Contamin, who was taken, with Admiral Villeneuve, in the Bucentaure. The loss on board the Victory, Lord Nelson's flap-ship, was more severe than that of any other ship; Vice-Admiral Collingwood's ship was the next greatest sufferer. The total loss of the English in this dreadful battle was-officers 36 killed, 98 wounded; seamen, &c. 387 killed, 1056 wounded; making 423 killed, and 1154 wounded; Total 1587. The number of killed, wounded, and drowned of the combined fleets is not known, but must have been immense. Admiral Collingwood issued a General Order for a Thanksgiving Day on account of this glorious victory."-St. Pedro, (Spanish,) corvette, 16 guns, 70 men, taken by the Iris, 32, T. Lavre, at sea.-22. Amphion, (Spanish,) ketch, 12 guns, 70 men, taken by Latona, 38, T. L. M. Gosselin, at sea.-29. Le President, (French,) brig, 4 guns, 70 men, taken by the Narcissus, 32, R. Donnelly, coast of Africa. November 3.-The four French ships-of-the-line which had escaped from the battle of Trafalgar, taken by Commodore Sir Richard Strachan, off Cape Ortegal." At half-past three the action ceased, the enemy having fought to admiration, and not surrendering till their ships were unmanage able." "If any thing could add to the good opinion I had already formed of the officers and crew of the Cæsar, it is their gallant conduct in this day's battle." "The Captains of the ships-of the-line and frigates speak in high terms of their officers and ship's companies."-DISPATCH.-5. A Thanksgiving-day was ordered for the victory of Trafalgar. Golondrina, (Spanish,) lugger, 4 guns, 29 men, taken by the Pomone, 38, W. G. Lobb, coast of Spain.-10. Biter, gun-brig, Lieut. T. Wingate, 14 B. 1801, run aground and destroyed near Calais, crew saved.-13. The Vengeur, (French,) brig, 14 guns, 56 men, taken by the Cruiser, sloop, 18, J. Hancock, Channel.-18. Woodlark, gun-brig, Lieut. Thomas Innes, 14 B. 1788, run aground and destroyed near St. Valery; crew saved. Les Dos Azares, (Spanish,) schooner, 2 guns, 36 men, taken by the Bacchante, 20, R. Macdonnell, Jamaica Station.-21. Bellona, (French,) schooner, 4 guns, 50 men, taken by the Renard, sloop, 18, Jeremiah Coghlan.-25. Brilliano, (Spanish,) lugger, 5 guns, 55 men, taken by the Aurieuz, 18, J. Johnstone, off Portugal. December. Pigeon, schooner, J. S. Buckraft, 4 P. 1805, lost off the Texel; crew saved, but made prisoners.-10. Andromeda, (French,) 4 guns, 43 men, taken by the Spider, schooner, 14, Lient. H. Shaw, Mediterranean.-16. L'Elizabeth, (French,) 14 guns, 102 men, taken by the Kingfisher, sloop, 18, N. D. Cochrane, Leeward Islands.-23. Sir Robert Calder tried by courtmartial for not bringing the French fleet a second time to action.-24. La Febre, 40, (French,) taken by La Loire, 40, F. L. Maitland, and L'Egyptienne, 40, Lieut. P. C. Handfield, (acting,) off Rochfort. Napoleon, (French,) ship, 32 guns, 250 men, driven on shore and wrecked near the Cape *The honour of an Earldom to the representatives of the revered Nelson, with the accompaniment of a national residence and the means of due dignity, and a liberal provision to Lady Nelson, were quickly accorded by the King and Parliament. An annuity of 2000l. per annum, and a Peerage, were awarded to Admiral Collingwood, which the duration of a life worn out in the service did not permit him to enjoy ; and the Order of the Bath to the third in command, who, already ennobled by birth, now doubly sealed it in glory. The City of London voted its freedom and a sword of 200 guineas value to Admiral Collingwood, and the freedom and a sword of 100 guineas value to Lord Northesk. + Sir Richard Strachan's squadron consisted of the Cæsar, 80 guns; Hero, 74, Hon. A. H. Gardiner; Courageux, 74, Richard Lee; and Namur, 74, L. W. Halsted; accompanied by the Santa Margarita, 36, W. Rathbone; Æolus, 32, Lord William Fitzroy; Phoenix, 36, Thomas Baker; and Revolutionaire, 36, H. Hotham. The French consisted of the Duguay Trouin, 74, (since Implacable,) Capt. Toufflet; Formidable, 80, (since Braave,) Rear-Admiral Dumanoir; Mont Blanc, 74, Capt. Villegrey; and Scipion, 74, Capt. Baronger. The action began about noon, and ended at half past three o'clock. The British had only 24 killed and 111 wounded. This small loss arose, as explained in the dispatches, from the enemy having (a nsual fault with French sailors) "fired high," and the English (a corresponding virtue in our seamen) having "quickly closed." The thanks of Parliament were given for this service; also a pension of 1000l. to Sir Richard; and the City of London voted him its freedom and a sword of 100 guineas value. That 15 sail-of-the-line (See July 22nd), should not only withstand 20 of those of the enemy, and three large 50 gun ships, but also capture two of their largest vessels, was an event certainly well calculated to maintain the character of superiority which the Navy of England so justly challenges. It had happened, unfortunately, that the Admiral's dispatches, as well as the verbal report of the officer who brought them home, gave the strongest foundation for the belief that the action would be renewed upon the following day; the result of which, to an enemy already beaten, must be deemed almost total destruction. The public disappointment was, therefore, extreme, when intelligence arrived which put an end to all hopes of the kind, and led to the belief that the shattered squadrons of the enemy had gained, without farther molestation, a Spanish port. The murmurs of disapprobation at the conduct of the British Admiral were so little restrained, that Sir Robert Calder returned to England to demand an investigation of his proceedings. He was accordingly tried by courtmartial, and the Court decided that the Admiral had not done his utmost to take or destroy every ship of the enemy which it was his duty to engage, but at the same time ascribed such conduct to error in judgment, and sentenced him to be severely reprimanded. Sir Robert had at this time meritoriously served for forty years, and was Captain to Earl St. Vincent on the proud day which gave that brave officer his title. of Good Hope by the Narcissus, 32, R. Donnelly.-28. Le General Blanchard, (French,) 16 guns, 130 men, taken by the Favourite, sloop, 18, J. Davie, Coast of Africa. During this year Buonaparte had vigorously pursued his plans for the invasion of Great Britain, having 160,000 men encamped on the French coast, while bis flotilla was assembled at Boulogne. The whole was, however, broken up on the commencement of the war with Russia and Austria. OBITUARY, 1805. October 23. Rear-Admiral R. Palliser Cooper, on the Superannuated List. November 23. At his seat at Sidmonton, Hants, Admiral Sir Richard Kingsnull, Bart. aged 74. COMMANDING OFFICERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE. Vice Admiral Right Hon. Lord Viscount Nelson, Victory, 100, killed. Post-Captain William Henry Jervis, Tonnant, 80, drowned.+ Post Captain George Duff, Mars, 74, killed. Post-Captain John Cook, Bellerophon, 74, killed. Commander William Temple, Geolan sloop, 16, drowned. Commander Henry Burke, Seagull brig, 18, drowned. Commander James Toppet, Hawke sloop, 18, drowned. Commander William Woolsey, Papellon sloop, 18, drowned. Lieutenant J. Eddes Baker, Winchelsea, 32, drowned 12th April, in endeavouring to join his ship from New Southend, Essex, the jolly boat upsetting. Lieutenant James Marshall, Watchful gun-brig, 14, drowned. Lieutenant William Scott, Althorpe, (hired cutter) 16, drowned. • State of the French Flotilla at the different Ports of France on the 20th July 1805, with the number of men and horses it was destined to carry. Twelve regiments of cavalry and twenty-three of infantry were ordered to be stationed on the coasts of France, and none are included in the above statement, and also the different vessels bought, built, and the great number of fishing-boats ordered to be ready to embark troops, &c. to Dieppe, Havre-de-Grace, Rochelle, Rochfort, St. Malo, all not included in the preceding account; according to the French information received by the French Government, the military force of Great Britain were ascertained to be, viz. 351,000 volunteers, 99,000 regular troops, 87,000 militia, 75,000 Irish volunteers, and 28,000 sea fencibles. + By the upsetting of his barge as he was proceeding to Sir Charles Cotton (who commanded before Brest in the absence of Admiral Cornwallis) with intelligence respecting the enemy's squadron. He was nephew and heir to Earl St. Vincent. He was killed by a cannon-ball off the coast of Boulogne, at the moment he was ordering his men to cheer. The shot entered his right side, just above the hip-bone, carrying away his bowels and some of the lower ribs. He was a brave and meritorious officer, had been 23 years a Lieutenant, and engaged in numerous actions. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. March 25th. At Noyadd Trefawr, in the county of Cardigan, the Lady of Capt. Charles Hope, of H. M. S. Tyne, of a daughter. In Wexford, Lieut. Henry Lyster, R. N. to Elizabeth, second daughter of the late Gen. Hatton. April 14th. At Richmond, Capt. Henry Jelf, 36th Regiment, third son of Sir James Jelf, to Miss Clarissa Amelia Sharp, of Kincarrochy, March 27th. The Lady of Lieut. W. H. Lloyd, Perthshire, daughter of the late Major Sharp, of R. N. of a daughter. March 29th. The Lady of Capt. Serjeantson, 50th Regiment, of a daughter. At Stoke, the Lady of Charles Brown, Esq. Master of H. M. S. Caledonia, of a son. The Lady of the Hon. Capt. Maude, C.B., R.N. of a daughter. April 2nd. At Knowhead Cottage, Airshire, the Lady of Lieut. W. Rowley Wynyard, R.N. of a son. April 10th. At Edinburgh, the Lady of RearAdmiral Campbell, of a son. April 10th. At Brighton, the Lady of Capt. Townshend, late of H. M. S. Columbine, of Ball's Park, Hertfordshire, of a son and heir. April 12th. The Lady of Capt. Whylock, R. M. of a daughter. April 13th. The Lady of Lieut. Ellis, of a daughter. April 19th. At Eastbourn, the Lady of D. B. Conway, Esq. Surgeon, R.N. of a son. April 19th. At Plymouth, the Lady of Lieut. Edward Tyndall, R.N. of a daughter. April 22nd. The Lady of Capt. Parke, late Paymaster, R. M. of a son. April 22nd. At Elm Grove, Southsea, the Lady of Lieut. and Quartermaster Hewett, R. M. of a daughter. MARRIED. March 26th. At Up Marden, Arthur Vansittart, Esq. of the 2nd Life Guards, son of Lord Bexley, to Diana Sarah, third daughter of Gen. Crosbie, of Watergate Park. At Bath, Lieut. John Tylden, of the Royal Artillery, to Catherine, eldest daughter of the late Colonel F. Williams, of the Royal Marines. April 2nd. At Manchester, Capt. W. D. Davies, of the Queen's Bays, to Susan Jane Forbes, only daughter of the late John Abernethie, Esq. Capt. Fox Maule, late of the 79th Cameron Highlanders, eldest son of the Hon. William Ramsey Maule, M.P. and nephew to the Earl of Dalhousie, to the Hon. Miss Abercromby, eldest daughter of Lord and Lady Abercromby, and niece to Viscount Melville. April 5th. At Blatherwycke Park, Northamptonshire, by the Rev. J. Irvine Irvine, Com. John King, R. N. to Margaret, daughter of the late Joseph Harrisson, Esq. of Tidd Mansion, Cambridge, and sister to Everson Harrisson, Esq. of Tolethorpe Hall, Rutlandshire. April 6th. At Plymouth, H. Caswell, Esq. Surgeon, of H. M. S. Druid, to Miss Susan Truman. April 9th. At St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Lieut. R. P. Lloyd, Queen's Royal Regiment, son of Capt. William Lloyd, R.N. to Dorothea Maria, second daughter of the late Lieut.-Gen. Sir Henry Oakes, Bart. Mitcham Hall, Surrey. At Youghal, Capt. T. O. Partridge, 77th Regiment, to Mary Ann, youngest daughter of the late J. Bateman, Esq. of that town. Lieut. Kelsall, 83rd Regiment, to Arabella, only daughter of Joseph Lipsett, Esq. of Ballyshanon. that place. April 16th. At Stonehouse Chapel, Lieut. R. W. Tracey, R.N. to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of W. Dowand, Esq. of Cork. April 18th. At Athlone, Capt. Thomas Walsh, of the 5th Regiment, to Anne, eldest daughter of William Spread, Esq. of that town. LIEUTENANTS. August 15th, 1830. At Dominica, De Ravariere, h. p. 60th Foot. Sept. 21st. At Berhampore, Bengal, Fleming, 49th Foot. Sept. 26th. At Berhampore, Bengal, Mathew, 49th Foot. Oct. 22nd. At York, Upper Canada, Brooke, late 5th Royal Veteran Battalion. Oct. 31st. At Quebec, Weatherstone, h. p. Canadian Fencibles. Jan. 17th, 1831. Moorhead, h. p. 69th Foot. Feb. 9th. At Bourdeaux, Walker, h. p. 7th Foot. March 2nd. Raymond, h. p. 57th Foot. March 6th. At Leeds, Moss, (Adjutant of Leeds Recruiting District.) March 7th. Butler, 39th Foot, on passage from New South Wales. Champion, h. p. 12th West India Regiment. August 1830. At Jersey, Cornet Griffiths, h. p. Waggon Train. July 8th. Feb. 1831. Feb. 8th. March 1st. Armstrong, h. p. 21st Foot. QUARTER-MASTERS. Davenport, h. p. 16th Dragoons. Hayes h. p. 2nd Fencible Cavalry. March 11th. Christian, h. p. 2nd Manx Fenc. COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT. Jan. 21st. 1831. At Corfu, Assistant-Commissary Pecco, h. p. Jan. 28th. At Guernsey, Assistant Commissary Gen. Corbin, h. p. Capt. John Hamilton Edwards, 40th Reg. March 20th. At Bilding, near Killala, Ireland, Lieut. Henry Fitzmaurice, R.N. of the Preventive ervice. At Southsea, Lieut. Nelson Collingwood Simnonds, R.N. At Cork, Mr. Gun, Purser R.N. March 31st. Lost in a Steam-Packet off Swansea, Major-General M'Leod, C.B. Appointed Ensign in the 78th Foot in 1793, and Lieutenant in 1794. He served at the Cape of Good Hope in 1795, and was present in the three actions, and at many skirmishes: be was also present at the capture of the Dutch squadron in Saldanha Bay. He was appointed to a company in the 95th Foot, and subsequently returned to Eng. land; the regiment being drafted, and the officers placed on half-pay, and from thence appointed in 1799 to the 4th Foot. He served on the staff in England and Ireland; afterwards in the Helder expedition; and was in the actions of the 2nd and 6th of October in Holland. In 1802, he obtained a majority in the 4th Foot, and was placed on half-pay at the peace. In 1803, he was restored to full-pay, and employed on the staff in England till June 1804, when he was appointed to the 95th Foot. He next served in the expedition to South America, and was engaged in the attack upon Buenos Ayres. He afterwards served in Spain and Portugal, and was present at the battle of Corunna. In 1809, he received the Brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel; in 1810, was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the Royals; in 1819, Colonel in the army; and in 1830, Major-General. April 1st. At Plymouth, Com. Thomas Bond, R.N. (retired.) April 3rd. Capt. Mudie, R.N. in the 76th year of his age. April 4th. At his apartments in the Ayslum at Greenwich Hospital, Capt. Donald M'Leod, R.N. C.B., aged 54 years. This officer entered the Navy at an early age, and after having served the usual period, passed his examination for Lientenant, to which rank he was promoted Jan. 2nd, 1794. He subsequently served in the Namur and several other ships; and on the 29th April, 1802, was promoted to the rank of Commander. At the renewal of hostilities in 1803, he was in May of that year, appointed to command the Sulphur Bomb-vessel, in which he assisted at the attack on the gun-vessels and other craft and batteries on the pier of Granville, by Sir James Saumarez, in the Cerberus, Capt. Selby, on the 13th Sept. 1815. In the Catamaran expedition, (as it was termed,) against the Boulogne flotilla, he was the senior commander, and although the attempt was not attended with any favourable results, yet it afforded Capt. M'Leod an opportunity of displaying much ability. Capt. M'Leod was next appointed to command the Cygnet; and on the 22nd Jan. 1806, he was promoted to the rank of Captain. During the expedition against Copenhagen, in 1807, he commanded the Superb, (74,) bearing the pendant of Commodore (now Sir Richard) Keats; and he afterwards served, on the promotion of that gallant officer to the rank of Rear-Admiral, as his Flag-Captain, and also to Rear Admiral William A. Otway, and to Vice-Admiral John Holloway, when the latter commanded at Newfoundland. In 1810, Capt. M'Leod superintended the impress service at Liverpool, where he re- At his residence near Clifton, Capt. Walton, R.N. April 6th. Mr. James B. Sandercomb, late April 6th. At Whitehill, near Glasgow, in consequence of the wounds which he received at the battle of Argaum, in the East Indies, in 1803, James Donald, Esq. formerly Captain and Paymaster of His Majesty's 94th Regiment. April 7th. General the Earl of Mulgrave, G.C.B. His Lordship's military career commenced during the American War: he arrived at the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1780; and in 1809, became a full General. He served in America from early in 1776 to the end of 1778; in the West Indies in 1780; and in 1793, commanded at Toulon. In the following year he served in Zealand; and in 1799, he was employed on a military mission to the Archduke Charles and Marshal Suwarroff. He was a principal member of the Pitt, Perceval, and Liverpool Administrations, filling in succession the offices of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, First Lord of the Admiralty, and Master-General of the Ordnance, the last he resigned in 1818, when he was succeeded by the Duke of Wellington. His Lordship had been for some years in a declining state of health, and at length closed a meritorious life in his 77th year, at his seat, Mulgrave Castle, Yorkshire. Lord Mulgrave, at the time of his death, was Colonel of the 31st Foot, and Governor of Scarborough Castle. He is succeeded in his title and estates by his eldest son Viscount Normanby. April 11th. Colonel Robert Murray Macgregor, late of the East India Company's Service. April 14th. At Haslar Hospital, Lieut. C. Robertson, R. M. April 16th. At his house in Wigmore-street, Lieut.-Gen. Sir William Payne Gallwey, Bart. Colonel of the 3rd Dragoon Guards. Obituary next month. April 22nd. Capt. Thomas C. Watson, late of the 3rd King's Own Light Dragoons, aged 59. April 22nd. At his residence, in Godalming, Lieut.-Colonel Fielder King, in his 78th year. April 23rd. At Portsmouth, Lieut. John Derby, (1795) Warden of that Dock-yard. April 26th. In Harley street, Lieut.-General Lord Walsingham, Lieut. Colonel of the 1st Dragoons. (An Obituary in our next.) METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, KEPT AT THE OBSERVATORY OF CAPT. W. H. SMYTH, AT BEDFORD. Six's Thermometer. At 3 P. M. MAR. Pluvia Evapora meter tor 1831. Maxim. Minim. Barom. Thermo. Hygrom. Inches. Inches. Degrees. Degrees. Inches. Degrees. Parts. Winds at 3 P.M. THE unusual length of some of our articles, and the quantity of technical matter, of immediate interest, pressing for insertion, obliges us to postpone many narrativesalso our Reviews of Colonel Napier's Third Volume-Capt. Hall's Fragments of Voyages, &c.; together with our Literary Notices. Suum Cuique."-The remainder of the Paper will enable us to form a judgment. We have seen, however, sufficient to induce us to encourage future contributions from the same pen. There can be no objection to the other arrangements proposed. We regret that the article communicated by "G. C." does not suit us. It will be returned if required. The subject alluded to by " An Old Officer" had by no means escaped our attention. On the contrary, our sense of its importance had alone induced us to delay bestowing such notice upon it as the subject appeared to us to merit, and which, when duly considered, it shall receive. “Will H. B. R." acquaint us through what channel we may address him, with a view to a compliance with his request? "W. R. F." has reached us too late for our present Number. The irregularity of which he complains is of antient standing. |