The Sun.
London, England, 1803-12-23 00:00:00

EXTRACT 011 A LE.TTEIt FROM MEAL) DEC; 2I

if The Leopard, of fo guns, and the Sid/bur
!hull), put to Sea about, a week ago, from the
Downs, in consequence of positive orders to that
aret9., for Boulogne and soot) found thrtn‘elves
close in with the French Coast.. On the zsthi
there being a fresh breeze from the S. E. they ran
along shote front Cape Binc-Ness ,to Pouhgqe.

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in shore off Cape Gresniz, about one o'clock on the
I sth, they were driven much closer in than they
imagined ; the Enemy opened a very heavy fire on
them from their mortars and gun batteries at Cape.
Gresniz. The Sulphar was' in shore of the Leopard,
an.l all the shot went over her, but one struck the
Leopard on her larboard quarter, but did not hurt *Mt:
.ocnorf.•Sev-eral shells burst ovoutheSnipkor, and-WE':
veral fell close to her without bUnting, but did no di. •
tnage. Our vessels then got out oc.the Enemy's range,
but. they continued their fire fora considerable time
after. In the elening they Stood' in close to Bou.
.•
logne, 'where they counted about iweitty:fiVe sail
of Brigs, with their top:.gallant.yards across, anti-.,
Most of them hoisting their toO.sail.yards, which. is
a French custom previous to their putting to 5C3. In
the course of the day, the bomo.rtaliti aria Harty
joined the Leotard and Su/, lmr ; and as out' people
had every reason to expect the Enemy out in'the
night, they were so close in always, that at Porte'
they could hear the :sentries call out. The night
was dark, and of course none of our Ships could b 4
seen by the Enemy. On Friday the Squadron tvai • •
joined by the :Leda, Fortteme'es and Bloodhosird4
On Saturday. morning a convoy of 22 sail of brig!.
alobps, and chasse.marees got into Boulogne from
the westward. The Leda was almost neat enough
to cur some of them off, but they were too well
protected by the batteries. One half of the Squa'
dron alwaya anchors in the; evening off Boulogne,
the other hall keeps cruizing, so that it is next to
an impossibility for the Enemy. to'get out.
" The Encampments about Boul,),:ne are certain-
ly large, but nothing equal to what is supposed
(says an intelligent Officer on board of the Squa-
dron). They are, as well as i can judge, as fOl-
lowit :- To, the N: E. of Fort De Corry, a.Camp
of .3000 men ; between. Fort De Corry and Fort De
Brohe, two Camps of 3000 men each; from Fort De
Probe to Boulogne, about .three quarters of a mile
frorn'the shore, aline of encanfprnent extending to
Boulogne, containing 5000 men ; from Boulogne
to Nine!, a line of encampment containing 5000
men ; close to Fort De Corry, an initnene nufnbcC,
of people are employed making a boson .for gun..
boats. Half a mile to the N. E. of Fort De Braila
they are Making another bison : If they delay the
Invasion till these basons are finished, .Itre shalt Ned
never
days' tolerably long. It is somewhat remark:able,..that: in all the different camps we nev
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see any of the soldiers; they certainly are either
not there at all, or they are 'very close housektoPer!.
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There are:in Boulogne about 100 sail of Go-.)(14",51
exclusive of the Brigs."
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Letters from Bremen of the, Bth inst. state, that
the Edalion Frigate, Capt. STUART, aPst nPinted
the blockade of the Wiser, was totally loear the
Red Buoy in the night of the 4th inst. Sot to 3C..
counts say that the whole d the Crew have been
saved.
The Melpomene Frigate, Capt. Ot, TYRA, and the
• Princess Augusta Cutter, arrived on Wednesday at
Portsmouth, from a cruise olf Havre. They bring
the satisfadtory intelligence of the total dectruaion
of the shiqoyon Frigate, - which lutely ran on shore
nff La Hogue. by the boats of the Ateilin.Shey.of
War, Capt. BRENTON, who, in the exrcution Of (his
service, shewed so much'Promntitutle of 'mind, tie,.
comlianied with such cool andideteemined braver
as to equal in point of prowess, any ,dlion performed
this Wilt.. The Ship was defended by two strong
batteries, and the shores lined with troops, who
incessantly fired on the boats, ':Yet not a man w*
• hurt. The FrenClll7l'efl had d
takre en bee sail
lvess and
w all
• her stores anti and had prep themseith
the hawser, cables, tee. to get her, off, which thef-
eitpeeted •to havb .done the next morning. She ills
seen burning to the water's edge •on Monday last,
bt' tyt eCialilPeatet.QuAkilie:eTrli Sloop°:: ttaileis Plymouth.ilaf:Pli°ienril:: i:
°-
' the cornmend of
The Severn, of 44 guns, cnrnmandedby.Captsin
D'AvveeGN&, Prince ,of Bouillon, is Arrived st
Jersey, where she is to remain as a Guardship.fo€
the defence of that Liana.
t crept. BttowN, of the Richoel urns Ann,' atilved
•at iluit from Riga, says he left the Coryeftr, F ri-
gate and Fleet under convoy, in a-gale on the tsth
ina" oW the Scaw, and thinks, from the weeiher ha
experienced, that they would make for the Seaw.--+
The,Sampon and the Alexander were in cornploY.
Eighteen sail ate said to be on shore Nail!) Of
Flawbro'.Head. 4
The. Atalanta, Tvt:LocK, is arrived ofr ply.
At
mouth, in fourteen days from Newfoundland. She
sailed from thence two days before the Convoy for •
England,-io that they may be hourry'expeeted.
The S•-„v ft, Caps. SiNcLaxi, frbm Africa, ar.
rived at -Hatbadoes, after a passage Of 'five weeks:
on the 16111 of Odolitir.
about 4.0 league" to this
w indward 'of Barbadoes, she fell in with two French
PCi."/Mtli 3v hiChs,ilftes. a. chace of twenty...id>: hours,
brought her to an engagement, that lasted for two-
hoop.and a half ;'slie sunk one of them, mounting,.
16 gum?, and
the other she beat off. The Swift.
put into •B:kibadoes to rat, and get' a supply of
ammunition; she was to sail on the 2 tst of Cgtobee
for Jitr6ica. - ' .

The Aloornshury Regiment yesterday had a Field-
'day on their own parade ground; the review of thek
Brigade, to which this Regiment belongs, will 116 t
take place on Tuesday next. This Corps is to,/are-
a grand sham fight on Thursday next, when the Re*
Einvent is to be divided; in order to repres;nt
the
v rend' and English. It is given out in order., that,
they are to be on the Parade in complete order, bf
nine o'clock ; it is supposed they will take the too

of Hampstead or; Highgate.
The difreient Volunteer Corps of the Cityfin or-
der to petted themselves their exercise during
the Winter evenings, are prOCuring the use of the
dilferent.large public buildings in and adjoining tha
The London- Cavalry. pradise tlid
)11.00 sword'exercise on foot, in Guildhall, tw.°
iiienings in :the 'week...The First London Repi
mint have the use of Meru-chant Taylor'
and the fourth have engagedßidingboll°°`
to drill in.
WILL tAnt Homo" Flomv, Member or pate*.
mini tor "WickloW,- is raising a Corps of Cavalri
on, his estates at liiidon near Lisburne, Ireland.

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