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P4PEI RELATING 7'O HIE LATE EXPE-

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EXTRACTS FrtOivl PAPERS RELATING TO AUSTRIA,
PRESENTED TO THE HOUSE OE COMMONS.

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No.- 1.-;-ExtraEts from Austrian CommUnicaioni,4orr4he'f-
, commencement of 1-rostatities,
6.. It is to be "supposed that the troops in Sicay,
23 -well as-the fleets in. the Mediterranean, are everi'-
tually instrutted to out the Military operations ih that
quarter. Whatever- di,posi t ions- to - this effect may
be made-, even yet, cannot 'bet 'be of tote greatest
7. The first events of the war Will be decisiVe as
to what may be done or hoped from the
.North of
Germany; perhaps Engtand,. with s' unto • auxiliary
farce of Cavalry. and artillery, might -soon ddVanta-
_-geously contrihnret6 the success of the' operations
carrying. on in thckteu,si ter, w triehnioreover, dePend
'upon the great facility of cornintinication.. In the
:'event.of .the total abs'ence of the enemy's troops;
from those parts, a detachment of this description;
Withetut rtinning'anfrisk, might be stn-BCient in:thet"
first instance ; and Might pave the way for theStsc-.
cessful'issne of the greatest military etsterpriies.,
• No. 11.--Eittraa Of a Note frbm Prince Siarhemberg to Mr.
Sectetary Canning ; dated London, 18th May, .1809-; re-.
ceived the same day. . . , .
"The diversions which the • undersighed had•the
honour to point out to Mr. Canning ; and esPe7
cially that which respe&s the North of Germany,
would at present be of very great utility to Austria;
but it is essential to determine upon it without-loss
.of. time, . and that its execution should immediately
folkiw the,determination."
ivto.: ft IC-:--'Exirael Comtnunicaion from the Austrian
- Government ; dated Olinatz, Aug. ad,' iScg.
" By the last-letters from . I
lear ii, that Mr.flathurst. has been enabled 'to inform
his Court, somewhat in detail, of the arrangements
which hisinsperia.l Majesty has made for•agairt cOn-
cererating our forees, collecting our means; and
placing, is in a situation sufficiently strong and re-
speetable to prese-ntihe apprehension
_of our b,ing.
overwhelnted by. rise- unfavourable circumstances
which have ,occeeded one another from 'the beans-
ninCto the Middle of last month. The orders of our
A.ogust,Sovereign in this respect are, executing with
activity ; and have no: 'doubt but tipt before the.
terfn'of the, armistice with the French be expired;
we shall be capable of meeting any chances which
then may irtresent them Selves."
No. IV.—Extraas of a Communication from the Austrian
Government, communicated on the Bth Oct. tgoci• •
hope.the letters WhichladdreSSed to you site-
cessively on 'the and the through the
channel of have 'safely reached, and suffi-
ciently informed you of the situation of affairs at, that
time; to .prevent your leaving the Briti,h-Ministersin
suspense respecting the true sentiments of the. E,mpe-
Tor, and his firm adherence to those : principles of
which- you were chart;ed to carry the assurances to
London. .• • .7
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" to 'the . operations of the British- Cabinet
against Fiusbing, Gild the port of 'Antwerp, I: will
not n'peat the observation, that a descent effected a
month or six weeks sooner at jibe rneuill of the We-
ser or. Elbe, 3,Vpidd have operated more promptly
and etficaciouly for the success; of the campaign.—
Dat whatever we may think of the reasons that.tpay
have determined -the British Ministers to prefer oi-
reeling the -attack against the points, they have
'Chosen, it is no loivt time to dwell- upon them; and .
.the question 'now can
.onlyhe, how to turn to
best advantage whathas hitherto been dove ? It can-
not be denied that it i he Englisli,arnsies succeed. in
pursuing.w 6, activity the'.first .alvantagek which
'they havegained in that qudrter, thisdiversion will
become very enibarrassing to Napoleon, because
Frencti territory itself _will have beet; assailed; :Isis
navy and his commerce will suffer; and the theatre
of tue war being so near the capital, the details of..it
• cannot te concealed from its 'inhabitants. ' The en- •
terptizeconsidered in this point" of vieW, oppears to
- be of a nature snilicieTly important to indueelne
to
stgnick io you. the .Emperors commands, that ,you',
should no longer urge -Mr. Canning ,to ch.atige.' the'
dire ion,' which, has been :given to the. English
troops, bat on the contrary;' to -induce him, if it still
be:tin e, fly every orpiment that is applicable, to
Continue with the greatest vigour the operations on
this-pa' t French territory, and to-pursue them
with all the activityand tenacity which circurnstan-
* ces will permit- , It ~.s,voeld even give us pain, if
sfter,ail 'that has- been done _ on the banks of -the
Scheldt, the' British Cabinet were to Withdraw the
troops from that point,- with a view et_ employing'
them in sorne'other quarter, for the 'consequence
Would be a loss of time, the duration of which, cont..'
isidering the advanced season, could not-be calculated
union; and from whit:le:Napoleon )would how
to derive great advantages. •
No. V E xtract of a' Dispatch from Benjamin Bathurst,
Esq. to Mr. Secretary Canning; dated Buda, Sept. a-,
`-‘ In a conference I had ibis •morning with de
lindens', the Aulic Councillor mentioned to me the
intelligence which had just teaciscd Count Stadion,
sof the reireaf7.of the fieet-frem Antwerp;';
and intimated the concerts flit. Emperor felt on this
aCcognt. • •• " •
" His Imperial, Majesty no longer hoping -for
the cOntinuvion of operations in Holland (which,
Prince Starbemberg, in the instructions sent by
vit as. directed to press) recurs to the;
original diversion in the North of Germany.
" Monsieur de Hudelist,told me, Count Stadion
bad expressed himself with some,b,tterness- on the
retreat of the Expedition, which I .endeavoured' to
soften, by begging hiin to recollect:the service it had-
, already tendered Austria, in drawing towatkis
Hol-
land a 'large force that would now be United to Buo-
naparte'S
"-McraSteer _Hudelises letters lions -Count Sta,
dion of to day, are in the same .seese, that the Ar-
;. rnistice: wfas , to be denounced yesterday: or to-day ;
' " aud,os lie inteltds dispatching tninseit iNdesSenger
froin Tolls to Loudon the moment the- debut:mai-,
iion takes place, I have no reason: for detainine-

iog corps t--
Captain INlarsh's-Light Brigade of Artillery-, with
dace amunition carriages complete. •

Lieutenarit-Genend Lord PAGET.
Brigadier-Gen. ICor TEN Bußo H. - 95111 Ritie Corps, 2so.
63tit Light tor",intiry, 775. ist Battalion list ditto, 934:
Scat Battalion; 570
Bri4adier-Gen. BROWN..-2d Battalions3d Regiment, 400.
tat 13at. 2,6 tit ditto,. 65 i. tat: Bat. Bist ditto, 644;

Lieutenant Geperal Sir Eyre Coote was directed I
to *make the landing a .gun-shot's length ..ha,tbe
Westward of Den Haak Battery, to avoid its firv,,
and to take it in reverse when the troops were
formed. - For this purpose,. the Lieuteu,:int-General,
was direCled to lead his left On a beam whiCh.stood
on the Sand Hills-; about a 'mile to the Westward of
the Haak Fort, and to regulate his right according-
ly. When •;the line of boats was formed, the
Comrnrider.in- Chiet with the Head-quarter Staff-
joined; ~and at' 6 P. M. the landing was.effeetecl
without opposition, excepting from the flaak Fort,
which- fired a few rounds at the Covering vessels,
but without effect.
The' troops formed-, and advanced to a position on.
the most inward of three ridges of sand hills which
skirt the Island here. The-light troops advanced-to

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Mr.CooKE, taking advantage o! •Pie I-TC Knights,
is performing dig live nights %ith Mr. ELLISION;
at DiksinciieJte . , • .. •

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~eour a tlvood cal'e,d -Prince Bpsch, in front (Which
the •n'ern,y attempted to dtVute), and some, prison.
' F ers were made. :Lietitenant Coldnel, Pack-, with .a
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JOUR,NAt; OF 'THE raocKnOING3rOFTFIE ARiirf UNDER Part of, the .7.lst_ light infanin , triarchedvtowards -
.:THE' COMMAND or LIN:;TILNAST-GENERAL THE . the signal-post
.on the left, where, it was supposed
EARL OF CHATHAM,. ri: G. 6t.r. Btc. &-c.. i two guns were placed, but which had been:
,w ith-:.
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' : • wEDN.Elimir;.:36Li, 2,,.1 809. - . i ter,. commanded by. Lieutenant Duncan-.• . 4.,..•
At 4 P:M. the Earl of Chatham with his Staff Lieutenant Colonel pack then advanced against
embarked-at. Deal, on board his Majesty's ship Ve- 1 Den Haak Fort, which the
,enemy pbaodoned,
nerahle .. - .. leaving-three twelve"poonder (brass) .glins in goOd
. ,
: found spike'.
Thursday 'July i.l7.—Ar anchOr in the Dawns. , order ; the rest consisting of four .s4-I)OulldeiS 'We.4O
.
In the evening the fleet \kith the left- witt (:f the
army oiebo-rd joined flora-Portsmouth, and Lieut.- - „The second debarkation took place as soon as the
General. Sir Eyree-COOte and Rear. Admiral Otway 'boats rurzied to the ship DO S; it Osisted of Captain
calve on bOard. • . : Masse y' as
light brigade of artillery, and the follow-
Rear-Admiral Sir Richard SiraChan , shifted his i mg corps, composing the the, under Major Ge- „
flag to the Venerable. •*. ' . neral Graham :---- . . •• •
Friday; July '2B.—The Veiterablt; got under weigh Brigadier Ceneral Houvror:. •
.isita ttalion 324 Regiment, 565• jci battalion Royals 944. I
at A.M..with aline'breeze.:fri,ot the S. W. and ' . . 1
celottei HAY. •
C_llp.ll to an anchor at 7., p. NI. in, the Stone Deep.- Ist battalion; sth regiment, q;9: 2d battalion 35th ditto,
Dombourglr church in the? Island of Walcheren, Tara ditto, si. ii.,, , '
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bettring"-E. S. E. distant 3 itiagutti. I .. A considerable number :of deserters, came over;
74. ' -ad battali9n, i
Lieut.-=Gen. Sir John .Appe's division; and most and some prisoners, togetiier with two guns• and
of: the gun=boats joined in tip, evening. Blowing - -an ammunition -waggon,: taken by the 71st reces4- -
•fresh, the gUn-boats labouring eery' -much, two of ment. The 3d.• battalion -Royals 'was sent to the:
them. were dismasted, and •ene fonndered in -the left to . support the. 71st regiment, -:which had all
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night ; people saved. - - ' , vanced against Fort Den Haak they
.had :arrived,
The squadron under .Corntnad,-.)re OWen, with aethe Si4nal-pOst, When the 'report of the abandon
• .rent.-Geri: the Marquis :of Hentley'.B, division on ment of that . work.- baring. been received, they were -
board, sailed from the• Downs soon.after the Vette-. ordered back to their -brigade. --• :-. , , . '
_-ruble had shaped their course for the . Weeling After Colonel Pack had taken.pOssession of Den
Passage: • ',-. - ' '.' -... . . ' ' Haak, heAdvarfeed with five cOrilianies of this reg,i-
-• Saturday, July 29.—The' fleet withthe left wing ment towards the 'Town of Ter V'eer bje'the Sea'
of the army on -bciard_sailed from the Downs at 4,, ' Dyke. • • : - -
A. M. and carne to anchor.at 3P. M..in tim Stone .When the position of the army was correded,
Deep. . , : and the out-posts placed, the•commander in. Chief,
' The wind shifted more to the weso,vard, and con-- Quarter Master and Adjutant General, &c, went to.
,tinned to blow very flesh. The anchorage of the_ g Fort Den,Haak, where. head quatters:were•establigh-,
Stone Deep being much exposed- to tbe heavy sea : ed for the night.
which this; wind occasioned, it became necessary to ; The third debarkation was begun about ten o'clock
secure a roadstead to leeward, in which thejleet,-par- . P. M.- It consisted of Captain Smith's light brigade
.ticularly 'the small craft, might ride in safety, and it 'of Artillery.; , . . . -
also seemed expedient, that as the surf rendx:red -a - - - Major General Pic tort.
7 Ist battalion,. 36Th trlgim sim. sth regitnent, ent, '545•
landing either. at West Capelle or Dombourgh;itn-2
ad battalion 63(1' 555. Battatipm-ot Detachments, 800.
praCticable, the left wing of the army destined- kir- - •
the reduction of Walcheren should be put on shore,; In the Ceurse of the night the under7rnentiened
regiments; the remaining part. of Brigadier General
-on the Bree- Sand, out of 'thte, rini.,:e . of shot ' from
were landed
' s brigade ,' • , -
fort Den Haak.:, The -Rootii`PiitLiOlf- the 5.. W.. end Houston ,
Regiment, 5t2. lst battalion4zd,969. . .
of-,.the Island 'of -Schewen-seemedtO afford the best • Pst
shelter; tart Major General •Pidon,
,with the 36t17regiment
appraring by the chart to be .com-
marated through the Haak Fort at about half past
manded,from the island, Lieutenant... General Sir ..14
;ten, towards- Ter Vere, to support the 71st. - At
Hope was direcied.io possess sucK part as he.might
aboot_a_quarter before eleven, a -heavy firing of cart-
find necessary, with a detaChnaern from the division
tinder his corm/rand, as be passed on carry his fur-
non and ,musketry was heard in the direthon of Ter
titer instruction into execution, .widch were to se-
Vere, and an officer of the 'Quarter Master Gene-.
cure Ter Goes; and to take in reverse all the
. ral's Department was sent to ascertain the cause of
teries of South SePelaird affeding..the navigatiO bat-
nof ;it.. It appeared < that Colonel Pack had'-adsranced
' the 'West Scheldt. . - With four companies of the 71st regiment.close to
, . In this:VieW at 1 P the fleet, with this:divi-
_ , P. At.
,the town of Veer,. when a very heavy fire having
sion of the araiy on board got -under 'weigh, led 1 been opened upon him, he was' obliged to retire
by Sir Hozne Popham in the Salsette. frigate, and-
anchoredaboutkilled and
in the Rocii-n.POt at about - half past
Po
1' '2 P. M.
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phamWhen these accounts were brought in, Sir Nome
,
I •At about9..P.M. one of the Deal luggers return-
who was at
urn ' Haak, 'sent an. order
, ort Den
ed with letters from Lieutenant General Sir John • for the' gun-boats to proceed- up the Veer Gat -IS
early as pesstble in the morning, for_ the purpost of
Hope and Rear Admiral Sir Richard Keates, to the
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Corniriander of the forcei, and to the Admiral. bombarding . Veer ,
The 36th regiment was postei on the Dyke dUr-
The'se letters Concurred' in stating,' than the Road- -
ing the night. _ .
stei-;c1 Was-so far- distant from the island of Schowen,.
Monday, July: 31'..7-At about - half past three;
that the. occupation of any part, of it was unneces- -
A: M•. the battalion of detaehments,and soon after-
sary ; imd the Lieutenant-G,nerol
wards the 77th find 63d regitnents; advanced to that not
having in consequence landed any part of his forte, .
.
vest Ter Veer,. under Lieutenant General M. Fraser..
and Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Keates . having as-
- The; reserve artillery, consisting of fire .9.-ponri&
ships a considerable way up, he would hold hint- 1
certained the East Scheldt to be navigable for large
ers and one heavy 5 -...inc.b. howitzer, was landed -in
,
s;_lf in _readiness to carry into effect' the operation ..the Course of the last .night.. i ,
. . At about five A. M. Lieutenant General' Sir Eyre
originally intended, by passing, up that branch of:the
Conte reported
,to the Commander Of the Forces'
river, i
.
that deputies, from city of Middleburg!) halal-,
At
.3 P. M. the squadron, with the left wing.
rived in the camp to treat for the surrender of the
of the army on board, joined,. and came-Att....an.
town. Lord Chatham received -the deputies in the.
,anchor. •
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At;•9 P. M. an Aid de=Carnp of Lord Chatham's rear of the position, where theyhad been conduCted,
and the Articles of Capitulation, after some modifi-
Was dispatched in charge of a supply of money ,to: .
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Sir John Hope, and. with Vrclera to the Lieutenant cations, were ratified.
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General to proceed-according to his original insfrue2 The morning was occupied in continuing the
art of hi lions without landin art force on the iflanding' of artillery,
,stores, and horses, and in form-
,
Island of Schowen. g y p
s
` ing the troops into the -following divisions : ,
'Sunday; July .30.—At 6 A.M. Sir Home Po.. ."
- - : - . _RIGI-IT, WING.
phain returned-on board, and soon after the signal . ' • Major General GRAHAM.
1 officer a an, 30 Mel), 95th Rifle Corps.
to weigh was imde. At.' BA. M. the Venerable •68tii Light Infantry. • -
got underweikh, and led the fleet in. - At half-past
,9 anchored.off the Bree Sand, Den Haak bearing • i
• S. by E. distant aboin 2 miks.
At I t o'clock:the-Signal for the- troops to land in
light marchingprder was Made, and. in succession;
, then for haisti4out boats, troops to embark, and
.to assemble near their respedive division ships. -
The dflobd tide .vas'at this time running to the east-
- ward With Snell_ strength, that the boats of the-ships
which had anchored to the eastWardolthe Admiral
could-not get to the points of assembly off the Bree
Sand; near to which it was -intended the landing
should be made,
,arid what .appearetl to be perfect-
ly eradicable, as the wind, now .S.S.W. was rather
off the land there.—At about 4 .P.M. the tide. be-
' - gan tqe slacken, and the bUats., with the Ist divi-
iron -of the army under Lieut.-GeLtral AL.Fraser,
were formed in line, ready,to row towards the shore,
half-past 5: This diviSion consisted ,of the fdllotv-

2 Companies,

Colonel HAY.
3d battalion Roy4ls. ist battalion sth Regiment. 2d
battalion 3sth, 3o men R. Staff Corps.
Artillery —5 light 6-pounders. i 54-itch hoWitzer.

-CENTRE. •
Lieutenant =General Li ml PAG YT

B. GeneritI.ROTTRNBUKGH.-120 95th Rifle Corps. 8
Companies 68th Light Infantry, ..85th Rrsiinent:

B. General BROWN.
'2l:t battalion, 234 Regiment. ist bat. z6tlrdo. rst
32d do. zst bat. ?list do.
light 6-pounders. tf 5 inch howitzer.

RESERVE.

• . Brigadier General HOUSTON.. • --
2d battalion, 14th. Regiment. sist Reginient. Ist batta..
gad Regiment.
' .Reserve Artillery.
• LIFT WING.
'Lieutenant General NI. FRAIER.
Major Gen. P.lcTori.--so 95th Rafe Corps. tst batta.-
lion., 71st Regiment. Ist bat...-36t it ditto. ad bat. 63(1 do.
77111 ditto. Battalion of Detachments. 20 ROyal Stall Corps.
Artillery--S light 6--pounders. i jyinch howitzer. • '
The investment of Ter Veer was completed at
about 8 A. M.
At :seven the
.gun-boats -opened'. their fire on the
town, which they kept up witb'tbe greatest gallan-
try thrOughout the day. •
At 1 P. M. the army moved forward in. two .co-
iumnS'ithe first composed of the right and- centre
divisions, and the second of the reserve. The first
Colnmn marched. by East •Capel to Grypskerke,
wfi'ere the centre division hafted. The right
Sion proceeded by the. right to Meliskirke-a•- The
second column marched by Serouskirke to St,.
Lau-
rens. Major-General Graham was ordered to qbr
serve Zoutland on his right,. and to communicate,
with Lieutenant General Lord iPaget,at Grypskvrke
on „'LiOtenant Genercil-.1.4rd , Paget
,was
ordered to communicate on his right with Major-
General Graltun at Mtliskerke, and on his left with
Brigadier-General Houston at St. .Lanreps,.,
dier General Houston
.was.-,ordered to communi-
cate with Lieut. General 'Fraser (before Veer) ou
his left, and with, Lieutenant GeneraFLord Paget on
his right, at •Gry.pskerke. .
Bead-Qinarters at Grypskerke.,
The gun-bo4ts continued ..to bombard Ter Veer

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