Star.
London, England, 1801-10-16 00:00:00

- THE VOLUNTEER CORPS.

SIR, Welbeek, Odober 11, clot.
" I have the honour to fubjoin a Copy of a
Letter which I have received this evening from
Lord Hoists.. I cordially agree in the plaice
which is done to the patriotifm and merit of the
Corps under your command.
" I have the honour to be, Sir,
" Your moll obedient ScPvant,
" SCOTT TITCHFILLD.a
(CIRCULAR•)

• air LORD, Downing-ftreet, Gelber to, tSot.
" I have received the King's commands to !Islay to zone
Lordihip, that in confesuence of the happy event of the Rati-
fication of Preliminary Article, of Peace between his Majafty
and the French Government, it is become unneceffary to pro-
ceed further in the execudon of the meafures diredted to he
taken for carrying into tired the provifions of the Adt of the
'3Bth of the King, in the event of any attempt being made by
the enemy to cffe& a landing in Great• Britain. His Majelly
has diredted me to add, that It is impoffible for him, on this oc-
carton, not to repeat, in the itrongeft terms, the deep and lift-
ing fenfe which he entertains of that Ready attachment to our
eltabliihed Cpnftitutlen, and that loyalty, kirk, and perfever.
ante, which have been manifefted by the leveed Corps of
Yeomanry and Volunteers in every part of his Kingdom. It
is therefore his Majefty's pleafore that your Lordihip ihould
forthwith communicatilliais Letter to the Commanding Officer
of each Corps of Yeomanry and Volunteers within the County
of Middlefer, and dined them to read the fame to their refpee-
tire Corps when next affembled ; and return them thanks, in
his Majefty's name, for a eondnd which has contributed fo ef-
fentially towards maintaining the public [murky, and enabling
his Majeßy to bring the cornett in which he has been engaged
to an honourable and advantageous conelafion. His Majeßy
*has, at the fame time, commanded me to Rate, that there Is,
every make to hope that a continuance of the fame difpofition
which has produced the Signature and Ratification of Prdimi-
naries of Peace, will fpeedlly lead to a Definitive Treaty ; but
that, until that period arrive, it is isdifpenfably neeeffmy that
there fhould be no relametion In the preparations which have been
made for the general defence. I have it, therefore, in com-
mand from his Idajefty, to ezprefs his firm reliance that the
feveral Corps of Yeomanry and Volunteers will continue them-
hives in readinefs for immediate fervice, and to be regularly
trained end eserdfed as often as their eireumftanees will re-
fpcaively admit. I have honour, am
(Sinned)
The Lord Lieutenant of Middiefez.

We never had fo great a War Eflablifhment a.
during the two Taft years, which has been nearly
as follows

Seamen. - - a ta,oos
.
Fires. rate Ships - se
Second rates - - 23
Third ditto - - xS 3
Ships under 64, Frigates, Sloops, &c. 441

- .
In all armed Vette',
Regular Regiments of Foot 96
Cavalry .36
Battalions of Artillery 4
• • , Militia - 34A00
Volunteer Cavalry 26,000
Ditto Infantry I 20,00
.1:1
Ditto Artillery r,oot,
Sat Fendbles ' - - 5.000
Foreign Regiments in Englilh fervice and pay
included, the a hole number does not fillmuch
Thomof half a million of fighting men.
The Collet:tor and Comptroller of the Cußoms
at Hull, have received diretlions from his Majefty's
Commillloners, that the Convoy Duty is to be con-
tinued till further orders.

The French prifoners in this country at prefent
amount to upwards bf 20,00t0, and they are all cf.'.
feEtive men, the fick having been fent home from
time to tints as they fell ill. Of thefe 20,000, nine
in ten are able-bodied feamen ; they are the beft
failors of France, the mon daring and enterprifing,
who have been monly employed in privateers and
fmall cruifers.

The debt owing to this country by France for
the keep of her prifoners, amounts to very little lefs
than 2,00°,0001. flerling.

The public revenue of
this
country, at the death
of Queen Elizabeth, was only 6g0,0001. At the
revolution it was 2,000,000 L ; and at prefent it
amounts to 29,000,0001.

The Haashrgh Correhowdenies lately mentioned as
the report in Funce, that the prefent Calendar eras
quickly to be exchanged for the old one. The pre-
fent would be unfuitable to the new regulations re-
fpeaing religion. Befides, being inconvenient in
many refpefts, it has been found to be very ;river-
fea as a fcientific work. It is obferved that the
French People love one day in (even better than
one day in ten for a holiday, and very juftly too.
Way, fo butt refpeEl is (hewn to the Dera4 that
nobody makes merry upon it, unlefs when it hap-
pens to coinncide with Sunday. So much are the
French attached to the old ityl e

Yellerday we received New York papers of the
3d of September; but they contain no intelligence
of any intera, if we except the happy tidings that
the yellow fever has not appeartd in the United
States this feafon.

A letter from Litton, dated Sept. 26, rays,
NVe are fIM in the fame Rate of ignorance as to
our fate; although it is Paid, that the Spaniards are
evacuating the Country, yet the Treaty remains
unexecuta, The DE re ct,of 74 guns, came into
our Port fome days ago with an Englifh convoy of
eighteen thips. They are chiefly laden with war•
like (tores for the Portuguefe Government —As
loon as the Auxiliary troops reached their winter
quarters, the General gave orders that they lhould
hold themfelves in readinefs to march at an hour's
noticc.

" The Prince Aucu sty s, and the Duke de Vim-
FANtano, went yellerday to examine the new con•
ftrufted four•mafed •elfel, after which they went
on board the DETINCI, Capt. PROSY. They pars
thc.r cyrr.ings in the Came fociety, where there are
generally a number of fine women. Rotoool.
Iterling, in piafters,. was yeftetday put on board
the DE r the t, for the raymcat of the army in
Egypt•"