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5- I a heavy cannonade upon the city ; seve►al houses were damaged. and many people killed and wound ed. On the same evening the nerciation for the surrender commenced, and WAS concluded on the I:th, in the evening; on the I Rth, '2,600 French troops entered Ulm ; and, on the 20th, the Austrians evacuated that city, from three to seven in the even. ing, being all made prisoners of war; bnt the offi cers are permitted to return to their homes on their parole." F r ! I' Zt•PICH, OCT. 26. The astonishing progress of the French arms has once more brought the theatre of war close to our frontiers. The army of Marshal Augerean passed the Rhine at Huninguen the 24th, and advanced along the banks of the Lake of Colstance, to pre vent the jonelion of the Austrian army of the Tyrol with that of Italy. The head-I:wailers of the Hel vetic army is, at present, at St. Gall. Gantral Watteville left this place on the 22d. IL•TISION, OCT. 22. The Diet is still unoccupied. No deliberation of any imperanee can be expelled in the present circumstances. The Austrian Ministers have, in a circular Note, communicated to all the Envoys here, the answer of their Court to the exposition of the Bavarian complaints. In the same manner, the Minister of Wurtemburg has presented a justi fication of the proceedings of his Court. A simi lar representation is exported from Baden. The Russians have not yet crossed the Inn ; they will there experience a great disappointment. Instead of the powerful Austrian army they espe2ed w join, they will :carrel}- lad a wreck of it. They were in hopes, after so long a march, to enjoy some rest in Bavaria; and they ale now, though without cavalry or artilkrv, upon the point of being attacked by the French. It was yesterday said, that they would re treat to Bohemia. No one at Vienna can compre bend how the 'French have been allowed to advance so far, without a strong opposition haling been made to them. When the first advantages of the French were known there, nobody eat: the decisive events which afterwards took It is stated, that the Archduke Charles has received orders to detach 20 or 13,000 men more to the support of the airy in Germany. E CONSTANTINOPLE, SEPT. 29. 1 . 1 The retorted vi,lery in Egypt proves to have been an invitation given by the Governor of Cairo to the Beys, to a friendly conference, at which they and their principal officers no softier attended, than he contrived to put them to death, and sent their heads to be hung in triumph on the Seraglio, where they now are. Elfi Bey is said to have escaped by Sight. 0i 1.7 . ; LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. 4`, • Admiralty 0 . 16, Nocemle► 11, 1805. The letter (And its enclosures), of which the fol lowing are copies, were received at this Office last night, from Captain (new Rear-Admiral) Sir Rich. ard John Strachan. Bart. Commander of His Ma jesty's ship Cesar, addressed to W. Marsden, Esq. 1 C&ga', November 7, MOS . Si R-1 he accompanyinx copy of a letter, addres sed to the lion. Admiral Cornwallis, I request you well he pleased to lay befote the LordsCommissionen of the Admiralty, with my apology for the hasty manner in which it is written. I have the honour, Sm. R. J. STI arm AN. Czaar, Woo of Rochfort 264 !Intel, Nov. 4, 1605, Wind S. E. Sts,—Being off Ferrol, working to the West ward, with the wind Westerly, on the evening of the QJ, we observed a frigate in the N. W. making signals ; made all sail to join her before night, and followed by the ships named in the margin •, we came up with her at eleven at night ; and at the moment she joined us, we saw sir large ships near us. Capt. Bakes informed me he had been chaceJ by the Rochfort squadron, then close to Leeward of ns. We were delighted. I desired him to tsll the Captains of the ships of the line astern to follow me, as I meant to engage them diteAly ; and im mediately burs away in the Czsar for the purpose, making all the signals I could, to indicate our move ments to our ships ; the moon enabled us to see the enemy bear away in a line Ahre sat , clusely formed ; but we lost sight of them when it set. and I was obliged to reduce our sails, the Hero, Courageux, and .lEolus b-ing the only ships we could see. We continued steering to the E.N.E. all night, and in the morning obsTrved the Santa Margaritta near us; at nine we discovered the enemy of four sail of the line in the N.E. under all sail. We had also every thing set, and cams► up with them fast ; in the even ing we observed three sail astern ; and the Phenix spoke me at bight. I found that aetive officer, Capt. Baker, had delivered my orders, and I sent him pt to assist the Santa Margarita in leading us up to the enemy. At daylight we were near them, and the Santa Margarita had begun in a very gallant abliar.— • Casa!, 11anr, Con , ageux.anl Namur. Pl-flona A .lua, Sams Margataa, far to Leeward an the bug nsanner to fins upon their rear, and was soon joined by the Plonk. A little before noon, the French finding an action unavoidable, began to take in their small sails, and Puns in a Ike, bearing on the starboard tack ; we did the same ; and I communicated my intentions by hailing to the Captains, a that I should attack the centre and rear," and at noon began the battle ; in a short time the van ship of the enemy tacked, which almost dire.* made the action close and ge neral ; the Namur joined soon after we tacked, which we did as soon as we could get the ships round, and I direeted her, by signal, to engage the van ; at half-past three the action ceased, the enemy having fought to admiration, and not surrenderiug till their ships were unmanageable. I have re turned thanks to the Captains of the ships of the line and the frigates, and they speak in high terms of approbation , )f their respective officers and ships' companies. If any thing could add to the gr , od opinion I had already formed of the officers and crew of the Ce.ar, it is their gallant conduft in this day's battle. The enemy have suffered much, but our ships not more Juan is to be expeCted on these occasions. You may judge of my surprise, Sir, when I loon,' the ships we had taken, were not the Rochfort Squadron. but from Cadiz. I have the honour to be, &c. It. J. Sra•citaN. Hot ComwAilts ldmiral of the Whit,, 3.14 Com") .rler Us Mel; ..tc FIRST LINE. STAIIIO ae TACE. Line—Csur, 6EIIO igua,; !Pro, of 74 guns ; raceme, of 74 guns. French Lone —Doguay Trouin, of 74 guns, Captain Tr 11 . - flct Fwmitloble, of Bto gone, Rear Admiral fhonsanoor ; Mont Blanc, of 74 guns, Capt. Villegrey ; Scipiunof 74 tow.. (;alit. Sarnitrr. SIECJND LINE ( When the Namur jnine 1 ) LAkTIOARD T%rK. . _ . Line--He m , of 7i gui., Mut. Caul G.trdle.: N - 111L1 , , of 74 Run., eve Witted ; Cxsar, of SO gusts, !Or frt.co ard J. Strachau ; Courtural, of 74 guns, Capt. French Line—Dugu.iy Trowel, Formidable, Maar Blanc, and Sapion. 147.8 The lluguay Tronin and Scipion totally dismasted ; the rorrniclable and Mont Blanc have their foremasts standing. Out Figaze.—S.l.ta 111Argarai, Phonix, and Revs. lutionama The Heroin tionna ire joined at the tine the Namur did, but, with the rest of our frigates, in consequence of the French tacking, were to leeward of the enemy. I dr, not know what is become of the Bellona, or the other two sail we saw on the night of the 2J inst. The reports of damage, killed. and wounded, have not been all received. The enemy have suf fered much. Arins;reli* Olt', Nov. 11, 1805. The names of the Captains who commanded His Majesty's frigates in the late gallant allion under Sir Richard Strachan, being omitted in The Gazette Ezteeerdinery, it becomes necessary to state, that the Revolutionaire was commanded by Captain H. Ho tham, the Phanix by Captain Raker, the 2F..01us by Captain Lord William Fitzroy, and the Santa Mar ga•itta by Captain Wilson Radsberne. THE BRITISH PRESS. LON 00k, TUESDAY. Novaatesa 12. We announced, yesterday, the arrival of Lord Wit.t.t AM Firzaoy, with the gratefnl intelligence of the capture, by Rear-Admiral Sir RICHARD Svaacisam, of four French ships of the line, part of the combined fleets of France and Spain, which survived the dreadful battle of Trafalgar. The substance of our account was true ; but there were some errors in the detail, which will be found correelecl in The Litt mordmary, Gazette, of :yester day morning, which we now republish for the sake of our Readers who did not see our secoms !COITION yesterday. This achievement is valuable in a ten-fold degree, as following so fast upon the heels of the glorious vietory of Trafalgar. Mardrth is a play in which 800 aaaaaa mast take delight; and well may he apply the following passage to his demands for ships, colonies, and commerce :- 3Lakelm—" What is the newest grief ROW That of an hour's age drub his.; the speaker, Fa.-h minute ietr•s a new one.• This new defeat may be regarded as a sacrifice to the maces of the glorious Net.som, a peace-offering to his glorious and indignant shade. The import. ant news was transmitted. on Sunday night. from the Admiralty to the Loao MAYOR, who has thus commenced bis Mayoralty under the happiest aus pices, by sending the following notice to Lt.uv os : I congratulate ans cau:atry on the further, nen‘t i.nportagt, and glorious suc,sa of His Majesty's arm. (Signed) AMES SHAW, )faux . Maimm-Houte, 11th Nes. ISO >, hall paid seven, a.m. (COPY ) _ . ADMIRALTY-Or/ICI, NOV. 10, I l ton. Mr. Marnien presents tits complimews to the Lord Mayor, Lis the honour to traisruit 14 account of the (welter brilliant 'access Majdotr, ureic - 41f the csptu aid four fine ailed& ships, by a squadron iind4 the cessmand of Roar Admiral Sir Richard Strachan, and beg* to uffa hid convatu !shuns to his Lordship on the occasion. (COPT.) Ailmiralty-Olee, 10th Nov. 9, Captain Lord VVilliam Fitzroy, of U. Maioay'. ship anhis, arrived this evening with a ♦ispatch (rola lt.?ar Adoniral Sir Richard Strachan, dated off R.:htort (distant 90 teapots) the 4th iii.tant, grain; an ammint of his haring, on that day, with FL: Majesty's ships Caw•, Hero, Cr:mamas, aid the Namur, with the ft-rulotion.taire, Photon*, IE olu:, and the Santa Marc vette frigates, under his command, fallen in with a French squadron, eonsiiting of four line of battle ships (Forniidable, Rear. Admiral Demanoir, Dtigitay Trouin, Montblatte, and Scipiun), whiA hid se,st. rated from the remain, of the Combined Fleet, after the aftiut off Cape Trefalgsr, on the 21st of o:totter ; and, having gaged them fur three hours MII I half, succeeded in capturing the whole of them. The enemy iv understood to have betweea 5 and GOO men killed and wounded. The loss of His ofa• jiwv's ships did net eteeel i 0 killed and 100 wounded. Sir Richard Stradian was with his prizes, off the Lizard, on the morning of the 13th instant true Copy ) (Signed) JAMES SHAW, Mayor. T.) the Masters of Lloyd's. A similar account was also sent from the Admi ralty to Li.° VD's. At ten o'clock, yesterday morning, the Park and Tower guns were fired, and the news becoming generally known, produce) a great sensation.—lt was a sensation of pure and unmixed joy.—No N; L.su it'll to mingle our smiles with tears, to plant sorrow in our hearts, while joy beamed upon th.• connrenalice, and mike the nilhtly flam!w4ux look like torches ;round the grave of the th in the joyful illuminations of life and vic t . The captured ships are, the Fory,4 l / 4 1e, ao guns, Rear-Admiral DIJNIAtiOIa ; Scipior, of 74 guns, Capt. Ballot:6Es ; ,Vaat Wow, of 4 guns, Capt. VILLEOREY ; and the Doguay Trois; i, Capt. Touve Lai.. The British line will he found, on reference to Me Neraordinary Gazette, to have been precisely equal in number of ships and guns. Seldom has it happened, that two squadrons have met upon such equal terms. Our inge nuous Admiral, who knows bow to value merit even in a foe, admits that the I , French fought to admiration, and did not surrender until their ships became unmanageable." What hope can Bo- NAPARTZ now entertain of being able to dispute with as the empire of the seas ? It was not a vic tory over cowardice, want of skill, or an inferior force. The squadrons were fairly matched ; but the British flag, accustomed to triumph under every difficulty and disadvantage, could not fail to succeed when upon equal terms with the foe. It was with some surprise Sir R. SiIIACNAN discovered that his prizes were not the Rochfort squadron, but part of thewreck of the combined fleet, that escaped destruc tion off Trafalgar. It will be recolleled, that, on the 21st of o.2ober, five sail of the enemy attempted to make their escape, one of which was cut off, and the others stood to the Southward.—lt is supposed that they changed their course to the Northward, and were the identical ships taken by Sir R. Svaacitan. When first descried, however, off Ferrol, the squadron consisted of 6, and where they picked up the other 2, which disappeared in the course of the night,we can form no conjeZture. They were probably two damaged ships, that were not in a fighting con dition. As Sir RICM•RD STILACHAN lost sight of the &flans, of 74 guns, she probably went in pur suit of them. The acgiioy Troitils and &Olen were totally dismasted. The FornoiLlabte and Mont Wane, had only their foremasts standing. They were off the Lizard at five o'clock on Thursday morning. On Friday, they they were seen again by the Aldus, but, as the wind was faint, they made but little way. A letter from Plymouth, written at a late hour on Saturday, adds, that they were then coming into port. No accurate returns of killed and wounded having been received, The Gazette states, generally, that the enemy suffered much. Souse accounts say, that the Mon* Blame and Scipio?, had arrived off Falmouth, and that they had 270 killed and wound ed. Admiral Dum•ploi a is said to be dangerously wounded. On board the DIIIIVIt/ Trolsin, the Cap tain was killed, and the second in command wound ed. Our lass consisted of 24 killed, and 11 1 wounded. Among the latter are, one Lieutenant, and a Boatswain. We had not one officer killed. The ;Folios SAW the Rl:wills* with a dismasted ship in tow, in the Channel. The Randier is corns from the West Indies. In the course of the morning, Captain BA-. Ica, of the Nano:, arrived in town ; and, as the firing of guns took place about the same time, it was reported, that he had brought an account of another victory. The firing, however, was found to have proceeded from the sea fea cibles exercising upon the river; and the dis patches brought by the Phrnis were said to be only duplicates of those brought by Lord WILLIAM FITZIWY. L'Atgle frigate, Capt. Wentz, also arrived a: Plymouth, on Saturday, from the Channel fleet, and a report that she had brought an account of the capture of the Rochfort squadron, by Admi ral Sr :a t. ilia, became very prevalent, but we could net ti ace it to any authentic source. O. tiers however, sent to The Gases& Office, to prepare t another letrasrdi , oryGe:etle, whic:l, we un.ltry.l I I, will be published this iworning. Four tho is,nl copies of The Erireerdieere Gazeiie wm.e yesterdAy sent ofF by Government. t, b. ;.-,ul4ted upon the Continent. Lord WILLIAM STUAR r, of the Creirent, has ar rived in town with the fl tg of the French Admiral. The latter was removed, at sea, from his own ship, to the fEofirr, which he is on hoard. Sir RICHARD STRACHAN, in the has jlined Admiral CORNWALLIS'S Fleet. The other three ships which belonged to his squidrou have arrived, with the four French Piizes. The Evcr,.bir frigate passed Plymouth on Fri day night, and by this time is probably in Ports mouth harbour. Repurt says, she his on board the bodies of Lord Netsorr, Captains Dort. and CoostE; also the captured Admirals, with their flags. By this conveyance we may expe3 further accounts from Admiral, now Lord, COLLINCWOOD. The Prince 0f Wales was re'eased from quaran tine, at Portsmouth, on Saturday morning, and f:ir 110 cep r e• LOCK landed, with Commis,ioner Or- WAY, from C.ibralrar ; Capt. Itaows, late of the Ajax ; Cyr. lA-C.1 , 46R g, late of the Thundercr ; and Capt. S. S rr , .14. late of the Ansphiou. The Parcae ,r , VGireS lett the sy•Ltdron off Cadiz nn the 13th uh. Sir Rostra r tookei remarkably well. He was greeted by the ringing of bells, and was ie ceived with the not Itotering attention. A large party waited on him, immediately after his lauaing. A letter from Falmouth, dated on Fridaylast,ssyw Arrived yesterday, nit the harhiinr, the Ihnish East India sup Copeahsge.7, &um Bencal, after eight months passage ; she pot into the Isle of France is May last, and was about to sail on the 4th Jun when His Maissry's ship Trist.irdour, of gu •i Capt. Osaoiter, with four other ships of the blockaded the Island. During his stay thtre, ac counts were received that HOLK An had conclud ed a peace with Marquis WEL s.est Y." We have received New York Pa?ers to the t t h last, at which date the Yellow Fever continued to rage in that city with great malignity. The num ber of new cases of fever, reported on the Ist ult. was 13, and 9 deaths; on the 23, 13 new cases, and 8 deaths ; and, on the 3d, 23 new cases, sod 14 deaths. It appears, therefore. that the violence of the fever was unfortunateiy increasing. A great timber of the inhabitants had removed lions the City. One death by inalignant fever had also taken place at Boston. We this day resume out 7 extraels from the Dutch Papers to the 7:h, of which we gave the substance yestorda y. A person of high ra.:k in this country has re ceived a letter from Berlin, which states, that the Archduke CH AREAS has obtained a signal viftory over the French, upon the banks of the Adige. The ships Travers, Captain Samisens; and Union. Captain hiscin roils, sailed from St. Hekna, the 6th of February, and arrived in Bengal the 29th of April last. The Russian squadron, at Spithead, are getting locks fitted to their guns in the gun•whart. Ad• mint SCNEVILN has invited Admirals MONTAGU, Sir IsAAc Corr in, and all the Naval Captains, to do,- ner this day. Vice-Admiral Sir J. T. Docicwoarts sailed from Plymouth, on Saturday last, in the Superb, with the Powerfid, of 71, guns, to join the beet off Cadiz. Capt. C. Rowzav is appointed to the Eagle, li:a Cot. ; and Capt. J. A. Wood, to the Ursine, vice HKRlllbler, at Portsmouth. Capt. Hosea, to the Amphien ; and Sir W. BOLTON, to the Eurydice, off Cadiz. The Harriet, from Port Jackson, for Lea. don, has been takers, retaken, and is arrived at W.,- terford. A letter from an officer belonging to His Mar 13- T v's ship Dres.inorght, one of the Cadiz squadron. says, "Cat:it-Cos n, who brought out the Royal Sove reign. or Admiral Coi.Linowooo's rlag, command ed us during our stlion ; he is as brave a man as ever lived ! In fifteen minutes we oismasted our antagonist, in the most gallant style ; and then passed on to the Prince of Attunes. bearing the Spanish Commander in Chief's fl tg she made from us with all sail, but not until we raked her with three tremendous, w•ell•direfied bioaJsides. We have not lost an officer; eight ot our men were killed, and twenty wounded. At a Court of !Kayos and M:millirem. convened ' on Saiurday, at the Council Chamber, Porton. iuth, Vice Admiral COL L I 14CMUOD was eleiled a Ilur,e•+, of that Corporation, in testimony ot the late Onion, ♦i.tory obtained over the Combined Fleets oif The Right Hon. the LORD MA vos will hold his first Court of Aldermen to-morrow. at elevrn o'clock, at Guildhall ; and a Culla of Commin Ccuncil, at twelve, on particular business. In the Court of Chances'', yesterday, the lidaci CH A scer.Lee did not attend. The MAN ria of the Riltass sat for some time, And made a le* order. for postponing the discussion of causes, which 113- 1 no interest for the public. A very singular discovery has lately been mode by some workmen employed by JOHN Wisti*.' , .4. Esq. of Castlehead, near Cartmel, who, in making I weir over the Pool a Winster, found a large errantly of herring fry, lodging in the works, on the ebl‘iog of the tide, which will prove a very valuable acqui sition to the neighbourhood.