Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-01-15
3 THIS DAYS MAIL.
.,ppALTAR, Nov. 2.

.nper for Leghorn' was eaP,u'e 49,
PIn pspi mn Gibraltar, by his Britannia
ffiso 3. I Iria Children, about the sth OF
alss .r. The Spanish camp before 0io-
,,r, was breasiog up. IL,
l, ,al,,al Louis, with the squadron andet
dau m'naod. went through the Gut OF
,.s . on the 2sth of October.
The brig Harriet, Anderson, has arriv.
r.;braltar in twenty one days from
80. few days Before he lett the Isl.
! transports had sailed for Corfu, TO
.sseu,ren thousand Russians, who
:. - % 90 in SIR James Cralg's army; tsn
s..ra were TO come ON board the Ros-
i squadron, and several horse ships
:, e,rog. were to sail ten days alter.
% 0alv three Of Lord Lessons prizes have
-,s-i here. 20 wiz, si,e Swiftsure, San IL
6rtooso, and San Juan NePomuceo OF "a
uas. -,
The Redoubtable was so dreadfully
Rba,tered, thar soon after striking her CO.,
Zoo,, 10 the Victory, she went to toe bot.
&om with most of her crew, SO that Nelson's
sl WAS great yavenged.
The Victory 10 this decisive action, had
h the whole thirty four men killed and
ksssn,y eigh. wounded. Amongst The for
kner besides the gallant admiral, were Mr..
Scott, bis secretary, the captain OF marines
Ind one Of the iieuteaarts ofthe ship
|The loss was chiefly sustained Wills going
6ntoa.tion, when as the leading ship o. The
division, shehad 20 sustain the fire of eight
pf the enemy's ships, for nearly twenty
minutes before she returned a gun.
hlso suffered considerable loss from the
|musquesry of the enemy, but so tremen-
dOus aud we'll directed was the FIRE from
The Victory, that every ship on which she
|Sos her guns 10 bear, was silenced in the
course ola few broad sides.
The Redoubtable alone had no less than
thirty of her guns dismounted add for a
considerable time before she struck, she
did1ot return single shot.
It was his lordship's intention to have
engaged tue Bucentaare, at FIRST if he could
have distinguished her; ba. singular as il
may appear, no person on board could dis.
cover the French admiral'sfas-so be flying
during the hole of the day, though the
Victory was for considerable ,iyae' with.
An pistol sho, other and handled herso Sc.
sersly' as to render her incapable of sps,oe
any share in the engagement afterwards
inree OF the French ships in the the
'ao' VINO had no part In the action. and
enc OF which carried rear adm,ral,s Aao.
,au 'u' ',n!numany and cowardice, as they
were ' maSlng their estape, 10 fire for con.
!, time upon the San,issima Trin;.
qua. and several other of the crippled
'p""'sn Pslses,a'ter thevhads arrendered 20
:, winch from their situatlon. were inca.
pao'e e''atr OF opposition or. fight and
IN, = .p,'oenSe number OF the Spaniards were
Nv, = lam and wounded, from this unprecedpnt.
Fol an; deed OF their good and faith.
~, &c /. ss0 ! pledge our credi, for me
rr, ar '''S extraordinary fac, to which e.
~ -, Wv Ou'sr on board our victorious squad.
r.s NV IN the Day can bear stiffness, 70.
v,s susn was the Indignation FL, and
f,b .',ea oy the Spaniards, a, the conduc,
!. 80, 'eaeh, THAI whea two DAYS as;er
ana snoo' seven of the enemies Sims
sme oF u :, o' Caaiz. 10 hopes of rslakiag
lrsooa me disabled prizes, the crew the
ssa "s su IN body, offered their service.
hs Mo british officer who had charge Of
\. F. ss, % man the guns against anv of
.st;on I ! snlPs ; and they were actually
,6ils' $ atthe lower deck for tina, burmese
i ,,aa inc English sean,en manDed those Of
Il The n s s officer on board returned
iacsI : opanish officers their arms. and
onos 'ss most implicit confidence IN The
.asao y : 'ae Spapiards, which he had no
ere = y repent, as though their numbers
len, lem ;, - superior as easily to have enabled
:cas;o, 'slaSs the ship, ys, they, on every
d aool showed the utmost submission
,aD sJ0u Conduct, and declared thar. IF )
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