The Sun.
London, England, 1813-08-14 00:00:00

THE MILITARY.

A letter from an ofiker engaged In the storming
of St. Sebastian's, says :—" On Sunday the 25th
instant we 'Stormed Sebastian ; get entering the
breach, 'we found the enemy so well prepared for
our reception, that we were obliged to retreat
with the loss of 300 killed; wounded, 'and taken
prisoners. However, in a tew days, we.are again
to attack the place, and are resolved at all events
to take it. Capt.,TAvLoa, of his Majesty's sloop
Sparrow, has lost his leg ; Lient. DuNt.,OP,
quarter-master's mate, and 15 seamen, wounded;
lieshles four killed out of 36 that were sent on
shore from the Commodore's ship."
Major-General St.Ane, since his return from
the Peninsula, has been appointed to the Staff of
the Army in Ireland.
`Orders have been issued fur adding a seventh
battalion to the 60th regiment, which, is to be
formed from the German prisoners of war now at
the different deppts in ,this kingdom.
be next volunteering frith, the militia regi-.
ments to the line is appointed by the Secretary of
State to talie place on the 17th, aml 19th
of the present month.
Spaniards (emigrants and &sellers from the
French army) to the extent of 5000, are at St.
Petersburgh, waiting the means of conveyance to

Spain.
A considerable number of deserters from the
army formed into a body are stated to be conceal-
eta in the neighbourhood of Alatichester, and have
hitherto eluded the attempts of the civil power to
ppret,lcutt theta. •

13.;—iYe§teriblybeing his Itiqat
Highness the,Pliktice IiEGENT'S ;it:‘‘
observed with very great rejoicings,: the bells (:f
tha..Cathed6l,l tend , Church began ri nig
itt an early.bour, and continued to do so Orli g
the whole of tale day., Ti,c, a.ith ityginient march-
ed . (rout, th.'elßarracc.s to the Luon.Walk in the
Park, with the baud playing, etc.wilere. they fired
three rallies in honour of thecky..
barracks Weremost
together wiqi, the band playkng mitional airs and
tuart,ial music in tbe barracks yards; attracted it
great cOHCOUESC of people. The -baOd couth!ticA
playing till tWWe,o!clock,,, town was gene,
rally, with. 'transparencies, variegated
SLC: • ,
'11H: 41111IEN, the i'ItINCE
bESS'ES,
•ltere.lOt night ,soon after 10
o'clocki from presenting the Colours at the Mili-
tar College. ,
Tliis orning. Princesses AUGUSTA, SOPHIA, and
01A,14.01"PE of WALEI, rode on,liorsebaek in the
Great Park, accompanied by Lord 1-VAt.Striottam;
Earl of MAcc4sytELE., Lady TtrYNio, Miss
KNIGHT, Generals' IVYNYARD and TAYLOR.
Early this morning THOI4AS" DAVI ES, 'one.
of his MAJESTY'S Yeomen Prickers,,, was found
dead in his bed. He went to bed.on Thursday'
night apparently perfectly well.. Hc. was son of
Mr. ljAvas, the huntsmau to the King's' harriers.

PRESENTATION OF COLOURS 11'i' THE QUEEN.
The QIJEF,N and PRINCESSES arrived the Al-
- College; Sandhurst,, 'on ThorsAty,
•12 o'clock, where they, were received by the.
PRINCE 11.r.cotNT, the Duke of YORK, snit Sir
ALEXANDER HOPE, the GOi'er9Or. Her MAJESTY,
the PRINCE REGENT, and the other branches ot
the Rbyal nuttily, were received with till due anti
full military honours, by the young tientietnei
of the College, to. the number bl four
hundred, who were 01 under arm's for the
occasion, also by the SUssex Regiment of Militia
which were doing duty there tinder the command
of the Colonel, his Grace the Duke of Nottvoi.K.
Her MAJESTY was conducted to a temporary pbtt'
form erected fur the occasion in the front of the
portico, when her MAAsTy addressed the young
'Gentlemen at considerable length, from a written
paper, pvevious topresenting the Ensigns Wit;i the
elegant colours'. Pilo which Sir A. Hope, the Co-
' vernor,' made an appropriate reply. The yO.ing
Gentlemen went through their military exercise
with great precision, and marched before bee.
MAJESTY and the PaiNcE, in review, in the gtent
est 'order possible, highly gratifying to the 1.1-0Y.1.4
FAMILY, the, Officers and distinguished Po- •
sonages present. The Royal Party retired to the
Governor's house, where a most Sumptuous din-
ner teas provided, to which his Grace the Duke
of NonFpot was invited to the Royal,tlble,
leas
Grace being present as cominanding the sussed
The general company dined in a very large teat
pitched on the lawn, most elegantly end bettmi-
-fully ornamented.
In the evening the young Gentlemen of the
College lad a 8011, in honour of the day, chid 'of
their receiving their, coloUrs from the hands of the
QUEEN.

POET It .

EPITAPHS.

ihneath this stone, a lump of clay,

Lies Atithelli Youpg;
Who: on the Twenty-fourth of May,
Began to hold her tongne!