The Sun.
London, England, 1809-08-21 00:00:00

San Domingo (Gnr•.-beat No. 67)-1 wounded.
Orion (Gun-boat No. 27)-•t killed.
Monarch (Gun-boat No. 19) 4 wounded.
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Resolution (Gun-boat No. 27).-i wounded.
I mpetueux (Gun-boat No. 68).-1
I mpetueux (Gun. boat No. 62)--i killed 3 wounded.
Marlborough (Gun-hoat No. 62)--r killed.
Royal Sovereign Yacht ()Etna Bomb)--1 wounded.
Hero (Ship's Launch)--i killed, 2 wounded.
Resolution (Armed Transport Ann) I killed 2 Wounded.
Total 7 killed, 22 wounded.
Names of Officers Killed and Wounded.
Marlborough-- Lieutenant Rennie, killed.
San losel-- Lieutenant Russell, and Mr. Burnside, Surgeon,
slightly wounded.

• Tc:al Killed and Wounded.
Capt. Cockbum's Roturn —7 killed, 22 wounded.
General Return- 2 IS wounded.
Capt. Richardson's Return--7 wounded.
killed, 47 wounded.
. (Signed) R. I. STRACHANI,

A Letter from Rear-Admiral Sir Richard. John
Str'aChan to the Honourable William Wellesley Pole,
dated on boafel the Sr. Domingo, Flushing, tech Au-
gust, 1809, transmits one from Sir Rik:hard Geode
win Keats, enclosing the terms of Capitulation for
the surrender of the gowns of Zerikzee and Brower-
shaveni with the whole of the ',lands of Schowen
and Duiveland, of which fhe following is 1 Co;y.
ARTICLES OF CAPITULATION enterel into fOr
the Surrender of the Towns of Zeirik Zee and Browerc:
shaien, and the whole of the Islands or Schowen and
Duiveland, to his Britannic Majesty's Foreesi'andeouclar
tied between the Earl of Rosslyn, Lieutenant . General, .ind
Richard Goodwin Keats, K. B. Rear-Admiral of the
Blue; on the one part ; and Mr. 1. Nelemans, Mr. Secre-
tary Van Dopif and Mr. i . de F',..ater, _Members of the Re-
gency, Deputies from the Towns of Zeirik Zee and Brow-
ershaven, and the whole of the Islartris of Schowen and
Dutveland, on lhe other part, ..
-The said Deputies, in consequence of the Eighth Article of
the Capitulation of the Town of Midlleburgh, communi-
cated to them by the Prefed of Zealand, and in contbrmiti •
to the disposition from him of tire 6th August, have cx-
• pressed their readiness to accede to tile conditions of the
t,aiol Capitulation, and to surrender the Towns of Zeirilt
'Zee and Browershaven, .and the whole of the Islands of
Schowen and Duiveland, to his Britannic Majesty's Forces,
upon the following Articles of Capitulation :
Art. I. Security shall be granted to every person,
public funftionarics, private persons, citizens, dee!,
' inhabitants, whatever their political opinions may
have been, or now are, provided they condud them-
East Zouberg, before Flushing,
SIR, 16th Aug. t 8 g. , selves as peaceable citizens, and conform to such re-
to gthorit ulations as shall be hereafter established by the au-
I beg leave to inform you, that in obedience,
y of the British Government.
your general orders issued on the '2Bth ultimo, I
landed with the army on the Sand-Hills, near the . Art. 11. Protection shall be granted to all private
signal post on the Island of Waleheren, on the 30th property, but all public property is to be acceunted
ultimo.. The officers and seamen you did me the for to such CommisSioners as shall be•named by the
hOnotut to place under my orders, were composed General and Admiral 'commanding his Britannic
'Of three divisions, having charge -of nine pieces of Majesty's forces..
ordnance, which were drawn and worked by them. t. Art. 111. The arms of the inhabitants, which
At eight A.
, bare been received from the Government, shall be
NI: on the 3 lst, the left division took
post before Ter Veere,_ and joined . in the attack I d up to such officer as, shall be appointed on
of that, place, thrbwing several cases of rockets into the part of his Britannic Majesty, to receive the
it with good effea ; duritig the .night a Flag of 1 same ; but it shall be permitted to the Magistrates
Truce was receiv d, and the Terms of Capitulation : to retain such proportion of them, and to arm 'such. •
e
agreed to and signed by General Fraser and myself, part of the burghers for the purposes of the internal
-
, police of tie towns, as shall appear to be proper and
On the, tsi instant the troops quitted Ter Veere, oh
their way to Fort Rammekens, when we were can
necessary, to the Officers commanding in the Island
slant!), employed in the construction of works, and •-:
~oneew,part of his Britannic Majesty ; but none shall
'drawing heavy cannon, till it also capitulated on the- be retained or used, except subjeal to his authority
ed. at night. The 'Detachment then proceeded to and his discretion.
East Zouberg, and were employed day and night
Art. IV. Public Funaionaries and their fami-
•!
lies, shall be permitted, if they desire it, to return
in cutting faseines, erecting batteries, • and drawing, '
heavy ordname into them. The artillery horses be-
to any other part of Holland ; but such as shall re
.
ins found inadequate to perform that service froth main-, shall, if required and authorized so to do, by
thenarrow roads, darkness of the night, and ditfi-
the officer commanding in the islands, continue t°
culty of driving clear of the ditches, into which they exercise. their several functions, for ,the
,adrninistra-
had thrown several eaepounder' guns and carriages,
lion of the affairs of the towns and islands aforesaid.
,
This important duty from the heavy rains and soft Art. V. Inhabitants who are absent from their
s
-muddy soil, was attended with the greatest difficulty ' houses shall' be permitted to return with their pros
and fatigue.
After having assisted in mounting all the bat- , Art. VI. Every care will be taken that the guar.!
tering of the troops stationed in the towns and I
teries, and otherwise completing them, on the teth,
General . Sir Eyre Come honoured me with the shall be made as little burthensome to the inhabitant 4
command of a new work just lined out for six : us possible. 24 .
epounder 3 ) w c mode every possible exertion ~ Art. VII. If any misunderstanding shall arise re",
to complete it under a galling fire from the enemy's i garehog the foregoing articles, they shall be explAina
ramparts, distant only 600 yards; during the day ; ed in favour of the inhabitants of the towns afro
four were killed and one wounded in tire battery. Islands oforeaid.
At sunrise on the 14th, we opened a most destruiiive i bone on board his Britannic Majesty's Ship
fire on the rampart and town in front of us, and in Superb, off Cattendyke 15th Aug. 1809-
two hours every gun we could bear upon was silent. RossLYN, Lieutenant-General.
stands
Oar fire was kept up incessantly until about seven (Signed) R. G. KEATS.
o'clock in the evening, when I received an order to J. de KATE N.
cease firing, as did all the other works. We inn- - Jon. NELEMANS.
mediately put the battery in a state for renewing the A. J. VAN DOPFF.
fire,if found necessary, and at nine we opened again
by order, with still greater effect, and continued our
fire until two o'clock, when we ceased to fire, by
order, the French General having agreed to capitu-
late on the basis of the garrison becoming prisoners

Monarch, off Camp Veere,
August 16, t3og.

SIR,

I have the honour to inclose, for your informa-
tion, a report from Captain Richardson, of his Ma-
jesty's Ship Csar, who commanded the brigade of
seamen that landed.on the 30th ult. with the division
of the army under the orders of Lieutenant-General
Sir Eyre Coote, K.B. and I beg leave to add that I
am authorised by the Lieutenant-General who com-
manded the siege of Flushing, and under whose or-
ders the naval brigade more immediately ailed ; as
likewise by Major-General M‘Leod, the Command-
ing Officer 'of the Royal Artillery, to express their
high approbation of the bravery and zeal so very
conspicuous in the conduct of Captains Richardson
and Blarney, and the whole of the officers and men
under their command, during the continuance of a
long-and most arduous service.
I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) WM. A. OTWAY.
Rear-Admiral Sir R. I. Strachan,

Bart. and K. 13.

The Children of Christ's Hospital, in addition to
their other branches of learning, are taught to drag'.
The best specimens of their Drawing will be -othi,
bited in Cooper's Hall, on the 20th of oetoc:
next, on which day they will, by drawing the Stet"
Lottery, distribute among the Public no less a Sam
than Two Hundred Thousand Pounds.

of war.
I cannot conclude this, report, without assuring
you, that I have received every possible support from
Captain Blarney, and the Lieutenants of the diffe-
rent ships under my orders ; and I beg to recom-
mend them to your attention and protection.
I have likewise the honour to inclose the names
of the Lieutenants, according to their seniority, who
served with mein the batteries on this occasion,'and,
beg leave from their exertions earnestly to recom-
mend them to your notice.
I likewise add a return of the casualties of the
officers and men.
I have the -honour to be, &c.
CHARLES RICHARDSON.
Rear-Admiral WM. A. 0 t way.

Names of Lieutenants, according to their seniority, who serv-
in the Battery before Flushing, under the Orders of Cap-
tain Richardson, of his Majesty's Ship Caesar.
Lieutenants lohn Wyborn, ,Nicholson, Travers, Hilton,
Howell;‘ Medway, Hall.

A Return of the Killed and Wounded belonging to his Ma-
jesty's Ships, in passing the Batteries of Flushing, on the
15th August, 1309.
Blake.
Killed.
lames Gatt, Serjeant of Marines. john Lowry, Seaman.
Wounded.
Andrew Money, Seaman, slightly. Thomas Coat, Seaman,
ditto. Robert M'Burnie. Seaman, ditto. lamas Lee,
Seaman, ditto. lames Goodby, Private of Marines, se-
verely. William Stewart, Corporal of Marines, ditto.
john Macnamara, Private of Marines, slightly. William
Mashy, Private of Marines, ditto. William Firby, Pri-
vate of Marines, ditto.
San Domingo.
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Wounded.
Seamen—john Maynard, Charles M4Murray, _Hugh Molloy,
lames Grady, Richard Platt, John Kirby, William Con-
nor, Joseph Clearman, Wm. Owens.
Total-2 killed, 13 wounded.
(C•PY.) it. j. STRACIIAN.