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EXPEDITION AGAINST CIMACOA.

PORT-lOYAL, JAMAICA, MARCH
I am sorry to inform you that the expedition to
Curacoa has failed, though the following extraa of
a letter from Piscadera, gave us the expcaation of
having it very speedily in our possession. The ves-
sels mentioned arrived yesterday at Port Itoyal,
without taking the island ; they have had seventy
killed and wounded, a marine Officer has lost an
arm—his name is Harwood. There were no troops
employed on the expedition.
Extra& of a Latter from Piscadera, island. of
Curacoa, Feb. 22.

Yesterday morning, as we were beating up
along the island, we were boarded by His Majesty's
ship L'ffercale, one of the squadron off here, and
sent into this port, the only one the English have
got in the island, for examination. The squadron
off here consists of two ships of the line, the Thevur,
Commodore Bligh, and L'Hereatr, with the Blanch
and La Prqac frigates; they have had about 800
men on shore for twenty-one days, who have ereeted
four batteries oa the heights over Autro Banda,
which are continually playing on the town and forth
and laid the greatest part of Autro Banda in ruins.
Yet the Dutch, under the influence of some French•
men, who have nothing to lose, continue to defend
the place ; how lung that may be the case, I can-
not pretend to say ; but this I know, from good in-
formation,
that if they resist for any length of
time, it will be completely ruined, from the eon-
. antral heavy and well-direaed fire that the British
keep from the town. However, if force will not
make them more compliant, famine in a short time
must, as the Baitish,have taken every thing eatable
off all the plantations for many miles roue J.
" The two frigates are kept cruising off the east
end, to prevent their receiving any supplies what-
ever; as also the two ships of line off the har-
bour, for the same purpose ; they have also let the
salt water into their reservoirs where they drew all
their water I. um, which will he as great an annoy-
! once to them as the want of provisions."

Yesterday a Court of Direaors was held at the
East India House, when tenders were received for
taking up several ships that have already performed
taeir contraaed number of voyages in the Com-

-
patty's service.
The tuurt adjourned at an early hour, till 12
o'clock on Tuesuay next.
The East India ships Sir William &tuff?, and
Failis outward bound, sailed from Madeira the Bth
ulc. under convoy of His MAJr.srx's frigate Brd.

fide, Capt.iin VECEY.
'file Officers of the Army in India, under the im-
mediate command of General LAKE, have come to
the resilution of presenting him a service of plate,
of t'i.• v.due of 40:101. Orders are arrived in Eng-

land for that p•trpose.
A letter from one of the crew of the Citivw ck,
Pondler, from London for Jamaica, states, that they
parted from the fleet on the 25th January, and was
captured on the 26th of February, by the Grand De.
ride French privateer, of 22 guns, ani carried into
St. Martin's : he also states that fourteen privateers
sailed from Gaudaloupe ; and he fears that many
of the fleet are taken, as they were to the eastward
of our cruisers; and that the privateer, after she
had manned the Charwick, went in dace of two

other vessit. •
An implies= &mist Rise Lid before Ministers a
preparation by which castesehe paper may be ren-
dered impervious to wet, those immersed in water
for 48 hours successively. From the prodigious
quantity of damaged cartouches continually returned
into store, and particularly from the navy, this in-
vention must be the source of a great saving, more
particularly as it will not be attended with any ad-
ditional espence.
The American ship, Central Greets, arrived at Ply-
mouth. sailed from Amsterdam the beginning of the
present month, at which time 1.500 -Dutch troops
were embarking at Alkmaar, and 15,000 French
were daily expeded there for the same purpose.
There were five sail of the hue, a frigate, and two
sloops of war, laying in the Helder, intended to
convoy the above troops for the purpose of invading
England.
A Boating-bridge is construding over the River
Medway, for the more speedy conveyance of troops,
archery, &c. in case of invasion.
The Baltinglass cavalry, and Stratford-Lodge
Infantry, under the command of the Hon. Captain
ST ATroao, have volunteered their services to any
par. of the united kingdom.
Thursday night, a Ling's Messenger sailed for
England, with attested copies of the Patents of his
Excellency the Loan, LIEUTES ANT, and the Right
Hon. the Loan CHANCELLOR, preparatory to the
trial of Mr. Coe act, which is shortly to taka place
in London. far libels. The seni.ng away these ar-
ticles gave rise to several ridiculous rumours algid'
Dublin, of too absurd a nature to describe.—Dahlia
Evening Pert.
The Berlin Gare:•e contains the following notice
of the death of a very distinguished animal : •• On
the night of the 17th of Apt it died, of an atrophy, in
a good old age of 40 years, the favourite horse .
his late Majesty montane the GRR•T. It was
called ask, and was kept in the Royal Veterinary
School." An 111.. g..• has already appeared on the
death of this favourile of FALDERIC the GRCAT,
which reached an age which that quadruped is sel-
dom known to have attained. His memory has also
bees preserved by drawings and engravings This
famous hone had been purchased in England in
1770. He was always calm during the heaviest
cannonade. FEEDERIC the GREAT had become
very food of dti, animal, who was ied out before him
almost every d Ay, when the K. -:o was used to feed
him with sugar, and, in their seaaaa, with melons
and figs, he would, in return, follow the KiNG into
his apartments. One day His N/AJILEI v permitted
him to enter into the saloon at Sans Scat::. but bay-
ing injured the fine floor with his hoots, he was ne-
ver more admitted The only bard service which
Cassig had to perform, was at the Poudam reviews.
Even during use war ahem the Bavarian Succession,
in 1778, Gmde remained at Sans Siaaei, and was,
by the Kr so, given in pertieuiar charge to Count
Sot-stairs, the master of the tr.' aa' who was ob-
liged from time to time to report to his master the
state and condition of his favouriti. This was the
horse on which the Kisto made Mt kat attempt to
take a ride is Julys 1796.

LA* IFFIPILLIGENCR. • •
COURT OF •.I\G's BENCH, W6•TiIIt4STICII, MA♦ 9.

THE (ISO a. WILLIAM MARCUS, ISSQ.
This was an anion brought at the instance of the
•Corpuration Of Liverpool against the Mayor, not
through any personal animosity, but merely to try
the question, whether a Burgess. while :Laing as one
of the Bailiffs of that Corporation, is competent to
bemade Mayor? Upon this question a very long argu •
ment took place on Saturday last: Mr. 1.4 hi n, of
Council with the Defendant, this day argued the
point with great ability, and at great length. He
cited a number of cases in point ; contending that a
person being bailiff is not rendered thereby in-
eligible to the office of Mayor.
Mr. CLA k F., on the part of the ptosecution, re-
plied at some length, when Lord Er.I.V4 no aoUGH
observing, that as this was stated to be a question
of some difficulty, and of very great importance to
the corporation of Liverpool, the Court would take
some time to consider of it, and pronounce their final
judgment on a future day.

DOLTON v. CLAPTON.
The judgment of the Court, in this case, was
finally pronounced by Lord Ett litisonoucH : it was
an anion on a policy of insurance. of the ship
Woman, and the Plaintiff obtained a verdiet. The
ship had been warranted a Dane, on her voyage was
taken by a French privateer, and carried into Sene-
gal, where she was condemned as lawful prize; we
have already given an abstraft of the arguments on
both sides, and the Court now decided the question.
Lord EL LENBOROUGN observed, that the sentence
of a foreign Court of competent jurisdidion was
binding and conclusive. The Court considered the
case before them as a case of neutrality ; but in
which certain matters df suspicion had arisen, suf-
ficient to warrant condemnation. It ther.itOre ap-
peared to the Court, that they should do a violence
in disturbing the original sentence of the French
Court, the Plaintiff was therefore disqualified from
recovering on the policy, and the Defendant entitled
to judgment.

YOUNIE C.ll At L ISOM .
A Rule was obtained in this case to shew cause
why the Defendant should not be allowed his costs
against the Plaintiff, which, insider the 43d of
the present King, he was entitled to. The Statute
recites, that in case a Defendant shall be hell to
Special Bail, and the Plaintiff shall not obtain a
erdit for a bailable sum, the Defendant shall
have his costs. In this case the Plaintiff, an iron-
monger, had sold certain goods, stoves, and
grates, to the Defendant, some of which were fur-
nished at his house in Gray's Inn-lane, and the rest
at North Gerrard-street : the Defendant, finding his
circumstances on the decline, and that he was not
able to pay for the goods he had bought fccm the
P:aintiff, sent to him to desire he would take back
bit goods : to which the Plaintiff assented, and the
Defendant gave him the key of the House in Gray's
Inn-lane for the purpose of getting them. The Plain-
tiff allowed the goads to remain in the House for some
time, but in the end he permitted the landlord, to whom
rent was due by the Defendant, to dispose of them
to the next tenant ; and had aaually given up the
key to one Northwood, for Mr. Blake (the land-
lord); it appeared that the Defendant had left the
management of his affairs to Messrs. Bandon and
Wright, who were the negociators with the Plaintiff
itt thrbesiness. The Jury found a Itrectla for the
Plaintiff for SI. 7s. 3d. ; being the amount of the
goods furnished to the Defendant, in Gerrerd-street.
Mr. ERSKINE came to shew cause against the
Rule —and Mr. GARROW contended that the Rule
should be made absolute.
The Court, wishing to investigate the matter
more strialy, ordered that affidavits should be made
by Messrs. Blake and Brandon, and the business to
be further proceeded in at a future day.
RIOT AND ASSAULT UPON A PRESS.G %ND
John Tuckswood and six others were brought up
from the gaol of Lincoln, to receive the judgment ni
the Court for a riot and assault. They had been
tried and conviaed at the Quarter Sessions for Bos-
ton. The press-gang, with a Midshipman at their
head, came into the town of Boston shortly after an
eleaion fur a Member of Parliament had taken
place, at a time when there was a division among
the voters ; and it was reported by the one party,
that the press-gang was come to take away those
who were most obnoxiou- w them. The Defend-
s-Its thereupon attacked tha press-gang, and several
of them were severly beat. n. The judgment cf the
Court was, that they should Se irnpriso-cd in the
common gaol of Lincoln for the space of three
months, and severally to enter into recognisance to
keep the peace far two years ; themselves in 1001.
and two sureties in .501 eazh.
The Court proceeded to give judgment in the
cauii of Nixon and others, Assignees of Battie, v.
Baldwin and another, when a long argument Was
entered into on he part of Defendant, by Messrs.
Gsaeow, Torriwo, and WOOD. Mr. GI ess was
about to argue on the part of the Plai.aitf, when
the Court postponed the further consideration of
the question till the next sitting day, the partieu-
Jars of which will be given in out next.
I of

COMMON PLEAS, Wirral PM [R.
&now before Sir JAMrs MANSTIRLD.
MAHOUT V. SIR JO'IN BART.
The Plaintiff brought his aelion to recover ti 1. for
wages due, and money expended on horses, while
coachman to the Defendant.
It appeared from the statement of Mr. Serjeant
SULPNERO, that Sir John D'Oyley employed the
Plaintiff for some time in his service, until reaurn-
tog from a hall, the latter, bynegligence or accident,
overturned the carriage, and greatly endangered
the lives of the persons within t the consequence
was, he was discharged, and Sir John D'Oyley went
over to Ireland, leaving the Plaintiff unpaid ; on
his return from thence, appiication was made for
the money, and Sir John D'Oyfey observed, that he
did not know the Plaintiff was not paid, but would
examine his papers, and if no receipt was found,
he might be induced to pay hint.
In support of the Plaintiff's ease, Mr. Charles
Hamilton was called ; be described himself to be
ara Attorney, and said, he wrote a letter to Sir
John D'Oyley about the 10th of last December ; in
consequence of which, sir John came to his office
three Jays after, and observed, that he wanted to
be itrfortned mote minutely of the ea.= upon him

contained in the letter. Witness said, it was abott
a servant formerly a coachman, who pretenrysi to
have wages coming to him, but that he (witness)
did nit credit the whole of such demand ; and
Sir John D'Oyley would give a small sum, which
should be left to -his h.inotir, the Plaintiff would Le
satisfied. Sir John, in answer, said, he remem-
bered the man used with him, but did not know
whether he had been paid ; he had some papete
coming from Ireland, and would look among them
fer a receipt, and if he found none, would rather
pay the Whole demand than a part of it. Witness
then represented th it the man was in digress—his
wife was ready to lye-in, and if Sir John D'Oyley
would settle as early as possible, it would be the
more acceptable. No notice was however taken
after a month had elapsed ; witness, tl'refore,.
served the Defendant with a copy of is writ.
George Twining. Clerk to the last witness, said,
he carried the letter to Sir John I)'Oyley's lodgings
in Warren.street, Fitzroy-square; and was present
afterwards at the conversation, which took place at
Mr. Hamilton's. Witness there heard Sir John
D'Orley say, he did not wish to take any advAntage
of the time since the money became die, but was
Inclined to pay it, provided he could not find a re-
ceipt among his papers. itness, in other respells,
corroborated the preceding evidence.
Mr. Serjeant BEsr, on th e pert of the defence,called
the attention of the jury to the manner in which the
a.tion was brought; the Plaintiff. he said, came into
Court as a pauper, and was excused from paying
costs incurred in the action under the statute of the -
25d of Hen. 8. the Attorney, also, was sure of
his dues, and if either of the parties Elba-inc.&
verdia it was alike to him. The Astion, hetheretore
contended, tinder such circumstances, ought not to
gain credit, and when the fleets of the case were laid
before the Juiy, they could not hesitate in pronounc-
ing a verdict for the Defendant. The evidence for
the Defendant proved, that the Plaintiff was
charged from the service of Sir .Ichn IYOyley„ts long
back as the year I 791 i, and the latter had resided at
his country scat in Hampshire, from that time, until
the year 1 sO2, during which no application hod
been made for the debt in question.
Alter several remarks front Sir JAMES Mass-
Lo, the parties consented to withdraw a juror.
HILL v. raweEt r.
In this case, which stood f trial, the Plaintiff
withdrew his action. The parties, who are well'
known comedians, at Covent-garden Theatre, some
time since had a dispute behind the scenes, relative 10,
the performance of several ciana&ers. Mr. I sill ex-•
asperated at the expressions of Mr. Fawcett, ri- a red-
with equal severity, and Mr. Fawcett knocked him •
down; an anion for the assicilt was to follow, but
this day the parties compounded. Mr. Hill was al-
lowed his expences, and inendsbip was again re-
,tored between the parties.
- via
VACCINE INOCULATIUN ' !!
The Duke of York, with a paternal and bi-crirn-
ing regard for the welfare. of tile Solsiirry (no less
creditable to his feelia s is a man, than to his
watchfulness of their h• ilth as Commander in
Chief), has caused to be enniEted throughout the'
army. the following letter on the advantages re-
suiting from the Cow-Pox ; which, for tto honour
of the immortal Jenner, are now universally known
and acknowledged even in the remotest and most
barbarous nations. By so ge..eral an adoption of
• this useful and wonderful process; as must access:-
ray arise from the Inoculation of His Majesty's
coops, the extermination of that dreadful scourge
of the Inirnan race bids fair to be materially ace.;
letated ; and prejudices against such * sate,
innocent, and efficacious remedy, are likely to be
considerably and speedily diminished, it not altoge-
ther removed.
" SIR, " Harm Gpards.
" The Commander in Chief haying olyserved, wit!. inSni,e
-egret, the fatal elvtt which the Sm.:l Pox has in sorerab
',cent Insutoces produced in toe Army—His Royal H erne*
apprehends that sutEct::.t attenton Itss loft urea ~and so he
edge rotiacct ng the Vacc.he 1110C11/1“1011. "%sued on th lbth
Ninetaber I t
" His Royal fitahnete, therefore request; th,t you wit
real the order to the tacesilecti.ot •.scomonatteng
gades and regiments; and that you will enjoin then. to g vs!
ail possible effect, by explAtubti• to th: men, th: beac. r .1
consequences resulting m the In 'notion of the Coe.Po
which has long been pro' ad to the entire en i Nunn ant
(action of those who have had the hen iipoeitunliea
lag the mild and rapid prover; of ta• aspen .ut discovery.
" I have the honour t . oe,

" To General &c. Se.
Ice. etc. &e. " HARRY CALVERT, Ad. Gen."
The following is the order alluded to, is the pre'
ceding letter:—
" {lose Guards, IgNov. 1803.
" It I. HIS Iloyal Hi7hnesi the Commands:lr is Osier: de-
sire, tut thasoictest ir.,e .1 .. saould be psi to Om Sorrell's
examination ef• reeroite . le,- os jomarg their regb.
meats, fur the perposseof exert si w',ether they hare es or
hid the &writ ,r of the Sresil or 4.,./ eoir. And Nu /twist
!lushness enjoins 0f84.-ers i:s the co ntnand of regiments, to nee
Meer beat tortes TOWS to cone the whole si the men, in their
reepeetree regiment', on whom there are not evident marks of
their having bad one or othsa of she disord-r., to be ifillfro
dank, i ,JC siosh th• V.:cuas utter, the priwswe ug
which, ,cc hat .hewn to be pearled• aisl which,
m It ties not rrquir• confinernert, 19 atteadt-1 with little, or
no ineoasenienee to the indivils,9l or theiterviee.
" lily order of flu Raral *ones*
th- Co.iint -.oder is Glib 1.
(Signed) " HaKRY CALVERT,

. Gen.* ,

Next SITeRDAY will be thr4Sizth Day's Drawl-
of the present Lottery t and eltil ::.at time, Tkk,a
and Shares, warranted undraw.t. may be had in
great variety, at both the old etablished Offices of
T. Butt, 4, Cornhill, and 9, Chwti4ig-Crnss, where
all Prizes from '!'went} Pounds to Twenty Thou-
sand will be paid on demand. The following is the
State of the Wheel
:
a Pr.s of 1 2)0 4 Prim of L. 1,000
1
11

S.U.CS
. 2.000 I Rs
ac. S e Sec
The First Drawn Ticket nn Thursday twit is
entitled to 40,0001. whether Blank or ; :nay
be worth 40,0001.

On Sunday evening se'nnigbt, about ten o'clock,
a 7 ung Malt, naITICI S rOODA IT, a seaman, was
pursued by the press-gang down the Itlrt Ad ChAte,
to Newcastle, Whom, to escape tium, he jumped into
the 'rime, and attempted to swim aria the over to
Gatehead. O. of them shreA:etiong to fire at him
if he did not return, the fright aad erertton took
away hi. strength, and he was drowned. The too.
was fount.l neat morwtg, and A c °ranee. laquelt
hipid.—Toe vereet, dieckintai 1.4 s b.

THE CIVIL LIST•

IMPOST ?ROM Tat LONIM lat ATTI.I:TT3 TO

COMSIDIR 07 THS CHAIM tltUbi Ha 4.I3LSTY'S

givit. LIST itevENcs.
The Committee appointed to consider of the
Charge upon His Majesty's Civil List Revenue have
proceeded in the examination of the several matters
referred to them, and have agreed upon the fol-
lowing Report :
An account of the charge of the Civil List, as
estimated ill-16186, and the charge of the same in
the year ending January 5, 1803, with the increase
and decrease thereof, which is given at full in this
voluminous report, with many particulars, amount-
ing to nearly 100 folio pages.
From an examination of documents, it appears
that the excess of expenditure beyond the estimate
is to be found in the first instance, which comprises
the regular establishment of the whole stplowatic
Budy, the charge of which, for the year 1802, ex-
ceeds the estimate of 1786, by the sum of 19,0451.
14s. 21d.; and that for the year 1803, by the sum
of 36,0841. is. 10. d.
The charge of the Class comprising the ap-
proved Bills of His Majesty's Tradesmen, Artificers,
and Labourers, for any articles supplied or work
dine for His Majesty's service," which, from its
'tropism& and general arest /Road the eittutate, par-
ticularly =rafted the notice of the former Com-
mittees, does not, in the year under consideration,
appear to require much additional observation: the
charge, indeed, of the Lord Chamberlain's depart-
ment, which bas usually the most exceeded the esti-
inate,—haf in the last year been reduced above
19,0001. below that of the preceding ; while that of
the other branches of the household has either varied

little, or has likewise been reduced, so as on the
whole to have amounted to leis that it has done in
any year since 1799.
In the other subdivision of this class, the article
of printiag has exceeded that of the preceding year
by shove 7,0001. %tit leaving the charge of the whole
class abou: 11•,0001. below the amount of the pre-
ceding )e.tr.
The charge tinder the head of Occasional Pay-
....

menu will be found to have excee.led that of the
hreceding year by the sum 4.52,8961 though not to
ave reached the amount of that of 1801.
The principal articles in which this excess kts
a ;ben will appear to be.
Deficiency of Treasury fees--. Sheriffs convietion
of felons, :And over-rayments on their acconnts,
amounting together to an excess of above 9,0001.
Law charges 1.5.0001 —F.xtra.extraordinaries to Mi•
sisters at Foreign Courts, including reimbursements
for expences incurred and losses sustained in Ili.
Majesty's service abroad. above 14,0001.—Messen-
gers' bats in the departments of the Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs, and the War Department,
t,OOOl. and contingencies in the same. 8,0001
Some diminution of expenee appears to have taken
plow but not in any item of nottesary and constant
cbCgwhole amount of the charge of the Civil List
is the last year appears to have been 1.148,8611. ca-
imans chat of the preceding year by 48,6911. which
"SONS Wield have been still greater. hut for the di-
abolism of expellee is seam of the other classes,
*bleb it bee set been thought necessary particularly
M aides. The result of the whole gives an excess
above the estimate of 1786 of 251.4311.
This deficiency natural" leads the Committee to
the consideration of the mat (Writ of inquiry, the
.a-',t which has accrued since the Sth January
1801.

On this part of the suhje& in general, the Com-
mittee is led to observe, that from the statement
Laid before Parliament in the report of 1802, the in.
adequacy of the finds originally destined for the
charge of the Civil List expenditure, to the then ex-
isting and probable future demands of that service,
Utast have been apparent, and may be considered as
bat jog been recognised by the Vote of the House for
defraying the arrears of debt incurred up to that
period. This deficiency being esublisbed, and no
provision having since been made by Parliament
for increa.ing the funds, or diminishing the charg ,
k is obvious th it some accumulation of debt must

have teen exviled : as the particulars which have
given rise to the present debt are now submitted
to the consideration of the House, who will thus be
enabled to fo-rn their own judgment on the result,
it may be unnecessary minutely to examine what
ground of expthatica existed when the former debt
was discharged, as to the probable future deficiency
In any given period ; Uri it will be found, on re-
ferring to the statement insetted in the report of
1802, that the increase of charge above the ern-
mate, as stated for the preceding year (adding the
alms then due), amounted to 830,0311. and it will
appear that the average excess of the two last years,
1802 and 1803, amounts to •227,1051. per annum;
a sum not much differing from the former, though
it certainly caanot be assumed that the amount of
! dune for 1801, increased as it was by the payment
of same to the amount of .51,6781. which might not.
in the ordinary course, have been included in it, and
exceeding, u it did, considerably beyond that
amount, the charge of the preceding year was ne-
cessarily to be taken as the criterion for future years.
On a consideration of the result of the whole,
the Committee are of opinion, that the revenue ap-
Iplicable to the charge of the Civil List Expendi-
ture is become inadersett to the various services
which, in the estimate of 1786, it was calculated
to meet. That, as this deficiency may obviously
be accounted for by the advance of price which
. has taken place since that period, on all articles
of expenditure in which the establishment of the
household is concern.l, and in the other branches
of a more public nsture, by necessary additions
to various articles of charge, there appears no
ground to expel that the s.une establisarnent, in-
tended to be provided for by the estimate in 1786,
t can be supported in future without some consider-
able additional provision ; which.the Committee beg
leave to suggest, might be most conveniently made
in the following mode: they arc of opinion, that it
would be expedient, in the first place. that a 661:W
*sumac', more adapted to present circumstances,

should now be prepared met laid before Parliament
that if this was properly founded on such part of the
class as respas the household, it mightlbC reasonably
expeted that the future charge would be provided
for, so as to prevent any debt arising upon this
head.

PRLSr_NTATION OF coLotTßs.

SALISBURY, MAY 5.

The presentation of Colours to the Salisbury Vo-
lunteers took place on Wednesday morning last.
They were presented by Mrs. Everett, Lady of
Joseph Everett, Esq. Mayor of this city, who was
tscai Led by part of the Salisbury Yeomanry Cavalry
to the Council-lionse, where she was received by
the Mayor and Corporation in their formalities, and
coudiuted to the Council-Chamber, attended by
two Ladies, and supported by the Mayor and Colo-
nel Brereton. The Grenadier Company of the Vo-
lunteers, having taken their post at the front of the
Council-House, as a Guard, on her arrival pre-
sented arms, the band playing God &LC the King.
As soon as the necessary forms were an anged, Mrs.
Everett, with her supporters. &c. advanced on a
raised platform, on the outside of the iron rails of
the Council-House, where the presentation took
place, Mrs. Everett addr..ssing Colonel Boucher as
follows :

" I feel particularly gratified in presenting these Colour, to
you, Sir, whose great anditics and well known aal in this
cause have been tutted by the of your fellow caucus
A .1111111 M. . _

" I beg you to weep' my most ardent wishes for your suc-
cess an every duty to which yciu may be called.
'• I am falls. confident that, to defence of t►ew banners,
you will merit the thanks of your tountry, and the gratitude of
all wheiteprod oil your protection
To which the Colqtel replied.
" Ilfast l 1--1 consider myself hiehty !immured in receiving
at your hands these Colours; &nthy valuable by having been
herore borne by the Citizens of Salisbury an their cousit-y'.
cause—a muse cat which I have to boast of haviiig Claret',
and of now standing forward for the second tune on a like
" The Volunteers, Madam, whom I have the hig'i honour
to command, true to the sacred e.igagement mitered into. un
their formatioa, will consider &bile humors as their rali lag
and, mutilated with that relleaioii. ever defend them
with tear support of their King and Country.
" awurce, Madam, that the Volunteers kit highly get'-
bed with thi. putdtc mark of attention to the Corps, and hope
the team is not very distant, woe:, they :hall have at, oi), ort.t.
nitv, after havin. illi....isarged their trust, of deniering back
these colour. into the very ,opedable nand* from w hum they
ire riveived them.

" 1 hope at wilt not trespaot too much on your time, or
De unsuitable to the iirrimt yet:Aston, to repe,it put of the
aldiess to the Salsbury V o:uuteeri, toe tete of their eu-
rol men t .

" We are not aimed by the pomp and pride of war, but
ferli,.g the value of an Englishman'. birthright, leave our
peacettil avocations, and trot ourselses in the Geld of arm•.
Roused by the insolence of a pethdiou, foe. we tip to arms:
end, truc to our God, our King. and Ceuatry, determine to
risk all, ev‘m lifc itself, in the d fcii:e of the inestimable Lieu-
inci we enjoy. Animated by the sacred lamp of liberty, we
rileinnly pledge ouiselves, by every means in our Nene:, to
use every exertion to at 4St in prote.ting this en. RA land from
the rapacious ravages of an invading foe, and either couquer, or
greatly fat of the attempt. •
" Relying on the justice of our cause, let us commit our-
selves to the guidance of Him in whose hands are the sues of
life and death, .1.4 humbly pray that He would grariou.ly
phrased to grant that ow hated cnileavouis mg be UOWltali
wet iegten
The Rev. Mr. Hawes then pronounced an ora-
tioae admirably calculated to impress on the men
lice siteassityof subriety, attention, and subordina-
ti-n, to enable them to discharge their duty as sol-
diers, and to render their exertions of advantage to
their country.
The Colonel then delivered the Colours to the
Ensigns, with a charge to them, that in depositing
the sacred trust of the Colours with them, he firmly
died on their determined courage never to part with
them but with their lives.
The Grenadier Company, with the Band, &c.
mareied in the front of the battalion, where the Co-
' 1 iurs were received with presented arms. The whole
then marched to their field, where they waited the
arrival of Mrs. Everett, who was escorted us before,
and received with presented arms, a marquee being
pitched for her accommodation. The battalion
marched past in review order, the manauvres com-
menced, and were executed altogether in a superior
style : several of their firings, particularly their vol-
lies, were with the greatest precision and exaftness.
The business of the day refleeted the greatest credit
on the Volunteers, and their particular attention and
steadiness were warmly applauded.
Great praise is due to the Cavalry for their great
Attention in keeping the grouno. &c. not only on
this, but on former occasions.

Colonel Boucher gave a handsome dinner to the
Officers, and to several other Gentlemen, at the An.
telope, where the remainder of the day was spent
with muck festivity ; and also treated the Cavalry
at the Three Swans inn.

The Mayor presented the Volunteers with to
guineas, and the Colonel gave them twenty guineas
to drink His Majesty's health.
Early in the evening an express arrived with a
route, for the Volunteers to march on Friday morn-
ing, for Southampton, which was received by the
Officer; .and men with enthusiasm : the neat morn-
ing another route came by express to the Colonel,
changing the place of their march for Winchester,
on account of Southampton being over-tilled with
troops.
Yesterday morning the Salisbury Volunteers began
their march for Winchester, the Light Infantry Com-
pany going by Stockbridge, and all the other com-
panies by Romsey. They set off in the highest
spirits, and were escorted by the Salisbury Troop of
Yeomanry to the verge of the county. On the road,
S. Whitchurch, Esq. treated them liberally with
strong beer and bread and cheese. They completed
their march on the following day, and have entered
on this pert of their duty with a spirit and cheerful-
ness that do the:n the highest honour.

Last %Vednesday morning the Royal Mid-Lothian
Volunteer Artillery, commanded by Major H. R.
BROWN, marched to Fisher row Sandi to practise
throwing bombs, from six-pound bran field-pieces.
The target was placed at 800 yards distance, and
what :hews the proficiency of the corps, from 24
shells thrown (filled with musket balls), upwards of
150 balls pierced the board.