Star. — London, England, 1801-08-25 00:00:00

NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS THIS DAY.—Wind N. N. W. ♦IUYCD DWI O Harnburgh, o 3 Dublin, Auguft an, / / Waterford, Auguft 20, r 2 Donnaghadee, Auguft 23, I O Lifbon, 2 LORD NELSON'. EXPEDITION. (Corr.) MIOUSA, Downs, Aug. 18. • Via-Admiral Lord Ns 'Am+ has the greaten fatisfadtion m r en ding to the Captains, Officers, and Men under his com mand, that were employed on the late attempt on the enemy's flotilla et Boulogne, an extradt of a letter which he has received from the Flrit Lord of the Admiralty, not only approving of their zeal and perfevering courage, but beltowing the higheft praife On than. The Vice-Admiral begs to affure them, that the enemy will not have long melon to boaft of their fecurity ; ' f or b e traits, ere long, to affift them in perfon in a way which m ukompletely annihilate the Whole of them. Lord ?insole is movinccd, that if is had been poilible for men to have brought the enemy's flotilla out, the men that were employed to do fo, mo od have accomplithed it. The moment the enemy have the audacity to mit off the chains which fiz their veffels to the ground, that moment Lord 14t1.6014 is well peribaded they will be coodwfted by his brave followers to a Britil port, or fent to the bottom. (Signed) " Netson atm aatiora." (COPY.) IVTRACT OF A TTTTTT 55014 ZISILL ST. VINCENT, TO Loan VISCOUNT NILSON. LS. DATED TAM 17T11 INST. •It is not given to us to'conummd fuceefs. Your Lortithirs and the gallant Officers and Men under your orders, molt cer tainly deferve it ; and I cannot fufficientlf ewes my admire- don of the zeal and perfevering courage with which this gallant mi terptife was followed up ; lamenting molt fincerely the lots (attained in it. The manner in which the enemy's flotilla was made faft to the ground, and to each other, could not have been forefeen t the higheft praife is due to your Lordlhip, and an under your command, who were adtors in this gallant attempt." RETRACT OF A LETTIR FROM OR SOAR!, RI?, MA JESTS.% FRIGATE JAMAICA, OF a 6 GUNS, CAPT. 16's s. Deal. Angult 2 4 . Night before laft, a little after furi-fet, we ob ferved a fire in the S. E. quarter, and heard now and then difcharges of heavy guns. We tvere then lying at anchor off the French coaft, but imme diately weighed anchor and proceeded toward the fire. In about two hours after we fell in with the gouso ' and from her we learnt, that her boats bad Pet fire to a veifel loaded with pitch, and which bad been- previnufly wrecked on the waft ; and that fhe had, the fame afternoon, driven on fhore fix fiat-bottomed boats, which had ventured out of St. Valets, and which the enemy had after bards hauled up on The beach. Our brave C,omniatider, Capt. Rose, ordered oar boats to be manned next morning, as alfo . thofe of the GANIIIT brig, the HOUND Hoop, and the gun-brigs, and to proceed to bring off or de limy the flat-boats, covered by the trails, who were to go as near as the depth of the water would allow. The enemy's boats were protected by foldiers on Sore, and by five pieces of cannon placed behind land hills, in fpite of which we brought off three of them, and burnt the other three with the lots of one man killed, arid four wounded. The French pofition at Boulogne isivery ftrong, being covered by eleven batteries on (bore, and the alliftance of feventeerithoufand troops encamp ed, which together with the danger, of approach ing the (bore near enough with large (hips renders any attack very difficult. The French have much the fame fort of craft all along (bore to the Welt ward, as they have at Boulogne, which are laid, 'lt is reported, as traps, to draw our (hips and men into a greater danger unfeen. A !hip lately 'got two men wounded, and her rigging much cut, in going in to cannonade Come gun-boats; the French batteries being on the cliffs have a great advantage over titer (hips, and are fo mafked as not to be per ceived until they open their fire.—Our trailers continue to block ap Calais . and Boulogne. EXTRACT OR • LIETIPIR FIONA,' OFFICER ON BOARD RIR 11/1141 4 e11:1K30 RAMILISZ, DATIEI r OFF MAR. COO, ROMORT•I7, IsGl. • Yefterday at noon, auising off Cape Bar fleur, in company with hisMajefty's brig BLomi woolio, we defaied an enemy's fleet, confifting of two national brigs and 14 gun-boats ; in conic queue of which we inflantly weighed, and made fail in purfuit of them. At half paft three P. M. we anchored id front of the enemy's flotilla, in two fathoms water, under Barfleur batteries, and com menced a heavy fire againit the two brigs, which were the immediate objedt of Lieutenant Goocn's attention. The bettenes and the flotilla opened a warm end well-direried fire againit us. It is al. lowed that upwards of too fiats paffed between Our mats. Prevkus to the commencement of the mill, oar Commander had given orders to the /Iwo:mouse to board the Republican Comman dant on the bow, while the armies. (bould do the like on the quarter ; but, unfortunately, the Realises of the water obftrueted this bald and well concerted plan. His Majelly's frigate the MAID 'Toss heaving in light, made the firal of vecal , which was inftandy obeyed by the soootiouno. In tonfequence of the elae attention our officers and men paid to their duty, we remained an hour longer, Patio% the Trench batteries, and had the honour of finr.g the hal (hot. lain forry to in f,.ein you, that, notwithfianding our utmoil efforts, the flotilla efcaped. and, 'I conceive, have reached either La Hogue, or Ifigney. Perhaps we may Let give a good account of them before they reach Havre de Grace, the place of their dellination.— The gallantry of Lieutenant Gooce's attempt is acknowledged by Captain Doesessr.of the Main avows, in terms of high commendation.—Fortu. stately, we have (offered Imo la,. which is the more remarkable, when we confider the clofe, heavy, and well-duedied fire of tbn Republican batteries and flotilla. " P. 3. the' only demi& we &Rained was, the cat-block being fhiverod to pieces. Our friends in • I'.'ig may Cu rt ly re & femm e when two of his Matelly's brigs manned with only , so men each, cradcl gibe bank to fuels's' Oka as it Rated above,- ' n d !will the flag of defiance in their teeth. lb 7....m..... e . confequence of our attack, three of than ran aground. Lieutenant GOOCH is in good health. As we are well manned, I hope loon to have the pleafure of tranfmitting you fome news more wor thy your attention." MARGATE, AUGUST 24.--The armed veffels went out of our Road yefterday, except PUNITE frigate. DEAL, AUG. 23.—The HUNTER (loop of war is arrived from the river; and the Foitce gun•brig tailed this afternoon on a cruize to the Wellward. FALMOUTH, AUGUST 22.-.—Sailed the PRINCE Anot,Nos Packet, Captain JONES, for Lifbon, with the Mails of the r ith and 18th inftant. The DUKE of CLARENCE Packet, for the Leeward Wands, with the fecond Weft India Mail of the month, is expefted to fail in the morning : His Majefty's (hip Status has captured and fent in here the Pruillan dagger Elizabeth, Captain JOHNSON, laden with timber and deals, bound from Embden to Ilourdeaux.—Sailed the brig Edward, Captain Durr, for Cork; and the armed brig ALFRED, Lieutenant PERKINS, with a fleet of coallers to the Weft ward and Wales. Six fail of the line palled this port yefterday to the Weftward. YARMOUTH, AUGUST 24.—Laft evening failed the- KING GEORGE Packet, Captain MARCH, for Cuxhaven, with the Mails for Hamburgh and Bre men of the 2 I inftant ; alfo the ANN armed brig with a convoy for Hamburgh.—Sent in by his Majefty's cruizers in the North Seas, the Crael Jo hanna, Captain NOREURGH ; the Vrow Johanna, Captain GRANVONDE ; and the Apollo, Captain BROTHER, bound to Amfterdam.—Arrived the BLAZER gun brig from Leith: the DILIGENCE cutter has failed on a cruise. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 24—Arrived the Sea Howse, of 38 guns, Captain FOOTE, from Wey mouth.—Sailed - the SATURN, of 74 guns, Rear- Admiral Torts', to join the Channel fleet ; and the Ravea brig, on a cruize. HARWICH, AUGUST a3.—The ViPER cutter, in the fervice of the Excife Revenue, yefterday brought into this port, a frouggling cutter under neutral colours, laden with 45c) calks of fpirituous liquors, which were lodged in the Eacife Ware houfe. This cutter is about go tons burthen, and was captured on the Suffolk coaft. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. Dit•t.,AucuST 24.—Sailed through theDowrs, the Northampton, —, and Ann, SINCLAIR, fcr India. Wind S. W. GRAVESEND, AUGUST a4.—Palled by, the Ca roline. Hay's, from St. Kitt's ; Jacob, —, from Dantsic ; Vrow Margaretta, —, and Two Bro thers, from Embden.—Sailed the Varuna, —, for India ; Charlotte Wilhelmina, —, for Harnburgh ; Britannia, ihoww, for Gnernfey ; Fame, COS WAY, for Belfalt ; and Vrow Elizabeth, ALPS ars, for Amilerdam. ARRIVED. At Falmouth—Brothers. Packwood, from New York. At Clyde—Aurora, MlClrdy, from Newfoundland; and Pecan, 11tNeal, from Danarara. At BrUhr6.Arethufa, &locker, from New York. At Liverpool—Three Williams, Williams; Refs,—; and Hibernia Mellow, from Demerara ; Bryan, French, from An tigua ; Juno, Hawthorn, (ruin Martinique ; Hannah, Tinekam ; and Two Sifters, Knight, from Mairachufas ; Prudence,—, from North Carolina; Amfterdam Packet, Caldwell, from New York; Mobawbe, M'Dougal, from Penofylvanla; The- tis, Smith, from Chariefton ; and Betfey, Montgomery, from Virginia. lON OF PRIZE MONEY. The Crew of the SHANNON, for the recapture of the Charlotte, of 80-nefs, will be paid their pro portions of the falvage on board the SHANNON, on the 24th infant, and the firft Thurfday of every month, at the Office of Mr. C. FOWLIII., Surrey lircct, Strand. The Crew of PUitawia, for the capture of the French frigate la Venus, will be paid their refpec tive proportions arifin g _ from the fame, on the ar rival of !MAIM at Plymouth. The Crew of PEsrois and EL COISO, for the capture of PAdolphe, will be paid their refpeftive proportions of the Headmoney suiting from the fame, on the a7th inllant, by Mars. Poo LAIN and Kays, Salters'-hall-court, London. Difpatches were yefterday received from Capt. MANSILt., of the PINGVIN floop, dated in Simons Bay, nating that he bad had an engagement with three vetch belonging . to the enemy, Tome of which, though of fupenor farce. he would have taken, but for his top-maft being Blot away, and night coming on, which enabled the enemy to el-cape. The following extra (hips, in the fervice of the Hon. Ea II India Company, which failed from Eng land laf feafon,• arrived at Bengal, the place of their deilination, on the days undermentioned, via. Tjse Skelton Caftk, Captain Matthew Baacke,aad the Mel uilletinitki, Captain John Lanabe, on the 6th day of January, am. The Travers, Captain Thomas Saunders, on the 7th ditto; the Tclikhary, Crptain Sampfon Baker, on the lath ditto; and the Hercuisnean, Captain John R. Franklin, on the CCUditto. The Company's regular air, the Eart Captain Cher% Raitt, and the !old Walfingham, Capevin noose &maks, arrived at Bengal as the soda day of January, The Union, Moans, from Mahon to Gibraltar, is taken. - - - - The Pre(lon, MURRAY, and Henry Dundas, CAaaorneas, for India, were well on the Bth of ' June, in lat. J. S. long. a♦. W. with a arong S. E. trade. Three American frigates and a cutter arrived at Gibraltar 3oth June. The Defengannon, —, from Barcelona, is taken and carried into Gibraltar. The Thomas and Hannah, FIAIIICLIN, from Sunder Lind, foundered off Cromer 3oth July; :aptain drowned. The Naffan, Boettownatt.s, from New Provi dence to Surinam, was taken on the t a of June, in lat. t 6. longzsa. N. by theiklert French lugger of 4 guns and 90 men, after an engagement of three hours, and carried into Cayenne. The &smith, Pres, from Litbon to Gibraltar, is captured by the Rattan Spanith privateer. The I. i odfbip, BITT., _ B from Yaremontle no due lOe of Wit:Wine been taken. retakenoneg brought • into Dover. The Wallington, AIIAS, from Batavia to Co penhagen, is put into the I les of France leaky, and mutt unload to repair. The Suffolk, DOGGETT, from New York to Vir ginia and Europe, is totally loft ototie Capes of Virginia. The Olive, of Ipfwich, BENJAMIN BLOOMFIELD mafter, from Newcallle to Ipfwich, is on fhore at Banacre, and it is feared the (hip and part oft er cargo will be loft. A letter was received on Saturday loft from an officer on board Lord KEITH'S fleet, dated off Cape Rolfo, June 12th, which Rates, that GAN• I'II2AI/fin had appeared on the coall of Egypt on the 6th, and that on the . loth, five veffels were between the Britifh fquadron and the (hare; one, a corvette, got in, (no troops in her) the other four were taken, with troops, ammunition, come dians,&c. The prifoners hated, that GAMTHEAU ML had fent three (hips of the line and a frigate to Toulon, with lick men. He had appeared upon the coaft with four (hips of the line, and a frigate, and fome fmaller veffels, with 3000 troops on board, very ( - wkly. He intended to land to the weft of Arabs Town, and ordered ten pounds of bread and twn bottles of water. for each man. By a miflake in his reckoning, however, he anchored at Laculle, go leagues to the well, and there heard from a Greek, that Lord KEITH was off Arabs Town.— He examined the coaft, and found it imprthicable. He was now difcovered by fome of the frigates, upon which he cut his cables, and flood to lea, after which time nothing snore was heard of him. Yefterday the LORD MAYOR held a wardmote Et St. Michael's church, Batinghall fireet, for the choice ot an Alderman, in the room of Sir WIL. LIAM PLOMER, deceafed, when GEORGE CLARRII, all. Citizen and Girdler, was chofen without op polition. General Moos,. and feveral other wounded Officers, are Rated to have been on board the Swirrsott, on their paTage to Malta, when the was captured. By the fhip Brothers, arrived at Falmouth from New York, we learn that tha net JR}FIIR sow, has recalled ADAMS'S for, fi om 13erlin,at which Court he war, Minifler Plenipotentiary from the United States. We have received New York and Bolton Pa pers to the t7th of July. The 4th of July was celebrated with extraordi nary feftivity and joy throughout America, as the twenty-firth anniverfitry of the zra of the indepen dence of the United States. The Ncw-York State Society of Cincinnate ce lebrated the day with the fpirit as much of Britons as of Americans. They drank, with enthuflafm— " To our 28th and 42d regiments, the conquerors of the French Invincibles."—" To the memory of Sir RALPH ABIRCROMBY"—" To Lord NRLSON, with on , fin, the Conqueror of the French and the Danes"—" To the fuccefs of Commodore DALP, with his two . fint, againll the Pirates of Barbary"— " To the adherence of Prefident JEFFERSON to the engagements in his inaugural addrefs"—" To the regeneration of hit faculties with that of his health" —with various other wafts. Each acoompanied with the mufic of fome fuitable Scotti(h tune. News was, in the beginning . of July, received at Philadelphia, that the Spaniards had iffued a prohibition exc luding all foreign tbips, of whatever nature, from the ports of Cuba. The Fanny, Captain MlALisvaa, had arrived from India, with news that General BAIeD carried out from Ceylon, againit Egypt, 15,000 of the beft Sepoy troops ever embodied in India. The . Governor of Nova Scotia has lately ex erted himfelf in a manner the moll laudable to promote the culture of hemp iu that province, that the Britilh Navy may, if poffible, be fupplied with this commodity, eve* though the Nations on the Baltic mould refufe it. It is remarked as a curious tat?, allufive to the power afcribed to Dr. F tw over lightning and thunder, that, while the frame of a portrait of that Philofopher and Starefman was lately de ftroyed by a broke of lightning, the portrait itfelf remained uninjured. Mrs. MIRRT, formerly Mifs BRUN row, is Rill the pride of the American Stage. Guadaloupe is under the authority of a new French Governor, who brought out with him from France a confiderable fum of ready money. The Berceau French frigate has not yet failed out of port. The Pwc•sAwr Britith frigate ain awaits its failing, to fight and capture it. Capt. SlCirszr, of the Pwess•wr, lately fent his compli ments to the French Captain, exprelling an earneft defire to fee him out of the harbour ; promifing to take him on board as Coon as he ihould appear, engaging to treat him with the beft dinner and wines bis fnip could afford, and to ufe him with every other courtefy he could defire. By the farm depojaiear of feveratAmerican Gen tlemen, it appears that the Commander and offi cers of the Berce Au, formerly capturing fcimeAmq rican velfels, plundered them frrwife6 with .that mean and cowardly ippacity which is afcribed too the French in Ssiosi.rr's admirable Farce of the A party of the Natchez Indians, under a Chief named PIIILIP NoLsm t going lately out to take wild horfes, on the Confints iifthe Spaniards, were encountered by a great Spanifti force, and almoft all killed. Savannah, the capital of Georgia. now contains 4589 inhabitants. The fchooner Lucy, that arrived at Philadel phia. from Charleftown, was boarded off the High lands by an Erglilb brig of .16 guns, Laid The was from Jamaica, oat eight weeks, bound to Ha • lifax, and fhort of proviffoas, but mare probably waiting to afford rewswy to the French now in port. The Bolton Gazette mentions that the Britifh 1109 a war PALLAS, and the armed brig Burv,are waiting in the Bay for the failing of.the Berceaq. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. 'YORK AUGUST MEETING, SATURDAY,AUGAis. Mr. Wentworth's Barnaby, 811 beat Mr. Baker's Jonah, 811. 51b. four miles, aoogs. each, h. ft.—z• The odds 7 to 4 on Jonah. Ld. Darlington's Muly Moloch, sa. 51b. beat Sir T. Galcoign's Doodle, 811. two miles, songs. each, h. ft. —2 totot on Muly Moloch. DERBY RACES, TUESDAY, AUGUST iR fifty Pounds given by his Grace the Duke of De vonfhire, to Maiden Horfes, &c. of all ages, two mile heats. Sir W. W. Wynne's b. 1.3 yrs old 5 Mr. Carel C. 3 yrs old - s Mr. Sitwelra b. c. Lamplighter, 3 yrs old 3 4 4 Mr. FiChres b. g. Young Griffin, 5 yrs old 4 6 3 Mr. Bolton. c. m. by John Bull, 4 yrs old a 3 dr Mr. Cholmondeley's br. h. Mobberty Crab, 5 • to 6 s dr Before Railing, Mr. Bolton the favourite, and high odds againit Sir Watkin; after the fill heat 5 and 6 to 4. on Carr ; after the fecond heat 2 and 3to ton Sir Watkin. A very tine race. Same day, a Sweepftakes of Five Guineas each, for Hunters. Twice round the Courfe ; rode by Gentlemen. Fifteen Subfcribers. Sir Robert Lawley's gr. b. Filltersvick Captain Mundy's b.g. Pizarro - H. B. Thornhill, Eig:s ch. g. Coffee-pot - I 1 $ WIDNEIDAY. The got. for all ages. Four•mile heats. Mr. Lord's br. e. Blooditack, by Alexander, 4 yrs old Mr. Sitarell'i hr. g. Cockboat, 5 yrs old - 3 1 I . Mr. Wheatley's b. h. Midnight, $ yrs old 1 3 3 Even betting on Cockboat ; after the fir( -.lt, 6t04 on Bloodilicic ; after the keond hear, to t on Cockboat. An extraordinary fine race. The harveft is generallycommenced in the neigh bourhood of Edinburgh: a confides able portion of the crop was 141.weelt cut ; and during this week, if the weather continues favoutable, the harveft will be general over mbft parts or Scodand. On Tuefday laft, a meeting of the Lieutenaucy of the county of Eller, was held at the Shire-hall, Chelmsford, to receive the difbanded men of the late South Effex Regiment of Militia, which had been previoufly ordered to he re•embodied on that day. Upwards , of 230 men affembled, 84 of whom ' were ordered to join the Weftern Battalion, com manded by Colonel Sir Wm. .SMITH, Bart. and 84. the Eaftern Battalion, commanded by Colonel J. BULLOCK—the remainder were fent to their re. ' fpeetive homes, as being unfit for fervice. Purfitant to a circular letter from the Lord Lieu tenant, the Scarborough Volunteers, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel TINDALL, are now provi ded with every accoutrement neceffary for an im mediate march. A confiderable number of the Scotch Volunteer Corps, have offered to extend their fervices to Eng land in cafe of invafion. _ In addition to the Supplementary Militia and Volunteer Corps, which are every where organi zing for effeCtive fervice, arrangements are making for railing the country en made, ()sould circumflan -ces render fuch a meafure necelTary ; the Sheriffs of Tome counties have already iffued their precepts firs- afcertaining the numbers within their feveral diftriets capable Of bearinF arms, and for eh bliihiog every. poUible facility to the immediate affaimbling of the to" comitahm. in the event of in vafion. _ Precepts have been iffued by the Sheriff of De von, to the conftables of the feveral hundreds, re quiring the return of all males from 16 to 60, fbr the parpofe of immediately railing the poji comilatut in the event of an invafion. Alarm-F/01h are efta blifhed along the whole of the weftern coaft, and every meafure that the molt cautious and alive vi gilance could fuggeft has been adopted for the fafety and tranquility of the country. All Clergymen have been reqnefted to continue in their refPeaive parifhes in the Weft of England, 410 that every intelligence may pafs through their liands, by *ay of preventing falfe alarms in cafe of &anal invafion. BADEKOCH Vocumrsras.—On the t7th of lel month, the five Companies of Badenoch Volun teers, viz. the Cluny Company, commanded by Captain DONALD MACP“utsom; the Laggan, by Captain MACDOWILL ; the Kinguiffie, by Captain •LACHLAII Mzcpasasow, of Ralia ; the Balville, by Captain CLARK ; and the Alvie Company, by Captain SHAw, were infpefted in a field near the bridge of Spey, at Benchar, by the Infpeaing Of ficer of the diftriet, Major &ILIA.. The appear ance and difcipline of the feveral Corps were ad mirable ; and the Infpeeling Officer was pleafed to ezprefs himfelf in the higheß terms of approbation with regard to the condu& of the Officer, and Men, and returned them his public thanks on the ground for the very meritorious mannerin which they went through the manoeuvres, firing, and other bufinefs of the day.. After the infpeßion the men were entertained on the field, and his Majefty's health was drank by them and their friends prefect, with heartfelt love and veneration. The Officers, with a large patty of the Gentlemen of the county, adjourned to Piustaini where an elegant dinner was provi• ded, and where the remainder of the day was pai red with the atmoft chearfulnefs and conviviality. Many loyal and conftitutional toafts were drank ; 'and particularly their gallant relations, friends, and countrymen, in the 42d and 92c1 regiments, were remembered with honourable enthufiafm. • Sunday afternoon the inhabitants Eaftlane, Walworth, were thrown into an alarm by a co. lumen of liirand froolte illuing from a (lied where priflocked. lime was kept . ; how ik caught fire was not eallly 'Atcounted for; flowerer, by proper ex ertion, it was extinguilhed. • Such is the highly admired Mufic by Mt. W. Waaa,theinimitabledancingoftbe Mifs AD A so o's, Dosser's, Mrs. Hi L t, &c. cotree reprefenta tion of the colt ume and every peculiarity Chinefc, in the or Harlequin is Chia;, Royal Circus, St. George's Fields, as to di •raR affemblage of admirers every evening, below upon this piece, and the univerfally e ed irroduflion of the lire Karp orallket arrel the luudek applaufe. ~I I 1' ~ ,~ 1. r of the r, at the draw a pc. who ellen". Rsrafie, .4 It 4 Rs of lig r, :ft st.