The Sun.
London, England, 1803-11-07 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

brat, Nov. 6.—Arrived last night, the Igasi.
Esk Gun-brig from a• Cruize off Boulogne ; and
sailed this morning on a Cruize off Ostend.
Sailed the Millbroohe Schooner on a Cruize off'
Calais.

Arrived this morning, the hamar/aliter from off
Boulogne, which. brings an account that the can.
nonading heard yesterday, was an attack made by
the Railovable., Lida and Immortality, on the Flo.
tilli in Boulogne Bay. They sunk .two of them,
and supposes they must have damaged many more,
as, it being low water, they could nor get into the
Harbour. The loss sustained by our Ships is one
man killed, and two wounded on board the Intriror.
talitF ; the Ship received a shot through her fore.
mast : the other Ships did not receive any damage.
In the Downs--Monarch, Utrecht, bi- mortaliti,
lynx Sloop, and Perserir Bomb,

DOVER, Noy..c.--4,ieutenant ROD ERT HOOLT,
of the Aortal Navy, and his wife, landed here
this afternoon out of the Marja Danish Vessel,
from Dieppe. The news by this' Vessel is, that
the preparations for Invasion are going on with
evraordinary activity a great number of Gun-
boats, carrying four guns,. z*.pounders, arc built
and ready fur sea ; and very large Camps of Troops
are formed all along the coast. The Troops are
ready for embarkation, and their hopes. of Our.
der
.are of the most sanguine description, ,
Some very heavy firing has been beard to.day in
theAlireaion of Boulogne: 'The wind is very fair, ,
the water very smooth, and .it is conjettur-e4 that'
the Enemy's Flotilla has :male a movement : :they
could not have a better opportunity.

.Some Very heavy firing has been heard at times
all the week pA but we have been without any parti.
culars until rhis' evening, The Admiral. Mitchel
hired ATIII!!,2 SHEPPAttP, of this port,.
is just a;•rlvd, very much shattered, in come.
t' an adion fought. 47 her with a French
:.rig of rz thirty-two pounders, and five
Frmcn Gun-boats, On Monday last, being off
Boulogne, they distinlly counted 84 Gunboats
at anchor in Boulogne Road ; at ten A.M. they
discovered six sail standing in shore, and tacked
to discover what they were. The French
brig hoisted her colours, and stood out to en.
gage 'the Cutter, while the Gunboats ,kept
firing at a distance. The Brig being pretty near,
gave the Cutter . her broadside ; one thirly.two
pound shot went through her larboard quarter, took
off a man's leg, knocked away the top of the term.
pinion, and went out of the opposite side ; the
Cutter stood.on, and reserved her fire until within
pistol-shot, and then gave the.enemy a broadside of
round and grape ; on which the Brig tacked, and ran
in shore, the Cutter following her, until she went on '
shore on the sharp rocks off Ponce Point. One
Gun...boat was also driven On the rocics.; the other
three found refuge under a large French Battery,
where the Cutter continued cannonading them until
she had expended 14.7 rounds ; when, being so much
disabled, the water nearly up to her cabin floor,
gaft shot away in two places, the mast severely
wounded by piec,s of shells from the shore, and the
Master and four men wounded, she hauled off:—
Luckily the Lark Sloop of War immediately-came
up, received her wounded men, and went in and
continued the anion, The Cutter bore away for
Seaford Road; but the weather becoming moderate,
she arrived safe here this evening.

PLYMOUTH, Nay, 5. Sailed L'Aigh, ifairar,
and Alagreans'ene Frigates on a Cru4e ; and the
Sloop Robert and Jane, for Sr. Michaels.
Arrived the Edward, Capt. WAlp, from Peters.
burgh.

Pintrsmovni, Noy. G.—Sailed His Majesty's
Ship Shannon, Cy!, Goveatt, on a Cruize ; and,
Speed.well Cutter, of 14 guns, for Jersey.
The Alcmene Frigate, Captain STILES, has de.
tamed the Mario &milli- Schooner, of Libbon, and
sent her to this Port.

Arrived. the Minerva Cutter, Lieut. TALnor,
from the Downs.

The Speedwell Cutter, Lieut. ROBERTSON, has
seized 300 casks of spirits, and lodged them in the
Custom-house at this Port.

Arrive 4 the Ship Europa, GIBSON, from Dant-
zic.

1; riday a Court Martial was held on Mr. Clarke,
:vaster of the Zebra, for repeated druilkenness,
sentenced d to be
The charge bring proved, he was cntence
dismissed His Majesty's service.

A Court-Martial has also been held on Mr..B.
Murray, Boatswain of,the Pearl, for improper con.
dud ; and was sentenced
to be reduced as anlOtfs.
firer, find to serve as a Seaman on board such ship as
the Commander in Chief shall dire&

SHEENktSS, Nov ..64,--lii!lY;4jesty's Ship Druid
is immediately to be hued as an itospitil shirt and 1,

:sent, round to Yarmouth, for the reception of the
sick of the North Sea Flcet.
Came down from Chatham to the NITe,
Leopard, of 5o guts, Capt.nin JAMES NICH°II
MORRIS ; she will be paid the ,bounty and two
months advance, to the men on Tuesday next, Art,
which she will immediately proceed to bC3. •
Yesterday—sixty lianoverian Recruits brnuzht
from the Continent by His Mijesty's Ship Pd..
tuner, were forwarded to DeptforJ by the Liberty
Cotter, to join their Regiment, which is tormingin
the Isle of Wight.

HARWICH, NyV. 6.—yesterdayl arrived the
Post.osese Packet Axci/ated, Capt. Ba tnct, from
Gottenburgh, with Mr. CHAR LES AR IJU rii NOT,
late His Majesty's-Envoy Extraordinary at Stock.
Him, with his'Family.
Remain here—the Post-Ogice Packets
Cipt.•S'rEWART. and Dorset, Cap;. HAW
HtliOM ; and the Lark, Capt Tilotrsorr, for Got..
tenburgh. • . •. .
. . .

Also remain-I—the fkrfitar,. Ceng4r,
and Bold . .

CORN EA-Cif ANG R; Nov.

--,.........
Tli E supprk of -.Meat ro.day is but Siio r c, fillfpf
go,id.titrility rnvets ready sale and ISe clean! r ; Pril4
hale Lilt little B;.rley, and the few prime snmrt' ,
noted fu!l Is. (r:.Lig;:ei i IV/131t sells betrer:; ill l'e. 1
'bin little ti;iiretence.; Beans are.. rather Ft.;:rt -0.
at higher. vr,le. ; 'OA is .ire in . tole!"1 ,','
.fre..;—
tyith'SeVCl:i for_eiin.carg,l:2i4 thi3 .H,-ir :T;,,,kt.L..
high prices, but' arc li'Jt L',caiet-; ,in 1;.,:-. I,L.t - -
fiuCtuation.

Whfflt 44 3 ;11 1 6,- I Ti. S.
ditto t) f ' ' I
Ry - 32, 34 0
li*iity zg wi
Malt . 51, 59. oql
White Pease 45* I
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Beal( ••-i . at; 3 403 at

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pile Flour
Sc(ol%tts.

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•
His k lA' 'Ttiighness the Dux E Of OUNIB E'R LAN%
was to have reviewed the
VOlUnteerS of Portsmootit.
yesterday, hut was prevented owing to tit; 11.04
rain the greatest part of the day.
owing
landedal t from
at
p e
ntal ;•tei Admiral a
on
Saturday Dispatches were received at the'Arld'i
t ourshi p
Fleeti ndroffia ttaetsite,
ne. T6ahUNtwsd4aLyLeivseninTgbroroi were'
''
which Majesty's le•Ca tain •M°°"'
reeling •
g day at three o'clock. The accounts
~brought by the Lidelativb/e state, that Or
~13-11,
all wellp
on the pt.r.'.
.there has been such an'unustud:bustle in the har..,",°"7 ‘.
of -13r.e4ts as •to induez a belief in tour own ricer
that they will soon venture out, in consequencell't
pcsitive orders to. that effe6l,• however relatant the
French' ere** may 1:4,e, and endeavour to. make for
the point for which they' are destined, Which there..
is no kiwi. of doubt is Ireland. When the Dis
11'
patches were sent off, our biave Tars were in Ewa: a
expeelation of seeing tbe,Viin„CTlePr"l°sea' csnr
were all in -high spirits, 'trian'll-fi '-o
nothing
. ra
"
earnestly, than chit the' might woo 17;#q On or
portunity of giving them a soenddrulling.
b
Dispatches ha.ve. been•ient to Plymouth, e
T. ci
forwarded . with all poisible expedition to to
....or
NELSO ;
-N‘ in the Mediterranean. they arc c.('
'lt outs-by the Th u: or, of 3S . guii,i - CaPtalil
WILKINSON.- Government has received tanalaula
ed intelligence of the design of RONARAR'ff
.lic:
attempt the landing of a consideishie"
force 1
Egypt, and'ihesituation of that Ofottu"
present he ill
nate ~
country .has evidently had great ‘YeAg. „
aeluating him to the enterprize. He fears' verye
much the influence of the_Mainelukes, which by tn.
arrival ELF: of
...LPI t EY. in this Country, he ea.ngiders
Sobservient to the views of our Cabinet ; 'and thc
armament at Toulon will be probably risked in an .
attempt as fatal to- the maritime power of France:,
as that which happened at Aboukir. ' The Jul-,
,
sur will, it is saki,. be followed by fyut shit?" of
the line and some Izt,gares, to reinforce our Fleet to
that quarter. (I
Ili,al44jesty's Ship . Pamdome, Car/ NASI4, • 3"
are. ordered to rakc.
two Tratrfports, at Portsmouth,
on board the Toth Regiment, which is about' goo
strong, for the West Indies. 1
His Mat,trvi.y has issued warrants under his 4ns
manual to the several Lords Lieutenants. 01.6tirle
.Counties on the Coast, commanding then!, asih.j•nee-
is the aelual appearance of Invasion, to giv.e - fie and
cessary orders through the Deputy Lielaten3"" late
other Oflicera, to 'aired, in pursuance of the all
Statute, that, on the approach of, the. Sir'eglYi‘ill.
horses likely to fall. into their handal un,fi,„ll,,euta s,
ed, or hamstrung ; the "litraes• of all "1-1°°1:11:1,e
• waina, and carts, to be Cut asunder.; 5q,1": ::,,o,
and corn to he destroyed; giving the fimes`rfc.,
ance to the proprietors' thereof, that they will
ceive ample, compensation for the same.
On Friday last another Meeting of Lieatenante.r
of the County of Essex was holden at the Shire fi."1:1,
at Chelaisford,at which Lord Blt AI-BK(10X f: Pre1,,,,,,a,,,
Lientenant.GeneralSir jam V.S CRAIG, IC 13. '''-ed
minding Officer of the Distria,attentled,and ilea
to the Meeting, that on a certain day and houreex.,
which the most public notice should be given, an
neat
perimeot ahould be made, by lighting some inel,io
each fire beacon, to ascertain whether the toro6.ebr
seen distitletly from one station to the other; 1
, the
flags in the several churches to be displayed ` ear
same rime; taking-the signal from the smoke nog
the station in their several distriCts. The:M•Vtoo
adopted the plan, . and ordered it to be carrie'l.: es.
execution, conformablY to.. the General's iVisll,lg.
Haversacks and canteens are received, and.,o4w,i,
to all the ,Volunteer Corps throughout the Cotn.l,l.`
Lord Wrotat tox has, by his spirited- and Put_
()tic conduct reseeting the ntr,i- of the Cavent ar.
Lo PI
Volunteers, given great. satiatae:tion to the
k, of ,
oc
inbahitants or the populou4 count}cv 'l
of •..,-, • .
which he is the Lord Lieutenant... •
the Artily
Three divisions of the 9th 'Battalion of
~ i,,,,i
of ReSef cc, cotornanded by I. (,KAY *!.l, •;,-,l' ,
4 .l Y•
at SltrewsUury within these few days. ant-.., •
led- they
ed to Liverpnol, from whence, it is repot.
ra
are to embark for Ireland. ~ ' ' ' •, - # i ' '

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PARIS, Ocr. 14. •
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THY. y. before yesterday a 'detachment of the
Consylat -'-isArd, and a detachment of selea Csll,
set out from Paris. The First Consul,
said, will set out ge*t week. More he goes
to the Coast, he will however remain some' days it
Fontaiubleau, where he will visit and iensped the
Military, School. •

General LEMARROIS, the Adjutant of the First
Consul, is'appointed to the inspeetion of the Coast
from Breit to Cancale ; and Gen. Sr. SEBASTIAN!
hag a similar appointment from the mouth of the
Vilaine to Brest.
A Ci—voy of 18 Gun-boats, and other small ves-
sels, a few days since got out of Havre', safely ar-
rived at Boulogne, and joined the flotilla. On the
16th a flotilla of :6 armed 'vessels and transports
.from Sr. Maloes arrived at Brest. The, Soldiers
rowed, singing martial songs, and a great concourse
of the inhabitants of St. Maloes assembled to see
them enter the harbour. The flotilla at St. Ma-
loes,-together with these vessels, will sail for the
place of its further destination. Several suspened
perst)ni have been arrested at St. Maloes, and sent
to I'.aris.

At Boulogne 2boo men are daily employed in
improving the Harbour, which will soon be per-
i'ettly secure against any attack from the Enemy.
, The Troops on our Coasts will be from time to time
`embarked in the Gun-boats to exercise, to accus-
tom them to the sea.
To. facilitate the passage of the small vessels
'which will be employed in the Expedition against
Enaland, a kind of rudder has been invented, which
ifs •fi tr..d in both sides of vessel, 4Od enables them
in 'make fash.r. progress.
0
cr. 23'..--The Russian A:Mbassador,,M. MAR.
!CI)F0) was not present at the last diiintnatic
,Citizen \rub Vis.N SrUNWYK, the Batavian
.Z.tve in his letters of recall.
The i S Gunboats, which arrived at Boulogne from
444 v re- tie.G race, met with no resistance. Some Eng.
lisp Cutters, who endeavoured to prewent.their jand7
t ien, could effeet nothing : they were obliged to keep,
1.,e a distance from the batteries ()Nile coast's ; and a
distant cannonade, which did little damage on either
side, was all that took 'place : the balls 'of the
English flew over our Ships, and the Land- Troops,
chewed great courage.
A grcat part of the French Infantryin Switzer.
lard has received orders to return to. France, and
Thatch to the coasts of the Channel ;'the Cavalry
"will remain some time longer, and it is said receive
a reinforcement. In the room of General NEI':
:who is to command the Camp at Compiegne, Ge:
tixtsouß will take the command "of. the
troops in Switzerland, where a new French Am.
tassrwor will he appointed.
The reports which have lately been circulated,
that the preparations in our Harbours are carried on
with less aftivity, are entirely 'wjrlut foundation.
The Batavian Rear-Admiral VER,HRUL) is fre.
quently closetted with the First Consul, whose
particular confidence he has obtained. •
somkaccounts from Spain say, that the ,Troops
encamped at Valleciolid are destined to .aft against
i'ortugal, in case England should send Troops to
that Country.

The TV,linister at War, BERTHIERe IS eXpeited
back here to.day. An improved baion is construd.
Ing in the Harbour, at. Horteur, under the first
atone of which is depositcd a piece of money bear-
ill the head of the First Consul.

BRUSSELS, OeT. 27.

tun Minister at War, BP RTH I ER, CM his journey
through this town, where lie made but a very short
sr,,y, gave orders that all the Artillery horses that
11;,,l not yet been sent to the head_tinarters, should
be sent without delay to Bruges. All the prepare.,
tions for the Expedition against England are car.
sied on with so much aetivity, that it is believed
at will be undertaken In a short time.
Part of the field equipage of the First Consul is
arrived at Dunkirk. Some datichments of the Con.
solar Guard arc likewise expected there. BONA.
,SIA RTE. will for some time have his Head-quarters at
the distance of half a league from that. Town.
The Minister at War, BIRTHIXR, has likewise
ilsPefted the ihrbeurs of Boulogne and Calais ; the
Camp at St. Omer's, tec. and at Bruges has given'
Orders to hasten the preparations for the Expedition
eg,tinst England as mach as possible.
An Ernhargii.has been laid here, and if; several
other of, the ports of Belgium, upon a ireat number,
°f Meechant.ships, which will be employed in the
Expedition against England. •
Above zoo Transports are assembled at Ostend,
and.all Sailor? and Fishermen, even boys of twelve
years of agz, must imatedi;:tely be in readiness to,
embark.

nor Journals say the whole Artily under

b.AV. AV'S? will emLark aibankirki OFtend, and
Bre,kens. •

HAGUE, 9cr. 29.

(:). the 2rst inst. the French Minister at War
BERTin ea arrived under- the discharge of eannim
at Flushing, where he surveyed the-Docks,
,Maga-
zines, &e. and expressed' the greatest satisfaction.
The 'next morning- he continued' his journey, ac-
cortspahied by General -MONNET, to Middleburg,
Vette,. and thence to the Island .of Zuidbeverland.
On the 12d he arrived at Beren-Op‘Zoom, where he
he inspected -the Garrison and FOrrress, and then re.
turned to Parii by Ant%Oerp and-Brussels.
Private Letters from Paris, contain .the extraor.
dinary ;epOrt that 'an English Plenipotentiary is ex-
.
petted there; and that a hous&is fitted up
.for his
reception. while conferences. are held on the subjeti
'of Peace.. • '