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"The bombarding squadron till in coterie I.e inereaseil,
Mid will he vis thr piper sp. akiirg of the flotilla..
" The maim resents vent adviiistagra to the invading
army, by go log great fee-shoes of communicator.., from the
superior slate of the roads
" I mat 'immunise lii. sail of ilw line will he len in an of
festive ; but the lowevdrek guns, exempt tour, with
tjie carionades, and the funwast and aflernuist gun., on the
snails ihe li..huwid all be taken out from the other 'hips ;
they should lir iliscueumbeirel of stores as much as possible,
keeping isUiliitie nw boar,' but dome articles which arc aliso-
Intel) Siters•Ais fur *Short voyage.
" It in seldom happens that regiment. are of the same
iihremph, or bodied slops of pre. isely the Sallie caparity fne
receiving men, that it will he distiewit to tom a prelim
others of embarkation till the returns are °Wonted, and the
nausea of the ships zieen in. %%lien the lose.of.hattle sin,.
have their gusts takes oat, and their rompleiswals mama
qnserttly rtdiscod, it will enable the Admiralty In peeper*
mom of them. flu w a eage, a calculation may he made,
that a liiir-ot.hatile whip, wills a frigate and a sloop, or two
Siusipii, will roil. irk a remoweirt, with a roman...hoe att.l.
ry, I meats field p Merv. belonging to it, ur to the number
sif regiments which will compose a brigade.
" War iustauce, etas, ragirueuta, with their lirtillersimen,
an{ any shwa...sated cairaky which may be attseleed to
them, +Woad ,litioriif to from, SO 3,1Wr0 mcu, it will ric.
guise fair lire of kettle ships, with four frigates sod Anse
sloops altering th,
coseicity 'to embark the. brags*. The finnulaliding f sffirer
sof the disis4o4l of .liips wil hoard of whirls this brigade is cm
bartmil, will hr arowi.eable foe peetwasair system, sw4
tegularity, Hi the enslook•dion and eltsevithatkatiou of the
brigades, sod will be :asa:shed a ith a•I the 'roans necessary
t•accoesidisis Foist. It moist he evilest to . ismy Officer
is the army, of bow easels importance it is so attso.l to a
past vie...utast, said I as7r Oa) se indispens ,hie, id the owen
erns and credit., ass Expedition. Ih. iseirouslnsiatioiss woe •
particularly attesideil to at l'opealtagro ; and wheat I first
submitted the Asa of brigades sod divisions to the •
asoislers•in-Clsof, they saw the advantages tattle to Ins de•
rived Lass it, soul wirr roe...need, that any numher of men, '
front a sithaltswo's gaited up to the strength of taw whole
as my, might huge lawn embarked or diseinharked, or looted
hi any pu titian spot. arr./Mom to the lio-a!ariangentents,
with the least passible delay. The minute depots of thM
male. will be explained in Mx tone. The yeas-ties' ad.
vantages of it at t:oproliagen did, I hiliese, strike every
person ; sod l am uro as are tki.t ally tiefiliellS Whatever,
even of the most trifliqg imam, happesoll to a mate or a
Lame dining the whole of sheisarrpre. To the Cwaissasiders-
in.Chief, acid all the Geiser Ili, I appeal, for ,their eualirma.
has of this short statement, which I trust will not be tons) • ,
acted as uninteresting eligreamau, at a mousent when an Ea-
pedition a siiUWS le be sadertaken. a Loh, if stwetissfal
its tamest pinta, will astonish all 11.oiopr."
hie 11.

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" 1 estroftler the madame fin pilotage to be a moll • srien•
liaised important put of lieu Expedte iron, and it might to
be eetiosted to screw Airier who has studied that particular
part of his prodnistors. &loud Flushing, we Lave outs the
chats lately published is France to depend spun lei we-
ll we may expect to get sorer pilots at Flushin.r ; hot how
mach wore confident rid! every Aker had, when he finis
the change! well buoyed of, sail every arrangement sad* to
farilitate his going •p and down the neer ?
" I thick this lailaaiinal should round of one frigate, four
sloops, six matters, and about twelve of the larg• Deal boom.
Frees slaty to eighty-buoys will he wasted, sloops' boort,
sad frigates' buoys, one half painted Mack the tither red j
/Man asirkors for each, with haws. es, leads and line', sad
every thiug else necessary la eii,drie the oßwers to proceed
upon this very necessary serene,%Sheaf Ter the arrangement
is wide, sad the proportion to be heoyed of is aisigaed Io
fhe tools should be in the best state of repair, thir-
st/m(6ly examined, and fit for oneeediate sereice.ooTo this
squadron the Navy Board lighters, with aurbnes, sables,
hersawirs, and towlines, almeld be attached, is Ma any ship
Mould enfoo tuaescl) get spoiled.*

No. 111.
"is the enemy hos riffles-led a very large &dills from
Idindogire and place., far thri purpose of essatAishing •
fOr 11114411 It Atka i.ced Issr, tor in it. to the Scheldt ; I
sistinsit, with ell def•-• rinse. whether a &dish flotilla should
nut he speritically appointed fur the express purpose of
rherLiag its operations ag oast any tart of the invading
force, and forming the inionilk•ork gran titlark upon the
mieruy strengthen. el to sot It a n.anncr as the Cosuman.l.•••.“-
It keel in.) think prunes, on Itie spot, with • view to the polo.
timid' thee rum, and its knee. This arraugeismt, as •ell
as the groundwork of all ottwirs, ehooldl be who* priimons to
sailing: that so time may be lost, sod that every prison may
be better masted to onderMand mud perform the duty as.
"mud to hisii.--The ayuadr..a roe hneolmrding, as in the ...S-
-emi plan, an well an that kw casionnialiiig the kiwis,
big to the principle laid doom iu the mission! plan, will also
be infected; but it may be right to divide the limbo. Arid
Is I now thick the main attack &Wahl br suede from the
tileingh, time will sot probably be se mark occasion for dm
etferuve beet to be &tamed from it.. twin to up the
to attack the Inee-ofbatile stops, wbert%er thri
may he however, this meet lepeate foe the decision of
Richard st, wheat. *be* the poiject se is a starm J.l vas (41
state of maturity.'

No. IV.
Scscral amass totillis attack of Ante 'fp Mee, I muter-
ghoul, totes suggested, dosses probuSM but wordier
amount lag to • Algestod peoptuitioss TM nue, to I wad at
Ostasul, amid marsh accose the coontry the other, W dorm-
bast is the Mostgb, amid match ac,oss the island td. Math
lireelaad, samba. k &gam at RatICI, sad load at Sautewt.
"The ling idea bevy he:. and serf compudissesm, 1 ma-
not venture to offer as 1111.11 sputa It ; 'Lod at to SIMI &attar. I think that math time usll be Scut, massy gam-
esmarf dtticulttry eacostatered, meal that the trays INA set.
time Mew froth, sos so *twat. by lb. suktrectsua al caatits-
eaktem,sa a 4v. Gocest numb, as Ilecy will by Prosebbbil

directly up the S. lichlt. provided a• met with tin obilacho,
and landing it Sauttliet, which I ihitit, at piesent appmim
to he the principal 'mint for &Inn Lotion. The of
positions on both sides of the rivet roust depend taper die
imp. , Mime of their situation in the mind of the Commander.'
isi•Chief, subject to alteration front the more recent
inblli-
(axe which moray be reteiveil on the spot.
" Furl lallo is a ten desirable past to be in possession
of, and I am sorry that I eauoot übfain any correct informa-
tion aim strength. I kuow that in 1795, alien the Bra.
Insisters were in estate of insiirreetion, the intelligence which
saseareteed, did sot mate ass ilartt•thOtt that there would
he a difficulty its obtaining it. The 'fete de }Untie, on the
nppusste side, is also, I (-tolerate, a most essential position,
Irma is importance in proportion as difficulties iii settling
posaession of Antwerp increase. I had the honour of em
barking the English artillery here in the night, previous to
our evacnating Antwerp ; the retreat was commanded by,
General ewer, who might to be sequsinted with all the ad-
vantages of its situativa ; it is the great ferry- from latent to
Antwerp, and I think there is a moan.... CM the 1. gli toed,
which sue considered as tenable foe a short t lOW, even in the
situation in w hieh we were then placed, closely followed is
Pieliegnis Rimy. At all events, a mortal and heavy Wa-
tery may be erected to destroy the ships and arsenal, if we
tanned gel possession 'Athens ; and a few suceinuifid rockets
from Mr. Congreve, may induce the inhabitants to mess the
surrender of the 'ships (if they gut so high as Antwerp, of
which I have inv amiable) in prefereoce to the alternative olf
having that 'Astable town itesfroyed.
" I mist Morn, here, that ea the north side of the Point
• few gumverwls wary lie, which would Hank the high read,
I Believe nearly two miles from the pitch id the Point, and
they *until he oat of reach of the ('it-old 1 and I du stet re-
runnel any aurk at tltr hirer end of the town, at least there
warn moue that shark me MI of importance, when t was in the
habit of g - six an' eight times a-day to the wisp:. It must
In recollected that tlw 14.1R11 is a very lung tines, and I be-
lieve the Citadel to he a mile. 711/41 a half from the lower part
of it near the water elite. I ueed not at present offer say
further remark about the Tete Jr Flamini, but preowned laths
principal landine-pike,ffaidfliet.
" I 'Artie it is generally supposed there 1118411114141111 4 pe.
ro.ki in .hirh the LOlCCUlllittitil were left via
but it, seine IIterMINMSI most be taken elellPai
rissise.oice was exported to ibis enterywas,

" Else pi incipart sad moat approiilitste towns from which
Amu erperin assisiance should he coomderml. On the
pint or n1.11..mi, I bey may eapect all the disposable force
from 11.-rstivtip roans, litiodert, Willianistadt, and Ikeda,
though there may he some doubt aa Ile Bergen•up-touta,
while "It large a fusee is lung at Bath; from whence I dis.
embarked vereral regOneiiiii for Bergen-op room last war.
The high iii•J of Bergetsop-soom is not sluice a miles from
I.illo, anti the high roads from all the other I.lnruwaseet at
about s miles farther, on the road to Autvrerp.
" The roads from Lieu, Malines, Luwaine, and Brussels,
come in on the south side of the town ; these roads are all
pawed, sod the two hist places are shunt to stiles from AM-
sap. The expedieucy of a close iumstiture of this Mateo(
the town, west, in rumour, he left with the Geueral Officer;
it nosy seem to promise mime advantage, by preventing re-
liant's-cravat' bt the Citadel, though is morel to the abso-
lute necessity alb* Citadel, that Wilt, I take it far grained,
let aapplied by the marines of the enemy': fleet, at the last
moment of their quitting it
" I have here only useinitmed the prii.cipal points for
ronsitlersts 00000 the details of service for which can be here-
after enlarged minis ; bet I am very vouch inclowelabattrisk,
us every retlertinii that I can give to this subjecti flat :moo
awn, hermit the 30.0410, should be cinbarhesh, far the pur-
pose of attending to all the opt ratious which axe now pro-
posed In take place at the Tits de Rimier. I cannot at pre-
sent see any reason to alter my opinion of the great import-
ance of this plan. la essay points of view it may, however,
appear susecessary to fix den tdrdly err the Tete de Elawdre,
as the Bret may he taker and di struyed before it can moodily
get to Antwerp. To this I answer, that it is right to he twr.
pawl in the hest instance :igaliod all cowlings:odes ; if it is
la Obj.(t to ,trartly the lArettlAilly OW fete de Itai,dir is
equally important.

" Capinrepeat, that I avoid euteriric sone% nit. 'Luta,
kit fear of eashing then. %lemoire MU the siskjert of the La-
',llium,. retry the appearance of bring too long, awl
to.. t,JKo. to toter span
" It is impuesible that the equipment of a large seats.
men' rim be kept • o.e. r. I ill7ollll • 11,1111. the
erimme depertraeute whit ti most aereasarily be compeer:ma
.n it ; bat the obp-et an,ltteatiitatiois of an Expedition may
be meekest enough to answer alined purpose esw
teethe from 'evict y
" To the 'omen., all the eppearanet if a lot riga equip-
meat must he Eisen ; • g.rnirr sionotar of elope alsoidd be
fitted M 10.rtnetwitilo, and their srmblaiicc of equipment
shirt+, !MVP a Clovis's intlicattivit, whirl. may itmrly Is dune,
by mooing Iwo or three °almanac trident, and, hefore they
ear mak. public, the trmips will be trimly to embark, and

" The rdlier.tarn piece• appropriate far the trobwrkatikm
air, the district at the Downs, cud that of the Noce ; a•d
• swede tried is • fair wind from all these place• is
the place of destinatten, and the isnetion nsisy be farmed
ith the greatest on any gases print , it, liewiter,
any troop• iateutled to, this enterprise steneLl lie in the east,
ten district, they way be calbasited at liscirich,_ and seat to
the Nate.

•' The &visions of the array foe Walcireren, might to be
embarked at Portsmouth, where tramports to complete Ilie
embarkation of that force beyond what the IWO of sae cm
carry, should ►e ianototoataly semi. The heavy artillery spe-
cially appointed fur that sir. ire shield be the fist embarked,
sad sent unilci the charge so agent, wit► iestrartious to
privets di to Portsmouth, and annunace his anneal to Sir R.
Curtis, who will appoint a convoy to proceed lii Liaises. His
progress to the westward would he watched, aiml he sever
weed get farther than Disugeness.
" The troops fur Antwerp should lor embarked es muc►
as possible as meta of war of the lightest draught of eater,
and the tea effective hue-of-batik ships stay each carry
Boa two to three knoik•il men, without mach incos-
•enteace, as they may Ire theensharked notneiliately oar Here.
land. The remainder of the hoops which embark in tram-
ports should be put its At. 'swag of the streugth of the lor-
gaArs; and there slasuld he two agents to each divisors,. The
regunests eif cavalry, with the artillery ►awes that it is abso-
lutely recearary la tabs, should inalierk in the mast conve-
nient tinwares in the aisle= district, fur the march of the
cavalry from thew presort cataueuiruts. The artillery horses
w ill mobility embark at Woolwich; throe, ►owe•er, sierra.
sal y to iliaw the debt-pima attached to the brigades of is-
&oft), embarked at Partimenth, thosild be sent there for
that purport, but on the mom reduced scale; for it most he
pressed, how difficult an embarkation is that of horse., mod
that all our 111V1.sittes fur draught may be sapplsed uu th re-
land

" The Offteer. who are to esennand the flotilla not in
comnioillonl, sl 1.1 he mnisediately selected, and they
should eaatrcee the state of It ; fee if tins In OM; JOI2e, it noay
be sent across in • defective state, which will only he a
vast charge and detail of trouble, without the least whim-
tier The flat boats should be tlioroorlily tl3llllllfd,
remit to thin's.r to the respective ships as swat as possible.
" I 101 l thIS, because w►en the Expedition' uss soder-
takeoi aratoo.t Copenhagen, toot one. thin' of the hosts etaild
Iw poi on • state 14 service is less than three weeks, and sOll,ll
of them were rourlemned as immervireable. Ito evueral,
prohlltMs are so hurried off at the last, soil with ►uch little
precious onarietrueat and attentions to equipments, that at
LL the occupation to a hitig voyage to get all the appotot-
meats perfect ; bet hero every thin west be pro feet before
it moves; or. ery man must know tits ditty, sod every irspl►
vent its place; for it is more than possible that the whole
ElfeltiNtrOt tear he to famous before at Las tame to sleep, after
quitting the shores of Vogland.
" eusgreve a►neld he &reefed to examine the sub.
aerie, locks as fast no ponsatilr, sail see that they see iu pee-
furt order; to prepare forty mapper car. am. that will ...no-
tate (rum two to three Moretti. twenty that will 1" u 1.1.4114
barrel; sad ten to comma tern tollrrete.
. .

" A variety eif articles will tic "ranted from the urdnasre,
• has of whir% shall be gives is imiordrately. But the pre-
ceding preliminary arrangesameis, with the formation of the
sisaalron of pilotage, are the first Ss be attcujed lu
"Charles deret, bit.James'a moire,
t ash hum,
" My Lorin—lt dal not recur to OS $1111411), to sir..
OW, that as tam as ate reinforcements 441411 be spared freak

t6eaperationa an Walchenti they would naturally relieve
the Western Regiments on 11;veland, and the Eastern would
by signals cruse front Bath? to Saindiett their posts being oc-
cupied by the Western Kegivacuts successively ; by which
arrangement the reinfurcentruta iu serics would juju the Ant.
werp column witbia an hour after they could be viral &um
Walcheren.

" As l hope your Lordship issatisfieJ coy tined is never at
rest spec any subject I take up until it is completed, you
will I us sure excuse the anxiety I express upon the present
occasion. 1 see O. lesson advancing fait, and if we are
imperceptibly led tia till the Midsummer flue weather is put,
we abaft have the meat dreadful of all difficultly", the ele-
ments, to eacoanter ; sued those difficulties will be materi-
ally increased by the ,anther of !calliper's which will I fear
attend this Expedition.
" Tninsports arc the greatest clog to every sort of Expe-
dition, particularly those in which prounplmss sail celerity
are so essential to success ; on this persimmon it was, that
I so much pressed the dismantling a great proportion of the
line-ofarattle ships, and embarking the troops in twigaika
in proportionate divisions of sorts Alf liar, with all their ap-
point meet equipuiyots and the number of hisses, ready
fiw them to gii into action the very first instant of their
landing

11'ben I hare the lionovir of seeing your Lordship again,
I think I shall he better able to satisfy you of the expedi-
ency of this rocasurc, especially when it applies to an ob-
ject, the Success of *Lich should Out I.e hazarded by too
strict a consideration of matters of mere Rituality.
"'I expert ■ p,rsisa in a few days to town, from whom
iro shall derive much information us to the state of the
laothisg.plares is the River, which sill his a considerable re-
lief to me, as I M. ant like to place implicit coutideurs in
my own recolleetitio, after such a lapse of time.
" I spin rentuse to perss on your Lordship him impor-
taut it is to save even an hour, and to seise the favourable
moment whit% is preouted to its fag neromplishatig an nu-
dertakiug out inferiiw in national importante to any us
which the resources of 'tilt empire have evil been employed.
" I Love the tumour to le,
a My Lord," ,lc Ise
" HOME POPHAM."
" The Right lion. Viscount Castlereagh, dm.
Sir HOME PUPSIAM—j. I hare so my hood poles of the
preeise conversation •hich passed betwomi Lord Slolgreve
sad myself on the nth of Jesse, which am ready to give in,
if it is the pleasure if the Cuammitase that they should
inserted in the Minutes, instead see the statement I mote
from memory the statements aft t►e sonic to substeune
there are tau niaterial variatww.•

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