Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-10-03
CONTINUATION OF
Late foreign JntflltgenfR'
DEAL, Aug. IL.
7 ord Nelion's Expedition.

1DbT1lt avg -
Lord Nelion's Expedition.
This morning at ten O'Clock, admiral
lord Mellon, in the Medufa, accompanied
by the revenue cutters, Dilcovery bomb,
Sc, failed from tie Downs. Theie vel
iels have all of them -bottomed boats
on board. The Leydep, of o. guns, ar
rived in the Downs from Margate roads
is now, four O'Clock ,staking on board Hat
bottomed boats, aud immediately proceeds
to Join lord Melton. Yesterday evening
the at-boftomed boats, were manned, and
u,anUuvred in the Downs. Sham firing
at times took place from them TO make the
men perfett in cafe they may be made uic
of. Lord Mellon has not been aihore ince
his arrival in the Medufa.
(Anoibfr letter.
Lord Mellon failed from the Downs
this morning, at half paa nine, but was
accompanied only by three bomb vehels,
and feven or eight cutters, 70 that he muG
have failed for fome rendezvous to receive
reinforcen,cms, before making any at
tempt upon the enemy. From his having
gone round the fouth head Of the Goodwin,
it is conjcttured that he is defined for Boa
logne, but this is very UNCERTAIN gucts
for as the wind is from the north wet, he
could not readily have gone round the O.
thcr head of the fand, whatever might be
his deitination.
DOVER, Avg. I4.-HaJfbaf P. VI.
Lord Melton paned this place about II,
and his deainasicn is now plainly peTceiy-
ed to be Boulogne, off which place he pro
badly isas this time, though the weather
is not clear enough TO afford view of this
fquad-on, as the wind is fill from the II.
w. and very moderate.
(AnQfber letter, /ame 9nfs.
We have again been gratihcd with a
fight of lord Melon fleet, which, between
9 and 10 this morning, was feen fanding
acrofs under prefs of fail for Bouloene
Roads. A number of revenue CRITTERS,
AID feveral bomb & gun-velieIs were with
his fleet, and all Of them had fat bottomed
boats with them. II is Eaid the attack on
the French gun boats is to be renewed, as
they have become daring hnce his lord
fhip's lat Witt; a comfortable number of
them have been living at anchor all along
the coat from Blank Ney 10 Bouoene
harbour yesterday and to-day. We ex-
peel fome intere!ting accounts tomorrow,
nd feveral perfons are gone off to be pre-
fent at the attack. An express arrived
rom his iordihip TO the Ordnance Office
here, yeRerday for : fapply CT ammunition !;
and large quantities, including feveral hun
bred live lhells, were immediately fent to
the Downs.
A flag of truce arrived and one failed
this morning. The former, contrary to
the regulation, came into the harbour, it
being dark I; But the infant it was known
fhe was ordered our, and fent back. No
panage veifals paf, and the prohibition a.
gainlt perions landing here from France,
continues TO be Rrittly enforced.
HabbeR s.
A cutter is now feen coming from The
feet and Reering for toe Downs; bat no.
thing important could have happened when
fhe left the feet.
Aug. I4.-HnD pen eleOen.
LORD Mellon is now in Sight, in the Me-
duia irigate, attended by two bombs, three
gun'brigs, and ten cutters, handing for
Boulogne Bay, with prels of fail, and a
fine breeze at Eaf they have between
20 and 80 Aat-bottomed boats on board
the different veHels. The enemy made a
move lat night, and moored rs gun.vef-
iels, chiefly fchooner and iugger. rugged,
along the ihore 10 the ealiward, and welt
ward OF the harbour and by private ac-
count received here by relation of one
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