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--,-,. . , I • ' I . Tome hope, if the fignals are' eorreet. Nothing re mains to me but uncertainty, with a gretudeal ofj fear, and I do not know what opinion to entertain. After having fpoken of our loffes, it \ gives me great pleafure to Elate to you the new glory witb which le Formidable, commanded by Captain TROUDE, has been covered. During the night cannonade, in the middle of the Streight, this Rip received the fire of friends and enemies ; but with intrepid coolnefe, the Captain would not return the fire left be should increafe the diforder, and keeping clofe to the Spanifh coaft, he retired from the combatants : be was followed by a divifion of the Briti(h fleet of three (hips and a frigate, and at break of day, being in fight of Cadiz, and five leagues diftant from the fquadron, he was attack ed by three (hips, with which he was engaged for half an hour, and obliged two of. them to -retire : the third endeavoured to attack le Formidable on the quarter, while• the frigate cannonaded her in the ftern. But, notwithftanding the bad Rate of , his malls, Captain Taouoa approached within , - mufket (hot of the Britifh (hip the Possess, • which having loft her main mall, after an en gagement of on hour anti an half, made halite to get away, being taken in tow by the frigate: Come time after both her other malts came down and the veal had the appearance of having yield ed, but as the two other (hips and the frigate were at a fhort diftance, Captain Tao UDE would not take poffeffion of her : be expeaed to be attacked again. The enemy difconcerted both in their fire, and their bravery, fuffered him quietly to purfue his courfe. This engagement took place in fight of all Ca diz, and the glorious refult of a combat fo une quail. by covenng our arms with glory, has filled the hearts of the Spaniards with the utmoft degree of cube:aim. Le Formidable was fcarcely repair. ed after the battle of Algefiras on the 6th : top-gal lant-maftsfervedher as top.mafts,butin thisderang. ed Rate thebraveTeoNDE,inftead of flying from the -.• 4111eray, who might have captured him without firing , . a mot, offered them battle, and by this manceuvre, as prudent as bold, he firft extricated binsfelf from • the two (hips, which he greatly damaged, and at , left totally difmafted le Postree, which fought him bravely for an hour and a half. The com bined fquadron was at that time becalmed at the diftance of five leagues. I expeacd to fee it,on the breeze fpringing up,come to take poffelfion of this -s e , veffel, and give chace to, or capture the four Bri tifh (hips which were in fight ; but I was far from having any idea of the misfortune which befel the two three deckers, which, without doubt, occafion , ed the feparation of the St. Antonia ; and in the evening the fquadron came CO anchor. Rear-Admiral 14110111 was exceedingly forry that he was not on board le Formidable, but he did not think proper to refift the urgent folicita . tions of General Moans°, 'who induced him to go • on board his frigate, that they might better con cert their operations.—My rcfpeaful falutations. (Signed) nuseisota-Lt.r att.'s% ACCOUNTS PROM EGYPT. IMIIIIPIKTGI Or RITIEWS, TO Till MINISTER AT wax. • Lc ern, July I left Alexandria, Citizen Minifter, on s ft of May. I was taken by the Englifh frigate la PicLus, off Alexandria, and was carried to Aboukir, where ' I arrived on the Bth of June, and from which I fet out on the soth of June. At that.period, Egypt . was in the following fitnation : General Mxsou was at Alexandria, mailer of the Lake Mareotis. He was encamped on the heights without the walls of Alexandria. The Englifit occupied the penin fula of Aboukir with a part of their army, having not advaeseed one ftep fine their landing. Thefe two balk reconnoitred each other without offer ing an attack. The crews of the (hips of war in' the port of Alexandria formed the garrifon of that; city and the forts. On the 9th of Jane, the corvette Heliopolis, which General °ASTMS/LOME had difpatched, cn tend Alexandria : it was laden with ammuniticin! and carried !brae troops. It left General Quo - T M t AO MR at anchor twenty-five leagues from Mar) andria. General Be LLIAIID commanded at Cairo. having under his command, Generals LAGR AMOS, ROBIN, PONZSLAT, BROM, &c. The main body of his ar my was much flronger than that at Alexandria Chef de Brigade Du/AS commanded in the citadel of Cairo, and the General of Brigade Alm at Giza). The Englifh army, under the command of Ge neral HVTCHIN/011,*was at Terrance. The Cap • taro Puha, with the flotilla, was on the Nile, op polite to Terrance, co-operating with the Englifh army. The Grand Vizier was at Benxi': he had ad vanced to Cairo; he had been completely beaten by General Bei.s.tsan, and repulfcd as far as Sa laiiich. General BELLtARD had been nightly woiladed in this affair. Tlsc Engliib eftirnate their Infs in the battles of 13t1i, aad z tft of litarch, at scut men killed. hi.y are much ailed with fore eves. If Central BILLIARD beats the corps of Eighth I at Terrante, the Englifh army may find Veil' in a difficult fituation; Chef de Brigade Cavalier, who tvas ercorting a convoy of 600 camels, with Soo ' men, infantry, cavalry and artillery, had the Mil fortune to be furrounded and taken prifoner by the Englifh army between Alkam and Terrance. The gatrifons of Damietta and Burlos, forming together Soo or 600, were alfo made prifoners. Health and refped. ( Signed) .Da v az. PARIS, JULY 3s. The Journals of Bourdeanz and Avignon quote two letters from Toulon, according to which GAN. THIAUSIII effefted a difembarkation at Derna, and took, on his return, from the Englifb, a ship of the line, a frigate, and 13 merchant vessels. One of there letters makes him arrive at Toulon, the other at St. Tropes, but what day ? In regard to dates correfpondents are generally deficient. —journal& Paris. AUGUST 1.--The iMpOllatioll of Englifh horfes into France has been prohibited. The following is an abfiraft of the account of the battle of the 6th, as communicated by the Mi. nitter of the Marine to the Filar Cowen:. : Rear-Admiral Liscus was informed at half paft feven in the morning, that the English fquadron, which had been cruifing before Cadiz, was palling the Straits, confifting of fix (hips of the line, a frigate, and a lugger. At a quarter pail eight, the battery of Ifle-Verte opened its fire on the enemy ; and at half after eight the In domptable began the aaion, which loon became general. At half after nine, Admiral Li sells made the fignal for the (hips of his fquadron to cut their cables. At tt, le Formidable was on limn and the headmoil of the enemy's fquadron touched ground alfo, while two Englifb (hips took their nations at a (mall dikance from thofe of the Republic. The battery of Ike Verte had ceased its fire for two hours, and was in danger of being taken poffeffion of by boats from the Englifh fquadron. A Captain and 130 infantry were detached from le Formida bleto prevent the enemy from landing : an Englifh boat was taken, and another funk. The Cap tain of the Delfaix was alto obliged to detach fome men to defend this battery. The battery of St. James had alto flackened its fire, fo that General Davavz found it neceffary to haften thither with troops which he fent for from on board the Deff.tix and (even Spanifh gun-boats, which took a part in the aftion ; five of them were funk or difabled half an hour after the battle ceafed, and the ene my retired to Gibraltar, abandoning the HANNI BAL.. In the evening feveral boats of the Englifh fquadron came along-fide the HANNISAL to re ceive the wounded, but as they had not a flag of ttuce, and were armed, General LIVOIS detained them, and made them prifoners. POUADEAUX. JULY 25. A letter written from Toulon to a merchant of this City, fays: We learn that Admiral Gar- T/114101111 has returned from Egypt and anchored at St. Tropes, near Toulon, after having landed the troops he had on hoard at Derna in the king dom of Berea, in Africa, It is Paid alfo, that the Admiral has brought with him to St. Tropes, an Englifh (hip of the line and a frigate.--. Tableau de Bfordeaux. AVIGNON, WV,' 21. Citizen VAILSItit has written from Toulon, o f date July 18th, the following letter to his father in this city ; 4 , My dear Fatber,l take the earlieft opportunity to acquaint you with the agreeable and happy news of the arrival, at this port, of Admh*l GAIN THEAUME, with the divifion under Lis command. He has been at Egypt to effeit a difembarkation ; and on his return captured an Englifh fhip of is guns,land a frigate of 50, with a convoy of as merchant veffels. This intelligence is the more favourable to the French, as it enables us to navi gate the Mediterranean, and enfures to us the co lony. I am, atc."—Corrier drifiqvien. HAMBURG!! MAIL. Ftoataca, Jutv 13.—1 t is generally reported in Italy, that the French Republic hasaffigned to the Genoefe the Piedmontefe town of Alexandria and its territory, for a certain fum of money. The Duke of PATNA has procured feveral fine Pets of horfes and magnificent carriages, which he intends to make a prefent of to his fon the Kuno Of ETRURIA, on his arrival at Parma. There will likewife be a fplendid horfe•race at Parma, at which the Duke will give two great prizes to be run for. The latter end of June an Englifb rruizerof ten guns, and 5 z men, was driven by firers of wea ther on chore at Leghorn, and taken by the French. The whole coail from Ancona to Brindifi is blockaded by Engliflt frigates, which daily make prizes. Near Brindifi they have taken the Neapo. Gun brigantine, the Lipari, and another flip laden with corn. Several Englifh frigates are novice cruising off Genoa, and have conveyed provificias into Porto rerrajti. The letters received here on the loth, from Upper Italy, Gertiany, /cc. were detained 4 hours, the French having thought it neceffary to open them. The French have again laid. a contribution of half a million on Tufcany. Ba ssat s, JULY 24.—The Ex-Diredor BAIA As, who unexpectedly arrived here from Paris, will make a (lay for Tome time in this city. He tra vels with a pafs from the Municipality of Grof bois to Bruirels and Spa. He has vifited the Pre fed Doutscr, but goes out but feldom. He will loon go to Spa. He is accompanied by five of his friends, who were with him at Grolbois. Since he is no longer Director he appears to be greatly altered. Hums, JULY 28.—1 t is now known that Ge neral Asotaasu was fent for to Paris to regulate feveral thingi relative to the corps of 25,000 men, taken into our pay. To-day the new elected Third take their feats in the Legiflative Body. Admiral Di WINTEL is gone to Helvoetfluys. It is again faid, that the fquadron there will foot fail to join that in the Texel. DANTZIC, JULY 24,—AccordIng to accounts from St. Pcterfburgh, his Isamu!. RUSSIAN MA. JuSTY has appointed M. HINGAZIO. to be his Charge d'Affaires to the Bastian Republic till as Arnbaffsdor fball be appointed, which will be loon., LONDON. ••• To-morrow we fludl prefect our Readers with a Letter from a Gentleman in Gibraltar, who was an eye wltnefs of the Adtion off Algeciras. •••••• •IMS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6. , I TRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK 3 per C. CooL money, 5 9—. Ditto, for account, 5 54. Reduced 50-4 per Ctllt. 7,14••••5 per Cent 94—, New 5 per Cent. 95 /—thnniuns 7/. FILICE OF STOCKS YESTIRDAY. Bank Stock 167/ I Long Ann. IS 5-‘6l 7-16 3 per Cent. Red. 514 Short Ana 5 / 5 -t6 3 Per Coot 19t 5 S9f Imp. 3Pa Cent. $8159 54 4 pet Cart. ppg untninnt 3/ f S par C. Nan , 9? 94 Coed for Augadt 159 5 Pet P- Lol. 95 9S Imp. Ann. t r 714" The Public have not been difappointed in the expeaation they had formed refpeaing Lord NEL souls fquadron. We Rated yefterday, with all the care and attention the fhortnefs of the time. and the variety of rumours would allow, the fuccefs of his operations ; and we are happy to find that fo far as is yet known our fttesnent was pretty coned. _ _ Government however bad no written diftettches, but an Officer arrived who was difpatched before the anion was terminated, and a ktter was altb re ceived from his Lordfhip by a very intimate friend, which was communicated to Minifters. As the firing bad not ceafed when the letter ergs written, full particulars could not be expeded ; but the Noble Admiral Rated, that be had taken five of the enemy's floating batteries, and had filenced two of the principal batteries on Thor; ; that by the bombardment the lower town of Boulogne bad fut . - feted confiderably; that the fteeple of the great church had fallen down; that the fuccefs of the attack was fuch that England would experience no moleflation from this port ; and that after he had completed the objet of his inftrtiftions at Bou logne, be was to proceed to fee what preparations for invafion the enemy had made elfewhere. His Lordfhip fays, that the enemy had been verypeined in their attentioas to him, as they direded a great part of their fire againft the Nita cutter, to which he had moved his flag from the Mimosa frigate, for the convenience of approaching where there was little depth of water. Befides the above, which is Co favourable, and which was confidered as fully entitledtocredit, there were many reports in circulation, which could not be traced to an authentic fource. It was faid that after overcoming all the difficulties which oppoled the firft attack, his Lordfhip fueceeded in de. ftroying the enemy's flotilla, and that he burned, fcuttled, and rendered ufelefs, to the number of forty veffeh. It was Rated that Come gun-boats had been fared by being hauled on fhore by the enemy. In a word, that he had completely de ftroyed the naval equipments at Boulogne, and totally deftroyed the port, fo that it could not anfwer the purpofe of a dep6t, or of equipment, for a look time to come. All accounts agree that the firing on both fides was very warm, and that the attion was main tained with the utrnoft obllinacy. It mull have been mortifyjng to the French troops in the neigh bourhood of Boulogne, is witnefs the bavock made by our fquadmn. What part the itivesia: artily ailed in this affair, we have not heard ! Other reports Dated, that BO AAAAA TR had been at Boulogne, in perfon, the day before the bom bardment, but had left it. It was reported that the whole Town of Bou logne was entirely deftroyed : we are happy to 'fay this is not confirmed. Lord Nelfon's objet was only to deftroy the armed verels, Ste. and it is faid, he even fent a flag of truce lamenting the in jury the town might fuffil in the execution of a - wave. - 'meafure inftided sitcrelf to counteraft the hoaile defigni of the French Government refpeaing the invafion of this country. The anxiety of the public for farther accounts is great beyond any thing we have witnelfed before. Certain it is that no accounts of the iffue had reached Dover Lift nicht -when the Mail came away. The letters from thence, received this morning, only mention, that boats having been off : they Rill heard the bombardment.at No official details, however, have yet been publiih ed, nor have the particulars of the final iffue of the attack yet reached the Admiralty, a circumftance that has given rife to an opinion entertained by fome, that, as the difficulties to be furmounted , would naturally increafe in proportion as the land works were attempted to be deltroyed, Lord NEL , sON may not have been able to terminate•the bu finefs fo foon as was hoped. We can, however, Olive our Readers that they need be under no apprehenlion on account of this delay ; for 'the nature of the harbour of Boulogne is fuch, that no fleet can aa agaiall it but at inter. vals, owing to want of fufficient depth of water, et , ceps at full tide. Of courfe Lord Nassos mull al. ways draw off before low water. • The following letter cOniains the lateft accounts i received by the way of Deal ; they come down to. 4 o'clock of the day before yefierelay, which, how: ever, is not later than his• Lordfldp's own letter referred to above : " DEAL, AUGUST 5. " Captain Ovum left the fquadron off Boulogne yefterday afternoon at four o'clock: three of the " French gun-brigs had then been funk, and a " lugger drove on fisore." Lieutenant HILL, of his Najd (hip H. teat., arrived at the Admiralty Office yefterday morning. Difpatches were this morning received from Conflantinople ; but Lord HAV/lESRURT being at Weymouth with the )(two, the contents bare not tranfpired. Difpatches were alfo received from Feterfforgh. This morning arrived a Hambnrgh Mail. 'The great length and importance of other articles of intelligence,given in this day'spaper, obliges us to give but flaort extraits from the Mail, as the ar ticles it brings are comparatively of little mo punt. Paris journals to the 2cl inflant lachrfive Nave alfo arrived. The molt important articles of in telligence which they bring relate to Egypt and Gaarnsaoms's fquadron. So late as the zothef June, Melon remained in his camp before A1ex .4.4"••--.9•2221 GANTILIUIIte. vials had en tered the harbour, and - aria of his fleet are Rated to have been at anchor 25 leagues difkance. So fax the Meatus% The Non-official Journals Rate his fubfequent arrival at Toulon, having captured on his return a Britiffi 74 and a 5o gun frigate, with a convoy of 25 merchant velfels!—a Ratement which few will be inclined to credit in all its particulars. The ifeoiintr of July 28, contains a letter from the Miniller of the Marine to the Flair Consul., and a report from Rear-Admiral Limots to thy /Cater of the Marine, detailing the particulars of the battle of Algefiras, on the 6th ult. The French (fate their lofs at illo killed, and 3co wounded; 13 of them without hope of cure, and 40 feverely. Among the killed were LALONDT, Captain of le Formidable, anclMoecoustr, Cap tain of l'lndomptable. ' The Madrid Gazette Extraordinary of the t3th July, Rates the number of the French killed and wounded, in the battle of the 6th, to be 800, acd affects that the capture of the Hatintaat was en tirely owing to the battery of St. James. " The eakeinu manarore which the made," it is raid, " to get between the French Admiral's atip and the coaft„ caufed her to run on a fhoal ; the made ufelefs efforts to get off, and being difmailed by the fire of the battery, was obliged to ihrike."— The French fhips and the batteries, it is added, &feted very feverely. The provincial regiment of Rondo bad eleven men killed. AdmimlLtwots, in his report to the Knitter of the Marine, Rates, that the Captain of die HANtit. mat, as Coon as he had (truck, got into a (mall boat, upon which the French fired; but being a (mall objea, none of the fhot (truck her, and [he ef caped to Gibraltar. The FIRST CONSUL has decreed a fabre ci honour to be prefented to Rear-Adntiral in coofequence of his good conduit in the battle of Alge tires. The particulars of Sir JAME. SILUDIARSZ'S fe cond engagement on the s nth, are alto given inthe Official Journal. which (peaks of the French Nat , : having gathered freffi laurels ! !—and Come o: their !tips being again covered with glory ! ! ! Captain TIONDE has been promoted to be Cap• tain de Vaiffeao for his condua in that battle; and a penfton of 600 lines has been decreed to the widow of Latonns, the Captain of le Formidable. The French funds co the 2d ina. had fallen u o• • • • • 4f . • ' i r;. • . • . _ %i 1 ,