The Sun. — London, England, 1803-08-25 00:00:00

NAP,II LYMOI.I7II, AVG. 2 i.—The,AMtriCarlSCllo9ller Mosqueller, CaIif.KfTCHTE) from Brimen, laden with linen, bound to St. Lucar, in Spain,"upset in a heavy squall on Friday, the igth inst. off Beaehy Head,. and immediately sunk two of the Crew were drowned ; the Captain, Mate,' and four Sea men;Were picked up by the Swedish Vessel Frieud lchaft, Capt. K.AsTIN, laden with t:0-, from Stock. holm, ,which arrived here this morning. PORV.MOUT:i, AUG. z+.-..-Arrived the MuLLEK, from Chri,tiana and Atry, HARR:Lori, rum Dantzic. Sailed theTewis, for Lnngsound. LIGHT HORSE TOLUNTEERS. •• YESTERDAY a grand Review of the Cities of Lon don and Westminster Volunteer Cavalry, took place • at Wimbledon Common. • It was about half past "nine o'clock before the Whole of the Corps to be rev iewed, and those intend. ins to assist, had mustered, The spot of ground • Chosen for their evolutions was well calculated lot the pUrpOSC, it was as level as a bowling-green,' at about zoo vard . distance from ihe . villair of Wim bledon. About ren O'CluCk the Surrey 7 Yeomanry, to th e amount of about 500, began to form the cir. cle, which from theft alertness was soon completed, and was computed at two miles and a .hall in cit.- . conference. Notwithstandin g the size of the ring, there were more carriages and horsemen present than would have extended, round - one four times as large the carriage, of all sorts being obliged to stand in .several parts deep. The mounted arid dismounted Cavalry having en. . •tered the ring, to the number of about Bso, and formed themselves into different Companies, they ex. liibited .spedscle highly gratifying. On the Earl 4-HARRINGTON'S arrival, he .was saluted, with tt guns. His Lordship having in. . B petted the Line, the word watt given to perform the broad swami exercise, which was executed with all possible accuracy. The dismounted Cavalry were nott drawn out, and formed -into lines, and having gone through dafe emir evolutions,. they fired several rour.ds. Here an accident took place, which occasioned some trifling disorder. Our of the dismounted , Ca- Valry, supp os i ng hi s piece had gon e o ff with the resr, in the act of reioadirg, it discharged itself in his • bands, The wadditi andw g_ p o der went with•great force against his lace, and considerably in. jilted it. The Gentleman was bled immediately on 1 1 , the spot, after which he was taken away in a car. . riagr. 1 he utility of the Expeditions was now proved, two of them having been previously placed at the north end of the circle, 6O.Men were ordered to take F their places in them, and were in a very few minutes ennveyed 'round the `ring. Each Expedition was drawn by six capital horses, and a rider on each horse on.the near side. It may therefore be easily "{Posed' with what celerity Infantry may be re. m'ved frdm one place to another. The dismounted Caval r y travel l e d from town in • 1 ai% Expeditions, which was nearly zoo men.— The flying Artillery was used with great expert. ness, and those who worked it reedited the highest 1 . c ommendations. The business of the day cnnclud. ed with several grand charges by the Cavalry, in the m ost per f e a order, and with incomparable re. gularity. Indeed, they went through all their dif. terent evolutions in a way that would have honour to any R egulars in the kingdom. done t past o ne o ' c l oc k , the Review being over, Earl HAR half - R I NCTON rode up to Colonel HER RI is, and compli. niented him on the 'high discipline of the Corps un. der his command. . . . The Band played:while the Cavalry were retir ing from the ground ; when those parties, who had meant to keep it up for the, day, took povisions from thei r carr i ages, and sat down on the, r ground to enjoy a rural repast. The-festive scene soon became general over the Common, and .many were deter. I mined not to rise till the stir had set. There were tents fixed in different. parts o f t h e I ' ground, which served as public-houses, F?yiNg ra - 1 Verne Verne, as - well asking Artillery, were al so to b e king it cniCken could be dressed on the shortest notice. I We heard o f b ut few accidents in the course of the day, con s id er i ng su ch a large as s emblage, ofipeo- Pie having met together'. On the firing of the fi rst 61 1°41 s 11eld 'riecc a spirited horse threw. his rider, wh ose ( kr Wdailislocated, and in other respeas be was very muc h bruised. 1 2VLIV.yopK, Juix 14. • Art..A v v ERY I Who arum' here yesterday , hvelv d e days fr om Sr. Thomas, inforingoliat pos i t ive accounts have been received there of the blockade of , Gua daloope by an Englkh Squadron, and that War Wah declared at St. Thomas against the Spaniards. t. K t No, of the Brig Rorilaird, arrived here Yesterday In eight days froatCape Francais, informs, P I ,„ th r ,r,en the rgt instant, off Cape Nichola Mole ) a sh 74. Shi p $. 'Nut Nu x ,c ayts, tell in with a French Frigate,.. and fired a broadside into her, I.vilich killed seventeen, and wounded twenty.two. le Frigate returned a few shots, and ran.into the ' ° p° "°";aPe Nichol : , M o le , t h e 74 chas i ng her, and. . , :` - ' n tlneing a heavy fire. In consequence of the re. ~,ritwal of hostilities an embargo had been laid on the dad ping for sorne d ays. The Brigands were em. 3 ,ierl at a sho rt distance, but the inhabitants were i vi:lt i n ?ur any apprehension of art attack. The were • expeEtation o f a bl oc k a d e b y a British Fleet, :: * hieh was the ease at Martinique. Two Fiend. ;4 l s, and three Frig ties, were at Cape F1..1119016 Yoßite is app o i nte d to comman d t h e Prima . 4 ,l' le ' 4 ,98 guns, at Portsmouth; Capt. Puttvis ijka,/,,,aught, of 98 guns, at PIY GF 35 lice Capt. B R ' A c t , appointed to the Castor, guns, at Puitsmoutlt. ARTILtERI ) COMPANY'. 7( /S:TERDnkr morning, abuuc six o'clock, the. Hon. Artillery Company assembled io.their ground ;. and. proceede4.l. from thence to else Tower, in or h'r to embark for tte:r intended expedition to Wool_ W ich. AboUt eight o'clock there 'were upwari!s - of thirty large Ir)at ready to receive theta at the Toiver.Stairi. The boats in some scanner resembled the launches of men of war.. In the two. first boats were embarked the two field.pieces attached to the Regiment, together with the ammunition carriages. These were accompanied by the Com. patty of MatioseS, whose business it was to exer. cise the great guns. In another boat was an ex. cellent Band of Music, which played frequently during the passage down the River.. The other Members of she Corps, the whole of which amount. .ed to upwards of 7 00 men, followed in the other boats, kid formed a line at once interesting and beautiful. In . one .of the foremost of them were the LOR D MAYOR, Aldermen BOYDELL, LEIGH.; TON, SHAW, &c. In another was Alderman LE MESVRIER, the Colonel, and the principal Officers. The boats were rowed by the River Fencibles, whose Officers had the command of them ; and in their passage down the River, no interruption was alpwed to be given them from scullers, wherries, • or any craft whatsoever. VaSt numbers Of private parties followed at a distance in wherries, and were highly delighted with the novelty of the scene. As the company proceeded down tl.e River, they were saluted with the ing of guns from the premises of some eminent Ship-Chandlers in Wapping, as well as from some private vessels.' They were also cheered by all the boys belonging to the Marine Society, from their vessel in the River. Abodt half past two' o'clock they arrived at WoOtwich Warren, where they disembarked with the greatest order and regtila. riiy. Here they were received by the Picquet Guard. Horses were in readiness to draw the field pieces, and horses were also provided for the principal Offi. cers of the Company. They marched. In columns through the town up to the New Barracks ,and froM thence to the barrack fields, which lie very near to Shooter's Hill. In passing through the B.irracks, no notice whatever was taken of them by the troops there, which must probably have been' occasioned by mistake. In the. Barrack Field they were drawn up in a line for about a quarter of an hour, .after which the whole Regiment was formed into open columns, and marthed along in a direCtion towards Greenwich. . The great (Ned of the Regiment now appeared to be,' to 'chew how a successful attack might be made on an Enemy, which was stipposetl to be ad vancing through narrow defiles. At the first inti mation of this approach the bugle horn was sound:- ed; the Light Company immediately ran forward in front of the columns, and kept up a running fight for a considerable time. This was managed with great skill and dexterity, and nothing could exceed the priamptitude and activity of those by whom it was carried on. The Light Company was fol. lowed and assisted by the Field- pieces,swhich were drawn forward with all the expedition of . Flyieg- Artillery ; and at every, angle of the road, from whicjt it was supposed the Enemy could be enfiladed, they stopped and fired two or three rounds.. As soon as the battalion, columns had arrived in a large open field, they were for Med into line, and fired several rounds at the Enemy, who,on that account was supposed to be put to flight, Or Obliged to make a'precipitate retreat. The body still marched forward ; anti in Conse. quence of shots being fired from the adjacent hedges and ditches (for parties Of the CoMpany had been sent forward for that purpose, in order tii repte sent an Enemy), the bugle horn was again sound ed,"and the skirmishing battle was 'renewed, and continued, until the 'nouns arrived on Blackheath. At this time the British skirmishing party got round the Enemy, who by that means became in closed within two fires ; for the main body drew up in a line upon that aide of the Heath which lies e a stward of Greenwich Park, and kept 'up a very brisk fire, which, together with the assistance de rived from the field-piece aveach flank, was suppos ed to have totally defeated the Enemy, already,an noyed by the skirmishing parties (or the hole light iitfantrA. The Enemy, .therefore, at length s u e. rendered, and the laurels of victory were placed upon the brow of British Valour. The Columns were then marched into a lawn in front of Mr. MONRO' $ house. They were. formed into three or four circles,' and ordered to stand at ease and grOnnd their arms. This was preparatory to the relreshments intended far them. From the hospitable mansion of Mr. MONRO, there were mediately.taken great quantities of sandwiches, and ,vesseli filled with excellent porter, by which, in the space of 'one hour, every person . belonging to the Artillery Company was, completely. refresh ed and regaled. Mr: Martko's stable-yard wa, Open to all the Members of the Crimpany." A livery servant stood at the gate, to prevent the ad.. mission of any other person, and 'here they had abundance of roast and boiled beef and porter. Between three and four o'clock the company embarked in their several boats, which by this time, had returned from 'WoolWich. They embarked as • Greenwich Hospital. The field-pieces and ammu nition waggons were put on board their respedive . boats in the most commodious arid expeditious man ner that can possibly be conceived.. Between five and six the whole party dis. embarked in the most excellent order at the Three Cranes, Queen-street, after having displayed a de gree of military skill and exertion which - will be : , long remembered.; and after having :;hewn a degree ; of zeal and aftivity which moat. give additional' strength to the hopes of those who expeet that the defence and security of their Country will depend on British Valour. . ,! The •Subseription at Leed4 for encouraging Vo- . lunteers, amounts to upwards of 1, 8001. Yesterday morning at Richmond, ;he Lady of ED- MIND WIGL EY, of Shakenlmrst, Wortester.: shire, will safely delivered of a Son. • On Tuesday TMrs. WttsoN, .49,, Gower.; street, lirtlfortil.Square, was safely neliitered of a Situ. On Monday died at Clifton, the Lady of Captain GI. olt C:. E. Hu apETT, dte . Neyp. 41Aug.tliet of 114.4. jot Gimer,d'Wn,rit t.otAr. 2 fiil4 1,Apt : ,..116E...ik.t. p.acxffr: • Tn loss of thiS PaOcet westated S tinie ago. 'Hei• C,mmanier, CiptaiIVFILLOVI has', ttdth the p -wii,sioo of His Majesty's Postmaster-Cr heral, giv r n to the Public his. Official Narrative of the Ki ss of his Vessel, titan which we never read any, thing mare interesting and dialing. The charac ter of this Publication, and the praise to. which the condua.of Captain hF L LOW 0 , and •all a s ioeNte s in misfortune - is intitled, are so:admirably touched, in the Miiatte of the Postmaster-General, thatiwe shall beg ltave to extral it. 44 We have perused 'this Report. With a mixed sentiment of sympathy and admiration. We are satisfied, that in the loss of the Packet and of the Public Correspondence, no blame is ithputable to Captain FE BLOWE.S, to his .Officers, or to his Sea-, men. In their exertion, after the Ship. had struck on thelioating mass of ice, and in their subsequent modal, ibey appear to have she Ain all the talents and virtues which can distinguish the NavalCharaaer. 44 Let a proper letter be. written in our names to the friends and fami'y of the very worthy French • Officer who perished. • And we shall be solicitous to - learn the entire recovery orthe'otheryissengers, who met such dangers and .suffaings with the trw . st exemplary fortitude.. '' Mr. FR F L INC will return the Narrative-to Capt. Fvu.owss, with our permission to hiM to •communtcate it, to his friends.;. or, if he shall think • proper, to give it to thel'uldic. It cannot fail to impress on the Jninds.of all who may:read it, the benefit of Religion and the consolation of Prayer under the pressure of calamity ; and also an awful sense ofahe interposition and mercies of ProvidenCe, in a case.of extreme peril and distress. To Seamen it . will more especially chew that discipline; order,ge. nerosity of mind, good temper, mutual b;nevolence, and patient exertion, are, ouder the favour of . Heaven, the best safeguards in all their difficulties." . Captain FELLowEs gives an account of his'sailing from Halifax, on the 22J of June, and of the Course which.he steered, &c. In the night of Tu_!sjay, the 28th of that mcnith,.,about.one in the.rbut the Ship going at the rate of seven miles'an hour, she struck against an island of Ice .vin. knee, that several of the Crew were Ritched out of their hammocks. Capt. I'RI.LOW PS thus . i,rozTeds : " Bring roused oist of cry sleep, 6) , she sudekunesi of the shock, I instantly ran upon deck. The beim being put hard a.port, the struck again about the chest,tree, and then sworg round on her ; heel, her stern-post being stove in, and her rudder car. tied away, before we could succeed in our attempts to haul her off: At this time the islard of ice ap. peared to hang quite over , the Ship, forming . a high peak, which must, have been at least twice the height of our mast head ; and we suppose the length of the island to have.been fro a quarter to half a mile. " di The sea was now breaking over the ice in a. dreadful manner, the weter rushing i n 50 fist us to fill the hold, in a few Minetes. Hove the guns Overboard, 'cut away Ate anchors, from ,the bows,. got two sails under the Ship's bottnm, kept both pumps going, and baling %%ith Inickets at the.maine hatchway, ire the hop; of preventing her front jog ; but in, less than a quarter of an hour she set,' tied down to her fore.chaies in the water. 4, Our situation now become most perilous.. Aware o f t he danger of 'a moment's delay in !misting out the boats, I coesolted Captain Thomas, of the Navy, and Mr. Bogus, my Master, as to the propriety of making any further efforts to save the Ship ; and as I was anxious to preserve the Mail, I requested their opinioe; as to the possibility of tek ing it into the boats, in the event of our being able to get them over the Ship's side. ..These , Gee. tlemen agreed with me, that no' time was to be lost in hoisting them out ; and titer, as the Vessel tves Olen settling fast, our first and - only couiideration Was to endeavour to preserve the Crew, '' And here I Must pay that tribute of. praise ; which the steady discipline, and .good condutt of .et.iety one onboard so justly Merit. From the first moment of the Ship's striking, not a word was Or. .tered expressive of,a desire, to leave the wreck: toy orders were promptly obeyed ; and though the dan ger of perishing was every instant increasing, each man waited for Ins turn to get into the boats, with a coolness and composure - that could not be surpassed. Having fortunately succeeded: in: hoisting out the Cutter and Jolly-boat, the sea: then running high, we placed the Ladies in the formate; one - of them, Miss Cotenhemi WAS so terrified, that site sprung from the gunwale, and pitcher! bleb' the hot.. tom of the boat, with considerable violence, Thi s ,aecident, Which Might have been eTrieltealee of t" et ee consequences to . herself,,as as, to las,al!, was unattended by any bad efrzels. The few provisions which had been saved lim it the men's births, 'were then put into the boats, :which .were.,qeicidee veered y. a ste r n. 'By this time 'the meithdeckierward was uodete water, and nothing hue the quarter deck AP- Feared : I then ordered my men" into tale boats, ing previously lashed, iron pigs of !;;Jhst s to the lettil, it was thrown overhoetet, - atT now pereetyrd the Ship was sinking fast ; I called out to the men to haul up and ti.:..ciVe me, in tending to drop myself into the- C u t tar, from the end of the trysail boom, fearing she might be stove under the counter; an I I desired Mr:ittgus,' who continued with moon the wreck, to go-overfirst. I In this instance he replied, he beggrd Peeve to dis. obey my orders that he must see me safe over, be. fore -he attempted to go litimself. Such coriatta, pit such a moment, requires po comment , but I shoUld.; ke wanting, to Myself, 'and to the service, if I did riot foithfully state "to their I:ol‘iships eVery stance, however trilling; and it is..higlily satisfac. tory to me, to have this, opportunity- of recording, an incident sty honottrable to it mtrittrrious Officer. " The sea was running So high at the time hoisted out, the iv.)ats, (hail scarcely ilaktrred inys6l ., .we •shonld g, , t them tuft in safety : and indeed, tio.i thing but the steAdy ;oat .Orderly eontiod of the Crew, could have : e • l le I ua s to efre so 4iffieult and t • f 1137400ns an undertaking ; and it is _a justice to themi h to . observ e , thatnota - man intlut Ship-attempted tof litike use of the liquor; which eVety . one had ih his power. • Whil bt t h e Cutter was gettibg out, I per_ . sewed one oniii s;;Tplewo4ls 61 4" yht 4cmjean, or . l ltlr , ithwnipg. hn ioqinry, .1 found to-be rani. He sAid be waa . e . ini)tying it he the ptirpoSe o 1 ftilini it s;(iill water froto the scuttle rick on the quarterdeck, wl , .ich ge'nera!!... tilled over night,, ardi which was then the only flesh watet td he got at ; it beemie-afterwardi our I riocip3l supply. 1 lelAtc. thig clictinistance as 1i:il l -so highly creditable to the that - dad- of a Brie tish We had scarce quilted rhe ship, when she sod: o,:nly gave a heavy hitch p,rr,. 'and then went down lie.!:1 fforemost.. 1 h , ad ordered the.. colours r 4. • be boi.tr.d at the main.top.gallantrtrait.head, ivith the Utiioh (,) , .vnwards, as a signal of distress, that it . any ve, , ?...1 should happen to be near to Mt at dui dawn r Of t;', (air c'ahunitOusr.sitnation might bi Perceived from her, and she. might i.fforci us relief. At this awful crisis of the ship sinking, when it iS natural td suppose that fear would-be the pre.: dominant principle of the human mind, the cool.: , ' l ess ..1 a 13ritish Seaman- was i , ery conspieuoUsli Manifested by his (John Andrews) exclairoingi Viitre . , - my brava telluviLt, there goes the pride of O!d England!" ."-I laving at length surniounted dangers and (ME,. Culties . whicit baffle all deaeriptiim, we rigged the fbrernast, and prepared to shape our course in the best !limber that circumstances .would admit of, the wind blowing frpm the precise point On which it was neeciaty to sail, to reach the nearest hind. An hour had scarcely. elapsed from the time. the ship struck, till she foundered. The digtribution of the .crew had.alrcady been 'made in the fulluwiog order, which we afterwards preserved. " In the cutter, of the following. airneiiiloils, • twenty feet long; - six feet four incht:s broad; Ftild'tWo feet six incheis deep, were embarked three Ladies and myself;' Capt...lUchard Thomas, of the Na v y the:Ftench corrinander of the schooner, (4 vessel . titkrn by the Larty - t-htart two tlays - before) ,• the master's m.ite,..gunner, stewar,l,- carpepter, end eight seamen in all eighteen people; which, to. tether with the.provhions,,brought the Imat.,'s wale down to within s i x or seven inches, of tit"! water. From this confined space; •same idea may be funned bi our crowded state ; ibttt. it- is scarcely . possible for the imaginatiorrto conCeive the eXterit of our sufferings in consequence of it. In the j )lly.hoar, fourteen feet IfOrre stern tci, stern, - fire three inehes broad, and two fret deep, were embarked :Al r. Bargus, rn.tsre r, Lieuteriant-CorineiP.:or,;e.cooke,ot the Ist meht or 'Cio.trds ; the boatswain, satilmaket:i ituLt seven seamen;` in all eleven persons. w "•The only provisions we were cnabled to save consisted of between forty and fifty pAintis of his» cuit l -.Otte deinijean, or veisel, ,Containing five lons of water; a suttdil of the same, atti . p,artOt: a small barrel of slit ucclieer ; one detnij: , an of rum; a few b•AtleS of part wine; with two compasses,: quadr4nt, a spy-glass, a:small tin toUg, and .a Wine:: glass. The deck lantern, which hied a few spare candles in it; had been likewise thrown. inii; boar, sold life 'cook having had the prec:mtion secure hi 9 tintlet.bort,',and sortie matches that were kept ihiddder, we ,were after wads end lolcd Steer by night.' , t 'Hie wind was'now blowing strong from, the Westird, with a heavy sea, and die day haul just daWned. •EstimAtinii; ourselves to be at the ilisttince cif 3So miles, from Sr, John's, in . .Newroundland, with a prospeft of a continuance of WesteklY it became at once nCeeSSarY to Ilse .the strielesr economy. .I represented to my companions in 'clic. tress, that our resolution, once tirade, coght`on 0.5 account to be Changed; and'that ,we must begin by sulFering privations, which 1 foresaw would be. greater, than I ventured to explain. To ca, , 1 S per son, therefore, : weto served'out Ira :4 :111•I a . giass of wine . ; which was the tidy allos,vat,ce tor the ensuing twenty-four hours; all agreeing to leave 'the water tirrtuched as long as joasible. ])bring the time we were ettpliayeti in gettin g out the bolls, I had ordered the, Master-46 throw the main halcit tarpauling Into the cotter; which being afterwardh cut into lengths, enabled its to form a temporary bulwark against the waves. I had also rentinded the carpenter ro carry with him as many tools as he could : he.had acconlingly, atnong other things, put a . few nails in his pock - mt-s„. soil we repaire.: tgrt mvale of the cutter, which had been stuve hoisting her out. Soon after daylight we tnade sail, with thc,jolly.boat. ?num, troll stool close. hatdeil . to the Northward and Vv r estwatd, in -the hOpe f.ittachink the coast of •:Newfoundland„, or' or being picked up,by scitrtc c. el. ri6iieti two islands of ivg,, ti,atly is large a, I We now .ntid .4114 r ur oed 111„1,1—i r,, t:;:od for our d c , _ liveranCC. fo r noon, c,l) , ci io t i tude., 4 6,, 31. North, St. bearitl , .shout distant ' S4C? q 8 Cwr enco , ante,ring g4les tv;nti, and: rti, , li:cd by famine , to• lowest ; stag, it' w ait Ihe 4.th:of july;''aftet having been seven dayii in this dreadful - state, that 111,:y made Con. eeption fl'ay, on the Owen of Newfoundla nd. their sensations mon mild :12; are. very all'eetingry discribed by Captain t.J.Low were possible focme to docribc our sensations at this interesting moment, From the constiint wateliii 4 .4and I:itigtic, and from the languor and depression arising from our exhau . stcti suite, such acecurnOlated irritability tivas brotight or., that the joy of, a speedy relief affeCtecl us ail in a most reinarkabe.Way; many burst into trars,some looked at each other with a stopia stare, as if al~ltihrf►il cif the reality 'of whatithey saw ;, several were in sti..h a lethargic stite; that no consolation, no ani!iiiitirig language, could rouse them to exertion. this effeding pericid,' though 'overpti..vvrea by my own feelings, and Irnpre4sed with the re, eulle4lion 'of our • sufferings,. and the sight of so many !tyloratile,ohjects, 1 proposed to offer up our solemn thanks - .to Heaven for our thiraculnus tte,. liverance. Every one cheerfully assented ; and as soon 34 I OprAtti the Prayer Bock (which. I had secured the last. time. I wen't down to my cabiio, chete was anuniversal ail, nee , a st)iot of devotion was maniksted on thtslocension, that to the beileits of a religiOus sense in- 'unchltivated mindc, must h anrihen that discipline, gond order, and exeitigh, which . even the sight of land could sparcel7...ptoduee," • the tearlita euvptirg Ole riEßlrciiptain, wtipbn tkUntiAT the 3d jurnecd over. .4r of drfitinen.