The Sun.
London, England, 1806-03-26 00:00:00

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t tie 1' O IC:11 Ojai: t,of 84,; Veteran, of 80, JißomE
BON Arit ATE ; 74 L'lmpetueux,.. of 74 ;
Ca'sar, of 74 ; .Aifitikn; of 74 ; and the Faleurcnx
Of 44.
,This Sq.uadrdn. was chaced. by us
Off the Cape de Verds ; alidil-,`Appears; from the in-
formation Ofthe.Prisoners, ;that they were deStined
for Martinique; there to take Oti board Admiral
VILiARET JOYEUSE, ag Comniander. in Chief, and
then to proceed to St. Domizigo,• to JOin with thOse
happily deastroyed by us., . Having been discovered
by Our bi-aNT Sir JOHN, and afrail.l.of being blocked
up at Martinique; they have most probably altered
their route.

" It is supposed alai the ultiriiate objet: of the unit-
ed Squadron was to proceed td the Havannal, to
escort a quantity of treaSure.to France. We are pro-
ceeding with our Prizes to Jamaica; and your gallant....
friend, Admiral COCHRANE, goes back to his station
as Commander in Chief. to Windward : his Ship,
the Northumberland, is terribly mauled, but he has
already got up jury-masts and, attended by the
Agamemnon, of 64, guns, I trust be will
,arrive
safe on his station. He has received a stroke on the
head from a splinter, which has. plagued him, I hear,
a goad deal : his hat -was carried off by the wind of
a cannon-ball." . • • '

The folloiving is an Extras: of another Letter frdm
an Officer of Distin6tion, belonging to the Fleet,
dated •

0,466ard His lliajestes Shit Sarerb,,SoulbqkSt.Domiva,
7:40-s4o,sEvening,•-reb. 6;718c6. • .

We have fought and conquered;—[Here follow
some particulars of the Aaion which have 'already
appeared.]—Capt. KEATS, before- we begarr, sus-
pended to the mizen-stay a Portrait 'of: our beloved
Hero (NELsoN).- There it remained 'unhurt, -but
was completely covered (so was Capt. K. Himself)
with the blood and brains of poor BROOKBANK; one
of our Bqtss.vain's Mates. T-wb or three minutes
befoie the work,of death began, Officers' hats offon
the quarter-deck, our Band played " God save the
King !" . then came; " Qg she goes !" and next,
" Nelson of the Nile." Never. was enthusiaSm greater
than ours, and ,to it-we went with heart and hand."

The Souadron under the commani of Sir .1 ows•
BoRLASE•WARREN 1S said to be gone to, the Cape
of Good Hope, from whence it is to proceed to the
East Indies.

„ .
Lieutenant SEYMOUR; whowas so severely wound”'
ed in the aiaion off St. Domingo, is the 'son of the
late Lord HUGH SEYMOUR. His wound Was by a
grape shot, which penetrated the jaw, and tore away
part of his teeth.
On Saturday -evening one of , our :Cruizers looked
into Rochefort, and counted five Sail-, of the Line,
four FrigateS, "and several arined Vessels, -at single
anchor, completely ready for sea.
The,Spanish Adthiral,'D'OuvA, is accused.of a
subterfuge unworthy of an Officer of -his high rank
•ana the-boasted honour of-his nation.' He will not;
it is :said, acknowledge himself to be a Prisoner,-
becauseOte alledges, that not bis'sword, but that of
his Captain, was presented to Lord COLLINqWOOD
when his Ship struck. D'OuvA• was severely,
wounded, and so ill, that the British Officer w6ald
•
not, suffer him to be agitated with i demand for his
.sword, as his end seemed.to.be approaching, -and
took a sword that was presented to him as the token
of surrender. Hence D'OLivA, if..this story be
true, would substitute casuistry in the place of ho-
nour, and thinks to owe his discharge to a new spe-
cies of special pleading,
Yesterday Lientenant STOREtis underwent a se
cond examination before the
•Prlvy council, at the
Council Office, from twelve o'clock till, four; when
Mr. BURROWES, a Surgeon of the Trident, was exa-'
_mined. The LORD CriANCE4OR, Mr. GREY, the
MASTER, of the ROLLS, and most of the Ministers
were present.

Yesterday there was a Ballot at the Board of Agri-
culture, in Sackville-street, for the ele&ion of
,a
President for the present year. The Candidates were,
Lord SHRFFIRLD and Sir JOIIN SINCLAIR, Bart. At
the close of the Ballot, the numbers were thus de-
clared :
, .
For Sir JOHN ,SINCLAIR 20
Lord SHEFFIELO 1Z

• Majority in.favour Of the former zo
The following _Noblemen and Gentlemen were at
the same time eleEted Ordinary Members, in the
room of the live who'went out, conformably to the
'Statute, viz.
The Earl Of BRIDGWATER, CHARLES DUNCOMBit Esq.
The Earl of CIZICZIE:SVER, Sli)Nlncu BvitOositiz, Esq.
Loki PENR HYI"4. '

_ .
• ARTHUR YOUNG; Esq. Was re-chosen Secretary,
and GEORGE SMITH, Esq:•. Treastirer ; .Mr.
CRAGG was eleeted Second Secretary, in the room of
Sir JOHN DILLON; deceased ; and Mr. J. S. Vto.)4,E,
Chief Clerk, in the room of Mr. CR. GG.

The PRINCE of WALrs has been pleased to appoint
STEPHEN LOVE nAMMICK, Esq of Plymouth, Sur-
geon Extraordinary to his Royal Highness.
The Marquis of. ELY died on Saturday last, at his
house in Hume-street, Dublin. Hers succeeded in
his titles and estates by JOHN Lord Lorrus, and there
will of course be a vacancy in the Representation of
the County of Wexford.

A cause is expected to be soon in Chancery be=
tureen Lotd LoN.NrrnEtt and Mr. Bay AN, -a Gentleman
well7known for knowledge in pie-lures. Lord
LdwillEß, it IS said, -sold a fine plaare by 'TITiAN,
to Mr:BaYA, and -has since demanded it as a tinnily
heir-loorm

.
The late Lord CHW EDORTH'S IVI,
1, it seems; is
to be contested, Phis Nobleman left behind,him
"many is.Ominents upon SHAKESPEARE,. but though
digputes may arise respeaing his nioney; there is no
anxiety about his notes.

_ . .
An elderly cit, deemed very • bap2ible of giving
good advice, was lately
of
by an acquaint,-
Ance on the chances; of obtaining a coinfortable
competency. " Are yon' entitled," was the first
question, " to , any fortune by' inheritance ?"
". None; was the answer: " Have you any hopes
of legacies ?" " None." " Hare you any pros,
petit of acquiring wealth by trade ?" "None; as
have.no capita/ to begin with." " Then," 'replied"
the sage eit,, ". I See no road open to youfof crown-
ing your wishes, but through the inediurn-of a State
Lottery. The stake lbr purChasing Shares `'is' but
small, and numerou3 individuals, with ho 'other
chance- in life, annually thus gain a " comfortable
competency."•