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

through the WO eartyla the groin 4 a teuftce
ball; but the bode is net yet buns and he will
recover. Our little hilltfthiptnan, of the name o
Brown, killed, the only officer in the Ship; no other,
inftance is known where not one of the ward room.
Officers was hurt in a Ship fowarmly engaged, and the
number of the killed and wounded fo great. We came
home, in company with the Temeraire, RoyAl Sove-
reign, Colaffus, and Leviathan. We are all lame
ducks; but the Leviathan who tows the Sovereign. We
fent moB of the Spud& prifoners on fhore at Alge-
Gras. and, by midake, Come French ; we have two
hundred on board here, and the other !hips of the
Squadron in proportion. Our melt is full of offi-
cers, and our Bern is fo completely beat in, that it is
obliged to be planked up, and only two little peep.
holes, which makes it unpleafant. a. c.

The following is from an officer of rank an hosed
the BRITANNIA, the flag lisip of the Earl of Nolo;
THUM :,..m.

" Britannia, at Sea, OZtober 23.
" On the 19th infant, the Combined !Piece's of
France and Spain came out of Cadiz, intending to
pulls for Toolon ; but as Lord Nstson (who was
crnizing between the Capes St. Mary's and Trafal-
gar, at a confiderable diftance from their coati) had
Itationed a chain of frigates between his Beet, and
that of the eneiny (from whom he received daily
Bulletins of their fituation) he was immediately ap-
prized of their movements, and affumed a pofition
with his force, the moo favourable for intercepting
their paffage to the Mediterranean ; and fo judki.
ons were his arrangements, that early on the morn.
ing of Monday, the 2111 instant, we had the good
fortune to fall in with them. with the advantage
of the wind on our fide, which enabled isa to choofe
our diflance, and to bring them to a6tion. Their
force confined of thirty-three fail of the line,
out's of twenty-feven only. They waited for us with
a firm front, though in en irregularly formed line.
About half an hour after noon, Vice Admiral COL'
RINGWOOD, in the Royal. &TRIM ON, commenced
an attack on the enemies' rear divifion ; and though
fired upon in his advance by five or fix (hips at once,
led into anion in a moR gallant and malterly man.
ner. Our beloved and heroic Commander, Lord
Nexson, bore down, and attacked their centre with
irrefillible impetuofity. Without affnming more than
the general foffrages of the fleet will, I believe, admit
to be our due, I may &flirt, that he found in this flip
a lewd worthy of him, and in our noble and justly
edeemed Admiral the Earl of Nolvasse, a gallant
emnlator of his great example I The BRITANNIA
(Old Imelda, as our brave tailors call her) certainly
did no difcredit to the glorious name the bears ; the
broke through the enemy's line, afiern of their four-
teenth (hip, panting in on each fide a molt iremen-
dous and deftruttive fire, and fpreading havock and
difmay wherever the went. In a few minutes, we
totally diftnafted a French eighty-gun Sip, who
waved a Mike handkerchief, in token of fubasiffion.
Leaving her to be picked up by fame of our fri.
gates, we patted on to others of the enemy. and
continued engaging frequently on both fides, and
with two or three at a time, with very little inter-
miffion for upwards of five hours. All refillance on
the part of the enemy had them ceafed. About twelve
of their (lips appeared, crowding all fail for Cadiz.
Nineteen, among which were the Santiffima Trini-
dada, of Leo guns, and the St. Anna, of Ito guns,
remained in our hands ; one was funk in the action,
and another blew op alma immediately after its
ceffation. Such have been the fruits of the vienry
with which Divot sPeovioracr has bleffed the British
arms ; and, 1 believe, it is without a parallel even in
the antral, of our hiflory, though that hiflory prefents
a fplendid tiffee of nomberlefi great atchievemeats by
Britith prowefs ! The purpofe of the enemy was
(as I have gathered from Come of their captured
officers), to form a junaion with the Carthagena
fquadron, and then to proceed with a large body of
troops on fume ferret expedition, probably to Egypt,
the conqueß of which (next to his chimerical pedijelt
of invading England) is known to be the Ufurper's
favourite objea. Bin, by this decifive blow, his navy
has fultained a lots which half a century will not
repair. The carnage on board the captured Gips is
almoß incredible. 'They fought with defperation.—
Neither is our lots (mall, though by no means pro-
portioned to the length and feverity of the conflid.
" The details of ink lots, &c. you will more pro-
perly and corset* receive from the official difpatches.
A French 8o gun (hip elated with Lord Nelfon's (hip
in a moll determined manner, and from her main-top,
our loved, our incomparableCommaeder was mortally
wounded,by a mufquet ball, while in the a@ of order-
ing a fignal to be made for clofer affirm.' His tall
has thrown a general fadnefs over the whole fleet, and
has converted the voice of triumph into fighs and tears
of the deepctt affliEtion. The fellow who killed him
was inftaatly flint by a Midlbipman of the Vteroair
—a poor fatisfadion for fa incalculable a lots ! But
our Ns ison's merits are indelibly engraven on every
Britiffi be heart ; his memory will immortal, and
" If there were in Keay= a throne
" For the molt brave of men, and left of Mends,
It was refervl for Mts."

THE ROYAL SOCllTY.—Saturday laf being Sr.
Andrew's Day, the Royal Society held their Anni-
verfary Meeting at their apartments in Somerfet
place, when the Gold Medal (called Sir Gons '
Covxsy's) was prefented to Husgena sat Davy, Efq.
for his various communications publithed in the Phi-
lofophical Tranfaetions.
Afterwards the Society proceeded to the choke of
the Council and Officers for the enfuing year, when
nn examining the ballots, it appeared that the fol.
lowing Gentlemen were eleded of the Council—

Of the Old Council—The Right Hon. Sir Jofeph Banks, Hart
K. Sir Charla Bkrion Knt. Henry Caveat!ldt, Efq. Darks
Gidaly.Efq. Edward Whitaker Gray, M. D Right Honey rabic
Chaim Greville, William Maiden, Efq. Rev. Nevil Malkalyrie,
D. D. George Earl of Morton, Samuel Halley, Lord Whop of St.
Afaph, William I tyde Wollattoe, M. D.
Of the Nrw C uncil—Mr. John Abernethy, George Earl of
Egremont, George renchard Goo,!reough, Efq. Honourable Ro-
bert Fulk Greville, Philp Metedf, El. Matthew Montagoe, Efq.
Lieutenant Celond William Madge, lobo .Toinaky,
Charks Walls, M. D. llamas Young, M. D.
And the Officers were—The Right Heemerable Slrfoferla Banks.
K. R. larredent, Willi -m Marklen, Eft, Trmiater, .Edward
Whitaker Gray, M. 1). William Hyde Wollaftoo, M. D. &ere-
..
aria.

Afterwards the Members of the Society dined to
gether as °fuel, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern in
the Strand.