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_ by , g. withnot seeinz then. It was wily at the end of the battle, when the weather cleared up a little, that 1 coal are to lee ward of the line, A ship ender Spanish colour. working to wind ward totter her course:, her topsails struck—near her WO. e two of the enemy's, one totally disenasted, .e id the other a three sheker, with her top mast gone, and wadi cult in her rigging, tiinocig both before the wind. The disroasted chip appeared in great confu.ion, and could scarcely keep the sea with all her perms gning. " An excessively thick fog covered the whole van and rear of the squadron, and preys itzd us frets executing any mov- anent. As far ai I could see, all the advantage of the combat , was with us. m The fog did not abate during the remainder of the even ing. Dui:nt the it;ght the two :quad 4 remained in sight, snaking signals to ke.•p together. I thought, however, I per ceived that the enemy retreated. As soon as the day broke we saw them much to hewer lof us. All the reports received from the French vessel., were ravisfaNary ;—tliose of Admiral Gravina e‘ince.t a firm determination to pursue and aKain at . ack the enemy. When the we ather afterward. cieared we did not perceive two Spanish ships, Le Ftrme and Le St. Rs: hael. " I ordered a general bringing to, and, forming a line of battle on the larbnat d tarok, bore down upon the enemy. " The wind abated. the WS Mat high, the enemy bore dewn, and it was imputinble for me, during the whole of the day, to eifkage them in the manner I should have wished. .` I was busy al night in keep'ng the fleet in ordtr, that I might be ready to renew the engagement at d ty.break " At the irst peep of dawn I wade signal to bear down upon the enemy, who had taken their position at a great distance, and endeasoore I, by every possible press of sail, to avid re newing Ole aiftiou. " Ending it impauilale to fore, then to a re-enagcment, I thought it ray duty not to remove any further hurt the line of my destination, but sa to iba;ie my cour,e u toeffei, agiee ably to my instructions, a lunation with the squadron in Fon vol. I experienced much opposition from contrary winds at JI_E. and E N.E. which. eltirieg yesterday, continued to blow with the utmost rioleace. " The following re th•• only account 1 have received of the two ships which are missal.: float the Spanish soadrun: " Captain Cosmao, who mama:vied the Pluto (a F.ench ehip), informed me, that from t', very b.-gi 111 l iiag of the ac tion the Firnee had lost her main and union marts ; that he had protected her as I mg as he euu:d k •erp sight of her, by placing himself ►etween her ant the enemy, but that he soon afterwards lust sight of 11.. r au the fog. " As to the Saint Raphae', it api ears certain that she was not disrnasted, but that se. e 1 Irring a ►ad sai:e• [CI to Isewaid, and we lust sight of her the fieu night. • "To conclude, the tie eontioued so thick, that twat unable to diztinguish the Coate of the enemy, 'rut on the day after the Lakin I saw fourteen sail, of which this were thrse-Jeckers ; the greater part of them appeared much dr gaged. If it he true, as slued by the Captain •.f La Disko, who !icon milted the enemy belay the action, that they hail fifteen sail, it may be presumed that one of there had disappeared in the action. " In short, my Lord, this affair has been honourable to the arms of both powers, and, had at not been for the thick fig, iehich continued to f av,.ur the moremc.its amid lire rtircAt of the enemy, he would not have escaped our etfolts, nor a de cisive action. "1 ant sttll ignorant of the number of killed and wounded, but I believe it i not considerable. I have to regret Caid.itii De Petrone, of Dis Pvlajesty's ship L'lntrepid.•, who was Captain Rolland, of L'Atlas, has received a wound I shall have the tumour to send you immediately more detat;ed accounts. I entreat your EsciAlcucy to accept my revert, "VILLENEOVE." " Frn•n on Board Imperial Majesty's Ship, the haematite, at Sea, the 22d Prairie' (April 11,. "MY LORD—t have the honour to inborn& you, that on the IN, imt (April Bj, hay.ag doubled Antigua, I pt ta ferewt that in the N.N.L. was a convoy of the enemy, consisting of I otair a signal fora general Chace, and at night-Call, the whole lt.< convoy was to toy power, which l sant off to Mart f.,iur. fu ,se ships, whi c h had come not from Antigua, were all ark„ with col offal produce, and destmed for Europe. 1 - he A.vuy way be val..e4 at five n.iliona (French). " 1 cltreat your Excell,ncy to accept m• respects, •• VILLENkI7VE " P —The Ditluo fr.gate has just taken a lugger of 14 gu 11;e11. " On Boa d the Buc•ntaare, off the Azores, on the 4th Meteidor. " LORD-1 have the honour to inform your Excel lency, that )eate.day morning the adsanced frigates discerned two aa t r to which they gave chi.ce, and came up with. One on an Engti•h privateer, the Mars, of Liverpool, of 14 guns . an,] 50 men ; the other was • SpEnth ship, the Minerva, which had been captured by the privateer, and villicn he we, *atoning_ The ship was corning from Lima, having been at sea wady five months, with a very rich cargo. Inlet:cadent of 4.:3,0j0 p.aattea, her cargo consisted of bark, cocoa, kc. •c. The •elon'it cstiination at from fi,e in six millions (French) The privateer b:Lig much damaged front boarding, Captain Lanteillerie, of the Ilvtren.e , net it on fire, after taking the cr.-w n.i board. The Didoo moaned the other, and I have her undo my pmiett4o3. " I eat cat your Excellence to accept my telpeAs. " VILLENEUVE." Upon the English account of the adion, the Afehrk says in Note 1. PARIS, ACCVST 13. The Moniker of the 12th, under the head July :11, gives horn a London paper the account of the battle between the squadron of Sir Robert Calder and the Combined Fleets ; and in a Note observes: " hope: ex;ne•sesl at the end of this art cle have been dis ippointed. Vice Admiral Calder stood Ulf with thirteen ships, arid left the Combisica sitti.hoose master. of the sea, and at liberty in follow their The of this . journal are like its conjechirm—lt is not tree, that the two Spat'. ish ships struck Having Pilfered greatly front their rigging, and the Combined Fleet. being to windward, they fell, during the night, into the enemy': line ; which might have happened to the three Engli.h th.nuau•l dhips; had they been to wind. ward, they would probably have fallen into the line of the Com bined Squadron. " The Ahmiteur of the I 3th gives the Ga:ctts ac count of the battle, and accompanies it with the following Notes: " It is true that Vice- Admiral Villeneuve hail, in the battle, fourteen French, Ned six Spanish ships ; but it is not true that he had three large fitly-g,an ships. Admiral Calder here admits that he tint ceased the engagement--the tea ioll which he gives, that it was to secure twu Spanish ships he had taken, is falsified by the relation of our squadron, since the.e ships did not fall his hands till after the battle iu the allght, because they could not manaluvre, and were driven before the wind. The true reason was, lie had four ships dis. ma sted. " Admiral Calder likewise dues not Ivry, that the Windsor Castle and the Malta were so roughly hand!el, that it was %tut difficulty they reached the shores of England. " As to the fog, •e see by the relati In of Admiral Ville neuve, that be also infinitely regretted it—since, if there had been co fog, the English Adrer.d would not hare escaped ho well. "As In the lou sustains.' by each side, the number killed and wounded on board the French and Spanish.rmaadron was much less than of the same on birani the English fleet. " In soiue other notes or accounts of this battle, it is Sail —your mistateineuts pies's the victory remained with the Combined Fleet. Two ships have already left our squadron, and the eightent ships of the Combined Squadron are in good condition. It has fultilled its rnis.ion, and has forced you to raise your blockade. This, I think, is the surest .ign of vic tory. Two Spanish ships, which were worked badly, were fitted out in haste, suff.tred consitlcrably in the battle, drove mud fell into your hands in the night, without the Combined Squadron peraeiving it till the next all. This was a great Imo to us ; hut yon likewi.e experienced the real loss of two ships, whi a ch wale oliliged to return home." PA LZBURCI, AUO. 1. Forty bakers employed to tho troops passed through this town this morning for the Tyrol : Stira, and the North of Italy, are full of soldiers : there is also a great number in the Tyrol. lIANIMIRG3, AUG. 9. An Altona newspaper states, under the date Constantinople, July 8, that several Russian ships were expecrted there from the Black Sea, with 20,000 troops for Corfu. BERLIN, JULY 27. Two French couriers lately arrived here, one of whom repaired immediately to the King, at Charlottenburg, where it is asserted that he deli vered a letter to His Majesty, from the Emperor Napoleon, the contents of which relate to M. Novo siltzoff's late mission. The other brought dispatches to the French Ambassador. It is said that the speedy recall of M. Novosiltzoff has made a dis agreeable impression on the mind of I lis Prussian Majesty. This is no wonder, since it is so well known that His Majesty has strained every nerve to bring about an sccommodation between Russia and Fiance, in which, at least for the present, he has been disap pointed, through the precipitate condua of Russia. In the mean time, Ills Majesty perseveres in his re solution of remaining neutral. whatever may happen. This is evident from every circumstance, and the reports to the contrary, which have been circulated, are totally void of all foundation. His Majesty continues to hold long and frequent con ferences with M. La Forest, the French Ambassa dor, whom he appears to respal greatly. 1 TRENT, JULT 21. We have at present in the southern part of Tyrol 11,00') troops. This corps, under the orders of M. de Chasteler, is composed of the regiments of New guebanez, Jordis, Klebech, I)rea, and Spork. four first arc in this city and the environs ; the fifth is at Botzen. '1 he dragoons of Hohenzollern are in part here, and in part at Roveredo. We have here 27 pieces of artillery. Three thousand peasants, and 1500 soldiers, arc employed on the works of the fortification. The Castle of Bonzeno is likewise putting in good condition. Two pieces of artillery have been sent to the Castle of la Pietra. The Tyrolese Volunteers are exercised ii firing ';tt bine. There is a report of a great plan in consequence of which We shall have few M poorali, hare never been more croerpicuou. than in Oa Prevent advance; where he amoders to have accainplishol a must ar l•r• out and dangerous undertaking with • spirit and per 44444 ailce which re lea on him tit! liteliest cue ht, and from which, I am cotafid mt, y sum LC/I . 'llhp will derive infinite satisfaBion. The coadu . 1 or the g arrison of Ramp Kara has throughout been highly meritorious, and the detachments that have (occa sionally moved out from it have rendered the mist mare:Shah service, and entitle Captain Hotchinion, and the officert and men under his °niers, to any warmest thanks. I have the honour to I*, my Lord, Your Lordahip's most faithful humble Servant, Camp before Bhurtpure, Jan. 27, 1305. G LAKE. Yemeena, Jan. 19, 1805. TO LItUT,COL. GERARD, ADJUTANT GENRRAL, SCC. SlR—lu my last I had the honour to inform you, that we hail got possession of Katovrlie, and I have now the pleasure to acquaint you, fur the information of his Excel'eney the Commander in Chief, that I marched from Took on the 17th instant, with 120 sepoys, two 6-pounders, and as many of the irregulars as could be spared. We arrived Wore this ',lake a little while after the mows had risen last ought, and instantly commenced our attack 45 nen the gate as...possible ; but unfer tuuately the guus could nat hu take., sufficiently close, as the enemy had placed a number of Hackenis in the road, laden with grain, the whe .1, taken off, and the bullocks left fixed to the yokes--trte whole soon took fire, and it wet necessary to take tome other mote of attack. In this dilemma 1 was as. sited by two &Mars, who behaved with much intiepaldy, by cutting steps in the stiles of the ramparts; and, my yotwe friend, Lieut. rums, instantly, and most gallantly ascended at the held of his men; but I was much concerned to see a mo ment afterwards, that he was WOUildei j it laccame necei,try now (Lieutenant Pervis being the only officer with me;, that I should lead the Sepoya ; and, basin: another rampant to mount isi the same manner as before, the whole took up so much time, that three tumbrils of ammunition had been ex pended at the guns. At this critical moment 1 was joined by Corporals Cross and Hislop; at a time when I had been fifteen nr twenty minutes oft the wall, and the kli:dars making a hole through the parapets. In a snort time oar nuinb.w. increased, and we pushed the enemy to the gate of the Gerrie, which is of a considerable height, welt a broad deep ditch round it, and a winding path way, defended by parapet+ and loopholei, where only two mei, can go abreast Here several of the enemy were killed, but we could not push the gate open with all our force; at last the wicket gave way to the butt-end+ of our musquets. There are six 3 pounders, mounted on eat ri.tges on the bas tions, and four piece: of a smaller 1112 t: un swivels, besides 36 geojal, of a very good kind. Our loss is very trifling, considering how much we were ex posed for three hours and a half. There were 1 Sepoy and a Clasnee ; 7or S Sepoys, 3 Clashees, 1 bullock driver, and 4 or r of the irregulars wounded. have the honour to be, Ore. Se. CHARLES HUTCHINSON THE BRITISH PRESS. I .ON DON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21. At a late hour last night we received, by Ezra ess, Dutch Papers to the 18th, and Paris Papers to the 14th instant. The Menireur of the 11th contains Admiral VILLENEUVE'S report of the battle of the 22.1 July—dated the 47th July, 49 leagues west south-west of Cape Finisterre.—lt was of course written on the second day after the Com bined Fleet were lost sight of by Sir ROSERT CALDER, and probably on their approach to Vigo ; it being now generally understood that they first made that harbour, and sailed again for Ferrol, in consequence of having learned the weakness of the squadron blockading that port. Those who antici pated a great deal of amusement from the bombas tic style of the French account of this business, will be much disappointed 'by Admiral VI xxxoauves letter. The order of battle, and the state of the weather, are described in nearly the same terms as those used by Sir R. CALDER in his dispatches; and the Spanish Admiral is allowed all the merit of leading the Combined Fleet, and bearing with his squadron the brunt of the day. Our cap ture of the two Spanish ships it notice.; in the follow ing words: 4' When the weather cleared we did not perceive two Spanids ships Le Flrme and Le St. Repbatl."—This is an exaCt parody of Lord NORTIe. letter to Mr. Fox, announcing the dismissal or the latter from office. " Sir, I have received a list of liis NIA.; esre's Ministers, in which I have not the pleasiire to see your uame." This is really a pleasant way of getting over an ugly business, and as modest as we could have possibly es. peeled horn a Frenclnin. He adds, no doubt, as a set off, not very fairly, however, that one of our ships had also disappeared in the aCtion t but all Europe knows, that this was the friars,- Conte, which convoyed the two Spanish prizes into an Englith port. In the concluding part of his let ter. Admiral VILLENEUVE says, 4 , Finding it iin posiible to force them again to an anion, I th-ught 17 1 On! •;,.. cnwso, ai t . ) tnainn much and F•A F. blr w we think, is into Fem.% siicee i disappointment !,y stating that such were his instruttions, nor the French Government have allowed their unne cessary publication. The Moniteur contains a i article, dated from Trent, which notices the coaliti in forming against Fr ante, in conseqience of which, it adds, a war may be expeded in a few months. The Dutch Papers abound with ac counts of military movements, preparatory to Cie invasion of thic country. 03 the 12th instant, there Was not a soldier left in garrison at Ilaerlem ; ail the troops having been ordered to marsh to the Hei der. General MA sM o T, and several other rats, embarked on the Rth, and every thing was ready to put to sea at a moment's notice. Private letters state, that the enemy, by p u •.; all the merchant vessels of large burthtn into rc. quisition, and other means, had abundance of tr.:ts ports forth.. c-nveyance of their troops ; but IlLit the Dutch sailors had refused, pat ticularly at Ps , - terdam, to navigate them. No embaigl had t.e,c3 place in the Dutch ports so late is t'l: 13Lh instant. Viscnunt CASTLIRCAGII arrived in town ).ester. day. He had two interviews with Mr. Pin rii Cis: course of the day, and in the evening he set Gl' w Vi Viscountess CASTLYREAGII, for their beat at Sheen, Surrey. A letter from Cowes states, that an a-conat has been teceived there of the .11(mene frigate having engaged and captured a French trigate near Gue:n sey. We do believe that Lord Nctsoti arrived at ha teat at Merton, in Surrey, at a late hour on Mor day ; but we do not understand that he attmdsi the Admiralty yesterday. Lord NELiON, on his arrival at Portsmouth h the Viaory, addressed the following Letter to the Colleaor of the Customs at that Port : • _ - " 4 ory„ Spithead, Augur. 18, 1805. "The Vi2ory, with the Meet under my command, lost Gibralt.ir Mmuty-.even days ago, at which time there sas not a fever in the garrison; nor, as Lk. Fellows told me, any ai prch-nsma a one. The fte.•t late under my command I le:t with _Admiral Cornwallis, on the Isth or August, At is h.,tt time the were in the most pule!, heattle; neither the Vect..l Iva the SlnKrb hare nn board even an obiect for the hospit.il; to the truth of wish I pledge inr word of honour. (Signed) Nk:L.SON AND 'MONTE" To the Colle..Lir of the Custom -I, or those it nu, row, in • We understand, that in consequence of the pie sent asped cf affairs, aid the increased allivity in every department of the Government, His file J EST It ' s return from Weymouth will take place much sooner than was at first intended. Extra& of a later from the Earl Howe, bound to Madras, dated the 10th May, in lat. Is. Ati. long. £5. 30.-64 The Cakuita and P4tegra leave us tHe evening for St. Helena. The Loci Daaran, al? Ocean, and Walpole, parted from• us the day after leaving Portsmouth (on the Bth of May), under c 0..- voy ot the Hinchsten man of war, and have since been heard of. The voyage has ben ve:y tedious, owing to the light winds and calms." A letter ::.,roi Harlem, dated August 12rh, says: " Our city His been without 'garrison for Ever.il days past. All the corps of troops which sticce, sively arrived here in the course ot last week, pur sued their rout to the Helder. From thence we learn that Gen. MARMO a v, with s.veral t cher G. - net als, went on board the ships last Thursday, rot . which occasion '2l guns were tired from the men a war. Every thing is ready to put to sea at a tm.- ment's notice." A Paper of yesterday says—" Admiral !trout, having proceeded again to the Dutch coast, founJ, according to report, that the Dutch Flort had em braced the orpoeurtitu a . forded them by his abw.ce, aaJ pet to bra full of troop." A letter from Dublin, dated the IGth inst. says —"The following notice was circulated this eveni - 17. to prevent an illumination which was to take place in Dublin, to celebrate Lord Carr czatAcie, feat in the county of Down : " The Lord Mayer, finding that as anonymous this. has been circulated, c dliog on the inhabitants of 1..h.b,t0 to .1. lairniaate their houses, this evening, his Luidship begets) , c.o. tions his Fellow-Citivsos azainst complying therewit .; determined to punish any person who shall aft contrary ao was notice.—Mans:un-Home, Aug. 16, 18u:s." _ The Cnrk P ,per of the 14th says- 44 A consider able degree of bustle and aCtivity prevailed at Cove last night, in consequence of a report that eighteen sail of ships which were seen on the coast belonged to the enemy. ' The Loin frigate came to, onts , de Spike Islaud, and sent a boat with an officer on shore to Rear-Admiral Decay, and sailed imme diately. Signals were making from the Telegraph on Carlisle Fort contmually. The uncertainty at last cleared away, and they proved to be seventeen sail of ontward-bound Ea>t Indian:en, under convey of the heilivrratt line of battle ship. During th time that the description of the Let was one::- tuned, Admiral DIWItY was at Cuve, in order to make arrangements to meet any esigency *l ,O might arise in the event of t':eir being an enemy and we are confident, that, had such Gem the cat-. every method of defence w Olin his reach wou! have been ably and ‘i ea nod ; and drat relianze upon his charaCt, r winfid have A r.sooated • under her command every cl iss and degree of pet sns capable of being serviceable at such a crisis. The fleet arrived at Cove this 4.1 y, con:istiog of the following ships: Strent ham, William Pit,, furore, Jane Duette« 01 Gnr d ' n . Carart, td o, bt' Chrigiana . Sit Wa:lawa rolta..ev, aud UMW' i and the N:a mint., /or The Itte4grol. :Aim from London bound to Gib:akar, is in sbc,r• scar Itye. tnhoetyhanvoey: hepirdrnim.ereenthhisavien 4T °IllIIMlMMIIlllllll"lIllI1 ' . . the t.feme.mtty:ydt laudgteoy.ssettnienanvahttiloityoolnettiocithnmbeleu.ao:ti.Ymisesnooe,said,t.tnriollyAiihs,rihd.p.:,..ilas:dpehi,:,,amreyip.inc: ~,mr.,,,,,, Wig line, with the apparent intention of haul eg their winds to renew the ktion on the folloeing day. This isnnt true, or '' , lA'DI4. - .... •yon our rear, and of placing it between two fires, by tack:o; at least the Dire Admiral having afterwmdi found that his ~ !iris-- bane the wind As soon a , I SAW th en , to IeCW". I made squadron was weakened by the loss of the Windsor Castle, and • raft W liliAlW, F 44411141 21 1 1805. e — _ , .., .. the signal for !o ffi ng up and going about. considerably damaged, changed his intention, as during . the TO, HIS EXCELLENCY Tip MOs? NOBLE AI ARGUIi the squadron in Ferrol. I experienced 1 " The fug begot to dis,ieise. As ~ ..11 as my signal was two days which followed he cn.tantly ar.iiiled an action." • WELL MET, GOVERNOR GENERAL, :Lc. position from contrary winds at N.E. E. ant 'teen by Admiral Graviii t, he immediate:y • beed it withinurfa . Upon th e idea of retreating into Coluuna, the MY' 1.01111-1 hare the honour to inclose, fur cone Lord- Which, during yesterdq, continued to I re4ohnion, and was followed by all the v• • sscA of the fleet. Alwalieur says in Note 2 , ship , ' inforinatam, co;ry of a dispatch front Captain lliitchi_i- , A. s•wu as he closed, he engage I tii , ...tiemy's ships which .4 &qr.,/ bo, (7,,,,,,,, / Strait egvre:iiOn! as if the ob- sou, announcing his ILIQC4.I ill an attack agamst the Fort of had already began their move:nein briar! the wised . But thi jest of the operation was Wit the junction of the Coin'sined Ycineend . would Had starlul 6olwiends'tfl decisive of the escape of the ene7ay int fog then became sit thick, that it wait impassible to me any Squadrons with that of purrot !In a word, the Combined The enterprise and gallantry this meritorilu; Officer has thin.:, and each ship cJuld scarcely see the sew& next to it. Squadrons kept the sea, and five days after the banks rent on evcry I,ec.iiinn 111411,1 mi nd during his command at Rain- , " The battle then begot almost along the whole line. mi n off the casit." ',torah, hare never been more croarpicuou , than in the preient • t s h ta e ti F ng rela t c h h at G st o i We fired by the light of the enemy's fire a!runst always PARIS, ACCVST 13. invance; where he appears to have accainplishe I a mass artl•i. without seeing them. It was only at the end of the battle, The Menitewr of the 12th, under the head July nits and dangerous undertaking with a spirit and per ..... aiice when the weather cleared up a link, that I could are ro ler•. :11, gives from a London paper the account of the which rele:t un him th! highest cue lit, and from which, I ant cessary publication. The Aloniteur co • ward of the line, a ship ander Spanish colour. working to wind- ~..,_ „............. at _ _ . ,_ _a• .•• ~, . a . „ confid•lit, y ,ut Lordship will derive infinite satisfa,flion. 1 article, dated from Trent_ ae1.;,.1. _. Mohr/cur says in Note 1— / •• is said io thk account of the English thrie• with the eat decker whii.h Nacre ilisniaited. Of coalition, “ it ill arid, that A eat the intention of the Vice AdrWre' l war in a far sr - F si ll c r :o i n:; wit!' ed :17 tt• 7.1 I el;