Star.
London, England, 1805-12-03 00:00:00

PRIVATE LE ITERS.

Acconnts by the EURYALUS king the
v following
;ravelling circumnances attending the anion off
Cape Trafalgar " The Aftion was commenced by
Admiral COLLI%GWOOD, in the ROYAL Ss.•sitstow,
twenty minutes before any other fhip. It was Lord
Nat:soles intention to have begun the aaion by par
ing a head of the Bucentaur (Vit.taissovs's fhip)
that the Vicr,•air might be a head of her, and after!)
of the SantifErna Trinidad. But the Bucentaur

fhorrtitsg was obliged tngotincle;
her (tern, raked her, and luffed up on her Rarboard
fide. The Bucentaur fired four broadfides at the
VICTORY before his Lordthip ordered the ports to be
opened, when ti-: whole broadfide, which was dun-
fi-tted, was fired into her, and the difcharge
made fuch a tremendous crath, that the Bucentaur
was feen to heel. A fhort time after this, Admiral
Vitterrau•s fent below to enquire the number of
her then killed and wounded, which proved to be
the amazing number of 365 killed and 359 wound.
ed. He immediately ordered his flag to be firack,
the Bucentaur being then difmatled and quite un-
manageable. Lord NEtson upon this (hot ahead to
the Santiflima Trinidad, which loon furrendered.—
. The VICTORY afterwards fubdtred a third (hip, which
ehsfed the aEtion with her. After the RoYAL SOTS.
NSION, Admiral COLLING wonn's (hip, was difmaffed,
the EORYALOS was fent to OW her. Such was the
fpirit of the men, even at this time, that they hailed
her with, " My little Chip, heave our head round
that our broadfide may bear, and we (ball loon be
at the filly-port." The EURYALUS then hove her
head round, and the gay:: her opponent, the Sr.
Anna, a broadfide, that crufbed her fide in. After'
Captain Btaca wooer had performed this ferviee, Ad-
miral COLLINGWOOD fent him down to the VICTORY 1
to inquire the Bate of Lord NELSON'S health. Capt.
Btackwoon went in his own boat, which was rowed,
down the whole fleet. It is an honourable agreement
between two contending fleets that they never fire
on the frigates, nor nit any cutter or boat, unlefsl
they make a part of the oppofing force. Captain
Btacewoun got onboard the VICTORY through one
of. the ports, while the was engaging the SantilEma
rinidad. After the ration Captain Paowsa, of the
SIRIUS frigate, was fent into Cadiz, with Admiral
Cott.iscarmu's note to the Spanilh Governor Gene
ral, which appeared in the a own &mate. Captain
IlLacawo' n was afterwards c-nt in twice ; the Spa-'
Shards were very e--11. Captain BLACRWM n examin-
ed the Woe of the hofpirals which had been offered
for our wounded men, but found them filled with the
Spanith wounded, many of whom were hourly dying."

LLTT!R IRON AN ()Melia ON 10ARD THIS TOMMANT,

TO HIS TATHiIt AT ALTON, IN HAMPSHI%t.

I with oleantre lit down to give you a few parti-
culars of Ow late glorious altion :
rd Nelfon had information that the enemy in-
tended coming to ie.+, and that they &mild not
know our infer., we kept off Cape St. Mary. We
ler re teinf.nced by fix fail of the line horn England.
Admiral Louis war detached up the Mediterra-
s,e4r) with fiz, Ihips of the line ; the enemy knew
Admiral Louis had gone through the Straights, and
I/nor/lag that we were reinforced, judged it a