The Sun.
London, England, 1801-08-19 00:00:00

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, Staffordshire,
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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.
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Taihds amerum, late of Portsmouth, baker, August 24,-
2.5, and Septernber zg, at ele.,,ett, at the. Black. Logi 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 London, merchant, at .ten,
• ;:..t Guildhall. -
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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,
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offis.ial details of 'the, service on . Lord-
soN 'has been last employed by la`Pountry
Letter of Lord NELSON, with the reports
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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'
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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-AdmiraApithr 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 of Boats for 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, the 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 their 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.:
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ford who has served with me many }ears ;• they
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were. both wourithd in attempting to board the
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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 King 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-

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vices io serve under Master and Comriander ; but

I did not think it fair to the latter, and I only men-
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tion it 'to mark .the Zeal- 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
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the Rep Otis of the several CoMmanders 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_ancler. ertiployed,

Eugenie, nj tosoVne,
August i 6, 'Sol.