Star.
London, England, 1805-11-06 00:00:00

NINETEEN SHIPS

OF THE ENEMY'S LINE STRIKING

THEIR COLOURS, AND

BEING TAKEN POSSESSION or
EXCLUSIVE OF ONE WHICH BLEW UP
IN THE ACTION.

We truft that for ages to come, his Name and
Memory will be a talilmAn of infpiration to the heart
of every Britith feaman. Above all, witrutt that
our young Naval Officers will form their warlike
charaeler on the model of an undegenerate Briton—
this ;Hilarious model, whore whole foul was an
union of wifdom and intrepidity l

6$ Lord Net.sott's (hip being clofely engaged with
66 the Santiffima Trinidada, and others of the Ent-
" my's Ships, a Mufltet Shot fired from the top, woun.
•" del his Lordfhip on the Shoulder, and deprived
.' him of his moll valuable Life.

" A gale of wind at S.W. coming on the next day.
" and on the 24th and 25th increafing in violence,many
" of the Prizes broke a-drift, and being clofe into a
" lee-fhore, it is fuppofed that feveral of them molt
a have been wrecked, and Vice-Admiral Co:Aiwa-
" WOOD had made two fignals for &boy ing all that
64 could not be brought away—two chips, from
44 which the Prifoners could not be removed, made
46 their efcape into Cadiz—the Santiffima Trinidada
46 wasfunk, and two others of the line were dellroy-
"ed before the Lieutenant left the fleet. Admiral
Vior.ss sum who commanded in Chief, and
4g many othcr officers of rank, are among the pri-
" loners.

Befides the lots of Lord Net.soN, their country
•• has to lament that of Captain Dove and Captain
•• Coons, and about Soo men killed.
" The Bst.t.etsmt was totally difmmuled; the Ts-
al mutates and Rover. SOY/ REIGN alto Coffered very
•• much ; but no one of his Majefly's (hips were loft
•' in this moft gloriOus conflift."
At one o'clock this day, the Park and Tower guns
were fired in celebration of this Splendid Viaory.

Lord Nszsoa has fallen-
-0 Lux. Dardanfa, fpu 0 fidifEma Teuerurn !
hze vulnen eerno ?
MOCil as the Vielory of Cadiz confoles us at this
eventful period, for the gloom of events in another
quarter, yet the mind at this moment divided be-
tween grief and triumph, knows not whether to
congratulate our country that a vielory has been
In dearly purchafed, or to with that our beloved
IN:!tsow bad been (pared for fome happier hour
of vielory, when his great foul might have tri-
umphed over the enemy without the lois of his blood
—or, had the Peft of Europe, with Tome hundred
thoufands of his Brigands, been facrificed to the fall
of our.hero, it might have been fomething to lay in
the balance againft this national calamity.
Glorious and gallant (bade of our Islkisoir. fare-
well ! On this day of mingled emotion, will the
tears of every Briton be Wed in grief for thy memo-
ry, and admiration for thy 'ail achievement
NELSON is no more !—than whom a braver and a
truer Patriot never fell in defence of his Country. !
Of the private life and virtues of this Great Man,
we caunit, in the prefent circumltances, nor do we
need to give any particulars. His country Ira: long
known him.—and known that the generofity of his

heat was in all Wise& wenthy of his imelditili j''nius. He was the friend. of his country, afittinnat •
to his lilha; a erns rapport/r of authority, bat, Sefterday the wind having.elaaged talk kW-
the perilous times of party, untarnithed by afperity-- there was Se uncommon degree of, blest and lk-1
untitled by party. tivky in the Downs. The Blue Peter at every Blip's'
iiisgrearnefs was never fubfervient to the purpofes wait brad, fummoned alt chit 01Beers on board who
of ambition, at leaft to any ambition but that of had been allowed to get ea those. They were all in
ferving his Country. While the Corfican Tyrant high (pinks, and in the evening the whole expedition
was tiling in the path of guilty glory, and bloated got under weigh for the Ureter.
by every foulnefs of cruelty, over the blood of the The following letters furniiir a feii particulars re.
innocent, and the-liberties of his Country, Nat.:mu (petting this interelling event :
was advancing in the love and confidence of Britain,
by devotion to her true int.trefts, and fpotlefs fidelity
to her honour—he lived for her glory, and he pe-
tithed in her caufe.

THE V.:11E15711n.

DrAt.. NOV. S.

This ;octant the Downs exhibits a grand and inte-,
refting fcene. At one o'clock the fleet fired twenty.
one rounds, which, oi:h the wincl-at E. S. E. pro.
dticed a =ft firiking effth. The whole of the tt#llf-
ports are getting under weigh, and will fail this even-
ing. Blue Pen is now flying at the fore-top-man of
every (hip here, for all Officers, men, &c. &c. to re
pair immediately on board. Boats cannot be had a.
any price, with difpatch equal to the orders. AU is
buille and confufion. The Officers teem all in high
fpirits. Such is the thirh for information relative to
their defliny, that p. h.s been offered by the Officers
of the German Legion this .day for Engli(h newf-
paper►, and numbers have been bought at that price.
They are bound for the. Wefer.
Aworstsa Lurraa, Faise Dazto—Arrived the
BRIJ 1Z ER, DLO/B iOURD, VYLZ.AWT, EITAIL LISS,
Sr aRX Lilt, and Pilsen re gun brigs, front a cruise,— I,
Sailed the Teurry, of so guns; Aatanna, fijgare,,
with General Dots on board,• Sty, and ALERT (loops
of war, and Rawosa armed (hip, %with the clivifion-11(
tranfports, under the command of Captain Cu Gve e..
noose and Lieutenant Come, for the Northward.,
This being the Anniverfary of the Guapovader-Plot,
the (hips of war in the Downs, whore line•estended
about two miles and a half, fireda falute—it had a
grand drat.
ANOTHER LITTER, SA/4B DATE.—Arrived the
VESTAL and PIMINORTALITI fiigates, and leveral
gun brigs, from off the French coaft. Came down
from Sheernefs, his Majefty's (hip STANDARD, of
64. guns. The greateß bugle has prevailed here
the whole of this day amongft the troops, owing
to the wind having !hilted from S. E. to the S. W.
and fine weather. His Majefty's (hips LEOPARD. Alt-
Anne, and ALERT, with feveral other (hips of war,
with a large fleet of tranfports, having en board the
Coldflream and 3d Royal Guards, the sad, or Royal
Welch Fuzileers, the 4th, or King's Own, and the
14th Regiments of Foot, the 9stb, or Rifle Corps, the
King's German Legion, together with Artillery,
Generals, and Staff Officers, attached to the above,
failed this afternoon from the Downs to the eaftward.
Wind S. W.

tour, ocresre 23,

The 86, 9th, astb, pth, 36th. and 89th regi-
ments of the line, are expeacd to embark immediately
at Monkllown. The 36t11 marched into town this
day from Bandon. The Bth, from Middleton, were
to embark this day at the Eali Ferry, and the 89th
from Kinf.tle. The 30t1% are on their march from
Limerick, the 9thirom Fermoy, and the ath from
Mallow.

Yeflerday the Duke of CAMBRIDGE infpefted the
Royal Horfe Guards at the Cavalry Barracks. His
Royal Highnefs is expelled in-town to day.
On Sunday morning, at nine o'clock, Lieutenant
Colonel JFkitittson infpefted the ill battalion of the
Qteen's Volunteer Corps, in their ground in Chelfea-
fieTds, for the lad time this feafon. After the in-
fpedion, the corps marched to their armoury, where
they de p oft te d their arms and accoutrements till the
Sprik One of the members of the ad company
refuting to depofit his belts, the Colonel difmtifed
him from the corps. _ _ _

On Sunday the Spelthorpe Legion, commanded by
His Real Highnefs the Duke of CLARENCI, had a
grand field day on AtiltOrd Common, where both the
Cavalty and Infantry went through their various
evolutions much ti the fattsfaelion t,f their Royal
Commander ; and on Monday his Royal Highnefs
entettained the whole of the officer!, and a large
party of fiends, at the Toy Tavern, Hampton
Court, with a fumptuous dinner, which was ferved
lip in a tiyle of fuperior elegance, confifling of all the
delicacies of the feafon. Latt night his Royal High.
nets held a grand Malimic Chapter at the above Ta-
vern ; and this evening the fellivity will finial with a
grand Ball, patronifed by his Royal Highnels.
The St. Andrew's and St. George's Volunteers
were inlpteed on Monday in Gray's Inn Gardens,
by Lieutenant Colonel JENKINS,N, for the fall tidie
feafon.

The Nairnthire Volunteer Battalion, under the
command of Colonel L. GRANT; the Moray(hire
battalion of Volunteer In/Autry. under the command
of Lieutenant Colonel A. GRANT ; the nitres Rifle
Company, commanded by Captain M.Dosatzi ; the
Duffus Vclunteer Infantry, under the command of
Captain Sir AecitlliALD DUNBAR ; the Drainy Vo-
lunteer Company, commanded by Capt. BRANDER;
and the Knockando company, under the command
of Lieutenant GRANT, have all been reViewed by
Brigadier General Goanon Comet roc, who exproled
in Rrong terms his approbation of the& corps.
The grand match or trial of in firing, between
all the principal Rifle Companies in the London Dil-
trio, commenced on Monday, at Montpelier Gardens,
when the ground was marked nut by the leveret um-
pires ; and the firing began with the Hackney Rifle- 1,
men. Their firing continued the bell part of the,
morning, when the Duke of Cumberland's Sharp
(hooters took the ground, but were prevented corn•
pleting their part of the match by the approach of
evening, which materially injured the latter part of
their• firing. The, filing will he continued every
glooday and Tttefday hula the match is corn.
pieced.