Star.
London, England, 1801-08-17 00:00:00

LORD NELSON's. SQUADRON.

On Saturday we announced his Lordfhip's ar-
riVal off Boulogne, and that an opinion was enter-
tained at Dover, that a fecond bombardment
would immediately take place. The DISPATCH
Cutter arrived off Dover late on Saturday night,
but owing to the tide could not get into harbour
till three o'clock yefterday morning. When the left
Lord hitt.soN's flotilla, which then lay at anchor
about four miles off from the enemy, nothing had
been done ; but the failors relate that from
eleven at night, till three iu the morning, they
obferved a conftant firing off Boulogne, and
could now and then, though feldom, hear the
report of a gun. Some people on the heights
above Dover alto faw the flafhes, but the wind was
in a bad point for hearing well. The enemy had
twenty-fix gun-veffels, brig, fchooner, and lugger
I rigged, moored off Boulogne.
Owing to calms and indifferent winds, no news
had reached Dover when the Poll came away laft
night ; but 11 cutters and a frigate, belonging to
Lord NELSON'S fquadron, were then in fight from
the coaft of France.

Government, however, received by ezprefs this
morning, force account of the Noble Admiral's
proceedingse which it is hoped will loon be made
public. This will be the more neceffary to quiet the
apprehenfions of the public, as the report% in cir-
culation rcfpetling the iffue of the bombardment
are not of the molt pleafing nature. If we can
truft our information, we have loft feveral of our
gun-boats, which are now prizes in Boulogne,
and fuffered fome other damage. A confiderable
number of our brave tars have, it is laid, been
killed and wounded, and among the latter, Cap-
tain PARKER, the Admiral's Secretary.

Other particulars have been (fated to us, which
we forbear to mention ; as we hope that not only
they, but the greater part of the above will prove
unfounded.

Our Readers will recoiled :low many vague ru-
mours were circulated refpeßing the former bom-
bardment and it is but reafonable to hope that the
bad news may prove unfounded, or at any rate
exaggerated.
Nay, even if Lord NLLSON (hould have loft every
one of his flat-bottOmed boats, it is poifible he may
have donc fuch an injury to the enemy as will
more than counterbalance it. The lofs of a few
flat-bottomed boats is, at the worn, but a trivial
•natter, and we Mall hope that of the men has
been much beneath what rumour Dates.

Marquis CORNWALLI s has affembled at Colchef.
ter and its vicinage 8000 infantry, one regiment
of cavalry, and thirty pieces of field ordnance, with
howitzers, Bcc.

The Duke of Mxxxsokouoi4, as Lord Lieute-
nant of Oxford, and Lord Eu STOP., as Lord Lieu-
tenant of Suffolk, have ordered fuch of the Sup-
plementary Militia of that county to alembic as
had not enlifled in the regiments of the line.

The Duke of ANCASTER convened the Deputy
Lieutenants of Lincolnthire at Lincoln, on Tuef-
day,forthepurpofe of carrying into die& the mea..
lures propofed by Government for the defence of
the county in the event of invafion.
The Saint James's Loyal Volunteers held their
anniverfary on Friday. They affembled on
Parade at ten o'clock, proceeded from thence to
the Affemblyhoufe, Kentifh•town, to fire with ball
carttidge for an elegant filver cup, where they re.
frethed with a cold collation. They afterwards
dined at Wittis's.