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sti Pt Ile.o I brig la a As al "Pg. 354 Itch, their / , IS Pula ay r" 4a.1 t it end ber 114 ns. the ni. rot lo a I* iod ; 4 1. godenblicke.--Consmeree ttf Amsterdam, 84 „ins, w w et masts in ; a new ship, ciippering ; i•pio ne, formerly 61. euttiug down furs frigate; ditto, ditto. • Ni , oe Deep.—Three aid Eg qauitamen onshore, Iw o of.them lower masts 'iti ; * l smail (riga° . tin ;. Crown Princos' 74 1 . ftizren- meat only, o o sc r ithi't l CZ: WC" itlOn; Admiral de Wiwter's 0 4 at the Dolphins, partly prispett; Bribal,t„ 03 r i gge d, at the DAphins, partly manned; remove Rotterdam, I. ditto, ditto; tit 111, _ - 58, lower masts in v . littitvg; goarywow i l -I, at her own anchor!, the itiaid.iblii e • ites, ~ ,.„;ot 'and morning. guns, oily halCassitOed ;, Farefe r and another brit, sane unknown, with] whnoncrs, manned, Stc, • T wo picots soma out every day as spics, and re. por t the information gained to the Admiral on their g otta. Toi.i.iforination was given to Captain How, of, Ise B e itumart, on the ljth instant, by a Lieutc. go t o r the Urerdergaren, who had returned. frond ; t. ,Texel, itb avartweaty men, after bring cap tat'. (circa) 41st May, Ibo 9. • R. J = vßiciwr. No. 31.—Inclmtire fro'n Sir R. Strithao: H. It. Ship Sk, lark, oB' West Cape!, 22 , 111tafittilik s ia --1 have, agreeable to your orderl fat. ' w i th been off West Capri, whore l met with ose of the ---7-seaselt. the. impter, 3, person be. froleittionefflii you as it twit% giortnt the ildurtliai. s o at different times of the niovement of tke ems.. Ike!, who new reports, that on Saturday One of his boats being on shark, -49,-.- 1 , who i, at sent off for my information slot wi o witig ;tecuttlyt : 64 that 010 enettly'l fleet ar ,. 1 ,00 , at 1.1110, ite.trA fit wen), alld. I his rep.ort. has beett co rroborated by a letter received.by I.is tried it from --,-, of one of the enemy's fillips, teak them up. fie alvs adds, that thb ktire their removal,' Could be distinctly seen, e n their butts and melt On board, 1;011V - the ,t,•epta of Cainpvere church ; hot new their top: east lusts only are discernible (ruin that ptaee o h ; it iv, however, heliewe4l at CaniOvere p,ey art not th , n 1 44.. 11 . Uowarits of one ktedited rt i.b.p.os are sail to be tticit amint ia ns , uppose i to be gi,i94 up the different titers: I have the honour to b.., Ate. (s cr eed) JAMES- BOX r. R. Sit R. J. , ztrwhan. Kart. (. B. . u r ,— dm ) repot la that Ole fleet had re viled order', about three necks back, to attchor Fiu.hitt4 ; rfru of the ships had taken Latalichurage, %lien they received other orders. No. U.— Incbmire from Sir K. Strachan. Sinop Z. a 01118, off Weil Caipel.2iith May, 1;4)9. Stk-.1 b 4 IcAve to i ifortn you, nutleiug par tiegur has urrarryti since •the 2)•1. 'l'hc Skyl;trk arennuitrell Flushing on Ole 21'h, anti übset at anchor in Flushing roads one frigate ut:Jer Doe' two schoOver., anti four gun. surfer French colours: A The enemy's tlet.t arc Iva to be seen, io r..cennoilring Fittshini;, at their foravr anchorage they occupied u;) the It. rte moment I get any inteltizence I 66:1 ulako you acquainted i.umethlitely. I have, &c. (Signed) ALEX. RICH. NI`KENIRE. aitiAch...u, Kat. raid K. B. Ae. &e. timed Ist July, 1809. SIR, in ht July, Midnight. I have just this moment received infowiation, that en the RV a Courier arrived at A nit. erp, w it h orders fur all the troops and carpenters that were there to march fur the Grand Arnie, o n ly leaving a few to guard %chat they call the town, or neces- Ury places. I have also received intelligence, that the French squadron is to drop lower down abreast of Flushing, and tttat one or two •of the ships have already slonclt. They were to go down as tomorrow. It is said they are to eritiZa On the Flemish Banks from time to tint.% It appears to re as if they meant to make a feint, for they certainly are nit well manned enough to go any distance off. I shall know more in a few slays. I have written fu Antwerp this very morning. L hope, Sir, this may come to hand in time, as it think it of cuisseveucc 'pat you should know it; for I certainly th i nk, they find the coust clear, they will one day or other hop off. No. 38.—L e tt er f r o m bp dated Ist July, 1809. SIR, FrOlll Hallstatt, lit July. 1909. I take the liberty again to address 'you. I wrote to you from here on the 21st of June, by the ,h ip ----, and on the 21th, by a blend (ruin Rutter duo, in both of which I informed you of my ar rival here, and of my proceedings since I landed. Fearing they may not have come to hand, I shale here begin a further detail. I landed at -----un eight --, and Proceeded immediately to Rotterdam. On the ----, I wrote to —, and forwarded your letter to him: on the I left Rotterdam ; I passed through the Hague, Leyden, end Harlem, to Amsterdam. I remaintd at Amsterdam till Ihe n having got my passports signed by the French Ambassador and Dutch Minister, I set off fur An. I "T's m here I arrived on the -- at night, and ruined there sontil the morning of the The regular troop. in iinlland do not cseeed. •••••-••••• , • No. $5. —lnelniniv from Sir Richard Stenos's. Ewes of a letter from Captain M•ilieeliey• ad his Majesty's sloop Calliope, to Sir Richard J. Studio'', Bt. sod K. B. dated 4th Jane, 1409. • This morning I boarded a brig under colours, from Antwerp, bound to the waster of whirl' reports, that be sailed from -- four days ago, and observed in the Scheldt, alum ten or twelve miles brlow Antwerp, ten "J .I of tho line, all equipited and apparently reads for sea, one of wilith boarded him, who wit manned by Danish sai/Ors. lie likewise re. port , , that there 11:19w greit numb:zr of gun. WI" Ijiog a little below them, across the Scheldt. Ile could uot give me any information respectiog the state and forwareluess of those building at Antwerp, but heard a report that there were eight er tan No. 37.—iatioligence from a confi!lential Person, 111S41. # II 4.94O'*ILAIA ?? • • been; il r itieir_ sPs' being itc4 At i4l l / 1 1 - r• ~...... If eistelit: l'n'A'fitii'Oip 'tqvi are theurlooo` regtelar troop.; adt*rat of thoaa eteliteetide i. curse from Spain wounded. There fire:about,* men Ist w!irk at the new basin, which wills:net be ratty these three y ears. Th ere are about (300 . men ft work in the dock-yarl, ship-buililitiV, &i. ilhere aie'ship-carpenter's 7 knit soldiers like. WWI so that the whole number of figiiting men iss.Antwcrp does not exceed 2400 men. There arc pit 'the stocks at Antwerp nine line-of-battle ships; 'ode is nearly ready to be fainiched ; she is called tit* Friedland, mounts 90 n gent, 'mid is to be Adm. Missirpev's ship. On the -z--- of June I left - Ant nrp,. and . went down the Scheldt. In the afternoon, I came to where the French squadron Ilya kt anchor. There are lee ships. of the tine French ic one Dutch frigate, and two Dutch sloops a stir.; as also about 60 small gun-brigs and imcgets, laying hi two divisions neat the squadron. The atpradrtin• lays about 20 Cliglish Miles - above Flashing, and above 8 miles below a place called B 164 . The.naines of the line-of-battle ships are so follow : . . . ."'f'uliiiiic. manned by Danes about 610 Men on board. '.....Dioitaick - . . Pine - 6.1.1 ' Clint-km:fro.. manned hr Frenchmen bOO ' • 4113g-ship' or Aihnirol Mii4iepey.) ceiittr, ittanotql by Frenchmen Coinhterce de Lyon Di to - 'Ville de Bert ia Dkito . Du Out.ieliJ - Ditto - • Aavetiatis . . - . Ditth -' tivisorme D itio - Manhole - Ditto •.. 500 500 SOO 40i) 400 • • • The. whole number of men in the liptsdran May amount to between 5 and , 5,000, owl, 4d which bat few are sailors, the c;ews of the raltusk and Dantzick excepted. Some of the Amu -brigs have not above ten men on board.. Our the and ov e r the Island of Wsleliereit, and the ailj4- cent islands; the number.of troops there, French and• Dutch, dues nut exceed 4000 pen, pick and Lime inelp4o. , The French, arc ender the com dtastd of Genrials Zinged,. Augein, and Clc hions and the botch under GeneML Bruce. Then dui it stands :.4 aimed . Imo A•ltw'rrp and Vicinity - Waltbera, Nfuahiva , &c. 3030 Total - 8400 Tliii is the whole they possibly could muster in the Clolsle of fire or bix days, may be a week, 1 assure you, Sir. I returned to Itotterdum ou •of , where I found a letter from they Well I I:ave cut:hosed fur your pe. No. 39 and 40 are eninte'rtatting. Nog. 41, 4t., and 43, rcl.►js )Vo the proper 4ilaces rut disembarking' the Ctobps. _ N. 4 I.—Extracts of intelligence obtained byin confidential person v employed for the' purpose, June and J•iily, 1309. At Einliden, the garrison consists of..eta vete. ran., and some donaidert. `-iffier* ens is a small but very good fortress ; the garrison 'consists of six veterans, and would require 1500 mon to be.' properly garrisonel. • "lbe garrison of Zaoll consists only of six we. ,firlits anal some douanices. , 'At Hardens y k, a s'ihnll feifreis Wear the 2 ' itder. zee, there arc only eight dOuaniers. • At Naertlen, a small but strong fortress near the kuderzet!, the garrison consists of forty vete,- irans, one eumpanytif the King's horse artillery, and some douaniers. softie villages nearNaar. den ire nearly eight bot t leful men of a nevi raised regiment of cavalry, who receive their horses . friarn .. Hanover, and have already received about four hundred. At the distance of abOut four miles from the town is a camp near &Men and Busham, ' consisting of 3,500 Dutch troops. , • Mayden is surrounded by a wall, an escape of brickwork, audit ditch, with.atitard of twenty , veterans: in •Ainsterdism the garrison consists (the King being at Lou) of 800 grenadiers, and 400 ve terans. Near Leyden 14 a camp containing about 2900 men. At G rave:tinge are 30 veterans and some done. niers. - At Rotterdam there are some veterans, about 40; anal two miles distant from it is•a camp of 2500 ihich troops. In Gorcunialte only 16 veterans and some dun. *niers. Gertrntletiburg contains 40 veterans and tome douankrs. At Flashing and Antwerp there are 14 sail of tke line, besides three large and two small ships of war whii:Jr nre a* lbw .tucks, and some frigates,l and many bnm-bnats (catinonier boats), and 84 Flushiugen I estimate the soldices at 800 Dutch troops, and the mariners at 8000. At Antwerp are about 400 French soldiers and a great iambic of maritiets tin hoard the ships, all armed With swords and small 'fire-arms.. At ,Antwerti adthl Flushingen are also pranqtfisltsveryl material necessary for ship-building. Pirtiqttfar news f could not receive about Albs force 'on iha • French coast. In Middleburg arc aboUt 200 men, Dutch troops, and some veterans ant &maulers. . At Breda, the garrison consists of about 40 ve terans. At' tick le Duc, there is only a guard of about 30 veterans. At Crov•corn, a small but strong roarer', SO veterans. • • • A rtiliain has a garrison consisting of about 40 •. • • veterans. At Zutphin, the garrison consists of same ve terans. At Grocningen, there are about SOO men, Dutch troops. In Delfz)l, are 150 Dutch troops, and the walls mounted with guns ; but I believe there are no sr. tiherymi.n, bill some ilenagers, lirom Norden, 200 Dutch troops had marchcil towards Aunch, and it WOOS almost all the Dutch' trdops in East Friesland and Groeningen *lll plant toward/ Annus in a few days. ~_i~~ ..i: ~. • _ 4cAil • • • ••,, • 'o* da et t . tt r or- It! v! . ..Vst=by s w . . lac in t eumedlF,upr , o9to tap!. polio% pr IttO Ftsgarsl, Which I ivinsivut foe 1,1114, Lerdsbip's infoimation. Nut thi n klnt.it of sitlAcipnt , once,' did not. send it et;pr ,but yliggraphissi efts Morning. You will perceive by 'my other tette!' of this date, the steps I mean to tate in canton. quence4of this intelligouce. I have the honour to, bei &c. • a.:.4 Lion. W. W. Pule. R. J. STRACHAN. • (Inclosure referred to in N0..'45.) It is Majesty's ship Fliguard, •Fasst Capel Roads, 23c1 July, 1809-3 le. M. Sin—lt is with great satilfactloit 1' haie the phi sure to•idurm you, the enemy's ;fleet, ainountbig to eleven sail of the line, have thi s i nstant dropped' down the Scheldt, And arc anchored cl;ose off the town df Flushing. I hate made the eommtiniea. don to Lord Gardner by the cutter Olt 'delivers this to you. 1 am, &c. W. BALTON. • Sir R. J. Strachan, Bart, &c. Ste. Sec. • DISPATCHES FROM VISCOUNT UASTLBRA ACM, • THE EARL OF LIVERPOOL, Ste. .. No. L.,—tlispatch* from Viscount Ca „ m:weigh to . the tar! of Chatham, dated .44.16, 1849; .Mr Loan-1 am by .bis, Majots, to transmit ,to your. I,,qrd•ibip the inclosed, ;Iq.. structiona, under .tho sign for the dit,sc— tiosi of xnur conduct intbp sertscak whichAtis jesty has been Kr4ciutosly phiased qto44at.to 7jhur Lordihiv's dtrectior. • I ' try=wee CASTLEIMAGIL ...... To the Earl it Chatham, Ac. &e. •Btc. " • , . . „. .(Inclosore referred to ity:1444.1.). • • GEORGE R. Instrneti.ms to our Right Trusty anti Well-beloved Ciousia and Council! John Earl of Chatham, Km. • of the most nibble Order of the Garter, Lieut.-Gen. of our Forces. Given at Our Court at St. James's, this pith day of - July, 1809, in the Furty-ninth year of Our Reign. Whereas we have thought fit to appoint you to command sa large diviiinuof our forces, which we have directed to be assembled and transported to the Scheldt, in order to attick and destroy the na. val force and establishments which the enemy is so rapidly accumulating in that river, in the island Of IValcheren, and at Antwerp : you are, there. 1 fore, upon the receipt of these our instructions, to repair with our said troops.to the above destina tion, and there to carry into effect the following orders, in cuojunction with tho Commander of our Naval Forces ; who shall accompany'you in thii Expedition. • You will consider that this conjoint Expedition has for its object the capture.or destruction of the enemy's ships, either building aft Antwerp . and Flushing, or afloat on the Scheldt ; the destruc tion of the-Arsenals and Dock-yards at Autwurp, isetneffsi, - *all Flushiog ; the reduction of the Islafiftet--Walettiven t and the, rendering,, if, pos. siblis446'Selfelth nu longer navigable fur 'flips of War, ..,Ullfilittlin — nitnt gild the above-mentionettotiert Slsofilibbrendered impioisible, by the enemy col. leetiOg in audtityeagth-as to redder reisererineo incOnsisteutWitlf‘the security of the army, you are 4ft-that tilts yttorr 'utmost rodathr,oan s ht efinrert - with the Otlic - er -commanding the floral forte, to seture . .os•fuxoy of the objects aftirenot stooges will permit ; :Nod so sot* as the services "'ball be completed, or such p trt.thercor ad.is attain, ably, you will take i iiitmerliate measures for e'asharking the and.returning it to Eng,. l'antl, leaving a sufficient force to . posies. lion of the. Island of Walcheren till our further pleasura shall be signified. . • During your continuance on this ttetqfice; you areto tend, or cause to be sent to ifs; throu4li !me of ofirsecrefaries of State, cotittaftl aecoiluts o f . all that passes ; a ri d you aye to fotlovi all such ders end directions as wo yogi tither under our sicn manual or through one of our .-orintipal Secretaries of State: ' G. R. , . ~ .. No. 2, and Inclositre contain a List of the Land Form, aino.unting to 39,113 Men. . . • . .. Nos. 3 and 4 contsiq his Majesty's , approbation of the cenduct of Abu Army and. Xavy, in the capture of Wdlcheren, South Beveland, &c. - ... . No. s.—Dispatch (rens Viscount Castlereagh to , the . Earl . ot Chatham ; dated 21st of Augdst, 1809. . . . . . M Y LOAD—Your Lordship's dispatch of the 16th, entrusted to M 'lit Bradford ? was -immedi ately laid before the King. . . his Majesty has commanded• Me to ezjireis to your Lordship the great satisfaction with which his Majesty has received the intelligence of the sun. render of the fortress of 'Flushing, in consequence ~,f, viertions i so honourable to those employed on. the oecasion, and whichisiwMajesty'OliSeryes With pleasitre„ . hive not been - Attended With any serious lossio thssArmy and navy.. • It it his Majesty's command, that your Lent ship should signify to l a ieutenant-General sir Gyro Coete, the General and other Officers and troops employed, and particularly those of the artillery and engineer depirtnients, his Majesty's gracloolg approbation of their sevviers, in tenni: Dating so honoirrablian operation which has pre sented so many occasions of proving their courage, discipline, end skill in presence of the eneasy. Ms Mojesty rejoices, that this serious 'obstacle to the vigorous prosecution of the ulterior eldiets isfthe Ppedition has thus been stWy,ssuer. consel land • his Msfjesty feels ,Ispas that • -ilsose lesisortant'objects will be folisiseed up t iOltk. btamoissent's loss of time, pith 4he stone 4er. i , perseverance, and iWpi 1,,y - • teltich have fa 1 hitherte distinguished the ra g of your Lord-, `ship's operations. : , .- • His Majesty has been pleased entirely to ap prove ,of . the terms granted to the garrison of ' Flinfillte; sindleas observed, with partioular,plea muw, As yotrerful, cffect ss well as Our . staillts4.. • 1. •:1 C- 1.. =~..;~. . itll*lllltrabiti Initial his inlay mad navy bassora• bilisd *lig otartionson the patient occasion, - •. ' I. arn,,kc. .- • . * . . • (Sigicd),_ _/ . CASTLEREAGIL To the Earl of Chmi s .l643.tite. Ste. &c. - 7 • . . illeil"..--.Dispatehes from Viscount CittOiato.. — - to . the Eva of Chatham, dated 2d Setkli. 009- ' Mr I.oo4—Ypur • Lorriihira dispaifir: of Ike 29th ult:I. 'la baw l , Itai been tedeivtalltpd laid before.the King.. . . • Under the opinion stated by your Lordsitipt)F4 . 'the diterior objects of. the. Expedition,' so far as Telatps to operations against Autwerp and the ene. my's:fleet a nolonger practicable,inwhich opinion c .Liestoaani-Generais of the army appear am t . Pmously.to•have concurred, I have only to eon:. g to l ymay,Lordship the King's commands, • that, e i T pgegidittg effectually fur the security of W e l. 0 en;Artu- do return with the remainder of the • army, to England. , lOM 1443tpresh haw - ever,. to your Lordship his M‘jestyle. confident persuasion that, previous to 9041,.aetarn, and in conformity to your instrue. tiot4 l e. your Lordship will . eo-operate with tire 2avy in glriugeffeet to toy measures Sir Richard 1 Strachan may think fit to adopt for obstructing tfie navigation of the Scheldt; and that your Lord ship will also confer with' that officer upon the practicabillthisf destroyieg any works the enemy l Anay have coustruated at Terneuse, should4hey are , foond of sufficient importance tojustify the under:. taking of operations against them. I am, &c. CASTLEREAGItak. 111u5.7 knd 8 uniuteresling. No. 9.—Diipatch from Viscount Castlereagh UP Si). Eyre Coate, dated SepteMber, 3, MO. ~ Stu-1 have received yo u r letter o f the 31st ult. with. its iiielosures, requiring additional medi cal assistance for thotroop in the island of Wal. chcren, in consequence whereof-I hue desired thq Commander in Chief to instro.ct the Medical Board to send out without delay theasaistance yogi have required, and, also a suWclent quantity of such medicines as may best be suited to remedy and counteract the disorders there prevalent ; and I have also desired the Commander in Chief to consider what additional comforts may be neces. sary fur the troops. I aril, &c. • (Signrd) CASTLEREAGU. To Lieut. Gen. Sir Eyre Conte, K. 13. Ac. No. 10.—Dispatch from Viscount Castlereagh to the Officer commanding his Majesty's troops in Walcheren, dated September 6, 1809. • Sin—As it will in all probability be necessary that the trueOs in Walcheren should be 'furnished tvith water from England, lam to acquaint you, that the 'necessary measures will be taken for en : . miring as extensive a supply of that article as pos. sible. • Bat as the state of the weather may occasionally be such as to interrupt the regular transmission of this supply, ;t is of great consequence that no Ain. I necessary waste of water should be permitted,' and that the greatest care should' be taken in order to prevent the casks in which it wilt be contained from being damaged or destroyed by the troops, 4 You will therefore take such measures as you may deem must effectual, for this purpose, and will cause to be transmitted tome a weekly . je;nll.-.of ' the Onaniity a i seeteclif dirraiid the, quantity consumed per day. • It 'is• conceived that a weekly supply of 600 tons of water Will he sufficient; but if necessary, there can be !it) difficulty in increasing the quantity to any amount that may be required. I am, fre. • (Signed) CASTLEREAGH. P. S. You will feel the necessity of confining the consumption of'tho water thus to he sent from England to the sante purposes at the rules of the Navy prescribe when at sea ; it beinf impossible, c'onsis'tent'with duo attention to economy, to fur , oishlstlfficient supply, either for wishing Or co. linary jtarposes in general. To the Meets Comnruiding his Majesty's . Force, in-Walehoren. . . • •, No..ll.—Dispatch from Viscount CastiereSgh to the Earl of Chatham, dated Sept. 9, 1809. - My I.4oltD—The paid's!, and indeed alarming, accounts received of the progress of diseme g , . amongst the troops under .your command, hell, created the utmost anxiety in the minds of his Mir.f jesty's Government. . . , Every arrangement which has heen inggested, s• for the removal of the sick to England, and foe ; the accommodation of :those which are to remain,. has been ordered. • • I cannot, however, avoid desiring yonr.Lord.- ship will inclitsk, ie the report called for on the, Island of IValcheren, such information as may enable hi Majesty's servants to judge of the ge neral influence lobe apprehended from the nature of the climate, upon the troops required fur its. deffscOt ,- I 17c, .. . . igned) CASTLEREAGH. To the Earl of athatn, &c. . . .. .., NO. 12.--Dispatch from Viscount Castlereagh to Sir Eyre Coate, dated Sept. 23,./809. • , SIR—,I have relsetved and laid before the King, your dispatch of the 17th inst. brought by Oap.. tain Worsley, respecting the sickness which seems increasing amostg the' troops undecyper 'command. : T i he.firet representationdid not (ail to cxcite A h t , • *Rost immediate exertions fur alleviating the cabs inky .bywhith , the ae u r 7 l4s ei-dted. Yeeklift id. ready Id ,possession of thlk*deri which Were at ' first gives upon' the lobjeet ; 'end I now lactose (9 i? 011• a report: of the measurei 'Which have been taken here, and oleo a copy sid. a letter which I yesterday addressmi to the -Coininender in Chief, tbd directions4n.whicls yob will - fothr*; likewise a • roan -of the Transport' . linnige, Which eit her re st-Flushing,' or iMill been • ordered thithe r . etryou noasider tie number of medial as.` .sis6ints already sent to Walcheren, and refine s p er iilie neces%ity.of succouring. the demand fedi . • . a skeu the wound,:d in Spain ' , yonniust feel how . ~ extremely difficult, if not. imposaible, it must be to' provide an adequate supply for , a- calamity so sudden tint so,. extensive. Every possible. ears* .tien.bat beta lade, and will coutioue to be nude , • '