The Sun. — London, England, 1801-08-06 00:00:00

Lice : 1M h tF battle tO7 eti w to s a v i tatlCZ ce hai pe r& Ships, turni l, ~ is fatal '-'• Admiral Molt Eilo, wit. Aree other Spanish and two 'French Ships, was at break of day to the west of Cadiz. The Faim;dable seeing no signa'ls, made drealy for Cadiz, and at daybreak was on.the Coast of Spain, within shot of the English Squadron. A hartie tcrpic place. • Mole contending with 3 Ships and a Frigate, the Forraid4le must inevitably have been taker, Kir proud of the laurels they had gained at Algesiras, die Crew and the Garrison swore to bury themselves in the waves rather than strike. :Vic tory favoured this intrepid resolution ; some cannon_ ;hot well direaed drove away; the Frigate. The 'manoeuvred, and direfted itself against the Pom . p le, which at the second discharge lost all its niadts, and was cut down in appearance to a barge. Two Ships still remained. The Formidabl e fi re d from both sides, obliged them to sheer off, and en.. tered Cadiz triumphantly. The battle of the Formidable is one of the mot Various that ever took place. The inhabitants of Cadiz, who were witnesses to it, received Captain TRoUDE who commanded her, and his Cre‘i7, in triumph. The Crew of Admiral LINOW Squadron, which has acquired so much glory in these different battlei, have, during the last six months, been exercised by truizing, and to this they are indebted for that dis tiplinc which courage can never supply the place Of, more particularly at sea. Admiral Mott o entered Cadiz with the re imainetr Squadron. That brave and respect_ able Officer had calculated every thing, but the mis fortune which befel two of his five Ships in a dark and stormy night, could not be foreseen. 1171 ER I ito'.4l REAR -ADMIRAL L MOTS, COM , 24 AND /NG A FRENCH DIVISION, TO THE MI. I WISTER OF MARINE. • " On the 9th of July a Spanish Division, consisting of Six . ail of the Line, and Three Frigates, arrived at Algesiras from Cadiz, -under the command of His Excellency Lieute tant-Genttal Moe. ziao, in order to raise the Blockade of lour Sail Of - the Lineand One. Frigate, which were under OF orders, and td favour their escape t o C a di z , T hat Ricci .azararaingly gave me every ass i stance i n hi s power, in o rder to put any Ships in a cendition t o p ut to S ea, 44 4 to to..v them out, in order to enable them to set sail. Our labour was continued day and night. General Maximo Mad e his Squ a d ron anchot in a line N . E . and S. W. On the lath eli there was a t o l era bl y fres h East wind, and it !vas de. ` n hactl to set sail at one o'clock in the afternoon, on ace c,„°urit o f th e tide.—The Signal being given at th a t h our ,. th e Fleet se t sail, the Spanish Squadron being to windward' of tuts. The Frigate l'lndienne, towed the Haintibal, which 'W e watt sorry to perceive made .. very little way, The ; c ilril which we experienced under Gibraltar, necesaaii:. 1 3 , deranged the regularity of our order ; while the Enemy, Lying a brisk gale at East, sailed from Gibraltar with Five Sail of the Line, a frigate, a Brig, and a Portu, gucac Frigate, and formed in order of Battle. Ai soon as the English Admiral had passed Europa Point, he made a 4ignal, and immediately we saw to windward six Sail, of which tvao had three mastt, I was then with M. de .M.O ' ) ; LaiG h; . *llhoardktheSabinc Frigate, At sun -set, the two last of , °4 z_.Line with difficulty doubled Cape -Camero. is—ce only r emained with th e H ann ib a l, w hi c h was under TY-Maste, and whi c h conseque n tly could not carry much . A- N ight was c om i ng on, an d i t was necess a ry to de.. ter n to ret urn to our anchorage, which might agora. : he tue ntk an opp or t un i ty of attacking us before we 'took 1 I)°s ition. At all events, ev e ry d e l ay was d angerous, for z* Reinforcements which the Enemy expeded, might arrive 1 "ery moment. The breeze from the East becoming stronger, IN Were assured of a wind during the night. We determin e d to - gsnd the Hann' bal back to Algesiras, and to pass the Strait With , te a the Combined Squadron. We then manoeuvred so ' to facilitate the rallying of two of our vessels, lqi "Th had ' fallen into the tear, the jn consequence of c alm. The th ree F rench vessels, which sailed better tnan could hate been expecied, were in the . Van, and 111 t hat order i t was proposed to pass the Strait. At I's. ei ght o'clock the Enemy che we d a di s p os i t i on to attac k At nine we !mai the reports of three cannon, and j a l t .. t d hll s axne time we saw fires a considerable distance be , : vesselsill'. We presumed it might be some of the Enemy's 0 making signals of their arraval. •We congratulated a l : c i rsel : 7, 3)(l l'° l l seeing our Squadron so well colleated together, tai ~.a lL` ng so well, which made us confident that the plan of ~,v _ e : L n elliy would not succeed. At half past eleven the wind he rd onsidtrably increased. The night was very dark, we st;n.,(l smart cannonade In E.N. E. and soon after we saw a e3l:lla.gtintrtiin7,which made us apprehend ,t hat some of our Ves their stern-guns, had taken fi . man consequence of 1 the orce of the wind.—We thought also that they might be a __ -shiPa belonging to the Enemy. --We put about for limn- o 'n tt e r nt, but the Vessel on fire approachingus, we continued on a s ~‘ . .a Y , having constantly a light at our maintopmaat-head, hata .ignal for rallying. It could no longer be doubted but ~, th e Enerny had passed the Strait, and had got into our ';'e• The cannonade became pretty general, but the wind ail : too strong to continue an Aelion. We received several ,1 its °n board the Frigate, w hi ch killed one Man, and wounded s; Ve ' Several- balls passed through the sails. We took down the , s i s ta-al we had at our mast-head, for fear that the EnernY tc:,ltid fall upon us. It wls afterwards hoisted, in order to I v i eq our Ships. We made sail, digling our course to W. , t , ph 4 V,.. , .. - 110 t ehusirig to go more before the wind; lest the wind, 17431eall..1Thvas very strong, should carry away our masts. We et her the night in the greatest disquietude, not knowing .4t''elther the vessels which were in sight were not Enemies. 4 3111.s e ngth the day dissipated part of our fears, and we found te, o . ev ea in the midst of out Fleet, with the exception of 'lk ov S hies of three decks, viz. the Hermengilda and the I`a . Ch afles, the Formidable, and the Saint-Antoine. The it ki tl , - a v ' l ving fallen, it became impossible to go in s ea r c h of , esseis.which had separated. We were then six leagues p rI Z of Cadiz., At half past four o'clock, the Dessaix ha,' t signal that she had sprung a leak, and that the water ail t : 74i ned Upo n her 3o i nches i n an h our, and demanded assist- LI th a, .‘,..vh. to t was granted, la t five o'clock we heard an ACtion ta le ; 'gSt, and , perceived a smoke. The wind being then from t • 'we nude the signal for the Line of Battle iv be fprlauct as quick as poiiNi, without regard to places, in order to assist the Vessel which was engaged. At half past six the ACtion ceased,' and the most perfca calm succeeded. At eleven the wind rising again, we - perceived four Ves- sels at a considerable distance from one another: We flat tered ourselves at first that they were our Ships, but we soon found by their rnanceuvres, that they were Ene mies, We also distinguished the Formidable close under the land, making the best of her way to Cadiz. We stood for that l'ort, from which a Felucca brought me a Letter from the Captain of the Formidable, which had then anchored in the Road of Cadiz, stating that he had in thd . morning engaged two English Ships of the Line and a Frigate, - and that one of the English Ships had been completely diSmasted, and had been towed away by the Frigate. We then anchored in Cadiz. " I must acknowledge the consUmmate experience and talents of General MORENO, as well : as tUE Teal and care which he displayed for the success Of his - mission. If sepa rations have taken place, it must be attributed to the dark ness of the night, and to the necessity which there was of getting away from the Vessels which were on fire. That Officer, upon hearing at Cadiz of the destruction of two Ships of his Squadron, the Hermengilda and the Royal Charles, was justly struck with grief upon the occasion. He had, by his wise instructions, provided against almost every possible case, " I have since been informed, that the two Spanish Ves, sets which were destroyed, cannonaded and ran foul of one another, each supposing the other to be an Enemy.—We arc uncertain about the fate of the St. Antoine. The vio lence of the wind nude it extremely dangerous to fire to windward. " Dated ia Cadiz Harbour the tsth of July, on board the Formidable. • (Signed) " Rear-Admiral LINOIS.' AUGUST 2. The Battery of the Three Crown's at Copenbagee, fell down. on the 14. th ult. but without doing much mischief. fe6li titu. :ship other after.. , the ite of before ' con. battle ' id the r took Upper as re- :lIII.T • hat tile by the oy ail(1 ,IcAc l / 4 1 an De.. t, came Three 0 COITI. 'otes of 1 on the ipeaing 1 by the iiserable s :...,f the ived and rankfart , e intelli, in trigueY )f Framk.. I asylum!, ey woula to the Et canna t equaaY, e t HO n ? Must of Eng' rrupt the are circular'. is t!iiit 0 , in order `ciscADlP to s ottl°' revocabl orbidde l9 t, shall b e c' t cribed f iting Brl LRIN'E• re Span: ne Freoc: red at.' y Rear-A ( Liel 1, or' iad COVI to;ne, The ni 1L lJ:i~. Gibral t° to ZB/1n( two for e' OFFICE OF THE MINISTER OF WAR. DA.1.712E, INSPECTOR AT REVIEWS, TO THE WAR MINISTER. " Leghorn, 21st . 717(y. " I teft Alexandria, Citizen Minister, on the 21st of May. I was taken by the English frigate La Pique, _off the Heights of Alexandria. I - was carried to Aboukir, where I ,arrived on the Bth of June, and whence I came away on the zoth of June. " At that period. Egypt was in the following position " General M L: was at Alexandria, master of the Lake . Alareotis. fie,was encamped on the Heights, out of the r :le Gf Alcx . antiria. " The 'English were in possession of the Peninsula of Aboukir, with a portion of their Army, no: having adyanced a step since their disembarkation. The two Corps observed one another without fighting. The Crews of the Ships which were in .the Pore of Alexandria, formed the Garrison of the Town and t Forts. ' 011 the 9th or June the Corvette tile Heliopolis, which Admiral GA:41.1.1E4 otax. haddispatcheti, entered Alexandria, laden with warlik: stores, and carrying some Troeps. It left Adaliral GAisITIIEA LIME at anchor within twenty-five leagues of Alexarulria. " Generaj BEL LIARD commanded at Cairo, laving under hunGenerdiS LAGRANGE, ROBIN, DONZELAT, IRON, &C. His Corps was much greater than that of Alexandria. The Chef du Brigade Dep As, commanded in the Citado! or Cairo, and the General of brigaueALNEYRAS, at Gizeh. " The English Army General 1 - :uTCE-1 rs/ so N, *vas at Terrance. The CAPTAIN l'ActiA, with his flotilla, was on the Nile, above Terrance, supporting the English , A my. " The GRAND VIZIR was at Belbeis. He had advanced against Cairo, but had been completely defeated by General BELL t ;to, and driven backto Salahich. Gen. BF-ILIA:ID had been slightly wounded in the affair. " The English themselves estimate their loss in the Bat• ties of the Bth, 13th, and zest of March, at $0:30 killed.-- They are. greatly afflicted with diseases of the eyes. " If General BILLIARD defeats the English Corps a . Terrance, the British Army may find itself in a difficult position. " The Chef 4e Brigade CA7A;.i.: Nvhr) .. was escorting a Convoy of six .Camels, 'With svo Infantry, Cavalry, and Artillery, had the mis:ortune to be surrtsunped 'and taken prisoner by the English Army, between Alkant and Terrance. The Garrisons of Damietta and Burlos, forming together, from s to 600 men, have been also taken prisoners •• "" Health and Respe6t, (Signed) DAURE." COPY OF A• LETTER FROM REAR-ADMI I. A , TOUCHE, TO THE MINISTER OF MAR IN E AND COLONIES; " Culp at Tour d'Ordit!, .plear Bt , ul&gne. sur-llfer, " CITIZEN msNrnTrn, ." TN, Division of Gun-boats so long kept at Calais by a great number . of the Enemy stationed them, succeeded this morning, by a manoeuvre equally skilful and bold, in forming a junction with the light Flotilla in Boulogne. The Batteries erected on the point of C retne-aux-ceufs, and at Cape Grisnare, perfectly answered their objed by the care of Gen. FLRRAND, and eteedually proteaed the passage of thisdivision in a place where they could not before have received any assist ance. The Gu- boats under the command of the Spanish Capt. Alia ATr s' Adjutant Commandant of Flotilla, whorzt - I had sent to Calais to accelerate their sailing) engaged pretty smart ly with apart of the Enemy's Vessels, which were stationed before Boulogne, but being sustained by the Gun-boats, the English put _an_end_to_the Adion, and retired to their Squa dron, which is trichort.d about a league and a half from the Coast, and consists of a Seventy-four, .a Ship of the I.ine cut down, and two Frigates. I t was in pfesence of this force, besides Iz Brigs and Gun-boats, that our six Gun-boats, le Volcan, l'lnabordable, l'Eclatante, la Mechante, mode, la Surprizc, and the Boar. No. 18, Of the t lci Division, commanded by Citizens CORDONAT, LEMOYNE, VALLEE, 1 1 / 4 4A0L1, DIENS, CARD, and T Ito o art - , arrived at the place of their destination. " }Wahl' and Respea, " LATOUCHE TREVILLE." On Saturday afternoon, between five and six o'clock, Mr. Oliver, of Goodge-street, was robbed of 251 . in notes,- owing- - -te , :the• ettr'ekss,iele- of -the - serranr in leaving the street door open. PHE HAMEURGH MA EE VitNNA; JULY V'EsTittriAy arrived here the Eng Eriveiy the Hum ARTHUR PAGET:. Count COBENZEL, tvlio goes Ambassador from our Court to Paris, will have his atidienceof leave next week. His suite is small, as all the persons attached to the Legation of his Cousin at Paris, will wait for, him there. tPEYIIIOJTH,A u c 4. I , . THE ROYAL F AMIL . Y came on shore ye s t e rd a y evening at half past five. On His M AJ E STY ' S arr i val at Gloucester Lodge heTeceived the pleasing intelli.: gence of the defeat of the Spanish Squadron. As soon a 3 the ROYAL FAMILY had taken refreAthent ; they went to the Theatre. On THEIR MA J ESTI i:S en_ tering the house, " Rule Britannia," arid " God save the King," were sung by the Performers with great spirit. The Comedy of The Belle's Strata gem was well received ; Mrs. HARLowE, in the CharaCter of - Letitia Hanty, was greatly applauded ; also Mr. PURSER, in the Charader of James. — Between the Play and . Entertainment Mrs. Banm- WELL sung the favourite Song of " The Blue Bell of 3eotland," Which was encored. The DUKE of CUMBERLAND left this plaeeyester- . city morning ; His Royal Highness breakfasted at the King's Arms, Dorchester, afterwards went to Mil_ ton Abbey, the seat of the karl of DORCHESTER, where the PRINCE dined, and slept that night. This morning after breakfast the KING', PR INC E ADOLPHUS, with their Equerries on horseback, HER MAJESTY, and the PRINCESSES, in their So ciables, rode to Dorchester to see the North Devon Militia reviewed by their Commander, Lord Bo- R I Nt;DoN. They are a fine set of men. His MA- J ESTY expressed himself highly satisfied with the discipline of the Corps ; they went through their, znanceuvres with great exadness, much to the credit -. of their Commanding .ofiieer. The ROYAL FAMILY, after the Review, partook of an elegant cold collation, provided by Lord BOA INGDON, at his Tent on the ground, and at two o'clock returned to the Lodge uldinner. The Earl of CHESTE'RtFIELri is just arrived, and accompanied ills MAjr•.s'v in his walk on the Es planade, with General GAR T;-1, and Colo►iels Firz- ROY, CARTWRIGHt, and MAINNWARING. Mrs. MORTON PITT breakfasted this morning with the ROYAL FAmur ; the &nd belonging to the North Devon Militia played 'several favourite airs opposite Glou-ester Lodge.- LIVERPOOL, Auc. 3. IN consequence of a Letter having been received by .I,icut. Colonel . DAVVSON, importing, that it was the wish of His Royal Highness the Commander in Chief to be informed, whether the Volunteers of LiterpOol were disposed to take upon themselves the duty of the Garrison, should it be found necesl sary to withdraw the regular Troops, the Royal Liverpool Regiment of Volunteers assembled yes erday. The wish of His Royal Highness was cOmmuni cated to the Regiment, and was received with loud :Ind reiterated acclamations of joy and loyalty.— Among 100 men assembled on this occasion, no: one dissentient voice was fourd. It was most una nimously determined, that the Regiment would un. dertake the duty of the Garrison, whenever His MAJESTY might be pleased to require its services. Capt. FALKNER'S Troop of Light Horie has also signified its determination to join in the discharge of this duty. The first Battalion of Liverpool . Volunteers will assemble to-morrow, when their. sentiments will be taken on the letters received on S occasion. A Cause of considerable importance to those interested in Manorial Rights, was tried at Kent As sizes, before Lord KElsiiroN'; 'wherein CHARLES PEARSON, Esq. Lord of the Manor of WLitestaple, Was Plaintiff, and Mr. Foort D, a Gentleman in the neighbourhood of Canterbury, the Defendant. The Defendant had inclosed a piece of waSte . upon Bostal-hill, adjoining his' own land ; to try his right to which . the present aCtion was brought, when, after hearing three witnesses, the right of the Plaintiff to all the Waste Land upon this extensive Manor, was clarly a:ld fully esta blished by a verdicl of the runs-, given under the' direaion of Lord . KENYON ;who re:narked in the course of the evidence, that.not'only all the Waste Land, but deserted Roads and Mines, should there be any under them, were the property of the Lords of the Manor. At the Sussex Assizes a Cause was heard,before a Special Jury, in which Mr. ScRAsE, a Yeoman, was Plaintiff; and the Gamekeeper of HARE NAI. Lott, Esq. Defendant. The Action -was brought to recover the value of a greyhound, the property of Mr. SC RASE, which the Gamckeeper had shot in his master's park. The Jury found for the Plaintiff, with damages Two Guineas, the nominal value of the dog. • At Durham Assizes, a Cause it Ejeetment against the Earl of STRATHMORE, for very consTrierable estates in the county of Durham, purchased by Mr. DAvts of the late Countess of STR ATHLIORE and Mr. Bow's, 'came on, to ',be heard; when after an examination of Title. , Deeds, which occupied the attention of the Court for some time, a verdist was given 'against . ;the Earl .".. A tremendoui - storm of thunder and lightning visited the city of Chester and 'neighbourhood, on Sunday afternoon. The peals of i_hunder were the loudest ever remembered by the oldest ini - :abitant of that place, and at one time so awfully terrific, as to occasion 'a momentary suspension of the evening, service at. the Cathedral. 'The lightning did con siderable damage to a -house Fin Nicholas.strect, and a young woman in i.V.un'rs-lanf, fell into fits, occa si~necl.yy the ff - hic;ll ,the.thunderlad-thrown Let into, and expired; " .i;. „t„ itii. 7i' ii ; ,4.'s'it,'i TtED?::3DifiTi 13 EFORE LORD KENYON NISI PRIVS. iEroßt sin DIAS?' GROSE. THE KING DAVIES AND OTHERS. This was an indidment against William Davies; John, Ellock, Robert Barnes , and Robert Collins, Surveyors of the Highways for the . Parish of King_ stun ; and Mr. Carter, an Attorney of that place, for riotously and tumultuously assernbling, with a num bet of other persons, and cutting down the Trees of a Mr. Punier, of Kingston. This case, when detail ed, will be found highly interesting; it appeared, that the Defendants abusing their powers as Survey ors of the Highways, had wantonly, and by force of arms cut down these Trees, which in no resped obstruded the public road. The manner in which they committed the. outrage on the property and person of the Prosecutor was extremely flagrant.-- They were all found—Guilty. Mr. Barr, an opulent Wharlinger at Rotherhithe, was indided for misprision of Felony, in concealing a robbery committed by his servant Peter Perry. There perhaps never was a case that more material_ ly affeded the security of the Commerce of the Country than this. The Ship Neptune, laden with Sugar, was stranded off the North Foreland ; hcr cargo wasAaken out, and sent to the Defendant's Wharf, where, out of forty tons, it was plundered of eight tons and half by the Defendant's Servants, amounting in value to upwards of 7001. It appeared the Defendant was privy to the transalion, and therefore,. under the direction of the Judge, h t was acquitted of the present charge, and .ordered to be prosedited as a principal felon. SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF- OF THE RUPTURED POOR. A numerous and highly respeßable Company of Subscribers and Friends to this Charity, dined at the London Tavern on Thursday last, the worthy Treasurer, Mr. PINHORN, Banker, presided in the Chair, with a spirit and affability which gave C:e utmost satisfiittion ; many loyal and constitutional toasts were drank, and the day was spent with that harmony, and unison of feeling, naturally inspired by the objea of the meeting—in giving some ac.- ' count of which it- were ingratitude to omit the names of Sir WILLIAM LEIGHTON and B. COCK, Esq. who, by donations, worthy of that benevolence for which they, are so justly distinkuished and ad- mired, set an example to the company which we are happy to say, was, followed with'a liberality highly honourable to the individuals and advantageous to the Funds of the Charity.—Thus, it is gratifying to the mind of humanity to observe that an Institu tionin every point of view so truly valuable, has received the sanaion of the Public, and will llctt fail speedily to attain that extension to which its merits so abundantly entitle it. Saturday was observed as 'a most sp!endid Festi, val at Harrowgate.. It was celebrated as the An niversary, not only of the glorious Vitory of the Nile, but also of the Relief of Derry, the Battle of Minden,- and the Accession of the Illustrious H.Duse of BRUNSWICK to the Throne.. Among the corn. pany, to the number of 1.30, who sat down to a plentiful and Arell-served repast of Wale and venison, at the Inn, were the Earl and Countess of SHAFTESBURY, Lord and Lady CASTLEREAGH, the Bishop of DOWN, with his Lady, Lord and Lady ASHTOWN, Lady Still' BROOKE, Sir FRANCIS and Lady BLAKE,and_daugl - 4m, Lord Ft NcAsao. $ Sir J.w.tzs and Lady FITZGERALD, Sir HENRY lII DETSON, With a long Sec. of persons of the first rank and fashion. Died on Tuesday. at Hendon House, Mrs. CORN. WALL, Widow of the late JOHN CORNWALL, Esq. A singular occurrence happened lately at Hors. ley, in Gloucestershire : The son of BENJAMIN GILLMAN, a Weaver, of that place, aged about five years, went to bed in apparentigood health and spirits : in the morning•he was still' asleep, an,l, .though by nature inclined to be fat, was obieci , e,l to be Very much shrunk in his flesh. He continued sleeping for ; twelve days and twelve nights succes sively, existing only on small potions of liquid poured, with great care down his thrOat with a tca.. spoon, during which time he continually and gra. dually wasted away. Upon his waking, he 1% , ,s quite a stranger to what had happened, and could not give the least account ; but yet, notwithsiand ing he is Very weak, he is in a fair way of recovery. Yesterday evening, about six o'clock, as two poor labouring men were at work upon the oia houses, now taking down at the end of Butcher-row, close to 'the gate of the New Inn, the walls tumbled in._ One of the Men was entirely buried in the ruins, and . the other, all except his head. They were imme diately extricated, and sent to the Hospital, the one in a Oita, .and the other on a bier ; but the latter, We are cmcerned to state, -expired on the way, and 'the fornier is not likely to recover. A . little girl of the . neigh]) Airhood is missing. She was seen in the cour3e of the day picking up the rotten bits of timber, and it is feared she is in the ruins. The workmen continued to search until it grew dark, but without finding her. Tuesday evening as the fl!gh Sheriff for the County of Surrey, was in his carriage going to the Court House, at Croydon, he was met by a numbet of people with blue ribbons in their hats, elated on gaining a Cause; by their noise the horses took fright, and the coachman was thrown from his place among their feet, though he escaped with a few slight contusions, Stetimim and William liarrish Were in-- di6ted for a rape on Sarah Berry: The circumstances of this case here singularly= atrocious :—the Prisoners were both Soldier, and the Prosecutrix was the servant of a per,ori at Kingston; she was left alone in care cf the house; and; on the night mentioned in the IndiChnent, the Prisoners burglariously broke Open the house, rob.; bed it; anti both committed' violence On the person of the Unfortunate girl. She smite positively to their persOns, and they were found—=—Gtiiltj: