The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-01-16
GInRALTAR, Nov. 9.

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The American nip Cincinna,us, VIM. Anil. maj.
ter, 20 days from Salem, with pepper, for Leghorn.
was captured and carried into Gibraltar by II. B NJ.
hEig Childers about the 5th of Oaober The Suan-
lin Camp before Gibraltar, was breaking up.
Admiral Louis, with the fquadron under his COM
',and went through the Gut of Gibraltar on the oeth
of OStober
he brig Harriet, Anderfon, has arrived at Gibra,-
gar, in 81 DAYS from MaIaga few days before N,e
lett he 'iland, traniports had failed for Corfu 10
bring $1,000 Rufans. who were to Join Sir Tames
Craig army; 10000 were come on board the
Rutlian fquadron; and feveral horfe ships then a.
ting, were to fail ten days after.
Only three of I.crd Nelfon's Prizes have arrived
here. 10 wit, the Svifrfure San Ildeeonzo and San
Juan Neponuceo Oft guns
The Redou.able was 70 dreadfuly Ihsttered thar
ioon after ftrking her colours 70 the Victory, jbe
went 20 the bottom with nlot of her. crew. 10 that
N.iions fall was greatly avenged
The Victory, in this tsciiive action, had in the
whole thirty four nen killed, ard i.veuty eiyht
wounded. Amongn The former, befiies the gallant
admiral, Mr. Scott, his fecretary the c.ptaip of
marines, and one of the lieutenants of the hin The
lofs was chiefly futained whilh going into action.
when, as the leading fhp % the 5viiion fe had to
tutain the hre Of eight ofthe eneys Hips for near
ly twenty minutes before fhe returned gun. She
alto iuered Considerable lofs frora the muiauetry of
the enemy, but 70 tremendon and well directed WIS
the fire from the viaory, that every dip on which
fine got her guns bear, was Glensed in the oourre
of few hroadGdes
The Redoutable alone had no efs than thirty of her
guns dmounted, aud fora comfortable time before
The truck, The did not return Jingle fhot.
TWAS his Lordihp's intention to have engaged the
Bucentaure at fri hhe could have difinguiaieS her
-but hngular as may appear, no perfon OH board
could dfeover the French admirale flag to be fyna
during the whole of that day. though the yi3ory
wasfoS comfortable time within piaol f1ot Of hes
and handled her 10 verey, asto render her ncapabe
OF taking any lhare in the engagement afterwards
Three OF the French ihps in the van, who had no
part N the acop, and one of which carried rear ad
| miraPs flag. had the inhumanity and eowsrtee, a.
they were making their elcspe, to FIRE comfortable
time upon the SantifiTa 1rnidada and feveral other
OF the crippled Spiih prizes after they had furren-
dersd US, which, from their fituaton, were incapa
BILE either Of opPoiition oy fights and an in,meniv
number OF the Spsniards were killed and wounded
! from this unprecedented and bloody deed of thoir
| good and faithful allies. r.
We ioemnb pledge our credit for the truth Of iii,
extraordinary fact to which every ofie sr on board
onr victorious fquldron now in the bay will bear
witnnis. Indeed fuch was the Indignation felt and
eypreed by the spansrds atthe condua ofthe French
that when two days after the ai feven Of the enc
'rs iiliPs came OUT OF Cadiz, in hores Of retakinp
Tome al the diiabled prizes, the Grey Of the Argonaut
in bady offered their fesvices to the Bri.il, Office,
who had charge Of the prize, man the guns sgainA
any ofthe French ihpsi and they were actually ia,
toned at the lower DECK guns for that purpofs while
the Englifh fsamen manned thofe Of the upper deck
The Englb ofieer on board returned all the Span.
in officers their arms, and placed the moi implicit
confidence IN the honour Of ihe spsniards which hs
bad no realon 70 repent though their numbers 1yer.
10 hyperion as eay ~ have enabled them 10 rotakt
the ihipp yet they every oceaion, fhewsd the ~,
moa fpbmiiIion aud good eondu6, and declared ths,
it spsDiih flip same slopeGde Of them, they esulc
qnis;ly 60 below, spd lesu the Bngljih 70 AZ fol
| themfelyes,
The BSitilh Geot, in this GLORIOUS yieo,y, is no
fupPoied 20 have had twelve hundred men killed an,
wounded, the off having shelly fallen upon few o
the leadng fhps, and not Sogle flip Oh our part
milling the enemy, on ths contrary, hsvs bad TWEEN
" ihiPs ofthe line taken or 9eaFoyed fpur n which
viz, the S. Anna, ths Slntigima TfiniIsds the B.:
senssurs ard gshras, were Dag ibiPs; whjlH feye
of 'hsIr Adn's4ls, and aP~sra' n tTspy tho9tss,