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From the LONDON GAZETTE, Aug. IS. lVhitehalf, 4ugust 18, 180 r, The King has been pleased to grant the Dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Bri. rain and Irelan,d .unto Charles .oo,rice Pole, Esq. Vi4 , -Adin'tal of the Blue Squadron of His Males_ tv's•Fleet, and the Heirs Male of his bOdy lawfully begotten. ... • , Irgipouth, Arigiesi 8, 'Sol. This day His Excellency the Cotint de WorOn (s‘‘ , had an Audien'ce of the King, in, which he de t r vereci his Credentials as Ambassador Extraordi t')ary and • Illeni2otentiary from His Imperial Ma. Testy of all the Ressias. BANKUPT6' ENL4RGSD, S: pt. lc'. Arnold Occarssen, formerly of tenchurch-street, tr.z.r..:harit, at ten, at Guildhall. • AkINKIZ UPTS. joll`llW rind arid Joseph, Wcod ' of Wednesbury, Staffordshi re , m gun-lock-akers, to surrender August •2),.37, and Septein . bet- 29,.at eleven, at the' Dudley'sArrn.% - Dudley. /3,..,ttor ney,, Mr. Bourne, Dudley. William Baldwin,- of Wigan,. Laneasliire, scrivener, August 27, 28, And September zo, at eleven, at the Eagle and Child; Wigan. et. ttorpies, Mr. 'Brathwell, Bolton-le-Moors; or Mr. J.. Hodgson, Chancery-lane, London. D , - Taihds amerum, late of Portsmouth, baker, August 24,- 2.5, and Septernber zg, at ele.,,ett, at the. Black. Log i Ems worth, Soiltht,mpton. Attorney, Mr. _Watt,;,. Symond's . inn, ',onto''. • William Nunny, new or late of Langford,. Soinersetshire, teazle dealer. September r,. 2, and 26,. at ten, at the 'Ruth.: •tner Tavern; Bristol. Attornies, 'Messrs. Blandford Sweet, London, or Mr. C. .11.1ellin, Bristol. J , .ineSherili, of Hatton-Garden, merchant, August 25,. arid September is, 26, pt ten, .at Guildhall. Attorney ; Mr. Johnson, Ely-Place, Holborn: • • . DIVIDENDS! Sept. r 4. Robert Ewing Sims, of,Liverpotal, fl - lerchanti at elev-en, at the Globe Tavern, ' . Sept. 8. John Gr;nt, of Wandsworth, Surrey, corn -chandler, at ten, at Guildhall. • ' Sept. 19. john Macnamara, of Lo n d on , merchant, at .ten, • ;:..t Guildhall. - E . Sept. 17. foseph Hiltrnan•the younger, of Exeter, fuller, at eleven,_ at the Globe Tavern, Exeter. , Sept. 8. Thomas'Priddle and john Osborn,tif Snow-Hill ; cheesemongers, at ten, at Gundhall. • - ,Sept. g. • jonah, Ni.‘ Ewen . , . of Castle street East, Oxford. plat et, eabinet-inaLer, at ten, at Guildhall. T.ll E SU N. SJIEM 'aULS UICERE - fmLSUM AUDZ_AT4 .4Q-N OX, AUGUST i 9, TiE azettg of la G London st ni• ,' ~ entains, • / • offis.ial details of 'the, service on . Lord soN 'has been last employed by la`Pountry Letter of Lord NELSON, with the reports .0 Officers who commanded the several Divisions, con tain as strong evidence of the . Heroism of oar Sea men as any that has been afforded this War, and add as much to their reputation as the most com plete success could do. Their attack at once upon the French Land and ~ca Forces, their "resistance' with so comparatively small a nutpber combined ,fire of the Ships; &ateries, and IVlusquetry, and their having, under all this disadvantage, gained' rno mcotary possession of the Enemy's Ships, are stances of Intrepidity to which we - can scarcely and any thing to conzpare. It will be seen with pain, that so much intrepidity has, been attended with a lois more considerable than - we had hoped ii would turn out, the number of killed and wound_ pd being estimated at 172. • We have heard it said, and it seems natural at first to suppose, that this defensive athon, in which car_ .cumstances have so much favopred the Fiench, will greatly elevate their spirits, and re-animate their 4bnfidence with respeet to their naval affairs. 'We think, however, we own, differently, What idea tnust the Enemy form of the valour of our Sailors, when they' have seen them apprbach, attack,and carry their Oun-boats, notwithstanding all the chains-and barricadoe; Which were opposed to them, and amid a, shower of halls, and shot- of all sizes ? This, alone may Convince - them that it is not dis-. ciplit.e alai loi:g habits of sea service alone that constitute the superior force of our Navy,-but that it rests on the intrepid velour of our Seamen, ever ready to undertake hat circumstances or situa tions may appear to require._lf is hardly necessary besides to rem. , ll;, that this adion proves that the' . French' are at this moment. Inore.anxiclus to preserve their vessels than to employ them offensi - vely against us. To be unable, in so great a space of time as has elapsed, to send to sea the combined Fleets of France acid Spain, to unable to keep a single Boat in the ilarbourOfßordazne,without chaining it to the shore, and without calling'in to "the :). , .:fence of it their TrOops and their BattOes, is srirely as humiliating a Maritime. Situation as possible ; and a considerable tine must surely elapse before a Nation, in such a state, can attain to an equality with us,. either in Naval Resources, in tlleir valour of the Men, or in ,Ttle :1111 of their Officers. Hairgurgb Nail: which l*cai - ne due this. rdrning, had not arrived when our :Paper was put to PEtss, Three Revenue ; cutts:rs, mounting zq gups,. re 1116.coils't of BrightnP., and an QrderiY: bone liati:ole. of 0 . nien,-parade'doring the night. from , ihe 'Last - CiiV! to the otho extremity' thc' - - - r . _ 441 ' `1 /AL Y.„) --t r -' 1 ; A 7 `r. - - •/• • . Nosh ill/ linperium ptlagi, lievionvef , riainforti Sect *MI torte datum. • -From the LONDON GAZETTE, Astpist Admiralty-Of/ice, August zB, zBoz. Copy oja Let/4 , r from Lord Tiseount Nelson, K. B. rice-AdmiraApith r 8A..; &c. Nefean, Esq. dated on boaed'"the 111,-dina, of lio!ilogne, 4lltztest . l6, iBOl. SIRi Having judged it pro Per to attempt bringing off' the 'Enemy's Flotilla, moored in the front of Boulogne, I dirated the Attack to be made by four Divisions o f B oats f or boarding, Under the Command of ' Captains Somerville, Cotgrave, and Parker ; and . a division of - Howitzer boats under Captain Cotin. The Bbats put off froni the • Medusa at hldf past eleven o'clock , last night in the, best possible older, and-before one'o'clock this morning the firing began , and -I had, ',from the Judgment of, th e Officers, and the zeal and gal lantry of every man, the most puled confidence of Complete Success, but the darkness of the night, with the . Tide and Half Tide, separated the Divi • sions, and from all riot arriving at' the same happy moment with Captain Parker, is to be attributed the failure of Success ; and I beg to be perfectly on.r derstood that not the smallest blatte attaches itself to any person; for - although the Diyisions did not ar rive together, yet each (except the Fourth Division; which could not begot up before day) made a success ful Attack on that part of the 'Enemy they fell in with, -and aaual-61 , 'took possess . .)n_of many Brigs o and Flat, pnd . cuf th e i r Cables, but many of thetri being - aground, abd. the moment of the Battle's ceas ing on board -them, the Vessels were filled' with Vollies upon Vollies of Musketry, the Enemy be_ _ing perfettly regardless of tieir own men, vs,:lo must have suffered equally with us, it was therefole impoisible to remain on board even to burn them t allow me to say, who have seen much Senrice is War, that more determined perseverink Cou- 1 rage I never witnessed, and that nothing but the impossibility of being successfUl, from the causes I have Mentioned; could-have preveae4 me frOm hay? ing to congratulate their Lordships ; i,ut-, althoubh in value the loss of such gallant and.l-ood mcn is incalcelable, Yet, in point of Numbh..-.rs . , it has fal- , len short of my expectations. I must also beg leave to state, that greater Zeal and ardent Desire to distinguish, themselves by an Attack on the'Ene my was nevushewn than.* all the C!a'ptaiils,.of. ficers, and Crews 6f all the different dacriptions o Vessels under my Command. The Commanders of the , Hunter. and Greyhound Revenue Cutters went into , their Boats. in the most handsome and. gallant . manner to the Attack. Amongst the many brave men wounded; have with the'deepest regret to place.the Name (Amy - gallan good Friend.and alile Assi . stant Captain Edward T, Parker; also my Flag Lieutenant Frederick Lang.: - ford who has s erve d with me many }ears ;• they ? were . both wourithd in attempti n g to b oar d the • French Commodere"::. Goreof the Me duSa Ileel the highest - obi - illations ; andwhen - their Lordships look at theloss',of the Medtsa on this occasion, they will agree with trie; that he Honour of my Flag, and the Cause of their Kin g and Coun- try, could nOer,have 'been placed in note gallant hands. - Captain Bedford of the Leyden, with Cap tain. Gore, very handsomely *volunteerel their Ser- • • vices io serve under Master and Comriander ; but I did not think it fair to the latter, and I only men . tion it 'to ma r k . t h e Z ea l- of thoSc Officeri. From the nature of the Attack only a few PrisDners were made ; - a Lieutenant, Eight Seamen, .and Eight Sol diers, are all they brought off. Herewith I send • • • the Rep Otis of the s e v e ra l C o M man d ers of Divisions, and a Return of killed and wounded, baye 111 C Honour to be, &c. • ' NELSON and BRONTE, P.. S. Captaip Somerville was the senior Mas. ter an4 , Cortim_an c ler. ertiployed, Eugenie, nj tosoVne, August i 6, 'Sol . MY LORD/ In obedience to your Lordship's direction, to state the proceedings of the First Division of Boats which you did .me ,the honour to .place under my r• command, 'for thejtiriio . s o.f.attacking the Ene-. my's Flotilla, in •tlic tay. of Boulogne, I beg leave to acquaint y.ou, tliat : after ;leaving the Medusa last night, I found myself,- on, getting on sk,re, carried considerably by the 'rapidity of the tide, to the - . Eastward of Abe above-mentioned place ; and finding tip( I was not likely. to reach it in . (he order- preschbea; 'I -gave diredions `for the' Boats to cot each other off. By 'so doing, .was 'lnc undiwnted and resolute .6ehaviOur of the 011 fivers, Seamen, and Marines, was Unparalleled ; :and I have to lament thejoss 'of several of those•bra.ye Men, a' List of whom I inclose yoti hereWith._ - . I have the Honour to be, Ecc, P.-SOMERVILLE. Lard Viscount Nelson, K. B. rice-Admiral of the Blue, &e.&e.&e. Medusa, o Boufogize, Asig. 16; 180 i. After the complete arrangement.. which was . made, the - perfed good understanding and regularity widt which the.-Boats you did me the,honciur to put under my command left the Iv/14toa, I have anxious feeling to explain to your Lordship the failure of .our enterpriso, that,, on its outset, pro_ MY. LORD, wised every success. Agreeable to your Lordship's Instruaions, I pro ceeded with the Second lsivision•of the Boats-under my direflion (the half of which were under the diredion of Lieutenant Williams, Senior •of the Meduaa), to attack the p art o f t h e Enemy's Flo tilla, app3inted for me, and at half past. twelve had the good fortune to find myself close to them, when I- ordered Lieutenant Williams, with his Subdivision, to , push 'to attack the Vessels to the Northward of me, while I, with the others, ran alongside a large Brig- off the Mole head, wearing the Commodore's Pendant. It' is at this moment I feel myself at a loss for words to do justice to the Officers and Crew of the Medusa, who were in the BOat with me, and to Lieuterrant Langford, the Otficers and Crtw eftf the same Ship, who nobly seconded tis in the Barge, until all her Crew were killed or wounded; and to the Honourable Mr. Cathcart, who commanded the ,Medusa!s Cutter, and sustained the 'Attack with. the greatest intrepidity-, until the desperate situa tion I was left in obliged me to call hire to the as. sistance of the sufferers in my Boat; The Boats were no sooner alOtigsici.e than we at tempted to board ; but a very strong Netting, traced up to her lower yarcti, based all our endeavours, and an instantaneous disoharie of her. guns and small arms, from about two hundred Soldiers on her gunwale, knocked myself, Mr. Ksrby; the Master • of the Medusa, and Mr. Gore, a Midshipman, with two-thirds of the Crew, upon our backs into the • - Boat, all either killed or wounded desperately, the Barge and Cutter being on the, outside, sheered off . with the tide, but the - Flat Boat in whiA-I was hung‘alongside, and as there was not an Officer or Man left to govern her, must have fallen into the hands of the Enemy, had 'not Mr. Cathcart "taken her in , tow,' and carried her of. Mr. Williams'led his Subdivision up to the Ene ,mywitht4most intrepid gallantry, took - one . Lu g attacked a Brig, while his Crew, I am contedied to say, suffered equally with ourselves, nearly the whole of his Boat's Crew were either killed or wounded ; Lieutenant'Pelley, who cum.: minded the -Medusa's I,a,unch, and the Hon. Mr. Maitland', Midbhipman, were severely wounded ; and Mr. William Bristow, Master's Mate, in the Medusa's Cutter, under Lieutenant Stewart, was killed. , . I now feel it my duty to assure'your Lordship, that nothing could surpass the zeal, courage, and readiness of every description a Officer and Man under my Command ; and I am sorry that my wordy• Ell short of their merits, though we , co - ukt . notae. complish the Objea we we re ordered to. • - t.• I b4ve . the Honour to be,, &c. (Signed) , EDWARD T. PARKER. 43rd risco/art Xelson, rice Admiral of the 13lue, Pommander,in Chief, .E . fe. .E%e. MY LORD, Gantt, Aug. 16, 18cri. On the night of the rsth inst. the 'Third Divi sion of Boats which I had the honour to ,comniand, -.assembled on board His Majesty's Ship YOrk, agree.. • able to your Lordship,'s diredions, and at, eleven P. M. by signal fro m t h e M e d usa , procee d e d wi-th out loss Aitime, to Attack the Enemy's Flotilla, • •piF Boulogni)..as diedled by your Lordship ; and as I thoughOg E tiiOst adviseable to endeavour to redUce the largest Vessel firs, I lost no . titne in maklng the Attack ; hut in consequence of my leading- the division, 'and the Enemy opening a heavy fire from. several .Batteries,"thotight it adviseahle to give the En - etny As little rime as possible, cut the towrope, and lid not wait for tie other Boats, so that it was enabled to get to thelEnerny's Flozilla a little he forg:the dawn of day * and in the best order- possible 'attacked, close to the Pier Head, a Brig, ivhich, of ter - a ,sharp contest, I carried. Ikevious to so doing, hericables were cut ; but I was prevented from tow ing her out by her being , *eured with a, chain, ..pnd in consequence of a -- very heavy fire of musquetry and grape shot that was direaed at us froth the shore, ..,three Luggers and : another Brig - wi.thin half:pisi6l-Shot ; and not seeitig the least prospea '6l being* le to get her off,. I was obliged to aban don her, d posh out of the Bay, as it was then 1-:(3fflei4y day-light, r some - tittle time before the leavy Boats -cot& up; received so many. shots' through the bottom, that .1 soon found her in a sinking 5 ' and as it was not possible to stop so many - 5 : 1 holes, was o bli ge d, w i t h the men, to take to 2 0:1 Boat, and have the pleasure to acquaint your , i''?C y. ship; that I , received particular support - from *Boats of His Maje st y' s Shi p Y or k ,• wh i ch soon Of: up with the rest of the Division had the honour • command ; but finding no prOspeft of .successif) the number of men killed indmoanded in the 111 ferent Boats, and the constant fire from the shoo grape and small arms, .thought it for the g 00 4 , ,, His Majesty' s Service to •iVithdiaT.v the )74t4t$',F 1 1, .tween twp and three in th e morn i ng, as wee'e" not bpard her, although every effort was made.. I have the Honour to be, &c, (Signed) "ISAAC COTGRA.VE , The Right Hon. Lord Viscount Nelson, K. 8. 1 .Commander in,Chiej,,&c; &c.&c. is Maj;l4,'l Shipfir s Si'ai= MY LORD, , - 16, iBox., In consequence direaions' received from ).- - olf Lordship, I . last night, ; on the signal being ma,!c r' board the Medusa, -left this Ship with the B oa ts- e l the Fourth Division, formed, with two close L ifles9 and imincliately joined trie other Ditvisi'ons .under the stern/of tilt/Medusa, and. from thence proceeded t ° put your `lfardship's'Order int&execution, atrac ing - thelVestcrnmostpart of the EneMy's . . • but notwithst an di ng every exertion made, owls' e to the iapidifi 'of the tide ne could not, until re al day-light, get to - the : Westward - of any p a rt Ofil le Enemy's Lind 0-approaching the Eastern par' whieli, in order to . assist the First 'Division the engaged,- we met them returning Under_these cumstances, and the day breaking apace, I iticie it prudent to direift tile' Officeri . . - oMtnanding' d4 different BoaiSto.retUni toitiglresf)Aik'e have The FiliOtir to be, £ c. , = ROB. - JONE S ' P. • P. S. None kill e d' or wounded on board a ny °{ the Fourth Division. Right Hon. Lord rscount Csiminalidtr &c. &e. DiscoTety, of • Boulogne; I• MY LORD) • August, 1801. 1, beg /cave to make i•ny:Report to your 1-° 11 '; ship,of the four Howitzer Boats that I had £1 hon - our to, command, in the Attack of the Enemy` last night. Having led 'to support Captain Parker's D ivl' sion, keeping . betwee n his Lirtes- urxtitpc opened their fire on him, we k e ' ep i ng the. Pier, until I was aground in :the,theadrnosp Bog s ' then opened our ffre,:and threw about eight she lls into it : but, from .the strength of the tide eornit'g out ,of the Harbour,- was not. able to keep.our st tion off the Pier Head, but continued our lire Camp,. until the - Enemy's - fire Ltd''totally slickef'C a ! and Captain Baker's Division had va . s se d. me, I beg leave to ..mentiOn: to'yOur Le.rdshlPl that I Was • ably supported, by 4111-other Boa t- 5 ' Captain Broome and Lieuteriant'neam — of the BoY Artillery, did every thing in their power to 3l 1 r 1°)/ the Enemy. The- other Gaicers ef -Artillery w e C' detached n the other four A,), , ,vitxer Bmits.• I have the tionoup, to be, . • • - JOHN' Right Hon. Lord Visconnt Archon, Ai:. 8,. ... ' • Y J An Account of Officers, Seamen, and Lille , Irounded in the Boats.offfis lllajesty r Ships a:nd Attack of the French F4dilia, moored before.. Boulogne, Night oft hi isth of August, 1861. • • ' . FIRST DIVISION. ,r So' .eyden.--& Seamen, 3 kil Pin c ers, • 7t -, .• men,ls Marines, wound:mi.— Total sz. • id • a ; Eugenie:-3 Seamen, killed; Officer, s Seam'en-., vcdt . o o '.. Total 9, • Jamaica.—z Officer, 3 Seamen, killed; i Officer; 5... - . r; 4 Scsca • 4 Marines, wounded:- Total 13. - , • - sxcoptp DIVISIO./. • I '' • • .0f ; Medusa. --2 Officers," 14 Seamen, 4 Marines, killedi,s ;• facers, 2.f - Seamen, 6 Marines, wounded. Total . ; n ani . Queonborough (Cutt er ).— z Seaman, ; '.6 a wounded. Total 7. Officer, wounded. 44-0• • • . • . . virtur DlV'tsT6t . : - • •' • ' ' York.-.-2 Officer, 2 Seamen r lied • t 0 fircc' „; 9 -- To geanlaP' 7 I , 5 Marines, wounded. Total 19. . aal s " Gannett. r Seaman, killed ; 2 S ea M w en, oUnda .-- . . Ferritet —3 Seamen, wounded. . - Providence. -3 Seamen, • Wounded. ' 1 . . "- -.. . .- Express-.-4 Seame n , w oun d e d . . . . 4. . Explosion. --x Seamen, killed ; z S ea men; wounded. To! ~ . Discovery, -1 Seaman, wounded. ' FOURTH DIVISION. None killed or wounded. NI • . ~ :.... 11 1411 :, 1 .. •, . Total. -4 - glficerS, 33 Seamen, 7 A arlrICS% ,To .1-1- Officers, 84 Se4men, 3ii> Marinci, wounueu• -. rat 02. NAMES'OiovitcErts KILLED AND W6tifiDiD• • 0 '' - - Levden.—Lieutenants Thomas Qliver, Friticis 45iek.0 ,5° , 5 badly; Captain Young of the Marines, badly ; ,IkT; E, r4 ! l ,ict Burney, Master's Mate; Mr. Simuel Sprittley 1 V,i 445- #". man ; wounded. Eugenie.—Mr.William Bisset, Ading Lieutenant, wicu kill. -aeincla;i'"l...i—euMtenr.anAtleixeraemndejar.sßkuettltiocarti4,l6volliiilncalesdie!'s .1N3..:447:iid,... Medusa.—Mr. Wiiliam Gorr, Mt: SV,illiam ' '}p ar. Drlstd shiprnen,: killed ; Captain Edward' ThOrnbreugh , 5 ker, • Lord Nelson's Aid-de:Can4p ;• Lieutenants Chaiicr; Pettey, Frederick. - Langtord ; Mr. William Kirby, lkla' 3c . —the Bon. Anthony Maitland, Midshipman, Woundei: • •,.... Y'ork.—Mr. Berry, Midshipinau kilkd • Ali - . IlroWn oi , I • tier, wounded. , . .i.,l v r. e , n ß u l e c cha u rd tte W r, _ il w ki o n u s ne ,on d d C ; o a m nc rn i o a i n i d e e L o am i" i a ll n o.. 4 G e ' i r o e ig y l h ili o.. g 'n ,t d o l `..; Greyhound, likewise wounded. 440aa, 4diu‘sut s 6, ISO. NELSON and BRONT.E. _ rah the r est Tier 7'o t tvh( thi fu nt 14 , 04 Offi dead t zp. S:hi p Trir P, 40,1 ( of y. t„ttra , I '~O Cart Jeal dial butt Lou] 1) f tl brig rolls • ,s, 40w the h '~j~E