Star.
London, England, 1805-08-03 00:00:00

THE BATI'LE.

The following leiter from a Midfhipman, on
board the EGYPTILMN frigate, to a relative in Lon-
don, contains, fume particulars, which, we think,
will not prove unacceptable to our Readers . .
"On board his Maefty's Egyptienne, July a 9,
Plymouth Sound.
* Ere this reaches you I fuppok you will have heard of Sir Re.
BEIT CALDER'S having fell in with the Combined Fleeti of France
and Spin off Cape Finifterre, and as the Egyptienne was %with.
the Englith tquadran I can give you as eircumftantial an aompnt
of the ad ion as you can as yet have received by the ppm Our
fluadron confilted of filter° linvof battle. hips, two Alger* a
lugger, and cutter. The cutesy twenty line of battle fhlin; fence
frigates, two brigs, and a SpaniVs galleon of s 6 guns. jelpia. a.
little before noon, the Defiance balk on the look out a.heo.snada ^
the fignal for feveral ftrange veffels to the S. E. The Admiral tat •
mediately made the fignal to make an fail, and preparefue battle,
our two frigates being direCted to keep fight of the enemy. The
advanced line of battle thip,at two P. M. made the fight for thirty
fail. Shortly after they were ken from our deck, forming the
line of battle on the larboard tack. We continued to Band on till
we were within gun that of them, when we hove-to to °time
them. The line appeared well formed and regular. 01. e of their
frigates had the galleon in tow. Oar linevea4onned on the Oar•
board tack, and was nobly ledinto action by the Egyptienne. At
five P. M. the anion commenced. As we being the headset&
(hip of our line, fame of the fternmoft hips of the enemy halted
Spanins colours, and two of their lined' battle hips gave us each
a broadfide. which we returned ; and we time learned that the
kit broadfide they got, which was from us. hot away the fe
coed Captain', leg, and did fame other damage. One of them
then bore up, and raked us, but did us no material injury. Our
line, who followed us clerk up, now began to open their fire on the
enemy ; the weather being now become way thick and-foggy. we
I were merely directed by the report of guns. At 111 the fog began
I to clear away, and the Windfor Cattle was perceived firing a
beuadfide into the enemy's veffek palfing on oppofite tacks. Five
minutes pit fiz the firing was continued without interruption. I
fay the Ajax behaving worthy of the name the bore. Half pelt'
feven, raw the Windier Cattle with her foretop-matt (bit away,
the firing rather fla:kened. The fag clearing a little; we few nue
of the enemy with her main and =ken m. it gone, having truck
to the Malta, running out of the line. The Windfor Cattle ap-
pears to have fuffered confiderably, but continued fighting glo-
rioutly. 'The firing continued ; the horizon appeared like a line
of vivid lightning. Three quarters paft nine the fazing teaferl ;
made fail to join the Beet ; people ftill at quarters. At ten we
(poke the Glory, who requefted us to take charge of two captured
vads ; bore up for them ; (poke the Thunderer, the informed us
of her having Go men killed and fevehteen wounded; bark away
for the prizes and boarded one of them; found her in a molt ter-
rible fituation, having sso men killed and 40 wounded ; nest day
took her in tow ; they are both Spaniards ; Meath= an gun
OOP. and the other a 74. On board of the two captured Slips
were altogether _too men killed and wounded. The BritMt fleet
not above jo killed in the whole, and not many more wounded.
We kit Sir RCISERT CA LIMILII in ezpirtation 'of attacking lims'
enemy again very Coon, and be difpatched us and the Sirius fri•
gate, with each of us a prize in tow, for Engtand,tothe regret of
every body on board, wkh the Windfee Cattle, which is difabled.
(Signed) • GEORGE HUTCHINGS."