Star.
London, England, 1803-10-04 00:00:00

FRENCH ACCOUNT OF THE BOMBARDMENTS.

Paais, Sur. 19.—The Eng Ells now begin to
bombard other harbours as well as Boulogne, of
which the Mostiterr contains the following account.

Dieppe, September re.
This morning about 8 o!clock,•two Eng bomb
vac's, two frigates, and two fmaller (hips of war,
appeared off our coaa. The batteries of Puy, and
one of the batteries of Dieppe, fired fome (hot at
them. They anfwered with a dreadful fire, and dif-
charged from 230 to 300 bombs, and above 400
balls again( the town, many of which flew half a
mile beyond it. About 30 (hot (buck the !midis ;
a (hell fet two houfes on fire in the ftiburb De la
Barre, and one of them was much damaged. Chim•
vies were knocked down, balls entered the windows,
and damaged the furniture, &c. We maintained on
our part a very atlive fire, and the Englifh were
obliged to put out to lea. It is laid that fome arm
balls reached them.—We are in fear cf another visit
from them loon. Many perfons have left the town
and retired farther up into tbe enun.rv.
Sim 13.—Yefterday morning, about R o'clock,
an Englifh divilion appeared before our harbour.
Two bomb veffels threw iso'bombs, without kill-
ing or wounding any perfon, only a (mall hook was
damaged. Our batteries anfwered sery vigorourl.
A great number of our balls did execution, and an
Englifh frigate loft one of her mails. We killed and
wounded above forty of the enemy. They then put
to lea to repair, and fence have not re-appeared. The
brave people of Dieppe conducted themfelves with
their cultomary retilution, and hafiened to the bat-
uric:. This bombardment, of which we know not
the motive, did not delay for a moment the building
of the Hat•botwmed boats, which we hope will do
more damage to the Englilh than we have fuffered
from this vain bravado.

Sr►T. itS.—The.Englifh do not quit there teas.—
Lail night they.effelled a debarkation, in which they
had but little fuccers. About half an hour after ten
in the evening, the patrole on duty belonging to the
Cuttom Houk, perceiving (rime one im the Gde of
Nicholas, immediately challenged him, •when they
were anCsvered by a di/charge of four markets, but
without receiving the leall injury. The patrole then
returned their fire. when the party took to flight and
regained their .boat. From the cries which were
uttered, it is fuppofed that one of them was wound-
ed. The patrole alfo found a hat, which, in the hurry
of
.flight, had been left behind. Lt is fuppofed that
there people bad landed to fee tbe.c ffcet which had
been produced by the bombardment on the town.
SE►T. 20.—The Moniteur of this day contains the
following article :
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Fecarnp,Sept. rt.
The Engin dirilion has thrown ab..lnt 30 bombs
into our harbour. We have not been incommoded
by them. not a fingle having been killed or
wounded. Our bAtterieb Aufwered rigoroutly, and
the enemy retired.

Rnivit Sept. 15.
We have this moment received n letter from
Dieppe, and we can with confidence give the fellow•
ing detail of the bombardment w; ich Dieppe rd.
tamed yellerday from our implac.thlc enemies. The
engagement lalted vi:l,nut interruption firm elht
in.the morning till bid:: full eleven ; but uoinntil-

(landing the number of fhells and balls which were
difcharged againft the town, the damage that was.
done was much lefs than there was reafon to expel.
Some of the houfcs have fuffered in a flight degree.
and two were deltrnyed by fire in the fuburb of La
Barre ; but not a tingle perfon was either killed or
wounded. One of the Englifh frigates was fo ill-
treated, that the was obliged to quit the line, and re.
tire into the offing to repair her damages.
Granville, Sept. 57.
On the loth infant eight or ten EnglA (hips of
war appeared before our harbour, arid from two till
five in the morning threw in about too bombs. They
did no damage, nor was there a man killed or wound.
ed. We were, we believe, more fuccefAul againft
the enemy. Our batteries anfwered warmly. The
divifion of our flotilla, which was In the harbour,
went out and behaved excellently:
On the tgth the Englifh renewed the bombard.
ment, but with as little fuccefs. A divifion of our
gun boats, obfetving that the Englifh bomb veffels
might be attacked, weighed anchor, and failed to- ,
wards them, on which they retired. The lath light
half brigade, which manned the flotilla, would have
attacked them with the bayonet. Citizens,foldiers.and
failors, all manifefted the greaten zeal and altivity.
The Pubficifle contains the following-article relative
to the bombardment of Dieppe ;
• Grantee, Sept.
The Englifh have bombarded os for two fueceflive
days. On the tath they did us no damage. On the
tph one man was killed, a ball article a merchant
(hip, and the roofs of two houfes were damaged. 'ln
the mean time the Englifli frigate which had the
command ran aground. The divifion of flat hot.
tomed boats immediately weighed anchor, and the
Englilh (hips furrounded the frigate. Our boats ap-
proached very near, and the cannonade was extreme-
ly vigorous. The Englifh fhips were fo much da-
maged that they were obliged to cut their cables and
Peek facet yin the open tea. The frigate which was
aground would certainly have fallen into our hands
but for two (hips of the line front Jerfey. The zeal
of the foldiers of the 24th light brigade merits-the
greaten praife, and we are convinced, that if the di-
vifion of flat bottomed boats had been more numer.
ous, and had not bicit under thinecifilty of recruit.
ing their exhaulled ammunition, more important
confequences would hive turned.
St. VaSery, Seet.lll.
An Englifh divifion, compored of fir rap, appeared
before this place, fleeting from eaR to weft on the
Lath inn. betwixt the hours of two and three in the
afternoon. It is from that point that they have kept
up a firing of bombs and bullets. The bombs have
fallen here and there in the interior part of the city.
One of them fell upon the top of a houle, and in
burning made a dreadful noire and havoc. An ar.
tificial bullet has alfo fallen upon the houfe of a pri-
vate individual, but as he chanced to be a mariner, he
was luckily oceupied in the fervice of the place: All
the furniture was broken to pieces, and the cafements
totally burnt. Other bullets have knocked down
chimnies ; but what is reckoned a very fingulay
circumstance, one has been obferved to have remained
in the wall of a houfe fituated upon the fea
The enemy kept up the mon dreadful firing for the
fpace of more than an hour. The number of bombs
and bullets which they fent us, is reckoned to amount
to nearly 200. There was fo much the more reafon
for entertaining apprehentions of the confequences,
as a profound calm allowed them to nation them.
(elves to advantage, but we remarked all of a rudden
the fignal given for their fetring fail. From the break
of day we have teen the divifion pals by the port at
nearly twh league. into the main, carrying all fail
towards land. It m4y be further remarked. that hap.
pily they have not let fire to any part. and ‘..e have
the cosifolation to luppofe, that no perfon has been
Wounded. The divifion afterwards got beyond the
port, and employed the remainder of the afternoon
and evening in regaining the wind, which blew from
the North Etta. The inhabitants patted all the night
of the reth on foot On that day the fame divifinn ap-
proached the port on the Ea'tern part. It failed before
the wind in order to perform the fame mancrovre as
on the evening before. and we expened that we fhould
have to fultain a dreadful attack at the hour nt full
ttde. We have had the good fortune, that the calm
having continued to the moment of high tide and
even to the ebbing, the divition drove npon the wef-
tern coati, and afterwards we perceived it regain the
lea. Although the place be not futficiently well pro.
vided with fortifications, yet we are difpoied to de-
fend ourfelves courageoully.