The Sun.
London, England, 1804-01-21 00:00:00

MINISTRY OF THE MARINE.

Extraa of a Letter from C. Eritow, Capitain de
fregate, and C. LOUVEL, sub.commissioner of the
Marine :

" At ten in the morning of the 3tst ult. an English corvette
Was observed on shOre at the isle of Chosey : Citizen Lou-
VEL, sub-comtnissioner of the marine, immediately con-
certed with Citizen ErRON, Capitain de tregate, on the
means of capturing this vessel. -Some seamen, troops of the
garrison, and Custom-house Officers soon assembled, but a
considerable ebb had taken place, and -it was impossible to
send out more than /our boats, which carried forty men all
armed. At two o'clock, this small detachment, commanded
by Captain E ?aux.:, accompanied by the Aid-de-Camp of
General VA uFRgLAND, Commandant of Granville, hinded
on the Isle of Chosey. An English boat advanced to attack
the French boats, but after a brisk firing of musketry, the
English on board the corvette, to the number of 34, were
made prisoners; and conveyed to Granville without a single
Frenchman being wounded. Two sailors of Cancalle, de-
tained prisoners on board the English corvette, were set at
liberty. The English Lieutenant, ABEL Wr.NTNER Tno-
rd As, who commanded the corvette, and afterwards the boat,
was wounded by a ball, which liased through his cheek.--
The COrvette was. the. Grappler, mounting so carronades,
18-pounders, and two lE-pouriders. Being completely irn-
bedded in the sand, so that it was impossible to get her
afloat, Captain EPROM, set tire to her and blew her up before
lie returned to Granville."

Recent accounts from Paris say that the Serrate
are still employed in-discussing the Plan of orga.
nising'the Legion of Honour. It is said thrit the
Legion will be divided into four Classes, rr fetring
to the Civil and Military ranks which the ;Members
have held, and on which they ground their preten-
sions to precedence in this new-privilege.d Corps.
The first Class will be composed o't the Grand
Officers-; but to ihis rank, the Cortsorm can appoint
those whose 'signal and brilliant services he thinks
entitled them to a great;National ree:ompenee. These
favotrred personages are to receive.: public honours,
similar to those of the second anal third CoNsuLs.
It is even said, that they are co be liable to no
diced personal contrit4ution but. these distinguish-
ed privileges are not to he heraVitary, .uldess,.so de-
steed by a Senatus Consuitum,. on the immediate
proposition of the First Consul, : this division of the
Letion of Honour are to wear a flame-coloured rib.
li .4. as a mark of distinEtion, surmounted by a dia.
mood star.
The Members of the Secatni Class are to elchibit
a ribbon uf the same colour,- but' their stars (of di.
minished lustre) ;ire to be et nbroidered in silver.

The Third
,Clays are tc. be distinguished by a
silver star suspended at thtg button-hole by a flame.
coloured ribbon. And those of the Fourth. Class
are to sport a green ribbon at the button-hole, to
which is to be attached a little figure in silver, em-
blematical of the Arms t)1 Honour which are to be
decreed them by the Frt:s-r CONSUL.

The Members of the Legion of Honour, accord,
ing lo their respeCtive classe;, are to enjoy pri-
vileges, pensions, and exemptions from Taxation.
The forms of legal proceeding with respetl to them,
are ►+ow tinder con; ideration,—ln short, a new
order and description of Nobility has suddenly
s!"6"g up'.; but cower-tined by the nation at large,
and reg.rirded with i*,difFerence or reprobated by all
those individuals cia Wilf).o consideration it is ob.
strudcd,