Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-09-25

"Sue sau 20 HID1Yaru from us, at Tile
same time kept up heavy fire; two o.
Their ships OF the lice took their stations !;
the Prince Of Wales coming up, partially
engaging two SHIPS of the line their fore
mast ire direSied at us, & the afterrnost a.
the Prince Of Wales. AT sevsa our fore
top-nast and in-top-gallant- mast shots a.
way AZ torty-hve after seven, observed
the SKIP opposed TO US before the beam,
with the main aud mizen-masts gone,
winch ship struck her colors, and dropped
asterni sent boat with Lieutenant Mo-
ineaux to take possession, who was pre-
vented by the heavy fire from, the ,Princc OF
| Wales, not obse,yiug she had struck her
coiors 10 us. The freadmosl OF the two
ships, whose fire was divided between us
and the Prince OF Wales, appeared TO DC
much disabled, bore up and dropped down
! upon our line, under very heavy FIRE from
ships astern, mes lower-masis then stand
| ing. Abou; half past eight, the eaemy
| ceased hiring at US, but continued engaging
a-stern, until three quarters past EIGHT,
when they made sail to windward. Our
disabled situation, the standing aud run
ming rigging shot away, nnr mast asd
yaros mnci, wounded, rendered it imprac-
iicaele 10 pursue them ; al IL the Dragoa
informed us she was ordered 10 remain By,
aud assist u.,jfnesessary, to take us inflow,
"A. al. moderate aad iine---at so minutes
past four, observed the Malta man Of war,
Sirius ana Egypticnne frigstes,, coming
up from the leeward, with two of the enc
my's line OF battle ships in tow; the re-
Inainder of the enemy's ships, thirty in
nnnbsr, being hul!ed down to wipdward.
HE Britain squadron consisting of th,r-
teen ships of the line, Two "a gun ships,
and two irigsies: lugger and cutter. The
enemy's feet consisting Of twenty two
ships OF the line, six ffigates, and two
briggs, one store ship, and capluIed En-
glsh South Seaman, under heavy press
OF sail, to wipdward.
August 5.--Ths arrival OF the Malta, of
so guns, at Plymouth, on Saturday, with
dispatches from Sir Robert Calder, has
put an end to the sangoine hopes So gene
rally entertained that oar Squadron would
baye subscribed IN bringing tie combined
Ike once more in,o aciian. Il now ap-
pears thai from the evenrig of the IS n
oit. none of The eneuy's vessels were TO
be seen. We have been favored with a
1870 tst'ift oN I>y-ti--F tti AHC MALTA.
Nhich the following is an exira6t.
=" Aaife, az plymouth, -Nng. 8.
an safe and well after smart brush
WITH the enemy, the particulars of which
you rnu.s have befnsc this To cur sur
Prise and modification, aIler losing glo.
yious opportunity of completely destroy
ing the combined squadron, and addiog
additional honor 70 the British flag, We
have let than completely escape from us,
and our ship is arrived a, Plymouth. =
from The hour of the battle on the Dad,
I'LL The ss,h, we had the power in our own
hands Of stacking them again with every
prospect OF success. Indeed, SO confident
were we OF it, that every man in Tie
Malta, ! will swear, panied Tor the order
Tor the fresh attack. II is not for me 20
attach blame TO a superior officer, much
less commander in chief on the occasi-
on He may have reasons, private res-
sons, and indeed orders of such a peculi-
ar mature that govern his conduei, and tYe
up his hands. Bot where did better OPP
porinuity offer Itself with such glorious
prospect Of victory aud that has been
most clearly lost. Few OF our ships sx-
cePt the Windsor Casyle, have beeniniur.
ed and MOI single man und aunted in the
hect, with an enemy c Iicnuy in terror,
and flying before us.
" hiler the battle on the 92d, we CONT.
nued IDLE, IN faei, doing nothing, til The
I enemy was completely out Of sight. Ii was
tho obiecf oil our admiral most clearly to
keep ,hcm from getting INTO Coruana or
/ ferroi andwe presume, he, was daily,
even hourly expecting Me Beet OF Lord
Neison, We therefore, stretched away
ior ferrol, where we arrived on the goth
from Which place we were dispatched for
Epg'and on the Ist, sud arrived here 20
day. The cumbined fleets, we are per-
ieci'y satisfied, were bound COS Gadiz,
Letters from admiral Caider's fecs state.
that he was biocksding Ferroi, on the 81
August.
\ Accounts were received in Lopdoni that
Lore Nelson was of Gaze ST. Ninteuts,
on tho 2sth July. Ills LOrdshp vas ioin.
Ell By admiral Collinwood of Cadiz, bet
considering his sail of the Inc 10 be a
foll match FOR ire, c0mbired feet, he de
tachsd admiral =. to Fe4gme his station OF