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Vetere et the Rank and Marna of Odicen, and of die amber Venerable, when they all came .to in safety off the
of Non-Commissietied Officers and Rank and File, killedf -
wounded, and missing, in :be Island of Walcherer Were Gat.
, from the
Time of landing on the evening of the SOth July, to.the Ist of As soon as the ships were secured, measures were
instantly taken to prepare to hind the army on the
Island of \Valtheren. I did not wait for tl.e gun-
boats coming up, but order'•d th.se who happen-d to
be near the Venerable, together with the mortar brags
to push in shore to cover the lnding, and to fuit.e
the Derhaak battery.
At half. past four the boats put off under the direc-
tion of Lord Amelius Beauclerc, of the Royal 0.. k,
and Captain Cockburn of the Belleisle, and the
troops were landed in excellent order, without oppo-
sition; the firing from the mortar and gun vessels
having driven the enemy completely from the Der.
h.tak battery.
Having thus accomplished this first object, I lost
no time in directing the bombs and gun• vessels to
proem' up the Veere Gat, off Camvere, and having
given Sir Home Popham, who at the request of Lord
Chatham had remained on shore with his Lordship,
permission to employ them as the service might re-
quire, he the next morning began to cannonade Cam.
vere, which had been summoned but held out. The
fire of the gunboats was exceedingly well directed,
and did much damage to the town.
The officers and crews engaged in that service had
a great claim to my admiration for their condiict.—
Three of our gunboats were sunk. In the afternoon
it blew fresh, and as the strengtkof the tide prevent.
ed the bombs from acting, I directed the flotilla to
fall back, preserving a menacing position.
At night, Captain Richardson of the Cesar, who
was in the Dyke on shore, threw some rockets at the
nearest battery of Camvere, and soon after ti.e Com-
manding Officer of the town sent out an offer to sur-
render. A copy of the terms acceded to by Lieute-
nant-General Frazer, and Captain Richardson, the
senior naval officer on the spot, accompanies this
letter. •

Middleburgh, 0d August, 1600.
Royal ArtMety--3 Rank and File wounded.
d Batt. In Foot.-1 Lieutenant, 1 Drummer, 6 Rank and Filet
killed 1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant, ti Serj,:asits, 75 Rank and
File, wounded ; 6 Rank and File missing.
Ist Batt. sth Foot-4 Rank and File killed; S Se/leant*, 16 Rank
and File, wounded ; 10 Rank and File missing.
lit Batt. 26th Foot—Return nut received; supposed to have
none. •
Ist Batt. 32d Foot-1 Serjeant, I Rank, said File, killed; 2 Ser-
jeants, 5 Rank and File, wounde
2d Batt. 35th Foot-4 Rank.and File killed; 2 Captains, 14 Rank
and File, wounded ; 11 Rank and File missift
slst Foot-1 Rank and File killed; 1 Rank and File wounded.
611th Foot—i Drummer, 10 Rank and File, killed; 1 Captain,
2 Lieutenants, 21 Rank and File, Wounded.
st Batt 71st Foot—Return not received; supposed to have about
25 killed.and wounded.
2d Batt. 81st Foot-2 Rank and File killed; I Rank and File
wounded.
2d Battalion 82d Foot-11 rank and file killed; 2 Lieutenants, 2
Serjeants, 21 rank and file, wounded.
85th Foot-1 Serjeant, 2-rank and file, killed; I Lieutenant, 2
Serjeants, 1 drummer, 19 rank and file wounded; 7 rank and,
file missing.
95th Foot-5 rank and file wounded.
Embodied Detachnients--Return not received.

STAFF.
26th Foot-1 Captain wounded.
40th Foot-4 Brigatrer-General ditto.
62d Foot-1 Captain ditto.
Total-1 Officer, 2 Serjeants, 2 drummers, 41 rank and file,
killed; IS Officers, LI Serjeants, 1 drummer, 184 rank
and file, wounded; 31 rank and fde
• Names of Officers killed and wounded.
KILLED.
3d Battalion Ist Foot—Lieutenant D. M'Lean.

wouNoru.
sd Battalion Ist Foot—Captain John Wilson, Lieutenant Jack-
son, and Vounteer J. P. Drury, slightly.
2d Battalion 35th Foot—Captain Tisdell, slightly ; Captain Fre.
deriek, dangerously.
68th Foot—The names of the S Officers wounded, not specified
in the return.
2cl Battalion 82d Foot—Lieutenant Reed, slightly; Lieutenant
Pratt, dangerously.
35th Foot—The name of the Officer wounded, not mentioned in
the return.

The army under Sir John Hope landed at South
Beveland on the Ist of this month, and by a letter
from Sir Richard Keats, of yesterday's date, I fiad
the whole.of the Island is in our possession, the ene-
my's ships are all above Lillo, and those most advan-
ced as high up as Antwerp.
We are getting our flotilla through the Slough into
the Western Scheldt, to prevent succours being thrown
into Flushing by the Canal of Ghent.
When the Rammekins Battery is taken, we hope
to pass the lighter vessels to the Western- Scheldt, for
the purpose of following up the other objects of the
Expedition.
I cannot conclude this letter without acknowledg.
in g the assistance I have received from Rear-Admi-
ral Otway ; and how much I approve of the arrange-
ments he made for landing the division under Sir'
Eyre Conte, which was carried into effect by Lord
Amelius Beauclerc, and Captain Cockburn, with
much skill and activity. Sir Richard Keats, in the
execution of the arduous duties he has had to per.
form, has shewn his accustomed zeal and judgment.
The Captains, officers, and crews of his Majesty's
ships are indefatigable in the execution of their re-
spective duties, and I have much pleasure .n adding,
that there is a most perfect co-operation of the army
and navy. I have, &c.
(Signed R. J. STRACHAN.
P. S. I send this by Lieutenant Duncan, whose
cutter, the Idas, was close in shore, and covered the
landing.

Venerable, off the Veere Gatt, sth August, 1809.
Sir—lt is with great satisfaction that lam enabled
to inclose, for their Lordships' information a copy of the
capitulation of the fort of Rammekins,* which sur-
rendered to his Majesty's forces, under Lieutenant-
General Fraser, yesterday afternoon.
The possession of this post is of great inipmrtance
to our further operations in the 'Wrest Scheldt, as it
will enable me, without, molestation, to advance the
whole of the flotilla, together with the Camilla and
Pallas, by the Slough, and which I trust will effec-
tually prevent any succours being thrown into Flush-
ing, either from Cadsant or by the Ghent Channel.
I have also the honour of forwarding copies of Sir
Richard Keats' accounts of his proceedings in South
Beveland, by which their Lordships will perceive
that the operations of the combined force under the
Rear Admiral and Sir John Hope have been very suc-
cessful, and that the important post of Bathz has been
evacuated by the enemy.
I came here to forward this dispatch to Englani.
and shall leave the command of this division with
Rear Admiral Otway, and return to the flotilla, which
I conclude is now investing Flushing.
It is my intention to hoist my flag in one of the
small vessels in the Slough, that I may be near the
head-quarters of Lord Chatham, and to conduct the
various services in the West Scheldt. I am, &c.

(Signed)
Hon. W. W. Pole.
Sabrina, off South Beveland, Aug. 1, 1809.
SIR—I have the satisfaction to inform you, that
Sir John Hope and seven thousand of his division of
the army were landed on South Beveland this after-
noon, since which I have been informed by message
from him, that he was met on his approach towards
Goes, by the Magistrates, into which place he is at
liberty to enter whenever he pleases. Three of the
enemy's ships of the line and six brigs are at anchor
off the East end of South BeveLnd, the others I con-
clude have moved higher up the Scheldt.
Three of the four sloops I brought up with me
struck in coming up. I have hoisted my flag in the
Sabrina, and am not without hopes of getting the re-
maining parts of the division on shore, and most part
of the army supplied to-morrow. I have the honour
to be, &c. (Signed) R. o. 'MATS.
Half-past Seven, P. M.—The substance of this let-
ter was sent by telegraphic communication from the
Sabrina, at five o'clock. The six brigs are getting
under sail, and moving up the Scheldt apparently, but
the ships of the line are still fast.
Sabena, off Wemeldioge, Aug, 3, ISM
Soon after I landed I was informed by letter from
Sir. John Hope, that Baths had' been evacuated in the
night ; and as he informed me the communication was
open between Walchek-en and this Island, and he had
sent to Lord Chatham an account of the evacuation,
I concluded Ton would hear it from hence, and went
on to Bath; With a view to make observatiens, and
from which I am this moment returned.

R. J. STRACHAN.

(Sigma) E. G. KEATS.
Rear-Ainiral Sir R.J. &radian, Bart. etc. &c. acc.

• See the Dispatches from
Chatham.

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