The Sun.
London, England, 1804-08-09 00:00:00

Lo! DON, AUGUST 9,-1804.

Admiral COANwALLrs, in the iG/or.y, put. back
to St. Helen's yeiierday evening,' being unable to
stand down Channel in .the teeth of the heavy

westerly gale.

DisOtches have been received from Sir CHAR lA*
Corr" dated the 6th of Auguat, when the whole
of the French Fleet were reconnoitred at anchor
in Brest Roads.

WE have this day the satisfaaion allaying before
our Readers the Official Account of the Engagement
between. the China Fleet and die Squadron under the
command of Admiral LIN 01s. The more we ton_
,sides this gallant achievement, the greater is the
ptaixn to which we think'it entitled. ,We have-for,
tunately been so long accustomed to an almost
uninterrupted series of Naval Vielories, •that when.
ever we hear of a battle, we consider a viCtory
as almost a matter of course ; but even those who
.
think highest of British skill and couNige, could
hardly have been sanguine enough to hope, that a
few deep-laden heavy Indiatrten could reist an
attack made by a French Squadron, consisting of
an 84-gun Ship, three large. Frigates, and a Brig.
But, in point of lad, the French Squadron was nut

only successfully resi*tetl, but absolutely beaten

rind chaked. It will be curious to see in what
manner Ltritots will account for his defeat : the
East Indiamen will, nu douhr,.be magnified into. 74.
Gun.ships, and the French will he described as hay.
ing ;required abUndance of glory, though they took
to prizes.

I,a‘t night we received Papers to the 3tl
Instant.

The intelligence from Paris contained in these
Papers is not of a later ,date
,than what we have
Already communicated to our Readers. It is never.
.thelcbs not without interest, as it irrlicate3 the fears
entertained at Paris wiih respect to disposition
virile Northern Powe'rs., The Russian Charge d'
faires is said to have delivered the ti/timatuffs of his
Court, one of the obje6; of which is, the Evacua.
tian of Hanover by the French Troops ; and he is
also stated to have demanded his Passports ,t 6 return
to Russia in the event .of a refusal. The Fre,,ch
Funds fell considerably Ist consequence of this pmi.
Lion of Puts;ic Affairs. •

4is confessed, in 'the Paris aceountse that six or
eight Gun.boats were stranded at Boulogne in the
late storm ;
,and that fifteen or sixteen houses, at
Tjavre, were more orless damaged by our bombard,
Tent; but the hiatilla at the latter place is said to
have received little or no injury. ,
The French Ambassador at the Hague presented
his new Credentials on the 3otit ult„ and, with the
piiae of do Imperial Minister, kept the slavish 4n4
submisiive Dutch CommisSionerS, who came to re»
ceive him, a considerable. time, in waiting
,at the
door of his Hotel,

Yesterday aftetnootiwe received Bottoir Pqors
to the 7th of July. The Extracts we have Made
0144 iehte to'a misundetatundfng which appears
to have taken place between oqr Ambassador Mr.
Miliftir and the United States, ivepettini the
Fainbrian Frigate, at New. York. There is tea.
son to believe, however, that thf4 )tisitless has
been ficte,stoicably sctilod.

Vrehate authority to state, that the reports of
the death, of the indisposition of Lard emtpta
arc totally without foundation.

A Morning Print, mo►e remarkable for its ma.
lignity than wit or correttnesi, reMarks, that never
,were such valuable Fleets left so unprotected as those
were which lately have arrived.
If the Editor will give himself the trouble to
inquire, where ,roper itiormativ4 may be obtain.
cd, he will and, that never were Fleets baler
pro/need than those from St. Helena, the Lee
ward Islands, Portugal, the Illicit, .ani New.
foundlanJ, each having Ships of `Vat to convoy
them, which had' nothing to apprehend from any
thing that the Enemy dared to send out against
them.

Sun Oft', Three P. M.

We stop the Press to announce', that Mr. MAIN.
WAR ING has been declared duly elated by a Ma.
jority of Five.

Yesterday mcrning FITS MAJE•TY, accompanied
by the•PartccEtotts S6Pril A and AMP Llit, on horse.
back, with their usual attendants, took an airing in
Windsor Park.

HER MAJESTY anti the other PRINCESSES took
an airing in a sociable on the Maidenhead.road.

His Royal Highness the Dutce of KENT left Wind.
sof on Tuesday aftetnoon.

The Pa INC EiS of W..ars gave an elegant dinner
on Tuesday to a large party of fiends of both
sexes, at her scat at Blackheath..
Yesterday morning, at eight o'clock, the follow.
ing Corps of Cavalry were muitered at their several
Parades, and marched frcm thence, under a heavy
rain, to Firchley Common, viz. The City Light
Horse Volunteers, Colonel HERR its; the Lon.
don Cavalry ,Col. A It,;014; and the-Westminster
Cavalry, Col6nel ELLIOTT. They arrived on the
ground at ten o'clock, and were formed in brigade
order—the'City Light Iforse on the right wing, the
Westminster Cavaity in the centre, and the London
Cavalry on the left wing. The fidd.pitees of each
Corps being tutored on titre wings, with their dis-
mounted men as a covering party to each.

I,icut..Col. PLAQII lER E, the Inspecting Field
Officer of
.Cavalry in the Londrin Distrid, arrived
on the ground at eleven o'clock, and was received
in the usual way with a grand salute. The Brigade
then faced about, and came op on the right by
Troops before the firiptaing Officer, when. he paid.
a great deal of attention in the inhpehioo of the
torn, their arms, accoutrements, ard appointments,
all of which met his entire appiubation, and was so
communicated. to'the Corps.

Uvon the sulTa of the service 9 expeßest of
the Volunteer. Curl's, a Ciret;lor" Letter hos Inc')
written, by Oilier of the DUKE cf. Y itx, to the sc.
veral Generol Officers commanding .I)istr;d, Which
contains the following itnis:art,:vit instruitiions ;

• .
. . .
" The provi'ionwhich the Government has thought pro.
per to in4lte fir the superin!en :ince and various arrange.
ititnts relating to these Corps, wi!l suggest to you the
postance which is attached to their services t and His Royal
liieliness desires that you will sun. giy impress-oh the 6e-
neral' Officers, as welt as the tuner Start' 011icers who are at
this- time. or may hereafter be attached to them, that it will
in a very • great . degree th,Pecd on their individual exer.
tions-to cilium that the expectations of thc Country, on this
material point, are not disappointed. With this view it
will be essentially necessary, that each General Officer,
or other Offic.or, to whom a command of VolunteerS is
• entrusted, shall reside in a situation. centrical and eon;
Veltittit to the Corps under his orders, and make hint.; „Itimn'
ceciiataly ileAtiainted with' every particular telittill6
'to them. with ate nature and extent of the service for
which they are . respectively engaged, with their effective •
strength, with the .charaders, and the extent of
try intbrrnatiOn of the Commanders, with the state, of the
Cotes in regard to their intekrial• evolloiny, tle.ir Mmes,
arms, ammunition, and every species of mil tory rclitipment,
and, above all, with the degree of tOrwarabiess they have at
tained in their discipline and field movements, and whether
they are or are notcompetent- to act' with the troops of the
line, of which he can only become a competent' Judge by
frequent insp.. ;..tions, and by taking as many opportuntued as
possible of seeing them under arms. • It will Luso he incum-
bent on the General Officers, ue others, commanding Bri..
gades4 in concert with the Cominanding Officers of Corpsi
tp fix the routes by which, in case of hiring called out, melt
Corps is to arrive at the general piece of realeavotis or the
Brigade, and to assure, by every previous pi,catition and pre-
paration,, that no obstacle Shall ot.etir to prevent the Lego Lrity
and certainty of their movements at that itiOttlettt ; fur
which purpose it is highly material for hint to ast.ettain that
the arrangements tbr providing 'ea! ta for toe titolp-kettie*,
and wasons ter the conveyance ut fire Ipen, are ianied into
Oral, to pursuance of the instructions of Elis majesty,sSe-
:eretaryof State. _ _

The Commander in Chief is aware that the Duties here-
by enjoined to the General Otticers-tmtplayed.with the .Vo- •
r
knitter Force, cannot be discharged wink attvantage to
the Country without the utmost -zeal and unromitted
persoaaVexertion on .their pa,rt. 'ln Ins expectation on this
Mead His Royal Highness is persuaded. that he shall' not
be disappointed, but it is moreover equally essential' that
these Officers should continually bear in mind that the.
Corps under their command are composed of men unused to
a military life, over whom they have; nut any direCt eontroul
till placed on permanent. duty, but who havi, vo:uotarily
enrolled themselves tOr the Aenerous purpose of sharing
with the Regular Troops in • the labours, difficulties, and
honours, which are presented' to those who- arc engaged. in
the defence of their Country, by the arduous coarsest ni which
we area this time-engaged.- •
It is to he presumed that they will feel the forte of these
emidciaijons, and will conduct their cum:nand, 'on every
occasion, with all the urbanity, mildness, and indulgence,
which is -consistent t Rh military • discipline,. without com-
promising or infpeding the important primary objeet,of rcn
'tering the Corps effective, and tit for actual scrvi.x. To ensure
the efficiency of the Corps, it is necessasy that the Coin-
mutters- of Brigades should constantly attend the inspettions
order.At by At of Parliament, and require a strict account of
all ith.entces. With respect to their discipline, iris' the
Commander in Chief's' expectation, that they will offer their
attendance to such Commandlog Officers -of Corps (not
plated upon permanent duty) as are desirous of receiving
'ail•:antage of their instructions:" •

, Colonel Ma NTR RAO R, of the t Bth Foot, or Royal
Irish,. is ar,,Ointed a 13rigadier-General.
The EAit' York Regiment of Militia plied
through Maid tone on Monthly from Coxheath
Camp, on their route to Chatham.Ltnes, to assist
on the works going on there. , The vacuum occa.
sioned in the 'tile of encanpment at Coahrath, by
the removal of that Regiment, will, it is said, be
filled up. by the Nor;hampfoni 1)1 ieute other Mill.
tia, shortly expetted.