Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-09-18

charges % Thus the action commence
return "r s a. ship, the Hero, =, tack tack
ed; oui .d;ately, the enemy opened their
C lnlln I. and commenced a heavy can,
Gre on 20 ~ them in return. It continued
noa'o 1'nq. hitting fury for three hours and
s'n u1 when we saw, on the clearing OF me
'hani ;n,eryaIs the French line to wind
ios { and ships disabled, although we
s 'and not at the time distinguish Wns,nI 6
topl ta J to the enemy or US. AT half
nsY ,be firing ceased on both sides I;
Fas . o'5a,iral hoisted his Distinguishing
ne. a' = did the rest of the squadron
asn, y. We could plainly observe our feet to
SD; : ,olefsble order, considering the ex-
. !. forqiness of the weather, and had
p I'aareOtiy suffered but little, although the
W. W. On both sides was extremely heavy.
1g9b4ing Just to leeward of the admiral,
w., ordered into the rear to take posses
' % Of the two prizes, attending on which
S -, has been our constant employment
~. sssr since. About nine, the admiral made
Il. ,enal 10 bring TO on tbs starboard tack,
,ssieb was complied with by the whole
I'M, The two Spanish ships that have
n,rr.ndered had 600 men killed and wound.
ID their lower masss shot away by the
board. SO that they were rendered totally
manageable, and gave Us immense trou.
Me in rowing thsm. Had the weather been
dear. have no hesitation in saying, they
vOld have been completely defeased-but
he fog prevented our ship getting near
.pourh they DOT being discernabie but at
intervals and the French being to wind.
ward, were TOO wise TO come nearer to US.
On the Gath, the wind shiftedto the east
ward, which brought our aeetto the wind
yard the enemy. tthis time we were
70 far to leeward with our prizes, that we
could not see the enemy, though our feet
could.
Minutesof the action between the oom5in-
ed feet of France and Spain, and the
British squadron, under the command Of
Vice Admiral Sir Robert Calder.
!" II. M. ship Windsor Castle,
lat. A, deg. 10 min. long II
deg. % min. Cape Finisterre
S. Z. lie miles one hundred
leagues of Ushant.
up. NJ. Moderate breezes, and thick
ioggy weather. AT two o'clock, Admiral
Calder made the signal for an enemy be-
ing 10 sight, and to prepare for battle at
8 do, forthe line Of battle in open order;
IS minutes after four, the van ships having
lacked, signal was made TO engage the G.
nenv's centre in close order; S. after four
he cannonading commenced by ships a.
head; the fog being SO thick could not
discover whatshiPs were engaged ; ten nil
nae' past i've, being on the larboard tack,
Observed the BarAeur on the starho RI
tacki tackled ship on her wake; the fog
having cleared a way a little, discovered 3
fltuehline of battle ships, frigate and a
oo'g opposed to US, when we opened our
a's, with an almost 1incessant cannonadinp:
MAS ninutez after six, a Spanish ship IF
= ss hne dropped down to support the a
Oovs ships; they hauling their fore and
man hayards ca board, made sail to wind.
, from US, at he same time kept up
@SasYhre' t@o,otherships oftheline took
9sf staii5ns the Prince Of Wales com.
SOp partially engaging two ships of the
. y ,ae'r foremost FIRE directed at us, and
s ' alsrmost at the Prince OF Wales. AT
~ Ls''u our tore top mast and main top gall
. ,.~' mast shot away. AT forty Ave after
g. ''a, observed the ship opposed to us be.
NC 'ne beam, with the main and misen
- s gone which struct her colours, and
l.sVppSa sstern; sent boat wish lieut..
NJ. Iuealx to take possession, who was
6f IN, by the heavy fire from the Prince
,olo. @Ss' not observing she had struck her
Az AUS 70 us. The headmose of the two
a,5 s', whose Ere was divided between us
NM. Ss rrlnce of Wales, appeared TO be
nm, ~ Saoted, bore up and dropped down
- S0O' hne, under very heavy are from
1 !. asletn. her lower nast then standing.