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MILITARY GAZETTE.

WAR-OFFICE, Nov. 11.-2d Regt. of Drags.-Lieut. J. A. Freeman to be Capt. by purchase, vice Scobell, who retires' Cornet W. T. Prentis, to be Lieut. by pur- chase, vice Freeman. 12th Regt. of Foot-Ensign J. F. Sweeny to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Wilkie, whose promotion, by purchase' on the 21st October 1833, has been cancelled. 14th Foot-Capt. G. L. Proby, from the 74th Foot, to be Capt. vice Macdonald, who exchanges. 15th Foot-Lieut. A. Applethwaite, from the 238 Foot, to be Lieut. vice Tilghman, appointed Paymaster. 39th Foot-Lieut.-Col. R. Cole, from half-pay tnatt. to be Lieut.-Col. vice Brevet Col. Wright, C.B. who exchanges ; Major W. Munro to be Lieut.-Col. by purchase, vice Cole. who retires; Capt. W. C. Wolfe to be Major, by purchase, vice Munro; Lieut. W. II. Ii. 'Warner to be Capt. by purchase, vice Wolfe ; Ensign C. Milligan to be Lieut. by purchase, vice War- ner; G. H. Young, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Milligan. 91st Foot- Lieut. G. Skipwith to be Capt. by purchase, vice Wells, who retiree; Ensign W. Allan to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Skipwith; A. G. Lowry, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Allan. 42d Foot-Lieut. H. C. Jervoice, from the 23d Foot, to be Licut. vice Kennedy, who retires upon half-pay. 913th Foot-R. Coote, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Stretton, who retires. 538 Foot-Lieut. William Peel to be Paymaster, vice Hall, who retires upon half-pay. 57th Foot-Lord Ernest M'Donnell Vane to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lee, who retires. 60111 Foot --Second Lieutenant H. Cockburn to be First Lieut. without purchase, vice Du Cane, deceased. 67th Foot-B. T. Disney, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Baseet, appointed to the 72d Foot. 69th Foot-O. Roberts, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Leggett, promoted. 72d Foot-Lieut. A. Alison to be Capt. by

purchase, vice Evelyn, who retires; Ensign Hon. S. R. Ward to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Alison ; Ensign G. L. Basset, from the 67th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Ward. 74th Foot-Capt. R. Macdonald, from the 14th Foot, to be Capt. vice Proby, who exchanges. 2d West India Regt.-Ensign E. D. Cockell to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Leslie, who retires; R. Bourne, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cockell; J. Hager, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Hill, deceased. Hospital Staff-T. R. Whitty, Gent. to be Assist.-Surg. to the Forces, vice W. Sin- clair, appointed to the 93d Foot. Memorandum-2d West India Regt.-The commissions of the undermentioned Officers have been antedated to the 14th Feb.-Major II. W. Whilfeild ; Capt. W. E. Mockler; Lieut. IL J. Wise.