Star.
London, England, 1803-10-21 00:00:00

YOLUNTEER CORPS.

The Volunteer Corps in the Metropolis and its vl.
cinity, fortunately for the country, are In numerous,
that it was impolflble, in our account of the proceed-
ings on the Fait Day, to include them all. We now
add, therefore, that the St. George's Corps, in the
Borough, commanded by Mr. TIEINEY, went to St.
George's Church, and heard an excellent Sermon by
the Rev. Mr. PAYNE, from the agth chapter of Jere.
igth verfe :
"Beeaufe they have not hearkened to my words, faith the Los 0,
which I fent unto them by my fervants the Prophets, rlang op
early and fending them, but ye would not bear, faith the Loco."

The admirers of military fhew were again gratified
with a grand treat. Without indeed conveying any
invidious comparifon, it may be obferved that tome
of the moil correet, yet difficult, military manoeuvres
which have yet been praCtifed before the public un Cu
ex tenfive a fcale by any Volunteer Airociations, were
yelterday prefented.
The Bloomfbury and Inns of Court, commanded by
Colonel Cox, affembled at their Drill Ground before
the Foundling Hofpital at eight in the morning, and
marched into Hyde Park at a little after nine. They
with peculiar modefly chofe a potation on the left of
the intended line, in the upper part of the Park.
The Duke of York's, or Loyal Mary-la bonne
Corps, commanded by Lord Vifcount DUNCANNON,
matched in foon after, and placed themfelvesan the
next vacant (pace, namely, on the right of the former,
as their left tame dole to the Park wall, and Ken-
fingtnn gardens wire on their rear.
The St. Jamss's, commanded by Lord Assn slur,
coming in next, drew np in a line with the former
Corps, and on the r ight, with a (mall interval between.
The Ptince of %Vales's, commanded by Mass
Pert R AN DR LWS, marched up the laft, and halted for
a few minutes until their Ration was determined on.
It being fixed that the St. James's fhould take the
right of the brigade, they wheeled to the right, and
marched on elate to the Serpentine River, where they
faced in front as before. The Prince's Corps then
drew up between them and the Duke of York's, fo
that the line was formed of the St. James's on the
right, cnnlitling cf between eight and nine hundred ;
the Pt ince of Wales's in the lituation of fecund from
the right, computed of near (even hundred ; the Duke
of York's, third, amounting to near nine hundred;
and the Blonmibury and Inns of Court, of about
eight hundred, on the left of all.
At a little after ten o'clock the Earl of Haaatao•
roe arrived, accompanied by his fon (Lord Par ea.
slum), Brigadier General Bonus>, and Colonels
STUART and WINYARD, (General the Earl of Has-
RINGTON'S Aids de Camp). A troop belonging to
his Lordfhip's Regiment, the Firft Lite guards came
to keep the ground.
The three corps to the left of the St. James's filed
off from the line and placed themfelves in the reas of
that body in fucceffion, in the fame order as that its
which they Rood in front. They then formed a for-
midable folid Isnare of between three and four thou-
fend men. Soon after they had been fo placed 4
party of the Guards, who were exescifing on the other
fide of the river, drew up at a little diaance from its
banks ; their light infantry advanced in an open co-
lumn in front of the main body, and commenced st
(mart fire from right to left acrofs the river. This
attraslion of novelty cleared the lines of the great
bulk of the fpeflators in a more effeeual way than it
was poffible for fo fmall a party of the heavy bps&
even to have done ; the populace law the Guards
make feveral advances, as their infantry was fuppofeti
to made fuccefsful approaches towards the enemy's
lines, until they at fait drew up in a clofe column
down by the fide of the water. The brigade of
Volunteers in the mean while deployed by order oL
the Brigadier General, as if it were to prepare for re-
turning the attack which had been made upon their
flank, and the fpeaators were furprtfed at feting the
line extended acrofs the Park, when the Guards left
off firing, and the crowd turned back to enjoy the
former fpeelacle.
The different corps were then formed into a tranf-
verfe line, with refpeCl to the pofition in which they
flood upon their lint expanfion, and went through a
variety of other evolutions, fuch as dividing into corn.
panics, re-forming, making two grand wings, each be-
ing lubdivided by a (mall interval between each corps.
But the manoeuvre which appeared the moll arduous
to perform and gave the weatelt pleafure to the look-
ers-on, was that of the mode of attacking with fuch
an extended line and with fo many obflaeles as they
had to furmount. The Light Companies made their
advances with Inch rapidity that the exertions of the
Life Guards and the endeavours of the fpeaators
themfelves were infufficient to clear the ground as
quickly as was requifite. The flank companies then
marched forward in columns, each preferving his pro-
per diltance with the greatelt regularity. The light
companies at length falling back on the main baits
the flank companies alio took their former Ration in
the line. Another attack was then made by the light
infantry, while the line advanced in quick time with
their arms trailed, Neither ditch, tree, railing, wood,
or even the great bulk of the guard home, which was
(Rusted in front of the right wing, made any more
than a momentary imprefEon on the regularity of the
line—they returned their political after there daerect
obfltuttions with amazing precifion, and feveral mi-
litary officers prefent ohferved, that they could not
have thought it poffible that Corps fo newly formed
would have been capable of recovering their unifor•
mity of line in fuch fituations as they were frecptently
placed, and particularly the St. James's, •
on the right.
When they came into the large plat
park they drew up as before, at the w•
molt uniform manner, and then wens

manceurres of priming and loading and
companies ; after which they wheeled '
panics to the rigbt on the lett pivot. .
pany wheeled to the left and coontermat
all the others in fused:Eon, when they

point at which their rig?' wing relied wl
drawn in line. The k-olonel of each

paired the General, rode up to receive
nons, Lnrd AMHERST fitil, and fo
Cox. The whole of the Volunteer 0

together with General the Earl of Ha
his Aide-Je•Catnp General B . t
for a few minutes upon the propriety of t
movements. Lord HAIR 11l GTOV At parti
that he was eaccedingly well fatisfied
pline and appearance of the different
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