The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-10-06 00:00:00

IIcELAXD.

DUBLIN, OCTOBER 1
A convoy for the West Indies is appoiated to sal
from Cork Tin the Ist of Vovezob :r.

Thercdiy monist ii,s Majesty's sloe" ATio,
etrain Kmoe, arrived in Cork harbour from a

Saturday (Michaelmas- lay)._ the Lord Mayor,
accompanied h. the Cnttf Matz;strate el,s, th;
Aldermen, She riffs, Common Couttril, and City
t, prneeded in state to Christchurch, where
they beard divine ,erviee.

EXTRACr VII(1111 A vitvArt LETT6I.

Meisel. St Let:et and ft‘e(:an, two of the Land-
waiters on the Custom house Qua,, have been ex-
amined on oath before Oe unmissioners .if En-
/miry, as to the - ature of their offices, tees, &c. &c
as also Mr. Hammerrisn, Clerk of the ships and
art-;-s, in the Long Room. Their examination
Mt up several day and was as minute as the
cues-etaminatson of a witness in a court of jnutice.
Alderman Meredith Jenkin, the new Lord Mayor,
was swum into office this day, lame 1-lis hated-
iettey Lieutenant !slurs. Blotham and
Tharp, the new Sheriffs, were afterwards sworn be-
fore the Recorder and the Lord Mayor. The
liveries of the Lnrd Mayor and Sheriffs are very
&gams superfine scarlet cloth, with rich gold epau-
lierlt and gilt buttons. The new carriages are very
seat and genteel; the .1-oed Mayor's and Sheriff
Blealram's are very dark, with silver mounting, and
Sheriff Thisrp's a light tea green.
The house of and —. atrity agents.
love this dav ttoed par ment. They were con-
liana ascot the first and most respeflable buses
idholin. in that line, ,and were of more than
tiny leas standing.
I.w poi., of this city have suffer' d considerably
fer want of seater, nu. there is now a prospeft of
relief: the Grand Canal ('ompany having. at the
request of government, ordered the city Navin to
be filled Even in the higher orders, the want of
water was seemly fek. I dined a few Jays ago
with a lady .in the neighbournoad of Moninjos,
who assured me the renter which boiled
the kg of mutton she had on her table, cost her
eigi.tpence.
tr,u are anxious, you say, to be made acquainted
with every particular cones ruing the Jerusrlem
Wheat, the manner in which it has heel; iiirroclnced
into Ir:land, aril in what reap •dt it is superior to
tk +Ergot species of that grain already in
use. The following information as to those points.
you may rely on as cornea ; they are in part
drawn from rny own observation, and partly taken
from the report of others, to whose veracity 1" can im.
plkitly trost.• About three year, age, Mr. Doran,
a respettanle &igen of Driblta who rents a sma:l
farm from Mt. Luke White, in passing through
Tbotnas-street, observed a shear of Jerusalem
Wheat, neatly bound up, and v.:vended as a sign
over the door of a little ale-house. Vae owoer of
this house, he found, upon enquiry, had been a
domestic of the late cekbrated Thomas Whalys,
and had accompanied him about fourteen years ago
to Jerusalem. from whence he had brought this
Wheat merely as an ohjeet. of curiosity. Having
purchased it for a fee- shillings, he carefully picked
out the few grains it still contained, and which, as
eight be supposed. from the use to which it bad
been applied, were much damaged and decayed by
the weather. 'the produce of these, having first
ascertained its quality, he sowed the miming year
01 a psece of ground which he had carefully pre-
Pared for that purpose; and was rewarded with a
clop so abundant, as to enable him to extend the
benefit of his discovet y to the neighboining Gen-
**nen and k drillers. The average produce
of one grain of this wheat is from fifteen to
twenty stem; eAeh stem branches tart at top into
three heads, each of seltio'l co:.r *ins more grains
then an ear of common wheat ustrail: does. Floc
rhol sow an Irish ace. the average produce
tch is eigheen barrels of twv.ty von. e.teh.
The stems are of the tLickaess and a- t..aAtfi of a
ig"-A reed. and cif-dually: 'resist the heir'. st rains
and most blowing weather, 'so as that it cannot be
lodged a quality, by the Ire, very oece.sary in a
wet and variable climate Alue grain is in i.self rt
the very Lest quality, thin X,Lir.t.cd• full ar..l round,
and makes a great quantity a flour. I ams Ace.

THE ATTACK UPON THE BOULOGNE

11.4)TILL1.

DEAL, OCT. 4.
The attempt at Boulogne was to try the praCtica-
bility of burning the enemy's ships, when out in
Boulogne roads. For this purpose a new sort of
fireship was invented. Three smacks were loaded
with barrels of gun-power, covered with flint stones
closely stowed together, so as to make the greater
explosion. The smacks were sunk very low in the
water, painted to resemble the sea, so that at night
they could scarcely tie distinguished from the water ;
they looked like a large chest or a large plank float-
ing ; below them was hung a box of machinery,
something like clock-work : it would go anytime from
ten minutes to sir hours, after a line was pulled ; the
person conduCling it was to time the period of ex-
ptosion so that it might go off with more effed---
The smack. bei'sg towed by our ships as near as
possible to th- enemy, were then to be rowed by a
person in a small boat, called a catamaran, which
he was to paddle, the cittamai-an being very low in
the water. Ihe whole of this apparatus could
scareely be distinguished from the sea. Of the
smack oily a plank could be seen floating, and only
the person's head above water in the catamaran could
be distinguished. Besides these smacks there were
five sloops fitted as fire ships; they were towed in
by Deal boats. The coffers or smacks were silently
cot:1151A inside the French ships, that is between
them and the shore. They were not at all disco-
vered, nor did the enemy seem to apprehend what
was going on. The smacks were condueed up to
the enemy's ships, laid close along side of them,
and fastened to them. The persons condo Cling them
then set off the machinery, giving themselves time
to escape, an . then paddled away in their cata-
marans. The explosion took place most hap-
pily, and three vessels • of the enemy of the large t
class were immediately on fire. The French now
began to fie their cannon and musquetry, and make
a terrible bustle; but they were so taken by sur-
prise and astonished, they knew not what to do.—
At this time the five sloops fitted as fire ships were
sent down upe.n there ; one of them, by some acci-
dent. burned too soon; another, the French boarded
as a ;wise, a: d a great many of their boats filled
with soldier were a -mind it when it blew up, and
lid dread: U 1 rilisehiel, blowing up in the air or
drowning everal hundreds of the enemy. The
other five sloops went away in fine style, and did
great mischief. The explosions and illuminations
were beyond every thing grand ; many vessels ail
on fire, with their yards and rigging blazing,
were seen sailing, some to devour, some trying to
escape. The whole of our Boulogne squadron were
close to the enemy, out of reach of the land-bat-
text, s. Lord Keith and Sir Home Popham were
on board the Mosaerb ; Lord Melville was either
on board the Monarrit or the Amiable. All the
boats of the fleet were ordered out, and were rowing
about, to pick up any of oir men that might be
wounded, and thrown into the water. Happily not
one life was lost, and only one Midshipman was
wounded in the cheek. Such was the good conse-
quence of keeping this attack secret. The enemy
had no expeCtation of it, and were completely asto-
nished. The tremendous explosions and blazes
struck them with a panic. They took to their boats,
fired musquetry and cannon without objelt. After
our fire-ships had all been properly &posed, our
squadron drew off. as they were very near the shore.
deuce the attack, 53 of the en-my's ships were
counted outside of Boulogne ; at day light after the
attack, only seven or eight could be seen. Eleven
w. r.: at one time count :c1 on fire, and it is supposed
about forty were destroye I, though-some. pedalos,
escaped into Boulogne h;:rhour before day light in
the morning. !he attack began at ten at night,and
the last explosion was a little oefore f air o'clock in
the morning 1 gale springing np, our fl, et stood
away for the Downs, Where they arrived last night.
ds Melville ant Kiitli, and a large party, went
to Mr. Pitt, at IValiner, to congratulate him on the
success of this experiment. it was first intended
to have been made among some craft at Dunge-
ness ; but it was determined to try it at once on the
eaemy, and the result is. that if the French lay out
in any nitintsers, we can burn them ; and then most
lay out in numbers, as it will take several days to
g mat all their flotilla for an attempt at invasion.
By lies, fiteships we shall be able to destroy the first
detachment before a second or a third can arrive; so
that it seems we have hit upon a plan of defeating
this mncl -boasted Boulogne Armada.
When it WAS first known here the attempt had sue-
ceitdrd, the destruftion of 40 or 30 vessels was mag-
niii-al bite 150. The particulars I sow send are
warier[ (runs the mouth of an Officer who com-
manded one of the boats cent to pick up the men.

At the close of the Poll yesterday, for the Eke-
tion of a Lord ►dayor, the numbers appeared as
follow
For Mr. Ard•rrnan Per.hard . . . . 1681
Mr. SMerrnan Shaw
Mr. Alder nay Flower

The Poll Books will be again open this morning, at
nine o'clock, and finally &se at thice in the after.
noon.

Yesterday, at three o'clock, a complete detach-
ment of flying artillery from Woolwich. were in-
sprEtni by His Royal Highness the Con m ANDLR in
Cisisr. at the Horse Guards. The dericiinient
consisted of three curricle guns and carria7rs, a
mortar and carriage, five ammunition waggi.ns, and
several carriages for troops, extra horses and wheels,
corap:ete forges, and various other equipments fur
the conveyance of troops. After the inspeaion, and
several trials and mancauvres upon the Parade, they
proceeded to Pinney, upon their Way. as it was
supposed, to Partsmouth.
1 hursday a Board was held at the Adnsi ratty, for
the examination of disabled seamen and marines,
fur admission into Greenwich Hospital.
The homage or acknowledgment of the Heredi-
tary Imperial dignity of Austria is now fixed for the
Ist of November next, on which day His Imperial
biajesty, accompanied by the Great Officers of States
and his whole Court, will go to the Cathedral church
of St. Stephen. to bear High Mass and a Te Thum.
The Grand Marshal of the Court has, in cense-
qaence, sent is Circular Letter to all the Privy
Counsellors and Chamberlains, requesting their pre-
sence at th'a solemnity, and that they will all join
the Procession in their State-coaches. drawn by us
horses each.