Star.
London, England, 1803-07-12 00:00:00

FRENCH •CCOUNT.

PARIS, Joy: 6.—The following is the copy cf a
letter addreled to the Conful Lissom, by the Pre-
te& of la Manche :

4$ Citizen Conful—a hope to be the Mil to give you
excellent news : an Englifh frigate attempted, on the
night of the 3d, to capture fume boats which were
unloading !tones on the dike of Cherbourg. The
forts and gun-boats directed their fire fo well, that
the frigate was obliged to ftrike. She is in our power
and the whole crew are prifoners.
Profound refpeift. (Signed) " MONTA LI VIT."

MINISTRY OF TM! romn e.—zatrad of a letter
from C. Bouc.:zr, Captain de Vaiffeau, Chief of the
Military movements at Cherbourg, to the Minifier of
the Marine. " .12173.
" I have the honour to acquaint you that the Eng.
lith frigate the Minerva, commanded by Capt. Bear.
TON, Th./tinting 48 guns, 28 of Which are tB-pounders,
32-pound-carronades, and 6 nine-pounders, with
230 men, being in purfuit yefterday evening, during
hazy weather, of fome fione-boats which, after taking
in their lading at Becquet, were proceeding to pats
the night under the protettion ofFot t Liberte, Gtuated
in the interior of the harbour, ran on Sore on the
Dyke about half after nine. A: ten o'clock the gun-
boats la Chiffonne and Terrible. Rationed in the road,
the former commanded by the Lieut. de Vailleau
cottr a, began to cannonade the frigate, and the fort
alfu kept up a fire with its guns. At midnight I
dirpatched powder and balls to the gun-boats to lbpply
the ammunition which they had expended. About
two o'clock I went to the road with C.Cocm tn, Direc-
tor of the Maritime Works, two Engineers of the fame
Corps, and the few tailors I was able tie collat. We
went on board la Chiffons gunboat, where I took
the command of the Road. I caufed to be continued
till half after five the fire of the boats, which was flip-
ported, but at a diftance, by that of Fort Libertt..;•-•
At half after five the Englilh frigate hauled down
her colours.—l immediately ordered Lieut. Ls cos allt
to go and take peffelfion of her.—The prifoners were
fent on board la Chiffonne, and conveyed to Cher.
burg. Twelve of the crew of the frigate were killed.
and twelve or fifteen (evenly wounded. The boats
Sathe Republic (Awned no lofs.—The Miner
ving truck within the dyke, I (retried a cable to be
moored to the South, in order to attempt to get bar
a, but without faced's. I then canced two
pounders and four carronades to be thrown into the
lea to lighten her: thefe guns war be tartly recovered.
After home eforts, and a few MiIIIOUVTON we were
ails to get the frigate aloe again; and at Gz o'clock
die was anchored in the Road out of danger.
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44 The Miniftet of the Marine and Coioaies,
1, per interim, (Signed)
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NAVAL AP POINVIII IN TA. -...LirOttIIIIItS HAItILISON
and Mat.rass are appointed to the Foutboyant I
Lieutenant Goa; to the Indefatigable; and Lime.
Gant RvoN CA II IRON to his Marys Blip Northuns.
beriand, at Plymouth, Hon. A. Covina* Com-
mander.

Sir ROGER CURTIS, who Is about to receive ana
tber ampointment. had a long interview yefierday
Arial lbo Admiralty Board.
Mr. Davos is appointed Judge Advocate at An•
tie&

Uoplsamu accounts are reported to have beets r..
eeised free► Algiers. We flappore they relate to the
difmiffal of Mr. Focrou.

It feasts that Mont. and Madensoiok Vaasa de
la Nose it, taken on board the Dart, French national
brig, on her prep frosts Martinique, are the couGns.
and not as Rated, the nephew aid niece of the near
Cosevs. [Tern nor.

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NAUTICAL INT/LLIGENCE.

't ill CONThIVATION FLOM Tilt PILICIMING 1,1016
I_ ......6.

Gataroce, JULY 11.--a-The Duke of Kent, Tanta.
sox, ai saved at a Lite hour hit night from St. Tho-
mas's. which place the left the soth May.—The Au.
fora. Bravo. from Queue, at this port, after a ;mirage
of 31 days, (poke the following veflels going up the
river St. Lawrence t—On the sth June lad, the Slip
Canada. HARVIE, from this port, out 58 days, all
well ?Me, Lacs, and Euretta, PATTERSON, both
from °nth's: on the Bth June paired nine titil going
up fame river off Feather Point; on the ,9th June,
(puke the hark Williarnfon, of Hull, Capt. SYNC, for
--, out 15 days from the Orkneys, in lat. 46. 32 N.
long. 48. ;c. W. and the William, of —, bound to
Phil.adelpLia. out 23 days, in lat. 43. 3 t. N. long. 52.
39 W.—Paftd yelterday to Port Glafgow, the Clio,
Wray, from Aimatto Bay, Jamaica, an 46 days.—
Sailed thence stR. May, in company with the Edgar,
of Leith, how, for London, and parted company
the fame evening. Came through the windward pal-
l:age. On the iR June, off Cape Maze, in Cuba, fpoke
the {hip Hope, Gummi, of and fur GlafgoW, from
Jamaica—ma the i ith ult. in lat.; t. long.6t.s. fpoke
the (hip Albion, of this port, M'Ls an, from Laver-
pool. for Savannah, out ss days, all well; and, on
tie aoth, (poke the (hip Pearfon; of Whitby, CA141,-
3110', from Jamaica, for London, all well. The
Packet for Britain was to fail from Jamaica on the
s3d of May. The Margaret, MILLIS, arrived, on
the sth inn. from New York, after a !mirage of 24
days.—Yellerday morning the Katty, M.INTOSI4,
loaded with meal, was run foul of by another veffel,
and Seas fo much damaged, that three pumps wete
unable for tome time to keep her afloat, but the alive
and unwearied exertions of the Tailors laved the cargo
before it was materially damaged.
rat.t 1;111:7: rd
itto, frog: jraiPe, a.t from
the
Antelope,
theat
gin , from Jamaica.