Star.
London, England, 1804-08-30 00:00:00

NAUTICAL OtELLICENCE.

Totistons, Atei. 28,—Froin our heights tee
could yeflerday perceive a hinter fire off Boulogne
than prevailed on Sunday. The fire yellerday be-
gan about ten o'clock in the forenoon, and lafted till
two. About one it was at its height. The French
gunboats fpread out along Chore, and Tome of them
went our fo far to the weftward, that they got out
of reach of the batteries, and could only be covered
by flying artillery. The wind changing, force of
them were caught by our eruizers, and well pepper-
ed—feveral could be fees driven affiore, and many
tearer the harbour ran on (bore at low water, to wait
the return of the tide to go again into port. Several
were leen going back into the harbour, and we Cup-
pole molt of them have returned liy this time ; but
this day being very hazy, we cannot fee the French
cosh. There was Come 'firing again UR night about
nine o'clock. As the French gam-boats ventured
out more on Sunday and yelterday, both in num-
ber and diftance from their (bore, it is fuppofed they
were urged on to do fomething like meeting us, or
that they were encouraged by the linking of our cut-
ter to be bolder than ufual ; but we could fee that
they were heartily fickened, and we eSpea aCCounts
of confiderable milkbief having been done to them.
The details we cannot know here, though we could
fee the general refult. Yeltaday certainly was the
vrarmelt day that has occurred off Boulogne.
Doyen, Aud. 27.—The cutter mentioned in my
lag to have been foot off Bonlogne was the Confti-
tutio*, as was conjeCtured here; the mailer, Mr.
Moyne, came here dis morning; he lays that the
cutter was within half a gun (hot of the (bore, en-
gaging a gun-brig, of tz long guns, and two lugger
egged yachts, painted with white bottoms, green
fides, and richly gilt ; they were fuppofed to contain
Tome officers of great diftinaion ; when the cutter's
guns, which were (hartcareened's, is pounders,
were near enough to do execution with grape-thot,
the baggers lowered sU their fails and mats, and row-
ad
acfalt as poffible fur the (bore ; the Cutter follow-
them, received a is-inch (bell, which fell on
board between the companion and Icy-light, Went
through, her deck, Rove a ikuttle-butt, and Went out
of her run; the hole It made was fo large, that all
attempts to flop the water were [raiders; they ha&
ed a figual of difirefs, and in a few minutes &vend
boats from the fquadron came to, their &Whines, and
took out all the crew unhurt ; 'one boy was Undies
near where the (bell fell, handing a cartridge.; be
Was knocirsd down by the wind of the !hell, but re.
ceived no ftneber . injury. Notwithtlanding fan
thoufands of (bells and (hots were Ahsowo, the da-
mage done to oar fquadron was very (mall: Vb.
INMORTALITI frigate was (truck by a (hot, which
wounded three men, and in 8-inch(bell fell on-ilia-id
the Hairy brig; it went throtigh the deck, killed
one man, and broke a beam *hinder, which luckily
tore out the lisle, and it fell into the hold; one of
the men inflantly took it in his arms, and put it into
a bucket of water. Several of the (hips received (hots
in their fails, he. but no more lives were loft. Se
Taal of the enemy's gun-venels were difinafted, and
ao doubt but many lives were loft, they being full of
troops. It is fuppofed by feveral officers of the fqua-
dron, that Bo was there, and perhaps
might be in one of the yachts mentioned above, as
the enemy's veldt; never came out fo near our fqua-
dron before. Mr. Mowi.s left the fquadron
yeller
day, at which time the enemy continued to fend out
more velfels. and the Istnorratire and Lena
were cannonading them. Notwitbftanding fo many
were at anchor outlide, the appearance of the malts
within the Pier did not appear to be thinned at all.
Six P. M..--By Conte perfonsjuft come in from feu,',
we learn that the firing off Boulogne is renewed, but
it is too thick to fee any of the cruisers.
WIDNISDAY, •OGUST 29.
The Matter of the vefel fcnt in here yefterday by
his Majefty's (hip CHAMPION, reports that he was at
Boulogne when Bo was there, and that he
faw the Army turn out amounting to 75,000 men,
and form in a circle round the harbour. Bona AAAAA
addreffed them in a long Ipeech, diftributed a few
honours, and declared he would not quit Boulogne
till the expedition fhould put to fca. If this account
be perfealy correft, we may espea him immediately;
but in my opinion it is very improbable that the
enemy would Coffer a vend to fail were they on the
point of carrying their threats into execution.
Pier o'Llaci. I'. 'l.—A very heavy firing is now
beard on the other fide: the rcfult will, I hope, be
known to-morrow.
ANGTHER LLY a.—Wc are all anxiety here to
know the rcfult of the prefau movements of the
enemy. At the prefect moment a heavy filing is heard
thliinaly in the direttion of Boulogne, occafioned, no
doubt, by an engagement of Tome kind between the
enemy's flotilla and the Britifn cruisers. The mail
is on the point of (cuing off.
Dial, A no. • sq.—Sailed yefterday evening the
listota armed (hip, for Portfmoutl ; the Seringa-
patam, Capt. 131.4%a D, for the South Seas.—Arrived
and failed for the River, the CAW°, SMITH, from
Dublin.—'Phis morning failed the ORESTES flnop of
war, vo:h the Ravi:v , P.-(sr vs, and the ATLASarmed defence ; PRINCLS9 ROYAL. INDEF•II-
- and WHIT aY armed trAniports, to join the
fe:l,43ron off Boulogne.—lle-ia;c in the Downs the
rent t f the Lil:ps as per laid—Wind cafictly.

ite ATM! 110 P 11tE WILLIAM MATIMOTE.
The William Heathcote, from Demarara, orb;
we yefterday mentioned to have been re-taken by
NAUTILUS (loop of war, and carried into Plymon
is eftimated at no lets a (um than So,oool.
The following is a copy of the very intereftingl
ter from Captain At DRAM, of the Nat:Titus On
to Meas. Bs d WHIT!, at Lloyd's Col
houfe. It is dated Anvil 27
It is with muchfatidadtion t acquaint you,tbat ltisplajt
hoop under my command, an the 9th balm. recaptured th
tumble fitly William tleatheow, from DenterMs to Livapal
den with cotton and lope.
t. Molt probabinou abeady know that the Wittman Heal
war captured on the 4th inttaa by the Central Appeals IF
privateer, of ta guns and spa men. I bave may, tfterefore,t
that although the enemy boarded with nearly their whale
they did not pin partition oldie Sip until after an obtUsato
dia. in which the Captain of the William Heatheote, his
paffesger, and one Seaman, were killed ; the mate, another
ga, snd Seven Semen, were wounded. The French prise
acknowledges, that the privateer futfered eonlidasbly in im
and had three men kilted; and that the Captain and five me
woondrl. Roe, from other authority, I am informed thl
was much greater.
" 1 Goemety regret the Mate being removed on board
oaten k 'toted have given me muck pkafnre to have II
a own to highly Spoken a use is by au wtio were left had
PLYMOUTH, Arra • 28.—Laft night after iv
rived here the (hip William Heatheote, of Live
Capt. THOMAY PHILLIPS, from Demerara bo,
Liverpool, laden with a valuable cargo, confil
taoo bales of cotton, and rap calks of fugar,
be worth 80,0001. She was taken by a French
privateer, called the General Augereau,. of 1'
and Igo men, in the Irifb Channel, after a ver3
aQion of half an hour, during which the C
his fon, the owner's fon, and feveral of the ere
killed, and the mate, with many of the Grey
wounded, and are now prifoners on board the
privateer : after the exchange of prifoners, the
men bore away for a Smith port, and bad
near St. Andero,
when the NAUTILUS, of
fell in with, and recaptured her:
iced a
(hip, of about boa tons bunko, p for
two guns, bad twenty mounted, with a
thirty 'men, and appears to be nearly nei
Frenchmen, after much bard fighting,.l
of their only fuperiority, which cm:filled
number", when by running the (hip along)
carried her by boarding ; her fails and rig;
to-be verftunch cut, dpecially in the afte
the (hip. The Captain waa killed after th
men got on Ward, they milled upon him at
him in matt" places. and be died, encoar
Mate to fight the flip as long as po6bl
Mate was loon after mortally wounded.
Cain's fon, a lad about twelve years oh
nobly. when the French were boarding
however, mortally wounded. and thrown
before he expired. The William Heatheot
the 4th Auger% and retaken the gth folios
NAUTILUS is alfo arrived, as is the bum
of 38 guns, both from a cruise off the Sp
Came in the Mandahl, Captain Was'
Dram.
Poarswour a, Auo. a9.—Arrived
BILMOOD, from London for Jamaica, a
join the (hat at Cork. Sailed the Maori
of war to join the Channel fleet.
ss, ADS. asp—Sailed the
(hip, with 43 fail of veffels under con
Baltic.—Arrived the Juno, Enter
and the Vrow Harmina, under Pei
detained by the North Sea fquadron

Emlsden.
Pritiancz, AUGUST z7.—Since my
Al ST llocp of war, Captain Bass; and
and Hiwo, Cullom Houfe cutters, Cr
and Azzt si, returned from a cruize, ar
l the RESOLUTION Wife Cutter, Captair
LIVERPOOL, AUGUST 27.--The F
war, from hence to Malta, was taker
ranee French privateer, and carried int
July. The Margaret, Lace, from A
in the Mifliffippi ; Sally, HODGSON ;
HARRIS, from hence, are arrived at 1
—, from hence, is arrived at Lon
Montgomery, --, from Jamaica a
fall. ..
LEITH. AL:G• 27 --.Yellerday after
the Baltic failed from Leith Roads, u
the LYNX !loop of war and his Majell
THAN is. A fleet from die Baltic sun
time. The Edgar, Donna. from J
in Leith Roads only yefterday ; th
with the Rorclle, which arrived on
mouth of the I Cab. The Fidelity o
NORMAND, mailer, arrived at Lon
burgh, on the z3d inflant.
WIJAI.I Ftiligltllh:rhe Adventurer
from the Greenland Whale Fidler', with 5 f
bar. The Wowing aim have alio arrived
Swats Ram, Ms. Ariel, 9 11111, 330 buts
to filb, 449 busts of ble•bcr; Samuel, 1
Witten ; Blenheim. 5 felb, 147 !nave of bli
fillt, 380 butting blubber; Leviathan, 131
bee; Brothers. Is 61, 400 butts of 6tut
1501, pc bows of bhtbba; Earl Faaeonbel
blubber; Lyna. 16th, 170 bards of blab
Mary, 4 504165 bons of blabber.
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FROM LLOYD'S 1.1
G tttttt ND. Atm 19---P4set air
from the EaA India ; Retook t;aetaar, frc
BArday, from Stockholm; Gotta Rata,
Gorettope, Mannao, from Dantzie ; Rif*
Lamb; Elwaescr,Norborgh ; sod the Oa
Norway; Socculatino, Miran, from
Cowie] ; Two Brother.,
from esth,lcs.--saitell the Aetioe, Jonas,
and the ionic Harraisas.—.—,