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MILITARY GAZETTE.

WAR-OFFICE, Aug. 28.-4th Light Drags.--Lieut. H. D. made to be Capt. by purchase vice Foretop, who retires ; Cornet H. Mallet to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Slade. 2Ist Foot—Acting Assist -Sorg. A. Edge to be Assist-Sung. vice Summers, promoted in the 3d West India Regt. 334 Foot—Ensign C. C. Barrett to be Adjt. vice Fret' man, who resigns the Adjutancy only. 36th Foot—Surg. G. D. Dods, M.D. from 3d West India Regt. to be Surg. vice Russell, dec. 40th Foot—Ensign T. G. Gardiner to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Snelling, dec. 53d Foot—Ensign M. A. Waters, from 41st Foot, to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Shiner, promoted. 67th Foot—Lieut. R. H. Wood to be Capt. by purchase, vice Coape, who retires; Ensign E. Daubeney to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Murray, who retires; • Ensign A. A. Jones to be Lieut. by purchase, vice Wood. 98th Foot—Lieut. T. F. Gifford, from half-pay 18th Foot, tO be, Lieut. vice Riordan appointed Quartermaster ; Ensign D. M. Farrington to be Lieu. by purchase, vice Gifford, who retires. 24 West India Regt.—Ensign J. D. Reece to be Lieut. by parchase, vice Cox, who retires; J. Hill, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Reece. 3d West India Regt•-- Assist.-Surg. J. Summers, M.D. from 21st Foot, to be Surg. vice Dods.

36th Foot.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Aug. 29.—Royal Regt of ArtIllery—Major-Genentl

Birch to be Col. Commandant, vice Lieut.-Gen. Watson, dec. appointed to the