The Sun.
London, England, 1803-08-23 00:00:00

NA P4ll NEWS.

MAL, Avci. Majesty's Bomb terror•,
arrived in the Downs this morning from the Coast
of Fiance, and brings an account of an attack made
on the Town of Baz*Ne, by His Majesty's Ship
Immortaliq and the above vessel, last' Wednesday.
night The circumstances of which are, that the
terror having placed herself near enough to the
Town to throw in shells, commenced a heavy iboM-
bardment, anti succeeded in'tlestrOying a great part
of the Lower Town ; a paity of Marines and Sa-
men„at the same time landed, set fire to several
houses, cut
.the pile.drivers in the Harbour to
pieces, and then returned, to their Ships.
Sailed the Ship Marquis of Ely t 9 • the River ;
and His Majesty's Ships remain as per last:,

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Ymtmotrrn, Attn. 22.—Sailed the Ceniar;Gun
brig on a Cruize.
Arrived the
..Fiecla Bombr.vessei, and
./Pciuirdirii
Gun-brig, the Squirrel Cutter, and*Ferretterbiiii.
vessel.

Sailed the Constant Gun-brig. The Prilce'qf
Wales Cutter is sailed this morning to.convoy.tfie
Aurora, Moss, to Tonningen, with bale goods.
Remain the Glykheid, Admiral TitoßNattoitcyt,'
Bold and resuvius Gun-brigs, and Hecla Bomb.

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PORTSMOUTH, • AUG. 22. —Passed by yesterday,
the Ship Charles Carter, S. THOMPKIN3 master,
from Norfolk, Virginia, in 28 days : by a, Passen.
ger by which Vessel we learn, that JE Rom* Bo-
NAFARTE left the French Corvette L'Epervier,
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upon her being chased by His Majesty's Snip
L'EgAttienne, and got on board art American Brig,
by which means he escaped being taken, ard arrived-
in ail Norfolk a few days before the above Ship
sailed, therefrom. With the said Ship sailed the
James, Fame, and Golden Grove, for London.; and
Minerva, for Glasgow.

BRISTOL,' Auo. 22.--Another French Prize,.
called Le Glorieux, is take by the Eliza Privateer,
Capt. TtiomAs, of this Purr, and brought into.
Kingroad. She came frOm Martinique, and, has on
board Gen. Noottss, late Governor of,St. Lucia,
and i 9 Officers. Her crew consists of forty-one.

11 It It tress, Auo. zo.—Yesterday evening Lord
KEITH went from hence by:land, after taking a
farewell dinner with Admiral ROWLEY. It is sup.
-posed he-will proceed first to Margate, and thence
round the cnasr, as . far as his command .extends.
The Moharch, on board which .ship his Lordship's
ag is flying, has also sailed. The 'Bettie fleet,
370 sail, has arrived unler'convoy orthe.Unirarm;
aokt three other frigates, .whbse- names
have not yet heard. The Phaeton and Pirgiidiz
arc two of tht,-, ships that brought home the.liattic
convoy,

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11/15T1N.G4, AUGUST 21.—The ,people here are
.in high spirits,' owing to their'kuceess inTrivateei.
jug with two small Cutters fitted out from -henee.
.. One or them, the Nia,y,.returned here a few days'
ago from a cruise, having 'captured and segt into
Shields a large
.DU teh Greenlander, with five, whales
on board. The usher privateer, ,the Nile, arrived
here last night with a French ship from-Cayentie,
which she had taken with a small Jersey privateer
it sight. The prize is supposed to he worth ahuVe
30,0ca1. her lading is chietlyindigo, besides which,.
she has on hoard many valuable natural Curiosities,
as plants, birds and beasts, which have been five
• , years in'colleding, and were intended as presents
from thVGovernor to BONAPARTe; 'The vessel is
. . eitpededid sail for Chatham this eVening,
,as non
'. or the 'plisoriers Are permitted to he litrld ed Dere.e ~ 'f hetti.are,- lam informed, several' French La.dies
. , and Gentlemen passengers on board her. • She tip.
'peare to be about 500 tons burthen.

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GREE'NoCK, •AUGUiT I9.—The Aim,
,MlK,..th.
I.: Ay, froin Quebec, which 'arrived on'TueScla'y, e-
Ports, that on. the zsth ult. off the Island 'of St.
Pierre's, she spoke the American shi Nell and from New p Votk for Hamburg!), all well, and from '
her had information of .the War : in the latitude of
the North Channel, and long. 17. saw a large home.
ward bound Dutchman.' The imize, A.r.i.,Ast, for
Irvine, and Sacce
elays 'after. ' zl,
. for I
&Kist would sail some'
Quebec
The followin. vessels'
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vuebee :--The Eogle, NEwsoN,
firriiied here la‘i night from.
.after a 'passsage of,
38 ildys ; the Cato, TA' y.Loit, passage .t., r clays : :
the Bristol Polunteer, jnou Es ; arid. the Ccilitntercif
---, from St.. John's.
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The Eagle Spoke the following
vessels belonip n
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to this Port, viz. Chance, MrD o v GALL', and Con.
cord, BEAT?!a , a' few miles frmrt Queht.e; Ceti"'
V Growl:o4, ...---, in la t. 56, long. 22;3,
Ivist.a.k, off the Banks of. Newfoundland), and the
olaive, BRAITHWAITE, of Lancaster, IMIR Ja-
Waica for Liverpool, off Mull of Kinryra.