Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-21


Moncheron. sailed from hence this ane.-
noon, TO speak The above. and has hot Yet
returned. We are quite anxiGrs here for
further Intelligence. Yesterday arr ived
The Pandour and Horne, bound 10 Sicily,
as iazArs;tos, conveyed by The In.olt ut gun
brig.
p. s. Orders are this moment received
for the East India feet to sail.
PLyMours, July 50.
Two ia kae affernorD.--At length our
wishes respecting the defeat OF the corn.
b,ned squadron are realized by the EXERT.
ons of The gallant Calder and his squadron
of Is sail of the line, with the combined
Preach and Spanish fleet If 90 sail or The
line, from the w. Indies. Several ships
.dsmantled and disabled have bsen off aod
onall the afternoon. A, lengslrihe Wiad-
sor Castle, 90 guns, much disabled, mode
her appearance and signal with the Spa
nish admrai's ship, 81 guns. in tow, a per-
tect wreck, not mast standing the Sy,i-
Us, So guns, having also 10 ,.n0 Spanish
"a gon ship disabled. All That can be
leasaed at present is, that admiral Calder
attacked them of the coast Of Spain, aud
Portugal, some days since, most vigorous
~. The Spsniards foeght gaslanlIy, ard
their allies, the French, left them in the
lurch, as usual. Calder was pursuing Tie
disabled ships, flying in all dire e,ions, and
1t was hoped Couingwood or CORVALLIS
would come in for share, as the fcrmer
was on that station. The loss on beth
sides ~aS. severe; hree officers wee Kill
ed, and one OF marines, OF The Windsor
Castle, and one of the Ba.ileur; besides
several of inf-rior rank, and many b,a,e
sesnlcn and. marines fell in the action.
An express IS just gone off to government
wf.h The agreeable information of this
great news. al, here is rejoicing in every
part Of the town and dock al this important
VICTORY. AT This ccisis The Windsor Cas-
tie, 80. had four Ships on her at Quo peri
cd, and fought most bravely. This.aciion
was fought The 22d July, from 4, r., NJ.
TIL g, p NJ. The enemy had the weather
CAGES the two Spanish ships brought in,
are, San Raphael, go, and La Fuma, "a
guns, AID have 500 killed AID wounded.
Most probably the feet under CclIingwood
OFT CadiZ, will intercept Them, aud Calder
is az their heels. The Rochsiort squad
ron made Calder Is sail OF the HE; enc
my. 4 French, 6 Spanish of the line,
irigates, beigs, and the Cayenne taken
from US.
Five, p. 1L--A signal is now up ar
Market Tor Tour SAL! to the westward.
ErfrHef II another letter.
This day at noon ws lad The pleasure
to witness Inc arrival the Windsor Cas-.
tie, 9s guns, capt. l.. Boyies, one of SIR
X. Calder's squadron, which has been
cruising 90 Ferrol; also the Sirius Gi-
gate, OF SO guns, capt. w. Prowsa and
l. 'Egyptisnne, Of 20 guns, capt. hon. L. T..
Fleming, each Of the two latter having in
tow Spanish ship of the. line. viz. The
San Raphael OF SO guns, and Fl BrHaa,
OF - guns, the former bearing the flag of
rear admiral, both captured on tbS. 22d
instant, as leagues from Cape Fnisierre,
! by the WINDSOR Castle and Malta, oi so
guns, capt, b B,iIer, af.er avery dsspe-
rate action, in which The Windsor Castle
had suffered much in her hull, sails, ond
rigging; the fore.topsnas, shot away, 10
Other crew killed and SIS wounded among
the former are lieutenants Carey and Fos-
ter, and the lieutenant Of marines; the FIRST
lieutenant is wounded nlhe shoulder, but
not dangerously. The Spanish ships led
the van; the Windsor Castle being the
Van ship of the British fleet, with the Nah
la next her, i, fell 20 their lot 10 engage
the Spauiards, and the Windsor Castle
was al one time engaged with the whole
of The Spanish ships, but plyed them in
such rue British style that their H,asis
soon went by the board, and they hauled
down their colors. The French obsery-
ing the rough treatment of their ftieDds,
stood away, and the four remaining Spa
nish ships, not dseming II prudent 10 hold
a longer contest followed tbem.--A nd.
miral Calder with Ii sail IL lhe line pur-
sued, and there is every reason to believe
ard hope that in the course of e few hours
nc came up with them, and the result of
which little doubt can remain.
" 1t is also reported, tbs admiral Mel
son was wnbin few houfs all OF The end
N.Y."
a letter TO the Editors of the Federal
Gazette further states -
Mr.Bowdoin, our ambassador TO Spain
arrived ~ England the 3oih July.