The Sun.
London, England, 1803-10-17 00:00:00

MARGATE, OCT. 4.

LouD KPITH has approved of the Plan propessed
by Mr. Wilton-sr, of arming each Fishing Boat
with an eighteen pound Carronade, which can be
removed at pleasure.
Mr. PITT and Lord CARR INGTON left %Willer
Castle this morning at e;ght o'clock,. and proceeded
along the Coast, viewing all the fortifications.--
After which Mr. PITT inspeeled the Volunteers of
Ramsgate, Broadsrairs, and St. Peter's, then pro.
ceeded to Margate, where he parto, k of a cold col-
lation at Kidrnan's Royal !lord, and afterwards ie.
viewed the Volunteers under the command of cap.
tain COBB, ith whose soldier-like appearance he
expressed himself greatly pleased. He dined with
Lord KEITH, and a party of Navel and Military
Offii:cr., at Stone-House, near 13roadstairs, and re.
turned to Walmer the same evening.

By General Orders inserted in Saturday's dait etc;
all Officers appointed to Battalions of the Army of
Reserve, and to second Battalions of Regiments of
the Line which have received men from that Corps,
are ordered to join their respeCtive Regiments forth.
. with. Those who do not join before the tst of
next month, and whose absence is not satisfatiorily
accounted for, will be superseded.
The most positive orders have been issued to the
Commanders of the different Batteries on the Coasts
of Sussex, Essex, and Kent, to defend them to the
last extremity in case a French force should land
and attack them, and not to yield without having
made the most obstinate and bloody resistance.
The first Division of the Oxford Bluas, under
Colonel DORRIEN, entered Canterbury on Fri.
day.—The Regitnent will remain in quarters till
the Barracks, lately built) are prepared for their re.
t eption.

Tiursday last two Companies of the 6th Royal
Garrison Battalion marched train Edinburgh Castle
to Leith, to be embarked for Shetland, where they
are to be stationed during the ensuing winter.
CITY MILITMy SPECTACLR.On Wednesday,
the fast day, a novel and pleAsing spectacle will
preSent itself .in the City.—EleVen Regiments of
the Loyal London Volunteers, and two Corps of
the Cavalry have received orders to muster at nine
o'clock in the morning, and to proceed at a quarter
before ten, from their respective head.quariers to
St. Paul's, where divine service will be r.rfoirned,
,trvi a sermon preached on the occasion by the Bishop
of London ; after which die Lord Masor and Al.
dermen will administer the Oaths at Allegiance to
the Gentlemen oi the various regiments, and the
whole will be drawn up from St. Paul's to Temple.
Bar, where they will be inspeCted and dismissed.

The following is the Oath to be taken by all the
Regiments of Loyal London Volunteers who attend '
Divine Service on Wednesday (the Fast_Day) :
4. 't A. B. do sincerely promise and swear, that I will be
faithful and bear true allegiance to Ills majesty King George.
his Heirs and 4llcCesSorS-45* be/p me Ga."
This is the ttillal Oath of Alirgiance taken, upon
all occasions, and confers no fresh obligation upon
'Volunteers who have alteady put their hands to it,
when they signed the Declaration.
.111'" Sr. Margaret's and St, John's Volunteers are
summoned tCI atretd Divine Service, which is to be
performed at the Drucn.head, in Westminser.HAll,
on Wednesday morning next, at ten o'clock, by the
Rev• W. W. DAKINS, one of the Minor Canons of
St. Peter's, Westminster, in the absence from town
of their Chaplain; the• Rev. br. Fv Res.
'The St. Pancras Corps ha.d a grand Field.day
yesterday motning, when they filed, several rounds
with, gr eat. precision.
The Hon. Mrs. KuPPLL is to.mnrrow to pre.
sent the Loyal Isleworth Volunteers, with an ele.
ant pair of Colours. Their Commanding Officer,
. Tit ACK E R AT, EN. lends his grounds for this
atriotic ceremony.
A Coins of Volunteer Infantry in Leicestershire
have published the natnes of eleven of its late IS/lem-
betsb who are stated to 'have seceded from their
duty, from no apparent cause except disafFM.ion or
cowardice.
The Duke of Iturt,A,No' in addition to his liberal
Subsci ipt ion towards the Volunteer Corps of Leiees.
ter, has made an offer to raise a body of 400 men,
in the neighbourhood of Belvoir, and to furnish
them with cluaths and arms at his own expence.—
The men have requested to be attached to the
Leicestershire 'Z'ailitia, of which Regiment the Duke
is Colonel.
Monday se'nnight the Right Hon. Earl PCRCY,
Commander in Chief of the Percy Tenantry, accom.
parried by Lord LOUVAIt4r, reviewed the Cavalry
znainfatitry of the Sourh.F.:ast Division, on Culler.
coats anzi4, and highly approved of their soldier.
like appearance.
A party of Artillery sf4J of the South DownlYli.
• liti,a are to do duty during the winter, at the Bat.
tery on Staddon heights, near Pfyitlouth, which
mounts eight 32.poundets.
The line ofbatteries construairs by the miler.
ous working parties of the Guards on the heights
of Sir HENItY MI LDMAY'S park, at MOUISilUttl
Hall, in Essex, are neatly completed : they
formidable works, are very
and fully command the town of
Chelmsford, with the great turnpike road, which is
to be the only one unbroken up in this County, in
Case of invasion.

On. Friday, a party of 30 Blacks passed through
Bath on .their way to Marlborough. They had
been taken prisoners in French West Indiamen, and
.having volunteered their services from Stapleton
Prison, they are to remain at Marlborough • till 4
complete regiment is formed.
The Hull of a West Indiarnen is nearly completed
in artificial stone, intended to be placed over the
grand entrance into the Wet Docks at Blackwall.
The length, from stern to stern, is upwards of ten
feet, with height in proportion. The sides. are
'beautifully adorned with all the rninute appendage!
441 vessel of the aboie 41e5eription, and the stern is
nrnamented with the various- produce of the West
Indies, finely Modelle by artists of the first repu.
lalinn. Her name, the ll:Lbert (after Alderman
1:11131111kT, the principal Director of the Docks'
(:oinp.my), will appeiir on. her counter and her
iniots, yards, tops, aflct riggingof every-kind, will
lac fitted by scamen.empluyed tot that purpose. ,