The Sun.
London, England, 1803-10-15 00:00:00

NEWS:.

PLYMOUIII, OCT. 13.--:Arrired the Elizabeth,
Cipt. DAMAN3IWY. and the Perpetuuvi Mobile,
Capt. BoLx•r, buth from Dantzic, laden with tim•
her, &c. for the Dock-yard at this Port ; and the
Anna Catharine, Capt. BOLST, from Dram, with
timber and deals.

PoßTsmount, Ocr. 14..—Arrived the itatiaPei,
C)uLsoN, from Longsound ; Lark, GRAVES, from
North. Y31'.111011I11; and Charbtte, BALER,' froth
Falmouth.
Sailed the N, S. dtl Carmen, for Cadiz.
The sguty' Sloop Of War, and Charlotte Schooner,
have made signals for Convoy to the Eastward.

DEAL, -OCT. 14.—The Feretter Gun.brig came
in last night, and sailed this morning to the North.
ward. ..

His Majesty's. Ship Blonde, and the Arcber Gun.,
•
brig, sailed this day-to the Westward.

Came down last night, the Britannia East India
Ship, and 'remains.
In,the Downs—Monarch, Utrecht, Diana, Int.
*noPlarsti, Squirrel, Ranger Sloop, Vesuvius and
Perseus Bombs, Sussex Oak hired Transport, and
Britannia East India Ship.

SHEERNESS, OCT: 13.—. Arrived His Majesty's
Ship Vulture, Captain GREEN. . .
Sailed the Virginia. The Broder:chap has gone
et 4 of harbour, and sealed her guns.
We Understand a messenger has arrived here this
/naming from the Lords Commissioners of the Ad-
miralty, to order that every Ship capable of being
fitted may be put in a state of forwardness imme-
diatelys'and to .see that they are supplied in every
,Xespcft with ammunition to bombard Boulogne.
.31 'CHAtltAtti OCT. I3.—Sailed the Shannon, E. L.
::...Gct*.illtY!WiLong Reach. Capt Bouti'sx has
'comMiss-i4O .I'Amiabit, and Captain BROMLEY the
' Chitrip;ait s the hrconytant and Thisbe ate ducked
the Po&phenrus and Iceman, of 64 guns each, are
ordered for sea service. • It is expected that some of
theitegiments at Chatham will winter on board some
of the ships in ordinary, that they may be landed
every day the weather permits, to proceed with the
extensive farti&ations going on.

,toss 'OF TER NACITILUS.

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T*ll felloWing OiEcial Account of the,loss of the
Ship Nauri/er, wrecked on the Ladrones, has been
received from Madras by the Dever Caitle, dated
the isr of eliruary,,last ;
" On the Orli of November we had fina pleasant
weather ; observed in 22. IS. North,. at sun-set, a
Ship bearing W. S. W.. pleasant through the night.
On the 17111 in the morning saw land, bearing W. S.
VV. lotindingh sandy bottom. At seven A.M. 62W
Padra Branca, bearing N. W. by W.lrorn the fore..
top, hazy-looking weather..: At .noon came on a
hard squall—bad no observation; Ship steering to
the Northward and Westward. At one o'clock, the
• squall clearing up a little, saw Padra Branca bearing
N by E, about two. or three miles distance, and also
saw a great number of tvilling boats ring indifferent
dire, ions, aid seemingly in great confusion ; hauled
more to the Westward; still squally, with heavy
rain. At eight o'clock at night, the squall increas-
ing, and dismal looking weather, handed our t•up.
*ails and courses, and lay to under the tnizen-stay.
sail, heaving the lead throughout the night, at mid.
Night, blowing hard with rain, thewind about N.
E. At three o'clock the next morning write ship to
* the Southward and Eastward, blowing furiously,
and a tremendous sea. At four o'clock wore Ship
again, At day-light saw an island under our lee ;
. • let go both the bower anchors; but at this time, the
wind being:ao very violent, the anchors had no effete
on the Ship,- and she drove bodily on the Island,
anti went to pieces shortly after she struck. In the
•-evening we, niustereireighteen men on shore ; came
to us two China men, from the top of the Island,
and brought with them some roots ; in return we
gave them some liquor ; they behavedvery well,
and went again to the place they came Iron.). ThiS
night we remained among the rocks ; the next morn.
ing found one Lascar dead. This day went un the
top of the Island, where we found two or three
huts, but no people. A little while after came some
Inert, wonitn, and ci.iildren, and conduded us' to a
}dace W:Lt'fe we found a Mandarin and many inhabi.
tara3; this wan treated us with great civility. On
the zsir, in the morning, sent us to Metetin ; we
arrived in the evening, and staid in the boats all
tight. The next day, about noon, I went %Oat.,
the Gunner on shore, but the Chinamen would not
allow the Lascars to be landed. I went and repoeted
66 circuaistance to the Governor, and he got them
zeleased.
4' I suppose twenty.seven of the crew to he lost,
together with the Captain and Chief Mate ; nineteen
•:. are saved, including myself and the Gunner.

In addition to the Ships appointed before fur the
Defence of the Thames and the River Medway,
the Trinity Board have ordered out the following,
with 016 r respetiive complements of Men and:Guns :
La Modesto tlio Men . 3a ins.
p
Quebec t co .
;2
Iris Is,
Retribution 15 32.
3s •
,•
Heroine ' 12,3

•
Nis Royal Highness the PRINCE Of WALAS gave
a grand •Cancert On Sunday evening last, at the
Pavilion at Brighton. Sittmstorr and VIOTTI per.
lamed a Duet in the most finished stile. %liss
Gur.osmtp, who was a visitor, acquitted herself
in a.• superior manner on the Piano Forte. His
'Royal Highness played on the Violoncello near the
whole of the evening, and displayed. infinite taste.
The Patrice appeAred in
.excellent spirits, and
charmed the company by his affability. Ott Thurs.
play His Royal Ilighness left Brighton, but was ex.
peyeted to return in the course of a few days.

POLtINXEERS. s f,•

Tut following is a Ovy of the Opiuioii of the
ATTORNtY GENERA(.',' On two tnaierbtl_poihts re-
?alive to Volunteers whose• Services • have teen. ac.
cepted, which has been transmitted by Mr. Secre.;
tary YORK I: to die Lord Lieutenants of Counties:-
. Sin, s • Otchk,6,lBo3'.

" I have hall the Honour of' receiving, your' Letter of the
Ist inst. desiring the Sot. tet roa-GE prvrt r. an, t myself to
take into our consideration, the Ads, now in force relative to
the Volunteer Corps; and those of the last Session; for more
ettedually providing for the Defence of the Realm, and
to report to . you, for His MAJESTY'S iptbrination, our
Opinion—tst, Whether the compOlsory clauses, relative
to the training and exercising of the glen :in the respec-
tive classes, apply to, or are to.be construed to extend to Vci..
Wilmer Corps, whose services have bean.,q4cePlcd slitter,
quent to the 27th of (Lily last, under the Aets now in force
respecting Volunteer; ? And ad, Whether 'the. Voluntor
Corps formed under the above-mentioned. Ads (so long
as the services of such Corps shall be continued `by' His
Majesty), and any. Persons enrolled therein and engaged
to serve as Volunteers, can withdraw themselves from such
service, so as to avoid the fines and penalties imposed in cer-
tain cases by 43 Geo. 111. cap. tat, or so as not to continue
liable to march to any part of Great Britain, when required,
in the manner prescribed by the 44th and ,c4th Clauses of
the 43 Geo. 111. cap. 96, under the pains and penalties
there set forth ? •

" I have accordingly taken the same into consideration,
and, as the Sot. c ITOR Girl is a xi. is at present absent' from
town, holding his Court as Chancellor of Durham, and may
not return so soon as our report to these questions 'may be
required, I have taken the liberty of transmitting to you my
own opinion alone.

" And, with respel to the first question, I am of opinion,
that the Volunteer Corps, whose services have hcen accepted
since the 27th of July last, are, notwithstanding the date of
their acceptance, not within the compulsory clauses •relative
to the training and. exercising the men in their respc6tive
Classes, which appear to.the to apply only to persons enriill-
ed under the general provisions' of the 43 Geo-111. cap. 96.

" As to the second, I am of opinion, that VOlunteer
Corps, and Persons enrolled therein, cannot withdraw them..
,Auer from the service as Volunteers in which they have en-
,gaged themselves, though .they'rnay be struck out of the Mus-
ter-rOll for default;' and that ,they are liable, as long as
they continue on the Muster-Roll, to have enforced upon
them such Fines as, according to the Rules and. Regulations of
their Corps, their defaults may subject them to and also to
be punished as Deserters for refusing to march when required,
according: to their respedive terms of service, under the 44th
and 14th sedions of 43 Geo. II 1 :.cap. 96, and 9th section of
43 Ueo. 1I . cap. tit. I have the Honour to be, ;ire.

" SP. PERCIVAL."

Yesterday the Earl of HARRINGTON reviewed the
Duke of GLOUCESTRIeS Volunteers,, under. the
command of Viscount Currwynu,An.flyde Park.
The ground was kept by the ‘Vesttifinster Cavalry.
The day' was very wet and unfavourable, but not.
withstanding they performed their marching and
firing exceedingly. well„
The Prince of Wales's Royal Volunteers mustered
yesterday morning, i
.n the King's Mews,. whence
they proceeded to Hyde Park, under the command
of Sir WAI.TER STIRLING, Where they had aigrand
field-day. Their firing was very corrtu9, and' all
their other different evolutions, such as' to do them
great honour.
The Royal York Mary-le-bone Volunteers had a
general'Muster on ThurSday last, when they made
a return of nearly 806 effective men, including Of.:
ficers; about MO were absent from sieknes's and
other causes. The establishMent of the Corps is
moo privates, which will soon by compleated, as
Candidates arc every day proposed. On Tuestliiy
next they will be presented with their Colours, .and
on Thursday will be reviewed in Brigade with the
Sr. James's, Prince of Wales's, and 'Bloomsbury
Corps.

Yesterday morning at eight o'clOck, agreeably to
ordtis, the First Regiment of Loyal London Vo-
lunteers mustered in Finsbury-square, and proceeded
on their route to the neighbourhood of Hornsey,
where they separated into different parties, and
commenced a sham fight, which was executed on
both sides with great. vigour and spirit.
On Thursday next the First Brigade of VOlunteer
Infantry will be formed in Hyde. Park, consisting of
the St. James's, Bloomsbury, the Prince of Wales's,
and Maryhone Loyal AssOciations; commanded by
the,different Field Officers. Earl Amu RsT and the
other Officers will. be present* The Sr. James's he.
ing the senior Association, take the right of the field.
The arrangement of the Volunteer Brigades has
been erroneously stated in some of the Papers. They
are composed as follow : St. James's, Maty-le,Botic,
Bloomsbury, and Pripce of Wales's.; St. Gorge's,
Hanover,square, St. Margaret and Sr. John, anti Duke
of Gloucester's ; Royal Westminster, IC'irarth BritOnk,
and Pimlico.—Of these, the first will meet in Hyde
Park on the 20th and 27th instant, and thcAll .of
November, at nine in the morning.
On Sunday last, the Clerkenwell Loyal Volun-
teer Infantry were drawn op an their Parade, near
Bowling-green-lane, and inspened by their, Major-
Commandant, ER ANC IS MAC N AC, .Esq. This.
Regimenc,*.csnsists of ten companies of
,zoo men
each, whO, fur discipline and soldier like conduEl,.
cannot be surpassed by any new.:raised. Corpi of
Volunteers in the•kingdom. •
The two Volunteer Corps formed in Bury, with:
the sev•4 t others In the neighbourhood of that
town, have received orders to hold themselves -in.
readiness to march' 10 Stowmarket, as the general
rendezvous, or alarm post, on the first appearance •
of the enemy. he Cavalry are to rendezvous at
Ipswich.'
The 9.h' Battalion-of the Army of Reserve, com-
manded by Colonel Lord CRAV EN, are under orders
to march from Worcester for Hull, to remain for
further order.
The Royal Bristol Volunteers did the ,duty of the
Prison and Town. Guard in that City the whole of
last week, in the,,lnost effative and soldier_like
manner.

Saturd.ty and Tuesday, 590 French Prisoners,
with several baggage wdggonb, were escorted
through Bristol ~by a detachment of the itnpll gris.
tol Cavalry, to Stapleton prison. They "me lipm
Plymouth, and were taken in charge by she Briothi
Cavalry at Wells. . ' c-1"

A Grace passel the Senate of the:.Univer-3ity.t)f
Cambridge last Monday, permitting the SR►uienrs.
who ate engaged in Volunteer Corps to. he. absent
during the ensuing Term. It was apprehended that
the military spirit would interiete tom much with
Academical 'pursuits. Those, however, who attend,
ecol desirous of forming a coil's, notwithstanding.
the'obje&ions of the Heads of Houses.

WI.MOKLAU, lotrne, 1 y Historiographer ofFrance,
driedlately 'm Gliamboutcy, near Saint GM:vain-en-