The Sun.
London, England, 1803-08-11 00:00:00

übiniticti at the slightest exis:rice of our National
cionour. We applauded the Blockade of the Elbe
as a 'spirited tneaqure calculated to maintain the
.itwt charaUrr Of ,Britain in the eyts of Foreign
Powers. ~Any qualiii:ation of that'measure in con.
*pence of foreign -threat, from ‘vhat,tvet carter it
may, 011ie,. we should in the smile degree deplore,
as a 6;;s:llfice of our Honour, which would at the
present Inn:wilt sink in, both in our own tstima.
(ton and that of all Et4rope. We cannot tic
brought, howeVer, to give credit, to sc.+. report
rest,teli,g Pus/in, but Upton the best authority;
and that upon which it at present rests we cannot
,but consider as very vague.

Last night Mr. SHEKIDAN brought , forward in
the House olComtnons, his promised Mot* respeet.
ing the Volutireer Corps. It was merely Motion
of Thanks to tl.,at Body of the People, for the zeal
and alacrity with which they .have stood forth -in
the cause of their Country: This. Motion gave
rise to sonic discussion, which will _be found not
uninteresting. Mr. WINDHAM, who seems in
11...! habit of opposing every thing, attempted
.to oppose this, but, as such an attempt justly
deserved, he completely (ailed, and brought upon
himself a severe castigation from Mr. Suott.
•117.1 N. The Volunteer Corps, we have no doubt,
with receive. the Vote of Thanks off. the House
of Commons with a 1: use of its importance,
which evil! stimt late them to justify, by their con.
dua• Itt rile should an oppOrtuniti offer, the
distinguished situation in which by this Vote the
Legielatuie haS placed them in the eyes, not only 'of
their own Country, biit Of the World at large.

On Tuesday everting. the Roy L:YAMi walked
on the 'l' errace at Winds-o,r.
Yesterday morning at half past nine o'clock, Hts
MAJ,es•rv, accmiipankd by the I'ltiN"C.llsS SOr fl! At
and attended by Lady J. THY NNE, Generals CART•
I,vitiGtur and Dif :Boor., took their ut,nal ride, and
inspected the lifferent. Farming operations in the
Great Park. I-hit Mist and the, PittigcEssEs,
With their usual attendants, took an airing to Frog.
more, and walked in those delightful Gardens tor'
some titne,.- viewing the differ:nt improvements
making there.'
Yesterkhly mrtining the Staffordshire Militia,
omin:inch:it by the Earl of Ux ea roc it, had a grand
in Windsor, Little Park. His Royal
Highoe'gt tale DUKE of cAmint e was present,
and minutely attended to their different evolutions.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
EliSt India House, when Capt. Le mit was Sworn
into the 'cOrrMiand of the Georg;ana Packet, and
took leave.—n 6 court adjourned at six o'clock
till this day.

The ,E.lll Of CHESTERFIELD' arrived in town on
TtieSq;ly, ItUratobt! at nt►:c:ncti►,g Ht►r
1,(;§ the House (.1 Per to.n,orruw.

The am. Justice D.owwts is talked of as the
probable Successor of LAiril KILWAILD N, as Lord
Chief Justice of the: Cuurt at King's gencli in
Ireland.

Lord Taldrmrowrt is expelled to be the new
Member
.for Bury St. Elmund's, in the • room of,
Lord HERVEY, now aft of Btti,Tor..
Intelligence ivsliortly expeCted of the, result of
an attack upon the We of Elba, as orders to
.that
erred are understood to have been dispatched by
Government to the Mediterranean. The Troops
that Are „to be employed in this service will be
chiefly drawn from, the garrisons of Malta and Gib..
raltar, And filled .up by the Marines belonging to
Lord ifELSON'i. Fleet.

A teslQtable mercantile home in the City has re.
ceived information from Italy, that tic French are
raising an Army of .8.0,g0a men in that country,
which is very generally understood in. the hest in.
formed circles there;, to be intended for,the re.con,
attest of Egypt.
The return of BO NAP ART It to Paris so much sooner
than was expelled has given rise to various specula
tiuns on the one hand it is said that he feared a
Revolution at Paris, and the restoration of Mo.
narchy ; and on the other, that his' stay there as
given out, was only a feint to deceive this
try, whilst the preparations for invasion were going
on with increased alacrity. A short period will
decide to' which of these speculations must probabi.
lity is to be attached.
By an error in printing colonel Du.t.cm'a Let.
ter yesterday, it was stated that seven Fiungaiiiinti,
who had been taken prisoners by the French,
tered into Di t.t,on's Regiment. It 'was writtin
that several," anti not " wren," entered.

A letter from Cork, dated August 5, sas,
". Among the Prisoners litre, are the two Dr:f.
Nano's, one of whom is said to he Worth one hon.
tired thouiand pounds ; Simn Dauovau, and Tad
your:, of the 'North ; -11 e. Vallouan and Lk
of Cloglinakelty, (no relation whatever to the l'hy.
sician of this City) ; a Mr. Bud, from the weht. V..ho
has been for some time agent to Aram,. O'Canuor;
and a Mr. ?ion. in consequence of (me of the
ties having turned King's evidence,' the larinauel
have been banckuffed,”

'ii followiog is a Copy of the f.lenar4l Orders
,
issued bat !. Lticia on the 23d Of 180 • •
.41 by
Liettlenaht-Getierai (itt.t tt 1. , alter die comities(
Of that Islahtt
" To the cool and titlerrriticiFeirraludrBf Arigattler. C;
rat 1' Rr v r., sr, awl rigadi ;if. (4 e.pts9.l...4pkit Li w I Pl. let(
the two ttolultuf3 of attic}:, nt,ly sitccc,i
Ut
tltc;it.tioo hut to lirig,ulit r.f.;et,ei4l f' it Ey() to
Itskt.., that it is if) 166 Counsel aial A.,rciogcnit•rit toe
Cowin:m(ler of the Forces attributes the glory of to 4 ."

The Eat of mot R A has met with an act.; ! tit at
',tit:ester as his Lordship was Com'lig dots.); waif....
116 foot Slipped, and he fell down it whole
Ile was very inoth bruised hy.rhe fail, but is riow
ill a lair way of rccoyery.
'flee Archbishop of CA'tit,.4,4,lle4Y has presented
the t& v. ARTIttJR. ONILOw, of iii Surrey,
Ittii`, Ititiapr7, Chevertioa, Curiv of
}lent. •

PdVAL NEWS.

YArtmouTtr, Aitm. to.—The Iris, Smrit, from
Geneva, bound p Amsterdam, with Oil, and goods,
is sent in bete by Eli.; Majititty's Ship Defrtre.
De Prow Anna, JANS, with timber, /4Ang,
VANOT, Aurora, HENDRICK, and" Santa Oh/
SHEBA, with rye, are liberated, :and sailed to Am-
sterdam.

DEAL, AUG. too—Arrived the llindortan Man
of War from the Westward.
Put hack, the Pete)?ll clop► of War, with the
outward-bound which sailed yesterday.

COURT OP INQUIRY.

CHELSEA: COLLEGE, AUG. 10.

THIs day the Court of Inquiry, which.sat since the
2001 of last month, to investigate the several idle.
gations exhibited, concerning abuses stated to have
been committed in' the recruiting kpart me n t in Ire.
land, finished the hearing of the evidence which Lieu.
tenant-General JOHNSON, Major PooLE, and Major
RuCH FORT, were commanded to prosecute against
Major JOHN IlitArisHAw, who hastraised levies for
His MAJESTY in Ireland; and Major.Gene;al FAw-
C ail', who held the office Insplitor...G,:ncraf of
Recruits there.
The allegations comprised no less than tfenty.
four charges, and were separately and distinEtly •
defended by Major BR ADSHAW ; as were those
among -them which were direard against 'General
FAwc mr, answered by. him. The whole of
evidence being gone through on both sides, IVrajor
IlitAosHAw concluded his defence with an argu.
mentative and eloquent address to the Court, which
made, the deepest impression on all wh heard it.
General FAtvcrur, in like manner, appealed to the
wisdom, the impartiality, and justice of the Court ;
and concluded, his defence with observing; that he
had solicited this investigation nearly three years
and that he considered the moment it was granted'
as the happiest of his life.
The Court was then cleared, and on' the re.
admissiooof strangers, the parties were informed, that
the eviitence would he considered, the report where-
of will be made' to Hts, MA; P.STY as soon as a de.
cision takes place. • The Court then adpurned.
General FANC OTT and Major BR AD3HAW were
assisted throughoin by their Counsel.

Sir IttcIIAILD
.f-ILLL, who is proverbial Dior,
hospitality and loyalty, has been signalizing buth
in an :!minent degree by his recent reception of
PRINCE WILLI AM of GLOUCESTEK, at Hawkeston,
near Shrewsbury, one of the most distinguished and
one of the most beautiful places in this Country.
Twickenham, which h one of the most: beautiful
and classical spOts on (he Banks of the' Thames, is.
now theosibode of the French Princes. 1%40104RWL,
Duke 'MONTP Ft.N*l E it, Duke D'Olf.LEANi$ and
the Prince of CONDE, are to be there for the re.
m.itheler .of the sun suer.

The.mattimuni4l treaty between Sir CHARLIE
DOUG LAS Mid Lidy C. MONTAGU , daughter of
the Duke, of Bvcct.EUGU, is expeeted soon to be
brought to << Concia,ion.
Lady CATHC ART', daughter was last night bap-
tized at his L irdship's hasse in Glourtster-place.
Lady CATUCART attended as proxy. for the ?R IN.
crass AMELIA.
The 'Duke of BEDFORD is to raise a Corps of
Five Hundred persons on his Bloomsbury Estate ;
the Clothing is to he found by his Grace; and Mr.
HU R TON, his Place's Architect, is to be weir
•Captain.'

• Sir HENRY Wit,scix"convened, on Saturday hst,
aMeeting of the Gentlemen Farmers of the Parishes
of Fulham, Chelsea, and Hammersmith, at the Swan,.
it William Green, when it was proposed that they.
should enrol thenikelves into a Cavalry Corps of
Volunteers, each man to equip himself, and provide
horse, saddle,.. &c. i i less than halt an' hour, one
hundred and sixty. of the most respeetable Inhabi-
t-pits appeared on the books.

The Volunteer Corps raising in the 'Hundred
of Willow Brook, 'in Northamptonshire, of which
the Etr! of WIIStMORLA-N1) is to be Colonel, is
now upwards of 800, and will ,in a ihy or two
exceed moo strong. ,The Gentlemen who are
taking ari alive „part in the completion of this
Corps; are Lord CAROM, Ma. LYNNE of South.
wick, Mr. TltYo:st of Bill wiok,. and Mr. O_ 'Bias
of 131,ither%6ck, Who. accept Commissions ; and no
dOubt the other Honitreds in the County will fol.
low this pat:C.lO6C example.
The flans; Town Voltintrers assembled on Tues.
day evening, in the grounds opposite SlOane.:street,
trulleamoinit of ne.irly 3o.'D men ; and being imme.
diately forinFd into companies, proceeded to teiro
the ditierent evolutiOns in nuiciiitig, wheeling, &c.
under drill Serjeants, 4,,a the inspection of Colonel
ltauu of the Line.

' Tuesday evening, while the Volunteers were at
drill in the King's Mews, a genteel looking young
man tonic the liberty of making very unbecoming
retnarkt;, accompanied with gestures of ridicule, to
the by-standers, to which they abewed every mark
of honest intlignation, •Ile was taken into custody.
The National Institute of Paris has decreed the
Prize-medal of Lit LANoe, for
,the best annual work
on Astronomy, to Dr. Churas, for 114 disePvery
and observations on the new Planer.
A Model of.a Battery' invented by Mr. Gtr..
it sir and •exhibitttl at No. t 37, New Bond.
street, ;tas ifke. a_very considerable portion of
iublie'notice. fs` somewhat singular, that an in.
I f' •
vention cif slitsiranSeentlant merit', should not, by
Government, have its powers deinonstrated by ex-
peritnental pool., No invention ever met with
,
more tinlYfT4Al approbation, and the '.very high
encomiums which have been paid to it by the most
illustrious Charaders, and experienced Hogi,„erg,
th-eiit in the first rank of ingenious Inventions
anti such a .atl
period as -the present, its option
most inevitably prove Of the greatest national utility.
.I:aq wet*, during a heavy squall of wind, 'a
4A,v,iti'l;pset to Sti'ttoben Ray, and the ctew,
ccins;,s‘log thlCd 111,e11), were unfortunately draw Lied,.