Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-02-07
iny's frisases appeared, which were chased

my irlSateS appeared, which were chased
by order OF acmiral Villeneuye, and to
t'lls ship ne attached L'Aigle, Algesiras,
and Dan Juan, as a squadron OF observati.
IN which might reinforce the ships in
chase, Win Instructions to reunite with the
masa body OF the Acct before night fail.
I !" AT halt past seven French ship adj
yised us Of L'Algle having reconnoitred
Is eormy's ships In line OF batde, & soon
aiter we saw at no great distance, several
hghts which doubtless were made from the
eA'smy's frigates interposed between the
two Heets. AT nine the English made sig.
mas, by firing cannon, and by the interval
between the fash and the report, they
appeared to be distant about TWO miles,
nc French admiral made signals that it
Wa necessary toform in line Of battle upon
me leeward ships, which was afterwards
repeated by The admiral; ndin this order
the ay-break Of the 2ist came in, with the
.eaemy IN sight, in number % ships ;--
among Them eight three deckers, formed
10 order of battle.
AT seven in the morning the enemy ap.
preached in different columns upon our
squadron, In direction to the centre and
rear, upon which admiral VilIeneuve or
dered them to attack in succrssiou, which
brought the squadron Of observation com.
manded by esencral Gravina, into the stu
alton Of rear guard. General Graviua
made to his squadron the signals moar pro-
per 20 enable them to perform the various
movements which the exsgencv Of circun
stances repaired, with CELEBRITY and pleci.
500, and or nearieg the enemy, he ORDER
plete their order.
at 8 minutes before IL an EcgIish
three decker, with flag at her main-,op,
penetrated our line in the centre supported
by the ships which were in her wake the
head of the other column of the enemy
did the same; one of thea doubled our
rear guard, another entered between
L'Aigle and San Ildefonso, and from this
moment the action was confined to fnri.
GUS comba, between the whole of the enc
my's squadron and the half of ours, the
greatest part of the time withiu pistol
shot.
81 have no, the necessary information
to enable me to acqualnt your excellency
with the particulars of this action. neither
can ! at present say any thing Of the move
ments of the vanguard, which am assur-
ed from the commencement supported
that par. OF the squadroewhich was attack
ed. What can affirm to your excelencv
is, that all the ships, both French and pa
nish, which were within my observation,
most fully performed their duty
The lateness of the hour at which we
received this account, compels US to post
pone the remainder till tomorrow. The
conclusion speaks OF several ships having
been dismasted, but does not acknowledge
their capture.
The Temeraire, Tonnant and Colossus,
from Lord Collngwood's faet arrived at
Portsmouth on Saturday. The number of
killed aud wounded on board the Tonnans,
the return of which was wanting, is stated
at 26 killed, and 60 wounded
The Victery, Bellerophon. & BeHeisie,
from the same feet were also seen the
same day off Plymouth, steering for Ports
mouth.
Admiral CORVALLIS, with eight sail of
the Channel Acct, has put into Falmouth.
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