Lisbon, 22 July. Two British frigates arrived last night with the tiding
that the united British-Spanish fleet of 78 ships arrived off Toulon while escorting
a large number of transports with war stores and soldiers. Off Corsica found a heavy fight place between a 28-gun Algerian frigate
(also armed with some swivels) and 1 30-gun French frigate. After 5 hours
stopped the fight but with sunrise the fight was renewed. Despite some failed
efforts the Algerians finally managed to come on board of the French frigate
and after a fierce fight the French surrendered. The Algerians lost more as 200
men and all of their officers of which the boatswain as last commanding officer
until he also died. According to rumours both frigates sunk the next day while
the survivors were taken on board of a Tunisian bark.
