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13th of November, and mentions that the Auf trianc, after the late aftions, had paired the Brenta, the Favo, and, at Taft, the Tagliamento. The Fslnch trofred the latter at St. Vito, and Valnafona. The ;mirage of the Tagliamento feems to have been ob. Mutely difputed ; and MASSEN• did not think pro per, on the 12th, to force the pofition of the Auftrians under Prim, CHAILE3. On the night of the 12th and i3th...,owever, it was evacuated, and the Auf tiians continued their retreat by the way of Palma ruova. It is very probable that MAbSEN• exagger ates his fucceffes, but he now follows up the Auf tkians with great celerity. Indeed we fee no reason to abandon the apprehenfions that have been enter dined for the fafety of the Archduke's army. HAMBURGH MAILS. Thole due Sunday fe a nnight and Wednefday lan have arrived. We fubjoin their principal contents. The reported difagreement between the King of Pruf fia and the King of Sweden, comes in a private tenet, and is not mentioned in the Hamburgh papers. We hope it will prove unfounded. The other articles are not of a nature to require any comment. Haseauecm, Nov. vg.—According to every ac count from the armies, the French are clore to Vienna ; Aultria, however, we are allured, is deter- Mined to lifien to no propofals for a feparate peace ; and ('could the fecond Ruffian army come up time enough, the French may be made to pay dearly for their rapid advance and tranfient fuecefs. Nov. 22.--It is reported here, and apparently on good authority, that a very ferious difference has arilen between his Prnffian Majefty and the King of Sweden ; the latter bad wilbed to have the command of the whole army acing in the North of Germany, Which confifts of Swedifh, Ruffian, Pruffian, and Englifit troops; but the King of Pruala deci..red, that he would only confide the command of his troops to the Duke of BetrNSWlce. This fo much offended the King of Sweden, that be is refolvcd, it is laid, to return immediately to Sweden with his troops. CRACOW, Nov. la.—The Ruffian army, under the General in Chief Count BUIHOVDEN, has entered Moravia through Silefia. The excellent difcipline 01)- fated by thefe troops in the whole of their march through Gallicin and Silefia, is without example.— Even the Coffacks may be a pattern to many of the troops of other nations, Count BUXHOYDEN is highly refpeaed in Poland, of which he NO/a formerly Adminiarator. Many fa. milies and individuals have come from the molt diC tent parts of the country to the different Rations of the army to fee him again. At every place he paffed through be found refrelhments, and tables prepared for himfelf and his Staff : itt fhort, all the Poles have endeavoured to thew their gratitude to him in every poffible manner. The Grand Duke COISTANTINS, with the regiment of Guards, will arrive loon to join their army. Attoseo en, Nov. la.—According to letters from Venice of the 311 t of Oaober, which have been re ceived by the way of Prague, batty preparations are making there for the reception and maintenance of 24,000 ltuffians, who will arrive there by lea from Corfu and Dalmatia. The French have formed bridge heads at Schen Landfberg and Friedberg, as alfo at the fmall town of Rhain, below which the Lech falls into the Danube. The town of Donauwerth has been firongly fmtitied on all fides, and entrenchments have been thrown up xt Schellenberg (rendered famous by the war on account of the Spann fucceflion) which lies near Donauwerth, and entirely commands the Da. rube. The preparations for the defence of this city, are carried on with the utmoft atlivity. There is talk likewife, that the French purpofe to inundate the country near Angfburg from the Lech and the Wer tach ; but the execution of this plan will meet with many difficulties. T!le prifoners of war, of which fence the beginning of this week 3000 have been brought bither,have been placed in the cathedral, all the convent* and other public hJildings being filled with the lick and wound ed. The benevolent inhabitants of the city fupply them with provilions. The march of French troops through this city, and the arrival of a prodigious number of ammunition waggons, going into iiavaria, Rill continues. The garrifon here conlilts at prefent of 1 zoo men, troops of the Elector of Baden ; the other troops have broke up for Bavaria. A column of French in Italy Las turned towards It °voted° and Treat, to pencuate into the Southern Tyr 11. ANCONA, Ocr. 2o.—Several French privateers have been fitted out at Rimini, and only wait for commiffions to cruize in quell of Marian Mips. The day before yellerday a column of rSoo men from the French army in the Neapolitan territory, arrived here under General Ortavt, and took poffelfion of Ancona and its forts. The French General Gazette ye!terday took the cilia command of this city. W Nay. i6,—The head-quarters of the Prof (fan army in Weaphalia, under the command *f his Serene Highnefs the Ele4or of Huss, will be re souved from Munfler to Paderborn. The beginning of nest month, Ruffian troops are xicaed to ouch through Wcaphalia. 'ilanovis, trim itnifian Vegimetit his paired through Verden, and is continuing its march to Bremen. Ruffian troops are exPeEted in the neighbourhood of Nieuberg, whence they will continue their march over the Wefer. After the arrival from London of his Excellency the Minifter of State. Count Von Mons-reit, fe►eral changes are expeEted here. Hagan LG. Nov. 22.—T0-day General Dow. Commander in Chief of the Hanoverian Legion, and the Englifh troops that have arrived in the Hanove rian territory, fet out from this town for Luneburg, where are now the head-quarters of the Ruffian Ge neral Count TOLS TOY. We have now here about soap Ruffian troops,who will immediately continue their march. STRALSI.7 Nib, No♦. 19.—Lieutenant General Baron ARMFELDT, who is well known for his generous principles and his devotednefs to the Houfe of Auf tria, as foon as intelligence was received here of the captut e of Vienna, requeftcd permiffion of his Swedifh Majesty to fet out immediately for the Auftrian ar my, and offer his fervices, being willing to fhed the fall chop of his blood in defence of that monarchy. His requeft was granted. and he fet out four hours afterwards. EXTRACT OF A PRIVATS LYTTER FROM ROTTSRDRM, DATED THE 29TH ULT. "It is to-day reported here that Vienna has ea " pitulated ; that the KING of PRUSSIA has declated " war; and, that TALLEYRAND is dead. " The French Bank is now very hard run; its pa " per is at a difcount of 7 per Cent.". A report was current yellerday evening, that the French had been attacked in the fuburbs of Vienna by the Italians, and driven out of them with im mcnfe flaughter. This intelligence is fad to have been received from Bremen, under date of the 16th ult. We with that we could perceive any reafonable grounds fur attaching credit to it. The Racoon brig of war, convoying the !aft fleet 1 1 from j.tmaica, is arrived at Cork. The Madrid Gazette, of the sub of November, con- tains a Letter from the PRINCS or PLACE to Admiral ESCANO, Rating, That the King has been pleafed to promote, in confequence of their bravery and good conclud, the feveral Officers of the Fleet, as follows : - . Don F ICK GIIAIIII4A, to be Captain General e the Fleer. S Gran! Ctnfs of the Order A LAILL. of Charles the lild. ESCANO, Lieutenant General. All Rear Admirals to be Lieutenant Generals. Brigadiers, Rear Admirals. other Officers, One Step. Seamen and Soldiers Three Months ply. And chafe individuals that particularly dit inguiihcdthemfelres, to have Badges. _ _ The Widows of Officers to enjny the Penflons of Widows of Officer!, one fiep above that of the rank their hufbAnds held. The killed and wounded Officers are as follows Admirals Gratin, Akira, Efeano, and Cimeres, wounded. Brigadiers Churruca, of the Nepomuceno ; Galiatm, of the Ba hama, Borga. of the Trinidad; Cagigal, of the St. Auguilin ; Volcker, of the Neptune); and Varacz, of the Ilde fonfo, wounded. Otstain Builamente, of the Montane', killedc—Cantalns Gar doque, of the St. Anna; Olaita, Second Captain of the Trinidad ; Parrja, of the Argonauts; and Argumofa, of the Mamma, wounded. Captains of Frigates—Caftans, of the Montanes ; and Marro, of the Nepomumno, killed.—Somoza,of the Neptnno ; Ramcri, of the Bahama; and Brandin', of the St. Auguftin, wounded. Lieutenants, 6 killed, $ wounded ; ditto of frigates, 4 killed) 3 wounded. A letter from Gibraltar of the 9.h November fays, gg The Halcyon reported, latt week, that the bad feen a Spanifh 8o gun (hip, lying alongfide the Mole in Malaga harbour ; and the Mailer of the Zemira fchooner now further adds, that the is the Gloriofo, which efcaped from Sir Roams. CALOR aQion, and took filcher in Madeira, where (he remained till the came to Malaga." FALMOUTH, NOVEMBER 30.—Sailed the Swedith flip Bath, BC/SANDER, for London, with wine; ditto galliot Ebenezer, BOUNDER, for Gottenburg, with fait; ditto Eaft-India (hip Frederica, Est:La if•itTs for Gottenburgh.--Wind W. S. W. PlabtOUTH, DEC. I.—Came in the Amite, and CONQUEROR, of 74 guns each, from off Cadiz.— Sailed the Mowc now, of :8 guns, with a fleet of viQuallers, for the men of war at Falmouth. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 2.—Arrived his Majeßy's (hip MARS, from Lord COLLINGWVOWS fleet.—Sailed the PLUTO Coop, with the tranfpotts from Cork, which, arrived yetterclAy, for the Downs. The &tomtit. (loop and STEADY gun-brig went out of harbour this day.• Doyle, Dec. 2.—Arrived in the harbour the fol. , lowing 'Orel:: hoy Freide, Captain CORSI:Luis; of 1 and for Embden, with fruit, from Faro, wind bound : brig Conflantia, Captain LECHMAN, of and for Go thenburg, with falt, for St. Übe's : brig Guth- Erickfen, Caphtin HILLSIETROM, of and for Gothenf burg, from St. Übe's. With a cargo of falt, came in to wait convdy. Arrived in the Roads, his Majefly's gun brig Acura, from a cruise, and remains. Wind N. E. and blows frelh. ALSIZS 0/ BRIAD.—No Court of Aldermen being held to-day, the Lord Mayor, after infpeaing the Mealwelghen' returns, ordered it to remain at the prefent puce. 7 ; 1: - .• • • • . • , P , ;, t 4": • BATTLE OF TRI F ALCAR. . , PROM THE GIBRALTAR CHRONICLE, NOV. 9. It appears, from evert account,which has been received, from the Spanifh officers who have been taken prifoners, that Admiral Villeneuve certainly failed from Cadiz with the determination of giving battle to the Englifh fleet. There 13, how ever, the ftrongeß reason to believe that this mea fore was contrary both to the views and indraa;on , of Bonaparte, whole intentions were, that the com bined fleets (hould proceed from Cadiz to Toulon, forming a junction with the Carthagena fluadron in their way, that he might, by tilde means, have the gieateft part of the Spanifh navy in a French port, and immediately in his power, in cafe any reverfe of fortune might tempt the Spann Government to Mae a favourable opportunity to throw ell the gal ling yoke he has im2nfed up on it. But Villeneuve teems to have been impelled by motives of perfonal refentment, and wounded honour, to ad in oppo fi • Lion to the wifhes of his mailer. He had been deep ly flung by a fevere remade in the Monit:ur, upon what the conduit of the French fleet would be, if commanded by a man of abilities ; the Spaniards had alfo openly upbraided him with not fupporting them in the anion off Cape Finifterre ; Bonaparte, he likewife knew, had publicly fpoken of him in the most fareaftic manner ; and, to complete his misfor tuner. he had received private intelligence that Ad miral Rofily was ordered from Paris to fuperfede him in the command of the combined fleets at Ca diz: Under fuch cireumflances, he naturally felt, that even a defeat could add but little to his difr ace; whilil, on the contrary, a vinory over a Fritifh fleet, commanded by the &It hero of the age, would wipe ofF every fuppofed (Lain on his conduit, and cover him with immortal honour. Thus fituale,d lie re. folved to put to lea before Admiral Rofily mild ar rive, in fpite of every rcmoniirance of Admiral Gra vina and other Spanifh officers of rank, w:o vainly atempte to difFuade biro. from his defign rf giving battle to the Britifh fleet, which they forefaw would be attended with the molt difaltrous confeepiences.— Villeneuve, however, was immovable ; and the iu telligence he had received of Admiral Louis, and fix fail of the line, being then abfent from the fleet, in duced him to believe that Lord Nelfon had only 21 fail of the line along with him, as he was ignorant of the reinforcement which had arrived from Eng• land, owing to the great diflance at which the Bri tifh fleet kept from Cadiz. On this tippofition, Vil leneuve's original difpofition of his fleet is generally allowed to have been extremely judicious. Twenty. one of his (hips were to be drawn up in the usual line of battle, to receive the firft attack of the &kith fleet, whillt twelve of his Wen (hips, forming a body of referve to windward. nem • to bear down and double upon the .Britifh line, after the anion had commencedk and thus to place it between two firer. —Every other precauticn was alfo taken, that was thought moll likely to infure fitecell. Ten thoufand of their chnicell troops were diritilmted throughout the fleet : the French fltips were furnished with every species of fire-balls and combuflibles to throw on board of the Englifh (hips, in hopes of being able either to burn them, or to produce filch conlotion as might greatly facilitate their delign of boarding, where an opportonity offered • and feveral of our fhips were repeatedly fet fire, and fume of the feamen dreadfully feorched from this unufual mode of warfare. Britifh &ill and intrepidity were, how ever, completely triumphant over every ohflacle that was oppofed to them ; and, notwithflandiug the enemy in general, and particularly the Spaniards, fought with great obltinacy, it is the opinion of the ableft Officers of the fleet, that. had there been a little more wind during the anion, to have enabled the rear of our fleet to have come np in proper tune, hardly a ship of the enemy would have efcaped. The French Admiral, on teeing our ft.:et fo much ftronger than he expened, abandoned his original plan, and formed the whole of his !hips int o one l i ne , firmly waiting the attack of the Britifla, which was condutlted in a manner fo bold aitd uneTpefled, as feon to throw them into the greateft cool - orlon. Th e Royal Sovereign, in particular, which fittt broke through the enemy's line, excited the general admi ration of both fleets. The bravery of our feamen has never been doubt ed ; but the uncommon fuccefs, and marked thperi ority which they difplayed over the enemy in this fflorions day, are chiefly to be attributed to that cool intrepidity and difcipline which prevailed through out the fleet in a high degree ; a very remarkable proof of which is, that we have not heard of a fin gle accident having happened nn board any of our thips,ifrorn hurry or carletfnets, during the whole of the engagement. We do not recoiled any general anion, where fo many of our (hips ran on board thofe of the enemy ; no lets than five of the French captured Mips were engaged fo dofely, that the muzzles of our lower deck guns touched thole of the enemy ; and it is worthy of remark, that, in every.inftance where this occurred, the Frenchmen immediately lowered their ports, and deferted their guns on that deck, whilft our (cameo, on the contrary. were deliberate ly loading and firing their guns with two, and often with three round flior, which . loon reduced the ene my's (hips to a perfen wreck. The dreadful flaughter on board, and the shatter ed condition rf all the captured thips,whilft it thews with what obftinacy the enemy in general fought, is a convincing proof of the decided luperitatity our feamen poffefs over the enemy in cicfe ation. It farm to he generally allowed, that the French fired with more vivacity at the ctratnencernent of the anion than the Spaniards ; but that the Spaniards (hewed more firmnefs and courage to the end than the French. Amongft the Spanilh fhips, the Argo nauta and Bahama, were defended to the lag extre mity, each of them having about 400 men killed and wounded. The San Juan Nepomuceno was alfo fought with the litmoft gallantry, till the Captain and 350 of her crew were killed or wounded. The Principe de Afturias and Sta. Ana, both likewife !hewed great bravery in the anion. However difaftrous this vinory may have proved to the Spanifh navy, the naticnal charafter of that country has rifen greatly in our eftimation even by their defeat. As enemies, though vanquifhed, their gallantry cammands the higheß refpea ; and the ha. manity with which every Englifh tailor, that fell into their bands, was treated, exceeds all praife. They refuted to coofider as prifoners of war fuch of our . • Officers and men as were striven on their Matt in the captured fbips by the violence of the form ; every exertion was made from the Chore to feve their lives, end the Spanifli . folaliers were turned out 9 f their beds to accommodate our thipwrecked feamen. who experienced every mark of kindriefs and attention that a generous enemy could bellow. The behaviour of the Frentch, on the contrary, in feveral inftances, both during, and after, the en gagement, forms fo melancholy a contrail to the bravery and humanity of the Spaniards, that, as we have felt it our duty to render the latter that top plaufe, to which their eonduit fo truly entitles theta, we think it equally an aft of juftice to record, with impartiality, the bafenefs of the French, both to their allies and foes. The fait will hardly be credited, of three French Drips, under a Rear Admiral, who had no (hare in the adios:, having, in their fligh', fired fur Tome tithe upon the Santillima Trinidad, and others of the Spo t niit prizes after they had !truck their colours to the Englilh. We now find, from the concurring tells- moray of feveral Spann officers of rank, who were on board the (hips to which we have allu4ed, that Rear Admiral Drimanoir was the perfon who led on his divilion to the pe.petration of this bloody deed, to worthy the days of Robefpierre, by which feveral hundreds of the Spaniards were killed and woundee. Durnanoir, we have no doubt, in his relation •4 the battle, of which he prudently chute to be a dif tutu fpeftator, will enlaree with peculiar fad:ladies' on the uncommon exertions, which he -undoubtedly made, to fink or defroy the Spenilh Chips after they had furrendered to the Ihrgliflo We have already Rated, that all the Englith Wen of board of the Spanifh prizes which fed into the ham!: of the Spaniards, were treated with the utmoft humanity, and not confidered as prifoners; how widely dit/e; cot the couched of the French was, the foliose ing tad will thew; On the Currently of the Lucent:titre, an Officer and a hundred men were fent to take polled - ion of her, who conducted themfelves with that moderation and forbearance to a vanquithed enemy, which is a cha. rafteriffic of 13e itons. The violent form, which fo loon followed the engagement.prevented the removal of the prifoners, and drove the Bucentaure towards Cada, when the Frenchmen, from their fuperior numbers. were eafily enabled to take eofferton of the flip, and carry her into the harbour. where, however, the was (trended, and completely wrecked. The crew and the party of Englithaten , were taken off the wreck, 4 by the boats of one of the French frigates in the har bour, aed carried on board of the veal; the infs. mous and cowardly crew of the frigate, when they law Come of the gallant conquerors of their Admi ral and his fleet completely in their power. unarmed, exhaufted with fatigue and fhipwreck, and incapable of refiftance, in revenge for the defeat they had fut . - tamed, affaulted and t eated with the utmoft cruelty and with every fpecies of intuit and inhumanity. many of the unfortunate and defencelefs Englifh loners, whom the fury of the elements, and not the fate of battle, had thus ittbjeded to their power. We firteerely hope that the officers and crew of the frigate, who allowed or committed this deteftn ble ad, udl not efc.epe with impunity ; in the mean time it gives us roal fatisfaftion to find, that orders are given that no more of the French prifoners, now in our poireffion, died be permitted to return to Spain upon their parole, but they are to be fent to Eng land by the tirit opportunity. All the Spanifh prifoners, on the contrary, who have been brought to this place. to the amount of upwards of three thonfand, have been fent back to Spain, except one wounded officer, now in the Na• val Hofpital, who earned)! requened to be allowed I to remain under the care of the Engliflr furgeons, till his wounds were cured a. We have alfo the pleat - etre to learn, that the Spa niards, fince their return to Spain, have univerfally expreffed the livelieft fenfe of gratitude for the gene- ! rotity and humanity they invari..bly experienced whilst they were prifoners on board the different Englifh men of war, where it teemed to be tb,e Rudy of their Conquerors to make them forget their mil for tunes. Indeed our navy well deceive this tribute of ap- j plaufe from their enemies. upwards of a hundred of our gallant feamen having perithed, during the gale of wand after the aflion, in their generous efforts to Cava the prifoners out of the different prizes. To re cord the numerous and fingular exertions that were made on this creation, by all the (hips of the fleet, • would far exceed the limits prefcribed to us :—we cannot, however, pats over in filence the heroic con, dud of Captain Malcolm and his !hip's company, iq the Donegal, who, at the imminent hazard of being totally loft, refcued hundreds of the enemy from a watery grave. Two mftances of the noble humanity, !hewn by this flip, we 11141 mention. During the violence of the gale, when (be was riding at anchor near the Berwick, then in poffeflion of the Englifh, tome the French prifimers, on board the prize, in a fit of madnefs, or defperation, cut the cables of the Ber wick, by which means the immediately drove towards the dangerous fhoals of St. Lncar then to leeward, where there was hardly a chance of a man being fee. ed. In this trying foliation Captain Malcolm, with out hefitation, ordered the cables of the Donnegal to be inftantly cut, andiflood after the Be-wick, to which he difpatched his boats with orders firs to fave all the wounded Frenchmen before they brought off auy of the Englifh, which order was molt pundually com plied with ; the Englifh were next removed, but, be fore the bows could return, the Berwick (truck upon the (boats, and every fool on board perifhed tc the number of three hundred. The Donnegal with great difficulty weathered the fhoals, and escaped a limiter fate. The wounded Frenchmen, which were thus fared. were fupplied with cots :and bedding which had been prepared for our own lick and wounded ; and after being treated with every kindnefs, and mark of at tention, they were fent into Cadiz by a flag of truce with all the cots and bedding in which they had bee r placed, that they might futter as little pain or ineure venience as potlible in their removal. The other intkanee we (hall notice was as follows t On the 26•11 of October, whiltl the Donnegal was at anchor off Cadiz, in a violent g tie of wind, with • it 1, proper to =know! Age here, - mantier in Ciller of the Camp before Spanifh Agent for the richante ,- crtions of ado to faeilitita the *chigoe :fore s , c s General sri.n Ca ft o , and i a . oin 11 bad Coz of prironers, have omitted no poems intentions of the Foglia [Titres ever.