Star.
London, England, 1804-03-14 00:00:00

FLOTILLA OFF BOULOGNE.

DIAL, SEARCH 13.
Lail night the Aocs a ssos gun brig brought in a
[mall lugger gunboat and two fchuyts, taken by her
and the Halm off Cape Grifnez. The lugger is a
moQ defpicable looking veffel ; the fchuyts had fomc
cargo, but I believe of no great confequence. The
only particulars I have heard refpeeting them are.
that the wind drove them from under their own bat-
teries when they were taken. The firing on the other
fide daily continues, but we have no intelligence of
what is doing ; it is, however, probable, that the firing
proceeds from tome of our cruisers annoying the dif-
ferent convoys as they attempt to Real along the lore.
Sailed the Ezri.osicati bomb, to join the fquadron
off Boulogne. Remain in the Downs, the ILLuvrai.
Mo■aacu, UT' ICH r, and TRUSTY men of war ;
Fuer, PARSEUS, ■nd S ULPHUIt, bombs; ARCIIII,
Acsoussoa, and Bow irra gun brigs; S►ICULAYOR
and FLY ax NIGHT loggers. Wind South.

DOM, lIIMICH IS.

Since my laft very heavy firing has been heard in
the direaion of Boulogne t but it being very thick
weather, nothing could be leen from our hills, and
no newshas been heard from our blockading fquadron
—but lall night three of the enemy's gun-boats were
feen handing in for the Downs, with Englilh colours
above the French. The firing has been very heavy
again to-day ; and it being quite calm and thick, we
have heard no news of the refult : it is fuppofed that
the enemy have made a movement to come out in
the Road.

A handforne (loop of war,named the Ktxcsr'sH ta,
has been launched from the yard of J. KING, Elq.
and is fitting for tea uith all poffible difpateb. It is
raid. 19 large bomb Chips are expeeted every tide to
go off Boulogne; and fometbing dceifivc may be
espeilcil to be dune every day.

BIU''TISH StUdIDRON OFF THE DUTCH

CO4ST.

Yarmouth, March If.

ThePRINCISS or Wax's cutter, commanded by
Lieutenant ROPER r Camaitott, attired in the Roads
yellerday afternoon with difpatches from that gallant,
generous, and enterprizing commander, Sir SIDNEY
SMITH, after a run of eleven hours from nothing,
where the left the Commodore, who is not content
with blockading ports in the common kind of way,
but has adually moored his own (hip, the Awrzaorr,
Casscsiv, and Mac:moue, at the month of the
Duerloo, which has effeftually Rom up that parage
to Flufhing ; the CRUIZER brig, and RATTLIR Hoop
of war, are moored in the Millings, within about
three and a half miles of the enemy's flotilla, which
are anchored in the Roads, to the amount of fizty
or feventy fail, as follows :—One frigate, fifteen
fchooners, the reR fcuyts and paltry things with one
matt. Sir SIDNEY is indefatigable, feldom goes to
bed till four or five in the morning; and as he has
fo completely hemmed them in, will no doubt moth
them (which is his general term) before he fees Eng-
land. The Patrick's or WALES is the cutter which
led the vefrels through the Wullings into their an-
chorage ; the pilots, and to their fhame be it Paid,
gave up their charge: that veffel, and the Faro-
, airs, have been very anively employed in recon-
noitering and founding between Cadfand and Flulh-
ing, at times within piffol (hot of the batteries, which
have never fired fince the firil day, and then it is be-
lieved not with the intention of their mot having
effeill: the flotilla appear panic-ft: uck ; for when the
two cutters were taking a peep at them, within 10-
mA gun (hot, and cloth under the batteries, they
only font five of their :allot, fguad to chacethem—
two large armed fchooners and three gun vends :
the cutters immediately hove to for them, which
they obferved, and not thinking i: fare to mull them-
fdve too rear our larks, ran into their nett again.
The FRINCERS or WALE, mounts ten gulls, and the
FAVOURITE right ; and at this time not one of the
fquadron in fight except the RATTLIIII, who was
lying at an anchor about five miles to leeward.—
When our Tars can do this in the face of the enemy,
and in their own harbours, what has Engliflimen to
fear from invafion ?

New York and Boflon papers were yenerday re.
ceived to the 4th of February. It will be teen that
the Americans took poll-dhoti of Loniliana on the
acqt of December tall. They ate now much occu.
pied in the profecutioi, of the three Judges, PIL k k
ing. CIIACF. and Pr 7 4`. Some important &tent-
cutrions have aku taken place in the Houfe of Re-
prclentatives, relative to the balances due from the
Debtor States, which it has he...n propofed to es-
tinguifh ; but this WAS negatived in a Committee of
the whole Houle. The ITICAUIC if out, however,
abandoned.

A motion has been made in the Houfe of Repre•
fentatives for a Committee to confider of the expe-
dience of imporing duties on all foreign Chips entering
the ports of the United States, a. a compeufation for
the benefit of the Light Hoorn ereeted at the eapence
of the United States, in the fame way as American
velfels entering Smith port. are at ptsfent charged.
A 1.1 W has been palled in the Mitfitfippi Legillaturei
againfl deeding, smpofsng on aggreilors a fine of
I=3 dollars, imprifonrnent for twelve months, and,
incapacity from holding any ntfice for five years.—
If either party fall, the furtivor and hi. alfociates to
fuller death.

The Black Triumvirate of St. Domingo are Rated
to be no the paint of fenJing.a Nithi ler to Walling-
ton, for the putpofe of foliating an acknowledgment
of dick independence, aad a 'lrc.:y of Cowan/cc. I

NAUTICAL INTSLIAVINCI.

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FAL ogourao. Mawr I i.—Arrived yeilerday H.
MAJ SSTS'S (hip POVLITTI, of so pas, Ciro.
DUNBAR, to Rath convoy for LiOson ; and the
La a packet, BILL, with the snails frosts Ja-
maica, in 55 days. On the sth January His Ka-
'tare's (hip JEoLos. of 33 want. Captain EWAN,,
arrived at Port Royal from a moire, having with her
a Spanifh (loop of war oft 8 guns, which the fen in
with off Hifpaniola ; and on firing a (hot acrofs bar
to bring her to, the Spaniard poured in a broadfide,
which killed two men. This was inflandy returned
from the JEottis. which fain Glanced the Dons, bt
killing the Fir 4 Captain, Fro Lieutenant, and 56
men, and wounding a number more ; and carrying
away her fore and mires mails, and reducing the
(hip 'insult to a wreck, on which the Renck, after
throwing overboard her difpatcbes, with which Ae
I failed from Corunna in November lag, and was
bound to La Vera Cruz and the Havannah. On the
Bth ult. in lat. 28.40. long. 65. 4. the packet fen in
with the wreck of a brig, full of water mad difnuti•
ed ; name on the " Maria and Ann, Pbilaishe
phia." (hip Falai', of 16 gas,
rived at Port Royal on the ilt of January, with a
convoy from Cork.
This day arrived the Duce of Karr, Daunts,
with mails from the Windward Elands, in :41 days
from Tortola ; and the Palace of Watts packet,
Toms. in nine days (rem Lam, with mans ; the.
Auca Liao packet was entering the Tagus as the
PANICS of WALES came out.—His Majeay's Chip
°mays, with a convoy from England, arrived at
Lifbon on the s6th nit; this frigate failed from
Lifbon on a cruise off the coon of Portugal, on the
sgth alt.—Arrived alto the Thais, Rosawaaa, from
London.—Sailed the Townsman's pate. Dons,
with mails for Lithos; and the Nonpareil, CNA,-
sue, for Malta. An embargo took place on the gth
inn. on all veffcls bound eallward ; and lift night as
order was received at the Cullom Houle, to flop all
eeffels bound to Guornfey. JerfeY, or Alderney..
Wind E. S. E.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 12.—Came in the Swedifit
vefel Carolina. Capt. GaLst, an, from Mintz, bound
to Lilbon, laden with various merchacdize. detained
by his Majefly's fhip IMPITUILUI, of 74 guns, Captain
MARTHI.

PORTIIIISOUT 11, MARC 3.—Arriveal his Majeay's
(hip Caareraionv, Lieut. Ross, from a cruise ; and
the American (kill George, G , from Sayan.
nab, for Dieppe, detained by the Ma crowing fri.
gate. The crew of ht Majeay's (hip Lavi
were paid this day, pr vions to their failing foe the
Eaa Indies.—Wind E. S. E.

BRISTOL. MARCH 13..—A French privateer on
Monday morning dell, boarded the Brothers, Capt.
E. Det.rox, belonging to the Brißol Copper Com.
pang, laden with copper ore, bound from Falmouth
to Swanfea ; and plundered him of his clothes, sisia-
ney. papers, provifions, and whatever they thought
worth taking away. The Frenchmen fent Captain
Dawros's crew on board the privateer, and were pre-
paring to follow with the Captain, when a lugger
(fuppofed to be a fmnggkr) fortunately appeared in
fight from St. Ana's. which the Republicans mifi.
taking for a (hip of war, beady got into their boats,
returned to their own vete% fent the Brother's crew
back, and ordered Capt. D. to follow the privateer ;
inilead of which he thaped his cotsrfe towards the
lugger, and efcaped. He immedietely made for the
land, went on (bore, and gave information of the cir-
' cumilance, and expreires were difpatched to various
ports with an account of an enemy being on the emit.
Captain D. being afked of what his cargo confined,
he replied it was ballad fend, which the Frenchmen
believed, not knowing the nature of ore ; to this
deception, and the appearance of the lugger in fight.
the Captain attributes the apparent unconcern of the
enemy about his velfel after they quitted it. Capt.
Cornelia', of the Diana, of Ilfracombe. bound for
Swanfea, with copper ore, was boarded by a French
privateer, off Scilly, about A fortnight ago. and or-
dered to follow them ; but the Frenchmen making
after another weird in fight, ulien at (rune dieance.
Capt. C. altered his cootie, and escaped.