The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-08-21 00:00:00

FRILSENTATi()N OF CULUDRS•

On Wednesday the Bth inst. heing the day ap-
pointed for the pies-rotation of colours to the first
regiment of Rucks Vi lunteer Infantry, the differ-
ent companies assembled in the Park cd Edmund
Vt alder. Esq. at Beaconsfield. About halt past 12
o'clock, 11. r ground being taken up. and the line
formed, the colours. under an escort of Yeomanry,
arrived en the ground. where being placed on the
Dr.4111414...d, the usual forms of enii‘ecration were
gone through by the Rev. Mr. Simpson, who ailed
as Clia!ilain cn the occasion.
The King's colour was a present from Lord
Grenville, ti.e regimental colour the work of Mrs.
Lowrdes, Lady of ('apt L. of the Grenadiers ; bnt
his Lordship being absent in Cornwall, and Mrs.
' Lnwndes prevented front indisposition, the eere-
ninny of p esentation devolved on her sister, Miss
Kingsv it, who, advancing to Col Lloyd, delivered
. them into his hands, with the following elegant ad-
dtess :
" Allow nu% S,r, in the name of Lend Grenville, and in tb,
abs-sice of toy Snt r, to l.recent yuiir Regiment with these
Colours Thar spirit of patrioti,m, which h., ..romptml tots
wool. the Ten of sour hrethom in al mat, to nand forth *I l'ltie:
ral'y at the present revile, demands the highest c..rorniiiiii.
ibint the rttstude .4 your country. The voluLtary onion of
to,. h a body of melt canoe* Gil to convince the world, that
IR ;ens .are tt-t.-rntial 4 to peserve their Laos a.,d their Reit
gion in a it. of the menaces of an inapioiv oid inoroing foe,
lIA-iy Heaven, in the hour of danger, lumen you in der tle>e
hanner•; and may you still continue to prove yourselv,.. woe
thy Use ram, of Ilr.vins, lir • (Tr's support of your Corinth ii-
tam, a ste.nly Mt:whin. at to your joins, aril then:lnnen of your
IG., l !"
To which the Colonel replied :
.. MADAN!
" I hrg erase to ret•int you mr btf: aC4nowledgcneuta, in
the name of the llPKirllfw, fur the honour v.iu have cotta 'IP I
upon us. From tn., 0 minims I have of the bravery of the
officers and men, tool of their reel and attachment to the fluor
- in winds their are engamd, I Ma MIASMA that Sher will Illt.r
defend these Col cars with the true spirit and ga.lautry of
British Vnionteen "
They were then delivered to the Ensigns, who
marched with them into their places, the line pre-
senting arms: The regiment was afterwards review-
ed by Major General Pouiett, who expressed press
satisfaCtion at the appearance of the troop, and in-
speeted by Lieutenant Colonel Aubrey, the inspeCl-
ing field officer.

The colours were then trooped, and lodged in the
Ir.irquetting room, adjoining the house of Edmund
Waller, E-ti where an elegant cold collation was
provided by the officers for the ladies, and their
friends: 1...4dy G. Cavendish and her amiable daugh-
*. together with many ladies of the first rc,peeta-
b.l7ty in ti,e neighSourhood, honoured this enter-
tainment with their presence.

The Peed, i He 440?4, of four guns and twelve
, es .1. of and from Hull, on her passage betwixt
111adeira and JamJiea, was met with by a privateer
of six guns and seventy men, and after an engage-
sent of two hour. And twenty minutes obliged to
strike. The Captain lost two II gees off his tight
band, and was won. iiesl in the thigh ; the mate and
crew behaved vety well. during the whole time;
a hhick is omen a fussengir, supplied them with
rowdee thrneghout the anion. Captain S. thinks
he sh•,""td 1-qe re brat oft the privateer, had not another
even v's vessel hove in i.ieht. 11w rirging, ace. Nf
des Poor, will Mich cut before she struck.