The Sun. — London, England, 1805-08-03 00:00:00

MAILS. AR RIVIKII , flamburgh, 1 Dublin, r Waterford. Duff--mot Hianburgh, z Cifittenburgh, : Dublin, 1 Waterford. PRICE OF erOCKS 4'IIIS DA.? AT TWILLVZ O'CLOCK. 581 I Red. Ann. sg - 4 'Consols THE SUN. {01.14M QUIS DICtRE FALSOM 4t/AltaT L 0 N I) 0 'N, SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1805• Tins morning Dispatches ;•ere received at the *Admiralty, from Rear-imiral CALDER, dated the 26th ult. We are sorry to say, that at the date of the Rear. Admiral's Letter the Combined Fleet was out of sight ; but he states, that he was steering for Ferrol in order to prevent _them from entering that Port. When the Combined Fleet was last seen, they were steering, with all the sail they could carry, to the. southward, with a view, as it was sup posed, of endeavouring to get into Cadiz. It seems to have been the opinion' on board the Com'. bind Fleet that the Fleet they engaged was Lord NlELsol's, and therefore they could have no appre hension of meeting him off Cape St. Vincent. We t ;link, therefore, that there is the strongest reason to "hope for further favourable intelligence, because it is probable that 'they cannot reach Ferrol without again engaging Admiral CALDE R ; and if they at= tempt to run for cthliz, they mot he fortunate in deed if they escape both Lord NEI, C)N and Admiral Cou.Thrtiwoon. We have receive i l 'Letters by the Hambuth which state, that 'the greatest exertions are making In the POrts of France and Holland to equip the dif ferent Squadrons for sea, and a general opinion p,T- N'ails that noIj'APARTI:: Will very soon endeavour to carry into effect his long-menaced attack upon this Country, The prospea of approaching hostilities on the Continent will ptobably induce him to acce lerate this measure, bcCaIISC it will be obviously int prataicable NV hen he has to contend against the Forces of any of the fr.,;/‘a Continental Powers: The Brest Plea, We have reaon 0) e, is by no means in a condition to put to SC3 ► ;is they have been for 3 long time in great want of Naval,Steres in that Port. Our Deal Letter states, that the' BloCkading, Squadron has lf,td attothei - tnnsh :with a part of the Flatilla, and had', driven s-nered of them on shore ), and dismasted others, with Out sustaining.any,loss. . ?'here is reason to hope that thdhomeivard-tlound East India J has arrived in safety. A Letter from loalmoutb, reeeive'd in the City, states, that a large Fleet, with an, Admiral's Flag flying, passed that fort on Wedner,day, which was supposed to be the Fleet from n ia, undvriconvoy of A.druiral 11,tiNIER. Thrce ilainture 4 .:',172/.; arrived last night : the intelligence they contain Is of an interesting, nature : ei'ery thing seems to announce the speedy com mencement of hostilities 0;,4 the Continent.— The immense reinforcements which the EWEROR of gGinzatry has sent to his Armies on the Italian ,trontiers; shew that His imperial Majesty feels at length the necessity of opposing. an effcaual re sistance to the t n-ther progress of french Encroach.. rnent. 4r the accounts from, Vienna can be relied upon, the Austrian Forces ill Ttaly and the Tyrol 'amount to near2no,Goo men a Force that, with the assistance Which Russia coal give in that quarter, would be fully able to dispute the possession of Italy with France. It is well known that BONA-, fAIITZ' remonstrated in the strongest terms with the Cabinet of Vienna on , this qugmentation of 'her Force, and that ht used the most intemperate language when speaking to the Austrian Minister upon the subjeal. It is therefore by no means im possible that he may determine to anticipate the at tacks which he sees are preparing against him, and that he should endeavciur td make an impression upon Austria before she can have the assistance of Russia. M. NovostvrzorP lett lyrlin on the 18th 41y, on his return to. St. Petersburgh. His last Note ,to the Prussian Minister has excited the greatest scum tion upon tile Continent. Some disturbinces took pLice in the bminnina of Sait month at Vienna, or' account of the scarcity of tread ; but the Insurgtlnts were soon dispersed, aid the Ilihgleacidrs punished, A Treaty has been entered into Petween the Porte And the Court of St. Petersburg'', by which the four& grants the latter the free Navigation of the rhnis, in Mingrelia, and two Potts on the Phasis, in which. Russian Garrisons will bepinced to defend the Nevization. The English Consul-General. at Cootantitypie iS r.tatecl, in Letters from thence, to have .received fresi4 iicivictes from, che East Inches, con;ira?ing the 4ctu t ur t t4 previugaly re rived of the defeit arkg entirc ruin t4f the Army of The Cormaandri East India:Ill:, hag been carried into the isle of Franca by the isre•ich. A Messenier arrived at Lord Motc:tAves Q - Irre last night, with dispatchei from Mt. iAtitsoN, His! Majesty's Ambassador at the Court of Berlin. They 'were sairtto be of considerable importance; but no- thing was perfnitted to transpire publicly with re speal to their contents. , According to private advices, the Army which BONAPAR . TE destines the Invasion of this CoUn try amounts to 200,000 men, of whom 8,000 are. Artillery ; and it is reported that the daring attempt will 'certainly be made.in the course of the .preSent month. Adnirral CORNWALLIS'S Letter, enclosing Admiral CALn ER'S Disptcli, was brought to the Admiralty from the Fleet off Usbant in sixty hours and a half; an instance of speed, believe, before unexampled. There can be no doubt, as we have .before. ob served, that the terror of Lord Namsores name in duced the Combined Meets to. return' as fast as pos sible to Europe, without making agrattempt upon our West Indian Possessions, and that the judicious measures he had adopted obliged them to take that course, which, we trust; will enable our gallant Tars to obtain a complete triumph over their. But, besides . this probable result of Lord Is4Lsow's rafter and 1 rofessional wisdom, his Lordship has ren dered the most essential service to the 'West India Merchants, by saving an immense portion of their property from. the Enemy. There is notfiing, therefore, to be said by those Merchants that can sufficiently testify their gratitude, which' we' doubt not that they will zealoiWy endeavour to evince by some' striking And extzlnplAry Mark of re sped and honour 'for 4 'Nobleman to : whose valour, promptitude, and judgment, they are so deeply in debted. • The Favourite Sloop of War, with the Thames, Tont), and the rest of the Fleet under Convoy, from Falmouth and Portsmouth, arrived at Oporto on tilt) 19th of June. When Lieut. NICHOL9O:I Was changing horses at Dorchester, with the important news of the capture of the two Spanish Ships, he wrote note to be sent express to the Ii arl of Cit EsTI:RFIELD, at Weymouth., for the infortnrtion of His MAJESTY‘. Lieutenant Num°mow is promoted to the rank of Commander. Vie are purwaded, that the ,puhlic will feel much satisfiaien that the services of this Officer, to whom they' are so much obliged for the minute and authentic information respe6ling the two Fleets, have met with the reWabd they have so well merited. Expresses were sent of last night to Portsmouthand Plymouth, with. orders to expedite the sailing of the Ships in those POW, to join the fleet under A:lmiral COL{ N - WILLIS. 12.11C11 Single Ship is .or dered to sail as soon as ready, and not to wait for company, In consequenc4 of infbrmation being received of a Squadron of Ships having escaped from Rochefort, Exnresses were °tiff bursday dispatched to Portsmouth and Plymouth, with dim:lions for the several Ships Which 'were ready to proceed to thp Westward. Si milar dire&iaus were sent to Deal. A,Gentleman. from Mertiuique is just arrived in town. He loft that Island on the 19th of June, and was'there during the time the. Combined *ivadrons were in Fort Royal, He positively contradiEts the loss said to have been sustained on board the Ene my's 51,1ips by sickness. The number's that died were very few in proP9rtion to the people on board, and the unhealthiness-of the climate. There was scarce, a titty do which the Officers of the Fleet had not eith:r parties .on board to partake of entertain mcnttl, or formed parties on shore to routs and balls. The flippant conduaof the French Officers was much the tfbieet of conversation, and excited the disgust of the whole Lland. Their voyage resembled.rnore an excuirsion of pleasure, than a grave and important expedition. The Portuguese Ambassador, and . a late - party of Noblemen r ,dined yesterday with Lord EQLLAZYD, atT ioiia►id-Kouse. Sir ABItATIAINI and Laily . HostE and family left . Town yesterday for Margate. Dowager Countess SEFTON leaves'Town .on Mon. day for Ilampton Court. • Mr. PITT and a large party of Vaddonables dined yesterday at the Ship Tavern at Woolwich. Sir TIIOMAS MOSTYN, Bart. arrived yesterday at Long's Hotel, Dover -street, from Oxford. The Earl of HARRINGTON had yesterday a seleft dinner party, at his house, Stable-yard; St. James's. The /Very, SEABURY, of Charleston, is detained by His Majesty Ship Avon, and sent into Cork, while on a voyage from Teneriftb to Bel a t, . Mr. ANGERSTEIN has a grand dinner party to morrow, at his villa at Blackheath. _ Wit.mAm Cox, Esq. and family left St. Jame,'s on Tuesday last for Hastings, in Sussex. Thursday Lady HAMILTON ga ve a splendid enter: tali - fluent at South End, in honour of Lord NEL SON'S Vielory on the Nile. Her Ladyhhip was 'ln tine voice, and gave softie of her airs in her best style. Wednesday last the Duke of ORLEANS visited the Military Institution at Charlton. • Lord MourrrJoY left. Town on Tuesday last on a tour to the. North for two months. His Lordship intends paying a visit to the Dutchess of . GOR D O N , in the Highlands, and from.. them he is to proceed to Ireland, to open the. Private Theatre, which has lately been built at Kilkenny, of which his Lordship is appointed Maniger. A duel was fought yesterday se'nnight near Knock lofty, between Lieut. of the RoyAl Waggon Corps, and Surgep MfD-, of the Wicklow Re. giment, when, after firing two shots each, the Seconds interfered., and the affair was amicably ter- mitt ted. Vetwecn. two and three &dock on Tuesday las.t, a storm of thunder and lightning:came on at Scar; boron h, the 'etfeets of which were very : three wen . vho were at work urn a vessel in Mr. TzsgALL'4. Ship-yard, were killed by the -lightninir„ and a uoy, gathering chigs u:idert. the vet eJ, wag . inpAt hurt. . , 1 NAV/iL NEWS. PLY:44mm', AuousT I.—Arrived the Nile Hired Armed Lugger, from Admiral Sir ROBERT CALpER 4 s Fleet. .She has brought Dispatches, which were immediately forwarded to the Admiralty, the con tents of which have not transpired here :—it is cur rently reported, however, that she brings intelli gence of Admiral CALDER'S Fleet and the Combined Fleets being in sight of each other on Saturday, the "27th tilt. but that no aftion had Liken place singe that of the 22d. • The Combined Fleets were steer ing, as was generally believed, for Cadiz ;. but it is to be hoped that Lord NELsori will pay . his respeas to them oft Cape St. Vincent, in the event of Ad miral CAI I DER'S not corning up with them before they reach that place, • Last night a signal was made at Maker Tower fbr a Fleet from the Westward,' standing East, viz. a blue flag at the staff, and a 'pendant at the eastern out-rigger : great hopes were entertained that they were more Prizes coming; but as the wind was West, whatever they were they stood to the East ward. The Sa.n.Josef, of ut) guns; Vice-li`dmirsnl COT.' TOI4, 'which went up the Harbour on Tuesday, is. nearly stripped, and will go into the first vacant dock tq have her bottom cleared of her old copper, and be new coppered. In the late Altion (July 22), off Cape Finisterre, VILLEEtIVE at first perceived ; through a fog, only eight ,of: our Ships, which he 'doncluded was all CALptia's Squpdron—on which he bore down Most heroically, having the wind, to, attack them ; but • when the fog cleared MT, and he saw the other Di vision of seven Sail, led by CALDER, bearing down, he hauled his wind, and retired as usual (though ours was• then inferior ,by 5 of the Line) covered with Rileyglory. weather for two days after the anion. Whet; the French and remainder of the Spaniards • were running away, our Tars were cheering each others' Ship as they came up to engage. One of the Sailors observing our old Berwick, 74, Swifisw e; 74, and Atgesiras, 74, (late Hannibal), taken 'from us last War,' running away as, fist as the, rest, with VILLENEUVV,' said to another, archly, " they had learnt to run as well as the French, now they were • in their service." He had been a seaman in the Hannibal, when 'she fought so gallantly, although aground, against kiwis' Ships and the Batteries, in July 1801, before she struck in Algesiras Bay, with the gallant SAummizi. It is now pretty certain that the two Ships of the Line from Rochefort had joined VILLENEUVE at Martiniqite, which made him• 20 Sail of the Line. Arrived the Danish Brig Mercury, Capt. Tnuxp• . tow., laden with sugar and logwood, from Lisbon, hound to Embden, detained by the Mae Frigate. Arrived the rapaze Frigate from Corlc. Sailed the Naiad Frigate on a Crui2e. 'Sailed the i..uryalk IT, of 38 guns, to the West, ward. The Fleet at-length which occasioned all the con jeCture yesterday came in this afternoon, and proves to he the Topaze, of 44 guns, with a Convoy from Cork. Sailed the Egyptienni to the Westward, PORTSNIOUTII, AUG. 2.—Arrived H. M. S: De fence, of 74 guni, Capt. 'Flora, and l'Uranie Capt. Hon. C. HERBEwr, from their passage to the North Sea, per, dispatch, and ordered to Plymotith to join the Channel Fleet. The Defence has sprung her fore-top-mast, but it is supposed it will be re placed, and will sail in the morning. Arrived also early t morning a Sloop of War, with a Convoy from liarbadoes; the greater part passed on ; among which were the Bas-rick and Thomas and. Ann ; and Tour were ordered to remain under quarantine at the Motherbank, viz. the Alex ander, Active, Ceres, and the Neptune. The pas= seugers from the Barrich and Thomas and "inn were ianded at_this Port ; also arrived His Majesty's Cut ter Britannia, Lieutenant SMITH ; and the Vigilant, Co NNEIt, from Guernsey . ; the Dove, WEST; Phcenix, 13.uicooc ; Friendship, WEir ; and POriSMOUth, BURDEN, from London ; Caledonian, BOAZ, from Westcant ; and the Diligence, PHILIP, from Leith. SHEERNESS, AVG. 2..--Sailed the Exertion. Gun brig, 'with about ten 'sail of .Merchant Vessels . under convoy, for Tonningen, and the Redbreast Gun brig for the. Downs. I • Ships at this Port.-the Zealand, Boadicea, Winchelsea, Ceres, Magnanime, Combatant,.Liatniess, Valorous, Twin 'mow, La I. !eche, Ranger Armed Ship ; Proticinr and se veral other 0 un-brigs and Bomb Tenders. DEA 2.—The Calais Squadron, under the command of the iiiiadne Frigate, Ron; Capt. KING, are returned to the Downs, after driving into Calais about 5o Sail of the Enemy's Flotilla, bound to Bou logne„, consisting of Schuyts, Luggers, &c. being the same which a few dap, since were driven into tankirk by tiwro/cano Bomb. Seyeral of the Enemy's vessels, were driven on shore and others disrnasted ; the English Squadron sustained age no,dam. , rtenvin in the Downs the Ships as per Last, :YARxeuvr,..Atro. 0.-40mlapin open Igges with 163 casks of sp irits, W 34 sent in b Ifs Ms. jesty's hired Armed Brig 40 ; she was taken on the Coast of Holland, and_is the first Vessel Lira under the At of Parliament .of the last Sawn. al The Squadron under comasnd of Itear•Adrn ir Russzt. arrived from a cruize off the Texel. With Pas . Arrived this Lubeck , from Tonningen, sengers ; the Prince of Wale , DEAN i and Lark, Packets, from ifusum. iitde clear it times, I, . ...,--.. Dovvt, Aseurr' .V.--Yesterday evening it beihg's the Enemy's Flotilla hetween Calais and Bouingne , not to our Squadron W 35 just without them; they have re- eei-edorders gNovntucnoduelrdtis)b3oeuinty: Sail We have Harbour : there is hardly a Port in En grOull4 to give in plans fqr 4 new and etensive some Engineers .down measuring the d now imprevements cap be more easily made ; 00 _,, k that Boulogne is SQ strOnandthe E em now' g, force, there is a great necessity for a griod'iarbost here to hold a sufficient number of ships; anderel able to cope with them. Sir THOMAS PASS tat' ' veyed air Bay When here, and said it was tap' of beieg made into a harbour fit to receio go 36 .0 guns, by Making a harbour. where the 'Y' formerly was. -The ground at the back cif there d gland idea t o be excavatet walk is marshy grotte d, easily 114! a good back water ; and it is computoll it was made navigable up to the Vi6tuallingt*t, i, It Which stands at the extremity of 'the IP'''''' would . , I st) 01, !aye Go between 39001. an. --° to a-Year,- which is now expended in land-carrg, send the stores . for the Men Of War 40 01 t ° t Vi6tUall'p t g Qmay !e be shipped, .:-.—r ~,,, (3) The following Letter free). a Alidillipn.3 tr. board the. Egyptienne Frigate, to 3 relative .0 1 , L:, iii d9 ll, coutaies some particulars, ~vhich, we 11 0' nut prove unacceptable to our Beaders :-- Oh it 06 0, Einisteere, On n a liti His Majesty's ShiPEsig4, iuly 29, 'Psi l'lyinoutn g ° end , will be ta 1"" Ere this reaches you I supra P t !. ,i' vith heard of Sir ROBERT CALDER'S 1)30% fell ir) ~,,,,„, the Combined Fleets of France and Win. ° , a ; fo p lish Squadron, I can- give' you as. cirentristVitv.eo lel account of the a6tion as you can as Ye t n i ste 'd of and as the Egyptienne was witilt,-;.., an 1 5 Line-of-Battle Ships, two Frigat e „ le s? eeived by the Papers. Our Squadron c , nar:Stu _Ile:: and Cutter. Tile Enemy, 20 Line -01 .-04 o,ation, seven Frigates, two Brigs, and a Spanish " the pp of 1 6 guns.—July 22, a little before tit he s ip Pnce, being on the look-out a-head, In on 'Afil Sail., nal for several Strange 'Vessels to the S.F,‘• ~,,, si ond rniral immediately made the signal to lil a ': A i r ghta prepare for battle, our two Ftigates beinbrciVor to keep sight of the Enemy. The, 3d'irt:cai or3a of-battle Ship at two l' I. m ade t a ,,, E. r i l bor ( I P " Shortly after they svere seen ~---a 0., forming the line of battle on the hirh°ll;thip gom We continued' to stand on till we Were I' v ',, e a l ork, shot, of them, wlibn we hoe -to CO °1),,u51,;r, 00 Their Line' appeared well formed and rq,. 4` .., o t s of their. Frigates had the Galleon in i. tv on j 0 1 Line was formed on the starboard laCi‘o jv tir! nobly led into aaien by the 4,90.,117211;ning t•;‘,/ P.M. the adion commenced. As ,"he'steoloor, .neadrnost Ship of our Line, ,sorne of 1, 100 , ar.4 Ships of the Enemy hoisted Splnisll 'd o t ' s 3 bro- 4 ' two of their Line-of -battle Ship; e, Jean' that which we returned; and we . 61 " — ,. ,: 10 O,P" side, the first broadside they got, i.vhich Iv' ` rts ,, i pe of away the Second Captair.'s leg, and dlst 5 w,4 0,0 A niX 9 ' I ogo: damage. One oldies.) then bore Ile , an- . - ho fo lio , did us no material injUry. Our Lin! , ` t s ,'",,, ny onlt c us close lip, now began to open I h e ' r '," l .,"verydli Enetn:,• ; the weather being slow beentlii;e r epor a t and low,. we were merely direa tti bY -. , Oa' gun. - Al six the tbgabegan CO c har Iro.ai);ii,id into Windsor Castle was perceived firing a • r,41, f * ; the Enemy's vessels passing on oppoOe irks witholbi minutes :past six the firing was c° !ttifill 01 114° ' firing - rather slaot:tle d- Ile Cob iiitertfitiM-Ilaw • the ..4,jat behaving 'tile ir/O the name She bore. Hall past 0% 11 ' ) st " t 3 0y , d ' '' So7' ~ CCStiti with her foretoprtnast sho ._, a iitl le, we saw one of the Enerny,With her rnalnrtloiog Ot. mast gone, having stru i n ns the .41alto%w._ tol,ll of the Line. 'The Wr Crude api.)ll,!.‘,For,:i, suffiged considerab, btu continued „ try_ u fr suslp The tiring continued; the herlo._sl,7cri rifit like a line of vivid lightnine. Three Tltite f; nine the firing ceased ; rode 'coil t° it' i t , l o ` the GIVt people still at xporters. - At ten we 5P.0,•,,; opt!'," who requested us to take charge 01','":finidercii Vessels ; bore up for them ; 'spoke t' tc I , 7. iiied , O, clea; ...ai l !, tale ct! ,., , she informed es of her having,,six In ° an d og, 1 7 wounded ; bore aw# for the Priii s l or rihie 7 ' et. one of them ; fiaiiiti her in a me. _ woo d ~: ation, haVing .16 0 leen killed, Aud i 4 1 % spoif4#4, next die; took her in toW ; they are 0 ,°,, °t i l er 3 er one of idiom an so gtin ship, 00 ti,t . ':_ e 31100..13'4 On board vi the two captured Ships w filritt,jb ki;„ Soo men killed and wounded. r l lle , ,d l e )t l l 'i r i not above 50 killed in the whele, , I; ~.,41pf,It 0; more wo:inde We left Sir Rua!: amiis-I'very $O/!iii, expatation of attacking the Ettei.s. OP,„ridgte, si.., and he dilatelled us, and the Szriio,l:,,t,t, the to each of us a Prize in tow, for ,firighl a. ond,or Castle, which is disabled. • ,„,.. I .cles o9. gret of every body on. board,. w ith d i( ' ,f Gr.Onag Pl.' ugh s " I s t with plEeg:sPutr7r '' , 0 tnj pH' ;'' orircocSanCe tuy last Letter. Ozi Frid#, ; 3t t oe, comb. befcr, a Brig came to ot torio do t re returning Fleets were seen Jo. bt: :4; ot vi fro,„ tbo west Indies accordl •Ne,roi, eat made all sail to id tl Scittiadorit 041 ;-11 which we did co -d it) jai' -5 o r fora consisted oe tif Y‘; two fiiol"` teel S:111 of the Ltile, Lugger a nd a Cattor . A cl;tfebeStt-pee'ror °.4 llooW:lC,Sititl:rdivill.ttailticeli