Star.
London, England, 1805-09-02 00:00:00

LONDON.

MONDAY, SE l'In:111BER 2.
LoxtooN BURNT—Holiday at the Public Offices.
DUBLIN, AUGeST 28.•5 per Cent. Gov. Deb gitit
Exchange—Dublin on Loudon Ist 13j.

A Portugnefe gentleman, taken ont of the brig Jo-
hanna Francifca, of Hamburgh, from Oporto, bound
to Toningen, by the Hoop Succefs, of Penzance, re.
ports, that on the isth ult. in lat. 44. Cape Fininerte,
bearing S. E. by E. 40 leagues dinant, they fell in
with about forty fail of (hips, twenty-fix of which
were of the line, feveral frigates, and three merchant
vt.iTels, one of which they had jun let fire to. The fleet
were then (landing to the wettward under eafy fail.
There can be no doubt that the above was the Com-
bined fleets, for the accounts received by cartels,from
Clrunna, nate their force at the fame number, viz.
fifteen (hips of the line from Vigo, and eleven from
Ferrol, with feven frigates, and ten corvettes and
brigs. They appear at that time to have taken three
prizes.
We are now, however, relieved from all uncer-
tainty refpeifting the declination of the enemy. They
have followed exaely that comic which we pointed
out as the one they would molt probably purfue,
when we firft heard of their failing, as our Readers
will fee by the fubjoined fhort letter :
" His Majetty's Ship Achille, off Cadiz, sad Augutt, rBos.
" The Combined Fleet, conlifiing of 27 fail of the
line, arrived at Cadiz on the zoth inn."
From the above, it appears that they had been
joined by one (tip of the line after quitting Ferrol.
At half pafl ten o'clock this morning, Captain
BLACK wool) arrived at the Admiralty in a poll chaife
and four, with difpatches from the Channel Fleet,
loon after the receipt of which the following letter
was fent to LLOYD'S
" ADMIRALTY OFFICE, SEPT. 2. 1805.
" By a difpateh received this morning from Ad-
" miral Cow sowoon, dated off Cadiz the ztfl
" ult. it appears that on the preceding day the ene-
" my's fleet, confining of twenty-feven or twenty-
" eight fail of the line, with feveral frigates, entered
" that harbour, after ineffeflually chafing the !mall
fquadron under the Vice•Admiral's.enmmand.
" On the z4th the EURYALUS, by which the dif-
, " patches were tranfmitted, fell in with Sir Rosser
" CAI D6R'S fquadron zo leagues N. W. of Cape St.
" Vincents, to whom the intelligence was communi-
" cared."

We may loon expeEt farther accounts, as Sir Ro-
DART CALDER would immediately proceed for Cadiz.
It is probable the enemy, as we fuggeiled fome time
ago, Kill next attempt to reach the Mediterranean.

At Cadiz the Combined fleet will be joined by the
!hips that were left there when the fleet watt IA off
that port; and if they fucceed in getting into the
Mediterranean, their force will become very formi-
dable by the accdflon of the Carthagena fquadron.

We flop the prefs to announce the arrival of a fe-
c and ezprefs at the Admiralty, with difpatches,
liming, that the Combined fleet, after arriving at
Cadiz, had again put to lea, following a Northerly
courfe. As we have more than once had occation
to noticc, the courfe (leered, on leaving port, proves
nothing relpeeting the real deflination of a fleet : it
is in ev y cafe neceffary to gain an offing, and, be-
tides, a falfe courfe is often followed to deceive an
aiverfary, till darknefs enables them to alter it with
las chance of deteetion.

The Prince of 'Wales Lifbon packet, for the fafety
of which fome fears were entertained, has, we are
foiry to fay, been captured by a Spanifb privateer.
We are concerned to Hate that the yellow fever
has appeared among the crew of the Diligentia. ar-
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rived at Plymouth from Jamaica. She has been put
under quarantine, and we hope every precaution will
be adfipted to prevent the polEbility of the malady
being brought on (bore.
We are happy to learn from Granville, that the
gallant Lieutenant GAllt try, late Commander of the
PpUMPfR gun-brig, captured on the jerfey nation,
is in a fair way of recovery, and will be fent to Eng.
14rid as Eton as the Rate of his health will admit.
liir wife, we underQand, is at Jerfey.
We have this day the pleafure to announce the
fafe arrival at Greenock. Dover, and Plymonth, of
three (hips, being part of the Jamaica fleet. For the
particulars brought by there (hips, fee our Nautical
Intelligence.

A Gottenburgh Mail arrived this morning. It
brings the following fuort but important letter. If
the latter part of it be corree, a ferious mifunder-
Randing mull have taken place between the Courts
pf St. Peterfburgh and Berlin:

‘4 ST. PETERIBURGH, AVG. If.-- The greaten
warlike preparations are making in all parts of the
Ruffian Empire. A Mellinger left this city yefter-
day for England, who, it is reported, is the bearer of
the treaty concluded between Ruffia, Sweden, and
England. It is alfo faid that the Pruffian Minifler
will lave this capital to-day, or to-morrow, Mr.
Nv1.071L7 :()Fr is not yet arrived."

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