Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-10-18
LONDON, August Is = II.

LONDON, august 10 - -.
Dispatches have been received at the
Admiralty from Lord Nelson, and num-
Der of private Letters are IN Town down to
the 1st of July, which state, that the French
feet in Toulon is apparently ready Tor
sea.
Dispatches were on Wednesday receiv-
ed at the Admiralty from Sir James
Saumarez, at Jersey, which state that an
expectation was daily entertained OF All at.
tack from the enemy, several movements
having Of late observed 10 have taken place.
Dispatches were also received from Admi-
raj Peterborough, dated off the Texel, the
18th instant. The enemy remained nearly
in the same position as they did when the
previous accounts were transmitted.
Dispatches were on Wednesday receiv-
ed from the Brest squadron. The enemy,
we learn, are still in the outer harbour,
watching an opportunity to escape, which
If the elements do notinterfere, we trust the
vigilance and seamanship of our squadron
will not afford them.
Some of our cruizers off the coast OF
Holland and Flanders last week looked In
to the Roads of D. ashing and Ostend. In
the former were thirty four vessels of diff
ferent descriptions and in the latter, fifty
six were counted, mostly gun boats and
cutters, as all transports had been removed
into the canal coming from Bruges, and
their number could not therefore be ascer
tanned. Information has been received !,
that forty-four more gun boats and fiat
bos,omed boats, built upon the banks of the
Moselle, had descended the Rhine, and
were IN the waters Of Holland, and would
probably in a week arrive at Flushing, to be
fitted outthere. An aid-de-camp of AID
miral Verheul had brought orders from
Gen. Monnet, commander OF the French
troops in Zealand, to hasten the departure
of all armed vessels through the interior
canals of Flanders. ell neutral vessels
from the Dutch Harbours report that the
common opinion in Holland is, that Bona
parte intends to have tn expedition under
taken soon; bul at the same time, that his
officers and men are no more SO sanguine
in their expectations of an easy conquest i?
this country, or speak with the same con-
tempt of the nation of shop keepers as they
did last year, some superior officers, who
have dared to demonstrate against land
ing of an army embarked in gun boats, IN.
protected b. men of war, have been bro
ken by Bonaparte.
The Bengal feet, consisting of seven
ships, and estimated at 1900, OooL is ex-
pected TO arrive 1st of next month and no
apprehensions ale now entertained for their
safety.
The Marquis Wellesley. has transmit
ted notification of his design to quit Ben
gal early in the ensuing season.
The Court Of Directors Of the East In
Ola House have voted the following sums
TO the Captains, Officers, and seamcu of the
China 9ees, for their gallant conduct in bea-
ting off the French squadron under .Admi-
raj Liaois -
To capt. Dance 1000 guineas and piece
of plate value 200 guineas; capt. linens
100 guineas, plate 100; capt Mofatt, 500
plate 100; capts. Henry, Wilson, Farqu.
harsou, TORN, Clarke, Mention, Words
worth, Kirkpatrick, Hamilton, Farrer,
Penaegrass, Brown, Larkins, and Luck
ner, 500 each, plate so; chief officers $50
euineas; second. do. 125; third, fourth,
pursers, and surgeons 80; fifth, sixth, sur
geons' mates, boatswains, gunners, car
penters, SO each; midshipmen 80, other
petty officers, 13; seamen, ordinary sea-
men, and servants, 6.
Lieutenant Fowler passenger on the
Camden, captain Dance, for the services
he rendered, 800 gaineas tor piece OF
plate.
The value of the feet thus saved, on an
estimate made by the Supercargoes lnciud-
ing the private as well as the public IN