Star. — London, England, 1805-08-06 00:00:00

HOLLAND. H4GUE, Jove zs.—His Excellency 2CUIDIP4II.- .rNsltscic returned nn Monday laft from his excur lion to the camp at Zeift. One of she AdjatantS of Admiral \Triumvir.. ar liveti here to day ; he is the bearer of the difpatches of tint: Admiral for Mr. Von Roy EN, who is, ad in , tzriss, charged with the bufinefs of the navy ; they contain an account of the aftion between the Bata vian fl tills and Englifb cruifers. The Moniteur fayr,AdmiralVElHWL has towed no lef: courage than capacity in the comma..d of that affirm : he was appointed by the Grand Pen fionar y Minifter of the Marine (Fird Lord of the Ad miralty), but he infitted on keeping the command of the flotilla till he fhnuld have effected or accorn plifhed his defign : under filch a zealous and able Minilter, it is the general hope that the Batavian nl vy aid revive, and thine as one of the firft Naval Puwers. REPORT OF ADMIRAL VERHEUL. TO':LIE .tECItZTANY Of STAN FOR TUE MAILINL InPARTUENT OP THE BATAVIAN ALPUBLIC. RICH AND NOBLE 111, Dunkirk, July 26. In my lezter of the 18th July, I had the honour to fend you a fhort account of my arrival at Amble- Letife, la i:h a part of the Batavian flotilla ; but the circurntiances of my voyage, in which the Batavian cola:its have been crowned with fo much bravery, deferve to be more fully known by your Lordship, 24.1 I have, in confequence, the honour to give you toort detailed account of it. For theft two months I have kept a confitierable part of the flotilla ar anchor at Dunkirk, ready to fail at a moment's ii r ce for Ambleteufe. On Wednefday, the 7th July, the wind being N.N.E. I went thrally with the officers of my Ralf, on board the yacht Bantam, and made, at half pall four, the fignal for failing. I a f:w moments after, I gave the fignal to four French praams and thirty-two Batavian gun boats to weigh Airenor and fet fail, they being at that time the only veffeis ready to put to fea. The 'irony incl. had previenfly compelled me to fend into ha' hour the tranfpert fliipr, and the fame Rate oi the weather Rill prevented them from coming out At lix o'clock in the afternoon the (hips being drawn lip in a line of battle, in two divifions, we failed in the following order s The Colonel and Cap tain oldie Navy, Gebrands, leading the van ; the C lonel and Captain of the Navy, Carpcntier, the rear; and myfelf on board the gun boat No. 39, .I...oottenant of the Navy Bodel Commander, in the centre. The four praams ranged themfelves in the ou.er divifitm, one in the van, two in the centre, and one in the rear. As loon as we got under fail we defer ied an Englifh brig in the N.W. fleeting well wai d, and firing fignals to fhips in that quarter. As loon as we got fight of Gravelines, we difcovered nine of the enemy's (nips, five of them three malted, frigates, and corvettes, and four brigs, laying to within half a mile of the Chore. I made the fignal lo prepare for battle, the enemy fill remaining at anchor, until we came nearer, in order that they might attack us with the more advantage. A quar ter after nine o'clock, having come athwart the enemy, which we now found to conlift of fifteen !hips, they tacked and engaged our van and centre within gun flint. They then extended their line In as to c‘.mprehend our rear. The zillion became warm, and the enemy doled us, keeping up a conaant fire until we came near to Calais, when they Iheered off, and left us in pofreffion of the Eeld of !retie. We arrived in the harbour of Calais between eleven and twelve at night, where we can al char, although we might have continued our voy age, as we waited to give an opportunity to the flips in the rear to join us, and we then put the fleet again in failing order. I was alfo particularly anzious to tail w i,th day-light, that the enemy might fee and f flow us, and thus leave the paffage clear fur the lliips fill to come from Dunkirk, which were not fo well equipped as thole tinder my command, and were not, t f courfe, able to make as good a refillance.— The tefult has proved that I fucceeded in my obje&. The following morning, about five o'clock, we drew up in line of battle, and law in different Rations 59 (hips of the enemy,confilling of two (hips of the line, eleven frigates and coryettes. and fix brigs, who ap proached us, and, having rallied, attacked our line., The enemy came far within gumfbot, and made great use of their mortars, which threw many bombs in the middle of our (hips, but luckily not one of them did any damage. The batteries on Chore had a great Aare in the aaton, and affilied the heavy fire of our Chips in forcing the enemy to Iheer off again. At de. men o'clock in the morning five Batavian gun-boats arrived at Calais, eleven treofporti, and three French pinnaces, which had failed from Dunkirk after us, withi.ut meeting an enemy. There (hips I ordered out of the harbour, and made a fignal to give me a return of the damage fullaintd by the gun-boats, an/ was id:armed that eleven gunboats were rendered unferviceable, and unable to proceed further. I ac cordingly fent them into the harbour of Calais. I went on Ihore to fettle with the French Commandant of he Navy for the repair of the velfels. At Calais I met Ma.thald'Avouft,General in Chief of the Army, who had come on board the lag divifion from Dun kirk, and wilted to proceed with us, and in the after. noon 1 returned with his Excellency and three other Officers en board. Notwithllanding I was aware that the nineteen Chips with which I had been engaged in the morning, had failed to the weft, and were in our entitle, I determined not to lofe the opportunity, ;s, drum the courage and bravery evinced in the late en gagement, I bad the folk* confidence in our veffels. —At three o'clock in the afternoon I made fignal to weigh anchor, and got under fail, to twenty-one gun boats and three praams, including the divifion tall from D!tnkirk. I inflantly formed the line of battle, myfelt in the van. When we arrived ( ff Cape Blanc- Inez, we dikonted 22 Engtifh (hips, including two ship's if the line, fix frigates, thirteen brigs, and one cutter. TI ey kept at a certain dißance beyond gun ihot of our (hips until they had formed into line of battle. The ataion c. mmencecl about five o'clock in th e afternoon, and ft on became extremely warm.— Meanwhile the two (hips of the line came fo near, that we fired our mulketry, by which the enemy tuna have fuffered a great deal. We did not [offer lo , xnucfr,a,tnnll of their fhot paired over us. The coall,by t the care of Marihal d'Avouft, was I.ned with artillery nibs, by which we were much afEfted. Before ived off Cane Grititea, the mars .tquadroa was inereafed to forry.five fail, including a great many frigates. All the& (hips being dole together, our flotilla was covered, which were anfwered from our fide with great fpidt. Some of the enemy came within !sift! (hot of us, particularly twee Englins brigs which attacked my veffel with great fury, perceiv ing us to be the fignal veffel. Notwithflanding this we doubled the Cape in the moft regular order in line of battle, very dole to each other, fighting our way, although we had to pars a bank, over which three yards could not fail abreafi, and that with great difficulty. At (even o'clock we arrived off Ambleteufe in good order, where I fuffered the (hips to lie at anchor, in ender of battle. Some Englifh fhirs that had been Rationed off Boulogne, perceived their fquadron, and joined in the action ; but they were all forced, at length, by our fire, and the heavy fire of the b.-tunics, to put to tea again, and about eight o'clock the feveral aUions of the day were at an end. I feel great gratification in giving your Lordfhip an account cf the buftnefs of the day, and to affure you, that in the four actions, all very warm, the Batavian flag has been defended With the great en be avery. We have had an opportunity to Phew that the Batavian courage is no leis than it was in former times, whets we were fo often victorious on the feas. We have (hewn that when the French Emperor, the great Napoleon, gives an order, the fame can be executed ; as certainly many m a y think the paffage which we effetted irnpoffible, as on that day ninety-five fail of the enemy were to be teen off Cape Grifnez, of which we fought forty-five. The damage funained by our veffels is not confiderable, and will to foon repaired. We have in all ten killed and fixty wounded, French and Dutch. I feel the greaten pleatiere in being able to fpeak to your Lord fhip in teems of the higheft praife of ail the officers. They (hewed the greaten attention in the execution of my orders, and (hewed the greaten ardour to at tack the enemy. As proof of this it may be fufficient to Rate, that feveral veffels, carrying only two 24- pounders, fired sso Riots. The French officers, the crews, and of of the fchooners condated them (elves in the moil exemplary manner. In a word, a Commander may ebnfider himfelf happy in having fuch brave men under him. Both did the greaten honour to their refpative nations. ['fete follows a lilt of the officers whom he recommends to the no lice of his Lordfhip, and the names of the gun boats damaged and left behind sc Calais for repair.] Af- ter this enumeration, the letter thus concludes— " Laßly, I have the honour to inform you, that since my arrival, 4.6 gun boats, and t t tranfport fhipshave arrived here, under convoy of four gun fch o oners ; and I have farther the pleafure to Rate, that all thole gun vefels, by the indefatigable aaivity of the Cap tain cf the Navy, A.A. Buyikes, Chief of my Staff, came fafe front Dunkirk. 1 had left that officer be hind, with orders not to omit any opportunity of fending off the veffels, after I had brought off the ene• my to the well. He has ably fupported me in the different manoeuvres. I thought it proper to fend Lieutenant Franken, an officer of my Staff, with this repot t, who will he able to give your Lordfhip a fuller account of the fame. I have the honour to be, with the highelt elleens, (Signed) " VIIRH SUL." I dl3( LONDON. TUESDAY, AUGUST 6. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE otLocK : Confab, for mooey,s4 —Ditto, for Melt ' Reduce... 4 SB{—Oemium 341--Exclie. Bins, par Is pre. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. 3 per Cent. Red. A - an. 591 3 per Cent. COAL slim 4 per Cent. 774 77 S per Cent. Navy, Ss o l 5 per Cent. 1797, Ic Long 4.na. T7l :7 Exch. Bilk, par ti. prat. On:ilium. 4 A prem. Lottery Tkkatr. ISol 3s. ConL for ace. s&jj• • Difpatches have been received from Gibraltar, which mention that the Expedition, under the com mand of Sir Jast6s CRAIG, has gone op the Mediter_ ranean, it was fuppofed for Malta, uuder the protect fion of four fail of the line. No doubt whatever is entertained that a fottadron has failed from Rochefort. It is Rated in the Paris papers to have failed on the t 7th, and to have con. fitted of eight fail of the line. The public attention has been fo much occupied with the larger fleets as to have alma overlooked this fquadron, though by no means of contemptible magnitude. We think it not improbable that it is gone to the EaR Indies, or per haps in the firil inftance to the Cape. Any more Welt India attempts are highly improbable at prefent. It will be feen by an article in our firft page, co pied from an American newfpaper, that the Antigua convoy, captured by the combined fleet, was fent •off for Martinique, but having been fallen in—with by two Englifh f(igates, they were fet on fire by the ene my before our ft ;gates could get up to prevent it were all dellroyed. . The Hamburgh mail due on WednefdaT, strived this morning. The intelligence it brings is interefting. The account received Tome days ago of Swedilh Pomerania having been fold to Ruflla is repeated— the price is Rated at '26,500,000 rix dollars. The plain meaning of all this i 4 that the King of Pruffia (hall not be permitted to dictate as he has hitherto done, in whatever relates to the North of Germany. Wit is only a part of a Rini at which we have hinted more than once. On the Continent all is adivity, and every thing kerns to indicate the approach of a general war. The 6wedifb artillery has been ordered to be got in readi_ nefs : The Aullrian army hat been ordered to be re. cruited 1 The Ruffian artillery is preparing to march, and all abfentees to join their different regiments: If the eyes of Aufiria had not been opened be fore, but we brow they were, to the ambitious pro. jets of France, the anfwer to M. Novosivrzovet Note, which we yeflerday laid before our Readers would have removed the veil. BONAPALTS, it fecins, muA keep pace is aggraadizemeut . with the dillaut ** eneteaehments of RotGa upon Perfia, and her ex torted ceiDons from the Porte. This, indeed, is a deplorable profpeel for the innocent neighbours of the French Empire. No fooner does RufGa include in the Map of her vaft domain Come wandering horde of Scythians, or barbarous clan of mountaineers, but the ancient, civilized, once flourifhing, and ce lebrated Republic of Genoa, is incorporated, and the grievances of which the Schah of Perfia has to complain, it teems, are to be compenfated by France fcourging the vicarious back of the King of Sardinia, the King of Naples, or the Emperor cf Germany. Encroachments, of which Rol:6a Innate' the juf tification, etc& not RufGa but Auftria. The feces rity of Auftria is to be compromifed by every abfurd and ufelefa war which RufGa may wage, at the dif tance of many thoufand miles, conqneffs which can not Add a feather to the fcale of her European influ. ence ? Muff Auftria fit fill and fee France growing round her on every fide, becaufe a third power does fomething not very juft or proper perhaps, among barbarians, in whole fortunes hardly any change can be made ; and at any rate, in whole affairs European States can feel neither interefl nor fympathy ? The following article is circulated on the Continent as comprehending many of the complaints alledged by Auftria againa the prcfcnt Ruler of the French Nation, viz.— "The occupation of Hanover, of the Papal States, and of the kingdom of Naples, as well as the Helvetian Republic, contrary to the treaties of Ratifban and Lunneville; the incorporation of Piedmont T.ith the French Empire; the invalion of the German Empire by the feizure of the Duke d'Enghien on the territory of the Elector of Baden; the feizure of feveral Mantis od tht Rhine which, according to the treaty of Ratifbon, belonged to the Ger. man Empire ; the demand, or rather threat, to occupy all the Lea. ports in Dalmatia, in the ci-devant Venetian States, during the pretent war; the demand or menace to occuey the eaptal of the kingdom of Napl^s, all its forts and lea-ports ; the occupation of all the tea ports of the kingdom of Etruria; the incorporation pf Parma and Placenza with France, contrary to the Beret articles of the treaty of Luneville ; the imperious demands to the Court, of Vienna and Naples to exclude all Britith and Ruffian aim from their refpedlive harbours; the late imperious demand to occupy the tea-ports in the Maria of Sicily; the creation of a new kingdom in Ital.:, contrary to the fecret ankles of the treaty of Lunevills the incorporation of Genoa and Lucca with the French Empire, contrary to the Secret Articles of the Treaty of Lunevilk; the evalive' and infoknt anfwer given to the reprefentaticuiof Count Cobentzel, AmbatTador from the Emperor of Germany • and the intuiting language held by the Chief of the Freticit Go: vernment to all the reprefentations of him Majefty the Emperor of Germany and Auftria. But in addition to all there grievanc:es, it is Paid the Court of Vienna has equally difeovered a new attempt and plot of Bonaparte to place 143 brothers on the thrones of Spain and Portugal." At the fame time, that fo many movements are tak ing place indicative if a war on the Continent, the pre parations for the invafion of this country are unufual ly active. We have known for fume dayi, that there has of late been an uncommon buille on the oppofite coat ; and now we learn, that the different Officers , abfent on leave, have been ordered to join the army on the coati ; that the French army colletied on the Lower Rhine has alto been ordered to marcß to the coact ; and that BOSAPARTIF was expeded to be there at the end of IA month.—A very Ikon time will pro. bably be produaive of very important events. . ViseNa, JULY 17.—0 n the 15th infant a recruit ing was commenced here for the completing of the regiments, and the augmentation of the corps of pon. toneers. Yellerday Prince Dotincieucer and General Wait zieceaoni were prevented to his ImperialMajelly. The latter Pets out to dat on his return to St. Peterf burgh. During the late d:fturbances in the fuburbs of this city, the French Ambaffaclor, a:liofe country houfe is in the vicinity of the fcene of riot, received a guard fur his fecurity. The Archduke CHARLES if flu here. The regiment of Naff4u Dragoons entered this city the day before yeflerday. The camp at Simmering , is not broken up, as was reported. HAMBURGH, JULY feems to be corfirmed that Sweden has fold Swediff Pomerania to RulEi, for the fum of twenty-fix millions and a half of riv dollars banco. This was effeEted during the King of SwaDEN's flay ar Schonen, and in the prefence f the Ruffian and Englifh Miniflers. Count JUGGLES' has, it is faid, left Stockholm to proceed to St. Piterf• burgh, in order to put the Sniffing hand to this bu firers. In the mean time fcvcral more regiments of Swedifh troops have received orders to march into Stralfund. ' • From Stockholm we learn that by a fpecial order all•the artillery from the King's garden - was a few days {ince removed into the Artillery Fmk, to be in a (late of readinefs. Report rays, that the Archduke CHARLFS, and Generals PASSBENDEIL and MACK, will fpeedily Yet out for Italy; LEFT BANK OF THB Rmiss, JULY 18.—The move ments of the Army of the Coaßs were never more alive than at prefent. Within the laR fortnight troops have fet off from the different coatis to rein force the corps de referve of that army. It appears cer tain that the Emperor fet out for Boulogne before the end of July, and that his Majefty will Ray Tome time on the coaß. All the Generals belonging to this Army, who have been for Tome time at Paris, have returned to their poßs': it is hence concluded that a defcent on England will be undertaken immediately. Genoa, JULY 6.—On the isth of June the Grand Chapter of the Order of. Malta affemblod, anslelec ted BAILLI CARACCIOLCI b the office of Geoid Malt ter in the room of Tomlin, dcreafed. •t• 4i • The hereditary Prince of Bavaria is" expeet..d , t Genoa. The Spanifk Amba&dor, Prince Ms..s. RANO, has returned to Paris from Italy. BesLIM, JULY 23.—Count MITYILNICH,Mi a ir t , from his Majefty the Emperor of Auftria to ol.r Court, has returned to this capital from Drefd. and Mas HOGIKDORP, MiniQer from the Batavisa Republic to the Court of RutEa, has arrived Lice from St. Peteriburgh. FRONTIERS OF RUSSIA. JULY 16.--The artilgee l has received orders to hold kfelf in readinefs march. The Ruffian General TOLSTOI" palled through War. law on the rsth intl. on leis way to Lemberg, on mifflon from his Sovereign. BANES OF THE MAINE, JULY 16.--According to an article from St. Peterfburgh, in a German Ga zette, all the abfentees on furlough from the RolLaa army have received orders to joie their refpeeile corps without delay. According to letters from Cologne the French, which have been for fome time colleacd on the Lowe: Rhine, have received orders to march for the wettern coati. They were at firft intended, as is well known, for the Upper Rhine. Several regiments from the interior will immediately arrive in the de. partments of the Upper Rhine, to reinforce the go. rifons of tome places, which are at prefent hint hal% COIISTANTINOILE, JUNE 25. —The French Confut Rost' EU x, who has been a month here with M. PA. iCt out to day for Aleppo. Isamu st, Palba of Albania and Romelia, has m. ceived orders to repair again to Adrianople. He lvs begun his march at the head of 1 . 50,0c0 men, th e greater part of whom are Albanete Chrilliaos . He has received orders, before he repairs to his defti. nation, to compel the Pafha of Seres to return to Ns Om- Intelligence bas been received from the Black Sea that another corps of Ruffian troops is affembling near Sebaftopol, declined tor the Itles of tl,e lonian Sea ; and that a coot:Ample ber of reffe4 a t e "P i ?' ping for the tranfpore of dick troops. We have a report bere, though it ferms to require confirmation, that Housps sr) Puna has been a4f finated at Cairo tsy the Albanians. The plague, it is Paid, has made its appearance at Catanea ; the farm is Paid of Egypt, but their ac• counts require confirmation. This capital is per. feftly Lealthy. We h;ve received the following article fee infer tion•: • skencriczn Cencilate and Agency, London, A 5, tges. From - Official Cammunicatitios t.. Office, I an, Ith Ora red to make known to all American Merchants, Captairs, and otners concerned, that a peace is concluded bc,w..en the United States of America and Coe Bey of Tripoli. and that the Officers and men of the fr:gate Philadelphia arc idea:fed from their. scr, 'rude Ode, and their arrival daily expeeted at Syracufe. wet. ersais. The elation of a Member for Gloncefter, in the room of the late Joey PITT, Efq. is iked to em. mence to morrow, when a warm contelVtivill take place: The huftings are erOed oppoftfe the Grey. hound Inn, in Eaftgate-ftreit. ' The difpatehis received from Sea on Saturday cow tain the publis'thanks of Sir Roatat CALDER to Ad !lira' Sri Rut! a; toilais galladtry . dining the Rain, wh eh had beep ittadtertendy omitted in his fira dif i pa h• Gnvernment have itTste4 ntiers fnr the immediate infpe&ion of all the Yecianekry and Vo'union of the kingdom; together with the Iraq lns attacetl tooth . - corps. Laft week Colonel Denman junto*, M. P, left town for Cowbridge, in Wales ; frottiWhence he pm. coeds (after rece...ing the band of hirlovely Cam. bri.tn bride) to hi, eaates at Donaghadee, Ireland. The Noneommitfioned Of and Privates of the Firfl Battalion, sred }Ugliness; (or Gordon High. landert) have prefented Lieutenant Colonel Vertu a fabre, of the value of one hundred and ten guineas, as a mark bf their attachment to his perfon. We are very . forty to have admitted, in oar PIM of the t sth of July, w paragraph conveying an ld's that considerable dronkennets prevails in the garado 11 Gibraltar, and implying that the emolurhents of the Ofikerin command there, 'are entreated in pro. portion. We have now authority to date, dna the circumllance of the wine boufes being opened to the Troop at Gibraltar, proceeds from the foldjers being relieved from a reftriition they laboured under of being allowed to go to the canteens of their own lit• ginSenta only, and that the cfrer commanding at Gibraltar ' derive' at lecuniary advaitage whatever fivat the wie bovfi: at that place. Had we refleaed upon the ver7 high chariaer the re(pedable Officerlbears who now commands at Gibraltar, ive fhould not have given place to any circumdance that could have detraard from his military fame. • • Ye flerday Earl Sr. VI N clear, accompanied by Lady THIOCKNIORTON, paid a 'silk' tu ME ux's latewhruf;:. one of the wonders of this metropolis, which they • atnined with great minutenefs. His Lordtbip wa: much pleated with the curious machinery empl , .! , :i in thefe attentive premifes, and with the order regularity with which every thing is concluded. new Ream engine, ereCting by Mi. Wooi.:•for Maus, attracted particular notice from his Lrrdihip. I* embraces an improvement of confid era ble magi : tude.: by experiments already made on a ftlii! ll .* kale (a fix horfe engine), it has been fatistafi . proved that a faring will be effected oT two-thids At leaft of the fuel now required to work one rt Mr. Warrs's engines, which are certainly the best have hitherto been made, and which many thouel it would be impoflible ever to improve farther. A lase tailor, who had fought with his Lordlhip in tkc battle of Cape St. Vincent; •recognifed his Lordthip as he left the brewhoufe. His Lordthip alto recognifedb; old tea companion, pdt his hand in his pocket, sod gave him what fent him away with a merry heart. Married, at Leith, on Tuefday fennight. Jo! AINSLIE, Efq. of the Hon. EaR India Company s 'orrice, to Mite GaDDIS, (laughter of ARCH. GIDDSSI Efq. of Leith. • . they dtiv luur reA Sp; cl,l gui Of cgi Fre reft veil Sprir cobu Linn Arid Valle, Non foum Het( fens, Oiip, kcr ; Min Aur Wir char thc 1 phri< Thor Title from a-d Add from lumh p icl the by t Lot belt don in w w ,, n coed crew dor. and