The Sun. — London, England, 1803-09-29 00:00:00

MAILS. Aitio;vpD. 44rrtburgh -T `• r DUI!. THE SUN. 001.$11 9,UIDZCIIts 141.01.114 40P1*? ? LONDON, SEPTEMBER )9, 1803. YestEttp4Y two Vessels reached the Downs, the Coontar of Elgin Armed C uttitr, and the Tar. tar Revenue Cotter, with Dispatches for Admiral I.,lrti KEITH from the Squadron employed in the B :rnbardment of Calail. The account which' they brit% is, that on Tuesday night the Town of Ca. laic was on fire in two or three different places.— It does not appear, however, that the Gun.boats in the Harbour had received much damage ; for yesterday morning a Flotilla'of these Boats, to the number of twenty or more, came out , of the Hat. hor, with an intention apparently of standing away to the Eastward, but perceiving some of our Squa. ',lron in that quarter, they altered their destination, and shaped their course for Bolope. Our Ships pursued, and eoon came up with them, and a very warm Cannonading commenced, which probably was cont►noed till night; and the result of which we hope wilt be the destrudion of the Enemy's Flotilla, The following are the Letters which .we have this morning received from our Correspondent& at Dower and Arai, upon this subjeEl. Dom', Sept. 28. This morning a Flotilla of Gun-boats (about 25 in number), were seen to come out of Calais liar. boor, and appeared at ferst to have an intention to piloceed to the Eastward, but very soon afterwards (I;robably from some of the Squadron which yester. day bombarded Calais appearing in sight in the E istward), they were • seen shaping their course along.shOre 'towards Boulogne, They were soon discovered by the •Squadron, and between eleven and lwelve o'clock a firing was commenced on them by the headmost Vessels, and'. shortly af. texwards the whole of the Squadron was observed to be firing upon them very briskly. The gOn..boats could plainly be perceived within our Ships, and the latter standing as close in as possible, notwithstand. ing a tremendous fire kept up by the numerous Forts along the French Coast. From every point of land I.vhieb the Squadron approached, fresh flatteries were seen to open on them. The fire from the Squadron was kept up with uncommon spirit. One or the Frigates and a Gun-brig were constantly en veloped in smoke. Without exaggeration, the whole of the French Coast, extending front the cliff's at the westward of Calais to the entrance into Boulogne Bay, was one,contioued line of smoke, and the wind being to the Eastward, almost every gun was heard at Dover. About half past two, the Squadron, which was then standing into Boulogne Bay, in full chase of the Boats, and still keeping up an unremitting fire, began to dhappear. No doubt is'entertained here, but that most of the Gun-boats will he driven on shore, or destroyed. • The Signal of the Enemy being in sight, has been flying ever since morning ; an 4 l it is reported that a considerable ernhekation has taken place at Ostend, but we know not on what foundation. A very great alarm ar7t hustle have however prevailed all day in the 'Fawn, which has pot been a little increased by tine Volunteer Artillery and Sea Fencibles having been called to their Alarm Posts. Certain that if !lie Enemy were in a state of reparation, and had In!lY made up his.mind to the attempt, the present wind and weather are the moss favourable for. his purpose he can wish. „~... Deal, Sip:. 28. Arrived the Countess of Elgill Armed Cutter, and the Tartar ReVentie Cutter, with Dispatches for the Adniiral from the Squadron bombarding Calais : they bring an account that the Town: wag on fire brat night in two or three different places ; and this rriJining the qun-vessels came out of the . flarbour, and the Sluadron were engaging them ; there were supposed to be about twenty of them. A very bedvy cannonading is still kept up, the smoke s of Which is plainly seen ,frucn hence. AN mta seems to have prevailed for the last day or two, that BODLArARTII seriously intends very wectlily to put his threat of Invasion into execution, tp", the prevalence of this idea may be imputed the considerable depression which yesterday took nce. in the F►►nds. It will likewise be teen, that the:. , citOutostrince of a small Flotilla of gun -boats enmity Out of Calais, joined to a report that a lafger had sailed from Osiend, occasioned at Dover 2:iesort to the wise, aid we doubt not, efficacious tiledistirts of defence which have been established on that part of the Coast. The Sea Fenci¢les and the,. Volunteers repaired to their respdtive alarm. posts, and ;very thing was in r . eadsoess tor ,at warm r e c e p tio n of the Enemy, The wind 'and weather were both favourable for his attempt, but we much doubt that he is yet in a state of readi ness to make it. These gun -boats which came out of Calais, are probably the same which a few days ago got into that Harbour, favoured by the mo. mentary absence of our Cruisers from that particu, lar part of the Coast. They ventured out yester day mornin4, to shew our Squadron, no doubt, that their Bombardment had not had the desired died of destroying the whole .of them, and they pro. bably wished to se4e the interval of a eessa., tian of the Attack upon them, to get into a place of greater security, If these are the feel ings of Frenchmen, and such the line of con. dud which they are compelled to adopt, for what different circumstances must they not wait till they can carry into cffed their boasted plan of Invasion ? We conclude that the Bombardment of Calais Harbour was not so effectual and complete as was probably expeded, from the circumstance of so many of the French Gun-boats issuing after it from that Port, but we have no doubt of some damage having been dooe to the Enemy's prepara, lions, From these Boats, however, being obliged, upon their corning out, to alter their destination upon our Ships making their appearance, we are confirmed in our opinion that secgr;ty was more the ()hied of their movement than annoyance to us, It has uniformly been nor object, however, to warn our Countrymen against the dangers of a false security. Let us continue to ad here as if the pre. paratit.ms of the Enemy were in reality formidable, so shall we he prepared for his most vigorous and desperate efforts, and-place our Country in a state of the most assured safety. The Spirit of the Nation is roused, anti it wants :but-proper judgment and . vigour to direct• it to the most glorious achieve. ments. Of the suceessful , -Defence of the Country against all hostile attetriet, we feel ;he strongesi confidence, but we hOpe the high and martial Spirit of the Nation Will not be confined within the stag, pang limits of mere Defensive Operations, Some further Letter, ate issued by Qovemment, on the subjettt of the VOLUNTESRs, and the Opinion of the Crown Lawyers has been taken upon thc proper construaion of the Mts which Ministers themselves framed and introduced. That Opinion is distinguished by impactiality and sound sense. r . the only litnsatipd that can arise upon this occasion in the mind of any man, is surprize that it should be necessary to have resort . to Legal Opinion and Advice for the construnion of an Mt of Parliaments which should rave been level to the meanest ca pacity No person is entitled to Exempion from MN!, unless his name shall have been regularly returned in the Muster-Rohl transmitted to the Lord Lieute. nant, o r Clerk of .the General Meetings of the County, at the times, in the manner, and certified by his Commandant upon //coroArr, as prescribed by the sEscutes 4zat, c. and 4 . 3 d, C. tar, of present Majesty, In the present Circular, •of the Secretary of State to the Lords Lieutenants of Counties, it is strongly stated, as indeed it ought to be, that a non.compliance with the established Regulations, and 4.negled of attendance at Muster and titercise, are to be considered 84 a clereliaion of the Ser.- viee, and that consequently all Exemptions, 4 . 9 plying to persons so acing, cease. When ca ll_ ed out into Mlnal Service, Volunteers become of course subjdt to all the Provisions anti Penal. ties of the Mutiny Mt. This Letter likewise itiktes, that notwithstanding, th! difficulty of pro. 'viding Arms and Ammunition for such a lare increase o( the Miliutry Force of the Kingdom, such have been the exertions of the Ordnance, that a con. siderable proportion of Muskets are now in a course of delivery ; and that Sabres and Pistols lot the Ca,. valry, and Pikes to any amount, may now be obtain. ed upon a proper application. We will .confess, we could Wish that the Pike were more generally Adopted. To those Corps that are only now forming, and of these there are 'a, con. siderable number, we would recommend' the ari l ). lion of the Pike, for their rear tank particularly. If the Invasion is to he made, it will probably be made soon, before the raw Corps of Volunteets'can acquire a sufficient knowledge of the Musket to enable them to be of real utility in the field. If their font rank only were composed of tunike tr y, and their rear of Pike men, we think they would j die r more useful, and they would find su c h applica., tion of their physical strength more comenient to themselves. We be leave to im press thi s re n vir k upon the consideration of the Officers and Leaders of such Volunteer Corps as are yet only is , • their infancy ; and these, to answer the purpose, of their formation, have certainly not a moment to, lose in acquiting 40tne knowledge 'At least, of miii. tary evolutiom A NAVAL A'LfV S. . - PLY4OUTH, SEPT. 27. Sailed the Seag,yill Sinop of War, with the London, Nile, Grant, and Princess Transport 4, having the 9th Regiment of Foot on board, for Cork. Arrived the Mafia, of 8o guns, Capt. BULLER, from a eruize off ►he Coast of Spain ; and the Nim ble Cutter, Lieutenant COCHLAN Commander, from Guernsey; also the Twende Soskende, Capt. JOHAN. sgu, from Copenhagen, 'with wheat (leaky) ; and !he Ebenezer, Capt. the, and the Hannan, Capt. ZENG CRS, from Dram. -rrr PoRTsMo TH, SE PT. 2 iti—Sailed the - Revolstion aire Frigate and Camel Stnre-ship, with a Fleet for the West-Indies ; ahti Fisgard Frigate, with a Fleet for Portugal, FA T .MOIITff, SEPT. z6.—Arrived this day, the Russian Sloop of War New✓a, Capt. LISCOVENIA, from Cronstadt, hound on a Voyage of Discoveries; the Two Sisters, HARR ISON, from Petersburg!' ; the Louisa, Bk4ooks ft, from Milford; the Brothers, BERET-, from Wexford for London ; the Industry, Smuggling Cutter, of Polperro,, prize to the Active Excise Cutter of this' place : she had on board 3 00 ankers of spirits; and the American Ship Rambler, Capt. JETTY, from Rotterdam, 'to load fish for the Mediterranean. Sailed this day the Prince Ernest Packet, FETRE, With Mails of the ztst inst. for the Leeward Islands; the Gipsy, MFINTAILQ ET, for Lisbon ; the East India An Ship Levant, Capt. Fit.spEE, for Ham burgh ; the Ship Young Nicholas, HENRY, for Nils_ mouth, to join Convoy, and the Louisa, YOUNG. to u, for Aristal. The Duke of York Packet from Libbon with Mails, is daily expeeted, The kra/dugh4v; Packet, with Mails of the 13th and aoth inst. sails to.morrow. Dem., Sart.. eB.—Arrived the Ad►niral rhell Armed Cutter, from a criti%e off lionlogne, and sailed again for Calais, His Majesty's Ship Squirrel came down from the Nore l and remains, Yesterday, at nine o'clock, His MAJPsTY left Windsor in , hiiiravelling carriage, and arrived at Sc. James's 'Palace atinht half past eleven, to hold u Levee; which conimeMicd ,about one o'clock, and• was attended by their: Excellencies the Wirtem bergian, Imperia4 :SiVedish, Spanish, American, Neapolitan, and Russian Ainbassadors, the Ctim:. cact.attor the . EXCIIEQVIIIi; the S 6CRETARIES of STATE, the UCARTARY at WAR, the.SoLicrroa GENERAL, die JUDGE MARTIAL, the LORD MA7idR, .thSl-10tIviis of LONDON,' and the Coat. :MON SERJRANT, and Earls—M 4 Cartri'ey,'-aiid Harlington. Lord:—Elcho, l'elliain, Anniersr, Hobart, and Cathcart. S'irt—T.M. Sutton' J. Alexander, W. Wynne, W. A'cotirt, 1. Sutton; Q. Osborne, R. Welch, A. Ha round, H. Strachey, and C. Morgan. • " c ß o e i v on . ci l:r .. .La cta y 1;) 10, r. n., Generals—llundas,' AndV4FOrtr. Annesky t Robinson Turner, Calvert, Grey, M'Quirne, Birch, f:' Smith, - Read, KniingtOp,' Wilson, T. Smith, T . Smith, Wigram, Sir W. Bliaard, Canning, Thorhy,, Shaw, Sir,W, Curtis, Cornbe,Tentor4 and Cox, Lieutenant Colonel Dorrien, Lieutenant Colonel DishwoOdi and Major Sergison,' of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards. • • ' ' ' Majors— Hankey, 4awlinson, Price, C oo p er , V an d ercorn , Read, Hodgkin:lon' SRUIh , Cadwell, Wood, M‘Lean, Pratt, Serlcions; Hood, 'frebeck, Halifax, Whitehead, surd Rowcrofr. rap/aim—Markham, Watson, Slow; Down, and Bird. itireisrs, —Monroe, Wynne, Rev. Huichirpon, . Fawkener, Gambier, Pricei Silvester, Rev. Mills, A. Paget, 1 3ragge, Manning, and ' , Juicy. The following were among the presentatioßs to His MAJESTY : • The Rev. gr. Mills, by the Sheriff Sir J. Alexwter. Colonel Cox, Lieutenant Colonel Watson, and Major Pre. bcick pl the Bloomsbury and Inns of Court Association, by the Common Serjednt., The lion. Arthur Paget, en' his return fionttVienna. Major ltolleston and Colonel Robinson of the Loyal Queen's Pimlico Corps, by Lout Hobart'. Cornet Down of he Royal Oxford Blttes, by Optain Bird of the same Regitnent. Mr. Hasley,. by the American Minister, Mr. MOnroe. The following' lied Officers of the ten Regi. mews - of Volunteers belonging to the City of Lon. don, were presented by the 1. 1 9 . u13 MAYOR Lienteriant COiona Birch, Lietitemint Colonel Annesley, Majqr Cooper, and Major Vandercorn, 91 the Ist Regi ment Lieutenant Colonel john Smith, Lieutenant Colonel Read, and Majors Halifax and Read, of the ad Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Kensington, Lieutenant Colonel Wilson, and Major Whitehead, of the 3d Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Price, Lieutenant Colonel ,Jonathan tloshija Smith, Majors Price r 4 nd H o dgki nson , o f t h e 4t h Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Smith, Majors Smith an d Cad well, of the sth Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Wigram, Lieutenant Colonel Sir Wm. lizard, Major Amos, and Major Wigram, of the 6th Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Shaw, and Major Pratt, of the 7th Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Canning, Lieutenant Colonel Thorley. Major Wood, and Major M' Lean, of the Bth Regiment. Major Hankey, of the eth Regiment. Lieutenant. Colonel Combe, or the loth Regiment. Major:Seddons, of the City Infantry: Colonel Andettion and Major Roweroft, of the City and Islington Cayalry. The Sheriff's of London took leave of His MA. ESTY on their going out of office. After the Levee Mr. ADDINGTON had a very long private audience of His MAJESTY. Lord liouArt r and Mr. YORKE likewise had audiences, after which His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, which lasted till half past three o'clock ; when the 1-100, ARTHUR Piiarr had a private audience of His MAJESTY, on businiss relative to the Court of Vienna. Sir CHARLES MORGAN had an audience, and laid before His MAJESTY the result of several Courts Martial on the Army of Reserve. His MAjes'r'T, after taking some refreshment, left the Palace for Windsor, at half past four o'clock. Just as His MA jus•rai setting off, some im. portant dispatches arrived from Sir EVAN NEP EAN, out not in rime to he delivered to HIS MAJ and they,were deemed of so much importance that a Special Messenger was dispatched after His MA. JESTY with them to Windsor. Yesterday morning HER IVIAIpsTY and the two elder Princesses, attended by Lady STAWELL and Lady PITT, took an airing in a Sociable thr.ough the neighbourhopd of TaploCv. AOAI /WRY AND roLuNizzx Vvni (CIRCULAR.) ;Maul!, Sept. 22, tSo3• I have the Honour to inform you, that His MA JESTY has been pleased to direa the appointment of Inspeding Field Officers to the Yeomanry and Vcaunteers throughout Great Britain. The gene• ral distribution and duties of these Officers are specified in the enclosed Copy of a Letter from the Adjutant-General, dated the isth instant, here- • with sent for your information. Field Officers are assigned to the Military Distrits in which the County of is comprehended. Their names and stations are mentioned in the margin; -' and I flatter myself that you will think it expedient to contribute, by all the means in your power, give every support and facility to those Gentlemen 7 . in the execution of their important duties. I am now to communicate to you His Majestrft • Commands, that, for the future, all applications rea lating to the rules and details of the Service, and r° military supplies of every kind, except for arms and accoutrements, are to be made by the Com. maudants of the different Yeomanry and Volun. leer Corps and Companies to the Commanding Ge• neral of the Distria, through their respeetive lu- ' spelors-; and I take leave to request, that will have the goodness to apprise the several Com mandants of the Yeomanry and Volunteers in the County of of His Majesty's Orders. It, returns s te regulations ra e l s c ta o b r l p is s h a e n d d fo c r om th p e a m ni u e s s: ter a s re a ll may be at the same time proper to acquain t them, tha;retu be etrialy and pundually complied with in ever , : respe& Forms of the di ff erent returns will be ci rculate d to all. . the Corps , through their respeCti ve Inspec. tot. It is, however, to b e o b se rved, that all poi. odica) mnster-rolls a n d mon thly returns , re q uired by AA of Parliament, will continu e to be sent in as heretofore. I take this opportunity of transmitting for your information a Copy of .an Opinion lately given by the,Attorney an d S o li c i tor G e neral, upon the sub. jea of the Exemptions from Ballot cla imed by the Memberrof Volunteer CorPs and Compani es whi t observe, that no person whateverenTbe - ent itled have been accepted by' Fils MA] erre. You w "' to . claim. any Exempti on ; un l ess his name. Po ,0 011. regniarly returned upon a mnster-roVi :61‘11Y . 10 1 in to the Lord Lieutenant,. or Clerk of 4 he Goa"' Meeting of hit County, at the times, io , the and certified by his Commandant upola Wow, 7 tile firm prescribed by Statutes 4 2 Geo , 3 , c . 000 and 43d Geo. 3. c, 121. and in the Schedul es au° e! nested thereto. I . take leave to observe to you, that in all cases the Exemptions are claimed, ,it, be' Ile ; cessary that the different Subdivision meetings (4 Lieutenantcy, before whom alone they can be ale lowed, should be furnished, for their use, with the proper extra Is-from the Muster-Rolls, certified by the Clerk of 'the general Meetings, as eutlealY,' taken from the Originals. . I have enclosed some printed farms of the mus ea ter.rolls and Returns, under the above-Menti",,, ACti, for the information of you and, the'li ig3l4 u - " nantcy of the County of T he reg lations applied to the iubjea of Exert, ptions prescribed, by Ads of Parliament, no 4636°3 whatever can he admitted wish respea to them:. 10 In order to prevent any mistakes with reer 1 to the pay and allowances intended to bt..gt ver ! es Yeomanry and Volunteer Corps, whose nervier have been accepted by His MAJESTY Subsetlue(l. to the date of Lo r d H o n a vei Circular Lau d of o f the.d 3 of August last, I take this opportunity be acquainting you, that no greater expelleecd e a s n i nee incurred for any Troop o f c av alry estek!"- v pounds that period than one buodred and, r wel-, i ou t o f 'which per annum, to b e i ssue d h a lf-yearly ; must be all expe n c e s w h at e ver , exc ept for a i m s ' o u t into defrayed, w h en t h e C orps is not ca lled w hen Paul service. With regard to the Infantry% in the same - situation, no higher allowance de n t t u lle claimed or granted than twenty shil lin g s ' "I mil. , head of clothing, for each effeCtive non-coni 14. , sioned officer, drummer and private on the el__ blishment, to be renewed at the end of .three 'Ye e r'!' and twenty shillings training and exerci3ing mono?: for each effective non-commissioned officer, (49 .... mer, and private, present at training and exerc::_`,. These allowances arc to be drawn for under %c o ': rules and regulations, and vouched in such a T ear net and form, as His Majesty's Secretary a . t.r n __ shall judge necessary to prescribe for the gtoda of the Commandants of the several Volunteer CorY fha i r n e:vvli t n:i l e l lay parish or dis trict of united parishes, the pay oi o ; i d b s s e e n b f r e yj :launac su ch Volunteer no oatr is Companiesexceeding are form i l e . be employed upon that duty, is to be ; he or united 25 manner prescribed by the statute 23 - Geo. 3. C' "(II sect. I t. .No pay will be allowed for an Adjutant and , 5 5 1 ;:.. 6piairt,fit:iricesv; irtyl '1,1:: jeant.Major who may be placed upon the estob. o a, ment:of any Corps formed subsequent to the P at.,. above adverted to, except under very specia l e . l „, cumstances, and in consequence of particular r t r,'; plication from the Lord-Lieutenant of the ou n 'i, to be founded upon the necessity of t he case' ~ beg leave under this head to refer you to c a s t e t o . Regulations circulated by the War-'OJ' which cannot be departed from in any insu' n 0 during the time that a Corps is not called out or adual Serviv, I think it necessary to take .notice in t his placret,', to prevent mistakes, that all Corps of Yetlianours and Volunteers, accepted and established peAci., to the 3d of August last, ar e considered to 0 %' 60 the regulations promulgated in the montlt t'f' J ce s last, and may continue to receive the lO° gloohey mentioned therein, if by their WADS Of W , are entitled to claim them. • e o° l I am persuaded that you w ill a g ree with il l ' Rt , it is expedient that it should be disily oqt it: of. stood by all Yeomanry and Volunteertia C every description in the County of t vel rot, that all the rules established among thetnsei ~ ing of regular attendance at musters and exe''„A4, the preservation of good order, and tor the ei . 'l i l se : : AA Well aft the Regulations established by 1115 iv'