The Sun.
London, England, 1804-03-23 00:00:00

Arnw, and in which that night it had been asserted,
we -were wen.!er.folly successful. The fit, ho-w_
ever. he wa,, softy- to sly, was very different. In
som.tdi,,•t;tls, he knew, were• not to be
bad. gteat deal 'of the statements which had
been m ttie the .contrary, were founded on the
numbers who were drawn from the Army of
seive, who were induced by a superatided and ex-:
,cessive ;h-ernium to enter into the general service,
at ,d the,z.e. they called Recruits. There was a.Clause,
he (:)),,.-.rvec!, in the Army of Reserve Aci; allowing
men pit the height of five feet two,- to enter as sub_
stitutes ; the consequence of which was, that on a
certain occasion, where upwards of iOOO men had en.:
tered from the Army of Reserve, owing to the Five
Feet Twit Clause, there could not be found one man
of ft we feet four for the general defence of the Coun-
try. Therefore if the data of these Statements were
taken from what was furnished by the Army of Re-
st:rye; it was a deception upon the House and the
Country. He then caned the attention of the House
to the favourable circumstances for Ministers, under
which the present War was commenced, with a Par-
liament confiding beyond all former example, and
with the spirit of patriotism and loyalty universally
diffuse,' throughout the Country, they were furnish-
ed with In,tll to tender the Forced thc Country coin.
pletely invulnerable. But how fir they were from
improving these advantages, and establishing a COM.
Mete and enftive Force. in the Country, was now
pretty generally known. With respect to the mea-
sures intended to he proposed by an Hon. Secretary
for augmenting the Troops of the Line, when they
belcre tier House he should deliver his senti-
ments upon :hem ; but of this he was convinced in
comnann with all Officers who were conversant upon
the subject, that the Army ought to be augmented,
AO that much time had been lost.

L era CL,1,57-L,E E AGM spoke shortly in expla-
nation, and observed, that independent of the newly
adopted modes of recruiting, when the number cf
;nen obtained by the ordinary mode, compared with
the amount obtained in the former year, it was
only one-fourteenth •less.

iir. C. lITYNNE mule some observations upon
defects, 4s hich fie contended, prevailed in the present
Volunteer System ; the men, he said, could not learn
the use of arms before they had a rms given them. A
cotryaratively sui)ll number were acquainted with
ball tiring. He knew of two Counties where not
a single :nasket had been received, and other Dis-
tritts where not one half of the Volunteers had been
armed. He was glad the House were about to be
rid of such a Bill : it ~vis going to a place whence
he biped it would not return, unless it was inocu-
lated with a little more vigour, and a little more

efficacy.
Sir W. GEARY made a few observations upon
tibjeft, and contended, that the Volunteer-SYs,
tern c.,uld rn be fairly held to interfere with the
Recruiting of the Line, the diminution of which
proceeded from the Militia and the Army of Re-
serve.

Mr. If. L ASCELLES said a few words respc6l-
- the Provisions in the Bill relative to the Far.
triers' Servants ; the time, he thought, should be
enlarged, or perpetual disputes would ent4te.
The Question oeing loudly called for, was then
put, when the Bill was read a third time .and
I,;issed, and Mr. TIERNEY was ordered to carry
it to the Coeds for 'their concurrence.

The report. of the Innkeepers' Allowance Bill,
was received, and the Bill ordered to be read a third

time to-morrow.

—The retnetining Orders of tie Day were disposed
Of, and at hail pact twelve o'clock. the House ad_
journed tili tie usu,kl hour this day.