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fine =oeuvre which General Miler made in the
forenoon of the 6th, to turn the left wing of the
French army with 40,000 men, was foreseen by
Napoleon, who immediately gave the necessary
orders to render it fruitless. lu other respects, the
French do the Austrians the justice of declaring,
they fought gallantly, their Generals and soldiers
having ehuutled. no danger ; !kit they were :tow
snatch for Napolaniii military swence, and the ex-
perience of his Generals and warriors.—(Carre-
:ponderer./
. Aairembere Gazette contains the 'following
sande The king of Prussia has sequestrated
all the dominions and estates of the Duke of

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FIIANFORT, JULY 23.
Notwithstanding the armistice, the Duke of
Brutaawick was *u the 19th at Neustadt, and sent
his paroles to Gotha.
LUDGARSHERG, JULY CO.
According to reports received here of the 7th,
General Vandainme has hroken up from Neta.tadt
towards Gratis, a 4 the Austrian General Ginlat
relnses to give up the fortress, in virtue of the
Armistice.
MORAVIA, JULY 51.
Yesterday the head-quitters of the Archduke
Charles were at Pitleselta itear Ututomeseliel.
The Emperor fraucis has hem' iu Iluiegary 1111(1:
4 9111.

LONDON G,IZ..T, I EXTtIiORDINARY,

AIoNDAY. AUCtIST 7.

Doerang-wrett, August 7, mai.
Dispatches, of wind toe tolliminz are copies,
were lad night 11.0-1 V• d in the Office of Lord
Viscount' Castlereagh, oar of iii Nlaiesty'r Prin-
cipal Secretaries of Stine, lien Lieutenant-General
the Earl of Chatham, dated Middleborgh, 4d and
ad of August, 109.
Head-quarters, Middleburgh,
August, moo.
Loaiesn.l have the honour of acquainting
your Lordship, that having sidled from the DOW os
early in the morning of the ttillt tilt. With Rear-
Admiral Sir Richard Struchan, in His Nlajtaly's
ship Venerable, we arrived the swine etveolog, noel
linehor4.to End Cvelle lioa,le, and were joirod
ki on the lns/Mg morning by the division of the
army wider Lieut.-Gen. Sir Job° Hope. It blew
in air course of that day a fresh gate float the
Westward, which created a heavy swell, mill tiag
sinall ereft being much exposiA, it wee diAcrinined
to seek shelter fur Mem in the auchortma of the
Room Pot, %there Lieut.-Gen. Sir John Hope's
division Wit* also directed to proceed, in order to
possess ruck 1/01111, its might be tiecesskary to secure
the anchorage ; as well as with a vie, to future
oierations up the East Scheldt.
The left wing of the army, under Lieutenant
Cenral Sir Este Cixitr, particulerly destined for
the operation against 11 ulchrrru, arrived on the
)th monolog' of the doth, but the wiod COll.
buoilig to blow tresh from the Westward, and oc-
casioning a great surf on the head]. 110111 on the
title ol lowland, as well U 3 or.ir Di,osiliwg, it be-
CallUt exi,ilient, in weir to • tfcct a lauding, to
carry the whole fleet through the itoos. tad litit•
Cult passage into the Vcre Gat, hitherto considered
intraettealile for large slops ; which being sac-
cmaftilly accomplished, and the tieee,sitry prepare-
Liam* for debarkation tieing completed, I have the
satistactiou tit acquainting your Lordship, tlitt the
troupe lauded on the bre, about.* nide to
the M'estaani i f lout der Hoak, without °priori-
-6411). wlwn it pn,uUuu Win 101(1•11 up fur the night On
the sand hills, whit E..tr Cspelle on trom.
General Fraser wits detach.-d ttemsdiately to the
left, agaiiist Fort dry Hack and 'Per Vert:, the
runner of which, on his epprorch, was es:tenet-0
by the enemy, hot the town of Vire, which wall
Strong in its defetices, mid had a gutles..iu of atinut
ins bundled men, held mit till yesterday morning,
notwitlistainhing the heavy and wt 11-tint:a:led tire of
the homlovesseis auti :2,0n-boats during the pre.
eeditig day, and until the place was closely invested.
Early fro the mi.riimg of the 31st, a deputetion
from 111iiklielburgh, f thirties the garrison had
been withdrawn tote Flushing, having minted in
camp, irons of captielation were agreed upon, co-
pies of which I have the 1,,,,,, herewith to inclose,
es well as tint of tin. !4iirritoot of Ter Vein; and
the dive-ions of the 'toy, under the orders of Lien-
tensitt4;eoeral Lord Paget and Major-General
Grahms, moved forward. and took up a position
with the right to Maliskirke, the centre at GI-jivers-
hirke, :.id left to St. Laurens.
On the morning of the Ist instant, the troops
advanced to tile investment of Fltishing, %Inch
operation was %drolly collocated by the enemy. In
this movement he was driven by Major-General
Graham's divisiou on the right, front the batteries
of the llykeshuok, the Vrgt•ter. and the Noir,
while Brigadier-lien. Ilonston's brigade forced the.
enemy posted on the road from filidilleburgh to re-
tire, with the loss of four guns, and many killed and
wounded. Licutenant-General Lund' Paget's divi-
sion also drove in the posts of the enemy, and took
up his positiou at %Vest lamberg.
Nothing could exceed the gallantry of the troops
throughout the %thole of this he., and my warmest
praise is due to the several General Officers fortheir
judicious disposition in the aelvauce of their respec-
tive columns. To Lieutenant-General Sir Ea re
Coote I feel much indebted fur his exertiolis lii this
service, and the prompt anti able manlier iu which
he lies executed env orders. 'The 14;lit troop.: tinder
Brie.-Gen. Baron hot teishurg Nolte been edam ib!y
conducted ; and with the Officers voimicantling the
several corps engaged I have every reasani to be nines
perfectly satisfied. The :id battalion u t the 11,1.di
and flank COlllparit.l4 Or tile sth reAiiiiesit, ntitiot dill-
ed the right under difficult eireittrist:iiiri,,, with
great gallantry, and killed and somatic(' a great
many of the enemy.
Ter Vere being in our possession' Lieutenant-
General eraser's division marched in the evening
upon flutters', detaching a corps for the reduction
of Ramekins, which, nitro effected. will complete
the investment of Flushing.
I hay: to regret the temporary absence of B..iga.
ther-General Browne, who was wounded lute in
the day. hut I trust not to be ton; deprived of his
sea meet.
I Lave the hitinour to inclose a return of the
kitiecr, oroui.d.ll, iiid missing. Deeply its the fall
Of every British soldier is at all times to he lameitt-
ed, t e rose will oat appear to have latew• treats,

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