Star.
London, England, 1805-05-09 00:00:00

UTRUM HORUM ?

" WHICH OF THE TWO?"

The glow which CR Loies cheek., poffefs,
Is fomething more than Nature's drefs,
Yet fuch her happy nack,
Although the paints, there's none can Nutt
Of knowing which the uf.s molt,
CAiltIPl7, Or CONIAC.

His Maissry will review, in Hyde-Park, the Vo-
lunteers, in and about the metropolis, in three divi-
fions. The 16th, 23d, And 3oth, are laid to be the
days already fixed upon for this grand military exhi-
bition.

On Monday morning thirteen corps of Volunteers
affembled on their refpeetive parades, and from
thence marched by different routes to Hyde-park,
where it was expeaed they would be honoured with
the prefence of his Royal Highnefs the Duke of
You, who was prevented from attenhing. In the
abfence of the Earl of HARRINGTON, the command
devolved on Major-General BURRAID, and the ma-
noeuvres of the day were direded by the Staff Offi-
cers under his command. The corps formed into
two brigades as follows :

FIRST BRIOADR.
Royal Weftminftee Colonel Roams° m.
Duke of Gloucefter's Co!onel Lord CU ETWYND.
St. Andrew's—St. George's Li:rtenant-Colonel Rcnura.
North Britons Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Rear.
Clerkenwell . Major MAWR lAC.
St. Giles's—St. George's Bloototh. Lieut. Col. Sir J. Nlcnot.L.
Company of Sharp-Shooters.
StCOND BRIGADE.
Royal St. George. Regiment Colonel Earl of CIIRSTIR/IRLD.
Company of Sharp Shooters.
Loyal Southwark Regiment Lieutenant-Colonel ALCOCK.
Company of Sharp Shooters.
St. Sepidehre Major Fo RD.
Prince of Wales's Colonel M. P. Antis Kw,.

Bloomfbury Lieutenant-Colonel Cox.
The different regiments muttered very Qrong, on
which they were complimented by the General.

Few corps have excited more admiration than the
Hampßead and St. Pancrafs Volunteers did on Mon-
day afternoon. Their correa difcipline and foldier-
like appearance was, with military men, the theme of
general admiration.

The Bth Regiment this day marched along the New
Road, on their way to Portfmouth.
The Dunfe and Eyemouth Volunteers, under the
command of Major Joists TuassuLt, matched into
Dunbar barracks on the sit intl. to remain for three
weeks.

The Volunteers for the county of Elgin have been
hrigaded by Brigadier General GORDON, and infpec-
ted by Lieut. Col. ROBINSON, Infpetling Field Offi-
cer, who expreffed his approbation in the handfomett
manner of their appearance and difcipline.
The whole Volunteers of the county of Banff have
been brigaded by Brigadier General GORDO°, who ex.
preffed himfelf in Prong terms of approbation of their
fine appearance and difcirrine.
Extract of Letter from a Paffenger on board one of
the outward bound Welt India cnnvnj which has
returned to Falmouth—Falmouth, May 5, 13os.
" On the 20th ult. we left Portfmouth, under convoy of the
Ethalion fegate, Charles Stuart, Commander; Serpent floop of
war, Captain Wailer, commander. On the 23d the Serrcitt was
difpatched to loot into Falmouth. to fee if there was any out-
ward boUnd Weft Indiamen there ; finding none file joined us
again in the evening, and we proceeded on our voyage with a fair
wind ; in the night it came on to blow a gale of wind, and the
next day the Serpent and one or two of the merchant (hips were
miffing : in the afternoon of the 24th the Commodore made the
fignal for Madeira, our next place of rendezvous; we law nothing
more of the Serpent, nor nothing material happened until the 2.7 th,
when hve large (hips were de-cried in chace of our fleet the Com.
modore made the fignal for the fleet to continue their courfe, and
he went to fee what they were ; they were loon &Covered to be
Sir John Orde's fquadron, of five fail of the lire, and one of the
tranfports that failed from Portfmouth, with the expedition undet
General Craig, that had parted from the expedition on the night
of the 23d in the gale betore mentioned ; and a figt al was made
for the Commodore of our BM to go on board the Admiral's Chip, '
where be remained about two heurs, when he returned to his kip,
and made the fignal for al matters of the merchant kips; the
Conlmodore fisted, that Sir John's fquadron had been chaced
from of Cadiz by the Toulon and Carthagena fleets, etiolating of
twenty-four fail of the line, eighteen frigates, and a great number
of corvettes sod fmaller valets; that he was at anchor in Cadiz
Bay taking provifions on board at the time they hove M fight ; he
was obliged to leave his pmvifions and make the heft of his way
from them, and his crew was then on halt allowance. 'That he had
certain intelligence that the Spanifh kips were bound to the Weft
Indies, and it was Sir John's opinion the whole were, and itrongly
recommended our returning to England : the Commodore took
the opinion of the Matters of the merchant veffels, but they were
' unanimous for proceeding on their voyage, and he determined to
go on, but in the morning of the 28th be changed his mind, and
, made the fignal to return to this port. He urged as one mien fur
his wilhing to return, that the Serpent was rolling, and that be
mutt leave the (hips bound to the Windward and Leeward Wands,
and proceed to Surinam and Drmcrara, and that they would be
unproteded; however the day after putting back (the 29th) we
fell in with the, erpent again, but we continued our courk for Fal-
mouth, Where we arrived this morning. When we kept sway on
the alai we pat In cat. 44. 29. /014. 9 deg."