The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-10-05 00:00:00

of their country, and ardently enrol themselves to
enter the lists with conscripts.whom tyranny marchcs
in hand-cuffs to the drill. To such noble motives
freedom pays the full tribute of applause. But, my
comrades, consider well the responsibility your early
zeal has annexed to your chine/ter ; recollect that,
by ergtafting the profession of arms on the regular
system of the peaceful citizen, you have pledged
yourselves, to your collet y to ald its established
forces in its support ; you have pledged your-
selves, in combination with the regular army,
to meet an enemy, which, without your co.operation,
that army could nut be equal to. If success could
be made to depend on spirit and ccurage, no doubt
could be admitted of the result of the contest in
which you might be engaged ; but experience thews
that ardour alone generally yields to steady perseve-
rance. The events of most hard.fought days are
decided by discipline; that must be enforced, that
must be maintained. Can a languid attendance pro-
duce it, or support it? Can an over confidence in the
want of aniacity in the foe perfeEt it ? Suffer not
such a delusion to lessen your attention to your mi-
bury duties. Do not think them mere boasters ;
rather suppose them determined to die& a landing
at any loss: rather conceive them landed in such
numbers as to call for all Volunteers to oppose.
What glow of national honour would then flush the
cheek of every Volenteer ! all would burn to par-
ticipate in the couinton danger; but with what
steady courage would dune, regiment, enter the geld, ,
whose patriotism was raised on the basis of disci-
pline ! Suppose yourselves 'placed in the great day
of battle—a day on which the iz.ry existeece of
your free country might depend cis the collected
powers of the Volunteers—placed in a situation in
which your valour, supported by your discipline,
might be most conspicuously displayed, And ulti-
mately rewarded by some lasting monument of well-
acquired fame-.-the seizure of the enemy's guns,or
the capture of their colours. What then would be
the gratulatioac of your British hearts on such sig-
nal success ! itigh would your pulses beat at .he
wed-earned applause of your Loyal City, which
woul-1 pour out her admiring thousands to welcome
the re•urn of her gallant sons ! What would be your '
feelings at the hearty reception of parents, children,
friends ! What at the enthusiastic meetings with
those whom the tenderest ties had united to your
hearts! These arc no ordinary sensations of delight ;
but exquisite as they are, they may be yours. 'You
have eurnlled yourselves for your country's defence ;
you have attained as high a state of discipline as
could be expe6ed from the mixed chaiaaer of
the soldier and the citizen: But honour admits
of no stipulatl•ei with inattention, on the plea of
your havitig already done so much; honour loudly
calls on all Volunteers to press forward to perfeaion,
by a constant attention to parades, and by a stria
sahordination. Your country is in danger, what-
ever may be insinuated to the contrary ; she looks
to !you materially for her defence, to you who have
voluntarily prof ssed yourselves her s. Idiers ; and I
ferl proudly confident she wia never be disappointed
in her expeaasions; that your valour will attempt
any enterpri-e, It iwever ardent's, that rashness and
desperation can offer to ii ; and that your discipline
will crown that valour wt.!' complete success."
We have attempted to give the substance of the
General's Address. e are fully sensible how un-
equal we are t ) co Ney a just idea of the manly
and patriotic steeimeets, which he impressed with
the dignity of a GenLral oi/seer, aid the ..nimation
of a Soldier; it w.t, rec rued by the volunteers
with the most milker atiedtion, and followed by
the most enthusiastic up; lease. Fro.,) the effaet it
obviously had on the volunteers pr -eat, we feel
c nfident it will ensure the most esem )1 try attend-
ance on parades, and stimulate nom: hitherto in.
active young men to fill up the vaceacies in the re-
giment.
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