Star.
London, England, 1804-10-08 00:00:00

BLOCA'ADLIVG SVIADROKS.

The contell which we have been reluctantly obliged
to maintain, for Tome days pall, with fame of one
wonder-deeding cotemporaries, to prevent the public
credulity from being In grofsly abuled as was at-
tempted, refpeaing the late attack upon the enemy
at Boulogne, is now brought to a cunclufion. The
Gazette of Saturday evening confirms fo piecifely
the Ilatements given in the STAR, that the good fenfe
of the public Will Lccioire nothing I.rther from us but
a copy of the official difpatches horn Lord KEITH,
which we here fubjoin, ac alf) the difpatches from
Lord Nst.sott alluded to in our lan :
FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, OCTOBER 6.

ADMIRALTY OFFICE, OCTOBER 3.
Copy of a letter from the Right Honourable Lord KEITH, K. B.
Admiral of the Blue, dec. to WILLIAM MARSDEN, Efq. dsted
on board hie Majefty's the MONARCH, off Rou!ogne, the sd
Want.

Sir—Their Lordfhips art aware that my attention I
has, for fame time pall, been direiFted to the object
of afcertaining the moll effeftual mcde for annoying
the enemy's flotilla at their anchorages in front of
their ports, under protetlion of their land batteries.
Having, on the afternoon of the tlt intl. arrived at
this anchorage, and finding the weather promifing
to be favourable, and about oso of the flotilla on the
outfide of the Pier, I refolved to make an experiment,
on a limited kale, of the means of attack which had
been provided. The final arrangements for this Na-
poli were made on the morning of yefterday. The
Officers named below • Were put in charge of the
principal veffels Which at this time were to be tiled.
Tile armed launches, and other boots of the (qua.
dron, were appointed to accompany and prote& them.
The CASTOR. GREYHOUND. and Come fmaller velfels
were diretted to take up an advanced and convenient
anchorage for covering the retreat, giving proteCtion
to men who might be wounded, and boats that might
be crippled, and fur towing off the boats in general,
in the event of the wind frefhening and blowing up-
on the coati. The operation commenced at a quar-
ter pail nine o'clock lafl evening, and terminated at
a quarter pall four this morning, during which time
feveral veffels, prepared fur the pus-pole, were ex-
ploded amanita, or very dole to the flotilla ; but on
account of the very great diflance at which they lay
from each other, no very extenfive injury Teems to
have been futlained, although it is evident that there
has been very confiderable confufion analog them,
and that two of the brigs and feveral of the fmaller
weals appear to be milling fince yefterday at the
elofe of day. I have great fatisfatlion in reporting,
that, notwithflanding a very heavy difehatge of fh_lls,
fhot, and niufketry, was kept up by the enemy
throughout the night, no cafuality whatever, on our
part, has been fuftained. The enemy made no at-
tempt to oppofe their rowing boats to ours. Their
Lordfhips will not cape& that, at Ole prefent mo
ment, I am to enter much into detail ; but I think
it my duty to Rate to thin my colovinion that, in
the event of ::ny great accumulation 4.f the enemy's
force in their Roaddeads, an extenfive arid combined
operation of a fimilar nature will hold forth a reafon-
able profile& of a fuceefsful refult. The condo& of
the officers and men, who have been employed on this
accafum, delerves my 1.1'.,-heft commendation : I can-
not more forcibly imprefs their merits upon their
Lordfhips' attention, than by remarking, that the ler-
Vice was undertaken, not only in the face of, but im-
mediately under, the whole line of the enemy's land
batteries, and their field artillery and maketry upon
the coaft, but alto under that of upwards of one hun-
dred and fifty armed veffels, ranged round the inner
fide of the Bay ; and that the officers and men who
could fo deliherarely and refolutely advance into the
raidft of the flotilla, under loch circumflances, mull
be confidered worthy of being entrated with the
performance of any fervice, however difficult or dan-
gerous it may appear to be, and confcquently to be
highly deceiving of their Lordthips' protation. I
have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) KEITH.
• Officers in charge of the Explofion yards above referred to :
Captaina-.Maelcod, of the Sulphur.
Jackfon, of the Autumn.
Edwards, of the Fery.
Collard, of the Railicur.
Searle, of the fielder foe:ence thip.
Lieutenants—Stewart, of tom Monarch.
Lowry, of the leopard.
Payne, of the immortalite.
Templer, of the Sulphur.
Ilifidihipman—Mr. Bartholomew, of the inflexible.
Captains Winthorp, of the Arde-t, and Owen of the ?rumor.
talite, molt sealoully and oh:fully fuperlnoro let the or-rat 0,9
from the f ou:hward, and the Honourable Captain 11l ockw.ood, of
the Erryalua, from the northward. RYITII.
Copy of a letter from Vice Admiral Lord V:frount N. t sox.
K B. Commander in Chief of !As 7.l.ljelly's Ships and eiLls in
the Mediterancarr,to Woo tIAM MA ,151YEN,Efq. Olt board
his NI tjeft)'s *tip VI:TORT, at Sea, Aug. 7.

herewith tranfnot you a c.•py of A letter
from Lieutenant 1-laismNr; Smavr, cr.mrflln.'•ing
Majelly's brig SrIDFR, atoillaiNtiog Inc wit!) !):. h.4v-
illg, 00 the t Ith uh. captured la Conception Fiend.
privy cec, mounting two brars wins, and manned
with forty Leven men, which you pl.afe r.. lay
Infore my Lords C mmitliiners of the Admira:ty for
their information. I an., Ste.. (.;iAncri)

PILLs A"A IF.
HIX MCI; s brig 31 1 1,11, Ali:ltz 12

Diy L-rd—l have tin honour toinn,tm yroar I.
Chip, that 1 ):11ciday fell in with :iml captnt; d
n ricnch priva:ter, m•untiag twn brats
gius rut forty fcveri mot, Alicata bcai L. N. E.

three leagues) fitted out from Ajacia, in Corks,
and fated from Girgenti ye.terday morning ;—have
fent her into Malta, and fent on Rime here 33 of
the prifoners. She has made no capture fence her
leaving Corlin, which has been about a month. I
have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) MAIMING SHAW.
Copy of another Letter front the Rigbt Honourable Lord Vif-
count NtLISON, K.B. ke. to WILLIAM MARSDEN, Efq. dated
on board his Majeßy'a (hip VICT oar, at ice, Aura la.

Sir—Herewith I tranfmit you, for the information
of the Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty, Copy
of a Letter from Captain DONE ICY, of his Majelly's
(hip Nexcissus, with copy of one to him from
Lieutenant THOMPSON, of the Paid fhip, detailing the
deflimElion of feveral of the enemy's coaffing veffels :
the importance of this fervice may be but little, but
the determined bravery of Lieutenants Tuorarsotr,
PARL ER, LOMLET, and Mooaa, and the Petty Offi-
cers, Seamen, and Marines employed under them,
could not be exceeded. I am concerned to obferve
that. Lieutenant Lust LEY has been obliged to fuffer
amputation at the fboulder joint, but I have much
pleafure in laying, that this fine young man is fa 4
recovering ; his lufferings, I am fure, will meet their
Lordthips' confideration. I am, &c.

(Signed) NE Lion and Bemire.
Hti majerty's imp NAiteious, Items Bay, July 1 t.

My Lord—Lalt night we attacked about a dozen
of the enemy's veffels at La Vandour, in this Bay,
with the boats of the NARCISSUS, Seamnase, and
MAIDSTONE, commanded by Lieutenants HYDE,
PARKER, J. R. LUMLEY, and Oat., MOORE, the
whole under the orders of Mr. JoHN TitomPSON, Firlt
Lieutenant of this (hip, who, with his gallant com-
panions, boarded and defiroyed almolt the whole,
under a prodigious and inceffant fire of great guns
and mulquetry, as well from the veffels as froM a
battery and the houfes of the town, dole to which.
they were hauled in and well fecured. i refer your
Lordlhip to the inclofed letter from Lieut. THOEIr -
:ON for an account of that affair ; and I beg to add,
that it is impoffible for me to exprefs the praife due
to that intrepid officer and the men, as well as 01E.
cers of every defeription under his command, whole
conduft I viewed with admiration. Herewith I alfo
tranfmit a lift of the killed and wounded, which I
am eitremely grieved to fay amounts to 27.
(Signed) ROSS DONNELLT.
His Majeity's Ibip NARCISSUS, Hierea Bay, July4E. ,
Sir—l beg leave to report the proceedings of the
detachment of boats you did me the honour to place
under my command fan night, whole conduit and
gallantry I cannot fufficiently praife. The attack
commenced at midnight, under a tremendous fire
of grape-(hot and mufketry ; notwithßanding which
we fucceeded in boarding and firing molt of the elle
my's veffelz, confining of eleven or twelve fettees
chiefly laden. The enemy were fully prepared, and
had taken every precaution to fecure them, they le.
ing moored head and (tern, with their bars on the
b:ach, and completely propt together under water ;
w: however towed one out in fpite of their heavy and
incctlant fire. This fervice, I am lorry to fay, has
colt us feveral valuable live,. Among the killed I
have to regret the lots of that very promifing young
man, W. Rocii s, Midlhipittan of this (hip, who was
(hot in firing of the grads ; and Lieutenant Lure •
LET, MCIFYS. BROINGFIIILD, WATT, VICTOR, and
MANSELL, Mid(hipmen on board, wounded; I fear
thef (timer mortally ; together with feveral feamen
and marines feverely. To Lieutenants LUMLEY and
Mu e, of the Sea Honk and M•IDST01111, I feel
greatly indebted for the Ready and well direited fire
kept up from the launches of thofe (hips under their
command ; alto to Lieutenant P of this (hip,
for his very able fupport in boarding and deftroyin
the enemy's vac's. Indeed my warmers thanks are
due to every officer, petty officer, feaman and ma
rine employed on this occafion. I am, &c.

- -
(Signed) JOHN THOMPSON.
Lift of killed and wounded In the Boats of bis Maklty's Shins
unaermentioned, on the Night of the tab of July, 1804, in
datroying a Number of the Enemy's %Web in La Vandura.
Narciffus—a killed and 9 wounded.

SCA Horte..-4 killed and s wounded.
Maidftone--t killed and 9 wounded.
Tutal-4 killed and as wounded.
Names of the killed and wounded.
Killed.

NArciffu,—Thornal Owen Roc:le, Atibithirnan, anl Waliarn

Stanwood, .I.lc (carman.
Sea Horfc—Wtiliam Wiltfbire, Licutrnant of Nfarince.
Mai4flone.—John Wood, ordinary fcana:i.

Wounded.

Narriffu.—Thornaa Williant Bolingficid, Mintirman, in the

hand, badly.
Jaws Won, Coxfwain, arm and kg, badly.
. .

Robert Campain, able framan, thigh, badly.

Thomas Frcih water, able fcamao, ■rnt, badly.

inhn Dcal.in, ablr (cumin, burnt by gunpowder.

Mit. Sulliv,n, abk reaman, arm w:d &le, badly.

Jame. Sheaf, able feanim, lbghtly.
Hill, able framan, in thn. b.md.
Wm. Shiver., private of marine.. amp:rated finger

n R. Lpmley, I drutcn..nt, badly.

1 tr.ntas Alra. Watt, Nll,lfltipman.

Wdliams, a!,le feaman.

Inltn iim:•r, private of ni.trinett.
Jititn private of marine*.
.1,1111 G. Vol or, Mt.lfhipman, °tellf in the thigh.
Manf,ll, Maitre'. Matc, in the hip, bully.

7h(*131 oh), framAn. badly.
rzs'lron. ofoliisary (canal', badly.

jo.in White t), ordisi.try
John Whivonza, Corr. crew, holly.
r 13. in irG y, abk (carmen, C.Octly.

I I rr, rnlinary kainan, bAly.
Mat. Walt., atk Llano, IL.htly.

TotalT 11fidh:pman and 3 feamcn, t Lieutenant,
Matter's Mare, 3 Zylidffiipmen, rs feamen, and 3 ma-
rines, wounded. (Signed) Ross Dosinel.t.r,
Captain, and Senior Officer.
[For the remainder of the London Gazette fee the I.ft page.)

By our letters received this morning, we learn that
from fiat), to feventy of the enemy's armed craft have
been attempting to neer their way from Havre de
Grace to Boulogne. Fears were at fiat entertained
that they would effeet their purple without much in•
terruption. But by comparing the different accounts
we have reafon to believe our cruizet s received intel-
ligence of the movement an time to prevent its full
execution.

FOLK STOW I, OCTOBER 7.

A Folk(lone fifherman arrived here IA night, who I
fell in at fea with a hired armed cutter, carrying in-
telligence to the Admiral at Dungenefs, that the had
fallen in with feventy French gun boats, coming ea-
ward from Havre de Grace. There mount from
fourteen to (lateen guns each, and %ere evidently
bound to Boulogne, which, it is feared, they muR
reach without a potaility of prevention.
A part of our fleet ate off Calais, where it is Paid, an
attempt fimilar to that at Boulogne, will be made to
deßroy the enemy's craft. We cannot, however,
with fo recent an example before as, prognoßicate any
thing favourable from the iffue, thould the attempt
be made, for which the weather is no way favourable.

DIAL,OCTOBER 7.

His Majefty's fchooner CHARLOTTE, Lieutenant
Auvr, arrived here, has brought difpatches from the
Blockading Squadron off Dieppe ; fhe brings an ac-
count of an aftion between the Englifh fquadron and
the French flotilla, which came out of Havre:de-I
Grace, confining of twenty-eight fchooners and lug-
gets ; one large praam, carrying two mortars; and
twenty guns ; and thirty-three gun brigs, the whole
of which were difperfcd, and it is hoped fome of
them will be captured by our cruizers. When the
CHARLOTTE left the Iviadron, the FALCON and RAT-
LEE Hoops of war were in chace of the praam and a
brig, and the CAMPERDOWN cutter in chace of two
loggers, on Friday afternoon, the sth inftant.

Extra& of a letter from an Officer, dated onboard
one of the flips belonging to Lord Karnes fqua-
droll, off Boulogne, Oflober 3, 1804:

We took on board, from Dungenefs, (emend large troffers.
,ipmething of the nape of Hamhurgh thefts, only rather longer;
they were filled with combellibles, and covered ever with pitch
about two Inches thick. We alto took on board a quantity of large
calks filkd up in the fame manner, for tht purpofe of deltroying
the enemy's Chips and gun boat! in Boulogne roads. Different (hips
in the fleet had a number of there machines on board, at each end
of which was affixed a machine fotnewhat of the nature of a clock ;
out of it a pin was to be drawn, and at the expiration of ten minutes
the machine would catch fire, when driven in by the tide. Lift night
being extremely dark, this fcheme was attempted to be pat in ex-
ecution. No fooner had we approached near the !bare, than the
enemy fpycd us, and heran to fire upon us from every quarter.
when ikey taw the explufinn occur machines, which they kept up
from nine o'clock, till four this morning, and we, on ccr part.
kept fending in the machines every opportunity. Ned one of the
enemy's &rib fallen on our dip, and fet the bfireah (as they arc
termed by the fleet) on fire, there would Dave been an end of us
I am happy to inform you, there were no lives bit on our fide;
and we have tome reafon to think, the enemy fuftained very little,
if any injury, our machines not arfwering the purpofe for which
they were intended. We could perceive this morning fume of them
were driven on ihore,withost having tither taken fire orexploded,
and unfortunately fell into the enemy's hands, fume thoufands of
whom were affembled on the beach to look at them. We expect
to go to the Downs to-morrow, to return the remaineer of the ma-
chines into Rore, from which, as a true friend to the fervice, I
heartily with we had never taken the.•.."