Star.
London, England, 1803-10-08 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.

,
. .
Sia—l was very much pleated to obferva a few
days ago in your excellent Paper, a (iron* recom-
mendation of the Pike, as a formidable inflrument of
deftruclion in the hands of brave men.-1* opinion
decidedly coincides with your's on this fubjed ; and
baenot been heftily or lightly taken up. I had long
been convinced of its utility before I quitted his Ma-
laity's fervice, which nothing but old age flioula have
induced me to do ; and fo firongly do I retain That
conviction, that were I capable of fervice; I fhould,
before this time, have made an offer to Government
o raife a battalion of Pikemen in defence of the
country.
This opinion was taken np, partly from the per:
tfal of the writings of the nsoft renowned Generals,
find partly from having obferved on many occafions,
both in general and partial actions, the uniform and
certain %needs of a charge with the bayonet; in the
teeth of the moft, apparently, formidable fire of mut--
Cluny. It is an enablifhed rule in fervice, which no
Officer of experience will contradid, that where two
Corps of equal, force engage, that which referees its,
fire, and chaiging with the bayonet, will (cetera pa.
s'i'rs) be fore of victory. A charge of pikti would
be fill more irriOaible) 'partly on account of its
greater length, and partly bccante thole of the third,
or even fotarth rank, mutt prove efficient. Oni of
the greaten Generals of the Taft century, Marfhal
Sets, gives his opinion of this weapon in the fol-
loWing words :
" Suppoft the Battalion to be drawn up four deep ;
thetyo front ranks &wild be armed With firelocks, and
the two rear with half pikes, about 13 feet in length.
In dunging,•the latter are to level their pikes; in
which pofition they will extend from 6 to 7 feet before
the front rank. The front ranks being fheltered
in inch a mannkr will, I am confident, tete a much
firer in, and fire with more contacts and refolutimt,
than they would othetwite do; and the tear ranks*
as they are likkWife eavatd by the front, will eiercife
d;heir pikes with more intrepidity, and be capable of
iog infinite fervice. My opinion in regard to the
bnpaltektibe of this tabu:sent is fupported by the ge.
feral concurrence of Men or experience and reffetlion p
and the only reatons to be affigned for the dill)* of
ate fuels, is have:alto oteafioned The abolition Of
Y other excellent 'caftans of the Ancient's, by
I mean aegle& and indolence," de. /cc.
'1\7411
int not be feppofed, that I Mean to argue than
b.dy of plien*.p, in battle array, would be a
flostetAbr sin equal number of mutqueteers ; aids of,
their inokmaterial ufes would perhaps be to &Win a
third rank ra
orerj fools be
be rendered
our fifths •
flank Companies
be trained
at a mark. ,
toyer an atta
&wild be aceui
pidity.
All know ,
foi. the defence
paid for comp'
The malidal
fublifhed b)
Managemtnt

proper feeling of his own perfotal prowefs, is atten-
ded with little expence, cannot be much injured by
begirt}, and may be trufted, without any poeble
inconvenient refult, into tire hands of oar countrytnen
at large. lam rather inclined to think that it might
roan, by the adoption of proper meats, become a
popular, and even a favourite inftrnment. '
At a moment like the prefent, when danger of at-
tack becomes daily more imminent, and when it is
not poMble that the bell.furnilhed ordnance can fup-
ply fire•arvs for the immenfe mats of volunteers, who
are crowding forward with filch genuine Dritifh fpi-
rit, to defend their King an.l country, I beg leave to
join with your's my moll cornea recommendation of
this formidable inllrument. It would do credit to
thofe refpeaable country Gentlemen, who have put
themfelves at the head of their tenantry and pea-
Awry, to fct the laudable example of applying for
them, where we have been lately allured from au-
thority, they may be immediately furnilhed to any
amount.

I can drive, Sir, that a great deal more might be
raid on this fribjeet ; but perhaps I have Paid eaough,
though I hope you won't think too much. Tbak
few fuggeßions have been diaated by the ardent lose
I feel for the beft of Kings, and for the Country
which gave me birth, for whole fake I would readily
Ibed my blood, though I cannot arm in their defence.
I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, '
and eonflant Reader, •r OLD SOLDt ka.
ltmagaiee, °doter

Dirpatches were forwarded to Admiral Duca-
t/01TM, by the Jamaica mail, hill night.
A conflant Correfpondent wino.. to obferve, that
when we are feriontly threatened with the inrafion
of a formidable and -implacable foe. our fleets and
Iquadrons ought not to be at fo remote a didance as
the North Seas and other places, but kept to guard
and premed the coals of the United Kingdom; a fer.
rice more really ufefel than surely dillreffing the
trade of onr enein'es.at the ague of having oar oars
kooes dellroyal while ear ism are allow

RETZPRN.TO IN ORDER
Or rut Hoy. HOUSE or COMMONS,DATID M*ac■ 21,1803

For " An Account, mewing whet Inereafe gr Diminution has
taken place in the Number and in the Amount of the Sahike,
Emoluments and Expcnces of all the Public Offices for the Year
, .
OFFICES. Increafe.
Treafury 4459 IS to
Secretary of State, Home Department

lot 9 ji

Ditto foreign Ditto
Ditto War Ditto
Alien Office
War Office
Ordnance
Admiralty
Navy Office
Vietualling Olen
Sick and Hurt Office
Tranfport Office
7111 Office
Statnp Office
Polk Office
Cullom*
Excite
Exchequer Brill Office
CommilLoners for Auditing
Public Accounts 4.206 15 9
Mager Mailer General's Office 97 0 6
Lottery Office - 6p o o
.Stationary Office . sit is o
Cuftoms, Scotland • 1,244 19 6
Excite, Do. 19.1,31 3 4
Comptrollers of Army Accounts 1,000 0 0
Auditors of the Land Revenue Nil.
Barrack Office
Signet Office
Once for Redualon of the Na-
NU.
tioaal Debt
Hackney Coach Office -
Mint Office do o o
Surveyor Generale(' Crown Laodsi. NIL
Paymaiker General -
Auditor of the Receipt of the El-
chequer •
Surveyor of General Woods
Solicitor of the Tresfury -
Receiver of the t 5.641. Duties on
Petitions, &c.
Remembrance: of Tut Fruiti Nil.
Receiver a Ditto • -
Receiver of Tenths - .
Privy Seal Office .
Hawkers and Pedlars Ones

. - . 891 13 3
• 1419 17 10

s6o 15 so

- 52 II 4
1,460 1 81
188 9 3

+E•3trB67 to 74

Diminution.

3,650 Z 2 8
4,778 13 3

SSl♦ 19 2

Total Dares& £.

. .
6465 9 Ei

1A59 7 2
2,147 19 7
411403 16 3
,8,872 so}
17.946 is 8
25,945 9 7

Nil.
903 18 6

as 0 0

79.0 n, LE :if
3067 10..,71
4715* 0 .1

Letters from Amilerdam Rate. that the Batavian
Government is endeavouring to enforce with the
greatestS rigour the decree fur the exclution of arti-
ce
s of Engin colonial produceb or home manufac-
ture. The mercantile part of the community. on
where Anises this decree bears with the greatell fe-
verity, have preented a variety of rernonilrances on
the fubjea, and particularly requelted a furpenfion
of the decree as tar is the intminftion of tome arti-
cles of primary necetfity are concerned. The Go-
vernment has not hitherto &cam any Airpolition to
yield to their folicitations. A dread of French ven-
geance:compels them (trialy to conform to regulations
which they know to be direly contrary to ressfun. as
well as policy. In fpite of all their exertions. Englilb
goods continue to find their way into the market.
Some of the Volunteer Corps hive been defiled to
provide themfelVes With the following articles, pre-
, vious to infpeaion by the Earl of Hartarearom
linaidatk, a k. t canoes of tin or Parer. m go lat.
di* kropfack. or Nag, a Load Odra. I pair ditto drawers, I
paw Woreed locks or Itoeklap, tangle( sip, a pair natters, I
pair task t knife. fat. and (pica.
Each readier will alto be permitted to carry the
following things:—
* razor, foto and brat, a lhoo-brallea, sod
eandos, z pipe-claf ball.

The Liverpool Meeting held it the Fort on Tuel
day, purfnant to public Advertifement, was nume-
roullY attended, and feveral hundred perfons gave in
their names to ,ferve under Captain PIIRRIPONTi as
Sea Fenciblesb for the defence of that town and dif-
trite!. Tt horns to be the opinion, that the number'
of petfons who will enrol thaufelves in this ferrite,
will amount to upwards of soots
A Meeting has been held at Canterbury, by the
Governors of the Kent and Canterbury Hofpital, to
confider of an application from Government for the
life of the Hofpital, for the reception of the lick fol
diets, who are, or may be Rationed on the coati of
Kenty during the winter, when it was unanimonfly
retolved, that a loyal and refpedful anfwer be return
ed, exprellive of the iropoffibility of complying with
the reeielt, under the regulations by which the Hof-
petal was eßablifbed.
CovINTGARDINTNsares,—The Comedy fs
801 l attraeted laa night an audience which over w-
ed in every part. After the play, Mite Moat's"'
came forward, for the thin d time on thefe boards, and
jodiciotilly transferred, from older. to Marian, the
vocal powers and talents which the poffetres in a very
fuperior degree. Inci.soow's Hunting Song was
given in his happieft Rik, and produced general
plaudits.
Mon Omar or Aosetaatry.—Yeßerday the
Right Honourable Sir WILLIAM SCOTT determined
the cafes of the following (hips and cargoes, which
were detained for adjudication :
Aaron, LkdlnttletaltarTtals was a %eolith chip Laden atli
a cargo of arre, eta, kw, sod other snicks. In this ale di•
Bit was reltarod sod the cargo refereed
PM* Arend, Jade, matter.--Thle kip was failla under
Pallas colours, kJ= with ballad. Ship complained.
The hank. Witter,. mailer -..This was a oak d breach of
blockade. Ship and cargo rearmed.
Narde......- Militate; Malior.Ship end ewes condemned.
Vrow Anna Catherine, Mats, Maier Thin was •
rata Grip bound frnm Batavia to datordams, lades with amp
of Nike, and various other merehmedime. Ma alp soodannod
tarp relayed.
The Hefter. MacLeod, mafter....This woe a vodka tea&
leg the =deal chsrader of the delasees,oThe Cool, mr this
este, directed father proof to be reads as Mo that point.
Thorfday upwards of a hundred Welch girls, who
migrate to this part of the Wend in the fpnng of the
year, to work an the garden grounds of Batterfea,
Fulham, he. he. met together near the end of Pic-
cadilly, each a knspfack at her back, containing a
little Rock for the approaching winter l and after
taking a farewell of their friends, who had accompli.
nied them thus far, divided into two panics, that
for South Wales parfued their rotate towards Hen•
fington, while (bole bound for North Wales, Rrock
up-Park-lane, on their way towards Bayfwater, and
fo on to their native homes.. It is extraordinary the
length of ground thefe hardy Wearies' will cover
each day, they being feldorn more than five days on
their journey to South or North Wales. On their
tss'otoei their friends,they all began Gaging a Welch
cwt coded tan they Are vita est cf fight.
1

mchem, to which Vidonteer Corps might
be Nioed. But incalculable fervice might
ed by baNalions of Volunteers, of which
might be aved with them, furnilhing the
panics °DIY istb Am arms: there Ihould
tangly to light infantry praaice. to fire
Ike. /Cc. who might bisqually nfeful to
attack. or a retreat of the wbo
aceuflonind to move with tse =loft re.
w too that the pike is an admirabb\weapon
me of intrencbments. for tefilling tevalry,
mpleting the deftruition of a routed trmy.
al for its bye molt be fimPle, and lhout4 be
ay authority. It is tidily proem:W-4n
in fond learnt=it gibes the hardy mak