The Sun.
London, England, 1802-10-25 00:00:00

VILA!../ DUMVILIES WREKLY SOURNAL.

On Tuesday Otiober s 2, 1802, agreeably to a
card of invitation from the Gentlemen who com-
posed the First Corps of Royal Dumfries Volunteers,
Major DE PEYsTER, their late Commandant, wait-
ed upon them at the King's• Arms Inn, when JoHN
FINNAN, their senior Captain, in an appropriate
'speech, addressed him in the name of the Corps, and
presented hint with a Piece of Plate-of exquisite
taste and workmanship,• having the device of their
ColtiurS, the embossed .figure of St. Michael tramp-
ling on the serpent, on• the one. side.; and, on the
reverse,. engraved within an oval relief, this in-
scription, viz.

20

ARENT SCHUYLERSE PEYSTER, ESQ.
Their Mi,/oi. r,
Whoie tvg.iging manners,
And .niilizary
Enabkxl him
To make obedience pleasant,
. And discipline useful ;-
• . And
TO MRS. DE PErYSTER,
Who gave' them theit Colours,
' This Piece of Plate,
Is presented„ with the utmost sentiments
Of graiiiude-and respect,
• Py•the First Coms of the
ROYAL DU:grit Ir•S VOLU:3TEERS,
1802.

The Major Commandant, after perusing the in.
scripti(), thus replied to Capt. FINN,NT :
beg you will accept of my warmest ac.
knowledgments 'for the friendly and handsome man-
ner in which you have signified the sentiments of
this numerous and -respedable . meeting of our
friends: '

The compliment paid me by the Reverend Dr.
BURNSIDE, in his• address to the. two Corps under
my command, when assembled for the last time,
so flatteringly expressed what appeared-. to he the
unanimous sentiments of my companions in arms,
that Hooked for no other token of-their approbation.
of my conduet during our military association:
Sir—The present address, however coming-from
the Gentlemen who composed- the First Corps of
Royal Ddinfries Volunteers, is an honour ,and a
singular mark of their friendship, which I shall re,
member with gratitude and pride. .

• All who WiineSsed our mutual endeavours, must
be sensible that, owing to the-COrpS'.steadiness and
attention when under arms, they were'so soon ena=
bled to perform' the most difficult evolutions with
precision ; ,thereby evincing hnw determined they
were 'o qualify themselves to at vigorously in the
defence of those invaluable,. blessings enjoyed-.by
evrry British subjea.
Str--Mrs. DE PEYSTERt(WIIO had, indeed the
honour of 'presenting the Colours) will be highly
gratified by this splendid and lasting monument' of
their attention to her ; ' and, I date venture to
Arm, that
Shaft feel it more, within her breast,
,Thaq words can e'er impart ;
th::Fe It the proud sensation refit,
Lodgid in a gratefulheatt.

-FIFTY-THOUSAND POUNDS
Art allotted for the 141i.st Drawn Ticket on the
ifirst and fourth Days of Drawing of the present
finglish-LOttery, which begins on Monday, the
29th of November. The Scheme also 'consists of
three Prizes of rp,oool. three of 50001.• and other
Capitals of roool. • sool.
.1001. &c. &c. amounting
in the whole to 2,88,0001. !-The Tickets, ,Halves,
Quarters, Eighths, and Sixteenths, Stampt Shares,,
are selling on the lowest terms at NicHoLsoN's
!fortunate Office, No. z 6, cornhill, where, in the
ipresent year, two Prizes of 20,0001. and 50001.
each,. were sold; divided into Shares.