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CP tIC;E srxriENc.E ITAPptNikf

THE

MINUTES OF EVI;)ENCE,

Taken Wore,the Corn:ilittce of t:ie whole Rouse, appointed
to consider of the POliciand Conduct of the Sate
Lion to Lila Scheldt. • -

- -FOURTH DAY, FEB. 8.•
The Right Hon. Sir ,OHN ANtTlttitint,R, Bart, in tti:

Lie-utenant-Cdlonel GORDON called in.
Exitininecttiy the Committee.

Were'you cousulicd by the. Commander in Chief,
or by any Member. of the Admittistraiion, le.i.e, t-
ing the ptojetled E)cpedition. to the Scheldt was
by the Commander in Chief.
-Did you your opinion in writing or verbatly ?
—The Comma-,der in. Cir of desired tue to pit my
sentiments in writing'; I did so, and delivered them
to him.
Fl'he opinion delivered in by Lieutenatit-Colo'el
Giadcin was read.] •
Mentorandu.ln upon the supposed pra6licability of destroying
the trench Ships and Vessel. in the. Scheldt, and in, the
Arsenals at Arsenals at Antwerp, May 31,.i5;9
" The .only Modes by w bad! an at-
tenipt to this effect could be made with any proiPett
of success, appear to he--;-
First, By a conjunet operation of the navy and

arna7, the forme!' acting in the river,-and t fZc ktter
landing on the coils:, and touving, dire upn
i werp.

S'ocondly, By a maritime operation en. lusiveiy
from our ships and vessels in the river Scheidt, and
a:ling from them with our land fOrc'es against such
pai:es on either batik of the Scheldt, as inEtrbe.ne-
ces-ary to.faclitate the -operation -upon* the Lily of
, Antwerp.
`.` The primary consideration upon—both of the
above modes are the ekwitt of our nirans, compared
with tioat Ofthe enetny, and the obstodes`we should
have opposed /ti our -attempts' both
.131 land mud
IX a er.

" There doei ithl appear to be any dituni that

e;in lead 'to any probable guess at rhe tx:ent or ibe

force which the enemy may pos,ess ;it Ant werpa6.l
the sqon, towns adycent, or even at [tie ext.t-nt of
the armed population of militia of the neighbouring
distriefs, b'ut is imagined, from vat ;ot.ts concurring.
testirnonlig that the whole regular turc,± has beim

dawn off towards Germany, and that the cow try
in the vicinity of Antwerp has been .1., ft more 'cks.
titute of troops than at any former period.' This
• appears to be the utmost extent of our intormatioU,
and upon the accuracy of which trust depend Cue
success or failure of our project.
I f‘ The- Wtis
,could employ' uponthis service areas follow,

_ .
22 Ships of the line, capable of caltaining each soy soldiers.
8 more Ships of the line.

p• Ships of the line.
" Frigates and smaller vessels of war capable of contain.
ingo.4,ono soldiers.
. . . _ .

Making conveyance on board ships of war, for an army
of 25,0.0 infantry.

" The utmost extent of Land Forces th-lt could
be spared from the United Kingdom tar this service,
is as fOIiOWS, viz :

30,000 Infantry.
6,c:4)0 Cavalry.

t Total 36,0t0
" To this must be. added the usual proportion of
field artillery, say twelve brigades at least, ,:iid tour
troops of horse artillery, the horses of which may be
calQulated at least at 1000. To thi.s must br ad ,ed,.
a certain proportion of gulls of larger caiiiire; Which,
wit htheir equipage, might req,iirt, 500 horses fore. _
Ir to this is added 500 horses wore for the St.:, tr and
other services of the army, the, land foice will aniouni
as tollows-;• viz. •

MEN..
30,000

tiOftS ES.

Infantry
Cavalry
Ordnance

- -6,000

500
6, 0
2,5,a

Total 38,000 9,000
c.‘ Of the
:above the ships of war could convey.
25,000 faulty.,

, .
" Tronil.ort tpnnage must therefore be provided
for 13,000 men and.9ooo horses, besides oidn:ince
and camp stores.

-"..TUe. Whole of The above force being embirked,'
it 'must then be conducted to its final • destination,
which may be supposed nearly as follows, viz.
" It must be evident that if a land operation is to
be ,ate' meted, no part or the above, force can,be
spared for any purpose of co-operation withh-The sea- •
Men by partial descents frbm the fleet upon the
shores of tl.e Scheldt, but it must be' wluilly and
solely app.ropriated for the attainment of its obj eel by
a March ihningli the enemy's country. The placys
fo disembark:iltion of this land force,, app.-err tb.be
Ostend and a Blanenburg; and: thougb it may, be
skipphs'ing great ile.do it MUM', to rend, T the proj
at all possA)le, be, supposed that Ost4.-.od, on the aP-
pearance of such an itnposing force, "yens its gates
without
,opp .sition7 The army could 'not wove
forward ..wnhout having 0„ place d'armes for its
stores, SN. and least of air, leaving a strong •p!ace ref
derecoce in its rear in the hands bf the enemy. It
must b: therefore a fixed thing, fliat before the arrny
motes forward, Ostend most be in our possession.
From Ostend to Antwerp, there are two great'
roads ; viz.

The one by Bruges, Ghent, and Lokeren,: and
the u hole distance about six '.miles; but it must be
observ,..d, that this route, besides leading through a
lo'w country intersected with canals, only brings you
to the banks of the-Scheldt oppo,ite to. Antwerp,
and.the means of passing the river bating been pro_
.
hably removed, very consid4.able delay most elotte
before even an attempl conid he made by us towards
the ..4,biee:t of our enterprize. This route, thetefore
glaltit not be followed. . .
The other road, and that by. which the army •
must march, Je ids from Ostend, through Thoroux,
Oudenarde, Most, or Brussels, Malitie,; to Ant-werfi,
and it; about 100 or •1 10 miles.
" When it is considered, that the under-meiv,