Star.
London, England, 1806-01-30 00:00:00

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'DEFENCE OF THE COUNTRY.
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TO Tit& Imre* OF THE STAR.
LETTER 111.
SIII••••Our Wilda &nation, which in ordinary wan
protests us from all hazard of laver:on, upon the
011111 band firbie6; as to peculiar diradvantages in the
acquifition of military (kill, which can only be fur-
mounted by extraordinary fags ak and exertion. It
implies, therefore, no infenfibilit to the merits of
many molt refpeaabk Officers in our fervice to re.
mark, that from this mule, without any fault in their
-perfonal conduet, our country has lunch fewer tele-
brined Generals than Admirals or Statelinen to bosh
of. Hence too, it is at kart likely.that our whole
enessemae• its this department mull be found Ws
bawled to soul and effeetive duty, tban thole which
Wilt in the armies of Continental Powers, whore
wilds territories either have been lately, or may, at
all tines, become the tbcatre of war. Marlborough
our only modern General, who ranks in the higheft
clefs, was bred is foreign fervice, where he few To.
I renne oppofed to Mootenculi. For future years, if
we are dellined to forvive the prefent trills, oar sai-
ffilary college is an admirable efiabliflunent. In adts.;
lIINb to it, I think there can be little doubt, that as
tlioallossoolose allies are traiaed in theßritifh navy,
Co ha tinges efreice, 'at hall thofe of oar land fervice,
who nee duetted at the national infhtution, for our
Eurapenu win% ought to be employed upon the Coo-
ties:pc in she armies of the friendly Powers, where-
ever the eondellfse of hohilities upon a great teak
into be lift; Oshawa which look to futurity cannot
However mai es to meet the emergency, =drink
eh
only pretest themfalves becanfe the renfens
Volt Sick they ref are the fame that affil to de-
uscesibuto tho uneifity of • Rag all our wifdotn, and
dt
sordarts, new to isproee the !ate of our fyf-
tb fifth a degree, as say enable us to contend
upon equal-tams for our prefervation.
; 'Amending to all authorities, the zharatlerinic dif-
femme between the Fritleh fyftem, both of difcithMe
and tallies for their envies and onrs, is, that in
every inhance, their Battalions are not only taught
the mensal and platoon exercifes, and the common
immeovves, to give them the implements and rudi-
ments of the military art ; bat, as form as thefe have
been learnt, are carried forward to that fpecies of
training, which correfponds tvith aaual warfare.—
Whereas, Imola the contrary, it is notorious that we
sayers° beyond the moneeuvres tithe reguietioas
le one ordinary atsitod of drilling. Conftquently,
with
.dslokiag an, it is a prevalent opinion, that
lets than two mouths, with proper attention and
ability, a litusaliees of our Infantry may learn all
that isrogoired so the rehmeft wine #' the stifity tii:
treisho sod doe ofterinirds, through an eternal re.
petition tithe fame proce6 while they continue at
bowie,dosy rumais 'lbuiftster if they do not become
ladiffmrent.
It kith* the ASA of the preface of the fumy
is roil torsi* tebeitew all farther or different ideas
*idle food,' es of a eddies,. Thole of our canary-
men, who, dating the late peen, attended reviews
of Botiaparte's logic's, and have returned borne,
agree in Rating, that they have fern theft chiefly ex-
ercifed in a manner totally different from our me-
thod. The firh pan of the procefs, beyond which
we do not nfually pats, occupies little time with
theta, and they are 'comparatively emulate of that
minute and formal accuracy, which runs into detail
and precifion, that cannot be preferved in the field.
But, upon the other hand, they are habituated to
the ready formation of moveable colonme, to the
moo& celerity of movement, in all changes .of po-
, fuioo, whether for attack or defence, or retreat, and
either fur fighting in folid and compaft bodies, or in
the moll difengaged manner as the various circumflan-

tits of the kength, c►araßer, and operations of the
enemy, and the nature of the country arid °Neat,
of the campaign may diflate. The genius of thy,
Officer is thus always employed in exereifes which
are ►he image of teal war, and both the body ant!'
fpirit of the &Wier are habituated to thole exertions
by which he mull difconcert, baffle, and defeat his
enemy.

From the inftant that the whole minds and energies
of the French foldiery were direfted in this manner,
they have prevailed againft their enemies, who ad-
hered to the taffies of the old fchool. Their firft
Generals, after the revolution, Luckner and Ro-
chambeau, did not attempt to innovate, and they
effeEted nothing but their own difgrace. Dumourier
led the way, and all his fucceffors have, according
to tl.:ir capacities, seed upon the fame principles,
from which the fyfiem of Napoleon has been formed.
That it mull fuperfede the fyftem of Frederick the
Great can be nu longer doubtful, for the choice which
remains is either to be. detlrnyed, or to adopt it.
No ewe will fuppofe that I can intend, in fuch an
addrefs as this, to go into detail. Moll fatal expe-
rience has proved, that fuch foperiority of Dill and
energy are derived from this new fyllem, as will
always overmatch mere flreugth and bravery.

Upd n • field of coma, indeed, we have hitherto
prevailed when our troops were well commanded,
as foperior in there latter qnalities. But in bollilitics,
upon a great kale. Auaria has been ruined in t%;ta
months by her i..feriority in the comer ; and I am
afraid that the liiitory of the laa war demonarates.
that in the management of large armie'. we have no
right to better fortune, val:fs we change our UM

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Arcs. Mori certain it is, float chile 6fty-might pr-
haps be cited in the French army, sot one Ge eral
of great name, eaceptiog the Archduke Charles. Peen *
to have been bred in the ware fusee the trench Re-
volution-among the Aufirians. As to our Officer.,
that writer is unworthy to be read who eAn back
upon the fame period without grateful Yeeleration
the virtues and firvices of the immortal Aliirgrornity,
and of his living afociates. The higheft fend of their
merits is not inconfifleot with the obfervations lihern
made. Favour to whatever will promote genial in the
Officer, exertion in the foldior and vigorous energy
through the whole fervice, is to be mot, confidently
expelled from all who have lucent-Jelly cultivated
thefe qualities. I will even venture to fay, that the
fame difpofition prevails through the whole mall, and
needs but to be cherilbed by proper excitement. It
is wet: known, that as Coon as they hod no more to
learn, our molt gaudy Vcluntotr Battalion* kiwi.
at the uniformity of their eatrcire, and drop frogs
pore rairsi, orders in Co far as they are retained by
pay. The Militia and regular foldiery have no op. _ *
tion, but they have the fame feelings.
If our honour, in lependatteentildiberty, will, the
Britilb Conftitution, sod eves our wise load, ate •
at flake, it is then a duty puseemount to all ahem •
in oar ruler., to roof' the whols flick and outdate
she whole drength of the State. TM arranger sers
and motives by which slits eau los doss without delay, ' :
are of vital importance. Whoever would real the&
is the word of traitors, and he renounces his risie ei

the name of a Briton, who refutes sow to Iced his
bean and band, his thoughts and his labour, at this
moment, in the fpeedy accotuplilunent eights week
upon which the falvation of his country depends.
CAMILILL•I.
(To k aiditrotiL)
NAUTICAL TI4LLIGEIVCP.' '
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MAILS nos bAr—.Wls& X ='r' •
AMC •Ite. aaa.
Dublin t ogre fines it 44
Watarturl s s lisolotat • 41101
PergaNcs, JAR. 37.---Laltsight arrived the Vasa
of and from St. Ives, Revalues ineltermith pilchards
for this place, in order to be lipped elf for Italy.
which has been the only arrival of any sate he ewe
three weeks pal.
FALMOUTH, Jas. 39.4AiTiilld the Yana, Pens%
from Haply., laden with brandy, is 24:,
, the Optic= brig Haslet, Tastmaa,
41leoehacco, in as days. Sailo4 dis Armirimp.
Captain. POT'', foe Esetoodes
Amelia pecket, Captain arenas, with Abell lit
Barbadoes and Jamaica ; Debt el Notiiihjilll
packet, Captain Butt,, with a moil for the Liiihe4
'lands; Walfingbam picket, Captain Rovers ; met
Lea Hobert pecker, Captain Pewee,, with male
LMbeee. • 'Mod IL E. •
Prneorne, jam. al.—Came in the Churl? re
brig free GOstaltar, lal frees Torbay, where Me
put her difpatches en mere the spit init. pea the
lEgiTs of 74 pet. Vice Madre! Tisoaaatierseon,
from the ILaftward ; bs is raid to be bound for the
Streights.—Sailed the Venus, Captain Laasos,-ibr ,
Naples. with fa-
POIIIIII7OTIII, JAIL 29.—Arrived his Stajeity's
dip Mums*, Capt. Sir Jona Goal, in 87 days from
Bengal—Ose brings the melancholy news of as jamb
pf his Latellancy the Marquis COUWALLII. The
I MUMMA left Bengal on the 3d November.—Admiral
r °to. lfaatts is appointed fecond in command It
this port, vice Admiral Sir I. Corms, who is phis
on have efotsfence for twelve months.—The Pita-
per, bomb is appointed convoy far the'Dowae. •
Deets Jas. el.—Sailed the Elphialtooe Eel bi.
diamao'; the Brunferiek, Straw, for Jamaica;. Mer-
cury, Cato usu., for St. Thomas; and the 4.
asittance,. Lap, for New York, with feveral other
outward-hotrod veffels from the River for Portfesoetb.
&rived the Mt, sr o flop of war from Yu-
et ; Findon, naval tranfport, from the River ;
Titans' frigate, and the thorns- gun brig from
Sheernefs, in the Downs

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and remain _ _ with the dips
as per left. Wind. N. N. W.
YALIMOUTII, JAN. 19.—Sailed the PIUNC/133 or
Ounce man of war, to the Nore. Arrived from
Oporto with wine, the Favourite and Cora ; alfo a
large fleet from the Baltic. The Nile, of this parr,
WISIPRAN matter, from the Balee with grain, bound
to London, in a gale on Monday tag, was wrecked •
off the Home Sand—crew all perifbcd : part of the
wreck is wattled on Ihore at Lowenoft. Two boats
belonging to the EIA AAAAA and Turns, were
fwamped, but no lives were loft. Sailer! to relieve
the 011'1110s frigate, the TNITrt, for the Tezel, and
the Gilt BILL'ILkg, and Tviazass gun brigs.—
Arrived the.Osetom,gers brig.—One P. 14. arrived
two baggers, fuppqfed to be fmugglers, and a fii-
gate, but cannot get the particulars in time fur port.
The Ammo?' is under orders for the Nore. Remain
in the Roads the Majeflic, Admiral Ru itrw-
buck, Admiral D.JUGLAS ; EtpliAllt; Stately, Dic-
tator, Antelope. Ruby, and Agincourt; Ofreror.
Center, and Forward gun brigs ; and Agnes lugger.
Wind S. W. moderate.
FROM ur.ovrys UST.
GIAVCIEND. JAN. A.-4 +Zed by the William, Caplinger,
from Barbieti—Saed the Frafteifeu., theyd, (or Catwpcit ;
wee, Carneby, for LiiM.n ; Wailant, Nl.Cree, far MIA ; Arleen.
Ms Yacht. Streehe; and the Martha, Levriagtan, fur Liablis.
The Huntrefs (an American) Cusalaottaat,lrN
Belfaft for Gibraltar, is Laken by the essearissil Imp.
and catiadinto
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