The Sun.
London, England, 1803-08-26 00:00:00

.BRISTOL; Atlf;. 24.

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Vis have much pleasure in having it in our
power to lay before out Readers the following Let.
ter from His Royal Highness the DUKE of Cum.
nEkLAND to Colonel Batit.t.i E. The very hand-
some manner in which His Royal Highness has
been pleased to express himself respecting the beha-
viour of the Royal Bristol Volunteers, at their Pa.
rade on Thursday last, mast be extremely gratify.
ing to their feelings, and prove an additional sti.
moles to their exertions in support of their KING,
their Country, and its Constitution, at this most
important and eventual crisis.

" six, Baud, Aug. 22, :1103.
" It is with the greatest pleasure that I communicate to
" you, anti through your means to every Officer and individual
Niem bd of the Bristol Volunteers, the extreme satisfac-
," tion I experienced, on witnessing those sentiments of
" Loyalty and Unanimity which they manifested on their
" Parade of Thursday evening.
" Nor were these qualities (though far the most estimable
" and honourable a Briton can possess), the only pleasing
" objects of my gratified observation. The Soldier-like
" appi..arance at the Corps, although without Arms or
Regimentals, their uniform regularity, and, in short,
every commendable quality that a good Subjed of a
" well-ordered Government ought to possess, were so very
" apparent, as to make a lasting impression on my mind,
" and to convince me, that should the restless Foe attempt
our Coasts, he will have reason to remember the
.deter-
" mined and spirited resistance of the brave Troops who
41 guani the hanks (afflict Severn.
" I have already informed His Majesty of the flattering
" reception I experienced on the Parade, and shall be inex-
" pressibly gratified by further acquainting him of the very
" handsome manner in which the Corps has so spiritedly.
" And unanimously resolved to extend their Services. .
"• Believe me, clear Sir, •
la Your's sincerely,
'a ERNEST, Lieut..Cen.
" Commending Severn. Distridt.

" Col. BAII.LIF.,
" Commanding Brine/ A/water:, &c. &e. efe.

DERBY, AUG. 24.

OUR County Meeting on Monday last was most
Numerously and respeftably attended. An Address
to His Majesty was proposed, and unanimously ap.
proved. The business of the County Meeting
was succeeded by that of the Lieutenancy. An
Abstraft of the Constables Returns under the Gc.
neral Defence At, was produced : it appears that
the 9itinher of effeetive men in our County, between
the ages of 17 and ss, is 37,847, and that of this
number (we record it with exultation and pride, to
the immortal honour of our County) Fifkettrhousartd
dad Six mm have off red themselves for Voluntary
Service. Application to raise Volunteer Corps of
Infantry, without any expense to Government be.
yond the proposed allowances, were also made, and
,:ommunicata from every quarter of the County.
Whar rule the Lieutenantcy will adopt in the IC-
leEticin of these offers, conformably with the regu.
iations proposed irr-the Letter of the 18th instant,
from the Secretary of State to the Lords Lieutenant,
remains to be determined.

EXE7'ER, Ava, 24.

, Tut Sea Pencibles at Appledore, about one bun.
Ara in number, under the command of Captain
GEoaoz BowEN, of. the Royal Navy, have re.
ceived their pikes, and on Sunday last they assern.
bled for the first time, and performed their e,voluo
bons with a precision and promptitude which en.
lifit.d them to many encotniams from their Cum. triander, and from the spedators.--.The spirit of.
readiness which those brave fellows have evinced is
truly worthy of imitation, and deserves to be re-
corded,

We hear Government has fixed the quota of
l'o:unreeri for the County of Devon to 9072 ; but
:506 has been the loyalty aril spirit of the County,
that tn:wartis of ts,ooo men have offered their see.
vices; besides 3000 of Lord Itot.t.v.'s Tenantry,
who iwa enrolled thermielves, but waited his Lord.
ship's return from. Cornwall, (where he is' stationed
with his Regiment), to arrange them into a Bat-
talion, under hie Lordship as Colonel in Chief.
At the last A,,sizes for the County of Devon, a
proper Ofileerattentled, by order of their Lord.
h ip.; the Postmaster-General, to indict the road be.
tween Crockernwell and Oakhempton. We under.
sand it is forthwith to be repaired, and no doubt
the indiament will be removed. We trust this will
operate as a warning to other Parishes, where the «cads are bad, for if they are not put in repair at
the instance of the Postmaster-General, every such
road will be immediately presented.
Wednesday last, about ten o'clock in the evening,
4 most dreadful fire broke out at Chumleigh, a mar.
!et town in the county of Devon, 74 Mite, from
this city, on the road to Barnstaple, Bideford' and
:furripltoni Its first appearance was at a Mr.
,Izip.boilet, from whence its ravages ex.
tended to the whole neighbourhood, as the premises
were kr the most part thatched. It raged with
!"'"e,crittible fury for about seven hours, and before
it "k" be got under, hundred houses, corn.
Prisitta thtee.i
• °"ths of the whole town, were eon.,
stunt: . "the Aistre the unhappy sufferers can
he better • as
of
conceived than described, The
infirm werecarried aged and
the fields and lanes;
into
children tun ninf
their about the streets naked, crying for
distresse parents, who, after saving them
from the flames, were endeavouring to secure a little
of their Property, . Happily no lives were lost, but
ire those witu were in that part of the town where
iirtt commenced, the
saved but very little. Th
‘lamage sustained by this unhappy event, Is
esti e.
'n'itei at upwards of 25,0001. A subscription is .
opened for the relief of the unfortunate sufferers'

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'The following distinguished charaEiers are now
at Clieltenb,im, which seems to be even increasing
id it's tishinnable repute Marchioness of WATER.
)11.),'LOrd JOHN and the Ladies BERESFoRD,
Cuuntess of UxuatoGet and Lady MAY PAOET,
(2ulltess R
of TANKPRVILLE, and, the Ladies BEN►
KTT, Lord and''tki}t • SOUTIINVELL, tion. Mr.
(.Itvrttwat.t., Hon. Mr..BENNETT, Hon. Mrs. and
NVALLor, Viscount GARI.IES, Lady R. and
Bototrrott, Sir EkAstittls and Lady Ilya-
4"ticavi ,t;lr CHARLIE and Lady Da VERERY, and'
Ns WRITsH ED.
BEDiroltD.. is at present 'entet taining'
'"ge Patty of friend, at Woburn Abbey. Mr.
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