The Sun.
London, England, 1803-07-06 00:00:00

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Passed by the Anwrican Ship jtiliana, Captain
JANtes Baows, from New-York bound to London.
Mr. JOIIN MAUNA, Mr. , JOHN GRAHAM, and
CHAaLeS BAYLEY, came Passengers in her,
and landed at this Port.

Sailed the Authmq Sloop, of War to the Eastward.

POR.TiMOUTHi JULY g.—Sailed this morning
from St. Helen's, His Majesty's Ship Blanche, with
all the outward-bound Ships for the West Indies un.
der her convoy..

'Arrived this morning, His Majesty's hired Cut.
ter Aihion, with the Mireurius Gallica, under Lu-
beeColours, and San !oat Beaumon; under Prussian
Colottrs,•both from Bourdeaux, said to be bound to
S. Petersbuigh, which she detained a few" days

ince.

:t MOUTH', Jl.l LT, 5.—A rri vett a Dutch Schuyt,
sent in by the North ':ca Fftet ; and De Leda, EF.R.
vria. IkuvEcKAR, from St. Petersburg, bound to
Gluckstint, with iron and deals, &c. sent in by His
Mijesq's Jidda.
• Remain in the. Rouls, the Zebra, Moyrkly,.,and
Bold Gun-brigs.

Yesterday. morning,. soon after breakfast, His
MAJESTY, the DUKE of CAMER I DCA, PR INC ISS
SOT H 1 A and Am! t: I 'A, attended. by General GARTH,
Major DESBEOW, and LadylsAaßLLA
took an airing on horseback, in. Windsor Greatillark,
HER MAJESTY, the PRINCESSES AUGUSTA anti
ELIZABETH, attended by the Marchioness of BATH
and daughter, and Countess AYLESBURY, took an
airing. to Frogmore.
fits MAJEI.Ty came yesterday from Windsor to
Kew, but returns to Wi,idsor on Friday, when The
Road to Rule and The Farmer are to" be performed
at that place by command. EL LISTON is to play
Harry Dorxioe, and Mrs. MATTOCKS ;he amoroui
Wieloqu in the Play, and the latter is to strengthen
the Farce .with;her Betty Blaeiber7.
On Monday the Corporation of Windsor voted a
Loyal Address to Hts MAJESTY, which they would
have done sooner, but they expetted a requisition
to call .a meeting of the inhabitants, in which they
were disappointed.
A butch Flag' of Truce arrived at the Noreon
Sundays for the purpose of conveying to Holland'
the Lady and Family of the late Batavran Ambassa-
dor. The vessel has been °Meted to be Detained
for the remit.
The Village of Catlett:ere, in Oberland, has
been entirely sedUced to ashes, by a fire,

dOeivl7 )? KENT. -

bEFEN.CE OF THE cbtlwray.

SATI.T.Y.DAY 1;456 in consequence' of a summons
from'the Lord Lieutenant, a Meeting of the De.
poty-Lientenantsaud Magistrates of the
,CountY•of
Kent, and' the City ()I-Canterbury, was held at the,
G.orge Inn, Sittingborne, hi order to carry" oto
execution a plan for establllhing a System of Coin.
munication throughout the County; and for rerrder-,
ing the body of the people initrtunental to the Ge-
neral Defence, in case of Invasion.

The Meeting was very numerously attended,
there being, present the principal Noblemen,
.and a
large-proportion of the Magistracy and Gentlemen.
of the COunty ; alai General Sir DAVID DUNDASJ
K. B. the Cinnmander in Chief •of the Southern
District, with the prineip'al Officers of his Staff, and.
the Commissary General of the Distrid ; when His
Majesty's Warrant appointing the Meeting being
read,the Lord Lieutenant, after expressing his thanks
for so large an attendance, subtnitted the following
Plans for their approbation,which, except With mired
to the corps of Guides,. were severally *fidOpted.
The Plan for a System of Communication, proposed'`
to fsrm the COunty inn font. DiVisions, each to be
placed under the charge of a Deputy Lieutenant, who
is to be denomina:ed,Lieutenant of a Division, sub.
Jett to His Majesty's approbation. Earl CAMDEN
was appointed tor.the Lath of Sutton at-Hon. The
Earl. ot DAU.N.LEY for the Lath of Aylesford.—
Lnd SoNocs for the Lath of Seray, and. Sir ED-
WARD KNATCRIVIA; Barr. for- the La.ths of St.
Augustine and S!'ipway. Each Hundred to be in
like manner placed under tt..e charge ()la c.
tent person gpossible, a Magistrate),.who is to l e
tienorninate4 InsPelior of the Hundred, and each
Parish to h.; placed in charge of such resident G;m.
tleman, Clergyman, or principal nrr, who Will
etiglge to superintend the sariv, and to he dew),
urinated Superintendants of Parishes,- who . are also
empowered to seled Agews to aisist thein as the
extent of the Parish may require ; all' Orders to be
conveyed through the Lii.i.nenort's of Di viions to.
the Inspectors of Hurrlreds, and thiplsll them to
Superintendants of Parishes. •
Returns to builnade agreeable to Forms which will
be delivered for that purpose. The Proposals for
rendering the body of the People instrumental to the
General Defence, are corn,rehend:d under eight dif.
terent Heads, and commence with just and 11( rtinent.
,observations on the recant: to be adopted if on Enemy.
should land ; laling.down as a first principle, an in.
deinnifis:ation.foi all loss that may be sustainedrpro.'
vided the Proprietors have come 'forward .7;-.1
wed into such arrangements as are proposed to
preserve it ; and also that no ion will
. be allowed to any Fiction who isrof an age and. in
.a
state of health to aid the Public ervict:,' in 4 whose..
name does.not appear to have been enrolled fur: that
purpose. -

, .
• The first Head comprises, the dr;ving the Coulttry
yut;thin fifteen Miles of the Coast,` and proposes•tita!
proper places of atsemblOtg should fixgd, :On by
each Parish, from; whence they , 51t,...u1d follow such
routes into the interior of the-cOtintry to a general'
depict, which will be pointed out, usicing especial
care to move by such roads as will be least liable
to interfere with* the operations of the Army:---
Returns to be made of the present number of live
and dead stock, in Order that an indemnification may.
be estimated fur such as cannot be removed ; and, off
that number mast constantly vary, the returns to be
repeated as often as the Lord Lieutenant may judge
necessary—ln the detail of removal, it is direded
that horses being more •serviceable to the enemy
than cattle, that in itself more mateLial than sheep,
or other live stock, each of these-services shall be
carried into effed• without waiting fin the 'other, in
the fuiloWing order t—rst, horses and waggons, con.
veying persons unable 'to remove themselves—ad,
cattle3d, sheep, and all other "live
gent and adive persons to be set apart to superin.-
tend this measure, and the Magistrates to deter.
mine the, number necessary. to carry the Jame into
execution.

id Head, bear;n: Arms, ma engaglng to assemble,
cluben an Enemy bar lauded—z.unticr .this head it is
proposed to every individual voluntarily to • agree
in a t in a desultory warfare in aid of the Regular.
Force, and that when an invasion has aassaltY taken
place, 'they should cias thernselyes into .bodies, of
flotri 25 to 3.5' men, to -wird one.fram among them,,
selves as Lieutenant or Leader, to be recommended
by' the Lord-Licurenant, and approved by. the King•
—to receive ray, Officers and. Privates, if.mounted,
as the Yeomanry ; if On :foot, as Volunteer lain.'
try.

3.1 Head, Pivistri.under this head it is recom.
mended td. the unarmed Iphabitants, to form them--
selves into Companies of not le.s than 25, or more
than 75 men, to come proyitled, if possible, with
pick-axes, spades or shovels, bill honks, and kiting
axes ; each. as men to have a Leader, anti every
Company of so men a Captain in addition ; to be
seletted by the Lord Lieutenant.—When employed,.
to be paid according to
,the price of labour in-the
Country for the time being—Leaders of 25 wen 39;
per Jay—Captains of so or upwards ss. perday.
4th Head, Guides—a Corps of Glides 0:1 hor;e-
back, to be officered anti paid as. Ytturn.tor) —arms
to be provided by Government.

.
sth Fifall, Iltwors—untier this head, such of
the Nktbility, Gentry, and Yeomanry a the County
as may approve of the measure, are requested to sub,-.
scribe to-a paper, expressing opposite to their names
the number of Waggons and Carts, provided with
tilts, and the number ofhorses, drivers and condu(tors,
which they propose to furnish respeetively—Every
detachment of ten waggons or carts to be under time
superintendanee of a Concluaor. The Commissary-
General is to pay fnr the hire of each waggon or,
cart with the horses and drivers belonging thereto,
at sueh rate per slay its may be adjudged by the De.
rut), Lieutenants and IVLlgistratesi waggons and
carts belonging to, places near the sea,cuast, and
pArticulatty such as guy be threatenid by' the
Enemy, shall not he caflcd on, under this engage.
ment, except in case of absolute necessity, but thq
shall be left at the disposal of the Owners .for the
removal of their families and effeas, with the option.
afterwArds'of emOuyascut in the Pt bis iviac..

' Galt Head, illiii;rt--Porm.
scribed by iti3iler-4, cni;aging to kitliVrt WC.II
ti CS, of ttacly !nide flour, As they )11)1C.i.
in "land, over:old above the %yams tit their eTit(irri:
ers;'and atso to prepare gill Vet" tiitcit (111-Anti.:
ties of
_SlVeet an
ti clean flour, made of gn:yi NuAl4il
wheats, wlicuever so required, upon the- tt!rir) aii
conditions, which play itereaf!or be certifted to be
just. and reasonatie, by the rici,uty Lieuteriatiti anti
Alagistl.ateiapp,ioted for tharottpo:ig:
Head, Bakers--Forth of a paper to. be
scribed, engaging to bake and deliver bread on the
same .terms and conditions as under the 6th head:

•
Oth Elead, Barges—Form of. a -paver to he miti;
scribed by the Proprietors. mid Miters r)f- Bargii
and Boars, e:ngaging to aid the Nbtic Serilicv %it:lth
the use of th sansei for the convey'ditce of ttoopd
and Stores; on the mute terms and. •CuticlitiOnt aas
.dove described.