Star.
London, England, 1805-12-06 00:00:00

BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR.

DUPPLUIENT TO THE GIBRALTAR CHRONICLE.

GIERALTAI, Nov. —As we are fully fenfible,
that every circumftance refpeEting the late Glorious
Viaory, as well as every incident relative to the
death of that truly good and great man, the late
much lamented Lord NELSON, mull be deeply in-
tereffing, not only to his own country, but to the
world in general ; we have endeavoutd, face the
arrival orthe Vicrety, the chip on board of which
his Lordflaip's flag was flying during the whole of the
action, to obtain every information in our power on
tbat fubjea.
Previous to the aaioti, his Lordlltip had fully ex-
plained to every Captain in the fleet, the mode in
which he intended to attack the enemy's line, and
every fhip 4tad alfo received Loch particular fecret
iaftruaions, that very few tignals were requillte on
the day of battle. Before the action began, how-
ever, the following fentence was conveyed, by tele-
graph, to all the Sips in the fleet " Englasui extefis
that every man will do bit duty." On its being explained
by the Captains to their tafpeEtive crews, it was re-
ceived with an enthufiam which ffiewed, that the ex-
-peaations of their country would not be difappointed
en this accafion ; and, indeed, from the accounts of
every Officer who was prefent, we believe it is im-
poffible to convey an adequate idea of the general
exultation and joy that pervaded every fhip, at the
profpea of bringing the enemy's fleet to action. By
'one, perhaps, was this fo forcibly and fincerely felt,
us by his Lordfhip. After the many anxious days
tad nights that he had paired, fence the commence.
meat of the war, in watching, or pnrfning, the flying
foe, he now, for the firft time, had the fatitfaaion
to behold the enemy he had fo long fought for, drawn
wp to receive him, and in a fituation where they had
anther batteries, nor mooring-chains, to true to for

proteaion.
Whillk bearing down upon the enemy's line, be re-
putedly faid, 44 that it was the happiett day of his
life, and that, from the plan of attack which he had
hid down, he expelled, that he Mould have poffeffion
of twenty of the enemy's (hips before night :" a pre-
diaion which was verified in fo remarkable a manner,
that we hardly know whether moR to admire the
confummate fcience and wifdom with which the plan
of attack was previoutly arranged, or the cool intre-
pidity with which it was carried into complete exe-
cution ; as not one tingle thip efcaped of that part of
the enemy's line on which his Lordfhip had direaed
the principal effort to be made, and the total number
of (hips which had aanally furrendered before night,
we have now every reafon to believe was twenty, of
which the Achille and a Spanifli flip were burned,
and the Redoubtable funk after the anion ; but all
of them had previoutly (truck their colours.
It was his Lordihip's intention to have broken
through the enemy's line, between the tenth and
eleventh cf the enemy's flips in the van, at the fame
time that Admiral Collingwood penetrated their line,
about the twelfth thip front the rear ; but, finding
the enemy's line in that part fo dole, that there was
not room to pars, he ordered the Victory to be run
on board of the thip which oppofed him, and the Te-
=crake, by which the Victory was feconded, 4lfo
ran on board of the next !hip in the enemy's line ; fo
that thefe four Ihips lay for a confiderable time en-
gaged together, in one mafs, as it were, and fo dole,
that the Oath of almoß every gun fired from the
Victory, fet fire to the Redoubtable, to which (hip
the was at that time oppofed ; whilfi our (cameo,
with the greateft coolitefs, were, at intervals, em-
ployed, in the mi‘ift of the hotteß fire, in throwing
buckets of water to extinguifh the flames on board of
the enemy's 114 ;left, by their fpreading, they might
involve both flips in deßruaion. We quellion if
ancient or modern hiflory can prgduce a more hiking
example of cool and deliberate valour, than what we
bare juR recorded, and it certainly refleas the higheß
honour upon the difcipline and intrepidity of that
Chip's crew.
It was during the hotteß part of the anion that
his Lordhip received his fatal wound, whilft en-
gaged with the Redoubtable and the French Admi-
nl, at the fame time. The enemy's !hips' tops were
all crowded widtkldiers, who had orders to aim par-
ticularly at the 'slicers on the quarter deck. The
Victory was, in general, fo completely enveloped in
Itnoke, that it was difficult to diflinguith any particu-
lar perfon on board ; but, unfortunately, for a few
teconds, when the (mole was more difperfed than
nfual, a foldier took aim at Lord Nelfon, from the
wizen top of the Redoubtable ' • and, the inflant he
fired, his Lordthip fell, the ball entering near the left
Moulder, patting through the lungs, and lodging in
the fpine. He was immediately fenfible of the wound
being mortal, and laid, with a (mile, to Capt. Hardy,
with whom he had been talking at that moment,
4, They have done for me at Lilt !" He was foon
obliged to be carried off the deck ; and, as they were
conduaing him below, he remarked the tiller rope
being too flack, which he defired them to acquaint
Captain Hardy with, and to have it tightened.
His anxiety for the event of the day, was tech as
teemed totally to furmount the pains of death, and
every other confideration ; he repeatedly fent to in-
quire how the battle went, and expretTed the moll
lively fatisfaaion to find it favourable. His lower
extremities loon became cold and infenfible, and the
effufion of blood from his lungs often threatened tuf
focation ; but dill his eyes teemed to brighten, and
bis (pinks to revive, at hearing the cheers given by
the crew of the Victory, as the different !hips of the
enemy furrendered. About four o'clock, be became
exceffively mmious to tee his friend Captain Hardy,
and he fent for him feveral times, before that gallant
Officer thought it prudent to quit the deck at fo in-

terefting a moment.
About five o'clock, however, when he faw that the
vittory was completely decided, and the battle nearly
ended, be was enabled to attend to the Taft wilbes of
the dying hero, who eagerly inquired how many
Ships were captured ? On being told by Captain Has,
pv, that he was certain of .twelve having (truck.
-which he could fee, but that probably more had fur-
rendered; his Lordfhip faid, What, say .twelve?
there fbould at leaf have been fifteen or flateen, by
my calculation ; however (after a paufe, he added),
twelve is pretty well." He now faid, that he felt
death fall approaching, and that he had but a few
minutes to live ;—that he could have waked to have
szuvivcd a little longer, tv have rem the Beet in Lee.

ty ; but, as that was impotllble, he thanked GOD the
be had outlived the aftion,land had been enabled to
do his duty to his country." About this time be
was again routed, by hearing another cheer from the
crew of the VICTORY, at their tieing kale more of
the enemy's (hips firike their colours ; at which he
expreffed the higheft fatisfaetion, on learning the
caufe, and fhortly afterwards expired without a groan.
The Frenchman, by whole hand this reatehlefs
hero fell, was loon afterwards (hot by M. Poxtien,
Miclfbipman of the VICTORY, and was teen to fall
out of the mizen-top; and the Redoubtable was fo
dreadfully (battered, that, loon after /hiking her co-
lours to the Vicroav, the went to the bottom, with
molt of her crew ; fo that his fall was greatly
avenged.
The lofs in the Viflory was chiefly fuflained whilll
going into :talon, when, as the leading (hip of the
divilion, the had to fullain the fire of eight of the
enemy's Chips, for nearly twenty minutes, before (he
returned a gun. She alto fuffered eonfidt:rable lofs
from the mulketry of the enemy ; but fo tremendous
and well direded was the fire from the ViCtory, that
every (hip on which the got her guns to bear, was
filenced in the courfe of a few broadfides.

The Redoubtable, alone, had no lefs than thirty
of her guns difmounted, and, for a confiderable time
before the (truck, the did not return a tingle thot.
It was his Lordihip's intention to have engaged
the Bucentaure at firtl, if he could have diflinguithed
her • but, fingular as it may appear, ao perfon on
board could difcover the French Admiral's flag to be
flying during the whole of that day, though the Vi-
ctory was, for a confiderable time, within pi tol thot
of her, and handled her fo feverely, as to render her
incapable of taking any !hare in the engagement
afterwards. _ _ _

Three of the French Gips in the van, who had no
part in the action, and one of which carried a Rear.
Admiral's flag, had the inhumanity and cowardice,
as they were making their efcape, to fire, for a con-
' fiderablc time upon the Santiffima Trinidad, and
feveral other of the crippled Spaniflt prizes, after they
had furrendered to us, which, from their fituation,
were incapable either of oppofition or flight; and an
immenfe number of the Spaniards were killed and
wounded, from this unprecedented and bloody deed
of their gaud and faithful allies.
We fdemnly pledge our credit for the truth of this
extraordinary fait, to which every officer on board
of our viftoi ions fquadron, now in the Bay, can bear
witnefs. Inked, filch was the indignation felt and
expreffed by the Spaniards, at the conduit of the
French, that, when, two days after the adion, Cr ten
of the enemies' Ihips came out of Cadiz, in hopes of
retaking tome of the difabled prizes, the crew of the
Argonauta, in a body, offered their fervices to the
Muth officer who had charge of the prize, to man
the guns againft any of the French fhips ; and they
were adually Rationed at the lower deck guns for
that purpofe, whillt the Engin featnen maimed thole
of the upper deck.
The Englifh officer on board returned all the Spa.
nifb officers their arms, and placed the moil implicit
aonfiilence in the honour of the Spaniards, which he
bad no reafon to repent; as, though their numbers
were fo fdperior as eafily to have enabled them to
retake the flip, yet they, on every occaGon, fbewed
the utmolt fubmiffion and good conduit, and declared
that, if a Spanilh Chip came along-fide of them, they
would quietly go below, and leave the Englifa to aft
for theinfelves.

LONDON.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6.

PRICE 07 STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
Confols, for January 64--Reducal 6o—Oenniura

One of the King's yachts is to go round to Pont.
mouth, to take on board the body of Lord NELSON,
and convey it to Greenwich. , Orders for that pur-
pofe have already been ailed. We feel a melan-
choly fatisfaaion on finding that no chance of the
Peas has deprived us of his valued remains. Having
returned our thanks to the ALMIGHTY, we can now
torn to the Hero who was in his hands the fern:dory
caufe of the greareft and molt effeaive Naval Viaory,
that ever diftinguithed any age or nation

The Hamburgh Mail due on Wednefday has not
yet arrived, nor have any further accounts beat ti-
,ceived from the Continent.

By our Gibraltar Letters it will be feet], that that
Garrifon was vilited on the t ith of Oftober by a
Committee of French I'hyficians who had been fent
by that Government to inquire into the nature of the
late dreadful pellilence which made fuch ravages in
that garrifon, and other parts of the South of Eu-
rope.
The Prefident of this Committee was the celebrated
Dasevutrvis, InfpeEtor General of the French
Military Hofpitals in Egypt, that virtuous Phy ician,
' who fo nobly refitted the infamous commands of 80.
Na►aara to poifon the Fick and wounded of his army
at Jaffa, but which an apothecary was afterwards.
found villainous enough to perpetrate.

The Report made by thefe Gentlemen, after hay.
ing vifited the different parts of Spain where the
difeafe had appeared, is extremely fatisfaaoryt u
they teemed fully convinced that the contagion was
now completely extisa in Europe, and that there
was no probability of its breaking out again, if pro-
per quarantine regulations were effabliated to guard
againft its future introduaion from the Welt Indies,
or America, from which, from every information

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they had received, they were unanimonfly of opinion
that the difeafe had been originally imported.

GIBRALTAR, OCTOBER 8.

" This day AdMiral Louts came in from Lord
NaLsoN's fieetovith the Camorus.Qyata,
and T►cai. They bring accounts of the Spaniarcd+.
baying begun to embark troops on board of 00
bet again..

OCTOEIR 10.•

" TheZaattro a came in to-day from the fleet to get
a new main malt ; alto the ENDYIIIOII and AUILOS.A.

OCTOBE It I t.
" The Mails arrived to-day from Lilboo, with let-
ters to the 17th ult. forwarded from the fleet by a
gun•brig.