Star.
London, England, 1809-08-16 00:00:00

'iMBARDMENT OF FLUSHING,

The BENNWDA sloop of war has arrived at Yars
:notith from off Flushing. By this vessel Captains
Ci!ETI/AM and DORIC of the Navy came over with
from Sir RICHARD STRACHAN. Captain
enogsoN, of the 32d regiment, also arrived in the
!reset, being very unwell.
We learn by thit vessel that the garrison of Flush-
made another furious sortie on Friday night last,
I,:ere :hey repulsed till after a most obstinate and
bl,ody conflict, in which, we are sorry to say, our
'n killed and wounded was somewhat serious ;
I,A. me cannot state thz numbers with precision.
Tih BEI:NUDA left the Scheldt on Sunday. Our
opened upon Flushing at one o'clock P. M.
6 iy, and at one o'clock next morning Captain
bora S:V•V a great fire which he believed to be occa-
fled hr the own being in flames.
jar HOVE POPUAM was at Bathe on the 11th, with
sloops and gun-brigs, and 2t) gun-boats. Lord
(tAEDNER was at anchor in Dykersoot Bay (just be-
!•.Ae Flushing), with eight sail of the line ; and Sir R.
jaATS was at Wiemerlinge with a squadron at the
time Captain Dom came away.
Lord WILLIAN STUART, in the Lavinia, leading
teli more frigates, passed in a most gallant style the
h,.:teries of Flushing, which kept up a tremendous
upon them. Our loss upcn this occasion has
been, we are happy to state, but .very trifling.
Our vessels has! not more than a few killed and woun-
de. I. was considered a service of the greatest dans
ger, .and of ;he most hazardous nature. Several actions
had taken placebetween our small armed vessels and
eie enemy's gun-boats, seven of which were cap.
tared. They were lull of troops and military stores,
and destined to reinforce the garrison. The brilliant
enterprize, accomplished with such spirit by Lord
MiLIAII STUART, had for its grand object the cutting
off tl,e communication brween the island of Cadsand
and Welchenn. All intercourse is consequently at
an en& and the French force in Flushing is completely
left to its own means and resources for the resistance
of our attacks.

Our batteries erected against Flushing extend in a
ci:thi round :he town from sea to sea. Between 80
?nil 9'J pieces of heavy battering cannon were mcnnt-
td,besides 25 Mortars. When Lord Wm. STUART,
in OW Lavillia, forced his passage at the Lead of a,
line of eleven frigates, the ships were exposed
for an hour and a half to the fire of the battery of
Bracos on Cadsand, and the sea pert of Flushing.
The &Inge d.:n?. to the ships in this daring ert ;.
prize wiis trifling.
The fr,gatt s, with a line of gun-boats, are nosy at
ar.7hor just beyond the range of the sea-b Itt2ries of
Pushing,. which is cut off from all communication.
The s and Crce, and one or two more frigates,
were from the other side cf Flushing, through
the Slough Passage, to join Lord 'WILLIAM STUAIiT
i., front of that place.
The divisions of the Marquis of HuNmity, the
Earl of RoshLYN, and Sir Jour; HOPE, amounting to
orwarjs of 20,000 men, were asseir.bled at Bathz, in
Bev-land, ready to proceed to the other objects
of :..:.Expedition.
Civtaia DOME reached town with his dispatches
!dit in-,-;ht. It was currently but etroneousl: re.,orted
!tat ;re had brought intelligence of the surrender of
Fiuslii

Titre DEF!:NnER gun-brig, from Walcheren, has
Myrgate. She left Campvere on Monday
o'oout seven o'clock, and reports that our

ies began to bombard Finshirrg about three

Cne same morning, and with suck effect that
v.iirte town seemed to be in a blare: About the
.me gelting under weigh some flags of truce
•e:e cbserred, but it it supposed without any result,
cann:alack commenced again about 9 o'clock
eredng.

There is evidently a disagreement in the accounts
the time of the commencement of the
liyardintaL—We cannot ascertain which is the
st correct, I..gt we should think Captain Dona:;
.11 not be mistaken, and that Sunday afternoon,
Mo.idity morning), was the period.
1;.1 DEverrnce gun-brig another important
•e:= of.ntelligence has been received, but we know
he.. 7 to credit it—namely, that the populace at
,:terdarn had risen against the French ; and that in
•Ltiuerice hopes were entertained that we should
tO get possession cf that place, where there
at this time three French ships of the line.—We
the arcounts from the outpnrts :--
" -YARMOUTH, AtlG/IST
47c,terday at.s p. m. arrived the BERMUDA sloop of
frrll Flushillg, and landed Captains CHETHAM
)(,kie of the Navy, with dispatches, and Cap-
THrimrsoy of the 3!J regiment, who has come
1)6% very unwell. The reports in circulation
that the bombardment commenced on Sunday
at three o'clock, and that before eleven the
was on fire ; the BERMCPA left Flushing soon
French made a furious sortie on Friday
which they were rzTulsed with great slaugh-
' loss is very serious in killed and wounded."
" MARGATE, AZT3UST 15.
" :I.trivid the DEFENDER f.,,un-brig, from Walche-
•k:e left Carnpvere yesterday morning, about
~'dock. Our forces began to bombard Flush-
it, three o'clock the same morning in so furl-
4'nuaner, that the town itself seemed in a biaze.

About the time of the DEFENZDER'S getting under
weigh, some sags of truce were perceived. A very
heavy eannonr!dir began again about nine o'clock in
the evening. Admiral Kaitrs was proceeding up the
West Scheldt. The peasantry about Rotterdam had
risen to support us ; and it was hoped that Rotterdam,
with three French sail of the line at that place, would
be in our possession."

RAMSGATE, AUGUST 15.
• " Sunday, 14 sail of transports arrived here from
Portsmouth, to take on board the remainder of the
Royal Artillery horses; which have been waiting at
Canterbury ; and on Monday three hundred came in,
and were embarked as follows :

On board Ft' 50 Horses, and IS Meg,
ur 2.1 - 12 -
1)1i ti 4 • 12 -
Fl 16 - 8
NE 24 1S
1540 10
OE. '2O 10

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GP so

PW 20

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DU 2i

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JR 20

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300 Ito
" More transports arc etpected to receive 50 more
hors."

Upwards of 150 horses, for tile train of angler'',
marched from Canterbury on Mcnday morning, in
order to be embarked at Rarnsgat_ to join the "ape.
dition.

The following is a copy of the official letter froth
Captain HANCRET, of the RAVOT sloop, to C. pt
OWES, or the CLYDE ; detailing particulars of
that action, which so warmly excited the applause of
both Army and Navy, in whose presence it was per-
formed : •

" His Majesty's sloop Raven, off the Elleberg, Aug. 4.
" chedtence to your signal to chace, of yesterday after-
noon, I have the howler to inform you, that when coming up
abreast of Flushing, I observed the boats of the squadron under
a very galling fire, and conceived it my duty to giqe them every
protection his Majesty's brig under my command could afford ; I
accordingly ran in for the mtilith of the Scheldt, receiving the fire
of five batteries on Cadsand, and of the whole sea front of Fludi-
frig in passii.g. I had the satisfaction of drawing the fire off Or
boats, commanded by 'Lieutenant Strahan, of the Clyde, which
were pulling after the enemy's vessels with the greatest gallantry.
The enemy were driven trona the battery of Breskens by our fire,
the boats we brot.•ght s,:fe down, and the gun-vessels retreated
into the harbours or each side.

" Considering l.e-tvy fire of shot and shells we were exposed
to for four hours in heating down, the grape coining on board us
from Flushing. while the round shot from the tatories of Cadlaud
were pasi,irg • [trough us, our loss is comparatively small, there
being only : a•id eight men wounded.
"We I• s.tlored severs ly in our hull, masts, and rigging ; two
of our • s were dismoutred, the tot masts shot away above the
lower caps, the mainmast, bowsprit and main boom rendered un-
serviceable, and the sails and rigging completely cat to pieces.
" I have to reconinsend, in the strongest manner, the gal-
-lin conduct of Lieu; et Wills and Ball, whose zeal and atten-
tion on this and every other °cession merit my warmest thanks.
Mr. Robert Dunlop, acting Mast. r, attended to his station with
tit greatest coolness, as v. ell as Mr. Wm. Preston, surgeon, who
did not lays the deck until call-cl down to attend the wounded,
and Mr. Wrn. Cowley, purser, who volunteered to attend the sig-
nals, and was on the poop With me the whole time ; and I cannot
too highly appreciate the steadiness and courage displayed by
every officer and man in the Raven, while engaging the batterii
in this pass, so well prepared for our reception, and in sight of
both armies, end which has been thought before formidable even
to fleets.

" Accompanied is a Copy of the Surgeon's report of thh
wounded.

" I have the honour to be, with respect, Sir,
" Your must obedient humble s-rvant,
(Signed) " J. M. HAl:ctn.-1-, Captain.
" To Captaiii Owen, &c. Clyde."
A I.ist of the wounded on hoard his Majesty's ship RsvlN,
J. M. HANCHETT, E. in ah action with :h.: Batteries in the
River Scheidt, on the :td day of August, ISt 9.

" 3. M. Haneliett, Esq. Captain ote% erely, side ; Joseph Pedro,
Captain of the Fcrecastle, dangerously; John Harniley, /I,a:-
swain's Mate, severely, kree;. Robert Forbes, Gunrer',4 Mate,
ditto, face; John Har4emati, scaman, ditto, hip ; Dennis IVa-
horry, ditto, hand; Shron Nelson, Captain of the Foretop, ditto,
arm and Aide; Thomas Seaward, marine, ditto, bead ; Anthony
Bacon, ditto, ditto, slightly, kg. (Signed)
" Wattaat PilLiiroN, Surgeon."

At the Derby Assizes a verdict for 4001. damages
Was given against Mr. Sutton, of the Navigation Inn,
Shardlow, for having placed a tarpauling upon a
shed near the road side, which flapping with the wind,
caused the horse of Mr. J. Salterfield, draper, of
Manchester, to throw him and break his leg. It was
satisfactorily proved, that this shed and tarpauling
had, for a considerable time prior to the plaintiff's ac-
cident, been the occasion of many horses taking fright,
and had occasioned the plaintiff's accident. The Judge
was clearly of opinion that the defendant had no right
to place, although on his own ground, any erection
productive of such effects.
At the Worcester Assizes, R. Baylis, a church-
warden, was indicted for two libels against the Rev.
G. Waldron, Rector.—The libels were so far ortho-
dox as to have been borrowed from Scripture, and
were posted up near the pulpit Thou bast let thy
mouth speak wickedness, and with thy tongue thou
hast let forth deceit."—,4 My house is the house of
prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves."—The
defendant, when called on for his defences justified
his conduct by saying, that a churchwarden had a
right to p•:t any thing up in a church so that it was
taken fi orn Truly Writ. The Coart,-bowever, thought
otherwise, and sentenced him to be fined and impri-
,3
sone,—

Sunday morning early, two persons of the natncs
of Sealy and Smith, confined in the House of Cor-
rection,escaped over the prison wall. In the after-
noon of the same day, Trott, one of the Officers of
Halton-garden Oaice, coming through Cheshunt,
recognized Smith, took him into custody, and safely
lodged him in his old quarters. The other has not
yet been heard of.
The following melancholy circumstance occurred
at Stonehaven, on 'Wednesday last :—A young man
of the Kincardineshire Local Militia, now on perma-
nent
duty at Stonehaven, had agreed, for a trifling
wager, to pick up a certain number of stones, placed
at regular distances, bringing each of them separately
to a particular spot within an hour. He had proceeded
only about 16 minutes, when, complaining of thirst,
he had some cold water, by his own desire, repeatedly I
given him, and appearing faint, was urged to decline
the prosecution of his task—but persisting in a further
trial, he in a few minutes dropped down, and soon
after.expired.

. .
IKekiiiftENCE.

FALMOUTH; AUGUST is.
Arrived the Princess Amelia packet, from Jamaica,
in 35 day S, mail not up.

PLYMOUTH AND PLYMOUTH=DOCK, AUGUST 14.
Arrived the polacre brig Francisco de Padua, of
Cadiz, J. GARCIDO DE RCEDA) from Carthagena,
laden ith cotton, dye-wood, bark, flour, gold and sil-
ver bars, and about 4000 dollars. She was bound to
Cadiz—was captured 31st July last, by the Fres.cill
brig letter of marque Comparable, of four guns and
several swivels, ith 50 men, from Senegal, bound
to St. Maloea, to which port she belonged. On the
morning of the 3d inst. his Majesty's frigate DIANA
discovered the enemy with her prize, near the Western
Islands; upon which the Frenclunen plundere.l the
polacre of the dollars and bark, threw the flour over.
board, and then made off, leavhig a few Frenchnien
on board, should the DIANA not come up with her,
but which, however, she effected, after a very short
chace the French vessel made her escape.
Arrived and sailed again for London, the schooner
Sir Charles Cotton, of and from Malta and Gibraltar,
with barilla, 16 days from the latter place; a gun.
brig,. with a new sloop of war, from the eastward ;
schooner Game Cock, of this port, from Fowey, laden
with coffee, bound to Malta. Sailed the Swar.i.ovr
sloop of war, to the eastward ; and Goi.hriNcii, on a
cruize.

The RANGER is not yet returned from the chase of
the French privateer and her prize ; the latter is now
thought to be an Americ:..l to this port.
—Arrived the lltadu ti igate, fi om Madeira ; brings
nothing new—all tranquil and well at that island.—
The CONFLICT gun-brig, which arrived on Saturday
from Rochefort, came up harbour this day, to be re-
paired.—lt has blown quite a hurricane the whole
day, attended with very heavy rain.—Wind S.W.

PORTiMOUTII, AUGUST is.

Sailed his Majesty's ships la Nympu, 'FYLLAt
PER, and EIDERIN, \Stith •the Mediterranean, Lisbon,
and Oporto fleets, to Yarmouth Roads.—Wind SANT •

DOVER, AUGUST 15.

Came in this afternoon his Majesty's schooner AL-
PHEA, Lieutenant GIZBOS, and brought in with her
the PapPenburg hoy Samuel, from Liverpool, laden
with salt, captured last night at eight o'clock by a
French lugger privatzer off teachy Bead, and re-
taken a few hours after by the ALPHEA : the Cap-
tain and two men beloqing to the hey were taken
out of her by the Frenchmen, and put on board the
lugger, from which seven tnen were sent to conduct
the prize to a French port. Came in also the sloop
Elizabeth of this port, Capt. Hmiwann, from Ko-
ehester, with French prisoners, bound to Morlaiz.—
Passed by the Tarleton,CßAKL, from Grenada ; and
the Cumberland, Muntr, from Rio de la Plata...—
Wind W.' S. W. and blows fresh.

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