Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1805-12-26

ADNllN I i VT TiSES WV We
DiTpa,ches Of which the following are copies,
were received at the Admiralty Office this day,
a, o'clock A. M, from Vice Admiral Colliug,
wood, commander in ehief or his MsjsRy's
ihips and vcfIels off Cadiz:
Esysla' off Cape 7,etalga' o5. II.
SIR,
The ever TO be lsmented death of Vice Ad-
mira Lord Viicount NELSON, who. in the
late ra,ti with the enemy tell in the hour OF
victory. leaves 70 me the duty ot informing my
Lords ConmiiIionen OF The Admiralty. that on
the 9th ina. IL was communicated 20 the Com
mandcr in Chiei from the ihips watching the mo.
tions of the enemy in Csdiz. that the moined
Hect had put 30 fss as they failed with ligs,
winds ~eherly, his Lordihip concluded their
dcfination wss the Mediterranean, and immc-
dia,ely made all fail tor the Streighn' entrance,
with the Britiih fquadron, conlitiug OF twen-
ty- -feven ihips, thee Of them hx,y.'ours, where
hi. Lordfhip was informed by Capt. Blackwood
iwhofe vigilance in Watching & giving notice OF
she enemy = movements, has been highly unerito'
rious) tina, they had not yet psGed the Sueghss.
On MJnday the ~ n inf, at day light, when
Cape Trafalgar bore f.. by S. about ieveo
leagues, the enemy war diicovered fix or feven
mile, TO the ealtwsrd, the wind about weR, and
very lipht, the Commander in Chef immediate
~ made the signal for the fleet TO bear up in
two columns as they are formed in order of fail
inp a mode Of attack his Lordlhip had pre-
vioully directed, TO avoid the Inconvenience and
delay in forming line of battle in the utuai
manner. The cnemy's line conifrd OF thirty
three lbips tof which IS were French and IS
Spanjih) commanded in chief by Admiral Vien-
euve the Spsniards under the direction OF
Gravns, were with their heads to the north
ward, and formed the line OF battle with great
cloiencfs and corrcetneis ;--but AZ the mode OF
attack was unufual, 70 the Rrueture OF their line
war new liz formed crcfcent converting 10
lcswsrd--io that, in leading down to their Gen.
IRE, 1 had both their van and rear, sbaR the
beam before the FIRE opened, every alternate
min wa, about cables length to windward OF
her fccond ahead, and s.fterr, fcrmipga KIND
OF double line, and appeared, when on their
beam, to leave a very little interval between
them and This without ding their ihips
Admiral V,lleneuve was 10 the Buccntaure IN
the centre. and the Prince OF AEur'as bore Grs.
vinas las 10 the rear but 'he French and
Scanih fhips were mixed without any sppar-
ent regard 30 order OF national fquadron.
A. the mode Of our attack had been pseviopf.
" determined on, and communicated TO the
Flag Objects and Captains, few Ggnals we'e
peceiIsry. and none we're made, except to dife0
cloie ordes a. the lnes bore down.
The Commander in Chief in the Victory led
ne weather column, and the Royal Sove reign,
which bore my A,g. the lee.
Tive atsioo htgsn az twelve o'clock, BY the
jesaire fhips OF the columns breaking through
IN. eue,ry's line, the csmmandef in chisf about
che tenth fhip from the van. the fecond IN com.
msnd about the twelfth from the rear, leaving
be van Of ,he enemy unoccspied |; the isscsed-