The Sun.
London, England, 1801-08-10 00:00:00

LONDON, AUGUST zo, rBor.

As we mentioned in our Paper of Saturday, the
London Gazette of that day contained the .official
account given by Lord NE LSON, of his operations
before Bdul,gne, on the 4th instant, which agrees
in substance with the accounts that have already
appeared in this Paper. It will be seen from his
Lordship's Letter.that, of 24, and not, as has been
stated, zIS • Vessels., which were stationed by the
Enemy before Boulogne, five were sunk, and six
others driven on shore ;--fi've of which were after-
wards, at high water, hauled with difficulty into
the Mole. Lord NE LEON modestly says,- " the
whole,qftbis 0-air is of no further consequence than
to .chew the, Enemy that they cannot with impunity
come outside their Ports," Though we viewed the
sUbjea in nearly the same light on Saturday, we
then observed, that the moral effed of his Lordship's
Operations appeared of much greater -importance
than the physical effeet, however brilliant the ac-
tion. To., see, - that scarcely do the French make
any threatening demonstration, when they draw
down on them the irresistible weight of our fiorce ;
to see so-large .a. part of the Armament which .they
had bestowed so math time and pains in colleaing,
destroyed in a few:hours ; to find that the Conqueror
'of Aboukir is alWays ready. to repair, wherever the
most trifling service of his Country calls him:
these considerations must grievously thwart BoNA-
-P'ARTE in his designs of Invasion, if he entertains
any such, and must, at all events cool the zeal of
his Sailors and Soldiers, and render them averse to

attempt this enterprize, or. even to continue the
shew of it. -

LORD NELSON was vesterclay at anchor in the Me-
dusa off Harwich. His Lordship has, it appears, had
a conference with the Commanding Officers of the
Essex and Suffolk Sea Fencibles, preparatory to his
making further attempts on the Enemy.

Government bas had the gratification of receiving
accounts from Ireland, that Twenty-two Regiments
of Militia have, to a man 'volunteered their services
to Great Britain, at.d that the remainder are expelled
immediately to follow this example. We congratu
late the Public on this conclusive proof of good will
and cordiality subsisting between the two Coun-
tries, and on this generous return, so seasonably
made, for the services rendered to Ireland three
years ago by, our Militia. It is indeed an auspi-
cious beginning of the happy consequences likely to
result -from the Union of the two Countries.

We last night received Paris Papers to the 7th
inst. They bring an account of the Ratific4tion by
the Chief Consul of a Convention between France
and America,- by which all the differences between
the two Countries' are .settled, and •thisfamily
red, for .so it is denominated in the Mozritair, made up.

The Paris Papers inform us of no other Tads ;
'but they furnish us with the Fiench.versions of the
operations of our Navy. Of that gallant achieve-
ment, the cutting, out of La Chevrette, they give
a lamentable account, and appear to be very desir-
ous of vindicating the courage of their seamen at
the expence of their charader for vigilance. Three-
fourths of the Crew were asleep, and the other
fourth that remained on deck, unarmed—and this
at a moment when an Enemy was in view, who,
they should have known by experience, were-not
deficient in activity. The French statement of the
capture, of this ship is; however, valuable in one
respea, as it may serve to prove to all, those who
will take the trouble to refer to our Paper of
the zgth Lilt'. how little reliance can ever be placed
on Frena accounts.

' The Spaniards tell a deplorable story of the loss
of their two Ships, and we feel concern at hearing
that the Crews, nearly the whole of which perished,
were more numerous than had been supposed,
amounting to 5200 each, The miserable Allies of
France have every day fresh reason to regret their
cormedion with those who are neither willing nor
able to prpted than in their own cause.

An article from Amsterdam speaks of consider..
able preparations trade in Holland to meet an ex,
peed attack front the F.,n&lio;.
We And nothing new respelling Egypt, to which
.our attention is partieutarly- turned,, and to which
we may be certain, that 41 the desires and all the
efforts, of the Chiclf Consul are clirdled, amii the
maritime preparations which he affeds to make
agQinst'this country,

The Ifaiiiburgh Mail which became due ycster-
:o4 ~,ha4 not arrived when our Paper was put to
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From the LONDONGAZETTE, August 8.

Admiral y Ojice, August 8, !So'.

Copy of a Letter from Lord ri'scount Nelson, K. B.
llice-Admiral off the Blue, &c. to Evan Nepean,
Eq. dated on bard His Majesty's Ship Medusa,
odT Boulogne, the 4th instant.
SIR,

The Enemy's Vessels, Brigs, and Flats, (Lugger
rigged), and a Schooner, Twenty-four in number,
were this morning, at daylight, anchored in a line
in front of the Town of Boulogne ; the wind being
favourable for the bombs to att, I made the signal
'for them to weigh, and to throw Shells at the Vessel's,
hut as little as possible to annoy. the Town ; the
Captains placed their Ships in the best possible Po-
sit:on, and in a few hours three of the Flats and a
Brig were sunk ; and in the course of the morning
six were on shore, evidently much damaged ; at six
in' the Evening, being high water, five of the ves-
sels which had been aground hauled with difficulty
into the Mole ; -the others remained under water.
I. believe the whole of the vessels would have gone
inside the pier but for want of water. What Da-
mage the Enemy have sustained, beyond what we see,
is impossible to tell. The 1•11ole of this affair is of
no further consequence than to 'chew the Enemy
they cannot, with impunity, come outside their
Ports.

The Officers of. Artillery threw the shells with
great skill, and I am sorry to say that Captain
Fyers, of the Royal Artillery, is slightly wounded
in the thigh by the bursting of an Enemy's shell, and
two seamen are also wounded.
A flat Gun Vessel is this moment sunk.
• I am, &c. &c•. &c.
NELSON and BRONTE.

• Admiralty Ofce, August 8, ISoi.
Copy of a Letter from Captain Mudge, Comarander
of His Majesty's Ship La Constance, to Evan Are_
lean, Esq. dated at Sea, the 28th July, iBOl.
, SIR,

I beg you to acquaint_my Lords Commissioners
of,the Admiralty, that at ten yesterday morning,
Cape
,Ortegal South four miles, a large Brig and
Lugger hove round the Point, tracing the shore
within a quarter of a mile, running down before the
wind. Relying on the Spanish Charts I had in my
possession, I run so close to the Firgu Rocks, as to
oblige them to run through the inner Channel,
both receiving the broadside as they past. The
Stork, -which was beating up, stood into the Bay,
aod by- a well-direEled fire obliged the Brig to run
on the rocks directly under_ a high cliff; which was
defended by the Militia of the Country, who kept
up a constant but ill-direaed fire.. Lieutenant Stu_
part of this Ship, with the several boats of the
san.ina, ru teed in anri hove 2Zcr Off
without loss. She 'proved to he, the El Cantara
Privateer, mounting eighteen Eighteen Pounders,
and four Sixes, with Ito men ; had left Corunna
.the Night before (with the Lugger of 10 guns
which I also captured), and had taken nothing.
I am, &c. &C. &c.
ZACHARY MUDGE.