Star.
London, England, 1804-05-28 00:00:00

FLOTILL4 OFF BOULOGNE.

DOWNS. WAY 26. .
On the soth we were joined before Boulogne
by the bassoarsirrs, after being abfent with the
ftone Chips two or three months. In the evening,
the wind being N. E. by E. the In storrstars, fol-
lowed by the brigs, took a fweep of the Bay, upon
which co French brigs and 72 loggers, with all the
forts and batteries, opened a heavy fire upon us with
fhot and (hells, but as the fortune of war would have
it, we received no injury, as the greater part of them
went a quarter of a mile over us. Though fevetal
of the Shot and Omits came pretty clofe to us, none
of to returned a finis sot. Admiral Lewis and
the Squadron where then lying at anchor before the
town of Boulogne. Two days after we had twenty.
two faa, all feinare-rlgged welds, and four two.
deckers/ and the enemy sill ota. In the morning,
at soda, and la the evening, a (slate was fired in
Meow ittsinvanTs's promotion to the imperial

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dipky. h hose really a beautiful fight : a few Ihot
seil 46 ware thrown in the hope of reaching us,
hot wa were jet without range of them. The
Maw however, alarmed oar Coale fo much, that
the Sips in the Downs had nnmoored, and fevers!
at do. Otattaily Sipped their cables, Ali the
Dad hone were *pelted with their carronades,
and jib; troop on she wont were under arms.
The tab* West bed m appearance of a great
bidder The hos are sowed with rents, and twn fine
awe habilin hare bees coltitruited at Ambleteufe
and Ant Zooids. which cancels twenty brigs befidcs
mss, TheY on malady out when the wind is
North Eat or South Eat. A molar guard (hip was
lying in the Bay on the mth. ft blew hard at
Weis sod loofk of the enemy west into port, one
was driven on (bore; a heavy gale coming on, Capt.
Owen fpadc the fignal to cat or nip : we did the lat-

ter, and at four arrived here.
Soma time agog the Aatusa being becalmed in
the Bay by herleff, was very near being taken. Se-
varal brigs rowed aff to attack her, but a finall
breeze (pringing up, sad the Evarsaus heaving in
fight, the Fregchmes were obliged to return• Thu
wind is pow at Weft and blows vary hard,

ANOTHER LITT'S? LUIZ DATA.
Since may laft, we have had two trips to the op.
polite (bore. The ara was about a month ago. On
our arrival off Boulogne, we found tee fail of Englifh
men of war of different rates, =Wily !loops of war
and, bombs, the Vereaeo. of 64 guns, end two so's
excepted; we found the place completely blockaded,
no Quips duraattempt goingin, and we fiocerely witted
them to attempt coming out. This. however. they re.
fpealully declined ; we counted with the naked eye
about one hundred and thirteen gun boats. brigs, and
veffels of war, of different deferiptions. all moored in
form of f< crefeent seeds theestrance to the hat boor,
and extending a mile and a half on each fide ; the
gas brigs and !loops of war moored with their
breadades towards the lea, and between each veffel
of this deferipdon three and four gun boat• moored
alternately, with their heads towards the fee. the
whole making to the eye a well regulated form of
defence; oar only with was that they might come
out, or be blown off Sore, that se night have the
opportunity of getting between them aid the land
beyond the reach of their batteries, we then would
have had the phallist of driving the whole before
us into the Downs, or Main* them if they made
any refittenee. After remaining here about tour
days, fipal was made foe us and fome other. of the
Sue to return to the Downs : on oar getting under
way the ?much gun boats moftly retired to the inner
harbentro.—The feeond trip we made was on Sunday
laa ; left the Downs in the morning, and were off
Boulogne by three the fame afternoon. We found
our feet here much ftronger than the time before.
and the appearance of the enemy much weaker, but
foppofed they were all fate in Boulogne harbour.
—On Monday at twelve o'clock a heavy firing corn•
mewed on the right of the line of batteries on (bore,
Mile at halt to the ealtward of Boulogne harbour.
and continued the whole extent of the line to about
two miles to the w.:ftward of the entrance of the har-
bour : when the line on fore was gone through the
(hipping underneath commenced from left to rights
the whole taking up the (pace of an hour of rapid
firing ; the fame ceremony was regularly gone
through at eight o'clock At night. Upon what occa-
fion this esti aordit.arvfiu de joye was given, we are
at a lofs to find out, but the appearance gave us an
undeniable proof of the flrength ul the plat., As the
whole firing iffued from rolls, extending along
(bore, where not the I.,Art siew of Artillery or
even ports i.. to be teen with the oak"d eye.—
We fuppolcd at firil, that tit it intention WAS to
embark troops Irom the aiferent camps on a, ter
under cover of the fmoke. Some of our lighicit
vaels were thetctore fent in (bore as far as tht depth
of water would allow them. to watch .heir motion's
but no troops were ken to embark. As you may
not, perhaps, hare yet had a curie& account of tilts
firing. the above particulars may prove acceptable
to your Readers.

Captain Cmaistnritra Cott is appcinted to his
Mikity% CULLODI pt, of 74 gun..
Mr. Spasm SMITH is fairly arived at Prariei
in Bohemia. and Mr.l.)aa as and family Lava rea...r-