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London, England, 1805-07-22 00:00:00

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
MONDAY. limy U.

We are still without any accounts from Lord
NELSON mote recent than those brought by the Ca-
riettx.

The Hamburg 6 Mail due on Wednesday arrived at
a late hour on Friday night, with Letters and Papers
to ill* 13th instant. They contain the answer of the
Austrian and Imperial Minister, Baron ♦ON Ge EST I.
to the Nate of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of
the Ligui tan Republic, apprising him of the conso-
lidation of that country with France. The Aus-
r rtt AM MINISTER says, until he receives instrtuclions
from his Court, ha cannot take notice of such a
change, and claims the prote&ion due, by the Law
of Nations, to him, in his diplomatic capacity, which
the LIG': 111 AN MINISTER, in his reply, promised he
shall continue to enjoy.
It is stated in tile Foreign Papers, that the Glo-
riosa blew up in an engagement with some English
frigates.

We have received Dutch Papers to the 14th, and
several Paris Papers, but none of a later date than
the 9th.—The French Journals announce the ap-
proach;ng return of BONAPARTE and his EMPRRRIs
who were expeled at Fontainbleau on the 14th.
Marshal BtaTHIER set off fur Holland on the 7th,
but was espeaed to return in time to meet the
Exesaoa.

When we first announced the intended journey of
Count S eHR..R.IIIIXIIO, the Imperial Minister, to
Vienn.i, we understood that his mission was of a
political nature, for the purpose of arranging a sub-
sidiary treaty between this country and his Court.
'I 'is later circumitance, however, we did not think
In per for publication. We have been since assur-
ed, eiat it is loot fouiscled in Lift, and that the
disposition of the Princess S rA:leass urea, his mo-
ther, was the cause of his mended journey. We
are also assured, that the journey will not take
place ; 11;i Excellency having since received letters
suiting 6.: recovery of the Pit tNC ESS.

We stated on Saturday that an engagement took
place on Wednesday night, off the French coast, be-
tween some of our cruisers and a squadron of the
enemy's light flotilla. We have since learned the
hdlowing panic:ll4ls of this affair :—The enemy's
f nee consisted of three praams, forty brigs, and
twenty schuyts, amounting in the whole to sixty-
three sail. This force had been colleCted at Dun-
kirk, and took advantage of the easterly wind to en-
deavour to make its way to the grand depot at Bou-
logne. For this purpose they put themselves in
tnot'on on Wednesday morning, and crept along
sh•tre and reached Calais, where they anchored
close under the batteries. In this operation they
were attacked by some of our cruisers upon
that station, but without much effect. At ten
o'clock, on Wednesday night, they weighed and
stood as close as possible, along shore, for Bou-
logne. In the mean time, the number of our
cruisers had greatly increased, and every disposition
was made to impede the progress of the enemy.
The firing commenced at eleven o'clock, and con-
tinued until half past eight on Thursday morning.
N arly t.csshukof our Boulogne squadron was
assembled upon the occasion ; but, owing to the
state of the wind and tide, and the shallowness of
the water, our large vessels could not close the
enemy's sufficiently to do them much damage.
The fire, notwithstanding, was the most incessant
and tremendous, that ever took place between our
cruisers and the Musquito fleet. The whole French
coast appeared a blaze of fire, and the report of the
cannon, cars led along by the easterly wind, was as
loud as if it had been upon our own shore.—
Amidst all this annoyance, the enemy, however,
made way, and, upon their approaching Boulogne,
a formidable force came out from that harbour for
their proteiffion. It •onsistcd of 64 luggers, 4S
brigs, and several other large vessels. They spread
themselves out in an expanded line along
shore, and commenced a brisk fire upon our
cruisers. Thus favoured and assisted, the divi•
sion finally succeeded in its attempt to reach
Boulogne. The engagement comrti:need at about
sill miles to the eastward of Calais, and continued
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for about an hour and a half, until the enemy had
reached Calais roads, so that, from the cornasepce-
ment of its voyage to its arrival at Boulogne, these
was a firing of five solid hours. In this conflict the
enemy suffered considerably. One praam was
sunk, nine of the smaller were driven on shore, and
two schuyts were takers, one of which was towed into
the Downs by the GriOn cutter, and the other was
left off the Goodwin Sands on Friday night. Of those
driven on shore were two schooners. near alaneness,
which some of nur cruisers expea.ed to be able to
silstroy, but thirty pieces of arfillery were with great
coped: ion brought down to the ►hore to reps,' the
attack, wlfich, aided by a great slumber of troops
upon the beach, prevented our boats from ap-
proaching them. Of our vessels, which were
engaged, we understand that the Immortahte
frigate, which has so often distinguished her-
self upon similar occasions, had four killed and
right wounded ; the Ariadne frigate, one killed
and three wounded ; Hr be frigate, four wounded;
La Fleche sloop, four wounded ; and the Calypso
sloop, seven wounded. Among those severely wound-
ed are Captain FOSTER of the Cat.tpre, and one of
his Lieutenants ; and a Lieutenant of Marines on
board the Ariadne. This result, however, must not
make us think the French Flotilla less contemptible
than it has been hitherto regarded. The damage
which we sustained was principally occasioned by
the incessant fire from the batteries on shore.

Saturday evening, Mr. PHIPPS left London, to
attend HIS MAJESTY at Weymouth, for a day or
two.

A second Messenger was sent off on Thursday
evening, with dispatches to His MAJESTY. at Wey-
mouth.
On Saturday, the Rusci AN Au eassarme trans-
adled business at Lord Mut.° R va's Office, from
two till three o'clock.

The Kim° has been pleased to appoint CHARLES
81. Ali, Esq. to be His MAJLSTy's Consul General
at Naples.
It is now confidently stated, that Earl Ha RD-
WICK E will be succeeded without delay, in the Go-
vernment of Ireland, by the Duke of Moar ROSE.
Mr. Yost's' will probably. in this case, retain his
situation as Chancellor of the Exchequer. The
successor of Mr. Vaastrr•ax has not yet been
fixed upon.
The India ships at Falmouth will sail as soon as
an account shall have been received of the ailual
state of the combined fleet. if it shall appear that
there is no probability of encountering it on their
voyage.
The Persok.et, ALLEONAM, from London and
Poole, for Leghorn, is captured and cartied into
Alseziras.
fhe Surprise, Capt. Revamps, from off Ferrol, is
arrived at Penzance. The French and Spanish
force in that harbour is now ascertained to amount

It was

supposed they would put to sea the 'first opportu-
nity, and run for Corunna Bay, in order to give our
squadron, consisting of ten sad of the line, cruising
off there, the slip.
A new Military Road is about to be formed from
the Barracks in Northgate, near Canterbury, to lead
from thence into Bond-street. On Wednesday the
line was marked out in the presence of General Sir
D. Dun DAS, and will be proceeded on immediately.
It is also said to be in contemplation to build an ad-
ditional range of Barracks in Mead's Fields, dire Elly
opposite to the rear of the present Infantry BAP.
racks ; and when these are completed, the several
detached Barracks, in.diffcrent parts of the city, are
to be given up.
To-morrow, the l3onrnbridge Volunteer Corps
will march to Newmaket, on permanent duty. for
12 days, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel
.lone WyLoe, of Trinity College, Cambridge,
lately promoted to that rank, in consequence of the
resignation of RICIiAIiD Get aves Towtsxy, Esq.
The Cambridge Volunteer and Rifle Corps, amount-
ing to 1000 men, will do duty upon the heath, at
the same time.
The Americans, to their infinite honour, have tri-
umphed over that petty African tyranny, to which
the several states of Europe have so long submitted,
and supported by their inglorious and impolitic sub-
sidies. Accounts from Messina, dated the Ist of
June, communicate the following interesting intelli-
gence: "Colonel EA Tom having landed with a body
of marines, &c. from the American squadron in
Egypt, advanced into the Tripolitan territory, and
after some severe contests, in which he was /minded
in the arm by a musket ball, and in which many
of his people fell, he carried Demo and Bengasi by
assault. The Tripolitans, alarmed at this success,
immediately made oVertures of peace, pro-prising to
liberate Captain BAINIIRIDGE and the people of the
Philadfriphio, &c. Colonel LEA% is gone to Tripoli
in the EJRCI frigate to negotiate with the Bashaw ;
and the Constitution and Visca have been sent to
Tunis to enforce on the Bey a better observance of
peace than he has of late seemed disposed to adopt."
A Letter from the Camp, Epsom Downs, July
19, 1805, •fhis evening. about four o'clock,
Capt. Hoot), aid-de-camp to General Gctoevateoc,
arrived on the Downs, and announced •he :nten-
lion of that Officer to visit the camp in tl::ficourse of
the evening. Abort seven the General ari ivcd,
accompanied by his Lady, and was tecived
by Colonel Axeoce at the head of his
, Regiment with a general salate. General
Gaosvanoa dismount-if and examined the men,
their arms, and in the most minute manner
the encampment, particularly the tents, &c. of the
I men ; and expressed himself in the highe-t terms of
satisfiriairin at the healthy and dean appearance of
the whole; that he considered tlie pound very jadi-
' cieusly chosen, and the tents admirably arranged.
He begged the Commanding Officer not to consider
. his visit in a military point of view, being out of his
distrift, but that he chose that opportunity of chew-
I ing his reset f fir the Corps, from their stria atten.
I f tion to his orders, and their military duty oa all oc-
I I casinos." .

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The Earl of EhN 'sr.' I.l.Era is gone to Beaudes-,a,
ir. Staffor-ishire ; and immediately on his air;,
the Noble. Earl will be married to the Ri7ht
Lady CHARLOTTE PAGET, daughter of the Ear) .1
Iran ir :DC L.
The Hon. Colonel ACHESON, son of Viscount
Gosroa T. was married on Saturday to Miss Seal.
sow, and they immediately set of for General
Sl.Art now's seat at Bagden, to pass the honey-moon.
On Saturday was married, at the seat ref the Earl
of Ca a isa Y erors, at Cobham, the Right Hoe. Lord
GRANTHAM, to the amiable and beautiful Lady
HENRIETTA FRANCES Coat, sister to the Earl of
EbNISKIL L EN. From thence, the happy couple in-
tend proceeding to the seat of the Right Hon. Lady
Lucas, at Bedford, whi.re they will pass a few dam
and then prcceed to his Lordship's seat, Newby
Hall, Yorkshire. Never did a marriage take place
under more flattering auspices. Youth, beauty, rank,
and fortune, are here combined, with the ardeat
approbation of mutual relatives and friends.

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