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

perari:s rf 600 rrifnners then on deck, an unfortn-
ortunate Spanifh pe ifoner fell overboard. Notteith,
Banding the fea was then running fo high. that they
had not venteeted to hnifl out a b. at fair twelve hnurs
before, two feamen belonging to the Ortmegal im-
mediately jumped overboard after him, in hopes of
laving his life. to the admiration of the Spaniards,,
who were ton in ationiffinsent at fo daring an aft.—
The poor man. however, funk, and was drowned.
lull as one of the Englifir feamen had nearly got hold
of him; a boat was immediately lowered, and for-
tunately, the two gallant fellows were got on board
• fafe again, whole names we here record with plea
Pure—John Thnmpfon, Captain of the font-mile,
being the one who firli jumped overb-iard, and John
Carter. Quarter Gunner, was the man who immedi-
ately followed him.
We are happy to find that the uncommon exer-
tions, which we all witneffed, of Captain Milcolm
and his gallant crew, to get the ihib ready for fea,
on their receiving intelligence of the enemy's fleet
having left Cadiz, havannt been entirely unrewarded;
the Donne .l. it will he recolleßed, failed from this
on the sad, having her fereyard then in tow. and
with great difficulty paired the Straights that night,
every other veffel that attempted it being forced to
return.
On the following clay they had the good fortune
to capture the Rayn, of too guns, which had bill
her main mail, and was at anchor near Cadiz. The

Spaniards did net attempt to fire, as the Donnegal
-was brought to anchor acrofs her hawfe, in fo advan-
tageous a polition, that any refinance in the crippled
Sate of the Kayo would have been unavailing, and
a wanton Sacrifice of their lives, without any chance
of (needs. The D•mnegrl afterwards, during tee
norm, ►epeatedly examined the whole coati between
Lagos R iy and Cadiz. to affitt any reffels they might
find in ditirels ; and betides the number of lives (he
thus laved, use was fortunate enough to bring in the
Bahama, one 4 the fine(} line of battle (hips in the
SPanint navy, which wits difcovered near St. Lncar
without a foul on hoard. The Donnegal loft an
Officer and 25 •.f her bell men, who were drowned
on board of the Rayo.
The Englifh Officer's who have returned from Ca-
diz, nate, that the account of Lord Nelfon's death
was received there with extreme Sorrow and regret
by the Spaniard-, and that Pirtle of them were even
übferved to Ihed tears on the oecalion. They Said,
" That though he had been the ruin of their Navy,
" yet they could not help lamenting his fall, as being
" the muff generous enemy, and the greaten Corn-
outrider of the age !" No eulogium on his me-
mory can perhaps ever eqnalfuch a declaration from
a Conquered Foe !
To the French, we believe, the news of his fate
will be matter of the higheft joy and exultation, and
the Ideniteur will probably proclaim his lots to be
equivalent to the Splendid Vieory which we have
gained—but great as we acknowledge that lofs to
have been, and deeply as it is felt and mourned by
sill ranks of people, the enemies of our country, we
t, nit, will hill find that his Spirit and example conti-
rine to animate the breail of every officer in the Bri-
' tins Navy I