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tary advaatsget to die !Wish, tad they, art the 16th of Aug,o* made their attack, and displayed all their means with the pru dence and boldness indispensably neeess-try to meet such difficul ties, and such adversaries. But even this was foreseen. Defen- GERMAN PAPERS., FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS. ALTONA, SEPT. 211. di. big im- St. Gall a after sa LN CONTINLTAI 7 ION FROM TU PRECEDING PAGS. sive positions were marked in the neighbourhood of Antwerp, t• be taken by the army which received daily reinforcements, and measures had been planned, in conformity with , the Emperor's commands, to cause the very progress of the enemy to become a snare, by which he would be separated from his ships, and the punishment of his temerity would have been more complete and PARIS, cEPTEMBER 111. INIPFRIAL DECRM "At our Imprria; Camp Schoenlaurr, Sept. 3. RAC _ _ _ _ . _ . . . Napoleon, EnTer , ,- of the French, King of Italy, Protector of " memora bl e . the Confeikritinn of the Rhine, &C. Ace I.:_e. i Every day of delay rendered the attack more difficult, and its " We have decreed, and do decree, what. fellows . saccess more doubtful. New legions followed those which a first " /till ices I. Our Cc:: y in, Marshal Serrurier, Senator, is ap- call had created, and French warriors, rushing in from every part, Pointed Conlnlander in thief of the National Guard of our good 0 .playe d th a t unanimou s resolution, which saved them at the City of P:rie. st our of misfortune, of never suffering the enemy to invade their II 11. Our Ministers "of the interior and of War are charged territory. Reinforcements of troops and artillery arrived inces with the execution of the present Decree. (Signed) • &Artily. The first inundations were effected, and the others pre " N:ACOLZON. i pared. Labourers and means of conveyance grew every day more numerous ; and the soldiers beheld with complacency the progress of works which covcred the Scheldt with forts,batteries, and booms. Every day it 'became more probable that the naval forces of the enemy would not attempt to penetrate through the sinuositics of the river, in defiance to all the obstacles raised against them, and with a total disregard of the danger they would run of having their retreat cut o ff . It was, therefore, likely that . _ _ . _ " The Minister Secretary of State, , (Signed) LETTER Or lIIS MA.TESTY THE EMPEROR AND *MO. " Coont de Hunneborg. our War Minister. ills sent accounts which have been laid before him, containing the following asser tions " H. B. MA Rtr." tat not ne saying portant has occurred in the Tyrol since the retreat of the French, states, that the corps of General Ruska, was on the 7th at Lintz, and that it is probable he is now at Clagenfurth. The insurgents have made pri. .I; . soners nearly 200 men, who were on their march to join General Beasmont. On the 13th of August they surrounded a small advanced guard of 120 Wur ternburgets, whom they carried to Batzen. There have been some skirmishes near Neunzig and Stuben. The inhabitants of the Voralberg have implored the clemency of the King in favour of Dr. Schneider. PRAGUE. SEPTEMBER 1. We again read in the Gazette of our town an Ex hortation, addressed to the Tyroleans, in which tran quillity and submission is recommended to them, but that people persist in their rebellion ; and we are in formed that the French and Bavarians have been re- ..... __ _ . . " The Governer commanding at Flushing is stated not to have the English w ould begin by attempting to destroy the defences of ent se . I d The Archduke Ferdinand is still at Prague. ex: esters the order which we had e;ven him , of opening the the two hanks; that the only means of effecting this purpose u dikes and inundating the island oF Welcherem as soon as a sups- would he to attack our army; and that they would not be able to All the operation s are kept with such profound se. tior linstile force shnul I have iftn seharkcd on its shores res i st the s h ook o f t h e f orces d est in e d to attack them at the :no- crecy, that it is impossible even to state the position "He is, moreover, encased of-having surrendered the place merit, and in the coufusion of their landing, which, if delayed, of the principal corps of the Austrian army. They Which we bad entrusted in his care, not Indy before the enemy would prove still more difficult. had crossed the mess::, t:,:led when no breach had been effected in continue to recruit with activity in Hungary. the ramparts , which io r. niaed whole, and in consequence had Every thing sheaved the enemy wavering 'in his plans ; misin not once been storms ci, but even when the trenches of the em- formed, or mistrustful; confounded at the sight of unforeseen oh . An article from Dresden, dated Sept. 12, rt after stades; spending in reconnoitering, the time which served to in- describing the immense preparations that are making my were at a distance of 150 toises front the town, and he had crease them, and losing with the opportunity the will of attack- under the Duke of Abrantes for the defence of sun WO men in arms capable of doing duty :in a word, Flushing ing us. His beats employed in sounding the channel of the Scheldt, ne, • s • • 1 Ls stated to have surrendered through cafe first effects of S . born- o•Ixony, and of the capital in particular, adds that proved that he was not acquainted with its windines s His min, ' bard-nent• measures arc taken for the transport of every thing boats assailing every night with rockets the batteries erecting at . 1 ` Should all this he true, the Governor would be guilte ; and Duel, and in the ruins of the fort of Frederic henry, did not check valuable and precious the very instant that war again It would remain only to ascertain whether his conduct ought to the construction of these works, in which we approached to bid breaks out on the Danube, and amongst other things be attributed to treachery or to cowardice. kirn defiance. In a'eseord, although the collected ships at Batz 1 ' We send you this letter, in order that, as soon es you shall the picture gallery at Fort Kcenigsteiu near Pirna. made some offensive demonstrations, they were suet; as not to -, have received it, you would collect a Council far inquiry, which announce the transport or landing of any considerable corps of 1 VIENNA, SEPTEMBRK 2, will be composed of Count Asoville, Senator ; Count Rareron, troops, with its artillery, across the arm of a wit'. • river, on a point ditto ; Vice-Admiral Time, yard; and Count Sergi:, Mira Irnpec- I The negociations go on at Altenburg, and the I selected before-hand and defended by an army. tor-G, ncral of Artillery. All the pieces which will be fouad in ; other contradictory reports which have been spread, Information however, founded on these demonstrations, led VA the office, of your klitii.try, and those of the Navy, Interior, • to believe several times, but especially on the eea of August, that are DJ!, less credited. Police, or any other department, -repeating the surrender of the enemy's intention was really to land; and the Prince of i PROCLAMATION. flushing, not only as far as they may relate to its defence, hut to any object which may concern our service, shall be conveyed before them with the result of chi: Pence Corvo aneouaced the approaching attack in the order of 1 Vienna, September 9. to the Council to be lai the day, as an ordinary event, long expected by the army. Every ! A great quanstity of arms have been found secreted in the town. inquiry. , , d thing was quiet ; but until the teeth of August, bombs and cannon T en t h ousan d mus k e ts have been seized at the instant they were " This letter having no other end, we pray Got) that he may bait , thrown by the enemy's gun boats against the batteries of being conveyed into Freeburg . Many millions of florins have been have you, Ceuta de Hu nehmen in his holy keeping. i Dee! and Frederic Henry, a fire of musketry against the dikes, buried since the entry of the French. The place in which they " Given in our Imperial Camp at Schoeubrunn, September 7, vain discharges of artillery, and trifling engagements of outposts, . were hidden has been discovered, and they have been seized. were the only hostilities committed by the English. It is also known -that bank bills of many millions value, and 15C9. (Signed) NA PoLtoN. " The ster Secretary of State, (Signed) H. B. Me LET." When losin g,with the hope of an easy victory, the wish of ! credit to the other effects, . belonging to the Treasury of Government, are se attacking our army, the enemy, if we give SEPTENI HER 1 4, creted in di ff erent parts. The Emperor Napoleon promises to those circulated in Zealand, attempted to devise means of sending fire- . ACCOUNT OF TILE MILITARY oPERATIONS ON TUE skips and infernal machines against the booms and the fleet, and who discover them, a quarter of the property found if whatever kind it may be. The information may be given verbally or b; Sell um, FROM TilE SUItRENDEIt OF FLUSHING TILL closing the Scheldt by sinking into its deepest channels, vessels letter to the Intendants of Provinces, to the Intendant General, filled with stones, or whole blocks of stone work. We might THE EVACUATION OF THE Four OF BATZ BY THE or even to the Governors of Provinces, &e. have entrusted the rapid current of the river with the care of i ENGListio—Moniteur. Given at the Head-quarters, Schsenbrun, September 7, I tO9. opening new channels for our ships, by removing or destroying The Prince of NEUFCHATEL, Major General. Every circumstance relative to the military operations on the these vain obstacles; but measures equally prudent and hold were Scheldt, during the siege and bombardment of Flushing, is so ins- taken to seize and wreck these floating mines; and our navy in The Tyrol, says the St. Gal Gazette, may be con- Scheldt, that it has In en thought proper to publish the original retaliation, increased the number of its fire-ships, in order to fi ght sidered as a country separated from Europe. Little pieces themselves, or extracts of the official correspondence.— the enemy with his own weapons, and with offensive means credit is to be given to reports ; it appears that no. The later operations, front the surrender of Flushing till she eva- which the number and collection of his vessels would have ren- thing of importance has occurred since the retreat of cuietion of Ba:z, do not require to he deta:!ed so minutely, it will dered more destructive. the French. tiler, tore be sufficient to sketch their outline. Convinced, at last, that their miserable attempts, after the After taking possession of Fluahing escen ted to em- pompous display of their Expedition, would only draw shame SEPT. 7.—Count De Czernitscheff, Ambassador ploy the le riod that elapsed between the mit and 19th of Au- and ridicule upon their arms, the English seemed to intend to Russia, has arrived at Schoenbrun, and delivered a gust in collecting all his force round the fort of Earz, situated at carry their land and naval forces to other pans less well prepared letter from his Sovereign to the Emperor Napoleon. the extremity of Sou: II Pevelantl, at the point where the Scheldt to oppose them. 'I hey threatened at once Holland, the countries He set out immediately after for Comorn, with dis aividt: itself into two arms. Every thing seemed to indicate in of dolor and Axel, the island of Cadsand, and the coast of Flan the et an haeiiiion of trar-purtitig his army over the Eastern d, rs. But on the side of Holland they would have met General , patches for the Emperor of Austria. n Sc:i, Idt, on the ri.:;lt kink, between Sandrlitt and Bergen-op- Gratien's division on its return from the north of Germany, and i The town of Trieste has had the good fortune to znwn, whilst hi, /tattle and men of war s h ou ld a t tac k t he forts the Dutch population in arms to defend their King, their coun- : obtain, by its representations , a considerable d'minu on the banks of the : , uheldt and our Baena on that river. try, and their allies. In the counties of Hulot, Axel, and Cad- ;lion of the contributions with which it was taxed, on condition of paying immediately the remainder. It must pay two millions of French money. FRANKFORT, SEPTEMBER ii. Travellers coming from Strasburgh assure us that a considerable transport of ammunition and cannon has set off for ,Ulm, from whence it will be sent to Vienna by water. They also say that troops are on their march for that town. NUREMBERG, SEPT. 14. The intelligence received this day from Vienna has by no means satisfied our hopes ; nothing had been decided on the 9th ; however the return of the Ern perm. to Schoenbrun, where the head quarters are to remain, reanimates our hopes. . . Meanwhile the Erioce of Polite-Corer), who arrived at Ant- sand, an army created whilst the enemy menaced Antwerp, ws rp on the 13th, availed himself of the time spent by the English awaited him under the orders •f the Marshal Duke of Corneg in making this hostile demonstration, to execute the orders of the liatio ; and on the same line with that army, the First Inspector Emperor, organise, dispose, avdanimate the troops. accelerate de- of Engineers had put all the towns of Dutch Flanders, and on fetssive labours, inspire the army with confidence, and snatch from the coast from Hoist to Nier.port, beyond the each of danger. the enemy the possibility of attacking Antwerp. His; Excellency, Whatever be the point of their attack, the Prince of Ponte-Corvo, General Deieatt, who arrived on the i oth, co-operated In forward- placed at Antwerp in the centre of the fine, could follow and de fog these effspmitions as Minister Director of the ‘varA,lminis- feat them with his army. Every thing shewed them that France tration, and first inspector-General of Engineers; Vice-Ads: i- and Holland were capable of repelling their attacks. cal Niissiessay, the Generals, the Officers of Artillery, the Naval ahe prospect of so many obstacles increased by the sickness Prefect, the Prefect of the department, ail the authorities, dis- prevalent in his army, caused the enemy to prefer the disgrace of phi ; itig in their various functions, the same zeal and talents, a retreat to that of a defeat. Hi s s last demonstrations kad no dirt c -, sr, by the same spirit, pres e nted a noble union of will as other object than to cos teal the evacuation of his sick and artil well as resources, tending towards one single end, the disgrace of lery. Ihe island of Beveland and the fort of Batz were aban the enemy, and the eloey of the arms of France. stoned. As early as the 29th of August, 150 sail, several men of Whilst the British forces were collecting round Brz, new war, frigates, and cutters, had come down to Flushing; a few troops, cavalry and :winery, pouring in from every quarter, days lattr the rest descended the Scheldt. On the 4th of Sep swellt el our at rty at Antwerp. 'the two French and Dutch seeps, tensher no sail was sees before Batz, our gran-boars took posses poste d is. :sr Bt r; en.tsp-Zet.rn and liulst, were motional!) rein- I sion of that fort, and in a few hours res o ;ea it to the Dutch !arcs d, and i.s rs adiness to fall on the rear and flank of the enemy, I troops belonginOng to the corps of General Dumonceau. whilst the as my should attack him in trout, and throw him back Such is the result of this grand Expedition ! In order to dimi- Into the scheielt at the moment of contusdon that would attend his flush the disgrace with which it has been attended, the English attempt to land on the dikes, or the sands and muddy grounds wilt undoubtedly exaggerate the importance of an easy con that ors the hanks of :he river. quest (Flushing). But Europe will see, by their own acknow- 1 OFFICIAL. ACCOUNT BY GENERAL CUESTA OP THE BAT "he French fleet aseecded the Scheldt, and yieldirg for the ser- ledgments, th . at they have missed the principal end of their Ex- t TLE OF TALAVERA, TO TILE SECRkTA Rl' AT WAR. r.; vice of the army part of it s sail o arel merit:es, co-operated in pedition. 1 heir allies will reproach them with having sacrificed ! SzvittE, September 7. the defence of the laud; whilst the tionll?, *wend by batteries, the advantage of the common cause to•their commercial avidity. " MOST PN.PF.I.I:ENT Srrt—l removed my head andl protec:ed by gun-boats, g r oun d. d te r t h at porposei on the The wish of adding to their naval force by the cap:tire or destru,:- i quarters on the 21 st current, to Velada, according to banks:, formed a don'ts,: lie th a t flanked b o sh I ort Lille) and Fort Lien of a few ships; the vain lsope of shutting a river that tivals I- Lief kenshoeck. New batteries were raised in the covered way the . I . llame6; have outweigh[ d,lll their consideration, and in the 1 what I mentioned in my former dispatch of the same of these forts, the strength of which defied attack, to sweep the mtelst of the great events :hat took place its Austria and Spain, . night. This communication was made after I had surface of the river. the interest of their allies. Were not, besides, the national guards, s seen at Oropesa, in the evening of that day, the gal- Under the protection of this line of defence, a second was which twenty years ago conquered theta under the walls of Dun- I , formed. The old forts w e re rai se d anew , an d b atter i es were ki r k , equa l to t h e tas k o f d e f eat i ng t h e i r d es i gns ? Sh ou ld S pa i n ; Lint and illustrious army of the English. These forces erected on the ruins of those which could not r e sume their for- be the so o ner trancullized—should Austria hasten the signature ; having all re-united in that town, t ordered my van mer shape. Labourers, cannons, and soldiers, covet ed alter- of peace, Europe will, this time, owe these blessings to England. ! guard to be placed before Velada, concluding that mately all theist• posts, forgotten since the famous siege of Antwerp Fo her, France is indebted for the press rat opportunity of display• ; the firing I then discovered, was a skirmishing of our In 1583; the tors?: of at. Philip and St. Mary, which formerly nig her power against an unexpected attack, and proving that a ! • defended the bridge cast over the Scheldt by the Duke of Parma; •ingle call of the Emperor to twenty of his departments is suflici- 1 parties with an advanced body of the enemy, sta. Fors Pearl, which covered the opening of the canal, cu t during e ut t o raise in less th a n a month hundred thousand warriors . tinned at-that time in the district of Gamonal, two the sit ge, to factii are the; conveyance of prc.vis'ons and ammum- arainst his etienstes, without detaching a man Irons his armies leagues distant from Talavera, and which in the se tion from Cassel to the besieg e rs camp below Antwerp ; the fort which were fighting at a distance of seven hundred miles front the quel was routed and pursued to Casar. At break of of the Cross, which protected the dike of Cowestein, the brave point of attac.e. I day on the 22d, my army being assembled in the exten deli ne.: of which prevented a fl ,tills from throwing any succours into the town whilst navi ga ti ng on t h e inundations. To all these SEPT. 19. Letters from Cassel, received at Frank-1 sive plain between Velado and Talavera, I directed posts was added the batt e ry o f Melkhuys, most favourably situ- fort on the 12th, state, that the King of Westphalia 1 that the vanguard, under the intrepid Chief Brigadier aced on a !nation of a perpendicular dike at one of the elbows of has set out for Hanover. It is thought that his Ma-1 General Don Josef de Zayas, should charge the ene the river. • In this position, rendered celebraool two ce ntur i es ago b y die i-sty will go to Brunswick, and perhaps to the coast, ; my, w h o h a d b een re i n :O rce d w i t h t h e di v i s i on o f offensive works of the besieg e rs, our mar i nes re-pro d uced those ' in case it should be menaced with invasion. I cav a l r y o f G enera l L atour M au b ourg, an d I di recte d very same works for our defence; plarted sit nog wooden posts ; Accounts from Antwerp, dated the 15th ihstant,l that the divisions of infantry and cavalry should solicited boa s,arel pr paced them in a manner to pr. vent !he i r state, that the Prince of Ponte Corvo ( Marshal 13er- march in close order, that thus advancing towards betty. sunk, ilIllll formed a double boom under the protection of nadotte) set out that morning for the fort of Batz. Talavera, they might resist the attack, if the French th e ts,rl s such batteries of :he Cross, Melkhuys, Pearl, St. Phillip, Marshal Dumonceau arrived on the same morning should endeavour to force the entrance to this place, and Sr. Mary. Bellied this boom, and beyond the point where ships, in order at Antwetp. as they seemed to have determined. The dispatch of to a.iiibk the cal— of Fort St. Phillip, Ate obliged to describe a HAMBCRCH, SEPTEMBER 12 Zayas, No. 1, sent by this opportunity, will give you curet i.i the Scheldt, three men of war were stationed, whose At six o'cli:ck last Friday evening, the GthWestpha. ift perfect knowledge of what occurred on that morn trebly batteries cronmataline the passage, would have assailed the hall regiment oldie line, with a detachment of cavalry, : ing. (This communication ispromised in a new enemy in front, whilst. iii' ci !i',:.4 and tear would h ave been cats- ' p entered this city. Mole troops have since arrived. His ; Supplement to the Seville Gazette, but was not pub eclit,i,-d by the torts atth b ateer s rs on b ot h b anks of the River. Higher up, forts 1 AN-Be ttisd Fele:it:and, suppt.rte dby the In t . Westphalian Majesty is shortly expected here. l lashed at the time of the departure of the ve sse l.) pet hit bat•ery, Cense," a third. defensive line, which it was fec e s- I to The whole army followed the vangu ar d, p a s s ing PTEMBER 6. nary to bra .d: through, in order to al -preach ti.e 1!e et RID, SE et and dock- ,by Talavera, and took up a po si ti on in L ie o li ve yards, se-bich mie!it. have been forthe t s e cure d by .htikitig vess e l s '` D. JOEF:PH NAPOLEON, &C. in tile It Wen, that might hove beta raised again after the siege 6 ' We have decreed', and do decree whir. follows : : grounds, between that town and the river Alberche. a last meats, of tearing front the grasp of ike Eti;,!ish a prey I 4 ` Are. I. Don Bosh() Pardo 1)e Figueroa, Field Marshal of The British army on the night of the 21st, marched which they might hare ttonAtglit almost in their power. our Royal armies, is confirmed as our Minister Plenipotentiary from Oropesa, and on the followin morning, imited Supp.ssieg a'!these difitcolties to h ave b e en conquered, the and Envoy Extiaurdinary to his Majesty the Emperor of all the / i ! b Witt us, and while the vanguard attacked and re• fortified own and citadel of Antwerp still remained, and it would • Russian. . have reahired the greatest exertion s on t h e part of the tot . my to "IL Count Yeldi, 11Linis'er Plenipotentiary and Envoy Ex- pulsed the enemy, the English al s o fil e d o ff by Ta have a...sicked a brav e gerr i son, protected by good wo t ks, and traordinary to his Majesty the King of Denmark, is confirmed in , lavera, to take up the position on our left, according resolved so defend itself like the garrisons of Gerna and May, ncr, the same quality. to the plan agreed. It was, Most Excellent Sir, a that 1.., to fig ht NCI: [,out it, wit!!s, anti to COnt,:nd obstinate! in '' 111. Don Raphael DlJrquijo Secretary of our Enthassy to • ma b. o•nificent exhibition, when we saw the combined the moist rat inuotlsoior t s, for each of the numerous natural y ;osts his Majesty the King of Prussia, now Charge d'Affaires at . with which Antwerp is surrounded. 1 armies in a plain of two leagues extent, advancing . . c, the . :reateniog dispositions of the To this seotern of defence, •I that Court, is confirmed in that quality." upon the enemy, and most brilliant and gratifying E igtki, ,'nit --reed to inspire u s with tit.: bald doermin• ti f L•On the 2d instant his Majesty visited the Royal the admirable order, firmness, and gallantry, sisting r',.• , ot". .f!a-", hatteries were, by•command " r " " Library ; the Monarch examines the whole, and par- was with which this movement was performed by our al- Prince, so -1 ii eider the fire of the enemy ' •7•t i ,,,;,. a 6; [lee Prince, ticularly stopped in the cabinet of coins, in the rooms point of i is. : a•lotsser ire the ruins of the out Fort or I - 1 •.. cow:tinily* lies. The whole evening of the 22d we were recon- IT( coot B e s.ry, arei she third between that fort and LT( . et the manuscripts and antiquities, and in gv::!ch the dike ftru.s nee the ct eirk of Llaw .. e .t, in thes elbow tho.•:c of the classic authors and select works. 'loitering the camp of the enemy, when we took some prisoners between the wood and the olive grounds, such we r- he means of defence enyloyed .: to • Ctetniire Antwerp, By a decree issued on the '2Bth of August, Don P who could not reach their vanguard, which tad been its docksyards, and its s,e!. Francisco Angulo, Counsellor of State, is appointed obliged to retreat in consequence of an iut te pid c h arge We 11 must, ~wever, :a c kn ow l e d ge , that time. would h ave been Superintendant-General of all the Mints in the king. wasting to relish those immens e prep :nation,: on every point, dom, some nionnea- Madr d • and that hostile fortune :night baste granted i nn . dD. Manuel An lo Director of that of . . gu p by our cavalry. • . e as p wing the whole of the 23d nothiog deserving SPANISH PAPERS. & - - '- ' -- or - 1111 1001/ 1 • tary sane — made their FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS. dente and ties, and si LN CONTINUATION FROM TGE PRECEDING TAG& sive positie be taken b _ Measures h PARIS, SEPTEMBER 111. commands laiennlAL DECREE. I a snare, to "At our Imperial Camp of Selsoenlitarr, Sept. 3. 111109. punishmen Napoleon, Entpen •- of the French, King of Italy, Protector of inemma ta, the Confederation of the Rhine, &C. A:c f.:.e. Every d " We have decreed, aml do decree, what. fellows . saccess me " .Atilict.x I. Our Cc:::' in. Marshal Serrurier, Senator, is ap- call had co pointed Connuareler in thief of the National Guard of our good ', ourplayed t of mi City of Paris. " 11. Our Ministers 'or the Interior and of War are charged territory. with the execution of the present Decree. (Signed) • nently. r " Y.:ICOLZON. i pared. le 4 ' The Minister Secretary of State, , more nor (Signed) "H.B. MA R LT." progress ol and b LETTER OF 111 5 MAJESTY THE EMPEROR AND ICING. forces of ooms t " Count de Hunneburg. our War Minister. has sent accounts sinuosities which have been laid before him, containing the following asses.. against the tions : run of has " 'The Governor commanding at Flushing is stated not to have the Engles] execute:l the orier which we had riven him, of opening the the two h dikes and inundating the Island (IF Watcherem as some as a sups- would he t tior hostile force shoed I have d'setnbarked on its shores resist the e •" He is, moreover, areiteed of-having surrendered the place merit, and Which we bad entrusted to his care, not only before the enemy would pro had cro.sed the mom, aed when no breach had been effected in Every t the ramparts, which r. ataiord whole, and in consequence had formed, 01 not once been stormed, but even when the trenches of the ene- stacles; st ony were at a distance of 150 toises front the town, and he had crease the still anon men in arms capable of doitie duty :in a word, Flushing log us. H . Is stated to have surrendered through tide first effects of S . born- proved th, bard-rent. boats assa " Should all this he true, the Governor would be guilty ; and Doe', and It would remain only to ascertain whether his conduct ought to the constr be attributed to treachery or to cowardice. him defiat " We send you this letter, in order that, as soon es you shall made so; have received it, you would collect a Council far inquiry, which announce will be composed of Count Asoville, Senator ; Count Rarecon, troops, vei ditto ; Vice-Admiral 'rimy. rare; and Count Sengis, Pirst Impec- selected h tor-General of Ai :dim y. All the pieces which will be found in ; inform; the offices of your klinietry, and those of the Navy, Interior, • to believe Police, or any other department, -especting the surrender of the enter flushing, not only as far as they may relate to its detente, hut Ponte Co to any object which may concern our service, shall be conveyed , the day, 2 to the Council, to be laid before then', with the result of chi: thing was Inquiry. " This letter having no other end, we pray Goa that he may ! bales, thi Deel and have you, Count de Hu nehmen in his holy keeping. " Given in our Imperial Camp at Schoeubrunn, September 7, i ! vain disci were the 11C9. (Signed) NA PoLtoN. " The Minister Secretary of State, (Signed) H. B. Me LET: , When attacking t SEPTEMBER I+, circulatei: ACCOUNT OF TIIE MILITARY OPERATIONS ON TUE ships and Sell saner, FROM THE SURRENDER OF FLUSHING TILL closing It TILE EVACUATION OF THE Four OP BATZ BY THE filled wit have coo ENGusti.--Alonitetir. opening r Every circumstance relative to the military operations on the these yak Scheldt, during the siege and bombardment of Flushing, is so im- taken to portant, that it has l en thought proper to publish the original retaliation pieces themselves, or extracts of the official correspondence.— the enen The later operations. from the surrender of Flushing till she eva- which th citation of Ba:z, do not require to he d e tailed so minutely, it will dered me they, tore be sufficient to sketch their outline. f Convit After taking possession of flushing, the enemy seemed to cm- 1 pompous ploy the period that cOapseel between the lath and 19th of Au- and ridic gu.t in collecting all his force round the fort of Betz, situated at carry the the extremity of Sowli !level:end, at the point where the Scheldt to oppose divides itself into two arms. Every thing seemed to indicate in of Huhn the enemy an intention of trao-purtitig his army over tie Eastern d,rs. i Sch, lelt, on the rieet hank, between Sandrlitt and Bergen-op- Gratien's Zoom, whilst his flotilla and men of war should attack the forts the Dute on the banks of the . - sulteldt and our Rot;Ila on that river. try, and • Meanwhile the Iniece of Fonte-Curve, who arrived at Ant- sand, an w. rp on the 15th, availed larnself of the time spent by the English awaited 1 in making chi, hostile demonstration, to execute the orders of the liano ; an Emperor, organise, diction., andanimate the troops. accelerate de- of Engin. footles': laten-se inspire the army with confidence, and snatch from the coast the enemy the pos-ibility of attacking Antwerp. His . Excellency, Whateve General De eau, who arrived on the 1 6th, co-operated in forward- placed at fog these dispel:a:ions as Minister Director of the %Var_Adminis- feat there tratior, a::d fitst Inspector-General of Engineers; Vice Ade i- and Holli cal Niissicesy, the Gel:teals, the Officers of Artillery, the Naval 'I he p Prefect, the Prefect of the department, ail the authorities, dis- prevalent pee in in their various functions, the same zeal and talents, a retreat three -, aby the saute spirit, presented a noble union of will as other ohj 1 ; well as resources, ten:ling (Oscan!, one single end, the disgrace of kry. 'II the Chlertly, and t!:e elm yof the arms of France. cloned. . \V hint the British forces were collecting round Brz, new war, frig i Mops, cavalry and attillery, pouring in from every quarter, days late] sweet d our at rtly at Antwerp. 'C lie two French and Dutch everts, blither n l' pets:. d it. ar lier en-op-Zet.rn and liulst, were continual!) rein- I sion of tl tone d, and is r, oiliness to fall on the rear and flank of the enemy, troops be ) 'whilst the army should attack hint in tront, and throw him back Such it Imo the Scheldt at the moment of contu=ion that would attend his nish the attempt to land on the dikes, or the sands and muddy grounds will unit, that form the banks of the river. quest (it 'I he I remelt fleet ascended the Scheldt, and yieldirg for the ter- ledgment vice of the army part of its sailors and nieriees, co-operated in • pedition. the eiteence of the laud; whilst the tio:ill?, hvcrtd by batteries, the advat and prot,T:ed by gun-boats, ground. d tor that purpos? on the The wish banks., formed a t! , Jubst: I tic that flenacel h u sh I art Lino and Fort tion of a Lief kenshoeck. New batteries were rar.C.l in the covered way the 'Hiatt of these forts, the strength of which defied attack, to sweep the midst of surface of the rive r. the inter! Under the protection of this line of defence, a second was which to formed. 'I lie old forts were raised anew, and batteries were kirk, eqt erected on the ruins of those which could not resume their for- be the so i • meet s! ape. Labourers, cannons, and soldiers, cove: ed alter- of peace, nately all those posts, forgotten since the famous siege of Antwerp l'o her, I i II In 1583 fora; the fora of or. Philip and St. Mary, which form e rly ip g h er p defended the bridge cast over ;he Scheldt by the Dnke of Parma; single cal o Fort Pearl, which covered the opening of the canal, cut (Juries; ent to sal the sit ge, to fectti ate tee conveyance of provis'ons and ammutio aeeinst Ii , , tion front Gand to the heti, g e rs' c a mp b e l ow A ittwerp ; t h e fort wh i ch wt of the Cross, which protected the dike of Cowestein, the brave point of : defines of which prevented a fl .tilla from throwing any succo'r's SEPT 1 into the town whilst navi ga ti ng on t h e i nun d at i ons. 'l' n all these posts was added the batt e ry o f Melkhuys, most favourably s i tu - fort on aced on a portion of a perpendicular dik e at one o f t h e e lb ows of h as set I the river. "" • Sty W I In this position, rendered c e l e b ra t e d two centur i es ago by the '' e „,„ i offensive works of the besisgers, our marines re-produced th ose 111 -- very same works for our defence; plamed st I nog wooden posts; Accr. con,:ted boa snerel pre eared them in a manner to pr vent ,he a r state, t. t I betty slink, and forme d a double boom under the protection of nadotte the fort, aed batteries of :he Cross, M e lkh u y s , P ear l , S t. Phiilip, Marsha and Sr. Mary. Bellivel this boom, and beyond the p o i nt w h ere s hi ps, i n order At Antl to elotab!e the Cain of Fort St. I'llilli?, Are obli ge d to describ e a cur vc i.i the Scheldt, three men of war were stationed, whose At si: I trebly batteries coti/la:aline the passage, would have assailed the I enemy in front, whilst hi< fl .!:44 and tear would have been can- Ilan reg Xlcinui., dby the fort, iold batter.rs on b o th b an k s o f t h e Ri ver. entered i Higher up, Forts I ahel'e and Fcidinand, suppe•rt, dby the Ins. Westpli ' I . rii...l bate ry, fa , ml-d a thin! defetuive line, which it was neces- ..' 1 sary to br,,llt throng':, in order to approach tie lt, et and dock- yards, which ntiz!it have been further secured by , :iikitig vessels .1 in the It fiver, that might hove b et a rai se d aga i n a f ter t h e siege " W i . a last meatts of tearing trot - a the grasp o f I k e E ris! i sh a prey I 4 ' Art. • . , which they might have thought almost in the ir pcwer. f our Roca 1 Soup-siitg e'l these difiicelties to have b: en conquered, the and luve . fortified town and citadel of Antwerp still remained, and it would itli•SiAS. have reetared the greatest exertions en the part of the enemy to i "IL ( have :etacked a brave vrrison, protected by Katid writ ,`.s, and traordina resoiveti ,n 4!Pf,:lud it , .lf like tl.c garrisons of Gerna and May, nce, the same that r, to fight Wi'llt , ut its w a !ls, an d to contend obstinately , in " ill• the nl!, lit Of illt111[1:.• 1(01A, f or eac h o f the numerous IlletOUS natural yposts his Mak 1 with which A cetw er p is surrotni,Lal. To this sy , !era of d:fence, the tfreatenit , d' • that Cou: On tl . Z Iglioi eels --r:tti to inspire us With t's, k g )ltl l d sPe'silio ' ns of the of i easing neav t :It 4, 1.!;flt. batteries were, by col'ielenentalinaltio7 Librar y , i Prince, oe. . t a men r the fire of th e enemy The one at th.e ttellini l f i Point of I (a:, aeoteer in the ruins of the old Fort of Fre I •r" ' contain' that tort and 1.:::: n , in the- t el l bo ir : tho.-:e Of 1-1,...ty. ar el :Le thir.l. item( ei• 1 ' siv:l!ch the dike farms re..r the cievk of Liawi;:: Stich 'e'er- site means of &fence employed to secure A By a 1 . Its dock-yards, at: its leer. e havent Antwerp, , Franci s rlancT i n , . We must, however, :atnowied g e, that tir es wou ld wa sting to finish tho.e immense prep:Ala:ion,: on every d() an d that hostile fortune mien. haye &rented some na- poin t,ooness - i:lltelirildt .e p . t .; s , i . . •• notice happened. It was employed in eramini rq position of the enemy, who had again ceneent.r),,„l his forces in the district of Casalegas, an d on the :'ci jacent heights, preserving his vanguard suppoile2 some pieces of artillery opt the bridge and the river Alberche, and which fired the gre.ne r /;.1 !: of the day on our skirmishing partici. " I had agreed with the General in Chief r,f Britannic Majesty's army, Sir Arthur V.vi,„*., , to theattack on the bridge and shores of t1..2 ;::. fore day-break on the - 24th, and to this sent on-ward the sth division of infantry tind..l- shal de Camp D. Luis de Bassecourt, in the. a t•• of the 23d, in order, that after having cros Ford pf Cardiel, three leagues from Tala:, era, t : • ._ might 'march by the contiguous height., i ,A, break of day on the 24tb to fall on the reai- , •1.!:-.! right flank of the army of the enemy at C.:, At the same hour, I proposed to attack in , the left flank, and a part of his front, w! ;.: lish army assailed the whole of hi; right. 1-, c , of the enemy during the night of the 2 ed this plan, and when at dawn of the ‘.n , the French camp abandoned, I thought follow them with my army alone (as the remained in Cas.tlegas and the shores of the illberdw' with the hope of reaching his rear-guard, ur portion of it. The news which I acquired c; !;.; route, apprized me that he had proceeded in tr. , lumns by Santa Olalla and Cebolia, and in quence, I divided my army SO as to Ellow h; rn bothdirections. Notwithstanding the forced of my army, who made their day's r );: , fatigue,. we could not accomplish our e I,i enemy had early commenced his ietr2.it, proceeded with great rapidity. On the c2i..!,,!,•,,,„ posted myself in Santa Olalla, I ordered 111.,! which had taken the road et Cebolla to join the exception of the sth corps, winch l kit watch the district, placing the vanguard in the ;les g :,. hourhood of Alcabon, from whence the piquets the enemy were dislodged, and pursued to To! where a considerable part of the army el the enemy was stationed. The whole of the 25th Aras engaged ;a semi :,v repose to the troops, and in apportioning the ratio;,, which were extremely deficient. Parties of the French during the day were employed either in endeavouring to dislodge us from our posts, or to ree.ourooiii-,2 oL situation, but in both attempts they were Jisappoi a . ted by the valour of the officers commaniing skirmishing parties, who attacked them on .1!1 :.(!?t, and prevented their approach. At nine ..; night, of the same day, I had information that E L f: enemy was advancing upon Torrijos, and that whole army was in movement, but my advice. i 3• not instruct me to whidi point the greater part was proceeding. On hearing this, I appliseil the Gen rats, and dispatched an otTicer to Genetai In consequence of his determination :IA ::t.;eint, and on finding my vanguard rowel fully :ittat.k..:l oa the morning of the ',26th, by a very .!:per:.r and the enemy indicating a deign cd M . LLW. - ; ral attack, I resolved to make a reirogr.ii'e upon the Alberche, to reunite with z:,e. I effected on the evening of the same d " The dispatches & Brigadier Gmei., - Om Jes,! de Zagas, and of Lieutenant Gencyai 1.)4 7 4 ,e it Alburqaerque, Nos. 2 and 3 (n it ye: pu . .iiis::ed) plain the particulars of the (NI !!:e moaning of that day, and in which the ecrps acquired great credit for their firmness " Thus the evening of the D.lLh concluded ; after having conferred with General Wellesley t:,‘: night on our situation, I resolved repass the .;1. berche on the morning of the lollosring day, we agreed that the right line should be taken L Spanish, and the left by the Englisli'army. The 111 , ., lish vanguard remained during that night in :;:- gas, and on the heights 'tzar it, under Lieuterfnnt Ge neral Sherbrooke, with orders to retire to the .'i+pll• site side of the river, which were obeyed on the M 1.1.1- ing of the 27th. I must now observe, that at dawn on 07e Marshal Victor had withdrawn from the post I.e t.c oupied on the shores of the Alberche, in order to µ•.- -•:d the attack meditated on that day by the allied army ; and he afterwards united' himself, in the neighb , t4- hood of Toledo, with the forces under Genet ai Seint tiani, and with eight thousand men composiag the guard of the royal impostor, who took the command of the whole, thus congregated, assisted by Marshal Jourdan and Victor, and by General Sebasiiani. " It now appeared that the enemy wished to bir.,.! on a general action, by the frequent approach is advanced guard, and by the occupation of Santa 011 ala by the whole of his army on the evening of the 2titli. His outposts then approached the allied army. Ties circumstanced, at break of day on the 27t1:, the p.)- sition agreed upon was taken ; and Sir itthin kVe!- lesley ordered General Mackenzie, with a division of English infantry and a brigade of cavalry, to ciLti. nue in the olive plantation on the right side et :n Alberche, where this party, composing the vanguard, might cover the right flank of the British army. " The whole combined army occupied an exteat of ground of above three miles ; the right towa:Ji the Tagus, was covered by our native troops reach ing to the front of Talavera. The ground on ew lett was occupiil by the English army, open to and commanded by an elevation, where was assembled is a second line a division of English infantry, ial:Itl:c orders of General Hill. Between this hei:;at chain of mountains at some distance, thi.re is an closure, which, in the first instance, General ley did not order to he defended, because is was c , .:;:- manded by the height, and because it wiri cvsi&rei too distant to he useful in the approaching battle.-- The whole of the ; ;round on which the was drawn up, was covered with dive plantic.: .i.,1 intersected by sinuosities, inequalities, and c(-trig'‘. The great road towards the bridge of Alberclic defended by a strong battery, served by ow: try, in front of the Hermitage of Our Lady Pi Prado. The other avenues of the district were u_- fended in 'a similar manner. Talavera was protec, ted by an appointed garrison, and the rest the Spa nish infantry, forming two lines, was placed braiad village which is at the extremity of the districr, formed a line in continuation of the position taken by the English army. In the centre, and between thz two armies, there was a rising ground, where. the Eng lish had begun to construct a rong redoi!bt,liarir& in their rear a small plain. ..t this point was sta , timed the English General Campbell, who c am rital• ded a division of infantry, slipporked by the brigade wf brk thing cook ire and the we inti Prc sfl l' a