Star. — London, England, 1804-10-08 00:00:00

BLOCA'ADLIVG SVIADROKS. The contell which we have been reluctantly obliged to maintain, for Tome days pall, with fame of one wonder-deeding cotemporaries, to prevent the public credulity from being In grofsly abuled as was at tempted, refpeaing the late attack upon the enemy at Boulogne, is now brought to a cunclufion. The Gazette of Saturday evening confirms fo piecifely the Ilatements given in the STAR, that the good fenfe of the public Will Lccioire nothing I.rther from us but a copy of the official difpatches horn Lord KEITH, which we here fubjoin, ac alf) the difpatches from Lord Nst.sott alluded to in our lan : FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, OCTOBER 6. ADMIRALTY OFFICE, OCTOBER 3. Copy of a letter from the Right Honourable Lord KEITH, K. B. Admiral of the Blue, dec. to WILLIAM MARSDEN, Efq. dsted on board hie Majefty's the MONARCH, off Rou!ogne, the sd Want. Sir—Their Lordfhips art aware that my attention I has, for fame time pall, been direiFted to the object of afcertaining the moll effeftual mcde for annoying the enemy's flotilla at their anchorages in front of their ports, under protetlion of their land batteries. Having, on the afternoon of the tlt intl. arrived at this anchorage, and finding the weather promifing to be favourable, and about oso of the flotilla on the outfide of the Pier, I refolved to make an experiment, on a limited kale, of the means of attack which had been provided. The final arrangements for this Na poli were made on the morning of yefterday. The Officers named below • Were put in charge of the principal veffels Which at this time were to be tiled. Tile armed launches, and other boots of the (qua. dron, were appointed to accompany and prote& them. The CASTOR. GREYHOUND. and Come fmaller velfels were diretted to take up an advanced and convenient anchorage for covering the retreat, giving proteCtion to men who might be wounded, and boats that might be crippled, and fur towing off the boats in general, in the event of the wind frefhening and blowing up on the coati. The operation commenced at a quar ter pail nine o'clock lafl evening, and terminated at a quarter pall four this morning, during which time feveral veffels, prepared fur the pus-pole, were ex ploded amanita, or very dole to the flotilla ; but on account of the very great diflance at which they lay from each other, no very extenfive injury Teems to have been futlained, although it is evident that there has been very confiderable confufion analog them, and that two of the brigs and feveral of the fmaller weals appear to be milling fince yefterday at the elofe of day. I have great fatisfatlion in reporting, that, notwithflanding a very heavy difehatge of fh_lls, fhot, and niufketry, was kept up by the enemy throughout the night, no cafuality whatever, on our part, has been fuftained. The enemy made no at tempt to oppofe their rowing boats to ours. Their Lordfhips will not cape& that, at Ole prefent mo ment, I am to enter much into detail ; but I think it my duty to Rate to thin my colovinion that, in the event of ::ny great accumulation 4.f the enemy's force in their Roaddeads, an extenfive arid combined operation of a fimilar nature will hold forth a reafon able profile& of a fuceefsful refult. The condo& of the officers and men, who have been employed on this accafum, delerves my 1 .1'.,-heft commendation : I can not more forcibly imprefs their merits upon their Lordfhips' attention, than by remarking, that the ler- Vice was undertaken, not only in the face of, but im mediately under, the whole line of the enemy's land batteries, and their field artillery and maketry upon the coaft, but alto under that of upwards of one hun dred and fifty armed veffels, ranged round the inner fide of the Bay ; and that the officers and men who could fo deliherarely and refolutely advance into the raidft of the flotilla, under loch circumflances, mull be confidered worthy of being entrated with the performance of any fervice, however difficult or dan gerous it may appear to be, and confcquently to be highly deceiving of their Lordthips' protation. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) KEITH. • Officers in charge of the Explofion yards above referred to : Captaina-.Maelcod, of the Sulphur. Jackfon, of the Autumn. Edwards, of the Fery. Collard, of the Railicur. Searle, of the fielder foe:ence thip. Lieutenants—Stewart, of tom Monarch. Lowry, of the leopard. Payne, of the immortalite. Templer, of the Sulphur. Ilifidihipman—Mr. Bartholomew, of the inflexible. Captains Winthorp, of the Arde-t, and Owen of the ?rumor. talite, molt sealoully and oh:fully fuperlnoro let the or-rat 0,9 from the f ou:hward, and the Honourable Captain 11l ockw.ood, of the Erryalua, from the northward. RYITII. Copy of a letter from Vice Admiral Lord V:frount N. t sox. K B. Commander in Chief of !As 7.l.ljelly's Ships and eiLls in the Mediterancarr,to Woo tIAM MA ,151YEN,Efq. Olt board his NI tjeft)'s *tip VI:TORT, at Sea, Aug. 7. herewith tranfnot you a c.•py of A letter from Lieutenant 1-laismNr; Smavr, cr.mrflln.'•ing Majelly's brig SrIDFR , ato i llaiNtiog Inc wit!) !):. h.4v illg, 00 the t Ith uh. captured la Conception Fiend. privy cec, mounting two brars wins, and manned with forty Leven men, which you pl.afe r.. lay Infore my Lords C mmitliiners of the Admira:ty for their information. I an., Ste.. (.;iAncri) PILLs A"A IF. HIX MCI; s brig 31 1 1,11, Ali:ltz 12 Diy L-rd—l have tin honour toinn,tm yroar I. Chip, that 1 ):11ciday fell in with :iml captnt; d n ricnch priva:ter, m•untiag twn brats gius rut forty fcveri mot, Alicata bcai L. N. E. three leagues) fitted out from Ajacia, in Corks, and fated from Girgenti ye.terday morning ;—have fent her into Malta, and fent on Rime here 33 of the prifoners. She has made no capture fence her leaving Corlin, which has been about a month. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) MAIMING SHAW. Copy of another Letter front the Rigbt Honourable Lord Vif count NtLISON, K.B. ke. to WILLIAM MARSDEN, Efq. dated on board his Majeßy'a (hip VICT oar, at ice, Aura la. Sir—Herewith I tranfmit you, for the information of the Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty, Copy of a Letter from Captain DONE ICY, of his Majelly's (hip Nexcissus, with copy of one to him from Lieutenant THOMPSON, of the Paid fhip, detailing the deflimElion of feveral of the enemy's coaffing veffels : the importance of this fervice may be but little, but the determined bravery of Lieutenants Tuorarsotr, PARL ER, LOMLET, and Mooaa, and the Petty Offi cers, Seamen, and Marines employed under them, could not be exceeded. I am concerned to obferve that. Lieutenant Lust LEY has been obliged to fuffer amputation at the fboulder joint, but I have much pleafure in laying, that this fine young man is fa 4 recovering ; his lufferings, I am fure, will meet their Lordthips' confideration. I am, &c. (Signed) NE Lion and Bemire. Hti majerty's imp NAiteious, Items Bay, July 1 t. My Lord—Lalt night we attacked about a dozen of the enemy's veffels at La Vandour, in this Bay, with the boats of the NARCISSUS, Seamnase, and MAIDSTONE, commanded by Lieutenants HYDE, PARKER, J. R. LUMLEY, and Oat., MOORE, the whole under the orders of Mr. JoHN TitomPSON, Firlt Lieutenant of this (hip, who, with his gallant com panions, boarded and defiroyed almolt the whole, under a prodigious and inceffant fire of great guns and mulquetry, as well from the veffels as froM a battery and the houfes of the town, dole to which. they were hauled in and well fecured. i refer your Lordlhip to the inclofed letter from Lieut. THOEIr - :ON for an account of that affair ; and I beg to add, that it is impoffible for me to exprefs the praife due to that intrepid officer and the men, as well as 01E. cers of every defeription under his command, whole conduft I viewed with admiration. Herewith I alfo tranfmit a lift of the killed and wounded, which I am eitremely grieved to fay amounts to 27. (Signed) ROSS DONNELLT. His Majeity's Ibip NARCISSUS, Hierea Bay, July4E. , Sir—l beg leave to report the proceedings of the detachment of boats you did me the honour to place under my command fan night, whole conduit and gallantry I cannot fufficiently praife. The attack commenced at midnight, under a tremendous fire of grape-(hot and mufketry ; notwithßanding which we fucceeded in boarding and firing molt of the elle my's veffelz, confining of eleven or twelve fettees chiefly laden. The enemy were fully prepared, and had taken every precaution to fecure them, they le. ing moored head and (tern, with their bars on the b:ach, and completely propt together under water ; w: however towed one out in fpite of their heavy and incctlant fire. This fervice, I am lorry to fay, has colt us feveral valuable live,. Among the killed I have to regret the lots of that very promifing young man, W. Rocii s, Midlhipittan of this (hip, who was (hot in firing of the grads ; and Lieutenant Lure • LET, MCIFYS. BROINGFIIILD, WATT, VICTOR, and MANSELL, Mid(hipmen on board, wounded; I fear thef (timer mortally ; together with feveral feamen and marines feverely. To Lieutenants LUMLEY and Mu e, of the Sea Honk and M•IDST01111, I feel greatly indebted for the Ready and well direited fire kept up from the launches of thofe (hips under their command ; alto to Lieutenant P of this (hip, for his very able fupport in boarding and deftroyin the enemy's vac's. Indeed my warmers thanks are due to every officer, petty officer, feaman and ma rine employed on this occafion. I am, &c. - - (Signed) JOHN THOMPSON. Lift of killed and wounded In the Boats of bis Maklty's Shins unaermentioned, on the Night of the tab of July, 1804, in datroying a Number of the Enemy's %Web in La Vandura. Narciffus—a killed and 9 wounded. SCA Horte..-4 killed and s wounded. Maidftone--t killed and 9 wounded. Tutal-4 killed and as wounded. Names of the killed and wounded. Killed. NArciffu,—Thornal Owen Roc:le, Ati b ithirnan, anl Waliarn Stanwood, .I.lc (carman. Sea Horfc—Wtiliam Wiltfbire, Licutrnant of Nfarince. Mai4flone.—John Wood, ordinary fcana:i. Wounded. Narriffu.—Thornaa Williant Bolingficid, Mintirman, in the hand, badly. Jaws Won, Coxfwain, arm and kg, badly. . . Robert Campain, able framan, thigh, badly. Thomas Frcih water, able fcamao, ■rnt, badly. inhn Dcal.in, ablr (cumin, burnt by gunpowder. Mit. Sulliv,n, abk reaman, arm w:d &le, badly. Jame. Sheaf, able feanim, lbghtly. Hill, able framan, in thn. b .md. Wm. Shiver., private of marine.. amp:rated finger n R. Lpmley, I drutcn..nt, badly. 1 tr.ntas Alra. Watt, Nll,lfltipman. Wdliams, a!,le feaman. Inltn iim:•r, private of ni.trinett. Jititn private of marine*. .1,1111 G. Vol or, Mt.lfhipman, °tellf in the thigh. Manf,ll, Maitre'. Matc, in the hip, bully. 7h(*131 oh), framAn. badly. rzs'lron. ofoliisary (canal', badly. jo . in White t), ordisi.try John Whivonza, Corr. crew, holly. r 13. in irG y, abk (carmen, C.Octly. I I rr, rnlinary kainan, bAly. Mat. Walt., atk Llano, IL.htly. TotalT 11fidh:pman and 3 feamcn, t Lieutenant, Matter's Mare, 3 Zylidffiipmen, rs feamen, and 3 ma rines, wounded. (Signed) Ross Dosinel.t.r, Captain, and Senior Officer. [For the remainder of the London Gazette fee the I.ft page.) By our letters received this morning, we learn that from fiat) , to feventy of the enemy's armed craft have been attempting to neer their way from Havre de Grace to Boulogne. Fears were at fiat entertained that they would effeet their purple without much in• terruption. But by comparing the different accounts we have reafon to believe our cruizet s received intel ligence of the movement an time to prevent its full execution. FOLK STOW I, OCTOBER 7. A Folk(lone fifherman arrived here IA night, who I fell in at fea with a hired armed cutter, carrying in- telligence to the Admiral at Dungenefs, that the had fallen in with feventy French gun boats, coming ea ward from Havre de Grace. There mount from fourteen to (lateen guns each, and %ere evidently bound to Boulogne, which, it is feared, they muR reach without a potaility of prevention. A part of our fleet ate off Calais, where it is Paid, an attempt fimilar to that at Boulogne, will be made to deßroy the enemy's craft. We cannot, however, with fo recent an example before as, prognoßicate any thing favourable from the iffue, thould the attempt be made, for which the weather is no way favourable. DIAL,OCTOBER 7. His Majefty's fchooner CHARLOTTE, Lieutenant Auvr, arrived here, has brought difpatches from the Blockading Squadron off Dieppe ; fhe brings an ac count of an aftion between the Englifh fquadron and the French flotilla, which came out of Havre:de- I Grace, confining of twenty-eight fchooners and lug gets ; one large praam, carrying two mortars; and twenty guns ; and thirty-three gun brigs, the whole of which were difperfcd, and it is hoped fome of them will be captured by our cruizers. When the CHARLOTTE left the Iviadron, the FALCON and RAT LEE Hoops of war were in chace of the praam and a brig, and the CAMPERDOWN cutter in chace of two loggers, on Friday afternoon, the sth inftant. Extra& of a letter from an Officer, dated onboard one of the flips belonging to Lord Karnes fqua droll, off Boulogne, Oflober 3, 1804: We took on board, from Dungenefs, (emend large troffers. ,ipmething of the nape of Hamhurgh thefts, only rather longer; they were filled with combellibles, and covered ever with pitch about two Inches thick. We alto took on board a quantity of large calks filkd up in the fame manner, for tht purpofe of deltroying the enemy's Chips and gun boat! in Boulogne roads. Different (hips in the fleet had a number of there machines on board, at each end of which was affixed a machine fotnewhat of the nature of a clock ; out of it a pin was to be drawn, and at the expiration of ten minutes the machine would catch fire, when driven in by the tide. Lift night being extremely dark, this fcheme was attempted to be pat in ex ecution. No fooner had we approached near the !bare, than the enemy fpycd us, and heran to fire upon us from every quarter. when ikey taw the explufinn occur machines, which they kept up from nine o'clock, till four this morning, and we, on ccr part. kept fending in the machines every opportunity. Ned one of the enemy's &rib fallen on our dip, and fet the bfireah (as they arc termed by the fleet) on fire, there would Dave been an end of us I am happy to inform you, there were no lives bit on our fide; and we have tome reafon to think, the enemy fuftained very little, if any injury, our machines not arfwering the purpofe for which they were intended. We could perceive this morning fume of them were driven on ihore,withost having tither taken fire orexploded, and unfortunately fell into the enemy's hands, fume thoufands of whom were affembled on the beach to look at them. We expect to go to the Downs to-morrow, to return the remaineer of the ma chines into Rore, from which, as a true friend to the fervice, I heartily with we had never taken the.•.." NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. MAIL S THIS DAY.—Wind South. ARC DUO. ARR. rt , R; Dublin 2 I Hamhurgh t t Waterford f I Leeward Minds t o WEST INDIA FLEET. We have the pleafure to announce, that the Ja maica, WALKER ; the 'Thetis, SMITH ; the Simou Taylor, SUMMERS ; the Ann, lloaweN, and the Martha Brae, -, from . 1.1111R;CM, ate :milted at UAW I they parted from the fleet ou the 4th ina. QUEBLC rLE FT. We are happy to arrival of the Eu- RYDICF frigate, Capt. Memo Las, ft inn gt2chi.e, with the undermentioned valuable ft:r flii o q, in the Downr: Sarah, Cap:. MAX WE ; I\lolltre.d. SA'l,l AN ; (tie bee, ARRAN') ; Macy, THOMPSON ; DUIR!, SANFORD ; SIMI ; JOLLY ; and City of Edinbuth ; they failed on the 21 it cf Augutl. The I'm tune, WILLIAMS. Fatted from the fleet in long. 37. and r Eliza, V, en, and Paget, STRAVCOCK, parted Conn after ftiiirr. The fhips bound to Liverpool, Briffol, &e. parte.l from the Evaynict off Cape Clear. The City of Edin• burgh 1 - poltc the Samuel ao,l Jane, BLACK BURN ; en the sth of September, in the St• Laurence. FA I. Mnt•TH, OCT. .5.---Airived this day the Prin eels Charlotte packet, in 4: d tys, ft um Tor. tola, with the Leewa:d•lll4nd rr tiffs: I elm , ' learn that fhe brings any parlcul tr news; a:: ire.' the Swedifh brig Charlotte Amelia, Capt. Fat,: r, from Leeata ; the Danilli brig Maria Charlotte, F. c from Figucra, for ordeis, and the American brig Wafliington, from Scnctial, and tailed again for London. The Priiicci's A.:pita packet, Capt. THIMI'IO)i, et ITTI J itTlaic.l, with mail., art ivet! on Wedliefday la(, hut Isro, 711 rn p irii ular Sailed this evening the 'Fiat-lithe-id paci.et, Dory, with mails of the 'tub an 1 25th ult. I. otg alio on board Mr. SMITH, the le:;:i_riger. with imper- vice 'tam difpeches for Madrid ; alfofAiled the Usigr o BARRON, for Portfmou'h. The Waldeghato plain fails to.morrow, with Lifbrin mails of the 2d inftant: The I..);ana packet arrived from thence on Tuettlar lad, but brought no news ; left there the Prince of \Vales packet.—Wind W.N.W. PLYMOUTH, OCTOBER 6.—Came in the Tonerdwr, of 84 guns, from the fquadron cruizing off Ferrol,to refit.—Came from Hamoaze to Cawfand Bay. the MARS, of 74 guns.—. Arrived the Swedifb (hip Fri heden, Capt. WA t .as, from Bcnecarlo, laden with wine, bound to Gottenburgh, put in here for orders. Came from Hamoaze, and failed nn a cruise, the ATALANTA, of IS guns, Capt. MASERIELD alto the 'fitomPtUSE, Of tit guns, and anchored in the Sound. —Sailed the Diamond, of London, bound to the Southern Whale Fifbery.—Came in the Paget, Capt. JAMES STRAYCOCIS, fn.mgllebCC for Plymouth, with timber and flares. DEAL, Ocr. 7 —Arrived the AURORA armed de fence (hip, from Hull, with the SAMARITAN brig, and a convoy, bound to Plymouth ; and remain in the Downs, with a large fleet of (hips of war, the arm ed defence Mips, &c. Arrived alto his Majeßy's fchooner CHARLOTTE, trom off Dieppe.—Wind DOVIR, OCT. 7.—Arrived the brig Hazard, of and from New Bedford, with whale oil and bone for Dunkirk, being warned not to proceed there by one of our cruizer., and being very leaky and in waist of water; alfo the Hope, WARTERSON, of Embden, from Dort, wi.h (kins, bark, and linfeed oil cakes for this port. L'Amtant. E frigate brought up in our Roads yefterday for a few hours, and then proceed ed for her Ration. We are quite deititute of iatelli gence.—Strong wind at S W. and thick weather. YARMOUTH, OCT. 7.—Yeilerday morning arrived l'Areicales frigate, with Admiral THORNBOROUGH the Admiral fet off immediately on his arrival for town. This afternoon arrived here the Parrot ow %VALI , s packet, Captain D. HEW, with mails, and Me(frs. Marz,an Englith Isleffenger, and Rama ma, a Ruffian Mellinger ; feveral other palfengers, and about forty recruits, no money. The packet will fall for Harwich this afternoon. Sailed the Coes/owe?, with live flock, for the fleet. This day failed the ETHALIEHE frigate, Captain D. STRWART, for'Sheer• nefs ; AURORA armed (hip, and STAG clatter; the PHOEIII cutter has fent in here a large dogger laden with goods. Remain in the Roads the hlotorsoursr, of 64 guns ; AMETHYST and l'Aciticataz frigates, and two cutters.—Wind S. S. W. On Saturday we received Jamaica papers to the sth i f Augua, and private letters from POT( Royal and Kingiton. We ex•r,ct the frllowing articles: •' "Flu: Princefs Aln!tl.lit packet arrived at Port Royal, was attacked oir Barbadoes, which Wand the touched at, by a French ;.niva:cer,nhich the beat off alter a fora: t anion. " The For 110-p of war hal arrived fafa out with her convoy. Th.! A.lrl r :rigite failed alto With the cuovay, but VIAL !en CI iliting WI the Windward 'Eland Harlon. " The BLANCHE frigate, Capt. Mune E. arrived on the 29th al July, from a entire, with the Dutch pet. vateet fehooner, Nymph, of four guns, her prize. " The FLYING FISH fchonner has captured the French privateer fchconer la F epublicque. • ,4 The brig America, —, from Africa, basilica captured, recap tired, and carried into Jamaica. " The fleet for England faiied from Jamaica on the 24th of July, tinder convoy of the ELEPHANT man of war, INCONSTANT, UIIANA, and La Dismal, fri gates." Intelligence had reached Port Royal immediately previous to the fading of the packer, Rating the cap. cure of a large French privateer, carrying 24 guns, and full of men, by one of our (loops of war. The Jamaica Mail has brought the melancholy in. telligenee, that His Majelly's brig Demi a had been wrecked near the Maud of Nevis. The Telemotn. CeoucH, from Jamaica, is arrived at Liverpool, failed on the :7th July, and patted the fleet (73 fail,) on the Gth Sept. in lat. 40. long. 59. Letters rece;ved.at Copenhagen, I.y the Marianne, C.,pt. HOLM, dated ?..av 9, date &at the A. ruse, horneward-h• nod Eaii In.::am in, was captured in 11. e illy Isl 1 . --nt.h frigates la Belle Pottle ard l'Atalante, and carried into the Mauritius. Th e A % Nr,F n r rf Witt, hum Newfoundland, is anived at l'ortf.nr.i.h. Siturday lotTre were rec..ivc.ll . 7 , rn Rotterdam to LI.- lit that the French are about to a c. ,, nr near '3 emcn. rt I mol:.bntsh is to he continued during the winter, pt in rnidincfs for immediate fer- The hnat-Midge to he thrown aesofs the Elbe is n:37iy tin.ii:cd, and the Ini;hs in Ilatiover have been r,37. in reqiiiiiti:tn to forFe anc!;ors. '11:e Cana. rcilcible regiment is ordered to be reduc:d. A ; , rc.st rititnl-er of them have entered into the ba.t.thon of t!:c 7,./h, as J other corps. Some drys a, , ,n see ' a paragraph, enpied fr , rn a Portiznouth prer, N.tin g, that a f arnan eon vifted at Ply rnriith ct m giro's crit.clu,`:% had efcap• cd from the Ibip m ssl ich he ss ,, s c•.l 3,,, c ;. W e e n d, Or farther clq•iity, the Oat Ed •• r • ! , it l'ortfro.u.h r.trcr has t•itti n • tr.:J. • uilrrt kin fate dv, Zr,], tr..fo.ies r cc;- `..dhes, is to be c •litmcd I . or the term o; tv..c) r cat s. I,h,oitetiArit Ft -., . Bt. to.trt”, of 74.gttne. the g tllatit youth c mutt I. 'tie I , at; which citt wit the French ft. In m d, r the ett.r*'. t !;r:. !.ey or St. A ttne, Ntittiniqw, twi t , return. eJ t • 1.11...:1.4L ..iii A 1 : is t I ;.• cr rr y rt%Ar d. (-it in awn. tt.a tr- i t .r l eh;r ^74t , tying to his p tic fund at ::::n v•:* cler7ant ri cf Fell Ilk R 111 r.l t!te Ica cf a molt isrpelts• n.oive s:n:lanan a: natket Drayton.... Se 1 a