The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-08-08 00:00:00

AMP ' ll Trg Admirelty.office l August 7. Mower. —Agreed tat excepting that the garrison is to be otesidered g eoendly as prbassers of war, and shall be dis pose., of as the British Government shall think proper, sad at secastomary oa each occasions. 11. Front this moment until the evacuation ot=mas the troops of both armies shall remain is their peel ties. Answer.—Granted. -•' 111. All hostilities shall awe from bosh sides, audio P paration of attack or detestediall be carried oo Au.wer. — Granted. IV. All the artillery and stores shall be delivered over by the Coevals-cries appointed from both sides. Answer.—Agreed to; cueeidertng that in this Article the earreader of public properti of all description is included. V. All the sick and wounded shall be left to the humanity of the General until their recovery. • Ni. 1. The inhabitants of the town of Veer shall connate to enjoy an their privileges, and their particular property than be respected, and shall, if they choose, be allowed to leave the piece. This privilege shall likewise be granted to all the wow, of the *artistic Aftwer,—Granted. (Signed) A. M. FR ASER, Lient.-General, commanding the troupe before Veer. CHAS. RICHARDSON, Senior Naval °deer. (Signed) V. 110(lART, Commandant of the garrison of Veer. (A true Copy.) (Signed) T. CAREY, Liett.-Col. M.I. See. Veer, dig. I, 1809. Prisoners taken at Ter rear. • A illery-1 Lieutenant-Colonel, 1 Captain, I Lieutenants, 7 sellemits, 9 corporals, 6 tirewm kers, 3 artsBcers, 65 goo ne:s. I drummer. Infantty-4 Captains, 4 First Lieutenants, 3 Second Lies tenant', sericant-majors, 13 serjeaqts, 4 fonriers, 10 drum ipers, y pier,, 3'28 soldien. Naval of the French gun-beis Gawlen-1 Captain, 1 Mos tertpl7 sailor', 1 boy, 1 sedeant, 1 corporal, 13 private' (stowing as inarioes)..-Total 516. (A trite Copy) T. CAREY, Lieutenant-Colonel, • Military iior.riary - - _ Return of the rank and 11477114 Of Officers, and of the number of nu-commissioned %pears and rank and file, kflkd, wounded, and misting, in Ms Island of Waleheren, frons the time of landing on the evening of the 301/8 Jrly, to tee Ist of 4n, pest jacinth*. IlLiddieborg, 2d August, 1809. Royal Artillery, S rank and file wounded. 9d Batt. Ist Foot, 1 Lieutenant, 1 dreamer, 6 rank and fie killed ; L Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 6 eerjeants, 75 rank lie wounded; 6 rank and file missing. Ist Batt. sth Foot, 4 rank and life killed ; 3 serjeants, 16 rank and Ole wounded; 10 rank and file missing. 14 Batt. 26th Fnot, Return not received; supposed to have none. 11 Batt. 32d Foot, 1 askant, l s rank and file killed ; 2set. Jeants, 5 rank and file wnunded. 2.1 Batt. 350 Foot, 4 rank and file killed; 2 Captains, 14 rank and file wounded; 11 rank and Me niissing 51st Foot, 1 rank and file killed; 1 rank and dir weended. 68th Foot, 1 drummer, 10 rank and file killed; 1 Captain, 2 Linen ale , 24 rank an d Ale wounded. Ist Batt. 71st Foot, Return not received; apposed to have about 25 killed and w..unded. Batt. 81st Foot, 2 rank and file killed; 1 rank and Ole wounded. 2d Batt. 89A Foot, 11 rank and file killed; 2 Lieutenants, 2 serjeants, 21 rank and file wnueded. 85th Foot, L serjeant, 2 rank and file killed; 1 Lieut. 2 serjeants, 1 drummer, 19 rank and ilk wounded; 7 rank nod file missisg. 95th Foot, 5 rank and file wounded. Embodied Detachments, Return not received. 26th Font, 1 Captain wounded. •10th Foot, 1 Beigadier-Giner.ll ditto. 62d Foot, I Captain ditto. Total—l Officer, 2 serjeants, 2 drummers, 41 rank and file killed; 13 Officers, 15 serjeants, I dimmer, 181 rank and tile wounded; 34 rank and file nthsiog. Nevus of Ofkers killed and wounded. Killed, 3d B.it. Ist loot, Lieut. D. Nl`Lean. Wounded, 3d Bat. Ist Foot, Capt. John Wilson, Lieut. Jackson, and Volunteer J. P. Drury, slig.oly. 2d Bat. 35th Foot, Capt. Tisdell, slightly ; Capt. Frede rick, dangerously. 68th Foot, tae names of the 3 Officers wounded not sped led in the Return. 2d Bat. Foot, Lieut. Reed, digntly ; Lieut. Pratt, dangerously. 83th Foot, the noseof the Officer wounded not mentioneu in the Return. Star. 26tb Font, Capt. reiberingham, Deputy Assistaut-Adju tam-General, slightly. 40th Foot, Brigadier-Gan. Browne, slightly. 62d Foot, Capt. Browne, Aid-de-Camp to Brigadier-Gem. nonstop, slightly. ROB. LONG, Colonel Adjutant-Geacr .l. Middleburg, 3d Aug. 11109. MY LonD,—Since my letter of yesterday's date, I have received intelligence from Lieut.- Gee. Sir John Hope, of his having occupied Bat 3,, and taken possession of the whole Island of South Reeveland. • I have also the satisfaction to acquaint your Lordship, that upon the batteries being prepared to open, the fortress of Ramekins surrendered this evening, and I have the honour to inclose the Articles of Capitulation. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) CHATHAM. To the Lord YL.aent Castlereagh, llsc. &e. titc. Tutus of CArriotavto. of tAs Fortress of Rentitkitte, 3d Aogint. 11419. Article I. The Karelia@ sorrendeis prisotsers of War, with ewers thing that belay to the fortress. vi hether ammunition, cantina, or Gov erratical stores, belonging to toe French and Dutch, of every sort mod kid. 11. Toe garrison will lay down their arms this moment, and are to be disposed of as the British Government chooses, and as has bora the valets of war. ill. The Officers will be allowed to keep their swords, and will, with their soldiers, be permitted to keep their pri vate baggage. (Signed) ALEX. M. FRAZER. Lieutenant-General comartodiog his Britannic Mojestv's Troops before Ws. WOUNIER, Capt.-i 'omotandant. (A true Copy) T. CAREY, lAeutermot-Colonel, Military Secretary. Strength if Les Garrison. 2 Captains, 1 Lieateasat, 4 verjeamts, 7 corporals, 2 drum mers, 11l privates. Total 127. Lieutenant James Duncan, commanding his Majesty's hired cutter the Ides, arrived yesterday evening at this Office with dispatches from Sir R. J. Strachan, Bart. and K. B. Rear-Admiral of the White, 'sc. addressed to the Ho:mumble Wil liam Wellesley Pole, of which the following are copies 3 Veaerable, of the Veer Oat, Aura 4, INS. Sir—You have been already acquainted that I bad hoisted my flag in the Amethyst, and that it wu Ind intention to have preceded the expedition, in company with the Venerable, on board which' ship. Lord Chatham -had embarked ; but finding the public service might suffer from the Comman ders in Chief being separated, I therefore shifted to the Venerable, and sailed from the Downs a t day-light on the teth I have now to acquaint No, for their Lord ship's information, of my arrival on the aveoiag of that day is the Stone Deeps, with the Maw. ---- thyst and several smaller vessels, where I was •,oined by the Fisgard, Captain Bolton, Also had with great judgment placed vessels on the various 'hods off this coast. After dark, Lieutenant Groves, of this ship, %, ith some skilful pilots in l)eal boats, were dispatched to sound the Room. pot channel, and to station vessels at its en. trance. Early next morning, the 29th, the division of Lieutenant-General Sir John Hope, conducted by Captain Bathurst, in the Salsette, joined me, as d;d also Rear-Admiral Sif Richard Kest', in the ittperb. This zealous officer had the command of the blockading squadron off the entrance of the Scheldt, but observing the armament pass, hc, with his accustomed promptitude, left that squa dron under the orders of Lord Gardner, and re sumed the charge of Sir John Hope's division ; therefore directed the Rear-Admiral to shift his flag to the Salsette, 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 insular navigation before me, I entrusted to that officer the service of leading Sir Richard Keats's division in, and which he did with great skill in the Sabrina, Captain Kittoe ; the whole were anchored in safety opposite Zcerick. 'tee, situated between the islands of Schowen and North Beeveland. That afternoon Rear-Admiral Otway, with the left wing of the army under Sir Eyre Coote, joined me in the Stone Deeps, but it blew too fresh to have any communication. On the morning of the 30th, Sir Home Pop ham returned with a letter from Sir Richard Keats, acquainting me that the division under his charge were all safely anchored ; and I was like wise informed that there was sufficient space in the Roompot to contain all the ships, to which anchorage Sir Home Popham undertook to con duct them; and as it blew fresh, with all the ap pearance of an approaching gale, the squadron was instantly sot under sail, and led in by the Venerable, when they all came to in safety off the Veer Gat. As soon as the ships were secured, measures were instantly taken to prepare to land the army on the Island of Waleheren. I did not wait fur the gun-boats coming up, but ordered those which happened to be near the Venerable, to gether with the mortar brigs, to push in shore to cover the landing, and to force the Ekrhaak bat. tery. At half put four the boats put off, under the direction of Lord A. Beauclerk, of the Royal Oak, avid ('apt. Cockburn, of the Belleisle, and the troops were landed in excellent order without oppi.iitiou, tity firing from the mortar and gun. vessel , hatiug driven the enemy completely from the Derhaak battery. Ruing thus accomplished this first object, I lost no time in directing the bombs and gnn-boars to proceed up the Veer Gat, off Camvere; and having given Sir Home Popham, who at the re. quest of Lord Chatham had remained on shore with his Lordship, permission to employ them as the service might require, he the next morning began to cannonade Camvere, which had been summoned, but held out. The fire of the gun , boats was exceedingly well directed, and did much damage to the town. The officers and crews engaged in that service had a great claim to my admiration for their con duct. Three of our gen-boats were sunk. In the afternoon it blew fresh, and as the strength of the tide prevented the bombs from acting, I di , rected the flotilla to fall back, preserving a me. nacing position. At night, Captain Richardson, of the Cesar, who was in the dyke 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 Lieutenant-General Frazer, and Captain Richardson, the senior naval officer on the spot, accompanies this letter*. The army under Sir John Hope landed at South Reeveland on the Ist of this month, and by a let ter from Sir Richard Keats, of yesterday's date, I Ind the whole of the island is in our possession, the enemy's ships are all above Lillis, and those most advanced, as high up as Antwerp. We are getting our flotilla through the Slough into the Western Scheid, to prevent succours be ing thrown into Flashing by the canal of Ghent: When the Rammakins battery is taken, we hope to pass the lighter vessels to the Western Scheid, for the purpose of following up the other objects of the expedition. I cannot conclude this letter without acknow. edging the assistance I have received from Rear. Admiral Otway ; and hew much I approve of the arrangements he made foi landing the division un. der Sir Eyre Coate, which was carried into effect by Lord Amelies Bearelerc and Captain Cock. VIA, with mach skill and activity. Sir Richard Atm., in the execution of the anises, duties be •' See the 'lh/salami from Liestesost-Geseral the Bari of thalami. bas had to perform ) has shewu his accustomed seal I and judgment. _ _ _ The captains, officers, and crews of his Majcs, ty's ships are indefatigabli.4l the execution of their respective duties, and I have much pleasure in adding, that there is a most perfect cu-operatiow of the army and navy. I have, &c. It. J. STRACHAN. P. S. I send this by Lieutenant Duncan, n hose cutter, the Was, was close in shore, and covered the landing. Venerable, aff the Veer Gat, Asgust 5, IKe. SIR—It is with great satisfaction that I am ena bled to incluse, for their Lordships' information, a copy of the capitulation of Fort Rammakinso, which surrendered to his Majesty's (urea under Lieutenant-General Fraser, yesterday afternoon. The possession of this post is of great Lance to fI r further operations in the West Schdd, as it will enable me, without molestation, to ad.' vance the whole of the flotilla, together with the Camilla and Pallas, by the Slough, and which I trust will effectually prevent any succours. buieg thrown into Flushing, either frutn Codsaatl ) or by the Ghent Channel. I have also the honour of forwarding copies or Sir Richard Kests's accounts of his proceedings is South Reeveland, by which their Lordships will , i .crceive that the Operations'uf the combined force under the Rear-Admiral and Sir John Hope have been very successful, and that the important putt of Baths has been evacuated by the enemy. • 1 came here to forward this dispatch to England, and shall leave the command of this division with Rear-Admiral Otway, and return to the which 1 conclude is now idvesting noshing. It is toy intention to hoist my flag in one of the small vessels in the Slough, that 1 may be near the head quarters of Lord Chatham, and to conduct the various services in tue Wi:st Scheid. 1 am, 1:c. (Signed) Honourable W. 11. Yulr. R. J. ST ItACATIAN. Sabrioa, of 'South Beevelind, Auftw 1, 15419. SIR—I have the satisfaction to inform you that Sir John Hope and seven thousand of his division of the army were landed on South Deereland this aiteruoon, since which I have been informed by message from him, that he was met on his ap proach towards Goes by the Magistrates, •into which place he is at liberty to enttr whenever he pleases. Three of the enemy's ships of the line and six brigs are at anchor oft the East end el South Beeveland, and the others I couciude have moved higher up the Sclield. Three of the four sloops I brought up with me struck in coming up. I have hoisted my Hag in the Sabrina, and am not without hopes of getting the remaining parts of the division on shore, and must part of the army supplied to-morrow. I have the honour to be, &c. (SiSned) It. G. KE.ATIL HALII-PAST SEVEN, I'. M.--The substance of this letter was, sent by telegraphic communication from the Sabrina at five o'clock. The six brigs arc getting under sail, and moving up the Schell apparently, but the ships of the lime are still fast. Sabrina, off Weineldinge, Auguig 3, 1805. Soon after 1 landed, I was informed by letter from Sir John Hope, that Bathz had been eVACII ated in the night; and as he informed me the communication was ol►en between Walcheren and this island, and he had sent to Lord Chatham an account of the evacuation, I concluded you would hear it from hence, and went on to Bathz with a view to make observations, and from wh►ch I am this moment returned. R. G. KEATS. Rear-Admiral Sir R. J. Stream, • Bart. &c. ofic. A. rived. Mails. Use. 1 O - .... ....... 2 O U 0 1 ',boil . • . . . 1 PRICE OF STOCKS rills tiA . AT ON k. O'CLOCK. 3 peeCeid.Cuon. 681 6 ex.dir. Osnuium 16 prem. 3 per Cent. Red. tint i Lang. Ann ISI 1.5-16 4 per Cent .. 846 6 Eicn. Hill;, tia. 14s. press. Navy 9 I Intik Rod% `.: l / 1 .316. prem. Cousob for Arc a" 686 Lauer) Tirkeb, VlL_lls.. HIUlf WATER AT LINDON MAIM E•'. This Afternoon Y min. put Heiden-IL THE STATESMAN; • ritorosuri TENAI. LONDON: TUESDAY, AUGUST 8. - THE official narrative of the operarans of the Expedition, contained in letters from the Earl of CMATUAN, Rear.Adthiral. Sir R. J. STRACHAN I and Rear. Admiral Ki.tvs, was published in in Extraordinary Gazette last night at nine o'clock. The energy, skill, and bravery of oar navy and army, have been eminently Conspicuous on every service in which an opportunity has been afforded of displaying those qualities—and their highly meritorious conduct in the first operations of this formidable armament, has fully justified the ex pectations, in the I respect, of the people of Eng. land.—The successful passage of the narrow chaii_ eel leading to the Veer Gat, hitherto supposed to IMMO r - .."7:77 1 be impassable by line of battle ships, is of itself an achievement that adds no inconsiderable lustre to the British navy. To Sir Home POPHA 1I ) Who kd in the Sabina, Captain KITTOR, by t"e cx. ,press directions of Sir RICHARD aTRACHIAN ) this important service was entrusted, and the result skews with wbat skill it was effected. It was yes. terday rumoured that a 74 had gone ashore, and was ill danger of being lost; but we are happy to learn that this vessel has been since got elf without damage. As the passage to the Veer Gat was , not deemed practicable for men of war, that iside of the Island of Waleheren was defended 'by the Dcrhaak battery only, which being silenced by the mortar and gun-vessels, the descent of our troops, led in person by the Earl of CHATHAM, iii . the first boat, was effected with. out opposition, on Sunday, the 30th of July. It appears that the enemy, not deeming Mid. dleburgh, the capital of the Islanfl, tenable, with. drew the garrison from that town to Flushing, to make their grand stand at that place, of which the fortifications have lately been very powerfully strengthened.—The Capitulation of Altddleburgh, on the 31st, was followed the next day by that of the Town and • Fort •of Ter Veere. The troops then proceeded to invest Flushing, " which operation was warmly contested by the ene. 66 any," w hose posts were, however, driven in— us attack was then made upon the fortress of Ratnakins, which surrendered on the 3d instant, by w hich event the investment of Flushing was complete. In tho mean time the Reserve, under Lieutenant. Gen. Sir Jou,' HOPE, having effected a landing on South neretand, occupied the town of Goes, and the surrender of B ilz pro duced the suhinission of the whole of the Island of South Beveland. The last dispatch of the Earl of CHATHAM is dated August 3. In the first dispatch front Sir J. STIACIIAN, dated the 4th instant, after detail. ing the operations of the fleet in landing the troops and silencing the batteries, lie mentions that the enemy's ships hate ben sent up the river above Fort Lilly, and some of them even as high as Ant. warp. In his second dispatch, dated the sth in. stint, be announe:s the capture of South lieeve. laud, and his intention of advancing the whole of the flotilla It) ti.r passage called the Slough, to cut off all succours from Flushing, either by the nay of Cadsand, or the Ghent Channel. Such are t. • statnnents contained in these patches, for which the public waited the whole of yesterday with great impatience and intense ant. iety—and ;t is perfectly unaccountable to %%fiat time ought to h.• imputed the delay until nine o'clock of the night of Monday of an a. ordin&g tivaette, containing dispatches reeeised on Sunday afternoon. It was reported yesterday, on the authority of enturnlinifation from the ldas, by which the dis. patches were prought i that Flushing had actually surrendered ; but this intelligence appears to have heen premature, as Government had not this morning received any such information. It is not, however, expected that Flushing can nuke any long resistance. Fnom Spain a number of curious reports have heel' received..-.ln the Seville Gazette of the July, it is slated, that a Council having been held at 'Madrid, on the 13th of June, in w hick tho question of evacuating or defending Madrid was agitated,— for the former, King Jusmpti :s said to have contended—while O'F.t uatt. , the G..vernor, with the French General Bv.tamo-...intimated their determination to defend the Capital to the last.... That such a confultation should have trans. Aired, is most impruhable...nur can we deem the report worthy of the slightest attention. While the annihilation of the armies of Some and NET are announced from one.quarter of the Peninsula—we are, on the other hand, told that Sea vSTIA Ni and VICTOR are at the head of s car 10,000 men, to join which, Sorts is hastCnOtg, with the wreck of his army, amounting to 5000 men—principally carvalry.—ln the concentration of this force, it is probable that many positions have been abandoned—hut from such an army, headed by experienced Officers, a eery formidable vpposition may be apprehended. The armies of Cu EITA aid Sir Am - at:lt WEL LF:sf.E T have effected • junetion l and arc at length adrancing.—Sir A. Wat.t.est.ce has beets joined by the light troops under General CRAUTORD—and is in hopes of en . gaging VICTOR before he shall - have b,•en rein. forced. We view this approaching context wit& more of apprehension th•n of hope.—The armies d ClirsTA and Sir A Rill if 111- Wta.t.xst.vr amount to near 70,000, of which abut 30,000 are Englisk, Were the whole English, we sb.elil view the mus with a very different-eye—but un the steadiness of the Spanish troops, the reccilleetinn of tho battle . . . of Belchite affords a most uncertain pruspcct. Wsittc it is denied ti) many that an- Austrian Messenger hat arrived ics tow is asserted. hy seine, that an Austrian Colonel, frOm the cog of Gen. KILKMAYEN, arrived in tetra with dis, patches yesterday morning. Tim head-quarters or tbs Archduke Caeattss ?0 meta, U Maji J. S the Dan Copii Si bad was in CI ship the den to t dap. I ship or