vice Spunner, appointed to the 89th foot. 2d Ceylon regiment, William Stewart, gent. to be second lieutenant, without purchase, vice Crawford, cashiered by the sentence of a general court martial. 3d ditto, second lieutenant William Chadwick to be first lieutenant, without purchase, vice Williams, appointed to the 25th light dragoons; F. Driberg, gent. to be second lieutenant, vice Chadwick. 3d garrison battalion, lieutenant James Westwater, from the 84th foot, to be lieutenant, vice Adams, who exchanges; Robert Gleig, gent, to be ensign, vice Westcott, promoted in the 73d foot. 4th ditto, ensign Matthew Higgins, from the 48th foot, to be lieutenant, vice Fraser, appointed to the 5th royal veteran battalion. 5th royal veteran battalion, lieutenant William Fraser, from the 4th garrison battalion, to be lieutenant, vice Green, appointed to the 8th royal veteran battalion. 8th ditto, lieutenaut Charles D. Green, from the 5th royal veteran battalion, to be lieutenant, vice Perry, appointed to the 6th royal veteran battalion. Canadian fencibles, lieutenant John Reed, to be captain of a company, with temporary rank, vice M'Lean, deceased. The King's German legion: 2d regiment of dragoons, Charles Montague Pocock, gent. to be cornet, vice Kuhls, promoted. 2d regiment of light dragoons, William Mitchell, esq. to be paymaster, vice Richardson, deceased. 1st battalion of the line: to be ensigns, cadet-serjeant Michel, from the Duke of Brunswick Oels' cavalry, vice Meyer, promoted; Adolphus Arentschildt, vice Boyd, promoted. 3d ditto, cadet-serjeant F. Leschen, from the 4th battalion of the line, to be ensign, vice Heise, promoted. 5th ditto, cadet serjeant Louis Giesmanu, from the Duke of Brunswick Qels' light infantry, to be ensign, vice Schauroth, promoted. Chasseurs Brittanniques: to be ensigns, without purchase, serjeant Ferdinand Boisset, vice Servais, promoted; serjeant John Juliani, vice Walker, appointed to Dillon's regiment; cadet-serjeant Frederick Wolf,

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Staff-Major E. J. Mac Gregor Murray, of the 8th light dragoons, to be deputyquarter-master-general to his majesty's forces serving in the East Indies, (with the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the army) vice Major Johnson, who resigns. Lieutenant-colonel Jasper Nicholls, of the 14th foot, to be quarter-master-general to the king's troops serving in the East Indies, vice major-general Skinner. Lieutenant-colonel Peter Carey, of the 84th foot, to be deputy adjutant-general to the forces serving in Ireland, vice lieutenant colonel Nicholls.Hospital Staff. To be hospital-mates for general service, James Patrick, gent. George S. Jenks, gent. Joseph Magrath, gent. William Gracie, gent. Lucius Kenny, gent. Christian A. Reutghausen, gent.-Memorandum. Ensign Hunt, of the 1st West India regiment, is superseded, being absent without leave.

Commissions in the Princess Charlotte of Wales's volunteer infantry, signed by the vice-lieutenant of Surry-1812-Lothian Percival, gent. to be first lieutenant, dated August 21; William Dykes, gent. to be second lieutenant, dated as above; Ralph Lindsay, gent. to be ditto, dated August 22; J. J. Tilley, gent. to be ditto, dated August 23. Commissions signed by the lord lieutenant of the county of Northumberland, Mark William Carr, esq. to be deputy lieutenant, dated September 17, 1811. Northumberland regiment of militia, adjutant Robert Crisp to be captain, by brevet, dated July 25, 1811; Bathurst Pye Watson, gent. to be lieutenant, dated August 4, 1812; John Fraser, gent. to be ditto, dated as above; ensign William Thain to be ditto, dated as above; Richard Young, gent. to be ensign, dated July 29, 1811; Robert Crisp, gent. to be ditto, dated October 13, 1811; William Thain, gent. to be ditto, dated November 29, 1811; Robert Bell Reed, gent. to be ditto, dated August 18, 1812; Philip Dennis, gent. to be surgeon, vice Monteath, resigned, dated August 8, 1812. Percy tenantry volunteer cavalry-1812-Thomas Forster, esq. to be major, vice Smith, deceased, dated May 6; Robert Grey, esq, to be captain of a troop, dated July 25; Robert Wade, gent, to be lieutenant, dated as above; William Barber, gent, to be cornet, dated July 25. Percy tenantry riflemen, Edw. Baird, gent, to be second lieutenant, dated July 25. Commissions in the royal Monmouth and Brecon militia signed by the lord lieutenant→→ 1812-Thomas Lewis, esq. to be lieutenant-colonel, dated August 25; Francis Chambre, esq. to be major, dated as above; James Kettleby, gent. to be lieutenant, dated August 10; William Hollingdale, gent. to be ensign, dated June 5; Antony Isaacson, gent, to be ditto, dated June 25; Oliver Thomas, gent. to be surgeon, dated May 4; William Hollingdale, gent, to be surgeon's-mate, dated June 5. Commissions signed by the lord lieutenant of the county of Chester-1812-royal Cheshire militia, captain Lynch S. Cotton to be major, vice Jodrell, resigned, dated August 6; John Legh Sykes, gent, to be lieutenant, vice Burridge, resigned, dated July 6; Francis Pallen Mudd, gent. to be ensign, dated as above; Charles Calvely, gent. to be ditto, dated August 6; Henry Se nior, gent. to be ditto, dated August 21; Snow Harris, gent, to be ditto, dated as above. Earl of Chester's volunteer legion--1812-Cavalry; C. Leicester, esq. to be captain, vice Leycester, dated August 14: infantry; Strethill Wright, jun. esq. to be captain, vice T. Wright, resigned, dated August 14. Commissions in the North Hants regiment of militia, signed by the lord lieutenant of the county of Southampton-1812-major Oglander, to be lieutenant-colone!, vice Sir L.W. Holmes, resigned, dated August 5; J. Gollen, esq. to be major, vice Oglander, promoted, dated as above; lieutenant Henry Thorpe to be captain, vice Leach, resigned, dated as above; ensign H. P. Williams to be lieutenant, vice Thorpe, promoted, dated as above. Commissions in the Kircudbright and Wigtoon regiment of militia, signed by the lord lieutenant-1812-lieutenant-colonel Stewart Murray Fullarton to be colonel, vice Sir John Dalrymple Hay, deceased, dated June 17; John Mackie, jun. esq. to be major, vice Maxwell, promoted, dated July 24

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