Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1805-09-27
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COMBINED FLEETS.



PHILADELPHIA, Saturday niekf
September IS.
Z Arrived this afternoon, ship Lon.
don Packet, capt. M Dougall, il So days!
from London. Papers % the 10th ult.
ANNOUNCE encouragement etweehthe COM
bined fleets and the British squadron un-
der Sir Richard Calder. L lated Eve
hours, and was closed by night coming
%. Two Spanish s4's were captured.
Enclosed You hate some particulars
iron, paper of the 4th August.
!. Also arrived, ship William Lewis,
Hartwell, Ii IS days from Bordeaux.
August is, was spoke BY I French ncet
of So sail, steering SSW apparently
hound 10 The West Indies.
FaInours, July -
Arrived dis evening, ne Frisk cut
Der, lieut.. Nicholson, from the channel
hees, which she left on Saturday evening
last. Lieutenant Nicholson Immediate.
Invent OF ma chaisc and four. The
nature Of his dispatches y nos known
here. The Ffisk salad immediately
Tor PIymousk. Shorty AFTER ffieate
appeared ID sight, having u 10Y alins d
hatxle ship totally disniasted, which pro.
eeeded on for the eastward. There can
Be no doubt but that an action with some
cfthc enemys ships had taken place
His Majesty Brig MonchcFon sailed
R.A u 80. -. s $500 y 8. =. =. 4 -
above. and has NOT YET returned. Weare
quite nnxious here for fufsher intelli.
] esnce. Yesterday arrived The Pandour
and Hornet. bound DO Sicily rs lazaretto,
conveyed by the Insolent gun brig.
r. s. Orders IRE this moment receiv.
edfor she East India flest % sail.
PLynooTn, July 50.
Two II The afternoon. AZ length
our wishes respecting the defeat of the
combined squadron are realized by the
exsftionsof the gallant Calder and his
sqnadfpn of fifteen sail Of the line, with
the comhined French and Spanish Acct
Of 20 Sail OF the line. from the West In
dies Several ships disnantled and dis.
dhlsd, have been OF and on al the fore
nnen AZ length The Windsor Castle,
s. gems, much disahlrd, made her ADJ
peaFance and signal Mi,h The Spanish
admirable ship g. guns. in COW, 1 perfect
wreck, NOT mast Standing; the Syrius,
So guns. having also il tow i Spanish
"a gun ship, disabled. All thar can Be
learned ii prescnt Is, that admiral Cali
der attacked them of the coast Of Spain.
and Portugal some days since most yies
.urously The Spaniards fought gallant
u, and their allies, the French left them
"a the Iufch, as usual. Calder was Dur.
suing The disabled sl1ips, flying II at d.
Teetions, and Il MAS hoped CoIlinkwood
or CORVALLIS would come ii fof 8 share.
e. the former WAS on that atation. The
loss on both sides was severe i tiree 81.
feers were killed, and one of the ma
yines Of he Windsor cassie, and one Of
the Baraeufj besides several Of interior
rank, and many bfaye seamen md M
rines fell ii this netio6.
An express i lust gone Oh to governs
Dent With he agreeable infornastion Of
this grest heWs. Al here Is rejoicing
4 every psrt of the town and dock 4
shis importAnt victory. Al this crisis
the Windsor Castle. 80, had four ships
on her = one period, and fought most
brAvely. This action was fought the
21d July ffom4 2. N. nm 8 2. NJ. The
enemy had the weather gage the two
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