The Sun.
London, England, 1803-08-10 00:00:00

VOLUNTEER CORPS.

THE following are Extracts of two Circular Let-
ters sent to the Duke of RICHMOND, and all other
Lords-Lieutenant, of Counties, explanatory of" the
General Defence Bill."

MY Loan, Downingtstreet, 7:4, 30, IN.
I N adverting to the 29th Clause of the Act, your Lordship
will observe that, in order to prevent the delay which must
necessarily arise, if the training and exercise in the respective
counties should be protraded until the several returns of the
difiltrent classes required by the Adt shall have been com•
pleted, provision has been made by Parliament, that a certain
proportion be trained in the first instance; and have it in
command from His MAJESTY to shred, that the proportion
should not be less than aix times the amount of the Militia
ordered to be raised under the 42d of the King, exclusive of
the Supplementary quota.
The Officer in the command of the Dist rid, will he dire Bed
to furnish your Lordship with a Plan of Instructions for
Drill and Exercise, which will be recommended for general
adoption.
With a view to the further progress of this important mea-
sure, it is the decided opinion of His Majesty's Confidential
Servants, that in all places where Volunteer Corps can be
formed, upon stich conditions as H z s MAjesrysh;:ll approve,
it would be desirable that every encouragement should be
given for that purpose ; such an arrangement being calculated
to concentrate the force, to promote the convenience of the
Public, and to render it unnecessary to have recourse to the
compulsory Clauses of the A.
It can scarcely be necessary for me to point out to your.
Lordship the difficulty of issuing arms from His Majesty's
.
Stores for the extensive training and exercise required under
taus Ad, without material injury to the other essential
branches of the Military Service; I must, therefige, earnest-
ly recommend to your Lordship to resort to the Teal and
public spirit of the inhabitants of the County under yolr
charge, for the purpose of procuring a return of the antis in
their possession, in order that, with their consent, they, inahl,
your Lordship would take measures fur distributing
for a tune be applied to the service of the Country, an" t.'"*"
itt
the manner that may appear to you most conducive of the eb'
jest in view ; twenty-bye firelocks being considered sufficient
fur the purpose of drilling one hundred men. This informa-
tion will materially assist Government in forming the ;leas;
sary arrangements with a view to such a further supplY
Arms as circumstances may require.
have the Honour to be, arc.
HOBART.

(CIRCULAR).
My Loan, Limning-street, Avg. 3, 043'
In my letter of the 3oth ult. I signified to your Graee,tl!
opinion of His Majesty's Oontidential Servants, that it would,
be inexpedient to establish a Volunteer Fume to the eXt„et,s)n
proposed under the Ad of the 43d of the King, cap. gb• Ur
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the allowances specified- in the printed regulations; ankt
though in many instances the persons foriMng new coftts
have !militated their intention ot putting the Government to
no expenee, it could not be expected, however liberal and
public-spirited the disposition ot individuals may be, that
such an arrangement would become general.
I ain therefore, is obedience to Ilts MA t Es -r v'S Commands,
to acquaint your Grace, that Volunteer Corps of infantry,
to be established in contorinity to the provisions of the be-
.fore-recitud At, will be at libcrty to draw the following al-
lowances Twenty shillinga per man fur clothing once in
every three years, and one shilling per day fur twenty daY4
exercise within the year ; provided such allowance be not
drawn fur any exercise on a Sunday, nor for any .man exer-
cising on a wt..ek-day, who shall not also have been trained oil
the preceding Sunday, unless prevented by illness,
other cause as shall be deemed satisfactory by the Command- •
ing Officer of the Corps, and certified accordingly.
In addition to these allowances your Grace will observl%;
that every person belonging tu the respective Corps raise,
under the said Act, %%ill be entitled, it called out into aettl:,4_
service, to the several sums spot:Me/1 in the sgth and 60111
cfauses thereof..
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The necessity of the earliest attention being given. t°
trainingiauu re:isixlutiet:rvect:ohts
taielots ini sst
t:svet oetilyt
tgi
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L‘vi eil
itrl Itcych
(eitr.te It, that I ant persti
your Grace's instructions for that purpose will have t're,„
s tar
h
try and
he
conjundure, to local circumstances, alauttinntr4yteledotnutc‘y.titiulLt:lts.e,axilu:err:soci:riUrberti'lc-111111.1
am Wither to acquaint your Grace, that no allowal,
will be made fur cloning and appointments to any 11°"°",i
iv, may, from this time, enter into the Yeomanry COL"):
but as to the liSt clause of the Aa It ht
person who snail repair on 1 piuperly
larmed, and accoutred, at his own expence, may serve in attl
Regiment Li' Corps or CavAry, and snail nut be ‘unipeilect
serve in any Regiment or Corps ot I ittaility, 1 am to signiff
His Majesty's pleasure, that the Corps of Yeomanry al Nadi
established should he permitted to receive liidividinds )41
mounted, armed, anti accoutred into their sevcial Cut ps, or
that separate Corps ot Yeomanry nay be funned to the l'e'•
suns so wiliing to wave, provided that nu additional charter
under the head of Contingencies, is brougiit upon Gov
ment beyond that which is authorized by the extititig ieg,u;
lotion:. 1 have the Honour to be, Dec.

E, with a
hisTLhoer,Eisilpo.sf
rCannkaL]isitti
the state of the times, has otfJed to raise a Cern'
pany of Rifletneo on his estates in Yorkshire, at liis
characlrr, and
own expenee. It should be remembered to the
iheiosntmowurar. thisvtoisr patrioticomsedodf
similar
siNobleman,t.asqr during spirit becoming
y
triutic and hospitable character is well-known, I
proposed to raise a carps of two thousand men, tile
expence of their regimental dress to be not Olt):
than three guineas. This corps is to be dis ingutsne\
by the name of The Loyal Britons, and they `4",
i
deserve that title if they imitate the charatlef °
the Gentleman who brings them forward.
Lord PETRE has made an offer to Government t°
raise in Essex two Squadrons of Cavalry, and 101
Companies of Infantry for the protettion of 111
State. Sucit an offer chews a sense of public Jurry
and a liberality of disposition chat must endear lII°
Lordship's charader to all ranki of the communitY'
A meeting of the Coachtnasteri, Mr. IRONNI011;
GE R, in the Chair, was yesterday held at the Goltie,
Cross, to augment the list of carriages and hone
subscribed by these public.spirited individuals, to
the conveyance of Troops and Artillery in cal 6
Invasion. About two thousand horses, and netnv
'a
half as many carriages, the chief Coachmasterl °lO
Farmers about L'intlati have pledged themselve,' e
produce at a few hours notice. By these,. ten m
sand men could by conveyed from' London to any
part of the coast in a night.
1 Several pamotic•offers have been made at
burgh by Coachtuasters and others, of Horses ot
Carriages, for Lisa conveyance of Troops in the eve
of invasion.
Mr. JAMES FUSPLL, of 'the Mells Iron 130`'roY;
near Frome, hat offered to prepare (gratis) I,lth
pikes, and afterwards to supply Government 14,4 r.
2,000 weekly, AS long as they may be wanted. 'hoe
J. 1). Minot. ittort, of Frome, carrier, (All"
o O"
waggons arid 40 horses; and Mr. EowAtt- flow
PORT, carrier, has made a similar offa-- ics of
troops of volunteer Cavalry, and two comP"ne.
Infantry, are now forming in the town of Frcin_ 0/1
Caldet Navigation On Monday last, the Undertakers oldie Ai.r7.: to
I Mut'
place all their boats at the disposal of Lor` /0
GRAVE, the Commanding Officer of the Distrlc't
whom their offer has since been made known' oh,
Two Companies of Volunteers, of So inen cant-
ate
,m
igation resOlved, in case of invasion'
already raised in the toqn of Forrch ,and
clothe themelyes,
pany of Riflemen, to serve without psi'_o ote
few days., has also turn offered witht

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SIR,

bnt ON', 72 Echitivt.

TO THE EDITOR.

London; Aututt g

HAv tNo commanded the Regimen" of DILLON
or the last seven years of the War, and left them
mly since the Expedition in Egypt ; and as during
:hat time the men gave me ample satisfaaion in
)(tint of dt,cipline, re.yea, and obedience to their
Dfficer4, I consider myself hound in honour to come
forward, and by every means in my power do
owq the had opinion that must have been formed by.
the public, in e( nscquence of the calumnious reports
inserted in the Papers of. ye.sterday. I therefore re.
quest you will insert the following corred statement
rtlative to thatßegiment. The private men are chit fly
Hungarians, and other Austri in subjefte. In the
year 179 c, being Prisoners of War to the French,
they o i sold by them. to the Spaniards, to be
sent to it.eir Mines in America, but very fbrtunately
they 4% cee retaken by our men of war, and pri.
vareers, hrinight to. Corsica, where, having their
dike to he set at liberty, or enter our service,
seven of them enlisted in DILLON'S Regiment, to.
serve during the war only ; and others went on
hoard the Al.! rent men of war in. Lord. Sr.
VINCt NT'i fit•rt. 'Their remaining so long in
E vin has prevented their being disbanded at the
fixed period ;. and the Regiment has, for that pur-
pose, been ordered to Gibraltar, the only place we
have on the, Continent where this could be done.
.The tre n were each .tw r.ceive- a certain. sum of
rminey to pay their expenses hot-11c. ;. bUt fresh orders
tvere given since the breaking out of the War, :to
off7,:r a con, iderable bounty to those of the• men that
those to re.enliht for seven yesits longer, A Letter
from the Paymaster, dated the 26th of June, says,
a great many
,enlisted the first day , and Lean only
pre.ninie that this invidious report has
those men returning to their own C arisen from
Country, that did
not chuse to re.enlisr. •
With regard to the behaviour of those men during
the War, and particularly the CaMpaign in Egi pc, I
shall re er to Sir RALPH ABERCkOMBy'N General
Orders, after the As of
ionsthe 13th and 2ISI of
Marc!, ; when on the 14.111 he desired General CAA.
bock to assure the Officers and men of the 90111
Regitrionr, that their meritorious condiA has
commanded his admiration • that to the 492 d R
meat, and the Regiment oCDILLON, an equal share
raise is due ; and where it has been so well
earned, the Cominander in Chief has the greatest
Pleasure in bestowing it."
As to the Aiitin of the 21st, I am sure the Offi-
cers and men of the 28(11 and 4.2.1 Regimennts wtil
do every justice to those of DILLoN's Regiment.
In the General Orders the Commander in Chief
says, 6.. rhe support given to the Reserve by
Iltral STU skT, and the sth Brigade (of which Me-
LON'S Regoneot had toe centre),• was as gallant
as it was and has entirely confirmed the
fortunate issue of that brilliant day." I must add
to this, that during seven years the men have been
under my immediate command, not one' has been
found guilty of insubordination. I therefore' posi.
tively declare and certify, that all the time they
have been in His Majesty's service, their Condod
has been such as to obtain not only the approbaeion,
bur also the thanks, of the Officers under whose
Command they have been placed. F. DILLON,
, Late Lieut.. Colonel commanding Dillon's Regiment
in the Mediterunean.

Lord Dowrqs has arrived at Hull, to take the Coen.
mud of the Second West York. Militia, of. which
be is,. Colonel. Lord LOWTHFR, Colonel of the
- Cumherland'Militia, likewise arrival 'there a few
clays ago, to join his Regimen:, and the Later have
111 A-cited from thence to Beverley.
The whole of the Coast and Vale of Glamorgan
is already in arms. - There are no less than sixteen
companies of Volunteer Infantry, and four troops of
!Cavalry, whose offers of service have been accepted
)y Government, 'independent of other associations
i Yet firming ; and .the whole, are expeCted very
bliortly to assemble a; SWansea. .
The Dunbar Volunteers, commanded by Major
IVltnnLE:st. As Ornounting to 320), have cheerfully
Come I,rward and pffered to serve in any part of
Great Britain His Majesty, may be pleased to order
them, either in case of appearance-of invasion, or
internal Ois(urbance.
t
On the 2.1 inst. ,the Strad) Enrick Gentlemen and
Yeomanry; commanded by Capt.Spiers of Pulcru jell,
unanimously volunteered to extend their serviees,
in the event of invasion, or of the appearance of the
. Eeerny upon the coast; to:any part of Great' Britain.
.7,,,A Meeting of the Inhabitants in the Estate of
""ti).rnesk, rehtive to the present situation of the
' 9Ll"tr3', ,Was held on the 2.3 th ult. when upwards
tattoo mem immediately inrolled themselves to be
ed to the use of arms ; I zo. Carts were also in.
scantly 5.11,,,,rib. i c beat' . • ---• ~ tor, whir ..OrSCS and Drivers, to
the (ail anti service Of GJvernment. ,
Ma'
to (heinDr-eGencral AlotqF Y has published an Address
HMSO to the Pitii,ZueLrise,utenants and Magistrates, and
&c. of the County of Norfolk.
eiilysr that to his knowledge a Plan of Yarmouth
~''''' all the environs, was sent to France by Mons.
OE MONVILLE, who was seven or eight years here :
his description 'of Yarmouth procured hint a !real
from Hattiburgh, where he was when he sent it;
and he not only recovered, after the absence of eight
•
• tlr "inlbe years; all his property, but was made a
he s
Mciler of the Institute, &c. &c. This Emigre aw at Path, and there he -did not deny but he
!obtained his recal croon the report and description he
tad given to the French Government of our liar-
rurss &c. The General's recommendation to the
',timers, &C. is to put their fowling pieces in or.
der to run halls, to lay in a stock of powder, and
. t() Pradise daily firing at marks, and to hold them.
'elves in. readiness to meet the foe.
Lad.r ELLE.Noottouritr, we are sorry ,to hear,.
has betm thought to be in -danger since her late ,
ha",che.vrent. The.personal attradiOns of this Lady
or dome
beem long Admired, and she is so conspicuous
' domestic virtues, that it must he a satisfaditin
we the Public to•learn that she is out of danger,-as
cal! on her own account, as on that of her near
nneetion with one of the most dignified props of
tile •
4rltiAh Constitution.' •
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