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The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
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Letter from Dover reports that 20 ships of Napoleon's grand fleet escaped Boulogne harbor despite British interception attempts; one enemy vessel destroyed by HMS Podargus. British sloops under Commodore Capt. Digby monitor the flotilla.
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"Dover, Sep. 6—I am sorry to state that twenty sail of Napoleon's grand fleet have made their escape out of Boulogne harbor, and the remainder are equipped and quite ready for sea. I stated to you on Sunday that a great firing had been heard on the opposite coast; it proceeded from our ships, who were trying to intercept them, but by keeping so close in with the shore, and being protected by the range of batteries on the hills; &c. only one was destroyed by the Podargus sloop of war.
"The orders which our ships have received not to leave their station, unless by a special order from Capt. Digby, of the Theban, appointed commodore, makes it evident that the whole flotilla is expected to slip out should an opportunity suit.
"The following sloops of war are lying off Boulogne, watching the enemy's motions; Theban, Rolla, Fly, Podargus, Cordelia, Castilian, Banallo, and Rosario—"
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Boulogne
Event Date
Sep. 6
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twenty sail escaped; one destroyed by podargus sloop of war; remainder equipped and ready for sea.
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Twenty sail of Napoleon's grand fleet escaped Boulogne harbor despite interception by British ships, which destroyed only one vessel protected by shore batteries. British sloops under Commodore Capt. Digby ordered to hold station, anticipating full flotilla escape. Sloops watching: Theban, Rolla, Fly, Podargus, Cordelia, Castilian, Banallo, Rosario.