The Sun. — London, England, 1805-08-30 00:00:00

MAILS. DUE--2 Hamburgh; g Gottenburgh, I Lisbon. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols THE SUN. SOUGH 'QUIS DECERA FALSUM AVDZAT ? LONDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1805. No further Intelligence has been received respeet• ing tEe Combined Fleets, but they are supposed to have 'got into Rochefort,in order:to refit. This suppo sition is not improbable, as their Ships must stand in need ofconSiclerable repairs, which it is stated, could, not be effc&ed in Ferrol, ,for want of stores. The capture of the Didon may not improbably havedeprived the Enemy of that intelligence which they expe&ed resetaing the movements ofour Fleets, in cOnsequenee of which, unable to ascertain whether they could sail, without risk, to the south Ward, and fearing to run the chalice of another Action, they have made Rochefort, as the nearest ,Port, and one where the Ships .can be refitted, and which it is difficult to blockade. It is also the most convenient Port for them, if their intention is, as there is some rea m to believe, to attempt a junaion with the Brest Fleet. In this point .of view the late de monstration made by the Brest Fleet may have been for the purpose of preventing Admiral CORN . - wALLis from making any farther detachments from his Fleet, and thns'favouring the escape of the CoM bined Squadrons into Rochefort. Another report states,that the Combined Squadrons had returned to Ferrol, and were blockaded there by SW RonF•ar CALDER. This, however, appears to be unfounded. 'The Trimmer Cartel, whose arrival at Portsmouth from Conmna we announced yesterday, left that Port on the nth inst. at which time there was not a single Ship of the Line there. On the next day she is stated to have fallen in with the. Defiance Man of War, one of ,Sir R. CALDER'S Fleet, about seven leagues from Corunna. We• find, however, by our Portsmouth Letter, that the Deane is stated to have arrived there from the Channel Fleet to refit. Considerable immrtainty, therefore, prevails with respea to the course pursued by the Enemy's S . qua: drons, and some anxiety also with respe& to our homeward-bound Fleets. We cannot help, how ever, thinking it probable, as we have already stat ed, that the Cmnbined Squad:Jns xnay have got in to Riwbefort, in which ca,:e, though we must poig n mtly regret their eicape, our anxiety respeCting ir homeward-bound Convoys will be relieved. ' `ev'tre have thought it necessary to notice the re ports and probabilities afloat respeCting a subjea so in'eresting at the present moment; but we think it right at the same time to state, that no official in telligence ills yet been received from Sir ROBERT CAr.nan, or respe&ing the Enemy's Combined spaarons. it is now stated, that the Didon only has got into Lisbon, and that the hcenix has joined the Chan- nei Fleet, Our Port Letters contain some further interesting patticniars rcnpc6ting the late 46tion off Brest, and 0160 tv;peaing the late a6tion between the Phtenix and tile Did n. The Captain of the latter is stated to have been deceive 3 by an AmeriCan, who, alter siva:it - 1.4 the Piot air, informed the French man that be had just seen an English Corvette of to pits ; the latter immediately bore down, ex peaing axe cal' victory, but soon found himself woefully mistaken. TfIL French have long been proverbial for mis npreseniasion as well a gasconade, and a glaring proof of their talents in the former respe& Is ob servable in the returns they have made relative to the late aCti at between VU.LENEUVE and Sir Ro !WET CALDER. Accdrding to all the accounts from Otlr Fl 'et (hi which the Spanish Captains flay con cur), the Fronch Ship Scipio was very ,severely bandied by Our gallant Tars, and had absolutely strack, thouzh it contrived to make its escape, far voure t tly thn 4t3te of the atmosphere—yet, in the Ft , enc4 Adio,r,ll'6 COeial Return el this Ship,it was ,;tatted, that it had neither killed nor wounded. more impudent falsehood hardly ever appeared, even i n the naval records of Republican or Imperial France The grand Dinner which the 'Prim - cm : of WALEs was to have given on Wednesday, at lirishton, was put Of on account of the late melancholy event in the IloYAt, FAMILY: -lis Roya) Highness hal not be t , in public since, and we understand h pur poses immediately to pay a visit of condolence to l'fis . l\lA..lE4TY at Wql.llollth. Tht arrival of the East and West Indi4 convoys evwfiied. liitegiouo were forv/arded some (bp; since. to Admiral 001virw4t.,1;:,3 off jires't, and tl.') 04, Aha4rP.l on the Irish litation, to' atford them .1• pro;:egint . plesse,r should they ii:11 in with them, an 4 to (Aiwq them tip c'nat)tte;, shovid: it • •' • ' P A V eY L NEWS. PLYMOUTIr, AUG. 28.—Sailed the dudariaus, of 74 guns, Captain LAWFORD, to join the ,Channel Fleet ; and Fisgard Frigate; Captain Lord M. R. KERR, on a Cruize to the Westward.' A Cutter Cartel, which carried over Spanish. Prisoners to Bilboa, arrived here this Morning ; she brings no news ; the Master, while at Bilboa, was sent for by the Spanish Commissary for Prisoners of War, who acquainted him that he meant to in • terrogate him, and that he wa4 to answer all his questions on oath, which the Master peremptorily refused to comply with, and was' then ordered to repair on board his Vessel. Of the nature of what this inquiry was to have been, little dqubt can be entertained. Arrived the. Prussian Brig fonge Pieter, Captain RICE, from Bourdeaux, bound to Embden, laden with brandy and wine, detained by the Lord Nel son Privateer ; the latter is also arrived ; also the Prussian Brig Stadt Nowdere, laden with salt, from Oleron, detained by the Hero Privateer. The San Josef, of 110 guns, Vice Admiral COT TON, went out of harbour last evening, and anchor 7 ed in .Cawsand Bay. She will sail 'very soon to join the Channel Fleet. , , Arrived the Minerva frpm I,',Orient, laden with wine, &c. bound to St. Petersburgh, detained by the Lard Nelson Privateer. In the late partial Aaion, on the 22d instant, with our 'van and the French rear, in Camaret Bay, the Ccesar, of 84 guns, had three killed and six wounded, A piece of a shell that had ex ploded before it fell on the quarter-deck of the Ville de Paris, 110, struck the veteran, CORNWAL. LIB, on the breast, and knocked him down, but he soon recovered, and got upon. ,his legs, to the great joy of all his ship's company, having received but little hurt from the contusion. The French" Fleet were 21 Sill of the Line, snperior in number to CORNWALLIS, and they thought as he had detached so large a portion of ins Fleet' to reinforce.CALDElt on the 18th inst. four days 'before the above affair took place, be would not attempt any thing against them ; but the Enemy did not know the stuff they had to deal with, for though inferior in number, he was determined to attack them in the very teeth of their batteries: Admiral CORNWALLIS sent off Fer rol Vice Mm. Sir R. CALDER,. with 20 Ships of the Line, one Frigate, and two Gan-brigs. Since the above large detaehment, CORNWALLIS has been reinforced by the Glory, 98, li'indsor tie, 98, Warrior, 74, Captain, 74,' and Audacious, 74. Besides the account brought by the Bot:fleur, 98, and Dispatch, 18, of the capture of La Diden, the following further orticulars are learnt, viz. that the Nuenix, of 36 guns, Capt.. BAKilt, was cruizing to the S. of Cape Finisterre, and spoke an American, who then stood on his course. The American Cap tain afterwards, when the Phoenix was hull down, fell in with La Didan, 44 guns, and 370 men : he informed the Captain of her that.he had just parted company with an English Corvette of 20 guns, and that she was then in sight; La Didon spread all her canvas, and the Phcenix standing on under an easy sail, was soon along-side ; she soon found her mis take : the aaion commenced within pistol-shot, and lasted for two hours and '52 minutes by the log, yard arm and yard arm : by this time the main and mizen-mast of La Didon were gone over the side ; and as a last tfort, the French Captain ran his bow sprit over the taffrail of the Niceitiy, with an intent to board, but no efforts could dvail to bring the French Sailors on to board, though gallantly headed and encouraged by theif Officers : the French Cap tain then, fearing being boarded in his turn, struck his colours,- and called for quarter, his foremast then falling over the starboard side, and she was a mere wreck and charnel house, having several Offi cers and 25 men killed, and 100 wounded : the ac tion was very bloody, as the Flueni x b a d the 2tl Lieutenant, BONTIN, and i i men killed, and Lieu tenant STEEL, Royal Nbirines, .and 28 Wounded, Lieut. S. dangerously. They ark hourly expaied at this Port, PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 29.-7-Arricred the riitune, Captain BENNETT, from Guernsey and' Jersey ; and the, Pomona Vigate, Capt. 'Lora; from a Cruize ; Addington, Cori, from Riga ; ifollour, mks, from Riga for gouthampton ; and DA-• MON, front Bilboa. Sailed the Repu/sc, of 74 guns, Hon. Captain LUGGE, for the Channel Fleet ; Unitd Frigate, Capt OGLE ; Prospero 4ornbl, Capt. JONES ; and the fol lowing Transports (fitted for the transportation of horses), under Convoy for the Downs' PAIN ; Chrisliarill, DIXON ; Liberty - CLARK ; HalTt' t'f Oak, WEISSIUIt ; "wily, CLARK filar, 131:11"r ; George, CUTIIBrrr ; si4.; : pence, ; Titles ; &many, SAtITn ; and Th ree Brothers, --:—. Also the Rovh4ck, PALmint , '4lla spre4weu, APDI;4OI/, for Snndryland. Walt vpt of haii)our, tuutergaile auxough repairs, the Saturn, ot 74 guns, and Assatta titm brig ; the Inconstant Frigate is gone into harbour for a similar purpose. L'Amiable Frigate is appointed a conedy. for Par .tugal ; and the 'Arab Sloop.of War for Africa. The Bellona; of 74 gunS, is expeeted to sail.this evening, or early in the morning, to join the Clian nel Fleet. The Bellona and..4r4 are paid wages ; the former yesterday, and the latter to-day. Arrived the Defiance, of 74 guns, froin the Chan , nel Fleet, to have her fore Mast fished, which - was wounded in the late aEtion off Cape Finisterre. Admi ral CommALi,,is, at eleven o'clock at night . , after the late skirmish 'with - the Brest Feet, gave . orders to 'every Ship to commence glion in the morning. The order were written in such clear and decisite language; as sliewed the propensity of the brave, Comniatiaer in Chiefs mind. He pursued them the ' preceding evening Closer in than the Ville de Paris had . ever Ventured before-The Ccesar, Sir RICHARD STRACHAIq, *the leading ShiP, had three men killed • and five wounded in the aftion. Sir , ROBERT CAL-. • put has 18 Sail of the finest Ships in the world with him. The Goliath sailed afterwards to join him. — Admiral CORNWALLI s's Fleet consists of 21 Sail : r ile had only 17 when the orders were given to attack the French Fleet. • : SHEERNESS, AUG. eg.—Sailed from the Nore this morning the Mercator Armed Ship, with the Fleet under convoy for Tonningen, with a fine breeze at North-west. zt FALMOUTH ' , AUG. the Princess Au gusta Packet, Capt. THomrsoN, with a .Mail for the Leeward Islands. Also, the Wettzle Sloop of War, with several Vessels under Convoy, for Portu gal and the Mediterranean, to, join the Fleet now off thir. Port. Arrived the Danish Brig Kbeca Jurgan, P. JEN.. SEM I from Cette, with brandy casks, last from Ports mouth ; a Prussian Vessel, from Bourdeaux for Braden, detained by'llis Majesty's Brig Gannet, of 18 qins ; Mary, RANDELL, from Cork ; and the John Bull Cutter, from Plymouth. DEAL, AUG. 29.—Sailed the. Diligence Sloop of War, on a cruize ; also a Fleet of Coasters and Col liers to the wegtwatd. Came clown from Sheerness the Combatant Sloop of 'War, and remains in the Downs with the rest of His Majesty's Ships as per last ; also set eral out, ward-bound Vessels, ' The iirgus Oop of War has a signal flying fore a convoy to. the Westward. The Lovely 11 etsey lately arrived at Cork from Barbadoes, sailed from I hence on the 14th July, under convoy of :His Majesty's Ships Barbudoes and Ceres, with about twenty Sail : they were bound to Tortola, and to sail from thence on the Ist of Aug, The Lovely Betsey parted soon after sailing from Barbadoes, having carried away her topmast. The.Sagna, BAYNES, from St, Lucie, is arrived at Liverpool: she sailed on the. 6th July under con voy of the Beaulieu Frigate. on the sth fell in with the Grenada Fleet, which she joined, and parted from them next day. • The Phienir, which lately captured the Didon, is one of the lowest class of 30-gun Frigates, and only about 800 tons burthen ; the. Didon is a 44, of the largest size, not less than 1400 tons burthen. The Didon, in addition to her regular complement of sailors, is said to have had some sharp-shooters from the French Army planted in her tops and rig ging. The Aelion lasted two hours and fifty mi nutes. The Didon had 125 killed and wounded. Lieut. BANTIN, the Second Lieutenant of the Phoe nix, is said to have been among the killed, and a Lieutenant of Marines was badly wounded. Eictrad of a Letter, received in Bengal. from the Isle of France, dated in January last,—" I am fear ful the. Underwriters will suffer much this year from thd• number of prizes now here. The Marengo, from the eagerness of her condudor to gain the port, run on shore, and remained as a beacon for the others about an hour, and sustained so much da tnage as will prevent—her from sailing for some mOntlis to cane. The Similante, Atalante, and Belle Poule, wilt be Off, I expect, the first news from Enrope, as the Navy and present Government are not upon cordial terms. The Psych 4 is sailed on a cruiz ; the Henrietta and the Pariah are the only Privateers out.. ,The following Ships have arrived at the Isle of France 11;64 Castle ' Capt: Pavia ; Charlotte, Capt. Askwith ; Princess Charlotte, Capt. Logan ; anti nom Dunbar, cap. tured by Libois.,_ Pearl, Capt. bonne, captured by the Ilene Pottle. Mornington, para. Adams, captured by the Caroline, re• captured by the English, and again taken by a Brig sent on purpose; Stirling Castle, Capt. kluneyinan; an.l Fame, Capt. Allison, by the Caroline. Nancy, Capt. Youl ; Creole, Capt. Bontine ; and Fly, - Cayt. helainwaring, captured by the Fortune. faze . labany, (;!ipt.'Frier, captured by the Henrietta. Harrict, M'asquerie;, captured by the Pariah. The Caroline had returnpd to the island; the Hat riet wad daily . expeaed, and the Pariah had been condemned at Mergui. Passengers arrived 'at Tranquebar from the Isle of Franee : • • • Captains Henderspn, Dalrymple, Askwith, Smith ; Messrs. HdimeG, Ravin, Ramsden, M. and Mrs. Gerard, and two Children. Wednesday last a bet for a considerable sum was decided on the London road, between Barton Mills and Bournbridge :—...Mr. EVERARD, o f: Barton Mills, engaied to irot - his mare 41 miles against Mr. SMiTsi's bane, of Worlington, which was to make all speed. ft was warmly contwited till they arrived at the 35- wde stone, when the mare fairly left her opponent, peribrming the distance in three hours and ViventY 14in4es, carrying 13 Mlle, 4 11 A 0 An answcthm3 been received fronifil hic s Ikl of iourf respe6iing the Funeral, in consequence wh . Corpse, of Royal Highticis is certainly to the be interred under tI2NRY the Seveth's Chap oel, the la W estm i n ster -Abbey , al on g with the remains f • departed B r anches of his ill ustrious Family, an d the preparations which were suspended h ave been et dered to proceed. • Thursday nex t.-- The Funeral is t o take place on The COffill is to be covered with it crimson velvet, pre. Or. ders h a ve been issued to g o on w h the different paraticms in the sm ile manner as at the funeral of the late DUKE of CLibIDERLAND. v tbl e il se r e k natu ral .............. OF the various •Princes of the Blood Royal of England who possessed the title of Doke of Gov. father. C ESTER, his present flightless is the only one who has inherited the Title by immediate descent front IsolneofifrsKtiNnirgh,OßbiTti ,tthei.tiityleh:.itittadlot3iecesri; ~Ogure i n the history of those turbulent periods, -being more than once: in rebellion agaimt his So with him the title,King SisErnms, the successor of his ,fit her; for a time, became estin6t, The next Duke of GLOUCESTER upon record 1 . 05 the Pfinee TH6/AS PLANTAGENET, a yokel. son of EDWARD 111. and uncle of King fticitaxo 11, This Royal Peer also made a conspicuous figure it' the history of the day, and often appeared in aro, with various Success, against the 'King's iutlierity; being fit. length totally defeated, and made prisone.r, be waS . confined in the Castle of Calai,' where lie was' shortly after, by order of the •Killg' PL It tt) .1 sessor of the title was - the fainobs tiotouttl death by.means of smothering. The IleXt po. : PLANTAGENET, DUke of GLOSICESTEI: be 1 - 0 1 the .fourth'son of HiNRY J. and younger bo; Cher of the renowned HENRY , the 14erO i'' Agincourt. This Prince was commonly kiill the appellation of the Good Dube Hainphrep lit' .was a conspicuous charaaer in -the bi,tory of li 4 f strangled, d. day, atid twice appointed Regent and Goardlia ° the R e alm, as well by the choice of Farliainent as the appointment of his Royal Brother. in Pfllce; at length, tall a sacrifice to the machinan of his enemies and Court intrigue. Ifc f oe with the connivance, if not bY de, direction, of, - his Nephew, King I-ErNav VI .1 3 was buried in the great Church of St. Alba"' s ', which his shrine still remains the principal curl' With him the title; for the time, became otoo: Its n DAGEN •x• )ou . b er brother of Ki i ll ... nest possessor was the infamous 1114icilit\RAD I )01: D iSI,e who c onferred the Dukedom of Gloucester Ir him,. on his accession to the throne, on the. to defeat o f the Lancastrians. This detested chara,!A is better known - as RICHARD Ilf. having 0,37 Crown by the perpetration of the foulest crel; this sanguinary Tyrant; it is well known, met iisi'lbi in the Battle of Bosworth. The tide in go' t t iu i r il o 'ili, revived by the unfortunate CHARLES I. the accessiori of RICHAD, merged in the tight, in and remained dormant a Considerable time. ,0_,4 ~vho ett -7 ,,`i i 11_1s youngest son Duke of Gi.oucts.rp.aof. Prince died unmarried, soon after the Iv st6nll ced his brother, King CHARLES li. The next rr al v i i, the •Blood who was vested with the title 0111!„...„,„,di l',-,IA'I, the . only son of the Princess, 1111,11,174;p MAJESTY, This' ANNE, by Prince Gcosue of P% o f his and deseri,:d ili s young Prince died before tho 21(cc,t1°Aoin bt" h iy o :la in tu t e h n e te y d e mother to the Throne, in lino. The 0 1 ' -='„,•,,,eat came dormant, until it was reviYed bY ' 11 , 3 1 C on his second,brother, Prince WILL["' lic`it,v,„ass. , , ----.—...-------- tti l eh Ole , _The last accounts from IVeyreounii.ao;losi Duke of o4ti. cGal:lo.etirr:l-the latt YIAJESTY to bAre been in all respeas.,.„,r 3.01 health, though the death of so near sno t . " . „ 1. 0 ladt n., on as the DUKE of Gt.overxisa to • have excited very distre.ssing emotions. s or irOct Yesterday i. stno.. f 1 . morning, at ten olocit, .-_lO.llO 1,-.lle Messenger, belonging to the Lord Cll3"4erevf 1 t.,tfice, was sent off by,Mr. CArser:r, the es NO ' to the of Chamberlain, with DisPe tc , .'", ol tid Earl DARTMOUTH, the Lord Charnoevo,a"att, at Bi —4lllingham, to require his Lotlslo%,/, ancb in London, by command of gisigAlb ' . 0. 11:g r An express was sent offyestcrday morn .. 3 O ,V PITT, and the rest of the Cabinet Mini!te,yeol shortly after repaired to'rown, wheo a C 3 l , b n i tl se, P",, 1 cii Was immediately held at Alt. l'lr r , ' 6 ' - ii r e" - HAWIKEsBuIty was no t present, as lie Councilstbraivai at:Weymouth. As soon as thq „ it 0; Mr. PITT, Earl CAXDEN, Lord 11InillA,," veral other Members, dined with Lord CAs'A'..--, at East Sheen. ' 0' ', he , f A Grand Dinner was yesterday glVen at t . e .4,;. K-ennington, in celebration of the .itnilky :Or Mr. HENRY THORNTON'i Firth BieetiOn far -411!' drIP j 4 rough of Southwark.. Ara boutthree hull opt, Eleaers assembled on tbis Occasion. „.,filiertli; Saw, Esq. presided as Chairman. The!mcoptil excellent ; and Towtrsnaisn petrol I' le c olit, B of, Mine Host in a manner hig ly to the,,.,rots. his house.--" The King anci•C01.3lIII.10011 .'''. e pt3 first Tea - it given by the Chairman after til'4,ll ~- . -nt 1 0, " I , ' wasiemoved, and, received with ferve ~.. su og i _ e the company. God• Save the Kwg Nso, .14 4'l, ind •l''' 'Nft , DGtarg,. Mu., and.r.covslitEND; , , i „ e 1 ertiol' . was enlivened by many other vocalr.e.., addiaeo THORNTON, on being proposed os _a i,eOTI: epreso, the Conipany in a short but pith) 'Y e- c _.. 1 ,, b e h. 0 1 , 1 713 1 of , his gratitude for the Uniform. sn.ppo,-tertnirot ceived 1-'l'om his Constituents, ant 1',1 4 ,v ,.. u ., r by 0 ; to deserve a continuance of thei.r.i.ri true' prine:th maintenance a their Rights, oVl,etijaay passe(l,l.,,„ of the ;British COUSlitatialt " 1 tile WO Of 1 . , i the utmost festivity; andlliciug ', _of-00110 t!:4,1 cues were warmly -and resolately.l!o; ,).. A t he I very late lion.r, nothing oecurraid!lt. _ _.',.f e u ct i t ig , tendency to lessen the liarnaoal I l ie 1 "_ ., .. 4 s op; ' fDP v oloillig r" ; $0 0 Yesterday the .t.roke 0 -„' morovs , 0 tUOUS dinner to Lord and Lac.../__ aon, rovg_ll4ol Earl and Countos CovrEtt\irToip, and.Wrieg :. and Lady CAltor.i.gt Lnma, .; i...„raccls vilP, other persons a distin6tion, at iis L 7 eer' Chiswick. . r le' ,1 din° . or , a it ,-. , w ere? Lord oov...carton gm e it wino ~.,os• 41 d a y' at at his horse at La . n , , glict , ,6 _ _ 4l o f t he D; 7 ' , o d '',, P; .. sent Earl CA gDE , the, CIEASP rilwoolli "um Lord Alvt.nattg, Lo a Lady lis4'iza Sit.:olol4.