Star.
London, England, 1803-09-13 00:00:00

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The Right Hon. W. PITT came into: o trn
about three o'clock, and embarked on board one
our great boats, named the Polecat, to make trial I.
a gun fitted up on the undermentioned confltuClion
He fee fail, accompanied by Colonel PHIPPS, Cap
tain ESSINOTONI, Lieutenants Srow and Gssims
WORD, and Mr. JAMES MOON, who planned the ff;
ing of the gun. After failing off two or three mile '
the gun, which was an eighteen pounder, was fire,
three times with round, and twice with cannifler fhot
and was found to anfwer very completely, being fire,
in feveral direflions. After giving his entire ap
probation to the fitting of the gun, &c. fifty boat ,
are to be fitted up immediately in like manner, to of
as gun boats if wanted. He landed and proceedet
to utfpell the Dover Volunteers, of whom he is Cc
load he entered the field where they were draw-
up to receive him, about coo flrong, when the me,
went through their exercife and field manoeuvres in a
manner that did them great credit, confidering the
fhort time that they have been trained. Lord Mettoa,
Colonel Pa I r vs, Colonel &one a tc, Colonel CHURCH.
HILL, and feveral other military Gentlemen were
prefent, and feemed very well pleafed with the men's
appearance. At fix he fet off for Walmer Calle. Ar-
rived feveral colliers, and Tome coafters wind bound.

The boat in which the gun is fitted is 66 feet long,
and z 3 wide, rigged lugger fathion, and the gun is
fought on a moveable hid, in the center of the boat,
on a circle, fo that it can be pointed in any dire lion
a piece of the tircle takes out forward, and alfo a
piece abaft, fo that if more convenient, the gun can
be made to run on its Ikid forward, and fought on
the bow, or abaft, and fought at the (tern; and as
the great danger of heavy cannon in boats, arife,
from their being top heavy, and liable to break look,
with the motion of the boat, when it blows hard ; it
is fo conftrudied, that by means of two (crews, one
man can lower the gun down on the Kelfon of the
boat, where it ferves for additional ballad!, and if
wanted for ufe, one man can raife it to its place for
fighting (although its weight is aacwt.) ; this boat'
manned by the Dover Sea Fencibles, under the com-
mand of Capt. ESSINGTON, of the Royal Navy, at.
tended by his Lieutenants, grow and Gasseswoan„
&sum. COLLET, Efq. JAMES MOORE, and two or
three other private Gentlemen, fet fail, in company
with one of our faft failing pilot boats ; and after they
had found out the trim of the fsncible boat, it was
four.: that the would fail, even on a wind, near
three feet to the other boat's two, and that in com-
ing back off the wind, the completely diftanced the
other boat; trial was then made of the gun, which
was fired in different diredions, nine times, and
was found to anfwer beyond their molt &ursine
expelations ; the recoil was fo little, that the piece
was fired three times before it was neceffary to run
the gun our, and it did not !hake the circle on which
it is fixed in the leaf : three or four loch boats
would be more than a match for the Ifouteft priva•
teer that ever comes in thefe parts, and from their
fiiperior failing, either in fine weather, when file can
likewife be rowed with twenty•eight oars, or when it
blows hard, mull caufe her to have a great advan-
tage over any of the heavy gun boats with which
the enemy intend to invade us, by taking Inch a
fititation as they could annoy the enemy, without
being much annoyed themfelvey efpecially when
manned by feamen fo much ufed to the boats as ours
are, and fo fuperior to French (camel in filch craft.
The public is indebted for this ufeful information to
Mr. Jars: Moms, Harbour Mafter here, who has
(pared no pains or expence to render it perfeet..4
Fifty boats and veffels ate to be fitted up in fimilar
way immediately, and our brave tars burn to Ognah
life themfelies, and will no doubt, mould the alert
give them the opportunity, make them repent of their
rafh undertaking.

His MAIIIITT has been gracioully pleated to =MP
the offer of fervice made by the corps of Royal Wake.
field Volunteers, and upwards of 400 of them have,
taken the oath of allegiance during laft week. '
Government has accepted the offer of the Cam.
bridge Volunteers, amounting to 450 men, including
commiffioned and non-commiffloned ()Seers, with a
promife to feud 300 Rand of arms as loon as they cao
be procured.
The offer of fervices of the Volunteers for Pock.
lington and Neighbouthood, trade by Roster Di*.
Isom Efq. has • been gracioully accepted, and a
Subfcription of upwards of goal. is already railed to
defray contingent expsnco.
The offers made by the Committee for the genera/
defence of Hull and neighbourhood, and of the com-
mittee of tlie part& of Sculcoates, to rails Volunteer
Corps, have been gracioully accepted by his Maps.
Tr. They will amount to nearly 800 mu.

Portfmontb, Portfea, and the Hie of Wight fur•
nithes 8000 volunteers, where fervices have been ac.
cepted of by his MAJeSTY.

The number of Volunteers in Liverpool are—Cot.
Ltiams's, Soo—Mr. Wm• E&llLef, Soo—a Riftt
Corps of young men t so—artillery at% fon.. 600--•
COI. BOLTON'S, froo2Cavalry, iSo.
On Saturday/the Tower Hamlets Militia ware re.
viewecrby the Earl of Haaatrwros. in the neigh-
{nut-hood of Hackney.

YefterdaY morning the St. George's Volunteers
were reviewed in Hyde Park by the Ears of Has•
RINGTOII.

Pare of the Eaft Middlefez militia marched into
Sheernefs a few days ago to fuperfede•the detachment
of Welt Addlefez and Weaminiter. Rationed there•
Two companies more of the Weßminiter wel/(4ler-
day employed to put the fortifications of thaf in
a Rate of defence.

The Staffordfbire Militia have received mitre to
march to Newcaftle. The Shropflzire ars on theit
march to Liverpool.
On Friday next, the two regiments of Life Guards
and the Oxford Blues are to be reviewed together bai
fore his Majs ITT, on Wimbledon Commas.
Lord Firzwila.raw has fubkribed goot towards
railing and equipping a corps of Volunteers at Hag:
Lord EARDLIT, befides fubfcribing soo Opel" t•
LLOYD'/, has jug given too guineas to tbs Vela,
leers of Leeds ; zoo to thofe or Doncafter,' and rc•
to thole of Scarborough ; and la' week at York hie
Lordfhip gave zoo guineas to the County HolpitaL
The patriotic Subfcription at Oticisla ak"di
tool, ' •

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