Star.
London, England, 1804-10-24 00:00:00

PROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, OCTOBER 23.

ADMIVILLTT-OMICI, OCTOItt 13, 1804.
C•pv of a Letter fiver tbe Monocrat* WILLIAM CORNWALL'',
Admiral of the White, Ste. &e. to WILLIAM Matinee?, Efq.
dated on bred OW ViLLa me Peals, in Torbay, the mob of

• Oftober, !no. •
Sir—l have the honour to enclofe, for the informa-
tion of the Lords Corokniffioners of the Admiralty,
copies of the feveral communisations tranfmitted to
me from Captain Mona', of the 'NOW FATIGABLE,
giving ail account of his proceedings in the erecu.
tion of •the fervice he was fent opon, in which he
has, in company with the ?Arouse, LIvILT, and
Alamos, fucceeded in detaining the .Spanith fri
gags therein named. Admiral MONTAO COMM-
pleated to me the arrival of the Lima at Spithead,
on the tyth, with the Fama. (Signed)

W. coaww•Lus.

• 5, • INDIFATIGABLZ, at lea,' Oift. 6.
Sir—l have the honour to acquaint you, that I
have executed the fervice you did me the honour to
charge me with. On the morning of the 29th of
Sepltember, the INDEFATIGABLE got off Cadiz ; on
thsloth, we fell in with the Mimosa. Capt. GORE
hat jog informed me the Ass prison was in the Streightt
Biwa., and that the Tesoreria was off Gibraltar,
andthat Sir Rosser Baits-ow meant to go into Ca-
diz for the trade there, on his way to England; I
thought fit to fend the MEDUSA to apprife Sir Ro-
' star Baaeow. of the nature of my order, that he
night then judge whether or not he fhould go into
Cadiz, and I .direaed Captain GORE to rejoin me
with the Alumina as foon as poi ble off Cape St.
Mary. On the ad initant, I was joined by the
LIVELY, .and on the 3d, by the Mronse and Aat-
'MlA i ,the latter having communicated what, I
theitgbkneceiary to Sir Rosser Baazow. Yeller-
day morning, Cape St. Mary bearing N. E. nine
leagues; the MIDUEA made a fignal for four fail
W. by B. I made'the fignal for a general dace; at
eight A. IL difcovered them to be four large Spa-
nu& trigs* Which formed the line of battle a head
on our apprelach, and .continued to (leer in for Cadiz,
the van flop carrying a broad pendant, and the (hip
flat to her a Rear.Admirsts flag: Captain Goss
' being the hiadmoll (hip, placed the Mums* on the
wordier beam of the Commodore; the Imorrarsoa-
as,l took a finailar pofition alongfide of the Rear-
Admiral ; the Ame HlOll and bestir each taking an
opponent isi the fame manner, as they came up : af.
ter hailing to make them (batten fail, without ace,
tared a (hot acrofs the Rear-Admiral's fore-foot, on
which he fhortened fail; and 1 tent Lieut. ASCOT?,
of the Internment.% to inform him, that my or-'
ders were to detain his fquadron ; that it was my
earneß with to execute them without bloodfhed ; but
that his determination mutt be made ;pliantly t after
waiting Tome time, I made the fignal for the boat,
and fired a (hot a-head of the Admiral. As loon as
Atedficer returned With an unfatisfaiStory anfwer, I
fired another (hot a-head of the Admiral, and bore
down elide do his weather-bow ; at this moment the
Admiral's fecond a-(kern fired into the Aeration
the Admiral, fired into the Istisrartcarizz ; and I
made a figtial for dole battle, which was intlantly
commenced with all the alacrity and vigeta of Eng-
Hat tailors. In lets than ten minutes la Mercedes,
the Admiral's fecund a-Bern, blew up alongfide the
Aiermtou, with a tremendous explofion. Captain
Sorrow having, with great judgment, and much to
rny (265/et:lion, placed himfelf to leeward of that
flip, the efcape of the Spanifh Admiral's (hip was
rendered almoli impoffible ;in thin. half all how'
lie flruck, as did the opponent of the Llvt ie. Per.
ceiving at this moment the Spanilh Commodore was
making off, and teeming to, have the heels of the
MEDUSA, I made the fignal *fat the LIVELY to join
in the Chace, having before noticed the fupetior fail-
ing of that (hip. Captain HAMMOND did not lofe an
inflant ; and we bad the fatisfadion, long before
(unlit, to fee from our mail-head that the only re-
maining (hip had furrendered to the MEDUSA and
I.Azzy. As (non as our boats had taken poffeffion
of the Rear-Adthiral, we made fail for the floating
fragments of the unfortunate Spanifh frigate which
blew up; but. except forty taken up by the Am-
F HlOleb boats, all on board perifhed. This filuadron
was commanded by Don Josers BUST.% M FiITE Knt.
of the Order of St. James. and a Rcor-Adrniral.
They are from Mon, e Video, Rio de la Plata, and.
from the information of the Captain of the flag (hip,
contained about four millions of doliai 5, eight hon.
dred thoutand of which were on board the MerceJes
which blew up. Other accounts late the quantity
of fpecie to be much greater, public and private,
and there is betides much valuable rnerchandize on
board the captured (hips. Our lots has been very
trifling. I have not yet had the returns fr..:na the
other (hips, but the Imosra ricaata did nut We a
man. The Spaniards (offered chiefly in their rigging.
which was our obje&. The Captains of the d.ffcrent
Blips condueled themfelves to ably, that no honour
could accrue to me but the fortunate accident of be-
ing fenior officer. The zeal, a&ivity, and fpirit of
the officers, feamen, and marines of the fpadron is
bell evinced by the complex manner in which they
performed their work. Lieutenants Goes, P
and Ascorr, of the IPIDIVATIGABI I, and Lieute-
nants HavILAND and Hots, of the marines, gave
me that lupport which their uniform good condo&
formerly taught me to rely on. Mr. Gairrivia's, the
condua has my petted approbation. I pre-
fume to recommend, in the &ranged manner, Lient.
Joan Goat, of the Irsori•rioaszr, to your favour
and rotation. ( Sig edi2 GRAMME NOORS.
Force of ;be span forwt
La Mum ifiwg lb")—Fortrtwo guns.. fete= pounders •
the maim elwiowel three bun& wimen. taken ; two mm Wed arm
ten weendal.

LA FAISAAVISSADOIket.IahIp)..-Thrty-fli gems, twelve ran-
dors, co the main deck nod tyro hundred and cabal men taken ;
no ITI BM &

LA CLAllAtlttrty du ono. twche.poustiers, on the tondo
deck, and three hundred men, taken t no return.. .

pus, twaer-poondirs, on tt,
main deck. and two hundred end eighty nun, tgew up ; &wad
Caputo and furry men caved.
. 1 tr. ‘n Le, Plymouth Sound. Odttbre t 9.

Sir—l have to inf tan jnn art the arrival at the,
port, of his hfajelly's thip strider my command, with
tl a AMPHION, which I prep c: to tder to
England foe the fecurity of the two Spar ith ft iga.e.
la Medee and la Clara, which we have htought
Ist with so. We hate fccn nothing of the Mtou.o

and L maim, with the Spada
the evening of the saints. abets
I enclofe a copy of the' acenant _
the Spanith Major of the (quadrat,
and cargo on board the four fhiya.
Dour tole, &c. (Signed)..
A general ftatesneot of the Goods sad
gates of this Avitioo,eoattaanded by .
y Guerra, Chief of the Neutron uf tie
ON ACCOORT OP TOR
Ms o ca--35 lacks of ViClial
cafcarilla, 1627 bars of do, 803 ptea au
Lars iu Myer.

Fa ma-300 ban of tin, all planks of
in Myer.

M nexuses—so racks or Vicuna wool. 20 data ssid tasks
estcaritta, 1239 bars of tin, 961 pigs of copper, sod slip°
in Inver.

CLARA.2O fadri of Viiona wool, 20 cleft sad fucks of
eatilla, 1666 bars of *4371 POP of copper. sod $34.694 dadus
Oloer.

TOTAL 73 rocks of Vicuna wool. 6o ebefts and amk6 of est.
carbla.4732 bars of do, 5735 pigs of copper. as pkoks of wood,
and 1,3°7,6 ja dollars in OM.

ON ACCOUNT or TES aIitCRANTS.
M1D11.32 thefts of Fianna, 951,619 dams in fivers
2.79,50 x gold, reduced into do:lan. and 114,600 kg" II geld M.
doted into dollars.
FAMA-316,597 dollarq in Giver, 2:7056 airibrsdosid lon
dollars, and x 54: ingots of gold, reduced into
MitaClD r--. 590,000 dollars in direr.
CLAILA--621,400 gold reduced into &Dan.
T0rr1...-32 thefts ut Platina, 1.,1159,5t6 dollars in
1419,4(8 gold, reduced into dollars, and 130p11 ingots od reds
reduced into dollar
ON accoonr or TIC MARINI COMPANY.
Mum f,sl
liniato-14.930 real Gdns. E.
CLARA.-10 pipes offal oil.
ToTAL—s6,9s3 feal kin: and 10 pipes of real all.
Copy nf a letter from Captain Moses, of Ms Majelfes Sip ffit-
IGAILI,to WILLIAM ISIARSAIN,E94.IIMMI din slit
Sir—l herewith tranfrnit to you, for their Lord-
(hips' information, a return of the killed and wound-
ed on board his Majefty's !hips in the anion of the
sth of Odober, !Boa, together with the loft of the
Spaniards. I am, Sir, ace. (Signed)
°Lana* 1,00114.
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Medtda":...Her Return not received.
Araphion--Lleutenant Witham Dorsett; wooded. 3 Ames
and one eta toe, worded, badly.
!lady—a M&lad i 4 wounded.
La Medee (tbe grist& Adagral)—.4 liMed ; to tratimiiii.
La Clara—p Med ; lo wounded.
La Fanm—t t killed ; and go *Graded.
Li Adereedes.ralown up, the &mod Captats, sae
,41 imam
Geed by the A mpliicia, all the red perifted.
(Sallied) maws MOBS.

PLYMOUTN, OCTOSIR 22 —CAM is from the.
Channel Fleet the rourmoras y, of pas. Rear
Admiral GRAVES; RIFOL3I; of 74 guns, Cotenant.
of 74 guns, and the 131ADICSA, of 38 pan—Sailed
to join the Channel Fleet, the &trauma, ofttrl
g.uns, Natan, of 38 guns, Rear Admiral
Lo
NORTNISK ; and the Aloes, of 36 guns; alto the
H•ItLEVIN; of 14 guns, and the 13scass, of to
guns, on a cruize. This morning the ad battalion
of the 8111 Reginient, where embarked on
&tonics, of sd:guns, Lieut. Lassa, and
tranfports, fir Cork, to relieve the 48tb• Re'
ordered to the Well Indies.
By accounts from Gibraltar, brought by the As.
r Rion. of 36 guns, Capt. Sur TOW, is learnt, that the
deaths at Gibraltar in the hot feAfon, duping the pre.
valence of the fever, had bees nearly 8o perfons daily,
but had confiderably abated.
PORTSMOVTN,OCTOIIi R 23.—ArrivecItheCcictia
and. the Tic rsr a, gun-In ig 1. from off Havre.—Sailed
the boa cutter, on *MOM The Bsausoar cutter
is appointed to convoy the following veffels, via.; the
Loyalift, LENDS!, Stork. Tuosersoss, and the War'
liam Henry, Durst., to Cork, to join convoy for the
tVell Indies, and will fail to-morrow if the wind is
fair. Wind Eatlerly.

DEAL, Octosra 23.—This morning failed the
CuRLIVI :loop of war, with a fleet of outward-bomsd
vet Tels under convoy, for Portfmcuth l'Essmaciat
floop of war, with a convoy for Cork; Footless
(loop of war, with a Beet t.f tranfports, having of
board troops under convoy for Goernfey ; WASP.
RAIN DkIRR, and the SAR•CiII floop of ear, with
the Camel and Minorca Bore Ibips, to the mamas*
CHAMPION and I'IMMoaTALITt frigates; HARM
DART, ORESTES. ZEPHYR• licantss. and PUPIL,
Hoops of war Fear and D;st•ovsay bombs, with
feveral gun-brigs for the French coati.

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." .1. 4;41
frilpite ream,
a they parted tram
at delivered to me b
iadroa, of the tre
wipe. I have the
eaa *w 11011111.-.
liffeeta,brought by` del
7 Dee Jegeph de Beften.
the Reyaltirry.
rill /LINO.
1.04 ehelts end rubs to
of copper, and 75t,740
If wood, end 77e0p00