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ithUl7C4i iNT:ELLIGENTE. MAILS THIS DAY.—.Wind N.E. aaatvap boa o Hamiurgh, I 0 Dublin, . 4 3 Waterford,. a, i Donnaghadee, 0 • ATTACK AT BOULOGNE. iiTRACT O A LETTSR !MOM AN OFFICIR ON BOARD LORD NRLRON'S 11/RT. On Friday the 14th initint, we failed from the Downs, our gees confitt.ng of i 7 fail of gun-brigs, hired cutters, and Reve nue cutters, and =tinged off Boulogne on the fame day, at three in the afternoon, where we found three fail of the line and Eleven gun-brigs blocking up the harbour; under the com mand of Captain Palma, of his Majelty's Blip YORK. Lord • Pets° tt, dte evening of our arrival, examined the gmogth and pofidon of the enemy ; and at fix o'clock on Satur do mo rning, he made the Oval for all commanders to come on board of the MEDUSA, where they received the following orders:-That every veffel in the Beet was to fend her large boats well armed with pikes, pole-aces, and cutlaffes; every officer and faßorto be dreffed in blue jacket and trowfers, with white belt hackled Geer the jacket, for the eutlafs ; each boat efo carrying a eareafe to burn the enemy's veffels, in cafe we could not fucceed In carrying them off after boarding. Our forte wat arranged in the following order : The boats the mount of 60, were divided into four diviftons, each of which were fub-divided into three divifions of five boats each, itaelted to each other at two fathead &Ranee, to prevent our being fepanted from one anothet by the darknefs of the night, or the forte of the tide, which was on Rood, and fet Strongly lino Boulogne. To each grand divifion, was attached Nur Bat bottomed boats, each of which carried a 24-pounder, but which for tome reason that I cannot learn, was ordered to be taken old Previous to the attack, and twelie marines put into each in kr room. Each &silica was Commanded by a Captain. Cap tain Sonntavitia with his dlvition was ordered to attack the eheiny's line t 6 the eaftWard of Boulogne. Then:coed divifion, Captain Jonas, was to attack next Captain Sauget/ImA, to the weftward of him. The thkd divition, Captain COTORAVS v attacked the entrance of the harbour, where the enemy was in irret forts, not only from their batteries, but from three large bets, each carrying a o-pounders, moored broadfide to, and hauled on more at 10* water, and fattened with chains head and Rata, which prevented the ponibility of their being got off. The fourth divillon, commanded by Captain P , Aid de-Camp to his Lordihip, to attack the Weitern extre mity EL the esansyl line, which, altogether, confined of about 36 fall, of which that were fever brigs carrying from 16 to so mod each, (cheater* horn Is to 16 guns, Leven loggers of *boot x guns each, and about t' lugger-rigged gun-boats, each tarrying a 14-pounder in Abe head and Ran, and every veffel of them was crowded with picked troops, proteded by Strong boarding netting% 14 feet high. With the force I have mendonal we left the Mayne* at half telt ten at night, having about four miles to row to the ene my. Une. Ike were difeoterod by the guarti-boats ihoet a mile from the harbour, who immediately gave the alarm, and before we got into the herb:tut a molt tremendous are opened upon us in Mry diredloa, the harbour forming a half moon, abd the dream batteries round it mounting newly ace pic.aa of ran. facades the *rated vitals we pulled into the harbour U Ist as polible, until we got within arty yards, when we cut the tow ropes, and each fobdivifion boarded In empanel:MO, nett* a molt theadfill are from the armed *tale, who did not didtarge a ftfot till we were mileage& of them. NotWithfland- Mg the moft determined oppollitidn, we curled feveral *fatal with great ihogitter, when, to our extreme mortification, we hood them moored with theist, which it was impolitic to tot. The attack comasemed at oboe a quarter before minim, sad medalled dli half paft three in the morning, when the day beginning to break, we were obliged to retire, our force being confidential , disnielfhed, ead about twenty et oar boat, being Cook or difableft ' Our lob does ea netted son hi kfkd and Wounded, and I &sold ruppore thus, Eke enemy Walt be very iestllderable, as ea board of aye boat we broastit of I counted fixteen , froanded, bade' the dead, who were thrown overboard, DEAL. AUGUST tE. Lord Nstsoa, with that humanity which has eharafterized his naval career, has paid frequent vita s to the wounded officers at lick quarters here, who fo nobly fhed their blood under his orders at the attack of the French flotilla off Boulogne. A number of the wounded have died fince their be ing landed, among whom are Meffrs. WILLIAM/ and Gloat, two hfidfhipnten belonging to his Ma. jelly's (hip Maus*, and they were both this morn ing interred in one grave. His Lordfhip followed their bodies to the ground, with eight Captains in the Navy. preceded by a file of marines, who fired three !rallies over the place of their interment. An immenfe crowd of fpeftators were prefent to wit nets this tail tribute of refpeet to the memory of two gallant young officers, who, had they lived, would have been an ornament to that profeffion in which they fo nobly fell. His Lordfhip was fen& hly affeCted during the funeral,. and was ken to bed tears. It is reported that the fleet are to Gil again for Boulogne tomorrow morning. _ . Captain Psacia, one of Lord NsLson's Aides-, de-Camp, is feverely wounded in his thigh : he fell while in the ad of boarding a brig, and with heroic gallantry exclaimed to his brother feamen, that it was the fortune Of WILT. Lieutenant Pt L LT, fecond of the Menus*, was fhot in his fhoulder, and on finding himfelf unable to fight any longer, dewed one of his tailors to take his hanger. and ufe it like an Englifinszn. Such is the Taloa, with which our brave tars canclueed themfelves, under :he moil trying eircunsaances.--The Mix lugger loft ten men in killed and wounded, out of fifteen ',bowers engaged': their Meer, Lieutenant Noa- TON who was reported to be dessi• ls RiD alive, but not expailed to &Mrs. Captain Goan, of she Mamma, was in she hate* of the bade, but ercaped anhuft. Mr. MAIT . LAND, a Mid fhip. man, fop of Lord LAUDERDALE, is among the wounded: he, with Lieutenant PELLE, Accompa nied by a Surgeon from his Majefty's (hip OvER YSSEL, were this morning put on board the Tri nity yacht, and have proceeded to the River. Three firefhips are arrived, and will be attached to Lord NELSON'S fquadron. We have had an overflow of company for thefe two or three days, doubtlefs attrafted by a with to fee the man of whom report has fpoken fo much and fo loudly. DOVER, AUGUST a. No farther particulars of the engagement have tranfpired fince my laft, all the cutters, &c. being obliged to hold themfelves in readinefs to attend the Admiral on the fhorteft notice ; the officers are therefore on hoard : the account fent of the lots fuftained by the hired cutters, was, I believe, pretty correct, as I find the NILE buried three at tea, and landed feven wounded; and the Q . 3_36EN7OROUGH buried two, and landed five wounded.—The VI. GUAM r lugger is arrived here, to go as a flag of truce with difpatches from Government to France. YARMOUTH, AUGUST 18. This day arrived from the North Sea fleet, his Majefty's fhip laassurißLE, with Vice Admiral P , who fet off for town immediately. Sailed the HARPY, gun brig, Captain Boys, on a cruize. Remain in the Roads, the POLYPHEMUS, Captain LAWFORD, (Admiral GRAVES' flag (hip) and the STANDARD, Captain STUART, with feveral hired veffels.—Admiral DICKSON, the Commander in Chief of the North Sea Fleet, has refumed his na tion off Helvoet, in hopes of introducing into this country fome of thofe Batavian heroes, who, in conjunction with the French, make a great noife about invafion : and, it is Paid, that he does not mean to return to port, till the arrival of Winter.— Thus while the public are amufed with the bout. bardment of the enemy by Lord NELSON, they may fleep quietly in their beds, under the alfurance of the fafety afforded them by Admiral DICKSON'S fquadron. His Majefty's (hip DRIVER has fent into this port the Profefpina, from Cronfiadt for Andlerdam the LYNX 'loop and SPECULATOR lugger have fent in two large !hips (names not yet known.) PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 19. This afternoon failed the following men of war: St. George, 98 guns, Vice-Admiral Pot. a, Capt. Nicuot.t.s. Dreadnought, 98, Capt. VasifoN. Vanguard, 74. Sir T. WILLIAM. Zealous - 74, LINUZ. ltranito - 74, - OSIIOILNE. Powerful - 74, LA It is generally fuppofed there !hips are going to the Mediterranean, to reinforce Sir JAssas Seu steasz's Sett. DARTMOUTH, AUGUST tB. The Georgia. from New York to Havre de Grace, is tent in and detained by the AtAar cut ter, having on board indigo, cotton, muffin, pot aib, tea, tobacco, &c. FALMOUTH, AUGUST 17. Arrived the Cissrriarte to (new packet,) Cap tain Buoy, from Dartmouth, and his Majefly's fhip Pan DOUR, of 44 guns, from Cork, to wait the ar rival of the outward-bound Mediterranean fleet from Spithead ; the has on board a few Dutch troops for Portfmouth.—Patted this port the homeward bound Litbon fleet, under convoy of his Majefly's (hip A si sow.—Sailed the American fchooner Clara, REG/URN for London, and the Samuel, GLEN. MILL, for Portfmouth. The Palm ca ADOLPHOII packet will be ready for fea on the 2oth, but the will probably wait for the Mail of the t Bth, to carry with that of the 12th, which is now at Falmouth. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. DiaL, Atm err lg.—Sailed the EARL Sr. Arm our cutter, with a fleet of vidnallers, from Portfmouth for Sheernefs.—Wind E. N. E. IND, Au°. 19.—Paffed by the Ann Doro thea, —; and Mercurius, -- ; from Stettin; Ocean, —, from Koningiburg ; Catharina Eli zabeth, —; and Aurora, VROW, from Stock holm ; Jonge Tobias, —, from Peterlburgh ; Four Friends, —, from Riga; and Vrow Jo• hanna, from Calais. Sailed the Expedition, for Norway ; Char lotte Anna, WARD, for Hamburgh ; Minerva, and Jonge Petronella. Km, for Amfterdam. ARRIVED. At Partftwoutb—Countefs of Canlipn. MD, from DalltrUll. At Clyde—Countefe of Crwwford, Anftruther, from Q_uebee. At BrUtol.—Mary Ann, —, from Oporto. Off Dammoutia—Alfnal, M'Clend ; Favourite, Widtewood ; Harcalme, Owing; Huard, Parini; Aimwdl, Cumminp ; Recovery, Watkins; and Jane, Redly, from Tobago. OR the Start—Farruit, Sulam from Sedum; and Ara lauta, Oftk, from Antigua. At Rfrecnaefw-.ERsa, Barrow,from Rip. EXTRACT PROM MI OPTICIR ON BOARD HIS 1111.11 S. TT'S SHIP WOLYERIIII, OPT HAVIII, UVO. 10. Yefterday arrived here the &Annan, Captain FOOTS, and ST. Fioasizo, Capt ain Pavysasos, (frigates), from Portfmonth. is day the Wm: MIN I, Captain WIGHT, arrived from Cherburg. She brings an account of feventeen fail of gnn.vef fels, and one large bomb-..IAL being at fingle anchor in Cherbourg Roads. Likewifelhat Cap. tain DONNELLY of the Mains...one frigate, and commanding nicer off that port, had received in. telligeoce by a cutter from Marco% difpotchod purpofely by Captain Pates, commanding there Iflands, of a convoy of ten or twelve fail of veffels being at an anchor at La Hogue.—Sir EDWARD HAMILTON, of the TRENT, has failed, we under fland, for St. Maloes, to fupply the vacancy oc calioned by that fine but unfortunate frigate JA SON, lately wrecked off there.—Lord NELSON, I believe, is daily expefted here. A peep was taken into Havre yefterday : we flood quite dole in.— The frigates are all ready for tea, and have a frefh breeze at E. N. E. if they choofe to embrace it; but as yet it is with them. AUGUST t.—The Swirr cutter, Lieutenant RICHARDS, has arrived here from England. The veffels we have had the pleafure of lately detaining promife loon to be condemned. Several veffels annexed to the convoy, which were a few days ago lying at an anchor off La Hogue, were run afhore by a gun-brig detached from this fquadron. Not withftanding the efforts to deftroy them, yet fome, after being much damaged by being aground,made their efcape. They went from Caen river very clandeflinely, dole on fhore and fingly. The gun veffel that oppofed them has received fome da mage, although not, we underftand, to any con fiderable extent. A few fifhing-boats, thinly man ned, have re-appeared off this place to-day. Eight or ten boats, if not more, refembling flat-bottom- I ed ones at a diftance, were obferved today on the beach, covered by their own batteries, and to the eaftward of the Havre light-houfes. They appear ed to have a vaft number of men in each, who were armed with muficets. The WOLVERENE was upon her Ration clofe in fhore, and it was conjec tured an attack might be intended upon her, as a brig, &c. was coming out of the baron. The brig has, however, hoifted Pruftian colours, and has been fince overhauled by the SEAHORSE, and we fufpelt will be detained. - AUGUST 12, AT TWO P. M.—Since writing the above we have flood clofe into Havre. The new battery, which is erecting between the old one, un der the light-houfe and the town, is apparently very nearly completed. I cannot tell diftinaly the number of flat-bottomed boats.—The SEAHORSE has failed for Portfmouth with a Pruffian brig in tow, and there is juft now another coming out of the Pier. The SEAHORSE has fince arrived. The mind receives the moll complete enjoyment on beholding the Eclip . or Harkquin in Cb:na, at the Royal Circus, St. George's Fields, fuck is the correct reprefentation of the manners, peculi. arities, ftratures, &c. of the val . ' Empire of China: this is accompanied by Mufic compofed in the find} by Mr. W. WARE, and incomparable dancing by the Mifs ADAMS'S, DENNY'S, MTS. lit LM E, &c. The Fire King, or Albert and Rofalie, which follows this fplendid piece, thares amply in the laud and univerfal applaufe of the evening. Tuefday morning a widow woman, keeping the Queen's Head public houfe at Hornchurch in Ef fex, was (hot dead by a foldier of the name of Pa trick Johnfon, who was quartered upon her. The houfe being (hut up later than nfual, the (Ireet door was forced open, when (he was found breathing her laft, and all medical relief proved ineffedual for her recovery. Johnfon difappearing, fufpicion was attached to him. A number of people went in pitrfuit of him on the various roads leading to London. He was traced as far as the (lie of Dogs, difguifed as a countryman feeking for work, but there loft fight of. His object in the murder was plunder. On Wednefday laft, a very refpedable perfcn in appearance went to a bookfeller's fhop in Man chefler, and delivered a note, as from a Clergyman who frequented the !hop, requefiing the loan of five guineas. Some hefitation followed, as the re- quell was new, but the confidence of the (harper prevailed, and the money was fent. On enquiry the next day, the whole bufinefs was found to be a forgery and fraud. --- - - - Lal Saturday night the counting houfe of Mr. Maze, in Ir In Wharf, Dowgate, Upper Thames lireet, was broke open by fome thieves, when ca(h and notes to the amount of upwards of 2001. were fuppofed to be done by fome perfons belong ing to the water. A fufpefted perrm was yeller -day examined before the LORD Mavoa, and com mitted for further examination. Yefterday a Mealmaa was brought before the LOAD Maros., at the Manfion Houk, charged by two Bakers with having fold each of them ten lacks of damaged flour. One of them, whole name is Wright, Hated, that he had refuted to change it. On the mealman being queflioned as to this charge, he replied, " that he was always ready to change it, but, in the interim, wheat having fallen eenfi derably in the market, the baker infifted that he fhould make an allowance of sp. per lack, which he certainly did not choofe to do." His Lordfhip laid, the complainants could defire no more than to have good flour in lieu of the damaged, and salted if the bakers were willing to take it ? which they at length contenting to do, the complaint was difmiled. ASSAULT. -- A woman of the name of Jones charged her hulband with affaulting her. This woman (fated, that the is ip fervice, and has been feparated from him about ten years : that, about fix weeks fence, he found out where the lived, and came to her mafter's houfe, and began to make a great difturbance. She Paid, the did not with to trouble him for any thing, and therefore he had no right to moleft her. His Lordthip told him, that he mug find fureties to keep the peace, and Paid, he might be thankful he was not obliged to maintain her. The neceirary fureties were entered into, and he was cfifcharged. A great number of Publicans were fumenoned, for keeping open their houfes, during Divine Ser vice, on Sunday. One of them was fined five fhil lings, it being proved that a perfon was found tip. pifirt in his houfe. In the houfe of another, which is kept by a female, three perfons were foundfiaosi iag. His Lordfhip obferved, that a per was any grails I but requelled that, for the future, the would inform tbefe Gentlemen, they mutt ley:ima their pies during fervice time, or he mull be under the neeetEty of fnmasiir her. the Den time fits *p i peered on a like easo&,iat. M!Llrilßr WAR-OFFICE, DUBLIN CASTLE, AUGU,ST His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant has beer{ pleated to iign Commifflons for the following gen tlemen to be officers in the uncler-mentioned Da: tria corps Claie Galway Cavalry—Second Licutenaht Valentine Blake; Firft Lieutenant ; vice James Blake, rcligned. Galway Volunteer Cavalry—Second lieutenant Edward Blake; Firlt Lieutenant; Vice Butler, pronvitedin Tipperary tia; Thomas Brown, Puri. if g q. Secendlienani; vice Blake ' promoted. Drumahair Cavalry—Thomas Martyn, Efq. Firft Lieutenant, vice Rutherford, refigned ; Patrick Carter, Efq. Second Lieu tenant, vice Johnfon reigned. Mohill Cavalry—Bern; Norris, Efq. Fourth Lieutenant; John Writ, Efq. kifth Lieutenant. Mountrath Cavalry—. Charles H. Coote, Efq. Captain, vice Right Hon. Charles H. Coate, refigned; Firft Lieutenant Richard Palmer, Second Captaio,vice Flood, deceafed; John Carr, Efq. El& Lieutenant, vice Palmer, promoted. Tuam CaYalry—Charles O'Connor, Efq. Second Lieutenant, vice Mills, deceaft.d. Lifburn Inf.uury—Second Lieutenant William Coulfon, First Lieutenant, vice Smith, deccafed ; Nicholas Dclachrois, Efg. Second Lieutenant, vice Coulfon, promoted. Churchill Infantry—William Verner, Efq. Firft Lieutenant, vice Hazleton, refigned; William Harte,Efq. Second Lieu tenant, vice Dawfon, refigned. Carlow Infantry—Second Lieutenant William Fifhbourne, Firit Lieutenant, vice Byrne; removed to South Downthire Mili tia ; Nathaniel Proctor, Efq. Second Lieutenant, vice Fith- - . bourne, promoted. Middleton Infantry—Joreph Haynes, Efq. Second Captain, vice Hobfon, rellgned. Rotunda infantry, 3d Company--Matthew Rooney, Second , - Lieutenant, vice Kearney . , promoted. COrkaroe Infantry—Firft Lieutenant Alexander Murray, Cap tain, vice Nappler, refigned ; Second Lieutenant G. 11. Sem ple, Firft lieutenant, vice Murray, promoted. Crewhill Infantry—Fnncts White, Efq. Firft Lieutenant, vied O'Bre, Paved. BRIGHTON, AUGUST 17. The PRINCE of WALIS'S Birth-day has been kept here with great fpirit and hilarity. His Royal Highnefs, inflead of indulging the populace on the occalion, by ordering an ox to be roafted whole on the level, fent Sol. to the Vicar, Mr. Honsott; to • diftribute among the indigent but induitrious houfe-keepers of this place, not receiv ing relief of the parilh. Mr. Hunsoit immediately complied with his Royal Highnefs's requeft, in perfon fuch families as were deferving the Royal donation, and proportionately divided it among them. Never could this place, in any preceding feafon, boaft of fo numerous an aff,:mblage of fathionables of the firft diftindion, as at prefent. The Steine of an evening is literally crowded, ex cepting when the promenade Grove is open for the reception of company: this deledtable fpot only at prefent poffeffes fufficient attraftion to rob the Steine of its fplendour. On Thurfday, a grand Gala, in honour of the birthday, was to have been given at the Grove; but, in confequence of an uneavourable change in the weather, it was una voidably potiponed until. Satin-day, when, the evening being fine, upwards of a thoufand people were prefent. • His Royal Highnefs, attended by a numerous train of the Nobility, entered the garden at :in early hour, and retired not until the whole of the performances were concluded. The great and iplendid preparations that were made to render this rural free agreeable to the many Marion: vi fitors that honoured it on that evening, failed not of the intended effeifl. The Concert was ably exe cuted; Mrs. lerrv, in her fongs, met with her ufual fuccefs ; fhe has long been a favourite here; Mr. Harm is was warmly applauded in " Steady gam, all': well,' and Mr. DIGHTON, in his hu• morons defcription of our gallant.Nsesoa's naval viCtories, fet the garden in a roar. An occafional Ode, written, as reported, by Mr. SICKELKORE, of this place, was received with reiterated burfts of applaufe. The evening's entertainment concluded with a brilliant difplay of Chinefe Fireworks, which re fled the higheft credit on the tafte ofMr. Moa ilea 14 ; the devices were extremely appropriate, and molt ably defigned and executed. Many of the principal inhabitants of this place, anxious to prove their gratitude to their Royal Patron, attended the Grove this evening. The laft line of the Ode feemed particularly to pleafe them; and, as they retired to their refpettive refi dences, Long live the PRINCE," was repeated in various parts of the town. On Sunday his Royal Highnefs again attended divine fervice at the Chapel Royal. The following is a correet copy of the Ode, as Tung at the Gardens on Saturday : Strike the harp, and found the lyre! The welkin rend in tuneful choir, And Seeping Echo wake to Brains Of barman? I Here juftice reigns; And loyalty infplres the lay, On Gamma, our Prince's natal day. Difeord Hence ! Pale Anarchy, Oftspring ♦ile of Infamy ! Approach not with thy halms train. Nor dare our feftive rites profane. Strike the harp, and found the lyre I The welkin rend in tuneful choir, To celebrate the happy morn, That Freedom's guardian Son was been I Britannia's hope, Her bolt, her pride. Patron of arts, And genius' guide, To feience, wifdont, peke. mils Ina. As Jose s immortal pow'r On Britons debited to *hover Freedom fublime ; Prince Geoaoa, by high deeree. On earth was form'd to be Guardian of Liberty. Britons, your voices rare, In thanks end fonp of pride; The world eocrflaco True freedom here abotiode. Vireos the threes furrowed,. Picas ear► voice nfounde. Lon live she Purges. L