Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1805-09-16
TitToryO0er fbc Combined SquadrOnf.
OFFICIAL

OFFICIAL.
Kay-OHce, Lond9n, July 81.
letter from ;'e Hon. Admiral Cornwais to VIM.
Marfden, Ffl dated Vile de Paris off slant, 2sth
July, encIoies the following DGPatch.
SIN, Prime Of tHI4t.s, :S'p!y IS, 1905.
Yeferday at noon, at. 43, deg. 90 min.
n. long. II deg. y min. ". was favour
ed with a view of the Combined Sqradrons
Of France and Spain, conGlting of 20 fail
Of the line, alfo three large ihips, armed
.enAute, Of about 50 guns each, with Ave
frigates and three brigs the force under
my direction a; this time confling OF IS
Gail of the line, two trigates, a cutter, and
lugger, Immediately food towards the en-
emy with the fqaadron, making the need
ful Ggnals for battle in the clo(eit order /;
and, cn cloling with them, | made the hg-
nal for attacking their centre. When had
reached their rear, tackled the iqu adron
In fuccefiion this brought US cloie up un-
der their lee, and when our headmott thips
reached their centre the enemy were tack
ing in fucceflion this obliged me 70 make
again the fame maneuver, by which |
brought on an action which lated upwards
of four hours, when | found it neceilary o
bring-to the fquadron to cover the two cap
tured fhips, whole names are in the mar
gin. | have to oblerve, the enemy, had
every advantage Of wind and weather dur
ing the whole da-. The weather had been
foggy at times, a great part Of the morn
ing and very foon after we had brought
them to a6tlon, the fog was 10 very thick
At intervals, that we could with great diff
Guilty, fee the ihip ahead or a-itern of us ;
this rendered it impoalble to take the ad-
yantagages Of the enemy by hgnals could
have wiihed to have done had the wealth
er been more favourable. | am led to be-
lieve the victory woyld have been more COM
p!ete.- have very great pieaiure in iayingr
every ihip was conducted il the mott maj
terly ityle and beg leave here publicly
to return every Captain, Oihccr, and man
whom had the honour TO command on
THAT day, my mott grea;ful thanks, for their
conlpicuouly gallant and very judicious
good conduGt.
The Hon. Capt. Gardner, of the Hero,
led the Van Squadron in a mott maitcrly
and oiIicer-ike manner, 10 whom | feel
mylelf particularly iude bted as alto TO
Capt. Cuaing for his aiIiitance during the
action -Encl fed is a lit of the Killed and
Wounded on board the different lhips. If
I may Judge from the great laughter on
board the captured lhiPs, the enemy mutt
have fufftred greatly. They are now in
fght to windward, and when have fccur-
ed thc captured ihips, and put the lquad-
ron 10 rights, ihall endeavour tS avail my
felf of any opportunity :hat may offer to
give you forne further account of theie COM
bined fquadrons.
have the honour to be, &c.
r. CALDER.
Lii Of the Ships Of the Squadron under
the Orders of Vice-Admiral Sir Robert
Calder, Bart OF the z2d Of July, 1895.
Here, Hon A. RI. Gardner, I killed, 4
woun3ed.-.fiax, w. Brown, killed, s
wouniea -Trianaa5, 4. Imam ; Killed 8
" oanicd ~-B-y4,fr, Q. Martin, 3 killeo,
woun led. .-s1.gase-~ssq, Harry, wound
ed--W'isdsr Cg2t, { Boyes, 10 killed,
=; wounded.-D.fs7Y, z. {. Durham, l
killed, : wounded Prime 9f n -ak5, Vice
Admiral, Sir K Calder end Capt. w.