Star.
London, England, 1803-10-22 00:00:00

VOLUNTEER CORPS.

As different accounts have Rpfeared in fume f,f
Morning Pdpers of the day fixed fur the review of :,,e
City Volunteers by his hlajelty, the folliming Cory
of a Let:cr from the Right Himont-Able Earl if
HARKING roN to the Right lionowable the Loan
Mayult may be depended upon :
Stable Yard, rat► Odaber, 1803.

To the Right Honourable the Lord

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Hi• Majetty pmpofing to review the Volunteers of the Lando*
tin-id on Wedecfday thy 20th and Friday the IStb, the former
of there days bds been allotted to the Corps of the City of I.op-
don, to whom 1 have to request your Lordihip will be pleated
to fend initruaions, and llama defire that an Officer may be
in Hyde Park on Monday neat, at la o'clock, to maA out the
ground, &c. &c
The Loan MAYOR immediately ordered letters to
he wrote to the commanding Officers of the ten regi-
ments M•ith this information.

Since which his Lordfhip has fent the following
note to each of the Lieutenant Colonel.:
Manfinn HoufugOaober 10, 1803.
The Lord Mayor prefents his complimmts to Licutenmt Colo-
nel , and begs to inform him. it is the with or u•
Majefty that a return &mild be made to Lieutenant Col laid Mac-
quarie, by the Offictrs who are to attend, to mark out tto grouts'
on hlunday, of the expedled furze cicada regiment that is ill aUctw
We fur thiteview on Weducfday.

Yellerday morniag at t t o'clock, the ph London
Loyal Volunteers, commanded by Lieutenant Colo-
nel Stir H, :mitered on their drill ground, Chrift
Church liofpital, preparatory to their having a grand
field day, from whence they marched to a field ad:
joining Highbury Houle, where they went through
the nt.inual and platoon exercifes, firing to rounds of
cartridge. The firings in general were very good.
After ;laving gone through the various evolutlhns
uftral on field days, the corps retired to Higlibury
Houle, where they partook of a cold collation, pro-
vided for the occalion by their Officers. -
The fecond battalion of the Qeen's Royal Chel-
fea Volunteers began tiu affemble yeflerday morning
between five and fix o'clock, in Sloane Square,
Knightfluidge. From thence they proceeded to a
commodious field near to that place, where they were
jollied by the firil battalion. The two regiments
forming a Brigade, under the command of Lord
Hossoty, went through a great many evolutions with
much correetnels, and fired teveral rounds in excel-
lent time. The finenefs of the day attra6cti mulch
con:piny. Lord HOBART expreffed Lindell in very
flatraring terms to the Lieutenant Colonels t.f •:.ch
regiment. Ti:ey both muttered very firong, and
a Neu fine bey of men.
The City Volunteers had yellerday their firri grand
military exhibition ; three regiments were but, sac
together. The iii, commanded by Lieuteliatt
1 illel SANIIIRL BIRCH, Efq. the 3d, by Jena BuoLEY
KENSINGTON, Etq. and the 4:11, by CHARLIE BRICR.
Efq 1$ P. They took the fame pofition as that
which was occupied by the Corps which were bri-
gaded the day before in Hyde Park. The Earl of
HARR INc TON, as General if the DillriCt of the me-
ta gave his direftions to Brigadier General
lit:Ramo), who gave the word of command to the
whole Brigade, which was repeated by the Colonels
of each Corps. The evolutions were lo exactly fi-
milar in their nature to thole which were reported in
yeflerday's STAR as performed by the St. James's,
Prince of Wales's, Duke of York's, and BlOom(but y
i..l..iations, that a repetition of the defcriptio3
would he totally onneeeffary to our residers. Sriffi
it to fay that all the Corps aged together in the molt
uniform and Heady manner, for which the refpeeive
Colonels recci e 1 the compliments of Earl HARRIN°.
Tort exprefed in the politell terms. At one o'clock
the whole haring palled in review by companies,
marched off the ground to their different places of
miler. A troop of the tit Life Guards kept the
ground. The Earl of Haaaraornet was accompa-
nied by his Aids de Camp and Lord PATERAHAI4.
A great number of fpeaators were prefent, and they
had a very favourable day for the enjoyment of the
fpeEtacle.

The St. James's Volunteers are to be furnithed with
every neceffary requiSte for aftnal fervice immediate-
ly, ac Lord AMHERST., their Colonel, told them they
muff be in conftant expellation of being called out at
an hour's notice.

The Royal North Lincoln Militia were reviewed a
ftill days lince at Norman Croft, by Major General
Srv•ar, who was pleated to exprets, in gensrsl or.
del s, the ltighea fatisfadlion at the perfea Ra:c of
difcipline of the Regiment.
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At Lancafler, ManchetLer, and Tewkefbury, the
gentlemen of the4th dais, under the Levy en Mall
Aft, and who are confequontly exempt from the
compulfory operations of that Ilatute, have come to
the refolution of forming themftives into Corps, in or.
der to take the (lotions and duties of tire Volunteers.
in cafe the exigencies of the country Mould call the
latter forth into allual fervice. _

The fervices of the Wolverhampton Volunteer
Corps are unconditionally accepted by Govetnment.
On Sunday morning lull, Colonel MAlrritV/ corn
municated to the Volunteers of the city of Hereford,
the contents of a letter be had received from the
Commander of the dittria, fluting, that their fervices
would loon be required to guard the fignal polls about
to be vetted in the neighbourhood of tilt city, and
which communicate with others throughout the
kingdom.
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On Tharfday lan, the Volunteer Cavalry of Yar-
mouth, commanded by Capt. Limon, and the In-
fantry by Colonel Govt.°, were reviewed by General
Mt Ltd La, who fpnke in terms of the higheß commen-
dation for their tleadinefs in performing their various
evolutions: the General alto vifited the fort and bat-
teries upon that coall.
The Ealing and Brentford Volunteers had their
firlt general field day yetterday, when they received
their colours from the hands of their Chaplain, Mr.
CARR, who delivered a very fuitable and imprellive
difcoutfe on the oceation. After which they repaired
to a field belonging to their Commandant, where
they were infpeaeof by General Daum., pia, who
eaprefied himfell very highly pleafed at the torre&
manner in which they went through their feveral
manoeuvres. Indeed their matching could nor have
been furpaffed by any regular regiment. The Cot pi
confilt of about 350 men, including the Aaon com-
pany, which is to be attached to them on tied days,
and is commanded by Lieutenant Colonel DRINK'
WATIR• who has taken uncommon pains in render t:
as effe&ive in every refped as potlible. The colours
belonged to the late Bret:U.ord Armed Allocauon.