Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1803-11-12
Ion DnN. erpr. 10.

The American flip Aberdeen, arrived
ar Falmouth, on Friday lat, was boarded
on her paGage by French p,iyateer, and
robbed ofl-tteis and dilpatches for the En-
glib government.
A gentleman who left Amlterdam, in
Prunian galfot, on Thurflay Iaf, re.
ports the following particulars of the fate
of that country, with reipe6 10 the prepar
atoms for the invaGon.
There are now in the Texel $50 boats
ready soy f.a, beIides eight fail of the line
and a great many frigates.
At Flufling, and the other ports OF
Holland, there are three hundred boats,
and ieyeral frigatcs. Ihefe boats are 50
feet long, and 40 broad, calculated TO con-
tain 50 men, end carry two large carron-
AIDES in their bows.
There are, beGdes, about as many more
about to be laid down, and getting for
ward. III ffrort, all the carpenters in the
country are now en- ployed il building of
craft. !. 1t does not appear that any Of them
are calculated for horle or artillery. IN
deed, at prefent, there are but few OF the
former in Holland Four regiments Of
dragons are all that are attached to the
French army IN that country hut four
thoufand Hanoverian horfe are now on
their march to incresfe their numbers.
The Dutch force expected to be en-
ployed in the expedition is $4,000 men.
Thefe are TO be distributed IN the proper
ton of one Dutch regiment to two French.
AT preEent there are 1900 Frenchmen
in Zealand, making, With the proportion-
ate addition Of Dutch, II ooo. The
French have complete poaellion of the
country, and conider the Dutch govern
rnent fotnething in the light otParilh Off
GERS or FAX Caterers. Fhey lately inn
poled contribution Of two per cent. on
all capital, being tax equal to 40 per
cent. on income. This was regularly lev
led and lodged in':ne con[ular Golfers.
Ii is expected there, that the inyaflon
will be attempted on a general lca'e at
once, from all the PoiHble points Of depar
tare, and be directed againlt every alfalfa
Die point of our coat from Scotland to
the lands End. It was even taid that
10000 ren were defined to Berwick and
Newcaitle. 49,,
Sir =. Saumvca's exbsdifi0n.-We have
the fatisfaaion to ltate, that fucceisful
attack has been made on the town and
forts of Granville, BY Sir James Saumerez.
After bombarding the place, and dettroy-
iag feveral gunboats in the harbour, he
Proceeded to the fnall lies OLA Conchee,
Of which he took pohctlion. Thele
ilands, will no doubt, be converted into a
poa of annoyance againR that part of the
french coat, 10 the fame way as Marccu
was ufed laR war.
We have been favored with the follow
inr letter from Cucrnfcy, which commu-
nicates feverai intcrefing particulars re-
lat:ve 10 Sir James Saumarez scxpedltlon.
"GucrHtfy, Sept. 10.
c. have iuf time to inform you,
that Sir James Saumarez is this infant
come into the Roads, on board the Gerber
rs, from Granville, for which place he
failed, on fecret expedition, laft Mon
day, FOR the purpofc of bom6ardihg the
town, adiaed by the Hydra ffigate, and
fonle bomb ketches and the reluit is the
total dearuaion of the town, barracks,
&c. sc. without the lofS OF Jingle man.
Sir lanes hinfelf narrowly efcaped, a lhot
paGinq clole by bis iide, and he was flight
" wounded in one of his legs by fPiin-
ter. They were engaged all day yelterday
and part of the day before. They have
ALTO dearoyed- all the dipping, hlenced the
Batteries. and drove all theinhabitants out