The Sun.
London, England, 1803-11-08 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 5.

ON Thursday a grand and most impressive Mili-
tary Spectacle was displayed in this vicinity-, by: a
Sham Fight by the Troops from Portsmouth ,and
Gospott, in the presence of His ROyal Highness
the Mike of Cutnherland ; :the whole of the Chrri.
son Duty being taken by the Volunteers. The
Troops of the Garrisun and of Sotithsea Camp, coo.
sistiog of the Worc,!'iter, North Gloucester, Den.
bigh, Carmarthen,' and Flintshire,Militias, marched
out under „the command of General 'Whitelocke.
Those front Gosport, consisting of the Monmouth
and Brecon, Metioneth, Hereford, and Glamorgan
Militias, under' the command of Major-Gen Lord
Charles Sonyerset, embarked front Block-House on
board the Flat.bottomed Boats, Manned by Sea
Fencibles, under orders 'of CaTtain O'Bryen, and
proceeded up the Harbodr to Paul's Grave, where.
they attempted to land, but were repulsed by the
44. th Regim'ent, two Kield.pieces, and some Light
Infimtry, under the command of Col. Tilson ; until
they were strengthened by .the remainder of Lord
Charlesii.Brigadei 'which marched round by Fare-
ham t atiVered by the fire of the Gun.boats, they
accomplished a' landing, arid.obliged the 4.4.th' Regi.
merit tit' retreat. Lord Charles then attempted to
ascend POttidoWn Hill, but finding a strong force
posted 'on the summit ro oppose hint, the Column
was obliged to fall back; when nothing remained to
his Lordship but to mareh.alotitc the plain, for
which purpose he formed his Line tillith his left to
the Hill, and his Right' extending to' the Water,
covered by Gun-boats. The Troops that marched
from Portsmouth 'were
:In Column in the rear of
Wim:•ring, advanced in two Columns and deployed
into Line in front of that Village, they advanced
in Line, 'supported by Gunboats on their lefrilank;
which line Lord Charles Somerset engaged for some
time, but finding himself out-flanked, and his left
obliged to give way, he deemed it prudent to re.
treat, which was done with great steadiness under
the cover of his Light Troops—and his Brigade re:.
embarked at Porchester. His Royal Highness the
Duke of Cumberland expressed his entire approba-
tion of the condo& of the Troops. We never be-
fore witnessed .such a tremendous fire as was mairt.
tamed by both parties. 'Flue -fineness saf the
.ther added to the present interesting crisis, gave
an attradion to the Spelacle, which produced a

stire NI4II-S.

GA AVESEND, N0y:,6.; sI
Passed by --the t !lends Holmes, tabbe, and
Itidenda, Greares, troth 'Stockholm • Rothia, from
Barcelona (obb, fmtn,'Sielliy"; Sarah Margaretta,
—, Spinning Wheel, Fauker, Yqu,nK Anthor,•llalesoVi-0w,,,
Margaretta, and Twe Gebrooders' Janson, trottk E tub.:
den ; Freedom, 4V hire, froni Pillar; Isis, 'COMM; )4444'
I acob, , and V roW Anua Catharine, —, from:Dort; er:
Sailed—the Earl Mornington, Ferguson, for India; Thalia,
Jones, Fortune, Wont, and Betsey, Young, for Luhea;
rant; for famaica ;-Clcopatra, litairrock, Guthrie,'}
Echo, Peak, and Prow Camelia, for Stettin ;
dustry, Robertson, for Dublin ; Union, Metcalf, Puriuit,
Nordstren, Wendt, jOnge;- Roelof', and Schefull,
for Embden.

BIRTHS.
Surnday.;lober loth, in the Island of Guernsey, , the
Lady of Rear-Admiral Sir lames Saurnarez, of a Son.
Sunday seinnight, at Widdial Hill, Her Lady Char-
lotte 1-toward, or a Daughter.