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and the possoulls of Sovuth &vestal. which boo been ap proved t, hi. Lordship. It is of collirtot sttlojeet to itch al teration w. better inielligeote and ttw atm, of the mem) and whet eirLinyt.ioot.s Ina) render !WC...May at the too,neot of carrying the cyrtatiod, tutu ez.culiva 1 ailm.o inclose a 3fens.,r4odotati, cu.a.ouonj nil lie InforllGAlloll I UM in pow-shoo of roxpeetiug tht Island of Wakheoen, together Mt Extracts feout a rceeost rveountnasance suede of the de. frocen nu by Coptaiii Pander, of the )(ova En. viscera I have tlw husionir to b.`, Sir, a 'CVOs' MM. 1111EISel. 1 and faithful !linable servers, "ill/BERT IlftillVNItIGG, 4. Quarter • NI aoder-General:' " Lieut.-General Sir Ever Coote, Will.ow ow, at oli•t time son took the cuisiosstul of the forces open' the tolsoil of IVateliereu was ordered to Purtani.nwil on the Jolla of June; and ow the gd of luly I took the tontulaud the troop% at Port•imustli, oho were destined to the attack of the Island of Walehereii. At what time were you left in command of the troop. that were in the !Amid of Walcliereu the loth of Septem ber I -ord Chatham delivered user the commend Lathe troops in the I slaoct of 11a:elteren to we. 1i what tone were you first instructed to make inquiries elos h t the possibility of retainutg the latitiol of Wal rb mint recollect that I receis .1 any particular m. 14 1 . 1160411 In that effect. 11 hat were Intir instructiomo when Lord Chatham quilted the 'shunt of tWalcherco ?-1 bad nu partirolar inst. lictiolis I.ut to remain there in the C..111;133114 of the hoops ; the ge ni rat order ■pp..iatiag me to remain in the Ihiland was the principal instruction that 1 meets cd Mt that head Anionic the papers primed there is a report transmitted by von of the unuilorr of Inca risk's )du thoii4ht would be necessary• for the defctice of Watchmen, and the odor mea sures that would be necessary to he taken for its pratioctioss ; ass that Report tootle in roosorpience of amp taistrictium Of any communication received by you ?—The letter that 4 wrote to Lord Chatham was matt by me of my own accord *obis l.orilship. You had received an instructing' from Imrsl Clisthasa to make those inquiries, and to furnish him still such a re port !—Not particular Mato orisons ; 111 comoinisicattuus with L ai rd Chatham lie often conversed touching the member of men that would he itmemary to rell4lll its ITalclrerra , and we also conversed t •hiog the skald - Mei of the sick. - Did Lard Chattoun nt no time rooms ttttt rate to oon that tit had rresored iostrnrtloui from Lord Castlereagh to .nh trit to his • errors n oweting the means of analutatOung Wakberen 'loot tbo.k hr .1141 Was it in rcrusetioruce of that cotton 111 l icatiun that you sold. Him report What sea todurenteut whit It trel you at that time to male this report '—tu connect's...tee of the very difficult atte ntion in shirt. I thought I should be plareil, mid for fear that any untoward orcutustalice should occur SO as to cruder my situation and that of the hoot* estreinely precarious and difficult ll'hat were the difficulties of situation is Inch yon appro. heivled '—lo case dam attack frost the messy, I thought it wto hat justiie due to myself and to the troops, to stale say op with rear. t to the situation iu which I was placid in th► Island of Wslchereit ; I also thought it soy duty so to do. Have the goodness to state what was the situation of the i. 11141.1 .itol ..f the troops at the base Lord I 'bulimia quitted it Gtr Engtaad troops weer indecniely unhealthy; • numt r , r ..f Arrangements it would be or coarse necessary to make, ohroild it be iatendeol that the island 'of Witlchemn should he letaitini. Have the goodness to slate what was the entouut of the preps/Aaiun which you tom - tired would have Inton necessary for. the defence of the ~land'-1 stated my opinion in any letter to Lord Chatham. of the nornher of troops that 1 natty, at that tiny', t►ought would he urciosvoy to nitwit the What was the outsell.* or troops yes think would have been necessary to place the 'gland is a slate of cos/Otte se turity i—t do not say that even the vinniher that 1 staled in gay letter, an. ?Nom., would be 'ef f icient, because it in iin rowane fur me to vsy what number of troops might attack th e Na n d but 1 .oppose that 9n,ruro mei would have b.'... awfficianit for the aceurity of the Island at that time. By the worth." at that t•ine, - do you mean at that nit amt oily. or do you meat. to speak proapeetively foi the remainder of the eampaigu, or for what p. In the view I took of the (staid, aid of tbr probahh roe, of dap tenemy at that tins., I really thuu.tht co,otio might answer be puriooe You state alto that cousoleershle additional ClrtifiCllltiOn• were you give the (loin...dire any the iltithi 1W ItSlagllittUts• of the Alftlikailoo% which you would have thosglit on4o.4r•iiiably necessary '-1 Catlilol exactly say what the aitineers might have imagined uecessary is all patter), the Inland; lost it certainly was may uptown that se. y conaidevaaide would ha rt 1,,,, tree ... try, Buck as towers in thfrereut puts us the Inheinl, the works of Flataliing, Veer, and Ranintekins, repeirod, amid lath-tics iw ddleramt rots if the Island on the coast. 1)..!•4,11 11,111 k !bat evea with the additioa of the batteries it would have been puia h!e, at ail seanon. and under all eir cninnianecs, to I. are nreventtal an eiteiny of 'rival!, superior 111112111 P, bum I 1 , 4 the Slough Passer: i—Not indent/ the navy guarded the Slough Passage. Willi It unl Vt.Y. i.pi.114111 that IN slater the navy meld not remain in the Slouali Pasant*, and that the luitiries of the enemy ro , zlit at all limes (mei oar smaller yeast Is from the Month Po..axe unit 'stood, from high naval anthority, that in wisher the tassel. could not remain will t vast .111- 1.1 '"Iill w it.. Stough Paisatc ; it ceitainly would hair lova err, diffirolt r.r the sway to bate rentaiutli 111 the Slough raiing, at :in.. time, had a large force been looight against them front the dyke in the Island of South Revelaii.l. la it your opinion that eve.. if thine preparst inns tool been made. still the Island wish have hens exposed to attack Iron a very sorrow lead force !—The Islaiiil, flu would be imposed , hot it is to he suppmed that is.is pas sitar exertion bring mole in eremine timers. fintdirai !kr. which it might he demised necessary to place roam' the Island, the Islamd would he in a tolerable state of security, at trait to Le retain' rue a space of tone; it is mismassble foe one to say to what period Do ynii think that even with a garrison of twenty thins sand mess the Islaud could have he,. retained without those fort inert rms hving riniapteled!—l do nut. Would not those furt,6cmil oaa I.,ve required criasiderahle time as well as great t arm:dare for then construction Certainly. Is the Calamine. tounderstand, that till that time howl elapsed, anti that expenditure been completed, the Island world have been gainsaid in be retaken, had the Fieuch di rected their primipal force to that object —Tlrie world have beets la would. iable At any haw auhaminent to Lord t.liatliam's return's. Eog land, did you feel !hat with the garriwan that you commanded to the snide in which they were, you ?wild rely opine that prrisosi with security for the di hare is( the Island •—1 could always rely upon slit bravery of the troopn list they wile in too aiakly a state to (sweet that I timid have mach reliance upon them in the meet of a serious attack. From the time the di ease first *hewed Heel?, did Sot the somber of the Mirk increase progressively. emit the trek, was received for the es...citation of Walclseres!..-Icanuot stile after I myself left the Wised, Which teas mole weeks pie, Weis to the evacuation ; bet f the period of lard Chatham's departure, the sickle,* amongst the temps gradually in crease! to as sleremsg deeree At any taw ilioring thus period dill you sea the slightest probehilty that that *Scheele would be arrested in its pro grevoi—eitlu. Was it osimannareet to vim that Alt foie garrison was gra dually wasting, walls a prolaibility, that, before the mid of the sickly Brandt, there wunitt be scarcely a Imitation lit for active es:vitt hail but out baitaliou that I could esti ellerthre anJ fit fur active tiervict. Afts vim traosaiitted your report, with respret to the ilefruilsoir the irimuiL dot yule receive any cossessisi. colon. on tire scattier( 1.l ihnt Report 3 —lfy letter to time tarrrriary of Stat.: was dulled oil the t jth d fieptinsher, I rt. tuurril as Ammer ea thc.ntle, which answer was dated ea Ow intl. to that alia.ft as say farther ismiwiry toads wilh r‘sPe" to lb. &tag 4 tl.r ear sera by which Wakherwa romld Iw ole i• ndrA. • , 1 , .11 rvcr emiliminittiitil in yoa, Abet her it watt 1n". 4 .* 4 to rola. W..'elirreo iw the wart. r that re... , .4 sr.' .11. en IL* 15./e uf the r,iiusaittee Theo it weer was eu.sitaaaic.iteil to you whether it was the intention of Government or trot to tretaio the island of Walrherrii after that period?-1 have already answered that quesitoo in my former answer . I received au communica. Mons officially, but what are now opeu the table of the ( ' ono. nutlet; other official letters were rec. iverl by use, but uut WtIC hiss; the cpiettion which has hero put to me. Had it been tile oletvousination ofliuyernosent to retain the Olivia of %V alchereo, is it Out your op - that no time Mil to be lust irs tak too: the measures of defence which %MI had 'curio - sled ' — Cr',tainly, I thick that Ho issue was to he Va. lbs you know whether, at any tun,, the sick of the :truly guttered material 11.0011VCIlleNCC holls the want of medicines, proper comforts, nod ioniser mteudaisce ) —Nedical nrtirrrs weir much wanted; cuinforta were procured, as far as they could be vAit ni the island ; medieMes were also procured in the island ; bark wait bought to the Maud lyn you noose whether, at any time at say place, there was an actual waist of inedicior ?-1 ani not prepared to say there was an actual anal of medicine ; hat 1 wish perfectly to he understood, that my reason for making the application fur medical aid, and $61,1i1C110 , 1, and comforts, ass to prevrat the absolute want; it was not for me to make that applicatiou whole there was • in the island. _ . _ State whether 'root inconvenience was not felt from the want of a MU thr IC la nuudterof hospital ships ? I swonsenienee was tell ; fuc load we had hospital ships, the cool...descents would have been pest on ; two arrivrol in the hue iu stasee, and I ho.Ucse two more, all of which we employed ; a of other , did acri.e, in w tt,cit ships troupe were put Oa hiriol and sent to England sack. • You have smoke's of a conversation you hail with land ('holeuu, previously to your takiiia the command, on his Li• d.hgi s return to Eiiplat►d ; to that o n did you give to Lunt Chalk:us any dt.tiort uptniuu an to the p.m.,- bility of retainiss[ the island wf Watelierer ?—tn •e,s u(lOW with Lonl Chatham, though I ttlw rot fn•ollna at this time Ilse sery worth that I used. I moat certainly slid say to Ca Lordship, that it wookl require a member of turn to re• lain poserastun of the lolaild of lt alchereu,iorcurthug, to uty ideas. Did Laird Chatlion stair to on, in t h at (.0 , 1%1,.1.5260u, or ht any other tone, what he VIIIICrIVIA io he the initniti 4444 Of His Majeat'sArr., wtlh 11,7.1 to rrta iii iii g the I*land or Waldo ten sell a. I ran rtrolitct, Lord Chatham did not r.c auk thooi: b. ow with 6rilmrt to the of this Thijraty's Nlii,iatcrs as su rut: i i iii the Wand ut chervil. Wcs it yoor opioicou tlutt at the time you took the eomnivnd in tValcheieo, it was mortuary some nutuethate should be wade as to the retsinitur or evaettatists the island of Waleberen i—lt was not fur use to vat what Was the intristwo of His Majesty's Minister.; hut I tnyvelf conceived that it world be well douse to come to a dru ruuuat,ou be titer we were to keep putisessiou of the island, ur whether we were to evacuate the ielstol. In the particular situation in which you tonsil yourself 'hes you took the command iu Winches-rip, was at out in your opinion necessary to (WIC to wise immediate deserusinatioa, WI in Ilse propriety of retaining or evacuating it really think I have answered that question; but I have no hi sits. lion whatever in saying, I think it would have been well done to deterusitie wheiher this, Island wan to be 'clamed or nut to he roamed. I. tile Committee to uit. rstauJ it was necessary for the vicvme, in your opi 44444 a, that 10111 M immediate deternsinstion should be corny to?-1 repeat ;it would Lave bees well doue to Conic to an iimaircdiate determination. Would it st..t, m that caw•, ►ave btu, particularly well lona?—No doubt. Yes have spoken of the vieeesaity of ereetitig a variety of on the island of Waleberrit, If it was pi...post to octant it, what Icorh of tine du you think it ninth& hate taker In construct such fog tolicalsous as would has r pat that island ill a state of defuner, so as its enable tia it during the winter lu your opinion, mould it hate lakes three months?—Must certa i n l y. . . . . Then the Committee u to umlerstand, that ir, alien 10- wands the viol of liebils•r it en- &WHOM' , It to micuale Wale-Immo, it had hem. 'teleran...ll to retam it wintlil have rerruded three mouths to have put it w c a sh a elate that it could have lama retained I—l by MI menus wish to Ire under.tood, that I limitc.l myself to three moths, I only said that three mouths would be aece.mry el least. How much men than three mouths Jo you '—lt 1 impossible for me to say. Had you soy conversation with the Naval °alters, by which %Oil were 1111 to 1011 U an opinion as to the tivictimitn lity of ;Vending Wa chrrur iu die *toter by a naval fusee ! Admiral Otway has kohl sue that be h i it 'meld he very eldlieult, because the old aimed he obliged probably is bad weather tor. into !11l WWI. CUlS•i•trOttli with that 0111111011 11/ Admiral Otway's, and with your ribetr.llll4lll., Gtl yell believe, that if, at the end of October, in the then state of the fortification. M the island, it Mot Vern determined to retails Welchem*, there was a pro bability that se sl Id lune bee,, able to have done it rude.. all llns means were used, it would have beeu impos sible to retain the ialitot4l if Al tat kid. now o lots yua &ter of the preparations of the ~my, is it your oputuni that as attack from the ['tench aod Dutch sus to la voptett d '—lf the toruch and Dutch Consul au op portunity of &tinseling Walehertn, no doubt they would haee dune it, at least I think so • la ii your opinion that they could but done it ?—lf there wen nut a sullirietit finer in the island to oppose t►etu, of coarse they could . With the force you left in She Minna when you left it, is it tar is it not yuar emu uu that they could hare attacker, it with a re:mumble minuet t of .11111 101 '--Ir they had attacked tie salami, and metroah•d in lasiditiir, era lain it as, that we had not troops miliaria to oppose them, tu cousuipieme of their sickly stale. At what time did you re. urn Iu Ltighind ?-1. think I gave up the 0.11111•1411l1 tulisusTsl Dun ists the 49th uttletuber. Wire you, ow row arrival in Luglaisd, consulted by Hi. Majesty's Ministers uu the propriety of retainitig the island of Walrheren !—Hits Majesty's Ministers akin! one souse questions Wedging the siitonttun of the island of Waklot What was the substance of those gsa•slions, m well as you rim recollect them i—To the best of sty reculivettuto fit imert ions tended to the sitomnott of the sick iii the isl.onl of Walelween, and Wear& the necessity uf *radiate mint . .. cr. ments to the island of Woleberma ; those I thick were Hie material questions. In that conversation with His Majesty% Ministers, did you learn that it was or was not their intention to keep put.- sr...shin of the Isla n d of Willthl reit did; that it was their 'mention to ey Rennie the Island of Waleherets. Did you understand how loud that determination to eva cuate the &mid of Welcher. et had limo taken ?—To the best of my reculleetim I dad snit. Ifyow understood that it wns the intention of His Ma jesty's Ministers to evacuate that Island of Walcheren, with what view do you conceive them to hare *pokers respecting reinforcements to he sent owl tv•Wa1111•11.0 !Virith • view of securing tht retitat of the troops from the Island, should the twenty hare lauded w the island to endeavour to cat off their rsbeat. Were out several artificers, together with the materials fur building, sent user fees this country daring • part of the tour you commanded at Wigleheren l--A few artitieets ar med, and I believe souse Wicks, the quality I do out know. %Vas it during your command in N'akberto intended to erect barracks to hold the troops l—llartocks were to be repaired, but I time of nu interiva of building barracks. Attu. the tall of Fluabiug, were nut the fortilleatiosis of Flushing repaired at considerable expense, and put Into a much better state than heftier i=fhey a ere daily repotting, at a elate expense. I p to what time did theme repairs go on'—When I left the island, I believe, they still ruistinued ; I caisson answer fur any thisig that pained after I quitted the island. iVere any new widow-km thrown op iluriog the time pet wi re in the island:—batteries were raised is savers, parts of the island. %Vert those batteries finished, or throwing op, at the tit•e you left the island, or had they all been bombed before .- 60111 r were finished, some sere erecting Here you consulted, prerionsly to the sailing, upon the Expedition, as to the 1110414• by whir la the object of it was to ►r carried into effect •—1 wus Out COISSUItrA, but I had con versations %Vas your opinion ever takes us to the plan by which it w as proposed to attsok Autu cep , —Not to thy rceullett tem When was l►eiest eirlowkstiou of itiek ?-0,1 the toils of September. ti has was the ausuhey you then scut r Engles ?-.-Four bsadred sad sine. Did yon receive • recommendation from the Medical (Wi rers under your command, at any rather patrol, wit', respect to the expediency of removing any part 'lithe sick to Englaud —The Medical Officer at the head of the department was extremely anxious to send the sick to England, auJ be took the first opportunity, wheO there were elope ready to coshed( the men. Did you understand that any requisition bad been made to the Agent of Tramports far accommodation fur the reception of sick to go to Eoglattil, which lie was not enabled at Oa time to comply with '—There were periods that we were in want of ships to take the aieir men to England. Previously to the r elm of the Expedition, did you under stand the prevailing in of the General ()dicers nod other military men, consulted upon that occasion, to be in favour, or otherwise, of the probability of emcees iu the attack mm Antwerp ?—I never heard of those upittious until after the sitting of the Committee of Inquiry. What is your own opinion upon that subject 4 —l thought the probability of succour was doubtful, and the attempt hazardous. Were the seamen employed in drawing up the field-pieces and ammunition belonging to the division of the Army uutler 'um command '—They were. Were the seamen afterwards employed in erecting any par ticular battery, or generally employed iu erecting the hat teries fir the attic of Flashing ?—The wvuren were generally employed in drugging the guns to the batteries, and at one particular battery the semen worked, I believe, one sir two nights. When the batteries were opened before Flushing, was tort our of the hatterits Jimmied by seamen —l'es. Do you recollect any instance of your making any appli ration to Admiral Otway, or any Officer id the Nary, untrre deint to the entioniriwr wilt of tiring nl Flushing, which wan nut c•ituplied with?—Tire talker who commanded the PeAnirn .1:111 Cartel. Richardson, of the Royal Navy; with bon alone, to the Is at of my lecollectimi, 1 hail conoisounieis tn... WO he at all Tunis gave me enemy possible asststutici in his ni.er. Wins the line•of battle ships passed Flushing, do you think that the it lire hail sot i.rtirtilar effect upon the town of Flushing '=their tire did a great deal of inisehief to the town Did the fire from the bombs and the flotilla answer all the expectations that you had torencil of it in the (grill it produce. upon the town of I , - - Fhe ships mid the bombs destroyed a great many homer in the town, and did a great deal of miechier Generally speaking, do you think that the fire from the ships and vessels accelerated the fall of Flushing '•—The line-of-hettle ships, to the beat of my recollertion, slid not come up till the 106, and the tome capitulated, I think, early an the morning of the With. yols have s t a ted, that without the fortifirstions proposed yon do not think twenty thuswiud men witted have been suf. (orient to defend the island ; was lint the island I -ipally seemed by the navy ?—The island was certainly principally serneed Iry the wiry. Were there nut ample mesas of naval defence ?—Durisig the time I commauded at Walcherets there were ample maws of mood defence. Did you understood that the Slough passer woo in ordi nary srasonotroven over, YU that troop.. could pass hate bent infortued that the Slough passage is very seldom it oxen OM • fo that if the naval means o Ilefenre were driven 4 the severity of the weather imt of the Slim:.h peaeage, there would be no paratibility of attack from the enemy over the pa•emKe, sinless limy came iw 01111.8 or .C.C111'....if lie 5i4 , 1101 passa,c a,s ow frozen 411 . 1 r, if they ilia attempt to land in Walehrie tie, mast e +in boats ur VIFOOP. When the weather was so bni ns to prevent the British ships ling or 0311111 Kin the ! 4 1 . 111:1dt or tl. Mlollgh p2S-114e, *mild it nut also have prtvesited 61111.11 truth AO4 inc the 1111141 e .• . IYere nut the I in in Fln•hinp pat tientarly very mud'. damaged by the liondi.nilient of the town'—They *ere. Were they not in went orrery great repair in miler to keep the sick that were in them dry and warns '—t'ertaitily. Was it not then secretary hie the coitif,ol of the sick, that measures shoots he taken for the repairing their habitations! Were Dot the si.tiliccrs sent over with that riew ' toasaiq in those repairs!-11iey wire scut over, in I usiderstood, with • view of assisting in those repairs. mid also of repairing the bat racks for the acconiontelatital of the Inatme Are there nut moue large East- lus' II meisuuscs hlll4- dirhterg!—Yrs. Were they occupied by the sick '—They were. With respect to (Le conversations regarding the retake's meats, if the erisruktion of the Islamt hail hens absolutely determined upon, was it possible it could have been evacu ated till the sick were re 00000 re.l, without leaving them to fall into the bawls of the enemy should hate tlions;lit it highly colpable to have left the sick to fall into the hands of the enemy. Were there then, without incurring that hitt' degree of culpability, any means of retreating (corn flushing till the sick were reinor"it sick must first be nonuser!. Was there ally slekly in re 'int the sirs was not pre• snit it the evacuation of the island, and constituently I can not answer that question. During the period you staid there, were Not every means Liken Oust the ships afforded of sending home the sick have already answered that question by aiming, that e► soon as Ike ships arvitred, and errs reunited to me, the sick were put un hoard and sent to En:lnsist Were any sick sent to England sit ordinary transports, mot fitted up partivnlurly fur the acconsonsnlition of sick pas sengers .Several small transports were sent from England, and sick were put on truant those trass.prirts. There was hitless, HO sickness in the Navy !--1 hare keen given to understand that the sickness so the Navy was cons Sued In the mess who had ht en on shore If there had berm for any short period a want of hark, wouhl it nisi have brew easy to proesire it horo the ship. of the line round this Islasol'—Nark ass bought by my order in Middleburg; I made tor application to the ship* for bark, as long as I amid pacers it without troubling the Navy. If pow bad not been able to 11 , ive found sufficient quantity within the Island, you would of course have recurred to the Navy ?—At that moment it did nor occur to Ise, but no doubt I shoal.' base applied to Admiral Otsray fur it. 1)0 you conceive,at the • yini gave up the commend of Walcheren, that lie town and defences of Flushing were mote defensible than when the Engliah army, ender your command, attacked it —The defeuces had been repairing, and wore Certainly in • better state. In a dispatch of your's, tilled the ../fith of Septesusiser, front Middleburg. it in stated, that them was, nt that lime. only 110 , v buildrell pounds of p.m der of bark in store, and t at that INIOI nut m o re 1 143111 letitrietilt to answer the CIMPIIIIIIIII.II of four or five days ; how soar: after the flair of that letter $l.l any arrive ?—I never tranamitted a I. tin f.osehi i i % the sours. tion of the sick, to the Secretary of State, without Ism , iac had a communication that day with the principal tefficei of the Medical Departniesst ; the Ileum from the principal t/fficer of the Medical Departnicet I Is or to produce ; in consequence of the receipt of that letter, I wrote nay le ts'. to the St (vet ary of State, of the ...b 9th of September. [bar Eyre Coate delivered iu the letter, stud it ass mod 1 111.1.1kIirg,Sept. ish 1809 " Air--The A potherary to the fure.v, io rlsarre, of mrdi. sal storm, !trivia l ; rem...midi-a that mils :snub. of puis der of hark is now remaining in store ; so thie will hardly be suffi cient to answer the denonols fur owl-, than four or five days, I have to relive/it v as will ire pleased to °Mein the outh..rit) of fientenant.teneral Sir tyre Comte fur the purchase of ,unit. uftltis as tick. I have the Immune le be, hie, your must olx..l4siut humble servant, "FRANCIS OUR Rows, As Inspector of Hospital.." Lieut -Col. Walsh Mil. See &r. &e & " How snow after the date of tido letter was tire arrival of any bark reported to you !--I eseiti,t'•USWe r from Its,, "an know ledge; but the principal Medical Officer info, int use that WM. paned. of bark arrived on the I tilt of Octobcr . . er ; snort arrived on th,• 17th, the lath, the smith, and the 27th Theo it appears that twelve days after the date of tour letter of the titt II of Sitptenthri, M whirl, it is • r-:eit (hum ts not mute then mots tire days• cuintimpti tttt n 1 bark in wove, namely on ilw I Ith ufflclutwr, noo pintails 61 hark Arrived ; do you knew how the cannon was supphrif auh bark to I lir no•ao nine , —.4 great real of hart was p•oielivatd in the island by my order; 1 canoe state th► d.iir whirls lb. pur chase was made, bat r often r the applicativa woe made to t ia l. e s mbytothpeuriwchianselepbaiirksl:l4lieteeiviev iiitt:Dieaelo,;u:ly.dtiili::::::eniTt..3:ti:.:(l4"l,4:.',',,l:ll4.7 Were the sick well supplied with 6E44. 4 a % h r '-',. _. ordered two blankets to be issued tu every . i .4, 4 1', 4 " - ,; : - . L. island; they made use, of course, in the hospitals ' : -- n,,,... 1. " blankets, sun of as much bedding as we could p r - 4 7:, the bedding from the Cluarter - Master•Genrral's - d;',' '" i thatcould rt:uy.. l .lcek, . Lord oo: „I e bud, ii . mss acte , th ialliii.iiiieyifstfositi the s d e e il Ili visiting the hot:tidal, did you bad that the s .i. ‘,.. ciently accommodated with beddi ng an d 1,64,,;-- tar which was procured as well u it could he gin. 'al, Du you know v. tudlier Lord Chatham visitedthe .. li _inp _ut. before his departure ---.1 donut how. Ou your subsequent visits to the hospital., did e ~ t ,,, 1 t h e s t e t suffi c i ent l y accommodated with holdin g ,i .° ,l - 1 ,L .. kets ?—To the best of my knowledge tow ar d s t h; i u , ,7" --- I allay command the troupe were supplied Wilk I) d s .l l-.- " Were they, in the first pert of year command, we is blankets. c . ..i st: . : t plied ?—Certainly nut. ; Do you witwithwate kr?a—ol bow theiesvwt nn were wells is la "'Alch iatheist.s c ii r d el ,• r u n , t7 4 6 1 . 1 the comptaiut of want of water. Did yule ever hear a complaint of the quality of the t al . 11 C. 1141 iii the island being hurtfal to th e troops ?.... I h : heard individuate say that th e w a t er Wit 14.1, b at I 1, 0 , -.1 ,• it will outlier every purpose if I state that ' aste r ma ~,,, e from England, and I : Ti died to the pri ucipa l Medic:4olr.: to kilos stud I had latter do with that sites, sad Li i, advice I.gave it to the navy. Ilia water scot firms England was out used far the .. , . m i l s —Certainly not. Can you inform the Committee, whether you be,, list it hail hero usual to rennet the French hoops, seee n et had hems in pieremsion of the aslaud of IValiberes, il II.; sand tolls, on the pswtheru p irt of the islasol, Co the te a k of their %width l—l have been informed Coat dm Fren c h troo p s slid sase huts ,teal were on the amid bills emir h" 11 4. 9pe1l : that circuanneuee, with snail othurs. slid ut , s• cap e m y n utle t ; 1 ordered Coioucl Hay, ache Rauch, rah a Meilicat Officer, to go soil examine those buts, with SI fief to pot the sick risen or esomakacents tutu theta . e s t Hy, with the Medical Officer, rcturised the nest da y , w i t h 5 ,,. port to mss, that it ',email nut be advisable to plain sick ... a in those hats. (The Witness was dareeted to eithitc. i s. The Chairman was directed to report propos, an d b i t • lease to an again. It has been frequW ---- 'preneuted to Governtsira by the merchant*. Vaal the country might derive great Ireuefit by permittiug a free experiution of cotton. Saturday, a meeting took place bet. er . the Board of 'l'ratte and a deputation from the time. chants trading to the Ilrazils on thin subje ct , whe n ' Government came to the detet minnows, a gi,..0 i licenses for the free exportation to all pint, awl • places, not decisred in a state of blockade. Under this regulation, the liectilies will extend to the Nova of the Ems. The rumour of the marriage of Box se tart will the Pilotless 1..01145A. of Atiatriii, it generally he. . tiered ou the 4... continent. The Fretted Aotharitao l en d their indivirlitril *auction to the report, alas. ' ever it in mentioned. • The United State.' frigate Joh* .4.lana, whi.i had I). et% appoiiited to emit from Coots, iio S.a.e. tin), its. linen directed to remain at (list port It few , cloys Winger. It is reported: that nose new orrno 1 reocea, in the printing negocintion taunter Mr. Pt Rea Nair and the Marquis . WLll.l.sLet, kit caused this delay. 'lite Ertl of l)c.tair me a fine wag, or Ss. wrathy. at %I'itiklinai-court, sear Addington, is i Kent. which afforded good sport to a naine.nui r field of sportsmen, who got • complete cask ng , from the incletneney of the weather. His Lola+ p, who follower' the chose, was - not able to nitre in the Oaks for his cartioga, but came to town in a rued-chniwe mid four. 1 Joss.eit !(utus Ewutrwr, of riparohelt 11..ii0. 1 in the County of Berko. Esq. is retionn.ll to more 1 in Pothainent Inc the Borongb of ludgershil , o2 , thefoolll of THOMAS EVERV.TT. Esq. deceemd. lit the Court of Common Pleas, in Dublin, a 4 few slay* since. was tried. before the lion. Jietre Al •R • X., and a Sptciot Jury. an interesting cos. Dwywn ii. Co Not.t.e.---It was an action, loon:31 fey the Plaintiff DWY Eli, - is recover compentotion in diet ages for flute libels in the. New:pipe's. ,•••• Heeling m, the Plaintiff. is • C • , liJo lin so- sequence of wh:cb he lost his beoefit of hoping etre 1 00 Yed by the Mtonag-ni Of the Dublin mad Golney Theatres. The damages sere laid at 2.0001. hut the Jury gave only a verdict for 4001. Among tk ; libellous matter charged were some olio -toys Ora Dwir Mee conduct, when acting the part of.l;t•Jiif to Mrs. JORDAN . * Bisasre; on which ore ow. lie hod the impudence, although avowed', imp trot in hie put. to appeal to Or ; a udience awned that Lady. Mr. Quitrents. t he Manatee, win • pate. cipal witness for the Plaintiff, and Mr. flow •• his 'eliding Calumet, appeared. mem the vi leper. to be a sort of a Proprietor sifthe t)ulitio Thesl 4. • rs- -- -- ---i---: MEETINGS PP ea r.prroas, AT GUILDRAII.. TO•NtoRILOW. N. a• William Headman Cooper, Field•lawe, Waleorth- . ; p COMMON Surrey., Fleury Parker, Halifax, Yorkshire, merchant • -:, 1 . Sassed Seabrolik, DOW lincalley,Rederses sirret, Crip. ~ Ornate, London, millwright - - i II George Wardle, Newcastle. ern Tyne, grocer •I I invi I) r.N PS. William Crue% lite of Worcester, and of letaiheid: II turret, Lototh.ti, hanker - Nit Isola* Rues, Alartises-lane, Canaan Aral, me : ~ e1t4..1 - - Cab h %Tills ill, nos or late of Fewelioreb•sitrect, Sato It homeroom - - Jobs. Lemon, Exeter, linen draper r I IT.IITIFICATI:S. Samuel Itor r ocks, of Peurneton, Lainnimer, dyer William %I' Disaall, of Totteuhans cum. road, hal l , .5 , i linen. draper. f ... 11l I r Clinch. Ditmloa, hole sit Ilse Strand, hlitrille.i , s, noel 5.1., ' William roln, of Cla•rry•g+saltis street, 8eeti0...:..y. l. i merelsasit. Ile 3 lrs it all e ta x rc: j e , nl . , , !I I:: e of flossitree-otreet, 100171141: IVtitatiel ttirleirsl I hicheley, Sr frog-lam, Islingtm• - mos, limit sontnafsetare I Oitte;‘,74 VI ITS Its ON ttAl t K.- • 64 a per Cent Reduced LI ' I per Cent. Cossets ii- ! 4 per Cent .. ... nth . . a per Cent. Navy (nal iis I i'l". 1 " , Lone Mmuities . e it en** loilia Roads sit Cowie fur T. SISII, Steek.fhi.kr.„ 4, foothill, said o, I itArtt0 .......... ... 1 „. --...,..--,.... I Left week, at his house in It'yels st reet. .Mr •Im o "'• :, s v aver, sunny years a most respectable iishabilein %; meat's parish. r HIGH WATER AT LONDON mu nr.t., . 1 .,...0.r.•.• Mot sing .. o aft , r..g 1 4 rIPIIIOO II . • . ____...................... IA /N Dori •••11 , 41:11/ 4 by C. tt';l ---'-- ITII. Nto ;• _.7... '77,„';', 1 1 . ; art prblsOwsl at the o*.e. No us. flick "r 7 1 . ..0 460 e Cleertli s Strand, by J WHITS., of some pin ts, • As. foe this Palmy, mat m ale ogee, ..j.•0 1 P'''.. • ' Rely at tooled is.