The Sun. — London, England, 1805-08-26 00:00:00

MAILS, AVatv Gottenburgh, 2, Dohlin, 1 kl?'..itertbrd. DUR-111.41nbUretib 1 Dtlbllll, 1 Watatord. ►RICE (H. STO('KS THIS DAY AT TWP.I. I / I '. O'CLOCK . Sal I Red. Ann. 5F Consols Tu E S U..\. SOL&M QUIS UUC? , NC IFAILSUM AUDZAT-4 L NDO N, MONDAY, AVOUST .0, 1805, We this morning received Paris. Papers to the 18th instant, from which we have extracted several interesting articles of intelligence. It appears clear ly that the Enemy's Squadron went after the a6tion first into Vigo, and afterwards into Ferrol and Co. 11.11ina. No father intelligence had reached the Admi ralty this morning respeaing the course pursued by the Combined Fleet ; their destination, therefore, still continues to be matter of conjecture. If it be true that when they were seen in the evening of the 13th by the Iris they had just sailed from Ferrol, which we do not think has yet been clearly ascer ' mined, it is most probable that" their objea was either to get into Cadiz, or to return into the Me diterranean. It certainly must be an objedt of the utmost importance to BONAPARTE' to have a coasiderable Fleet in that Sea, and at present he has no Naval force whatever there, with the exception of the Spanish Squadron in Carthagena, —lt is obvious that when hostilities commence, the efforts of the Allied Powers must be, - in a con siderable degree, direaed to the rescuing of Italy from the possession and tyranny of France : of this Boteeeeftett must of course be aware, and he must know that, by hating a large Naval Force in the Mediterrar.eare he might be enabled to embarrass the operations of the Allies, It is probable that Boataranz may have formed the resolution 'of commencing hostilities against Austria before the latter car have the advantage of the co-operation of the Russians, and in that case it would he of the greatest advantage to him to have even a temporary naval superiority in. the Mediterranean. It is upon these grounds that w 6. are inclined to think that the Combined Fleet are gone to the Southward. It has been strggested, that the - Combined Fleet fray sail round the North of Ireland, for the purpose of re lieving the Thxel Fleet; but this appears to he an attempt so extremely dangerous, that eve think it very improbable that they will venture upon u ExpPilifinal The: hare. of 'intercept ing sore of our rich homeward-bound Fleets might also be a strong temptation to BONAPARTE to send his Fleet again to sea ; bat great as the prize would certainly be, we think he would hardly risque the destruaion of his Fleet to obtain it. Most of the Cabinet Ministers left town on Sa , turday, -for the purpose of attending a Council : at, Weymouth. We cannot presume to state What will be the' subjea of their, deliberations, but it is proba ble they will relate to the Dispatches received on Priday from St. , Petersburgh. We have reason to. believe that they are of the most satisfaaory nature; that all difficulties have been removed ; and that we, May look for an immediate and powerful co-Operation on the Continent, havo, alro.ady that it is .. probable that POW/WM will not wait until Aus- ' tria flail it conveniout to commence ho,:tilities ; and f it be .true s 'aS the laa oceQunts from the Con tinent state, - that a Russian Army of Go,noo men has commenced its march towards Austrian Poland, there can be no doubt but tii t he will consider this step as t.antF.mount to a declaration of War, This probability, We may aimmt say certainty, of an,im m(;diate.War upon the Continent, must compel 80 7 INivrART either' to give up his design of ins this Country altogether, or induce hint to make, the attempt without, delay. It is impossible to foresee NV hi,,!h or the alternatives: he may . chOosn, lityt„ . cif eOurse, 01.3ght to he prepared i'pr . the hawr, The Letter from Captain 1\ rt7DOS, in The art,,ett . e of Saturd.,y ,is written in the true spirit of a British Irr ro, and though his vesoiel v as 10St, it Vsr:ls INt in 'welt a manneras to afidgiory to the unriva:led t•plenclour of our Naval Chara6ter. the Gazette of Satnrday contains a long Ord* r. ki Couall for carrying into e ft Li the 1 ii i - striCtiorts lately imposed on the Slave. Tract.. "Afi,.., r . . December next the annual importation of il. ,'es into our Colonies is Ihnire,l to three for every huts:. 'tired in the Colony, prov,i,led it shall appear that osualtier, to that extent shalt appear to have tskebi rpltiee in the preceding year. A Lotter from St.fliliier' (la Led the 20th hii4.., sart,„ t , A ve , iliti arrived here two day s,j nee, the G i naili c f which reidor , i, th athe had spot,on spveral neutrals from, different Frereili ports, who had put to sea ty a . , ,id nu, embargo hourly e.speated to be imposed on ail ilesels, He .acids, an I he same autiwrity,that nuinerqui vessels, ad oeen put in requisition .to serve as Triin, , ports.--:. he:,e accounts ar c not much'crt.liit.,...(l.----We liave, liewcver, ri:;ceivcd ordcis frets Government to ob- Eerve the utmost vigilance, a 3 it to -stipii.,„ iil the L rflt&tilits an attack on these isl;upt.,L--1 shall. lelny , only acid,"that, W( axe ~ vt,it prtlm w red, al :Airy nal ..r.turily ilivnscll to give tl:tnt a Wa1: , .1 r(4l,',l:l(iil ' PAM, AUG. 17. Tai Frigate La Precidente is arrived from Mar tinique, old brings the most. satisfaCtory intelligenee respeaing our Establishments hi the West Indies. Letter 'from an Officer in the Army respthing the ikilion fought on the 22,1 of July by the Squadron under Admiral V I LLLN V Z. Fig., 7mly 27. " The 22d Jtily the Squadron was in lat. 43. 34. long. 1,6. 13. It was sailing in three divisions close, together dire& for Ferrol, with a weak westerly wind, and weather extremely foggy.—At eleven the fog was a little dispersed, when 1; hzdomptable made a signal for ten Sail in sight. The light Squa- drop was ordered to reconnoitre it ; it soon made a signal for twelve, and afterwards nineteen and twen ty-nne Sail of the Enemy at N. N. E. and advancing against tis. At noon 'Admiral Vtz.i.stoevz made the signal to sail in line of convoy. The Enemy, however, still advancing, the Admiral gave orders to form the line of battle, .and bear down upon the Enemy• (The order of battle is then given, consisting of six Spanish and 14 French Ships of the Line.) Our Line was perfectly formed betiNeen three and four. The Eneny's Squadron, consisting of fifieen Ships of theLiae. of which three were three-deckers, passed on the starboard quarter, out of cannon-shot. Admiral VI T,LIMEUVE then gave orders to tack and bear up on the Enemy, who had previously tacked, and was upon our rear, Admiral GaAvisA, who. was at the head of tbe line, executed the movement ordered, with the greatest celerity. lle bore down upon the enemy,Who had attacked L'Aigle, and com menced a fire at half past four, all our ships being near at hand. The fog became very thick, but as far as we could see our line was perfealy form ed, and onr Ships very near to each other. — .Until six there Was a considerable cannonade, with out our seeing each other ; about six the weather cleared for a .mement ; We then perceived four Eng lish Ships very roughly handled; we saw, at the same time, the St, Pe/a/eo,a,which passed between 'the two I. 4 iues,' and she appeared to have some of her rigging cut, but her mast was entire; she mem:en vred to get into.the rear of the Line., The fire con tinued to be well supported, and the .A6lion con , duaed with the greatest order, end without preci pitation. We perceived an English three-decker with her main-mast and top-mast shot away, and a Frigate towing her ; another of the Enemy's three leckers;with a Rear Admiral's Flag, was. much da maged. This was all we were able.to see in the cen tre. The fire was kept up for four hours and a half. Tht.eEnerey then retreated; . they bad. several Ves= gels damaged, and the field of battle remained with us. Cries of joy and Nifty resounded through all our vessels. Thus we passed the night ;,;but what was our surprise, when the; next 'day we perceived that the St:. Raphael and La lime were missing., The Enemy had entirely , disippeared ; three . Ships oallY, wheal seemed to be his light Squadron, Were in sight., The Admiral formed line, and ordered us to bear down to the North, where our Frigates made signal for the English Squadron. But the Enemy constantly mancenveed to avoid an ACtion. At four in the afternoon we had no longer any hope of doing any thing before the close of day. The next day, et seven in the morning, the wind wai stilt west„ but slight. Qn a sudden it changed to N. Fe The Enemy were then in front of us. We attempted, during the whole day, ,to come up %yid) them, but Grp vain, and at length we all at once lo;t sight. of them, e Admiral GRAVIN A and all the Spanish Ships fought with the greatest bravery. Le Firme, which was the sixth. Ship from the head of the line, having had her niain-mast and 'top-mast shot through,' the Vrcnch Ship Le Pluton, which followed, bore to leeward of herito take .her in tow. We suppose that this Ship :And Le lOpluzel, two ill-eonditionetkvessels, Which sailed very badly during our voyage, both 'passed between the two lines. The Ship V Espruka h:Willg also been very reughly lutnetlect, Ge Phite4 weer again placed between the Enemy and her. The Ship L'Atlas suffered much ; but Le Neptune passed to leeward anti aided in repulsing the Enemy. All the Freteeh Ships fought with order and admi rable coolness. The Military Officers who Were on board do the greatest justice to the Captains and crewS. Joy preVailed throughout when, on the next dv, the $1;:oa1 was made for bearing down \Ton the Ener4 to profit Of, this victory, which was certain,. as time t.veath‘r was then clear, the fog having dis epPeared. Centain Pertowein, commanding L'la teepide, . w.es killed :he tarries with bum the esteem and re rre of the whole Squadron.--11. noeeeeste, Captale of th .el e tias, waa wounded. ttrrlft.fltoM viC.4-44:sfliKAL VILLENEUNTE TO TIM. MlNlzillt4 :srAftiNF: AND COLeiNiEE, DATOD ON Ic(JC4K,T4LIRE, ROi.o or v14:10) T.7l' MoNSLIJPT:Lrit, " ;save you vi of the reneontre I had ()Oh,: :44 with an L 1 4.r.drer, composed, „s 'believe, of 15 Sail of the 1,111 , ..', I 11;:d the honour Q. O itifertrip., , 4 you at the of the ma- nctuvres T prarlised to retain the advantage of the I wind, and-to disconcert the prole& of the Enemy for placing my rear between two fires. "'The fog, with Which we were enveloped during the aaion, prevented me from giving such orders as might be necessary ; but after an atlion_of three hour's I had every reason to think that I had the advantage of the adion, when, upon the fog clearing up, I missed t‘vo of the Spanish Ships. lat first flattered myself that they had got into some Spanish ' Port, but as I have not since heard of them, and as one of them was dismasted, I think it .possible that they may. have fallen into the power of the Enmity. " It 'was in vain that on the 23d and 24th I endeavonred to force the English Admiral to renew the Aetion ; he constantly avoided it. On the 26th, having lost sight of him, I steered for Ferrol, to unite under my - Flag His Catholic Maj esty's . Squadron com manded by Lieut. Gen. GRANDILLANA. For two days I contended against a fresh N. E. wind, and a heavy sea, which impeded my course so ram h th at I determin ed to anchor in Vigo, in order todisembark the wound ed, and some of the Soldiers who were ill ; and also to take in water, which the Achilles, and the like , sires in .particular, stood in need of, not having re maino long enough in the Antilles to take any in. " In the rencontre of the Qed we engaged at a considerable distance, and I send you a List of the Killed and Wounded, winch is. very i n considerable. Your Excellency may be assured that I shall remain buta short time in this Road, and that as soon as I have taken in water, I shall go in search of the Eng , lish Squadron, without, ,however, neglecting the mission with which I au% charged. '. As the English Admiral who engaged me has certainly three of his Vessels, rendered. unfit .to keep the sea, I do not think he can have more than twelve with hint, 1 cannot praise too highly the skill and the noble condn& of Admiral Git vINA. All the Spanish Vessels fought with the utmost bravery; bit I am still at a lnss to comprehend how it was that we lust the two. Ships that are' missing. Nevertheleqs, your Excellency will perceive, that the two disabled Vessels might fall into the Enemy's line. without its being in my power to secure them. " I beg you will assure the Emperor that I did, my utmost to attack the Enemy again, that I obsti mately pursued then, and that they constantly de clined the a6ion. I cannot too highly praise my Captains and Crews. " I have the honour to, be, &c. VILLEAEUVE. ,• , nen follows an acconnt attic killed awl wound- td, =owning to 55 killed, t wonncted;:: X9CE-A.p:NIRAL TILE . MINISTER QV MAIONI:. Vigo, ply 3h " lam now under. way. I lo'wc here two Spa. nish Ships,, and the Vrenc.lx Ship L' ?Itlas.". These vessels have not snared much in, the aftiop, but they sail badly, and I considet' tbPen as rather likely, to delay the Squadron than to, reinforce it. I h ave di s ew e barked here my sick. The levgth d the voyage, and the bad . weather, has cased a sickness amongst the Tropp,s, but those who have n?- thing but the scurvy are in no danger, and will soon be Testored by air and fro* proxiiiOns. 1 shalt set out with 15 Ships, of which twct are Spanish,. and if we have any affair on our voyagO to Ferrol, with the Scwaclron which we have fought, we have nothing to fear. " VII.I.EqSOVE." ITEA.II-ADMIIIAL 001.1111 , 011. TO TUE 5 I$M111: 0,1) stAniNg AND cotoNtEs. " MY LORD, Ferrol, Aug. e, aa.5,. have the honour to announce to your Excel-, loncy, that Admirals VILLENeuva and GaAvtl4 . have this moment anchored at Corunna. The Eng lish Squadron re-appeared two days ago ; it con, listed pi 13 Ships of the' Line, but immediately on seeing the Squadron of Rear-Admiral VlLLExp.l.7vg it sailed again. It had, however, nothing to fear from the Combined Squadron in' Ferrol, the wind heing West, and blowing fresh, which rendered it" impassible for us to get out. We are all animated by an ardent desire to give His Majesty proofs of our devotion for him, and our desire of esiterprize for the glory of his Flag. " Receive the assurances of my respeCt., , (Signed) " GooltDON." • A eiroular Witter to the Magistrates has been published at Vi s enna ) , ordering great circumspeEtion to be used with respea 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 Moniteur of the 13th, in answer to the English Papers upon the sub jea of the Invasion, It `boasts that the Shan. non -is bioctaded up by a fine Squadron—that our Colonies bad drawn up their articles of capi tulation, and sent agents to VILLENV,UVE to treat with him, but that was not • his objeet.—,That. the Invasion will take place if we don't make Peace. It -will take place in a year, perhaps in two, perhaps in three. The whole Note, is curious, but we have not room for it to-day—We shall insert it to morrow. Travellers from the T;.; - 0 1 f.pc With astonishment of the quanti7y of Troops ard wagg o n s that block- up all the roads, It is dilliettlt ss'eners to travel , s o covered are the roads with for pa g Soldiers and Artillery.. A dreadful earthquake h:l9 taken r iga in the Nea.politan territories --eight hundred -houses hare been destroyed at Naples, and 4000 damagosl-40 churches have been shaken to their tbandation, Other - parts whole towns have been cleitraYeflf and all the inhabitants. The little town a Isernia is a heap of ruins, and IAO persons are blried under them. The greatest terrof reigi is in every part. The 2113niieur of the 17th, contains a long article upon our_ Indian power and posess i o ns..—.l l con . chides tvitli som e instilting remarks against Russia. TOE DUKE. OF GLOUCESTER. I , i ll 7lf ilc a l t l ' i t g cr ti e l _. . . At length - we are under the ne(esity of ;i -l:1°17AI, FAMII.Y,' 1 tr ,i WAO _npii-L'a last ni:;l.lr 0081 y at e,igidieta, toh.;2ol(i:citcl:is illuitrioui 17msveno±street, after a lonii - - anti severe' illros. His Rd al Highness was horti''Neven-iber f.i:s, 17 43 ) ,oulltess I)owager of ' WALnE 6r{ ~tr it, and c married September 6, •. t 766, ' to 11ARThs b-,lllCh 0 1 . 0 al his house ha tipper of . Sir Vov,-.)II).NVAI,r,,LE,To oviniige o&aiioi) , ..A the celcbiited .:Nfarriage A 4, -I'Y which, every . 'Member a the :RoYM, FA ',WILY ace Pt B . 7 ‘ eluded front `rriarrYlvai,-. with a Subjeet. is T'°,?` Highnes was Duke of EnisilußGll 0 Well ilii Gil . CESTER, and Earl . . of C6NNALYGIIT ill 'rel .° i Field4il4.rilll; Colonel of the 17; ist Ilegituent c Foot Guards, Chancellor of the i_rniversity of Dab` and daughter lip, Ranger and Keeper of Cranhourn Cloce, Ran' ger of Hampton Court Park, Warden and ,Keoper ...f the New Forest; Ham )shire, and Knight ,of,,the MoSt Noble Order 'of the Garter. l if e The DUKE was much beloved in priN,ato for the mild affability of his manner, tbr, his bonce volent di s positiop, and his readiness to patrottize distress and unfriended merit. He possessed an ! 1 ",, cedletit understanding, 'winch would have Ualitl: Wm for . high political distinCtien if he had bet° disposed` to tutu his mind tovvividi ati jvc ifll)lil ii. , went ; but he loved‘a retired life, and a1th00.513. 'ways ready to , ziv,6 his 'opinion in ntatteri, , L . r . t , • tional HL was, - we . have reason to believe, always col" importance, was never forwald in oftertab i_ stilted by His I.VIAJEsTy in points of dtffictli t Y• i an i ; .while he timily supported the. Dignity of the Cann; he was always tirnily attached to tile of Pri--31 People. Never was he supposed .t 9 rills, at P°'' I b L at -always maintained enorlr,a;latitioiaoilLnhadad't-hhneiosii,coroottuirtediogri tiblcieiteys tobof.uatt,bl‘o):ll,':lol,)t;:leiteic,iiiiic ..INlllVlC‘llHriSac,:shSafutt'°bdl:4).ytlle:l:ie:ilslievbill4legerrahertaliest}es' lost .c . :l i h f itl' a r :h t rai i i l 3 c e t t .t e lti m lur i s tb p: ali l i e a r li . l ..:' Y 11 : 11 31 : t lu r ri3 ::::; ..-, SOPHIA NI A TIT r I)A,, lilld PrineoNVlLLlAgFi'E.ii,,,bois; who, of . course, succeeds to 'his honours, " 0 : ;'„,iia well known 'to be the inheritor of all. '''' PR)Neli of, 'The WA I.cs. and Do Kit 0 . • the moot vittnes. ...........:----.................„--, . € jrooto "1 are hap , friendlyP3to state, are at present l ) o n ', 00 Tro terms. • 'lle. latter, after the reYj 1,4. nes:Ps fit 4riglitott, will dine wlth His Royal ti l l , Th:.lpass tvio days at tkie.l'avillat• . w et 10 _ i_.. Duke of B,spioap gave all elegant do wet' 4 'Zie party, on Saturday, at his ,seat at Wt)b`,.. at . .c.... PITT had yest4oy a . se.lo6t, doter ay, Di seat at Putney ' The ' Earl auck c ; too l -ountess Of fiaratolo): leAt t ,e 6 04 );.terdl - "; n . 'Y, for Dowager Lady liAlonvoen' Sunning-hi • . 11, neat. Windsor. Lord C et . pa rty 'est AsT"Rr4Oll had an Glevr.t (101°' erday, at his seat, I,!'4ast, beeit,'• ' ENT" ACT . 0 e,t'OP "' - - or A I.ETTra VI 0 M 'ILOTTBPDP'''' - ..1. • 4'..uotis t 3. , , . toortlig `` The Fleet • '.. 0 is still to the 'reltel, hat le tro ops t_. all . accounts is in • readiness for seat t I.,i,eivoct e'wPeofll7ltid amount to 16,6,00 tnpn those at lefolii, Arairie, rvev.i.e-wed on .thel.,2th : they have a 0;4 g ro destined••' ch for too ood it is generanY i'ul,„Pfl; 004 lions th are, on their r 4 ). ute from different Prr i !, o to po the Camp at Zeist 4 from which dime ATur,e - to reinforce the ,groy io Ilanove1:: Drosel' , ,„ I;I9NA PARTE, it is sai4, proceeds tlvrao „iliac/ tiodltuternborgli, and thence into Alsace anu "„ s , ilia , review the troops h.. . r riositge, „,,, Ern P t La,. In ~viate, press, who has been benejiied by tne ' n • ci? companies him to Paris.• lie An ex.ten -• notion • bout to to . ~. sore. pro is a, , . • ip the 14'y .h%. ' ' L tic / rmy. _ pf, Iri , • I be separate armies of Generals Sotn;r.iejitita , . and ...DAvoust, on the 'coast, have been 00.! lots,: ,one -chips, noder the ovders of General. li_1:, yvel! this .. • .41rn:ty has receiyed a. new organioupool as 'the artillery and, the cavalry, under ° P' limo r its. • 1 . ' „,.,1 ,4" lag e i` The diictlliSiOTlS Nvhicli were earrY,,,o, hav i tween TALLUYIAND' and Count C0ev0y:0.45,000; we are assured hy private letters front Patri,stri3 aau a very angry asp et. A War 'with, "%,joesble: Russia is considered inevitable, pa oe - I,e3P bi t in $ OO meta of troops on the lthine and it early commencement." , tll ° 1 at epresentec ~,,klO, The Soldier's ~.Derisrhter was r e r 0 ; , FI , , . k BOO' I to ay inar..et on Sartirday la:,t, loth' , rouy , ,11.04$ ..k. aft' 171."L0w. Mrs:jun.l),o, Who ''f. the ~•:0,4- , . assist her Brothers and Sisters ,0,,,, 0 it) t o t i l if ' . Baskin, ca me forward on this 00-Os_iitt),ed b y 0 L c : 1 0 of the Widow Chi,'er/ii, and wll ° re,`:',,„,,haise, i'„lce, crowded audience with the iltill,(3l:`, ercv.,,,rforalro".4 was very frequently' repeated dii,,rifia7,il,ll.l, coo c,..01.1,,tea Mrs. Mart-", who played Mrs. APtI,Je that lioi °olio atreaed by the beat of the '.l bell s,:ii ole to resrfsh. on the Stage, but in a short till'°l-` Logis' Qulii'oo hercharaEter. In the farce . ulna the ate tilxvire several allusions to The raikirsc`i,ej witli a n'il't,iect were introduced, and were ,rect.ll; As al e s o '. of merriment and disapproo...4 .10. 0.1,101 tfottijr.tne4, hasalready been the cau se oir:°Pier,o a trial 1n11,0„ it and as several persons are to L P , ..fok to r` ',,,, t , 1 0: concern in it, it is by rio toetB?o' t:.'n,re.tilere `;',:;34 if) in Lhe Theatre. 'Therefore, " , . o,.ey 001 Y • be any more such allusions, ..,,l' cerate confusion in tyttirh°q's