The Sun.
London, England, 1803-07-29 00:00:00

TO THE PUBLIC.

LLOYD's, LONDON, aoth Jui.r,
?HE Merchants, Underwriters, antt:odier Sufi-
Jscribers to this House, having this day met for-the pia.
pose of setting on teat it GENERAL SUBSCRI PTION,
oil an extended scale, liar the. Enceuragoinent and Relief- of
those who may be engaged in the Defence of the Country,
and who may suflia in the Common Cause ;, and of those
who • may signalize themselves during the present, most im-
portant contest :
And feeling confident, that when our very existence as a
Great and Independent Nation is at stake, it only becomes
necessary to point out any means. by which -the exertion of
our Native Spirit, and the application of our Powerful Re.
sources, may receive an additional stimulus ; they beg leave
to submit to the liberal erinsideration'ot their Fellow-sob.
*AS, the following Resolutions, which have been unani-
mously passe at this Meeting, and presume to hope, that
the object of this Subscription will be so promoted and
sanEtioned by Public Bodies in general—by the Higher Ranks,
and opulent tlasses of Society-7.and by Individuals of every
Description, that the mite of the Labourer, combining with
the munificent donation of the Noble and Wealthy, shall be
the best pledge of OUT Unanimity—shall inspire our Seamen,
our Soldiers, our Countrythen at large, with a well-grounded
Confidence in the 'Liberality and Gratitude of the Commu.
pity .''and impress ortVitt minds of. out- En/alma-Ow
aepalling conviction, `t'li:tl.TU.E ENERGIES Of THIS
(.BEAT EMPIRE ARE IRRESISTIBLE, AS ITS
RESOURCES ARE INCALCULABLE. •

BROOK WATSON, E's 2. IN TIIZ CHAIR.
•
On 'a
Motion .made, the. tiallowing Resolutions being pro.
duced, were read, and passed unanimously.
Resolved. That in a conjunctures when the vital interests
Of our Country, when the peculiar blessings which, under
our beloved Sovereign and happy Constitution, endear our
social state, are involved in the issue of the present contest,
when we are menaced by an enemy, whose haughty presump-
tion is grounded only on the present unfortunate position of
the Continental Powers Land when we seem to be placed, for
the moment, as the last barrier against the total subjugation
of Europe by. the overbearing. influence of France—lt be-
lioves us to meet our situation as Men—as Freemen—
but, above all, as BRITONS. On this alone; •with the
Divine Aid, depend our Exemption from the
,Yoke•of Gallic .
Despotism—on tnis alone depends, ',under the same Protett-
ing Power whetiter this Empire shall rernaiii what it has
for Ages. been, the Strenuous. Supporter ot. Religion and
Morals, the Assertor' of its own, and the,Guariliati of the
Liberties of Mankind, the Nurse of Industry;, the Protector
of the Arts and sciences, the Example and Admiration of.
the World--or whether it shall become an obseqi.ious Tri-
burarY, an enslaved,- a plundered and degraded Department
oft Foreign Nation.
Resolved. That to give more Et *el and Energy to the
Measures adopted by Government ter the Daence of our
Libertua. our Lives and Property—no add Weight to those
personal Exertions we are all readily disposed to contribute,
it behoves us to hold out every Encouragement to our Fel-
low Subjetts, who may be in any way initiumental in re-
pelling or annoying our implacable Foe, and to prove to
them that we are ready to dram both our PurseSancl our Veins
in the G k z AT C. use ‘VhiCil lilliferioUSiy calls on us to unite
the Duties of Loyalty and. Patriotism, with the ,sfrongest
EllOrts or zealous Exertion.
ResOlved, That to animate tile effects of Our Defenders by
Sea and Lancit it is eXpytiklir to raise, by the patriotism of
the Community at large,' a suitable Fund ter their Comfort
and Relief, tor the purpose of assuaging the aligutsli of, their
Wounds. or palliating in sonic degree the more ‘veighty
misfortune of the hiss of Limbs —of alleviating fire distresses
of the Widow and Orphan --of smoothing the brow of Sot.
reit, tor the. fall of tligir.dearest Relatives,, the props of un-
happy Indigence or• pless A lie—and' of granting Pecuniary
Rewards err honourable Badges of Distinelion, for successful
exertionsof Valet or Merit. • • • -

Resolved, That a Subscription, embracing:all the objets
in the foregoing Resolution, be now °pencil ; and-to set an
example to the public B.,dies throu4hout the United King.
dem and its Dependencies,• and to onr Fellow. Subjeds of
every class and.dettomination, that independently of our in.
dividual eOnt tihtltions, t tie slim of TWENTY T 1-10 USA N D
POUNDS Three per Cent. ConsofidAted Annuities, part Of
•Ihe Funded Property.ut this Society, shall be appropriated to
this purpose. • . • .
.ltcsolved, That on Friday the 29th inst. at Twelve o!Clock
prectsel,Y, a General Aleeting of 11,2 Subscribers to this Fund
be held at this house, for the purpose of appointing their
Corhmittee, and that the Committee of the House be re-
quested to become, and they are hereby constituted a Corn-
n for the rceeipeand tn.inageinent of the
s:libte°stc.r:'p ad t
tiOittlis*,erin'
and' other librpottes expressed in these Re.
solutions.
Rest:oo, That the, Committee of this House. and the
Bankers in the AletropOlis, and in the Cities anti Towns of
the United Kingdom, .be'retittested to receive Subscriptions,.
and that such part of the Fund, as shall, nOt be. Used tor the
i
purposes now ntended, be returned in proportion to the Stuns
subscribed.
Resolved, That all Sums, however small'. whicksball be
otttred .by the Patriotism of the Poorer Clakiei ,sur
low.subjeds. shall be accepted—the Cause ant:ding equally
the Liberties and Lives of Persons of every description.
Resolved, That these Resolutions be inserted in the Public
Papers.
Resolved, That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to
the Chairman, for his able and impartial conduCt in the Chair.
(Signed) • BROOK. WATSON. ,Chaintian.

Amount advertised 20,0001.3 per Cent.'Consol.
. Money - - - • - -, - AC. 53,37; 6 6
T. Aston do R. King 4.52 to G. Godwin. Clapham-
Tyers, Dunkley & Co. 52 to Common . 210 6
De Hague and Holmes to to Coles, Godwin, anti
Marmaduke Trattle z 6 5 Coles • .. 31S 0
G.Brown (Sun-court) sto o Biddulph, Cocks, and
'rob Boianquet to; o Ridges : . - •. 210 0
North, Hoare, Nanson Hetherington and Mas-
and Siinpon ' tos o kow . • ' TOI o
Nanson, nankin & Co. john Alinurt . - 52 to
an Stitope-street tos a Richard,Johnok Rich-
W. Hantrtiond, Queen. art! Twining it's o
Square' - . 51 10 D. P. Watts - • 315 0
Will. Freme - ' sz to Birch,- Chambers, and
W. Lock, of NOrbitrry Hobbs . soo a
Park ' ' - . 4o o Tulin, Goodwin 5s to
Earl Macartney too • o Coney Williamson,
Russell anti Letts to 3,0 Stevie, and Co. 135 o
Mat, Bancroft Lester too a Morning Chronicle sz to
'the Printer of the Crowley. -Maiington,
Public Ledger as 6' anti CO. . 105 G
Rev. Ur. Win. Bell so o Lord Carrington soa o
Charles Binny •
.52 10 "I. H. tiecker . so o
James Ames - so o H. D. ttlaeleish,Queen's
A. G: Milne . 3l to College, °mord ' to to
Edmund *kip), of Presscott, Grote, and
Water-lane • 52 to Co. ' .. '2lO o
Robert Winker . too o Sikes, Snaltht & e - 210 0
Stephen. Hall . too o R. anti T. Neave 21* 0
J. and I. C. Welsford 21 0 L.ngs and Dawkins 210 0
Wiltshire and Marriot, - Ainyand and Co. 210 0
Poultry ' . 52 to Sun Fire-Office - 2003 0
P.ev. E. Ilaylc•y, D; D. Scotch Miivt,...., C00:1-t
Quinton, hlorthamp- '.pony, pqr lt,,w,.atts, ~
tonshire .- So 0 Treasurer - 200 0
Wentworth Brinley, Isaac Supy,,and.Sonis,.tos 0
part of a sum gamed liatrunersleys and CO. 315 0
by successfully de. Pybus, Praia,* Co. 31S o
fending Prize.. Ap. }terries, Farquhar,.and_
rcals, from Nova- Co. - -- - .••• 3IS 0
. .
Scotia - - 63 9 Thomas Bell - 31 a
S: Goadbl, Stationer, Barnard,Conithrel, and
• Royal-bocchangc - 52 12 Masterson -, - 105 0
,V 3111) Bowies - at o Thomas Lova% - 210 0
.• Audley of Lynn, W. h. f. - - S a
eft Subscription 100 9 William Gellier* Co. so 0
Pletcher. Slow, and The Governors and
Darlington - to; . o Contipant of 'the
G. P. Watkins, Broad- . liAnk of England - 5000 o
way, Carta irthen 52 . To rilfeS, thyg4lei k Co. /OS 0
Mrs. G; P. ‘,V.ttkiiis • to to Bzudowe•and Clarke - s 2 to
Bishop arid Nii:ll"l,i, . John Dixon and Sons too o
Docitirs' COnutions tos . • AleX. Maxwell Bennett at •

I.efel,re,
•Curries, awl IVm. Barlow, and Son las o
Co. - - 21'0 01. Giiion - - 10.5 a
6. Mathias, of Ealing. 3a o 'Mr. Alderman Skin-
Mrs. Ball, ditto io o ncr, and. Mr. Dyke Lao 0
Nlisi ,Mathias, ditto to o William Hayward -, 25 a
Sery4nts or the Family i t
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The Committee wishing to obtain the. whole Amount of
Subscriptions previous to the General Meeting on FRIDAY'
next, at Twelve o'clock, will thank such Bankers as have
received Contributions, to transmit the particulars thereof on
Tlitirsday.

LONDON, JULY 26 tBO3.
AA, T a very numerous MEETING of MER.
1 3. CHANTS, BANKERS, TRADERS, and other IN-
HAM TANTS of LONDON, and its N EIG.IIBOU R-
HOOD, held on the ROY AY EXCHANGE this Day,
in consequence of public Advertisement, •
The following Declaration was prOposed, and unanimously
resolved upon :
DECLARATION
OF TTIZ
MERCHANTS, BANKERS, TRADERS, AND OTHER
INHABITANTS or LONDON AND 'ITS NEIGH-
BOURHOOD.

WE, the Merchants, Bankers, Traders, and other Inha-
bitants otcLondon and its-Neiglinourhood,. deem it our boun-
den Duty, at the present. Milltllttttoll6 period to wake public.
our unanimous at:termination to stand or tall with our King
and Country.

The independence and Existence of the British Empire—
the Safety, the' Liberty, the Lite of every Man in the King-
dom are at :stake. The Evelio pethaps of a few Months,
certainly of a few Years, are, to determine whether we and
our Children are•to continue Free •men and Members of tise
most flourishing ComMunity in the World, or whether we
are to bOtheSlavesof our most implacable Enemieli-,-tilem-
selves the.Slavesofa Foreign Usurper ?
We look toi this great Ciisis without Dismay. We have
the most firm Reliance on the Spirit and Virtue of the People
of this County. We believe that there exists a firmer as
well as nobler Courage than any which Rapine can inspire;
and we cannot entertain such gloomy and unworthy A pore-
hensions of Moral Orderot the World, as to think lila so
admirable a Quality can be the exclusive Attribute. of I' ree-
hooters or Slaves. We -tieht for our Laws and Liberties —to
defend Inc dearest hopes of -our Children —to maintain the
unspotted Glery.winch we have inherited from our Abets.
tors—to guard from °limo and Shama' whom Nature
has entrusted to our Proteetibitto preserve the Honour and
Existence of the Cottlitry tlifitOve us Birth.
We field for that Constitution and System of SoCiety,
which is at mice thi..noblest Monument anti tric firmest Bul-
wark of Civilization t--We Befit to preserve the whole Earth-
from the barbarous Yoke of. Military DcspotiSin l-f-Vite tight
for the Independence of all Nations, even of those who are
the must indifferent to our Fate, or the most blindly jealous
ofour Pmspenty !
In so glonuas a Cause—in the. .Defence of These dear and
sacred Objects, we trust that the God of our Fatiiets• will
inspire us.with a valour which will be more than equal to
the daring ferocity of those who• are lured, by the hopeof
Plunder, fight the Battles of Ambition.
His Majesty is about to call upon his People to arm in their
own Defence. We trust, and we believe that he will not
call on them in vaintnat the Freemen of this Land, going
forth ill the righteous Cause of their Country,• under the
Blessing ot [mislay God, will inflict the most signal Chas-
tisement nit those who have dared to threat...En our Destruc-
tion—a Coastis.einent, of which the Memory will long guard
the Shores of this Island, and which may nor only vindicate
the Honour:lrd establish the Safety of ttie British' Empite,
but may also, to the latest 'Posterity, setve as an example to
strike 'Terror into Tyrants, and to give Courage and Hope to
instilled and oppressed Nations
For the attainment of these great ends, it is necessary that
we should not only be an unanimous, bur a zealous, and
ardent, and unconquerable People—that we should consider
the Public Safety as the chief Interest of every Individual—
that every IMO should deem the Sacrifice of his Fortune and
his life to his Country as nothing more than his Duty—that
no man should murmur at any Exertions or Privations which
this awful Crisis may impose upon him—that we should re-
gard_! eielness or Languor in the Coinmon Cause as the
-basest Treaehery—that we should go into the Viotti with an ,
• unshaken-ReSolution to conquer or to die— anti that we.
should look upon nothing as u Calamity compared with the
Subjugatien of our Country.
We have most sacred Ditties to perform—we have most in-
valuable lilessiiigs to preserve—we have to gain Glory and
Safety, or to incur indelible Disgrace, and to tall into irre-
trievable Ruln. Upcin our cif:arts will depend the triumph of
Liberty Dyer Despotikin— of National Independence over
proje4h of univer,sal Empire—and, finally, of Civilization,
itself over Barbarism.
At such a moment we deem it our Duty solemnly to bind
ourselres to each other, and to our CountrynKi,''in the most
aroacuisee thdneuumer, that we will employ all our exertiona
to
Spirit, and to assiteihe Resources of the Kingdom
—that we will be4ratte wish opt Services .of every sort, and
on every occasion;. defenee-7-and that we Will rather
perish together, than live to see the Honour of the British.
Name tarnished,. or ,that Inheritance of Greatness,
Glory; and Liberit 'destroyed, which has descended to us
front our Forefathers, and which we are determined to trans-
trlit to out Posterity..
.I,ACOB-BOSANQUET, Chairman.
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