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!-_,- - y _.~_ ~i5:.:~.:.... IiAoIi,MAR important obje&s have for some days past e - ngaged : the' public attention.--: one of these-is. the enlargement of territory VL;iliell 0 Republic Will receive by the union dell the Coun tries that lie between _the Lippe and the Ems ; to which others add a neighbduring:Principality. , The French and Batavian troops are• preparing td take possession on the 15th inst. of that Western Coun try which 'the .Prussians are evacuating. General . COLLARD hasp on account removed his Head quarters-from Utrecht to Arnheirn. '• • The other object is the change which awaits our Country in the constitution of its governMent., The passage in the Expog of the state of the Empire, delivered to the Legislative Body at Paris by the Minister of thelnterior, in which Holland is' enu merated among the Federative States of France, , has occasioned here a great sensation. It is now, said, that we shall cede to France Batavian Brabant and a part of Zealand, and that we shall beindern nified by Cleves, Wesel, and the Couiatries situate tan the Right Bank of the LiPpe. It is said that Prince MuilAT will be with a great dignity here. It is certain, that Prince Louis Will riot be at the head of our Goi4innient ; for he is to reign over Piedmont, and will reside at Twin. ULM, MARCH 6...—Yesterday, and the day before, ,the Grand French Head-quarters arrived here from Augsburgh. It is Understood. that the Army of Marshal Souvr will shbrtly break up from the Austrian Territory for Italy. ,The Battalions of the Grenadier division of General OtiDINOT had already marched for ,Italy before the arrival of this Corps in Swabia. the (Troops under General -MARVONT are on their 'O/ay for Venetian Istria . and DalMatia'. BAnt, MARCU .—Ye4erday . a Courier from '.Paris arrived at Neufchatel, with official advice that that Country, as also Anspach, and the eastern part of the Dutchy of Cleves, had - been ceded by Treaty, and placed at the disposal of the Emperor of France. 'The manufa&urers of those Countries will be gainers -iay.thefree importation of their prodthions into Trance. It is said that . Netifchatel and Valengin will become the hereditary property, of a French prince, and, that a part of-Westphalia will be added to Batavia. HEIDELBERG, MARCH 10. —On the 28th of March the Grand Army will begin to defile back across 'the Rhine, where the pickets are already 'inaking preparations for the accommodation of the Troops. FLORENCE, FEB. 20.—The French Army which has entered Naples =mums to 70,000 men 5 and the Reserve, which remains in the Roman State, is estimated at 30;000. BANKS Or THE MAINE, MA 8 .--They write from Ulm, " for several days many depots and a' number of French Troops, froth France, has passed through this City to reinforce the French Army in Bavaria." ,FIIANKFORT, MARCH 1 .--We are assured that 60,000 French Troops will remain in' Bavaria for, three months longer. , The Austrian Army bas been placed on the Peace Establishment since the Ist of March. Almost all the strong places in'Dalmatia are now occupied by French Troops. CONSTANTINOPLE, FEB; 10.—Many Troops have been ordered froth Asia to join the grand Expedi- Alan againit the Rebels in Servia and Bosnia, who j ejeCted all the pacific proposals of the Porte of these Troops 500 or 1000 arrive every day, and they will soon form, a..very respectable Corps. Every division which arrives is put under the com mand of JZ.73SLIF PACHA, the • Beglerberg of Rome lia, who is to be Commander in Chief of the Expedition ; and they will be exercised daily till they march; which will be when.the Army iS corn pleated to 60,000 men.. The , Pacha of .Tanina, in Greece, has received, orders from the Porte to join with his Troops the Army of JCSSUF PACHA; under whom he will have a command-. • .The, report .that these military preparations are intended against a foreign Power, has been formally contradieted by the Porte. FROM THE LEYDEN GAZETTE. MADRID, FEE. 28.—The Correspondence be . tween the .French and Spanish Governtnents has becu carried on . with great araiVity within the ,last • few month's. Scarcely a week passes without a .spe cial Courier. being dispatched to Paris. The . interest of the .I! , larines of the two Countries is without doubt one of the principal objets of these commu nications. His Catholic Majesty has devoted great pains 'to repair the check which his Naval Forces .. sustained last Oacber, and to"put it upon the most respeCtable footing.- ROME, MAR cg I. 7 —Almost all the Convoy, on board, of which were all the effects of the Court of Naples (Consisting of 28 Vessels), were forced by "stress of weather to put back again into Naples: ,The French* found, several articles of great value on board _these Ships. Prince. JOSEPH, caused the -Prince CASTEL •CicALA. to be set at liberty and his pro -- perty to be restored -10. him. The communications with Calabria are not re-established ; it seems that the Piince Royal is ,cleterrnipeo „to makc some re sistguce iu teat quarter. ,~. _• \\ )i(/ - a T LI r r SUPPLENIENT TO The LONDOFGAZETTE EXTR.,4017n12,7).iRY, SLINpAY .THE -23 t) : or MARCH MONDAY, MA RCH Admil'a,liy-Q, 240896. Dispatches, of which 'the following are Copies, from_ ice Admiral Sir John Thomas' Dtick - N.korth, 'K. B, commanding a Squadron of His Majesty's Ships, addressed to Wm. Marsden, Esq. and brought to England by Capt. Nathaniel Dai Cochrane, were yesterday received at the Ada*alty : • Superb, to Leeward of the Town of St. Dorningue, about 12 Leagues, Feb. 7, 100. As I feel it highly momentous for hia Majesty's Service, that the Lards Commissioners of the Admi ralty should have the - earliest information of the movements of the Squadren tinder ,my command, and as I have no other V6sel•thati the Kingsfisher,' that I feel justified' in dispatching, I hope .neither their Lordships or Vice Admiral Collingwood will deem me defective in my duty towards his Lordship by addressing you on the happy event of yesterday ; and as you will receive My Letter •of the 3d inst. herewith, I shall only say, I lost not a moment in getting through the 'Mona Passage, and on the bth,in the afternoon was joined by the Magicienne, with a further corroboration .from various Vessels spakeny of a force of ten Sail of the Line, with as many Fri-. gates and Corvettes being in these Seas ; I therefore continued under easy sail for the night, in my ap proach off the town of St. Domingue, having given orders to Capt. Dunn, 'of the Acasta, whose zeal and activity I have experienced for a series'Of years, to make sail with the Magicienne, Capt. M'Kenzie, two hours before day-light, to reconnoitre, when; at six o'clock the Acasta, to . our great joy, made the signal for two of the Enemies' Frigates -; and before seven, for - nine Sail at anchor; at half pist, that they, were getting under way : the Squadron under my command, then in close order, with all sail set, and the. Superb, bearing my flag, leading, and apprOach- Mg fast, so as to distover before eight that the Ene my were in a coinpaCt line, under all sail going be fore the wind for Cape Nisao, to windward Of Ocoa Bay -; and as they consisted of only five Sail of the line, two Frigates, and a Corvette, (which hereafter will be named) I concluded,- from the information I was in possession of, that they were endeavonring . to form a junCtion with their remaining force,.and in consequence shared my'course to render abortive such . intention; which was corlipletely effeCted by a little after nine, so as to make an'Aaion certain. I therefore telegraphed the Squadron, that : the prin cipal object of attack would be the Admiral and his Seconds, and at three quarters past nine for 'the Ships to take stations for their mutual support, and engage the Enemy as they got up, and a few minutes after to engage as close as possible, when, at a short period , ' after ten, the Stiperb closed upon the bow of the Alexander, the leading Ship, and' commenced the ACtion'; but after three broadsides she-sheered Off • - the signal was now made for closer ACtion, and we we, e enabled" to attack the Admiral in the Imperial (formerly Le Vengeur), the fire of which had been heavy on the Northumberland, bearing ,the Hon. dear Admiral cochrane'S Flag. By this time the Movement of the Alexander had thrown her among the lee Division, which Rear Admiral Lotts happily availed himself of, and the ACtion became,general, and continuedwith great severity till half past eleven; when the French AdMiral, much shattered, and com pletely beat, hauled direet fbr the land, and not being a mile "Off, at twenty minutes before_ noon ran on shore ; his foremast then only standing, which fell direly on strikino - ; at which time the Superb being only in seventeen fathom water, was forced to haul sof to avoid the same evil . ; but not long after the Diomede, of 84 guns - , pushed onshore near his A& miral, when all his' masts went ; and I think it 'a dhty I owe to charaCier and my Country, to add, from the information.of Sir . E. 'Berry, after she' had struck, and. the Agamemnon desisted from firing . into her, fromthe - Captain taking - 9ff his-hat, and Making every token of surrender; and CaPtain Dunn assures me both Ensign and Pendant were down,; to Comment o;i which I leave to the world. About fifty minutes after eleven the firing ceased, and on the smoke clearing away, I found Le Brave; bearing a Commodore's Pendant, the Alexander, and Le At= piter in our poSsession., _ _ When I contemplate on the result of this Anion, when five Sail of the Line had surrendered, or were apparently destroyed in less than two hours, I can not, dm' bound to pay every tribute to the noble and gallant efforts of the Hon. Rear Admiral Cochrane, Rear Admiral Louis, the captains, Officers; Seamen and Marines, under my command, be vain enough to suppose that without the aiding hand of Providence such result could have been effected, and with a loss so comparatively small ; lnd though I shall ever sympathise with the connexions of those that fell, the refleCtion on the cause will, I hope, afford much consolation. TO speak individually to the conduaof anyone would be injurious to all: for all were equally animated with the same . zealous ardour in support of their King and country. Yet, possessed of these feelings, I cannot be silent -without injustice to the firm and manly support for which I was indebted to Capt. Keats, and the effea that the system of discipline and good or der in which I found the Superb must ever produce; and the pre-eminence of the British Seamen could never be more highly conspicuous than in this Con test. After the AetiOn, the water being too; deep to anchor in the Bay o St. Domingtie, it. was requisite to bring to with the prizes to repair damages, put the Ships in a manageable state, and shile the 'Pri soners, which : took me till this afternoon ; when I detached the Hon. Capt.. Stopford in the Spencer, with the Donnegal and Atlas, which latter' had lost her bowsprit, with the Prizes to Jainaica ; and being anxious with -Rear Admiral Cochrane, that he should return to his command, where hiS services must be wanted, a . jUry mainmast 'is fitting to the Northym-, berland, utlder this Island, to enable her to get to windward, when ' order the Agamemnon, which is staying by her, to accompany the Rear- Admiral to his station; and I am now proceeding With the - Canopus, Rear-Admiral Louis, Acasta, and Magicienne, off St. Domingne, to make certain of the Imperial and Diomede being, completely wreck cc), after which, I shall repair Combat, whielv will fairly add, another Sprig of Laurel Ito our Naval History, and assist in promutiug our County's good, _ aui,. Sir, _ & c J: T. DUCKWORTH. Superb, pir Sainte Domingue, : , • Feb, 7, .180. For the. information of the Lords Commissiciners of the Admiralty, I send you herewith a-List of the Killed and Wounded . in . the .Squadron .under. my command during the A6tion of yesterday;, but as it was hastily collected, simuld I tind:any errors they shall be amended by a Subseqbent opportunity. :You will arso have the French Captains' Statement of their Loss. in the captured Ships ; and I can ventuie to say, the French Admiral's will not..be in 'a less proportion; and the striking:of the Diomede plies she did not escape the irresistible fire of His Majesty's Ships. A Copy .of, my public. Thanks given to the admirals; Captains, &c. fot having so gallantly perforined their duty in this truly decisive Aetion, ',request you will lay 'before Their Lordships. I any; Sir, J. T.. DUCKWORTH. To Marsden,Est &:. &c. Admiralty. • BRITISH LINE. WEATHER. DIVISION. .Stiperb, ' - of 74 Guns. Northumberland, - - ' 74 S pencer, • - - - 74 Agamemnon, - - - 64 LF.E DIVISION. Cangpt:s, 7Donegal, - 8 4 - 74 - Frigates—Acosta, Magicienne, Kingsfisher, ano 74 I pervier. IRENCII LINE.. L' Alexandre, of 44 guns ; 3,,0 killed and wounded-Taken. , L'lmperial, of tzo guns; number of killed and wounded not known, but certainly many—On shore, and completely wreaked. Le Diomede, of 84 guns; number of killed and wounded not known, but certainly many—On shore, and completely wrecked. Le Jupiter, of 74 guns ; zoo killed and wounded—Taken: Le Brave, of 74 guns ; 260 killed and wounded—Taken. Frigates-I.a felicite, escaped; La Comete, escaped. Corvette—La Diligence, escaped. Imperial, . - Contre A mita) Le Siegler - 2 Capitaine Le Pigot. Alexandre, Capitaine Carreau. 13rave . , OD Diomede, - - I upiter, - - An Abstral of the Killed arad Wounded on bek3rd the re spedive Ships of the Squadron under the Comruandot - Vice- Admiral Sir Inhil Thomas Duckworth, K. B. in the'Ac tion of the 6th of February, .1806, in the Bay of the Town of St. Domingue. SUPERB. Seamen killed--john BrookOank, Thomas Phenn, Isaac LeFwd. • Marines . wounded—Thomas Kenry, William Morgan, Cle- merit s Officers •woullded-Charles Patriarch, Lieutenant, badly ; William Pickering, Master,: badly•; 'Charles Wallington, _ Thomas Jaekson, Jos - . - 11u11en, lames Wilcox, Midship_ men, all slightly.' . •. -• Seamen wounded- - Titomas ,Richards, John Willson, Alex ander M‘Donald, all dangerously; Nathaniel Hassel, john Nightengale, lames Cotte, James Willson, William 'ones, Philip tones, ell badly = David Davis, Henry Walker, William Moody, T. Grills, . john Walbrook, John Hen derson, john 13adcock; john Niel, Brya - nSwiney, James Clegg, Andrew Rawn, William Henry - Leaver, john Bandy (Boy), :lames Engll,ll, Patrick Murphey, Thomas • Tyler, G(Nrge Rock, John Reading, Andrew 'McDonald, John ‘Villianis, • Michael Mileday, R. Longo, Thomas Ityar, Philip 'Brooks, - William - Moffitt, los. Lothian, George :Browne; John 'Taylor,. Jos. Legg, Andrew bl'Kearkin, George Scott all slightly. Total -4-, wounded. Royal Marines , wuunded- lames Quarman, dangerously ; Samuel Paredice, John Keiniiir; hi,th badly ; Thomas Getting, larries `Minos, Thomas Warinuoci, John, Do nut:44h, Daniel Roberts, A. Osser, alt Total--9 wounded: ReCapitukition, No Officers killed. 7 QffiCetg woundLd. • 3 Seamen killed. 40 Semen wounded. 3 Royal*Marincs killed. 9 Royal Marines wounded. • Total-6 killed and 56 wounded.-42. • • - NORT BERLA N D. Officer killedL-Dayid Ridritway, Nlidshiptrian. ' Seamen killed—. fames Driscole, Robert ilollis, George 17g. ler, 10111 Humphries, Alexander Tosh, Richard Ashman, John Muir,- Thomas Rowe, john Gardner, Kenneth M'Kenzie, Thomas Smith (z), John Conttee, William • Shortinan, John Kennedy,, lames Niorrison, William Ro, binson, John Waters, John Naseby. - Marine killed - -Jac.ib Seaford. Adifiiral's Cook killed—Alexarider Sapenack. Officers wounded-George F. Seymour, Lieutenant, badly; William Millard, C. W. Selwyn, Midshipmen, badly; Henry Stokes, Coiner, P. Peacock, Midshipmen, slightly; Jeremiah Laurence,' Supernumerary Midship man, badly; Daniel Sheridan, Boatswain's Mate, badly ; Louis Lape, French Pilot, badly. - Seamen wounded—Thomas lioskins, George Martin, Wm. Western,'; wiles Rogers, Manuel Say, lohn Chester, fames Scott, Michael Atkinson, Thomas M'Carty, Alexander' M'Cloudy, john Laurence, John Davy, Lewis Granr, Robert Hunter, wiiliam Cody, john Cullam, Thomas Kenyen,,Josepli Bell, Peter Johnson, Thomas Grampus, V/m. Watson, John George, Robert Wilson, Michael Hunt, Peter Kelly, John Casey, H. jambs, all badly ; John Rowan, William Daman, Robett White, Michael Landy, Dainel Connell, Henry Rooch, Michael Perrith, Godiley Hyer, John Holmes, Baptiste Belville, Hendrick A übert, Thomas Evans, Michael Manning, John Bowre, Alex. Law, Calwin Swift, Edward 'Peale (Boy), Charles • Hardy, all slightly., Secretary's Clerks wounded— Thomas, badly ;- Jere miah Honey, slightly.• Quarter...Mast:l* wounded—GeOrge Lamb, slightly. Boatswain's Mates wounded—James Maxwell, John Ellen der, slightly. - Setjeaut of Marines wounded—Thomas Tones, badly. Private Marines woundedlos. .Sparkes, Edward ,Davis, Thomas Jones, john-Pullen, Thomas Hodgets, William • Williams, John Palmer, William Cannon, John M'Gowan, John, Adams, James Rogers, all badly ; William Clerk, F. Davis, Tnomas Lynch, Francis Murphy, George Bi shop, johr,Siville, all slightly. Retinue.wounded-- lames Ward, John Falam, -slightly. Recapitulation. Petty Officer killed. a 3 Officers wounded. i 9 Seamen killed. 48 Seamen. wounded. a Marine killed'. I°.. Marines wounded. Total— a t killed and 79 wounded. -too. CANOPUS. • (Return of Naines'not sent.) 8 killed, is badly wounded, 7 slightlymounded. - "1:0151-30 killed and wolinded. SPENCER. (Riturn of Names not sent.)' 14 Seamen killed ; 40•Scainen wounded. 3 Marines killed; 6 Marines wounded: • Name of Officer killed . , Martin Oates, Boatswain. / Names of Officers w aiUnded. .HOnotitrable Robert Stapford, Cap. , ,h t, lames Harris, ',letzten:a', shkhr j • . r lames Cutliberson, lieutenant 4 Marines, badly. William Neame, Midshipinv slightly. „ m ß e ' ,ipitulation. ,er 4 () I ,livers 1 4 S i - amen kill:A. • - 4 3 , Seamen ~ , yunded. Mafille3 killed Tot'A —lB killed / t Marines-wouncled. • , . aril so wounded.--63. Dci N Cr. AL. OfficerVivd—Charlcsi-I,!&yEaston,,Mi&hipman, Bickhuss, Andrew Vinburgh, Mervait Richardon, Benito Rodrigues, Lennard Mason. • Private-Marines - killed--William.Moore, Patrick Kene&k, Edward Trippurst, john IVliiiichatatp. ' Oliieers,•ivoundett.:-Mr. John Aire), Master; Mr. Rudd], Mr.' Ogleun, Mr. -- Aeon, all badly. Seamen and NIA/fines wounded-- lohn Owens, Peregr::.c Brighton, John Hutchson, Jain% , !s Elliot, David Richard Curtis, Thomas Willson, Joseph Williams, Jah;es Herriott, Thomas Murray,.• john Chadwick, John lii,itcner, all badly: Thoinis. Hughes, Joseph Statiby, Thou:US D.icres, William Telly, Thomas Cooper, Lewis.) Henry Moore, Robert CaSie, Daniel Blanc', lames- Otliew, John 'MasSon, lames Rees, john cussens, John Owtn, Williath [ones, Thomas Welay,ilenry Shedley. - • Recapitulation: , Petty °dicer killed. • 4 Offices wounded. - • 5 Seamen killed. • 33 Seamen and Marines wounded. 4 Marines killed, • • • , • Marines wounded*. . Total— za killed, and 33 wounded. -45. ATLAS. Seamen killed--John Ross, John Neville, John • Graves, Bond, John john rown, Nicholas Bokman. • ~Marine killed. -Samuel Chambers. Master. wounded— Mr. Wm. Mowbray.- Boats Wain wounded—Mr. Stephen Spargo. Seamen wounded—Michael Redman, Joshua Barbou, John Henley, Thomas M'Bride, Samuel Chubb, Wiihoun Ro binson. Recapitulation. No Officer killed. 2 Officers wounded. 7 Sestnen 9, Seamen wounded. a Marine wounded. Total-8 killed and t t wounded (four of which boed;,-, names not expressed.)-19: AC AM EM NON, Seaman killed.. tames Cavani.gh. • Soato,vain's Mate wounded—Richard Busto. Seamen wounded—John Morgan, Alex. M'Farlane, Robzrt Ilocock, Eman Joseph. Serjeant of Marines wounded--William Norton. Corporal of Nlariiies wounded—Roger , Sturgeon. Private Marines wounded-13. Kellen, Timothy Rielly, fohn Robertson, Nicholas Cooke, Wm. Cole, I. Haller. Recapitulation. Sear an kiiled. 5 Seamen wounded. 8 Marines wounded. Total t killed and t 3 wounded.-4. General Abstraa of Killed and Wounded. Superb-6 killed and 56 wounded.-6z. Northumberland—ur killed and 79 wounded.—too. Canopus-8 killed and 22 wounded. -30. Spencet 7 -18 killed and 50 wounded.-68. Donegal—Lz killed and 33 wounded-45. Atlas--8 killed and r n wounded._-tc9. Agamemnon--n killed , and 13 wounded.--t 4. Total-_64 killed and 29.1 wounded. Grand Total of Lritish Killed and Wounded-338. I. T. DUCKWORTH. Superb, of St. Domingue, Feb. 7, 1806. 'As it is impossible for language to convey. an adequate sense of my feelings to the Honourable Rear-Admiral Cochrane, for the noble support rendered' me by the . Northumberland, or to Rear- Admiral Louis, and the Captains of . the Squa dron under my command, for the bravery and judg ment displayed in the: service of their King ,and CoUntry, by effe&ing a complete Vi&ory in as short a period as our Naval'Annals can produce, I there fore can only, with a heart impressed by the highest sense of' admiration and approbation, beg to offer to the Honourable Rear-Admiral Cochrane, Rear -Admiral-LOuis, the Captains, Officers, and Searnen, and to the Officers, Non-commissioned Officers; and Privates of the Royal Narines, my. warmest thanks ; and I desire that tile Captains will convey these my sentiments of admiration, and approbation, - with thanks, in the most gratifying manner, to the Of ficers,' Seamen, and Royal Marines; as a prcidf of my high sense of their services in the Battle of yester.ay. J. T. DUCKWORTH. To the Hon. Rear-Admiral Cochrane, Rear- Admiral Louis, the Captains', Officers, Seameni Royal Marines. Superb, to Leeward of the Town of- SIR, St....Domingue, Feb. 8, 180.6. Having, in a letter of abbut two hours since, ac quainted•you.of my intentions to fire the Imperial and Diomede, I have the satisfa&ion now +.') say, that' Capt. Dunn, who I had employed on that ser vice, has rescued all the Prisoners from perishing through a tremendous sea, and completed the whole of, the service highly to my satisfaaion and his own honour, which I am to desire you will state tote Lords Commigsioners of the Admiralty ; and I am, Sir, your's, &c. 5.. T. DUCKWORTH. To William Marsden, &c. &c. &c. Admiralty. * In the return, whether Seaman orgvlarine wounded, is not expressed. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 24.—Arrived the Prospero Bomb from the Downs; Alfred, RosiNsom, and the Favourite, OR&oxn, from London, - bound to Ja- maica. The Wender Gun-brig is expeEted to sail to-, morrow morning for Guernsey with a Tle:it of Transports; among which are the followincLi.viz. the Friends; Teresa, Alan, and Diana. A Fleet of Transports for Co% weighed, but brought up again on account of-the light winds. Admiral HARVEY hoistA his Flag, about .three o'clock this afternoon i on board His Majesty's Ship Tonnant, and. was F d dlu ted by the Port-Admiral. HARW,ICF:; ; MARCH 24.--,-The Pincher Gun-brig, Lieut. A - 40RDOU, arrived express from Cuihaven, with - IS:tr . . Ross, one of His Majesty's Messengers, c i .Jarged. with Dispatches of importance.—The Ham burgh and Bremen Mails came by this Ship, there not being, a Post Office Packet at Cuxhaven. The A ggr.essor Gun-vessel arrived last night from a Cruize, and remains with the PegasUs Frigate, Borer and Earnest Gun-brigs, the Hunter and Eris Revenue Cruizers. DEAL, MAIICIP24:7 — SaiIed yesterday, after-Post, the Devastation Bomb, for Portsmouth, With the Lord Melville, Earl St.Vineept; Sait&eign, and Ale.l- andria East Indiamen, and the.rest,of 'file outward bound under; convoy, which put back again this afternoon by contrary winds. Arrived L' brimortalitJFrigate,Commodore Kite Sloop - of War, and several Oun-brigs; from of the French Coast, which renilin in the Dpwns with the Ships as per last. v ~---~ ._