pel with a copy of my letter (to the commander in chief) over-land, which I hope their lordships will approve; and beg leave to refer them to captain Capel, who is a most excellent officer, and fully able to give every information; and I beg leave to recommend him to their lordships' notice.

I have the honour to be, &c.
HORATIO NELSON.

P. S. The island I have taken possession of, and brought off the two thirteen-inch mortars, all the brass guns, and destroyed the iron

ones.

Evan Nepean, esq.
Vanguard, off the Mouth of the
Nile, Aug. 3, 1798.

My Lord, Almighty God has blessed his majesty's arms in the late battle, by a great victory over the fleet of the enemy, whom I attacked at sun-set on the 1st of August, off the mouth of the Nile. The enemy were moored in a strong line of battle for defending the entrance of the bay (of Shoals) flanked by nume rous gun-boats, four frigates, and a battery of guns and mortars on an island in their van; but nothing could withstand the squadron your lordship did me the honour to place under my command. Their high state of discipline is well known to you, and with the judgment of the captains, together with their valour and that of the officers and men of every description, it was absolutely irresistible.

Could any thing from my pen add to the characters of the captains, I would write it with pleasure; but that is impossible.

I have to regret the loss of captain Westcott of the Majestic, who was killed early in the action; but the ship was continued to be so

well fought by her first lieutenant, Mr. Cuthbert, that I have given him an order to command her till your lordship's pleasure is known.

The ships of the enemy, all but their two rear ships, are nearly dismasted; and those two, with two frigates, I am sorry to say, made their escape; nor was it, I assure you, in my power to prevent them. Captain Hood most handsomely endeavoured to do it: but I had no ship in a condition to support the Zealous, and I was obliged to call her in.

The support and assistance I have received from captain Berry cannot be sufficiently expressed. I was wounded in the head, and obliged to be carried off the deck; but the service suffered no loss by that event. Captain Berry was fully equal to the important service then going on, and to him I must beg leave to refer you for every information relative to this victory. He will present you with the flag of the second in command, that of the commander in chief being burnt in the L'Orient.

Herewith I transmit you lists of the killed and wounded, and the lines of battle of ourselves and the French.

I have the honour to be, &c. HORATIO NELSON. To admiral the earl of St. Vin

cent, commander in chief,
&c. off Cadiz.

ENGLISH LINE OF BATTLE. 1. Culloden, T. Trowbridge, captain, 74 guns, 590 men. 2. Theseus, R. W. Miller, captain, 74 guns, 590 men.

3. Alexander, Alex. J. Ball, cap.

tain, 74 guns, 590 men. 4. Vanguard, rear-admiral sir Ho

ratio Neison, K. B. Edward Ber-
ry, captain, 74 guns, 595 men.
5. Minotaur,

marines killed; 4 officers, 28 seamen, 9 marines wounded; total 62. Majestic-3 officers, 33 seamen, 14 marines killed; 3 officers, 124 seamen, 16 marines wounded; total 193.

Bellerophon-4 officers, 32 seamen, 13 marines killed; 5 officers, 126 seamen, 17 marines wounded; total 197.

Leander-14 seamen wounded. Total-16 officers, 156 seamen, 46 marines killed; 37 officers, 562 seamen, 78 marines wounded; total 895.

OFFICERS KILLED. Vanguard-Captain Taddy, marines, Mr. Thomas Seymour, Mr. John G. Taylor, midshipmen. Alexander-Mr. John Collins, lientenant.

Orion-Mr. Baird, captain's

clerk.

Goliath Mr. William Davies, master's mate; Mr. Andrew Brown, midshipman.

Majestic-George B. Westcott, captain; Mr. Zebedee Ford, midshipman; Mr. Andrew Gilmore, boatswain.

Bellerophon-Mr. Robert Savage Daniel, Mr. W. Launder, Mr. George Joliffe, lieutenants; Mr. Thomas Ellison, master's-mate. Minotaur-Lieutenant J. S. Kirchner, master; Mr. Peter Walters, master's-mate.

OFFICERS WOUNDED. Vanguard-Mr. N. Vassal, Mr. J. Adye, lieutenants; Mr. J. Campbell, admiral's secretary; Mr. M. Austin, boatswain; Mr. J. Wea. therston, Mr. George Antrim, midshipmen.

Theseus-Lieutenant Hawkins. Alexander-Alexander J. Ball, esq. captain; captain J. Cresswell, marines; Mr. W. Lawson, master ; Mr. G. Bully, Mr. Luke Anderson, midshipmen.

Audacious-Mr. John Jeans, lieutenant; Mr. Christopher Font, gunner.

Orion-SirJames Saumarez, captain; Mr. Peter Sadler, boatswain; Mr. Phil. Richardson, Mr. Ch. Miell, Mr. Lanfesty, midshipmen.

Goliath-Mr. William Wilkinson, lieutenant; Mr. Law. Graves, midshipman; Mr. P. Strachan, school-master; Mr. James Payne, midshipman.

Majestic-Mr. Charles Seward, Mr. Charles Royle, midshipmen; Mr. Robert Overton, captain's clerk.

Bellerophon-H. D. Darby, esq. captain; Mr. Ed. Kirby, master; captain John Hopkins, marines; Mr. Chapman, boatswain; Mr. Nicholas Bettson, midshipman.

Minotaur-Mr. Thomas Irwin, lieutenant; lieutenant John Jewell, marines; Mr. Thomas Foxten, 2d master; Mr. Martin Wills, midshipman.

Swiftsure-Mr. William Smith, midshipman.

HORATIO NELSON. Vanguard, off the Mouth of the Nile, Aug. 11, 1798.

SIR,

4. The metropolis and neighbourhood were splendidly illuminated, and every public demonstra

4. The hon. capt. Capel waited on the right hon. the lord mayor, with the sword of the French admiral, M. Blanquet, which was sure rendered in the late naval combat to sir Horatio Nelson, and intended by that gallant commander as a present to the city of London, ac companied by the following letter: Vanguard, Mouth of the Nile, Aug. 8, 1798.

"My Lord,

"Having the honour of being a freeman of the city of London, I take the liberty of sending to your lordship the sword of the commanding French admiral (M. Blanquet) who survived after the battle of the 1st. off the Nile; and request that the city of London will honour me with the acceptance of it, as a remembrance that Britannia still rules the waves; which that she may ever do, is the fervent prayer of Your lordship's

most obedient servant, HORATIO NELSON. Downing-street, Oct. 6. By advices received from his majesty's minister at Constantinople, dated September 3, it appears, that war has been declared by the grand signor against the French; that the French minister, with his legation, has been sent to the castle of the Seven Towers; and that some French merchantships in the harbour have been taken possession of. The Russian auxiliary squadron was in sight of Constantinople on that day.

Downing street, Oct. 9. By letters

8th and 9th of that month the troops of the canton of Unterwalden were, after a most obstinate resistance, totally defeated by the French army. The most horrid carnage ensued. Stanz, the principal town of the canton, has been reduced to ashes, and old men, women, and children, put to the sword without mercy! The French had to contend with 1600 of the inhabitants of Unterwalden, who were joined by a few hundred volunteers from the neighbouring cantons. A small body of peasants from Schweitz performed prodigies of valour, and was the means of saving the colours of the canton. The wretched remains of this unfortunate army have taken refuge in the mountains.

[This gazette also contains an account of the capture of L'Araignée French schooner privateer, mounting 4 four-pounders and 1 ninepounder carronade, but pierced for 10 guns, carrying 38 men, by his majesty's ship Triton, capt. Gore;also, the river de Este Ondenenung, Dutch privateer schooner, of 8 guns and 38 men; by his majesty's armed sloop Charlotte, commanded by lieutenant John Williams. It also contains a letter from captain Lane, of the Acasta, in which he states, that, on the 1st of June, the Ceres, capt. Otway, chased la Mutine French privateer brig, of 18 guns and 150 men, to windward of St. Juan; but, from the state of the weather and shoal water, was un◄ able, for some days, to take possession of her; the crew, in the interim, had warped her close in shore for the purpose of defending her from the beach; capt. Otway, however, sent his boats the first moment the

weather

weather permitted (covering them with the Ceres), under the command of lieut. Wooldridge. The enemy, having set fire to her, quitted,and formed in great numbers on the beach, keeping up a very heavy fire on the boats; while taking possession of her, and striking the colours, some of the Ceres' shot having taken place below her waterline, she filled, which making it impracticable to bring her off, the fire was permitted to take effect. The St. Josef la Victoria, of 8 guns (but pierced for 16) and 50 men, from Europe, was chased on shore by the Acasta, 6 leagues to windward of St. Juan; the boats of which ship being sent to take possession, and finding it impossible to bring her off, set fire to and completely destroyed her. Receiving intelligence, upon which was placed great dependence, that the French privateers were doing incredible mischief off the NE. end of Porto Rico, and 2 Spanish frigates being daily expected at St. Juan, they immediately proceeded thither, and made the following captures off that port: viz. by the Acasta, the St. Mary, of 4 guns and 28 men; the St. Antonio, pierced for 14 guns; La Vengeance, of 6 guns, 71 men, pierced for 10 guns; St. Josef la Victoria, 8 guns, 50 men, pierced for 16 guns, burnt; St. Michael Acandoa, 6 guns, 28 men, pierced for 6 guns. By the Ceres, Sally, 7 men; Goulette, 11 men; L'Avanture, 14 men; La Mutine, 18 guns, 150 men, burnt; Cargo, 2 guns, 5 men, pierced for 4 guns; two small schooners, scuttled; two small sloops, scuttled; also, a polacre ship from St. Juan.-And it also contains a letter from captain Eyre, of the Regulus, stating, that, having discovered five vessels at anchor in Aguada bay, at the N.W.

end of the island of Porto Rico, he manned La Pouline, a French schooner, of 4 guns, and 32 men, which he had captured a few days before, and sent her, together with the boats of the Regulus, under the command of lieutenant Good, to endeavour to cut them out, proceeding in with the ship for their protection and support; the wind unfortunately failing, neither the Regulus nor schooner could get in near enough to be of any material service; the whole effort consequently fell upon the boats; but, through the judicious arrangement and very spirited conduct of lieut. Good, well supported by lieutenant Holman and the junior officers and men under their command, three of the largest vessels, consisting of a ship, a brig, and an armed schooner, were brought away; and, had there been the smallest breath of wind, the same would have been the case with the other two, both which were also boarded, and in our possession for a considerable time: but it falling a dead calm at the moment the cables were, cut, and not having boats sufficient to tow so many vessels, it became necessary to quit some, in order to secure those which appeared of the most importance. Mr. T. Finch, master's mate, a very promising young man, was killed by a grapeshot from one of the batteries, and was the only person hurt upon this occasion.

10. At a court of common council this day, the lord mayor, after opening the court, laid before them the letter he had received from lord Nelson, and presented the sword to the court, which was received with unbounded applause. It was agreed to refer it to a committee of all the aldermen and a commoner out of each ward, to consider