Star.
London, England, 1805-11-25 00:00:00

DOVER, NOVEMBER 23.

" Arrived in the Roads this morning the Lord
Keith cutter from off Boulogne : the left our fqua-
dron laa night. I hear by her that on Thurfday
night Come 111.211 s and rockets were thrown at the line
of gun bliss outfide of Boulogne harbour, but with-
out doing much damage to them : they have each a
cable leading to the (bore, and can be hauled on the
main, thruld an attempt be made to board them.
" Owing to the unfavourable wind that has pre-
vailed ever fince Sir SYDNEY SMITH'S fquadron fail-
ed from hence, a regular attack could not be made,
and I fappofe will not now be attempted, at halt for
Come time to come, as the fhips this morning quitted
Boulogne Roads, and are now (landing over for this
coat. lam informed that out of the ten launches
which went away from here with the fleet, only four
are come back, as the gun brigs which had the re-
mainder in tow were obliged to cut them adrift, be-
ing unable to work o•tt of Boulogne Bay with them
*Rem, the wind being right on the fhore, and a heavy
fea feting in. Sir Stent•tt It SMITH'S new invented
double boat, called the Cancer, received fo much da-
mage; alongfide of the:lhips, as to render her voter-
viceable.

NOVFI4I3F2 24.

66 Arrived in the Road., from the French coaft,
the Fcatlefs, Manly, and Firm gun brigs ; alfn the
Sceptre armed flip. Sir SYDNEY SNITH'S fquadron
has come into the Downs."
ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE.
Never was expectation more alive to fuceefs ;
never were arrangements better calculated to enfure
it, than in our fquadron on Thurfday laft ; that
evening being deftined for the grand attack. A finer
day for preparation could not have (hone ; the fea
was fnooth as glaft ; the wind in the very quarter
that was moil to be defied, blowing a gentle breeze
from E. N. E. At noon, the gun brigs, and rocket
launches in tow, flood to the Northward, and an-
chored a•breafl of Ambleteufe, jail at (hell•range, it
baring been determined that tl,ey fhould run down
along the enemy's line, lying in the road, at night-
' fall, with the laft of the ebb. By half pan four, P.M.
every thing was completely arranged on board the
gun brigs and rocket launches, under the immediate
infpation of Mr. CoNceays, who is the inventor of
this new fyftem of bombardment, as it may fairly be
called. Upwards of a thoufand !bell and carcafe-
rockets were fixed in the frames from which they were
to be fired in vollies—the fbell•rockets, at a low angle
intended to be poured into the French brigs at an-
chor; the cat( AfJ-rockets, each carrying as much

:wee comjofitioa as is fired in one stood by ani
eight-inch mortar, at 5" of elevation, were to be
refereed for -throwing into the baron. Thy trains
were laid that were defined ,to pour them, by hun-
dreds in a volley on the devoted vetfels of the enemy.
About eight o'clock, the Admiral went over theiide
the ANTELOPE, to move his flag on board the Di-
Ltoracs Hoop of war, in which Intel, as the draws
but little water, and is armed with ten 24-pounders
on a fide, the gallant Sir Stott EY meant to lead the

attack in perfon. Never was more ardour or enthu-
fiafm difplayed than at that moment by all ranks.,
More than a hundred armed boats followed the Ad-
miral to the DI tin ENC e, cheering him with reiterated
demonarations of their ardour for the contea ;which,
though every one felt mutt have been fuccefsful, yet
every one knew mutt be dearly purchafed ; feeing
that the enemy were fully aware of our meditating the
attack fnr that night, and had been heating his furna-
ces for red-hot fhot, not only from one end of the
Ba'

1, to the other, but even on beard every one of the
gun brigs.

" The evening was (till every thing that could have
been wilhed, and a little after eight the Signal was
given for the bomb-fhips trt open in the Bay as the pre-
lude to the attack; the etre& was truly fublime and
every h cart now beat with accumulated hope. The
Admiral's flag was now flying on board the Ds Li-
°secs—the fignal was made for the gun brigs to
lead in, and they were aaually under weigh, head-
ed by the Admiral Limfelf. AU was yet well ;
but karcely bad the line got under weigh, Scarce-
ly was the firft volley of rockets difcharged, when,
on a fudden, the wind fhifted round to the North-
weft, and in an inftant blew a gale. Every one
who has been in Boulogne Bay knows what
mutt have been the immediate confequence : from
the fmootheit furface, the molt agitated furl came
tumbling in upon ns. The la►geft veffel of the
fquadron were in imminent danger of going
afhore, and the fmaller ones were rolling gun-wale
to. Vilory was in a moment fnatched from our
grafp. The Admiral was molt reluctantly com-
pelled to annul the fignals of attack—the bombard.
ment ceafed—fuch of our (Lips as were under weigh
were with difficulty towed off the (pore—many that
were not, were compelled to flip their cables. The
confufion became general—falfe fires were burning in
all direCtions—the armed boats were hurrying back
to the veffels, and many of them conftrained to take
(bolter in the firft Ship they could make. In a (hilt of
wind fu unexpected and fu violent, it is not difficult to
conceive the damage that has been fultained in the
fmaller craft, and in he apparatus belonging to them.
What the extent of it is, we are yet ignorant, as the
gale increafing in the night, and blowing hard all day
yefterday, the fquadron is yet difperfed. Three of
the launches, however, are known to have gone down,
but without the lots of any lives. It is but too much
to be feared, that fo mrch damage has been received,
that the operation cannot be renewed on the fame
kale this year. One good effeet, however, has re-
fulted : that every man in the fquadron, and every
one of the enemy too, it is believed, who witneffed
the commencement of the attack, is fatisfied that the
deftrudion of Boulogne may yet be accomplifhed,
when the elements are not againft us."

Saturday morning his MAJESTY, Princeffes Au.
cusia, SOPHIA, and Anistta, attended by Lady
WIN YARD, General Fyn soy, and Col. TAYLOR. rode
on horfeback to Holyport. Her MAJESTY and the
other Princeffes, took an airing in a coach and four
by Wingfield.

On Saturday night the Duke of CAMBRIDGE arrived
at Windfor from London.
Yeftet day morning his MAJ 'STY, Princelfes Au.
CUSTA, SOPHIA, and Amexia, attended by General
FIT7.IOY, Colonels Desatow and TAYLOI4 and La-
dy WINYARD, walked to St. George's Chapel, and
heard an excellent fermon. by the Rev. Dr. DVVAj.,
from the 36th chapter of St. Matthew and 4tlt verfe.
After Divine Service, they took an airing to Frog-
more.

An expedition was preparing at Bengal at the date
of the late difpatche4 from th:nce, which was fuppof-
ed to have for view the dellru6lion of the gun veffyls
in the port of Manilla, which have greatly annoyed
our trade in that fea.

His Royal Highnefs the Duke of YORK has direc•
ted the following General Order to be Mud :

His Royal Hight:cis the Commander in Chief has fignilled his
command, that the infpedion of the Volunteer Corps ihould be
made with the melt minute attention, and proper returns by the
General Officers commanding Brigades in the following three
els ffts ,

aft. As being fit to aft with troops of the line.
ad. As advancing in dirciplin:.
3d. As bring deficient in dlfcipline.
With a ftaternent of the drficienf les, and whether the abfent are
with leave, from ficknefs, without leave, or are wanting to com-
plete.
A muller of the different regiments, for the pnr-
pnfe of afcertaining the objefts required by this Ge-
neral Order will take place with the utmoft difpatch,
and the returns for the London diftria will be made
in the courfe of the next fortnight.
At a PA Affembly in Dublin on Monday laft, an
Addrefs to his MAJESTY was refolved upon by the
Sheriffs affembled in the Commons, on the late glo-
rious incest's of his arms.
Lord CLONCURRY has arrived in Dublin, after en-
jnying a long and interelling tour. •

The time allowed for receiving claims from thofe
cities, towns, boroughs, &c. in Ireland, for compen-
fation for the lofs which they fultained in confequence
of the Union, by ceafing to fend*Mernbers to Parlia-
ment, &c. as alto of perfons whole offici4Plaries
were difcontinued or diminifbed thereby, will expire
on the laft day of the pretest year.