Star.
London, England, 1805-11-22 00:00:00

ADMIRAL LORD NELSON.

When Lord NELSON joined the fleet the 28th Sep.
tember, it was at fo late an hour in the evening that
he did not make the communication till the next
morning. He wrote a letter to one of his moil inti-
mate friends on the to oa,)ber, in which there is the

following paiLtge
4g I believe my arrival was moft welcome, not
" only to the Commander of the fleet, but alfo to

•+ every individual in it ; and when I came to explain
g, to them my plan of attack, it was like' an elearic

ihock—fome filed tears—All approved.—/t wtu

" new ; it was fingular ; it war fimple ; and from Ad-
•6 mirals downwards it was repeated—it mutt fuc-
•6 teed if ever they will allow us to get at them—
rou are, my Lord, furrounded by friends whom you in-
`• coire ;t.; confidence."

Such was the reception that the gallant Admiral
met with from his companions in arms!—The Noble
Lord was finn convinced that the enemy would come
out, and though by detaching Admiral Louis to Gib-

:altar and Tetuan for fuppliec, a circumllance which
was indifpenfthle, he reduced his force to 23 [hips of
the line, and the enemy he knew had at hall 33 or 34.
in Cadiz, he determined to give them battle.
On the 6th Odober he wrote a Letter, in which
ltie Paid—" I have not the finalleft doubt that the
di enemy are determined to put to lea, and our battle
de mull loon be fought, although they will be fo very
dd fuperior in numbers to my:prefent force, yet I mutt
66 do my belt, and have no fears but that I fie flail
44 their voyage; but my with is to do much more;
di and, therefore, hope that the Admiralty have been
adive in fending me (hips, for it is ettqy number:
•' which can annibilaie. A decilive firoke on their fleet
66 would make half a peace. If I can do that, I (hall
4i as loon as pollible alk to come home and get my
di tell, at lealt for the winter*. If no other in-
" ducement was wanting for my exertion this would
64 be fufficient, for what greater reward could the
di Country bellow than to let me come to you, my
di friends, and to dear, dear Merton—and to; come
66 to you a Vigor would be vi Cory thrice gained—."
OCT. 7th —" Since writing yelterday I am more
" and more allured that the Combined Fleets will
66 put to fea.—Happy will they be who are prifent—and
difatfrointed will thge be who are Went P'

The Noble Lord in a fubfequent letter of the igth,
!poke with increafcd confidence of viElory, in confe.
qu►nce of the addition that had been made to his
force. And the enemy feem to have been aware
that day by day the aitivity of Lord &alum was
ferving to augment his fleet. It was nor, as has been
futpofed, on account of any fcarcity of provifions
in Cadiz that the Combined Fleets came out. It is
afeertained that they were plentifully fupplied, but
they had politive orders to put to tea, and, no doubt,
their deftination was important.
We mentioned Come particulars of the Noble Lord's
Vim, and feveral paragraphs have appeared in differ-
ent papers which tcnd to millead the public. The
Noble Lord's obligations to Sir WILE SAM and Lady
HAMILTON were of a nature that drew from him at
all times the mat lively acknowledgments. They
made an indelible imprefGon on his heart. He has
often, to the writer of this article, declared, that he'
could not have fought the battle of the Nile but for
their uncommon influence and exertions in a way
which cannot now be mentioncd—but which he Paid
ought never to be forgotten either by him or by the
country. The remembrance of this Lady, therefore,
in his will, is a debt of gratitude. It is a millake that
be was the proprietor of Merton Abbey. His place lies
without the walls, but it was his frrourite with to

have purchafed, and rcaored it to its natural beauty.
—We have in a former paper Rated, that he never

bad been covetous of richco.—His diamonds hive
been Rated to be of great value. There things ge-
nerally fall [port of the etiolate, and we are flue that
all thofe who admire the valour of Lord NELSON,

will lament to hear, that before he went out to take
the comthand of the Mediterranean fleet, he was ob-
liged to difpofe °flitch of his jewels as were not of a
nature to be left to his family, as trophies to illn-
ltrate the titles conferred on him by his King, and
the Sovereigns in alliance with his country. He dif-
pofed of fnut-boxesi and other articles, to Meas.
RUtinaLL and Batt:pays ; but the chief prefents (in•
eluding the rich chclenk and fviord of the Grand
Seignior) he has left to the Noble Earl his brother, to
defcend with the title,
• The Noble Admiral's clamor at little reit, Was the natural
aonfegnence of his impaired heakli. He had remained at Mer-
lon hut about three weeks after the uoprecedented amnion which
1,•• made for the precci vation of the Welt Indies, when, by the
ACT of Sir Robert Calder, he was agfin called upon to take the
t.nvortaat cotnniand off Cadiz. He had raid that there had bte:i
the happieft days of his liie, :.nd lie had in that flaurt time greatly
re'cvered from his fatir...e. He did not, 'however, beGtate a mot
• te. His health was not fully re-( Ral.lifbed when be joined the
Ocn, fog the my iLy after be affumed the command, he was (siz-
ed wits. a violent fiAna, wh:eb laft:d fur feveral hours. His own
account of it, in a leaer to au intimate friend, is as follows:
" I have had, about tone o'olock this morning (041. a), one of
my dreadful (paints, which has almoft enervated me. It i 3 very
" odd. I Will hardly ever better than yefterday. I Rep'
• monly well, but was awoke with this diforder. My opinion of
" it:. enet fume day, has never altered—however, it is entirely
• gone off. The good people of England will not believe that ref
3' of body and mind, is nec•_lfary for me; but perhaps this fpafm
" way not come sgai❑ Oat lit months. I had been writim,, fovea
4‘ hours ycf:rdaj—t'aibahs that bad fume band in bringing

d It on."

NAUTICAL DITELLICEKCE.

MAILS THIS D 4
♦M DUE.

X.—Wind Weft.

Dublin 1 I Gottenburgh
Waterford 3 t Hamburgh
Lifbon o i

•22. DUI.
o 2
0 IL

PENZANCE. NOV. 19.—Arrived the brig Froga,
Captain SANDBERG, (a Swart?), from Leghorn fur
Embden, in diftrefs, having loft her foremad and
naaintopmad ; the brig Siders, —, of and for Pool
from Newfoundland; the Sifters failed again this
morning for Pool, but is dill in the Bay, it being calm
and fine weather.

PLY MOU7 Et, Nov. 20.—Came in the William, Cap-
tain HENBY, from St. John's ; Princefs Royal, from
Newfoundland, both laden with fifh, for a market
London, Captain KERR, from St. Vincent's for Lon-
don : and HAUGHTY gun brig, from a cruize. Sailed
the REVOLUTIONAIRE, of 38 guns, on a cruize.
PORTSM•IUTH, Nov. 21.—Arrived the CAMILLA
(loop, Captain TAYLOR, from Newfoundland. It was
the ALsros {loop (which arrived yekerday) from Jer-
fey. The PREVOYANTIE and CAMEL Bore (hips are
arrived at St. Helen's, from the Downs.
DOVER, Nov. 2 t.—Arrived off here the brig Hoge,
Captain FAGEL, from Oporto, bound to London,
I with fruit ; and the brig Magdalena and Elizabeth,
I Captain PFTTERSEN, of and for North Bergen, from
Oporto, with lemons. Came into harbour this day,
the following veffels : flip Geelufl, Capt. LAMBERT
VON SITEA!, of and for Hamburgh, with w:ne, bran-
dy, prunes, &c. from Bourdeauz, with the lofs of an
anchor and cable: hoy Thetis, Captain LARSEN, of
and for Gottenburg, with {alt and hides, from St.
Übe's : (hip Johannes, Captain APPELBORN, of and
fur Helfinbourg, with a cargo of fah, coffee, &c.
from Liverpool : brig Uliana Carolina, Captain Was
srtsw, of and for St. Peteriburgh, with a cargo of
vinegar, wine, &c. from Bourdeaux. The flip Char-

lottaFredericka, of and for Copenhagen, with fugar
and coffee, from St. Croix, arrived off here to-day.
Wind N. W. and moderate.

Dem., Nov. 21.—Arrived the RESOLUTE gun.
brig with feveral fail of Well Indiamen under con-
voy from Portfmouth : the RESOLUTE failed again
for Portfmouth ; the Well India 'hips for the River.
Sailed the FURY bomb with convoy for Spithead ;
the FURIOUS gun brig on a cruize. Arrived the
FLAMER gun brig from a cruize. A report is juil
received, that the BITER gun brig is loft on the coaft
of France, near Ellaples, aad entirely wrecked, as
feveral things have been taken up marked " Biter ;"
the fate of the crew is uncertain, but hopes are en-
tertained they are prifoners. The TRUSTY took up
a gun brig's lower mail and top gallant malt, marked
" Biter ;" alto the Lieutenant's trunk with papers
I and plate in it, which is all the information there is at
prefent refpating her.—Remain in the Downs the
Edgar, Utrecht, Adamant, Regulus, Romulus, Pe-
gafus, Dauntlefs, Utile, Devailation, Lucifer, Fla-
mer, Earnell, Mariner, Tigrefs, Efcorte, Hecate,
Aimwell, Ferriter,Thra(ber, Phofphorus, Boxer, Ig
nitiun (fire ve(tel). Harmony tranfport.
YARMOUTH, Nov. at—Arrived the IstocsiNE Hoop
of war, with a hoop laden with cotton, and bound
for Leland, which the picked up at fea, witkont any
one on board : the hoop is called " tha Frientilhip,"l
and belongs to Scotland. She had three holes in her
bottom, and made a deal of water, which was fup.
poled the reafon the crew had deferted her. A boat
has been picked up at fea by the Winterton boat, with
one man in her, who was dead : his watch was going
when found, therefore it is fuppofed he could not
have been long dead. Arrived the FLORA frigate,
who is to take on board Count Muarratt and Suite,

for Hamburgh ; alfo the Vsz►r and CENSOR gun-
k:gigs, and rcmain in there Roads with the ROEBUCK,
Admiral DOUGLAS, and two {loops of war.—Wind
W. S. W.