Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1806-01-02
Esysiss, eff Cadix, Oa. a..


In NV letter Of the zad. dctaiied 20 you
for the information Of my Lords CommiGiones
of the Admiralty, the proceedings OF his ma
jeRy's iquadroa on the day OF the ael,oo. and
that proceeding IL. Gnce which l have had =
con,ioued ieries Of misforuncs, but they are Of
kiud that human prudence could not politely
provide sgainA. or my Kill prevent.
On the szd in the morning fsong ioathsfly
wirj blew, with Equally weather, which how
~ys3. did nCs prevent The sttivisy OF the oshcefs
and iearen Of fSch fhips ~ werc msosges5le
from getting hold Of as many OF the prizes ithir-
teen or lourteen) and towing them of 10 the
,wsRward, where ordered them 70 rendezvous
round the Royal Sovereign. 10 tow by the NeP-
tune bat on the s3d the gale encrcAied. aud
the ies ran 70 highs that many OF them broke
the TOW rope, and drf,ed far TO leward, before
they were got hold of again, and iome OF them
taking advantage in the dask and boiaeroas
night. got before the wind, and have perhaps
dr,t,ed upon the more aad funk on the aller-
noon Of that day the remnant OF the Combined
Fleet. ten lail OF fhips. ~ho had MOI been much
engaged, Rood up 10 lewsrd OF my ihattsted and
Rfaeeled charge ss if meaning TO attack them.
which obliged me to collect force cot OF the
leaR iniured ihips, and form TO eward tor their
defence: all this retarded The progTeis OF the
Hulk,. and the bad weather continuing, det-
ermined me to deftroy all the leewsrdmoR that
could be cleared Of the mcn, conhdcring that
keeping poGeffion Of the ihips was matter ot
little confsqucnce eompared with the falling a.
gain into the hands Of the enemy bat even this
wa. an arduous talk in the high fcA which was
tanning.
Ihopc, however, it has been accomplished to
= eou6deraolc extent; entrua.d It to kifol
officers, who would ipare no pains to execute
wna, was pofib.e--The Captains OF the Prince
and Ncutunc cleared the Trinidad and funk her.
Captains Hope, Baynton, and Malcoln, who
Joined the Aeet this moment from Gibraltar, had
The charge OF dehroying four Others. n.--rhe Ke-
doubtsble ionk Saere OF the Swiitisre while IN
TOW. Tie Santa Anna, have 90 doubt. -
funk, ., her Gde was aI,noa entirely beat 10 |;
and fuch il the fhattercd condition Of the whole
Of them, that unes the weather moderates
doubt whether fhslI be able 10 carry ihip OF
ihen into port. hope their Lordfhips will ap-
prove of what thaying ouly IN confederation
the dearueiion ofihr enemy's aeet) have thought
a meafure Of abfolute ncce6iy.
/ have taken Admiral Villenueve into this
fhip. Vice. Admiral Don Alivs is dead. When
ever the ,empsr Of the weather will permit, and
/ can fparc Friga,e TOR there were only four
in the sti;on with the feet, Euryalus, Sirius,
Phubc aud Nsiad the McIpomenc joined the
zzd. and the Eurydicc and Scout the 73d)
fhall colIeet the other Flag Officeu. with their
Hsgs and iend them TO England, II they do not
all 90 to the bottom, TO be laid At bis Msjeays
feet.
There were four thoufand troops embarked
unser the command Of Geurtal Contsnin, who
wss tskea with Admiral villenueve in the Bu-
ccntsurc.
I sm, Sir, &c.
iSigned) .COLLiNG"ooD'