The Sun.
London, England, 1804-07-26 00:00:00

\VAttss honotre

launch
with iicr attendance,

in a magnificent yacht:
'American Papers are received to the t 5.11
inclusive. The New-York General Advertiser,. of.
that date, contains the following paragraph : " Ja.
ROME 430NAPARTR yesterday visited the French'
Frigates at Staten Island. The two pilot.boars
(each with a French Officer on board) chartered
to cruize, one to the southward and the other to-
the eastward, for British Men of War, hail not re.:
turned last evening. If they return with news of a
Clear coast, the 'Frenchmen, with BONAPARTE, will
be off immediately." The boats, how/slier, returned
on the morning of the ttStis, and reported that the
coast was clear, and the Frigates were to sail that
day ; but the Juno had hardly got clear of Sandy
hook when she was brought .to and hoarded by the-
Cambrian Frigate and Driver Sloop of War, just
arrived in the offing, in five days from Halifax, and
came for the express purpose of taking care of little
Jeaossa and his escort.. The first Lieutenant of
the Cambrian was immediately dispatched with a
.challenge to the French Commodore to come out and
give battle, which you may depend he would -de_
cline, and will. remain blocked up at New York
with leaoma and his wife, who had embarked with
him.' 'The Cambrian impressed five of the jusso's
crew.
The Commercial Advertiser (en American Paper
of jurte,l2) says, " The Schooner Lydia, Pott-rast,
from St. Mary's, in nine days, is arrived. Captain
Porratt informs, that on the tst of June, offcharle,
ton Bar, bespoke the British Brig ot. Andreae, of T 6
wins, having in possession the French Ship La Paris,
of 24 guns, and 300 men, which he had taken, three
days before, after a very severe .engagement ; they
were steering direa fur New Providence."
The Ocean, PRITCHARD' from Massachusetts to-
St. Bartholumews, aid the MVO Brothers, Nicitot.s,
from Guadaloupe to New-York, %,s ere sent into Ber.
muda the 24th of May, by the Driver Sloop of War.
The Minerva, from London and Lisbon to Hon.
duras, has been taken by a French Privateer, re.
taken by the Blanche Frigate, and arri,ed
maica. the 23d of May.

Yesterday morning the Third Regiment of Loyal
London Volunteers, commanded by Lieut... Col. J.
PgOLEY Kerbt WNN' MAC a very numerous el.
fe.tive muster at an early hour,-at their usual parade.
Bet Ween eleven and twelve they. marched to Black.
friar's.bridge, where they fotinett into four Divi.
sions., Two crossed over and drew up nn each side
of the way at the Surrey end of the Bridge; the
others were arranged one above. And the other below
the Bridge,
,on the City side of the water. At
twelve o'cloCk, Comm snore LocAs artiv,il with
his River Fencibles, divide,d in a notn“ous iraisi of
Gon.bOats, TranSport.ho,its, &c. "I'he Volunteer,
embarked with the utmost' regularity, an c.ich
boat, as soon as it was laden,. set oil to oke its
station in the River, according to its number.
Whin the whole were in motion, the &Ind played
" Rule Britannia," which was succeeded by " God
Save the King," and several other" loyal and pa-,
triode Airs. The order of procession was as fol.
lows

Six Gun-boats abreast, with each an tB-pound carronade,
as an advanced F,uard, at some distance
Band of Music in one boat.
Drums and Fifes in another.
The Field Officers in a third bug.
The Rifle Company attached to this Corps, in the fourth.
The reniiiinder of the Corps, according to the number of
their Companies.

Each Gunboat had ten oars; there was also, A
ten.oared Cutter attendant upon each, and a jolly-
boat for the conveyance of orders. Besides these,
there was a vast number of pleasure-boats, cutters,
wherries, and boats of all descriptions, upon • the
River, which did not belong to the procession; and
the day.bein:l; exceedingly fine, there were a great
many Ladies who ventured upon the water, •Who
by
their presence materially heightened the pleasing el.
felt of the speitacle.
Etch Gun.boat discharged a shot at starting ; they •
also fired at "various intervals in going up the River,
and saluted the veterans of Chelsea Hospital with a
discharge of cannon. They rowed in the most re-
gular order up to Putney-bridge. 'They , were re.
ccsved on their arrival by Colonel KENSINGTON,
Who marched at their head to Wimbledon Common,
when they divided into two parties, and fora long
time kept up a sham.fight,: with much spirit and sol-
dier.like condua,• so as to merit the approbation of
several distinguished military char:tam. Theße-
giment then, returned to . Putney, 'where Colonel
KENSINGTON had provided a kumptuoua dinner, in.a
large booth, representing a marquee, in his plea.
sure ground, which conveniently entertained 800
Soldiers. The Captains presided at the head of their
respedive Companies ; and at a table placed across
the head of the temp,,lrary building, sat Col. Kr N.
SINOTON, with the Field-Officers of his Regiment,
and many other military charatttcrs. After dinner,
many loyal and constitutional Toasts were drank :,
amongst which, 1 The' Earl of HAtuarticroN's
'good health, and long may ye live to command the
London Distrifi," was gtven,by the Colonel, and
received with universal applause.
They julgest it most prudent -to" come back by
land, as it was vernear dark before' they thought
of coming into town, and
,the tide was so low- that
there would be very great danger of the great Boats.
in which, they were :carrie4l raking ground when
heavy laden and sailing in;thedail.t. It was near
twelve v'clock before the Corps reached town.—
They had a delightful day, and their performance
of duty was highly satistartory to their Colonel.

AVetinesdayi afternoon, between five. and six
o'clock, a 'dreadful storm of thunder and light.
nitsg c.m: on, 411 d, fell on the :premises of a lone
farm.house, called Kittington, about six or sevrit
mires from Deal, .belonging to Sir Nits.uogoucd
D'ATir, and burnt down two barns to the ground,
and 'killed between twenty and thirty hogs.—
Luckily there was very little corn in the barns, and
the house stood at some distance* and was.not
mageti.
Soma soldiers from the camp near Shorn Cliff;
were dispatched on Monday in
.pursuit of two de.
setters, when they fell in with them, but the de.
sorters making resistance, one of them was shot by
a pistol from the pursuers the other was secnredi
and brought back to the camp,

NZW

traou THE SYDNEY GAZETTE, MARCH 111 18041

At half past eleven o'clock on Sunday night, an
eeptesa was received by'llis ExcMency, from Capt.
A ea:er, Comutanding Officer at Parramatta, with
intelligence that the Prisoners at public labour at
Castle. Hill, and the Settlers men, were in a state
of Insurredion, and had already committed many
daring outrages : Sydney.was instantaneously alarm.
ed, the Military and Inhabitants were under .arms,
and the Clitain, Offizers, Marines, and Ship's Corn.
pany r:f 116 M ijesty'S Ship Calcutta, came on shore,
in ten minutes after the alarm was given, and by
the Governor's orders all braises thrOughout the
town were held in 'requisition.
At ,a quarter %test twelve Lieutenant Hos 8.17
brought in an account of the outrages committed at
Castle-Hill, stating the Insurgents to be in great
force, and advancing towards Parramatta in diffe.
rent diredions. His Excellency gave orders for
the necessary measures to he promptly adopted, and
leaving his- Honour the Lieutenant-Governor in
.command at Sydney, gut on horseback, and pro,:
ceeded tinatiend,:d towards Parrantatta, but was
s
overtaken near Major joHNsTores by the. Provost.
Marshal, four Troopers, anti several 'Confidential
persons, mounted. One of the, •TroOpers Was ,dis.
peached to the Major from his Excellency, request.
ing him to take command of a coMpartv of the New
SOutit.Wales Corps, then on their match from Sy J.
net ; the Governor with his small rettnne peJeeed.
.ing onwards to Oarratri ta, where he arrived without
interruptin at lout u'cl )ck in the morning, when
he received itfarnation front Captain AC hill', that
a great bud)' of the Insurgents, all•ar!netl, were at
Park Gate, at the West e•., ranee ref Parramatta,—
.T Major jorilisToN, with thedetaclunent, arrived at
Parramatta Barracks .at five o'clock ; and after
himself', Officers, and Soldiers, had taken a hasty
refreshment, they proceeded to Government House
for Orders. From the imperious necessity of put.
brig an iinmediate anti effeattal stop to the progress
of the Insurgents, the Governor issued a Proclama.
(ion, &elating Martial L,w. As information was
received that the Instirgents were in several bodies,
Major JoriNsToN, with QiErrter.nrister LAYCOCK,
and twenty,five Non.commissioned Officers and Pri.
vates nf the New South Wales Corps, accompanied
by 'a
TrUoper and several of the Constables and Inha-
bitants, at half past six, Proceeded by way of Toots.
gabze ; Lr. DAv is, with an equal number of Soldiers,.
proceeded along the Castle.l till road, that place be.
ing appointed for the rendezv.ous, in' case nothing
sli,ul,l occur to make those Officers alter the direc.
inns they ~ent under. Major Juts tiSTON, on at.
riving at Toongahee, received information that a
considerable' body were on their way to the lifiwkes.
bury : nOtwithsranding the fatigue of his sm:di de.
tachment in marching up from Sydney, and the dis.
taece they had gone since, they immediateiy ran in
• go..d order, with their followers, and after a put.
suit of- seven miles farther, Major jouNsTok and a
Tronner,who had preceded the detachment, came up
ills the' rearof the In.orgents at eleven o'clock,
whose numbers have since been ascertained to ,be
233 men, armed with mtnviets, pistols, Mardi, &c.
and a number of followers which they hatttaken from
the Settlers. After calling-to them repeatedly, they
halted,..and formethon the rise of it hill : the Major
and TrOoper advanced within pi,tol.shot, and en.
deavoured to persuade them to submit to the mercy
that was offered them by the Proclamation, which
they refused. The Major required to see their-
Chiefs, who after some deliberation met them
half way ,between the Detachment and Insurgents,
when,. by a great presence of mind and address, the
Major presented his pistol-at the head of the priori.
pal Leader (Phiiip Cunningham), and the Trooper
fallowing his motions, presented his pistol also to
the other Leader's head (Wm. Johnston), and drove
them into the Detachment, withoUt the least oppo.
iition, from. the body' of the Insurgents. Major-
, OUNsToN immediately ordered Qoarter.mastet
LAYCOCK to advance with the Detachment, &es
and cut the body to pieces, which immediately filed
off and • flea in :ill directions, pursued by the De.-
taclunent and followers. Several shuts were fired
by the Insurgents without effect. As the pursuit
was along the wad and on each side in the woods.,
the nutn'.ter of dead, ate not yet ascertained ; nine
tiodits were found about the road, and several were
known to be killed in the pursuit through the woods.
A number were overaken anti: made prisoners,
among whom. was the Leader (Philip Cunningham),
who Was to all appearance left dead on the road.
The pur;uit emu need on to the I la wkesbury, where
the Detachtnent arrived at laur in the afternoon with
several pristmers, 'after :a force-I march, or rather
running 35 miles ; Lieutenant DAvls being joined
by Lieutenant BliistiarN with a reinforcement of 30
s,ddiers, joined the Major at nine o'clock that night.
Cuttoinghim, the principal Leader, who was
carried among the wounded to I la w kesbury ,being stilt
anti very properlyconsitieted Ity ,:vh jot Joliet.
STUN as a proper ohjezt to mike an immediate cx.
ample of, by virtue ut the Martial Law that then
existed, and the discretionary power given him by
His Excellency, and after taking the opinion .of the
Officets about him, diretled him to be publicly exe.
cuted on the Stair Case of the PtablicStore,

lic nad baissw4 in I►is matcl► was going to pldo.
act.

As the principal body was disperscd, the Dvach.
ment teturoeij to Parratriatta on Wednesday tn.nn.
ing with a great rani-Over of prisooers taken in arms;
ana on Thursday rn received his 16icellency's
personal apprObation and thanks for their anituared
and soldier.iike conduit, and great sperseverance• irz
the fatigues they ;lad Undergone.
S.rventy of the insurgents, armed with musquets,
of which they had.htripped. the Settlers, cominroded
isy flumes, having int.,.ed j.,itting the ma n. body,
were coneealed'abOur-The Citstie.Hill Road, which
occupied the attention of the Detachment and As.
iOciation at Rarramatta. After the deleat, the In.
surgents took advantage of the ProelamaiCnt, which
cxten4ed grace to those who gave themselves u,' in
twenty-lout hours, and gre 4)umlwrs were c(1)•
scantly coining in and delivering themselves up front
o4on on Monday, and other, were btooght rn pri.
sorters With their arms,. by LieutenalitsPAvts and
BR Y N °II patties.
It appears that this Conspiracy hail been in agi.
Wiwi upwards of a month, but unlike all OLliCt at.