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INI/4 HO ru., currom WILLIAM EVANS returns his fineere thank., to the Nobility. Geary, ha Frimids, and the Public for the very lbsnl lupport he has hitherto experienced, and hopes, kens asofient attention to bands, to went this future favours ; god sib begs to Inform than, tot their socoetintulatkas. be has opened • WARDING TABLE, on the farm Taws as other ansrding Harks. GOMM Wines awl Spid a, of the ball quality ; a good Larder ; Bead Stabling. with lock-up Coach Hoeft* ; neat Pat-Chalks, goad Hodes, and curtly! Drivers. MINCE. THE BOULOONE EXPERIMENT. aneentas 1111.11 X TO HIS tactual, MAINSTT. gel , &Reber s. I have the honour to give your Imperial Majelly an account, that left night the enemy made an at tempt to burn, by means of a great number of fire. !hips, theveffels which compote our line of anchorage, but their plan failed. For two or three days they had coafiderably rein forced their Ration. Yeiterday it confined of p watch, sy of which were brigs or (mall cutters, which Made me fufpea they might be fire-fhips, and that we Mould Coon be attacked. I was confirmed in that opiaimi, when, in the courfe of the day, I law $ Dap of the fine, three frigates, two brigs, and five- IO utethay. take * S. W. p o d tion, a league aad a balf to windward of the lan boat on our left. All *e(e eircansnances were favourable for an enter prise of*is kinds a firongW,S.W. breeze. totohined ' bath the rapidity*/ the ipring tides, and gave them It real feed* to fend their fire-Alps against us. 1 sonfequesitty made my difpnfitions—l ordered dot !Okay Commandant to eftablifh bars before our , fine, to right, left, and centre. 1 fent immediately be° the bat boar. under Rear Admiral La Omega, a great *amber of boats well armed, which, at . filled by pinnaces with large howitzers, were to turn t the Ire alp' afide. The General atianbled ail the Calltolos of dm Line, Lad communicated to each the 111PaReleeeee to be praaifed according as circurnaances plight occur. The attack commenced at half pall aso. I was informed of the approach of the enemy Ws warm Ariag between our van and their pinnaces. The meow difpatched again& the whole front of our Doe fermi fire-fhips, which they towed to a certain Aflame. and when they bad quitted them, the wind sod tide &Mated bringing them to us; but our boats • Iheo creed a paffage for them, and all blew ap with. altio mu. vier, near to the whore. igors. of them blew up from ten o'clock to four • • • lathe Marais& ia the (pace aseaprifed between the it.' tart de l'Heurt and Vimeneaus. Two others, the ' estches of which were put out, were takes near W .. sitereaus, The cannonade was very warm, and &rad of the enemy's boats funk. We lon but one pinnace, with a Pruffutn howitzer. effy. the Captain of which, teeing a fire-fhip. j . es kb appeared to be towed by a canoe with a fail, ordered it to be boarded ; the men leaped on board dot moo" hut no one was in it; hardly, however. bed eber come near the fire-Chip, when it blew up ; earplossure was deftroyrd by the exptnfion—ay men lOW Caved theinfelves at Vitamin': in the Englifh tement- We loft an Officer, is foldiers, and (even Sailors ; there were but 6 men wounded in all the reft of the line. and we experienced no other damage than a bow(prit. which was carried away by boarding.-- j have so certain account of the injury received by the euemy, but independently of (cord boats foil e ma edict, owe foil, the diforder which our van oh ferved among the crews who left the boats that towed the fire !hips, induces me to think that their lots in Men was confiderable. Oaf gins-boats kept up a very brilk fire of artillery sei some Enelini ili;ps of war, Rationed behind their li e Chips, which they were to cstweA. The canson adios did not cede the whole night ; it was fuecef• live and inceffant along the different points of the flee; it was fo well kept up, that the enemy's boats, which were ordered to carry in the fire thips. were sled to abandon them in diforder. The Officers of my Staff have given me an at count. iv twitharinsfiag the darkneti of the night. tad She hapset and precipitate movements which our • weals were obliged to make, that thefe movements were made with a de ree of precifion which prevent ed all ariflake. Great praile is due to General La Cagiest. and the Officers commanding the teach in general !hewed great !kill and fay _Tepid. I cannot fufficierstly praife the courage and good difpofition of the marines and folditrs who were embarked ; they aStled in the manoeuvres with as much alacrity as if they were affifting at a fete, and every time a fire thip ezploded, the harbour refounded with the cries of " Vise l'Empereur, Vive Napoleon." Several of our gun-boats were obliged to get under fail to avoid the are fhips, neverthelefs there was no spEceranti of itonfurion. The enemy employed file 'effete of three different kinds; the fira were Coops, cutters. and other 'reliefs ; the fccond were a kind of eofers, twenty feet long, and three feet broad, with out any man ; the third were a kind of barrels, filled with comltuliibles, and which were fo contrived as to expl ode by a piece of mcchanifin. The veffels were tilled with (everal pieces of hollow wood, which were filled with inflammable matter, and which was light , isrf with matches, like bombs, but it Items the effeB was not well calculated, for they did no harm. This ev e nt, far from having the die& which our enemies hoped, only retired to manifell the courage and con fidence of oar fiddlers and failors, ss well as the ex cellent order efiabliand for the (*fel, of the port and city. Every body was at his prat, the pumps were prepared, and daring the night the rotund. were made with as much tranquillity a. ufual. This morning the enemy's rcirelc. bhirh were detached to the 8. W. joined the reit of the (qua Iri•e. At lis o'clock she wind began to blow fselh %V. S. W. and to-uur 01;1¢ lonntunced bad %rather. Au two o'clock dm enemy got under weigh It r their own coati. (Signed) Davis. Admiral. le another report of the fame day, addrefit d to the Emperor, General Soutar, Comm.under in Chia as fit. Omer'., asp • cries htinfeil as follows: filliii•—lhe Lngtilbliadc.inieived the cowar.lly and bort.. lc iota jea of burning the 'elicit of the Flotilla, which were at anchor in the Road of Boulogne, and LA night they eilueavoured t i accomplilk this hor rible deign. The refult is turned to their *amt. and i s g in f ic.ui To the afros of your Karty. I have the I on our to l ice jou an account of it important even'. Yel , eidaV Ihe F !uphill fquadion, cord - siting °t i ts f.il, ut sal.ii Li La a etc of *a lins, fis frigatu, tecorvettes, or bomb male, to brill, if tiattm. and two loggers, onder the oedema ( A mire; Kurth acelsoreJ at about a league and a half from the North to the We of the Port. During the day they detached one vefel of the lint, two frigates. Cenral brigs, molt of the cutters, and a number of boats, to cruise in the South-Weft. At three o'clock it was obferved that the flip of the line and frigate•had an chored and had ordered the (mall veffels to come to them i and afterwards they formed in a line. Theft demonftrations were too apparent for us to 'Matte the objea which they bad in view; therefore Admi tat Bauta battened to give the neceffary orders to RearAdmirai La Canna, who commanded in the Road. The batteries were prepared. and the army held in readiueft to execute any orders which they might receive. The wind was at Weft, a frefh breeze. At ten precifely feveral (tot from the left announced that the enemy had begun his attack ; the fire extended to the centre ; the engagement loon became *knoll general ; and at this moment the enemy launched his firft de. tachment of fire-Ibips. AU the valets of the flotilla which expelled this kind of attack. feting the incen diaries coming. avoided them, and let them pars between them, without any of them being on board, and the deachment paired to the rear of the lipe.— At half-pall tea the fire blew up, oppofite the bat tery of the Grenadiers—it produced an immesh co lumn of fire; the wrecks were mattered on every fide. but no perfon was hurt. The fecund blew up oppofite the Imperial Battery.and produced no liame. Another between the poets of Croy and that of Gentle; and the fourth near the Battery of the Bombardiers. without producing any great eta. After there &di explefions, the fire dackened for half an hour : Rear Admiral La Caossa profited by this to run along the line, and cat& to return to their rank forte each, which to avoid the explofion, had cut their cables. At the height of the battery of Dunes, which the Etat-Major of Admiral Baum mounted, they perceived a brig, the failing of which appeared fufpicious :—it was immediately drawn aground. Scarcely were they at half piftol am than the veiled exploded, mere !honey than the former ones, but happily only two failen were tightly . wounded in the hand. The attack was then made en the right; three firt-hips exploded immediately at the port of Viinereanz, twit others on the left of La Creeche. two others.between Chatillon and the fort De L'Heurt, and the twelfth and left at theleopetial Battery, but from this there rote a column meth MOM conaderable than the former; and as it ed nearer the land. it produced a commotiost aP ETr c ett that it was felt in Boulogne, and for more than belt a league within land. At half pall three the ire en tirely ceafed, and the veffels of the flotilla had all returned to the Une : in Short, at break of day each was in its rank, ready to combat, and the enemy might have fun that there did not cud the lealbreid in the line. The relish of all tbefe explofions, which (book the Coal!, and appeared as if they would (wallow every thingsup was, that we experienced no lots, except a misfortune which was occafioncd by too much bold nefs and temerity. The pinnace, No. 267, com manded by Captain Gamer, being near the Pifer of Vimereaux, perceived an Englith Coop under faU, which appeared to be direting its tousle towards the port ; wishing to him it, he gave orders to board it. Michael Abraham Cloquet, failor, was the firil who mounted the Coop, five others followed, and they extinguiflted the firs, hat in reeking for the helm, which had bees taken away, they perceived another veffel very long, floating below in the water, which Scarcely prefented any (urface, and which the pinnace accofted. Hardly had they cut the cable, when the Sec (hip blew up the pinnace, and (wallowed all the men who were on board. Some men of the garrifon, who 'Vied, were Caved, and fix failors who were on board of the Coop. Several boats were fent to their aid, but none could get near. This event occafioned the !ofs of at men; and from all the explorions the refult was, that two marines and filer foldiers only were wounded, one gun-boat loft his bowfprit, but that arofe from getting on board another. It fuf rained no other damage. There is every rearon to believe that the Englifla have Curtained confiderable loft by the /flea of the explofions and the cannonade. The Coops and two of their boats were taken, two fire (tips were wreck ed, the one to the earl of the Canal of Ambleteefe, and the other to the right of Vimereaux ; both are uninjured. In the former the matches were man guifhed. and in the fecond, where the fire was to take drat by meant of a movement regulated as a pen dulum. which would yet off after a certain number of ofcillations. four foldiers of the 34th took out the matches and flopped the pendulum, and prevented the exploftoa, which would other wife have done much mifcbief, as feveral perfons were prefent. Two hours after they had taken the mechanifm out of it the movement was Still going. This morning the Chore was covered with wrecks, pieces of iron, and fplinters of all kinds. Such is the iffue of this operation, which the Eng lifh have fo long meditated, and for which they con flruded, with fo much Secrecy, great numbers of welch upon new models. I have, at the beginning of my letter, called this cowardly and horrible, be caufe it is a horrible attempt against the laws of war, by faking to deftroy an enemy without expofing themfelves to any danger. I call it cowardly, becaufe the enemy's fquadrun which made filch an attack, carried three times as many guns as our flotilla which was in the road. Why did not Keith imitate the conduct of Nelfon in the year tfloo, and fight us hand to hand? if that enterprife had fuceeeded, it would have merited our tears. To attack cannon gain It cannon, bayonet again II bayonet, filch are the laws of war; but a nation which only employs for its defence poignarJs and fire-(hips, has fallen from the rank which it pretends to occupy. Bator, teaches us that nstions, when they are capable of conquering, delpife the offers of the Phylicians of Fabricius; and it i, only in the moments of their faU that they employ loch pei I;dious means. In fine, there is in the pout on in which we now are, nothing to fear horn the fire-Ships of the Englift. This ap pearance redouble• the ardour of our hildiers, who wait with impatience for the moment when they are to fight against the million of Volunteers commanded by the conqueror of the Horderwite sod the Udder. 11TM riot!! 11111111 AYMtaiL s•caosst ".0 •D21.111•L •RUIN. Geottal-4a the Ih‘it report wLich L had the ho- seer of adirelang to you, immediately after the at tack made by the enemy on the nog M of the td, againft his Majefty's flotilla, which was drawn op before Boulogne, it was not poifible for meta go into all the details that the importance of that affair re. quiresi* I haiku to communicate to .you thole which I have colleded from the Commanders of Divtrios., and of which I was in Come fort an eye-witnefs. The wind blowing pretty frefb from the well, the left of our line was the point towards which the ene my could dire& their inftruments of attack with the mat advantage. The pofitioa which the enemy had taken, and his manizuures in the courfe of the day, which you witneffed, as well as the precautions you r ecommended, all announced the probability a an attack during the night. Proper marines were adopted to prevent the line from being furprifed. At half pall nine the guard-boats to the weft per. ceived Come edicts coming before the wind, and Reef ing for the Ships at the left of our line. A volley of muflectry was difcharged again& them ; the enemy, though very near, not returning the fire, we were certain that they were fire-flips. No twithftanding the alertnefs of the boats' crews which were mama to them, it was not for them to grapple a fire cotter which was faTit bi t;own upon our line. In fad, the gun-boats No. :49 and 240 of the fire Oafs, belonging to the third divifioi a, and No, 241, of the fame clefs, of the fecond divifion, veered away their cables to make way for her. M. Couronne, a Midlhipman, commanding the boats of the third di vifion, was preng to pat tome men into the boat belonging to Npari o. r 49, when the explofion took place between No. 149 and 241. This laft, commandad by the Provifional hfidfhiposan Parquet, had two sofa wounded by the fplinters. A fecond, fire cutter, directed agaiat the fame part of the line, was in like manner avoided, by the vigilance and activity of M. Parquet. The gun boat, No. 241 which this o ffi cer commanded, had fcarcely made the neceffary movement when the fire (hip blew op. This on boat was covered by the fplinters, Come or which fell upon the gun boats, No. 156, 135, and 238, of the fame divifion, without injuring any perfon. M. Saintonen, Provilional Mid(hipman, command ing No. 252, of that divifion, was wounded nightly in the cheek. The 'hock created by the explofion knocked down the partition of the magazine in that veffel. 'the mall of the fire (hip was picked up by No. t6B, as was a ring belonging to the mainitay of a large veld by No. 233. Captain Regnauld (peaks in very high terms of the conduit of temporary Midlliipman Duval, who repeatedly offered to go and grapple one of the fire fhips ; as alto did M. - Peloufe, an officer of the 55th regiment, who being thrown down on the deck by the effeet of the explofion. Rill retained his anal coolnefs. He had much ream to be fatisfied with the conduit of Saillot, who ailed as matter on board of No. sox. Several fi.e (hips were in like manner avoided by the dexterity of the manceuvres of the Captains who commaaded the each in the centre adze line. Some of the enemy's boats, which came from the weft, withinfide our line, approached No. 405, and 372, of the eighth divifion of boats of the fecond Oafs, which compelled them to retreat with lots. No. 405. commanded by Guilford, a Midi:Minoan with tem porary rank, upended above three-fourths of his cartridges. No. ;72, commanded by the temporary Midfliipman Avril, kept up a (mart fire of ma ketry againft an enemy's long boat. Although the fides of his boat were riddled with (hot he did not lofe a man ; the matt of a long bust fell into his hands. The Mid(hipman SJone. commanding No. 38s of the fame divifion, by his (kill and the quieknefs of his manceuvres, avoided a fire (hip which was corn ing down on him. An Englifli long boat threw Come rockets againft him, but, not being able to fupport the fire of his wild, it made off. The gun boat, No. 267, Captain Pevrieu, coin. mending the fourth divifion of the &ft Oafs of boats, had its cable cut without the crew knowing bow it happened. This officer was witnefs of the bold and ready manoeuvre by which the temporary Micithipman Lei:loonier, commanding ihe boat of the filth divi lion of the fecond Oafs, No. 362, got clear of the fire-(tip with which he was entangled. He (peaks in high terms of the coolnefs of that officer. Several of the fuldiers and tailors offered to go and deliroy the match of the fire-flips at the moment that (he paffed along fide No. 267. They were embarked when the eaplofion took place. Another fire (hip blew up at Come diftance from this diviftoo. Captain Pevrieu praifes the conduit and the fub ordination of tile foldiers and failurs of the divifion under his orders on this occafion. None of the ref leis fuffered the lean injury. Captain Bedel Dutertre, commanding the firth divifion of the feennd clafsof boats, to the right of the line, gives a limiter account of the (kill and intre pidity of Captain Lemonnier. The foldiers and tailors belonging to No. 362, who went on board the 'ire (tip with which they were entangled, are. Raffa, a matter gunner ; Boutellier, of the artillery ; Grit lot, Rouget, and Rofe, fufileers in the loth regl ment of light infantry- (this lag received a hurt in the loot as he (prang on board) ; Metes, corporal in the 36th regiment ; Pondre, Houlret. Gaillard, and Brandin, fulileers in the lame corps. M. Leroy, temperer y Mid(hipman, Chief of the tenth fettion, was (light ly wounded in the leg by the fplinters of this fire-chip, which blew up tear the boat No. Is t. which he was on board of. I muft (peak in the warners terms of the attenti•in of the fecond divifion of pinnaces, with long howit zers, commanded by M. Latent. This Officer com pletely executed the orders, which I had received from you, for difpnfing the boats under his command on all points of the line, and particularly in the welt, and attending perfonally to fee that the pofitions were properly taken. He fpcaks in the handfnmell terms of the behaviour of the cockfwaios under his orders ; particularly Leroux, Branu, cock(wain of No. 488, and Paris, of No. 302. This left, by a (mart fire, and the refolotion that he chfplayed, repotted two of the enemy's pinnaces. coming from the well, which endeavoured to pats between the land and our line. Contiatitly remaining at the fame p• ft. this cockfwain again perceiving the fame two pqtaaces, fit,ly man fle d w i th r o wers, recommraded fo (inert • fire viand lery and mufketry. that they were l oo n ;a s. A b t of He thinks that they mutt have been funk. The pinnace , No. sop, twis t ed by bI Liebe, miffed a Ere !hip, which teak its &raffia* taantds tbe praam la Ville de Mayence ; but the elplofion did not caufe any damage to her. This Offieer, on being informed of the heavy fire of enufketry to the Wel& ward, went thither and took $ part in it. He praifes the !till and courage of U. La Grange, Chief cf the Seaion. From thence he proceeded to the right of the hoe, whet' the fecond feaion of pinnaces was, commanded by M. Dupetit Thouars, where he learned that the pinnace 257, which got foul of a fire. flip, bad fuaalned Tome damage by the !xplofion. M. Dupetit Thouars fent the prortfory Enlists Chauffac with three velels, to get certain intelligence of the event, and to fare Come men, if poffible.— This Officer found only pieces of • wreck. Being fent again at break of day, he Rill found nothing but remnants of a wreck, but be was Informed that five men from the pinnace were fared on the coalt of Vinsereans. Now, General, you may judge of the occurrence from the refnit. In the &mina account which I had the honour to fend you yelierday, General. you will have noticed the condutt of my Adjutant, M. Premix, provifory Ape le iraifeav, who, with an armed boat which he commanded, went in the mid& of the fire, wherever his preface Gould be need: fuy. to inform me of the movements, or to execute my orders. If I myfelf have been in tome perfonal danger, from the exploit= of the fire (Lip I was near getting foal of, I congratulate myfelt, General, in having finned this danger with your officers, Meas. Solusinibac and Guedan, and the crew of your boat; we all of us, deeply penetrated with the cattle Ave had to defend, feeling,all the fame fentiment of indigos. tion erupt the molt cruel enemy of the French na tion, and of its augull Chief; like men who, on ef. caping from imminent danger. invoke their tuteLtr D e ity, we exclaimed, with a fpontaneous emotion, rive r Everson . I rive I Enspereur 1 I have the honour to falute you pith refpe& ( Signed ) LA caosss. (A true Copy) Signed) LA 1050. The Chief of the / tat Major of e Imperial Flotilla. ZOLT. MAMMAL 01 TSZ COLOTIZI. OfIIItRAL 01 TSR °Urn Of all MAJZOTT TOI tM►IIAI, COM IN Calif AT TMI CAlllf Of IT, osl/11. TO MAMMAL 111111STRI OF WAR. Head. parcels, pa 9 (terte, it Vendesthain, Mather d ) la the report et the attempt made by the Engin' to burn the Tack et our Soda th Docket Iteadowhich I have already had the honour to fend me, I mentioned fame copper machinery, width Come Cottle", d the 34th had turn from a (notion which was oaf on tare near yisorream; but I emitted the names of the 'tablets who voltheethed es this dangerous occelion. I now laden to tome them, sod to ireconteend them to your favour. Labarrkto dreamer. Ande and Dona, enadias, and Les tenths, muleteer. all of the 34th, dtkeadded the heath to Cave loose wreaked Wien who were in the greeted Siang's, when they foetid a ire bat al ea 01111‘t they ate toyed a chthker of the loth regkesent. sod dowe reterned to this lokreal Machine, with as Intemith to poll oat the outchea. and to preven its esploiloo Renee housed them, and hp their Mos they fecerceisd in braking eff the imehlot, the anciammot of which mutt, In a few moments, Wye comasooketal the ire. Two of them ramified to yard the *mill, sod the others broosht In the machinery. Oleg an account the tnablion. Mama) loan Worms me, let the report which I have the ho wler to Mod !Gotha' ththe tablets, mod thocrially the drummer, law thi &ogee to which they =peed theinkives by approach. in, the are approves I hot thee their assuage and intrepidity mole them brio k, to Faust a Waltham which appeared month. ebb The amebae whisk there Calkers took eir Meioses taken ha pierce s end within k err Stood a pabulum moveineet wound up to go fe nnel Moo the Mber of which coommottameti to • firing meiket loth, which was se go d wh. o the peodelem movemem mould awe to lea Redo; the pus d the lath was primed with gee powder, ad amoral matelass,whofit sods were modems, thereto. alto thethethimlith with the MI apparatus. Tle ling derange which day bed glom TO the nemesis& leads es tq fuppok, that ' the ?esti& tionded the app bas Mould be cad on lithe; peek* ft haps km tharlthey WulAlt bowl a crowd of people, ar thth we Moab army k Into port, sod that the desedful thWb of its mploitho iamb be more terrible. However this may be, their prommithe onset so have been is well taken, that it is neat to mho* that we have net been more hest. Tore mare firoboats, two s. Moral ohs of artileise iremorfro a Scared bog firthWto the see defeated above, god ath ithenthe lesiatity of wreck, have Wes tooth on the man. A C.osnailika is appointed to meth and essethoi then, mil the am port which the fame Mall make cm this felled. will glue es Nib oo the meths employed by the Smith for the tondo's of this athithoshis attempt. I have the hewer te Wine you, (Signed) 111151. T. 11111115 T, OCOSSAL or DIVI•1011, INSPECTOR CIS AAAAA OF l TO aIAIIIIAI. SOULT. COMM is color pi Tie ASSET. Had Illiartlll, WIT/11h SI•RINAL. it VsOsienstaire.(oCtoi/cr I have the honour to feod rem the Yapper machine which yea few at the camp. It apposes to boar to contain, the mover ..t the ire-hoes which ethloded Ylmisbt. Its oonftrutlia, will he in. terdtieg to you, and It, approach ra the fire•boai. which Is pro fervid uotouchal in the port of ViIIiePOINIS, will give you an op. portunlty to know, is all it. details, the nicehanifie sod the pss politico of this new lacteal Machine. At half pee pah four this mooting. the Conematader of the An illeroms bearing phietive cries on the low-water edge, .rdered the w i per Leharricre, drummer; Aside and Duvet, pernaibers and Lttelbstre, muleteer, ell Of the Beth ergirrieth. to defmid the beech. and to Ind their diatomite, which they did with tie greaten WO. and were fortunate enough to fate a elsalltenr of the loth regiment. Near the place where they breed their eornrade, they found a Qat machine, refeethilleg • boat not hollowed out, and being well al lured that it was a bre-boot, they battened to phi cif the appara. tea. Fortune has completely favoured them; they fucceeded in detaching the machine, which I love the honour to fend y u its Gape of tea Inches loon on the foresee, and about bve inches deep, was dud eh* to the bre-bat, and a double yarning of nta@icb clokd all It. Joints hermetically. Thee ;oldies's, brio' fare they held the thatch, resigned to the comp, very mach fieprifed at louring a found like that of the ma time of a peedelem. This found bas con' owed ever finer; it con tinues Rill, ear Gaon hours after the machine was found Inftlgated by euriany, a 'edema of the lame rigiront, who Prides bimfeif en being • bit et a mechanic, has Mailed the mo pn of this machine, and with pains locoweed in turning lee eight (crews which are at the radars t this Main admitted the thy, a pretty &mg ceploiest embed, w ith a detonation of the aff: pantos kin up In the upper tole, which was thereby detachtd from the machine, and thrown far off This tube evidently 4 th,e poles of communication fur f‘ttimt the whole machine cm Bra ISM with repot% sad si tothmeno (*bed) a.. o socaiT , TNT MASITIMI RRRRR CT OF TUE FIRST •RRONIIISSININT TO Ills SRC LLLLL CT TIC atis:svot or SIA•INIt AND COLONIIS. WONIIIONIVR. istEloglil. 13 Vaidessialre. (0a J ) The Admiral having Informed ate, tit-t he had addrelfed to by a courier, the report id the events that took place on the • fight of the t ttli, and not hang myhlf suite certain of th e no:loafs of the details which I reedved, I dhl not Nein it my duty to take tip your Fthellney's time ; but 1 have the Many of inane you hermou h. Itemise of one of three Infernal machines tarp M "Pe of 'sir pinnaces. It is (roentgen feat to g, :ad eight feet and an half toned, and tarred at In two et many ws a Marti of anther tiles ; twat mon pion is the middle, rowed with two emu each. The Admiral gave orders to tale care of It, and it is depented with the Corn mandirg Offeer. brat the port of AmMetesua, so incendiary machine has alio hero dikanred. which I have ordered to be feta to &shine. Ir conG2a of a large barrel, containing eta se sto rood. ni powder, and &milked wish a pi cc of me chanifm. I his barrel sups or. so It and hI -he water; at too end were (stormiest ferer4 halls or a large e.,,ibec, to bold it 4• egoai• bawl, • cordate 4 (rein or ogle fathoms in kerb, hiniiird at the end aoh • float. to wide was ensile WI an halt rod , "an paws, in him .4 archon, was kilned to the batreL ft heemini to have oho. • cable, and the cottage tam these at the fire bad etherlemod ty the osectsaithre, 1 ham dead she tnif to get the deign made set, sad t ha tike care ti far 4 is a rip molten. c. bellia•JOlM