Star.
London, England, 1803-10-19 00:00:00

'ON TIM TIIREA/TENED INVASION.

The Tyraries Menaces let's nobly brave
Which dare oar juft Refcntment to provoke,
He, freeborn Britons never &all endive,
They learn to bow beneath Ms galling yoke.
WisaL Omit a Briton give up all that's dear.
And not defend his Sweetheart. Children, Wife!
Forbid it HEAV.N...4011 much for man to beers
More dear to him thole BleOlop are than Lite.

fraught on earth can move us to oppofe
Redoubled efforts to the rutlilefs foe,
Review the (tate.the compllcatrcl wora,
Of thole now ft.bjedt to his !mighty law.
The rain Uluiper mar hi. Hat allure
By promb.'d plurd T on our fcrile
But let pick rat meet with them h 11. fess es'et
He'll well reward th' Invaders for their psins.
Their I•dking gun-boats and wart confcript dram
Our gallant Tars are eager to chenille,
'Their itch far plunder, and their desilith craft.
With all their threats.we equally dcfpife.
Briton• united will be Britons Rill,
Let Fr nehmen vent their oftentstious baulk.
Mark but their proves—in b' attempt they urftt
The fate eap,ricnee of a Pbaroab'. If
Or lhould fume p rtial numbers leapt, perchance,
RI. Ad in Brine (our dreaded wooden walla)
John Bull on Chore would lead t►em filch adieu,
Should make them (adly Lek of .E.Aik balk /

Farehaas, OR. go, 1803.

W. C.

THR DURZ Or YORK'S. Or LOYAL MARY-LA RONNE
Vett/orates.— At an early hour yefierday morning
the Loyal Glnuceller Volunteers affembled in their
urnal place of drill. Carter's Riding-houfe, South-
Andley-ilreet, when a detachment was feleaed to
keep the ground for the above very refpeaable corps.
Lieutenant Colonel Boonzs, the Major, and the Ad-
jutant of the Loyal Gloucefter accompanied the de-
tachment. At to o'clock they arrived at Lotto's
Cricket Ground, where they found the Loyal York.
or Mary-la-bonne Volunteers tinder arms. A mutual
falute was given.—The Loyal Gloncefter Volunteers
then filed off, and formed a very fpacious circle, fa
Scient t admit of the various evolutions of a body of
near yeti men, which the Loyal York confills of. They
accordingly went through all the manoeuvres of the
manual and platoon exercife under the command of
their Lieutenant colonel, with the titmoft regularity.
At two o'clock her Grace the Duchefs of Memo-
saute appeared with a retinue of three carriages.—
The firft contained the Earl of Et santouum in full
uniform, the Cr,unters, CAROLIMI Sr. juseas
and the two Miffes BARRY ; in the recosid were the
Duchek of Duet-oestrus, Lady HARRIET CAVILNDIE/1,
Lady C. Nisse, er. and Lady E. FOSTER ; in the
third carriage, were Mr. Possosay and a party of
Ladies. being faluted by the whole Carps tinder arms,
'with the roll of fifes and drums. 'They alighted
from their carriages. and took their Rations in the
pavillion under the canopy, when the band played.—
.0 Goa rave the King." Her Grace was dreffed in a
light blue filk fpencer, over a white robe, with a
purple helmet bonnet, a gold twill loop, and gold
liar button, and a fanciful plume of oftrich feathers
In front. Lady H. Cavarraises her daughter, was
drefred the fame. Her Grace looked divinely, and
divided the admiration of the fpeaators with the fair
and blooming Lady H. Cava psalm and her coufin
Lady C. Pnissosay The Corps, who were drawn
up in a fine for the reception of her Grace, im-
mediately prefented arms, a band playing at each
extremity of the line, until her Grace came tip to
a temporary pavilion which was fitted up on the
outride of the tea-room, with the Devonfbire Arms
placed in front of it, and alfo with the ground
carpeted for fume dinettes in front, and matted on
each fide. A chair, elegantly decorated, was placed
in the box intended for her Grace to fit in, and the
*whole of the pavilion was lined with green baize. Her
Grace waited only a few minutes in converfation with
the noble Counters wbet accompanied her, and fome
other Ladies of dillinelion who furrounded the pavi-
lion. When fire came forward, one of the bands came
up elofe to where the colours were to be prefented: A
grand falute was then given by the corps, and all the
znufic prefent joined in playing Gael Saes the Kiss.—
lf any thing could poflibly have been wanting previ-
curly to increafe the loyal.), and patriotifm of the
corps, the cireumflance of their colours being prefent-
ed by a lady of Inch rank. to elevated above the dig-
nity of her title by her uniform attachment so patri-
otic principles for fuch a number of years, mull in it-
fell have been capable of epeittng the utmoA cola-
Item in their en:nds. The value of the gift was ma-
terially enhanced by the following appropriate finals
which her Grace delivered in the moll engaging man-
ner, on prefenting the colones to the two youngeft en-
figns, accompanied by the grenadiers of the cot :

My Lord—l am happy to have the honour of prefenting the
_Regiment of Royal York Mary-la home Volunteers, under your
command. with their Wows, as it gives me ae ore:mune y of af-
'sring you of my good willies and anzt.ty for your welfare. Tbefe
itotiments are hectored by toe elute I. which you are engaged.
..or you are called upon todelend the happy indepet•dente of your
country, and in filch a cattle will be found every thing that eau
antmote your carrel:no. *1 he zeal and pattlotifm you have area-
▪ fttewn, will increak with the dangers which may dercatai you.
endue the (unit pledges of your ultimate freed's. The mkt and
Ow Inters:ft I take in yours, my Lord, authordes me to fay, with
• my hea:t, May GOD bkil and :voted you!
Lord DUNCANUON, the Colonel, made the follow.
ing anfwer:—
Deeply irt preifed with this flattering mark of your approbation,
allow me, in the name of the Corps, who have honoured ms with
die chelte, to alike you my wirowft ecksowkdracrits. AM-
rested by the glorious cattle in which we are engaged, sod encou-
raged by yout.kindnefs. let me affu re you, that Zooid we be called
upon to meet the enemy, the Colours we have this day received
!rem your hands ate will defend through every peril, or ratio&
only with ear lives.
- •

The taigas membed with the colours round the
circle of fpeßators to the left of tl.e line, and then
along in front of the line. till they came to their
dation between the sth and 6th company. The
C 0.,., faced to the tight about. and the ears
paffing through the line difplayetl the colours to the
other tront. The corp. tenting itfelf intn companies
snatched twice round the ground with the band play-
ing the Duke of York's march. They again formed
int.b line. and were proceeding to give the grand fa•
lute as her Grace and friends quitted the grounds bat
rs a young horfe in one of the carriages bein rather
unt illy. compelled the Corps. as they ref ed the
ir bk perfonages, to deptive thensfclves o the plea-
ewe of evils this mark at hoover. Dosing the time

that the enlonrs were spiefenting. and all the other
maneenvres 'which ate 'dual on Inch an occafion were
perf,rming, the word of command was given by
Lord Vifcount Dogmamoon, the Colonel of the Corps,
,n the moil audible manner.

The crowd in the cricket ground was exceeding
great, though riming confuting of people of a very
genteel appearance; and the walls, the neighbouring
fields, all the windows which commanded any view
of the Corp and even feveral of the tops of adjoin-
ing houfes were alto exceedingly crowded.
In the falhionable circle we noticed the Turkiffi
and Portaguefe Ambalfadors, Lady Teserzarow,
the Lady of Governor SEISM Mrs. Col. Suircev
and two Mares SHIPLEY, Mrs. MACCRAY, Mr. CAM.
noose. Lady Nos, and two Milks TURNER, Mrs.
and Mils Wastocs, Mr. and Mrs. WETLAND, Milli
Caseatnerrow. Mils Coulees, Mr. and Mrs. Jena
Rose. Honourable Millis Urros, General Sir Teo-1
SEAS Mo.caave, Colonel Rotas, Captain Gouto,
Mr. W TON. Mr. BROOKES, Mr. BSNTHAM, &C.
In a few minutes after the Duchefs and her party
quitted the ground, the corps marched in companies
to Upper Berkeley-greet. and drew up in front of
Brunlwiek Chapel. They then counter-marched,
and went into the church with trailed arms and bay-
onets unfixed. A moa excellent Sermon was preached
by the Rev. Mr. Pm.lOl,D, taking his text from the
ad Bock of Samuel, applying the cafe of the Ifrael-
ites at that time to the circumaances of the prefent
times, and exhorting his congregation to imitate the
fpirited and patriotic example which Holy Writ af-
fords, of unanimity in defence of their native land.
After the Confeeratinn in the ufual manner, and
when the Church fervice was entirely concluded, the
corps marched in the mod; aria military order to the
honk of Earl Bassoitouo a, in Cavendifh fquare,
where they drew up in line, extending three deep
acrofs the fquare. The colours were then depofited
with the accustomed folemnity. The Loyal Glon-
cefler, or New St- George's, then marched to their
orderly room in Mount•drect, and the Loyal York
difperfed.
The principal Officers of the Corps were invited to
flop to dine with the noble Earl, the father of their
Colonel : and the Officers of the Loyal Gloucefler,
who had paid Inch polite attention to the former the
whole day. were alto invited to be of the party, and
the evening concluded with the utmoft cordiality and
focial friendflsip.
CITY Or LONDON AIRDWRIMINSTIR LIGHT HORSE
Vissorimas.—Yellerday morning at ten o'clock,
nearly the whole of this truly refpalable Corps had
a meeting at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the
Strand, in order to take the fenfe of the Corps as to
the propriety of tendering their Cervices, without li-
mitation, to Government.
Colonel Flames, on propofing the meafnre, laid,
he had done it at the requeft of feveral Members, at
whole instigation he had called the Meeting.—He
then Rated the conflitution of the Corps, according
to which their Cervices do not extend beyond the me-
tropolis, and tee miles round it ; and that Govern-
ment could not command their Cervices even to this
extent, except in cal of invafion er rebellion.
On the motion being put, a long and animated de-
bate took place. Several Gentlemen arongly tippled
the mature, on the ground that their ahfence from
bufinefs would be the total ruin of it ; but in cafe of
aanal invafion all bufinea would be fufpended, and
then no one could objet to meet the enemy wherever
he might be found.
The ATTORIMET GeNISAL, who is a Member of
the Corps, Said, that they certainly would net be call-
ed upon to quit the Metropolis except in the lag ex-
tremity ; and in that cafe no Citizen of London. no
fubjeft of his MAISIE'S, no Englithman could have
any other bufinefs than that of Caving bis native land.
He trusted that every true and loyal Member would
come forward on this occafion, and heartily join in the
meafure.

The Arroasur G was followed by feveral
others oa both fides of the quellion. Thofe who ar-
gued againft the meafure lamented they were oblig-
ed to do fo from the fituation of their affairs.
The motion was loft by a great majority. and the
following was unanimoufly carried, and fubflituted
in its place. viz. " That in cafe of invafion, or
appearance of it, they were ready to a man to march
to any part of the coati ; or, if nece(lity required. to
form a body-guard for their Patron, his molt gra-
cious MAJ e lITG."
On the latter part of the refotution being read.
Colonel H Z Rai zs reminded the Corps, that they owed
a debt of gratitude to his Mai try:. for the great at-
tention be had always (hewn the Corps. During the
period he had been honoured with the command of
this diainguifhed Corps, they had very often been
reviewed by his Maissry, who never failed to defire
him to fix his own time, as it was fuppofed he F-it
knew what periods would be molt convenient for fo
refpetlable a body of Merchants to give up their
time ; a cireumltance which proved the goodnefs of
his Stales-ries heart, and the anxiety be felt for the,
accommodation of his faithful fubjetts.
The Yarmouth Volunteer Cavalry and Infantry
are to be reviewed on Thurfday next by General Sir
JANIS CRAIG.
The 6th divifion of the Oxford Blues, under Cc.
loud Doan's'', entered Cantabury on Friday.
The firft and fecond divilions of the fecond War-
wickfhire regiment of militia, commanded by Lieut.
Col. Ss IPW I ru, are arrived at Hull from Doneafter.
This regiment is about 100 Arong.
In the event of an :ovation, and of the Loyal
Volunteers being called into aaual fervice, it may
be of the utmoft importance for tome of them (and
efpecially the Officers) to have peeviordly learnt by
what means they may be enabled to flop a violent
effufion of blood from a recent wound, Ste. Mr.
Meta is printing a Volume of Familiar Inftrudions
on this and other fuhjeas. for the ufe of Military
men, to be illuftrated by engravings : but as the
emergency of the cafe demands that immediate in-
&relation Osould be given to thole individuals who
art liable to be called forth into the ferirke of their
csuntry. he has determined to allot one evening in'
(eery week to the duty of teaching and exemplifying
ttis fpeeies of pradical knowledge to any of the
volunteers ; and for that purpolc. be invites Gen-
semen in attend Nu further awake) at the Bloomf-
fury Dfpanfary, No. 6a, Great Refeldlrert, ea Fri-
lay evenings. at eight o'clock prerisily....ro pre-
sent the intrufion of improper perfoas. it is fail, fiat
to one will be admitted to this gratuitous Leant('
Who Mall out appear is aulitary %sans