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London, England, 1805-08-21 00:00:00

LONDON.

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Letters, we underfland, were yefterday received
by the Gottenburgh Mails, which Rate that a num-
ber of Engl6 merchant (hips at Cronftadt have, with
the concurrence of the Britilh Minifter and Conful,
been put in requifition, for the purpofe of tranfport-
ing Ruffian troops. It is Paid, they will be carried to
Strallund, and employed in conjunction with the
Swedifh forces in the protection of Pomerania, and
for any future operations that may be concerted.--,-
We hope this is true. for it augurs a vigour and
promptitude which fonie did not expel. The French,
we apprehend, as little expel it, and may not be
prepared to refift the eftablifhment of a Ruffian force
there.—The King of PRUSSIA too may be furprifed
and overawed by a ftrong force. Pruffia undoubtedly
views with apprehenfion the potlibility of being forced
into the war; or indeed her neighbourhood being
made the fcene of it. If a ftrong Ruffian army is
landed in Swedill Pomerania, Prnffia may be com-
pelled to take a fide, ac he has pofitively declared to
Sweden, that be would fuffer no military prepara-
tions in Pomerania. It is certainly likely to lead to
very important confequences.
It was reported too that the troops in queftion were
to be brought to this country, and that a Ruffian
fleet was immediately to join the North Sea fquadron.
We hope this, or at leift the IA part of it, is true,
for a Ruffian fquadron would be of great fervice at
preterit, when the Combined Fleets are become fo
numerous.

At a Lite hour !aft night we received French pa.
p:rs to the 14th, and Dutch to the zSth inflant.

The Moniteur of the t ith contains the French ac-
count of the battle of the xid July. The French
Admiral's letter partakes a little of the nature of that
tranfmitted by the Commander of the Britith (qua-
dron ; it is neither clear, explicit, nor fatisfaelory.—

In other refpeas the difpatch is fufficiently modell,
although M. VILLENEUVE'S manner of accounting
for the abfence of the two Spanifh flips, favours
fomewhat of the account tranfmitted to the Cnnven-

ti ,n, after the battle of the Fiat of June. He ad-
mits that the Combined Squadron had the advantage
of the wind ; but that it was iMpoffible, notwith-
fignding, to bring our fleet to aaion in the man•
ner he wilhed. The affertion that the
iquadion criiwded all fail to avoid the aulinn, is

riot only contradided by every letter which has been
received from it, but by the unintentional admit:Eon
of the French Admiral himself if his objea was to
get into Ferrol, and that he chafed the Englilh fqua-
dron, which feemed difpofed to difpute his palfage to
it, how comes it that he fell fo many leagues to the
Southward of Cape Finifierre five days after :he ac-
tion ? One would really imagine, from the difpatch
of M. VroLoNEUVPt that he had driven Sir ROJIMT
CALDER down to Cape St. Vincent, or the mouth of
the Streights. But thus it is in all deviations from
truth and fan; it requires an almoft unattainable de-
gree of circumfpeCtion to avoid inconfiflencies and
palpable contradictions.
The French account agrees perfedly with Sir R.
1...1.1Dp a's, as to the thick fog in which the battle took
;Lc..., by which little order could be maintained in
sight. It fays that they were obliged to fire by
the light of the flafhes of our guns. In this cafe our
iMps could not fee much better. But this Rate of the
two fietts, and of the weather, accounts for fo few
bring killed in an adion of fix hours. The French
Admiral teems likewife coned in Rating that he ha&
Ihd Sir R. CALDER'S fira attempt to break his line,
which, indeed, Sir R. CALDIAI'i letter admits. This
tranceuvr,e was judicious on the part of the French,
defirous to avoid a dote action. Had they been con.
Lent of their own powers, they would not have de-
cliaed the mode of fighting attempted by our fleet.
Their having the weather gage, which it is evident
y the French Admiral's letter they poffeffed, pre-
vented Sir It. CALDER from breaking their line.
So far the French account is tolerably correct,
much most fair, indeed, than we expelled. Beyond_

this, however, is the debateable ground ; for Vii..
isasova talks of what paffed after the battle. He
(peaks, then, as if it had been his firm intention to

renew the battle, and that he did every thing in his
power to bring our fleet to anion. On the day im-
mediatelyfubfequent to the engagement, VI axes toys
fays he found it impoffible to bring our fquadron to
aftion in the way he fhould have wifhed. On the day
following that, he fays, that cur fleet had got greatly
to leeward under a profs of fail, and that he found
it impoffible to bring them to aition. '
The teßintony of the enemy, that it was in the
power of Sir R: CALDER to renew the engagement, we
think will be received with mach caution, more par-
ticularly when they faid they tried in vain to force to
it a fleet that had captured two of their (hips. If it
he true, however, as faid. by Admiral VILLINEuva of
the French, and Lieutenant Nrc noxsom of the Britilb
Navy, that Sir R. CALDSS. had an opportunity of re-
newing the fight if he. pleafed, then • Sir R.. CALM&
has to explain why he did not do it. The enemy
remaining four days in fight, is a firong fad,
tending to flew that they would have fought,
for there feems no reafon to doubt that they might
have run away fooner. If then Sir ROSIRT CALDIR
might have had another battle if he chore, it follows
either that it would have been injudicious in the Rate
his fleet was in, to renew the fight with a fleet Rronger
by four fail of the line, feveral fifties and frigates,
than his—or that he did not do-his duty. If any credit
is given to the French Admiral, then it follows clear-
ly that Sir R. CALDER is to blame for not fighting, or
praife-worthy for being able to avoid being brought
to action with a fquadron, in a Rate unfit to renew,
the combat with a reafonable prob.rbiliry of fueeefs.;
Upon this point we are utterly at a lots to decide.
This we are credibly informed, however, that the
Captains of Sir R. CALDER'S fleet, fo far from blam-
ing him refpcding the aCtion of the aid, allow him
the greatelt merit. We have heard of none who blame
him, and we know that feveral praife him in the
warrneft terms. This, if true, as we have reafon to
think it is, mull be decifive in Sir R. CALDER'S fa.
your ; and mutt fhift from him the blame of the
enemy's efcape.
The pi aCtice of conveying political fentiments, in
the fhape of notes on articles of intelligence extratted
from the foreign papers, feems to have been matured
into a fyllem by the Government of BONAPAILTE.—
We have now a third of thofe extraordinary docu-
ments within the courfe of a few days. The defign
of the article is to thew the impolicy and improbabi-
lity of Aufiria going to war with France, though the
Moniteur gig es a letter from Trent (fee the STAR of
yefierday), in which the Auftrian preparations in the
Tyrcl are mentioned, and the probability of war. In•
deed, the official journal admits that peace or war
will depend on the Emperor of Germany. In the
article t., which we allude, Aufiria is treated with
more than ufual refpee : even England receives lefs
abuffa than ufual—the quarrel between two Great
[Nation: is Lunt I.:ed, and Ruffia is held out as the
odious fc,menter of the difpute, with a view to Of-
aggrandizement.

About a quarter before so o'clock this morning,
Lord NELSON arrived at the Ad nirAlty-office, where
he remained for Come time ; his Lordlhip then pro-
ceeded to the houfe of his Agents, in Norfolk-Greet,
and thence to Somerfet Houle. In his wayto and from
there places, his perfon was no fooner recognifed than
he was furrounded by an immenfe multitude of all
defcriptions who flocked together from every quarter,
to have a view cf this enterprifing hero, fo much dif.
tinguithed by his atchievements, and the animated
zeal which he has on every occafion difplayed to
maintain the -naval glory of Great Britain.
We are happy to add, that his Lordfbip looks re•
markably well, and is expetted to join his fleet in a
few drys off the North coati of Ireland, the place of
its deftination, as we Hated in our Paper of yetterday.

BRIGADE ORDERS BY MAJOR GENERAL THE EARL
OF 3ANBURY.

London, Anguß r 4, 1805.
Mayor General the Earl of Banbury having communicated to
the different corps compofing his Brigade. the orders of his Royal
Highnefs the Duke of York td'hold thentklves in readinefs for im-
mediate fervice,feels it his duty to imprefs on their minds the ne-
ed:fay of being in codflant preparation ; as, in the event of the or
der being iffued for marching, circumfbutees will not admit of a
moment's delay, sr any made for any Volunteer not immediately
joining.
From Lord Banbury having experienced hitherto an invariable
attention to difeipline, and a very ready compliance with the ad-
ruitise and forms incidental thereto, he now begs to recommend to
his Brigade es little perfonal baggage, both as to officers and men,
as poffible. For the Officers, their perfonal baggage to be no more
than what may be taken by one man; for the nuo.commillioned
officers and privates, he would only recommend their knap-
racks, two thins, one pair of (backings, one pair of shoes, and a
foraging cap. He conceives this is the whole of what is weary,
and will enable the brigade to move without difficulty on the
(hermit notice, and he is confident, if they have more, it will only
tend tt, embarrafs them, and withhold them from their duty as
culelicrie He muft remiod the L,fficeis all pc rfooal confideration of
harks cilia be out of the queftion--He trufts that upon the alarm
being giVen. every man will instantly repair to his alarm poR, and
there wait further orders.
Lord Banbury recommends black gaiters inftead of boots.
The Brigade may raped to be immediately ordered for general
infpeffiion, by General the Earl of Harlington in marching order,
therefore Lord Banbury wiffies for an early day to be fixed for re-
ceiving them hiinfelf on their drill ground. •
I'. Rat Di, Brigade Major, London DiltriEt.
The Loyal Southwark, and feveral of the Loyal
London Regiments were out yeaerday, praelifing
againft the General Review day on 'l'hu.fday, at
Blackheath. ,
The Cuflom-houfe Guard, Lieut. Col. WiLlom,
had yellerday a field day in the King's Tobacco
Warehoufe. On Saturday they will be infpelled and
giviewed by _Lord •