The Sun.
London, England, 1803-10-04 00:00:00

LONDON, OCTOBER 4, 18(>3.

We yesterday announced the arrival of a regular
stilts of the Paris Papers to the 23a alt, but their
cOiltentt have beta in a great degree anticipated
by the Mails,
,The accounts from every part of
she Coasts of France, Flanders, and Holland, ,con.
cur in representing the preparations for Irmo_
sign as formed upon the most initnense scale,
and carried on with the most unremitting anti.
vity. But when we recolleft the unifotm dispo.
sition of the French to exaggeration ; when we
know that the French Papers dare not insert a line
that .is displeasing to the Government, we may,
without being thought very incredulous, (lonia a
little both witit regard to the txtcnt and the forward.
ness of those Preparations. The invasion is, it is
baid, to tic ,itt,otpted fro n different quarters; this,
indeed, is wi much a measure of necessity .as of
policy, for the Enemy would find it • imPradicable
to colleCt•their Naval Force in one point. The
principal part of the Forces destined for' the
invasion, are, it is said, to be collated between
Bruges, (Mend and Blackcabarg; :another Army is
to be assembled iii Not;tnapdy and Britine, protaly
with a view to make tin attempt upon Ireland. In
Holland, the preparations are equally great ; and;
ss hat more .extraordinary, are said to be carried on
with eqnalaelivity. First Consul was expated
to leave Paris about the hit ter end of last month, with'
the intenion of. visiting Boulogne,
St, Omens, Wintiort, Binges, Obrat, and Ant.
Icp p ; hot whether he will .expose, his person,
by taking the command of thel4xpedirioni or whe.
the: he will merely soperintend the embarkation of
the Troops, is not yet known. 'lt is mist probable
that he will wait the re.ult of the.first Attack,
with the view, if it should fail, of escaping the,
disgrace of &feat, The Expedition from Holland
is to sail in three divisions, VIZ. 'fmm 'the Texel,
Helvoetslilys,. and Flushing, each under the coin.'
maid of a Rear Admiral. They will, however,
endeavour probably, to l'orin a kinetics!), at sea, as
Admiral De I.Viwrest is to have the command of
the whole Fleet.

The accounts which the French Pipers give of this'
Bombettlments of Mille, Grateudle, &c. are such
we might naturally have eypeded ; irt no initance
did they sustain any injury, except the knocking
clown a few chimneys, and breaking a few ~vinclows,
At 06w:idle, the 24th I Demi.brigacit, who
were in wirrison, were Ro incensed at the atr,itlt of
the English, that they had it in serious conterni
tion to mirth cut and charge the English Squadron
with their &veil,* I
In the Afortitivir of the 2zd we find an c.slLial
count of the arrival ar Corunna of the Ships of War
k Duireaj Truain and la Giurrieq, from St, Do.

mint% on the 2d ult. The Captain of in Cwt..
riere states his having an anion with an English
Ship of War for two hours, from which he ‘ficaperl,
with his companion by getting into the Harbour,
after losing six men killed and fifteen wounded.
The accounts from the neque state the receipt of
information of the arrival of the Frigates junon,
Phavix and de Endracht, with Troops on board in
good condition, at Batavia. The military force of
chat Colonyis stated at from 6 to 7,000 European
Troops. Orders have been,given to taise a consi.'
derable Corps of Javanese and of other inhabitants
of the Molucca

A 1\1.61 horn Dublin arrived this morning with
P,lrrs or the 30th alt. By these we learn that Mr.
Justice Dol,vritts Is appointed to be Chief Justice of
the King's Bench, in place of the lute Lord Kit..
WAttl) IN

Yesterday morning, soon after nine d'clock,
MAIRSTY, the Dugs of CA/ABRIDGIC and PRIN-
CESS Sin'lll'At attended by Lord WALSINCHMI,
General F i•rr ROY, and Lady PITT, took an airing
on horseback in Windsor Great' Park.

HER MAJESTY (Hid PRINCESSES AUGUSTA, ELI.
ZABETH and &iPHIA. of GLOUCESTER, took an
airing to Frogmore..
The Princesses MARY and AMELIA, attended by
Lady C. Dnrittg, took •an airing in a coach and
lOtir in the Great Park. •

Yesterday the'Dtixt of GLOUCISTEIV arrived at
Hampton Court from Windsor.

Tfie Dutchess of YORK has been for some time so
much indisposed at Oatlunds ilut Dr.PE4itsorr, who
attended Her Royal Highness, was obliged to ,leep
several nights at that pl.lce. We ale happy to hear
that this amiable Princess is muck better.

Yesterday JANus ATKINst E( q. was sworn in
Mayor for the ensuing year for the 'Borough of New.
Windsor, after which he entertained the Corpora.
Lion with a dinner,

It is in contempiation, we understand, to print
the Gazette three times a week, on account of the
vast number of Army and. Volunteer Promotions
and Cotnrriissions., It will be printed on Tuesdays,
Thursdays, and Saturdays. ,
. We understand that Knapsacks, Canteenv,, &c.
and other necessaries indispensable for,Adual Set
vice, are,already provided for a considerable num.
ber of the Volunteers, and those Cotps, most ad.,
voiced in their discipline will prubably soon be cal.
led. into ACtive Service. It hecoMes the duty of
every man engaged in the Volunteer Service, to
Make such an .arrangement of hii affairs,. as ss ill al.
,low of his absence from them 14 a considerable time.
The PRINCE of kVALES'S L AVitioirer. are
to he inspeded to.murrow in the Green Palk,' by,
the Earl of likaittticitort.

On Thursday the Royal Wc.ittninster Vuluwevrs
will be inspected Park.
Lord FOl.Flr, with a zeal worthy of his rank,
an.' suitable to the times, has eum,.leted a Corps of
Rilletnen.' .

Sir'Ey Its Coo'rE is said to be ordered ur Ireland.
The merits of the soldier, :Ind the InA 'lntl% "I die
gentleritio are .happily blended in thir gill.iot
4:Ricer.

Sunday morning the Queen', Royal Volunteers,
consisting of loco 'nett, under the command 9f
Lord lioa4eT, a hoeMbieti eir ground .near
Sloiiitc.strect, when Sir it lc FORD, and Mr.
kis( icp ReA42, admittiitered tic Uath ut Allegiance
to the N ColOnei, and the rest of, the
matt.; The two b.tt talions afterwards went through
their exercise ; &nit% the time a fire broke our Itt
ti !Italie in SloAlle•titteet, at wtotill Lord I.IOSART,
with it ldrgedetachment attended, in order to ten.
der every possible assistance to the sufferers.

We are happy to learn that His I\l4jefity% Mini«
titer* have complied with the proposal of the County
of Edinburgh, i:tod have permitted its Voitintver
Force, twin completed.to six titnei its orlitial Mi.'
exclusive of .the men which it futuished to
.the Corps already established in the City.

A great nornber of flostriatic offers of helms and
carriages for the Vablic Service, in case of an inva:
sion, have been Ingle frnmSvotland. The Inhabi.
tants of the Paiibh 'of Inyeresk alone have made a
tender (rf 294 .horsea, 2r9 carts, and t a coaches
and chaises. The inhabitants of .othor,parishes in
proportion to ille;r ability, have likewise made
similar offers. •- -

Several ofrers to raise Volunteer Carp, in 'the
County of Brecon,
. have been accepted by govern-
ment, and a 'fine body of men are enrolled in the
different Divibiona.

A Military Association has been formed at L3n.
raster out of the second, third, and ruurth classes,
for the purpose of protetling the town in case the
other forces a 0 Volunteer Corps shall be ordered
away.

The following Gentlemen me ley Qovernment ap.
pointed all In:Ter:Ling Field Oilicers to the Yeomanry
and Voiunteets in Sussex and Kent ; Sussex, Major
Mir ZDICII.—E,st Kent, Col. C. M•Niu
Vest Kent, Lieut. Col. IL Twysorti.

Our coast, between Beachy-Head and. Ports-
mouth, is guattled by six Line-of.battle Ships ;Intl
twelve Frigates,' which are now cruizing on that
station, One of. the former, on Friday, anchored
off Seaford—au objed Which the bay hal not exhi.
bited tra.the inhabitants for many years before.
Friday a Flat.bottomed Boat, built at Clifford's
Foil, North-Shields, wail-launched into the Tyne,
amidst a vast concourse of.spettatnrs. This large
m.chine eras imilt under the direetion of Captain
114RTCUP, Of the knyiti Engineers, and compleated
in little more than three weeks. Its dimensions:
6o feet, by upw.:rds Of 25, upon clack'; Will trap.
sport across the River Tyne, at one time, six can-
non, nmunted, and four impounitioo waggon, with
their horses; driVers, aid eannuniers; or, in c;,se
of emergency, will transport nearly 450 soldiers,
With their grins, in it feW minutes.