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; -- MAILS. Mtaxwa—i Dublin, i Waterford. Du F. liimburgh, GOttenbUrgh, z ‘ Vaterford. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols 63 C3i I Red. Ann, 63 Omnium 21 THE SUN. SOLSM QUIS DICERS FALSUM AUDEAT,? LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1806. IT was confidently stated yesterday that Lord LAU DERDALE was to set off last night, or early; this morning, for Paris. His Lordship certainly has not left Town, nor do we believe that it is at all in con templation to send his Lordship to Paris. The ill pz:ss of Mr. Fox has now assumed so 'serious an aspect, that no hopes are entertained of his being able tv 'apply to businui for some tune and we believe that the Right Hon. Secretary, feeling his inability - to attend to the duties of his office without absolutely endangering his life,' in compliance with the earnest entreaties of his friends, and the'repeat . ed advice of. his Medical attendants, has determined to resign his office until his health shall be re stored . and, in the mean' time, we have reason to believe that Lord LAUDERDALE will fill that portant station. No intelligence has been received from the Conti nent this morning. If we are, to judge from' the rise in the Funds, the Separate Peace which has been concluded between France and Russia; and Which was signed on the 2.oth instant, is Fonsidered as uu event rather favourable to this Country thanotherwise. We cannot, we confess, consider it in. that point of view,. because. we know that it was an objea which BONAPARTE was most anxious to obtain. What effe& it will have upon the Negotiation pending between this Country and France we do not know, but it certainly does not at all appear calculated to induce the French Government to be more moderate in their demands ; indeed we are misinformed if it has not already produced an opposite Keel. But whatever may be the fait, Ministers do not relax in the slightest degree preparation for offensive operations against the 'Enemy ; orders have been issued for the Expedition which has been fitted out at Portsmouth to'sail as soon as possible. We understand thatiord ItossLyti will set out immediately for Portugal ; but whether in a Military or Diplomatic Character we do not know. It is ge perally understood that one of the held out by. I3ONAP 4 RTE, during the present Negotiation_ hag peen, that if G reat Britain, would not consent to a Peace, he would invade Portugal, and either annex it to his domioions or bestow it on one of his rela tions. Parliament., 'we understand; meet about the mid dle ofbeloher ; but it is' confidently expe4ed'in the Political' Circles that a Dissolution will fahe' dace in the intervening period. A gallant attempt was Made within the last fever days ; by the. Centaur's Boats, to cut out 'some .ITes sels'frorn the Harbour of Rochefort. The Boats of the British Tars succeeded in bringing away one of the Vesgls,but it was, we are 'sorry to say,' ptlr7 chased with the loss of several of our intrepid Sea . Men. . ! THE Gazette of last night contains Letters from Sir SIDNEY SMITH, which give a very interesting A count of his proceedings since he has pssurne&the Command- in the Mediterranean. We are happy to find that has been able to afford very important assistance to the gallant Prince of HESSE PHILIPS ~IHAL j and there is every reason to hope that the brave Garrison of Gaeta is in a condition to with stand the assault which the French haye threatened to make with 30,000 men ; about the end of this month. The Gazette also contains Capt. LAVIE'S account pf the Capture of La Guerriere, and a Notification that the Port of Venice is placed in a' state of lilOckade. THE of G . FMANY has shewn more spirit than could be expe l led in his present situation, and 'after such- severe disasters, in venturing to re , tnPratrate against the eletlion of Cardinal FEscH tc) be joint Arch-Chancellor of the Empire. This re monstrance, indeed, is More demonstrative of spirit than prudence, and ,may draw upon him the im placahle vengeance pf the French Usurper, unless his Army is condu6ted with more ability an d firmness than in the last unfortunate Campaign. It has been just ly observed by Sir SIDNEY SMITH, in his recent Dis patches, that there is " a mistaken idea, much too prevalent, that the progress of the French .A.rt*es is irresistible." The English have several times proved • the contrary, and the Troops of other States might do tll9 If they would but row from *hei r tPrPqr 4 and oppose craft to craft, as well as courage te LETTERS and Papers -of the 24th and 28th ult." ;have been received from Barbadoe\s, which contain some- farther particulars , resp'eaing the arrival of Admiral Vii.J.lAttmEz's Squadron at Martinique.— Admiral COCHRANE, as we stated on Monday, was very near cutting off some of the Enemy's Vessels, but they escaped by having the advantage of the wind. 'lt was rumoured at Barbadoes that, besides Admiral VILLIAUMEZ'S Squadron and the Regulus, two other French Line-of-battle Ships had got into Martinique; but we are inclined 'to think that is a mistake. The fohr French Frigates that were blockaded at Porto Rico have sailed. They fell• in, on the 2gth of May, with a Fleet Which left Tortola on the 12th, and were chafed by the Frigates convoying the Fleet. WE yesterday expressed our disbelief of the re port which stated that war had been renewed in India, and we have reason, from further informa tion, to consider that the report in question arose from some slight skirmish that is by no,means likely to produce new warfare. Among the visitors to Their MAJESTIES within these few days, were the Marquisses .ELY and TtiomoND, Earl GROSVENOR, .Countess MALISIS BURY and daughters, Lord mud Lady BiJI,KELEY, Sir J: BANKS and' Lady, Mr. and Mrs. FitE.E.mANTLE, General. and Mrs. Haacontr. • The Duke of YORK yesterday reviewed the First and Second Regiments of Guards, and a party of the Flying Artillery, - on Blackheath. His Royal Highness to-day sets off to commence his annual review of the Western Sea Coast. Among the late arrivals . from India, are, Major- General Sir WILLIAM CLARKE, Bart. of the 84th Regiment, and Lady; WILLIAM NESBITT, Esq. and Lady,; Mrs. ElawKEs, Colonel BLAND, Major BRAT- TAN, and Capt. MAHONEY. Yesterday morning, at ten' o'clock, Lord ELLEN BOROUGH arrived at Windsor, and was closeted with His MAJESTY for above an hour. Yesterday morning the First and Second Regi ments of Horse Guards were •reViewed on Black heath by the Duke of CAMBRIDGE. The Train of Artillery from Woolwich was present. The Corps took their ground near the Paragon,' and formed into line with the Artillery in •front. , Scion after the Dukes of YORK, KENT, and SUSSEX,' with Lord MoutA, and many other . Officers, assembled, and ' were received with a Royal Salute, when the Re view commenced..' During the performance of the manoeuvres, a heavy fall of rain took - place, and the Troops were dismis.ed without ceremony. We have been favoured by our Correspondent at. YarmOuth with the - folk - ming further particulars of the a&ion between La Blanc h e and 'La Guerricre; It will compensate for the uncommon brevity of the official Account of the French Frigate :—They first saw each other from their mast-heads at ten o'clock in the rnorning of the 18th_. of and having at this time the same obje& in. view; • they kept nearing one anothei• until one, when La Guerriere bore up before , the windunder all possible ,sail, and La Blanche began to chase her the wind was light and baffling ; but by superior sailing La Blanche came up with her at half pa'st twelve at night, and poured .into her two broadsides before she tired a gum. From' this time the two Ships did not cease firing most, tremendously ; every shot from ,La Blanche told ; ,so that 'in 45 minutes her opponent was Cut to .pieces, and all' her masts wounded, and took three:day.s for the Carpenteri of both Ships to stop the shot-.holes and fish' her masts. ' The men of La . Blanche, had been at their guns from fire o'clock, and amused themselves with singing until they were ordered to fire. -No thing could equal the coolness and steadiness of every one on board . during the whole of the ac .tion., La Blanche, although- a large Frigate, ,for merly the Spanish Amphitrite, is not nearly equal in size to La Gaerriere, and the Weight of Metal and complement of men in the , latter were greatly superior. • The circumstances attending the capture of La Guerriere afforda reinarkable instance of the energy by which our Navy is condthed both ofi . shore and at sea. it was not till the gth of July that the Admiralty had intelligence of three French Frigates cruizing in the-Greenland Seas ; the Phcebe and Thames being stationed at Leith, had gone in Chace oe thetn,, and La Blanche, then lying in the Down's, was 'ordered by telegraph 'to proceed to Yartnonth, Where Capt. LAVIE 'arrived before the orders got dory n by which he was direeled to take the command of the. three Ships. He sailed' from Yarmouth in the afternoon of the Loth, and was off the Shetland Wands in three days ; he ,there learnt that' the Phcebt and Thames were gone for ward, and that the, three French Ships had parted company, the Commodore (La Guerriere) having made, for the Ferroe Isles ; thither . he dire6ted his purpuit, and was, fortunate enough to discover a Sail on the 18th of July, which, aftet a fourte en h ours chase, proved his prize, and the two Ships arrived in Yarmouth Roads on the 25th, La Blanche .having; ft:om leaving the DOwns, ran distance 012500 miles in 16 days. Capt. HUBERT, of La Guerriere, has a daughter residing with Mr. T. r BROWN, the partner of Mr. WiIq.DREAD. The Right Hon. ettattL4s HoPE, Lieut.-Colonel of the First Regiment of Royal Edinburgh 'Volun teers, addressed . the Members a few days ago in' a very impressive manner, and concluded with saying,. " While twenty' of you will stick together, T will "cheerfully devote my attention to your instrudioa, and I shall .think myself ;Imply rewarded if I can keep alive the embers of this System in ,our native City.''—..This Address, which was 'uniformly con veyed in the language of a true Loyal f3riton, was re ceived by the Corps with the loudest shouts of re gard, esteem and veneration. Lon/ LAUDERDALt; who has,hyreport been sent in haste to Paris, was enjoying the humours of NA Lni to a ; late hour last night,': at the .Opera House, witl PUq4SS . , of Yo . R 4 its her bq. - NAP AL NEWS. Fi cm the LONDQN C/a ETTE, 74 29, '1836. Admiralty-Ofce,"Juty z g. Copy of a Letter from the Right lion. Lord Keith, K, B. Admiral of the White, &c. &c. &c. , to Win: Marsden, E. vq. dated on board Ike Edgar, off Ramsgate, 27th J. 180. I have fhe satisfa&ion of transmitting, for their Lordships' information, a Copy of a Letter which I have received -from, Captain Laiiie, of his Majesty's Ship the Rlanclie, acquainting me with the capture, in the latitude of the Ferroe Islands, of the French Frigate La Guerriore, one of the Enemy's Squadron that ,bas been harassing onr Ships employed on the Greenland FlSheries. Their Lordships will have great pleasure in ob serving, from the list annexed to .Captain Lavie's Report, that in consequence of his good condua this large Frigate has been carried 'with very little loss on our part, and that he speaks in terms, of high com mendation of Lieutenant Davies aid the rest of tho Blanche's Officers and Ship's Company. •I. have the honor to be, &c. RIE/TR, Admiral. His Majesty's Ship Blanch e ,I;armouth MY LORD, - Roads, July 26,180 G. I have the honor to acquaint you of my return to Yarmouth Roads, having in company La Querriere French Frigate, commanded by Monsieur' Hubert (of the Legion of,Honor), whom I . captnred on the igth inst. in lat 62 deg. N: off the Ferree Islarids, after 4 sharp contest of 45 minutes _ . La Guerriere. is of the largest class of Frigates, mounting 50 guns, with a complement of 317 men,' but these were soon sadly reduced by our desiratire fire; and the Ship hass-also suffered' very severely, while the damages of / the,Blanche are confined to the top Masts, "rigging, and sails. It now becomes a pleasing duty to beg you to ter. commend , Lieinenant Thomas Henry - Davies- to their Lordships' notice ; and to speak in terms of re spe& of his' general goOd conduct, as also of Lieu tenants )3astio and Allan, of Mr. Robertson, the Master, and Lieutenant John Campbell, of the Ma rines. The Warrant Officers, Midshipmen, and Ship's Company are likewise entitled to mywarmest praise. Underneath you will observe the list of killed and wounded. . "have,. • • THOMAS LAVIE. t Blanche. • None killed. .........,. Wounded—Lieut. Bastin, not dangerously. Thomas Wilkin son, Tames Wilkins, • Marines, not dangerously. George Morley, Marine, dangerously. • La Guerriere.. Twenty killed -3o wounded, ten dangerously. . ' T. LA-VIE. The Right Hon. Mm. Lord Keith, &c. . Admiralty-Office, July 29. The foll Owing Letter from Rear Admiral Sir W. Sidney Smith,_ addressed to Vice Admiral Lord dol lingwood, has been - forwarded to the Admiralty, in his Lordship's Letter of the 2d inst. • Pompce, at Anchor off Scalia, May 24, 1806. MY LORD, arriv.ct at I:talent - 10, in the rompee, on the 21st ollast. moth, and took on me the command of the Squadron your Lordship, has done' me the honor to. place under my- orders: I found things in the state that may be well imagined on the Government being displaced -from its capital, with- the loss off - Pee of the two Kingdoms, and the dispersion of the Ar my,assembled in Calabria. The judicious arrange merit made by captain Sotheron 'of the Ships Under his orders, and the poSition of the British Army, under Sir John Stuart, at Messina, had however preented further mischief. had the satisfa&ion of learning that Gaeta still held out, although as yet without succour, from a mistaken idea, much too prevalent, that the progress of the French Armies is irresistible. It.' was my first care - 'to - See that the necessary supplies should be safe ly conveyed to the Governor. I had the inexpressi ble satisflaion of conveying' the most essential arti- : - cies to Gaeta, and of communicating to his Serene Highness 'the Governor (on the Breach &Very,- Which .he- never quits) the assurance of further sup port to any extent within my power for the mainte nance of. that important Fortress hitherto 'so long preserved by his intrepidity and example. Things wore a new aspen immediately en the arrival of the ammunition, the redoubled lire of the Enemy, with red-hot shot, into the . Mote t oeing answered with redoubled vigour), did 'not prevent the 'landing of every thing we-had-brought, together with four of the. Excellent'S lower-deck guns,, to answer this gal ling fire, which boredirealy on the landing place. A second convoy, with the Intrepid, placed the Garrison beyond the immediate' want or any thing essential ; and the Enemy from advancing his nearest approaches within 250: yards, was reduced to the defensive in a degree, dreading one of those sorties which the Prince of Hesse hadalready shewn him-his . Garrison was equal to, and which was become a much safer operation. DOW that the flanking fire of eight Neapolitan Gun-boats I bad brought with me in addition to four His Highness had already used successfully, would cover it even to the rear of the Enemy's trenches. Arrangements' were put in train. for this purpose, and, according to a wise suggestion of his Serene Highness,' ineagareS Were Taken for the embarkation of a small `party from "the Garrison to land in the rear of the. Enemy's Batteries to the Northward. • confided the execution of the Naval part of thiS arrangement to. Captain Richardson, of his Ma jesty's Ship Juno, putting the Neapolitan Frigate and Gen-boatS under his orders. His Serene Highness possessing the experience of European warfare, and a Most firm mind, having no occasion for further aid on' the spot, I felt I 'could quit the Garrison without apprehension for its safety in such hands, with the present means of defence, and that I could best co-operate With him by drawing some of the attacking force off for the defence o Naples. I accordingly proceeded thither with the Line-of-Battle Ships named in the margin *.-•-• The Enemy's apprehension of attack occasioned them to convey some a the battering train from the trenches beforb Gaeta to Naples. , The city was illuminated on account of Joseph Bpnaparte prp cfaithing, h4liself 4irl& of the T,, v o sicilies!—„Th e fenyi!, Excellent ; 4thenies, Intrepid! jun4tion of the'Eagle made us five Sail of the Line, and it would have been easy for their fire to have interrupted this ceremony and shear of festivity; ' but I considered that the unfortunate inhabitants had evil enough on them ; that the restoration of the Capital to its lawful Sovereign and its fugitive in, habitants Would be no gratification if it should be found a bean, ofjuins, ashes, and bones, and that as I , hadino force to land and keep:order, in case of thet French Ai-my retiring to the Fortresses, I should leave an opulent city a prey to the licentious part of the community, who would. not fail to profit by the confusion thafia.rneswould Occasion ; no t a gun w a s fired. But no such consideration operated on my mind to prevent me dislodging t heFrench Garrison from the Island of Capri, which, fiom its situation, proteeting the coasting communication southward, was a great objeCt for the. Enemy to keep, and - by so much one for one to wrest from him. I accordingly summon- , ed the French Commandant to surrender; on hi's non-acquiescence (see the annexed correspondence), I direaed Captain Rowley, in His Majesty's Ship Eagle, to cover the landing of Marines and boats' craws, and caused an attack to be made under his orders. That brave Officer placed his Ship jucii, ciously, nor did he open his fire till she was secured, and his distance marked by the etre& of musketry nn his quarter-deck, where the First Lieutenant, James Crawley, fell wounded, and a Seaman was killed ; although Captain Rowley regretted much the services of that meritorious Officer in such, A critical moment, he has since recovered. An .hour's fire from both decks of the Eagle (be tween nine and ten o'clock) with that of two Nes politau Mortar -boats, under an naive Officer, Lieut. Rivera, drove the enemy from.the Vineyards within their walls ; the Marines were landed, and gallantly led by Captain Bunce; the seamen, in like man• ner, under Lieutenant Morrell, of the Eagle, and Lieutenant Redding, of the Pomp6e, mounted the steps, for such was their road, headed by the Offi cers, nearest to the ;narrow pass ,by which alone they could ascend. Lieut. Carrol had thus an op portunity of particularly distinguishing himself. 'Cap tain. Stannus, commanding the Athenien's Marines, gallantly pressing forward,_ gained the heights, end ' the French Commandant tell by his hand : this event being known, the Enemy beat a parley : a letter froM the Second in Command claimed the terms offered, but 'being dated on the 12th, after midnight, some dtfficulty occurred, my limitation as to time being precise ; but on the assurance that the, drum bear before twelve, the , capitula, tion annexed .was signed, and the Garrison allowed to' march oat, , and pass over to Naples, with every honour of war, after the interment of=their for mer brave Commander with due reaped. We thus became masters of this important post. The Enemy not having been, allowed.tirpe to. bring two pieces of heavy cannon, with their arnmenition, to Capri,' the. boat containing . them, together with a boat loaded with timber for the construction of Gun= . boats, at Castle-mare, took refuge at Massa, on the maim land, opposite to the Island, where the guard had hauled the whole upon the beach ; I . detached the two Mortar-boats and a Gracia Privateer, under the orders of Lieutenants Faliverne and Rivera, to bring them off; sending only Mr. Williams, Midship e man of the Pompee, from the Squadron, on purpose to let the ...I\Tipnlitano litmc the credit of theaetion, which they .fairly obtained ; for, after dislodging the Enetny from a strong Tower, they not only brought ()tithe boats, and two thirty 7 five pounders 4. but th e powder ' (twe n ty b arre l s ) f rom t h e iVlagal , tine of the Tower, before the Enemy assembled in furce. , .... __ The prOjefted softies took place on the 13th ana kith, in the morning, in a manner to retie& thei highest credit on the part of the garrison and naval, force employed. The covering fire from the Meek was judiciously directed by Captains, fi.ichardsog :_ad Vicuna,, whose condu& on this whole. service merits my warmest approbation. I inclose Cap". ! tarn Richard'sOn's'two letters as best detailing these atiairs, and a list of the killed and wounded on the 12th. - On the igth ult. the boats of the Pomp6e, uncle; Lieutenant BeaucrOft, brought out ,a Merchant Vesl sel tram Scalvitra, near Salertlii, although proteeted by a heavy fire of musketry. That Otfiber and Mr, Sterling distinguished themselves much. The Eneir my are,endeavouring to establish a land carriage there to Naples. On . the•23d,- obtaining 'intellige n c e that title ftneint , had'two thirty-six pounders in a small, Vessel pn the beach at Sealea, I sent the Yompee's boats in to; them. But the French ,Troops were too well posted in the houses of the town for them to succeed with« out the cover of the. Ship. I accordingly stood its with the Pompt:e ; sent a message to the inhabitants! to withdraw ; which being done, a few of the Pom.t pee's lower deck . _ guns cleared the town and neigh beuring hills, while the Launch, commanded by' Lieutenant Mouralian, with' Lieutenant Oats, og the Marines, and Mr. Williams, drove the French,. with their armed adherents,- from the gun s , an d took possession' of the Castle and of them. Find-.• ing, on my landing, that the town was tenable against • any force the • .Enemy could bring against me from the nearest Garrison, in. a :given time, I took post, with the Mari nes ; an d under cover of their position, by the_ extreme exertions of Lieu tenant carrol, Mr. Ives, Master, and th e Petty Offi-., • ; • cars and boats , Crews, the Guns were conveyed \ to • the Pompee . , with twenty-two barrels of Powder. have the honour to be, (Signed) • W. SIDNEY SMITH. On board His Majesty's Ship La rotnpee SIR, • 11 th May, 1806. Before I make a regular attack, which must ne cessarily reduce an insulated and irregular fortress without works, I have thought proper, according to the custom of:War,.to summon you to evacuate the post which you occupy. If you refuse, I inforn; you that you will be forced to yield upon terms more or.less favourable, according to the degree of force and time which you may oblige me to employ to reduce you to this extremity : thus, Sir, you see that • the terms of the surrender of the post depend upon yourself to-day —in the hope of an answer which will spare Mood on both sides, I have the honour to be, &c, (Signed) .SIDNEY SMITH To the cotptnanclatit of the FfeLICII Troops ai.Capri. Capri, i tril May, 1806. Tbe Comrhandant of Capri, to itcar-Admiral Sir Sidney • I received, Sir, your Letter, dated this day, and f4.4T ansl f yql44ye to Osirye to you, that a true solr. al*