The Sun.
London, England, 1804-09-11 00:00:00

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His Majesty the EMPEROR, as well as ills
Admiral, remarked, particularly at the coneluslon
of the engagement, when the Enemy were in retreat,
the fine conduit of Ensign Mok IN, on board the
Gun-boat, No. toB ; of the Ensigns Bov&DON and
Dat.AuNY, both commanding Pinnaces ; all of
whom re.condufted 'the English Frigate to the an.
shoring grnund oilier Squadron, cannonading her at
a very short distance. _ _

During the cohrse of the engagements which
took place on that day, the batteries on the Coast
kept up an equally hot and well.diretted fire on the
Enemy, as often as they came within reach.
Befsre going ashore, the EMPEROR visited a part
of our Line ; he put various questions relative to the
events of the combat to those who had taken part in
it ; and, finally, after having gone on board the
Gun.boat, No. toB, of which the deCk had been
split by. a 321 b. ball, His MAJESTY disembarked
in the Port of Boulogne, and ascended to his head.
quarters at the Tour d'Ordre, where he passed the
night.
That .day, which cost the Enemy one of their
Vessels and its Crew, (the. Crew it revved !
without counting the other men which they must
have lost, as well on board the Frigate as of the
other Vessels, almost all of which were ditabled,
leaves us only to regret one man killed on board
the Guo.boat, No. 108; seven others were wound.
ed, one of them very badly. As to our Vessels,
they suffered in their Sails and Hulls ; but tone of
them • sustained considerable injury, because their
little height above water presenting but a very
small surface to the Enemy, the balls passed over
them, or fell near, without striking them.
On the following day, .the gth, the Enemy's
Squadron had been reinforced in the night by a Fri.
gate and several Sloops of War. The wind blew
moderately from the S. W.
The Admiral availed himself of the rest of the
tide to make the third DiVision of Boats of the
first Class, commanded by Capt. GUINGUAND, as
well as a Setion of Pinnaces carrying Prussian mot.
tars, commanded by Lieut. LASALLE, to get under
weigh, These vessels worked very promptly to_
windward, and formed in the order of battle to the
S. W. of De L'Heurt. •

The Enemy immediately detached two Frigates
.of 44. guns, and four small Brigs of War, which ap.
proached our Division ; these went to meet the
Enemy, and the combat commenced.
The Enemy, incessantly manceuvring to keep
themselves at long cannon shot, and having resumed
the tack which would condut them to their Squa.
dron, our Division received orders to come to close
aCtion. In execution of this order, all the Vessels
composing it bore down at once upon the English,
and the action .soon became more warm ; but the
Enemy, always eluding a decisive engagement, al.
lowed themseli,es to be drawn towards their Squa.
dron, by carrying sail, and thus left ours the field
of battle. Half an hour afterwards, the Admiral,
fearing that, with the wind which blew, the flood
would not permit our vessels to resume their sta.
tions in the Line, made them the signal to tack, in
order to get higher up. This manccuvre having
got them , sufficiently to windward, each took his
post at the anchoring ground, according to the or-
ders of the Admiral.

There was but one man wounded, and none
killed in this little engagement. Same of our Boats
received a slight damage in their hulls ; but we may
presume that the Enemy, who, towards the conclu.
sion of the contest only fought remains, has suf.
feted much more severely.
(Signed) LAFOND,
Chief of the General Stafrof the Imperial Flotilla.