The Sun.
London, England, 1803-08-25 00:00:00

NAP,II

LYMOI.I7II, AVG. 2 i.—The,AMtriCarlSCllo9ller
Mosqueller, CaIif.KfTCHTE) from Brimen, laden
with linen, bound to St. Lucar, in Spain,"upset in a
heavy squall on Friday, the igth inst. off Beaehy
Head,. and immediately sunk two of the Crew
were drowned ; the Captain, Mate,' and four Sea-
men;Were picked up by the Swedish Vessel Frieud-
lchaft, Capt. K.AsTIN, laden with t:0-, from Stock.
holm,
,which arrived here this morning.

PORV.MOUT:i, AUG. z+.-..-Arrived the
MuLLEK, from Chri,tiana and Atry, HARR:Lori,
rum Dantzic.
Sailed theTewis, for Lnngsound.

LIGHT HORSE TOLUNTEERS.

•• YESTERDAY a grand Review of the Cities of Lon-
don and Westminster Volunteer Cavalry, took place
• at Wimbledon Common.
• It was about half past "nine o'clock before the
Whole of the Corps to be rev iewed, and those intend.
ins to assist, had mustered, The spot of ground
• Chosen for their evolutions was well calculated lot
the pUrpOSC, it was as level as a bowling-green,' at
about zoo vard.distance from ihe.villair of Wim-
bledon. About ren O'CluCk the Surrey 7 Yeomanry,
to the amount of about 500, began to form the cir.
cle, which from theft alertness was soon completed,
and was computed at two miles and a .hall in cit.-
.
conference. Notwithstanding the size of the ring,
there were more carriages and horsemen present than
would have extended, round-one four times as large
the carriage, of all sorts being obliged to stand in
.several parts deep.
The mounted arid dismounted Cavalry having en.
. •tered the ring, to the number of about Bso, and
formed themselves into different Companies, they ex.
liibited
.spedscle highly gratifying.
On the Earl 4-HARRINGTON'S arrival, he
.was
saluted, with tt guns. His Lordship having in.
.Bpetted the Line, the word watt given to perform the
broad swami exercise, which was executed with all
possible accuracy. The dismounted Cavalry were
nott drawn out, and formed -into lines, and having
gone through dafe emir evolutions,. they fired several
rour.ds.

Here an accident took place, which occasioned
some trifling disorder. Our of the dismounted, Ca-
Valry, supposing his piece had gone off with the resr,
in the act of reioadirg, it discharged itself in his •
bands, The wadditi andw
g_ p o der went with•great force against his lace, and considerably in.
jilted it. The Gentleman was bled immediately on
11 , the spot, after which he was taken away in a car.
. riagr.
1 he utility of the Expeditions was now proved,
two of them having been previously placed at the
north end of the circle, 6O.Men were ordered to take
F their places in them, and were in a very few minutes
ennveyed 'round the `ring. Each Expedition was
drawn by six capital horses, and a rider on each
horse on.the near side. It may therefore be easily
"{Posed' with what celerity Infantry may be re.
m'ved frdm one place to another.
The dismounted Cavalry travelled from town in
• 1
ai% Expeditions, which
was
nearly zoo men.—
The flying Artillery was used with great expert.
ness, and those who worked it reedited the highest
1 . commendations. The business of the day cnnclud.
ed with several grand charges by the Cavalry, in
the most perfea order, and with incomparable re.
gularity. Indeed, they went through all their dif.
terent evolutions in a way that would have honour to any Regulars in the kingdom. done
t past one o'clock, the Review being
over, Earl HAR half
-
R I NCTON rode up to Colonel HER RI is, and compli.
niented him on the 'high discipline of the Corps un.
der his command. . . .
The Band played:while the Cavalry were retir
ing from the ground ; when those parties, who had
meant to keep it up for the, day, took povisions
from their carriages, and sat down on the, rground to
enjoy a rural repast. The-festive scene soon became
general over the Common, and
.many were deter.
I mined not to rise till the stir had set.
There were tents fixed in different. parts of the
I ' ground, which served as public-houses, F?yiNg ra -
1
Verne Verne, as - well asking Artillery, were also to be
king
it cniCken could be dressed on the
shortest notice.
I We heard of but few accidents in the course of
the day, considering such a large assemblage, ofipeo-
Pie having met together'. On the firing of the first
611°41
s 11eld'riecc a spirited horse threw. his rider, whose
(kr Wdailislocated, and in other respeas be was
very much bruised.
1

2VLIV.yopK, Juix 14.

•Art..Av v
ERYI Who arum' here yesterday, hvelv d
e days from Sr. Thomas, inforingoliat positive
accounts have been received there of the blockade of
,Guadaloope by an Englkh Squadron, and that War
Wah declared at St. Thomas against the Spaniards.
t. Kt No, of the Brig Rorilaird, arrived here
Yesterday In eight days froatCape Francais, informs,
P
I,„thr,r,en the rgt instant, off Cape Nichola Mole) a
sh 74. Ship
$.
'Nut Nux,cayts, tell in with a French Frigate,..
and fired a broadside into her, I.vilich killed seventeen, and wounded twenty.two.
le Frigate returned a few shots, and ran.into the
'
°
p°"°";aPe Nichol:, Mole, the 74 chasing her, and.
. ,
:`-'ntlneing a heavy fire. In consequence of the re.
~,ritwal of hostilities an embargo had been laid on the
dad ping
for sorne days. The Brigands were em.
3,ierl at a short distance, but the inhabitants were
ivi:ltin?ur any apprehension of art attack. The were
• expeEtation of a blockade by a British Fleet,
::*hieh was the ease at Martinique. Two Fiend.
;4ls, and three Frig ties, were at Cape F1..1119016

Yoßite is appointed to command the Prima
.4,l'le' 4,98 guns, at Portsmouth; Capt. Puttvis
ijka,/,,,aught, of 98 guns, at PIY-
GF 35 lice Capt. BR' Act, appointed to the Castor,
guns, at Puitsmoutlt.