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London, England, 1803-10-20 00:00:00

DBFANCZ OF 771 E COUNTRf..

MitliGATZt OCT. 18...-Mr. PITT, accompanied by
Sir SAMUEL ACHMUTT. the Col. Commandant of the
troops in the ifle of Thane, met this day at the Town
Hall, the Deputy Lieutenants of the Cinque Ports.
The principal fubjed of confideration was the means of
providing for the defence of the fevers' gates or pal-
(ages through the Cliffs in the ifle of Thanet, in which
the barricadoes I before mentioned to you were. Up-
on this and feveral other topics a very long converfa-
tion took place ; each man fuggefting his opinion,
but everyopinion bending to the decifion of Mr. Pi TT,
who ailed as Chairman on the occafion. The refult
of the deliberations was an arrangement to fomewhat
the following elle& That all the gates, amount-
ing in the whole to twenty, in the Ifland (hould be
'hut up, with the exception of (even, which (hall re-
main open until the aftual alarm of the invafion,when
they alfo (hall be flopped. The manner of flopping
to be with a wooden barricadoe in front, and the
opening behind that to be filled up with earth. At
each of thole gates, including Broadflairs and Kingf-
gate, ten men are, upon the firing of the beacon, to
attend Thofe who are to go to fuch of the gates as
are until then to remain open, are to be fupplieol with
fpades, pick-axes and pikes ; thole at the other gates
with pikes only. The pikes to be furnifhed by the
Colonel Commandant of the difiria ; the other in-
firuments by the land-owners, for whofe accommo-
dation the 'even gates are to remain open. Each of
the tat men to have a fuperintendant or foreman,
and the whole to be chofen from among thole perfons
who are not already engaged in the public lervice.
Mr. Pirr recommended to feled them from the 3d
and 4th clafs, under the General Defence Bill. Re-
turns are to be made to him immediately of the men
to be appointed to this line of fervice. _ _ _

WAG;GONII.-25 waggons are to be provided for the
occalional conveyance of the volunteers ; thirteen for
thole of Margate, eight for Ramfgate, three for
Broadflairs, and three for Saar. Such waggons to be
at a quarter of an hour after the firing of the beacon
at a fixed rendezvous in the neighbourhood of the
different places mentioned. Each waggon to be pro-
vided with four horfes and two drivers, three days
provifions for the drivers, one trufs of hay, and four
buthels of oats for the horfes. Every waggon to be
employed in this way is forthwith to have painted on
the back an infcription fignifying the corps to which
it is to be attached. This to be done in order to pre-
vent confufion on any fudden alarm, and alto to
prate& fuch waggons from being impreffed for any
other purpofe in the event of invalion. Still farther
with that view, every waggon owner is to be furnifh-
ed with a certificate from the Colonel Commandant,
upon fuch owner figning an engagement, which is to
be done without delay, that he will have his waggons
at the place of rendezvous on the alarm of invafion
within the time already fpecified, under a certain pe-
nalty, and the waggons are to be allowed is. cd.per
mile for fuels dißance as they may travel. The dn-
Vera are alto to be chofen from forme of the chilies
knot yet employed in the public fervice. All other
waggons not engaged for this purpofe, are with the
horfes and draught cattle, &c. to be held in readinefs
to be removed at the order of the Colonel-Command-
ant, but no provifions to be removed unlefs by fpe-
direition. Thole waggons to be employed in
carrying away fird the families of the perfons to whom
they belong, and next the women, children, the aged,
and infirm. On this refolution being read, Sir SA.
NUIL ACHNOTY obferved, and Mr. Parr expreffed
his with that it Gould be made public, that after the
firing of the beacon, no vehicle of any kind, not en-
gaged in the public fervice, would be allowed to pals
out of or return to the Ifle of Thanet by any other
road than that of Saar, and they lhall be obliged to
turn off the Canterbury road at Updreet, whence
they may proceed to Fevertham, &c. On the fug-
gettion of Mr. PITT, it was refolved that if any of
the waggons engaged for the Volunteers be appro-
priated to any other purpofe, in confequence of a
bribe to the owners, the latter, as well as the perfons
bribing, shall be fubjed to a fevers penalty.
As all the places of rendezvous for the affemblage
of the waggons are thofe parts moll contiguous to the
great Sandwich road, it teems probable that the def-
cent of the enemy is expefted to take place on the
Suffix Coat, or that part of Kent adjacent to it.
Such appeared to be the opinion of Mr. PITT, from
the manner in which he (poke of conveying the troops
a certain diflance, and from the quantity of provifions
to be given to the drivers of the waggons, which
was ordered, on his fuggettion, although one of the
Deputy Lieutenants originally propofed only one
day's provifion.
Several farmers mentioned that they wifhed to em-
ml oy their own drivers for loch waggons as they
ight give for this fervice, and that they were now
in the Volunteers. Then, obferved Mr. PITT. "it
will be necetrary for you to fetal other drivers."
Mr. PITT remarked that it was expeded the wag-
gons would march at leaft at the rate of three miles
and a half an hour. &de waggon carrying as men
and arms, &c.

COUNTY OF LANCASTFIL—The following is an ex-
tra& of a Proclamation which has bcen publifhed at
Liverpool—" His Royal Highnefs Prince WILLIAM
FRED/111M having fignified his commands, through
the Lord Lieutenant of this County, to the Lieute-
nants of Diftrills, to fix upon places of affembly in
each hundred or difirift, for the waggons, carts and
draught harks, to be brought to, on the firft alarm
of an enemy, and there wait for orders ; and alfo for
all proprietors of live Rock, to difperfe their cattk
on the appearance of an enemy, and to drive them
from the mall towards the hills of Yorkfhire ; but
you are to take notice, at.d you are hereby
enjoined, not to remove your ftid live flock or
cattle, upon any falfe alarm or unfounded report of
invafion, nor uotil further orders to that drat (hall
be received, either from his laid Royal Higlinefs, as
Commander of this Difiriff, or from the laid Lord
Lieutenant of this County, Ecc."

Ht t.t GARRISOI4.—We have confiderable fatisfae-
tiln in being able to lay befnre the public, at this ed.
fig, the following particulars of the means of defence
which have been prepared by the attention of Go.
vernment for the prole lion of this town and neigh.
bourhond, the adjoining coalts, he. acc.
By reference to manqfcripts belonging to the gar.
rifon, and a comparVon thereof with the prefent
firength of this important fortrefs, we fird that the
quantities c` mum Anitios and octlnacre awes 40111 ita

the citadel are greater than at any period during the
whole of the lift century. There are in the maga-
zines fome millions of ball cartridges for the fervice
of (mall arms (befides Go rounds per man which have
already been delivered to the troops of the line.?—
Above Soon Rand of arms have been furnifhed with-
in the courfe of the IA two months, to the Supple-
mentary Militia and Volunteer Corps within the EAR
and Weft Riding of the Yorkthire Diflriet ; and feve-
ral thoufands more in Rote, held in perfe& readinel',
to be delivered in fuch quantities as future occurren-
ces may render neceffary. Great numbers of pikes
may be daily expetied to arrive, for the ufe of volun-
teer corps, and the levy or rasp.
In addition to the above, we have to notice a de-
tachment of the Royal Artillery, commanded by
Captain MATTHaws, and Rationed in the garrifon ;
in confißs of about too artillery-men, with zo rank
and file of the Royal Anglefey Fuziliers as additional
gunners; and the following is an enumeration of the
prefent park of artillery, a confiderable augmentation
of which arrived a few days ago :—Six medium
twelve-pounder brats guns : fix heavy fix pounder
ditto ; two 51 inch howitzers, with a double propor-
tionof ammunition: thirty-two ammunition waggons ;
twelve ammunition carts, and forges : two baggage
waggons for camp equipage, &c. ready loaded to at-
tend an immediate fummons ; about one hundred and
thirty holies, with feventy gunner drivers. Fifty-four
pieces of ordnance, of eighteen, nine, and three•
pounder calibre, guard the commanding points of the
ramparts overlooking the Humber ; and fourteen
brats mortars, with powder and (hells, are kept ready
for ufe, either within or without the garrifon, as
emergency may require.
Arrived here on Friday Tall, film the Tower of
London and Woolwich Warren, the Fricnd(hip Hoop,
Tttostes FEATHERSTONE mailer, laden with further
large fupplies of ammunition for (mall arms, and
moo Rand of arms and accoutrements for the volun-
teers.
In the courfe of laR week, great quantities of
intrenching tools a':o arrived at the garrifon, for the
ufe of the military, to be employed in this difirifl,
thould the enemy have the temerity to make an at-
tempt at the execution of his infolent threats.
The troops of the line at prefent in Hull and Be-
verley confiß of four regiments, amounting to about
Atooo men : they are, the zd Well York, the Dur-
ham and Cumberland, and the Warwickfhire Supple-
mentary Regiments of Militia, the &A divifion of
the latter of-which, under the command of Lieute-
nant-Colonel SICIMITH, arrived hem on Friday the
lath init. and the fecond divifion on Saturday, from
Doncafler—the whole of which force, together with
the artillery, have exprefs oiders to hold themfelves
in readinefe to march, at a moment's notice, to any
part of the coaß.
A battery is now ere&ing at Paul Point, in Hol-
dernefs, and two others on the oppnfite fhore in Lin-
colnthire, for the proteaion of the Humber, and the
annoyance of the enemy, on which cannon will be
mounted in the cootie of a very fhort time. Thefe
batteries are of a circular or half-moon formation,
with travelling platforms ; and are In cintßrated as
to a& upon flopping within their reads, in any poll-
Lion or fituation to which 'ads may be changed.
We learn that three fignal-houfes are to be imme.
diately erected on the HOldernefs coaft ; one each at
Dinslington and• Hornfey, and another on Flambo•
rough Head.

The Beet from the Baltic. under convoy of the
Hoven Boop. which paired Yarmouth a few days
ftnce. is arrived in the River.
The Gat.oo Hoop of war, with a convoy from
Leith. confifling of upwards of too fail, arrived at
Elfineur on the 2d inflant.

A letter from an officer on board the Awratova,
dated the Bth inflant, off the coati of Holland, affords
an additional inflance of the enterprise of Sir Samar
SMITH, and refolute intrepidity of Britifh tailors.—
The letter Rates, that immediately after the late at•
tack upon Schelling, as the Amrstora and Ruse
were &etching, during the night, along the Dutch
coati to the weftwaid, a flotilla of fourteen fail of
flat-bottomed boats was feen dole in with Kykdown,
at a very fhort dißance from the mouth of the Texel,
fkulking along (bore, with the view of reaching the
naval depots in the Maefe or Scheldt. An attack'
being immediately refolved upon, the Aavatora
and Rosy Rood as far in as their draught of water
would with fafety admit, in order to cover the at-
tempt. Their defign, however, being difcovered,
the Dutch tailors ran the whole of their flotilla on
the beach. and gave the alarm to a regiment of
French foldiers Rationed in that quarter, who in-
Randy commenced a heavy fire upon the boats of our
veffels, which were by this time approaching the
fhore. A few broadfides from the Roar and Au-
vatops loon filenced the enemy's fire, and our fca
men completed the fervice on which they were fent
without any further interruption, and without the
lots of a man, having carried off one fchuyt, and
deflrcyed thirteen. The fchuyt which has been
taken, is Rated to be of a very light draught of wa•
ter, and it is Sir SIDNILY SMITH'S intention to have her
immediately fitted with three 24-pound carmnades.

Extralt of a Letter dated on board tke IMMOITA.
LIT'S frigate, Downs, Monday, OR, 17.—" On
Thurfday, being off Boulogne, we bad a com-
plete view of the flotilla ; they faluted us with fix
(hells ; one went over us, and the fecond fell Itnrt ;
the remainder were badly direeted, as they burft Eaft
and Well of Its nearly half a mile. We could dillinaly
count 86 gun-boats, and perceive an immenfe hurry
and balk on Gore, and in the harbour. The camps
on the hills make a very formidable appearance ; and
from their extent, we foppofe met contain 30,600
men at leafl. Their fecurny, however, would be of
ver7 Mort duration, were it not for their batteries,
which are not only numerous, but placed in every
direction that can bear on an affailable point, and
proteA the (hipping.
" During our vilits to the French erallt, we very fre-
quently perceive the foldiery on the Gores employed
in Fathering mufels, or fitting ; and have not been
a little entertained with their mancenvres as our (hip
approached the land. When they imagine we can
reach them with our guns, they take to their heels,
and either pop down behind the land hills, or fly into
the country. Along the French coo* the inhabitants
kern to have deferred their dwellings, efpecielly thnfe
&timed near the fee. Their (cars at nniteceffaly,,
as we arm whit them."