Star.
London, England, 1803-12-30 00:00:00

PO LUN7 EERS.

The PIINCP of WALES'S Volunteers have obtained
permarton to augment the refpeelive companies to too
rank and tile.

Captain TR EU-0V I's company of Sharp Shooters,
attached to the third regiment of London Volunteers,
muttered at an early hour yellerday morning, in
Lincoln's Inn Gardens, where they received their
haverfacks, and other articles neceffary for actual
fervice.

The Queen's Royal Volunteers met yellerday in
the drill•ground, at ten o'clock, and after the intim-
tion a party of the Corps dined together at the Gun
Tavern, Pimlico.

The Loyal North Bri►on Corps met on Wednefday
afternoon is Gray's Inn Gardens, where they had a
field day.
The KenlingtonVolunteer Affociatiou, Lieutenant
Colonel We Lids, had a field day near the Workhoufe
Kenfington.

SRA; FlGNT.—Yetterday morning, foon after
eight o'clock, the Bloom(bury and Inns of Court
Afforiation :ambled on their parade, in front of
the Foundling Hofpital, to the number of about boo,
in order to have a grand (ham fight in the country,
for which purpofe the regiment was divided into two
parties ; one under the command of their Command-
ing Officer, Lieutenant• Colonel Cox, the other under
the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Warsaw. The

latter party were to reprefent the French; and, in
order to know one party from the other, Lieutenant
Colonel Warson's was firfi difpatched, without any
feathers in their bats, to take the moll advantageous
Situation they could find, and to place themfelves, if
poffible, in an impregnable intrencbment, or in as
good a one as the country they were in could afford.
Primrofe Hill was the place fixed on, on every
fide of which were fkirmilhing parties to prevent the
enemy, when they arrived. from annoying the main
body. This fituation was certainly well chofen ;
for, as loon as the battalion which poffeffed it had
fired on the advancing army, coming up the hill.
they had the opportunity of returning to prime and
load on the further fide, where they were entirely fc-
cure from any danger which might be apprehended
from an enemy. About eleven o'clock, Colonel
Cox's party was perceived to fend out patroles to re-
connoitre the pofition of the enemy (or French party)
and, finding them in full polieffion of the heights,
proceeded to diflodge them, by fending out tlrnng
parties, at the very extremity of the hill, in order to
draw the enemy's attention to three different points,
namely, each fide by the fkirmifhers, and the front
by the main body, moving Slowly up the hill, firing
v.:allies to the front every ten or twelve paces. After
contelling the hill for a confiderable time. the French
feemed to give way, and Colonel Cox's party (all of
whom know the light infantry exercife) ran up and
took poffeflion of the hill, and fucceeded in a Short
time to drive the fkirmifhing parties of the enemy
to their main body, which was forming about half
away down the hill. The French being ftrongly re-
inforced by the addition of their flank and Ikormifh-
ing parties, would not give up the point, but conti.
fined firing eights with great rapidity, on the Bng-
lifh, who, finding themfelves very much annoyed,
made a charge, and completely put the enemy to the
rout, over many fields. 'ley were to be Peen flying
in all diredions, and it was not in their power to
get themfelves formed into a body for a confiderable
time ; every inch of ground was afterwards contefled
until they drove the French up a narrow lane, when
they made their efeape through Hampllead Town,
and, from Tome circuitous route they afterwards
took, the Englifh could not difcover them. Neither
patroles, Skirmishing parties, aides-de-camp, nut
Field Officers on horfeback, could trace their move.
ments, or the route they had taken. What was to
he dote ? One Officer was of opinion, they would
meet them by marching to the left, another by
marching liraight forward ; but Lieutenant• Colonel
Cox was of a dithrent opinion---" I am Pure they
are," Pays he, " gone off to the right, for that is the
w•ay Lone, and the way all Frenchmen go." It cer-
tainly proved fo; for he had not long got his patty
through the town of Hampflead, than the enemy
was obfetved to have taken a very Strong pofition
down by the ponds, and the adjoining heights. The
pofition the French had taken was moll complete.—
From the top of the hill, their main body kept a
very heavy fire on the advancing Engliffi, and their
fkiimaing parties in ambuth rotated the only two
narrow patfages there were for Colonel Cox's troops
to attempt: to accomplifh this bulinefs, every effort
WAS exerted I and after a great deal of excellent ma
nccuvring, the Lnglifh fucceeded fo completely to
furround Lieutenant-Colonel WATSON'S party, as to
take one Officer, and feveral privates, prifoners of
war, in fpite of every effort to prevent it. The re-
mainder were put to the route in different direCtions,
which ended the bul:ncfs.

During the whole day it rained, and the ditches
and ticitis wet e in a very unpleatant lunation. When
the tegument went out in the mortut.g, nothing could
turpals their fuldicr-hke appearance and when they

came back in the afternoon. their appearance evinced'
the toil they had undergone.—We wifh to avoid
comparifon of the merits of the different corps of t!-;
metropolis. It is, however, but juftice to fay, that
the Bloomfbury and Inns of Court Affociation dii.
played on this occafion a degree of fteadinefs and
difcipline which, with all due fubmiffion to the op;.
nion of Mr. Wiwomare, might be emulated by marl
regular corps.
Yeflerday the Officers and Non-commiffioned
ficers of the Bloomfbury and lons of Court Affociati,-.:t
met for the purpofe of attending the execution of
fentence of the Court Martial upon their Drumm,
Boy for defertion. He was condueed from tl
Savoy by a file of Grenadiers. The drums and fik,
being ranged in order, the Drum-major produced t 4
cat-o'-nine-tails, and Colonel Cox read the proceed.
inns of the Court Martial, with the fentencc of fifty
lathes. The Colonel expatiated upon the enormity
of the offence, and hoped the example would provi
a falutary warning to the other boys. A &lam
paufe then enfued, and the boy feemed very muc!.
affe&ed. The Colonel then, refuming his addref:
Paid, in confederation of the good charafter which
Colonel Mrs°, D had given him, and the probabil'i,
that he might not have been fully fenfble at the time
of the enormity of his offence, the fentence fhould
not be inflieted. He hoped that this proceedi:-.F
would be fufficient to convince all perlons in hi.
fituation, that they came under the Mutiny Aft, are
that the Corps had the power of punilhing fuel.
offences. Had he been tried by a General Court
Martial, his lenience, he laid, would have been very
-different.

Wednefday fe'nnight two members of the Glat
Row Trades Regiment of Volunteers were profecuted
before the fitting magiiirate for not attending regu-
larly at drill, and both of them fined for each day
they bad been abfent.

On Saturday fe'anight, Lord Ono trron's Cont.
pang of Glendale Riflemen went into Wooler fat
winter quarters. They are a remarkably adlive body
of men, commanded at prefent by Capt. Ra►n.
Notwithßanding the heavy rains on Tnefclay jail,
the Richmond Royal Rangers bad A grand field day,
and were afterwards entertained at the Cattle Tavern
by their Commander, Capt. Caaesuoron Sur TH.
The Pregion Volunteers marched on Monday laR
to Blackpool, where they were to remain a few
days. in order to perfe& themfelves in military dif
cipline. _ _ _

At Lynn, on Sunday morning lall, Captain Bar-
✓ums, previous to divine fervice, prefented the corps
of Sea Fencibles under his orders, with a moR ele-
gant banner, worked by Vifcountefs AN novaabda!gh.
ter of Mr. Coss, Member for the county. After
the prefentation, the banner was carried at the bead
of the Sea Fencibles, and difplaysd in St. Margaret's
Church.

Colonel PITT ailed out orders at Dover, on Sun•
day lad, for all the Cinque Port Regiments to be ready,
with their haverfacks, canteen!, &c. and properly
accontred, as their march might be expeited at a
moment's notice.

On Monday lalt, Colonel the Earl of GUILDTORD
had his Regiment of Wellerthare Volunteers out on
Mamage Downs, between his Lard(hip's Seat and
Dover ; they muttered 6co rank and file. Colonel
Gowsa, after having infpeEted them minutely under
the orders of General Sir DAVID Donnas, paid his
Lordfhip the higheß compliments on the appearance
and difeipline of his Corps, which, for the time it
has been embodied, may certainly vte with any regi•
ment in the county of Kent.

On Wednefday laft the Stoke Newington and vici•
nity Volunteers, commanded by Major Fasson, met
on their ground to receive their colours, which were
prefented to them by Mrs. Eaor, with a neat and
fuitable addrefs. The colours were worked by her
own daughters, young ladies endowed with every
virtue and accomplifliment. The Major made an
excellent and appropriate reply. The corps then
marched by files to the church, when the colours
were confecrated by the Rev. Dr. Game the Rae.
tor of the parifh, and their chaplain. Several: officers
belonging to volunteer corps, and many el the Lon•
don and Weßminfler Light Horfe attended in mi•
form and added much the gaiety of the fcene.
11,:e four troops of Kirkcudbright Gentlemen and
Yeomanry Cavalry, under the command of Jaws
GORDON, Efq. of Culvennan, Major Commandant,
were infpeeted by Lieutenant Colonel Dowser's In-
fpeiting Field Officer, on Tuefdv, the aoth id. on
a part of the lawn of Dane Via Park, which Mrs.
Lawars Curiae, of Redeafile, politely gave for the
occafion. Colonel Douct.as and the Honourable
JOHN GORDON, of Kenmore, Vice Lord Lieutenant,
arrived about twelve, and were received by Major
Comma at the gate, who infiantly returned to his
pot, when the regiment drew (words, and fainted
the IrSpefling Field Officer on his appearing on the
ground, and marched pall him in half-fquadrots and
tingle file, after which the whole of the regiment
performed the fix divrfions of (word exercife by flew
gel, and two flank fquadrons did the fir diviflons of
attack and defence at (peed, and the corps lk
$OOll through the greatest part of Due
tions, forming dole columns. deplol
retreating by alternate half fquadrons.
of Iquadrons, wheeling, forming cl•-'
charging in fucceffioss of fquadrons,
outwards and charging in line, he. &C.
the general salute, when the Intpeeling
having expreffed to Major GORDON hit
ration, and declared, though be was
much, the appearance and excellent di(
regiment had far furpaffed his expeßation,
he would make the molt favourably -
giment was formed into a hollow

Toll being called in bis prefence, not%
feafon of the year, wetnefs of the
three of the troops had marched each
aiTembling at their parades, 192 out
the field; and their Cquunander ha

eated Culorel Douccas's approbat
them the thanks of Parliament to

addreffcd them, returning thcm thank.
mining attendance they had given
embodied in Augun, the regiment
with reiterated cheers, in piefei.ce
Field Officer, declared their rcsdinel

permanent duty, and to follow their
the fcene of &Eliot', whenteer the mew
to appear on the coal

the corps having
Dundm's Ernie. I
into line, 1
rons, And echelon 1
:lofe column, end I
ns, and wheeling
he. finned with •
1
fling Field Officer 1
his entire tacit
was led to espeet
t difcipline of the I
%%don, and tha
• report. The r
fquare, and th
otwithilanding th
be day. and tha
ach 11 miles *fie
In of 109 were
having conantuni.
,1
Ilion, and read to
D Volunteers, and
ianks for the maw
1
a fusee they were
unanimously, and I
of the Infraing 1
nets to be put on
eir Commander to j
tuemy (Maki dog i

oon, their appearance evinced'
gum—We with to avuid An)
is of the different corps of the
revere but juftice to fay, that
tns f Court Affociation dif.
a degree of fteadinefs and
all due fubmiffion to the opi.
might be emulated by many

•s and Non•commi(Loned or
And Inns of Court Affuciatic:a
attending the execution of the
Martial upon their Drumm:
le was conduFted from the
iadiers. The drums and fiks
the Drum-major produced the
'olonel Cox read the proceed.
ial, with the fentencc of Nifty
xpatiated upon the enormity
red the example would prove
the other boys. A fulcra!
the boy feemed very mud.
then, refuming his addrcf:
of the good character which
,iven him, and the probabir:.
been fully fenfble at the time
offence, the fentence fhoul.!
hoped that this proceedi4
convince all perfons in hi
e under the Mutiny A&, arc
he power of punilhing fuel.
n tried by a General Court
e Paid, would have been very

: two members of the Gig
A* Volunteers were profccuted
Irate for not attending regu•
1 of them fined for each day

It, Lord OSSOLITON'S CORM-
omen went into Wooler far
ire • remarkably active body
prefent by Capt. Rail).

heavy rains on Tnefdav
angers bad x grand field day,
itertainedat the Cline Tasera
!apt. CA.II.ItIIIOTOI SMITH.
:era marched on Monday laft
hey were to remain a few
themfelves in military dif.

morning lan, Captain Bea-
ne fervice, prefented the corps
his orders, with a moR ele-
Vifcountcfs AM nova a,dangh.
Aer for the county. After
aner was carried at the head
d difplaysd in St. Margaret's

,nt orders at Dover, on Son-
e Port Regiments to be ready,
canteens, Ste. and properly
rch might be expe&d at a

noel the Earl of GUILDFORD
rellerlhare Volunteers out on
:en his Lord hip's Seat and
rank and file. Colonel
ifpetie.l them minutely under
Sir Davin Downs., paid his
mpliments on the appearance
orps, which, for the time it
y certainly vie with any regi•

lc Stoke Newington and vici-
ended by Major Paseo)+, met
ive their colours, which were
frs. EADR, with a neat and
colours were worked by her
ladies endowed with every
merit. The Major made an
late reply. The corps then
e church, when the colours
Rev. Dr. Gantt', the Rec.
ten. chaplain. Several officers
corps, and many al the Lon-
Light Horfe attended in mai-
tl the gaiety of the fcene.
:it kcudbright Gentlemen and
der the command of jamas
ennan, Major Commandant,
tenant Colonel Downes, In.
▪ Tuefdv., the aoth intl. on
Dane Val Park, which Mrs.
(destine, politely gave for the
porn*, and the Honourable
mute, Vice Lord Lieutenant,
ind were received by Major
rho inaantly returned to 116
.nt drew (words, and fainted
fficer on his appearing on the
ail him in.half-fquadrot.s and,
the whole of the regiment
lons of (word exercife by lieu.
iadrons did the fie divifions of
t fpeed, and II
telt part of Dui
,olumns. deploy
half fquadrons,
g, forming cif"
of fquadrons,

/ in line. Itc..
en the Inipeding
ajor GOIDOM hit
though he was
and excellent

tfrecl his expettation.
la favourabi.

to a hollow

pretence, not%
ttnefs of the ,
I marched each
ades, 192 out
nieunander ha

AS% approbai

'atliam.ent to

iing them ibanki
y had given
be regiment
in prefehee

d their rcadinet
to follow their
lawyer the cam

NAUTICAL IA-7ELLIC:ENCE.

the corps baying
Dundas's Eva's.
'laying into line.
urns, And echelon
:loft column, and
ris, and wheeling
de. finithed with
ding Field Officer
a his entire fruit.
was led to 'sped
t difcipline of the
citation, and the
r report. The re
Innate, and th
Iterithlianding th
le day, and the
ach t 2 miles afte
at of sost were
having commons.
Rion. and read t
o Volunteers, an
lank, for the Dore
a hoc/ they were
unanintoullY, and
of the Infpeding
net to be pet on
tir Commander to
taemy &add dos