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LONDON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 2. PRICE OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCKs Coutols for money, 514.1.—f0r Augult, sSit. Omni= a4';—Exchequer Bills, pat Is. prem. 5 per Cent. Navy 90. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Sank Stock 184 I lmp. per Cent.sB.4 3 per Cent. Red. An. 59 Omnium,a; 3 per Cent. Conf. sg}Uitt South Sva Bock ON} 4 per Cent. 7714 Exekeq. Bills, old, pat ts dif. 5 per Cent. Navy 91119} New ditto, par is. dif. Long Ann. 17 1.46t1ts 3-t6da Lottery Tickets 191. is. India Bonds Conf for Ice. 58tiai The joyful intelligence of the glorious victory over the Combined Squadron, for glorious it h taking all the circumflanees into conlideration, was announced yefterday evening by the firing of the Park and Tower guns ; and the official details were publifhed in the following LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. ADMIRALTY OFTICY, JULY 31. Copy of a Letter from the Honourable Admiral CoawyrAtlas, Commander In Chief of his Majetty's Ships and Yeffds in the Channel, &Gm WILLIAM MAXSDEN, Fig. dated Ville de Pa ris, off Ulhant, 68th July, Eight P.M. SIR— I have the pleafure to enclofe, for the infor mation of the Lords Commiffioners of the Admi- rally, a Letter from Vice Admiral Sir ROBBILT Cat• DEB, giving an Account of his fuccefs againft the Combined Squadron of France and Spain. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) w. coanwaitts. ate, Prince of Wales, July as. Yefterday at noon, latitude 43 deg. 3o min. North, longitude ht deg. ty min. Well, I was favoured with a view of the Combined Squadrons of France and Spain, confifling of twenty fail of the line, alfo three large Ships, armed en flute, of about So guns each, with five frigates, and three brigs ; the force under my direaions at this time confifting of fifteen fail of the line, two frigates, a cutter and lugger, I immediately flood towards the enemy with the fquadron, making the needful fignals for battle in the clofeft order ; and, on clofing with them, I made the fignal for attanking their centre. When I had reached their rear, I tacked the fquadron in inc. eeffion ; this brought us dole up under their lee, and when our headmoft (hips reached their centre, the enemy were tacking in fucceffion ; this obliged me to make again the fame mancenvre,by which I brought on an action, which failed upwards of four hours, when I found it neceffary to bring to the fquadron to cover the two captured Ships whofe names are in the margin•. I have to obferve the enemy had every advantage of wind and weather during the whole day. The weather had been foggy, at times, a great part of the morning ; and very loon after we had brought them to action, the fog was Co very thick at intervals, that we could with great difficulty fee the !hip a-head or a- ftern of us ; this rendered it impof fible to take the advantages of the enemy by fignals I could have willed to have done ; had the weather been more favourable, I am led to believe the victory 'would have been more complete. I have very great pleafure in Paying, every Ship was conducted in the molt mafterly (lyle; and I beg leave here publicly to return every Captain, Officer, and Man whom I had the honour to command on that day, my molt grateful thanks for their confpicuoufly gallant and very judicious good condud. The Honourable Captain Gaatot M t of the Hsi°, led the Van Squadron in a moll mafterly and officer like manner, to whom I feel myfelf particularly in debted, as alfo to Captain Cuss two, for his affiflance during the action. Enclofed is a Lill of the Killed and Wounded on board the different (hips. If I may judge from the great flaughter on board the captured (hips, the ene my muff have fuffered greatly. They are now in fight to windward ; and when I have fecured the captured !hips, and put the fquadron to rights, I Shall endea. your to avail myfelf of any opportunity that may of fer to give you Come further account of there brined Squadrons. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) I. CALDER. LIST of the Sum of the SVADRON under the Order of Vice. Admiral Sir ROBERT CALISIB, Bart. on the aid of July. Hero, Hon. A. H. Gardner—t killed, 4 wounded. Ayas, William Brown.—t killed, z 6 wounded. Triumph, Henry Inman.--,5 killed, 6 wounded. Barfleur, George Martin-3 killed, 7 wounded. Agamemnon, John Harvey.-3 wounded. Vi'indfor Cattle, Charles Boyles—to killed, 35 wounded. Defiance, P. C. Durham-1 killed, 7 wounded. prince of Wales, Vice Admiral Sir Robert Calder and Captain W. Cuming....3 killed, to wounded. Repulfe, Hon A. K. Legge-4 wounded. Rade. , able, Jaws Rowley—t killed, i wounded. Dragon, Edward Griffiths—None. Glory, Rear Admiral Sir Charles Stirling and Captain Samuel Warren—t killed. z wounded. Wartior, S Hood ['Mace—None. trh un dectv, W. Lechmere..-7 killed, T I wounded. Malta, Edward Buller-3 killed, a* wounded. FRIGATES. Nuptienne, Hon. C. E. Fleming—No return. Syrius, W. Prowie—s killed, 3 wounded. Fria cutter, Lieutenant J. NickoNon—None. kids: Lugger, Lieutenant G. Fennel—None. Totals-41 tilled, z3B wounded. (Signed) • 31. Rattel, 84 guns—Firm, 74 guns. R. CALDER. The following letters, received this morning, thiNgh they do not add much to what the Gazette has Rated, contain tome particulars worthy of being recorded 66 FALMOUTH, JULY 29. " Arrived this evening the FRISK cutter, Lieut. Nicnozsow, from tue Channel fleet, which the left on Saturday evening la& Immediately on her ar rival, Lient. N. fat off in a chaife and four, with dif patches, containing an account of a •illory obtained by Sir RoesszCatnaa's fq , :adron over the Combined Fleet—the particulars we have not learnt : but Shortly after the arrival of the FRlsx, a line of battle 114, totally difmafted, (fuppofed to be one of our prizes) was Peen to pafs this port, towed by a frigate. We expeft farthet accounts every hour." _ _ " PLYMOUTH, JULY 30. " Arrived his Majefty's fhip Wisasoe CASTLE, of 98 guns,Captain Bortss, with the Spann Admiral's (hip San Raphael, of 8o guns, and El Firme, of 74, totally difmalled, and in tow of the EGY ?TIEN NE and Status frigates. " Sir ROBERT CALDER having been joined by the Rochefort fquadron, making his fleet fifteen fail of the line and two frigates, on the 22d inflant, about 43 leagues to the Weft of Cape Finifterre, fell in with the Combined French and Spann Fleets, re turning from the Weft Indies, confifting of twenty fail of the line, three (hips of so guns, five frigates, and three brigs, together with a Spanifh galleon and two prizes, which they had made. The Spanifh (hips compofed their van, which was gallantly attacked by the WINDSOR CASTLE and MALTA, the leading flips of our fleet, and after an aution of four hours, the two (hips above mentioned Bruck to the WINDSOR CASTLE. As foon asthe adlion commenced the French (hips made off, leaving the Spaniards to themfelves, and followed by the four Spanifh fbips ; clofely pur- Cued by Sir ROBERT, with s 4 fail of the line, leaving the WINDSOR CASTLE with the two frigates above mentioned, to take care of the prizes, and there was not the leap doubt of Sir ROBERT'S being able to get up with them, as they were all in fight. The Winn- 1 soa CASTLE had eleven killed and forty-two wound ed—amongft the killed are Lieutenants CARRY and FOSTER, and a Lieutenant of the Marines, and the Full Lieutenant wounded. The Spanith two-deck (hip has about two hundred and eighty killed and wounded, and the other about four hundred." ANOTHER 'ATTU, SAMS DATE. 46 Came in the San Rafael, of 84, and the Firm, of 74 guns, captured by the MALTA and Wreasoa CASTLI men of war. Sir ROBERT CALDER had loft fight of the combined fleet for 24 hours, but great hopes were entertained of overtaking them. The WINDSOR CASTLE is arrived with the prizes; the has loft her fore-top•maft ; the Spaniards have not a Rick Rending. On board the Wronsos. Cams, Lieute nant CARY, of the Royal Navy, Lieutenant Ross, of the Marines, Mr. FOZTBR I Midlhipman, and (even feamen, were killed ; Lieutenant Mozineuz, Royal Navy, and forty-five feamen were wounded : about 300 WIC killed and wounded on board each Spanifh fhip." ANOTHER LITTER, SAME DATE. g' Frve P.M.—Whets the WINDSOR CASTLE left the fleet, the enemy were hull down, fleeting for Fer rol. They have taken a South Sea whaler, but there is no truth in the reported capture of the home ward-bound Antigua fleet. This information was obtained from an Officer of the Windior Cattle." We may foon expell to receive farther accounts from Sir R. CALDER, for this brilliant commencement will probably be followed by advantages Rill snore decifive. It is indeed a proud thing that in the firß innance a fleet which confined of twenty fail of the line, should have been attacked and defeated, under every difadvantage of wind and weather, by fifteen. The numbers Rood thus :—We had i 5 Sail of the Lice. s Frigates, s Cutters. The enemy had 'so Sail of the Line, 3 FiftTlo lo ShiPir S Frigates, 3 Brip. ss Sir ROBERT CALDER was joined by Admiral S.ta aiNG,and the five (hips of the line from off Roche fort, which raifed his force to fifteen. The orders for this junnion were written to Admiral SrtaLtso, by Lord BARN himfelf, and certainly the meafure was highly judicious, for it would have ken roof ab turd to have kept our force difperfed in (mall divi lions, when by being united into a few ftrong fleets, they were Cure to beat the enemy if they fell in with them. The enemy were en3eavouring to make for Ferrol, and did every thing in their power to avoid an anion. They are reported even to have carried a prefs of fail during the while time; and, having no other with but to get limiter in port, the French chips took no care whatever of the Span& divifion, which teems to have been more expofed to our fire than any other part of the fleet. We underftand that a letter has been re ceived from Admiral STIRLING by his brother, Rat ing, that two other Span& (hips had (truck, befides 1 the two that were captured (which are now fate in Plymouth) ; but, from the heavy fog, and night coming on, it was impoffible to take pad:non of them. The enemy, though they endeavoured as much as poffible to get away, are reported to have fought obßinately, and it would appear net without &ill ; they teem to have preferred the advantages they began with ;but all their exertions, and all their fuperiority of numbers, were unable to counterba lance the intrepidity, vigour, and courage of our gal lant (cameo. The accounts of the Rate of the wind on the :3d are fo contradiCtory, that it is not eafy to for ma corred opinion of the probable courfe of the enemy after the altion. A note circulated yefterday in the Welt end of the Town, Rated. that " the wind was N. E. and our fleet to the eaßward of the enemy."— On reference to our file we find all our Port letters of that date, Rate the wind to have been at S. W. or at W. S. W. and the wind could hardly be in a di& ferent point at the time where the fleets met. If fo, Sir ROBSILT was between the enemy and the land, and direCtly in the way of their reaching either Corunna or Ferrol, but they had the advantage of the wind. They teem to have made what ufe they could of this advantage : on the 24th the main bodies of the fleets were 30 miles afunder, and only the look out frigates on both fides in fight. Indeed one of our let ters Rates they had been for tome time entirely out of flight. If, however, Sir Roster prevent their gaining the port they were makingfor,it is more than probable we (hall loon hear of a new engagement; for to the Southward they have the chance of falling in with Admiral Cos.sisowoov's fleet, alfo Admiral Bros- , aaros's—and it is probable, from the courfe follow ed by Lord NILSON, that he would alto be to the I I Southward in time to intercept them in that diree , tion. Should the enemy follow a Northerly courfe, they have Sir Roster CALORa again to oppofe them, and potfibly Admiral Coanwaws. On the whole, therefore, we may yet eapea a more complete de feat to befall them than they have experienced.— Though even the drubbing they have had from inch an inferior force muff cover them with !flame and difgrace. From the following table our readers will be able to form a tolerably correct opinion of the difference in the number of guns and weight of metal of the two fleets }— COMBINED FLEETS OF BRITISH SQUADRON. FRANCE AND SPAIN. Vics.Admirals Vit.sait evil Vice• Admiral Sir R. CALDER. and Cuomo*. Bueentaur Neptune lodomptablo - - Formidable • - • 9 8 9 8 96. - Atlas . Swiftfure - Berwick • Monthlong • Intreinde - Pluton - Sci Plea Santa Read - - • go Prince of Wales - So Windfor Cale - So Barecur So Glory 8o Malta - 74 Ajax . • - 74 74 Hero • • -74 • 74 Thuadera • - 74 - 74 DraPo • - •• 74 • 74 Defiance • - - 74 74 Triumph - • - 74 • 74 RePoKe • - - 74 • 74 Warrior - • -74 - 74 APlTlannm • •• 64 ' 74 Ragoonabla - • • 64 • 74 This . • Terrible - , I St. logo Efirans 64 St. ago America - 64 - so • so - so 44 - 44 • 40 - 40 44 2 1111 4 4 00 4 • • 40 a Sirius - • 3 6 - sE Frifk . el • • • zo Henstione Hortede Syren - - Thant& - la ithirr • Torae (corr.) Brig - Brig • sa Nu. - 2968 2292 There was a report lag night of another enagage•, went in confequence of the arrival of an Eaprefs at the Admiralty before the Park and Tower guns were fired. The exprefs alluded to proved to be from Lord KEITH, and had no relation to the combined fleets. His difpatches Rate that there is an unufual bugle on the enemy's coall, and that they appeared to be em. barking troops in the different ports. From this it thought they intend to attempt fornething &only, but the news of the defeat of their fleet by Sir R. CALDEI may probably caufe them to furpend their operations for a time. The Note of M. Novostyrzorr to- the Pruffian Minifter, Count HARDIIIIIIIKO R which we yeftercluy laid before our Readers, has occafioned a confidera ble fenfation among politicians; and, when the exul tation excited in the public mind by the glorious vidory obtained over the Combined Fleets [hall have fubfided, will, no doubt, be a fubjeit of much eon verfation and conjefture.—That the negociation for peace is at an end is evident, but whether Raffia even yet will accept a fubfidy from this country, and engage heartily in the war is Rill doubted by many. A few days will throw more light on this quetlion. and en able politicians to form an opinion how far it is pro- bable that a general war on the Continent will be the refult. In our firft Page we have given Come farther ex tracts from the Dutch and French Journal, received yefterday. An article in the Dutch Papers Rates, that Ge• neral HxDouvit.Ls is gone to Venice, and that a French Commilllsry is tefident there already 1 Ge neral DU74OI4CF.AU is in the Dutch Camp at Zeift, whither alto the Penfionary, Vim Scomust.ria- INCE, has repaired, to grace with his prefence the grand review of the 2111, which was to precede the breaking up of the army for embarkation at Hel• Voet and the Helder. AU the accounts from Hol land [peak of the fhipwrights and artificers being re moved with freed from one part to another, in order to expodite the naval preparations ; and every („ zette announces the expeltation of great events ta:- Mg place without delay. The following article is inferred in the C; wife, as extra4ted from a foreign Pa; ,, T, no doubt .1 French one, and it is fo highly interetling, both it its allufion to the project of an ;ovations and the ex. petted refentment of the Court of St. Peterfburgh, that we &all infert it in this place, as the hell cord. lary upon the refleftions we have taken the liberty of fubmitting upon thefe important topics : Na vision I. will no longer delay the emu. 66 (ion of his grand plan ; he will fend out the Expe- S 4 dition againft England, and compel that kingdcm 44 to make a feparate peace, before the powers oftl,e 41 Continent can join the fame. Probably the Dutcb " will have the preference, and the game begin from " their ports. At Montabaur a telegraph I's crating " on a high mountain, by which the French, %%bile ent. ployed on the Channel, will receive intelligence 46 from the North, with the celerity of lightning..... gg That NAPOLFON I. has forefeen the poflibility of " a great and fudden change in the difpofitions of the 44 powers of the Continent, and that he has deter " mined, at the fame time, to be beforehand with " them, by an unexpeeled blow againft England, is diffidently evident from his return from Italy, no " lefs fpeedily than unexpeeled." The Dutch Editor makes the Ilion but emphatic remark upon this Paper, that, time will how how far the writer of it is in the fecret." But it would have been the jullcr obfervation to have faid that time would Phew its truth or falfehood ; for the Dutch Editor would not have dared to infert the paragraph, unlefs it bad come to him from Come one rode fecret. On Tue . ,lay the Duke of Yoa a, Generals Catvssr and WINYARD, Colonel GORDON and Mr. Gaunt- WOOD, dined with Dr. Kam HT. at his houfe in Ken fington. Lad night, at nine o'clock, the Duke of You fet off on a vifit to his Mai isrv, at Weymouth.— During his day there, he intends to infpe& the diffe rent regiments Rational& on that part of the road.— His Royal Highnefs purpofes returning to Oatlands, on the 16th of Anglia, when the Duchefs gives a grand entertainment to celebrate his birth day. Af ter which, it is expeded, his Royal Highnefspillvi fi t the camps and garrifons on the fea and Kent& coati. During his abfence, the bufinefs of the army will be tranfaßed by Adjutant General CALI/LIT and Colo nel GORDON. The Duke o>E YORX has added, within there few days, an additional Black to his band, to play a fimi lar inftrument to that ufed by one of the Pandeans, at Vauxhall Gardens, viz. a long pole, at the top of which is a filver crefcent ; underneath are a number of bells, audit is ornamented with red hair. Tnefday laft General MAIM arrived in town from Woolwich, and the next day fet out for Ireland, to infpett the Ordnance oa the South and Weft coati of that kingdom. On Monday, Tuelday, and Wednefday, latk week, the ad Royal Lancafhire Militia, commanded by the Right Hon. Enwahan Lord STAMM. pallid through Doncaster, on their march from Colchefter Barraiks to Sunderland. This highly difciplined corps wore in their caps a natural red role, the badge of the Houfe of Lancafler, which his Majelty was moft gracioufly pleafed to honour the three battalions with, for the uniform fteadinefs, loyalty, and attachment that has ever been evinced by that county to his Throne and Family. - • The Qyzaw's Houfe is new painting, and under. going a thorough repair. GLIAT pleafant village bas its full share of attraftion this year. The following is a lift of the company at prefent there : Lord and Lady Porchefter and family, Lady Emily Montague, Hon. Lionel and Mns, Darner, Lady Caroline Darner, Lady Mary Ann and Mifs Stun, Lady Lyttkton, Sir Windfor Hunlocke, Dowager Lady and Mifs Honlodces Sir James, Lady, and Mifs Craufurds, Sir Robert and Lady garries and amily, Major and Mrs. Greene and family, Mr.sLangitone and family, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer and family, Mr. and Mrs. Blathwayte, Mrs. Williamr, Mrs. Wail, Mrs. Barton. Mifs Gage, two Miles Wakeman, two Mifs Berrys, Mifs Eyes*, Mifs Calcraft, &e. Ste. ROTTINCIDIAL—This little Marine Watering Place is now very full of company. The following are the recent arrivals : His Grace the Duke of Beaufort, Lnrd and Lady Sheffield. Lady Clear, Lady Warren, Captain and Mr. Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. Gaffing, Mr. and Mrs. Hanunoad, Mr. and Mn. Han.wrf. Mira Gurney. Mr. and Mrs. Marchant, Mr. and Mrs. Hollins, Mrs. Paget, Mrs. Warrington, Mr and Mrs. Urns, Mfrs Lewes, MI& Whitfield, Mrs. Butler. Mifs Burt, Mr. Riehards, Mr. and ' Mrs. Knight, two - Miffes Knight, Major and Mrs. Hutchinfoot Mr. Boucher, ice. dce. HARROW° AT,.—Arrivals : Lord Cullen, Lady Douglas, Sir E. Lady, and Mifs Borrow. Sir J. Lady, and Mifs Fitzgerald, Rev. J. and Mrs. Temple, Dr. Pinckard, Profcffor Young, Hon. Mr. Cranfield, Hon. Mr. Bond. Hun. Mifs Chatter. Major-General IXckfon, Colonel hlacalllict, Lieutenant-Colonel Tuffuell, and Captain Daly. VAUXHALL RHWI MG Marcit.—Yefterday the roth Annual Prize Wherry was rowed for by watermen who ferved their time above Bridge. At fax o'clock (even boats (farted from Blackfriars, to go through the centre arch of Batterfea-bridge, and return to a boat moored off Vauxhall ttairs. At farting, W sa• wood and Joltnfon, of Vauxhall, took the lead, which they kept during the whole cowed, and came in fi' 4 by feveral hundred yards. They were clotely I'l lowed as far as Ranelagh, by Canning and Breck;: , 7.i of Batterfea and Prankfide, but they then difenlra',:-i and fell aftern. The prize was delivered to the ‘ic• tors amidft as great a coneourfe of teeknaLUrS AS eras ever witneffed on a fimilar oceation. Poor:Am.—A c tfual rencounter took place r 3 Tuefday in the Strand, between Richmond, the 1:1 1. giliftic Black, and a man who is half a cripple. .1!: battle was not fuffered to be maintained for any 1ei1..:. of time 1 during its continuance, however, the cripi.l.e had evidently the advantage. This is the third t 1: . cumftance of the kind, in which the pi ofelfed bocci of the fifi have been fuccefsfully attacked by men :- no profeffior.al reputation. We &AB foot' , bePi" • think that the vaunted k lience of theta gentle mno not fo very profound as it has been repretented to ti.