The Sun.
London, England, 1809-08-22 00:00:00

operation of our whole colleeted force. It seems tie.
ver to occur to them that it was of the utmost
importance to conceal the objeet
.of' the Ex pedi.
tion, and that it was concealed most effeaually,

appears from the testimony of our Enemies them-
selves. The Dutch confessed that they did not
know the destination of the Expedition, until it ar-
rived on their coast. If a part of the Expedition
had, in the first instance, been sent to Walcheren,
the Enemy would of course have anticipated our ul-
terior object, and have taken means to prevent it.
If a sufficient force had only been sent over, in the
first instance, to take Walcheren; can it be doubted
that the Enemy would, during the time that we
were occupied on th3t Island, have used every en-
deavour to strengthen themselves in South Beve-

land, without the possession of which it would be
almost impossible for us to attempt any thing against
LiiloandAutwerp? The consequence would have been
that when \Valcheren was taken, we must have at-
tacked South Beveland,with ail the obstacles and im-
pedi►gents which three weeks knowledge of our in-
tentions would have enabled the Enemy to throw in.
our way. The Paper in question totd us, about a
fortnight ago, that.Walcheren, might easily be taken
with a few thous:tnd men. Experience has shown.
the inaccuracy of that assertion. Suppose a small
part of our Expedition had been sent in the first in-
stance, and had been landed in Walcheren;. the

Garrison of Flushing, we know, was strong, ani we
know alsost that it was almost impossible to prevetv the
enemy from Throwing in reinforcements fronteadsand

to Flushing, and the consequence, in all probability,
would have been, that our troops would have been be-
sieged, instead of being besiegers, and might have
been made prisoners in an Isla rid they were sent to take.
But it would be an insult to the understanding of our
Readers to argue this question more at length ; nor
do we feel ourselves called upon to give a very seri-
ous answer to the discovery, made in the same
Paper, that Walcheren is hardly worth the force
that will be necessary to defend it. We shall
only refer our Readers to the observations we made
last week, on the importance of that Island to this
Country. BUONAPAItTE, we believe, entertains a
very different opinion upon this sobjeal from the
Opposition writers, arid will derive very little conso-
lation from all their kind attempts to console him for
his loss, by diminishing its importance.

Major BRADFORD, the bearer of the intelligence
of the surrender of Flushing, guided town last night
with Dispatches for Lord CHATHAM.
Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, the Doke of
KENT, Princesses AUGUSTA and SOPHIA, accompa-
nied by Lady I. THYNNE, Generals CARTwitionT,
FITZROY, and Colonel TAYLOR, rode in Windsor
Park, and returned to the Palace at noon.

Her MAJESTY and Princess ELIZABETH took an
airing to Frogmore Lodge.
• Yesterday, being the anniversary of the birth-
day of his Royal Highness the Dnke of CLABENcE,
who entered inio his 44th year, l.'s Itov el 11,2,
ness's tradesmen vied wiih each other in superb it'u-
minations in the evening.
The Earl of YABNIOUTH and Lord LowTAER ar-
rived on Sunday trout Flushing, %% niLn Ley lett
early on Saturday morning.
Johnson, the Smuggler, swam with the rope of
a Catamaran round his arm up. to the very ramparts
of Flushing, the train being lighted, and tied it close
to the pier. He got back safe and unperceived ; and
tor some minutes the expected explosion was look-
ed for with anxiety, bit! the train had got wet with
the sea-water, and it did not explode.
An order has been" received at Mill Prison to pre-
pare for_ the reception of 2200 pri.oners of war.
The Transport Board have given directions to re-
move 1000, from the respeEtive prisod ships in Fla-
moaze to Dartmoor.

-4 Hessian force of between 2 and 3000 men is
expe6ted Sig the banks of the Weser or the lade,
from whence they will'be conveyed to this country.

It was yesterday reported, on the authority of pri-
vate letters, that Or crews of three French ships of
the line, chiefly compoAed of Danes, had mutinied.
The ships were lying near Fort Lillo, and the Danish
seamen had declared their determination not to
tnake'any resistance to the attack with which they
were threatened. The statement derives _sotrie
strength from the arrival of several passengers in a-
vessel froin Zeerickzee, at Harwich. They add,
that the Governor of Antwerp had signified his in-
tention of 'sinking tw,o or three of the largest line of
battle ships to prevent the approach of our vessels.
We knOw not what credit is due to this informa-
tion_i but the measure; we understand,-is practic-
able.

A Letter from Plymouth loosely reports, on the
authority of a West India arrival at, that port, that
the city of St. Domingo, in the island of that name,
had surrendered to the armament sent against it
from Jamaica.

ANECDOTE.^QUIN was one day at dinner with
a former Earl of BBSBOROUGH, and a large company
was present —A Gentleman was expeaed, who did'
not arrive till• the cloth was retuned, and who had
some hashed venison brought to him at a side table.
Very,soon after the Gentleman began to eat, QUIN,
addressing his Noble Host, observed, that the per-
son at the side table seemed to be banished from
the rest of the party, and made so forlorn an appear-
ance, that if his Lordship would permit, he would
go and keep company with the Gentleman till his,
repast was ended.—His Lordship, of course assent-
ed ; QUIN. then joined• the solitary guest, and en 7
jo)ed a second hearty dinner. •
The Drur) -lane Managers have not yet decided
where they are to resume their operations, though]
the commencement of the winter season Aso near
approaching. It is probable,' however, • that the
Lycenin will be their scene of action, as it is so
Lentrical in its situation; •