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foe the deNveranee of Germany, but far its enemies,l
sad who are compelled to Rain their hands with
German blood."
Annexed to this ftatement are the following
vouchers:
No. I. A Letter from his Majefty the Roman and
Auftrian Emperor, to his Serene Higi nets the Eledor
Palatine, dated Vienna, the 3d September, tilos.—
is letter Merl the Elettor to Prince ISCHWAILZSIII•
Isaac, concerning the motives for fupporting the ne-
gotiations with France by an armament :••
44 I have reafon to apprehend," fays the Emperor,
“ that the French Emperor will immediately attack
my dominions, notwithftanding the purity and mo-
deration of our intentions; and I have already been
informed of his intention to fecure the troops of the
German Princes (it nate between his frontier and mine,'
either immediately, or by granting them a short and
illufory neutrality, as long as it is eonfillent with
his intereft."
To prevent the Palatines Bavarian troops from
(haring a fimilar fate, the Emperor espreffes his with
that they fhould join his own troops, and engages, in
return, to guarantee the integrity of the Eledor's
dominions.
No. s. A Note from hit Serene Highnefs the Elec-
tor Palatine, to the Imperial and Royal Field-Mar.
Thal-Lieutenant and Prefident of the Aulic Council'
of War. Prince of Schwarzenberg, dated the 7th
September, iBO5, quoted in thepreceding Raiment.
No. 3. A Letter from his Serene Highnefs the
Eledor Palatine, to his Majefty the Roman and Aof
trian Emperor, dated Nymphenburgh, the Sth Sept.
:Soy ; alfo quoted in the above Raiment.
N. 4. A Letter from his Imperial Roman and
Auftnan Majefty, to his Serene Highnefs the Eleaor
Palatine, dated Hetzeudorff, the ifth Sept. Ittos ;
in which the Emperor expreffes his furprife at the
Ele6or's departure from his capital with his troops,
notwithftanding his folemn engagements; and con-
futes the Eleaor's pretence that his fon wasin danger,
by telling him, that he might have foot a courier di-
rea to the Prince, to recall him from France at the
moment when he made the fait eft promifes to Prince
Somas ZENSEIG,
The Emperor calls upon the Elater to 'keep his
word, and authorizes Count Boot. ( the bearer of the
letter) to agree on any Earth r crud Lions.
No. 5. A. Letter from his Serene Highnefs the
Eleaor Palatine. to his Majetly the Rots= and Au-
lt, ian Emperor, dated Wurtzburgh, the at ft of Sep-
tember, 1305, acknowledging the receipt of No. 4,
and promifitig to remain neutral, without regarding
the menaces of France..
MADRID, OCT. 3 —The Aunt-ion Charge d'Af-
faires, An DatOLT, has received orders from his Court
to quit Spain.
Los IN HAG BM, OCT. Ig. —From Stockholm we
learn, that an embargo has been laid on all reliefs
there, capable of being ufed as tranfports, for the
conveyance of Swedifn troops.
SCHIEDAI!IgNnY• lit is Paid that the Emperor of
goat was at f °law when the lag accounts left that
quarter ; and that the exchange of coutiers between
him and the King of Praia was extremely brifk.—
It is added, that the Ruffian Emperor parpored mak-
ing a tour to Berlin.
The King of Sweden, on his wsvy to Pomerania, is
to be accompanied by Mr. Ps me a POINTI the Englifti
Ambaffadar at the Court of Stockholm.
M. STAAN VOI 111101STOIIDE, Miniller of this Re-
poblic at the Court of Vienna, is espeaed to return
hither shortly.

GREAT NAVAL VICTORY,

THE LONDON GAZETTic EXTRiIORMNART.

♦DMIR•LTY OFYICIit 10T. 6.

Difpatthes of which the followipg are Copies, were received at
the Admiralty Othee this day, at one o'clock, A. M. from Vice
Admiral Cullioprood, Commander in Chief of his Majeity's
Ships and yeireis of Culls
Zap's*, off Cape Trafalgar, 04. ss.

Sir—The ever to be lamented death of Vice Ad-
miral Lord Vifcount Milano, who, ip the late con- . I
flia with the enemy, fell in the hoar of vianry, lemons
to me the duty of informing my Lords ConinsiMon.
ers of the Admiralty, that on the tptla Whin, it was
communicated to the Commander in Chief from the
flips watching the motions of the enemy in Cadiz,
that the combined fleet bad put to feu ; as they fail-
ed with light winds wefterly, his Lordfhip concluded
their deflination was the Mediterranean, and imme-
diately made all fail for the Streights' entrat.ce, with
the Bridal fquadron, confining of twenty (even flips,
three of them fisty-fours, where his Lordfhip was
informed by Captain Bi.acawpun (whofe vigilance
in watching, and giving notice of the eoemy's•move-
menu, has been highly meritorious) that they bad
not yet paired the Streights.
.On Monday the 21ft innant, at day-light, when
Cape Trafalgar bore E. by S. about (even leagues,
the enemy was dircovered fie or feven miles to the
'eallward, the wind about well, and very light, the
Commander in Chief immediately made the fignal tot
the fleet to bear up in two columns, as they are
formed in order of failing ; a mode of attack his
Lordfhip had previoufly direfled, to avoid the incon-
venience and delay in forming a line of battle in the
pfnal manner. The enemy's line confined of thirty-
thin flips (of which IS were French and is Spa•.
pith) commanded in chief by Admiral Vt se sure;
' the Spaniards under the direaion of GIAVINA, wore,
with their heads to the northward, and formed the
line of battle with great clofenefs and correanefs ;
but as the mode of attack was unufual, fo the ftruc-
cure of their line was new ; it formed a crefcent con:
vexing to leeward—fo that, in leading down to their
centre, had both their van and rear, abaft the
beam : before the fire opened, every alternate fhip
was about a cable's length to windward of her fecond
a-head, and a-ftern, forming a kind of double line,
and appeared, when on their beam, to leave a very
little interval between them; and this without crowd.'
lag their ibips. Admiral Vtassaavya was ht the
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Beeentaure in the centre, and the Prince of AV.
rias bore Gaavrma's flag in the rear ; but the. FEM.:.
and Spanith flips were mixed without any aprarcht
regard to order of national fquadron.
As the mode of our attack had been previoully dr-
termined on, and communicated to the Flag Officers
and Captains, few Signals were necefary, and none
were made, except to diced clofe order as the lines
bore down. _ _ _

I.'

The Commander in Chief in the Vicroav led the
weather column, and the Royal. Somme, which
bore my Lag, the lee.
The anion began at twelve o'clock, by the lead-
ing (hips of the columns breaking through the ene-
my's line, the Commander in Chief about the tenth

fhip from the van, the Second in Command about
the twelfth from the rear, leaving the van of the
enemy unoccupied ; the fucceeding (hips breaking
through, in all parts, afters of their leaders, and en-
gaging the enemy at the muzzles of their guns ;_

the contlie was fivere ; the enemy's !hips were
fought with a gallantry highly honourable to their
officers, but the attack on them was irrelittable, and
it pleaded the Atte tour: Difpofer of all Events, to
grant his Majefty's arms a complete and glorious
Viftory ; about three P.M. many of the enemy's Sips
having ftruck their colours, their line gave way
;
Admiral Giants*, with ten !hips joining their fri-
gates to leeward, flood towards Cadiz. The five
headmoft Ships in their van tacked, and (landing to
the fouthward, to windward of the Britillt line, were
engaged, and the fternmoll of them taken ;—the
others went off, leaving to his Majefty's fquadroa
nineteen fbips of the line, (of which two are firft
rates, the SantiWma Trinidad and the Santa Anna)
with three Flag Officers, viz. Admiral Vatteu any:,
the Commander. in Chief, Don Ica Arlo Meat&

D'Ativa, Vice Admiral, and the Span& Rear Ad.
iniral Don Bat razes HIDALGO CISA EROS.

After fuch a viltory it may appear unneceffary to
enter into encomiums on the particular parts taken
by the feveral Commanders ; the conclulion• fays
more on the fubjeft than I have language to copiers;
the fpirit which animated all was the fame ; when
all exerted themfelves re:loony in their country's
fervice, all deferve that their high merits thould
Rand recorded ; and never was high merit more
confpitoons than in the battle I have defctibed.
The Achille (a Trench 7k), after baring &Trek
Jered, by Tome mifwanagement of the Frenchmen
took fire and blew up; two hundred of her men
were fated by the tenders.
A circumitance occurred during the aftion, which
fo lirongly marks the invincible fpirit of Arid& fa.
men, when engaging the enemies of their country,
that I cannot refia the plenfure I have in making it
known to their Lordfhips ; the TEXlllaitt was
boarded by accident, or defign, by a French dip
on one fide, and a Spaßiard on the other; the con 7
tea was vigorous, hot. in the end, the combined en!
figns Pere torn from the poop, and the Orient hoill-
ed in their places.
Such a battle could not be fought without fultain-
ing a great lots of men. I have not only to lament,
in common with the Britiffi Navy, and the British
Nation, in the fall of the Commander in Chief, the
lots of a Hero, whofe name will be immortal, and
his memory ever dear to his country ; hot my heart
is tent with the moll poignant grief for the death of
a Friend, to whom, by many years intimacy, and a
perfea knowledge of the virtues of his mind, which
infpired ideas fuperior to the common race of men,
I was bound by the flrongeft ties of affeftion ; a
grief to which even the glorious occafion in which
he fell, does not brin the confutation which perhaps
it ought ; his Lordihip received a mu(ket ball in
his left tweak about the middle of the anion, and
fent an officer to me immediately with his laft fare-
well; and loon after expired.
I have alto to lament the lots of thofe excellent
officers, Captains Dort, of the Maas, and Cooke,
of the Bettstiov mow ; I have yet heard of no °titers.
I fear the numbers that haire fallen will be fdbad
rely great, when the returns come to me; bit it
having blown a gale of wind ever (Inc. the *llion,
1 hate not yet had it in tRy power to 0;114 any re-
potte !tom the ships.
The *Orli. Soitastoa having log her malts, ex-
cept the tottering foremalt,,l called the EtlittALii
to me, while the attion continued, which (hip lying
within hail,- made my fignals, a fervice Captaiu
11LACIWOOD performed with great attention ; after
the'aaion. I (kilted. my lag to her, that I might
more cagily communicate my orders to. and collea
the Rtips, and towed the Revs:. Sorsastom out to
feaward. The whole fleet were now in a very peri-
lous fituation, many difmalled ; all Chattered in this.
teen fathom water, off. the Shoals of Trafalgar, and
when I made the Fingal to prepare to anchor, few of
the (tips had an anchor to let go, their cables being
(hot; but the fame good Paomeacs which aided
us through fuch a day, preferved us in the night, by
the wind fhifting a few points, and drifting the (hips
off the land, except four of the captured difmalled
(hips, which are now at anchor off Trafalgar, and I
hope will ride fafe until thofe gales are over.
Having thus detailed the proceedings of the fleet
on this occafion, I beg to congratulate, their Lore.?
(hips on a viaory, which, I hope will add a ray to
the glory of his Majeay's Crown, and be attended
with public benefit to our Country. I am, &c.
(Signed) c. comattowoos.