Star.
London, England, 1801-08-25 00:00:00

NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

MAILS THIS DAY.—Wind N. N. W.
♦IUYCD DWI
O Harnburgh, o
3 Dublin, Auguft an, /
/ Waterford, Auguft 20, r
2 Donnaghadee, Auguft 23, I
O Lifbon, 2

LORD NELSON'. EXPEDITION.
(Corr.) MIOUSA, Downs, Aug. 18.
• Via-Admiral Lord Ns 'Am+ has the greaten fatisfadtion
m rending to the Captains, Officers, and Men under his com-
mand, that were employed on the late attempt on the enemy's
flotilla et Boulogne, an extradt of a letter which he has received
from the Flrit Lord of the Admiralty, not only approving of
their zeal and perfevering courage, but beltowing the higheft
praife On than. The Vice-Admiral begs to affure them, that
the enemy will not have long melon to boaft of their fecurity ;
'
for be traits, ere long, to affift them in perfon in a way which
mukompletely annihilate the Whole of them. Lord ?insole
is movinccd, that if is had been poilible for men to have brought
the enemy's flotilla out, the men that were employed to do fo,
mood have accomplithed it. The moment the enemy have
the audacity to mit off the chains which fiz their veffels to the
ground, that moment Lord 14t1.6014 is well peribaded they
will be coodwfted by his brave followers to a Britil port, or
fent to the bottom. (Signed) " Netson atm aatiora."
(COPY.)
IVTRACT OF A TTTTTT 55014 ZISILL ST. VINCENT, TO
Loan VISCOUNT NILSON. LS. DATED TAM 17T11 INST.
•It is not given to us to'conummd fuceefs. Your Lortithirs
and the gallant Officers and Men under your orders, molt cer-
tainly deferve it ; and I cannot fufficientlf ewes my admire-
don of the zeal and perfevering courage with which this gallant
miterptife was followed up ; lamenting molt fincerely the lots
(attained in it. The manner in which the enemy's flotilla was
made faft to the ground, and to each other, could not have
been forefeen t the higheft praife is due to your Lordlhip, and
an under your command, who were adtors in this gallant
attempt."
RETRACT OF A LETTIR FROM OR SOAR!, RI?, MA-
JESTS.% FRIGATE JAMAICA, OF a 6 GUNS, CAPT.
16's s. Deal. Angult 24.
Night before laft, a little after furi-fet, we ob-
ferved a fire in the S. E. quarter, and heard now
and then difcharges of heavy guns. We tvere then
lying at anchor off the French coaft, but imme-
diately weighed anchor and proceeded toward the
fire. In about two hours after we fell in with the
gouso' and from her we learnt, that her boats
bad Pet fire to a veifel loaded with pitch, and which
bad been- previnufly wrecked on the waft ; and
that fhe had, the fame afternoon, driven on fhore
fix fiat-bottomed boats, which had ventured out
of St. Valets, and which the enemy had after-
bards hauled up on The beach.
Our brave C,omniatider, Capt. Rose, ordered
oar boats to be manned next morning, as alfo .
thofe of the GANIIIT brig, the HOUND Hoop, and
the gun-brigs, and to proceed to bring off or de-
limy the flat-boats, covered by the trails, who
were to go as near as the depth of the water would
allow.
The enemy's boats were protected by foldiers on
Sore, and by five pieces of cannon placed behind
land hills, in fpite of which we brought off three
of them, and burnt the other three with the lots
of one man killed, arid four wounded.
The French pofition at Boulogne isivery ftrong,
being covered by eleven batteries on (bore, and
the alliftance of feventeerithoufand troops encamp-
ed, which together with the danger, of approach-
ing the (bore near enough with large (hips renders
any attack very difficult. The French have much
the fame fort of craft all along (bore to the Welt-
ward, as they have at Boulogne, which are laid,
'lt is reported, as traps, to draw our (hips and men
into a greater danger unfeen. A !hip lately 'got
two men wounded, and her rigging much cut, in
going in to cannonade Come gun-boats; the French
batteries being on the cliffs have a great advantage
over titer (hips, and are fo mafked as not to be per-
ceived until they open their fire.—Our trailers
continue to block ap Calais. and Boulogne.
EXTRACT OR • LIETIPIR FIONA,' OFFICER ON BOARD
RIR 11/11414e11:1K30 RAMILISZ, DATIEIrOFF MAR.
COO, ROMORT•I7, IsGl. •
Yefterday at noon, auising off Cape Bar-
fleur, in company with hisMajefty's brig BLomi-
woolio, we defaied an enemy's fleet, confifting of
two national brigs and 14 gun-boats ; in conic-
queue of which we inflantly weighed, and made
fail in purfuit of them. At half paft three P. M.
we anchored id front of the enemy's flotilla, in two
fathoms water, under Barfleur batteries, and com-
menced a heavy fire againit the two brigs, which
were the immediate objedt of Lieutenant Goocn's
attention. The bettenes and the flotilla opened a
warm end well-direried fire againit us. It is al.
lowed that upwards of too fiats paffed between
Our mats. Prevkus to the commencement of the
mill, oar Commander had given orders to the
/Iwo:mouse to board the Republican Comman-
dant on the bow, while the armies. (bould do
the like on the quarter ; but, unfortunately, the
Realises of the water obftrueted this bald and well-
concerted plan. His Majelly's frigate the MAID-
'Toss heaving in light, made the firal of vecal,
which was inftandy obeyed by the soootiouno.
In tonfequence of the elae attention our officers
and men paid to their duty, we remained an hour
longer, Patio% the Trench batteries, and had the
honour of finr.g the hal (hot. lain forry to in-
f,.ein you, that, notwithfianding our utmoil efforts,
the flotilla efcaped. and, 'I conceive, have reached
either La Hogue, or Ifigney. Perhaps we may
Let give a good account of them before they reach
Havre de Grace, the place of their dellination.—
The gallantry of Lieutenant Gooce's attempt is
acknowledged by Captain Doesessr.of the Main-
avows, in terms of high commendation.—Fortu.
stately, we have (offered Imo la,. which is the more
remarkable, when we confider the clofe, heavy,
and well-duedied fire of tbn Republican batteries
and flotilla.
" P. 3. the' only demi& we &Rained was, the
cat-block being fhiverod to pieces. Our friends in
• I'.'ig may Curtly re& femme when two of his
Matelly's brigs manned with only
,so men each,
cradcl gibe bank to fuels's' Oka as it Rated above,-
'nd !will the flag of defiance in their teeth. lb

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confequence of our attack, three of than ran
aground. Lieutenant GOOCH is in good health.
As we are well manned, I hope loon to have the
pleafure of tranfmitting you fome news more wor-
thy your attention."

MARGATE, AUGUST 24.--The armed veffels
went out of our Road yefterday, except PUNITE
frigate.

DEAL, AUG. 23.—The HUNTER (loop of war is
arrived from the river; and the Foitce gun•brig
tailed this afternoon on a cruize to the Wellward.

FALMOUTH, AUGUST 22.-.—Sailed the PRINCE
Anot,Nos Packet, Captain JONES, for Lifbon,
with the Mails of the r ith and 18th inftant. The
DUKE of CLARENCE Packet, for the Leeward
Wands, with the fecond Weft India Mail of the
month, is expefted to fail in the morning: His
Majefty's (hip Status has captured and fent in here
the Pruillan dagger Elizabeth, Captain JOHNSON,
laden with timber and deals, bound from Embden
to Ilourdeaux.—Sailed the brig Edward, Captain
Durr, for Cork; and the armed brig ALFRED,
Lieutenant PERKINS, with a fleet of coallers to the
Weft ward and Wales. Six fail of the line palled
this port yefterday to the Weftward.
YARMOUTH, AUGUST 24.—Laft evening failed
the- KING GEORGE Packet, Captain MARCH, for
Cuxhaven, with the Mails for Hamburgh and Bre-
men of the 2 I inftant ; alfo the ANN armed brig
with a convoy for Hamburgh.—Sent in by his
Majefty's cruizers in the North Seas, the Crael Jo-
hanna, Captain NOREURGH ; the Vrow Johanna,
Captain GRANVONDE ; and the Apollo, Captain
BROTHER, bound to Amfterdam.—Arrived the
BLAZER gun brig from Leith: the DILIGENCE
cutter has failed on a cruise.

PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 24—Arrived the Sea
Howse, of 38 guns, Captain FOOTE, from Wey-
mouth.—Sailed - the SATURN, of 74 guns, Rear-
Admiral Torts', to join the Channel fleet ; and
the Ravea brig, on a cruize.
HARWICH, AUGUST a3.—The ViPER cutter,
in the fervice of the Excife Revenue, yefterday
brought into this port, a frouggling cutter under
neutral colours, laden with 45c) calks of fpirituous
liquors, which were lodged in the Eacife Ware-
houfe. This cutter is about go tons burthen, and
was captured on the Suffolk coaft.