Star.
London, England, 1806-06-06 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, MAY ss.
According to advice' from the coafl of the Ocean,
the Englifis ciuizers have for fome time fpread alarni
along the maritime dillrias of the Department of
the Welt. They have mask feversh momentary de.
(cents or incutfions, foinel of which failed, but
others were fuccefsful, ats& produaive of much da-
mage. On the Bth inflant as Ettyltai igate, brig.
and cutter, call anchor trqhe North .11,d South of
St. Martin, a little town irt.ihe Maid of IthtS ; and
on the 9.h at day break the brig and cutter were leen
in the bay of Aiguillon, (throtles& with all fails fet to
wards the battery on the point. They approached
within mulket fiat, and, tinder a well dirsatd fit e,
fent in five boats. From thefedifembatked :00 men,
who, after receiving -three difcharges of the guns and
feveral trollies of mufketry,eirried the battery, burnt
the guardhoufe,blew up the magazine, and dellroyesi
the fignal poll. After this ineurfien. the Etiglifli re.
embarked. and proceeded in their boatitpirards the
channel of Lucon, with the intention of-letting fire
to a vefrel lying there. which, however, efcaped, by
tutting her cables. In the evening of the fame day,.
the brig and cutter anchored alongfid; the frigate in
the fame pofition, and the day following, ar ten in
the morning, the fame two veffejs got unsfer weigh to
attack the fignal pot! of Rocher. They attempted a
fccond debarkation with the fame number of boats,
but the toefin being rung in the neighbouring villages,
300 men affembled on the beach, and, in conjunaio
with the artillerymen at Franche and Aiguillon, re
pulled the Englifh boats, which were thus obliged to
return to the frigate.

rhe "nick then gives an account of the attack Rendes° the tsth
by the Pallas, the official details of which appeared in the Casette
la cur Paper of Wednefday ; after which it proceeds-a-1 • •
The dangers with which the Englifh, by a fixed
nation, continually menace the coati of 'La Vendee,
have induced the Prefeft of the Department to com-
bine all poffible means of refillance againit their
enterprises. He has ccnfeqttently placed in perma•
nent requifition, by a decree of the tath inflant, all
the National Guards in the diftrift of Sables, who
belong to the guards of the Coati. They are placed
at the difpofal of the Commanding Ceccr in La
Vendee.
TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE MINISTER OF MARINE.
" Sir, MaSeltettx, in the Road of the lee &Aix..
" One of the enemy's frigates approached very near. this :find
yeftaday morning, while the quad:on to which it belonged was
moored at the entrance of the CM. I fuffered this frigate to
approach the point where I judged it presser that one of
jelly's frigates &mid wait its arrival ; and I ordered the ?Mears,
Capt. Collet, and the Arifoe, of the advanced ituard, to get Under
weigh. The wind blew very freth from the South to the S. S. W.
About eleven o'clock the many 'Aral fever.d flint at the Minerva,
acid the aogagement commented at half cannon 0M... As the er.e.
my began to retire to tbc N. N. R from the Zile Captain
Collet refolved upon boarding. sod he executed tido marouvrt
by bearing op with the greaten intrepidity ; but both raft Li went
at Mack a rate,that though the aarhoard anchor was ca. du in the
enemy's main (broods, It carded them away, and the two valets
fepara
Ttehed.
Englillt frigate, very mach damaged. and having loft its
feet tap and, bore away withoot returning the Ere of the Mi-
nerva any longer. I then made the fignal fur toy friiatee to get
wader weigh, and purfue her. The &imbue of the Minerva went
to the bottom full upon the !hock of boardtog, when both the
trelfelefeparated this 'cadent, which we could not forefse,faved
the Hogg& frigate,* hich continued to make off,while the Minerva
having fur head to the wind. was hindered (rem bearing up by the
May °tabooed by the cutting of her cable.
" The enemy's frigate then took the flying staid in tow,and as
the Englilk fquadron were getting ready to come to their die Rance,
I ordered the tapas to return to their moorings. . •
" The Muicrva had Caren men killed and fourteen wounded, The
IMO received a atot in her fore yard arid hada few other damages.
The enemy's damages- were coign:xi:6le, and they have certainly
loft a ooreber of men.
" Captain Collet has fupported his brilliant reputation in this
eircumilance. This brate Captain befit we the highest enco-
miums upon his Lieutenant, hoodoo, his Officera, and the whole
of the crew, lime of whom, at the moment of boarding,
wrenched the pike out of the bands of the Englifh, and ufol
them spina the enemy. • Accept, Sir, Ike. • •
(Signed) " assaatatio.r
Malt 27.—I.etters from Elea mention, that an
Englifh cutter, with twenty-five men, landed at Vir-
gin ((land, in the din:id of Plouguerneau. l'he crew
hid themfelves among the rocks, where they kindled
a fire. A convoy, which wa's then coming out of
the river Labrevach, for the Ile of 'l3as, was on the
point of Lilting into their bands, but the inhabitants
took notice of the manceuvtes of the cutter, who had
taken out her mails to avoid being feen, which they
inflanrly crlninunicated to the Mayor of Plougiter-
neau. Ihfurrnatioi was immediately curnmetireated
by him to the Commandant of the battery at 1/4:orre•
jc.ux, and the Head of the Claims, who let ufF with
their detachments. When they reackei the beach,
they unfortunately found it was It-w I,l'4'Cr, and that
all the boats wet, aground. However, with :he all
finance of Ivories, fwe of the boats were got ailivt,
and the troops were embarked in them. Ent the
Englills did not think proper to wait ; they made off
with all the fail they could fel, and the oars they
could ply, notwithlianding the danger wiling from a
heavy lea.
The Senator Petiet, Intendant C,neral of the
Grand At my, and one of the Great Officers of the
Legion of Honour, died on the night of the sgdrinfl. !,
We bar (coin Nancy, that linen d:taehntents of f

that town, on their way to the; r 4v.:l,lliesdstuartja:
MAY 38.—8 y a decree of bi. -.,!yeeunw are
to be founded in cult of the citic_ ut i'arrna and Pla-
centia..
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