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°Tenant. very obstaflep and, in less than half ar
hour they Were masters of the piece. Alrthe
son that did not Orem/ down their arms were pAr
the sword. The Governor had entrenched the c.
and the Motel de Ville; the latter was carrierj '
troops, and the Governor, Ito was ip it, sweat+,
• idiscretion, with the rest of the garrison.
This capture would add ranch to the fame of that
distinguished officer, General Teuentzien, were it Cap
pable of addition-; but his exploits in this war are too
well known ever to be obliterated from the records
orposterity. •
. The siege has cost about SOO men killed and woun-
ded, and the assault about 100, and *even officers
wounded.
The Prussians found ninety-six pieces of artillery
here, and made two thousand' prisoners. In Torgau
they had already obtained possession of three hundred
and sixteen pieces. In these fortresses the Prussians
have found considerable magazines of corn and gun-
powder.
General Tauentzien will now proceed to Magde.
bourg. It is r.ot to be overlooked here, that every
fortress that now falls, by the adthirable dispositions
that have been made, augments very materially the
force advancing against the enemy. .-.
We have thus reinforcements and three lines of
reserve, as it la ere on the Oder, the Elbe, and the
Rhine, from which .we constantly derive aid.
ThelwaslAu.irters of the Emperor of Austria and
the King of Trfissia, will be transferred this day to
\resod. •

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WA$ DEPARTMENT.
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DOWNINGSTREET, rsBRUARY 8.
A Dispatch, of whiCb the folltwing is a copy, has
been received by Elrl BATHURST, addressed to his
Lordship by General Sir THOMAS Gamuts', dated—

Hcakquarters, Catruhout, January J 4.
MY.LoteD Bulow, Commander in Chief
of the sd•corps of the Prussian army, having signified
to media in the morning of the 11th inst. he was to
carry into elect:tiro, hi.; intention of driving the ene-
my from their position at Hoogstraeten and Wortel,
oh the Merk, in order to make a reconnoissance on
Antwerp, and that be wished me to cover the right
fhyrk of his corps; I moved such parts of the two
divisions under my command as were disPosable
qorn Rosendall, and arrived here at day-break on the
morning of the 1 Ith. The enemy were drivjn back,
with loss, from West Wesel, Hoogstraeten, &c. after
an obst:nate resistance, by the Prussian troops, to
Braescfr at, Westmedle, etc.
Dispositions were made to attack them again the
following day, but they retired in the night of the
11th, and took up a position near Antwerp, the left
,resting oh Merczam. •
. General Bulow occupied Braeschat in force that
evening (the 12th).
I moved to Capelle, on the great road from Ber-
gen-op-Zoom to Antwerp,-to be ready to cooperate
in the intended attack yesterday.

Major. General Cooke's division remained in re-
serve at •Capelle, and Major-General 144‘,Icenzie's
moved, by Ekeren nod Donc towards Jlerc..xem, so
as to avoid both great roads occupied by the Prus-
sians. While the Prussians wereengaged considerably
more to the left, an attack on the village of Merexern
was made by olonel M•Lead's brirlle, led by him-
Aelf, in the most gallant style,. and arder the imme.
diate direction of Major-General MaXenzie.
.The rapid, but orderlyladvance of the detachment
Of the third battalion of the rifle corps, under Captain
Fullarton's command, and of the 5..-cond battalion of
the 78tv commanded by Lieutenant. Colonel Lind.
Say, supported by the second battalion of the 25th,
commanded by. Major M'DonneJl, and by the 33d,
under Lieutenant.-Colonel Elphinstone, and an imme-
diate charge with the bayonet by the 78th, ordered
by Lieutenant-Colonel Lindsay, decided the contest
much sootier, and, with numb less loss than might
hive been expected,. 'front" the strength of the post,
and the numbers of the enemy.
Colonel Macleod received, a severe wound tbrorgh,
the arm, in the at:triune tu the attack, but did nok
quit t' e command c6he brigade till he became faint
tram loss or F)lood. • I aru happy think that the
army will probably not be long deprived of the ser-
vices of this distingui,hed officer.
The enemy were driven into A ntwerp, with consi.
derable loss, and some prisoners were taken.
I have the greatest satisfaction in expressing my
warmest approbation of the conduct of all these
troops : no veterans ever behaved better than these
men, who then met the enemy for the first time.
The discipline •and intrepidity of the Highland
battalion, which had the good fortune to lead the
attack icito•the village, reflect equal credit. on the
officers and men. • s .

Tbe'Sime -spirit was mapifeste&by the other troops
employed.
Two guns of Major Fyer's brigade were advanced
in support of the attack, and, by their excellent prac-
tic!), soon silenced a battery of the enemy.
The 52J regiment, rimier the command of that ex-
perienced Officer Lieutenant‘Colonel Gibbs, was'
afterwards moved into the village of Mercxens, in
".) rci e r to cover the withdrawing of the troops from it,
which was ordered as soon as the Ptussien column
arrived by the great road, the head of which had al-
ready driven in 'he outposts, when our attack began.
Lieutenant-Colonel Gibbs remained with the 52d,
and 3d hattaliOn 95th, till atter 'dark.
This reconnoissance having been satisfactorily ac-
complished, the Prussian troops are going into -can-
tonments, and this corps will resume pearly those it
occupied before.
The severity of the weather has been missive.
The soldiers havp'borne it With cheerfulness and pa.
tience, and I hope will nok suffer very materially
from it.
I send inclosed a return of the killed and wounded.
I !eve the hpnour to be, &c.
(Signed) THOMAS GRAHAM.

Return Killed,' Wounded, and Mis.ing, of the Army ender
'the command of bit Baceneocy General Sir Thomas Grahatit,
R. B. in the village utMeratent, connected with the Recon-
noissance upon Antwer?„ on the ISih January, 1914.
25th Foot, 24 Bast.-1 rank and Ole killed; 4 rank and file
wounded.
3114 Foot-1 rank and Ale apbstair.
pith Voce, 2d Bitt.---1 linsign; 7 Molt sad file, killed; 1 Lieu.
tenant.eclonel, litii;essats, 20 rack and, fde, 3 horses,
wounded.
93th Foot, Id Bets.-1 rink and file killed I rank and file
wounded.' '
'tuyol Artillery Drivers-1 rank and file, 2 horses, wounded.
Total-4 Ensign, 9 rank and fide killfd •) I Lieutellaul-Colvnell