Star.
London, England, 1802-07-21 00:00:00

REPIEIP on HIMBLEDOh' COMMON.

Ycflerday morning his Royal Pighnefs the
PRIHCF of We LF.S reviewed four battalions of the
Foot Guards. confiding of four thouland men, on
Wimbledon Common. The men were mitered
in St. James's Park at the early hour of four
o'clock, and at five they marched off for the Com.
mon, at which place they arrived form after feven.
On their arrival they were regaled with beer and
bread and cheefe, which had been ordered for them.
The horfe troops were regaled at the public-hnufes
at Putney, at the expence of the Prince.
About ten the Duke of YORK entered the Heath,
accompanied by General Du NDAS, and two other
officers of his Royal Highnefs's Staff. The Corn.
mon was then clear, except on the fouth and well,
where two battalions of Guards were Rationed;
all thekrther troops not in fight. The Duke of
YORK rode round the open part of the Common,
and on his return met the Duke of CUMBERLAND
(drelfed in the uniform of his own regiment, the
cth Light Dragoons), in company with General
?deforms.

At half after ten the Prince arrived in his &inside.
He was efcorted to the ground by a troop of the
Life Guards. His Royal Highnefs alighted from
his carriage at the north extremity of the Common,
and immediately mounted his white charger, which
was prefented to him by the KING. His arrival
being announced, he was met by his brother, the
Duke of CUM BERLAND. A line was loon after form.
ed, and the Prince received the royal falute. His
Royal Highnefs rode in the front of the line, aecnm.
ponied by a number of General Officers, the whole
line with arms prefented, and the three bands play.
ing. In addition to the four battalions of Guards,
the regiment of the Scotch Greys, Light Horfe,
the Royal Dragoons and four fquadrons of Light
Dragoons were on the ground, who formed part
of the review. The four battalions of Guards were
then marched in different direaions of the Corn.
mon, in order to commence a fham fight, the ob.
jeet of which was to attack the enemy, who was
fuppofed to occupy a pofition in front of the inclo.
lures on the North extremity of the Common. As
loon as the columns reached the open ground, they
formed into line ; the Englifh then advanced from
its tight and fent out a large ftraggling party in
the woods a bulls fighting and fkirmilhing in (catch
of the enemy, in which they expended 8o round;
of ammunition, when they were at length anfwer.
ed by the enemy by the firing of feveral Held pieces
of fix pounders, which caufed the parties to retreat
back to the main army. During the march of the
Englifh light troops, which were detached on the
left, for the fecurity of that flank, they fell in with
the advanced guard of a fecond corps of theenemy,
which advanced from the Kingllon Road. The
attack on the Englilh light troops became Co fever*,
that they were obliged to be called in, and it was
difcovered that the enemy had withdrawn from
the pofition at the extremity of the Common, and
had concentrated their whole force in the corps
which advanced on the Kingtgn road, with a view
of attacking the left flank. It therefore became
necelfary to form a front to that dirdlion, which
being extremely well managed, repulfed the ene-
my ; a fecond change of pofition was made to the
left, in confequence of the enemy's retreat; and
under the protedion of the fuppofed batteries for-
med on the enemy's flanks, the line advanced to
the edge of the height fronting the Kingflon road,
when the enemy retired. The enemy again took
frefh courage, advanced in confequence of the ar•
rival of a reinforcement, and made an attack
againft the right of the pofition, which was forced
to fall back. This induced the enemy to purfue
his advantage, and they fucceeded fo far as to oc-
cupy the height, but venturing too far the Englifh
at length fucceeded in farrounding them. Thus
terminated the fight. The Duke of You gave
the word of command. The Light Infantry, on
both fides, aded as Riflemen. They kept up an
inceffant fire.
The numbers on the field were
Guards
Cavalry

3000 men
1300
—.....4000

The whole of the firing was allowed to be ex.
tremely good, and gave great fatisfaition to the
Plums, :he Duke of YORK, and the Officers in
general.
The fighting ceafed at about a quarter pall one,
when the nun were called by the bugle horn to
muller in their companies, which being doneabont
a quarter before two, the Prince took his Ration at
the North extremity orthe Common, accompa-
nied by a number of General Officers and perfons
of diffinetion. The four battalions marched pall
la:m in open files, one of the bands playing the
much adnfrzd glee, from Offian, of " Strike the
Harp in praife of Bragelah." They then formed
a line, an.l tired a fen de joye. His Royal High.
ncfs then left the Common.
Among the General Officers prefent were Ge-
nerals GCOSTLNOR, CALCRAFT, DUNDAS, FINCH,
GWYN, Gotosw. a rail. and thr whole of the
Duke of Yoax's Starr. A new pair of colours was
carried before the fecond battalion of the Third
regiment of Guards, who diffingui flied themfelves
fo much in Egypt. The colours are very hand-
Came, the word kw! appears in large letters in
the centre. It was the fit* time of their being uf‘d.
The weather was delightfully plcafant. Car-
riages of every defcription were to be fecil around
the heath for feveral miles in circuit ; equefirians
out of number, and the pedearians were more nu-
merous than we expeded to find in filch unkttled
weather. The greateit order and regularity were
obferved, and, we are happy to add, no accidents
happened. Among the hithionables were, the
Duke of St. ALsates, Lady MANNERS, Lady
Baova tyros, Lord and Lady 03SVLSTONE, Sir
CHARLES ASGILL, Earl of CI-tattiest, Mr. Arr•
DIHOTON, L:IIAGLENEER•IE, Mr. and Mrs. Dull,
MPS. DUND..S, MT. ARTHUR UPTON, Mr. LAP.
BROKE, Mr. NORTHEY, M. P. and Mr. FELLows.
The t ith Light Dragoons kept the ground.
The pickpockets were as aEtive as ufual ; they
were divided in gangs of four and tix each.
After the Review, the Plumes of Watts and
his friends dined with the. Duke of QL:t r "BERK