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en the 'Amer end of the town, the furthest removed
the citadel, the works were its a very bad
itite; that was the general traternent
Was your Lordithip iii.truoted by Goversugent to
rah oat the accuracy, ol that information cost.
ttive that Government relied upon that inforination
all prabibility iu sending the Expedition. Ido
out pettedly uoderstaitil what i. meanthyt nay bring
instructed to rely upon it ; of. course I elideavoured
to olitsin all the information I could when I ar-
rived.
Did roar Lordship understand that that was in-
formation upon which you might rely in adopting
fle operations that were nec,satry to accomplish
tlit ulterior objects of the Expedition ?—I believe
relatice IVAs ill-teed by His Maje.ty's Goverutnent
Ott that information.
From that information, was your Lordship tit-
sloortt to think that Aestwirrp could be taken with-
operations of u siege?—lf that information
i I b. ea true, to its fullest extent, and if su,ny
• saroinahle eumnlllllaUUl, t had also token piece
at the same time, it is possible that it might have
taken without a loge.
What layout-able conilw.atious dues your Lord-
mesn imriimilarly the absence
of the :reatest part of the military force, a 4 repre-
oliej; I mein also. if it had been possible,fir the
erertrucot to hi ive arrived in as short a tithe as it
btJ to.:.ft stattd to he inisailile, et tla destina•inn.
What was the time in a Knit your Lords;iip was
taught to believe that the arinani.lit might pro'nible
hay. arrived at S totvin•t ?—A• I have stati-d, wilt
3 4.33111111:Ittafl of till Invourieile circuinstanci 4,
Dad understood it might at rive certainly within
laity-L.141a hour) alter omit snaking the Wood of
IL sl_ltrren.
Br tusking the Wand of IValchereti, does your
include landing and taking posiessi.a of
any of the hatteri.P, or merely arriving of the coast
of d'ilchereni—l should sae, arriving off the coast,
under the most far..urable cireuunitanc..s..

From who n did your Lordship derive that opMi-
es ?—I heard that stated, 1 thinks by different offi-
cers in conversing ea it; I thick it is iu some of the
plans that are istibmAted to the Haase ; 1
rather
think it is alluded to; by the most favourable cir-
cumstancew in mcte, that the wind was perfectly
fair, and the went.,„,, favourable; I conceive also,
that it is implied nns::r the most favourable circum-
'Maces, that the batteries. of Cadsand would have
been got possession of without any difficalty.
Had your Lordship any distinct o elsl comma-
Member from the Admiralty respecting the time at
which the Expedition might hope to 'arrive at Sant-
bed not.

What was the nature of the distinct ollieial opinion
from the Lords of the Ad tui ralty, the coin niunication
of which is mentioned in your Lordship's narrative?
—I never NW that opinion hut otter; bet to the best
at lay recollection, that opinion wrist principally to
vate that there would be no difficulty in an arms.
ineut of that size going up the Scheldt, sod that
there wield he an difficulty in landing the army ou
either of the Scheldt; that I take to be a public
;miter, which I *oppose is before the /lotus with the
other ititutntation.

By whom ass that opinion comuseeiested to
your Lordship ?—I remember aeotog it; it wee
coansaicure to toe by the &artery of State.
By +hid, of the Secretaries of State ?--The Se-
cretary of Stahl for the War Deportment.

By *lam was that *pillion signed von
igtvd. I t:,iuk, by the three Navel Lords of the
Admralty.

The si4nariere of the First Lord of the AdMi-
nlty thrn was not affixed to that paper was
rot ; it was given ay a profesiimial opinion.
From that opinion, did your Lordship under-
von I that the Expedition could arrive at Sanityhet.
within fur:y.eight hours after making Walcheren?
Na,— certwinly not; there was no mention 'what-
war as to thaw.

-- ---.
From whom did your Lordship obtain that opi-
siw?—l think it was in different communications
that passed, I believe, at thg Secretary of State.%
It *halt different Officers were present.
' Can ynstr land.,liiis state what officers were pre.
wo, and whether their rtpuntuns were given in ern.
l',.;?—Their opinions were not given in writing ;
lam not perfectly sure at this moment whether Sir
Richard Strachau was there or not, but I recollect
pure.* Sir Home Popham being there, and har-
ts; mach conversation with him respecting the
tune of proceeding up the nver.
. Will your Lordship have the goodness to state
el *haday you yourself, whets you sailed, thought
*probable you might disembark your army at
%tartlet 3—That must depend so entirely on naval
occurrences, it was impossible I should form any
•Pioion; if it was under the most favourable mr.
toast:laces, probably in about there or four drys.
Three or four days after sailing from Deal, or
if er the arrival at Walcheren ?—.Under the most
loanable circumstances possible, in about four
d'is after sailing from the Downs; possibly, but
"eery probably.
59,Poting the armament to have arrival at Sant.
'lt't to four days after sailing from the Downs,
*bit Line did your Lorikhip calcul tie would have
No secretory to have handed the at inantent. to
410 I.lten a position lwfure Antwerp, raid to have
"tend to.ntar batteries and opened tire against the
tmo?--1 do nut know that ; that would have been
laa course of operation. I can at its in what tittle
6 4 .shly the artily would have been landed ; wha
6,-ald hire Le-n the subsequent operation Ido not
111..,aCZ:it know ; it must depend on client:tattiness.
114(1 your 11..oril•Itip formed no calcul anon whew
/64 tailed, of the probable time you might arrive
:01 your artily at Antwerp after landing at Saul-
'ei?--I had certainly considered very fully vaii-
!%.operations which might be to take place, but I
r- ',heady said that very possibly the prelinii-
!ry s eel' of Lillo and Lief kenshoeik might take
PI C, before any attack alma Antwerp; posisibly
lits might lint.
t_il4'itat tune does your Lordship imsfene the prr-
IZq• sieges of Lilo and Liefkenshueik might
,"I°lr!di rapr.sing your Lordship to have
04,..!! ""1"11 C.itt days at Setatvliet ?—lt is rather
to answer that question, because I W.lll not
r.,...,,1, .0... el what was the state of Lillo end
i-mte..shustk. .if what garrison was in Ilallo or
.... o6Osedt, or what was the nature of the coin-
'. , Wankollll.
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