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of the corps destined to destroy the batteries, they
were all to proceed to Sootyliet.
Were not the iustructioas given to LarJ Hunt-
ley, that lie was to occupy Cadmus( snail the re-
duction of Flushing ?—The instructions to Lord
Huntley were, that he was to take such measures
(and he had an engineer with him for that purpose)
us might enable a small corps to malitain them-
sd yes at, Cadsand. if it should be found necessary
to maintain it during the siege of Flushing; but
it was distinctly stated, thut the whole of the corps
under Lord Huntley was to have gone oo to Sant.
whet, and that if it had been thought desirable to
nitintuin any post at Cad.and duriug the siege, it
a mild either have been furnished by the marines
of the fleet, or it would have been furnished under
the concert between Admiral Otway and Sir Eyre
Coote, from th- 12,000 then that were making the
siege of Flushing ; lay own opiti;ol certainly was,
that there was no necessity to maintain ally post
there, unless it had been the desire of the Admiral
to du so; and I stated distinctly, that I could not
leave say of the corps of Lord Huntley there.
Independent or the force in Walcheren, was it
not the original plan to detach some force to oc-
cupy the island of Schowen, and North and South
Beveland did not consider it as any part of
the original plan to occupy more than South Bove-
laud ; the occupation of Schowen sod-North Beer-
land arose entirely oat of accideutal 66cm:want:es
there.

Allowing such detachments as were in contem-
plation originally to have been made for the occu-
potion of Walc.,ereu and SoUTII neveland, 'What
was the amoitut of force Mali which your Lord,hip
hoped, that. under rovouralile circumstances, in
four slays you might have wowed at Santeliet ?—I
'should wish first to state, that I entertained very
great hopes it would not have been necessary to
have left 2.000 men, or near G►targe a force as
that at Walcherea ; but supposing that to have
been left, probahly ,bout ti,tX.W mare wool,' have
been ouffic:reat to hive left ill South &Ireland,
which would prob ibly hare given about two or
three and tweuty thousaud fur the ulterior ope-
rations.

Stipppsing those two or three and twenty thou-
sand men to have arrived at Sootyliet within four
days from the 'Ailing of the Expedition, and to
have landed under favourable circumstances, what
portion of that force don your Lordship thiuk
would, at that time, have .berm, necessary to convey
the communication with Saatvliet, threatened, as it
would be, from Lillo and Bergen-op-Zoom, sup-
posing the intention was to have marched direct
upon Antwerp have stated that an distinct
plait had been formed for the operation against
Antwerp. It is extremely difficult to give au
opinion upon a supposed questiou, and ender cir-
eunivtances which never existed ; it must have been
by the circumstances that I found to exist upon my
landing at Santvliet, that I must have governed the
distribution of the army, as well as every other
consideration.

If your Lordship had been able to effect the lend-
ing of the whole force originally intended to be
Ism Ltd there by the ftli of August, would it base
hero possible to have marched to Antwerp without
a force t.ri mash Lillo earl Bergen-op-Zoom)
By the 6th of August I should not *hi rkir
that the whole of that fordi could have arrived, at.•:
been landed there with its artillery, cavalry, and
provisions ; I do not think I have stated that it
could in that tiros. Some of the divisions, I be-
lieve, did not leave the Doling till the 30th of July,
two of the corps did not arrive till the 314 of July
off Walcheren.

Under the most favourable cireantstenees, whits
is the earliest day, from the sailing of the Emmy&
tiers, on which your Lordship cm.ceived it to be
possible that the whole of that force might have
been landed in Sootyliet ?—lt is very diScult for
sue to envier that question, because I do not feel
myself a very competent judge of the time it would
take for•the armament to arrive at flantvliet ; if that
was stated, l eau form a judgment as to the time at
which the armament might be likely to be mova-
ble.

You Lordship having stated, that, under the
most favourable circumstances the passage might
have been effected in four days ; taking that u the
basis of your supposition, on what day does year
Lordship think that it was possible the whole of
that force might have been landed at Santvliet ?
I do not apprehend the whole of the armament could
have performed it in four days, they sailed at dif-
ferent times; the whole of the armament could nut
have arrived certainly in four days, there was a
consideroblediffereuce in the dine of their sailing.
Supposing that to have been the time employed
in the passage, sailing at the times at which they
did sail, on what day might that force have been
assembled at Sivitviiet ?—Supposing that to be the
case, they might have arrived by the fourth or
fifth of August ; 1 believe the last sailed en the
30th ofJuly ; I sailed myself on the Mk.
According to your Lordship's most sanguine ex-
pectations, on what day of August dill you think
it probable, that, under the most favourable cir-
cumstances, those two or tierce and twenty-thousand
mild been disembarked at Santrlict ?—I do not
feel myself competent to speak to the time of their
arnval ; I can state how long I think possibly they
might be di. embarking ; but it is rather a naval
question than one I conceive myself able to speak
to, 119 to the time they would have takes in
writing. . .

Supposing the who'e of that armament to have
arrived on the 4th of Augwit, in what time would
the whole of that armament hare been disernhailt-
ed, and have been ready to commence its muds to
Antwerp?--That must depend very much, in the
first instance, on the nature of the landing-place,
and, secondly, on the naval means that were fur.
nished to land the troops; but supposing the land.
in„-place to bs favourable, and outlining also that
there were sufficient naval menu there, I should
suppose that perhaps the infantry and cavalry might
have been landed in two or three days, and I sup.
pose the heavy ordnance would troliribly have taken
three or four day.; 1 sbonl,l tbu,k on, but it io
to speak with any certainty, sin mint
acquainted with the nature of the pl..ce ; so much
would depend on the nature of the landing-place.
Does :•O'IT Lordship mean that the whole might
I, iie Leen effected within three or four any-, or
th.it the heray ordinance wnis!,l have taken three
or Ivor day. iii the tim- Rectums), to do-

embark the troops ?...-That lure hay* depended
entirely arm the naval mesas. but I should thinit
the whole might have been dimemberked at the
same time, end I believe there wen soaking means
to hive done so.

Taking the shortest period, and *opposing that
en the seventh of August the army bad beep ready
to march, would it at that time have bee, possible
to have marched to Antwerp, without leaving a
strong detachment to muk the fermis Bergen-op.
Zoom and Lido ?—I am not quite aware wat the
force in Bergen.op.Zoom was at that particular
time, it certainly would have required to be mask.
ed; Lille would have required underthose circum-
stances very little I should apprehend at that times
Would it nut have been a necessary precaution
to have left a considerable detachment in the
neighbourhood of Santvliet, to have protected.she
rear end the communications of the army?—Nos
a very large one, if Bergenmp-Zctoui was masked.
and South Bevt.land occupied. •
Would it not have required a considerable lie.
tachtnent to have masked- Bergen-pp-Zoom on dm
seventh or eighth of August ?—lt is very difficult
to form an opinion upon thaitsiibiett, it waist have
depended wholly upon circumstaucei with which
I was unacquainted, as we never landed.
Previously to your Lordship's sailieg, had you
concerted iviy plain of operations with bit Richard
Strachan ?-IVe had had repeated eisavervatious
upon the subject, and I thouglit'perfrctly under.
stood each other as to the mode of prosecuting the
enterprise.
Has your Lordship now any remise se think there
was any misuuderstiutding upon that subject?—Nos
I have tree.
Can year Lordship state the number of fortiflol,
towns within thirty miles of Antwerp?—l sadly
cannot. •

Can year Lordship state the cumber of fortified
towns within sixty miles of Antwerp'—No. 1 can.
not.

Before your Lordship sailed upon this Expedi.
lion, WAS the opinion of Colonel Gordon given to
your Lord.hip for your perusal ?-1 have said, that
I maw all-the military opinions that were given; it
was not given to one in any particular way distinct
from any of the others.

Were. the opinions of Colonel Gordon. of Gene.
ral Calvert, of Sir David Dandle. and of Geneve'
Erownrigg, or copies of those opinions, given I.
your Lordship ?—1 think they were, I am pretty
sure I had them, but I do not at this onetneut re•
collect from whom I had them, but probably from
the Secretary of State for the War DepartmeaL
Did your Lordship consult with Sir Dar d Dune
das upon the subject of his opinion ?—1 have al.
ready said, that I had general cons ersatiotawbrith
Sir David Dundee on the subject of his sapiailMe
but nothing more.
Does your Lordship recollect in the apinies at,
Sir David Dundee, the following Matelot : N Its
iabatever way Antwerp is to by approached it
taken, the service is one ef very great risk, and
which the safe return of the army se employ
may be very procarioat?"-1 remember that yam
sage
j:tztrinly.
your Lordship recollect having any parti..
elder ceasersissiou with Sir David Duadas, epee
the subject of that opinion be se esteemed t—. Net
particularly.
Deem your Lordship recollect that yea bad sq
conversebon with General Calvert upon the subject
of his opinion ?—1 rather think not.
Does) our Lordship recollect, in the opinions of
General Calvert, the following pottage; " It must,
however, be remarked, that the citadel of Antwerp
is formidable. and the works of the town itself such
as would demand regular approaches, and a treia,
of artillery. which could not be withiset
much time and labour, fink.* we could secure the
navigation of the Scheldt. which could only be
assured by the pomemois of the forts oa the left as
well as on the.right bank of the river ?"—I meet.
lect that passage; I saw General Calvert very often
on the subject of Lb! equipments, but had no peril.
ruler conversation with him, upon the subject of
his opinion.
Does your Lordship recollect having nny comer•
cation with Colonel Gordon on the stilled of his
opinion ?—1 had some conversation with him; bat
mere conversation only., not any official intercoune
with him.
Did that conversation between Colonel Gordo.
and your Lordship amount to a discussion of the
opinion. or any part of the opinion, of Col. Gordo° I
—To a certain degree, it did perhaps.
Will your Lordship have the goodness to state
what passed in that coaverations in diccauitig the.
opinion to the degree to which is was discussed 1,-•
really do not recollect it sufficiently to be able to
state it ; I saw Cowrie% Gordon often, but there is
no particular day to which I refer, scar de I allude
to any particular conversation ; I saw hint often ea
the subject of the Expedition, and of course talked
with him on the whole subject of the Expedition.
Did your Lordship at any time call upon Col.
Gordon, pointedly, for any explanation of tbe epi.
..ion he had so delivered 1-1 did not.

When your Lordship was First Lard of the Ad.
miralty, was any project submitted to your tonsi-
deration, in your thea official situation, for the at.
tack of the island of Walchereu have no 're-
membrance that any was.
hid the first project which your Ivordehip hr
stated to have bees formed for the attack of A'
warp the sanction of your Lordship's approbati(
—I was never called upon to giyi-a distinct opt,
upon the subject militarilt.
%Viso it at any bate proposed to vOdr Lordship
carry into execution that plan which bad Item)
formed ?—lt was.

llad your Lordship undertaken on your part
carry that project into execution ?—1 utter unth
stood the measure to Moe been decided upon
was a measure. I apprehend, upon which
opinion of Sir Davi& Dander and the Omens/
Officers was required
In your Lonlshii/A narrative, you have stated
" your M.tje.ty will:permit me here to recal to yr
recoil,ction the charier which took place io ttoo,,
;Valid i.ftjeCt formed for the attack et Autrierp,
of the French fled iss the Weil Scheldt

coniequ:see of the opinions of the Gesetel
Stiff Officers, to whops this question eras tekrreo ,
et ate to t it: Co to mitt ee whether helms the Wefts,*
wo. made to the Geoeval Ofiests. Lonist,'
had received Hi. Ilektst,'s Cl/01 ow %brassie '