-PUBLISHED (weekly) WILLII. BOYL AN.
tTWO .cons PIJL k. ..
Payahlt in Akutt:i
Vol. la
FOREIGN,
' PHILADELPHIA, Septal 5.' '
Ey the arrival of the (hip London Pack
et, captain rVTDougall, from London,
at this port, in 30 day, our files ot Eu
ropean papers are extended to the ninth
of Augujt, inclufive,- from which we
have extracted much interefting matter.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
"London, Augufl 2, 1805.
" Our belt informed politicians have
no expectation of peace, until fome ma
terial change takes place, or a blow has
been (truck. .
" In the mean time, America is reap
ing a rich harveft. t Mr. Monroe is re
turned from Madrid report fays, " re
hfectet,' But I cannot conceive what
induces the Spaniards to aft hoftilely, as
they appear to do, and as I think they
would not dare, unlcfs encouraged elfe
where" ...
" London, Augufr. Stk,jZq$. ,
" The probability of a war qn the con
tinent, is of lategreatly increafed ;;the
discontents between Aultria and f ranee
arc fall ripening intoa. rupture-andihe
return, of the Ruffian minifterAfcJovo
1 .t
ziizoir, wnnouc entering on negotiati
on, is confidered as decifive of the dif
yofition of the emperor Alexander, and
as -marking the ascendancy which Great
Britain and Auitria hive obtained atthtf
court of St. Peterfburgn. r .V,
fheannexation of Genoa to France,"1
and the dilpofition dif covered by
the emperor Napoleon to extend
his dominion in every direction, has ex
cited great alarm anions the continental
powers : even Prulfia is faid to be diiTa-
tisfied.
' Fears are entertained for the fafety
of Portugal, now threatened with inva-
won by a r rench ancr Spam fh ar my 1 he
fcow of invading this country ?s alfd re
newed on the coafts of Holland and
France, w here all appear soemty
and preparation -but I believe it is mere
(how. '- . . .. .,
The prefent miliar v for ce of Great
Britain and Ireland, is greatly luperior,
both in numbers and appointment, to
that of any former period and is cer
tainly more than a match for any army
that coufd tcuia march-across the channel ;
?$ to forcing the paflfage, in the prefent
tf ate of the marine defence, it is altoge
ther out of the queltion. h is evenfup
pofed, by profcffional men, that the Bri
:. lift gun boars and other final I veflfels,
which line the mores, and defend the
harbors, would be more -than fufEcient
to rrevent a landing, fhouid the ene
my's flotilla ef cape the cruifing fciuad-
Tons, w men occupy trie channel m every
direction. , ... .
You may forth fome idea of the ha-
val force, wherrl tell yon. that, without
counting lord Nelfon's fleet, or the (hips
in the Mediterranean there are upwards
of fixty fail of the line from Ufbant to
Finiltre, befides the fleets in the Downs
and North Sea. Numerous crullers are
it-retched along the welfern oart of Ene
land, arid the Irifh coaft and, from the
Mzard to tne Wore, the men of war are
every where within fignal dittance o
: each:oxher.- " . ; .
--rl he auitude of this countr y. Com.
p?red wnh its population, and contraft
ed vith ihe phjfical torce of its adver-
lanes, is trylj. dignified and formidable.
1 Melville to an impeachment) ani it is
not fuppofed. that his influence will at
. cline during the prefent reign. The re
tirement of lord S.idmourh, who ts per
fonally, a favorite with the King, is a
ftrong" roof of Mr 'Pitt's predomi;
nancel-:;::-; ' . ' . , '
" The accouht of Sir Robert Calder's
victory over the combined fleet 6t France
and 3pairt,has given an additional fpring
to the naval character, and greatly elared
the fpirits of the people. That it fhoiUd
operate an oppofue effe on the enemy,
may be readily luppofed."
FOREIGN' NEWS, j
Received by the London Packet t at alave tr.cntlintd.
VICTORY ; v
OVER THE COMBINED FLEET.
Plymouth, Jufy 31.
It is now fonjeclured that the fleet
feen hy the Pruflians, .which fpolje the
Caroline, Xicu Denby, in the Bay, a;
Hout 14 days fince, was the combined
fleet lying 10 for intcllig nee to pufh
for Rochefort or Fer'rol. Admiral Ccrn
WalUs eX peeing their return to Europe,
from all iheihforman'on he received, de
tached, by order from the admiralty,
th? , Rochefort fquadron on Frid .y
thbjl 9th inlt. to reinforce Calder's fqaa
idiron off Ferrol.. This addition made
him 15 fail of the line, 3 frigates, a Coop
of war, and twocutters. He fell in with
and chafed the enemy all Sunday. the
i ft, and Monday the. "2 2d" in(t. til i. 4
P. M. when Villerieuve's ifleet kept the
weather gage Ito ayoid dole action, in
the; Id French ftile ; bat their centre"
and tear being prefed hare!, ;m acKon j
cooinjenced, as (ne Diitnn in ivvomvm
ons, attempted - to clce vvirli them, and
became general at haif p.ift 4 wjih our
vari; she AViudfor Caitie, capt. Boyles,
an 80 gun (bin the Barlleur, 08, and
a f4 gunjhip. The brunt of the battle,
tour hours, clple nghtjng wa1? between
the above thips arid 6 fail of Spaniards,
wheh Villeneuve. findiirg our.": fire too
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not. ana navmg tne wina, nauiea orjv
tett thetrrdtheit; famlhelsai!
R .phaeVdf 84, La Fir me, 74, andtw.
orher Spanifn (hips, were near 4 hour
o
4 nours
on the VVindfor Cattle, 08, whofe fire
1 -.-11 " f . r'- . . ,
was dreadfully tremtnclous on boiu
fides, as the Barfleur of 9S, and other
fhips engaged;; but they had five at one
time of the enemy's van and centre up
on them. At theclofe of thealion, the
La Fir me, and ban Raphael, not having
a ftickftandingj except the flump of the
foremalt , ftruc k to the VV i ndfo'r Ca ( M e,
of 98 ,. the Malta opening agin h-r fire.
I he two bpaniih mips fra e, inkilled and
leather yW-. trepielylBne; 'which en;
haticed the beauty of the fight.
: 'Another fln'pof the line (fuppofed to
'i the Pluto, of 80' guns) ffruck to -the
Windfor Caftle and 'Maltja'. but was jm
ntediately towed of:' by a frigaie, and ef
czped.. ..' . '' r . 's ' .
he Windfor Caftle remains in Caw
find Bay, and the Sirius frigate in the
vSound, pet omijng quarantine. T he
Fsyptiennc frigate failed this afternoon
fur rottfmouth; the mizen topman: of
the latter mi cajried SvVay by a fliot
from one of the enemy's line of batt e
fhips which he en;aed. -
The (hips menrkmedin my lafl tqhave
been feen' from the heights near Loe,
have been in fight from Maker Tower
the whole of this day, and ar fuppoled
to be homeward bound Eait India mips.
Minutes of the a fit on between the com
bined fleet of' Erance arid' Spain, and
" the Briiiin fquadron, under the com
mand of Vice' Admiial Sir Robeic
- Caidcr. -- - - -
' ' H. M skfp Windsor Castle, lit. 447.
iO m'fl long. 1 1 dtt. it mm Cape
Finmerre i. E. 112 miles. One kun
, dred .'eaUct of ihbant. '.' : 1
' " P. M Moderate breezes, and thick
foggy weather- At twe o'clock, admiral :'
( "al jermade the fignal for ari enemy be'
ing in fight, and to prepare for battle
at 4 do for the line of battle in open or-
c'er-45 nunuresfter foufthe van mips
having tacked, ngnaU was t made:to en
jjfage the eriicniy'g teritte,i'a clofe order
"55 after f ou$, the cannonading cornnien-'ced-bylfhip
a head the - being (o
ifficfe 'i could not d'-fcover what mips
.J.vferj engaged i c tn'miues pali. five, bt
irig'on the larboard taik, obfer ved the
JJarfleur. on the fiarboatl tack, t;icked
Ihip on htr wake the' fo luvinp; clear
ed away a liitie, difcovtitd tv'O French
line of battle (hip, a inVate and a brig
oppofed to us, when we opeircd our fie,
-vth-an almoit incefTarit canhonading
at 4jrilmues after fix,' a Spanilh fhipof
the line dropped down to fupport the a
boVe fhips ; they hauling their fore and
main halyards on board, made fail wind
ward iron-i us, at t lie lame time kept up
a heavy fire--t wo prhcr fhips of their
line took the?r Itations ; the Prince ofe
Wales coming" up. pai tially; engaging
two fhips of the ime, their foremoit fire
direded at us, and the affermpil'at the
Prince of Wales. At feven, our foi e top
maft and main top Railant malt (hot a-
wuy. At 45 atter leven.'oulerved the
Wp oppofed to us before the beam, with
the main imd misen mails trone, which
fiiipftruck her colours, and dropped a-
(fprn : .-rut a hnAt wirh lifuffrv.nr rv'n'I.
wounded, 600 men ; the crew;: wf10 pre.
' ibis lie'feiiliv e war is enormous ; but check. -i'heSpaniftjpf i2'e;Wiii:ipr
. the.r,a?'on confoies itfelt by faying that Caltie, Af ricanc, and Syrius-which were
. . TT ' . . tl il . I I
ail is 2t lak,e that the money h levied
fn a'monopojjr- ofi-Oftimerce and that
the expenditure-is altogether at home.
Tht rejnay be truth in thefe remark's :
tut it is icarccly poiljle that an v com
merce fhould continue fo Itourifh fuch
expepfe, or that a war- cohdi;ci'ed' off
lfa.-e principles fhouM riot be ruinous.
' ' A war on the.coritinent, whi&ais
anxioufly looked fon would relieve the
prclmre pnd enable "England to aft with
power ful enVcY, by means ol her large
cifpplable military force. ' -
1 here have been con fiderabJe d ilftn-
confiitirtg of 90 men, leamen and fold i-
ersr l he lojs of ihe.Windor Laitlev"
ot 98, capt. Boyiesis as follows: - Lieut.
.Carev, NaVyV lieut. Rofe, Royal Ma
rines; Mr. Forefter, midlhip.iian, and
y tndn killed." Lieut. Mo ineux, navy,
and 'I46 men founded. Ot the other
fhips; no accaunt has been yet received.
Thek&ion happened cfi'Finiiterre, July
22, which bore Sv L. and f)y E. 43 leag.
Admiral Calder, with 14 fail ot the line,"
was left purfuingthe enemy, which were
feen Wednelday morning the 24th, ear
ly,fhaving two difabled fhips in tow; and
every rational hope" may be entertained
that VilleneuyVi fltet jnay te defeat.'
ed by Calder or Colimgwoo'd , who s' off
:Cadiz,; , anU':Nelf-n rpvneaf hand : to if
they efcape, it. mult be into Lifbon, for
Cornwailis wirh 28 iail ofthe line, is
vented by the heavy tire Irotu the l iince
ot, Wales, npx.obiei ving (he had ilruck
her ..colours to us;. ' Thehea'dmutof the
two fhipsn wirofe fire vvas divkled be
twetn us and the Prince of Wales, ap
peared mudhdiiabled, bure up and drop
ped down upon pur line, under a yery
heavy fire 1 rom (hips aHern, her lower ,
malts 'then fiandiiig. About half pall
eight ihe enemy 'ceied filing' at us, but
continued engaging a (tern, until three
quarters paft.eifcht, when ihey made fail
t6 windward. Our difabled fituation,
the ffanding and running rigging fhot a
way,our mafis and yards much wound
ed, rendered it imnradicable'to. piiriue
th cm ; at i. 1 , ihe Dragon informed us
(lie was ordered to reinain by? and ;ifiift
lis, if necciTary, to take us in tow, A. M.
'uioderare-anatfi
fcuf, -obfoed-'the Mik-wtr-Siriusz
ancLLgyptienn frrges.'co"rn.Hg'
MP from the leeward, : with -woJ- the:
dil patched oh x he 24th fd take care , of 1 remainder of t he enemy's (hi ds. t hli t v in
.1W ' w iuh ii'vuwfnuroDer, peing fiauied oown to wnd-
CTuifing from Rochefort voUihantia.ejc
1ons in the cabine: and. parliament; but
Mr. PitrY influence has triumphed, (e.
ten in ctanging the orofecution of ford
tine in Homoa2eand many perbn who
went On board to fee theitJriendsae
obliged to remainlhere tor Ihe 40' days'
Quarantine. ' A'figriai is no w up 2. P. ivl.'
at Maker for'five fail at the weftwafd.
''- Anilher tester fime Jate7T"... -'". .
The two SpaniflTmips, La F'rme and
San Rap'hael, came uptheharbbur Irdt
ev? uiig, and were fafeiy hioored in the
Homnaze, amidit the loudeft plaudits
and cheers ofa vaft coricourle of fpecla
Tors, who affembled on the fhbres of the
Hoe, Mount vVife, and the Stonehoule
Iiilli,.t6' witnefs this pleafiag fctne; The'
the fignal for their being the enemy'1
fleet, and that riiey confifted of fhips of
the liz canil iriutes, to the number of
30 .At this time We. were to windward
of the Defiance, and lour or five leagues
to windward of our fleet. About half
paft 1 2, W M. we could plainly count
from our deck from -a 5 to 30 fail, ap
parently lying to. 1 He Defiance get
ting nearly within, gun fhot, returned to
our fleet, who wcrc,then forming in line
ot bauie. m About 2, we were confider-!
ably within gun-fhot of the enemy's ad
vanced iquadron, which then tacked
and flood towindard of their fleet, then
formed in line.7- Ve bore up to ltcwaf d
of their advanced ftip, arfd paffed with-'1
in halt gun-fhot of their whole line,r
which was formed in a mafterly flyle.
and confirted of 17 fail of the line and
3 line of battle fhips to windward for
the protection of their rear. 'Ihey had
likewile 7 large frigates, 2 brigs, and a
very yaluable galteon, which one of their
frigates had in tow y the frigates were
likewife to windward (with their 3 fhips;
of the line) of their fternmoft (hip. Our :
fleet w.Vs at this time about 6 miles to ;
leeward, on the ftar hoard tack, Under j
a prefs offaih the enemy at the fame time
under eafy fail a thick log inter veiling,
pi evented 1 the two fleets-from feeing each;
other. Seing the galleon in tow by the
frigate, and obfervingthe fternmolt fhips!
of the enemy's, line, we tacked with the
intent of attempting to cut her off. Xi ' his.
hidden iv.ancenvre threw the nen,l,
irigate into alarm, and f he immediately
coinnienced firing fignal guns in quick:
iuccdEon. which caused three line of
baule fiiips Rationed to cover the rear
to et'ge.dowh for hejr protect ion. Our'
attempt being thus fruttrated we were
compelled to edge down to our fleet
Ihefrgat this time cleared a little, and
we perceivco that our neet tacked for the
enemy, and the aviniiral had given, the
fignahjto attack their caitic. As we
Avere edging away, we oblerved ihe van
of the enemy, had wore for." the protec
tion of the galleon likewife, and when
HShferved their JeaigjhipiUh't
quarters pafl four) were in a very criti
cal fituanon. On palTing, they hoilU ,
ed Spanifn colours, and we receiv
ed the vvhole fire cf their three lead
ii'ig. fhips, upwards of 120 pieces of
heavy artifiety dilcharging on our fri
gate, whillt we,..eould only, return 20.
thus1 the aclion comnjehced: cur
leading fliip, the Hero, 74, racked imme
diately, the enemy ppentd their fire on
us, and we commenced a heavy can
nonading oh ttiem in return. It con
tiuued with unremitting fury for three
hours and a hah, when we faw, on the
cleariiig of the fog at intetvals, the
French line to windward, and 2 fhipii
dilabiedr ?lrhough we could hot at the
time uiftmguifh whether they belonged
to the emtny or to us. At halt palb
eight the firing cealied on both fides ; the
admiral hoiltcd his diftinguifhing lihis,
i,s diil the rdt oi the fquadron, fchen we
ctu!d 'plaijily oderve our fleet to -be' in.
tolerable i,cod order; cenfidering the
extreme fogginefs ot the weather, "and
had apparcntjy fufiered but little, aitho'
the firing on both fides was extremely
heavy. U e being ju(t to leeward of thc.:
admiral, were ordered into the rear to
take polTefTion of .th two prizes, attend
ing on which duty has been our con
ft ant employment ever fince. About 9,
the adn iral made the fignal to bring to .
on the llarl-oaid wck, which was com-;
pliedwiih by the whole line. 1 be two
Sparuiiiihiijs Lthaihave fuirendeiidhau
ward; T he: Bntifh faiiadron- conFiflintr"
f thirteen fhips of the liiie,' two 64 gun
fhips, and two frigates a lugger and cut
ter.. T he eneiny'.vBseti corififtrng- of
twenry-t wo fnips of the lii.e, fix frigates,
and two brm one fibre fhrp, and a cap-.
tured,,; Englifh- South Seamarunder a;
hewjreiT'.offaiito windt;vlard.::'-;-:-"' 1.
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JiXlfiS of t letfei f'vrr. on officer on board 6ns ef .
'VOh" the 22d July, about: i t'Af -M;
the Pefiance, one of the look-out fhips,
made a fignal for a flet N. W. direclly
to windward of our fleet; fhortiy alter
6oa mtn killed snd-wounded: their
rower nudis fiibt avtay by the board; fo
that t hey wer e) ndered totally unman-.
agiabie, and gave us itnmehfe trouble
in tciving them. Had the weather been
cleV, I have nohefitatioh in faying, rney
: would have been completely Sweated :
but tje fcprevented our fhip getting
near enou;;h'(they not being difcernable
but at .intervals ) and the French being ;.
to windward, were too wile to come
nearer ttrris. Oti the 24th. the Wind v
fhifted.to the eaflward, which brought
cur neet to Titnaward ot the enemy. Av .
thisttime ve were fo fzr to leeward with f
our prizes that we could not lee the ene
my, though our fleet could. ... '
:''vf";--'V-T;.r'. - -: BOSTON, ' S'fit. 10. . ;'
; amttned J7.-.Capf. F.Iwell, who :
filled from Lifboa Aujuft 4th, informs;
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