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

LOAIDO N , A (:;v T So

THE hostile operations of Lord NE Lso N have at
Jength cotnmenced. Early yesterday morning his
Lordship began ele Bornl)ardment of Bt;ukeire,
liaking previously reconnoitred the Road, and the
position of the grtemy, in the Nile Armed Lugger.
The only particulars of which we are yet in pos:.es.
sion, are, that the Attack-commenced between six
and seven in the morning, and continued till aboqt
five in the evening. The French Batteries appeared
to keep up a br4k fire on our Ships. A Fort near
thelliarlroar't mouth, however, ceased firing at
noon, suppid. to be silenced by our cannon.
S,,tne of War sailed from the Downs in the
afternoon, to reinforce.the Fleet.

A stronger motive than even the feeling of Na_
tionalGhity, intbices us at this moment to point out
to cur Couptrymen every remarkable instance of
raval provipss. 'So the pon4clence which the
TeQpip Of England feel ire the exertions of their

Seamen, every G,;zette adds fresh vigour. That "of
last night contains an instance which, in any-;War
but the present, is unparalleled, and which even in
this, has never been exceeded. The Letter of LOrd
CO&HRANE gives -an account of the triumph of
Fifty-four British Tars, -in a small sloop of four.
teen guns, four-pounders, over Three Hundred and
Nineteen Spaniards, in a Frigate carrying thirty-
two ; guns. Of the filet' we were some` weeks- ago
informed, 'but the detail exceeds even our.expe6ta-
dons. theie aCtions continue-to distinguish
us at sea,
,the.-CoUntry wilt; -wei'ffifst, have no oc-
casion, from any siiiilter;lt ell6r, for any othr
service of her Sons on land',than that which they
have shewn themselves so well equal to; a state'
of vigilance and preparation: ' Should the. Enemy,
however, by any means succeed- in passing the
first line of our defence, they will be met on
the shore by men not less' eager to contend -with
them than those they haVe escaped at se'a.—Siteh an
observation may perhaps be deemed not very app i.
• . •
cable, at a moment. when ,the attads:„.is removed'
from our own to the French Coast, •

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The Ilamturgh Mail -which becactie due this
morning had not arrived when this Paper was put
to Press.

His Royal Highness the Dolce Of KENT set off
yesterday for Weymouth, on a visit to the ROYAL
FAMILY.
The PRINc of \VALES came over to Lewes As_
sizes to invite LordKENYON to dine with him; but
his Lordship declined on- account of ill health.
Lord TButtLow and Mr. FULLER, the new Mem-
ber for the County, had the honour of being of the
dinner party.
The Gazette of last night, it will be seen, con.
tains a farther addition to the marks of respell and
honour which his grateful Country has bestowed on
Lord NELSON, in the remainder over of his titles
to his Father in tail male, and on all the issue male of
his Sisters. This grant is..paztidiila•rly well timal;at
a moment when his Lordship is,retnployed. in the
service of Ms Country,Lin a mannerin which no-
thing but zeal and attachment to that Country
could induce him to volunteer.

Friday a meeting was held at the house of-Nt ego_
LAS JEFFE RISS, Esq. at Tunbridge Wells, when the
....Yeomen and Farmers there assembled, came to the
unanimous resolution of standing forth in the present
crisis, for the defence of their Country, with a tender
of their labouring men and servants, their horses and
waggons, to be ready at a moment's notice, in case
of actual or impending Invasion. Many respectable
names were immediately.. signed, ,and ;orders taken
for putting in circulation this spirited and' pa.
triotic resolution, which refle6ls such honour not
only on the parties, but on that town also, which,
though inconsiderable in size and population, has
already raised one complete troop of yeorrien ca.
valry, and two companies of volunteer infantry,
within a period of little more than six monthf;
The Loyal Stroud Volunteers, on parade, last
Wednesday, were inforined by Capt. Hold. I NOS,
.of his having received an official notice, that their
services would very probably soon be required to
oppose the attempts of an invading Enemy, The
Captain, on this occasion, considering the situ.
Orion of most of the individuals, relative to. their
domestic attachments and Concerns,
.put to them the
question--" is any Gentleman.desirous of procur-
ing for hitwelf a Substitute ?" The emotion pro-
duced in-the breast.of every bystander is conceive,
able, but cannot be described, when they heard the
whole Corps warmly exClaun, " No Substitutes!"
Monday afternoon upwards of 200, draft horses,
6r.." the use of the Artillery, passed -through the
City and Borough of Southwark, to att upon the
sea-coast in case of an Iniagion being; attempted.

Last Friday night the •Militarreationed along
the Coast of Sussex were thrown into a bustle, by
being unexpetedly called to arms, in consequence
of formal adviCes which their Commanders had re
ceived, positively stating that the. Enemy's Fleet
was at sea; and within sight, a little Westward of
Brighton. The Troops continued under arms the
whole night, and until the mistake was deteaed
.the next morning.
Colonel WILLIAMS, who obtained so much dis-
tinaion in his command of the Austrian Flotilla of
Gun-boats, during the whole of the War with
-France, is arrived at Harnburgh, on his way to
England.
Don JoAQu.rti DE MOREO, who commanded
the Spanish Fleet in the last engagement, was the
same who commanded. all the Spanish Gun-boats
during the. memorable Siege of Gibraltar, and, was-
reckoned .one of; the best and most afire Officers
in the: Spanish, Navy.
GEORGE JAMES WILLIAMS, Fsq. having retired
as Receiver-General of the Excise, is succeeded- by
GEO. cHOLMONDELY, Esq. and Lord GEORGE
SEYMOUR. is appointed Commissioner in his room.
Yesterday the Principals of the Bakers' Compu.'
ny attended the LORD MAYOR at the Mansion_
House,. to set the Assize of Bread, when it ap.
peared by the Mealweighers' Returns, that Wheat
end Flour had fallen since their last Reports
per Quarter, and Flour Eight Shillings in the Sack,
his Lhrdship with great satisfation to himself, or-
dered the Bread to be reduced.tw-OAssizes, or 4d.
in the truck-Loaf, to takdiptaa td/nitirrow. The
price of the. Quartern- Loa will diet, tows. 7d.
Q 0.,
The PR lidk:E of vN Ity AL .I.ltltte G 12.1
DEDFORD,
Lord 'JOHN Rj/SSELL, 81_1/7T?)Ir.."H. V. TiMpEsT, and
other Gentlemen, arrived'at Sir HARRY FEATHER-
STOZ;Er:4 on Friday morning, where they were met
by tbd Duke and putchess at MANCHESTER, Dut-
chess of GORDON, i-ady GEORGINA, &c. In the
evening Their Graces of MANC.HESTER and Goa.
Q:1 Z,ft, 'lip Park, the accommodations IlQt being
fqr the whole company.
On "fuestlay was married the Right Hon, Lord
AYt.Nii: to Miss Lois ts... second daughter
of the late Sir jwiN CALL, Bart.

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NAKAL NEWS.
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Non ill/ imieriitm tehigi, szvutnque tridertrmr- - -
Sed mil); .carte 'datum.

From the LONDON GAZETTE, Auve.rt 4.

Admiralty-o;re, August 4,' 1801.

),
ciette;- m the HonourableCorn..
the Evan •Ne
sq.date, fir off U:shant, Itily 31, 1801.
-SIRS .r

I have the honour-to enclose to you, for the in-
f9rmalitin of the Lords Commissioners of the Admi-
ralty', a Letter from Captain, Hotham, of His Ma-
jesty'. Ship the Immortalite, acquainting me with
his haring captured the Four Masted French Priva-
teef therein mentioned.

,t; - t I have• the Honor to be, &c.
W. CORNWALLIS.
s IR, at Sea, July 3 I, i SoI.

I hare the honour to inform you, that at one
o'clock in ti;e morning of the 27th inst.' in Lat. 43
Deg. -34. Min. N. and Longitude i 'De.g. 42 Min.
SNT'.' I had the good' ra'r-tune. to fall,in with, and at
half past set en, to capture a remarkably fine and
singularly cens:trufted French Privateer with four
masts,' named L'lnvention, carrying •Twenty-four
Guns on a.flush Deck, and two hundred and ten men.
She is gaite new, .had only left liourdeau?( nine days
before on her first Cruize, and had taken nothing.
She is a beautiful Yessel, on a plan entirely peculiar
to herself, designed by her Commander Mr. Thi-
baut, and of extraordinary dimensions, being One
Hundred and Forty-seven Feet I )ng and Tuenty-
seven wide, each Mast is rigged in the usual man-
ner, and she appears,to cue to answer perfe&ly well.
During the chace, at Daylight, fli.4 Majesty's
Ship Arethusa was seen at a distance, who joined
in the Pursuit, and from her situation,' -greatly as-
sisted me in czlpturing her. -
I have the HOnor.to be, &C.. &c. &e.
F!. HOTHAM.
Honorable AdANlreorletuali;s, tPc.
4dreiralty,,Qs(e, 4; -80 I.

Copy of a Lettir from •Captain Manley Dixon, of
His Majestos Ship Gener;ltx, Yo ETan 111ePean,
,Esq. Secretaty of the Admiralty, dated at Port
Mahon, stb June, 18or. •

I have the pleasure to transmit a Copy of Lord
Cochrane's Letter relative to the very spirited and
brilliant aftion with a Spanish Xebeck Frigate.

I have the Sonour to. be, &c.
MANLEY DIXON.

Majesty's Sloop Speedy,.of Barce-
lona, 6th• May, 18012 Castello. Ferro;
N. Four Miles. • .

SIR,

I have the pleasure to inform you, that the Sloop
I have the honor to command, after a mutual chace
and warm adion, has captured a Spanish Xebeck
Frigate, of thirtyrtwo Guns, tWenty-tWO long
Twelve-pounder., eight Nines, and two heavy
Carronades, named the Gamo, commanded by Don
Francisco de 'Fortis, manned by three hundred and
nineteen Naval Officers, Seamen, Supernumeraries,
and Marines.

The great disparity of force rendering it neces.
sary to adopt some measure that might prove de.
cisive, I resolved to board, and, with Lieutenant
Parker, the Honourable Mr. Cochrane, the Boat-
swain, and Crew, bolrdecl.; when, by the impe-
tuosity of the attack, we forced them instantly to
strike their colours.

I have to lament in boarding the loss of one
man only; the severe wounds received by Lieute-
nant Parker, both foam musketry and the sword,
one wimp& received .liy the Boatswain, and one
Searnan.yNA MI ';:Fr`
I must bkri qpittrtimil to say, there could not be
greater regularity nor more cool determined con-
dua shewn by men, than by the Crew of the
Speedy.
Lieutenant Parker, whom I beg leave_to recom-
mend to their Lordships' notice, as well as the Ho-
norable Mr. Cochrane, deserve all the approbation
that can. be bestowed. The exertions and good-
condua of the B9atswain, Carpenter, and Petty
Officers, I acknowledge with pleasure, as well as
the skill and attention of Mr. Guthrie, the Sur-
geon.
I have the Honour to be, &c.
(Signed) COCHRANE.
M. Dixor, Esq. Ctrptain of His ilia-
jrny's Ship Zenereux.
Lat of Killed, Wounded,, &e.
Speedy's Force at the Commencement of the Aaion.

54 Officers, Men, and Boys. ..
3 Killed, and 8 IVonnded.
14 FQUI-Pounders (G 1.1119).

GamorsForce at the Commencement of the A &ion.

274 Officers, Seamen, BoyS, and 'Supernumeraries ; 45 Ma-
rines.. Total 319.
Don .Francisco de Torris, the Bpauwain, and 13 Men, killed;
41 wounded.