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- I ,' 1 . Lately pursued them, and that they constantly de clined the atlim. I cannot too highly praise my Captains aid Crews. " I have the honour to be, Ecc.—Vt ES EVVE. " Then follows an account of the IC:led and wound ed, amounting to 35 killed. and 116 wounded. 4/CE-1.1)1lITAL VILLENEUVE TO THE biiNurity OE 11ARINZ. vig,,,3,tly " lam tow under way. I leave her` two Spa nish ships, and the French ship l' Atlac. These ves sels have not suffered much in the aaion, bat they sail badly, and I consider them as rather likely to delay the squadron than to reinforce it. " I have disembarked here my sick. The length of the voyage, and the bad weather has caused a sickness amongst the trocv, but those who have no thing but the scurvy are in no danger, and will soon be restored by air and fresh provisions. I shall set out with 15 ships, of which two are Spanish, and if we have any aff.tir on our voyaga to Ferrol, with the squadron which we have already fought, we have nothing to fear. VILLENEuvi." RIAD ADMIRAL OOURDON TO THE MINISTRY OP (MARINE AND C01,13141E9. " MY I.OW, ! 1 / 4 11rit-t 2, 1905 " I have the honour to announce to your Excel ' lever, that Admirals Villeneuve and Cravina have this moment anchored at Cnrunna. The English squadron re-appeared two days ago ; it consisted of thirteen ships of the line, but immediately on seeing the squadron of Rear Admiral Villeneuve, it sailed again. It h td, however, nothing to fear from the combined squadron in Ferrol, the wind being West, and blowing fresh, which rendered it impossible for us to set nut. We are all animated by an ardent desire to give hi. Maj:sty proofs of our devotion for him, and our desire of enterprize • for the glory of his flag. " Receive the assurances of my respeß, (Signed) " GOURDON." ••••••=... The frigate La Presidente is arrived from Mar tinique, and brings the most satistanory intelli gence respeetiog our establishments in the West- Indies. A circular letter to the Magistrates has been published at Vienna, ordering great circumspeetion to be used with respeCl to foreigners, the Govern ment having reason to believe that foreigners were concerned in the late disturbances in that capital. A long Note is inserted in the Moaitvsr of the 15th, in answer to the English Papers upon the sub jea of the Invasion. It boasts that the _Shannon is blocked up by a fine squadron,—that our Cello ties had draws up their articles of capitulation, and sent agents to Villeneuve to treat with him, but that was not his object. chat the invasion will take place if we don't make peace. It will take place in a year, perhaps in two, perhaps in three. Tho whole N ate is curious, but we have not room for it to-ii iy.—Are shall insert it tn-m•trrow. All travellers from the Tyrol and Austrian Italy, speak with astonishment of the quantity of troops and waggons that block up all the roads. It is dif ficalt for passengers to travel, so covered are the roads with soldiers and artillery. A dreadful earthquake has taken place in the Is-Teapolitan territories—eight hundred houses have been destroyed at Naples, and 4000 damaged-40 churches have been shaken to their foundation. In other parts sshole towns have been destroyed, and all the inhabitants. The little town of Isernia is a heap of ruins, and 1500 persons are buried under them. The greatest terror reigns in every part. NOTICE FROM THE MONITEUR. "The commerce of one people prospered. Re mote from Europe, strangers to the present war, that people were exercising the free industry which be longs to an independent state. England is at length tired of forgetting with respect to that pea ple the naval superiority which enables her to op press all nations and all seas, and the American trade is at length aimed at. Sugar and coffee have just formed pact of prohibited merchtiodixe—it is quite as culpable'in the eyes of England to convey sugar and coffee as arms and warlike ammunition. It is not sufficient that by corrupting som► faithless Ministers, she has imposed upon several powerful Princes a barbarous legislation ; that she has dic tated by menaces, the same laws to weaker Princes, whose Ministers she might disdain corrupting; she now p! ices no limits to her violence. Nobody hereafter shall navigate but upon :ter account, and to sell her articles alone. And this order of things, so humiliating to all States, does not fix the atten tion of the powers of the world ! It is that which England wished when she precipitated Russia into - such false steps. So long as the Northern Powers had any sentiment of their commercial indepen-‘ donee. the English were forced to keep within en tabs bounds ; but when the Court of Peterstough, influenced by corrupting intriguers, or &rated by corrupted intriguers , carried its condescension so far'ssio give an official charafler to s the most con atittible pamphlets of the worst iQttllisb Gazette .4; ..s writers, the Cabinet of London no longer doubts! that its eyes were shut for a long time. When England thought too she was sure of Austria, wit oss SHE IS PRECIPITATINO INTO WAR BY rsoucissi it ea TO MAI:E IN THE TYROL AND IN ITALY AR. !.lAMENTS WHICH CANNOT BUT BL CoNsiDERED as a com siciaccivicwr or Rosa - iLir its, she ceased to fear that any State would return to the scnti meat of its di pity. She threw off the mask immediately and it is by the American that she has begun the application of her new pre tensions. Oppressed Europe has but one rea sonable desire to form, and ought to place its resources in one single hope, the re-establismete o f the naval power of Frimce. Before a few months are passed, the outrages done to the commerce of nations, whose pacific dispositions were best known to England, will be quadrupled. That is what Sweden will have prepared by her aatrihrs and her childish policy, that is what Aus tria will have gained, who shews herself so little jealous of the honour of her flag. Since the Venetians have displayed the Imperial Eagle, they have experienced more outrage than when they navigated under the fallen sign of the Lion of St. Mark. The Government of Venice was weak, it had reached the age of decrepitu fe, yet it sill pro tected its commerce. But England has the fatal and temporary advantage of blinding all nations to their own interests. The more she opdrcsses, the louder the cry again,t the op; cession Of Fiance. Happily Fiance does not suffer herself to he imp ised upon by those cries—she knows -he impotence of them." N \ \ THE :RITISH PRESS. 1.0N1)(), TUESDAY, AUG , :ST 27. We have received Paris Papers to the 113:11 in stant. Bort Ar A ere, at length, despairs of imposing upon the Continental Powers, a ,s 1 now 'eels that they are alive to their danger. Ile bas, according 11,laid aside all affeCtation of a conciliatory tone ; aad deals out nothing but inveCtive and abuse. Russia, Austria, and England, aro all treated alike in the Monaee►. The articles in that Offic AI Paper, from vat.rus parts of tile Austrian teiritiniet . , speak of nothing but war. Indeed, it Any evidence of its approach were necessary, we might appeal to these papers as decis;ve of the question. tleeitee , also contains some official details of the battle of th 224 of July, and the su'sseq•,eat proceedings of the Combined Fleet, which will tie read with interest. It appears irons them that the Combined Fleet put into Vigo on the 27th, from which it sailed again on the 31st, leaving behind the French ship L' Wee. and two Spanish ships ; accirding to the official ac count, because they were bail sailor', but evidcntly because they were much dams4ed in the aCtinn. In deed,' in aa.tther part of the odici il dispatches it is admitted that tour of the enemy's ships started greatly, of which L'!:spala was one. A letter from Rear-Admiral GoLenns, dated Ferr•i!, August e, states, that Admirals Vir.r.ssEuve and GIIAVIAI A had at that moment anchored at Corunna. It then states that the English fleet ha 1 made its appearan , r about two days before, but sailed away, although it had nothing to fear from " the Combined Squadron in Ferrol ; the wind," says Rear-Admiral Goes coos, " being west, and blowing fresh, which ren dered it impossible for us to set oat." The Accounts given in the French Gazette of the movements of the Combined Fleet, ought to be received with great caution. There is no trick or artifice se lose, of which the present Government of France would no t gladly avail itself. These letters inform us, that the Combined Fleet entered Vigo, as we !lave already observed, on the 117th—kft it on the llst—reach.' ed Ferrol on the same day—sailed again, and anchored in Comma on the 21 of• Augn st. the Combined , Fleet went back from Vigo to, Ferrol, it must have been for the purpose of bring ing out the squadron in that harbour, and if, having formed a junaioa, it went to Coranna, its des. tination must have been for the South, leaving Ferrol behind. If this account be true, what are we to think of the report of Capt. Bit Ace, who says he saw the Combined Fleet on the 13th off Ferrol, apparently working nut of that harbour. In cases so contradictory and irreconcilable, vie have just grounds to apprehend that the accounts in the Modem,. are fabricated in due and circumstance to perplex and mislead us. At one moment Austria is represented as pacific ; the next she is re garded as hostile. Articles written in the office of M. Tai.i.s.v . aasn at Paris are daily insert•i.d in the Monitor., dated from Berlin. Petersburg's, And Vienna, and affeEting to convey the popular opi. or the sentiments of g oternment in these se .l capitals. These tricks and deceptions prac tised by the French G svernment in the Mon:temr are now become notorious, and it is fell time to cloolst, whether it asserts a circumstance 31 a matter of lad, or declares an We mus , act s' believe Cap; in B:t ACE, in prefer -nee to the 113,i'eu and, therefore, whether Cie Combined Fleet were working in, or working •ntt of Ferrol, on the 17th, the Freuch ac count of its having b.:en at Ferrol •on the 3: st July, or casting anclt;lr at Corunna on the Sd instant, is rendered very qaestionable. Mut un doubtedly the official details of the Meniieur, do not confirm, but on the contrary, militate again.: Capt. BRACE'S account, yet we shall not be sur prised to tiad them quatel in its support.-- Upon the supposition, ,::aver, that his observation was entre.% we yesterday stated, that among twenty possible points of destination which it might have, the Mediterranean is the most pro able. That is the utmost which any print is competent to say ; but some of the Papers find no difficulty in going a great deal farther. One of them says, if the Combined Fleet be gone there, " undoubtedly Government would not fail to send immedi de& such a force into the Mediterranean as would prevent any designs of Idle enemy against the Russians in the Seven Is lands. That BONAP A RTE, in the present state of affairs, would weaken himself by detaching a large army to Egypt, we caa hardly believe." We think the Government Print which we quote, ought not to be so unmerciful in its demands upon Government. According to the Frenth account, the Combined Fleet sailed from Ferrol on the 31st July. According to Captain BR ACE'S account, it sailed from it on the 13th inst. Govern ment have no later accounts, and, therefore, we think it a little hard to expea that Government o %%mild not fail to immediately send such a force into the Mediterranean as would counteraa the design of a fleet, which, probably, upon its arrival there, would amount to little short of 40 sail of the line. The as ertion tls.it Bos A A RTE would weaken himself by detaching a large army to Egypt, is equally unfortunate. An army of 20,000 men would, we believe. answer his purpose in Egv. t; and his armies are greatly over-rated, if a detach rent to that amount would greatly weaken them. 'lite French Papers contain no other news of of any int,irest. Dos AP A ItT z was still at Baulogne on the 13th. The Master of a vessel arrived from Petershurgh, w'ieli place he left on the 27th ult. repotts, that when he sailed, the Russians were making every ex ertion to get their ships of war ready for sea, and that they were taking up vessels fur the purpose of emharking an army. The ratification of the treaty with 'Russia, so long suspended, has, we understand, been received by the Last \ lessenger who arrived from the Continent. The Ottway. STEWART, from Jamaica, is arrived at Liverpool. She sailed from thence with a fleet, consisting of about 13 sail; got through the Gulph about the 2Sth. and parted from them three weeks since. in lat. 35. long. 61. Captain S. thinks that one of the fleet (a brig), was captured off Camayne. The Boling, which sailed from Riga, is it - At in the Humber. . On Wednesday last Earl Haanwicxx returned to Dtiblin, from a tour to the West of Ireland. Sir JAM Es Yet.TEHEY arrived at Harwich on Sa turday flight from Ipswich, for the purpose of re 'viewing the troops in that neighbourhood. After visiting Lnridguard Port, he reviewed the Leices tershire Militia, quartered at Harwich Barracks. fhe Bedford Volunteers, commanded by Lieut.- C nlonel WHITBREAD, were r eviewed by Lieut.- General Oesi.ow, in a field near Northampton. last week, who was pleased to express great satisfaftion at 'heir appearance, and manner of going through their evolutions. Oat of 425 effeaive men, only twenty-four were absent. On I hursday se'nnight the Scotch Brigade, com posing part of the troops under the command of Gen. BA Inn, were disembarked on Haul Bowling Island, near Cork, where they were reviewed by Gen. B R is E'+- FORD. They are an amazing fine body of men, in the highest order ; and in the most perk& state of discipline. The disembarkation in boats was a most avgnrdeeeibcleapsptae:lnancle ; and condußed as technically as if it were made on an enemy's coast. We understandthat such is the harmony which prevai!s between the sea and land service, en gaged in the expedition, that. the Captains of all the transports and the seamen have volunteered to serve -UTT ER I' IL LEI, if any Occasion for the service of a body of seamen should present itself on the intended expedition. •On Saturday the Assize for the county of Lan aster commenced before Sir ALLAN CH A M Bur and Sgt T. M. Suoron. There are seventeen prisoners in the Castle for trial,•they are most of them for capital offences: they are fearer than have been for several years past. The following letter was written by Captain Mu DGe, tO Major FL E I CHER, his brother-in-law: " French National Ship La 'Folio', Aug. 10, 1505 't On my way from Jamaica to Barladises, I fell in with Kris. Brandin's *waitron, c.nisitig fur our homeward-bound convoy I I fought the ship till she was cut to pieces, and then slink I cannot say what our tors is, as there have been no re turns, the crew tieing Al 2,5id..4 hoween the awn frigates and leo curvvues a liith , iimied us. "leciiiy-one fell nobly with in me own knowlellte-i-I am afraid many more. I thank God, th • Wartelia nese( were French colours. Lieut. Thomas P,e1,1 ,, , of the m mines, was the only nfficer matertilly wound ed, his log: weir, broken lirs a splinter. During the seserecms test. the squadron was never without hat . I has, the cons°. lotion of knowing they were su much damaged as to ',roil their cruise; they all stood to the northward as soon as repaired, leaving the pineage open to the convoy under a 20 gun ship." A Dublin Paper, observing upon the charalter of the late Viscount A vor4 sspac, late Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, says—.. A number of emi nent English and Irish Barristers are mentioned us ; rand/dares for this office. It is not, however, yet ascertained who will be Lord Avonsioaes suc cessor. Mr. GA RROW and Mr. Rout xxst. both distinguished lawyers, have been mentioned with , confidei.cc in some of the higher circles. • . ROYAL Fimmr. wtv swims. suousr 25. The ROY AL FAMILY did not gi tr the Theatre last night on account of His MAJESTY being troubled with Lae rheumatism. Their NI AJ ES r: Ls had a selea party and a career: at the Lodge. This morning Her MAJEsTY and the Pettscrsars, accompanied by the Earl and Countess MACCL 6s. FIELD, Countess of I t.c Nast ta, Earl PocrETT, l an d and L itly Hiswitessuav, Ladies 11Ltectav and THys Na, attended divine service at the church; as did the Dukes of Cum stet.* No anti Karst., at t h e drum•head in the camps. \ His M A.l EST Y, it is expened, will sleep at d m Queen's House the ensuing winter, as I‘. . FRANC'S is making a new sofa-bed far him. simil. fi ,i, , which he sleeps upon at Kew. Most of ff Di. . . pal rooms in the Queen's house are to be new f1c..1,1. • THE PRINCESS OF WALES. On Monday, Her Royal Highness, accompanied by the Hon. Mrs. ltv Lt, Mrs. Admiral MONTAGU. Lady SAXTON, Mts. and Miss Fita.oxa•xtr, Ad mirals MONT *GU and Sir I. COFFIN, Cene e .th Hoer: and EVE...ZION, Commissioner Sir Ciamitis SA ITOS, Lord Binsucteire, the Hon. Capt. LAGOL, the thin. Colonel Hoots, &c. went on board t! e Commissioner's yacht, which cruised about till seven o'clock in the evening I when. Her Royal Highness landed at the Sally-port, and returned im med.ately to Catherington. In the morning, as Her Royal Highness proceeded through lfiginstreet, to the yacht, there suddenly came on as violent a thunder storm as we have had here for many year.. The Princess took shelter in the house vf Wrxxes, hatter, where she remained nearly an lieu.. Capt. M. Rost NSON, of the Navy, who had handed the Princess into the house, suggested that it win:.l be gratifying to Mr. WILK Ai to appoint him hat::: to her Royal Highness, to which the Princess cheer. fully assented ; observing. that it was the first house in which the had been in Portsmouth. On Tues ley, the Princess visited Bognor, and returned to dinner. On Thursday, Her Royal Highness went to the Lie of Wight, in the Commissioner's yacht, and did not land at Portsmouth, on her return, till after sight o'clock in the evening. On Eriday, Her Ronal Hignets took an airing, in the neighbourhood of Ho: 'ldea% and rode . thrcugh Stanstead Park, the seat of Lewis WA Y, Esq. And, SAIUIJAy evening, about six o'clock. she again visited Po.tsmontir. The Hnn. Gen. Hope and Gen. EVELAIGII her at. iv al at the Piatform, and attended her sound the lvtal.s of the garrison and Portsea ; after,wruch Her Royal Highness took some tefreshinent at the Governor's, and, about nine o'clock, taunted to Catheringion. • The Bishop of St. DAVID'S, and Lady Sir Huai and Lady 1 . 1101.1.0 M are A111V24.1 .s i.'anhy. Northam pt o• Races Commence this Jab and much sport is expetned. • Last night The S •Idier'e D rtßA'er. and Indy: the find, were to be performed at the Reading Theatre. The Honourable Mr. and Mrs. GREY are arrived at Swansea. The Couiitess of Etv, Mrs. B )NFOY, and Miss Ivi•Exa N, ItltiLed in Edinburgh I ISt we- k. Mr H. Jonsstores benefit at Edinburgh, on Sa turday night, was under the patronage of the Right Hon. the Countess of LOUDON and Moils. • Southampton heatre, which has been opened but a few days, has been uncommonly successfuL Miss Sistivn is much liked. Mr. T. Cotents i. as great a favourite a; ever ; and Mr. Frrztimicitis's sweet nates ate much above par. His MAJBSYV has subscribed 1001. Her MAIEST 501. and the ROYAL DIMES and the PRINCRSSILS 101 each, for the pur nose of establishing village school for ten 1608,w:A ekiidee ,, . on the plan adirptel by Mr LANCASTER, the quaker. Among the arrivals at Harrnwgate are— The Hon. Col ~,t4 Whorl, C.,lnnel M'Se'e, colon Contain howy, Arclulesonn, Mr, and Nto Sturra.' Rev Mr Aroidglearl, John Cdclough, Esq. Mr. and Nts Stark.e.le, Mrs. Lorick, Mss Gaoler, Mn. iss 0 iv.: Mn PArd.nt, Mr. Broughton, Al hton, Mr. and M Gosling. The non-commissioned officers and privates the first battalion n2d regiment (or the Gordn Highlanders) have presented to Lieutenan -C' lone' NA, Ea, a Sabre of the value of one hd and ten guineas, as a mark of their attach:wr in t ie his person. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Watts P sed through Chichester on Tuesday last, and paid short visit to Viscountess Max/TILL'', at Aldwi . It being her Royal Highness's first visit to chester. Whilst the horses were changing, a cro assembled, who were *much gratified by a I view of Her Royal Highness. On Thursday last, the Right Rev. the Archbish of CANTERBURY, his Lindy, and three lovely dang ters, arrived at Worcester from Cheltenham. an on Friday morning. paid a sisit to the. verierab Bishop of WORCESTES , at Hartlebury ; on th return his Lordship an I !amity were entritar i eturaned b the Dean ; and, on Fr i d a y morning, they to Cheltenham. Ilni Left Edinburgh last week—'Cite Right Lord Er estips • roos, for Cumberland Howe.: Right Hon. Lord REA v , for the North ; Sir (11 •KRT STIRLING, Bart. for th e South ; the Rig Hon. J. STEWART anal s and his Ltdy, t Bellmont Castle ; Mat now Poem, Brechin Castle ; and Colonel Ars tort a Montis ton, for Symington Lodge. Princes of Europe, in their spirited esettions to; venal l tgz o v f e o u u s r fi much rsc . p . l i t e e as C u oTrora whe ti n on h : renrinlulejatinl less capital prizes in Bowvta's Historic Lnat The very liberal orders recently received from t 1 high mettled societies, at the same time that r tend so considerably to leasen the number of Tit on sale, and of course, to enhance the value of: remainder, must be as fl at tering to the artist b self, as they are expressive of respea for his sei and invaluable ColtAiun. .- --er.1(..." A. hill-2 the Prince Btood rir.t. Pavilion to aim a- h by the Rev. the 136nknf Teat he wig d u bred oat.: the north was virY fu ioely fam i l Lady F. Jo 4 ss cosi, lext Su: the benefit. h. the Rev. Atter ch The Earl I him Thl o nwenY gale and s pit, there Mr. G. Jo runs al The C Concert c bowie On Earl C brought f Mr. G barouche A Gen' ten years The re place. ha of CAIN On ri Yort 1)2 1.1.cd, O,lS'. C the sold the hors. firing ;- WAS btu and is it Fridm ru.rtfts , under I ed the I usidi spirit ; owl by pl4ce— ed. up( the bn; t Runn were mn of , Ade lea It Ro tw se; in be 'l'l Z al al P C