Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-08-11


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LONDON, JUNE tS
The London Gazette Of laR night cont,,,
d1patch from Sir Edward Pellew, dated \,
board The Impetueux, on the 9TH inf the fb
aauce Of which we Popped the Prefs yeaerd,,
to announce. 1t gives an account Of the fquat
ron under his command having on the al
made al attack on Quiberon, and fienced y.
forts, and captured aud de}Ioyed fome y.EG
on the 9th. The fAme Squadron having b..,
rcirforced, fucceeded in an attempt upon i.
Morbihan, In which it 70 took and burnt "a.
fmall craft. The great adv Rt4ge derived foa
this expedition, is Rat-d By Sir Edward Pel~
10 have been the complete aoPa5e Of I'll hs
Coating Trade between the different ports a
that coat, with the provIGons and wine for II.
Brett feet; and We are happy to &AJe that tn
ADVANTAGE has been procured with the los Il
very few If our brave men, either in the Ns
or Army.
coqet, Tpre u.
The Harlem Of 81 guns, and niae more d
his Maie0y's fhips, armed en- flute, have drop,
ped down to theie Roads, SPithead to take d
board The sad and four other regiments nowa
camp at Nttley. Orders are given for tier
immediate embarkation, and 70 fail withoa
delay, on a Gecret expedition, uoder Major Gen
Lord Cavan.
The Expedition that has been 70 long PIE.
pairing in this country is about to be pat in &C
tivity without delay. All the traniPorts thz
have been hired, Of which the number excseii
thofe employed in the Expedition againa Hol
land, are ltpulzted to be in readiness on ta
day. The quantity Of tonnage required hs
made Tripping mott extremely fcarce 70 mud
70, thar The Tranlport Board has jut engagsl
the CORVALLIS, Covetdale, Walpoe and Coz
tractor Indiamen, as tranfports. The who.
expedition is expected to be embarked By i:
18th Of next month.
JUNE II.
Accor ding TO accounts received yeHerdaYa
the Admiralty from Plymouth we have the ct
isfa6ion 10 learn the capture or dearudion Of
nearly an entire feet Of Vitfuallers belonging
to the enemy, in he Bay of Audi-rne, co1il
ing Of fifty fail, BY detachment of the Chan1a
Fleet under the command of Sir ]. B Wares,
The chip Of war which conveyed them has bscs
taken G!CFSn OF tue PIlLGSs LMp ~ WHICH GF
briggs, TWO Hoops. and leyen luggers, all laden
with brandy, wine and hopr, are arrived a
Plymouth, and the ve6els which could not b
cut out Of the B y, were molly, ii not all drV.
en- on lhore. The convoy was bound to Brett
and laden with wines AMI PFoviGons for the ul
Of the feet in that port, which chiefly depends
on the fupPies from the Southern ports for is
maintenance.
This (Pirited enterPrize, We are happy toO5I
ierve, has been executed without any coDGderaI
bic lois, two Britilh icznen only having been III
led. It has been for lome time pah undertook
that the French and SP4nih fleets were in want
of feveral necefiry articles Of lupply, both VI
relped to fubliRence and equipment, and vs.
luccefsful achievement.
Letters received yeaerday morning at M
Admiralty from Lord St.Vmoent, have bTouSl
advices from the Grand Fleet Of very recst
date. Some of his LordlhiP's cruizers bal
looked into Brett water, and obferved The con-
bined-feet dref-d out in great Ponp ID d;
Republican colors. They alfo heard 4 genTTL
faIute fred ia celebration as it was fuPPoled, u
fome iucceaes obtained BY tn. armies.
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