The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-10-11
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E-sna TIE Madrid Gazette, ef,ihe e.5 Of .<1w:.a


F'-sn1 tie Madrid Gazrtfr, effhe 6.b Of .1nr.e.
Admiral Dratipa has written TO his ExcelIen-
cy the Prince of Peace, under date of the es,h
| Jelly, AS follows:
Leaving Cape Finifterre a5leaCues TO the fouth
eah, on the 22d July, the combined iouadr,,n
proceeded with the wind at W. N. w. in the
orecuon OF f. to 5. Z. formed in three columns,
then covered witt thick fog
| Al noon, the chaiing veiit.ls made = Gqnol re
feeling twentyone fail to the e N. T.. the grs at
| or part OF which were ihips of the line We i'm
mfdiateiy formed the line OF battle with the lar
/ board tacks on board. placed mv!clf at the
head of the Spanifll iquadron which comnoI;sd
the advanced guard, and the French Admiral
placed hlmtclf in the centre Of the line.
Inc enemy appearing to have lixtecn fail of
'ne i'ne' or whlch three were deckers, and two
armed en- Hute, mar0uvcred on the oppoEte
tack apparently with dcGgn of turning our
rear. TO prevent this, the Admiral made the
! hgnai to wear, which WIS executed in an in
i'ant, without waiting for the lait Ggnal to com
| mence the evolution
The iaf veiiel Of the rear guard being cover
ed, the argonau., on which had NV flag, COM
menced a hire on the van guard of the Enelilb.
which continuing the movement i, had com.
nenced, prevented 1t from discovering the one
1t lad executed.
he enemy's fqua,'ron formed itfslf in circle
at the moment we executed the fine manuuvre.
| then began between our van and the whole Of
the enemy line, within half gun boat G,ot. 4
very lively combat, which extended itleIf fIc-
ccihveiy to the centre oc orr line
lie tog was 70 thick. that in f,ite Of the
proximity OF the enemy, we could Only at in
ttrvals dlitinsuiih their veGCls.
Our fire was coneautlv fug,ported and WILL
directed. We faw one three decker which had
ioit her m'zen, and one of an inferior Gze, which
nae lott her main and foremais. The aSfion
continued until nine O'Clock; the enemy then
wore and gave up tie action; we were then
ranged in firm line
The Esd, at day break, notwithstanding the
fog' we dIicovered that we had two l,ips milf
hhg' the Firm and st. Raphael. We then favy
TIE enemy going on the oppofte tack wearing
Immediately, we re-eftablifhed our line in civ.
ing them chaie: we then faw that they had Q
lhiPs IN tow that were difmslted, and that their
lne or Rattle was competed of thirteen nliDs of
the line, one OF which had LOFT her fore-top-maft.
we continued the chafc the whole dsv. with.
out any iuccets, the enemy having conftantly
nnan@uwed IN manner to prevent fecond
rencounter.
The oath paH in the fame manner; we faw
the enemy FAR TO Reward, carrying all Gail On
the tarho2rd tack, the wind blowing gently
from the NE.
The 9sth, the wind was very Grong at n. T..
with high iea, we then faw nothing Of the enc
my; during the day we made Cape FiaRcrre
bearing due ear.
IN this fitultion the wind bling sgainh orr
proceeding to Ferrol, and many Of the French
vefieIs having water for no more than fix davs.
embauafitd bcTdes with 600 rick s wounded.
without any means Of fuccouring them, we de-
termined 70 enter the port OF Vico, that ~,
might obtain the necenaries we Acod in need
Of.
AS foou rs ! fhalI Rave received the pott;cu-
lar details from each vefel, ] will hallen 10 fepd
them to your exccllepcy. The FIX vefleis under
my order, have fought on this uccafion with as
great bravery as UNDERTAKES g, and / fink
that the enemy avoided fecond rencounter
only becaute be did not find the FRI very f,tic-
factory. The force was equal on each fdc, "a
to the quality Of the veiicls, as we had not ore
three decker on oar hde, and had two fna,I
ones Of 81 guns each.
The fame I'D riral announces, tiat on tho
9th of juno, The f;gitror being near g7rba,locs.
two triEaics dii~ove'ed 1T 10 O'Clock in tn.
morning, Convoy Of s fail and made GgnaI
Tor general Chafc; tl'is was executed Win
great iucccis, for at O'Clock in the evening.
tt:cen veHels Of the faii CONVOY were captursj
/ blythe two frSateS and she hrgNnaut, on boar
of which Admiral Gravina had his flag. and
which ~ nc iuPerior laiiing feon Joined The
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