Star.
London, England, 1803-08-13 00:00:00

VOLUNTEERS.

Orders have already been iffued to the Lords Lieu-
tenants, under the authority of a claufe in the Aa
paired a few days fume, to train and exercife a num-
ber of perfons of the &ft clafs, in each parifh, equal
to fix times the number of the Old Militia.

Yefterday the Firft and Second Royal Surrey Re-
giments, and the \Veit Kent Militia, marched from
Milford, and the Barracks, and encamped about a
mile from the town.

Thurfday the St. James's Volunteers paraded in the
court-yard in front of the Duke of PortTLAND's houfe,
and made fo 'good a military appearance, and per-
formed their exercife s.ith fuch exaOnefs, correanefs
and precilion, as to be complimented by his Grace
in the molt flattering terms; after which they marched
in excellent order to Hyde Park, where they were
alfo complimented by the Honourable Mr. YORKE.

The St. James's Volunteers mounted a guard of
so men on Thutfday night, for the fira time, in their
Parade Ground, Duffour's Place, Carnaby Market,
which is to be continued nightly.
Yellerday the Honourable Artillery Company
muttered about fix hundred, including recruits, to
celebrate the birth-day of their Colonel, the PRINCL
'of Watts. After going through a variety of ma-
noeuvres with a precifion equal to regulars, they
marched off the ground with their two field-pieces
in fub-divilions to Highbury Houfe, Iflington, to
their annual dinner.
The Pimlico Volunteers are to do dury at the
Queen's Houfe, in the abfence of the Guards : they
Are to be called the Q2een's own Loyal Volunteers.
On the sth init. fix hundred pikes, with drums, &c•
were received at Whitby. for the ufe of the Sea Fen-
ibles there, and a cotifiderable quantity of ammuni
tion fur the fervic,t of the batteries.
The Southwark Volunteer Cavalry, whore num-
bers are confider-40y augmented, mti acted on Thulf.
day on Kennington Common, at which place they
have a grand Field Day on l'uefday next, an honour
of the birth of his Royal Highnels the Commander
in Chief.

Upwards of one hundred men, of the Weft Efrex
Militia, volunteered for the fea ftrvice on Saturday
laft, that being the element in which they had been
accuftorned to fight for their country.
Intrenchments are immediately to be opened, ex-
tending along Gallevwnnd Common, in Etre:, to
Widfnrd, as an elevated rpot, which commands the
great road to London; in the condi of which feveral
redoubts will be crated This wutk is to be com-
menced on Monday next.
On Monday laft, a Volunteer Corps under the com-
mand of J. B. S. MORRITT, Efq. offered their fel.-
' vices to his Welty, through the Lnrd Lieutenant
of the North Riding, to ferve within the military
diarlit, and in cafe of invafion in any part of Great
Britain. The corps confift at prefent of above
_coo
Men, and meetings are daily held in the neighbour-
ing PArifilell for the purpofe of increafing it Rill
further. It contains nearly the whole population,
within the military age, of the townfhips of Rokeby,
Barningham, Starforth, Romaldkirk, Cotherflone,
Lallington' Mickleton. Hunderthwaite, Holwick,
Luaedale. Ovington, Newlham, Scargill
and Wycliff. Thole of Bowes, Hutton, and others
have already appointed meetings for the purpofe of
acceding. and it is fuppofed that in a few days the
corps will be nearly moo Itrong. A chofen body
of yodng men from the neighbouring town of Bar.
mrd.Caltle, have with a zeal that does them infinite
honour, volunteered their fervices to aft as riflemen
with the above corps, and the general enthufiafm that
prevails. reflects the higheft credit on this patriotic
an,l fpirited diltrie. Jona TIIISLL, Efq. of Barn-
ingliam-Lodge, has offered his fersices as fecond in
command. _ _ _

On Sunday evening laft, the inhabitants of feveral
ptrifhes in the manors of the Earl of C AAAAA TOW. at-
fembled on the common of EAR Wnndhay, near New.
bury, for the purpofe of taking into confideration the
meafures for the defence of the country. The Hon.
WILLIAM Hussar (one of hie Lordlhip's Ions), in
a very animated fpeech. propofed that the youth of
the feveral parifhes. who wire unincumbered with
occupations which ahfoliitely required their pretence
at home, fhould come forward and volunteer their
fervices to any part of Great Britain in cafe of inva-
lion. and-leave the farmers to their important occu-
pations, which [applied the markets. and provided
the fund, out of which alone, the wives and families
of thole who might be ablent in the defence of their
country, can be fupported. The Hon. Gioaos
Elestaser, with equal zeal and activity, fupported
this patriotic propofition, and both of them opened
the lift of volunteers by entering their own names, as
ready to march to any part of Great Britain in cafe
of invafion:--every °Nation gave way. and they
were immediately followed with the greateß alacrity
by a great body of young men, all able and willing
to accompany Chet on the above mentioned fervice.
The farmers, excluded from this corps of Volum
teens, have offered to arm armfelves on horfeback,
and preferve the peace, tranquillity. and loyalty of
their neighbourhood, and to aft as aeons and guides
within their (Hari& The number of the Volunteers
(all young and molly unmarried) amounted to 13
times the number furnilbed by there pantiles to the
Militia, and more are expefted before nest Sunday :
at the rate of this proportion, the numbers in Eng-
land will be 520,000 men.
DEFINCII OF TNg COIOIT.—The coati of England
is divided into trailing diaries, in each of which a
Naval Officer of tfillinguiffied merit commands, with
a competent force of Loge and (mall vefels under
him. Sir Sylmar SMITH bas the Ration between
Harwich and the mouth of the Thames. Lord Katie,
who is the Commander in Chief on the Downs and
North Sea Ration, has made very able arrangement.
to reinforce, in cafe of emergency, any particular
Ration, without leaving the Tea es-pored. Indeed the
the whole of our Naval Difpolltion is very highly
fpoken` of A WeR Indianan lately arrived in
the River from the Land's End, Pays, that the was.
not ten minutes, throughout the whole of her paffage,
without having been brought to by fame of our
cruizers. The only prowifion of which we have any
doubt is, whether there be a fufficient number of
fmall row boats provided againft the exigency of the
invaGon being attempted during a calm ? We mean
row boats to move as tardily as any that can be fent
againft us, and at the Acne tftn4 fo eqlrifipid and
provided as to attack with advantage.