The National Register.
London, England, 1809-08-13 00:00:00

AUG, 13.

found nece,sary to land Lieutenant-General Grosvenor's division,
and the two light battalions of the King's German Legion have
been also for the present brought on shore. Immediately on the
fall of Rattakens, I detertniiwd, as 'soon as the necessary or-
ran4ements were made, to pass the infantry of Lieutenant-
General the Earl of Rot.slytt's corps, together w ith Lienteoant-
General theNlarquis of ItitntlWs division, and the light 1)117

gales of artillers , into South ileveland, to tom' a junction with
the rer,er ye under Lieutenant-! eneral Sir John II ove, awl that
the cavalry stud ordnance ship 4, together with the transports fin
Lieutenant-General Gro.:venor's division, the moment their ser-

%ices could he spared from before Flushing, should he brought
through the Slow Passage, and proceed tip the %Vest Scheldt.
but of course this latter opetation cannot take place until a snffi-
cient naval force shall !we been enab!ed to enter the River,
:Ind to proceed in advance, but the very severe blow ing weather
Ur have constantly experienced. added to the great diffienity of
the navigation, has hitherto baffled all their efforts. By letters
from Lieutenant-General Sir John Hope, fiwl that the enemy
had, on the btu inst. come down with aunut tc.enty-eiAlit gun-
vessels before Batz, on which place they kilt up a smart can-
nonade for some hours, hut were forced to c(tire by the gints
from the fart, rind every thing has since remained quiet iu that
quarter. I have the honour to enclose a statement of the casu-
alties that have 4,ccurred in the several coo is before Flushing,
since the late returns of killed and wounded.
I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) Cf7ATHAM.
Return of the Hank and Names of Offers, nrtl of the 'timber
of Non-commissioned Officers and Rank and File
wounded, and missing, since last Return (Aug. 2,) to Aug. 6,
1809, inclusive.
Total—l assistant surgeon, 23 rank and file, killed : 1 major,
0 lieutenants, '2 ensigns, 4 serjeants, 114 rank and file, wounded ;
4 rank and file missing.
Nam's of Officers killed and rounded.
16th Foiot.—Li-litenant Ma x well, dangerously wounded.
Oth Foot.—Major Thompson, dangerously wounded ; Lieu-
tenant 11. B. Maids, and Ensign A.Thompc:on, slightly owided.
lst• Foot.—Assistant -Surgeon H. Quin, killed ; Lieutenant
P. Fletcher, slightly wounded.
31-1 Foot.—Lieutenant K. Montgomery, slightly wounded.
03th Poot.-r-Lieutenant ilambly, slightl3 wouuded.
Embodied Detachment.--Ensign Addison, of the 6th regi-
ment, slightly wounded.
Staff Corps.—Lieutenant A. Taylor, slightly wounded.
Officers returned lyclunded in last Return. but whose Is? :11:Lie3 were
not then known.

68th foot, Capt. Crespigny, Lieuts M`Donald awl J. Men-
zies, slightly wot,nded.-85th foot, Lieut. quch, slightly w mind-
ed.-35th foot, Capt..Frederiek, wounded as per last Return,
since 'dead. It. Lo NO, Col.-Adj.-Gen.
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MY T.OIID, Middleburg's), August S, 1809.
4ince closing my dispatch of yesterday's date, the enemy, to-
wards five o'clock in the evening, in considerable force, 111:111e
a vigorous sortie upon the right of our line occupied by Major-
Gen. Graham's division.
The attack was principally directed upon our advanced
picquets, which were supported by the 3tl battalion of the
Ito)als, the sth and 35th regiments under Col. Hay. These
corps, together with detachments of the Royal Artillery, the
ekh and light battalion of the King's German Legion, received
the enemy, with their accustomed intrepiitity ; and after a sharp
contest of some durat io.s, forced • him to re;sre ith very consi-
derable loss in killed, wounded, and prisoners.
In this affair the enemy has had another opportunity of w it-
nessing the superior gallantry of British troops; iu no instance
has he succeeded in making the least impression throughout our
line, and on this occasion, so far from profiting by his attempt,
be has been obliged to relinquish some very advantage ins ground
where our advanced posts are now established. I cannot too
strongly express my sense of the unremitting vigilance and abi-
lity manifested by Major-Cieneral Graham, in securing and
maintaining his post against the repeated attempts of the enemy
to dislodge hint ; and I have great satisfaction in acquainting
your Lordship, that the Major-General mentionc,,in terms of
the warmest approbation, the distinguished conduct and gallantry
•of the Officers and troops engaged on this occasion. I am now
enabled to transmit, for our Lordship's information, an abstract
return of the ordnance, ammunition, and stores that have fallen
into (inr hand, since oar arrival in this Island. I have the ho-
tiatir to 4e) &c. CUATUA M.