The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-09-24

If Lord Mellon va, of cape ST. vincens On the och
OF Jay, according to the London accounts there an
iearcely remain doubt, that he mutt have reipfor-
eed adn Callers a.et about the middle of Aayuit
IN that CAFE the Enghih biocladipg fIaidrdn could
not have eonhaei of i-is ths IS f Of tie Lne be.
iides frisa,e. and briggs.
V'so where rhs combined aeet have taken re.
fage, is ii,uated at the lead of fpsc;ous b y.
ABOUT 40 miles to the f from Cape Fi,iHcrry, &c
iurr'nnded bv wall with four b,aons. This har.
pour was the ieene OF celebrated fsa-fght in 1902
between the Ensliih and Dutch 1e.rs sni.r fir I,
Rookie and 'dda,ron o. French men Of war With
- Spaniih Calleons under nyoy The pslaye
into the fa1Sow, fays Shoilstt was ns-row Securei
ny 6affeves, er.f aad 6rscf 7csrf, on each file hy
itrorg b.s.. eonfsns Of iron chairs, top matt, and
cables moore! at eich end fevep.y gun dip;
and fortified within hv hips OF the fame aren,h
lying athvart the channel with their broad 6.iss TO
the oiig. As the fri and fecsi rates of the cnnbi.
red Aees were too large enter, re admiral, fist.
ed their flag, into fnaller n p; and dviion of IS
Engiiih sld Dutch fps o. the Inc, with their fri.
Sate'' hrc-ihips and kstches was defined for the
ierSee In order to ac,li,ate the attack the duke a
Orniond landed with $500 m N, at III. difanc. Of
Ink miles from Vigo, and took b. aiI;ut fori and
P'a'trm OF 40 pieces of cannon AZ the trance Of
the harbour The lhps advanced 10 III. attach.
Vice-xsn,irsl HopT,n, crowding all his al, RI, d.
reStly againit the boom. wh;cS VA, brok,n IN *.
nrt mock; Then the whole flul ron e,rse t-.ii ::
hour' through prod .i,Ws fire from ti,e enc avs
Hips and batteries Thef. lao however. were l,o1
'tor,sed AM taken by tn. yrenl c.irs who hal BEEN
Iued. me great hips tag AMI the fo.ts az each
hde OF the h1rboir, wl,ch ia kts ,ime tfev Glen.
ced The French fn,ln the. felvss ,;.a,.e to e,pr
WIN inch an atveriary, barnes and ran afhor, 3
hips ana a. many ,dvie. bD.,; bur 10 ilips of WIT
We're AIKEN, together wi ! G,lleons"s :, q ~.
This Description we have though, p-o,e- 10 pre-.
Tor,r t..
II njar eaterprf- " NOT prob Div b, ii. d .r,ake
bv Nefri and Caller A Lo,;o, y iper hro gly az
ludss to III eSen, she' in emp n e. DIN our ths
Observation-Disclosures FtenchAee Ill; ely ,op.re
atter the engagerneT. wth Calder; it ohfsrves thst
Viso Is port, wieTe i, IS urderRnoi the woGli
not ind ;uthcient Ipiat,, aud reu,if " Sh,uI
Nelfnns Feet undertsk- ileh an en- erp-fe it would
b. ab.urd 20 take the ine of the attack in 1902 as
the meafure of its probable fucees becanle there
was much greater difpropvtion be,ween the Free
OF the hottie a'ets then there is the reen, tin-
and beeaure the marines of the protest. navy can
icarcely be expected initiate the gallan- entcr,rif
OF the duke of O.inond, who contributed 10 en.nti.
ally to the viaory of me Feet BY diiabng the BAT.
ferries the !hore.
Since writing 'he preceding paragraph, the editor
ma. had an opportunity of converting with very I'M
tegent captain, who was in this harbour dus;f, th.
lat winter. Actordna 10 his deferip,ion, the town
OF Vgo is iisuated at the head of fpscous bay, az
iuch diitance from It's MOURN that none of the guns
OF MS bations can poGhiy play upon the vetiels az
tney su'er On each Tide of he mouth of che bay there
are two iilands, with forts erected them for guard
: Ing ITS mouth; but 70 wretchedly fortified and
manned, that armed veff-l with IL guns
would be iuhi lent TO ience their ar:i.Iery The
weakness OF thete forts will doubt induce the
French admiral To etec batteries upp,y their place.
winch conliderrg the van namber Of the troops HAT
ne has OIL bolrd will lie the wsrk of cry ,rss days
The late victory Of the Englfh ovsr the combined
fee,s and the ultimate arnihation of the tsr may
be expected to have iome iaaaence upon TIN, ters(s
y t orr o7Oh country. Whit augmsnts the pride
OF e, g ant and more particularly the oversear;ae
temper et ITS navy; whilR il mutipes their un-
provoked aggreiions upon our veH.s, and their IN
fuitihg Bockad o. harbours; il NAV be eyret &.
ed to work contrary eAea upon the court Of GIad-
nd ana predfofe ii TO NOR ir,n da,e and f1vo-
liable adIultn,ent OF Our exiting d.ipu,es.
We hall correa the impudent M prelsntatio.s Of
4 the Sohon Censnei IN our Dext paper. :.
To make room FOR the able and n,erefirg replv Of
the French government to Novozisof's ro,e, we.
have Thought proper to exclude large portion, cs
news ald original matter -
IL IS with great rspret that I'VE Fate the teatf os
Mr. HoDGklNSoN, one of rhe moi diliny,. C,ei
Nshsstr:eal performers the continent
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