Star.
London, England, 1801-07-27 00:00:00

FROM THE PARIS PAPERS•

CALAIS, Just, iB.—This morning, at II o'clock,
a (mall flotilla, confining of fix gun boats, let fail,
having on board a number of French troops. Sig-
nals had been given that fome of the enemy's (hips
were in view, but as they appeared too far off to
be able to pacts themfelves of the difpofition of
the coati, the flotilla believed that it would run
little rifle in letting fail, and in gaining Boulogne
by coalling along. (bore with a fair wind.
Already had it failed over half the dinance
when, on doubling Cape Grimes, four Englith fri-
gates were defcried which had continued out of
the view of the veffel appointed to give the Cigna].
It appeared that they had chofen the night to
anchor in that place.
It was immediately refolved on board the flo-
tilla to return, even in the view of Curb a fuperiorl
force, when fix other frigates were perceived, which
having at a dikance ken its failing, approached it
behind, and thus kept it in a (fate of blockade!
at the fame time an enemy's !loop firing a
offive guns, about twenty (hips of war of all fixes
arrived, from the rate of a frigate down to a cor-
vette, who prepared to take the flotilla sterols the
line. Thus blocked up on all fides, and expofed
to the fire of the enemy in front, in the (tern, and
on thp fide, it fortunately ditcovered a (hallow in
the bay, and having by a dextrous manceuvre,
and with the affinance of foundings, placed a land
bank which reached the si ater's edge betwixt it
and the Englilh, it can anchor in the fight of the
enemy, who, expelling to make themfelves matters
of it, purfued the fame manteuvre. The flotilla
then found itftlf in the molt perilous Hate, as no
forts could afford it proteaion. Its firm pause
in the mean time impofed on the Englifli, who
teemed to hefitate on the means of attacking it.
During this period General FIRILAND, command-
ing the military divifion' ti General Boun's, corn-
mending the place, and their Staff on horfeback,
followed by a part of the garrifon, the cannoneers
who were there on duty, bringing with them a
number of pieces of artillery, left the town with
great expedition, and went down to the beach with
the intention of affording fupport to the flotilla, by
ellablifhing batteries to prevent the Englifh from
landing, compelling them to retire, and driving
them from the coan.

But while thefe difpafitions were going forward,
and while all the fpedators were agitated by an-
xiety and indignation, the wind fell, an abfolute
calm fucceeded it, and the flotilla, kiting this fa•
vourable moment, by the aid of oars, and the ex-
ertions of the !Afars and the troops embarked,
pared with intrepidity through the Englilh fleet,
which durft not give orders for purfuing or attack-
ing it by its pinnaces and boats, and entered this
port about four o'clock in the afternoon, amid the
acclamation of the fpeaators.—Menienr.
Genoa, JULY 6.—We have jug received the
unpleafant news, that an Englifh frigate, together
with five fmall armed 'hips, have taken in the ca•
nal of Piombino thirty-feven rads, twenty of
which belong to the Ligurian,. After fo many
lofts, this one mull prove a revere blow to our
commerce. It is hoped that the three French fri-
gates which failed lately from Leghorn will pro.
tell our trade, and clear the coatis of Liguria and
Tisfeany from the privateers that now ififeft them.
Armoire, Juan s4.—.We continually obCcrre at
fea in this neighbourhood veffels, which we fuppofe
to belong to the Englifh I fame of them often ap-
proach our harbour to reconnoitre and take found-
ing). The Neapolitan frigates fill retain their
Rations, but, it is Paid, that they will (non return
to Tarentum, and hoift the royal Neapolitan flag,
having already received diftches which they ex-
peaedfrom the capital of that kingdom.
It was not in the neighbourhood of this city that
a heavy cannonade was heard, as fair!, but in that
of Barletta. Accounts from the latter Rate, that
there were feenalfo flames riling to a great height,
which were fuppofed to proceed from Chips of war
on fire. We have already learned that the Eng-
lifh fquadron and the French flotilla, which had
entered the Adriatic, met oppofite to Barletta,
from which it appears that a cannonade was the
refult„ and the burning of the wails above-men.
I Weexpea further details refpeding there
events.

Lionizen. jute 3.—Threc French frigates ar•
rived in this port yelterday. in five days from
Toulost, and the S. Fiorento in three. Th:fe fri-
gates are la Bravoure, of 4o guns, and k Stream
of 38 guns. [The arrival of there frigates, lays
the French Editor, belies the report of. Leghorn
being blockaded by the Englith, as announced by
the Italian Gazettes.]
Porto-Ferrajo Rill holds out. The privateers of
that place have taken prises which occafion great
lots to us. They have capcored.alfo, it is Cud. a
French brig, laden with ammunition and &ores
for the oft of the befiegcm.