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LONDON,

THURSDAY) OCTOBER 41, 1804,.

By Letters from Deal we understand that Lord
MFt.vit.t.t embarked on board L'Abnable, com.
handed by Capt. Bourow, on Tuesday evening,
when ehc stood over for Boulogne with a leading
wind; that towards midnight a tremendous firing
of cannon was heard, accompanied with continued
flashes of fire, for several hours.

It having been determined to try the experiment
of a night attack on the Enemy's Flotilla, the at.
tempt was made on Tuesday night : the result of it
ia not yet exaftly known; but by a dispatch sent by
his Lordship to Wllmer Castle, it is reported that
very considerable damage has been done.

We hope this may prove to be the case, as it will
most probably be the means of keeping within their
Harbours the Pigmy Flotillas that have been so
pompously announced for the Invasion of England.
Our other Letters from the Coast confirm the
above statement, and speak of the result of the
Minn as having been completely successful on our
part, and dreadful to the Enemy.
Government, we also understand, have received
Dispatches to a similar effect.

THE Kew arrived yesterday at Spithead, with
Dispatches from Lord NELsosr. She left the Fleet
towards the end of August, in high condition—the
Craws all in full health and high spirits, ardently
wishing for a brush with the skulking Squadron of
Toulon.

Ws yesterday stopped the Press to announce the
arrival of Dutch Papers to the 3oth ult. and which,
with the exception of one other Evening Paper, we
received exclusively. Their contents are not of
much importance. The reports in the Italian Pa.
pers that Malta is to be given up to Russia is obvi-
ously undeserving of credit. The possession of Malta
is of too much importance to this Country to admit
of the idea of its tieing given up, at least during the
War. What may be the ultimate fate of that vain
able Island, in the present unsettled state of the
world, it would be idle to corjedure.

BtitiAinais is indefatigable in his endeavours to
Create di:sencions between Austria and Russia ; he
has already began to treat Austria as a Depen.
dent Power, to point out the line of politics it
ought to adopt; and has taken upon himself to
decide what are its real interests. BONAPARTE ar.
rived at Mentz on the zoth ult. His personal ap.
prehensions seem to be subsiding, for, as the Dutch
.ropers observe, apparently with some degree of
astonishment, he was on that occasion attended only
by his Guards and 14.410 Rfg;111&111.1 of Cavalry.

'Yesterday morninf! a M,ssenger was dispatched
from L rd HAKRODY'S Office, to Mr. PITT, at
Walmer Casik, from whence Mr. Purr is expeeled
in Town on Saturday, accompanied by Lord MEL.
VILLE.

Passports, we understand, were on Tuesday
granted to the Masters of the different Spanish Ves.
tel• in the River, in • oilier that they may proceed
unmolested by any ()four Cruizers to their respettive
destinations. Similar Pis,p,rts were sent offto all
the our ports, for all the Vessels which they may
contain belonging to His CATII 'LIC MAIISTY••

The Lisbon P,cket, which has been permitted to
sail, carries out a Messenger irotn this Government,
with dispatches to Mr. Fit ER E, the Secretary of Le.
cation, ho remains at Madrid. These Dispatches,
it is understood, contain the points on which Mr.
Fiti• it it is instruCted so obtain a definitive answer
from the Spanish Government ; and if it be not
sati‘,laet;rv, War will immediately be declared. A
Spio,ish Messenger likewise carries out Dispatches
from the Chevalier D'A NDUAGA to his Court. The
sailing of the Spanish and Nirtuguese convoy is de.
(erred. Spanish Vessels now in our ports, however,
arc allowed to clear out.

We understand direftions have been sent to all
the ilifll.rent sea ports, fur enforcing, in the stritlest
manlier, that all Ships which may have arrived,
or shall arrive from Malaga, or the ports of Spain
within the Mediterranean, in the vicinity of Ma.
lags, be put under btrift quarantine, and daily
scportb iv 'Alt& of the health of the crews.
We are enabled to assert, upon indisputable nu.
'homy, that parts of the Letters ascribed to Mr.
11. WEI.LabiLEY, are fabrications. We allude, in
r'irtieuiar, to the manner in which lie is made to
describe his conversation with Mr. ADDINCTON,
at. Lotd. P T4,EicrAGli'64 and to Mr. WELLEs..
itV,4l.uierkL:dc:,r,vertkatioll, with Lord GREW?, I. I. E.
.*(C saying, that Mr. WEI.Lrq.Fr
his nor seen that Noble urd since his return tri,m
. St. oci rcx DALE, and lofts WonD.ALL, km.
.-.rrs• arc 0(414 44iiiffi fur Sqtrbuputi), for, the.
f1,1.041118* year.