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DISPATCHES FROM LIEUT.-GEN. DO-N.

Copy of a Dispatch from Lieut.-General DON to the
Earl of LIVERPOOL.

Middleburgh, 27th oElober, tog,

MY LORD—I have been shewn by Lieut.-Gen.
. Sir Eyre Coote the principal military points of this
Island, and I. hope in a few dajs to be able to make
my report thereon. I have since visited the Hos-
pitals; ancifeel it my indispensable duty not to lose
'one_ moment in strongly recommending, that ships
for 5638 sick may instantly be sent' to convey them
to England.
The sick this day, for whom no conveyance has
yet been provided, amount to 4378, and notwith-
standing the utmost exertions which may be made,
I calculate that the number will increase to 5638,'
before ships can arrive here for their renvival. ,
I have obtained my 'information rest:eating the
sick of this army from the following sources, viz.
from Lieutenant-Gen. Sir Eyre Coote ; from the,
principal Officers of the Medial Department ; frOm
the Staff and. Regimental Surgeons; and, in the
Hospitals, from the Attendants on the Sick. Oa
this head I have consequently every reascin to be-
lieve, that my information is correct ; and much do
I;lament tosreport that there is not a chapce of a
single man now in to lictspitalnr convalescent,,over
recovering sufficiently to. undergo ihe duties of a :1-
dier in the field, unless he be removed from this
Island in a short time.

_ I.mtit also mention, that of the men stated in the
ieturos as fit for duty, mote than one-third are in-
Capable of a rapid march of tive.piles,- or of one
night's patroling ditty.
I ha% e further to report, that if the enemy •hotild
force our lin," of ships of war and armed vess li
from Ten eere to Rammekins, the sick would inevi-
tab:y fall' into the hands of the ent!..my.
- Under these very distressitig circumstances, I
most earnestly solic.tt that ordeis
,tuay instantly be
given for the sending of ships here, front the nearest
'ports in England, sufficient fur the :conveyance of
5638 sick ; and I indulge a hope that thuse orders
may be followed up through the several depart-
ments by some reTonsible. person, to insure their
due and prompt execution. I request yocor Lord-
ship's pardon for this paragraph ; but o hen the
lives of British soldiers are at.statie, it is the 'duty
of their General to suggest every means to sate
them.

I have, &c.
GEORGE Dux, Lieut.-Gen.
The Earl of Liverpool, &c. &c.

P. S. The rank and file fit for ditty this day
amount to 4534, and front that number must be de-
duaed the attendants on the sick, and many others,
who in all armies never appear under arms; besides,
es I haVe already observed; one-third is incapable of
considerable exertions. G. D.

The letter&-which follow trot principally of the
measures of to be taken in the event of
t Ise evacuatidn of the 'island being determined upon.
Thin follOvs a report of the state of the island,
which says ; .
• " The South-test and North line of coast, ex-
-tending from Flushing to the Veer Gat, can for eight
months in the year be proteaed by a naval force,
but the marine dt-fence•of the coast from the Veer
Gat to the Rammekins is not to be -depended upon,
as the anchorage for frigates and armed vessels' is
• within the 'range of the enemy's fire from South
Beveland and Wolversclyde, and North Beveland;
and further, ,the marine defence of the whole coast
for nearly four'months in the year cannot be relied
upon, as the slfips must qui't their anchotage as soon`
as the ice begins to float.
" Three fourths of the coast is inclosed by 'the
enemy's shore, yiz,.by Cadsand on the south, South
Beveland and Wolversdyke on the east, North Beve-
rand and Schowen,on the north-east, .and the coast
between the Ratnmekins ald the Veer Gat is with-
in the range of the enemy's tire, as has already been
mentioned. •
This island may. be attacked.from the follow-
ing the-West Scheldt ; passage
' between the Woivetdyke and North Beveland ;
`the East Scheldt, and alsO from Ostend.and Hel-'
voetaluys."

. .
_The Report then proceeds to slate the repairs" of
works which, must lake place, and the numerous
additional towers and-batteries necessary to be con-
structed for the defence of the island, should it be
.deemed achisable to retain it ; and that a military
force of 23,150 men would afterwards be necessary
for its defence. The Report concludes as, follows
With the above farce and arrangement, thi3
island may be considered as inassailable ; at all
events capable of a most obstinate defence.7

Middleburg, 7th Novemher, 18og.

Stn--In obedience to your commands to report
in what degree .the destruaion, of the sea. lines of,
Flushing- would prevent the enemy's fleet from
having the advantage of Flushing as a naval station,
and whether such destrualion would materially
obstruct -aria retard the re,establishment of the
basun, and what would be the additional extent of
the 'mischief which ilmight occur thereby to the
island of Walcheren and its inhabitants, I ha);-e the
honour to otTer as my opinion, that the dismantling
the batteries on the t.' lines, together with the de-
struction of their parapets and a partial demolition of
the.line of rampart, more elspecially on each side of
the entrance.; into the harbours, wduld effectually
deprive the enemy for a time of the advantage 'of -
Flushing a. a naval- stai ion, and that such destruc-
tion would m• st materially litres; the enemy, like-
wise retard and obstruct. the re-establishment of the
basin and all other services connected with the place.
-as a naval station and depot. •
That any fun her demolition than has been stated,
would expose, the town of Eushing and the greater
part of the Island of .Waki)eten to an inundation,
destruel lye' to the town, the 161 and,, and the inha-
bitants of .have, &c.
(Signed) ROB. PI I,KINGTpts7,
Lieut.-Gen. lion, Lieut. -C l: Royal Engineers.

The. folloxi'',ing a►ticle relative- to the intended
changes in Hujand, is givvn in* the French Pa-
pers

AIIStERDAM, JAN. 10.--We appear to be on the
eve of seeing our 'fate decided. On Saturday last
the public curiosity was strongly excited by the ar-
rival here of a Chamberlain cat the King from Paris,
in great haste. His dispatches o:casioned an im-
mediate meeting of the Council of State,; arid the
Council of the Ministers, IA ho continued deliberat-
ing the whole night. The same Chatr:berlajn set
out again as soon as passible,- with the result of the
deliberations, which have been transmitted to his'
Majesty. Nothing positive has transpired on th.s
subjed ; but it is presumed that the King has con-
voked these two Councils in order tb" take their opi-
nion on the important changes which ate about to
take place in this country.

1 Extraa of a Dispatch from Lient.-General Dot to
the Earl of LIVERPOOL, dated 18th Nov: 1809...
Head-Quarters, Middleturgh-, 13th Nov. 1809.
IMY Lottb—l have just had the honour to receive
your Lordship's dispatch of the 9th instant, acknow-
ledging my letter of 3d and 4th of this month.
i lam happy to find that between 4or 5000 tons
of shipping hale sailed from Harwich and the.
Downs, for the conveyance of sick from.this island,
I, and that an equal number of transports are pre-
paring to sail without delay ; this tonnage will, I
trust,-enable me to remove all the sick, and also the
worst cases amongst the convalescents. • , •
There will then rerna'n A,eon persons composing
h this army to be removed, and for whoM men of war
and transports 1111.151 be proaided.
Withretiaea to stores, Icoueeive that 2,500 ton-
nage Will'also be wanted, and that horse-ships for
700 horses rrinst like-wise bc.l'sent:# .
I perceive by the tenor of your Lordship's diS-
• patch, 'that some considerable time ,Nt ilLyer alpie
before Means are given for I he. complete evacuation
• of this island, and I- think it therefore'yery adV4.Sable
' thatthe 1800 men from the Sussex district, and who
I conclude atie now in the Dbwns, Slimild be sent
- here without a-moment's delay. . .
I shall not disembark this force, but on
.its arrival
shall station it partly off Fort RatnrrhlniS,- and
partly • pattly off Ter Veer, so that I May be 'enabled to
'avail myself' of it.at a moment's notice, shou!d any
operations on the part of the enemy renderrits de-
barkation expedient.
Since,my dispatch of the 3cl November, the ene-
my has considerably increased his flotilla, and 1Q,60-0
•men are-certainly expe6ted at Antwerp of the 18th
inst. ; it will be therefore advisable to hold in readi-
ness the remainder of the reinforcement mentioned
in your Lordship's dispatch of 'the 27th 'alt.
Several other letters follow, which relate the mea-
sures adopted for destroying the %corks at Flushing.
The last is a letter fkom Capt, Filkington; which
concludes by saying, that, "" the ihdertaking hap....
pity terminated in an els:4;4010n that succeeded ita
displacing' the very foundations -throughout the
whole work." . - .

• MAILS.
Duz—s Qottenburgh, i Dublin, 4 Waterford.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY I, I 8 10.

Lait night, Mr. BANKEi moved for leave to. bring
in a Bill to prevent the.granting of atliee4 in
rever-
sion, which was agreed to without a chVisiOri._

, The Papers relative
,the Walcheren Expedition
were yesterday. delivered, printed; to the Memhe;-s
of both Houses of Parliament. We /have obtained
•a copy, from which we have extraacd a.consider-
able portion of the docturients- respelling 'this it'd-
portant,.subject. We shall give the remainder 4s
soon as possible.

•
It is irnai to Understand the
- •
policy which France has adopted towards. America.
According to the last accounts•from France, 211 the
cargoes of the American ships that were detained
have been confiscated ;. but even•thiq, we are con-
virced, will not rouse -the spirit of the American
---
Guvernment. '

Yesterday about halt past twelve o'clock, his MA-
JESTY arrived at the Queen's Palace from Windsor,
where he was received by the Dukes of YORK,
KENT, CUMBERLAND, and CAMBRIDGE. Soon after
two o'clock his MAJESTY held a Private Levee.
The presentations were-7

Lieutenant, Colonel Wiley, upon his promotion to a corn
pally in the Ist Regiment of Foot Guards.
Sir Frederick Baker, upon his coming to his title.
The Rev. John Garnett, Chaplain in Ordinary to his Ma.
jesty, upon hig promotion to the Deanery .ot Exeter.
Capt. N. Newman, upon his return from Basque
Roads.

His MAJES int gave•audiences to-Mr. PERCGVAL,
the rest of the Cabinet Ministers present, and Sir
DAVID DUNDAS.

His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, at which 'the
Sheriffs for the year-ensuing were sppointed.
About six o'clock' the KING set otf upon his re-
turn to Windsor.

Yesterday a Messenger came to town from Wind-
90r, with a letter for Sir HENRY FTALi'OR6 (late
Di. VAUGHAN), requiring his attendance at Wind-
sor, upon the, Princess AmaLIA, with all possible
speed, •
The ROYAL FAMILY are expeaed in town, on
Tuesday, to remain till Friday: The KING to hold
a Private Levee and PriyyNCouncil
.on Wednesday,
and the QUEEN alDrawing Room on Thursday-.
Yesterday a Court of Direetors was held at. the
East India House,. when CaptainGE6ROß HOOP ER
was sworn into the command of the ship Sir If il-
liam Bensley, consigned to Madras and BetigaL----
The Court adjourned-at six o'clock till tO.-morrow.

The French Papers contain the. following Pro-
clamation, issued by tl.e Eiliiieror of AUSTRIA, to
the of the .11ungaiian Nobility :

PROCLAMATION,.

OF HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR TO THE MEMBERS OF

HUNGARIAN NOBILITY.
Faithful imitators of the examples of your an-
cestors, guided by your attaenment and obedience

to your Sovereign, and animated with the most ar-
. .lent zeal for the country, you replied with equal
zeal and energy to the appeal which I Made to you
in defence of the Throne and the Country.
• " I acknowledge your bravery; I have been a wit.,
ness of youy 'courageOits efforts, in Order to fulfil
your glorious destination'. I have 'seen the happy
; effeas of them; and after the Multiplied proofs of
' courage which a great number among you have
often given me, I always reckoned with an entire
t confidence, that the united eorps would 'rival my
artily in keeping the enemy from thy monarchy,
and save the state by A decisive blow, Peace has
terminated yonr glorious Works. "' •

" Your Severeign takes, leave of you with grati-
tude for' all yoit have &lie; and alt 'that you %vele.
disposed to have done. Ehjoy in this boiiiins of xovit-
families t'he ghtisfatlitm of having fit Whet! ycur
duty
.to your Sovereigh and to your country.
Preserve the heroic Sentiments Of Your ancestors., that

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this national energy may never .-_!.l.veala:tied in you,
that reipea ;f-or'"} our superiors, union among your-
selves, and love of order 'may be your • molls° in
"limee as' iii vAr ; that a happy .inixtue of citil
and kl'arMe virtues, of Which the ann tly of'Hongary
- afford so many examfleh, may assure youf'repose
an 1 happin6ss, will be cOustantly`the'object of the
Wishes and effints, of your Soveriegn."
" Ptesburgh, lan. it."

FRANCIS.'!

• , .
ESSEX ELEcrioN.—The Lie Ellen of a Member to
•
serve in ..13arlianie.nt tor this Connly, in-the room of
.'JOHN BULLOCK, Es'ci. dece ised, commenced yester-
day. At The chise of the tirst.day's poll the ntainliers
declared br the Sheriff were—
John Archer tioublon, Esq.. - - C 63
Montagu Burgoyne, tsq. - - tor-

Majority in favour of Mr. Iloubl?n - 472

It is supposed the poll will be: open
kept 'n severa
. .
day 4. '
A
A.motion was yesterday made in the Court of
COMMOO Pleas to ,airreSt the jt:dgment'obtained
.by Lord LEICESTER against the Proprietors of a
Morning Paper.—After Some conversation between
the Counsel for the.P.aintift and
,the Judges, it was
determined that the cause should stand over.
THE THEATRE.=The excellent CoMedY of The
Jealota !Pile was represented last night at Covent-
Garden Theatre belore'a very numerous audience,
who were-abundantly gratified by the general merit
of the Performance. YOUNG exhibited the anxieties
of Oakley it'd) great feeling, and Mrs. C. KEIABLE
was not less.successful iii pourtraying the suspicious
and 'passionate Wile.—Coexe appeared to more
advantage in Major Oakley • than we have ever
seen. him 'do 'befoile' irr charaBers of • fa"-
maim. life:-CHARLES •KEMBLE. has 'aim ays been
a 'spirited' representative of Charles Oakley, and he•
fully sustained his credit- on this occasion. He was
particularly' successf9l in the diunken scene, and
was much applauded. • • We jwish our modern play-
wrights Would leave.their horrors and their speclacies,
to fi-m a useful and entertaining, drama• on the
model of this excellent comedy. • •

A genteel' young wcinan, ,under twenty years of
age, •who belonged to a 'very resliealiible milanery
house in St: James's, was found draWned in the
Paddington Canal on Sunday last. • A Jury delivered
a-vetdid of insanity; and a cli,appoinment in her
affeaions was suppoSed to have led the deceased to
• self -destruaion.

Mr. BURGOYNE- has retained Mr. CLIFFORD (0 at-
tend at, the Hustings during the eleaisin for the
county of Essex, a circumstance by no means cal-
culated to strengthen his hopes of success. The
obnal routine of speechifying took place, but from
all we hear, Mr. BURGOYNE has no chance of suc-
ceSs.:.