The Sun.
London, England, 1803-08-17 00:00:00

tIENr.R.Vt. IDEFENCE.

iIT t GENERAL MEETING of the LIEU..
TEN A NT.c.s: of the COUNTY of DERBY, held at
County 11411 in Derby, on Monday. the Bth day of Au.
tti-iy, pursuant to an Advertisement in the Derby Mei..
sigi.d by the Lord Lieutenant, And for the purpose of
currying into execution an Adt of Parliament made and passed
in, the 27 t h day of I uly last, intituled " An 'Mt to am;;nd
and render !note elliktual an Ad passed. in the present Ses-
isiunoi Parliament,intittiled " An Aft to enable His Majesty
1, ore, etleditally to provide for the Defence and Security of
theJi.calittlitiring the
.present War, and for indemnifying
rersons who May suffer in their Property by such Measures,
as may be necessary for that purpose ; audio enable Ills Ma.
jcsry More etnetttal!y and speedily to exercise his ancient and
undoubted Prerogative in requiring the Military Service of
his liege Su:jeas in case of Invasion of the Realm;"

PRESt.NT :
The Right Hon. the Earl of Chesterfield:
tiir Robert Wilrnot, 'Bart. High. Sheriff..
Sir Robert Wilmot, of Osmastun, Bart.
Edo'. Miller Mundy, Esq. M. P.
E,. N. C. Mundy, Esq.
Ed. Sachevcrel Sitwell, Esq. i
Philip Gel!, Of Hcpton,.Esq.
Bachs Thornhill, E:11.
}high Bateman, Esq.
Ashton Nicholas Mosley, Esq.
Richard Arkwright, Esq.
Charles llurt, Es.q.
Philip Cell,. of Wirksworth, Esq. •
John Radford,• Esq.
oshtta 'ebb, Esq •
01111 Leaner Newton, Esq. .
Villiam Drury Lowe, Esq.
William Webster, Esq.
Robert Dale, Esq. . .
Wingfield Halton. Esq.• - • ~.•
A Oton 'Ashton Shuttllworth, ,Esq.•
lantes Shuttleworth, Esq. •
ohn Crompton Esq.
mud Frith, Ilsq. '
tVilliam Carlisle, Esq.
Doctor Denman.
Francis Bradshaw, Esq.
..
Anthony l.ax Maynard, Esq.
theory Hunter, Esq.
Benjamin Spilsburv, Esq.
lames Longsden, Esq.
Martin Daniell, Esq. •
Rev. Robert Wilmot.
Rev. Edward Pole.
Rev. N. P. lalinson. •
Rev, CharleS Stead Hope.
Rev, Edward Sacheverel Wilmot.

The Lord Lieutenant being prevented by itelispoeition from
attending this Meeting, and Sir Robert IViimot, hart. the
' • High Sheriff, having been requested to take the Chair, the
P toceedines of the General Meeting of the Lieutenantey held
hereon the tstit day of July last, the At of the 27th of July. •
two Letters from the Right lion. I.ord Hobart to the Lord
Lieutenant, • were read, and
It was Unanimously Resolved, •
• That this Meeting most heartily concurs in the Declaration
• • matte at the General Meeting (in the tsth day of 'illy last,
and is impressed with the strongest consudiott that every ex-
ertion should he made at the present crisis to rouse the Spi-
rit, ,and assist the Resources of the Nation ; to promote the
Measures of Government for the Defence and Security of the
Country ; and to repel and chastise an inveterate and formida-
ble Enenty, who suns to deprive us of our Civil and HOW-.
oils Liberties, to destroy our Commerce, plunder our Pro-
' petty, and relater this flourishing Country a scene of devasta-
tem anti bloodshed.
That feeling our duty as Britons, and the importance of the
Measures which we recommend, we cheerfully relinquish
the exemptions which the Legislature has thought prover to
grant to us in our official charae,ters, and pledge ourselves to
enrol with our Countrymen, and conquer or perish with them
in suppott of the Common Cause.
Tina this Meeting most earnestly recommends the esta-
blishment of Volunteer' Corps throughout the County ; such
an arrangement being calculated to concentrate the Force,
end promote the convenience of the Public, to supereede
the comptilscay Provisions of the An, and by combining
eeonorns with vigour, to Math:. His Majesty to continue the
Contest as long as it may be necessary for the I lonour and
security of the Nation.
That the Act of Parliament of the airth Lily, and the Re.
turns which are to ha made under it, render it unnecessary to
carry into execution that part of the Plan of General Defence
which is composed under the ist and 2d heads of the printed
Proposals, but that it will be expedient to execute the le-
maiiider of the Plan' and that the Bien Constables he di-
rear(' to issue their Warrants for that purpose immediately.
Ordered, That Precepts be now issued to the High Con-
stables of the several Hundreds within this County, requir-
ing them to issue Orders to their respedive Petit Consta.
ides, to prepare the Returns direded to be made by the Ad
of the 27th of July, and that such Returns be made to the
nest Stibdivieion ;Meetings.
That for the better intOrmation of the County, and that
it may tie generally known what allowance:, will Ire nude by
Government to Volunteer Corps, the Secretary of State's
Letters to the Lord Lieutenant shall be printed ; and that
• Gemiemen proposing to raise such Corps be requested to.
tran.mit their Offers of Service, with a lost of the Nsir'raof
the Volunteers, m u 'tire persons recommended to be Officers,
Deputy- L ientenants acting for the Hundred within
whieh such Corps sue proposed to be raised, at the Subdivi•
sion etings above appointeil, in order that such offers may
be .t.-ranged previous to the next General Meeting.
'i hat as it is scarcely pieisieie for a sufficient supply of
Arms to be ismed•from tlts • Majesty's Stores wi•it that ex.
pechritin, and for the 0(10151-V4.! Set ViCli for which they are
reqii;ted, Ordered, runt Rennes be procured of a I the Arms
ur lie possession of the Inhattitanti of this County ; and
that the number of 'Fredricks belonging to each Person, and
• the Nainet of the Persons willing to he'd them thr a time, for
service.erviceutthe County, be owned to the Deputy Lieu.
tenants at their Subdivision Meetiegs,
Oreereti, Thin another General • fleeting of the Lieuten-
antcy shall he held at the Country Flail in Derby, on Monday
the 2:0 Day•oferiepreSent Month, at E lever) o'Clock in the
• • orenoon, tor the porpose of proceeding ire reecution of the
• Geraerai Delenie Ade ; and that tint ii gin Sheriff be request-
•ert t i eel! a County Meeting, to be hi iei rn the same day, and
rte rare same elect, me the purpose tat determining upon an
Aildre•A to ho presented to His Majesty on the present Situa-
tion of Public Affairs.
Kesel wed, That the Thanks of • this Meeting he given to
• tire High Snerilf, the his acceptances of the. Chair, for his
attention to the business of the Meeti,v,
Resolved, That tire Thanks of this Meeting be given to the
Right [lon. the Earl of C hotel field, fur his patrietic and
animating Address, and for his active interference to the Bite
since.; of the Meetutg,
Resolved, That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to
Livittereht.Geo Gardiner, Commanding 1/11ir er of the
North Distrid, for Ins ottendance at this Meeting, still
tot the assfoemee rid information which he gave to the De.
put),
,Lieutenants.
lie dived That the Thanks nil tide Meeting he also given
Noel Clarke Mundy, Esq. Ihr his active cur.
tions in propoeing, cs irlaiitting, and promoting the. Plan of
General Defence; tor tine able, upright, and indefatigable
discharge of his duty as a Dopitty Liotateetet and magi.
straw ; and for his zealous arid tinremitted attentiun to the
vvettare anti interests of the County.
Ordered, That the Proceedings of this Meeting he signed
by tire Clerk, and published in the Derby Mercury,
sox, sod the Star Newspapers,
WILLIAM JEFFF,RN LocKuTT,
Clerk of tie General Meetings.

'This Day was publiAC,(l.. pr4:o 14. 61,
AN ASSIZE S UNION,

Obedience to (;iiverninent, Ito.erci:ce to the Constitutiqn,
and Reistaticc cu Hunan:me
SFR IViON reAcheti ;it liqry St. Eltntinci'i,
bcinre the Right lion, Lord Chief'
and the 110 n Mr, Baron 1t the held there
July ai?, 1103,
By the Rev. CHARLES EDWA It I) STE wA fur, A.M,
ChAplaio to du:Slit:lHr.

ri.itiliihed at the itequot of Ow the GratO
l'ertita qumsitis oatendet terio

Printed by P. Gedge, and wild by all the RA, :Sellers in
Miry E:c,tx..:,trect, strand natchartio
; Awror, ;Awl P,Atorni,.!.;ter-row. '

N. fi 'the Profits atisipg horn the Saie of this. Ss.i•wrin
411 givcri to thz! Boat Crewst,lthe FtiprE, .
who, antler'-the cr,ttimantl r t fyir, Pttarp.:, hr,t
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wio, ut tht:Mitrine4t n9itl,ltii rrttrn, Aiesl;r9i. (.;ortion,(;l(!toiy,
AO4l I:.l7nri Sit:wart (Soo or .the Atithoi),
brow.ht (Ara French Natior[Al Scliooorr;' 1,4 Provirito,c, Iv.
in tit.; the flay nriiret, oft the sth at 11,1 y,

MAILS.

DUB. ABBIVID.
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PRICE OF STOCKS,
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THE SUN.

110LILM QUIS DICUS IA LIVIA LUDIAT

LONDON, AUGUST r 7, 1803.

,

LAST night a third flamburgh Mail, that due on
Sunday last, reached Town ; and yesterday Mr.
FISHER, one of His Majesty's Messengers, arrived
at Lordlinwrcesauay's Oillee with dispatches from
St. Petersburgb,_ by the way of France.
Letters received yesterday by the Mails from
Hutunt,„ positively state, that the Emperor ALEX.
ANDER had ordered some .Frenehmen to be arrested
in his Dominion s, and sent, as Spies, to Siberia,
,and that likewise all remaining Frenchmen should
depart the Russian territory. It was further
stated, that the EMPEROR had given formal no.
rice to the French Government, that .he could
no longer be an indifferent spectator, if Neutral
Territories were not inlmediately evacuated by the
French Troops. Other Letters, we understand,
and those of good authority, even give us reason
to hope, that by the month of 06lober we shall have
a Russian Squadron of Ten or Twelve Ships of the
Line co-operating with' our Navy on the British
Coasts.

The Court of Sweden openly authorizes the ar.
rival of our Packets at ,Gottenbiergh, and the con-
vey:ice of our Mails through the Swedish Terri.
tory. Denmark haOiclierto merely tolerated our
landing them atn TAinningeit and Hums ; but there
is reason to hope she will soon follow the manly
cooduft of Sweden, and give a declared sanaion to
the transmission of our Mails, in defiance of France.
We are certainly led, from every thing we can
learn, .to form very sanguine expeflations with roped
to the future condo& of the Northern Powers.—
It is their obvious interest to support this Coun-
try at the present moment, as the best means
of curbing the ambition, and reducing within pro.
per limits the overgrown power of France. We
hope that at length those Powers have discerned
their real interest,, and have resolved to pursue it.
This morning arrived a Haprburgb Mad in
course. It contains very little that is new, or of
importance.• A Letter from Brueseh speaks of a
Russian Mediation, but states that France had in.
sisted on retaining possession of the Territories in
Lower Saxony which are now occupied by French
Troops, during any Convention of ArMistice to
be concluded between' that Power and England ; to
which ;his Country had refused to agree.
An English Squadron has made its appearance in
the Adriatic, ofi" Ancona.

LOMB AR D, the Prussian Privy-Councillor who was
with the First Consul at Brussels, has returned to
Berlin; at which place PORTAL Pis the French Seem
clay of Legation, has also arrived,

The Dm6/brAtiii/ of the 13th arrived this morn.
ins. The accounts.;trom that Country continue to
be to far favourable, that nu farther disturbances
have taken place.

About four o'clock on Monday, the Messenger
arrived at Windsor, with the news of the Capture
Of Tobago.
In the everting Tits tit MAI ESTI Es and the elder
PR NC csiirs, with a niuncrous attendance of the
Nobility, walked on the Terrace afterwards the
ROYAL FANitti,T had a seleet party. in the Castle.
Lord and Lady Iltritay, Mr. and Mrs. FRU:JAN.
Tt.r., and Miss Ilnavvv, were of the party,
• The Pa visas MARY and AMELIA, attended
by Lady AY ESIIURY, ir, the evening took an air-
ing, by St. Leonard's Hill and Holly Grove. •
Yesterday being the Birth-day of His Royal
Highness the DUKE of YottK, the Staffordshire Mi-
litia had a grand field-day in the Little Park, and
the bells of Windsor were tong.
Yesterday morning Ws MAJESTY, accompanied
by the Pk INC Ess SOPHIA, with their usual attend.
ants, took an airing on horseback under the trees
in the. Long Wulk. HER MAJESTY and the I ktN.
C ES3Es AUGUSTA, EL ZARETH, MARY, and Atta--
LI A, took an airing to Frogniore, to view the
provements making there under the direktlion of
Mr. WY ATT.

Yesterday His Royal Highness the DUKE of
GLOUCEsTER dined with E R MAJESFIES, and
afterward, returned. iti; Haniptnn Court with his
danhter, the VRINCEss SopIIIA, who has been
s ve. r3l days on a visit to the Royal Fdniily at
Wi6dsor.

Frce(kin of the Town of Portsmouth has
heerr voted to die DUKE of CAMBKIUGE, accorn.
piitiied by ein,tpropriate address.,

On Saturday labt the Right lion. Lord Viscount
M itsti,,km, son of the Earl of ROM IV EV, Was cieo.
eil M,•iiiher Parlialpent lit DON 111011, in ~hc
1.00111 of the lion. Mr. Wl'.l( 1),• Who V.":`411 his
seat for that Borough, and ka§ since 14ccu datcil
Member for Worcet“etshire.

The Ross-hlthe Regiment of Militia, rat promo;
ritiaitertil at Alrr,leen, !lave vul'ontectca liizit bet.,
viie~.!() go to Ireland,

NAVAL NEWS.

PORTSMOUTH, Auo. O.—This morning sailed
His Majesty's Ship Pater(ll, Captain LAMBOURN,
for the Westward, with a Fleet of Traders under

convoy.

FALMOUTIIi Aug. 4.—Arrived this morning
the loriph Cutter, from Plymouth, with stores,
&c. to be landed here for His Majesty's Brig Gan.
net, of 18 guns, Capt. 11,s, which sailed a few
days since on a Cruize.

Sailed the Prinnost Amelia Packer, STEVENS,
With Mails for New-York and Halifax. Passengers,
Major THESIGER, Messrs. JEFFERY and BUTLER•

Late last night sailed the Lord Charles Spencer
Packet, COATESWORTH, for Jamaica, Barbadoes, and
Crooked Island.—Passengers by her were, Captain
Cox, of the Army, Messrs. WATSON, FRASER,
WATERS, STRIKER, JONES, FIN6H, and IRELAND.
Also sailed last, evening the Prince of Wales
Packet, TODD, with Mails of 9th inst. for Lisbon.
Passengers by her are, Mr. ALEX. PATEASON (late
Surgeon of the King George Packet), Messrs. Div.
GENT, LOURAS, M'CALLAN, anti JErisoN.
Appeared off this Port, about twenty sail of
,Merchant Vessels, with a Sloop of War, supposed
to he a Convoy bound to the Westward, round land.
• From the non.arrival of A Lisbon Mail, it is
much feared that the, Kiug Georp Packer has fallen
into the hands of the Enemy.

DEAL, AUG. 16.—The Ship Shaw Byram gore
:milt(' this morning for the River and the Admiral
Aplin sailed this afternoon for Portsmouth.

LIVEarnoL, Aug. t t .—Last night arrived here
the Kelton, GLADO'ONE, .and Richard, PERRIN ;
they sailed with the Fleet from Jamaica the
17th June, under convoy of the. Gollob, of 74
guns, Itiler "(fie t'Ca?ypro Sloop of War ; parted
with the iteeron the 29th of July, in a heavy
gale, in long. 28W. and lat. 45. 30. The fleet con.
sisted of 59 merchantmen, 14. of which were for this
,Port. Two days after parting company, Capt. PER.
tttx spoke the Ann, Capt. KING, of London, dis.
masted, in tow of the Trelasurmy Planter, and the
morning after the gale, saw 14. or 15 sail with loss
of masts, and the Brig Jack Tar running before
the wind with all sail split in pieces.

The Gazette of last night contains an Order of
the King in Council, for permitting the exportation
of Meichandize to, and the importation of the pro.
duce of the Island orSt. Lucia into the Ports of this
Kingdom, under the same rules and regulations us
apply to the trade of the other British Vest India
Islands.

The Gazette also contains loyal and patriOtic
Addresses to the KING, from the Counties of
Northumberland, Aberdeen, and Louth ; the 80.
rough of Truro, and the Town of Penzance, in
Cornwall ; and the Town of Huddersfield, in York.
shire ; promising tits MAJESTY their support in
defeating the attempts'of his Enemies.
Yesterday a Court of Direaors was held at the
East India House, when advice was received of the
Culland's Grove having been carried into Sour_
Beaux. The Court adjourned at six o'clock to this
day. _ _

At a Court of Common Council held yesterday at
Guildhall, for the purpose of returning eight Gen-
tlemen to the Court of Aldermen; for them to dal
two Commissioners for carrying into execution an
Mt of Parliament lately passed, entitled, 44 An Ad
for granting to His Majesty, for a time to be li-
mited, a Contribution on the Profits of certain De-
scriptions of Property, and from Pridessions, Trades,
and Offices therein mentioned," and two to supply
their vieAkiesi the following Gentlemen were re-
turned, viz. Mr. Alderman AINsI.P.y, Mr. Alder-
man FLOWER, Mr. Alderman RowexorT, and
Mr. Alderman J. J. SMITH.; Mr. Deputy. BRICK.
WOOO, Mr. S. Ttioars, Mr.. J. Nicuot,s, and
Mr. JACOB BOAK ; out of whom the Court cif Al-;
dermen nominated Mr,;':Alderm'an Rowe ttori. and
Mr. Alderman J. J. SMITH, Commissioners ; and
Mr. Deputy BBICK‘WotIo and Mr. S. THoRI.R. to
supply their vacancies,

- • -
• The Court, after minutely inspeding the average
prices of Wheat and Flour for the last week, or-
dered the price of Bread to be raised half an Assize,
or a penny in the Peck Loaf, to commence to-tnor,
row, when the Quartern Loaf will be 9fd. and
Household 'l3d.

JOHN PEALE, Esq. was.admitted into the Office
of Secondary of the Poultry Compter, in the room
of PH !LIP WYATT CROWTHER, Esq. deceased.
Le Mercure de. France, a demi.official print, no
doubt taking its cue .from the agents of the Cor.
sican, treats the conquest of this country as a cer-
tain event, provided fifty thousand French troops
'Should make good their landing. The language
used by i.e Mercure, on this occasion is so arrogant
and flimsy, that we cannot help holding it'out to
the contempt and derision -of our brave Volunteers.
" If the public should wish," says the Mercure,
41 to know our opinion on this point, we would
not hesitate to assert, incase fifty thousand French-
men efFeetVit'seent.upon England, that the \robin-
tecrs, the Militia, .the Troops of the Line, the
Army of Reserve, and the Levy en Masse, shall not
exist for three months without being conquered. The
universe would be surprised at the facility with
which all this idle machinery, embarrassed by its
own movements, would be shaken and overthrovn.
It would be astonished at the quickness with which
the wholepe~t}►le, passing on a sudden from the sen.
cations of rage to those of gratitude, would find
deliverers in those they had before considered as
their enemies, and contraa with them an alliance
.fiaintird the eterh.al basis of the liberties and rights
of ,'—We most cordially agree with the lifer_
Cure that both these events would, indeed, astonish
the universe !

THE HAMBURG!! MAIL.

BRUSSELS, AUG. 5.

Tfi It hope of a successful issue to the Russian
Mediation, notwithstanding its acceptance by the
Mediating Powers, is not great. France insists on
the liattitymo from the date,of a Convention for- an
Armistice to be concluded, and consequently,
while
Englamil retains possession .of Malta, will.continue
to occupy the territory arid parts of Lower Saxony,
of which she has taken possession. -To this, how.,
ever, the Cabinet of St. James's has not yet com.
sented.

ITALY, JULY 26.

THE report that an Adion had taken place be-
tween a Squadron from Toulon and the Fleet of
Admiral NELSON, to the disadvantage of the former,
is not confirmed.

On the 17th, the Commander MISSY arrived at
Rome, as Cbargi d'Apirts of the Otder of Wm
to the Holy See.

The late French Minister -at Rome, CAcAuch
who has been succeeded by the Cardinal and Arch"
bishop FRISCH, set out on the 21St on his return
to Paris.

The Republic of the. Seven Islands has declared
it will observe the strietest Neutrality in the ppre•
sent War between France'and England.
An English Fleet has made its appearance in the
Adriatic, off Ancona.

CONSTANTINOPLE, I'" 9.

TH E Capitan Pacha sailed with his Fleet for
Egypt on the 26th of June. He has sent bbackl
new Pacha of Cairo from the Fleet. MtxerrT°°Ps
will be sent to Egypt with all dispatch.

BERLIN, AUG. 9.
THE Privy Cabinet-Counsellor LOMBARD at'
rived here yesterday from Brusisiss whege 1'44
been on a Mission to the First Consul.

The French Secretary of Legation, M. P".
TAOS, is arrived here from Paris.

Capt. HALLOW ELL, of the Argo, of 44 guns,
who brought the account of the surrender of 'fobs'
go, left town last night, to prepare his Ship foiher
return to the West Indies.
The Livertool Advertiser of Saturday last COotair
the following article : "We have been rillicn
' fmtel:s
by a Welsh correspondent, that the Turkish
man who lately resided in this place for of
time, and was greatly admired for the dignity -
his manners, and the elegance of his French cover'
cation, has been apprehended in Wales, by ownerof Government, as a French Spy. Plans and soo'.
ings of all the neighbouring coasts and harbours, it
is said, were found upon him, as well as sketches
and military surveys of the adjacent country."
It is the younger PERIGRAU who is in London.
He has come for the purpose of making an wog'
ment for the maintenance of the French Prisoners'
and for theirelief of the English detained in France'
Yesterday the First Regiment of Royal East° lel In.:
dia Volunteers had a morning parade, and on ;
march back to their quarters in New-street,
were met by Mr. Alderman La WI twit I re, "411
the Officers and Privates severally took the oath
°
London Zhltng-
to,
aridßegi
expressedm etuohf
himself
allegiance. Nest
The F,arl of HARRINGTON reviewed the
The patriotic feelings of Mr:to"":11111
martial appearance arid high state of discipline'
•• as-
liftiialiognhiMy.opiliedaasyednear
c at
signing the full receipt of a night's 'perfetinan-c va,
his Theatre to the noble Subscription carrying
the
at Lloyd's Coffee-house, cannot but increpe
high opinion in which his charader is held ty
Public.A loyal effusion from his own pen on "
night, would of course add to the gratification of
audience en so interesting an occasion.
A Meeting of the Lieutenancy, Meriting, fin
of Aberdeenshire, was held at Aberdeen on tw,nd.
day se'nnighr, which was numerously attennetic
An Address to His MAJESTY, and several plitb,
Resolutions were unanimously agreed to. A, s:(0.,
scription was opened for the better defence 017" r
teCtion of that part of the coast.
orts,
The 48th Regiment, whose arrival at beee
mouth we mentioned a few days since, ha, Veiorivg
only two years in England for the 135' fifteen' ‘Nletfiv
which time the Regiment has served in the my
terranean and West Indies. lii the latter' p
1
CC in
suffered very considerably in Officers and IVie‘:o'stil
the year 1796. This Regiment, when COlrt
of Supplementary Militia, and then at Malta .ere
the surrender of which important place they
harnt
present), was was one of the first Regiments t „301
lunteered to extend their services, and ace
Sir RALPH ABERCRoMBY to Egypt•
iGort;
Lira
the Opinion of the Attorney and So
nerals has been requested upon the followieg 0."
" Whether a Parish ca,;, of eusbt, it be NI1 0 •
again, in which an individual, wboletctieen case
i
ted, has paid hia flee for polleesopolleesit
are to
it is exempted, how the DeptitY-Lieuteiiiiets. the
proceed in order to procure men list CoMPletillig
Militia, where the m iney arising by floes s
sufficient to purchase Substitutes ?"
rhAt under the
ANswtft.—" We are clearly of opinion, Fa 11,3.114
provisions of the Militia Laws, there must be Ires_, dn.,.
the Parish till its full rota is supplied ;. au! evvonthe 0:1"ot
could have been any doubt upon this questioni ch we w
,itrtiCtion of the 4id Geo. W. cap• 9*, ",i by P.-,
think there could, that doubt is entirely removal „0,
vision atilt 43d Ceo. 1 l . cap so, which lefii
ticiencies, however occasioned, to be supplied 1,)
•,Som
Mr. CHAPMAN's tender to the Ea e
st inio7o-5 bi„gb
pariy was tsi, 6'. pa month.
as 21. ISI.

PAT .7 lOTIC

TO THE COMMITTEE, dm

GENTLEMEN,

Ttioucti I have a large family, which Ilaitn4
froin ine the stciaesi economy, yet the interests of.
that family demand that I should strain everftierve
to ensure for them those means of subsistence,, which
depend on the independence and prosperity of 'this
Country. In the catalogue of Patriotic Institu..
tions, there is not a plan so well adapted to this
great ohjeft, as the Fund which you have esta-
blished. While it prompts the dower classes to
deeds of bravery and loyalty by the assurance that
they will be neither unnoticed nor unrewarded, it
is eminently calculated to prove to our Enemies the
extent of our resources, and the sincerity of our
zeal.

These considerations induce me to beg the favour
of you to accept, .for the Rev. Dr. VALPY, and
eleven children (five guineas each) 631. which the
bearer will pay.
I understand that a Female Subscription, of 21. 2s.
each is opened. If the.money is left with you, he
is commissioned by Mrs. VALPY to add her mite.
I have publicly proposed to the Inhabitants of
Reading a Subscription to your Fund. Their in.
clination is excellent, but 1 fear few will be able to
contribute, as their liberality has lately been amply
exerted in a Subscription for Cloathing Volunteers
;and other local objects, which ought to be con:
aideted as collateral with those of your institution.
That your patriotic exertions may be insti/-
11101 W ire rousing the energies of the head, and the
sensibilities of the heart, of our Countrymen
of every description, in the noblest cause in which
they can be engaged, is the ardent wish of,
Gentlemen,
Your faithful and obliged servant,
R. VALPY.

Readiug., Aug. /5, 1803.

TO THE COMMItTEE, &c.

GENTLEMEN)
Imitate the House of CoritmOns, and make an
avowal to the Public, that after the Subscription is. Closed, an Alphabetical. List of the Names shall be
published in an cativo volume,. and 'every name, 'if
but for siapealci, and you will have such a b.
scription as the world never yet Witnessed.su A
book.as large as a Diredory would be sullicient to
contain all the names, and every man would put
one in his library, so that the book itself would be
'Ore to sell and pay its way; it„would,, in course,
be prefaced with the Declaration, &c.
13th August, 1803. A LOYALIST.

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The Dem& of Yoßx has postponed his Review of
the Brigade of Gua►ds, and the Yeomanry Corps in
the Eastern DistriEt, until the beginning of next
week.

Strong detachments of the 42d and 92d Highland
Regiments, are marched from Colchester to Scot..
land, in order to receive the Levies of the Army of
Reserve its that Country, which are to form' second
battalions to each of those gallant Coos.
Near tOOO men, froM the Guards; and Lancashire.
~lttasate now employed in throwing up redoubts,.
mid other strung works, on GallCy Wood Common,
near,Clielmsford•
Flee Beacons for night signals, and flag staffs on
'the, several church steeples for those by day, are now
erected throughout Essex, so that an iminediate'an.:
sainciation of the' approach of the Enemy may he in.
atantly conveyed from the Coast to the interior of
the Country,
1r is expelled that the mouth of the Thames will
be defended by 'some additional Bleck-ships : a
nightly watch is established, to prevent any Foreign
Vessel passing the Note until day-break.
A Military Hospital is to be immediately errtfled
two fields adjoining the river, at Great Dun_.
fines, Essex. The ground is parted 'off, and 400
beds have already been hem clown.
A numerous,Meeting of the Magistrates and prin.
eipal Inhabitants of Dengey Hundred E was held' At Malden bn F , in
riday, in order to r saes,
aise a
large effeetive Corps of Volunteers. for the defence
of that part of the 'coast ; when the proposal of W.
lIILLARY, Esq. of Danbury-place to, raise and
command such Corps, was unanimottsly approved
of, and very liberal subscription entered into for
prornOting so laudabli a service.
Five Volunteer Corps are now raising and nearly
completed at Bury, under the command of Jam/
Bitty/Ayr eI.D. Esq. late Secretary to Lord WHlT-
woavis at Paris.
The force expeeled to be raised at Biriningham,'
is
°ll)in above 12,000 men ; and the subscriptions for
clg• Acc. already amount toabout 50001.
We hear that Sir THOMASBitottOttToN 1148 Off.ClCd
• Company of zoo. Men, Serjeants C p rals
and+ Offices, to gitr ve •w i thou' i pay,. and freeor-
oof
expellee, except Arms.
A most respeCtable number of the 4 vcoma.n d
ry and
,Tenantry. in th,e neighbourhood of Woburn, assets).
bled on Sunday at fi o' clock in th a
in Woburn Park, to ve
sieffy to his Gracee' thefternoon, Duke of
Bedford, that they wished to serve under his cum.
mand as Cavalry. They were all well n o toted
upon their own horses, and made a most resvc:ta'bla
4PPearanee. The Duke desired them to form a cir.
ele round him, and he addressed them in a short arid
powerful speech to the following etre6l :
" Gentlemen, in this momentous crisis, I think
it my duty to state to you that we are all of us tinder
the necessity of exerting ourselves, to the uimast, to
reed the',.prObable attempts of a dating and must am.
It hiticius foe, who threatens a descent upon our coasts.
success shotila attend his arms, there would he an
end of our Constiintion, out Lihcics, d our
Laws. It is incumbent upon us all toti do ouran utmost
todefend our King, to proteCt our Liberties, and
secure out Religion. In such a cause it gi ves.me
the utmost saiisfattion to rand you assettilded in suds
titimberg, with so much zeal and alacrity, to offer
Your voluntary services. I shall immediately
re.
Tort it, to the Lord Lieutenant of the County, and
if I receive His Majesty's approbation of your ger.-
vices,'l shall.be happy to call
you together again
;
Y leYad you to whetevet our service To s ybe re.