Star.
London, England, 1806-03-24 00:00:00

Cadiz, with his Maje(ly's (hips of the line, .Stvis-s,
firencel, Dorsoat, Canopus, Powarkr,u,s., and.
Ajax. • On the astli and 26th of December, ke
Aided a Trench fquadron of fix fail of the line and{
a frigate, without being able to come up with thorn.
After looking into the Cape de Verdes, not finding.
the enemy them, he detaChed one of his th;ps, we
believe the Powsarut, to India, with the
irtelli-
gence, and proceeded direr to Birbadoes with the
remaining five (hips of the line. Being there joined
by Admiral COClfill4llll, in the NORTHUM
together with the ATLAS, he procTeded to cruize off
Martinique, in order to intercept the enemy ; but
intimd of going thither, they went direst for St. Do-
mingo through the Mona pafage ; thus avoiding all
chance of difcovery in the Leeward Mande. The
enemy had arrived near three weeks before the ar-
rival of Sir Josue Ducxwoarn, and had landed Tome
military reinforcements for General F , the
French Commandant in the City of St. Domingo.—
The intelligence of the enemy's arrival was fire corn
municated to Admiral Doczwoavir by Capt. Coca-
Rana, of his Majelly's Blip Kw:serail ea, who
watched them till be law them anchor in the Bay of
St. Domingo, and immediately proceeded to give the
information to Admiral Ducxwoarn, who, with
Admiral Cocalass, loft no time in proceeding
againft the enemy. On his arrival off St. Domingo,
on the 6th ult. he found the enemy's f%uadroo at
anchor, whole Admiral had that morning made great
preparations for too elegant gkjewa? to be given to the
Governor and principal Merchants of the town. In
this &nation were the enemy, when the attack was
commenced by Admiral Cocnaaia on the French
Admiral's Ihip l'lmperiale, which, after lofing one
hundred of his brave crew, be facceeded in driving
oa (hors. This gallant Officer was expofed to immi-
nent peril during the anion, and bad his hat blows;
off by the wind of a cannon ball. The anion Idled
only two hours, and the resit, as we have already
Rated, proved eminently glorious to the Britilk flag.
The anion, we nnderfland, took place about three
miles and a half from (bore, in the bay of St. Do.
ening° ; and had not the wind let in, the whole of
the enemy's fleet mull have been in our poffeffion.—
The French Admiral, when he cut his cable's, tried
tb make for Ocoa, a bay to the Weftward of the bay
of St. Domingo, but was cot off by our fqoadron.
The'following was the line of battle of the, tWe
Beets

1110LISN.

74 I.lrapaisle h4O-
- L'Alszandre .
1114 Le Bravo 74 .
74 Jupiter 74—TAmew

74 Dy4lseda

Adas 74
Alf/MAIIAOSI
The French Mistral efcsped on &ore, with part
of the crew of l'lmperiale. The Diomede ftrucir in
the anion; fire afterwards was run on there. The
Captain, and foam of her crew, were taken prifoners.
The frigates and corvette efeaped.
*ISAACS or a ROW All 0171 CIA If rag

/LEST.
I feel extreme pleafure in fending you a hefty
account of the allion we have had here. We were
on the point of failing for England, when we received
intelligence of the enemy, by the KINGSFISHai. A
Danifh fchooner, that had been taken in tow by the
French fquadron. arrived at St. Thomas's, off which
the Kincrsristr to was eruiring, and gave information
of them to her, and? molt fortunately, fbe got a weft.
erly wind, proceeded to St. Kitt's, and found our
brave Admiral, who, you may be Pure, went home&
ately in qncil of the enemy. On the 6th of February,
we difcovered them, three leagues off the town of Qt.
Domingo, where, we have fince learned, they bed
landed isoo men. Having intelligence of our ap.
proachi they weighed anchor, and Rood to windward
to (better themfelves under the fort of Aux Cayes.—
We inßantly attacked them, and, after a fmarteake
of two hours and a qlarter, completely defeated them.
We captured the three following fhipc : Jupiter, 74
guns; Diomede, 74, and Alexander, 74. L'lmperiale,
of 540 guns ; and le Braave, of 80, we drove on fhcre,
and burnt. Two frigates and a corvette, the remain.
der of the fquadron. efeaped. Our force confifted
of the
Superb
Adm. SiriONN DVCIWOITE
•.• /Captain SATIN

e„f Admiral Lome
wt Captain Auseam
lit ear-Ad. Hoo. A. Cocnaana
74 Captain Mot mon
74 Hon. Captain STorroari
74 Captain MALCOLM
74 ---- Pen
64 ---- Sir E. BERET
33 ••••• MACKENZIE
..•••••••• WOOD
---.- Co

Northumberland •
Spencer .
Donegal
Atlas .

Apmentron
Tlagicienne
Acafla
Kinpfither

" There were goo killed on board l'lmperiale, and
the other French fhips (uttered much. It is with grcat

faisfattion I have to add, our lots was comparatively
Irnall, confidering how clarly we were engaged.—

We did not lofe one commillioned Officer. Admiral
I.s Sitcsa, who commanded the lquadron, whole
flag was on board l'imperiale, was, with all his fur-
viving officers, madc prifoners. Tic following is
what we have learnt from tome of the French officers:

In December, t t fail of the line, %%WI fiigatcs, failed
from Breft. Soon after, 'NI feparAted into two
fquadrons, era of which our Admit al chafed in vain
off the Canaries. It is fttppored to have gone to the
BONA►AIT& isin the Zephyron,