The Sun.
London, England, 1809-08-12 00:00:00

We are hippy to state, that the Duke of BituNs-
!..r...' Ow, with abbut:'; 21=09 of his brave troops,
made good theiryet reat to the bAnks of he We-
ser, from whence they were taken off by the Squadron
thp.. command of Lord .GEORGE STEWART,
1:‘ Probably .be landed at Walcheren, .as
to our Grand Armament.

LIST OF OFFICERS KILLED AND WOUNDED IN THE
SORTIE FROM FLUSHING ON MONDAY .AST.

KILLED.

Otlin, 68th

•• • 4
• kVO,UNDED.
,6th Regiment, Lieutenant-Maxwell, dangerously.
3tll, Major Thomson, ditto,--;.Li,eutenant Mends, slightly.—
Ensign A. •..Thotiion, ditto. ,
Lieutenant Fletcher, ditto;
eat,, Lieutenant Montgomery, ditto: : • ,
Lieuteffant. Clark,, dangerously..—Lieutenant Humbly,
slightly.---Ensign Addison, ditto. •
tatf.-,Staff Lieut., A. Taylor, ditto.
loyal Artillery.—Lieut. Grant; ditto.
Sth Regiment.-13: Major Bird, missing.—Capt. HaMilton,
dangerously.— Lieut.. Col. 'Bird, slightly.—Ensign Gil-
brach, ditto.-•:-Ensign Watson, ditto:
•
Legion.--,Ensign du Fay; ditto. -----tnsign Hedsmon,
ditto.

. . . .
The number of
.privates killed amounts to and
• •
the wounded to .126.

. The Auckland Packet, Capt. BRIDGE, arrived on
Thursday last at Harwich, from Heligoland, with a
Mai and several Passergers, who report that Cuxhaten
has been abandoned by our forces and that a body of
FrenCh troops had marched to take possession of
that-place. -The day after, the. Lord Duncan Packet,
Captain HANittzroN, also fri2rn Heligoland, arrived
at. Harwich. Captain HANruroN immediately set
off for London with an English. Gentleman, 'Who is
said to be the beater, of important Dispatches.

We are happy to lind that the malevolent insinu-
znion.in a,Morning Papr of this day, respeEtin-
A. WCLLESLEY, the author orwhich'ii well knovim,
will meet the only answer he desems in a Gazette

of, this evening.

Gottenburgh Mails arrivectlast might. An'
article from Ystadt, dated July 26th, state's, that an
En,lish squadron has made an attack npon Archan-,
cd, and succeeded in destroying all the magazines.
and;stores there. Our cruizers in the Baltic have.
13. en very successful. Tile advanced ships of our
squadron{ after they sailed from Carlscrona, took
nb7,,r one hundred -vessels, hider with provisions
atid'uaval and niilit4ty'stores,

Our Readers will find in a subsequent Column an
article publi•lted at Amsterdam, by authority, upon
the subjea of the Conscription. This article, from
the style in which it is written, appears to be worthy
at notice. The expeetation of an invasion by a Bri-
tish Army, appears to have produced a very strong
paa upon the Dutch Government, and to haveex-
cied the most serious.aldrins. The House of Orange
is spoken of in very respe&ful language, and the
Feople Hollamtare entreated, as the old Govern-
ment c,innot be retored, to defend their present
Stivere.ign,
- -

The Success which has already attended our for-
midable Expedition is matter of cordial congratula-
tion to this country.. The possession of the Island of
Walcheren alone will enable us to thwart the projects
of BUt;NAPARTE, and to make his Northern Allies
feel the ruinous etTe&s .01 hostility against us, in a
cLgree fax beyond what may have been suspeCied.
Ev excluding 'us from communintion' with the
Nc.)rthern States, BUCNAPART3—h.as props:lied to
himself the accomplishment of several most im-

prtant objeas : not merely The diminution of, our
c.arimeycial gains, hut-the depriving us of our accus-
wined supplies of Naval St6res, the procuring for
himself. the means of buildin:; Fleets, by possessing.
the monopoly of .the Ship-timber, the Hemp, and
4ther produce of the North; and of forming Sailors,
means of the coasting trade, which, it is well
known he has very extensively carried on in ex-
changing the Produce and Manu;a6tures of the
South, for the most important and valtia6le articles
with which he was snpplied tram the North. For
tflese•objeas, the command of -the Mouth of the
Scheldt was of incalculable importance. It far-
tishc.-s a most commodious Asylum for his Coasting
both outward and homeward-hound, It

‘0:3,,a Nest of Pdvateers.for, the annoyance of onr
c:lmcnezce3 and it afforded, pot only most come-

nient ciiiimels of communication between all the
Countries connected with the Scheldt and., the rest
•..
of the world, but also most advantageous depots for
the reception of the articles of ship-building, im-
ported from the North, and all the requisite facili-
ties for the building and preserving of ships of war.
Stich were'the benefits which the enemy derived ;
from the command of the Enttance of the Scheldt;
and such are the benefits which the vigilance, enter-
prize, and vigour of his Majesty's Government,
seconded by the zeal, courage, and aaivity of our
Soldiers and Sailors, have already wrested from him.
With Flushing in our hands, ,not a sail- can pass be-
tween France and Holland, or the North of Europe.
France must be content to forego all the materials
for those Fleets, with vOlticli she was to dispute the
Sovereigrity of the SeaS ; amid her', miserable Dupes
ofthe.North, deprived.of all outlets for their own
produdions, and of all means of obtaining the nu-
merous, comforts which their ungenial climate de-.
vies to them; will curse the hour which first stab=
je&ed them to French. influence. These objects our
Expedition has already effeaed. The ulterior ob-
jeas will bdfound to be of correspondent magni:
tude and importance;-May they be achieved with
•
equal succegil

Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, Princesses
A'uut:s-r4A alla SOPHIA, accomyanied by Lady G.
MURRAY, Generals CARTWRIGHT and FITZROY,
Hon. Colonel GREVILLE, and Colonel TAYLOR,
rode in •the Windsor Park, and returned at twelve
o'clock to the Palace.

The Army Agents have received a circular letter
ftom Government, stating, that one tourth of-the
present allowance fOr the paying, &-.c. of the Regi-
ments in their respective agency, will in future be
deducted.

This day his Royal Highness the Prince of WALES
completes the 47th year of his age, which will be
celebrated with the usual demonstrations of joy.
As BUONAI'ARTC generally circulates reports of
his intentions, in order to prepare mankind for the
events on which he has resolved, however wild and
extravagant they may appear to\the imagination, it
is not improbable that lie has done so with respe&
to the rumour that Holland is to be annexed as a
province to France, and that brother Louis is to, be
transferred to the Throne of AUSTRIA:- As this re-
port will of course reach the ears of the Emperor
FRXNCIS, it may perhaps rouse him into one more
resolute struggle, and may stimulate his subjeas io
be more zealous in defending their country against a
low-born Usurper.

Sir WiLLIASI CURTIS has returned in excellent

tealth,from: his naval
,excursion, and whatever the
ATags may say, the worthy Alderman will increase

ie —respect of the. Public Ihr-the:interest which he

has taken in an Expedition of so much importance
it his Cotintry. He biought home, it seems, many
private letters, to relieve the anxiety of the families
whose relatives are employed on the service. • •
Some of the innkeepers in and abOut Coventry

haVe adopted the pratiisceirecOmmended by a mem-
ber of the• Bath Agricultural Society; of boiling tne
corn given. to horses; • and giving them the water
also: It is most satisfaEtorily ascertained, that three
bushels of oats, barley, &c. so prepared, 'will keep
the horses in better condition for working, than
•
double the gnantity in a crude state.
There was little probability in the report that Mr.
W. PARKE was to give up his place at Covent-Gar-
den Theatre to CATALANI'S Brother, as he is one 'of

the very best PerfOrmers on this instrument. in Eu-
rope, and au excellent Musician besides.
Mrs. MouNTAIN is so much recovered from her
indisposition that she was able to resume her part
last night in The Russian Impostor, at the LYCEUM,
and excited the admiration of a large audience.
REYNOLDS, it seems is writing an, Opera, in
Which :A: is to provide a charai:ter ior CATALANI.—
We do not hear whether he is in the same piece to
revive the part of Carlo, which he might aptly do in
a musical piece, if he boasted the skill of CH u itCHILL,
who says,

" ParrOts the„ yes speak properly by rote,
" And in twelve months my Dog shall howl6y note."

THE MAtntrmus.—Our force has, we under-
stand, commenced the blockade of the Mauritius,
and there appears good reason to calculate upon its
redualon. The value of the Mauritius to this
country, both in i commercial "and a political point
of view, cannot be unknown to any roan who has
'taken the... Last trouble to inquire upon the subject.--
This island notoriously aftbrded to the enemy an op-
portunity of comtnitting perpetual depredations up-
on our trade, insomuch indeed, that the loss to Bri-
tish subjects, by insurances alone, has been for se-
veral years back calculated to amount to 601;ckg of
rupees per year. Such a calculation was -in faa
made some months since by a proprietor of one ,Of
the principal insurance offices, and a representation
founded upon it was laid beton?. Ministers. But the
loss to our general trade it is impossible to calculate;
for in consequence of the peculiarity of our com-
merce In the India seas, and the nature of the mon-
soons, it is utterly irnpratlicable to furnish such con-
voys as can et1:0-tuAlly guard against the danger to be
apprehended to our shipping while the Mauritius re-
mains in the possession of, France. Indeed, we are.
assured that it would be absurd to suppose that any
possible superiority .of the British navy could'wholly
prevent' the clandestine intercourse of the enemy.
with Asia, while be holds a footing in this impor-
tant stalion, This presents a consideration of &eat
political consequence to this country; for, under
the facil4ies- of the:Arabian flag, the enemy, is
enabled, through. the medium of the Mauritius, to
maintain an intimate connection with 'several parts
of India. He has, in fact, at this moment, a depot
in the Gulph of Persia, where th Imaun of Muscat,
who has .a Very strong positicn at the entrance of
that guiph, is'entirely devoted to him, But in vain
this devotion, or that 'even.of a second Tippon,or
any restlesi erince—v-ain, inl2.e4, the:oatmost etions
to be apprehended froM the. French navy, though it
were five.times more powerful than it is now, as to
Indian operations, if the Mauritius be for ever sepa-
rated from the french Empire, - . .

DUTCH PAIPLIiLIi„

AMSTERDAM, JULY 29.—Our aurt Gazette con-
tains further observations on the PLlblic Reports to
the following effeet

" The principal' subjeas which occupy the pub-
lic mind, are :

1. The employment' of the-Orphans.
s, The arming of the Burghers.

"3. The threat of an invasion frotifEngland. -
" The number of men now warning 'to com-
plete the army •is 6000, and yet it is wished to extlilde
the orphans from the military service. If, hoWever,
they are not to be destined for that service, re-
course must be had either to a foreign army, to
the Conscripts, or to a voluntary recruiting. In
the present state of the world no reliance can be
'placed on a foreign army; and the King has already.
openly declared against the Conscription, In the fact
of the,Nation, and of all Europe. But if a foreign
army must be resorted to, such a measure, can be
considered as nothing less than' renouncing out: free-
dom and political existence, and surrendering our
rank among Independent Statei.
" With respe& to' arming the Burghers, it would
indeed be shameful if as nations such a Mu, a people
who would be independent and worthy of their ances-
tors, should be incapable of presenting any resist-
ance to a hostile descent or invaston. It is the duty
of. the King to adopt the most vigorous measures of
defence. But there are persons who would place
the King in the situation of a man required to walk
with his legs bound. They are so unreaionable as
to desire things totally incompatible with each other.
They would have the independence of the country,
a political existence, and at the same time no-land
forces. They would have the most rigid economy
in the public expenditure, and at the,same time a
formidable navy. They would have no conscrip-
tion, no foreign army, and yet suggest no other
means of defence. •

Should a landing take place in, Holland, such
a misfortune would cost the' Nation dear. The
senseless, who wish that misfortune, know not what'
they wish, and perhaps will not rind their account
in it.: We do not allude merely to the partizans
of the Old House of Orange. We can easily con;
ceive that a House which has performed such

important services for Holland, may have friends.
For our part we are sincerely ,devo:ed to the Mo-
narchy of Holland, because we are persuaded that
whatever turn European relations may take, the old
state of affairs never can return, since, if. such an
event happened, it would be the greatest misfor-
tune fur the countlry to resume that defeaive
form of/Government—a ferm which was maintained
during two centuries, only by .the zeal of the
great European Powers, who successively interested'
themselves in supporting it, chiefly on account of the
good, moral, and persevering chiraaer of the body
of the
„people, of that middle class of society,
who, without being the richest, constitute the true
wealth and strength of the State. .ToUsit is evident
that our duty, our oath, and the welfare of the
nation, as well as the wish. of the great majority of
the people, bind us to our present Government, and
that since the death of the last Stadholder, no at-
tachmeut, no duty, no oath ought any longer to
bind us to the House of Orange. The nephew of

the Stadtholder may still find some partizans, some
friends of his name : but after all that has happened-
within these firteen'years, he must have delivered
himself into the hands of intriguers and ambitious
men, if he allow himself to be brought forward as a.
pretext for disturbing the order and tranquility whidl
we enjoy under our present Government.

"Let us then all untie our efforts to spew our
King that true Dutchmen wish to ptote& him who

labours fur them. Let it not be forgotten, that if
the Prince ,have duties to fulfil, the people have
also obligations towards him, even thOugh his go-,
vernment should not possess all- the confidence of
the nation. May we thus ever merit the care and
the love of a King who gives us unceasing proofs'
that he is less our Sovereign than our First Magistrate,
and the MAN OF THE NATION !"