The Sun.
London, England, 1802-01-08 00:00:00

SHEERNESS, JAN. 7.

THIS dar.saileti for Chatham, the Qqier.yoel,
64guns, and Eugenie Sloop of War, to be paid off.

BATTLE OF ALGESIRAS,

Ix the following translation from the Madrid
tny
Gazette Extraordin, w,epresent our Readers
,with die Spanish Account of the Battle of Algesiras,
which has not yet beedpublished in this Country,
The candour with which the particulars of that
Action arc related, forms a. striking contrast with
the extra\ dgancy of they Official details in the
Moniteur. •

Merl4g, Jury to.

. .
" The General Commandant of the Camp ' of
St. Roque, in a diSpateh of the 6th inst. transmit_
ted' by acourier' .Extraordinary, communicates
intelligence, of an 'ActionWhich .Extraordinary,
been_ fought
between six Sail of the Line, and other VesselS of
War, 'belonging to the t and the French
Squadron of three Ships of the
,Line and one Fri_
grate, lyingat anchor in the harbour of Algesiras,
and of the gloriOuS:result 'which has taken pkice for
His Majesty's.arrns, and those of the Republic his
Ally. About eight in the morning of that day,
(viz the dtl,i) there were seen coming out -of
Gibraltar, one ship or 84 guns, five of 74, a Lug-,
ge: of i 6,
.and another of so ; a Polacre of Lo;
two armed Gun-launches, and fourteen:boats.

Force, under the command of a Rear-Admiral,
stood in tOwards-AlgesitaS for the puipose' of at-
tacking the French • Squadron then 'anchored in.
that .Port, and which, as has been already stated,
consisted -of three Sail of the Line-and one Frigate.
'The. Commanders of. this Squadron, being aware of.
the Enemy's intention, :made their dispositions for
placing ',themselves as well as they were
able, cover of 'oiir Batteriep, and ‘vaitT
defence,ble,
the
ing in this position for his approach, • The Ac-
tion 'commenced at nine It was very obstinate and
bloody on. both sides, and- likewise upon the
part of our Batteries, which decided the fate of the
day. The Adion was continued until two in the
afternoon, at which hour the English drew Off with
the loss of one Ship of the Line, taking in row
another which was dismasted and damaged in the
hull, and having sustained very great loss and
damage in the rest of their Vessels, Their loss in
men must have teen considerable, as it is certain

that there was :a great number of killed and wound-
ed on board' all the Ships: The French also have
been equal sufferers, the killed and wounded of their
Squadron being estimated at 800-. That of our.
Troops has been less ; and of the whole only the
Royal Regiment of Ronda has lost II men. The
fire of our Batteries was so hot and well supported,
that the Enemy suffered most from them; and
particularly it is to that of St ;ago we owe the cap,
ture of the English Ship ; for her bold manoeuvre of
attempting to pass between the French Rear-Admi-
ral's Ship, the Formidable, and the shore, made her
take ground ; and, notwithstanding the utmost
exertion to get her afloat, it being found impost
sible to move her, the fire from the Battery very
soon dismasted her, and compelled her. to sqike.:—
The French Vessels and our Batteries have. likewise
received 'a good deal of damage ; but they- are
already in a course of repair, and the most
_aaive
dispositions aremaking •in order to cause . the'
Enemy to repent, should he .have any inteniion of
renewing the Action with Troops .so.animated 'and-
well conduled as ours and the French have prod
themselves in the Engagement:of thC

. .
Tuesday the- sick men of the illopumime, of, 44.
guns, Capt. Taieloa, arrived 'from the West
were landed at the Hospital Stairs, Plymouth, and
conveyed to the Royal Naval Hospital. They have
not any bad fever amongst them, but are mostly
vatic-led. s6tiieiii• and convalescents afflided
with
scorbUtic'ebniPlaints.
We -untleVtand it to be- the intention - of the'
Lords. of the: r‘Amiralty,. amongst the many-other
judicious plans relative to the • Navy, now under
their consideration, that the Pursers of such Ships
as are sold or broke up at the conclusion of the.
War, are• to :be provided for by giving them an
adequate compensation to the 'nay, &c. of' their -•
former Ships, until vacancies occur.

The Tartar Frigate, with a Fleet under convoy
from Portsmouth,- and Cork, is arriv.ed, at Barba.
hes.