Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-10-14

devious at the More.
The most active exrrtions are making to
reinforce our grand feet, and Admiral
CORVALLIS will shortly have thirty sail of
the line under his command, exclusive Of
the twenty dispatched with SirRobert Cal.
der. Admiral Stirling sailed on Saturday
in the Glory. Of 90 guns, from. Plymouth,
and S more line, of battle ships were nearly
ready to sail from Cawsand Bay. A. Ports
moaths. che Victory, of 100, Belona, Sa-
turn, Hero, Repulse, Of ~ guns, will sail
IN the course of few days. We under.
stand thar Lord Nelson will proceed to Ply.
mouth, Co hoist his flag on board the San.
Joseph, of liz guns Ills Lordship is
TO resume his command in the Medirerra.
mean, with unlimited orders.
ss Fhe following letter, with which we were
this morning favoured from an experienced
and intelaigent Officer belonging, to our
squadron off Boutogpe, contains several
interesting particulars worthy of notice.
1t is dated New Ronney, August a.
S We arrived last evening; from of Bou.
logne, where every thing remained in-statu
quo, except that about thirty of the enc.
my's vessels under French colors formed
junction with the boulogne fotila ON the
21st inst. from the eastward. Several neu-
trails which we have spoken corroborate
each other in the report that eight line of
battle ships are ready for sea in che Texel,
and 400 transports, with about 1000 caval.
ry already embarked. About 90 900 troops
are also ready near Amsterdam and its Vi.
cinity. / really think feet, ere next
month is expired, will come up the channel
to give US little glory, when, probably,
the craft IN Boulogue may attempt an inva.
sion. There are two or three difficulties,
however, that this attempt of theirs will
mos, evidently have to contend with, be
their attempt made when it may, to sur
mount, which is not, thank God, exactly
at their command. In the first place we
have asceriained HAT, with all their nven-
ton and cunning, they cannot bring out
more than 900 vessels from three harbors
at Boulogne, at one tide, 800 from each
and these only at a spring tide. This is
! not one third OF their number, and will be
open to- the attack of our squadron from
the moment me second division of their
Hotila begins 70 move out, Secondly
The tides are so various ia, the channel,
setting such different ways, that il is I'm.
Possi BILE they can keep together; the at
tempt Of keeping together Will be the de-
struction of many of them; add TO this
the impossibility of their landing on this
shore the same tide. They mast, there
fore, in waiting the opportunity of landing,
without superior naval force toproteet
them, run the risk of total destruction ere
they reach the B;itisn shores.
g have been thus particular to give sa-
tisfaction to the numerous enquiries of our
friends, and to shew you that every exer
ton and attention on the part OF govern.
ment is exertea. against the worst of con.
sequences. assure you, that the squad
ron on this important post amounts to not
less than seventy vessels oTwar, of different
descriptions"
On Saturday the letters brought by the
Gottenbugh mail on Friday were dellveret
from the Post Office. The account of the |
defeat OF the combined feet had excited
the most lively JOY, throughout Sweden,
A Russian corps, the force ofwhirh is va
riously stated, was, II IS said on the soth
Iuly, on It's march towards Austrian Pc,
lald.
Augu.t 2z.
We stop ttrep press TO announce the fol
lowing intelligence which was received al
Lloyd's at half past two O'Clock.
:" Admiralty Office. AHgust27.
Aletter from Admiral CORVALLIS, dated
a2d instant states, that on the proceeding e
vening Tie Br.s fee consisting of 81 sail
line of battle ships, and 4frigases, appeared
outside of the harbour. The acmiral an |
chored the feet off the Black Rocks, and
in the. morning endeavored to bring the e.