The Sun.
London, England, 1805-11-20 00:00:00

EXTRACT or A -LETTER FROM LISBON) NOV. 4.
" I take the advantage of an ,extra Packet sailing
for Falnfouth, to give you joy of the gloridus viaory
over the superior ColObined Fleets of France and
-Spain, on the: gist ult. by Nzi.sorr and CoraaNd-
Woon ; but the lass -Of tne• umaortal NELSOtI has
occasioned the deepest grief among all' the British in
Lisbon; and even among the Portuguese.
PO
" Dispatches of the 31st ult. from Vice-Admiral
CoLLINowoOD, dated, at sea, were received by our
.AmbaSsador; Lord 8.. FITZGERALD, the 2d. instant,
ill which he congratulates his Lordship on the above
important ViCtory ; , but says; though the Victory Is
great, yet Engiand halt to lament,the loss of her fa-
Yourite Hero, who has not left his. equal on earth or
sea. The Vice-Admiral then goes on- with a detail
oethe action, but'SaYs, that on account of the dread-
ful hurricane for several days after the action he had
been,obliged to destroy all the Prizes; which event,
took place on the of of October. He. also 'adds,
tai at:he had
.an board 'his 114...-e-t.i(i,600 French and
'Spanish Prisoners:, ice. L':Eoreprenante Cutter, of
1;2 guns, Lieut..- PLOVER, landed the Dispatches
Korn Vice,Adtniral Lord ,CoLLiNovvoOD .at Faro,
and they, were forwarded by land to Lisbon. She,
as:well:as the Pickle, saved, 150 of L'Achilles crew
before she blew up.. ,

• "Our illuminations were brilliant for two nights.
By accounts from Cadiz welearn, 'that Admiral
GRAVINA'S Ship alone lost 500 men killed and
wounded, and the other Spanish Ships in proportion.
The actount of the glorious ViEtory teached us
very' opportunely, As the French here had received
.dispatches of their viEtories in Germany, and wire
going to illuminate; 'but the battle and viaory off
Trefalgar coming at the same time, they' drooped
their heads, after being puffed up, and gave tip every
idea of any illumination.

" The Curieux, 18, Captain '.lOntisorr, arrived
here this morning'frott England, and brought us the
melancholy details of affairs on the Continent. The
Transports, with part of a Secret .4xoedition, ore
also arrived here, with the 42d and 7sith Regiments
erFoot on board : if the men are a fine soldierly
fellows' as the Officers who have been ashore to vi-
sit our Ambassador, they must be a.. very fine body
of men ; they will be off in a few days for Gibral-
tar, La Topaze, 44, Commodore BAIIDIN, is still
repairing 3 and, from the slow manner in which his
repairs go on, 1 fancy he will winter here, .as he has
had notice that two British Frigates are eruizing on
our Coasts for the protection of trade, which, .per-
haps, he'doos not to encounter.'"

:The West Indian la, mentioned to have arrived
at Lahasheda,, near.:_ Limerick, is the. "satella,' of
liprelon,•from Grenadaqyne of the vessels that sailed'
ender convoy.of the.'4fricaine Frigate. . ,
• Dent,.---:e1 mr.seting tp.acijnst ,au 411'air of honour
between two Officers of the 56 regiment el Foot,
(. now in .*anterbury, took .place about eight o'clock •
on StandaY morning' last, in a brick held at the back
of the Infantry Barracks,. in N orthgate. . The parties
were Lieutenant-'cielOnel I)7—, and Capt.
The ground. (ten, paces) 'havieg t) on measured by
the Seconds, the parties took.' heir stations, and fired
both at the same moment, when Capt. P- re-'
ceived a ball in' his right breast, which passed titre'
his body 3:lncite-me out at his back; He immediately
fell, and was conveyed to his apartments *in the Bar-
racks, and as no unfavourable Syniptoms hive yet
appeared, hopes are entertained of his recovery. The
Colonel,and Seconds immediately went off. "A trif-
iing argument respealmg the eilicaey of the Voltm-
tper Corps, which arose at the mess on the preceding
evening, and which ended in high words given and
retorted, is assigned as the cause of this unfortunate
event. It is singularly remarkable as to circumstance
and place, sine e the yeare 40; till the present ,
time, the bth Regiment: • has-not been permanently
stationed in Canterbury. On the ittli •of March, in
that year, a' duel .was ' ought by two Officers of that
Regiment, Capt. 11. IlooK.v. and Emign A. BUCKE-
itmGB, the North Hdltnes. not tee rods from
the sent where the one beihre-rneetioned took place.
T 114 f,....taglit with swords, and both died in the tic.°•id:
A stone roughlr cut, in fhe houn.,i3ry well Of St,
Aligustine's Nlonastery, marks the-event with their
a:gl the date.

Major TWO, atr:i a great riurdOr of C ornmandi n
Officers.
Honourable Lieutenant-Colonel gasprle, of
the Temple Carps of Volunteers, was called to the
their, He .extremely regretted the Joss of that able
support the Meeting w-ould have /laki in the presence
.of his Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX, to whose
person he:professed 'himself sincerely attached : jte
knew no one whoSe abilities so. well epabled himto
preSide at a Meeting of this kind as-his Royal High-
ness, the sanction of whose name would have re-
fiteed seeli honotir on
.the obied with reference to
whorn it had been ccinvened. .• • ' • -
, .
Lieutenant-Colonel GAITSKI'LL, of the Ist' Sur-
rey. Regiment, in an •appropriate speeeh, opened
the business of the Meeting., He observed, that
it had
.been called for the purpose of taking 'into
consideration- the propriety of addressing General
the Earl cif FINERINGTQN, in the name of all the ,
Volunteer Commanders, in answer to his Lord-
ship's Circular Letter, intimating to them his retire-
ment from the Command of the Volunteers of the
London. Distria, -.and at the same, time to congratu-
late his Lordshipon. his recent promotion in Ireland.
Ha.adverted to the 4idvAntages the, military service
Of Ireland would..derive, by its being known that
the meritorious Officer yho was to command the
forces of that-partof the. linited Xingdorp.had, by his
condn& .urbanity„ and at.,the same time strict atten-
tion to discipline, given entire satisf"aCtion to-upwards
of 37,000 •Volunteers in England. He was' per-
suaded that this express* of the. thinks and appro-
bation of the Cum:Winding Officers would be con-
sidercd by. his Lordship as a Mark of respea highly
gratifying to his feelings'. The unremitting atten-
tion Which his Lordship had slieWn in perfbCting the
Volunteers in theptelession of arms, rendered it the
peculiar' duty of their. Officers. to testify the high
sense-they entertained of his Lordship's merits. He
concluded by movingseverat Resolutions. •
Lieutenant-Colonel Jerix HANKEY, after'paying
a just tribute to the Noble'. Earl for his uniform at-
tendon td the Voltinteers in the London Distria, se-
conded the several Resolutions.
The Meeting immediately dissolved.