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The undermamed officers, appointed to u particular service inCanada, sailed from Liverpool for that colony on the 8th—Lieutenant- Colonel Cox, Majors Williams and M'Phail, and Captains De Rottenburg and Swan. The following embark on Tuesday next for the same destina- tion—Lieutenant-Colonels Gascoigne, Nickle, and Loring, Major Head, and Captain Jasper Creagh. Major-General John Clitherow, formerly of the Scots Fusileer Guards, has been appointed to a com- mand in Canada, for which colony he embarks ut Liverpool on Tues- day next.— Times.
Late on Saturday, the Inconstant frigate, with the first division of the Ninety-third Highlanders, sailed from Cove for Halifax. She was towed out of the harbour by the Juno steamer ; and as she has had a fair wind, she may be expected to make a quick passage. The Pique, which is to take out the remainder of this fine regiment, has not yet returned.—Cork Reporter.
Sir J. Ilamilton, the late M. P. for Sudbury, proceeds to Canada, as one of the newly-appointed field-officers, to organize the Militia.— Globe.
Major W. F. Williams, who has taken despatches to Canada, and was selected for a particular service there, was for many years in the Eighty-fifth Regiment, and very dangerously wounded at Bladens- burgh, ; be also served in the Peninsula. Major-General Sir Amos Norcott, who was relieved in the com- mand of the Southern district, Ireland, a short time since, on account of indisposition, died at Cork on Monday last. By his demise a pen- sion for distinguished services reverts to the Crown.—Post.
Under an order from the Horse Guards, a bounty is offered through. out the different regiments for men willing to volunteer service in Canada. It will not directly interfere with the efficient force in Ire- land, as it leaves opportunity to the different regiments to recruit at their leisure, while it insures picked men for the campaign in the colony.—Post.
The Light Regiments sent to Canada, and for embarkation, viz. the Forty-third, Seventy-first, and Eighty-fifth, are to be clothed in grey— a cloth very much the colour of the bark of the tree. This is a very proper change, as there will be much bush-fighting, and our red coats will not be so good an object for the American and Canadian riflemen; the two battalions of the Rifle Brigade will be added to the force.—
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Her Majesty's ship Malabar, seventy-four, Captain Sir William Montagu, has been paid off, at Devonport ; and will be recommissioned to receive troops, supposed for Canada.
The transport system, which has hitherto operated so prejudicially to the comfort of the soldier and the interests of the public, is likely to undergo an essential change, as an experiment is now making of fit- ting up several men-of-war as troop ships, which will demonstrate the inexpediency of paying a high rate of freight for the conveyance of soldiers in crazy, ill-conditioned transports, at a period when hundreds of the finest vessels that ever bore the British flag are absolutely rotting in our harbours for want of employment. It is said that the vessels fitting up contain the most ample accommodation, and are in fact com- plete specimens of a floating barrack, where every officer will have his cabin, and every soldier a comfortable berth.—Evening Paper. If we are to judge from the manner in which the Cavalry has been selected for Canada, we should be inclined to suppose that the depot system, so much complained of in the Infantry, is about to be extended to this arm of the service; as out of the five squadrons intended for America, three are to be taken from the Queen's Dragoon Guards, and the remaining two from the Seventh Hussars ; thus leaving at home a squadron of each regiment, and giving us very ample cause fur our surmises.— Times.
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