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This morning, very early,'we heard diainiftly the
firing of guns, feemingly in the direction of Calais;
and this afternoon the Soy meat. frigate anchored in
the Roads, with a fchuyt fitted up for a tranfport for
horfes the was one of 24 fail bound to Boulogne, and
was taken between Calais and Boulogne. The fignal
has been hoified, and We learn that 70 fail of gun-
boats and tranfports were endeavouring to go along
More from Flulhing to Boulogne, but our cruisers
have obliged them to take fhelter in Calais. Some
heavy firing has been heard, and the Su!) utast. has
received a cannon (hot through her cutwater, but no
other damage. Jail arrived the Paosmix (loop, hay.
inn loft anchors and cables off Broadftairs ; part of
our (hips are bloakading the gun boats in Calais—
the reft are off Boulogne. Sailed for the Downs the
CHAMPION frigate, Susaast., the SPSCULATOe lug-
ger, and a cutter.

Hie Majelly's Ws Loco& at amber off Boologes,
Toefilay, Feb. Lt. t Itco.

"rit not in mortals m command farces
But well do more,
Wen define It.

I take the opportunity of a cutter going into the
Downs, to continue the correfpondence which you
Batter me is fo pleafing to you :—We are now at
anchor, infide of the Bank, in Boulogne Bay, in com-
pany with the LIOPARD, of so guns, Capt. MORRIS;
the IMMORTALtTI, of 36 guns, Capt. Owen ; the
Sopa:tat., of 20 guns; Lana frigate, the Almost
gun-brig, and tome cutters.
Captain MORRIS took his Ration yelerday : he is
tit prefent the fenior Officer. 'You know we have
been under We command of that gallant Officer.
Capt. Owen, who has endeavoured, as much as pot=
table, and infpired thnfe under hint with the fame
seal, to annoy and intercept the enemy's veffels:
while Fame is loading his head with laurel, it would
bt tharlith to deny a few fprigs to thofe under his
command; and if seal for the fervice deferves an ho.
nourable mention, the names of Lieutenant Laala
of the LOCUST gun-brig; and of Lieutenant Swat-
liars, of the Aacuse gun-brig, Ihould not be omit
ted in the lift of thofe forms:oft to defend their coun-
try, and fupport the chetahs of Britilk icemen. It
MAY fetus unfair to give partial praife ; but I am
(peaking what immediately', comes within my own
knowledge, without a doubt that every Officer and
mum of the Boulogne fquadron would exert himfelf
to the utmoft, when prom? occafions prefent ; yet,
let to gun-brig gentry, as our freprreibenr friend calls
tis, have our 'hare of approbation for the duty .we
perform, which has lately been extremely hareem&
from a conflant endeavour. in the late prevailing un-
favourable weather, to keep dote in with the French
land, end within fight of the flotilla in Boulogne har-
bour : fuch cruising, 'nth Ration was Demos before
this war thought of.
Lift Sunday, about twelve o'clock, we were cruis-
ing off Cape Ganes, between Calais and Boulogne:
we difcovered two French tuggers, creeping round
the Cape: as the wind rather blew off the land,
Lieutenant Lea as thought it poffible to cut them off:
this We attempted ; feven more appeared ; we kept
forby a about an hour andan a
;the
half,
they ebnuidnegavfioreuraitnga
to keepwith the land;
tea ran high, by the wind getting up, which rendered
our firing ineffeltual, lint to prove our bell endea-
vours were exerted, we even ran in among the break-
ers ; upon trying with the lead, we found only about'
le feet of water ; we draw about 52 feet ; and at
this time the fhot from a battery on (bore were whitt-
ling over our heads ; the loggers availed themfelves
of the neceffity we were under of bearing off from the
land, and made their efcape to Boulogne ; they fired
but few (hot, The AscHla gun.brig being in
fight, came up, and rendered us as much affift
ante as poffible, but was not fo near in with the
land as we were. After this the wind encreafed ;we
had a very heavy fee to encounter all night ; at day.
light next morning we difcovered the Germ,: cutter
ehacing a French fehooner to the weftward ; we im•
mediately let all the fail we could, thinking to cut
her off from the land ; we ran fo clofe along the
French fame, that the foldiere employed holies to
drag field-pieces along the beach to keep even with
our courfe to fire at us, which they did very brifkly
the Ichooner, after a very active fire from the cutter•
got under the batteries and cfcaped ; fo, that though
We cannot boat' of any victory, we can fay with the
Pat,

It it, however, very vexing, that with all our vi-
gilance, they are continually adding to the very nu-
merous flotilla in Boulogne harbour; and, perhaps,
it is as vexing to the French, that we dare anchor on
lima own coaft, in defiance, in fight of that deluded
army, who anticipate the ruin and plundering of
Zngland, but wbok projeas, I truft, will be rendered
boitive, without a fevere trial of that patriotifm
od loyalty which animate beyond all former exam-
ps the regular military and volunteers of Great
Li

Abent a trailer alter twelve o'clock yerlerday
w °ming, a Foreign MclTcoger arrived at Lord
I tWKISE vay 's Other, pith difpatches from Mr.
~sum, at

It it raid tint M.•asw has abfolutely refilled to
be admitted into the Legion of Honour; affigning
2. the realm, that he could not enter into it, wiled.
Li+ ultole Amy were to accompany him.

'll kik A iiiraiL*iski

MAILS THIS DAY.;bWied if. N. E. .
•11. HL ill. DOZ.
Dtiblfa . S 6 I
Waterford

P az:awes, Fitz. ts.—Arrived la& eveitini and
this day the Oak, Ha:, and Thomas, Ecvsca maf
ter, both from North Yarmouth, with barley for
Dublin.—The Swan, of and for London, WILLIaii
matter, with (late.—The Catharine, of Barnftaple,
EDWARDS, with corn for London.—The Kitty, of and
for this place, Noes., with fundries from
The John and William, Masson, and the Mermaid,
BUD° a mistier, from Newhaven, with corn and flour
for Liverpool, and the Elizabeth and Grace of
Kingtbridge, J mailer, from Cardiff, with
iron for London.

FALMOUTH, Fes. 15.—Sailed this evening the fol.
lowing vide's, under Convoy of his Majefty's dip
INCONSTANT, Captain Diceissos, for Africa s—the
Venus. lamer; Thomas, GOODCHILD Hamilton,
MOULD; Herriet, CLuta ; Jenny, Curron ; and the
Eagle, Ramsey. Thefe veldt arrived laR evening
from the Downs, under Convoy of the GI ITHOUND
cutter, which, on feeing them fafe in harbour, failed
again immediately for the eattward.
Sailed alto his Majeßy's kips Fllll3llllOl of 38 guns,
Captain Lord M.Ksaa, and the }lOl/an (loop of war,
of 14 guns, Captain MAIVIIILL, with the WeR India
fleet under convey, among which are the following

The Nancy; Bowen; Latina, Merresth; Maria, WUfan;
Crefeent, PA'AfnUl; wad Berwick. Oftfaa, for Denier= ; the
Harvey, &mac; and Ink, CritcheWfor Tabor; Trinidad,
Smith; and Br J. B. Warren, Ham, far Trinidad; Trdawney
Planter, Capt. Amy, for Bermudas; the Admin. Jenkin, for
Jamaica; Jane, Hyndmen, for Weft Florida; Am, Club, far
Grenada and Valiant, Goodwin, far Hondaraa.

Sailed alto wider the above convoy the flip Cam-
brian, Capt. GaltDila, for India. •
Arrived late this, evening from Plymouth, his
Majelly's Gip °artist's, of 32 guns, with the out-
ward-bound Lifbon and Oporto fleet, and vii %remain
here about two or three days, in order that the
veffels bound thence may join her.

Early this morning a floc". the Lively of Barn-
fiaple. Captain MODEM, from Cork. with butter and
provifions for this port, was difcovered to be on fire
in the Bay ; the immediately ran on bore. and by the
(ea frequently walking over her. the fire was fortu-
nately extinguilhed ; fl mild the weather prove fine,
it is expeEted that the whole of the cargo will be
fared. Wind north.

TOMMY, Faa. s6.—The 'hip Peggy, of New Or-
leans, which I wrote you of in my left, attempted to
weigh on Monday evening, having the wind freas
from E. N. E. accompanied with a difagreeable fea,
and jult as they had got wort a-peak, one man broke
his handfpike, with heaving, and fell backwards with
fuck violence as to receive a revere contufion on his
head, the pilot materially bruifing himfelf nearly at
[ the Caine time, when the flukes of the bell bower an-
chor In:oke off clofe home to the crown ; that for the

prefervation of the chip they were obliged to lie faft
till other anchors could be procured, and this morn-
ing, with a fine wind at about N. E. failed for Cadiz,
Allb failed the 114 Oakwell, Capt. MARSHALL.
from London to Liverpool, having loft two anchors
here. The Sea Baia gun brig intends failing this
evening for Plymouth, fhe having milled flays in
working out, loft her anchor, and was near being on
fhore, but is now warping out.—Wind N. E. by N.
Pt.viaourir, Fes. r6.—Came in the AURORA, of

28 guns, from a critic!; and the BUST, Revenue
cotter, with a leisure of Ise Wks of fpirits; and
UNITY cutter, from a cruise.—Sailed the Sri/swift,
of So gunc, to join the Channel Fleet.—Remain in
Cavil:and Bay, the MINOT•Ilt. of 74 guns.
Poivistourm, Fan. 17.—This day arrived a fri-

gate, fuppofed to be the EURTMCI, from the
weftward : alto arrived the brig Mentor, from the
Downs, bound to the Mediterranean ; and the Ihip
Cove, of London, with a brig, the name I have not
yet learned, both bound to the Well Indies. Sailed
his Majefty's (hip Nam ssi s. on a ensile to the well.
ward ; the ran foul of his Majefty's Ibip Mat Possess,
carried away part of her quarters, and love her boats

in ; the damage done is but trifling. Came into bar•
pour his Majefly's !hip REVOLVTION•III.II.C2pt.LOCIC.
Remain here three outward bound (hips for India

about twelve or thirteen for the Weft Indies; four
veliels for the South Seas ; and about nine or ten
fail for the Mediterranean. The lltip Samuel, Cap-

tam Socuaus, is out of Dock, and nearly ready to
proceed on her intended voyage to Jamaica.
DIAL, Fes. 17.—Sailed the BASILISK gun brig on

a eruize. Arrived the MIL/MOOR fehooner from a
cruise, and remains with the MO/MULCH, UTIMCNT,
ILLUSTRIOUS, and RAISON/MLR men of war ; Ey-
ITALVS frigate ; ARAB, AUTUMN, R , VINCE.
co, and the Lve a !loops of war ; Cow rucv gun brig;
Nessus; and Fula bombs.—Wind N. E.
The weather for feveral days pall has been es

etedingly (ewe t tome fnow feU laft night, accom.
panied with Iron. The wind fill continues north esti.
Some outward bound paffed through yederday.
YARMOUTH, Falk I7.—Yellterday failed the Pane-
tort frigate to the Nore. Arrived the Roll'', of 64
guns, frum a entice, off ihe Dutch coati. Admiral
TMORY 110ROV011 has hoiflcd his flag on board the
lisao, of 74 guns, the Hon. Capt. Geer:rasa, emir-
ing in the North Sea. Arrived the Semitic; c loop of
MAI, and KiLL4III) and CIIIIIPIPION gun-brigs. 'lbis