Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-03-13
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T1EURSD aY, March rs.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT 7!

HIGHLY LNP0RI,4lNI' ]!
Our papers Of IaIt.evening .bso,t no
foreign news; but by a gentlemanffom
Warrington who was in company with
Mr. Mad!ion this morning, and who
received the intelligence from him, we
are forty to learn, what may be de-
pendsd upon; thar BoRaparte has bcci3
completely victorious; that all arulit-
tice has been agreed! on; that during
the srmiitice the Tyrol country, the
Venetian fSatcs, taestwo Aultsias, and
Carno!ia, are given up to France.
that the remainder Of the Ruilian army
has liberty to return ITO Ruliia.; the
king Of Pl.uf1ia has granted the French
army leave TO march thro' his terrific
ries, to attack the ~Engifh and Ru1ian
forces at Hanover. This evenings
mail will probably give US the -partlcu-
lars.
The following extract of letter is from
an officer OF his Majcsty's ship A cassa.
"H A..SMp Acosta, dtSea, Jan g. I
1906. Lat. IAN Lang. ~, W. !
s" Sir john Duckworth, when off Cadiz,
IN The Superb, received Intelligence Of the
famous kochefer. squadron being off Ma
deira. He Immediately sailed IN, Quest of
'feni*--and We followed as soon as our
dispatches were delivered to Lord Eo!!lng
wood whom we were obliged 20 seek Up the
! Mediterranean, WELCOMED Sir John on
Saturday 18th December, and The same
day looked into Santa Cruz, Tencriffe bui
found that the enemy had iets it twentv.
days. Crnsiag between TenerifFr and:
Madeira, on the ed we fell in with the
AretFrusa, whose convoy had BEEN dis.
! Persed on the 18th by the same squadron
10 lat. -A6. We were now TO look for lem
to the sor.hward; bat early in the morn.
ing OF Christmas day, they very unexpect.
eddy made their appearance 20 windward.
coming down, and we must ever Lancer,
that the early day lighi prevented their tall
ing right in among our squadron. Ihougn
possessed of the superiority Of three.
decker, they Immediately hauled their.
wind, and am sorry TO say ia spite Of
all our exertIons TO the contrary, complete
ly succeeded liz iheir endeayours TO st,un.
the contest.
I" There was al the forenoon very LITTLE
wind 60 US, whereas we had the vexaeiop
to see them enjoying and .Prdft.ug by a
constant, tho ligh, breeze, and freeued,ly
favored bylaws which compelled them to
take III their royals and top gallant s,udding
sails. a. the same time that our saips had
uetsteerage way a fresh pyeeSe which
hasl previously almost taken them out of
sight, reached Us about / P. NJ. aud the
Admiral, supported'by the Spencer, Aga
| memnop, and aEaethyss appeared at least
| to keep way with tbs enemy the rest Of
the squadron. which axe a+iy thiBg bus fly
.rs, and tiiis ship once ester med for sailing
but new salts most esecrably, were soon
out Of sigtt s5tern; as for us ne saw 40
! more of the Frenchmen next day, bus the
Superb gaiaea on them fast a1d By 2 p.
VI. of the 2oth was wi,saa tso gun shots
IF the stefnmoss, but seeing no support in
sight, except the ships mentioned above
aad theiBeafest Of them 8 mics of, the
admiral was reluctantly eompeiseo to aban.
| don all further pursuit. This was off Pal.
| ma and the Frerohmen were lefe steering
,bou, SSW. The Amethyst WAS imIoe.
= Sqasasop. Superb ~. Sir ]. T. Duck
gtsh-: Carapus So, Admiral Loui: Danegs
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