The Sun.
London, England, 1803-10-24 00:00:00

LOYAL NO kTil BRITONS.

ON Saturday morning.thiS Volunteer Corps was ,
Volunteer,
Corps by the Earl of HARRI NGTON. The Corps
Inet cat the 'Field, Winckworth's Buildings, City
I
"°"(1, at seven o'clock, and .his Lordship appeared,
00 the ground at half past eight, accompanied by':
13,1tt
his Aidb_de-Camp and several other Officers ; when.
the alion saluted by presenting arms,: their
Walked along the front and rear of the whole
litre, after WhiCh he took his station, while the..Bat.':
talion niarebegt round the field by Companies, .in
ordinary and quick time,_ and advanced and retired
in line. 'Die Edit of IiARRINGTON then rode up
to Lord REAY, the Lieutenant-Colonel of the Batia..
"inn, and in a short address, eXpressed his unqualifi'ed
approbation of the soldier.like appearance of this
Association of Scotchmen., Lord REAY had, at a
general muster of the Corps, on the preceding day,
invited all the 'Members
of it to breakfast with
him on Satin-day morning at the •London Ta.
'vent. After returning a suitable answer to the'
complimentary speech ,of Lord'l-LkaaI,tGPON, his
Lordship invited the General and all the Officers
attending to honour the Corps with their
presence on that occasion. His Lordship polite-
1Y accepted the invitation, eNpressing, at the
tame time, the necessity of his retiring at an
early hour 'for the, purpose of ,inspeCting another
Volunteer Corps. In ortief to' accommodate the
General in that particular, Lord REAY left 'the
Before the Battalion, and accompanied him
'"(1 his attendants to. the London Tavern, •Where
eleg'lnt breakfast was prepared for, them.—
ejkl,t 1141' Past nine o'clock,
the marched of
field, accompanied by the hag-pipes, their
In}cie"t. Scotish music ; the novelty of which at_
traded the notice of the surrounding crowd. They,
Ihrtneci in lint in Bishopsgate.street, opposite to
tht! London Tavern, where they remained till Lord
:corm,/ and Suite had taken their refreshment;
:Ind on his taking his departute,.they again saluted
with presented arms. The whole Association then
entered, in the most regular order, taking their arms
With them, into the London Tavern, where various
extensive tables, covered with the utmost profusion,
were prepared for their entertainment.
After the repast was concluded Lard REAY rose,
4". intimate4i to the Corps the very high degree 'of
s_4_t'sfattinn which the' Earl Of HARRINGTON had
r.clressid On the state of their military discipline.
.tie mentioned, that
Particularly 'to remark the
'the General had been pleased
excellence of their'
. marching in line, and of their wheelings, which, he
. said, .were two of the most important
.military
JutiOns ; and that in these
venparticulars they equalled
,e_ the Goards, and others of-the best disciplined
-I(oegular Regiments. He also expressed his hopes,
next time he should have the pleasure of
b e Ile'un'g them in the field, their number would
Pr°Portionably great, as they were choice Troops,'
:.41 "'"id, he was sure, in the day of danger,
evinc
of e themselves tb be the worthy representatives
their countrymen at home. This flattering corn-
Pittnent was received by the whole Corps with re-
' Dea ted cheers ana acclamations, They were in.
aOmed, that it was His MA, asTy's pleasure that
Ilse Corps should be reviewed, along with the se.
vend other Corps of the metropOlis, belonging the Western Distrid, in Hyde Park, on Friday
•rtext, the 28th insr. at ten o'clock in the forenoori.•

It;A:P. OF CUAIBERLA SHARP SHOOTERS,

'l/4-OhI3IANDED by Capt. BARBER, were•
on S,,itur.
day juspeded in the Toxopholite Groitnd, behind
Cower.street. At eleven o'clock, Lord 1-litit St 1 $G •
7('11, Lord PETERSHAM, Gen. BURR R
and Colo-
cie"; ittrmitisot4 and LESLIES
,arrived, when the
(110 began its evolutions, orders were then giVen
march and cover a supposed battalion, which
they did at fifty paces; then extended about three
Fat cs, . and the rear rank advanced six paces and
fired, the front did the same, and Continued to do so
until the bugle horn sounded to cease firing
they then covered files, the bugle sounded to civic,
gnd then sounded a retreat; the two Sub.divisitit
immediately ran to the rear of the supposed battalion,
and rormed a line. Orders were then given td March
and to form chain, which was done in the following
older; The 4t h Sedion remained behind as a Reserve,
the test advanced fifty paces, and extended in di.
'"ilions of two files each, With the intervals of ten
Paces between them—Upon the signal being sound.
ed by the Bugle, the front rank man on the right
illed out three paces anti fired, his' rear rank man
litePPed up in his plaCe, anti when the front rank man
IViSkrzed, his rear rank man stepped fOrwarti, fired,
1-Ind 'returned (0e left fite-did the'surte.
Adtcr which the whole pradiscd

the fourth sellion remained statimiars- t the frst,
second, and third sections advanced about fifty
paces in front of the Standard, when the second and
third selions halted,- and the fourth. seClion ad,
vanced ten paces farther ; the whole then advanced
tern paces, and laid themselves bn the ground • the
Bugle in a short time after sounded for them to' fire,
Which they continued t? do for a considerable time,
while lying in this position :—the Bugle then
sounded an alarm, and a ,retreat took place—the
whole immediately ran to the rear of the supposed
Battalion after which they marched into the same
position in whiph they received Lord HARR 1 NG.
TON, , which concluded the Review. -
Capt. BARB ER then waited_ upon his TArdshipt
and the first inquiry his Lordship made was iloW
long the Corps had been formed, the Colonel in.
formed him only about two months, 'Many had only
joined it between 3 and 4 weeks, and .numbers had
not been able to pradise the rifle,tßieces,,,blit a
short time on account of the difficulty of procuring
them; his Lordship complimented them very highly,
and said he could not have believed it if he had
not seen it, that they could have-attained such a
degree of correelness.
After the review, the Corps dined together at
_the Shakspeare Tavern, Covent.garclen. Lord
.HARR I NGTO N, and the Officers who attended him at
the review, were invited, and remained during the
greater part of the evening. About 'eleven o'clock
the Bugle sounded a. retreat, -when the Members of
the Corps immediately separated. INC LEDO Nt who
ixlongs,yo the Association, attended, and song,se_
veral favourite military airs.

The Half.pay, due in June last, to the Reduced
Officers of the Marine Corps, has nut yet been is.
"sued from the Treasury.
The effeaive force of Plymouth Garrison amounts
at ptesent to 13,759'men; besides a 'body of 1500
Seanien and Marines, that could always be procured
at an hnuOs notice.
On 'Tuesday last, a Shatn.fighiand fteyiew took
.
place on Bromerton Common. Early in the, morn.
tag the ~4 ' :rtillery the •Liddon, 81,44-13, and Nor.
wich Troops of Cavalry, the Shropshire Militia,
Colonel PATT,RSONS Volunteers, anti zoo of Colo.
nel HARVEY'S, assembled at their several °places
of rendezvous, .and proceeded to.the Heath. The
plan of the engagement, and the parties ot. English
and French being arranged, the attack was com.•
menced by the English with great vigour. In the
different manceuvres, great skill and judgment was
displayed on both sides, particularly in frit', re.
(ruts and attacks, and hush-fighting. General
MILNER, the Reviewing General, bestowed great
praises on the different Troops, fur their steady,
soldier,like behaviour.

On Wednesday the Turestead and Flapping Ca.
valry met at Wroxharn; when. Captain LATOIC,
after reading the ord Lieutenant's letter, addressed
the Troop, and they 'to a man agreed to the pro-
position, The Laddon and Blofiehl Troop cheer.
fully complied with The wishes of Government.
Saturday the Sheppy Yeomanry Cavalry, and the.
Sheerness Volunteer Infantry, were inspected by
Colonel TW tsbutv, Inipeciing Field Officer of the
District : with the former he expressed hjmself
much pleased, but the latter not having as yet re-
ceived their clo4thing or 'appointments, did not ap.
pear to the same advantage. From the indefati.
gable attention of their Commanding Officer, Mr.
j►tstice NTII M, as well as every intli.V idUll of
the Corps, we have no doubt but they will be en.
titled to our warm eulogitim on their next in.
speWon.
'The Royal North Lincolnshire Militia, passed
throUgh Cambridge last. week, on their route from
Yaxley Barracks for IpswicK having been relieved
Yaxley by the 3oth Regiment, commanded by
General MANN RS, to which the Army of'Reserve
for Cambridgeshire is attached.

Six thousand stand •of arms, for the use of the
Volunteer Corps, are arrived at York.
• , A large quantity of medicine chests, instruments,
bedding, &c. have arrived at Bury, for the use of
the Military HOspital established there.
It has been in contemplation for Wine 'cline pares
.to form a Corps consisting' of all the' Clerks and
persons employed in the Excise OfEce, likewise all
the Officers employed in London, and within .these
last three weeks permission has been obtained Irvin
ale LORD MAYOR, it being necessary to obtain
his Lordship's permission before. any Corps can be
formed in the City, which Corps has been sane.
tinned by. HISMAJESTY. Last Monday the Com-
missioners had a meeting to ma)ce the necessary
arrangements, and last Thursday was the day fixed
on for the first.drill, which took place in the large
yard belonging to the Excise Office, between the
.hours of seven and nine, and• the drills are to be
,kept up a.t that time every morning, and in the
afternoon between the hours of three and five. Lord
OEORGE SEYMOUIti one 'of.. the Commissioners, is
appoto R
ted the Colonel, .and Mr. EDWADS, the
Adjutant ; the test of the. Officers. are noe Yet
chosen. The adoption of this plan beinviehyed
to this late period, ("ill be attended with, very great
inconvenience to numbers of in:I; v iduals who live at
.a great distance from the Excise, Office, and tnost
of whom already belong to Corps in the neigh.
botirhood where they reside, but have been obliged
to ..nd in their resignations. to those Corps ; many.
'of them were.; Captains, ..ind mILLt now become
Privates..

It has been found by the experiment tpade with
the Signals on the Coast of Yorkstikte.
munications can be made from thence, to, the: dis.
tancefof so miles inland ,tv it quarter of an hOur.
A legal process has, we undersFalAi been insti-
tuted in. America, ,against I 1:A.014U BONAp RTE.,
for ate recovery of a curricle and pair, which lie
most unjustifiably seized fr-om'a Ines:lt:tot, former_
ly belonging to St. DOmi'ngo. , The merchant late.,
ly died at Philadelvhid, aria 'his executors are,the
Prosecutors..
About Iso colliers have &'i-;icred.in the River ditr.
ing the last week, And •!,evrai others ;ire On their
passage. ." The market, in eonscquence,.experieneed
a slight depression ;—the best coals •sold rapidly';
btit,inferior sorts arc Very, hep vyt
At South Shield, la3t we...ek, a publican was' fined
for "reedring. the site -arnis• of. a
soldiers