The Sun.
London, England, 1804-07-10 00:00:00

THE SU 1•

'OLEN' QUIS DlCtitt FALSUM AUUSAI ?

LONDON, lULY- io, iBo4.

Ttia,Lisbon Mail which arrived yesterday, brings
.
intelligence of a partial Aftion having taken place,
on the 24. th of May last, between the . British
and toulon Fleets. The first accounts which
reached Gibraltar, stated that Lord NELsow had.
succeeded in, decoying the .Fretiah -Meet out of;
i'urt ; that he mantruvred so as to get between
them and their own Coast, and that conaequently.
there was every reason to expel a decisive viftort..
Unfortunately these exile Cations have not been.
realized the French Admiral is too well acquaint..
ed with Lord NELSON, to venture beyond the pro•.
teaion of the Land Batteries, The Aftion there.
fore was a very slight one, for the French Fleet,:
after exchanging a few broadsides with the Vin
Ships of the British Squadron, retreated into the
Harbour, where they remain in a state of
pious safety

,4s:thls,Paper was putting to Press, we received
the Paris Papers to the igth uIt.—BONAPARTE
went to Foutaiablette on the z7th:L-Thc folloWing,
is the 'account given by •the French Admiral Trte.
vit.ct of his Engagement with Lord NELSON;
LATOVtiiit TREY ILLS, of the
Legion of Honour;Commander in Chief of the'
§quadron in the Mediterranean, has written the,
following Letter to His- Eiteellency the Minister
of Marine and for the Colonies: t.
Ox board the limantsur, Rid of Toulon,;
2616 of Prairia4
General, I have the honour to teansinit- you
ieenunt of the putting to Sea of the wl-J4e
Sittadron under my command. In consequence of
- advice. which I had received, that sans Fatgligli
, Privateers infested the Coast and the Hieies Islei,,

•ItaVC orders 'three bp; ago to the.Frigatn.the fa.
fqmPtilikand sikyreet, and the Brig le. Furet, to sail:
Jot: those Islands. The east winds being contrary
itev e anchored under the Castle of .roigneroles. Yes.
terday morning the Enemy ottrained intelligence
'''• if 'their- situation, and towards noon detached
two Frigates and a VeSsei which entered b'y the
great Channel', With intention to attack thetn while
atanchor.' Admiral Nittsoreit the same tune ar.
rived with four Ships a!,the narrow Channels with

intent to cut off the retreat of our Frigfitq.,,. As
soon as I perceived his makettvrc, I made a signal
for the whole Squadron to put to, sea, which was
executed. •In 14 Minutes all were under sail, and.
I bore down .towards the, Enemy, to cut him
off. from the narrow , Channel, and with the
intention of following him should he enter it. The
English Admiral, however, immediately abandoned
his design, recalled the two Frigates, and made-sail
away. I pursued him till night. He bore away
to the south-west. This morning at daylight I
could sec nothing of- him. I salute you with re..
,ra •
Spul.t. • • LA TOUCH)! Tauvria.r.

Tug report which we mentioned on Saturday, of
the, Capture and Destru..4ion.of Nine Easeindiamen
ty Admiral Li No is's Squadron, had reached St. He-
lena, and when the Rambler Soutlusearian lwhioh
arrived at Portsmouth pn the Bth), left that place,
it was generally. believed. We, however, still en.
terrain strong hopes that the account will turn out
to he false, or at least very mach exaggerated.

THE .Corirespondence between the British Mini_.
titer at the Court of Madrid, and the PR iNCig of
PEACE, relatiV.o to the infamuoi aspersions in the
imputing sentiments and expressions to
the former, tending to sandion Assassination, forms
so very extraordlnarra tate.raper, that. it would
almost be reasonable to doubt its authenticity, if
I!)einitan submission which has bean shewn towards
Yra nc. "by melt Countries except Great 131it'in'.
„did not givciit a character 'of probability and I *Nth.
On one side we see a man of honour, anxious
lot his own reputation and that of the Government
. of whiels.he is the Representative, setillitiPg 3105"
tification from the person who, sts the British Mini.
ter properly observes, is at once the only " Judge
and Witness." On the other side, we see studied
'caution, artful reserve, and an 4bjett avoidance of all,
explanation upon the suhjeft in question, The
British Minister perseveres, as' well limn a sense of
suited honour, as from thc7ptinciples of 'duty to.
'wards the august Monarch by whom he is deputed.
he other, however, maintains the same artful
silence, and' endeavours to turn the, :Correspon.
:).tience into matters that lrave no relation to
the sulljta. But 4. design of the Svani..4%,
nister is frustrate &by his very attempt to Ail.
• Iwo It.; for it is evident, that if he conk!
have eon-firmed the infamous statement in the
06d.tal Journal of France, his subutissive•paliey to
wards that Country, would have induced him to do
eo wittiout hesitation. After such candutt, it
cannot be wonderful that. the
,Spapish
should retain the name of the Prince of
far as relates to hit measures reseeding I;rareet and
there can •be little doubt that, whatoire may
he the contluti of Frtance towardi Spain, 0C Spa.
•rush .Minister will always endeavour to preset Ye
• Ilia pacific
Col. 1-Ir..wrrr is appoitrited.Barrack
acre;;, it, the rouge of Geri, Da Liscil•