and rivers, and as convenient measures "Count SCHUlenberg KenhERT." The consternation which this intelligence excited at Hamburgh may be conceived. The boom, which used every night to be shut, was on this occasion left open. So pressing was the order to sail, that the officer of his Majesty's sloop Spy, which, in company with a brig cutter, had gone up the Elbe as far as Stadt, to protect the shipping coming down, declared that any vessel left behind after the time given, he must burn. One of the ships going down ran on shore on the Danish side of the river, and was detained on account of some dispute about salvage. Three large Russian ships were left behind, having been completely unrigged, and there. fore unable to get off. In a storm some time ago, several ships, five of them British, were driven on shore, and therefore must be left behind. A number of ships from Hamburgh and other ports in Germany have arrived at Leith, Hull, and other ports, some in ballast, others with half cargoes. Those from Hamburgh report, that on the 30th March, the British Consul sent notice to the masters of all British vessels to leave that port immediately, otherwise they would be detained; they were instructed to proceed to Cuxhaven, and there place themselves under his Majesty's ships of war. They of course lost no time in obeying this order, and there is reason to believe that they all got away. Some of the Captains were informed that war had actually been declared by Prussia against this country. In coming down the Elbe, they found the Prussians busily employed in erecting batteries, particularly at Cuxhaven. A private letter from Hamburgh states, that General Rapp had demanded, on the part of Bonaparte, a loan of six millions of livres (about 250,000 1.) giving to the Magistrates, as the consideration of their compliance, a promise of his protection-such protection as "the wolf affords the lamb. Another letter has been received from that city, which gives a different view of the transaction. It says, that what Bonaparte demanded was the sequestration of that sum which lay in the hands of the Hamburgh bankers on account of the British Government. If this was the case, his purpose has been frustrated. On the 16th of March, the Thetis frigate Capt. Gage, arrived at Hamburgh, and took on board 300,000l. in specie, (being part of the subsidy intended for the Emperor of Germany, had he not concluded a peace with the French,) with which she arrived safe at Harwich on the 30th. Lord Kinnaird came home passenger in the Thetis, having been on the continent for some time. General Barbou is to reside in Hanover in future in a diplomatic character, and will occupy, with his four Aid-deCamps, the late hotel of the Duke of Cambridge. It is even said that a certain number of French troops, among which will be the gens d'armes, will be placed as a garrison in Hanover. All the accounts from Switzerland represent that country as labouring under the utmost distress, from the prohibition of exporting its manufactures into France and Italy, and from its usual supplies of provisions from Suabia having been cut off, at the instigation of the French Government. The communications between Talleyrand and the Landamman are stated to have lately become very active, and the prevalent opinion is, that there is an intrigue going forward, the issue of which is likely to be an application to Bonaparte, to place one of his relatives at the head of the Swiss Government. The Court of France has made two demands of the House of Austria, the first, its pure and simple adhesion to the new treaty of partition between France and Prussia; the second, a per ́manent and perpetual passage for the French troops through the Austrian territory into Venetian Istria and Dalmatia. There is in Upper Carinthia a frontier town, named Ponteba, divided into two unequal parts by the river Tella; the smaller part of this town is Austrian, and the other Venetian. A bridge separates the two territories, and it is over this bridge that the French demand a passage, in order to join the great road which leads from it into Italy. CAPE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. We with pleasure announce the complete conquest of this valuable colony, by the surrender of the Dutch forces under Gen. Janssens, who had retired into the interior of the country. On the 5th April Lieut. Dale of the navy arrived with dispatches from Sir David Baird and Sir Home Popham, which were published in the London Gazette of the 8th. Downing Street, April 7. 1806. A dispatch from Major-Ceneral Sir David Baird, commanding his Majesty's troops at the Cape of Good Hope, dated 26th January last, addressed to Lord Viscount Castlereagh, has been received. at the office of Mr Secretary Windham, of which the following is an extract: "I had the honour to address your Lordship on the 13th inst. relative to the situation of affairs in this colony; and I now proceed to submit to your Lordship my subsequent operations against the Batavian forces, commanded by Lieutenant General Janssens, and which have terminated in the subjection of the whole colony. 66 According to my orders, BrigadierGeneral Beresford advanced with a detachment of the army, on the 13th instant, to occupy the village of Stellenbosch, and secure the strong pass of Roode Sand, with a view to exclude the Batavian forces from that productive, portion of the district, and to preserve to ourselves an undisturbed intercourse with the farmers below the Kloof.Gen. Janssens made no effort to dispute these objects, but contented himself with moving his forces to the summit of Hottentot Holland's Kloof, and there took post, waiting, apparently, to receive some overtures of pacification. Brigadier General Beresford availed himself of this aspect of affairs to transmit to Lieutenant-General Janssens a letter from me, and took that occasion of announcing that he was vested with powers to come to an accommodation with the Lieutenant-General. "This proposition produced a truce, for the purpose of carrying on a nego. ciation; but it were superfluous to occupy your Lordship's time by detailing the various pretensions and arguments urged by Lieutenant-General Janssens, in objection to the terms I offered to his army; but the result thereof afforded so little prospect of accommodation, that I deemed it proper to move the 59th and 72d regiments to the Roode Sand Kloof, and the 93d regiment towards Hottentot Holland, with a view to a combined operation with the 83d regt. which had sailed on the 14th inst. for Mosell Bay, in order to throw itself into the enemy's rear, possess the Attaquos Pass, and from that position, cut off his retreat through the district of Zwellendam. "Brigadier General Beresford had acquiesced in the prolongation of the truce with General Janssens for a few hours, in the hope that further deliberation might dispose him to listen to the very honourable and advantageous terms I had offered him; and at the moment when every expectation of his renewing the negociations had ceased, his military secretary Capt. Debitz waited upon me, and presented a modified draft of the terms originally proposed by me. my declining to vary the conditions, Capt. Debitz solicited permission to refer my ultimatum to General Janssens; and he was at length authorised to notify his acceptance of them. On "In consequence of this notification, I dispatched Brigadier-General Beresford with directions to execute a treaty on the conditions first offered to Gen. Janssens, and whereof I have now the honour to transmit your Lordship an authenticated copy." ARTICLES OF CAPITULATION. The whole of the Settlement of the Cape, its dependencies, rights, and privileges, as formerly held by the Batavian government, are surrendered to his Britannic Majesty.--The Batavian troops to surrender their arms, guns, cavalry and artillery horses, and all public property of every description, but to retain all their private property, and the officers their swords and horses. - The troops to be embarked, and sent straight to Holland, at the expence of the British government, and not to serve against his Majesty or his allies, until after they have landed in Holland. The Hottentot battalion of light infantry, after being disbanded by Gen. Janssens, shall be at liberty to return to their own country, or to engage in the British service, as they chuse. The troops when embark ed to be treated in the same way as British troops. Any thing doubtful in this capitulation to be justly and honourably interpreted, without preference to either party. Ratified and confirmed at the Castle of Good Hope, Jan. 24. 1806, by Major-Gen. Sir David Baird, and Commodore Sir Home Popham. Lieut. Dale left at the Cape, the Diadem, (Sir Home Popham), 64 guns; Diomede, 50; Leda, 38; and Narcissus, 32; all well; and we have the pleasure to add, that our troops were likewise healthy. The Belliqueux, Ruby, and Raisonable, with the other ships under the orders of Sir H. Popham, were cruising between St Helena, Ascension Island, and the Cape, with a view to recapture the prizes made on the coast by Linois, who,ignorant of the capture of that settlement, had directed all his prizes to proceed thither. According to his order, soon after the surrender of Gen. Janssens, an English Guinea ship, captured by Linois's squadron, was brought into Table Bay by the prize officer. This vessel was immediately boarded, and her people made prisoners. By the in formation obtained from the Frenchmen, it appeared to be the intention of Linois to vist the Cape before his return to Europe. ALGIERS.-Letters by the last Lisbon mail announce the probability of Bonaparte having another worthy coadjutor in the execution of his designs against England, in the person of the Dey of Algiers. The following extract from the Gibraltar Gazette of the 1st March states: "Mr Cartwright, his Majesty's ConsulGeneral at Algiers, landed here on the 27th ult. from the Niger frigate. Mr Cartwright, after trying in vain every means in his power to obtain satisfaction respecting various demands consistent with the treaties between our Government and the Regency, and finding it impossible to avert the daily insults which the Dey and his Agents offered to the British Legation and subjects, intimated that he intended to depart, and demanded his passports, which were granted him without difficulty." The Dey of Algiers has no doubt been instigated by France to evince a hostile disposition to this country. April 1806. What measures Government will think proper to adopt against this formidable foe, we know not. Two frigates and a couple of gun-brigs would be sufficient to keep the Dey's whole navy and port in a state of blockade. As to bombarding the petty despot's capital, we do not suppose such a measure will be had recourse to:-Upon that subject we recollect a pleasant story of a former Dey, who, upon a naval force being sent to bombard Algiers, asked how much the expedition had cost? Upon being informed, he burst into a fit of laughter, "Oh! you ridiculous Christians,” he exclaimed, "if you had but given me half the sum, I would have saved you the trouble, and battered down my capital for you." NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. DEFEAT OF A FRENCH SQUADron. It is with the highest satisfaction we this month announce another DECISIVE AND IMPORTANT VICTORY over a squaing the 23d of March, Capt. Nathaniel dron of the enemy. On Sunday mornDay Cochrane, of the Kingsfisher sloop of war, (and son of the Hon. Admiral Alex. Cochrane), arrived at the Admiralty with dispatches from Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth, after a passage of 39 days from St Domingo. The same forenoon a summary of their contents were published in a London Gazette extraordinary-And next day the dispatches were published at length in another Gazette as follows: Superb, to leeward of the town of St As I feel it highly momentous for his Majesty's service, that the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty should have the earliest information of the movements of the squadron under my command, and as you will receive my letter of the 3d instant herewith, I shall only say, I lost not a moment in getting through the Mona passage, and on the 5th in the afternoon was joined by the Magicienne, with a further corroboration from various vessels spoken, of an enemy's force of ten sail of the line, with as many frigates and corvettes, being in these seas. I therefore continued under easy sail for the night, in my approach off the town of St Domingue, having given given orders to Capt. Dunn of the Acasta, whose zeal and activity I have experienced for a series of years, to make sail with the Magicienne, Capt. M'Kenzie, two hours before day-light, to reconnoitre, when at six o'clock the Acasta, to our great joy, made the signal for two of the enemy's frigates; and before seven, for nine sail at anchor; at half past seven, that they were getting under weigh; the squadron under my command then in close order with all sail set, and the Superb, bearing my flag, leading, and approaching fast, so as to discover before eight o'clock that the ene. my were in a compact line, under all sail, going before the wind for Cape Nisao, to windward of Ocoa Bay; and as they consisted of only five sail of the line, two frigates, and a corvette, I concluded, from the information I was in possession of, that they were endeavouring to form a junction with their remaining force, and in consequence shaped my course to render abortive such intention, which was completely effected by a little after nine, so as to make an action certain. I therefore telegraphed the squadron, that the principal object of attack would be the Admiral and his seconds, and at three quarters past nine, for the ships to take stations for their mutual support, and engage the enemy as they got up, and a few minutes after, to engage as close as possible, when at a short period after ten, the Superb closed upon the bow of the Alexander, the leading ship, and commenced the action; but after three broadsides, she sheered off. The signal was now made for closer action, and we were enabled to attack the Admiral in the Imperial (formerly Le Vengeur), the fire of which had been heavy on the Northumberland, bearing the Hon. Rear Admiral Cochrane's flag. By this time the movement of the Alexander had thrown her among the lee division, which Rear Admiral Louis happily availed himself of, and the action became general, and continued with great severity till half past eleven; when the French Admiral, much shattered, and completely beat, hauled direct for the land, and not being a mile off, at twenty minutes before noon ran on shore, his foremast then only standing, which fell directly on her striking. At this time the Superb, being only in seventeen fa thom water, was forced to haul off to avoid the same evil; but not long after, the Diomede of 84 guns pushed on shore near his Admiral, when all his masts went; and I think it a duty I owe to my character and country to add, from the information of Sir Edward Berry, after she had struck, and the Agamemnon desisted from firing into her, from the Captain taking off his hat, and making every token of surrender; and Captain Dunn assures me both ensign and pendant were down;-to comment on which, I leave to the world. About fifty minutes after eleven the firing ceased, and upon the smoke clearing away, I found Le Brave, bearing a Commodore's pendant, the Alexander, and Le Jupitre in our possession. When I contemplate on the result of this action, when five sail of the line had surrendered or were apparently destroyed in less than two hours, I cannot, though bound to pay every tribute to the noble and gallant efforts of the Hon. Rear-Admiral Cochrane, RearAdmiral Louis, the Captains, officers, seamen, and royal marines, under my command, be vain enough to suppose that without the aiding hand of Providence, such result could have been effected, and with a loss so comparatively small; and though I shall ever sympathise with the connections of those that fell, the reflection on the cause will, I hope, afford much consolation. To speak individually to the conduct of any one would be injurious to all; for all were equally animated with the same zealous ardour in support of their King and Country. Yet, possessed of these feelings, I cannot be silent without injustice to the firm and manly support for which I was indebted to Captain Keats, and the effect that the system of discipline and good order in which I found the Superb must ever produce; and the pre-eminence of British seamen could never be more highly conspicuous than in this contest. After the action, the water being too deep to anchor in the bay off St Domingue, it was requisite to bring to with the prizes to repair damages, put the ships in a manageable state, and shift the prisoners, which took me till this afternoon; when I detached the Hon. Captain Stopford in the Spencer, with the Donegal and Atlas, which lat ter ter had lost her bowsprit, with the prizes to Jamaica; and being anxious, with Rear-Admiral Cochrane, that he should return to his command, where his services must be wanted, a jury mainmast is fitting to the Northumber. land, under this island, to enable her to get to windward, when I shall order the Agamemnon, which is staying by her, to accompany the Rear-Admiral to his station; and I am now proceeding with the Canopus, Rear-Admiral Louis, Acasta, and Magicienne, off St Domingo, to make certain of the Imperial and Diomede being completely wrecked, after which I shall repair to Jamaica. Having recited the transactions of this glorious combat, which will fairly add another sprig of laurel to our naval history, and assist in promoting our country's good, I am Sir, &c. J. T. DUCKWORTḤ. BRITISH LINE. With general Return of Killed and Wounded. your's &c. Officers wounded.-Superb, Lieut. Chas. Patriarch, badly; Wm. Pickering, master, ditto; and four midshipmen slightly. -Northumberland, Lieut. Hon. G. F. Seymour, badly; four midshipmen, badly, and three slightly.-Spencer, Capt. Hon. Robert Stopford, slightly; Lieut. James Harris, ditto; Lieut. Jas. Cuth bertson, marines, badly; and one midshipman slightly.-Donegal, John Airey, master, and three midshipmen, all badly. -Atlas, Wm. Moubray master, and Stephen Spargo, boatswain.-Canopus and Agamemnon none. Killed.-Martin Oates, boatswain of the Spencer.-C. H. Kynaston,midshipman of the Donegal, and Dav. Ridgeway, midshipman of the Northumberland. J. T. DUCKWORTH. Admiral Duckworth, in another letter, expresses his sincere thanks to the Admirals Cochrane and Louis, and to the officers, seamen, and marines, for the great judgement, gallantry and skill, displayed in the above action. In a second dispatch from Admiral Sir John Duckworth, dated at Portroyal in Jamaica, Feb. 24. announcing his ar rival there with his prizes, he vindicates the conduct of Capt. Henri of the Diomede, who is said to have run his ship on shore after she had struck,-it being ascertained, after a strict examination, that Sir Edward Berry and Capt. Dunn had mistaken the Braave for the Dio mede. The following are some further particulars of the above action: The Northumberland, Admiral Coch. rane's ship, which bore the brunt of the battle, went into action with 200 men short of her complement; that ship and the Superb, owing to their superior sailing, were warmly engaged twenty minutes before the rest of our squadron, The Northumberland had the fire of three French ships upon her for 40 mi. nutes, and nearly a third part of our loss fell upon her. Admiral Cochrane, say some of the letters, proved himself a se cond Nelson, and was in imminent danger. He |