The Sun.
London, England, 1801-08-05 00:00:00

Admirdity-Offet7,. August 4, t 8o;.

Copy of a Letter from Captain Thomas Rogers, of
His. Majesty's Ship .111ercnty, to Evan Nepean,
Esq. dated of s" Tremite Islands, in tbe Adria.
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I beelealie irietoki; for their Lordships' in..
formation-il Copy of a-,-Letter I have received from
Captain Iticketts, of thttorso ; as also of one from
myself to Lord Keith.
I have the Honour to be, &c.
THOMAS ROGERS.

SIR,

El Corso, of Mafffredonia,
May 27, 1801.

I have the Honour to acquaint you, that this
morning, at nine o'clock, we captured, off Manfre.:
donia, the Corivesse, a small Vessel, mounting One
Brass Gun; commanded by M, Bernard Du Bour.

dier, Lieutenant of the itegener4e, who with another
Officer was carrying Dispatches from Al;xandria to
Ancona.

I have the Honour to be, &c.
(Signed)` W. RICKETTS.
Captain Rogers, Senior Ofcer -of Ills
-- ---Majesty-'s Ships _in the Adriatic.

Mercury, .of the Tremite: Islands, iit the

MY LOltn,

Adriatic, 23d June, Isor.

I have the satisfaftion to acquaint your Lordship
With the capture `Of a notorious French Pirate, this
afterriorin; by- the Boats of the ;41-Fury and El
Corso : .he morning, had taken refuge in the when
chased by' the Corso, among the R'otk-, in the Tre;
mite Islands, inhabited by a few. RempliPg.s4LAY ;
and upon ,the Mereury's appearance landed die
greatest part of his Crew, who posted themselves
with a Four-pounder, -and Musketry upon a'Hill-to.
defend the Vessel, close to which she lay a-ground
With Hawsers: fast to. the Shore ; notwithstanding
this abantageous position, the Boats, under the
"command of Lieutenant Mather, of the Mercury,
rowed in with great intrepidity; exposed to a smart
fire of grape and musketry from the Vessel and the
Hill, while the Mercury and Corso awed the Enemy
by firing what gun's could be brought to bear upon
hire; ,and ire had the satisfaction to,see our People
very gallantly beard the Vessel, and land at the same
time to drive.the Banditti :from the Hill, in which
they fortunately succeeded, without the loss of a
Man;. and Lieutenant Wilson, with the party of
Marines, maintained. the position, while the Seamen-,
hove the -Vessel off. the Rocks, and brought her
Out, I.vith several Prisoners taken upon the Hill.—
She is a Tartan, called Le Tigre, fitted out at Si-
nigalia, but last -from Ancona, mounts Eight. Six
anil I'welverpounders, and had a Crew of Sixty
French and Italians ; the plunder found on board
this Vessel is.suflicient evidence, of her chara&er,
consisting of Bales of Cotton, and other goods taken
from Vessels of. different Nations. •

I have the Honour to be, &c. &c. &c.
(Signed) T. ROGER
Admiral Lord Keith, &c. &e. tlfc.

DEAL, AUG. 4..

His-Majesty's Bombs Distbrverj,-1,--I,ecia, I'dcatz7
Zebra, and Sulthur, sailed yesterday to join the
Fleet off Boulogne: -•
The Cygnet hit-J(1 Armed Cutter, commanded by
Lieutenant WAIArk, arrived ita the Downs last
'night, from the Coast of Franae, with Dispatches
'from Lord NELSON, which werelanded at DoN;er..
His Lorthhip in person, reconnoirred, the Road of
Boulogne, and Position of the Enemy, early yester-
day morning, in the Nile Armed Lugger ;
the wind was favourable for an Attack, It was ex_
peed something would' be done in the course of
the night, 'which was confirmed this morning by
the awful appearance of our Squadron bombarding
the Town, tlistinaly seen from East Hill Signal-
post, about four miles from hence. A Fort near
the Harbour's mouth ceased firing at noon, supposed
to be silenced by the invincibility, of the, British
Navy,

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TIMEE O'CLOCK P.. M.

The firing is still to be seen) ::11(1 has continued
upwards of eight hours.
The Lord Dancan Armed Cutter, and William
Store ship, sailed last night for Portsmouth,- with
Convoy ; and the Lieldin Frigate•and Gannet Sloop
of War, to the Fleet off' the Coast of France.

DOrER, AUG. 4, I(X:rsn

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O'CLOCK, P. •
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Tit r report' which the Cygnets people ; brought
last oight, appears to have been well founded.—
Lord NELSON'S Fleet was distinguished between.
six,and seven this morning to be throwing Bombs
into Boulogne, and the Attack has continued ever
since. The atmosphere being very clear, every
Vesiel is distinguishable from the Hills, and trio
French Batteries appear to keep up a brisk fire on
our Ships. Some Men of War are nuw under sail
from the Downs to reinforce the Fleet, but nothing'
has arrived from so that we cannot know the re.
suit till to.motrow. It is•said the gallant Admiral
hoisted his Flag on board the Nile Lugger yesterday,
to take the closer survey of the Enemy's coast.

SIX O'CLOCK.
All firing has ceased nearly an hour.

PLYMOUTH, AU G . 3.

ARRIVED the
_French ,Brig La Bien Amu, laden
with biandy, wine, &c. from Rochefort hound to
Brest, captured on the z4.th ' ult. =by the
Sloop of War. - a ,
Arrived La Desiree Frigate, one qf the Baltic:
Fleet, from Cork.
Arrived a Spanish Schooner Letter of. Marlue,
and a French Chasse_marie, captured by the Amelia
Frigate ; and a Spanish Brig Privateer, of zz guns;
formerly the Lovely Emily of this Port, captured
by the Stark Sloop of War.

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ARRIVED His Majesty's Ships Defiance and
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Sailed the Dric Gehroeders, COUSTEN, for Haden-
gin ; and Emanuel, ALTENBITRGH, for. Norway.