The Sun. — London, England, 1804-08-08 00:00:00

Tut intelligence which we communicated to the Public On Monday of the Sailing of the Brest Fleet, operated very differently upon different descriptions of people. Those not immediately engaged in com. coerce were rejoiced at a circumstance which afford. ed an opportunity of adding another to the lung list of our Naval Victories; but to commercial men it was a source of the most serious alarm. At no period, we believe, of the history of this Country was so large a portions of its trade on the sea at one time, and so near to one spot ; the China Fleet, the Lee. ward Island .Fleet, the Jamaica Fleet, the New. foundland Fleet, and the Lisbon Fleet, were all hourly expeaed in the Channel. Of the value of these Fleets it is impossible to form an accurate estimate, but we think Twenty Millions would not be an exaggerated calculation, Qn the very day almost that they were expelled in the Mouth of the Channel, intelligence was received of a large squadron haying escaped from Br es t ; w hi c h our R ea d ers perfettly well know is close to the en. trance of the British Channel. The alarm which this intelligence excited among the Merchants and Underwriters, it is not very difficult to conceive. Yesterday, however, all their apprehensions were r.moved, and their must sanguine hopes realized: the safe arrival of all the Fleets (except that from Jamaica, of which no apprehension is now enter. tained) was announced, and GAN/HIM/241'i &pia. dron was discovered to be quietly at anchor at Ca. /K arel il' y, where it is now blocked up. The (A which wc some time ago stated, of the Tp egr p r n t hetw fen the China Fleet and Admiral lastut,' s Squadronohough it was doubted some Or opt Cotempouries at the time, is now fully con. firmed.. The China Fleet sailed from Canton, ilthout Convoy, on the sth February, pnd on the tstli felt in with the Squadron under Admiral LINOIS, off Pulo Auro, consisting of the Marengo of 8o guns, two Frigates, and two Sloops of War. The China. men continued their course after coming in sight of Lixots, but the Royal-George, being the rear ship, was severely attacked. The Marengo came along. side, and a severe at - lion ensued, which lasted about ao minutes, when Litrots, not being able to bring his Frigites to assist him, was obliged to sheer oj' and steer for Batavia,—The loss on board the Royal George was only one man killed and another wound. ed. The damage done to her hull, we fear, was con. siderable, as the shot from the Marengo were prin. cipally 4z•pounders. The loss on the side of the Enemy Was not ascertained. ' The condua of the Commanders and Crews on this occasion cannot be too highly commended, whilst it adds another proof of our naval superiority. The Camelen,'Ganges, and !Parley, were the Ships that assisted the Royal George, and obliged LI NO IS to bear away, leaving a valuable Fleet of Indiamen, heavily laden, completely vid.)rious. The China Ships afterwards continued their voy. age, and fell in with the 'AMiou and Sceptre Men of War, in the Straits of Malacca, the beginning of March. These Ships had been sent to convoy the Fleet, and saw them safe to St. Helena, where they arrived ell well on the 12th of June, finding the Carmarthen lying there from Bencoolen. They sailed from St. Helen's on the 18th June, under convoy of His Majesty's Ship Plantagenet, and we have no doubt are, by this time, sate at anchor in the Downs. Ma Gazette of last night confirms the account which we gave, exclusively, on Monday, of the Bombardment of Havre, by the Squadron under the Command of Capt. OLIVER. Although it is im. possible to ascertain, with any degree of exadness, the damage which the Enemy has sustained, yet, from the nearness of our Bornb.vessels to the Picr and Town, and the quantity of shells they threw, there is every reason to suppose that it must have been very considerable. Our Squadron sustained no injury. The Gazette also contains an account of the de. strudion of a French Frigate and a Corvette, on the French Coast, by His Majesty's Frigate L44/t, Capt. Wour s. A Report was circulated some days ago, stating, that a Treaty of Alliance, offensive and defensive, between Great Britain, Burlier, and Austria, had been signed. We mentioned at the time that there was no foundation for the Report, at l east t h at it was premature. Since then, it has been re-asserted, anti some o f t h e Public Papers have gone so far as to mention the day on which the Treaty was signed.— We can assure our Readers that ho such Trent), has jet been signed. A Telegraphic Dispatch was yesterday received at the Mintralty trona Portsmouth, stating, that b ot h t h e Last and West India Fleets had passed by t h e Li e o f Wig!4 ; and at half past three, the Pur. ser of the Ear/ Carden arrived at the India House, with the pleasing intelligence, that he had lett the following Ships, from China, all well, on their way to the River, viz. Earl Camden - Capt. NATANIEI. DANCE. - - - IV. W. F . AR* 4R. Warley Alfred - - 1 FARQUHARS ON . Royal George - - - , F. '1 tnt r NS. Coutts WeXt . qrd' • • • • • W. S. Cl.A'a KZ. G:MKCS • • "' • • • w. WIr.LzAAI 'NIoF EAT. gums. . -• . - - DENRY MERL ON. Lai of Abergavenily . WOK Henry Addington - - .K IRK P A CRICK. B orn b it y c as tle . . -- ARCH. HAMILTON. Hope PRP: Ilk.R OR ASS• Dnriietshire - It. 11. BROWN. Warren Hastings -- T. LamiciNs. Ocean ...... I.OIIKNYER. Carmarthen, from Bencoolen, and several Whalers, last from St. Helena, nuking in the whole twenty-five Sail. The above Ships are the whole expetted from China. in the present season, except the Woodford, which Ship had arrived too late at Canton to form part of the Fleet. - The Commanders of the above ships are all well, with the exception ot Captain PATTON, who died in China, and was succeeded in the command of the 04/am, by the chietOfficer, Mr. LOCK NT E It. The Pursers ot the Dorsetibiee, Warren Hailing:, Earl of ilhergatuenny, Henry Addingion, Cuffne and Roy4l George, arrived at the India House in the course of yesterday evening. No Ships from India had arrived at St. Helena when the above vessels sailed ; but a Fleet from Madras and Bengal was daily expedied to arrive there. The daion and Sceptre Men of War were to return to India. iv V C understand MeaSf S. LANCE, Wit. BARING, and NIALONYI of the China Establishment, are Pas6engers by the above Ship. The fiolla sailed from Canton with the Fleet, but parted company in the China Seas, since which she has not been h.,..4111 ot", VaJudd; Convoys are alga arrived horn the Portugal, and Newfoundland. Part of the borneward-bound Fleet from the West Indies h,ti arrived at Bristol, and the remainder under, Couvoy of the Romng Man of War, have probably, by this time, rcaclicci the Downs, with the Chin, NAVAL 1V EWS. Prom the LONDON GAZETTE, Rag. 7, 12,41. - Admirerlo.-Ofrce, Aug. 7. ,Coy o f a Later from rice- Admiral Sir Charles Cotton, Bart. to William Marsden, Esq. dated oft hoard His Majesty's Ship the San Josef, of Ushant, August, 1804. Herewith I transmit a Letter, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, from Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Calder, with its enclosures, giving an account of the destruCtion of two of the Enemy's Corvettes, by His Majesty's Ship the Aigle, off Bourdeaux. . I have the Honour to be, &c. CHARLES COTTON. Prince of ;Valet, of RochefOrt, SIR, July 19, 1804. I have the pleasure to inform you His Majesty's Ship the Aigle (which I had placed in.shore to watch the Enemy's motions) fell in with two French Na. tional Corvettes, which Captain Wolfe drove on shore near Bourdeaux, and burnt, having first used every means without efna to get them afloat. The Aigle found only twenty.six French Officers and men left on board these Corvettes when they took possession of them ; the rest had made their escape on shore. The names of these Corvettes are La Charante and La Joic ; the first a Ship of twenty guns, and one hundred and four men, and the other a Brig, pierced for fourteen guns, but had only eight mounted, add seventy.five men. They had on board the ordnance and stores complete for a Corvette just launched at Bayonne, to which place they were car. rying them. - I liere enclose Capt. Wolfe•s Letter to me of his proceedings in the destroying of these Vessels, and also a List of the Prisoners he has on board : these I have directed to be sent into Port by the first op. portunity. I have the Honour to be, &c. (Signed) ROB. CALDER. To Ike Hon. Wm. Corntuallit, &c. Hit Mojevy's Sh;fr thr SIR, jay 16, 1804. After passing the Squadron on the 9th instant, when at the anchorage No. 5, was drove to the S.W. by the gale ; on the loth we lost sight of the Hawke. On the lath, when standing in for Cor. douan, in bearing up for the rendezvous, saw a large Brig and Ship, with all Sail . SCI, steering to the southward. I supitose!ri them to be part of the Squadron from Rochefort. At five P. M. closed with them (they never altering their course from our first seeing them), prepared, and expelling, from their mincenv res ant signals, a close atlion, they having shortened sail (with men at their quarters) when within proper distance ; but, to our great surprise, after firing their starboard broadside at us, they ran the ships on the strand, within a stone's cast. of each other, and dire fly took to the boats, which instantly swamped on touching the beach, abut ten leagues to the south of Cordouan, and some of them were drowned. The wind being at N. E. and about two points off the land, I had great hopes of getting one or both of them afloat again, and anchored the Aigle about a mile from the beach ; hut, after a night and part of the next day, in fruitless efforts, from the very great surf set in by the late western gale, I was obliged to destroy them by fire, which was efnelually done by Mr. Furlonger, master, and Mr. Steel, the gunner, as scarcely any part was perceptible when the Aigle made sail. The Prisoners on hoard the Aigle are John San. son, Lieutenant de Vaisseau, the officers, and eight soldiers and sailors of the French National Ship, the Charante, of four hundred and twenty tons, twenty guns, six.pounders, four swivels, and one hundred and four men. Benjamin Godobert, Lieutenant tie Vaisseau, his officers, and nine soldiers and sailors of the French National Brig La joie, two hundred and fifty tons, pierced for fourteen, but only - eight twelve-pounders mounted, two swivels, and seventy-five men. La joie had sixteen six.pnunders, a quantity of Arms, powder, shot, and other ordnance stores in the hold. They were from Rochefort, but had sailed in the morning from the Gironde, stealing along shore for Blonne, and intended to return from thence with stores for the French Marine at Rochefort, which I am proud in having prevented, and trust in meet. ing your approhation. None of the shot struck us, nor did ours materially injure them, as only their masts and sails were a little torn. Had they come alongside, as expeaed, the Brig having shifted her guns for the purpose, I am ca. tain the crew of the Aigle would have acquitted themselves as Englishmen do on those occasions. I have the Honour to be, &c. GEO. WOLFE. Sir Robert Calder, Bart. rite. Admiral of the Blue, &c. of Rochefort. Copy of a Letter from Captain Robert Dudley Oliver, Commander of His Majesty's Ship the Melpomene, to William Marsden, Esq. dated If Havre, the ad inst. bill, I beg leave to enclose to you, for the informatiOn of my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, a Copy of my Letter to Lord Keith, of this date. I have the Honour to be, &c. R. D. OLIVER. MY LORD, Afelpment, iff Havre, /big, 2, t 84. The wind having changed yesterday to the N. E. I determined to make another attack on the nu. merous vessels in Havre Pier, as well as those which were moored outside, amounting to twenty eight brigs, and as many loggers, and stood in wish the squadron, at per margin *. At half past ,even, p. az. she bombs were all placed off the Pier-head., when they began a well diretted fire, which was kept up with great spirit fur ab.mt an * Melpomene, Ariadne, Trusty, Maenaai me , M er li n, and I iivotirite ; Heela, Meteor, Explosion, And Zebra bombs ; King l;cor4e, Rope, Nancy, Countess, of Flgin, and Locust cutters. hour and a half. The town was very soon observed to be on fire in two places ; and seven brigs, which were on the outside of the Pier, found it necessary to move; one lost her mainmist. As the wind came more off the land, and a strong ebb tide set. ting out, I ordered the bombs to discontinue firing. At half past nine we anchored' with the squadron about five miles from the light houses. the ex.• plosion had fired away all her shells, and the Zebra most of her powder, I had them supplied from the Meteor ; and at half past five this morning, got under weigh, and stood in with the squadron ag ain. Before eight the bombs took up their position n ear the Pier.heads, and kept up a constant fire for nest three hours with shells and carcases ; so many shell s burst on arid about the piers, that the Enet n Y 's fire was observed latterly to slacken consideralqt and it was evident they were in time greatest cool ii. sion ; some brigs and loggers, however, got un der weigh, and came out to endeavour to annoy the bombs ; but all the other s hips and vessels of t he squadron were so well placed as to give chase to them immediately ; and it was only ,by cut tin g away their boats, which were astern, aid retreat ing very speedily into shoal water, that they escaP,; ed, but not before they had run the gauntlet of all the ships and cutters, and were very closely eng a g e d t fur a considerable time by the Merlin, Favourit e ' Locust, gun.brig, and Hope cutter; anti oil tits; occasion I feel Particularly indebted to the e xertions of Captains Brenton anti Foote, and Lieutena nts Lake and Dobbin, whose vessels were very o fte n during the ;idiot' in very shoal water, with a i dly ing tide ; indeed nothing but the bad sailing oll "; Merlin prevented Captain Brenton from cutting' the sternmost brig. The Locust lost her main-topmast, but I have not heard of any other loss. The conduti of CV' tains Sykes, James, Paul, and Be.auchain,n manding the bombs on bath these occasions, ,taa' highly meritorious ; and although their ships Wt' frequently struck, it gives me great pleavire,tri s that no lives have been lost. What damage Ills be done to the Enemy by near five hundred se".• and carcases thrown into the town and basun la," evening, and this morning, it is impossible to et'. culate; but I may without vanity say. that if th e exertions of the Enemy's flotilla be not much g rate' on our shore, than on their own, we have little t o dread from them. I cannot conclude without expressing My. e) . cations to every Officer and man employed in ehis squadron. I am, &c. (Signed) R. DUDLEY OLIVE' Risk! Hon. Lord Keith, K. B. Po*TsmotrcH, Ave. 7.--Passed by this 'Jai' under conv.,y of His Majesty's Ships Nanidgesll and L'Egyptiesent, The Cuatoerland, Wexford, Exeter, Alfred, Earl CI; den, "Watley. Henry . Addington, Iloinbay Ciot: Coutts, Earl of Abergavenny , Royal Geo. l t i ; Ganges, I:arren Hastings, How:, and Carmarthen, 1", Chun ; Brook Watson, Lord Ndisoll, Thoinaa aid 151 40 ' and Packhorse, troth South ‘VaieS • ths Also about iso home ward.b.mnd Irma ilre e Hili s as t i nsadt l m: n r d ai i ijn e ei nvsid,et Maunderjesty's soo mosl co n voy prt : ir )iNta: o r 8: f I cwo - o i I p j e s s p l 3 ):: e S J I 0 hich sa il ed to Pin the Channel Fleet, on the report Of the baili n g of Part of the Brest Fleet, was ordered to return' l report being contradified. Sailed His M a j est y' s Ship Gl or y, of 9 8 e f t ' Admiral C ORNWALLIS , to join the Channel V ice.. Arrived the Falcon Sloop of War, and L'li° lll. Arestanie Cutter, from the Westward. Sailed the Nancy Cutter, for Falmouth, to Co lltft the Ships bound to the Straits. Came into H ar b our t h e E x pl os i on and 11 ' 1 0 14 Bombs, front a Ctuize ; Tellicherry, AlOll6ll Mar," d,m Transports, from Antigua. PLYMOUTH, AUG, 6,-Accounts have beer) r e° ceived here, this morning, by the Joseph Cal from the Channel Fleet, which may be relie d 4° 4 as authentic, stating, that Admiral G A NTHE OI4S : Squadron have not escaped from Brest ; tllrl g o under weigh on Wednesd a y l ast , an d stoo d 00 far as St. Martin's Point, evidently with an in iel o tinn of putting to sea, and w hi c h ga ve rise I" b report of their having sailed ; but tlib fear of b fjP ; intercepted by the British S qua d ron , was t he es ° of their precipitate retreat to Port. Arrived this morning the G oo d /silent, of ti,'. Port, Capt. MAY, laden with rum, &c. J j ; maica ; sailed the n ce fi ve wee k s s i nce , in C Oll3ll With 360 Sail of M erc h antmen , un d er conv oy Di ' h i 0 Romney Jr so guns, a nd Ul ysses of 44. gu"' i t former with t 6 O S a il, passe d up Ch anne l l as tnni b; the latter, with 200 Sail, parted comp a ny ou n c j : l e i since off Scilly, for th e B r i sto l Ch anne l. The .Icio have experienced t h e most f avoura bl e weat her pa passage, are all well, and not a ship missing. , 1 1 ; Arrived L a Colorshr, French Sl oo p, laden ' t : h e wheat, from St.. Marti n ' s , cut out of a Bay o n French Coast, by the Boats of the hazard Sln °l) War, Capt. NEVE. E O / 114 Arrived the Prus s i an Ship P ots d am , from „ii, den, listen with su n d r y merchandize, bound t o ' t o seam, leaky; put in to repair damages, in order tired which she will be obliged to unload. . 0 Sailed the Santa Margarita Frigate, on a C ful to the Westward. I ,' to Arrived the Nimrod Sloop of War from and the Lapwing Frigate from the Irish Cholinc", Arrived the Mermaid Frigate from a Crui4cd 51 11 ? DEAL ) Auc. 7.7--Artived His MajestY' S 0; J IP, From the LONDON G4ZETTE, du:, 7, Igo+. e;tamistioNs be the Aberdefishire Militia, Jlgied by the Lord .Lieutenant. - Captain lames Boyd to be Captain, vice Sir Tohn Gordon, deceased. Dated July s 3, 1804. Ensign Alexander Aber. crombie to be Lieutenant in the Ist Regiment Aberdeen Volunteer Infantry, vice Steward, resigned. Dated as above. lames Ross, Cant. to be Ensign in ditto, vice Abercrorb. bie, promoted. Dated as above. Leslie Cruickshank,Gent. • to be Ensign in ditto, vice Logan, appointed' to the Aber. deenshire Militia. Dated as above. Andrew Ligertwood to be Assistant-Surgeon in ditto. Dated as above. George Davidson. Esq. to he Major-Commandant of the Strath. bogie, Huntly, and Drumblade Battalion of Volunteer In. fantry. Dated May 31, 1804. Coillkiesion in the Northamptonshire Yeomanry Cavalry, eigned by the Lord Lieutenant. john Christopheridansel, Esq. to be Captain of the Tow ) aster Troop, vies the Earl of Pomirct, resigned. Dared July 19, :804. LINXRUPTCY ENLARGED. john Ogle, of Pickwick, Wiltshire, Esq. and William Wal• .ton, of Liverpool, Lancashire, merchants, and co-partners, from August 4, to Sept. 22, at tg, at The Globe Tavern, ,John -street, Liverpool.. • BANKRUPTCY SUPERS ED ED. Thomas Coulstring, late of Bristol, cyder•merchant. BANKRUPTS. Richard Cartwright, of Manchester, Lancashire, brush maker, to surrender August 23, 24, and Sept. 18, at three, at the Higher Royal Oak Inn, Manchester. Attornics, 1, Mr. Ellis, Cursitor-street, London ; or, Messrs. Keatsley and Cardwell, Manchester. lowathan Denton, of Hunshelf, Peniston, Yorkshire, cot ton-spinner, to surrender August 22, 23, and Sept, 18, at three, at the Angel Inn, Sheffield. AttorniJs, Messrs. Rimington and Wake, Sheffield ; or Mr. Wilson, Castle- Street, Holborn, London. PeterCavan, of Brightlielmstone, Sussex , linen-draper, to sur render August tr, 25, and Sept. 18, at ten, at Guildhall, London. Attorney, Mr. Brown, Little Friday-street, Cheapside, London. Thomas Cooper the younger, late of Derby, county of Derby, watchmaker, to surrender August It, at ten, 48, and Sept. A, at twelve, at the King's Arms Tavern, Derby. Attorney, Mr. Curzon, Derby ; or Mr. Lowten, Temple, London. john Hodgson, - ot Birmingham, Warwickshire, merchant, to surrender August 20, at tour, Sept. tt, 18, at eleven, at the Stork Tavern, in the Square, Birmingham, Attorilies, Mr. Egerton, Gray's-Inn, London; or Mr. Spurrier, Bir. _minghant. Milton Wray, of Birchin- lane, London, daiggist, to surren. der August 14, 25, and Sept. 18, at ten, at GUiltlitall. Attorney, Mr. Oakley, New London -street, Fenchurch. street. _ . _ Ilenry Tripp, of Bristol, tailor, to surrondi_r August to, :3, atvi Sept. 18, at elcven, at the Kummer 'Cavern, Bristol. Attormes, Mr. lams, Gray's-Inn, London ; or Mr. Mar tin, 13rifitol. DIVIDENDS. August 25q. Benjamin Tabart, of Bond.street, Middlesex, ,bor3c.seller, at ten, at Guildhall. Sept. S. Thomas Pierson and William Sammon o of Russia. row, Milk-streer, London, Irish faCtors and partners, at twelve, at Guildhall. Sept. 8. Cohn Wallace and William Hawes, of Hanwell, Middlesex, soap-makers, and copartners, at- twelve, at . . Guildhall.. . August 29 . William Uiikhy, of Cleckheaton, Bimu!, York. shire, carding and scribbling miller, at eleven, at the Black Bull Inn, Birstall. August 3t. lolly Pinch, late of Btthwick, Somersetshire, carpenter, at eleven, at the Castle and Ball Inn, Bath, August 31, John .dwards of Bensinpori, Oxfordshire, m il. ler; at ten, at the Limb Inn, Wallingford. C RTIFIC4 I Es. Atornst ;Olen. of Market-street, St. iarrleb'S. .and R,chard Allen, at l'irnlico, Mtddlesex, carpenters. lei►n Fletcher, of Warrington, Lancashire, and john Lodge ...1.,44.r.ty. tat& isf Middlesex, cotton-sptn. tiers . ot.fex:)l)4er MaeMiken, of St. Luke, Chelsea, Middlesex, vlttual ler. - James Balfour, of Rus4ell.court, Di ury.lkne, Middlesex, shoe. maker. John Bicknell, late or Little Maddox -street, 11i1iddle5cx, dealer in attilicial tiowers. john Weldon, of Lawrence-lane, 1,01)001), warehouseman. DVS• Hamburb z MAILS. • 6, • AIRIVPD • PRICE OF STOCKS, THIA DAY AT TWA;.V4 (I t el.net. Conselc 56; aS7 1 Rcd. Ann. SM t Omit. 64 THE SUN. ipl.cm (jU!$ DICIRit rAL4um •uns4T ? LONDON, AUGUST 8, iBO4.