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• . , • CRAGS A L R ii i is y ci r s ik a t:Erf Hag. TOR 5e 110 411 1 4 . Roes an Cea~yeaiea riled Gleywnition. This Day Is giehlklied, pokslll6. W. neatly bound; we MO* •ea line fitellinp pew, res 3. 6d. in boazda, graballimol with a very enetel W ' ' -,- • • - A72PITOME of RAPHY, in. Thaw , Parts sen egad Arts a dilleeser, sod ordiastiod4ig to Ancient ondliklakrt tibeery. Seeend Editi.iu. ' redddr seeekl.aehle Ade**, arid Ispeneeeneeb by 'JOHN IVANS., A.M. Mane of a seeiaary fora limited nurhbetat Peeils, Haere.rem. aillegies. •• u.411e Es IiNZ Mearedgedee Si Geography, which the Author M si4 Assiataws• al his own Pupils, sad which mar • midi elvoarger he eolnet Seilliailliel of 'Education." Review At Dimeiber 11101. Losies t Raided for 11. D. Symonds. Paternoster-row. When may be had, by the same Author, A sum in the SKETCH of the DENOMINATIONS • dew CHRISTIAN WORLD ; Second Edition, greatly un proved, pie* Sa 6d beards. This Day is published, pries 2s. erI4E. GRAZIERS' READY RECKONER or A Useful Guide fee buying and sell i ng Cattle ; being imosoplee Set of Tabu, distigidly pointing out the Wright 01' Stack Cattle, Sheep, or Swine, howl 3 um ISO Stories, by 'lldosetwarnent ; together with Diri atoms, sheering the pat. Macular Parts where the Olt& Are t • be sineaswed. By GZURGIS RENTON, Fainter. . Pagadoo t Printed for li D. Symoudi, Nu 20, Patetnoater. Oa Wednesdas next, the lith hurt will but pub ishe.l, six Volusqes, Odavo, to which is prefixed, au Acciaanter the Life of the Author, THE SI .PF -- SECOND EDITION it"Vi LITERAL TRANSLATION, from wrigioal Greek, of all the Apos roucm. iti'lsTLE' with a Commentary, and rioter, Pni: r• twat, Eapl.. nature, and Praaiai To irtimh added. a His. TORY of Me LIVE of th- APON riE PAW.. Dy J %MEC MAChNIGII I*, U D. Author nl " A Harmony of the Go-pals," &e. Winked ter Letagmen Hu•st, Raw and Orme, Pagemaker. 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L.IO 201 Eighth - L. 11 6 E. 61satler 5s 0 1 6butimoth .. I II TICERTII442 MARRS moo bolo at all tie uczwarlY Dertsalesimats, and by *eat Aiwa la the 0,42104/ 0 .. • • Thy abeee.lootempap Capital Prima ere the v *Pe al* ll* I st *ye , iseemnad 41 the UMW/ 0W.041/.. , !II 1146 iatUpotable Rot tbekir fig. ON PietalllN. 10 if met umplote4eete4 opulebety n nos be as Ste 'lit Do powitit ‘ cuitmeaoo to tarty am 1 the Mb 423 iitie:' . : _ TO TNZ RXIIT !lAN. W. WINDHAM. The lenwuralpletlitesters which have befallen two powerful Masashi's, should awaken the attention ,ef every men of relliraioe. who looks forward to .fnuare eveats. The conduit of the campaign of last year should have been a lestnn to all Europe. Sue, on the contra: y, it appears, that the misfortimes which were brought upon the House of Austria, had not made the least impression upon the Cabinet ad Bailin; (or the errors of this canspetgn have been infinitely more glaring than those which preceded the Battle of Austerlitz. Ido not intend to enter into a detail of all the eztraordinat y and untoward events which have arisen in the course of this campaign ; but shall endeavour to point out, cur sorily, some of the causes which have produced them. And in thus addressing the Minister of War to a Great Empire, and a man of talents, resolution, and perseverance, I trust, that whatever may be ~ ~~ your smatiasams. you will emssider the netterntlons and opinions, whir h I shell have the honour to offer to your notice, to he the zealous efforts rf an hum b:e individual, who is anxious fur the welfare and prosperity of his country. It werenatural to suppase, that when His trunian .Majesty had decided on hostilities, and issued his M..nifeito against Francs, he would have been fully prepared to encounter such a powerful enemy. But there appears to have been a want of vigour in his councils, and aElivity in the field; for it would seem, that on previous precaution. of any kind, had been taken, in ease of mktortune or retrrat. . The Prussian cavalry was certainly superior to the French, and in the speech to :he French Army, previous to the 'Rion of the 14th of aftober, appre hensions of it were strongly indicated ; and 1 am satisfied that the infantry, if not superior. was equal to that. of Franic ; and why are not Prussians as brave as Frenchmen? I am convinced they sire.— Then where lies the mystery? In the tempornr;lt system of the Govurnnicnt, which had damped - the ardour. of the triops; In the formation and disposi. tiou of the army, founded oa the tiresome tactics of the last century: - In the translation of the Sib french Bulletin, referring to the night before the sniosfi there is the following passage : "The night . . . *tweeted a tantartable ipeefacle ; t wo armies, the ~,one of whiels extended its front apse a line Df six outN ;iamb, ired thi air Vith its lights ; the other, Mlights of which seemed to be brought into one all point." 'Phis 'passag4, to a certain degree, marks the general disposition of both at mies, and .was intentionally inserted for that purpose. The one formed in an extended line ; the other concen trated. The Prussian army, according to the an. cient school, divided into three parts, right, left, and centre; and each division commanded by one Ge neral. The French army divided into many cot ps, forming one great whole, and each corps distinalt commanded. The former diffuse, difficult to direft and command, and slow and unwieldy in its opera tions. 'The latter, compaft and united, receive their orders with facility and rapidity; and make their movements with ease and celerity. The astivity and advantage of this formation have been manifest in the two last campaigns; and it has been one great cause of the superior ity of the French armies. if treachery or desertion existed, previous to the salon of the 14th, it arose principally from the want of energy in the conduf and manage ment of the soldiers, and offensive operations. Cm fidence is placed in a number of G.tnerals, who command the corps of the French army, and who all alt to one great point. Whereas both Austrians and Prussians have had multitudes of viten, under the command of one individual, who tiiing wounded or disabled, another Commander, the n-xt in seniority, is to be sought for, in the heat of aftion, or the tu malt incident to a retreat. BAtiZet grounded his resolution of giving l'arberlane battle, contrary to the opinion of all his Offieers, upon the circumstance that his enemy's great number of men gave him assurance of their being in confusion. Connelited bodies must ever hatee the advantage over crowds of troops. arranged in extended' lines. It was a maxim, I think, of htlarshal Tit. enne, that ten Or twelve thousand men were suffici-nt for en able leader to secure his repuettion on all military occa sions. And this maxim the- French have adopted, by their formation in. crates. The Roman legions were a formation in corps; and had the advantage over the massive phalanx of the Greeks, by their Relive powers Hannibal having, discavered the de fees of his infantry, formed them into legions; arm jag flu m, and•making them engage, afrer the man ner of the Romani; aid viftory at Cantle was the reward of his sagacity. Had the King of Prths , a adopted this rule, he might now have had a victo rious army in the field. I have urged u‘is point of formation as a matter of infinite importance 1.. r cnn sideration, in the firere arrangement and disposi tion of the British army. 1 shall now take a view of the military slight ... force v •:iis country; aad, first, of its volunteers. You h the had resolati.m to withstand the elamoir exceed against yen, t r your sentiments en that system. My humhlt opinion is, that the yeomanry cavalry, havnig the means of adion within them selves, are ever ready for the field ; and, nttter a proper formation; might be employed essentially as irremuhie cavalry. Hut the volunteer infantry are of a very klifft.em description ; bete* a disorganizi.d military force. of little utility is their present shape. And unless a scale wore made to equalize the num bers of the various bodies ut which they are now composed, and to tom them into Corps, placieg them under military officers, and subjeding them to military saborsdination and discipline, they are not qualified to ad its the field. And as halt measures imply timi fife. t most tiumbly conceive, du. Go. vernment should at once abolish t'se remainder of e•een. eeee,st ~. .t- : ar may he useful to assist the Po lice is the great towns; and they shoal I oi corn pond entirely. of Mari ied men, or those whose pre femme or occupation., attach them to local suss . h tscsas. i'.i With all deference to the great authority wits the defence et this country princip.oly ors- 6W i he is too good an o ffi cer aAto be aware.. .dips as brave as :Woes, the/ d1:11 Nth 'he silirt, soldiers calculated to ad alone with in !.1 There is no doubt but there are militia regi m ents equal, and some anperinr, in the commas) ereireiee and movements of a field-day, to many regular re. &seats; but. from the construdwa of t:.t militia, the officers cannot be formed so perlet, or subordi nate, as the regulars ought to be 4 and tke energy of the army depends upon the education, the abili ties, and talents, of the o ffi cers. But, iii fact, whale ever may be the appellation given to men in arms. 7 101 there can be but one description of really useful sol diers; and that is the man who is enlisted and regu larly Instructed for military service, and who is dia.. poscable at the will of Government, as the ex. ;envy mty require. This is net an age for trifling; we must be vigilant, and watchful, and ever prepared. at all points. against the possibility of a suet - entail attack from an implacable enemy. At the anDe time, we should not rest our conduct upon defensive measures alone ; they are 'ruinous to every country that adopts them ; butt we should be sufficiently powerful to meet the enemy in the field, and to act offensively its every direction. It is not by ordinary means that the Empire is to be supported and de. fended ; neither is it by the heavy tactics of the German school, or the tedious details which accosts. puny them, that men are to be formed for action. Ar present, our regulations and discipline are'so dif ' fuse and multifarious, that they contouud the ima gination, and tend to retard the education, the movement, and progress, of the troops. But, in conjunction with our Navy, we must depend upon a well constructed and powerful army for our salva tion. Men must be oetained, the times are critical, and we must have recourse to vigorous measures and firm execution. It the volunteers were reduced, it would be the means of throwing a great number of men in the way of being recruited fur general service ; and, although the change of the militia system is a delicate subject, and an ungracious task, yet it ought to be brought ander a general plan of reform. Without entering into a Minute derail of the mul tiplicity of &fees which appear in the composition of our army, I shall observe. that the few regimen:s of heavy cavalry no* elis , ng, had better be at once converted into light dragon:as ; they being suffici ently ppwerful for any kind cit service. and superior' s in weight and saivlty, to most of the cavalry in Lutope. Tie infantty shouldbe formed into legions. which is atehie appellation for Britons, than corps. Each legion to consist of six battalions, of 1000 men, THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, MONDAY, DECUP4III% 15. We have received ;he tollowing letter from Bar badoes, by the ship Mawr, arrived at Liverpool:— " AAAAA DONS, NOV. 7. " The L• lona frigate arrived here on the 27th ult. with a fleet from Calk, all well. The Seine frigate, which brought General MIRANDA here trust Grenada, on the total failure of his projeas against Spanish America, sailed on the sth instant, in company with the Merlin sloop of war, and four merchantmen, for England. The Commodore pre viously colleas the trade at the different islands, and it is supposed will take his departure from Tortola, between the 15th and 20th of this month. The ship; from Surinam sailed for the rendezvous on the 26;11 ult. and those from Demerara on the 28th. 4. The enemy have the following privateers cruising to windward of this Island. We have very few ships of war here to cruise against them, so that yon may expedt a number of captures ; their names are La asle-sni4e, and the getter Atlrre, of I 8 guns each ; Austerlitz, and the Central L.'rnJui of I ti guns each ; Tripsae, and L 'Etasie,, of 7 guns each ; Petits Arpin, of S guns ; CoNjfamet, Vetsgear, and the J esw Addit, of 14 guns each. The latter in sight of the Island." The destination of the squadron of which Sir SAMUEL Hato gave so good an account, is now ascertained. The frigate which escaped, arrived at Mcrtinicrie on the 2 tat of Onober, in company with two brigs t they had troops on board. We have received Dutch Papers to the 9th inst. They do not state that an engagement has aflua::y taken place between the French and Russians, in Po. land, but from site relative position of the respeflive armies, we think such an event very probable. The Russians had approached the Vistula nn the 121 h last. on which day a regiment off) entered Warsaw. On the 16th, the division of Davotyst marched from Posen, and took a position neat day at Sots. pclno, on the road to Warsaw, at which place the Russians were to hay! been on the 15th, in conse quence of an arrangement between them and the Prussian'. The King of HOLLAND, in a Message to the ill:fortunate Dutch, has declared Lis finances in a most dviorable state. The Message i. very long, an d is other reveals de.iiiiiiliieioterest. The late Measures o Naeocaos, agaieet lite'stish commerce, are ill calcuteted to rtt ieve the atraiis of the Mulch. Mr. Seseirsuars arrived in town, at foui sck on Saturday, from Brighton, where he had been upin a visit to His Royal Highness the Prince of WA L ES, for the purpose of attending a Nteet.ag of his fiends at a Dinner at dorNavrCeiree House.— From our sketch of *hay vidahoif to tbe occasion, it will be seen that His ltoyil . - trecoei;isingeoef 4(.0.1 ; that the principal °lie& of his late visa to thz.N•irth, was to avoid, in a dignified ketiretneat, the sus. picion of all interference in *dim; comests ; and that with that gallantry which is so peculiar to his nature, he feels most anxious, at this trying l an,i pinching moment, for a prominent situatieh is 0!e defence of the cvintry, and .an oppoitunity of dy. ins, if necessary, in its defence. Parliament will meet this day at one o'clock.— The LORD HIGH STEWARD will proceed to swear in the Members of the House of Commons, and the House will choose a Speaker. Mr. A lIIIOTT will be again placed in that high and dignifead Oro. ation. The Commons could not p 0.17/ 1 .1 16 a better choice. On Thursday the Duke of Kest. bad an audience of Lord GRIDIVIL LI for upwards of an Thursday the Duke of Gooucssote t; saase business with the Treasury Board. A Messenger arrived at the Foreign O ce. en Saturday afternoon, with dispatches from the Court of Sweden. Another Messenger was ordered itn. mediately to be is readiness to depart for the Con tinent. Thursday a Board of Military Cloth.* wall held at the board of Claims, in Great George-itrett, Westminster,which was attended by denerals BROM/I:RIO, &ARANO. Hewitr, and ethers. The army clothiers employed by all the resilient:. both horse and foot. of the British array. also at. tended with pattern suits for the ensuing year, when those approved by the Board bad the Office Seal of to item, for all the others .o be am* las them, for the eifferent regiments. It was reported on Sa:urday,tbat the Emperor of Rossi A had entered Poland at the head of 1511,000 men ; that the King of PRUSSIA had joined hits with 20.0t50 of his rallied forces; and that a deoisive afti n roght soon be expeEted to take 04011 between the alli.d army and the French. Breslau surrendered on the 14th inst. to that pen of the French army commanded by istrona Boea. stare. Great Glogaa, however, a place of mesh more consespei.ce is o miiitary point of: view, still held out. The brigades of infantry commanded by Major Grnerals Sir A. IVeLtestev and Hit.t, are wider o:ders to m troh by brigades from the coast imme diately, but their drstination has not transpired..— General Wor.ttstar's brigade, at Deal, is formed of she 3d, 6th, eth. 11164 sth regiments: Gmeasi Hist'', at Hythe, of the 14th and 6tst regiments. the KO, and dtiirlra, Norwell. s. from Africa, is arrived at Trinidad, after beating off a grittiest. A Spanish felucca, of about SO tons, from Vey Cruz, for Cadiz, prize to the Minerva, M.Kietoo.. from London, for Surinam, was totally lost, et Scilly, on the ed inst. The Jaen, from Youghall for Dublin, was chits 3 on shore near Carnariroo, on the !td inst. The Eliza, Wasn't's, from Dublin for TrUtidai'. was driven on shore on the 2d inst. near Aberc ,, ,vt , part of her cargo loaded, and the ship is eapt.tea be got off. The Trefaverrio, bloom, from Bristol for Jamaica, is lost on the Ness thmd Captain drowned. The Mary, WINDSOR, of Dartmouth, is lost cfl' the Coast of Labradore. Lord Matvi Lt. has lately been so seriously in disposed in Scotland. that it is imagined lie will be unable to attend at the opening of the new Parlia ment. PORTALIS.The French Minister for Public Wor ship, is sending missionaries to China, and they arc to set off this year, accompanied by a skilful astro nomer. The Kirin has bees pleased to order amegeteher to pass the Great Seal, empowering the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral asurch , of Bougor, to ele, a Bishop to that See, void by the Translation of the Right Reverend Father in God, WILLI.% mie late Bishop thereof, to the See of St..Atapb ; and. His MAJtSTY has also been pleased to recommend the Right Reverend Father in God, Joan. Lord/ Bishop of Ox roan, to be by them elefted Ittskop of the said See of Bangor.—(Geoedie.) The Keno has been pleased toisrment the Reve— rend firtriltO SLOAIIIt. Clerk, Backslor of Arts. to the Redtory of Cloatier, I. the Comity and Da. nem of Lincoln; the simelbeing void by the death of the Rev. , JoNATM aN RASHLIIIIIIII4, Clerk..—(/b.) The Ktria bas also been plowed to present the Reverend Joon FORTY, Clerk, so the Reetory of West Hellerton, in the County hoot Llocese of York. the same being void by the death of the Reverend Thomas Datie, Clerk..—//6.) The Kin o has been graciously pleased, by warrant under His Royal Signet and Sign Manual, bearing date the 4th day of December instant, to grant unto the East India College. in the county of Hertford. His Royal Licence aad Authority to bear attars Armorial Ensigns, together with supporters, on * common seal to be used by the Principal of the said College, and to be borne on shields, banners, or otherwise; provided the same be lint duly exempli fied according to the Laws of Atm4, and recorded in the Herald's Dike.--(le./ Step/saw Dejearourt, Esq. Chief Peace Officer of the Barrack Division, was tried on Monday last, at the Sessions for the County of Dahlia. for having. on the 15th uk. fired a pistol at Mr. CRA24I: MAVITY, - Ensign . in the Monaghan Militia, with intent to kill and murder him. Another is diSment charged him with a common assault. The Jury, countenanced by a charge, acquitted the P:'• saner of the capital indiament, and found him v.'. of the assault. I ~ .Li` I 1e don Imp step o l C IDS • of has b to 'the Ca 4 ___ D NI lii 11.11 L L L 1 I s. . 2 ~ :1 c • J 1 '7 ~~ ',a4lei •iu: -rtiicl ~::.; 11 . .4 JA APILII, I. :. .:~~ Ili pm is pa:bilabial. la Two Packet Volumes, twice 8,. ke eriteenieliell with an elegant View of Signiouth, Excpastos from SIDMOUTH to 1. CIIEETER, in thellormer of 1 enS : In a SitTiln of Levitates IsailT. IncheiggEk .1 - 11 ••• T etc...as .... r.11C.,--- -OWIli MI=III C11"61111 of 041"01LIBeriatiet. Gloucester. Iliseelirst, War. Der*. ameba, Warwtek. and = befineilitelled with laisompleed Anecdotes, and Particularly Weeded for the Irtfotmation 1 . 114 liMo; Generation rso Iherr EDMUND mil. .14 11 41 1 4.4 ler H. D. Symonds, 11Pea. IS, Paternoster- - which would be (low tnetka legion ; to it shatild be .I.echici light Hying and it -ild be.c.rlm . • allow mended by a I,.4utenant-General, and a strong Staff. We have not a sufficient number of ors lets in proportion to the men ; they are the soul of the army. ar.d of its discipline. The militia should be also formed into miiitia le•gions, of 3000 men each, composed of six bat talions ; for I would limit militia regiments to 500 men; which number they should never exceed; and, where the counties did not ad ird such an establish ment, different counties should be united for this purpose. The cavalry should be also similarly farmed with the infantry, and commanded by a Lieutrniant- General. The yeomanry-cavalry should be equalized, ap pointed to distrias, and placed under the command of regular Officers, with a proper Staff. Officers should constantly reside with their le gions, from the Legionary-General to the soldier, and the legions should be kept as much together as possible. A number of men, under a Chief of the same corps, must be preferable to a number united under an accidental leader. It is evident, that the former, animated by the same spirit, are more ready to obey the person to whom they are accustomed•, and who is acquainted wiih their different disposi tions, than one who, by chance, is placed in com mand ovdr them. Instead of tents, trunks, and painted knapsacks, officers and men should move with flannel shirts and blankets. The man who cannot march with little baggage, and sleep under a hedge with nothing to cover him but a blanket, is not calculated for the p:ofession of arms. As to the training of the army, there requires little but stria subordination, and steady discipline. It were wise to buns our folios on training, and teach toe infantry soldier to preserve his &clock with the utmost care— to prime and load—present and fire—to march for ward—and to charge bayonets ; and this instruction might be given in a vet y short space of time. A cavalry soldier should be taught to be master of his horse —to be watchful over him—ta move with ra pidity in all direftions —and to use his sword with dexterity. And were this plan meliorated and adopted, it would produce an active corporation of parts, and coincidence of action, which would give facility of movement, energy, and vianry. Some of the fcregoing observations do not strialy come under your immediate cognizance, but baring the honour of addressing you who are at the held of the War Department, I have taken the liberty of ►uggesting to you my general ideas on the necessity of a change of system and formation, in our mili tarr establishments. I have now to solicit your pardon for this inttu sinn and Ish ill conclude by exhorting my country. Men to be aware of the torpiyde which has tended to paralyse and ruin most of the old Geverernents of Europe. To throw aside the effeminate c•:litary fopperies and trappings incident to the present age ; and to aspire to those more essential and manly ex ertions which should be charafteristic of the British nation. Our navy is perfea ; and, at present, masters of the world. We are all Britons alike; and our army Lould have an equal reputation. Aa AK. The 0 on e of thi at that T 1 benefit, there. 1 refoge dated od vocal w When II deuce sr was wit delicacy recepuo of the of her al s Sewn hee. rasa fixed