The Sun.
London, England, 1806-07-29 00:00:00

tliL7 EXP. ED.ITIO NS,

THE Ports Month EXPeditioti, though now ntarlY
.;quite ready; will.not sail before to-morrow: Urgent
business occurred in town to prevent His Royal High-
ness,
the CommAtnEit in CRIES" seeing the Troop4`
about to sail on forergn service from 'Portstriouth 'on
Saturday. His Royal Highness will leave.'tcrivn, to
see.: them this day. - In.- the mean time, Sir SA-
' itIUEL AtOII3IUTY has arrived •at Portsmouth to
command this Expedition; with CoIoueI.B.RADFOED;
his Deputy Adjutant-General, and other Officers 'of
his Staff.—ln imitation of the illustrious example of
the Commander in Chief, Lieutenant-General Sir
JOHN DOYLE', Bart. has gone to PortSmouth to
take leave of his fine Regiment, the 87th. Generals
LISTER and MANNINgFIAM are likewise expe&ed
there to take leave of their Regiments, the 45th and
95th, and to receive; the Duke of YORK, on his see-
ing their Regiments. This laudable attention to our
gallant;soldiers on theirdeaving their own Country,.
to seek the Enemy in a distant clime, cannot be too.'
highly extolled; Various are the destinations glen-
„tioned for this Expedition. Batavia is one of the
latest, and, from circumstances, IVA the most un-
.4e)Y•
By this time the great part of that noble Corps,
• the . 52d, General MooßE's own 'Regiment, will
have been embarked. Colonel IWK_Eivzie commands
it, and has much credit.for the very high state it is
,t
'how In.

It is expeaed that the Downs Expedition will
have sailed before the end of the week---striEt orders
have been giVen_for expediting
.thern...,Sir JOEIN
DU6ckirORTII is waiting for them at Plymouth with
se‘-eral 'iine.:Oflbat-tle ships..
• RAMSGATE,. JUI4Y 26.—At this instant (twelve..
o cldck) the first division of the. Guards (800), -coin-
manded by 'Colonel 'ANSOIi; are eiitering, our town
from. 'Chatham, A good dinner is provided for
them,in the barracks,-; every preparation is made to
~,embark them.- after 'their repast --Half-past
. three
Guards: are at this moment I?eginning
ioleMbark in boats,' to' go-on board three Cutter's
outside the pier, to take them .to .the Little DOWIIS,
• V.•.irere the, Transpcirts'are for. then).
These 'Ships .draw seventeen feet, copper bot-
;toMs,. too large to core inhere, for fear of being be-.
Heaped:. As, they left the Stairs they gave us' three
.cheers, Which Were, most cordially returned by the
spe6tators.. They then, as with.one. mincii.ln.lePn to
sing" Idle "&e.--, &.e....drinnslYeacing, fifes
playing patriotic- airs'. The. whdle and
baggage, 'Were embarked in.,one lionr.lpd five nai-
-1 mites.

The last boat had scarce left the,Pier when it be-
gait
lightning, with loud claps of thunder like re-
ports of Cannon, with heavy showers, which shortly
cleared it of spectators, but did not in the least dis-
may the spirits of our brave defenders. The East
Essex are now enjoying themselves in the Barracks
joist-left by the Guards. They march at four o'clock
in the Morning for Dover, to make room for 800
more of the GUAds_to-morrow.

It is no small gratification to see so many •men
erribarked without a single .accident. , These .fine
telloWs were in excellent spirits. Lord Ktrrx -was
very, a&ive in giving orders, and doing every thing' in
his power to forward the embarkation : strieq at.ton-
tion was paid that no women or wives of the Guards
should follow them, but such •as had been chosen.
before they left head-quarters : those that went,
which were very few, were hearty and young, and
of course in high ', Not a single child ,suffer,,,
ed to go as yet.S •
11N1j.AY, JULY second division of
Guards arrived about eleven.b'clock; marched to the
barraeks,:refreshed themselves, and began to embark
at One*o'clock7-by two the ,w hole: were on board the
cutters. They, went off in the highest sptrits, with
titree, cheers; and " God Save the King," drums hnd
-4-es playing: Lewd KEITH, full rigged, superin-.
Jended-thwernbarkatiOn:. in•short; 'every thing nms
• •
-,Fonduaed to admiration.
Three hutidted:Of the Royhl Perth, =who went to
Deal, .are to return to-night, to irate room in Deal'
13arrackS, and. tents •are pitched on the West Cliff,
facing the Sea' to hold.theM•duri no the embarkation,
•1 IE. g.ves.our town a-lively-appearance. No men,.
have. been-embarked at 'Margate, nor Will be
:dinbarked thete.'. •

ANOTiTER LETTER,

RAMSGATE, 7.---Yesterday morning early
the East Essex iriilitia• were 'diSenibarked here from
onboard some Traitsports, which brought them from-
Leith,. arid,w-ere-lodged• in the Barracks ,;.:•and this
:,111Orning,,at four o'clock, they were mardhed off for
Dover, Where. it is supposed • they will be stationed
.for-;lie winter: •
. :About twelve o'clock yesterday part of the'lst
Battalion of,the.Guards Marched in here, and after:
'halting till three o'clock; •niarched down to the Tier,
.and were taken on board Some Boats, which carried
then] on board two Transports, lying off this Port for
their Keception. The whole consisted of about se.-
ven hundredmen, and therwere all embarked,(um-
. der the direaion of Captain BUTTERFIELD) With ale
utmost regularity, in the course of an-hour. Lord
attendedduring the embarkation.
The Pier 'ryas crowded Nirith the Nobility and
Gentry. of Ramsgate and its environs, and many
persons came-from Canterbury to .witness the eta
barkation, the day proving particularly fine.:- They
were mostly fine young men; iti high Spirits; . and
every boat left theyier with three cheers, which
rwas.retutned br. the spe&ators on -shore..
• "' Twelve o'clock:---While I- am writing- this, a
second division is arrived in town" and have marched
into. the barracks.

" Two if Clock:—.4 am just returned from witnes§-
ing.the' -second, embarkatign, which was conducled-
.withthe same good order; the number being equally
the same,;ts yesterday. The eight TrAsports which
lie within the Pier; as mentioned in my. last, it is
expeted, will not take their complement on board
until such time as .the TM/ 4(44s which lie off, and
cQuld, not enter:the Pier• in consquence of their size,
.shall be completely' fult, A:
„third diyision .is eX-
peaed,in to-morrow, of which I shall givdyou the
earliest intelligence.," •

An Artillery Asylum is about to be established at
Greenwich,.similar to the Military Asylutn at Chel-
sea. A grand-General ffopital is building.at Wopl-
Wich.for 700 sick, with suitable houses thr• the In-
.:speaott.:Ge:neral,'Stirgeob-General, Physicians,
_ _

A
'large addition is" dhout td. be, 'made to the Mt-
dical Establiihinerti, tbs.: -Arallo4 Offiderg.