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London, England, 1805-07-27 00:00:00

AMERICA

PeovIDFNCE, (a. t.) JONI 26.—1 t is laid that Ad-
miral Geavia A is Commander in Chief of the Naval
Torre, and that General Lavatrrota commands the
Allied Army.
On Friday afternoon the armed bt ig Sukey and
Polly, from Jamaica, Capt. Cll.O/4tiRTIF, was ftruek
with lightning, which fitivered her main-top, and
main-top-gallant maft to pieces, fplit the main malt,
to the kelfon, burft the pump-wells, fplit ore of the
pumps, fet her main-top•fail on fire, and did other
damage. Several perfons an board were liunned,
but none materially hurt. The lightning aft-caed
perfons Soo yards from the veffel (truck.
New Yogic, Juwa 24.—The United States (to►e-
fhip, with provifions for our little lquadron in the
Alediterranean, has been captuted by a Spanifh pri-
vateer. Government have given orders for a like
q11:411:ity of ftores to be prepared for the ufe of our
brave tars in that fea, in order to prevent their full
feting from the want of thofe laid to be captured.
The Wallington Federalift of June Is. lays,—
is We have heard a report this morning that dif-
patches of an unufually important nature frorti`Loui-
liiana were received yefterday by our Government.
'What they are has not yet tranfpired."

LONDON.

SATURDAY, JULY 27.

PrIICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCKa
Conrols For money, 5811—for AuEurt, 5
Reduced 59i—Onmiurn
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
Pink Stock at ant India Stock at zEc
3 per Cent. Red. An. f seof Imp. 3 per Cent. 58157! 58f
3 rer Cent. COllf. SI 57f 381 Imp. Ann. 9'f
4 per C.nt. ?, Onmium 4 3# 4.1
5 rer C. nt. Navy 89:-,tLottery Tickets 19!. 31.
5 per Cri;:. 5797. 994 Cont. for aee. 58itt
Long Aim. 17 16 15-16ths 171

Since the arrival of the laft mails, vat inns and cr,n-
undiaory accounts have been circulated refpecting
M. lirrvosiLTZOF F. Some affert that he has not been
recalled, but only ordered not to proceed on his jour-
ney without frelh infiruelions. Certain it is that he
has not proceeded for Paris, and that this delay has
arifen from the late annexation of Genoa to the French
Empire.

It is aliened in the higher political circles, that the
Ruffian army is in motion on the Pruflian frontiers,
and that the Emperor of Russia, in confequence of
the above proceeding on the part of France, has re•
folved toemploy arms in arranging the affairs of Italy.
We fhould be inclined to give but little credit to
the latter part of the above intelligence, had we not
grounds to believe that another tower, without the co.
operation of which Ruffia can do but little, is on the
ea of a war with France. We are generally very cau-
tious in hazarding opinions on the probabilities of
events : the public may therefore ref! Allred that we

do not (peak on flight grounds, when we repeat again
that a war between France and another great conti-
nental Power, is believed by the Miniflers of that
Power to be unavoidable.

Difpatches have been received at the Admiralty
from Admiral Decaes, dated the loth Jane, on
board his Majefty's fhip Hracuxs. They bring ac-
counts of the capture of feveral French and Spattifh
merchantmen, and privateers.
Difpatches have likewife been received from Africa,
brought by the TROMFEUSII, arrived in the Downs ;
alfo from Lord KEITH, but neither of there bring
any news of importance.
In confequence of the difpatches received yeßer-
day from Lord NELSON, fiat initiations were for-
warded to our different fquadrons to keep a good
look out for the enemy's Reet.
Some people have fuppofed an error to exift in the
date given to the difpatches from Lord Nstscon in
the notice fent from the Admiral: y to Lloyd's, becaure
the difpatches are faid to be of the 15th June, and his
lorigitude and latitude is given for the 19th. The
fait is, the difpatches were dated the 15th, but the
fleet wa, under fuch a prefs of fail that the Drcens
aid fight of it till the 19:11.
IlisLorclfhip's zeal and ferefight is ftrongly marked
by his anxiety to fend information to every quarter
where it might be ufeful, of the return of the ene-
my's fleet to Europe.
The Cue ux was difpatched for England on the
int; of June, the day before his Lordfaip failed from
Antigua.
On the 15th of June the DICADS was furnifhed
with difpatchcs for our (hips of war off the Tagus,
that information might reach our fquadrons is that
quarter ; his Lordfhip alfo difpatched on the fame
day the MARTIN {loop of war, of LS guns, Captain
SAvxci, to Gibraltar, to apprife Sir RICHARD BICK-
EitTON of the probable return of the Combined Fleet
into the Mediterranean, and of his progrefs in purfuit

of them. On the arrival of the DECADE at Lifbon,
our Conful hired a lugger, and tent her off on the
s zth with the news to Admiral Cotrom off Ferrol.
The wind was at W.S.W. fair and bung, and there-
fore the lugger probably reached her deflination in
good time. We underhand, that to make affurance
doubly lure, he alfo fent off a vette' with the intelli.
gence to Cadiz and Gibraltar.
Capt. Rims ea FORD, of tLe DECADE, informed the
Brit;fh Conful at Lifbtin, that the day before he quit-
ted Lord NELSON'S fleet, one of the look-out frigates
spoke an American flip, the Captain of which Rated,
lac he had fallen in'Avith a large fleet,• which he (up-
lied to confat of the French and Spann Squadrons.
is fleet could be no other than the enetnr; and
r is il4Ciefo;e emery rearm to croft 'that Lord

Naxsoir would fpeeday come up with them. The
DICADE failed from the Tagus on the t ith, for Cape
St. Vincent, for the purpofe of rejoining Lord NEL-
SON. At this time our Corfu' bad received pofitive
information of the failing of the Carthagena fleet, on
the 25th of June. It had previoufly made two or
three fhort cruises, but at fall finally put to fea. Sir
R►CHARD BICKERTON had received an account (Idle
failing of this fleet, and had palled the Strain in the
hope of meeting it.
If any reliance can be placed two private advices,
(and we think they are entitled to credit,) received
yeacrday from Lifbon, intelligence of an engage-
ment in the Mediterranean, bet xeen the Carthagena
fleet and the fquadron commanded by Sir R. BICK•
RRTON, may be lhortly expeSed. Before the ex-
pedition under the command of Sir Jamas CRAIG
failed from Gibraltar, a confultation was held be-
tween the Captain of the DRAGON and Sir R. BICKER-
, TON, when it was agreed, that information of its
failing and declination Mould be fent to Carthagena,
under a friendly colour, in the hope of alluring the
Spaniards to come out, and give the Bridal fquadron
an opportunity of falling in with them. It is laid
that the fcheme fucceeded, and that the Carthagesia
fquadron, confiding of fix fail of the line, failed in
quell of the expedition, purfnant to the information
they had received. Sir R►CHARD BICKERTON had
alto palled into the Mediterranean, in the hope of
intercepting them ; he had five fail of the line trader
his command. If thefe fats be correft, it is not
unreafonable to conclude, that there is confiderable
chance that a battle will take place in the Mediter-
ranean.

The AUCKLAND packet, on her voyage home, on'
the r9th init. in lat. 43. 5o long. 13. S. taw a large
fleet of !hips of war, and was fpoken by one of
them; the Ajax, who Rated that they confified of
fifteen (another letter from Falmouth lays ten) (hips
of the line, two frigates, and a cutter. They were
(landing to the S. E.
An opinion was entertained that this was Admiral
CORNWALLIS'S fleet, but we have reafon to believe
it to be the fquadron under the command of Sir Ro
BERT CALDIR, as we know that he had been rein-
forced, and that the AJAX was one of his thipt.
It was the general imprellion at Lilbon, that Lord
NELSON would overtake the fugitive fleets. Much,
and we fear, well grounded apprebenfion was enter-
tained there, that the French and Spaniards would
fliortly make an attack upon Portugal.
We are forry we can Rate no farther accounts re-
fpefting the veffel fpoke with off the Land's End, as
Rated in our Penzance letter yeflerdly. The rub_
joined letter, which we copy from a refpedable.Morn.
ing Paper of this day, though it does not amount to a
confirmation, tends in fame degree to corroborate it
GLOUCESTER. JULY 25.

" A Gentleman has jolt arrived here from Bethel, who lays
that a vegil is put in there from the Welt Indies, the matter 'of
which reported, that an adieu bad taken place betvreen Lard
NrLsoN and the Combined Fleet, in which the latter hid been de-
f Lated, with the lofs of (even! Slips ; and that our gallant Admi-
ral was on his way home with his prizes. It will be feeolledted,
that the defeat of the French at Aboukir was received left at Ba-
te' near a month before the official account.'

We yefterday evening received American Papers
to the 28th of June inclufive. There were, it'appears,
various rumours and fpeculations afloat, with regard
to the amount and dellination of the Combined
Fleets. Their inataivity, and long continuance at
Martinique, was junly regarded with aftonithment.
According to the Itatements of fome paffengers who
had arrived at New York, from Martinique, it was
generally underftood at that ifland, that the French
Admiral was not aware of the ultimate obja of this
extraordinary expedition. He had fealed orders
which he was not to open until he hid failed from
Martinique, and reached a certain latitude. The
reafon of the delay at Martinique, is (hied to have
been in order to wait die arrival of AdmirilGß AVM A.
In 'cafe, however, that the Spanith Admiral (Mould
net have returned within a certain time, the French
Commander was infirucled to proceed to the la-
titude where the fealed orders referring to his rub-
fequent courfe were to be opened. It is obferved
by the American Editors, that the time pre-foil:fed
to wait for GR•VIN4 hav:ng expired, was the real
reafon for the departure of the French fleet from
Martinique, and not the arrival of Lord Naesom in
thc WeR Indieb. The American Editors profetred to
repeat the reafon 21Egned by the French themfelves.
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On the authority of a Captain &own, who had
arrived at New York, it is Rated that a fecond Frinch
fleet had entered Port Royal on the 29th of May.—
But this fink:rant is contradiaed in a fubiequent
paper. which Mentions that a Captain FOV/Lilt had
left Port Royal on the ill of June, at which time no
fecond fleet whateVer had entered that harbour. We
know that two flips of the line arrived at Guadaloupe
on the 29th May.'•

The New York Mercantile ifivertifer Rates, that ac-
cording to intelligence received from varldus fources,
the Combined Fleets failed from Martiiique on the
sth of June for Guadaloupe, whtrc they viived, and
failed again on the Bth, bound for Antigua, which
was fuppofed to be the firft objeft of attack.--This
we know to be a miaake.

Two frigates are Paid to have Leen engaged for
thirty minute:, off Sandp•hook. No further parti-
culars are mentioned.

An Americanllote riip, ectlined for the Meterra-
neani is flared to have: bred cAptur4l by the Spani-
ards is the Straits of

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NAUTICAL INTELLIOEXCE.

MAILS THIS DAY.—Wind Ws. ft.
♦ll. DLit. All. DOR.
Dahlia z 0 Hatohurgh o 3
Waterford 0 I Gottcnburgh 0 1
Lilco s o

Ga a 'soca, JuiY 24.—The Columbia, WATT, pair-
ed lall night to Port-Glafgow, from Charlfton, after a
paffage of 28 days. Captain KeLLOCH, late of the
Clyde, of this port, came pafTenger in the Colombia,
his own fhip having been captured by the French
privateer fchooner Matilda, Captain GRAF Fl 11, from
Guadaloupe, on the t4th June, in lat. 29. long. 65.
W. bound from St. Thomas, for Liverpool. The
privateer is a large fchooner, nearly two hundred
tons burthen, and a compliment of 180 men, and is
reported to have now r2o, and mounts IS nine and
flu pounders. Arrived here yellerday, the Volant,
&or; from Savannah, in 28 days. Spoke an Ira
Tail, with palTengers, for America, name unknown.
The brig Margaret, HaiRDII, arrived here on Sun-
day from Quebec : failed thence the 24th June, in
company with the Caledonia. Witsoa. for Clyde;
parted cn the 25th, off Train Illand, in the River St.
Lawrence : fpoke, on the 17th irritant, the chip Ann
Phillipa, from Port-Glafgow for Newfoundland, in
lat. 55.40. N. long. t it. On the tBth, was boarded
by his Majelly's (hip ROSARIA, lat. 56. long. so.—
and on the 19th, off My, was boarded by his Ma-
(hip TOURTIRELLS. The Caledonia, WILSON,
arrived at Ayr, from ClLiebec, after a pafTage of 24
days.
TORPAY. JULY 25.—Sailed the (hip William Pitt,
of London, Capt. Bores, for Botany Bay, having
127 women convies on board, betides feveral fami•
lies going out as fettlers ; alto failed for Plymouth,
the Lord Mellon fchooner privateer, of Plymouth,
Capt. W. Ceor a, with the Dutch galliotVrow Mar-
garetta, her prize, laden with brandy, captured on
her pafTage from Bourdeauz for Amlterdam. Came
into this pier the (loop Betfey, of Dartmouth, Bs:-
s srr mailer, from Guernfey, in diftrefs, and remains
with the NIMSSIS frigate, Capt. Sosesavrtta.
PORTSMOUTH, JULY 26o—Sailed theWILAZLI 11001:),
Capt. PARKER, for Falmouth, to give inflrutions to
(hips bound to the Mediterranean. The MALAIAR
and DART, with the Welt-India convey, remain at
Sp ahead.

77-77 7

DIAL, JULY 26.—Sailed the firms, bomb, on a
cruise.—Arrives la Taompsusa Hoop of war, frot%
the Coaft of Africa, and remains in the Downs wise
the St. Albans, Utrecht, Trufty, and the Antelope
men of war ; Vefal, Renomme, Hebe, Ariadne,Cham-
pion, and Arab frigates; Hermes, Bonetta, l'Utile,
Alert, Auttimn, Calypfd, Speedy, itailleur, Cygnet,
and Harlequin floopi of war
.; Difcovery, Lucifer;
Vefuvius, Hecla, Explofion, Volcano, Devaftation,
and Profpero bombs, a large fleet of gun and fire
veffels, Zebra bomb, with a Signal flying for a con-
voy to the weftward, Euphrates Ealt Indiaman, and
feveral other outward bound veffels. Wind S. W.

•
The following extra& of a letter from an intelli-
gent Officer, contaiim a coiled and circumstantial
account of the anion with a part of thenFreach flo-
tilla off ecamp, an Ttlefday laft :' • • •
' • '4 Champion in the Downs, July 25.
" We arrived In the Downs eastevening from the trench cog:,
where we had a (mart adieu with a divifion of large brigs and
luuers of the enemy. After wirehing for fix weeks the flotilla of
the enemy at Feast", it was Joined by a reinforcement from
Havre•de-Grace. We law them at day light, bat were too far
from the land to prevent their jun.tion. Accordingly, on Tad.
day morning, the whole came mit, to the number of thirty-four,
eleven of them brigs, and fleeted :awards houlogae, bnder the
eaves of astir flying artillery and batteries. We had but two
brigs to of ft us. At (even A. M. we brought them to adtlon
within.piftot !hot, as dole to the beach as the water would per-
mit. The (trip once Bruck the ground, (rpm oar eagernefs to
dole them,but got off without damage : *6 refereed our fire till
aisnoil within bail of the rear of their UDe ; the fecond broadfide
from us fotecd three of them on the beach, and made great havoc
among their troops, who deferred two of the lugger*, but we
found it impoffible to take poftalion without greater lots of Wien
than the objed was worth, as the flying artillery covered the beach.
We then elided their van and centte, and engaged them clad),
from &camp to St. Valery, a diltance of fifteen miles ; we made
great havoc on board them as they were full of men, and our
grape ardmufquetry carrying to the beach. The wind taring aloag
thore, we could ant get them out from the beach, as their coat is
fa Itronely fortified, and they having it always in their power to
run on [luxe. This surnefearest tatted three hours and abaft-, when
we were obliged to haul off, the malts being entirely difabled ; the
rigging and fails cut to pieces; twenty-fie round and grape Shot
in the hull, three of them under water.. The batteries slid us the
matt mifchief, as they fired with great preeifion ; we, however
loft but two men, who were killed outright, and three wounded
—a (mailer lots than we carded ander loch a heavy fire : it
fe med their intention was chiefly tellable the malts and rig.
ging. Though we Idiom fueceed in capturing .any thing, owing
to their keeping fo dlefero the more, theft fkinnilbes have a good
effect, by (hewing them wheat they are to taped when fighting on
their own bottoms when they make the grand dab fa long in con-
templation. Their cost is very convenient der their protedlon,
asthey have a port they can put into every few miles, when di&
abled. Their Commodore and fix loggers put into St. Valery, as
they were attach mauled and unable to proceed's.° Boulogoe we
mould have continued the adiion to Boulogne, but the tore and
misco malts were czceflively damaged, and expelled momentarily
to go over the fide, previous to our thorteniug fail, and the ihip
making a foot water an hour, fo you will perceive they gave us a
good Laaantriag from the batteries, Ste- aid you may he allured
the.Monfieurs bad their mare of the fun."
FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
GRATIS/MD JOLT 26.—Palled by the Min Read ; Harvey,
Atklnfon • Ariel, Brown • Dart, Weft.; Castrate Cochrane ; Ox-
enhope, Thonmfon ; and the Albion, Cora rth, from Peteriburgh;
Elk, Worth, from Stockholm ; Attila+, Davidfuo; Alexander,
Dosing; Ranger, Richardfon ; Peggy, Cowley; ant the Alexan-
der, Dappell, from Riga ; Cornwallis, Coullon, from, Dantzic ;
Refource, Adams ; and the James, Stone. from Norway ; Anna
Marla, Staberg, from Charente; Young Ankle, Veneer ; Aurora,
Donan ' • and the Pon Mary, Purcell, !ran Harlingen.
The Venus has captured the kftrondelle French privateer, of
16 guns and 90 men, and carried her into Cork. She took her in
lat. 48- long. 14 weft.' Thetilrondelle hail taken in her kit cruise
the (tartan Charlotte Packet, after an adios elan hour and twenty
minutes.
The American dap Charles,--, from Amftcrdam to jolted,
is detained and felt into Dover.
_

The following velfels were at Antigua, laden, ready
fail, on the, 3d of June, and are thole .feppoced to
have been taken on the Bth,-by the Combined Fleets:
Pau int, Stranah; Mary, Pizzie ; emerald, Cook? Byam, Daw-
ion ; Martha, Johnfon ; Welt Indian, Dann; Kirby, Drylklale;
;, Cook ; Prioce of Wales, Wad Chriitiao;
i,;;l;lquies,, Uttliaias Walker. •