Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-12-31

w0en she went ashore, vera saved, ha'
ing an Engi,sh prize officer and.incn o
board. -.
"Neptuno, Came inthe morning of In
22d, jismasted. and drilled on shore O,
the night Of the z3d, near ST. Catalina
and was io,aliy lost crew saved. having az
English prize 'o.iicer and men on board.
s, "San Jaan Nepono.ns, san Ildephon.
so, Argonau'a and Banana. totally dis,
! mas,ssi. and seem in the possession Of the
j Engiish on the Esd.
" Missing, though the Tower gave no
tee, ofone mere Spanish ship being in
possession ofthe English, but do no, men
ton her name, supposed 10 be the SAINTS
ma Trinidad, Of IA guns.
"raEkcH sHIps.
{ "Pluton.-Came in the night of the
2ist.
AIgeziras.- Came ia The night ofthe
22d, having struck 90 and been manned
oy the English bu, being totally dis
inas'ed, and ungoyernsble, in the gale a.
night, the EpglIsli gave the command to
the French. Oh condition they should not
be prisoners Of wa. Tins SHIP had above
800 men killed, and among them Admiral
MAgoz.
------, Totally dismasted struck
to and was taken possession ofby the In.
glish but struck The shore, and went 10
pieces near st. Petre, on the night OF the
sd, and every aoul, except about Is, are
said to have persisted.
"incorruptible, Neptune, and Hero
Came IN on the nigh of the 2l.,, much
damaged, and are calling for succour at
the mouth Of the bay.
" lie Achili, blown no ipring the aG,i-
on,tle major part ofthe crew saved.
L'Argonant, came in on the night of
The 2lst.
4" LIE Aigle. dsmas,ed and in possession
OF the English, but IN disuess a.ar Torne
Gorda, said to be got offand coming in.
Bucentair, Admi,ai Vleneuve wound.
ed. totally disuasted, and struck 10 Mel
son. The Admiral and his Captain, were
put ON board a frigaie. and The ship man
ned BY lieutenant and 80 meo. In the
night of the 2ad, the sap was blown by
he violence OF the wt,sd, towards the
shore, and anchored near the Castle OF
n, Sebastian, andihe nexS day, about ON
bnur after the people were taken out,
went dnwn. Major General pr;gny. who
was left on board by Nelson, IS slightly
wounded. a, Cadis 400 men are ,cpor;-
ed killed on board ;his ship. and most of
the officers wounded.
8 Inuep;d, fle,Ionb,able, Mon,blanc,
Ooquayirouin, Formidable, Scorpion, Der.
lex and Swiftsure--these ship are mis-.
sing, but as it is kHown that several of
them had struck to The Esglish, il is sup
posed they are in lher possession. Aie
port however prevails, that Admiral Du.
Arnanoir has escaped with 4 f;igaies.
. fhe bodies of Admiral Magoz, and
Capt. Villigries, are reported TO be driven
on shore bsl~esn Caaiz and ST. Patrick,
we're sboui 1000 bodies have seen driven
on the .hore. The whole beach IS cover.
ed with he wrecks of ships.
The five friga,es and bi ies had return-
ed without any material damage. the
Eagle is said TO have got of, and at az.
chos in the channel.
cadiz, Oct. IS 1906.
"Nop STATS P VI. Cape s,partel bear
'ng ESts. 30 mites distant, captain Chew
ell 10 with a Brdish feet Of IA SAL ofshe
line, under Admiral Colilngwood-=w
lrought to and boarded by Inc Maqtm
si1pp OF var; the lieutenant of yh.ch IN.
| formed, that Lord Nelson and OILY two
| captains were killed--that they had l3
( Ships disabled, which, with 4 of The prizes,
rad arrived safe at Gibraltar: mat the
Iest OF the prizes were either DESTROYED
TO prevent their falling INFO the hands of
heir former possessors, lost on shore CIR
drilled into CadIz-bay hal most of The
latter class bad been destroyed by The
boats from the tleet. The Santissirpa
irindada was destroyed when in sight
OF CadIz, after It was found impracticshp
70 bring her Of; J bai Admiral Vile
neuve was on board Admiral Colhnr-
woods ship, the preadnought.
The same day lrf ths lleet in COM
pany With the Victory. (Lord Nelson's
ship) and Hellise, (bo,h under Jury.
masts,) boundto England.
" He could not tell the number Of killed
and wounded, as the returns were not We,
completed. The general opinion al Glib.
rallar, however, vas 10000 men must
have Iost lheIr lives IN The aelion.
"The blockade OF cadiz was continued
by Admiral CoiIngwooa!"