Star.
London, England, 1806-01-10 00:00:00

tion of our capital more deeply moved by a fraternal
tenfation of Britifh pride and patriotifm, until the
great day fhall•come, as we have little doubt that it(
tom) will, when the people will be called out, not to
commemorate pall glory, but to &kid the very exit%
fence of their country.
For tuch events the obfequies of filch a hero as Nit-
ro,' are no bad preparative : they mite reverential
feelings for the facrednefs of our country, and the
glory of its defenders.

" In the held of proud honour, our Swords In our hands,
* Our King and Country to rave,
" While Vidtory aloes on life's loft ebbing lands.
" Oh. taia imovuld P t Ille with tho &revel" avant.

Yefterday, during the proceffinn to St. Paul's, a
communication was made from Portfmouth by Tele-
graph to the Admiralty, which excited Come hopes
that we (hnuld loon hear a gond account of the fqua-
Limn that lately (tole out of Breit.
A Mcifenger was immediately tent from the Ad-
mitalt y to the LORD MAYOR, who was then on hot re.
back at Temple Bar receiving the procemon, with
the following Notice :

"ADMIRALTY OFFICE, JAN. 9.
" TILIORAPHIC DISPATCH FROM PORTSMOUTH.
" Half pall NUM. A.M.
11 Admiral DUCKWORTH is in fight of the enemy's
fquadron off the Canaries."
His Lordfhip. on receipt of this notice, fent a pro-
per p:rfon with the intelligence to Ltoro's, and
adopted fuch other methods of making it known as
the peculiar fituation he was in at the moment'sna-
bled him to do. A Copy of the Notictrwas inferted
in a great part of our Impreffion.

In the afternoon farther accounts were received at
the Admiralty. which damped a little the expeflation
that had been excited by the Telegraphic difpetc,h,
and the following official Ratement was
• ADMI °MCI, Jaw. 9, tBo6.

" On the 23tb ult. Admiral Sir Jona Ducawoesu
" fell in with a French fquadron, confining of fix fail
" of the line and one frigate, in lat. 28. 41. long.
1" 19 37.; but from its fupericrrity offailing (being
frefh (hips) he loft frght of them, although at one
'" time his own (hip, the Superb, was within fix miles
of the fternmok (hip of the enemy, three of his
" own being at that time out of fight Am. The
" chafe continued 31 hours."
This intelligence was brought by the Amethyft
frigate, detached by Sir J. Docaworrn, for the
purpofe. Sir Jou,' Rates, that he meant to purfue
them to the WeR Indies, whither he had no doubt
they were pfocceding. Our fleet unfortunately were
dire9ly to leeward when they &It fell in with the
enemy, and nearly becalmed, wbilfl the French avail-
ed themfelves of a frefh breeze, and ran away with
all the fail they could crowd. Whatever the objea
of their expedition might be, there is little doubt it
is by this rencontre completely foiled ; and Osould
they arrive at their denination, (which is extremely
doubtful, as Sir June would not relax in his purfuit,)
they will either be blockaded in Martinique, or lktilk
home again, as when the immortal Nzasots chafed
them to the fame quarter. The Britilh Squadron
confided of the Sur eaa, the Pointers's., the Doss-
GAL, the Static's, the Casorus, and the AGA-
molow•
Great credit i 2 due to Lord Cozziscwoon for
having detached to this point, the infiant he heard
of the Rochefort Squadron, fo refpe&able a force,
under fo alive an officer as Sir J. Ducxwoarir ; and
no lefs credit to the Admiralty, who enabled him to
do it, and at the fame time completely to blockade
the ports of Cadiz and Cirthagena.