The Sun. — London, England, 1803-10-07 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PAR.I,IdMENT. HOUSE OF OC rciß ER 6. VARTHER, AT two o'clock this day the LORD CHANCEL. LOX, wish the usual Attendants, came down to the liuti,e, 'and in a quarter of an hour after, the Earl (4 . HARRINGTON and Lord. CATHCAIT attended. Their Lordships then took their seats, in their on the Woolsack, and Mr. QUAI{ME, De. put ) . Usher of the Black Rod, was dispatched to de. sire the attendance of the Commons forthwith. Accordingly, that House being represented, on the present occasion, by Mr. Dyson, the Clerk Assistant, and the subordinate Clerks and Officers of the House,,, appeared at the Barg.-.when, after 1 - lis.Majesty's Commission. had been duly read by Mr, Rost, the Logo:CH' Asc sz,Loa addressed the A saembly as follows :. " Mj Lord, aid. Gmtlexems. By virtue of His Majesty's Commission to US-, and other Lords; direfted and now read— We do in obedience to his Commands, 'declare His Majesty's Royal Will and . Pleasure, that this Par. liament be further prorogued until Thursday, the 3J day of November next, to be then here holden. And accordingly, this Parambient stands prorogued illicit the said 3d day of November."' The Commons then withdrew; and their Lord. blips ehurtly after retired. PRICE OF STOCKS. ?MI DAY AT wi:Lva O'CLOCK. Consols . ssiii l Omni= - giidis. THE SUN. GOLIII4I QUIS DICSAI lAASUM AUDXAT LONDON, OCTOBER 7, 1803. YESTERDAY Lord KPJTII sailed from the Downs in the Monarch, of 7+ guns, for the Coast of France. His Lordship has probably gone to take a survey kof the Enemy's Ports of Calais and Boulogne, to ascertain with his own eyes their state of preparation for Invasion, and What force may be necessary and the best calculated to effeata. ly annoy and retard them in their operations.— , Notwithstanding the late unsuccessful attempts to destroy their Gunboats, we have no doubt but that a British Farce offing against their Harbours, if judiciously chosen, may do them most essential damage. No Officer can be fitter than LordKEITH to determine the nature and amount of the Force necessary for such a service, and we hope soon after his 'return, to see an Expedition sail against Rau. brie; that shall to a certainty accomplish The oh. jrn of its equipment. B,ime of the Daily Papers are making attempts to amuse or to alarm their Readers, by fixing the precise time when the Invasion is to he attempted. Those who attach any credit to such statements, and the silly assertiOns upon which they are found. ed, are very willing to be misled. We are told that our Ministers base positive information speding the intentions of the First Consul on this bead, but we believe that our Ministers would be amongst the last to whom the First Consul would reveal his intentions. In fast, the precise period for putting his threat of Invasion into execution, must depend upon a concurrence of circumstances which no man can foresee. He certainly would not thiok of launching his Armament of Boats into the Channel, while our Line' of Battle whips aod Frigates can line his Shores, and while the weather is so moderate as to enable us to keep the sea and aga i n , if t h e weather should prove so boisterous that our Ships must take shelter in our own Ports, can a French Gun.bnar live where an English Man of War cannot ? To pitch upon any precise period for the Invasion, we consider as absutzl. That must be regulated by circumstances, but we have no doubt that his attempt will some time or ocher be mace. It is not, however, perhaps his interest to make it su immediately as some persons seem to ex vet. He is wearing us Oe.t by anxiety and e,xpstn. diture, and these two Allies he.will perhaps endea. your to secure to his Standard during the greatest part of the winter. On the certainty of one thing only does it appear to us that we can at present rely, and dials, that the threat of Inva. sion will be executed some time or other. The continuance of the First Consul's power, and pro. ',ably of his life, now depend limn this event. His fate seems suspended upon the issue -of this great undertaking. If he does not make it, his military bharaCter is clouded, and' his power shaken ; and if he does, certain failure in the attempt must pave the way for his downfall.' To us, therefore, ascot, upon which the minds of E ng li s h m en are so strongly and wisely fixed, is big with every souse. (pence that can give comfort and security to our fu ture existence. The event of Invasion will not only crush for ever the hopes and designs of the French Na. t ion to conquer us by Artn:;, hilt it will Most ptobiettly change in the G:ltierninmt of France nay 0 r , ,,n to lb prospeiq, however di3taot, of tree restoration or general tranquillity, 11i)'_;;1 EVCI - 13 compatible with the Honour and Interests of u. rope at large. We have *sly to maintain our squng mimic of t b most Obi permit our- 114i litary, ardour to be damped by delay, and we :11)44 be certain to reap the ftuirs of our Patriotism, our Spirit, and our l',7severatire. The Dablix Mail of Monday last arrived this morning. On that day Thomas Keesem, another of the Insurgents, was tried and convieled ; one cf the wretches, it appeared by the Evidence, who was present at the Murder of. Lord Ktt.wnM DlN, but which eircutnstance the Criminal solemnly denied. Wednesday afternoon Patric Ess lost LrA, attend ed by Lady C. DANIEL and Miss VYSIt took an airing in a coach and four through Eaton and Slough,. Yesterday morning His MAJESTY and his usual attendants took an airing 'on horseback in the Great Park. HIM MAJESTY and the P*INCIS6SS AUGUSTA and Et. izAa ETH, attended by the Countess of HAR. COURT, Lady STAWILL, and Mrs. SNEAD,' took an airing in a coach and four to Cumberland Lodge, where they met His MAJESTY and suit, and viewed the Hanoverian horses, one of them is eighteen hands high. PRINCESS AMELIA and SoPHTA of GLOUCESTER, attended by Lady C, DaNtsit, took an airing in the Great Park. The Honourable Lieutenant Colonel STIWART ) of the 18th Light Dragoons, is appointed Aid-de. COp to the KING. • A Court of Common Council was held yesterday at Guildhall, at which the Lottn MAYOR presided; Mi.i.gECORDER s eleven Aldermen, and upwards of zoo Commoners were present. The printed Report relative to the office of City Solicitor was agreed to, and the Court ordered the eledio to take place on the aoth instant. Several Resolutions of Thanks, &c, were voted to the Volunteer Corps. The Court eletteil EDWARD POYNDRR, by ballot, to the place of Plumber to this City, in the rooln of his mother, .deceased. Some of the Volunteer Corps have been desired to provide themselves with the following articles, previous to inspeCtion by the Earl of MAR !NG - TON knapsack, t haversack, t canteen 01 tin or pewter, to go into the knapsack, or to sling, 2 flannel shirts, 2 pair ditto drawers, 2 pair wor s ted socks or stockings, I foraging cap, r pair gaiters, 1 pair shoes, I knife, fork, and spoon. E ac h Soldier will also be permitted to carry the following things razor, soap, and brush, z shoe brushes and blacking ball, 2 combs, I pipe. clay ball. O Thursday se'nnight Major General Mount. SON set off from Hull, on a tour to examine the neighbouring coast, and to ascertain the must pro. per stations 1.1 eretling signal posts, from whence to convey information to the Country, should the Enemy mempt a landing in that quarter. The scite of the Battery proposed to is ereetad upon Stamford Hill, is on the East side, opposite the Chapel. This situation, though not very ele vated, has a great command over the valley of the River Lea, both Northward' and Southward, as well as the hills of Essex on the opposite side. Wednesday morning the Royal Bristol Cavalry and Infantry undertook the garrison duty of that City, as well as the guarding the French prison at Stapleton. They snatched out of the City about ten o'clock that morning, headed by Col. BAt LL I g• • The Royal Westminster Volunteers are to be in. spelled by Lord HARK t tiGTON en Thtirsday next. The Loyal Westminster (late the St, Margaret's and St.. John's) Corps, are also to be inspected on the sane day. The Light Horse Volunteers of London and Westminster met at their parade ground . yesterday morning, at :.even o'clock, and proceeded up Maiden. lane to their New Field, where this very rezipcaa. ble Corps went through the ; whole of the cavalry manceuvres in a masterly manner. On Thursday next there will be a general muster of the Corps at half past one o'clock, at their parade in Gray's.inn. lane. The Royal York Mary.le.bonne Volunteers yes. terday afternoon, at four o'clock, mustered at Lord's Cricket-Ground, when they had a field-day. They exhibited a very martial appearance, and went through various evolutions with such ease and correBness, as proved them in a high state of discipline. A general muster of this Corps will take place on Thursday next, at the same place.— The members have had notice, that no excuse for ab. sence will be admitted except in case of illness, and t h at must he proved by a certificate from the Medi. cal Gentleman who attends. The Volunteer Cords formed at Newcastle has lately been increased to tOOO strong. About too men of the (2ileerl'9 Regiment applied for their discharge at Cork, a few days since, the term of their service having expired. Gen. TALL. T on being in that City at the time, caused the men to be drawn out, lie told them that if they wished for their discharge, they should certainly receive it ; hut as veterans who had distinguished theth. se l v es, he invited them to re.enter, 'atomising each of them half.a.guinea out of his own pocket. Most of them instantly volunteered, anti received the promised half.guinea each on the spot. Intelligence has been received by the Ni mro d Cutter, arrived at Plymouth, that JPAOMII BONA. PAKTIE has at length reached a Spanish Port in safety. lie • arrived in an Ameriean•yessel, whose Paper 4 appeared so regular fur, Ilionburgh, both fur Ship and Cargo, that although answering the descriptio n given to our Cruimrs, she was,, on being boarded by a Slo p of War on the Spanish station, suffered to pais as a Neutral Ves s el. As soon as sh e wa y allowed to ptoeeed on her voyage she altered. her course, and got sate into a Spanish Port, supp ose d .to ne Carto on s, about a lot might since. Fier cargo was very . 11114.04 s had with :him a COUSitlerble nuns in specie, INI A V 41 1, 1 V ACV S. PEAL, OCT. 6.—Admiral Lord Klllll, in the Monarch, sailed this morning, with the barsortaiti yri s ate, on a Ctuize off Calais and Boulogne. Sailed the Circe Frigate on a Cruize off Ostend ; the Dryad, with a Convoy for Portsmouth ; and the Minx Gun.brig for the Nora. Arrived the Plmto and Potrovims Bombs, from the Nore. Arrived the Eloped( Frigate, with a Fleet of Transports and Merchant Vessels under Convoy from the Mcditirranean ; also the Zebra Bomb, from a Cruize.' In the Down's -the Utterb, York, V.zw, B/puhr o Philo, Ze ra, Mcla and relaillba l And 4irs4er Gun.brig. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 6.—The Reis COWL' ill ap. pninted'Convoy to the Eastward; and Britannia Cutter to the Westward. Came into Harbour the Boadicea Frigate. YARMOUTH, OCT. 6.. Yesterday afternoon ar. Lived here, and sailed .this morning, the outward. bound Baltic Fleet, under convoy of the C(yik Fri. gate : they ware joined here by the following Ships, under convoy of the Millard, viz. klat, HAR. R lap Abeona, COM!, for Riga; Natty, Witt,su, and Diana, BARRETT, for Christiana. The Constant, Snips, and Scourge Gumbrigs, •r. rived in the Roads, and remain with the Gelykheiti, Admiral . THORNIIReaUGH, ftitbitch, of 44 guns, armed en flute, and Bahl Gun-brig. The Cruiiet' Brig has taken and sent into these Roads a French West, and a Dutch East Indiuman, which sailed this morning for the River,. under her co,nvoy. Arrived this morning the Express Packet, Capt. DELL, bound to Husum, with Mails and Passen. gers from Harwich ; and the Auckland Packet, Capt. BRIDGE, bound to Gottcnburg, with Mails and Passengers the wind being about N. E. they I,ut into these Roads to wait for a fair winds Art ved in the Roads the Minerva, BALLS, from 'me, with brandy. KXNSALP., OCT. I Arrived the Sea.Gmll Sloop of War, fro►n Plymouth, with funs' Trans. ports under Convoy, having the whole of the 9th Itegimet of Foot on board, who axe to be disem. barked here. PENZANCR, OcT. 3.—Came in' the French brig La jolt' Panline, from the Banks of N ew f oun dl an d, .with fi sh, oil, and salt, captured on the ad ult, by the Anna Maria, Letter of Marque, of London, in lat. 4.5. 37. long. 18. retaken afterwards by the French privateer Aventure, from Bourdeaux, in let. 47. so. long. 17f (which left the prize in order to proceed on her crnize), when, fortunately, the Ajax privateer, of Guern ey, (commanded by Captain DovLi) fell in with, and again retook her from the French. The wind is fair for Guernsey, but she put in here, in order to repair the damages she sustained in a gale of wind. • The French privateer Aventure, is a ship of about 250 tons, copper. bottomed, and is stated to have formerly belonged to Liverpool, and in the Guinea trade, but was taken last war by La Muth', which was after. wards sunk by His Majesty's ship Diamond. • The Ann, of and from Yarmouth, Atirltattora Master, with malt, and the Oak, of and from ditto, Hax Master, are put in here, wind bound, the former with malt, and hound to Liverpool, the latter in ballast,. bound to Neath. The ship DM' i;r, which arrived yraterday in the River from the West Indies, with great difficulty escaped foundering. She proved so leaky soon after she sailed, that the pumps were obliged to be re sorted to every half hour during her passage. A Whaler from Altona bound for . runntn g en was captured by the English ; who s-nt some of their men on hoard to navigate the Vessel to England .4 storm came on soon after, and the English, igno. rant of those seas, committed , the diredion of the Vessel to her Captain : he taking advantage of this circumstance, condulrd the ship to Friederickstadt stir l'Eider, and made his report to a Magistrate. Next day one of the English Vessels cruizing before the Elbe, arrived at Friederickstadt, and claimed the Prize. This claim was refused, till the decision of the King should be known on the subjeil. The good people of Lincolnshire are under some apprehensions that their coast is not sufficiently de fended against the . danger of Gallic Invasion, but we trust that Government will take vigorous niea. sures to put an end to their fears. The people of Newcastle, on Saturday last, had an opportunity of congratulating each other, on being able to purchase good mutton in the markets fur four_ pence per pound. A letter from Quebec, dated August 18, says, 11 We ate much alarmed here at present, by ire vent attempts- which have been made to set on fire various dwellint-houses and public buildings at Montreal ; and in consequence of a similar :attempt having been made on a house in this place, by throwing in at the kitchen window a bundle of lighted rap, paper, bark, &c. Pair°les are to eon. mence this evening parading both upper and lower hot s ummer, and are W e have had a very j t :r nl' about finishing a d t li g h i f id harvest ; out cro 0 are more abundant th an we have h a d f or many years." The drought, which duri ng t h e , greater part of the Season, has been very gre at in tin. Co U country, 11 h ten still more excessive in France .and oth er parts of the Continent. Yesterday morning the Sr. James's Corps sssern. bled at eight o'clock, at Burlington House, parsthint to orders, for the purpose of proceeding thence to Paddington, where they. were to exhibit a sham fi3ht. There was a very full attendance, in consequence of its being notified to the individuals, that every Member who did not attend should he struck off the muster-roll of the Corps. They mustered above moo. Lord Mrten., their Colonel, and MayA Dowm as attended. Some time elapsed in making the necessary dispositions for the plan of operations which was to be pursued. Soon after nine &chick. three oe Majortre s, Companies (Grenadiers, Ist Battalioni:And-' Light 'lnfantry) under the' command of Ir/Yl4:ty 91 Dw of the town. The picquet was formed, commanded by ' th m in s pen rchePaddle g an d t o ton ,at the extremi • were. potted the remaio n n de t r he n w f etshte.siLdieghoft infant tloCatattry Comfany, on a bank which enfolded the road : on the Bride were the Grenadiers, and immediately Over the Bridge were the Battalion Company : in this position they waited the approach of the supposed &lamb who arrived in about h alf an hiiur, under the command of Lord AtastszA . , who, having. re ceived intelligeoce of the Enemy, and reconnoitring the position, ordered the main body to advance along. the road, mud carry the bridge by storm. -- The picquet first began firing upon them, as they advanced, but were soon driven AO the main guard upon the bridge, though the enemy were much an. • toyed by the fire from t h e Li g ht Company on the other side of the water ; but in spite of all obstacles they gained the foot of the bridge, when the re. which hrs checked d d taheisrteaeldyotarrndfn‘rvell.direeled 11(C' u mvtplih n oaece d nsartc e ne rt danotherl coveri t im e Enemaeayn )do. ,Lcsf o coo time, but at length numbers prevailed, a nd Maio' Dowtars's force was 6bliged to 'aetire, but made a . most masterly retreat, in excel len t, orders till_ they gained a position to tlic South , of the Bridge, No. a, where they formed again in order of battle. in the ing party , which sustained and retnroeci the fire of :al it :ell en s t hrarisets.ll.l foot Iwo, : s o: e i itr n i eitoreneff,ottlittrileeeic:aait:::idltii a s:::i s tilt k ' 6o l ( ci , i iia r ls, ' " ry,i r ii,s ° ; b it s eag i l e oti.k t et i :r which was, the disiodgenienr of the Enetooll49 rho order, and under cover of - their , Light IntatiktYl ; - But the , rapid anti well-diredetl pur.nit i f 'l le ' " e ce. torious party obligel them to retire with s-ilf-P r i• cipitatiun over the ilridge, NO.' 3, to the N . "l,' 0 ; which they made a staA .on the fii st emvolll - and p*.'ti. g kli:ir skirmisher , . beliiiia a hedge, so as to tak their pursuers in fl irk, as 11 4 advanced; determin d to renew the fi g h t , and d e ' f en d t h e i r position T a the last. The and atsi'l',..'" ' ever, which anneal nt success inspired, woo r ic " veiled, and the Enemy were obliged to contsnu e their retreat, but without being broken:. They matted a route.on the right•of the Canal, alternate., raking advantage of every ly fighting and retreating, - while the skirmishers on both sides kept up a s mart and incessant fire, always in 'security, until they arrived on the eminence ,o i f f ." polite Wormwood Scrubbs , whence the , ~, i ge , a sharp anion, Willa to- retreat ove • ' ,?' w ith NO. 7. The -7 then tweed, On the C°M intjr/ ' i sea t hedge to annoy their foes the Canal between them and their pursuer4i an' • the on; the Light. Infantry to skirmish and secur e Lis Bridge they had passed. Lord Amu E a ST, CU/ " ; ordered his skirmishers to make their way i into , n d . to return the fi re of the Enemy field opposite the position the Enemy occupied, . 6 advanced (''' ri l while he in person brought up his main h° 4 ' kl . r 6 formed them in order of battle. A g eneral getto then ensued between the main body on bo th 'i d ."' which was maintained, by admirable platoon fi lling adversaries; and on being obliged and general vollies, duti.igavhich the party that ".. r fended the fit;idg, lee + r up an incessant fire o n theL post, endeavoured to emote the destruttion of theft punsters, by the ex, 1 ision of a cask fi lied with " 11 _ 1 : . ustibles. The firing having ceased, Lord At NlT "ra Party advanced to the road leading to tO: Bridge , and forming in 1 column by sedions, pAs.te! the Bridge without fur 1 tier molestation. They Ole , : marched up to the opposite party, and the who_i_ to abandon 1. forming k a tunClion on the Wormwood Scrubby, thc business of the day terminated with three cheers: sustained ser a v il ic the for any in which the surrounding multitude cordially an generally took part. Their state of discipline appears to qualify them skirmishers iit:reA:mddeem, L i g h t Infantry ' s tire. proves 041 equal to the most laborious. The operations. were , a t u n i t i ig t u h e e s energy with dwayit:i which they over about two o'clock, and the men were aii ii ° o sv ori to pile their arms and separate for half a n , ftes h. which time they employed in procueing d r i `,„ v ing ments. The Corps then re.assetnbltd , t n . r 'Nal& received the warm acknowledgments of d i sm iss ed. Colonel, returned to their parade to be man y Multioides assembled, and amongst them - The fashionable and distinguished Personag e :* foot hanks of the Canal, ' and the different Br'ug e-. ex which even a distant view could he had, we rc sott a tremely crowded. We are ham that we ten no serious accident to have happened. , . ........ Yesterday morning the Flank Com • ° I tile panies . be ,john and St. Margaret's Volunteers, viz. 5z (' t t o Grenadiers, commatided by Captain VVA III ' A ti- ,:f 14, of the Light Company, under the coottnar:ei Captain SAUNDIRS, marched to a field in the v'." - :: nity'of Chalk . Farm, in order to.prattise hall-firtA"';' at a , Taxget, &c. They discharged six ro°7; each, and acquitted illem,sclves w ith the grci tte ii ; skill and adroitness, particularly the Light—e'r' pady, who successfully discharged by far tlierf" - ,, , , at Chol a number of -balls,— Ai ter breakfasting Farm House, the two eimpanies w ent thip u g, h .„'d variety of evolutions on the groind,- and acqu' l "' themselves in a masterly m , iiiirr• . , i , • o il 1...,,,ird R. SUYMOUR h...aniinififig iti% LePAlttg 111 Neighbours .at his seat orar 1,11 dA ,, , in S' lu e . ' Wairs; and if the p.unilerint , ! ,v:lcil:7, s hould et' n , l . ' we have lio . doubr, that h: 1 , ,1.1,1,4) wont(' Te.ro: lutety 'opvose them, " bIL k.'il, by t.le hard`'. ~;;'Tel l• A new (Lachine 11:1s bet.:ll it.venred iii Fraf.c*ailld an (per al Artillery, f or iwi.44og illott4fs measuring the angle of projcajoil• 1