From the ". T. Commercial Adu Dec. II.
" AR BETWEEN FRANCE AND ALG!ERS
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Our correspondents Of the Boston Statesman, have
forwarded us extracts from the Gibraltar Chronicle
OF the Sd and 9Th of Nov. received at that port on
Saturday. The following account of an action be-
tween the Algerne and French squadrons. was re-
ceived at Gibraltar in letter from Agicrs


The Aisernes had been for some time preparing,
for the avowed object ofa'tackng the French force
and the night of Oct. Sd. between the of Ma
honet's nativity their squadron consisting of the
following ships put to sea frigate of so guns
corvette Che admIral's ship SO guns another
yette "a guns; another so guns two three-masted
schooners, l6 guns each two ,chooners, l6 do. do
two do. l2 do. do. two do. 10 do. do. and brig
of 1 guns.


Early the following morning they were seen
steering to the N. w. whilst the French squadron
consisting of so gun (the admral's ship an
other of the same class and meta.-2 briggs, one Of
20 aud the other of 1 guns appeared at consider
able distance in the oiling. bearing down with
norherly wind upon the enemy. On their approach
to each other both squadrons man@uyered for some
time to get the weather gage.-At O'Clock, p. NJ.
the ac ctiun commenced, and was continued courage
ousIy on both sides for two hours and quarter
The intention of the Algerines evidently appeared
to be to board, rather than to fight at distance
but their object was frustrated by the windward po-
sition of the French ships The French Admiral
bore the brunt OF the action. and for some time sus-
tanned the united attacks Of the Algerne Admra's
ship, two coryettes and a schooner. Al quarter