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BRFST, AUGUST' is.

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PERNA a nor T , the Commander in Chief, review-
, All the troops of thisgarrifon, confiding of more
t:rin 40co men in the t.neft (late fuel an
::111:mblage of excelient- troops has not been feen
t.,r a long time, they tiled off in the grcatett order.
mmediately after he went on hoard the Ocean in
F to Harbour, lvhere Admiral VA LLARETWAS wait-
- ig 14 him, and had prepared a new fpeßacle.
Two corvettes let fdi and engaged in a (ham tight,
.which continued for two hours ; the tire was well
maintained, and the manceuvres were performed
wth yrceillon. Both veffels loft their mans, and
i.ad their rigging cut ; at the end of the combat
they (bitted their malls and repaired their rigging
with admirable fpeed.
Alter dinner, a (ham defcent was effehed in the
tinall bay of Anjou, by nine gun boats, each car-
rying isty fuldiers, and the boats of the (nips in
the harbour alfo armed; the whole covered by the
me of a frigate.
The ;dace deftined for the difembarkation was
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defended by troops and three batteries, which
opened their fire. The gun-boats, in two divilions,
, and the frigate in the cent-re, returned the fire of
the batteries, rowing towards the fliore. The corn-
bat continued nearly an hour on both tides. The fire
of the gun-boats ceafed, and was fucceeded by a fire
'of musketry. The troops were then difembarked,
rtnd carried the batteries amida repeated (hoists of
pi...N. la Ripubtipe! The troops which oppofed the
landing then tell back into Breit towards night.
This Ipeetacle, as agreeable as new for us, had
attraaed an immenfe concourfe. The ramparts
r glacis de Recouvrancc were covered with
faedators. Each retired highly gratified with the
beauty of the evolutions, and the precifion with
which they were executed.
BOULOGNE, AUGUST Isl.
Admiral NELSON, after failing in his attempt,
and toting four or five hundred of his bray& men,
in the attack of the night between the t sth and
ifith, difapoeared, leaving fome (hips of war to
cruise on different points of the coact, for the pur-
pole of obfervation.

CHERBOURG, AUGUST 19.
At sine o'clock yellerday morning, la Chifonne
gun-boat, and the flotilla of this port, confifling
'of t 6 flat-bottomed boats, failed from this harbour
co repair to Havre ; at noon in doubling the point
of Barflew, our divifion, having obferved two
Englifb brigs, tacked, in order to run in under the
battery of Gatteville: the two brigs purfued, and
e violent cannonade then began. The enemy fired
more than 200 fhot, not one of which touched
us, and received the fire of all our gitn-boats,which
did them confiderable damage. The brigs found
themfelves obliged, though a frigate came to their
aflUlance, to make fail and proceed to fea. At half
infi five, the enemy were. at the diftance of more
than three leagues, and the flotilla continued its
coarfe. The aElion lalied three hours.

PARIS, AUGUST al. •
At the ordinary audience of the Ambaffitclors
yellerday, the Marquis LUCH calm!. Envoy extra.
ordinary and Minifter Plenipotentiary ofhis PRUS-
SIAN MAJESTY. prefented to the FIRST CONSUL
Baron de DORYILLE, Chamberlain to the KING,
and M. de DORVILLE his fon, Captain in the regi-
ment of genfcrarmes. Baron dc Ditty'', Envoy
Extraordinary and Miniver Plenipotentiary of his
DAMIEN MAJESTY. prefented M. de BILLS, a Cap-
tain in the Dania Navy.
Vice Admiral Tose sPIARD has been appointed
Maritime Frefea of L'Orient.
A letter from Berlin, dated Auguft 9th, Pays,
o The Hanoverian Miniller, feconded by Lord
.C;iarerottr, the BritifbMinifier at our Court, has
again prefented to the King a very thong memo
vial, in wilich he formally demands the eeacuips:
lion of the Eleaorate of Hanover by the Proffian
troops: M. de HAUGWITZ, the Minifler of State,
next day tranfmitted the anfwer• of his Majefty,
)(he abfolutely. refutes to accede to this demand.
At the fame time M. de DOll/4, the Pruflian Mi.
hiller at Hanover, infills that the regency of that
country (hall take new meafures for the mainte-
nance of the Pruffian garrifons. The Hanoverian
Minifter, who at first protefted again this demand,
Nis at length complied. The Ruffian Ambaffatior
jilt ow Court has been reqnefled by Lord CARTS.
-TORT to unite with him for the fame objc&, but
M. de KEUDNIR has refuted; declaring to the Bri.
tint Milliner that he has feceived no inftruelions.
for that purpofe."
A' letter from Leghorn, dated Anna 5, flys,
The fquadron of Admiral WARREN, confining
,leight fhips of war, which appeared a few days
;Igo on this coaft, has quitted It, and proceeded
w..ftwards. It is believed that it is gone to block.
ode Marfeilles or Toulon. One (hip of the line,
however, and two frigates remain cruiting in the
Channel of Piombino, to prevent the blockade of
pocto.Ferrajo by fea.—The three French frigates
which were blockading that place, retired on the
approach of the Englith ; two of them arc in this
Tort, and the third at Marciana."
It is now confirmed that it was the fquadron of
W that purfued to the entrance of
:.4.e port of Leghorn, the French fi igates to Suc.
ces and la Bravoure, which with the Ceres were
I.l.ockading Porto-Ferrajo: the latter efcaped alfo
lam the purfuit of .he Englifh, and took limber
the port of Marciana. Three of Admiral Wall.
Ofll'E (gumbo's re-appeared on the 3 tft of, fail
month before Leghorn ; but it is Paid, that the
EUguto Admiral has chaliged his plan, fince he
k tined the return of GAlroraura's fquadron to
:'uulon.
We are informed from Middleburgh, that a part
et the Gallo-Batavian divifiun, in the road t.tf
,othing, having !hewn tome difpofition to put to
the enemy's cruiscrs immediately made the
figitals to the nationary fquadron, and in4l
• time after they were reirforccd by fume Ili-
.; and brigs.