The National Register. — London, England, 1809-08-13 00:00:00

AUG. 13. fortress of I? :wink ins surrentlereil this evoniug, and I have the honour to inclose the air ides of c4p:tulation. I Jtove the honour to he, &e. .(Signed) CiIATHAM. To Lord Viscount Caßtiereogh; &c. &c. 7cztais OAF CAPITCLATIoN OF THE FORTRESS OF RAMA- THE NATIONAL REGI,STER. KISS, 3D A UGCS7, Art T. The garrison mil - renders isoners of war, with dory thing that belongs In the fortress, whether aninumition, canon, governotierit stores belongisig to the French and Dutch, of e Vet* 44)? I and kind. Art. 11. The garrison will lay down 0)64. arms this moment ; and are to be dibpoe ed of as ilie British Goveru►ne►,tcliaesesbaud .as ha►s been the custom of ii ;tr. Art. i 11. The Officers %%HI he allowed to keep their swords, and will, s% ilb l tir soldiers, he pertrettted to keep their private (S.iimed) ALEX; M. FILA sru. Lieut.-C en. commanding his Britannic Alla jesty'i, troops before Karnak ins. NV °it's t cit, - Capt..-Comtnntidant. (A true Copy) CA ft e.v, Lieut.-Col. Mil. Sec. Strength of Ike Garrison. - 12 enptnins, 1 lieutenant, 4 setjealllss 7 :corporals., 2 drummers, I krivates.—Total IV. • 44.yirally-Office, Agg. 7. Lieu(. James Duncan, _commanding his Majesty's hired cutter ehe Ida', a•rt ived yesterday evening at this (Mice with dispatches from Sir Richardjohn Strachan, Bart. nod .K. Rear-Admiral of the White, &c. addressed to the Ilon. William Wellesley Pole, of w hick the (Allowing arc Copies : Venerable, off' the lean Gat, August A. • have been already acquainted that I !missed my ag in the Amethyst, and that it • was my intention to have pre- Ceded the Expedition, in company with the Venerable, on board which ship Lord Ohathan; had embarked; but finding the public f•erviee might suffe from the Cononauders in Chief being sepa rated. I therefore shifted tit the Venerable, Failed from the Down, at day-light on the '2Bth ult. I leave now to acquairm-)nu, for licir infortnafitire; of lily arrival on the evening of that day in the Stone Deeps,. with the Amethyst and several smaller vessels, where I was joined by the Fisguard; Captain I ,3niton, who had with grcnt judgment placed vess:ls on the various shoals oil' this coast.— After dark, Lieuteuatit Groves, of this ship, -with some skilful 'Mots in Deal boats, were dispatched to sound the Roompot Channel., and to station vessels at its entrance. Early next morning, the 29th, the division of Lieutenant-Ge neral Sir Jolla Bow, conducted by Captain Bathurst in the Saleettejoined me, as did Rear-Admiral Sir Rkhavd Keates, in the Superb. This zealous officer had the command of the - blockading squadron qjf the entrance of tke hat observ ing the armament pass, he, with his usual promptitude, left that squadron under the orders of Lord Gardner, and resumed the ritarge of Sir John Hope's division; I therefore directed the Rear-Admiral to shift his tlttg to the Salceite, and to proceed to the Roompot, The entrance to that channel is very narrow, and as I was aware of Sir Home Popham's local knowledge of the ips - ular navigation before me, I entrusted to that officer service of jeading Sir Richard KeatS' division in, and w kick he fild with great skill in the Sabrina, Captain Kittoe; the whole were ;kr chared iq safety Opposite Zeerickzee, situated between the is. lands of Schoweu and north Beeveland. That afternoon year Admiral Otnay, with the left wing of the army, untlec 4i f Eyre Conte, joined me in the Stone Deeps, but it blew too fresh to have any omnannication. Oo tale morning of the SOth, Sir .Hotue Popham returned with a letter frora Sir Richard Keats, acquaimine, me that the division under his charge were all safely anchored; and I was likewise informed that there was sufficient space in the Room. Pot to roatain all the ships, to which anchorage Sir Home eopham undertook. to conduct them; and as it blew fresh, with all the Pppearanre of an approaching gale, the squadron was instantly got under sail, and led in by the Venerable, when tlic all came to in safety oj( the Veere (kit. As soon a' the ships were secured. measures were instantly taken to prepare to laud the army on the Island of Walriterea. I did not wait for the gun-boats coming up, but ordered tfinse ho happened to he near the Venerable, together With the mortar brigs, to push la shore to cover the lauding, and to force tae perhaak battery, S 1,5 • At half-past font the boats put Ofr under the direction of Lord AMeiltlf, Beanelere, of the Royal Oak, and Captain Cockburn of the Relleisie, and the troops were landed in exedleat order without opposition; the firing from the mortar-and 4 , stn-TeSsele ha% ing driven the enemy completely from th. Derhaak battery. Haying thus arcomrlished this first object, I lost no time in directiiqr i i„ e b om b s ;,:),! gui l _vesset, to pr weed up the Veere ' Gat, oa Cain acre, and having giweis Sir Home Popham, who, et the request of Lord Chatham, had retrinineel on shore with his Lordship, permilvion to employ them as eie FerViee might rejoice 4 he the neat morning began to cannonade Comr.ere, v. Mel' had beau summoned, but held out. The fire of the gun: Fonts awas exceedingly well directed, and did much damage to the 'Mail. The Officers and crews engaged in that service had a great claim . to my admiration for their conduct. Three of our gun •boats were sunk. In the afternoon it blew fresh, ant! as the strength of the tide prevented the bombs from acting, I directed the flotilla to • fall hack, preserving a menacing position. At night, Capt. Richardson of the Caesar, who was in the Dvite on shore, threw some rockets at the nearest battery of Camvere, and soon after the Commanding Officer of the town sent out an offer•to surrender. A copy of the terms acceded to by Lieut.- General Frazer, and Capt. Richardson, the senior .Naval Officer on time spot, accompanies this letter.* . The army under Sir John Hope landed at South Beveland on the Ist of this month. and by a letter from Sir Richard Keats, of yesterday's date, I Mid the whwie of the island is in our pos session, the enemy's ships are ail above Lino. and those most ad• vanced, as high up as Antwerp. We are gefing our flotilla through the slough into the Western Scheldt, to prevent succours being thrown into Flushing by the Canal of Ghent. W hen the Itamontukins battery is taken, we hope to pass the lighter veisels to-the Western Scheldt, for the purpose of following up the other objects of the Expedition. I cannot conclude this letter without ackneWledgirg the as sistunee I "lave received front Rear-Admirti Otway ; hod how nitwit I approve of the arrangements he made for laneing the division under Sir Eyre Coote, which was carried into effect by' - Lord Aurelius Reauclere. sand Captain Cockbura,..witim_tartcla --skill and activity. Sir Richard '4eats, - iti7ihe .execution of the arduous duties he has had if) imitsfurra, has she wn his Uccumnined zeal and judgment. The Captains, Officeri, and crests of 44 Majesty's ship; are indefatigahle in the execution of thei r re • speetive ditties, and I have much pleasure in adding, that there is a most perfect co-olieration of the army awl navy. 1 have, ate. R. J. STRACIFUAN.. P. S.—l letyl this by Lieuten:mt Dtmocan, whose Cutter, the Idas, was close in shore, and covered tht landin,,T. . Venerable off the Vere Gat, Aug. 5, IRV. Sir—lt is with ;rent satisfaction that I am enabled to mien% for their Lord , ltip's information, a copy of the cnpitelation of the fort of ltatumekinsi., which surrendered to his Majesty!' forces under Lieutenant-General Fraser yesterday after iiiii to.— The possession of this post is of great importance to our further °per:lion in the VV: . .st Scheldt, as it will enable :iv-, Without mo lestation, to advance the whole of the flotilla, together with the Camilla and Pallas, by the Slouch. and which I trust will erec mall v prevent ativ succours being thrown into Flushing, either . from Cadsand, or by the Ghent Channel. • I hare also the ilnnottr of forwarding copies of Sir Richard Kees accounts of his dii u in South Bowl:tad. by which their Lordships will perceive that the errao,ms of th e coin . bitted force under the aear Admiral and Sir John I lope have beep very eecceisful, and that the important tur4 of lid tliz has beets eva, uated by the enemy. I carne here to forward o.b dis patch to England, and shall leave the, coramoand or this illy biota with Rear Admiral o!way, had retyrn to the flotilla, which 11 con:lode is now' in% t.t iv, Flashily.. ii Is my intentimot to hoist my lag in one of the small vessels in the Slough, that I may he near tle head-quarters of Lord C';.lthairt, nit 4 to conduct the ••arious services in the West Scheidt. I a In, &c. (Si‘ned) It. J. STRACHAN. Hon. W. W. Poly. *Orilla, off South Beveland, August I. Sin,—l•have the siti4artion ti inform you that Sir John ; j ape an d se wn thou,aut: of his divisigni of the army were im South Ileveland this afternoon, ..inee Nliiah I have lies informed by message from hint, that lie was ni.'t onais appros c , rwardik Goes by the Magistrates, into w Welt place jte u • See the dispatches front Lieutenaut-delietal the Cow Chathitat.