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the armament has arrived in its present Situation` we most
nrxt consider what we lime yet to neeumplisli, nod the Torre
likely to be opoused to us.
The strength of the enemy, by cuocorring intelligence, ap-
pears to be nearly at follows :
In Bergen-op-Zoom (,000
Breda
Cant °tied between Bergeo-op.Zsois,
and Antwerp...
In Antwerp
Ou the Ldt Bank of the Sahel&
la Tholes stio

T0ta1....33,500
Our total number, including artillery, cavalry, and infan-
try, amounts to about ao,oou rtfectircs; of this, tiouil are
left us tVelcheren, and :p.m must necessarily be left in
Smith Beveland, giving • disposable force of only se,otio
men for the siege of Antwerp, and the other operations
connected with it.

In proceeding to the siege of Antwerp, it would, nu doubt,
be a leading object in the plan of uptratiuus, to accommo-
date it, as far as possible, to obtain the to-opi ration of our
naval means, without w►ich, tie enterprise would b. clogged
wit► the difficulty Mtruempurtiag by laud, Guns the point of
debarkation, through, an esemy.'s country, all the ordnance,
stores, and entrenching tools, utcessary to undertake the
siege of a considerable place, and to provide the means of
suhmistesie for which we could Lot well cognomina the re-
sources of the couistry beyond the reach of our arms ; mid it
would be • consOlerabk increase of these difficulties, total.
lest, if they can be ►ad, or to transport, if they be prepared,
the vast quantities of Oakes's, Immure, sod gab uus, re-
quired fur such •siegs.
The plan by which only the co operation of one naval
force can be obiaiued, ovoid be by the reduction of UK°
and Liefkenshoeck, sod the complete investment of Antwiap
on both beaks of the I leer. The necessity of Buskin; her-
gen-uP.Zoons and Breda, with a corps of at least s,tiou men,
would, in the divided state of the reinsuider, actliic on this
plan, offer to our enemy some opportunities of attacking our
force in detail, with means less formidable, and, consequent-
ly, sooner collected, than those with ulitcli Ls would dare to
inert our united force.

Attending to all the objects essential to this extensive
plan, the part of OM army, on the right hank, and which may
he considered the besieging army, and trout which all other
laborious duties must be exacted, would not MON d leijauu
men , as appears from the statement herewith detailed
Total force 341,000
Walcheern 6,upuo
South liereland .. gorou
••••••••• SAM

For further operations
Covering array, and to gamd the drpirta of
stuns nod prot isions, sag fur escorts.... ii,ooo
Fur the restuctsuss of Liefitenshocck, aud for
the occup►tion of the left book of the
Scheldt

4,,e00

Fur the siege of Antwerp I utOW,

When it is considered, that the concurrire testineoay of
the istellsgesice r.iriveil, states the garroms of Ants flop to
exceed in strength this small corps, it sushi be unjustifiable
to act by a plait, which would place our army in a situation,
in which it may he fiorl, rat hosed possible we should be
obliged to raise the siege, and tisk an action in letting, s ith
the probable loss of our battering train, and the greater part,
if out the whole of Mir cavalry. Thus sircumstaacal, the
detached corps on the kk bank of the Scheldt could out mos-
_

Tkis plan of operations, therefore, 'bough so principle the
best, is, evidently, not ended to our comparatively 'mufti-
ieut SU • ; and it will now be necessary to consider, if, by
any other murk of proceeding, the object can be Attained.
In seeking such ■u alternative, which would first imply
the abandonment of the operation on the left bank, we must
at once relinquish all the advantage of naval co-operation
(fur it is impossible to obtain it, but by possessing both
banks of the river) and to confine the assistance to be derived
(ruin it to protection in landing, working guns iu batteries,
and furwarthog stores and provisions.

In this case, we have, to addition to the fortresses of Berg-
en.op-stimes and Breda, that of Lino to *Weise , which
would now (the left hank of the Scheldt not being occupied)
become a tett de poet fur such force as the enemy might have
it in his power to send front Flanders to act on our line of
operatics., ; which, added to the increased diSe *spies of
transporting to a greater distance our artillery and Stoics,
must further diminish the besieging force, by the necessity of
establishing a yet stranger corps at the depot, where stores
are landed, sued between which sad the army, every convoy
suet be strongly eseorted.
But by this plan, imputed as it Fs, front o=ur w sat of
strength, Antwerp would nit lie I ample tidy invested, nti.l the
communication be open with all the cuunts y on the left hank
of the Scheldt, to receive the incalculable means *lnch the
enemy has of inereasiug his force, chile we are preparing
for the attack of the place, nod which wou:d iircess it) oc-
cupy • period of not less than flog e weeks 'rum the time asf
landing, during the must sickly season of the year, in •
country strictly hostile, sod incapabk of formatting any sup-
plies whatever.
Thus, the safest and best way of attacking Antwerp, far
exceeds our 111‘14011; while the ahem-satire Is liable to a“ the
disadvantages of • want animal no-operation, and an incom-
plete invest went of the place.

if both these modes lie abandoned, it may be proper to
inquire if, w ithout laying siege to Antwerp, any at tempt can
be made, with much prospect of maecess, to destiny the toe-
my's Arsenal or Nbipping; and although any mode of attar It,
which has not system and co-operative force to rerommend
it, can wield with few advocates, yet any measure of bald en-
terprise is to congenial to our notional feeling, that it becomes
necessary to make some observation■ us the practicahility of
any plan of this character, which dues not embrace the pre-
violas reduction of Antwerp, to which single point, hot/evil.,
the vacation of success certainly resolves weir
Mauch attacks, the first to be considered, is a bombard-
meld of Antwerp i w hide, as it woutd not require any west.
meld of the place, might possibly he thought practicable
(with all our forte employed) from the left bank of the
Schrldt, having hest reduced Litrkeashoeck tad the fete de
Flandre.

The Mondation, which our infamutios states the enemy
to have made there, ►■s probably rendered every approach
to flits. surks Maccessible, hut by the Dykes , a which,
hum our not possessing the river, our works would ha: en.
bladed, and cannonaded from the Tpusate soJe. If e'en we
eller erdCli Iu these prchtninar) sti pi to the bentbardmeut of
Autwcrp, we can but promise uun.clires the destrwction of
army mitertils fir chip building. whilst the docks, sluices,
works, !cc Sri% which render it formidable as a Naval Arse-
us!, cannot be much injured by dm mode urproceeiling.
- - -

Another Flan Of eettinc at the cues”'. Beet vow (with one
elm-piton of two sail attic hue, and a cowman able Sutlll it
!pug about four miles above Antweip, might be mia;tsteil
by smirching with ull our fnece, to astack them with midi
ordnance as we can take nal' ea fru:u Hi: right bank of the
riecr.

to thin plea, naval co-operation cannot be calve:Med nano;
and the attempt would be su rush, and inildreiablr, that it
is only noticed, ae harm( here stiggestisd, air 00. it.eans of
acc,:niplistinsi the deNtraction of those shape.
Agar the foretains exposition of circumstances, connected
with this armament, it is feared, that the ultimate objet: is
which it was directed, truant be undertakeis with ars ra-
tional hope of recces*, yet, it cannot be ditilsted, that of
Austria hoe col bra reduced to the werviwi4 of .ob,r.hieg
to terms of prate, tier force usny be so employe.' as to act

Middietnirg, nth August, int*,
MY Lon o--The letter whirl' your Lordship dill me the
honour to write t.. nee on the 4th instant, I only recei►ed no
the anti I have ever silica. been in premed a tth tisaineos
that I had twit as opportunity of answeriou it; which I hope
IY the I. as material, u I bare bad the honour of a eouverus-

tiuu with yuur Lordship on the subject ails Collielli*
YOltr Lordship tainit be aware bow very adverse the state
of the weather has beta to all our operations but shils
wader the difficulties that hare arises% a twat 'Julian, of ves.
oil, of different dereriptuins, have been carried tir•Jugli the
intileate passage of the Slough, and are now in the Wet
Scheldt.

The impOrtinee of the blend of Cadeand was perfectly int-
dimtuuel before we left England; and I aat %IVO' to find
your Lordship was impressed with the Saint arat:,nent • hut
it is to be regretted, that the 4iarcugial of the ant my, ad the
footmen of the we-stber, prevented the drrunou of the Ha-
.
"al. of Huntley limn landing at that place.
The distance betwea Flushing and Bieskins it so short,
that it is impassible entirely to cot off the cosainsunicid.os ;
but it may be so impeded, which I t. wit it now is, as to ausie
it very ilangerou, fur the enemy to attempt any thong bey.sid
• siugle bust, though there are au maul eirearustruces is hw
(avow, of 'stud, weather shortneasint ilistaur•s, with coatis
ing liaderir s on each side, and dark nights, that he may occa-
signally effect it.

Lave ordered all the frigates to pass op the Scheldt, sad
the liet.of-bottle ships to follow y and haring dissected bray);
Rats to be assonteduo based to cot", light transports and
she long boats of the fleet Jruee4 sigh their cerronikfes. I
hope I .hall be able, by the day after todosorrow at forilii,t,
to proceed op the Scheldt with the flotilla and tire-reswir of
every description, except thaw just mentioned, to be Whor-
ed by the frigates as they come is, aud the lore•uf haute
ships io surerwriuts
_

As Suath Bei/eland is in onr possession I ens not aware
that it will be seminary to trouble none Lordehip to alter
any of lour military arraneemeots; but if the Heivoeisityke
Channel is timed, of which these as a repent, and the eottiay
has erected any winks above Ternesisos then it may he ,tea-
.alll to recut to your Lordship's Opiiii•ots about a eu•opeiai.se
force for that paint.
I Mope we shall be able to prevent any communication
with South Beveland and the Snub coast of the river, tie.
cause the canny has none of anise advantages there, that he
has between Breskins and Flushing.
Inregarit to the Can Scheldt, I have placed a scions squad-
ron there minter Admiral Keats, except in cuii.sessets,
which has is deficient, in cOtiseqinusce of the number ermined
for the operations in the W. al Scheidt ; and I will again
his attentiuu to the importance of the Zype paseog., and
strengthen him in regard to guu.sessels, whenever I hose a
slifficient number to spare.
If by the practical effects of a determined ire from the
battery slow ready to open upon the tows of Flushing, yam
Los dship should be of opinion, that, by still confining your
uperatium pri,cipally to the land side, the siege will be pro.
longed to any length of inconvemenee, I think it right to
state to your Lordship, that I shall have no hesitation in
going alongside the batteries with RIX line-of tootle ships,
under a previous <mutat fur co-operation with the onus us
midi a planet attach.

attended hi, I s►osld har-Juftered this mode fe4 ;:our Lot&
ship's consideration before now ; but as I owned the dd.
structiou of the fleet ■p the Scheldt, es thrash' object,
rested, in a great messes, my means of attack es dam&
feetive liamoLisattle s►ips; tbough, tf I meet say
gaud iu going up the river, I shall leave those s►ips, sad yap.
eeed in the frigates, with the small armed vessels to talks,
lithely I eau more easily decide, from the latest total intel-
ligence, on the method best soiled to curry into execution,
with the least possible delay, the remaining objects of t►e
Expeilitioe, as far as they relate to t►e eameys fleet,
►hall previously commuoicaic to your Lordship; and 4
shall be very happy, vs loiterer you ►ave occasion to upply t'
me, to mark my readiness to meet post Lordship's wia►o us
■ny co•opuation you may think proper to suggest.
I have t►e bonour to be, ley Lord, Lc. ke Ise '
(Signed) R. T. S

THE OPIN lON/ •IF THE LI EL 'EFTA VT•GE'VERALLS OS 11141
•111311', 27111 •LIGLIT 1109.

Head-Quarters, Fort Paths,

, -
st7th August 11109.
Tbe meaty baring arrived at the point, from elpeamt Ji-
(be, are lobe made fou terrpimi theiatepot..b.
jettaisfte Expedition into rite( t ; and Marry tireahost elites
leweiatrearkebined to alter mattrially the view ta whirl it
was tlimilartaken the Commemoder of the hetet judges it
proper le have recuemse to the Lieuteamst•Gerrerals ofrthe
Army, how for it appear to thew adroatile, that the siege
of A istivcrp .hould be eneagedllll j which operation, it is lei-
'Laved, can alone injure the destruction of the cnitm'.,
arsenals at that place, end the poriession of their ships of
war, which are new assembled ostler lis L:111..•
By it/smarting isitt4lipente, the (wee of the cutesy is re-
prescnted to be as follows
la Bergen•op•Zoom
Breda ..
Cantonal between Oseendricht and
Antwerp 16090
At &sweep
On the left bank of the Scheldt 3.400 •
In Thole. .;ou
• 35,500

Inundations are *IA to be effected round 1.2./e, is tits
country between Hutat and Lielkeushoeck, and in (mot of
the Tete de rlandre. The defences of Antwerp &restated to
be restored, the decsi-resettraent ‘,..1 ambled parapet me is
good repair, the ditches are deepened and illed with water
guns are mounted on the bastions, and batterar• are cab.
strutted on the quays As a preliminary meanie, the pea-
session of forts Lilto and Liar Stushoeck is considered ludo,.
pensable, the Ant of a hieh, being caseanated, cap2N:e of
asstainsng a short siege. The debaikment for them opera-
thous must neceseanly be in presence attic. enmity, en the
sands near Ilaseudrieht, a distance of six leagues trout Ant-
werp and two from Lalto; sod Lierkeoshocck, 'apposing the
inuodstiou to be completed, can only be approached by the
sea dyke.
The probable time in which these objects can he seeN-
plished, cannot he estimated at less than from three to feer
weeks, do. tag *loch the meano the enemy will ham
angturotine his f er.• Are

isosl effective force, in infantry, exclosive of 6.000
11.1 Poi left in Wa%they're, is reduced by a rapid, sad it to feared
in' itirklicss. to 4,00 u site ; and *he h. it ss
ea, shook* further operations be detorassossu apin D-
i talc ass folk.. •
To r. m !loath lietetand moo.
Cover,, g arms to obverre Breda dual
&Semen Op- 7 ;to turd the Once - •
of ek..ok .r• and provision*, sad .
for eleforsla
Refloat.... for the rerfociatin tw Lai ,
Liefkesohuttk, anti Antsreqi

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COPT •r A LETTER PROM IttAll• A WHIR AL SIR RICHARD
/. SIRA9IAN, HART. II R. T• TILL
RIGHT lIONO 222222 Tat EARL OS CHATISMR, K. C.

all tie airetuostaatces so stated, It is advisable to undated"'
opetatioas, so serious and exteiiaiw
We are of opiaiviti that, made/ all the citesituassors that
baye beta beta; as, the siadoriabiug Ike aiege
setp is impracticable.
(sigma!) FYNE COOTS. Liost.-Goa.
gobaLTN, Ladt--Geo-
Ht. N EY, litail-Goa
T GROlilygmmt,
dOIIN HtIPE, besa•Ges.
PAGET,

• .

Z. BROW N RING, Lieut -Geo.
florin': thriller! against the 'medieval ei undertaking the
&jct.. of Atwerp, the Liertenset-Georerale are (anther desired
to state their °pieties, whether eel wiser *teto eon bo
unitolokee, ith abseseart awl is putictilairi, whether it
wunlit tor advt.:4W%, eLtinrept the irettion et liters Lille
and Lirfkrothueek !

IVe art of uptuhao, that to the siege Id Antwerp cannot ha
timlertakeo .1 the .aircesa of a htch could slow 11CCOMpi1,11 the
ultimate uhject of the Expedition, no paaailde advxotalge ran
result from attesitptiog to reelect. thr (oat of LAW 41111 1.44(•
ke94111/11411 ; 14 (1.1141 usilertiking may mister operations.
(Cigoad) ETRE 1110 YE, Liest.-lira.
ROMS I.Y N lArst-ties.
HUNTLEY, Liest.-Ges.
T. (iHOSTENOR, Litt-fire.
JOIIN itorp;
P.ll.OiT, Lieut.-Gets.
E. HROWNEIGG, Liesl.-Gas.

(A tree ropy,)
t. itowarigg, Um..rter. IT estrr•Ccovral.

IMPERIAL P.IIILIeiMENT.

HoVIIE OF tom's, FIIDAT. Eta. 13.

The Tr Millios and a-Half, and the Moe I Minn sad a.
Half liachritiier saw Bills, Ilse Quallticaha liiilesouit
Sill, and the Prince of iVairs's Lands Hill, acre read the third
fiat', sad passed.
Sir Ralph 11ilbaake, Mr. L%pm, arid 'several ether Mem-
ber. frost the House of Coariasoiss. lieasight op some Private
Bills, which sere laid opus' tab*, aid ofterisards read
the first time.

DIsTILLATION.

The Earl of II•it a laW tchs wowed for additional infor-
matter rospectiog the average paces of the Attlervnt grant, at
stated claws. is hood, sod tamps sad oleo, for as arcouut of
the qoastity of sugar used for shotillatios. Boils these ale.
bar were Myr:illy agreed to.
‘OIIMiERCIAL LICENSES.
The Earl of Lavoamsats said, he had no in.
italion ti occupy much of the r Lordships time,
in respect to the motions he wos about to propose
to thew conidderotiots. But lie was convinced there
was the greatest necessity to tall diajr anemias to
the number of ionises grouted trethme engaged
in carrying on the commerce of the country. The
node it. which these had been issued. and the pur.
pees is which they had beets applied. be etuid.
tiered a subject of glorious importance to the cam.
roercial interests of the kiagdont. That subject
be would, on a future occasion, bring under the
attention of the lionno. *ad. with a mew I. obtaiin
all the infortnatiois isocmotry, he *lsmael ear woe.
" That there I,e Lid before that House as account
• of the number of licenses granted. mice the MO*
ineoceniesit of the war in 11103. devil, to the la a
January, ism speelfplig those which hod hems
granted antler the prero.otive. and those insisted
under the different Arts of Parliament."
Uplift this minim' heing tiruposed,
Lord ELLF:NIWItiIt:GiI cons.dered it as his duty
t state s few observations upon those licenses,
mmaprised its the 'notion of his Noble Fneud.
From his judicial situation, he hod an opportunity
of observing, its what a slovenly manner, and with
what great carelessness. them licenses hod been
lamed to different persona, carrying en tins mode
of commerce. The wording of the license itself,
conveyed a power to no defintte person. but was
directed met-k• to A. and 11., and without Aiwa-
lying the name of the ship for which such licenses
were granted. The consequence was, that each
license became transferable, and might be made
use of by different persons, and fur different pur-
poses. thou those for which it was originally in-
t •mled.
Earl BATIIVRIT Meted, at considerable lengths,
the Vati.stle ftitoutill which had induced the (;o-
Wiessinesit to saurttun three licensee. That the
Cliff) ing on this specie* of commerce, so
IMnioal to the public good, had found it un-
tele es to do, snlcso ptivilegerl from being seized
by MK CTIBMWM lie cuitcrived the Noble and
idtarsd Lord might he partly under mistake. as
to the 11.111111114 is wheirh these homes were grunted.
As w The Trade. it was true. that the per-
MS applying inch license might net have it in
his power Iss mane the ship by which he might And
it esseessient M import merchandise; sad it was
aloe is be comidered. that the goods on hoard. In
all these cases. belonged to different persons; het.
with regard to the Export Trade. it was einms re.
"sired. that the name of the ship should he inserted
in the licenses. and he had Ibt•lN imagined that any
default could occur so the part of the Akers ap-
pointed in this ravines. et their duty.
Lord lllt.t.nesnsiscen.intraplartation, obscured,
that et was not his intemies So cut any impute' ion
upon the imednet of Came who were occupied in
this par ieular department ; hut, from the stature
a the liceli-e, it sprayed to him possible fur ten
ship,. sailing to • foreign port, to make use slit by
• transfer from one to the other. which could net be
is the comemi•Mtioo of the. who framed tbs. law ;
sad it was his wish to suggest thaw ideas which
might mod tu icinedy what had been so justly com-
plained of.
Lord RUDEID 41. S considered the Noble and
Learned Lord opposite to he under • great mistake
relative to the granting of these licenses. It did
rot appear to him possible to remedy the inconve-
nience which might ain't. from their he tag so word-
ed, and the alteration might produce incumenieuse
of greeter magnitude.
The Earl of LAVDRROALE strongly urged the
improper manner in which those licenses 'sad hien
granted ; and, on a future day, he pledged himself
to convince that House. that, instead of be lig bene-
ficial. those dices-.es had :icimilly been injurious
to the commercial interest of the country.
The motion was agreed to.
The Earl of L•VDRILDA LE then moved, " That
there be laid before this House an account of gra-
tuities and fees paid iu relation to licenses at the
Council Office, and that of the Secretary of State ;
and also an account of all licenses granted since the
year logJa specifying the didereot Acts of Parlia-
ment under which the same were granted."
Both these motions were agreed to
CITY OF LONDON.
The Magni, of Laasisown observed, that hav-
ing, on a former day' moved, that their Lordship.
be susonnmed fat Moleibi%, but usderwanding that
a "Sable Earl's attendance iu the other limn* of
s`

Forholism would he user:Airy ail that day, and
not wishing to di.ru•s tbs. sftloirct to his ab.enee,
his should move •• 'iltat tlw order fur Monday be
discharged, anal that their Lordships he summoned
Fir this day aeumulit..—Orarrrd.
KING'S SHIPS.

Vi.coutit M si.v arts moved for a return of all
King's alisp e.iiiilovssi in the transport service at
411.4inet periwig .I,nuti 13tH, veil() 'lag the 'manlier
of officer,. and torn, the number or troop; on board,
the number of gnus each Alio was calculated to
carry, cud the her actually rinilloyed ; also
stasis" how many. if coy, were raptured by the erre-
nib or otherwise 104 in the service on which they
were employed. The Noble Viscount also moved
a similar return wf the trari.portr.
These motions received the **rent of Lord MEL.
tames, sad were afterward. ntrreti to.

REVERSION DILL.
Upon the motion of Earl Gauseaana, that this
bill be read the prat tin►r.
The Lug, CH ilIcILLos 014'0, he had considered
the objection mole oil e former dii), RIM havinx
consulted the enthor►ty of precedent, he lied only
to observe. he should not opineie the tir,t reading.
Lord Aging intimated intention of stetiniz
the Milne objection, whenever it sl►oald be proposed
that the Bill he reed the second time. '

Lord thte:sviiddt {bought it expedient shut some
vary should he made on the Journals of the
Howie sta i toig, that the que.on of privilege had
not beat alerted by - the recent discussion. ft
wtould be Fr the House to roneider whether they
should purse that mode. or proemd to determine
the question itself ?
The Earl of LIIIRIMOOL hod IMO iutrtnoutt to do.
liver his decided opinion, with respect to the claim
of this ; but lie should rurse. we the
question had been eitateti, that they proceed to
the sieti.htti of the .tibject.
Lord GasnxtLLE then movril, 1. That this mier-
tion be referred to a Coiunuttee of Privileges."—
Ordered.
On the motion of Earl GansvEnna. the second
• reading of the Resection Bill was fixed for Mon-
day next, and the Lords were ordered to be sum.
atoned. Adjourned.