Star.
London, England, 1805-11-28 00:00:00

LOYDOAT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY.

WEDNESDAY. NOVENtEEIt s?.

AtomiciLTrorrlct, Nov. 27.

Seel of a Letter received hit sight by the Hon Captain Black-
wood, from Vice-Admiral Lord Coßingwood, Commander in
Chief of hit Majefty's rips and Teals in the Mediterranean, to
William Marfden, Efq. dated on board his Majefty's Stip the ,
Queen, eQ Cape Trafalgar, Nov. 4, dos.
Sir.—On the 28th ultimo I informed you of the
proceedings of the fquadron to that time. The wen.
they continuing very bad, the evind blowing from the
8. W. the fquadron not in a fituation of fafety, and
feting little profpea of getting the captured (hips off
the land, and great rifle of tome of them getting into
port, I determined no longer to delay the deftroying
tiv.lrn, and to get the fquadron out of the deep Bay.
The extraordinary exertion of Captain Cares., how-
nsved the French Swiftfure ; and his !hip the
Nor BF, together with the DONIGAL, Captain MAL.
c“:.:4, afterwards brought ont the Bahama. Indeed,
nothing can exceed the perfeverance of all the offi-
cers employed in this fervice. Captain Hare rigged
and fucceeded in bringing out the Ildefonfo, all of
which will, I hope, have artived fafe at Gibraltar.
For the re(, Sir, I inclofe you a lift of all the enc.
my's fleet, which were in the action, and how they
are dirpored of, which, I believe, is perfally correEt.
—I informed you, in my letter of the allth, that the
remnant of the enemy's fleet came out a fecond time
to endeavour, in the bad weather, to cut off Come
of the hulks, when the Rayo was difinalled, and felt
into our bands; Die afterwards parted her cable
went on fhore, and was wrecked. The Indomptable,
one of the fame fquadron, was alto driven on !bore,
wrecked; and her crew perifhed.
The Santa Anna and the Algetiras being driven
near the (tore of Cadiz, got filch affiflance as has
enabled them to get in ; but the ruin of their fleet is
as complete as could be expeCted, under the circum-
Dances of fighting them dole to their own flore.—
Had the battle been in the Ocean, Dill fewer would
have efcaped. Twenty fail of the line are taken or
deltroyed ; and of thofe which got in, not more
than three are in a repairable Rate for a length of
time. Rear Admiral Louts, in the CANOPUS, who
had been detached with the gyass, &relieve, and
Ttoae, to complete the water, &c. of thefe fh!ps, and
to fee the convoy in fafety to a certain diftance up
the Mediterranean, joined me on the 30th.
In clearing the captured (hips of prifoners, I found
fo many wounded men, that to alleviate human zni-
fery as much as was in my power, I fent to the Mar-
quis tie ficitaaa, Governor •General of Andalufia•
to offer him the wounded to the care of their coun-
try, on receipts being given : a propofal which was
received with the greaten thankfulnefs, not only by
the Governor, but the whole country refounde with
expreffions of gratitude. Two French frigates were
fent out to receive them, with a proper officer to give
receipts, bringing with them all the Englifh who had
been wrecked in feveral of the !hips, and an offer
from the Marquis de Sneawa of the ufe of their hof.
vitals for our wounded, pledging the honour of Spain
for their being carefully attended. I have ordered
mutt of the Spanifh prifoners to be retested ; the of-
ficers on parole ; the men for receipts given, and on
condition that they do not ferve in war, by tea or
land, until exchanged. By my correfpondence with
the Marquis, I found that Vice Admiral d'Atava
was not dead, but dangeroufly wounded, and I wrote
to him a letter, claiming him as a prifoner of war :
a copy of which. 1 enclofe, together with a 'late of
the Flag Officers'of the Combined Fleet. I am, &c.
(Signed) c. CotAtvottrOnD.
A Lift of the Combined Fleets of France and Spain in the action

of sift Oftober, zgos, of Cape Trafalgar, fhewiog how they

are difpokd of.
r. Spaniih Blip Sae Ildcfonfo, of 74 gm, Brigadier Doc Jofep4 de
Vargas; fent to Gibraltar.
1. Span& 04 San Juan Neprenueeno, of 74 guns, Brigadier Don
Carom Churruea ; fent to Gibraltar.
3. Spanith ship Bahama, of 74 guns, Brigadier Don A. D. Dan°
-.. .

lent to Gibiahas.
4• ['rends Clip Swiftfuse, of 74 guns, Mennen VlM:mad:in ; feat

to Gibraltar.
s. Spaniel thip Nteciarea, of 74 guns. Don Jeodoro Argunsofs ;
wrecked off San Lucar.
6. French Rip Fougeus, of 74 guns, MonGeur Baudouin ; wrecked
nff Trafalgar, all perithed, and thirty of she Temeraires mess
7. French Rip Indiunptable, of 84 pas, Moamar Hubert;
wrecked off Rota, all perithed.
S. French lip Buccentaur, of So.puns, Admiral Villeneuve Com-
mander in Chart ; Captains Prigny and Magus& ; wrecked as
the Porques, Rene of the crew laved.
Spaniel (hip San Francirco de All., of 74 guns, Don Luis de
Flores; wrecked near Rota.
so. Spanith Sip El Rale, of too guns, Brigadier Don Henrique
Macderiel ; wrecked near San Lacer.
Spaniel Chip Neptune, of 84 guns, Brigadier Don Cayetano
Valdes; wrecked between Rota and Catolina.
•t. French Chip Argonante, of 74 guns, Monfleur Epron ; on
(hnrc an the port of Cadiz.
r!. French Chip Berwick, of 14 pd.!, MODUUT Camas; wrecked
m the northward of San Lucar.
14. French thip Algie, of 74 guns, Mondeur Cower ; wreaked
near Rota.
is. Arendt thip Achille, of 74 guns, MonGeur de Nieuport ; burnt
during the adios.
z 6. French (hip Intrepide, of 74 guns, Monfietir Inforriet ; burnt
by the Britannia.
17. Spaniel Chip San Aguttbs. of 74 guns, Brigadier Don Felipe
X. Camel ; burnt by dm Leviathan.
1%. Span& Sip Santiffama Trinidad, sof zeo guns, Rear Admiral
Don Baku. H. Cifnercia ; Brigadier Don F.Uriarte ; funk by
the Prince, Neptune, ace.
tn. French Gip Redoubtable, of 74 peas, Monfieur Lamm funk
*item of the Swiftfure ; Tenaeraire loft thirteen, and Swiftfuret
five men.
'pupil:l;l64 Argonauts, of to gets, Don Antonio Pardo ;
%Lk by the Ajax.
:y. 71partift, (hip Santa Ana, of zl2 guns, Vise Admiral Don. Ig-
nacio VAR's; Captain Don jokes de Quistioqui ; taken, but
got Into Cadiz in tbegsk, &Wafted