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. PROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZATTE. IN CONTINUATION FROM THE PRECEDING PAGE. ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, SEPTEMBER 19. Copy cf .1 Letter from Vice-Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren, Barr. and R. B. Commander in Chief of his Majesty's Ships and Vessels on the Coast of North America, to the Hon. William Wellesley Pole, tlx-..t.4 at Halifax the 14th August, 1809. Sir—l have the honour to enclose, for thcir Lordships' infor mation, the ropy of a letter from Captain Mounsey, who ar rived here on the Ist instant, in h Bonne Citoyenne, with la Furieuse French frigate her prize, having struck to the British colours, after an action of six hours and fifty minutes, an event which has sLlcind fresh lustre to his Majesty's arms, and will, I trust, entitle the O ffi cers ar.d ship's company of la Bonne Ci toyenne to their Lordships' favour. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) JOHN B. WARRZN. His Majesty's Sloop Bonne Citoyenne, Halifax, August 1, 11309. Sir—l have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of my Lords Commissioners of the Ad miralty, that on the 18th day of June, having sailed from Spithead in company with his Majesty's ship Inflexible, and the Quebec trade, on the 2d of July, in latitude forty-four degrees north, longitude twenty seven degrees west, I had the misfdrtune to lose sight of the convoy in reconnoitring a strange suspicious , sail astern, and by traversing between the parallels of forty-three and forty-four degrees north, edging to t'‘e westward in proportion to the distance I supposed they would sail with such winds, in order to regain the fleet ; I had the good fortune, on the sth, at three P. M. in lat. 43 degrees 41 minutes north, and long. 34 west, to fall in with a French frigate in the act of taking possess on of a large English merchant ship, which they shortly relinquished on our approach, and steered to the northward under a press of sail. Find ing they did not answer the private signal, I imme diately bore up in pursuit, and, after a chace of 18 hours, at twenty-five minutes past nine A. M. on the Sth, had the satisfaction to lay his Majesty's sloop alongside within pistol-shot of the enemy, who had brought to to engage us. A brisk cannonade with round and grape immedi ately commenced, and the combat continued with unabated fury, gradually closing until sixteen minutes past four, P. M. when our powder being nearly all expended I determined to carry her by 'boarding with all hands, and at the instant of laying her aboard for 'that purpose, they called out they had surrendered, and struck their colours to his Majesty's sloop. Thus ended a conflict obstinately maintained for six hours and fifty minutes, during which the enemy fired away more than 70 broadsides, whilst his Majesty's sloop not less sparing, discharged 129 destructive broad sides, alternately from the starboard and larboard sides, as circumstances would permit me to change ber position with advantage, so as to avoid the neces sity of slackening our fire from the guns .being over heated, three of which were dismounted and render ed useless early in the action. She proved to be la Furieuse, a French frigate of the largest class, that escaped from the Saintes on Ist April, commanded by Capt. Le Marant Ker Da niel, pierced for 48 guns, but having only twelve 42- pound carronades and two long 24-pounders on the main deck, with six of smaller calibre ; forty soldiers at small arms, her full proportion of officers, and a complement of two hundred men, besides the Colonel, two Lieutenants, and a detachment of the 6fith regi ment of the line ; partly loaded with sugar and coffee, and sailed from Basse Terre the 14th June, bound to 1 rance ; is seven years old, and sails very fast. After a hard contested action a most arduous duty still remained to be performed. On taking possession we found the frigate in a most perilous state, with 14 shot-holes between wind and water, and five feet , water in her hold. Her topmasts, and all her yards (except the cross-jack and sprit sail) shot away, and her lower masts so badly wounded as to render it almost impossible to prevent them from falling, with more than seventy men killed and wounded, whilst his Majesty's sloop was reduced to a mere wreck, baying all her lower masts badly wounded in several places, as well as the fore and main topmasts and mizen topmast shot away, nearly all the standing and every part of the running rigging, sails, boats, &c. cot to pieces.. After securing the prisoners (the wea ther bc!ng very favourable during the night), by the exertions of Mr. Sandon, Second Lieutenant, and Mr. Atwater, the carpenter, several of the most dangerous shot-holes were stopped, so as to enable them to keep the ship free ; but all their efforts to save her masts proved ineffectual, as the main and mizen masts went overboard the next day, leaving the bare foremast standing, wounded in three places. The indefatigable exertions of every officer and man in the Bonne Citoyenne in fishing and securing her masts, so as co be able to take the frigate in tow, and surmounting every other difficulty, merits my warmest praise and admiration ; and I feel highly gratified in reporting to their Lordships, that nothing could exceed the animated zeal and unwearied intre .pidity cf - the officers, seamen, and Royal Ma rines, whom I had the honour to command, in a contest with an enemy apparently of so great a su periority of force ; and I beg particularly to mention the able assistance that I received from Mr. Symes the first, Mr. Sandon the Second Lieutenant, and Mr. Williamson the Master, which contributed greatly to the success of the action ; Mr. Scott the Purser, I Mr. John Black, and Mr. M'Auley, passengers, in the handsomest manner volunteered their services, assisted at the guns, and wherever they could make themselves most useful ; and Mr. Stewart, the Sur von; deserves much praise for his humanity and great attention to our own as well as the wounded prisoners ; indeed the patience with which all hands have borne the extreme fatigue andiprivaticm ofbeing constantly on deck for twenty-five days and nights, does them infinite credit, and urges me to so long a detail, Thus circumstanced, I was induced to make the best of my way to this port, where I arrived with the prize on the Ist instant. The Bonne Citoyenne re quiring three lower masts, top-masts, &c. to enable her to proceed in the prosecution of their Lordships orders. I have the honour herewith to inclose a list of the killed and wov.nded, and I am h a ppy to say our loss has been inconceivably small, which I can attribute only ts the low; c..ss the Bonne Citoyenne's hull, and being so c 10.52 ttmder the enemy's guns. I have the honour to be, &c, (Stg^.ed) w. MOUNSEY. A List of the Killed and Wounded on board his Majesty's Sloop Bonne Citoyenne, William Mminsey, Esq. Commander, in the Action with la Furieusetn the Gat July, 18.00. . . , • • William Pokes, &man, killed; Jacob Anderson, Robert- f AMSTERDAM, SEPT.II. me JANE.iR6, JUL r Carr, Robert Lawrance, and William Gordon, Seamen, badly • TllBTbilowing Reports have been received frdm -- wounded: and Richard Chapman, Marine, ditto. (aigned) W. Mo UN S EV, COR=64os.r.a. Marshal Dumonceau, Commander in Chief of the PRIVAT.7. LEI TER. Killed and Wounded on board the Furieuse. Dutch army in Brabant and Zealand ; " I am sorry to inform Ton that a serio:lc ri;; Two Quart er-masters, 27 Seamen, and 6 Soldiers, killed. Stan—The infantry under my Command arrived here yesterday derstanding tool place here on the 24th .tore, ~„ sequence of an order issued by the G overr.rnerz The First Captain, 2 Lieutenant% 2 Midshipmen, Caned- evening at Eve, (at Wcmeklinge), and immediately aft e rwards a • niers, 19 Seamen, t Lieutenant of Artillery, and 7 Soldiers, dan- battalion of chemist-1 proceeded to Ter Goes, which the enemy gerously wounded.—Total killed and wounded 71. h a d l e f t at e i g h t t h e prece di ng morn i ng . To-day Lieutenant Ge. draft ten men from every hundred of t h e m ili t i a, (Signed) W. Mom: str,Commander. neral llruno took the following position--the Sd regiment of the be incorporated among the regulars ; but in line is at Wetneldirge, and watches the enemy's movements in I provinces the militia is thrice as. numerous as t i• Keten, and the whole line along the East Scheldt before Kellen- troops of the line. dyke; the 2d regiment possesses the town of Tcr Goes, and has 4 , The Colonels and superior O ffi cers of th e cliffc... the guard of North Beveland, with two companies of Chasseurs ; • the Ist regiment of Chasseurs occupies Neer-Arendschurch, Nisse, , end regiments of militia formed a body, an d went rt. and Ramie:ad, guards the Sloe, and the whole East coast of the the palace with a view of remonstrating with the (1.. Scheldt from the Sloe to 1-I: 3e dg e o i church; the Lieut.-General vernor ; but not r fi e n dr di e n s g sed t , he th ir ey co r i e n s p ign lai e n d ts ti l l i c e i .: r d co , lon:: their grievances Bruno has fortified himself at Ter Goes ; the Hussars are to take a position in the district of Ter Goes, and the whole line of out- . . posts is fi lled with numerous patroles, while the artillery shall be missions. quartered in reserve behind 'Ter Goes; the fortress of Bathz Is 44 The next morning an order was given out fit. occupied by the 6th regiment. The enemy bat not yet evacuated the militia to appear in the grand square of the city before the palace, unarmed • but theofficers 1, • Waicheren, but every thing announces that he will not delay abamloning Zealand, for he does not work at the batteries, and it suspicions ot the intention of i the Governor to 'is imagined that he is embarking his heavy baggage. I add a list.c.• of the enemy's Ships now in sight. I received the same at Ter a the men, to have been drafted by force, wen t m ., th 2 Goes, at 11 o'clock, where I spent the night. It is possible before considerable body of the militia to the pal ace , ~t 4 night there may be some further movement. I expressed their determination not to comply with tla " Yesterday some French pinnaces arrived at Fort Bath; but Governor's orders. afterwards proceeded again to Lillo. I know not whether the y : French army has made a movement. The communication with T he Government dreading the consequence„ Prince de Ponce Corvo is become more di ffi cult, and this is immediately issued an order countermanding all E N:. certainly the reason why I have received no answer to my letter previous resolutions.esstries of life become ever day 7rf.:: of the 4th. "The Marshal of Holland, Dossowczau. SI The nec " At the Chapple at Ter Goes, the 6th September, two in the Afternoon." exorbitantly dear, in consequence of the monop o ly Here follows a list of the vessels observed, amounting in all to 218. REPORT FROM MARSHAL DUMONCEAU, ETC. Stax—Port Bathe was taken on the 4th, your Majesty's anniversary. This enterprise appears to have caused the greatest astonishment to the enemy. The same evening I proceeded to Bergen-op-Zoom, where I arrived with all my troops at night. Admiral Ruijsch and General de Mallet, Governor of the place, gave me all the assistance in their power, in order to collect the vessels necessary for the trospoet of the troops with which I was to repair to South Beveland. We embarked on the sth, about noon. On quitting the harbour, several of the vessels stran ded ; I followed with the remainder, led arrived at five in the evening before Wenseldingen. The enemy, who was at anchor at the distance of one and .a half cannon-shot, saw our movement, without making any attempt to interrupt them, and all my troops were disembarked without any accident. Our horses could not be disembarked till the morning of the 6th ; and during the night, the enemy amused himself with sending some soldiers in sloops, who fired with musketry upon der vessels, which were protected by a battalion of the Sd regiment of the line. After the disembarkation, I sent three companies of chasseurs to take possesion of the town of Ter Goes, and I went thither likewise with Major-General Stedman, Chief of the General Staff. " At seven o'clock we entered amid the ringing of bells, while the Muter of the Hone, and Lieutenant - General Bruno, one of your Majesty's best Generals, collected his troops around We meldiagen. On the 6th, at day-break, the General proceeded with three battalions to Ter Gees, while two battalions were placed behind the Sloe. " During the night, and at day-break, I was informed that the hostile force which environed me was still considerable. We saw 213 vessels, as wen frigates as brigs and cutters, without counting boats, which from the mist could not be counted. The enemy's fleet in the East Scheldt was drawn up at Zierickzee before the Keeten, and above by Stavenlaee, while 120 ships were moored in the West Scheidt, from Berselen to Saarland. This being our situation, we were somewhat exposed; but when the enemy per ceived that we were up the Sloe, and that our riflemen were ar rived at Enewoutsdyk, where be stood in great force, be thought himself mere exposed than we were; for duriag the evening and eight, he withdrew on the one side to Flushing, and on the other behind Zierickzee, and in the Roompot. " When our riflemen came to Ellewoutsdyk, the enemy who occupied that village retreated, and our Voltigeurs made a few prisoners. Serjeant Smit alone took four Englishmen prisoners, so much were they confounded. " Since, yesterday morning the enemy had not approached South Beveland; he occupies Walchereu and is raising six or seven batteries, each of four pieces, on the Sloe-bank, in order nil defend the passage. " Leaving General Brono the care of watching the enemy, I yesterday proceeded to Bat; taking with me Captain of Engineers Van Ingen, a distinguished officer, whom I cannot too strongly recommend to your Majesty. " Intelligence which arrived yesterday evening announces that the enemy is evacuating Ter Vere. Your Majesty may be as sured, that I shall take all possible care to obey faithfully the in strucdons your Majesty has been pleased to give me. I have, during the few hours since I have been here, prepared every thing for carrying on my operations. I am about instantly to depart Kim hence. " Marshal Duasoncran. " Bergen-op-Zoom, September 8." SEPTEMBER 7.—The following are the particulars contained in the official report concerning the passage of our army from Brabant to South Beveland : -- ' s On the 4th inst. General Heiligers, in conse quence of intelligence gained, by reconnoitring a few days before, placed himself at the head of a company of Voltigeurs of the Ist Regiment of Chasseurs, and a company of Carbiniers, and during the ebb, avail ing himself of the distance at which the English ships were, waded with his party up to their shoulders in the water, over a passage of more than a league, and of which the path •s4as very narrow acrd full of holes, and in spite of the stream, and the holes in the water, these chas3eurs succeeded in crossing, without losing a single man. What increases the merit of this en terprise, is the necessity under which they were of un dertaking it precisely at three o'clock of the afternoon, when the ebb was at the lowest ; at which time a. gloomy tempest deprived the soldiers of the sight of: the island and fort. The short duration of the ebb did not allow a greater number of men to wade over; and the army remained on the shore for a long time, I uneasy concerning the detachment, as the continuance. of the storm did not permit them to perceive whether the fort defended itself. " At length, at seven in the evening, the Dutch flag was seen waving on the fort. An Express was then sent to Antwerp. The Prince, General in Chief of the French army, was informed of it at nine in the evening, and announced it at the Theatre of the city. " The Chasseurs and Carbineers were received by the inhabitants of Bathz, with the most lively demon strations of joy, amid the continued shouts of Long live Me King! General Heiligers praises the intrepi dity and valour of Captains Schuurman and Tabor, as well as of the Lieutenants of Engineers Cornabe and Wolf de Westerholt. It was impossible for the little corps to make great haste, surrounded by clan gers ; and yet obli ge d to en d their march, in conse quence of the flow of the tide, a moment's delay or in decision would have been fatal to them. " His Majesty, desirous to recognise the service rendered by these brave men, and the dangers to hope DV7CH PAPIRS. PARIS, SIPTIMBER S. The Paris National Guard is wholly organized ; their equipment will be ready this week, and they will be furnished with fresh arms. SEPTEMBER 6.—The 6th corps, under the orders of Marshal the Duke of Elchingen, proceeded on the 12th from Placentia, on their march to Salamanca. On their arrival at Oliva, they heard that the enemy in great force occupied Aldea Nueva del Camino, and particularly the heights and passes of Banos.— The advanced guard, under General Lorcet, actually fell in with the enemy at Aldea Nueva ; to attack and to succeed were the work of a moment; the position was carried ; and the 3d regiment of hussars made an excellent charge, by which the enemy were defeated and broken. They joined, in small parties, their principal corps on the heights of Banos. General Wilson occupied the height with four Spanish batta lions, two Portuguese battalions, and 1000 men who had just come from Ciudad Rodrigo, making in all between 4 and 5000 men, in an almost impregnable position, the natural difficulties of which he had in creased, by rendering all the-foot-paths leading to it impracticable, by breaking up, cutting deep trenches across them, and blocking them up with pieces of rock. As soon as the eschellons of the army had pe netrated as far as Banos, our troops advanced against the enemy. That instant, the soldiers forgot the ex traordinary fatigues of a nine hours march, in exces sive heat. The 59th and 50th regiments moved on with the greatest intrepidity, and made thefaselves masters of the heights. General Wilson rallied his troops, and even attempted to act upon the ofkonsive, but this cost him dear. The advanced guard form ed in a body, and a conflict with the bayonet ensued, in which the enemy were completely' broken. The hussars and chasseurs completed the blow, and made them fly in the utmost disorder. They were pursued beyond Montemayor and Calfada. The whole of this legion, which left 1200 on the field, has suffered extremely. Our dragoons were, in several places, obliged to dismount, and fought on foot. The artil lery was well served. A private of the 59th Regi ment seized a standard ; according to the report of the prisoners, the rest were broken and thrown into ditches. Our loss was very trifling. The 6th corps continued their march, driving before them several small parties of the enemy, who fled to the mountains. There were at Salamanca 1400 infantry, and 400 cavalry, under the command of General Castrafuerte, who, upon learning that the pass of Banos was forced, commenced his retreat in the direction of Ciadad Ro drigo. The 6th corps arrived at Salamanca on the 14th, the inhabitants of which, and particularly the Bishop, conducted themselves in the best manner; all of them hastened to relieve the wants of the army. SEPTEMBER 7.—Letters from Munich confidently report the rumour that the intermarriage of the Here ditary Prince of Bavaria with the Archduchess Louisa, the eldest daughter of the Emperor of Austria, will take place immediately after the signature of the treaty of peace, and that this union will be the pledge of that which is subsequently to take place between Austria and Bavaria. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. Vtarras has been received. We regret to say, that some prim his statement, howdver.correct we fear they may be, w... 61 deemed libellous. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. per Cent. Cons. for money 68tf —account 681 t. Omni= prent.—Excheq. Bills, es. les. prem. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. lank Stock Imp. 3 per Cent. 671 $ per Cent. Red. shut Omnium I prem. per Cent. Cons. 68iit Exch. Bills, I r 2.s. pre. 4 per Cent.ilhat English Lottery Tick. 211.111. S per Cent. Navy 99ft Cons. for acc. 68! . We have this morning received a letter from one of the survivors of the army sent to Zealand, and who, from his situation in that army, had the sear.; of being better informed than many others on the subjects embraced in his communication. We regret to say that we lose all recollection of events merely military, when we contemplate the ghastly but cool detail he gives of the ravages of disease among our brave troops. We refrain from publishing the tor. turing detail, having no wish to wring the minds of others with anguish 1 but peace would quit our own bosoms, should we neglect to call upon those who direct public affairs, by every consideration of policy and humanity, instantly to abandon a conquest, which, if retained, will not only disappoint the hopes of the country, but prove the source of indescribable misery and affliction to every family in the Kingdom. In one word—the whole disposable male population of the empire will be found inadequate to the waste of h. raan life that takes place in 'Walcheren. The fabled Upas tree of Java now flourishes in Walcheren—the grave-place of the British army ! It is rumoured that the kingdom of Bohemia will in future constitute an independent State, and have for its Sovereign an Archduke of Austria, who is to be a Member of the Confederation of the Rhine. To little minds the abandonment of our conquest may appear humiliating. But Ministers may rest assured that there is d c , ifficient stock of good sense in the country to ensure for a...2m the approbation of the nation at large, if, following the dictates of true magnanimity, they shall instantly— instantly—in• stantly, order all the works at Flushing to be blown up, and the remains of our once hopeful army to return to England without the delay of a single luar LETTER IN THE HAND-IVRITING OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF SPAIN, TO HIS HIGHNESS THE PRINCE PRIMATE. " Toledo, August 10. " Sto, sty BILOTIIZI-1 will not suffer so favourable an oppor tunity to pass by without availing myself of it, to recommend my self to your Highness. I have to inform your Highness of the brave conduct of your troops in the battle of Talavera. It is not possible for any troops to do their duty better, and the whole ' 1 army does them justice. Their brave Commander was most worthy to lead them on, but he met with his death In the field ; no one has more cause to lament him than myself; and I hope to mitigate the calamity which has befalkn his family, by thus in forming so good a Prince as your Highness, of the great merits of this Officer. 1 It gives us much pleasure to be able to announce that such measures have been taken for the protectio of our - will it an end " Things are going on very well. The English are hastening towards the sea; their Allies are following their example. Nel dier the one nor the other will take with them the greater part of their artillery or men. " i hope soon to bring the army of La Mancha to an engage ment. _ coasting trade as probably soon pm to the sneaking depredations of the enemy's cruizers, the Admiralty having appointed some frigates and smaller vessels to watch those parts of the coast the. were most exposed. The following letter on this subject is from a most respectable correspondent, and reached us this morning:— " I hope that the army of 120,000 men, which threatened my capital, will rot be able to keep together, or at least be unable to undertake any further enterprize. I beg your Highness to accept this proof of my sincere attachment ; and am your Highness's sincere friend, (Signed) " Joszen." MADRID, AUGUST 25. This Capital continues to enjoy the most perfect tranquillity. The energetic measures adopted by the King, since his return, make an impression upon the disaffected, since they perceive that his Majesty is re solved no more to forgive those who have so long abused his benevolence. The secularisation of the' Monasteries proceeds without any opposition. Late reports which have been received concerning the pursuit of the remains of Venegas's army, prove that the victory of Almonacid is one of the most con siderable which has been gained in Spain since the Emperor, called to new triumphs, no longer by his presence gives that mighty impulse to events which nothing can withstand. " HASTINGS, SEPT. 19. " Since this part of the Coast has been better protected, enemy cannot now with the same impunity insult us, or rake prizes of our Merchantmen, as was the case but a few weeks ap, Tbis morning, about eight o'clock, we bad the pleasure of tieing a lugger privateer pass to the Eastward, captured by and in coil:- pang with the Loma frigate, Captain Scuostszan, now on this station. About 10, another privateer, off Beachy, was Oin k, seen from the Hills to take a schooner rigged brig, but the sigril being made from Fairlight, a Frigate and Cutter went IIU 441iataiy in pursuit of the privateer, upon which she deseradlet prize, and stood to the S.W. We are hopeful the Cutter has takes the privateer, as about two hours afterwards the frigate desislci from the pursuit, and hauled her %%hid to retake the prise, we had the pleasure of seeing her accomplish. The frigate is titb! the Iris or Brilliant, we are not sure which, but we know tht ROTTERDAM, SEPT. I I. Letters from Vienna state, that Napoleon left Scho enhrunn on the 31st ult. accompanied by Prince Eu gene, to review the different corps of the army ; but add, that he returned thither on the Ist instant, in good health. ANTWERP, SEPT. 3. Four battalions of troops arrived here yesterday. The roads are covered with other corps, having the same destination. We had a grand parade this morning, and the Prince of Ponte-Corvo reviewed our garrison. One of his Aides-de-Camp has set off for Vienna. A balloon is preparing to be sent up for the purpose of reconnoitring the movements along the enemy's line. We have the most satisfactory accounts respecting the English. Their sick amount to 15,000. They 11 suffer est-remely from the want of fresh water ; and l they dare-not venture to seek for fresh provisions on this side (A the river. The r e are but few s i c k a mong _ I our troops, and these arc not d.ingeronsly ill. latter was last night in Eastbourne Roads. " The attention of the Lieutenant at the Signal-post is disc:% , ing of oolodnodation.—lt blew a heavy gals from the s.W. 1 yesterday and last night." We have given extracts from Dutch papers to 13th inst. in the preceding columns. The folio% _ ... are from Spanish papers to the 4th, and Portu; which they expos f ed themselves, without any _ of retreating; and without b e i ng terrified by the numbers of the foe; who, they knew, were on the opposite side of the river, has rewarded them, through General Heiligers, by expressing to him his satisfaction at their conduct. He has granted promotion to the before- I mentioned Officers ; and ordered, that without dis tinction ofrank, all those who were in the detachment.! of General Heili ,, ers should wear on the left side of the coat an embroidered sabre. The soldiers and non-commissioned nit:kers shall, durit);,; the campaign, enjoy double pay:' to the Bth instant, received this day : By letters from Castel Blant il° w l e ' A learn, UG U th at s-r th the head luarters of his Excellency Marshal I3eresford had been removed from Zarza to that city, in cone quence of the combination of movements with th• British army, under the orders of his Excellent Marshal General Wellesley. REAL C.4.ROLINA, AUGUST 16. The pretended King Joseph, escorted by 12,0 00 his partisans, has passed through Aranjues in the 4 ' 11 , • 6 a • .~ to •ti r~ in tla tc I in re of th T hi I'. I ..~