Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-09-21

v;9or.-Ore yeGel thre~ two bundrcI bombs
a this time three Of the eaemy's veGels baI
tren funk and 1iietd. ID the courts Of The af
.rnoo,i TWO others I'll 4reJ the fame f4ie, and five
Others were ren.'ersc uicleis hut were drawn BY
IoDc3 on tie ihore. The lite Of the EngGil
alfo 1ackeneI during the afternoon. The enc
my iometmes fired lhot, II threw ihell
Tovads duik The fire wasrenewed viii warmth
but without much meaning. twas Lord Mel
lon's intention, 10 the dark, 70 have f-nt three
bombs clofa uTon the enemy, each bomb towcd
BY ten boats the bombs were 10 s.ga k the enc
ny in way that could n0t fail Of aunihilsting
them and the boNs were - BE- ready to row
The bombs away, il cafe Of ac-i5cnt. LORD
Mellon kewlr orc4red all ihiPs u keep as cloie
as pcl1ia e, to render them nscehary athdance ;
but the wind Hitting, he attack become imPrac.
t.cahlc without the umof danger and our
whole fleet was Obliged N haul of without
making lie attempt. Lord Mellon will, how
ever, loan give lie navy another opportunity
Of di.linguithn9 thcmieves, IS he intend, to
BRING up fiat boucmed beats 70 he attack, at
the timethe BOMBS are throwing lhells. Yeter-
day, our Zee, food eff from BoulOgn; and The
various ihps have this day been dhpeTfed, pro.
Wiling theml=Ive, with ammunition, &C. Some
fat bOttOmeI boats have failed from the Downs.
Part Of our heet Is now near Bouogne, and il is
probable the attack may be renewed this night.
The isuadron, At Boulogne. is again under com
mind of Cap. S7mervi,Ie, Of the Eugenie'
LORI Mellon Is making The neceFary PlePara-
tiors
Or lois on board the SulPher, one engineer
wounded. and ole l9amen loa an arm. Some
# he 04oding rigging was alo cut This was
III our lols A contdcr@ bic number Of French
men went to the bottom IN the Aft three ihips
th,t funk
As the gun boats rsk-d the hore, little or no
dam ,ge VS. done u he town If Bculogne 1t
was prop~fld 10 boabIrd il bu, Lord Mellon
flij, he did 40, IA Ike war On women and chill
dren; one ~ two bomb AIuck ,hl pick head
lnd pit tie tr.cs making them h7. THis tit
{ me damage. 10j frightened the inhabitants, a,
trunks and iurLi ure were fen removing -
Nj III ~ th- nra1i ant, c.u'd be l=rn IN th7
ei.his tauWl of th1 town hlting l-ft The \
h.u Is | Is faid thst a tssp.e was ltI.
d-rn 2ld. hui not knockei down neither was
The town m fire. rcporte ID h- London Pa
peis. There ate about 81 tents OF The heIgh.s
wet of tie town 10 view bur II IS conn i6ntly
fail, there Is large ,ucampment behind the
hills On the Gait tide. Numbers Of IooP. have
been f-nt INTO B0u.ogne fnce the attack.
Mr. Stove of he Cotton houGe. Mr.. FeGor
and others, ID 4 boat, went out d1ing he &C
ton and f-rta line % Lord Nlllaa, with tie
extraordinary Gazette, q ST Jane Slummar
cl's tiam5h. His Lordhip was delighted,
and invited he gentlemen though A'2ugers on
board hi, flip, to dinn,r. They dinei as
c7mfort4b,- as if il had been a PIE tiure party.
Ar excellent dinner was l+ryed 1p. and very
ipentid dedert. The gentlrm n wee compl-
m-ntNg Lrrd Nel(oo, when he a.l " Oh this
Is Lul a ihlhby affair bat it j. nsleiIry 70
co1vi1,e me enemy they hAl-not thrette1 ir
vafion win impunigy, aAi to 20 fomethiag to
quiet tie minds Of tie women and cinlzren m
London" Here. 10 Dover, the p-oplo Laugh
At The 5ca Of iu7dGo7,