The Sun.
London, England, 1801-08-28 00:00:00

CONSULAR DECREE.-Au4.;r.

The Consuls of the Republic, in order to assure
the exceution-of 'the Law of the tsr of Noveinher,
I 797, prohibiting the introduaion of British
chiintlize, upon the report of the First Consul, De.
cree,. "

Art. I.' Reckordrz from the 7.3 d of Septeinber ncxt, all
ditniti muslinets, linens; cloths, and velvet:;, which do
not bear the mark of the manutiaurer, and the nation:4
siaMp, with the nunitnr, shall be adjudged to be English
mithufacaute, and shall be confis4:ated, confurmably to the
LaW of the tit of November £797.

II . The Government will send to every Prefea, in soil!.
(Acta number,, two sorts of stamps, the one to mark tl►c stars
at present in the Magazines, the othotto bit placed on those
suarsfaelttring.

111. Each Prefect shall name a Commissary for every:
principal city, who shall stamp, without expellee, all stutri
rkow,ip thimagazines,..He.shall likewise appoint one for.
all i:-..,•rnanutaeluring towns, tostajap.the stuffs just issuing
froln the manufactory, and before the glOssing and btcacliing.
These marks shall he made after 'a prescribed manner, and
pla...d,4.nOth...ends of each piece. A Kegister shall be open- a.
ed, con Lining the number of marked pieces, and the names
ti-i.ritatkafaeitirers. The register shall: be deposited in the '
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11.1umc:pality, *id i* signed by the Mayor. -
I After the 23d ofSepternber, 'the pieces seized withmt
for,..cd` mark, shall tie. confiscated, con-'
forAiah!y to the law of NOvember r, 1757 ; and delivered op,
to r.;:Government,, in ordsr that the sale should be made to
a forelOer, and the rwiney arising therefrOrn to be distri-
;.:te to those who seized it, according to the terms of -the
s.:•ri.e. Law; tit.' the half of the price according to the
com-
puted Value Shill be ultimately paid by the Government.

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'V. The Ministers of the Interior and of F inance are charged
with what concern them in this respeet„ and with the exe-
cution of the pretent...pecree; whic4 shall he inserted in the
Bulletin of the 'Laws.

'Signed) BONAPARTE

SECOND ATTACK OFF BOULOGNE.

CIRCUMSTANTIAL DETAIIS OF WHAT_TOOK PLACE

DURING THE AFFAIR 4N THE ROAD •OF 40U

LoGNE, IN THE NIGHT,BETWEEN.THE 15TH
AND. 16TH AUGUST, BETWEEN .OUR FLOTILLA
AND THE SQUADRON OF LORD NELSON, By AN
EYE WITNESS. .
The English made their attack about one o'claik
at night.. they advanced upon
.our Flotilla with a
nirmber of pinnaces, or small barks, which carried
above zoo men. They were not perceived at night
fall ; we only descried the English Fleet still at a
distance; and, far from knowing the ,species of at_
tack which we .were to encounter, it was not even
het known wits certainty that we. should be at-
tacked. The pinnaces advanced with the greatest
• silence, and pot a single cannon or-musket-shotpre-
ceded this Movement. The English succeeded in
suddenly surprising and taking the watch placed
fgrward in front of our Flotilla, without the latter
having perceived it. It was,merely a boat of fish-
trmen, with. three or. four sailors, and an equal num-
ber of soldiers. This facilitated their,meansot slip_
ping in between the land and our vessels, of burn-
ing them, and surrounding them, without being pur...
ceived., It was, then: that the attack commenced,
and tlizit an engagement very destructive to the
ineM'y took place,, in which our .Heroes covered
themselves with glory, and which -the- -- NEL.
sox will remember some time. A number of the
Enemy's pinnaces attached themselves to each of our
yesselS,.a.nd attempted to board, whilst others' en_
deavotred to cut. their cables, in order liat, dur-
ing the contest, they might insensibly drive out, of
the Road, and Thus fall into the midst of the Enemy's.
Fleet. So much stratagem, so much boldness, and
this combinition of so many 'Means, joined. to the
surprise and the darkness or the night, were all it
vain ; every thing gave way before the prodigies
o valour performed by , our 'Frenchmen. Nets,
spread and prepared aboard each of the vessels at
night and 'Co a very great height, presented to
them an obstacle which they' did not expea... They
entangled themselves iii them—they embarrassed
themselves in,thent--they attempted td.cut thcm,..
hintall this time a horrible carnage wad made among
them, and the decks of our vessels- - were strewed
with thefingers, hands, -and wrists cf the assailants'
who •tell irtto the sea; 'Whilst the boarding .was
repulsed.witlh•a walottr so deadly to the 'EngliSll/2.but
lierotsi,vith great presence ofinind, having right-
ly.-eorijeCkured:the design; of the 'Pinnaces, in
tempt i ng. to. cut their eables,!poured grape-shot close
in upon;therh, cur themta 'pieces, and sunk them
with their- crews. N't.Te,did not trifle away our time
in, naking Prisoner's, nor in saving the. shipwrecked
—e:-.tve minded nothing BUT TO DESTROY. accord-
, are only ,two English in theliospital of
Eotil2gne, and it is not thought that even, they, will.
siirVive their woun&. :The engagement lasted,.
until tyhen the Enemy's pinnaces retreated in
the Midst of; grape shot, towirdsthe-Fleet of
SoN.,td* wham they brought their. woundetl, and.
were to give "an account of their misadventures.-
We have had, positively, it this affair, only.seven .
brave felloWs killed, and abopt
.3.0 wounded., It is
calculated that we have sunk about twelve of the
Enemy's pinnaces, from the pieces of wreck bir)tight
by the tide on the share, which was the next day
covered with therrintilated bodiLs Of our Enemies
and each. of theth Carried. from thirty to forty
men;', we' may safely estimate the loss at. from four
to five hundred men at least , for, though some of
the crews may have saved themselves by swimming,
andbeen' taken up by the rest, it is certain that,
there must have been a Very great number of killed
and ivounded in those Vessels whieih regained the
English. Fleet..
,\Ve must wait, however, for the
official account of the. NELSON with regard
to these, who will leave us nothing to. wish for
yvf.th reSpettto the, amount of his.losses in this af.
fait-in'inen and vessels., Exeinsive of the pinnaces
sunk, have.taken, three or four, which' were per_
ceived alongside of the vessel commanding the Fib..
The English.; in this second attack, more
audacious than the. first,. have been
_received and
treated as' and in a manner to disgust them
with,playing at the poniard., Prodigies, of valour
were 14i:formed on our side. A Serjeant is men-
tioned,, who, :with. his, own hand,.
skilled six
Englishinen, and
,a Marine, Officer,.who dispatched
five', of them. Are learn .froth- the ,tWo English
prisoners in• the hospitat, that /\4l.sotz, at the,
moment when the pinhacei 'iet out from his fleet,
distributed as stroks dose of iwn,t9 every:nun-lint
embarked to encutfrage and to animate them. In the
morning of the .17th. we, buried the :seven we lost.
pornp welFsuited to ..console the rest, aoLi•
boutnr, their. memory. .These • sesren, all placed
together upon a funeral .ear,preceded, ahd follciweil
by, the whole. gatrisyrs. the Generals, the, Staff, and
all the Civil Authorities were Sid in :the same
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grave, amidst general discharges of .artillery and,.
,musquetry, and music; and every' soldier present,
vitnessins.: the )lonours.paiti 'to their...memory andd.
their remains, raising
.his , thoughts
kt:d.towards- hiS
gratefUl,••Cotintry,felt moved aninpsa,
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