Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-10-22

Private accounts from France state that
THE French and Spanish fleets are 10 co-ope.
rate in the expedition agains. England and
I thar asquadroa of five sail of the line and
four frigates, with several transports, are
now ready for seaeat Toulon, having 10, 600
troops ON board. This force is supposed
to be defined 10 attack the Russians at
|. Corfu.
There is letter in the French papers,
dated Madrid, which, if it be correct,
.shews that there has been an action in the
M editerrauean between the Spanish feet
from Carthagena and British squadron !;
probably the one commanded by sir r.
Bickerton, in which che former were de-
feated. II states that information having
been received by signal that some English
ships were on;she coast, admiral Don Juan
Martinez sailed with his Acct tromscar,ha-
6ena to intercept them; but after engaging
shem-for some time. the fire of The English
SO inoessapf, that the Spanish admiral was
found it expedient to haul his wind, and
return TO porewlth all possible expedition.
August 81.
TWAS rlmoyed Yesterday, on the au.
thori.y Of aprivate letter from The Hague,
of the 23d inst. that BopaPsrte had sud-
denly quilted Boulogne on the 18Th, in
consequence Of dispatches received by him
from. Paris, and that orders had been re.
csived IN Holland to Suspend the further
enabarkatioa of the troops in the ports OF
that country.
A serious Misunderstanding Is said ,e
subsist between tie French princes, in.
which Louis The e;gh;eenth ard his brother
Monsiens entertain contrary sentiments.
We are in some measure indebted to a
neutral ship for the capture of the Didon.
She spoke the Phoenix first, and soon after
wards the D don, to whom she COMMUNE.
cs1ed the intelligence that she had JUST
spoken an English corvette Of 20 guns, and
that the Didon might, by setting all the
sail she could, ovartaks her. The Didon
accordingly carried aPress Of sail, which
soon brought her alongside of The Phoenix,
when she found her mistake. The action
was galantly fought, yard arm to yard arm,
fer two hours and ffty.two minutes, BY
the log. After the Freaehman's main and
t~mizen masts had gone over the side, he
grew desperate, and, as last effort, ran
his bowsprit over tie taarail of the Phoe-'
nix and attempted to board her. Blu,
though the Preach officers did every thing
they could to encourage their men to board,
the latter could not be prevailed upon
Inc Phoenix then boarded the Frepchman
10 her turn, when the enemy called for
quarter, and struck their colors. Hef
forecast fell over the side as soon as she
struck - the number Of dead upon the dsck-
gave the ship the appearance of charnal
house. 1,
A letter from on board the Dragon, ia.
ted al sea, the 18th inst. says.-On tx
18th, off Cape Finistere, We chased, and.
ieined The Phenix. with dismasied frigate,
which proved TO DC the la Didon (goiag
t. Foulon with disp&tchesl which she had
taken on the 10 h, after severe action.
Tbs French frlga,e had 1 80 men killed and
woundsd--,he Phenix IS killed aud
wounded. We KEEP, her company the next
day he l4th IN the afternoon saw the
French feet to windward, some of them
sanding towards US, and lheirfrjgates re-
cennoi efipg. We had 40 apprehsn-
sions for ourselves as we sailed so well !;
but wished 20 save"thr frjgates, as one was
disabled, and the other would not carry
press OF sail from her masybeing wounded.
We had that morning spoken Dane,
whom we told tina, We had IS sail of the
| line cruizing near us. This fellow being
opor, wind and near them, their advanced
| fflgatcs spoke him, and be no doubt, com
manicated The Intelligence he had receive!
from us, for the frigste Immediately lacked,
frsd gan, and was covered with signals.
By.thia time We had fred gun and made
some signals as if 10 Cur aees, which con
Grmed them in THAR apprshensions, for
the. allhauledsthsir wind we made another