The Sun. — London, England, 1804-09-07 00:00:00

3 ~► THouox we are all life and spirit at' this place, as might be etpeCted, considering the vast concourse of visitors which it contains, yet nothing has hap, vened in the course oldie present week that is much intitled to public notice. The Volunteers of this town, however, on Tuesday evening gratified numerous tribe of spedators with their Mili. Lary Evolutions, and affsrded a scene pleasing to the mind as well as to the eye, as it shewed the skill as well as the spirit of those who have so nobly come forward in defence of their Country. The Rifle Companpand the Bombardiers,were concerned in this military spellath, hick was to represent the attacks of those bodies on shore, and on a supposed French Gunboat, moored at a distance from the Cliff. The Rifle Company aimed at a large larger on the beach, ornamented with a figure of the ivirimous CottsICAN EMPEROR. The Bombardiers manifested their dex. terity with equal success against the supposed naval annoyaostnce. The whole anion shewed, that it itch an hile vessel were to come within reach of Our Volunteers, one of the last things that the Ilya. dera would attempt would be landing. Mrs. JoaDAN on Monday night played Belinda, in All in the 'Wrong, with considerable spirit, and on Tuesday gave the Widow Belmour, in The Woy •to Keep Rim, with equal success. The &traders in this Piece were altogether .well supported ; but Mrs. TAYLOR'S Muslin deserves particular notice. It was in the good old style of aling. Mrs. Itsway was respedable in Alm Lovemore, and, With praftice, will become a good At - tress. Lott,. Grove's Sir Bashful Constant was a diverting per. formance. Broadstairs and Ramsgate had good Assemblies the same evening. The Masquerade at our Theatre the following !sight, which the last entertainment of the kind we «re to have this season, was well , attended. The beat characters were a Qua4er, a .Shejskerdar, a Chinensprzueeper, and a French Donor. The last wits a good specimen of Gallic frivolity, before the drench, from a nation of-Butteefier, Were converted into a nation of Sayarts. A Caleb Quotent was so teiging, that we wished ha had kept his word, and rne - to bed* eleven. From nine o'clock till one this day we heard ire. ille_riloas firing, whi c h gave occas i on to many con. ratites and reports, bur none that tended to damp !ler patriotic ardour, or kindle apprehension, even In toonten, children, or Cockste.p. SPORTINC INTEZZIGENCE. RCIIANY RACES, TituitimAy, Sm. 6. ' IZAllialCip Sweepstakes of sgs. each, with 4..mgs. added, ht. stead of the Town f late, tore' Egtemont's b. f. 3 yrs , old, 6st. 13,11 a. • It, Mr. Brown's Flambeau, 6 yrs old,' Sit. nib. Mr. Forth's ch. h. Brighton. 4 2 , aged, Sta. 61b. . - 3 3 Mrs Lake's b. F. Virtuoso, . yrs old, Est. zzlb. . z dr. Brighton and the filly were the favourites. After ' . de first heat bets were three to two the field against Brighton, and even betting the :wo old horses against the young ones. The first heat was well contested between the mares, and the second heat was a capital race between Brighton and the filly, which was won by half a length. The knowing ones were bitten severely on Brighton. Same day, Sweepstakes of :cgs. each, for s-yr olds 1 colts to carry Sst. sib. fillies Bst. alb: • . Mr. Forth's b. c. Hippomenes, by Pegasus, damn by Flying Gib . . . - t Sir C. bunbury's b..c. by Magic, out of Amelia . z ... M ademoiselle 3 Mr. C. Culling Smith's, b> Gouty, out of b . ~.. Lord Egremont's fby Johanna, out of Tag Lord E gremont ' s b . 1. w.s the favourite at star t ing, and 6 tot 'against Hippomenes. A very good face between Sir C. Bunbury's colt and Hippomenes. Mr, Forth rode his own horse. The company were mote numerous than on the former days, and the faces on ea c h d ay were b etter than have been known tested hunle Years , most o f t h e h eats being well con ,t_ed by the fi rst horses. S tewards of the Course gave ' a Ball and Sup. Per at the Bush, at Egham, list night, which was 131 / 1 11 , er GuslY attended by Sporting Gentlemen. DUBLIN, S EYr. 3. THE Encampment at Cork, will break up at the expiration of 14 days. Wednesday morning about ten o'clock a man of the name of Mooney, of Britain.'treer, threw 11inisell into the - Canal near Summer-hill ;he was observed struggling in the water by some labour. emen, who plun ge d i nto t h e water in their hrs and brought hint to the bank olive, bur so I'4d), exhausted that it was thought necessary to nave r ecourse to medical assist an ce ; for this lour. r i le he Was conveyed on a car to S t. G eorge ' s aut e of Recovery.. CORN .EXCHANGE, SEpri 7. good Nv h - e ""i' are b ut few f;csh arrivals o f itit "aY. and s al es o f t h ose are a tri fl e k ae s: iter 'i - e ut 'n other qualitie s li tt l e st i rr i ng ; B ar . 1) e- t , ' e ls; Mal t h eavy, an d zi. lower) fi ne bitter yew nat 01. ; h av i ng f ew B eans, ptice ; .. k they etch a w....ave some arriv a l s o f fresh Oats, the lait scarcity creat i ng a demand, prin3e samples are dearer ; Flour has little variation. a od title do s a 625. 'a 68s. al Tick Beam, 345. a 3 * Vile do Aye los. a 725. oil Oats. 1t). a 25.4. a 30$. ad a 3 25. 6:I l ark • 13s. a 373. Et Poland do. 3 1 -. , 4 11 m ait - Y • 305. a 3 Ss. od ii)c . setAl, - 381- _ („.. _ d Whi te p ' 2$ a 68.4. oil Fine Flour, 55's. a s°! ,•_'., i s „,,„ ease 465. a ss. cd Seconds, .. sos..a 55" Qu — " l ''' " 3 83 . a 44t. 041 .. - fo 'Nina,. THATeltit,a and Sil Mt P,,the Contrattors t. the Bristol Dick Compriny, have offered 600 Men, 6o horses, and 6o carts, with touts, pick axes,. 41:c• in ease of InvasiUn. .‘ Bristol Nair commenced on Saturday last. There was a 14rge shlw of eatt:e, particulatly the .lean kind, which to:d high. Horses were not numerous, 411 4 but few gold ones truntit , and the prices deAr. 'The y of leaiher 'wat small. The 10110Wiflg are thtlist of the prices CrOp3, 130. i 0 2i. Weishilid eito zs . id. Sottler6 1 4 .1 , 4 ,ear Zg• It> 25. ad. Irish and Du i tzh /ad. to 23 . 11 ' ). ' wess Zzd. to as. Buil:does .124.- tn' ,. •td.- auks . , 7..1.1. to as. ,nutist 2ttt. KiN. 25: 24.1, 10 25 4d.. licst , V.,;;ern Ski. "Sr U 1%1. 10 26. Ild. Weich ditty, . 4 s, td. v.) .1.; vod. 4411 0.4 1%4:114i:to, 2.i. zd. 10 21. 4d. ' .- s- • ' Ar nine O'clock - yeverdav morning the St. James's Westminster Loyal Volunteers assembled; at their usual parade, unafer the command ot Major DOWNS. The Royal York Mary.le.Bone VOIUD: teers mustered about the same time, under the coin, mand of Lieut.. Col. Sir HENRY VAVASOUR. At ten the London Volunteer Cavalry, Cul. ANDER; TON; the &tuthwark Cavalry, Capt. COL L INGDON the ‘Vestminster Volunteer Cavalry, Col. ELL iorr ; 'and the London Dismounted Cavalry, with their two pieces of Flying Artillery, under the command of Capt. BLACKETT, mustered in Hyde Park. They were soon met by General the Earl of BANBURY' and Gen. LUMLEY, who advanced at their head to the first Bridge on the Paddington Canal. The Gray's Inn Rifle Corps was also conveyed in the Caravant belonging to the' Dismounted Cavalry.— They met the St. James's and the Royal York near the first -Bridge of the Canal, and halted a few mi. nutes opposite the house of Mr. SCOTT, who sup. pli es gardens with gravel and mould. A few Am. muniticn Waggons then advanced over the second Bridge, escorted by two Companies of the St. James's, and the Grenadiers of the Royal York, under the command of Lieut.-Col. MONCK, of the Royal York. They advanced by the side of the Canal to the third Bridge. The remainder filed off to the left towards Kensington way, and came round to the third Bridge by that road. They then bait. cd at Westbourn Green about a quarter of an hour, sending out.scouts forward to find which way the others had gone. At length, they learned, that the others had posted themselves on the Harrow Road, near Kelsall Green. Brigadier General BANBURY ordered his Pickets forward. It was then found that the party which had advanced before them had jollied the French, whose force was not exaftly known, but who were generally supposed to consist of the two Battalions of Queen's Royals, the Prince of Wales's, and the Roy a l Westminster. At the fourth Bridge the outposts of the Enemy were drove beck. The Gentlemen of the Gray's Inn Rifle Corps appeared 'to he very eager in the attack, and, in hedge firing on Kelsall Green, a spark of fire caught the powder. in the horn of one of its Mem. bets, by which he received a severe contusion in his hand, and some other injury of a slighter nature. He was taken to the house of JERE MIAH JEFFERY, the Sign of the Plough, on the Green.- where his wounds were dressed by the Sur geon belonging to the 'London Cavalry. In the mean time there was a very warm contest for the pos. session of the fourth Bridge, and the French finding that 'it was no longer tenable, blew up the Bridge. The Cavalry made a very heavy charge, in the hope that the attempt had not .succeeded ; but finding the bridge impassable,- they were under the neces. sity of falling back. The advanced posts of each Army then ann4ed each other incessantly across the Canal by stoopingdown and firing over the banks or firing under the shelter of quickset hedges for some time. The Advanced Guard of the Enemy were then compeled to post themselves upon a plain near. ly oprsite . the Mitre Tave rn . Th e C omman d er to Chief of ta; British Forces ordered Captain BLA-CRETT forward with his Field Pieces, who di. reeled his guns with such circa that the fire of the Enemy soon slackened. The English Army was then divided into two bodies; one crossed the sth bridge just 'above the Mitre, and the other advanced to the 6th bridge. The body which went over the g'h bridge, saw a Marquee for the reception of Major PowNss and his friends, and supposed that it belonged to the Enemy. This they itnmediately struck. In the midst of their fighting they were not totally 'unmindful of game ; two hares were started and taken; one was given to the Commander in Chief, and the other was kept by a Private in, the Sr. James's Corps. The Advanced Posts of the Enemy fell back to their Main Army, where they had four tents pitched at the further extremity of Wprmwood Scrubs.. The Cavalry made a heavy charge upon the Advanced Posts, .and Gen. Lust. LRY observed, that they were too small a handful of men to stand it, though they stood firm to re. ceive the charge. The Cavalry, at the wave of his sword, filed off before they came quite up to them. This engaged the attention of the Enemy, and the Right Wing of the British then grossed the 6th bridge, and surprised their Camp. They, how. over, stood two or 'three excellent volleys, and then surrendered; It was now discovered that the idea of pitching rents and making such a display of Advanced Guards, was'only a ruse dr Gmerre. The whole French Army ,consisted only of the three Companies which had at first advanced. The whole took such refreshment as each had provided in his canteen and haversack, and rested for about an hour and a halt. After which they returned to their diffe. rent Parades, where they were each dismissed with the thanks of their respedive Commanding Officer,, about seven o'clock in the evening. The day was remarkably fine, and a vast concourse of people as sembled to behold this military spedacle. HoMER's Boats were crowded, but no accident occurred upon the water. There were also several coaches full of ' Ladies, and a great number of Pedestrians. Yesterday afternoon, th.e 4th Regiment of Loy.:: London Volunteers, commanded' by Colonel Sir CRT/tit!, BS PRICE, and the •sth Regiment of Loyal London, under •the command of Colonel SMlnr, pa. railed at their respective place, of exercise, and marched from thence to Kennington Common, where they went through the evolutions in a manner that shewed a very rapid improvement. On Monday a very large detachment from the whole line at Lexklen Camp o matched to Galley. wood , CoMmOn, - , and encamped on the race ground. The ()Ned of this movement is to complete, with all possible expedition, the very formidable and.ex. tensivs chain of redoubti-• which are intended to ,oppose the progress—of the Enemy, should they el. feet a landing on the Coast of Essex. Twelve tired men are daily employed on this important ohjed. • .The East SafFolle Regiment of Militia,,command ed by Lord . Baosit, was 'reviewed on' the . . Race.. ground- of Hull, on Saturday ; • the North 'Lincoln, commanded by Lend Mit.srmwrowN, on Monday.; and the 3(1 Lincoln, at present commanded- by 'Lietitenant.Cokinel KT NO, were inspected it tho .tiante.ylace- on Tuesdty, ;LI r‘cAll NZ e? SVPTEMUER 4, YESTERDAY morning the Troops encamped here struck shirr tents, and moved, in complete marching order, with the two B•igades of Artillery. They, filed off across the Vallzy of Ottery Sr. Mary, and mounting the lofty hill to the eastward, encamped fur the night on thedlcights about a mile to the westward of the little Village of Sidbury, 'situated in the Vale of Sidmouth. This morning they struck tents again, and moved down towards the Beach at SidmOuth, which They reached about half past ten o'clock. Tio Troops were here drawn up, as if prepared to oppose the landieg of an Enc. my. Two Corps lined the western side of the Bay, the Artillery were drawn up in the centre, and the third Regiment formed the left. Six• rounds of ball cartridge were fired by each Corps, and three rounds of the Shell newly invented by Major SIIRAPNELL, of the Royal Artillery, from a twelve pounder, to try its efied, which was considered as admirable. The Shell exploded - upon couching the. water, 'and the shot ricochetted to a great distance all round. Its destruclive property amongst Boats was clearly perceptible. About half past twelve the Troops moved from the right up the Signal-hill to the west ward of Sidmouth, and marching along the hills to the north of it, came to the ground here which they bad left yesterday morning. The different Corps were in full marching order, with sixty rounds of ball cartridge each Man s his great coat, blanket, haversack and canteen, with three days provisions; and they were in every respell equipped as if march. ing against an Eenemy. Brigadier-General GOR V, who commands the Camp, moved at the head of the Column, and Lieutenant. General StmcoE marched wit,h them to Sidmouth. Thera were • likewise present Major. General Cow ELL, Brigadier-General Tuomm, and their respeaive Aides-de-Camp, with several other Officers of the Staff of the Dist tit% Yesterday the Christchurch (Surrey) Volunteers, Major LANCASTER, mustered at the Tenter Ground, in Blacktriars.road, cr,lin whence they marched out for a Tepid,' field exercise : though, from various causes, they are small in number, they are in an ex. cellent state of discipline. The B 'rough Union Corps, viz. M.'j'ir Pores, the St. Savi ,, nr's ; Major K i NG's, the Si. John's ; and Captain SHAW'S, the Sc. Olave's, were also out ; they ad, when together, as a demi-brigade, in a very go d style. Theist Surrey Regiment, Colonel GA rrocELL, with their Rifle Corps, were mustered in . Montpelier Ground, Walworth, yesterday, and went through all the most tLflicult manoeuvres of a Battalion with great spirit, steadiness, and precision; advancing and retiring in line, by wings and alternate com. panics, forming close and open columns on the cen., tre, the right and left companies then deploying into line, after regaining on each deploy, their for mer alignment, by art echellon movement, taking a new line, first to the right and then to the left of their former position, forming squares, by quarter, half, and hollow squares, and solid columns ; all of which were performed in an excellent stile. The skirmishing Of the Rifle Corps and Light Company of Sharp Shooters, on the Flanks, the Rear, and in the Front, was admirably well performed. The Clapham Corps, the Battersea, the Wands. worth, and the Putney, were also out at their seve. ral Parades, and harvest being over, made very good musters. Three Brigade Generals are appointed to the Se. vern Distria ; and the following arrangements have taken place :ft-7 _ _ _ For -Somersetshire (to the southern extremity of the Severn Districl), including the Bristol Cavalry and Infantry, Briga dier-General 11400rtE, General Officer; Lieutenant-Colonel TRAVERSE, Inspeaing held Officer.—Head-quarters Bath. For Gloucestershire (with the exception of the Bristol Ca- Majar - G 4 neral V isitra, General Officer ; Lieute nant-Colonel Pxoa Yr 4, Inspecting lield flicer.--Head quarters Bristol. For Worcestershire and Herefordshire, Brigadier-General NOB Au, General Officer ; Lieutenant. Colonel HOUSTON, Lieutenant-Colonel BR oohs Ls y, Impeding Field Officers. I lead-quarters Worcester. For Monmouthshire, Brecknockshire, and -G latnorgan shire, Brigadier. General LEYBORtIt, General Officer; Lieu. tenant-Colonel BROMLEY, Lieutenant-Colonel 111Aont N, InspeEting Field Officers.--Ilead-quarters Abergavenny. For Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, and Pembrokeshire, Major-General C Ascoy ' r General. O ff icer; Lieutenant. Colonel S r EWA RT, 'MIRA:I4Ig Fiala 0 Ulcer. I leacl.quar.' tens Haverfortiwest, DUELLING.—In the time of the last War, an, English Officer had some trifling altercation with an Austrian Officer at the Theatre at Lisle.— The next morning, very unexpeftedly, he was called upon by the . Colonel of the Austrian Regi ment, who told him that " he had affronted one 'of his Corps; and any oftence ofremd-toan was considered as ?Waal to the whole; and the rule oftheir Corn was,that the `Jffender must,if necessary, fight them all, beginning with the Commanding Of. ficer..—he had the honour of being that Officer, and" —The Englishman assured him at had not been his intention to offend any Gentleman, and requested to consult his friends who were in the next room.—. He returned in a few miutes, and' thus addressed the-challenger : ‘, Sir, nye are six of ,us ; English .and Irish ; anti s to give you sestisfatho)s, we six will fight any tquelgJe of you. It is now (lookingsat his watch) _right 'o'clock. We have some regimental business to procoed on at ten ; if you will have ithe goodness to let the meeting be at nine, it will be esteemed a favo ar." The Austrian took up his hat, and marched, off in silence. A Paris Paper gives the following aconunt of the ( *Cis which !teem to engross the chief share of at. tertian at sevearal of the principal Courts of Europe. At, Pitersburg is, the writer ways; he area! flights of Garnerio attr rya the attention of all orders. •At Stockholm, aLl' is anxiety respelling the ohjeas of the King's visit to Germany. The, good people of , Copenhagen think of nothing but commerce and their fisheries. Nothing but desolation prevails at 144 mburgh- The reviews at Prague, are only talk. ed of at. Vienna, and relieved by occasional allusions • so the proce2dings of the bict at Raiisbon. •At Berlin, all. pinks are gaping for news respelling the Coronati , •9 of the Emperor -of; the French. At 'soching goes down but. eulogies. on fine .singers ; -anti, at Paris, all the talk is the person of .BONAP.,ttpti and the tkavity of !.is itppapilatc spotlee 1,• PARIS, AUG. 23.—A Division or a t Guo.licifit4 of the tirst`class and Pinrices, from Brest, arrived in the night of the 4th of Augost in the road of Sr, Maloes, and set sail again at tour in the morning -of the following day..,The Enemy not, being in sight., they must have reached Cherbourg about noon. On the Birth-day of tile Emr ultoß, the inaugu. ration of the fatuous dyke and the banety, Napo. leon, was celebrated at Cherb.)urg, New Almanacks have been published for the year 13 ; of course, it is supposed, that the report of the Republican Alm snack being laid aside is v.itliout foundation, at least, for this year. Letters from St. Petersburgh mention, that eta festivities for the nuctials of the Piirce cf'SmtE... WEIMAR, with the Grand aitehess MARIA, are to continue for six days. Several presents have been distributed, anti several prmiotions announced.—. Count Kent:Amu Fr has received roo,ooo rouble!„' and the War Minister eb,ooo roubles, as presents, Prince Ktirts.KlN, and Count RdistANzoF, have ids, tained solitaires of great worth.. Prince GA has been decorated ttith the Order of S , . Az u re, and the Saxe-Weimar Count, iViarsh.d Baron WuLt.zo-C FN, with the Order of Alexlmirr Newski. Tim. Hereditary Prince has, besides, distributed am al the Courtiers of both Srxes, gold boxes, di:um:nag rings, medallions, &c. &c. The Minister of the Marine Department is cx.,. petted back on •Thursday or Friday next, A Letter from Rouen, of the 18th, mentions Am, following shocking accident : A Imvesi was, reaping the wheat in this neighbourhood, accnm._ panted with hii wife, who suckled a young child k when working she laid the child down upim sottxt wheat. The husband, tired of hearing the continual, cries of the child, repeatedly told his wite to Laic it up and feed it. On going towards the child, what was her terror, in observitT a serient entering rho : mouth of the innocent babe ! She attempted to' stra w outp but it was too late ; the child ,was, alti:4.l3e choaked. At the cries of the mother,, the fathet joined her,' overwhelms her reproaches, arid, ta', the anger excited in him by pitelnd tenderness, he struck this uofortunate woman with his sickle, its such a manner that she fell down dead upon the corpse of her child. The wletched harvest min, in, despair for a crime disowned by his heart, went im, mediately to Rouen, and sur•endcred him,elf a Pri, soncr.—(3 . ;yrnal de Paris.) New I , :articulars kite been published concernlna the devastations net: siencd in the Dqartment Rhine and Moselle (Coblentz), by the , ertible storm f the id Tferatidor. The ti,ar Aar, in three hours, ro , e 45 feet. This tottent swallowed up toriy•likill Twenty.tivo leagues of the Couto ty. ( , ixtyesix mile , ) ate entirely st.L.k under ,a quantity. of stones anti rocks, of Which the thickness - hats been calculated to be at least twelve feet. The nit. ' lages have disappeared, and nothing but sand., pebbles, and stones, arc seen in their plico. All this Country, of 2i leagues, is emtirely lost to Agri. culture. The damage is immense, and estimated at. many millions. The Ptefea and the Chief Engl. beer are returned to Coblentz, after the inspeaion they have im.de on this unfortunate Ceuorty. Some habitations are to be established in the vicinity of those destroyed, 'for the few persons who have had,. the rod luck to escape the fury of the torrent. Sir. ' hundred workmen are put •in requisition, and o begin to work as soon as the harvest is over.7—(Le Publicitte.) On the :Ist inst. terrible murders were commit. ted in the town of La Rochelle, of which the fol. lowing are the particulars. A young man from, Paris, of the name of Durso 's, aged z+, and a De. seller from several Regiments', desiring to take aa... vantage of the Imperial Amnesty, was lodged for two days by the widow Ditsrot API L k Towards five o'clock in the morning he left his o4amber, entered the kitchen, and with four wounds from a knife, killed the servant maid. He then entered the bed,. room of the mistress of the house, drew suddenly open the curtains of her bed, and with tire same knife gave her three wounds in the breast, and three others in the face. After a long resistance, this un.. 'fortunate woinati expired upon the fluor, to which, she had been dragged. A young girl of 14, lodged. there from charity, at the cries of her benefaaress,,, went to her assistance, but on seeing her welterink in her blood screamed our aloud, The assassin ' threatened her with the same fate if she did not_ g i v e him the keys, and shew him the drawers where the money was ker. The yceung girl refused with, courage, and made efforts to raise up het benefactress,. ,She would have paid fur this generous action her life, had nut, by '.nee of those accidents w', l lo, often overturn the projeds of crimes, t he %five o€ the assassin, in dist2,atching his seeond 6Aim, befit, and when he attempted to make it straight for killing the giti, broke •to pieces. Without arms to strike the young person, he dragged her by force to her room, and was busy carrying away the Oate s when a woman of the neighbourhood, whiz hall heard the cries of the deeeased, began to knock_ :it the door; demanding immediate entrance. The murderer, frightened, then jumped through the. window, but was fortunately orstied by a gunner, who took, and delivered him over to ju e du Cabinet.) • A Clergyman, officiating in the church. of Sr.. Gervais, disappeared in the beginning of las.t week.. Three days ago he was found in the itiv,er,, near the Bridge of Notre.Daine. S.!verd wolkncis on. his, body 'prove that his death was wither it:40044y. nok accidental.—(lbid). A Letter from copenlygen, written,b-y a Francll,, traveller,'says, Three Shii:s of the Line and one. Frigate are. now building here, in the old dock... yank. The people in Denmark are well sati,fied, with thisaugmentatioit of their aug.., menis every year by successive. and regular con., struttions; • In some few years more the Danish. Navy will be one of the roast fottnidahle to, the. NJrth." According to a private le'rer from Li \bon, &tett ,August 18, received by the last WI, G n •c;tl BASTIAN I was eXiteeled there as Amboia In the room of General Litirsts, who has sort; L).) 1.44 a cc:nil - mm.lllolx Atmy at Boulogne,