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London, England, 1809-08-14 00:00:00

Admiralty-Office, August 12, 1809.

Copy of a Letter from Vice-Admiral Lord Collingw•ood,
Commander iu Chief of his MAjesty's Ships and Vessels
in. the Mediterranean, to the Hon. W. W. Pole, dited on
board the Ville de Paris, off Toulon, tith lung, ►Sc9.
SIR,

I have received two Letters horn Captain Bren-
ton, of his Majesty's ship Spartan, of date the•27th
April, and sth May, relating the proceedings of the
ships therein named with him at Pesaro, on 23d
April, and at Cesaratico, on the 2d uh. - when, on ,
both occasions, all the Enemy's vessels in those
ports were captured, and the forts destroyed, No
Loss was sustained on our part, and this must be at-
tributed to the well concerted measures which were
taken .for accomplishing this service. •
I have the honour to be, &c.
COLLINGWOOD.
Spartan, Trieste, April 27,

MY LORD,

I have the honour to inform your Loniship, that
being with the Amphion and Mercury off the town
of Pesaro, on the 23d instant, I obserVed a number
of vessels lying in the Mole, and thought it praai-
cable to take possession of them, for which pur-
pose the ships were anchored with springs upon their
cables, within half a mile of the to-aro, the boats,
formed into two divisions, the first consisting of
launches with carronades, and other boats carrying
field pieces, under the orders of Lieutenant Pudolt,
first or the Amphion, took a station to the northward
of the town, and the second di, ision, cons sting of
rocket-boats, under the order of Lieut. Baumgardtt,
of the Spartan, to the southward, both divisioPs
commanded by Lieut. Willis, First of the Spartan ;
as soon as these arrangements were made, I sent a
flag of truce on shore, to demand the surrender of
ail the vessels, adding, that should any resistance be
Made, the Governor must be: answerable for the
consequences. I gave him half an hour to deliberate.
At hall-past eleven A.M. the Officer returned
with a message from the Commandant, stating, that •
in half an hour I should receive his answer.

I waited thirty.five minutes from the time the
boat came alongside, when
.observing no flag of
truce flying on shore, but that troops were assem-
bling in considerable numbers in the streets, and on
the quays, and that the inhabitants were busily em-
ployed in diatnantling the vessels, I hauled down
the flag of truce, and tired one shot over the town
to give warning to the women and children, and
;hurl ty after made the signal to. commence .Oring,
which was instantly obeyed by th 4 ships and 'butatS,.,4
At thirty+two minutes after twelve, obsei.libg se
veral flags of truce hung out in the town, I made.
the signal to cease firing,. and Lieut. Willis pulled '
into the harbour, where he was informed that. the
Commandant nad made. his escape with all the
- - -

I considered OR- place as surrendered at diicietion,
and save orders for all the boats to be ,einiOyed
in bih.igingr out the vessels, and the marines -to be
Minded to protiqA them.
Lieutenant Willis made the most jt d

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marines were-drawn up on the Marina, under Lieu-
tenant Moore of the royal marines of the Amphion,
.the launches stationed in such ainanner as to enfi-
lade the principal streets ; and the other boats' crews
employed in rigging the vessels, and laying out
warps to haul them off with, as soon as the tide
should flow.

About two P. M. 1 received a letter from the
Commandant, dared half-past-one, demanding ano-
ther hour for deliberation ; I refused him a moment,
and told him that in case of resistance, I should
destroy the town.
By ball past six, 13 vessels deeply laden, as per
!nclosed list, were brought off; several others had
been scuttled by the inhabitants, and sunk ; some
were still aground, and dismantled; there were
besides a few in ballast, and a number of fishing
vesseli.

I should have burnt the merchant vessels, but was
apprehensive of setting fire to the town, and de-
stroying the fishing boats; I therefore directed Lieu-
tenant Willis to blow up the Castle at the entrance
of the harbour, and to ing otf his people; this he did
at seven o'clock.

I am happy to say we did not hear of any lives
being lost iu the town, although many of the houses
were much damaged ; one mar► only was killed by
the explosion of the Castle ; after the match had
been lighted, and our people retreated, he appronch-
ed it ; a musket was tired over biro to drive him
away, but he sought refuge behind the Castle, and
was buried in its ruins.

As the Enemy made no ataive resistance, rcan
only express my admiration of the zeal and promp-
titude •with which Captain Haste and the Han.
Henry Duncan, executed the orders they received,
and the manner in which they placed their ships.
Lieutatiant Wil!:s upon this, as upon every other
occasion, displayed the greatest energy, skill, and
judgment; the arrangements he made for the cle-
f-nee of his party, whilst in the harbour, and the ex-
pedition used in sending out the prizes, do him the
highest credit.

Lieutenant Philott and Lieutenant Baurngardtt,
in the command of their respedive divisions, and
Lieutenant Moore in that of the marines, was also
exemplary.
_ . _

I have the Honour to be, &c.
(Signed) J. BRENTON.

List. of Enemy's Vessels captured in the Port of Pesaro,
by his Majesty's Ships Spartan, A mphion, and Mercury,
on the kiti or April IS. 9.
St. Nicholas, of 138 tons, laden with oil and almonds.
11 Prattle°, of go tons, laden with oil.
L'Aziardo Fortunate, 01.54 tons, laden with oil.
A vessel, name unknown, of m tons, laden with oil, hides,

and -almonds.
A vessel, name unknown, of go tons, laden with oil and
hemp
St. Antonio, of izo t, ns, laden with oil.
St. Antonio, ot 1.0 tons, laden with plank and spars.
Santo Nio, ot 56 tons, laden with Morocco leather, sides,

bees' wax, and plank.
Na:ne unknown, ot Aro tons, laden with oil and hides.
Charlotte Fortunate, ut. 56 tons, laden with oil.
Name unknown, ot 50 tons, laJeti with oil.
Ditto, of 6o tons, oil, almonds, figs, candles.
Providenza, of 30 tons, laden with oil.
Total-13 vessels.

MY LORD, Spartan, off*Roviguo, May s, 18,19.

On the 2d instant the Spartan and Mercury chased
two vessels into the port of Cesenatico, the entrance
of which is very narrow and was defended by a bat-
tery of two guns (twenty-four pounders) and a cas-
tle ; observing at the same time several other vessels
lying there,'l determined to take possession of them
if possible. This coast is so shoal, that we had only
tutu fathoms considerably our of gun-shot of the
town ; I was therefore under the necessity of send-
ing the boats a-head, and on each bow to lead us
in, with direelions to make a signal when in three
fathoms.

We were by this means enabled to anchor at noon
in a quarter three, within range of grape of the bat-
tery, anti very soon siknced it, when the boats under
the command of Lieutetrint Willis, Ist of the
Spartan, pushed in, and took possession of it, turn-
log the guns upon the Castle and Town, which were
soon atter deserted. We captured in the port twelve
vessels, some laden with corn for Venice, and the
others being in ballast, we tilled them with, hemp
and iron out of the magazines for those articles that
were on the quay, and in whiCh the sails and rud-
ders of s,eme of the vessels were concealed.

Another large vessel laden with it which lay at
the entrance of the harbour scuttled, we burnt, and
after blowing up the castle and' magazine, destroying
the battery, and spiking the guns, the boats came
off, I, am happy to say, without the losS of a man,
or any person being wounded, although much ex.-
posed to the fire of the battery, as well as musketry,
nor was any damage done to the ships.
The Mercury, from Captain Duncan's anxiety
to place her as near thll.town as pos,ible, took the
ground,
,but in so favourable a position as gave the
fullest elled to her fire. She was, however, hove
off by Six P.M. without having sustained any injury.
1 never witnessed more zeal and energy than was
evinced by Captain Duncan upon this occasion.--
Lientnant Willis displayed great gallantry in taking
possession -of the battery the moment the shipS had
ceased firing ; in the expedition with which he turn-
,ed the guns against the place ; his exertions also in
bringing out the vessels were very great.. Much cre-
dit is also due to the Officers and men of both ships
-fur, their activity.

.1 have the honour to. be, &c.
(Signed) JAH. BRENTON.

• Whitehall, August 12, 1809.
The King has been pleased to order' a Co77ge-,
d'Etire to pass the Great Seal of the United King.:
darn of Great Britain and Ireland, empowering the,
Deaa and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Ban-.
gor to elect a Bishop of that See, the same being void
by •t he:translation of the Right Rev. Father in God,
John; late Bishop. thereof, to the See of London
-and his Majesty:has 'also been pleased, by his Royal
S;go Manual, to recommynd to the said Dean and
Chapter the Right Rev. Father in God Henry Wit-
' ham, Bishop of Chester, to be by them chosen Bi-
shop of the said See of Bangor.
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MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1808.

GLORIOUS VICTORY.

IT is with Feelings of the most inexpresSibic De-

ight, that-we announce to our Readers one of the

most Splendid and Glorious Viaories that ever was
obtained by British Valour and Discipline, over an

Enemy immensely superior in Numbers. This
Vi&ory has been achieved by the gallant Army
-under the Command of Sir AaTana War.t.cswrft

over a French Army, nearly Double its Number,

commanded by Generals VICTOR and SEBASTIANI•

The Battle, which W3S most obstinately con-
tested, and lasted for two days, commenced on the
27th of July, and was renewed on the. follow-

ing day, when the French were completely
defeated, with the loss of near i 5,000 men in killed►
wounded, and prisoners, and 20 pieces of cannon.

General SEBASTIAN, was wounded.—Our loss, we

are sorry to say, was severe, and amounts to be-

.ween 4 and 5000 in killed and wtoreded; and we

learn with infinite regret that General MACKENZa

and Baron LANGWOR-Tll, who commanded the Ger-

man Legion, fell in the ataion.
The Attack was commenced by the French, with

their accustomed Impetuosity. JOSEPH BOoh'A•
PAHTE was with the French Army. A small part
of the Spanish Army, we learn, was engaged on
this occasion ; and we understand they behaved with
the utmost bravery.

Since writing the above, we have been favoured

with the foliowing additional particulars :

The French having been very strongly reinforced,
drove in Major General M'Kutta, and the advanced
guard, to Talavera. Sir AttTttult WIILLESLEY con.

ceutrated his forces, amounting to 20,000 men, in.

cluding cavalry.

On the evening of the 27th ult. the enemy, with
from 40 to 50,000 men, commanded by Josses
BUONAPARTR, Marshals VICTOR, and Nsv, and
General' SitAST/ANI, attacked the English sibogrf

taking no notice of the Spanish army, v►tiieb
drawn up on the right of the English line. The
battle continued till late at night, and was fouglA
most obstinately by moonlight. It ended by,the

Enemy being repulsed at every point with the
bayonet. The field of battle was strewed with al.

dead and the dying.

At three in the morning of the 28th, the enerni
renewed the battle, with the whole of his immense

force, and ,supported by an extraordinary quantity of
artillery. Their whole efforts were direEted against

the. British forces alone, taking no notice of the Spa'
niards, whom Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY had clittee4

to remain firm on his right,

The tremendous attack of more than 40,00

men, with an immense number of heavy cannon/

directed against our army, now less than 20,000
men, with eight field-pieces only, was sustained

from three in the morning till dark. The Enemy were

invariably driven back by chargts of cavalry, and by ths
bayonet, till, at length, he wai compelled to drag
off his whole Army, leaving behind bhu 1b
pieces of cannon, and about 10,000 men ; and car'
rying off, under the cover of the night, 80 or 90
waggon toads of wounded.

Our kiss has been very severe. 11t4410,Gene01
MeKEN2I2, Brigadier-General LAN.WORTU, sad
about 1000 men killed, and 4000 wounded.

The annals of the world scarcely furnish a Orals
lel to the battle of Talavera dela Reyna. Tile One'
my were retreating all night after the bathe, 111/4

were seen the'next day in the greatest constert►atiO
and confusion.
.The Spaniards under CLIESTA 41741

Yl>zteoa►s, were porsaing them towards Madrid.
The reinforcements under General CRALTELIO

were within a day's march of Sir A. WELLESLE,

While we congratulate our countrymen on t')
glorious proof of the superiority of British coin age

and discipline, we millet but express our iatlis"3'

tion at the base and malignant attacks which

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raster ot Sri ARTHUR NI/BLit:SI-EV. Two whole

columns of a Paper ,of this • morning are de-

voter to the honourable purpose of sneering at
ridiculing the hero, who has never fought
Without being vietorions, and who has added so

`fnoch to the Military'Glory of this
,Country. Wo

shall advert to this subjeet to-morrow.
• The Park and Tower guns were fired in conse-
quence Of this glorious Viaory, and the details will
be published in a Gazette Extraordinary to-night.

•On Saturday Dispatches from the Baltic were re-
ceved from Sir JAMES So.omfrotez. They bring an
account of a successful attack upon the port of
.Archlingel. We before had occasion to notice a
'naval attempt
.upon Kolskoi, winch prOduced a ge-
neral embargo throughout the bay of Archangel and
the adjacent seas., :In order to disappoint the object
beihis precaution, the',same force which proceeded
against Eolskoi entered the Streights, and advanced
to ArChangel, where the fortunate adventurers have
'succeeded in !taking possession of about l 00 Ships in
the halbour; laden with tallow and other valuable
'Commodities, IA !rich, we understand; ,are now in
their voyage to this country.
Dispatches have been received from Sir JOHN
STUART, with an account of the surrender of the
Citadel and Island of Ischia. They also contain, it
is rumoured, the intelligence of a successful landing
in hither Calabria. - •

Yesterday morning. MS 'MAJESTY, Princesses Au-
a'usTA. Sarnia, and NlAny, accompanied by Ladies
G• MURRAYVRitaY and SYDZiki, General CARTWRIGIfT,
and Colonel DASBROVV, rode to St. George's Chapel,
And heard a Scrnion preached by the. Rev. Dr.
tlEaTii, and afterwards returned to Windsor Palace:

On Saturday, at four o'clock, a Cabinet Co'uncil
Nva held at the Foreign Office, which sat till nearly
seven o'clock.

Rear-Admiral Sir S. SMITH had an audience, on
Saturday, with Lord .11,1ut,ottAv,g, at. the Admiralty,
on his return from the Brazik, and afterwards dined
with his Lordship. \ire; are concerned to state, thkt
the gallant Admiral does not appear in very good
health. He sailed from 4lia Janeiro on the 2lst of
June, in the Mane. frigate, with Capt. DAVIE„ his
'FlagCaptain, wlio is 'returned along with hini.—
deparitire from tlreßrazils was greatly regret-
.ted. -The Prince of the 'BRAZILS shed tears on tak-
ing.leaVe of him. The Hon. Admiral DE COUWCY
has Succeeded him in the command on that station,
*and has 'employed the ships of his squadroti.in the
followMg manner :—The Fourtroyant, So (An-
ship), Capt. HAN-COCK ; Elizaoth, 74, Hon. Capt.
'CUR ON ; Bedford, 74, Capt. MACK.ENZ/E.; Aga-
?flemnon, '6*, Capt. ROSE ; Milan sloop, Capt. FA-
BIAN; MisSeltoe and Aancy brigs had sailed for the
Itiver Plate, it being appreliended that the Rochefort
Squadron was gone there. the President and Ilya-
etnth. were gone on a four-months cruize, between
the'Myer Plate and the Cape of Good 1-lope : the
Steady was at Buenos Ayres, taking dollars on board
'for Rio de Janiera, belonging w British merchants;
the .Cheerly was in 'the River Plate; the Lightning
was gone to ,Para, in the Itiver Amazon ; and the
was was refitting at Rio de 'Janeiro.

Box tsTG.—The battle between Richtnan and Mad-
was fought on Friday afternoon, at Pope's Head
• Watch-house, on the coast between- Margrete and
Reculvers, for I on guineas, in the presence of about
three thousand spelators. A 27 feet square was
formed with ropes ; Gully and Gibbons seconded
Maddox, and, Clark and young Ward officiated as
second and bottle holder for Ifichman. At the
commencement of the,battle betting was 5 and 6-I'o
4 on Maddox, but the first round brought it to
eten. .Maddox 'went-in.with hieclraratteristic trith
of gaiety, but Richman .stopped and hit hiin
twice on the neck with bit right hand-, the list of
k Bich erupped Maddox.. In the second round Mad- I
dox rallied, and, utter putting- in a• hit; threw Rich-
man out of the ring over the ropes:: but this. was a
111°IllemarY sowesS,- for the third was a fighting
round, in whichTtichman displayed a superidrity of
,science and strength, by waiting, hitting, and throw-
ing his adyersary, to the astonishment of tie spec-
tators. Maddox fought with gaiety and determined
I)ottotn half an hour, but he was•eyen then fighting
at a disadvautage-,. for Richman either fought or got
away as circumstances required. After ten - rounds
_had been fought, betting was three and fourto one
on Richman, andtbe, head of Maddox was hideous-
tly dis.figured. The battle, however, was made safe
,in less than half an. hour, Maddox having shewn
it,)Trnptoms of distress. He fought' afterwards- under
'every disadvantage of mind, strength, .and science;
'lll, although his backers were satisfied, he con- •
tinued the combat until it. bad lasted 52- minutes,
When he was led away a frightful spe6lacle. Mad-
dox, perhaps, displayed as much game as ever was
witnessed; for, when on his knees, within a minute •
or two of the close of the battle, and quite blind,
.by a sudden effort of nature, he jumped and held
himself roend the neck of -Richman with one hand,
' Whilst he dealt out blows with the other, until so
exhausted that he fell motionless. A liberal sub-
tCtiption was set on foot for the loser.
; Another sharp scientific short battle was fought
,for a aubscription purse, between tropley and young
Crib. It lasted but 16 minutes, but it was all down-
right scientific' hard -fighting. Crib, who is the
brother of the celebrated 'professor, and who once
fought Horton, had the best of- hitting at the com-
mencement, but Cropley, who is on a rank with
Dutch Sara and
strength
science, and Crib, after trying every
how
thing
ver he could,
resigned the combat. Cropley,
o
activity , Was
f Crib ha
,o" -most penished, the youth and.
ving at first balled him.
Richman arrived in London yesterday morning,
but Maddox could not be removed with safety.
= On Saturday his Royal- Highness the Prince of
WALEs eetered his 48th year, on which occasion the
usual demonstrations of joy were manifested
throughout the metropolis.
The Office which has been instituted at Charing-
cross, fur the laudable purpose of promoting health
abroad, coinmooly called the Yellow Fever Remedy
Warehimst,, wai.yery superbly illuminated -on Satur-
day night, on accu'mnt •cf the angiversary of Le
inCe'.& bit t 11-slay