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London, England, 1805-08-30 00:00:00

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The Soling, Bayless, from St. Lack, is arrived
at j4iverpool : fbe failed on the 6th July, under con-
voy of, the Biauttso frigate : on the Bth fhe fell in
with the Grenada fleet, which fhe joined, and parted
from them neat day.
Tne Lovely Betfey, lately arrived at Cork, from
-Barbadoes, failed from thence on the 14th July, un-
der convoy of his httjefiy's (hips BARBADOS; and
Cuss, in company with about 20 fail: they were
• bound to Tortola, and were to fail from ibence on
the Auguft with the fleet. The Lovely Betfey
parted Coon after failing from Barbadoes, having
carried away her fore top malt,

The report of the Combined Fleet having gone
again into Ferrol, where they were faid to be block.
aded by Sir 2,64iinst, was again revived laft night
in the City; but we have not been able to trace the
rumour to any authentic fouree. Another rumour
Oates that Sir RpaegT, who arrived off Ferrol on
the nth, afcertained on the following• morning that
no part of the combined fleet was in that port, and
that he immediately took a wefterly courfe in fearch
of the enemy. •
There are accoutus from the Channel Fleet fo late
as Sunday laft the xstb, at which time the combined
fleet had net made their appearance, from which it
may be inferred that it was not their intention to go
to Brea, at lean in the fiat initance ; for by that time
they had been twelve days from Ferrol. Unlefs,
therefore, they had changed their courfe after they
were feen by the Deacon, they probably haveSl
rived at Rochefort to victual, refit, and perhaps pike
on board troops. in Rochefort they might he Able
to co-opeiate with the Brett Fleet ; anek.hefides, the
harbour of Rochefort is-difficult to be &leaded. 'lt
is poffible too, that if the Rochefortrlquadron, r=
any part of them, have returned, which there is fome
reafon to fuppofe from the Neu, having leen foul.
fail of the line about zo leagues off Minot on thq
Bth, it might be the obje& of VILLENEUVE to take
them with him, and alto the I'Orient (hips, prerionfly
to his proceeding to Brekif that was the objet of
-his ;nitrations.

In foe, however,, all h mere conjeillure rOpefling
•the objea or deflination of the enemy's fleet : but
the northern track, in which it was fiat by the Daa.
cow, fo far in the Bay of Bifcay, would be quite un.
accountable if they intended to go for Cadiz and tile
Mediterranean. It was the opinion of Lord Noun*
at the beginning, that Rochefort was the place of
the enemy's deflination, and the information hitherto
received Items to confirm it.

The affair at the mouth of Brea harbour, !aft
week, was much (harper than the Note from the
Admiralty gave us reafon to (uppofe. Admiral
CnRNWALLIS having received intelligence frotp the
in-(bore fquadron, on the sill, that the enemy were
projeaing fome movement, anchored with his whole
fleet, in the evening, near the Black Rocks. In the
courCe of the night, he fent a cutter round the fleet,
to inform each (hip, that he meant to attack the
enemy at day-light in the morning, and that he
himfelf, in the VILLE DE PARIS, would lead the van
into ation. Our intrepid tars were at their quar-
ters all night, moil ardently longing to have an
opportunity of trying the metal of the enemy.
But when, in the morning, the French fleet got
under weigh, inaead of bearing down to attack
the 13ritifh Squadron, they put about and flood back
into Brea harbour. The gallant veteran immediately
made all fail after them ; and, being nobly fupported
by Sir RICHARD STRACHAN, in the Cxsaa, Captain
OTWAY, in the MONTAGUE, &c. fucceeded in bring-
ing the fternmolt (hips of the enemy to ation. The
fire of. our (hips, during the ikon time that it tatted,
was tremendous ; and, as they had opportunities.of
raking the flying (hips of the enemy, the latter muff
have fuffered confiderable damage. They had very
nearly (ucceeded in cutting off Come of the liernmoa
(hips of the enemy, one of them carrying a Rear-
Admiral's flag ; but they unfortunately got under
cover of their land batteries.
Our loft in this engagement was very (mall : the
CNSAR'llad three men killed, and five wounded. The
VILLL DR PARIS and Moirraoua had a few wound-
ed, but none killed.

An exprefs was fent off yefterday morning to Mr.
PITT, and the reft of
.the Cabinet Minifters, who
Ihortly repaireo to town, when a Cabinet Council
was Immediately held at Mr. PITT'S houfe. Lord
Haw itesautty was not prefent, as he (till remains at
Weymouth. As Coon as the Council broke up; Mr.
PITT, Earl Lord Mut.caiiva, and fiveral,
other Members, dined whit Lord C•STLIiIIi•QH at
Eaft Sheen.

YeHeyday morning at ten o'clock, Ikon u row, the
Mellinger belonging to ;he Lord Chamberlain's Of-
fice, was fent off by Mr. CAI:RUT, the: Secretary to
the LORD CHRIARRILRIIO, with difpatches to the Earl
of ElaOrtaourn, the LORD CHILMIIRRLAIN, who it at
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