The Sun.
London, England, 1801-08-07 00:00:00

DOVER, Auc. 6.

RETWEEN gilt and seven o'clock last night the
weather cleating up, Lord NELSON'S Fleet was ob-
served standing off from the Enemy's Coast, and
this morning several of the Ships have been seen
turning into the Downs. The whole Fleet, how-
ever, has not yet quitted the French Coast, a Divi-
sion being left off Boulogne, and another off Calais
Harbour. From the best information we can ob-
tain, about ten of the Gun-boats have been destroy-
ed, in doing which, great numbers of the Enemy
were killed and wounded.

MARGATE, AUG. 6.

LORD NELSON with part of his Fleet, several
Cutters, &c. are just come to anchor in our Roads.

PORTSMOUTH, Aua. 6.

ARRIVED the Brig Santa Catberina, from Oporto,
a Spanish Ship, in ballast, taken by His Majesty's
Ship Inconstant; the Schooner Anna. Dorothea,
MATTHEWSON, a Dane, detained, and sent in here
by His Majesty's Ship La Loire, Capt. NEWMAN;
ship-Frederick, GRAHAM master, an American,

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Frigate.
Sailed His Majesty's Ship Trent, on a Cruize

PLYMOUTH, Avc. S.

ARRIVED the Brig jenny, of Cork, JAMES
NI‘CARTN EY master, laden with provisions, from
Cork bound to Lisbon, captured by the Enema•, and
re-taken by the Amelia Frigate.

The following Extra& of a Letter from Dover,
contains some farther particulars of the late Attack
upon the Enemy at Boulogne.
"On Saturday Lord NELSON sailed from Deal, and
the same evening took the Command of the Squa-
dron of small Ships of War cruizing off Boulogne,
under the command of Capt. SOME RV I LLE, of the
Eugenie. His Lordship ordered all Ships of War
to join, and several did on Sunday, till at last they
amounted to 37 sail, including Gunboats, Brigs,
&c. His Lordship brought them all up before Bou-
logne, and made signal for them to divide into two
Squadrons ; one Squadron to be to windward.
"On Monday Lord NE Lsox stood close into Bou-
logne with some of the Bomb-vessels, and threw
several Bombs, to try how they would reach the
Enemy. Finding they reached the shore, he made
signal of recall, and they anchored about four miles
from the land.
" The shore at Boulogne stretches nearly East and
West. Towards the East a point of land runs out
forming a bay. The mouth of the Harbour is in the
middle of this, and looks out to the North. The
Enemy's vessels, consisting of six Brigs, two
Schooners, and about zo or 3o Gun-boats, were
arranged in a line along the Beach, not half a mile
from shore, one half East, but the largest half West
of the Harbour's mouth, in front of which -was the
largest Brig. On the beach . West of the Harbour
was a strong Battery, which kept up a very heavy
fire. The Battery on the pier-head, East of the
Harbour, did not fire much, but tried a shell now
and then.
" On Monday night, Lord NELSON went under
cover of the dark, in a four-oared gig, a long swift
boat, and reconnoitred the Enemy's position, and
found it as above described. He then issued orders
to begin the attack at break of day next morning.
At four o'clock, he himself stationed the Bombs, five
in number, in an oblique line, stretching from the
west end of the Enemy's line. They came to anchor,
and began • throwing bombs about five o'clock ;
the other Ships of War being stationed under weigh,
in another line, behind the Bombs, ready to render
.assistance. His Lordship's own Flag was placed
in front of the Harbour, having our two lines, one
of. Bombs, another of small Ships of. War, stretching
from his right; behind these lines was the Leyden,
of 6+ guns. His Lordship's intention was to attack
the Enemy's Vessels with Bombs only, as they reach
much farther than shot, and would prove effedual,
while the Enemy's shot could not reach us. At six
o'clock, however, it being then high water,- Lord
NELSON, desirous of convincing the Enemy what a
heavy fire he could play upon them, and at the same
time, to induce them to disclose their strongest
points, it being difficuit to discover their Batteries,
the cliffs being of a brown clay, sent our Ships of
War very close to the shore in face of the 'Batteries,
where they first fired one broadside, and tacking
round, fired the other, then sailing away, loaded for.
another such attack.
" This produced a most tremendous fire on both
sides. When the water fell it was necessarily given
over ; but it had the desired effeel, of convincing
Lord NELSON that he had gues3ed the nature of the
Enemy's strength, and that he had indiciously
placed the Gun-boats. While the Ships were
firing their broadsides as above mentioned, at seven
in the morning, his Lordship was in his Barge,
moving about, making observations and minutes,
which may be useful in a future attack. He visited
the Bombs separately, and rowed along the whole
Line, amidst a shower of shot and shells from the
Enemy, attended by the King and Queen Cutters. The
French Batteries on each side the Harbour could
only fire straight out, or nearly so, while our
Bombs .were stationed so much to their left that the
Batteries could not bear upon them. Add to this,
that the Bombs being placed to the westward, ob-
liquely from the Enemy's line of Vessels, every
bomb thrown had the advantage of raking the whole
line, as it were.
" The French soon discovered the inutility of their
Batteries, and found that Lord NELSON had not
attacked them in the manner they expeded.—
They, therefore, set a number of men to throw
up Works and Batteries on the. Hill in the eastern
turn of the Bay, which flanks the whole line of
Coast. 'This covered the mouth of the Harbour
tolerably well ; but it could not reach our Bombs,
which were at the extremity of the Westward, and
the Enemy threw only a few shells from it. The Ene-
my's fire continued very heavy till about one o'clock,
when it wholly ceased from the Hills and Batteries,
seeing, no doubt, that it ,was utterly ineffectual ;
but our fire of bombs continued with unabated vi-
gour.—One Vessel threw two hundred bombs. At
this time three of the Enemy's Vessels had been
sunk and bilged. In
.the course of the afternoon
two others shared the same fate, 'and five others
were rendered useless, but weredrawaby ropes on the
shore. The fire of the English also slackened during
the afternoon. The Enemy sometime's fired a shot,
or threw a shell. Towaids dusk-•the fire. was re-
newed with a little warmth.' -It 'was Lord Nu.;
sox's intention, in the dark, to have attacked the
Enemy in a way that could not fail of annihilating
them ; but the wind shifting, the 'Attack be.came
impradicable without the utmost .danger.;' and our
whole Fleet was obliged to haul off without making
the attempt. The various Ships have this-daybeen
dispersed, providing themselves with ammunition,
&c. Some Flat-bottomed Boats have sailed from
the Downs. Part of our Fleet is now near Boulogne,
and it is probable, the attack. may be renewed this
n;glit. The Squadron at
.Boulogne, is again under
command of Captain SOMERVILLE, of the Eugenie.
Lord NELSON is making the necessary preparations,

"Our foss vas on board the[Our, one-Eliginet
wounded, and one Seaman lost an arm. Some of the
s;--nding rigging was also cut. This was all our
loss. A considerable number of Frenchmen went to
the bottom in the first three ships that sunk.
" As the Gun-boats raked the shore, little or no
damage was done to the Town of Boulogne. It
Was proposed to bombard it ; but Lord NELSON
said, he would not make War on Women and Chil-
dren. One or two bombs struck the pierhead and
split the stones, making them fly. This did
some damage, and frightened the Inhabitants, as,
trunks and furniture were seen removing..—Most
of the Inhabitants could be seen on the Heights.
eastward of the Town, haYing left their houses,:---
It is said that a steeple was a little damaged; but
not knocked down ; neither was the Town on fire.
There are about fifty tents on the Heights west of
the Town in view ; but it is confidently said, there
is a large Encampment behind the Hills on the Ease
side. Numbers of Troops have. been sent into
Boulogne since the attack.

Mr.STo w E, of the Custom-House, Mr.FE c TOR,
and others, in a boat, went out during the Aftion,
and sent a line to Lord NELSON, with the Ga-
zette Extraordinary, of Sir JAMES SAUMAR E z's tri-
umph. His Lordship was delighted, and invited
the Gentlemen, though strangers, on board his
ship to dinner. They dined as comfortably as if
it had been a pleasure party. An excellent dinner
was served up, and a very splendid dessert. The
Gentlemen were complimenting Lord NELSON,
when he said, "'Oh! this is hut a shabby affair ;
but it is necessary to convince the Enemy they shall
not threaten invasion with impunity."

Capt. OSWALD is appointed to the Command of
His Majesty's ship Surprize.
The Ambuscade Frigate, which sunk off the Nom;
is again fitting for sea with every possible dispatch.
The accident was occasioned by the hole of the haw,.
ser being Made so low in the Ship, which is Dutch
built, that after being English_ rigged, she took in
the water every time she pitched, and by that means
she suddenly filled before the nature of the accident
was discovered. Her planks arc found to be quite
whole.

The Company's ship the Lady Borges, lately ar-
rived from Bengal, has brought home upwards of
seven thousand bales of various descriptions of
goods.
The Company's ship Britann;a has lately .been
docked at Bombay ; and although this ship has been
employed more than thirty years, her bottom ap•
peared perfeCily sound, and not a plank injured in
the least. This ship was built at Bombay, and
shews the durability of East India timber.
We understand that the next Fleet from India 19
expected to arrive in about a month.

Several additional Yeomanry Cavalry, and Com;
panies of Volunteer Infantry, are now raising by
the'Country Gentlemen round Plymouth.

Lord HOBART's Circular Letter respeaing the
threatened Invasion, having been read to the Stock.
port Volunteer Infantry, on Sunday evening last,
by Major WATSON, their Commanding Officer,- the
Corps unanimously declared their readiness to march
to'any part of the Kingdom, where HIS MAJESTY
might deem their services most necessary, accompa.
flying this Loyal determination with three hearty
Cheers, We understand this Corps are in a high state
of discipline, and supplied with knapsacks and
every other necessary for a march.

The reports of the intended revival of the Barony
of Feversham in the person of Mrs. GEORGE Rose,
are the antiquated fabrication of an Opposition
Newspaper, which it lately renewed in a dearth of
news. The Barony, and all claims to it, have long
been extinct.

The story of Citizen DAURE, in the French
Papers, respecting Egypt, is not even consistent
in itself. If it be true that General BELL LARD,
who commanded at Cairo, had defeated the GRAND
VIZIER, and driven him back to Salahich, how
happens it that the GRAND VIZIER should be at
Belheis, a fart admitted by Citizen DA U R E himself ?
The Count de Llc }ITEMS ERG, Major-General in
His Imperial Majesty's Service, was assassinated on
the r zth of last month, in his house at Dobiing, in
Austria.
Letters from Walt, speak of an alarming mutiny
which took place in the Garrison of Turin, on the
9th of July, in consequence of a dispute about the
payment of arrears of pay due to the Troops. Se-
veral Companies refused to march from the place till
these arrears were discharged ; the consequence,of
which was, that a violent tumult ensued, some lives
were lost, and among the rest the Commandant of
the Citadel was killed. General Cow was ap-
pointed to the provisional command, but when these
accounts were sent off; it does not appear that tran.
quillity was completely restored.

Among the loss of men occasioned _by the War
on the Continent, the following two instances arc
very remarkable :—Out of ri,ooo recruit's sent to
the EMPEROR of GERMANY'S own Regiment of
Dragoons, 3800 men only have been left; and the
Regiment of COLLOREDO was at one time reduced
to 160 men. The latter having been comple,
its numbers, had, after two months service in itas;-;
but zB6 men remaining; and there are only two
soldiers left of the whole number who served in
1791.

. The difference in the National charafter of the
Spaniards and English was strikingly exemplified in
the late glorious AClion when Capt. KVATS, the
gallant COmmander of the ,Superb, -perceived that
the Spanish Ship with which he was engaged was
On fire, he ceased to molest her, and wentin par'
suit of foes better able to contend. with him. On
the contrary, one of the Spanish Ships, when. it saW
the other •on fire, which it considered as an Eng-
lish Vessel, did all it could to aggravatt the cala-
mity and deprive it of all hopes of succour in such
a dreadful moment. - The consequence was such 25
such unnatural cruelty deserved,. it shared the
fate which it so barbarously augmented,. while the
French insensible of honour and humanity, meanly
crowded all the sail they could to sl,eak into a For.
of the Ally whom they had deserted.

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