The Sun.
London, England, 1809-01-26 00:00:00

present Ministers: With respea to the late Sir
JOIN Moose, whose loss we deeply lament, and,
to Whose -military talents and personal courage we
have been always ready to do justice, we defy our
Opponent to seleCt a single passage from this Paper
which can be construed into an insidious attack upon
his charaeLtr.

The essential importance of a , large disposable
force, in'the present situation of this Country and of
all Europe; cannot for a moment be doubted i,804,
it must
:give the tittnost satisfaCtion to. the Nathan to
hud ill,ttisters clireCling their: attention at once to
this great obj,A. The plan submitted to the House
of Commons last night by Lord CASILEIpACriI iy
admirably calculated to etre& this important por-
pose, and will, we are persuaded, obtain the sane-
tion of the ptiblie in general, as well as of all Men who
...are conversant with the subjea, and aware ,of the ne-
cessity of the measure: The plan is so fully developed
In our Parliamentary Report, that we need only
refer qur Readers to that,part of our Paper. But we
may bespertnitted to say. a few words upon a measure
that not only promises complete siAccess in the least,
oppressive way., but that has:indeed obtained the
sanction of 'experience. Tho great point is. to pro-
cure an adequate supply of effeaive reeruit4 from
the Ilegular Army, and tliia can be best accom-
plisbed by his Lordship's propo al of permitting'
Men to pass from the Militia into the Line. Those
in the Militia haying acquired military habits, tar
from being averse to the Replier Service, will'
•tnost probably be atixiotts to engage in it. tiln
the. other hand, those who have never bcen in the
Army, will of course first prefer the Militia.
Service. lichee it will be easy to repair the drains,
from .the latter serVit4lll hut if men should not
be found volutitarily to enlist in the IN.lilitia, in
tine time, and to the requisite amount, the old sys,7,
ten of ballot, according to his torclship!q, suggestion,,
is; still to he the final rcsouree,hut,unde(such 'pp?'
difications as will render ;t much leen irksome than
at forme! peria4s. The tininber which his,
Lord-
ship proposes thns" to tranfpr from JAL.. Militia into
the Line, is twenty-eight "khousand men. In eider
to prevent the necessity of resorting to the ballot-
tiffg system for supplyirig the r
and to oh.
viatea pecuniary pressure on the different Counties,
bounty of ten guineas diall be paid to each
Vointitt:er, from the public purse, bit ifit'shoutld be
-found absolutely necessary to 'resume the ballot, the
ten, uineas are to be allotted to each ballot ted man, if
he should be disposed to serve himself, or, to enable
, him to obtain a subuitute. This plan is so simple in
itself, and promises' so etreCtually to koep the two
branches of 'Military Service npon an adequate foot-
that we cannot anticipate any,reasonable objec-
Clot) ticz it, and the Public will look up with increased
respea to the Noble 1 who is not disposed to, its.
&lige hint ~clf io'tho pursuit of a: visionary plat; zte of
specious but impraaicable theory, 'but to build his
measure upon dui solid ground of tried experience.
•

His MA Jy.$TY did not come to town yesterday, as
Was e!speaett, it being represented to his MAJESTY
daily ie the morning, that the roads bet Ween Wind.
sor and I.,ondon were in
,ndlingerous state, in mink
parts almm.t impassable, the water and now being
up to the horse:i bellies. kits MAJKSTY'S intention
was net known: in London till about half past
iweve o'cloc.k, when Mr. W.tosTAvv the. Meg-
seiner, arrived from. Windsor, •in, a chaise and few, .
with his MAJps•or's commands upon the business.
Her MrokiTY and the PameaSfittS were also ex».
pe4led klytowu;
.but were prevented from corning by
the bad state, of the reads, It was the intention of
her MAJgsry to have come to Landon,. tiir the intic
pbse of viewing the Nips of Si. 'James's Palace, and
visiting Lady CHARVErT4 FINCU, Who, has returned
to her aßrtmenta in the Pillage, but, we are sorry to
sax, much indisposed in consequence of the slam) of
the fire a kiet.Laclyship. was COLlthieled by the Duke
Cvmautt.t.m.4o, in a sedan chair to his,floyid High-
ness's apruttnettts at the dine of the fire be likewise
cotidneted Mrs. and the -Miss VIELDINeg;
1\100,4) Miss 13114VD,ENet,L, and others Of her Ma-
i t-STy's principal female attendants, who have apart.
meats, in the Valace, to his loyal aighovis's apart-
ments, in chairs. 'The Alarqi,lis of SToTotto, and
his domestics, rendered every possible assistance to
those who were distressed in consequence of the con,:
tingration. Some parts of the ruins burst out in
times yesterday, And in conseipience*an engine
played fore considerable time.

, The Duke of Sussex, caught such At violent cold
in attending the tire at St. Jamesie Palace, that it
'brought on an infiarnoiation on his lungs. On
Tuesday his Royal tlighness was considered in a
dangerous state; yesierday he was much better.*
Two Vessels from America, one of 24 guns, were
going into Martinique With provisions, but were in:.
tercepted by one of our cruizers, and mried into
Antigua. , • :

On the vestion, being nega.tkved for givingthe
Thanks "of 'this `Linuse 4 Litttenant-Generat Sir
, ,
HAttay IltiartAnn'4„..orn INTUIRA ClltCred tho 1011Qt)(1.
jog Isrotest
ptssENT t wr—flecause . been established by evi-
dence in a Pnblic Colin, that Lieutenant general Sir ttirry
finnan', was in the field thibughout the whole Of rite d.ttion
Yitniera, exercising command, ;.,inuk no. Offieer has the
power of disqualifying himself, or of divesting himself .nt.
the trust reposed in him by his Sovereign. On this =omit
cannot agree to leave out tho name ut Lieutenant- General.
Sir liarrylturraril, from the-Thanks given by this }louse to
those who achieved the gtollottS vittory nt Vimiera.
z 809: •.• (signed) 114 sTi mc%,