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tary advaatsget to die !Wish, tad they, art the 16th of Aug,o*
made their attack, and displayed all their means with the pru-
dence and boldness indispensably neeess-try to meet such difficul-
ties, and such adversaries. But even this was foreseen. Defen-

GERMAN PAPERS.,

FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS.

ALTONA, SEPT. 211.
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St. Gall a

after sa

LN CONTINLTAI7ION FROM TU PRECEDING PAGS.

sive positions were marked in the neighbourhood of Antwerp, t•
be taken by the army which received daily reinforcements, and
measures had been planned, in conformity with, the Emperor's
commands, to cause the very progress of the enemy to become
a snare, by which he would be separated from his ships, and the
punishment of his temerity would have been more complete and

PARIS, cEPTEMBER 111.

INIPFRIAL DECRM
"At our Imprria; Camp Schoenlaurr, Sept. 3. RAC
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Napoleon, EnTer, ,- of the French, King of Italy, Protector of "memorable.
the Confeikritinn of the Rhine, &C. Ace I.:_e. i Every day of delay rendered the attack more difficult, and its
" We have decreed, and do decree, what. fellows . saccess more doubtful. New legions followed those which a first
" /till ices I. Our Cc:: y in, Marshal Serrurier, Senator, is ap- call had created, and French warriors, rushing in from every part,
Pointed Conlnlander in thief of the National Guard of our good 0 .played that unanimous resolution, which saved them at the
City of P:rie. st our of misfortune, of never suffering the enemy to invade their
II 11. Our Ministers "of the interior and of War are charged territory. Reinforcements of troops and artillery arrived inces-
with the execution of the present Decree. (Signed) • &Artily. The first inundations were effected, and the others pre-
" N:ACOLZON. i pared. Labourers and means of conveyance grew every day
more numerous ; and the soldiers beheld with complacency the
progress of works which covcred the Scheldt with forts,batteries,
and booms. Every day it 'became more probable that the naval
forces of the enemy would not attempt to penetrate through the
sinuositics of the river, in defiance to all the obstacles raised
against them, and with a total disregard of the danger they would
run of having their retreat cut off. It was, therefore, likely that
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" The Minister Secretary of State, ,
(Signed)
LETTER Or lIIS MA.TESTY THE EMPEROR AND *MO.
" Coont de Hunneborg. our War Minister. ills sent accounts
which have been laid before him, containing the following asser-
tions

" H. B. MA Rtr."

tat not

ne saying
portant has occurred in the Tyrol since the retreat of
the French, states, that the corps of General Ruska,
was on the 7th at Lintz, and that it is probable he is
now at Clagenfurth. The insurgents have made pri.
.I; .

soners nearly 200 men, who were on their march to
join General Beasmont. On the 13th of August
they surrounded a small advanced guard of 120 Wur-
ternburgets, whom they carried to Batzen. There
have been some skirmishes near Neunzig and Stuben.
The inhabitants of the Voralberg have implored the
clemency of the King in favour of Dr. Schneider.
PRAGUE. SEPTEMBER 1.
We again read in the Gazette of our town an Ex-
hortation, addressed to the Tyroleans, in which tran-
quillity and submission is recommended to them, but
that people persist in their rebellion ; and we are in-
formed that the French and Bavarians have been re-

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" The Governer commanding at Flushing
is stated not to have the English would begin by attempting to destroy the defences of
ent se . I d The Archduke Ferdinand is still at Prague.
ex: esters the order which we had e;ven him, of opening the the two hanks; that the only means of effecting this purpose u
dikes and inundating the island oF Welcherem as soon as a sups- would he to attack our army; and that they would not be able to All the operations are kept with such profound se.
tior linstile force shnul I have iftn seharkcd on its shores resist the shook of the forces destined to attack them at the :no- crecy, that it is impossible even to state the position
"He is, moreover, encased of-having surrendered the place merit, and in the coufusion of their landing, which, if delayed, of the principal corps of the Austrian army. They
Which we bad entrusted in his care, not Indy before the enemy would prove still more difficult.
had crossed the mess::,
t:,:led when no breach had been effected in continue to recruit with activity in Hungary.
the ramparts, which io r. niaed whole, and in consequence had Every thing sheaved the enemy wavering 'in his plans ; misin-
not once been storms ci, but even when the trenches of the em- formed, or mistrustful; confounded at the sight of unforeseen oh. An article from Dresden, dated Sept. 12,rt after
stades; spending in reconnoitering, the time which served to in- describing the immense preparations that are making
my were at a distance of 150 toises front the town, and he had crease them, and losing with the opportunity the will of attack- under the Duke of Abrantes for the defence of
sun WO men in arms capable of doing duty :in a word, Flushing ing us. His beats employed in sounding the channel of the Scheldt, ne, • s • • 1
Ls stated to have surrendered through cafe first effects of S. born- o•Ixony, and of the capital in particular, adds that
proved that he was not acquainted with its windiness His min, '
bard-nent• measures arc taken for the transport of every thing
boats assailing every night with rockets the batteries erecting at .
1` Should all this he true, the Governor would be guilte ; and Duel, and in the ruins of the fort of Frederic henry, did not check valuable and precious the very instant that war again
It would remain only to ascertain whether his conduct ought to the construction of these works, in which we approached to bid breaks out on the Danube, and amongst other things
be attributed to treachery or to cowardice. kirn defiance. In a'eseord, although the collected ships at Batz
1' We send you this letter, in order that, as soon es you shall the picture gallery at Fort Kcenigsteiu near Pirna.
made some offensive demonstrations, they were suet; as not to -,
have received it, you would collect a Council far inquiry, which
announce the transport or landing of any considerable corps of 1 VIENNA, SEPTEMBRK 2,
will be composed of Count Asoville, Senator ; Count Rareron, troops, with its artillery, across the arm of a wit'. • river, on a point
ditto ; Vice-Admiral Time, yard; and Count Sergi:, Mira Irnpec- I The negociations go on at Altenburg, and the
I selected before-hand and defended by an army.
tor-G, ncral of Artillery. All the pieces which will be fouad in ; other contradictory reports which have been spread,
Information however, founded on these demonstrations, led VA
the office, of your klitii.try, and those of the Navy, Interior, • to believe several times, but especially on the eea of August, that are DJ!, less credited.
Police, or any other department, -repeating the surrender of
the enemy's intention was really to land; and the Prince of i PROCLAMATION.
flushing, not only as far as they may relate to its defence, hut
to any object which may concern our service, shall be conveyed
before them with the result of chi: Pence Corvo aneouaced the approaching attack in the order of 1 Vienna, September 9.
to the Council to be lai
the day, as an ordinary event, long expected by the army. Every ! A great quanstity of arms have been found secreted in the town.
inquiry. , , d
thing was quiet ; but until the teeth of August, bombs and cannon Ten thousand muskets have been seized at the instant they were
" This letter having no other end, we pray Got) that he may bait, thrown by the enemy's gun boats against the batteries of being conveyed into Freeburg. Many millions of florins have been
have you, Ceuta de Hu nehmen in his holy keeping. i Dee! and Frederic Henry, a fire of musketry against the dikes, buried since the entry of the French. The place in which they
" Given in our Imperial Camp at Schoeubrunn, September 7, vain discharges of artillery, and trifling engagements of outposts, . were hidden has been discovered, and they have been seized.
were the only hostilities committed by the English. It is also known -that bank bills of many millions value, and
15C9. (Signed) NA PoLtoN.
" The ster Secretary of State, (Signed) H. B. Me LET." When losing,with the hope of an easy victory, the wish of !
credit to the other effects,
. belonging to the Treasury of Government, are se-
attacking our army, the enemy, if we give
SEPTENI HER 1 4,creted in different parts. The Emperor Napoleon promises to those
circulated in Zealand, attempted to devise means of sending fire-.
ACCOUNT OF TILE MILITARY oPERATIONS ON TUE skips and infernal machines against the booms and the fleet, and who discover them, a quarter of the property found if whatever
kind it may be. The information may be given verbally or b;
Sell um, FROM TilE SUItRENDEIt OF FLUSHING TILL closing the Scheldt by sinking into its deepest channels, vessels letter to the Intendants of Provinces, to the Intendant General,
filled with stones, or whole blocks of stone work. We might
THE EVACUATION OF THE Four OF BATZ BY THE or even to the Governors of Provinces, &e.
have entrusted the rapid current of the river with the care of i
ENGListio—Moniteur. Given at the Head-quarters, Schsenbrun, September 7, I tO9.
opening new channels for our ships, by removing or destroying The Prince of NEUFCHATEL, Major General.
Every circumstance relative to the military operations on the these vain obstacles; but measures equally prudent and hold were
Scheldt, during the siege and bombardment of Flushing, is so ins- taken to seize and wreck these floating mines; and our navy in The Tyrol, says the St. Gal Gazette, may be con-
Scheldt,
that it has In en thought proper to publish the original retaliation, increased the number of its fire-ships, in order to fight sidered as a country separated from Europe. Little
pieces themselves, or extracts of the official correspondence.— the enemy with his own weapons, and with offensive means credit is to be given to reports ; it appears that no.
The later operations, front the surrender of Flushing till she eva- which the number and collection of his vessels would have ren- thing of importance has occurred since the retreat of
cuietion of Ba:z, do not require to he deta:!ed so minutely, it will dered more destructive. the French.
tiler, tore be sufficient to sketch their outline. Convinced, at last, that their miserable attempts, after the
After taking possession of Fluahing escen
ted to em- pompous display of their Expedition, would only draw shame SEPT. 7.—Count De Czernitscheff, Ambassador
ploy the le riod that elapsedbetween the mit and 19th of Au- and ridicule upon their arms, the English seemed to intend to Russia, has arrived at Schoenbrun, and delivered a
gust in collecting all his force round the fort of Earz, situated at carry their land and naval forces to other pans less well prepared letter from his Sovereign to the Emperor Napoleon.
the extremity of Sou: II Pevelantl, at the point where the Scheldt to oppose them. 'I hey threatened at once Holland, the countries He set out immediately after for Comorn, with dis-
aividt: itself into two arms. Every thing seemed to indicate in of dolor and Axel, the island of Cadsand, and the coast of Flan-
the et an haeiiiion of trar-purtitig his army over the Eastern d, rs. But on the side of Holland they would have met General , patches for the Emperor of Austria.
n
Sc:i, Idt, on the ri.:;lt kink, between Sandrlitt and Bergen-op- Gratien's division on its return from the north of Germany, and i The town of Trieste has had the good fortune to
znwn, whilst hi, /tattle and men of war should attack the forts the Dutch population in arms to defend their King, their coun- : obtain, by its representations, a considerable d'minu-
on the banks of the :,uheldt and our Baena on that river. try, and their allies. In the counties of Hulot, Axel, and Cad- ;lion of the contributions with which it was taxed, on

condition of paying immediately the remainder. It
must pay two millions of French money.
FRANKFORT, SEPTEMBER ii.
Travellers coming from Strasburgh assure us that
a considerable transport of ammunition and cannon
has set off for ,Ulm, from whence it will be sent to
Vienna by water. They also say that troops are on
their march for that town.
NUREMBERG, SEPT. 14.
The intelligence received this day from Vienna has
by no means satisfied our hopes ; nothing had been
decided on the 9th ; however the return of the Ern-
perm. to Schoenbrun, where the head quarters are to
remain, reanimates our hopes.

. .
Meanwhile the Erioce of Polite-Corer), who arrived at Ant- sand, an army created whilst the enemy menaced Antwerp,
ws rp on the 13th, availed himself of the time spent by the English awaited him under the orders •f the Marshal Duke of Corneg-
in making this hostile demonstration, to execute the orders of the liatio ; and on the same line with that army, the First Inspector
Emperor, organise, dispose, avdanimate the troops. accelerate de- of Engineers had put all the towns of Dutch Flanders, and on
fetssive labours, inspire the army with confidence, and snatch from the coast from Hoist to Nier.port, beyond the each of danger.
the enemy the possibility of attacking Antwerp. His; Excellency, Whatever be the point of their attack, the Prince of Ponte-Corvo,
General Deieatt, who arrived on the i oth, co-operated In forward- placed at Antwerp in the centre of the fine, could follow and de-
fog these effspmitions as Minister Director of the ‘varA,lminis- feat them with his army. Every thing shewed them that France
tration, and first inspector-General of Engineers; Vice-Ads: i- and Holland were capable of repelling their attacks.
cal Niissiessay, the Generals, the Officers of Artillery, the Naval ahe prospect of so many obstacles increased by the sickness
Prefect, the Prefect of the department, ail the authorities, dis- prevalent in his army, caused the enemy to prefer the disgrace of
phi; itig in their various functions, the same zeal and talents, a retreat to that of a defeat. Hiss last demonstrations kad no
dirt c-, sr, by the same spirit, presented a noble union of will as other object than to cos teal the evacuation of his sick and artil-
well as resources, tending towards one single end, the disgrace of lery. Ihe island of Beveland and the fort of Batz were aban-
the enemy, and the eloey of the arms of France. stoned. As early as the 29th of August, 150 sail, several men of
Whilst the British forces were collecting round Brz, new war, frigates, and cutters, had come down to Flushing; a few
troops, cavalry and :winery, pouring in from every quarter, days lattr the rest descended the Scheldt. On the 4th of Sep-
swellt el our at rty at Antwerp. 'the two French and Dutch seeps, tensher no sail was sees before Batz, our gran-boars took posses-
poste d is. :sr Bt r; en.tsp-Zet.rn and liulst, were motional!) rein- I sion of that fort, and in a few hours res o ;ea it to the Dutch
!arcs d, and i.s rs adiness to fall on the rear and flank of the enemy, I troops belonginOng to the corps of General Dumonceau.
whilst the as my should attack him in trout, and throw him back Such is the result of this grand Expedition ! In order to dimi-
Into the scheielt at the moment of contusdon that would attend his flush the disgrace with which it has been attended, the English
attempt to land on the dikes, or the sands and muddy grounds wilt undoubtedly exaggerate the importance of an easy con-
that ors the hanks of :he river. quest (Flushing). But Europe will see, by their own acknow-1 OFFICIAL. ACCOUNT BY GENERAL CUESTA OP THE BAT-
"he French fleet aseecded the Scheldt, and yieldirg for the ser- ledgments, th.at they have missed the principal end of their Ex- t TLE OF TALAVERA, TO TILE SECRkTA Rl' AT WAR.
r.;
vice of the army part of its sailo arel merit:es, co-operated in pedition. 1 heir allies will reproach them with having sacrificed ! SzvittE, September 7.
the defence of the laud; whilst the tionll?, *wend by batteries, the advantage of the common cause to•their commercial avidity. " MOST PN.PF.I.I:ENT Srrt—l removed my head-
andl
protec:ed by gun-boats, ground. d ter that porposei on the The wish of adding to their naval force by the cap:tire or destru,:- i
quarters
on the 21 st current, to Velada, according to
banks:, formed a don'ts,: lie that flanked bosh I ort Lille) and Fort Lien of a few ships; the vain lsope of shutting a river that tivals I-
Lief kenshoeck. New batteries were raised in the covered way the .I.llame6; have outweigh[ d,lll their consideration, and in the 1 what I mentioned in my former dispatch of the same
of these forts, the strength of which defied attack, to sweep the mtelst of the great events :hat took place its Austria and Spain, . night. This communication was made after I had
surface of the river. the interest of their allies. Were not, besides, the national guards, s seen at Oropesa, in the evening of that day, the gal-
Under the protection of this line of defence, a second was which twenty years ago conquered theta under the walls of Dun- I ,
formed. The old forts were raised anew, and batteries were kirk, equal to the task of defeating their designs? Should Spain ; Lint and illustrious army of the English. These forces
erected on the ruins of those which could not resume their for- be the sooner trancullized—should Austria hasten the signature ; having all re-united in that town, t ordered my van-
mer shape. Labourers, cannons, and soldiers, coveted alter- of peace, Europe will, this time, owe these blessings to England. ! guard to be placed before Velada, concluding that
mately all theist• posts, forgotten since the famous siege of Antwerp Fo her, France is indebted for the press rat opportunity of display• ; the firing I then discovered, was a skirmishing of our
In 1583; the tors?: of at. Philip and St. Mary, which formerly nig her power against an unexpected attack, and proving that a ! •
defended the bridge cast over the Scheldt by the Duke of Parma; •ingle call of the Emperor to twenty of his departments is suflici- 1 parties with an advanced body of the enemy, sta.
Fors Pearl, which covered the opening of the canal, cut during eut to raise in less than a month hundred thousand warriors . tinned at-that time in the district of Gamonal, two
the sit ge, to factii are the; conveyance of prc.vis'ons and ammum- arainst his etienstes, without detaching a man Irons his armies leagues distant from Talavera, and which in the se-
tion from Cassel to the besiegers camp below Antwerp ; the fort which were fighting at a distance of seven hundred miles front the quel was routed and pursued to Casar. At break of
of the Cross, which protected the dike of Cowestein, the brave point of attac.e. I day on the 22d, my army being assembled in the exten-
deli ne.: of which prevented a fl ,tills from throwing any succours
into the town whilst navigating on the inundations. To all these SEPT. 19. Letters from Cassel, received at Frank-1 sive plain between Velado and Talavera, I directed
posts was added the battery of Melkhuys, most favourably situ- fort on the 12th, state, that the King of Westphalia 1 that the vanguard, under the intrepid Chief Brigadier-
aced on a !nation of a perpendicular dike at one of the elbows of has set out for Hanover. It is thought that his Ma-1 General Don Josef de Zayas, should charge the ene-
the river. •
In this position, rendered celebraool two centuries ago by die i-sty will go to Brunswick, and perhaps to the coast, ; my, who had been rein:Orced with the division of
offensive works of the besiegers, our marines re-produced those
'in case it should be menaced with invasion. I cavalry of General Latour Maubourg, and I directed
very same works for our defence; plarted sit nog wooden posts ; Accounts from Antwerp, dated the 15th ihstant,l that the divisions of infantry and cavalry should
solicited boa s,arel pr paced them in a manner to pr. vent !heir state, that the Prince of Ponte Corvo ( Marshal 13er- march in close order, that thus advancing towards
betty. sunk, ilIllll formed a double boom under the protection of nadotte) set out that morning for the fort of Batz. Talavera, they might resist the attack, if the French
the ts,rl s such batteries of :he Cross, Melkhuys, Pearl, St. Phillip, Marshal Dumonceau arrived on the same morning should endeavour to force the entrance to this place,
and Sr. Mary.
Bellied this boom, and beyond the point where ships, in order at Antwetp. as they seemed to have determined. The dispatch of
to a.iiibk the cal— of Fort St. Phillip, Ate obliged to describe a HAMBCRCH, SEPTEMBER 12 Zayas, No. 1, sent by this opportunity, will give you
curet i.i the Scheldt, three men of war were stationed, whose At six o'cli:ck last Friday evening, the GthWestpha. ift perfect knowledge of what occurred on that morn-
trebly batteries cronmataline the passage, would have assailed the hall regiment oldie line, with a detachment of cavalry, : ing. (This communication ispromised in a new
enemy in front, whilst. iii' ci !i',:.4 and tear would have been cats- ' p
entered this city. Mole troops have since arrived. His ; Supplement to the Seville Gazette, but was not pub-
eclit,i,-d by the torts atth bateersrs on both banks of the River.
Higher up, forts 1 AN-Be ttisd Fele:it:and, suppt.rte dby the Int. Westphalian Majesty is shortly expected here. l lashed at the time of the departure of the vessel.)
pet hit bat•ery, Cense," a third. defensive line, which it was feces- I to The whole army followed the vanguard, passing
PTEMBER 6.
nary to bra .d: through, in order to al-preach ti.e 1!e et RID, SE
et and dock- ,by Talavera, and took up a position in Lie olive
yards, se-bich mie!it. have been forthet secured by .htikitig vessels '` D. JOEF:PH NAPOLEON, &C.
in tile It Wen, that might hove beta raised again after the siege 6' We have decreed', and do decree whir. follows : : grounds, between that town and the river Alberche.
a last meats, of tearing front the grasp of ike Eti;,!ish a prey I 4` Are. I. Don Bosh() Pardo 1)e Figueroa, Field Marshal of The British army on the night of the 21st, marched
which they might hare ttonAtglit almost in their power. our Royal armies, is confirmed as our Minister Plenipotentiary from Oropesa, and on the followin morning, imited
Supp.ssieg a'!these difitcolties to have be en conquered, the and Envoy Extiaurdinary to his Majesty the Emperor of all the /
i! b
Witt us, and while the vanguard attacked and re•
fortified own and citadel of Antwerp still remained, and it would • Russian..
have reahired the greatest exertions on the part of the tot.my to "IL Count Yeldi, 11Linis'er Plenipotentiary and Envoy Ex-
pulsed the enemy, the English also filed off by Ta-
have a...sicked a brave gerrison, protected by good wotks, and traordinary to his Majesty the King of Denmark, is confirmed in , lavera, to take up the position on our left, according
resolved so defend itself like the garrisons of Gerna and May, ncr, the same quality. to the plan agreed. It was, Most Excellent Sir, a
that 1.., to fight NCI: [,out it, wit!!s, anti to COnt,:nd obstinate! in '' 111. Don Raphael DlJrquijo Secretary of our Enthassy to • mab.o•nificent exhibition, when we saw the combined
the moist rat inuotlsoiorts, for each of the numerous natural y;osts his Majesty the King of Prussia, now Charge d'Affaires at .
with which Antwerp is surrounded. 1 armies in a plain of two leagues extent, advancing
. . c, the . :reateniog dispositions of the
To this seotern of defence, •I that Court, is confirmed in that quality."
upon the enemy, and most brilliant and gratifying
E igtki, ,'nit --reed to inspire us with tit.: bald doermin• ti f L•On the 2d instant his Majesty visited the Royal
the admirable order, firmness, and gallantry,
sisting r',.• , ot". .f!a-", hatteries were, by•command "r" " Library ; the Monarch examines the whole, and par- was
with which this movement was performed by our al-
Prince, so -1 ii eider the fire of the enemy '
•7•ti,,,;,. a 6; [lee
Prince, ticularly stopped in the cabinet of coins, in the rooms
point of i is. : a•lotsser ire the ruins of the out Fort or I- 1 •..
cow:tinily* lies. The whole evening of the 22d we were recon-
IT( coot
Bes.ry, arei she third between that fort and LT( . et the manuscripts and antiquities, and in
gv::!ch the dike ftru.s nee the ct eirk of Llaw ..e.t, in thes elbow tho.•:c of the classic authors and select works. 'loitering the camp of the enemy, when we took some
prisoners between the wood and the olive grounds,
such we r- he means of defence enyloyed.:to• Ctetniire Antwerp, By a decree issued on the '2Bth of August, Don P
who could not reach their vanguard, which tad been
its docksyards, and its s,e!. Francisco Angulo, Counsellor of State, is appointed
obliged to retreat in consequence of an iuttepid charge
We 11 must, ~wever, :acknowledge, that time. would have been Superintendant-General of all the Mints in the king.
wasting to relish those immense prep :nation,: on every point, dom,
some nionnea- Madr d •
and that hostile fortune :night baste granted inn. dD. Manuel An lo Director of that of . . gu p by our cavalry. • .
e as p wing the whole of the 23d nothiog deserving

SPANISH PAPERS.

& - - '- ' --or - 11111001/1• tary sane
—made their
FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS. dente and
ties, and si
LN CONTINUATION FROM TGE PRECEDING TAG& sive positie
be taken b
_
Measures h
PARIS, SEPTEMBER 111.
commands
laiennlAL DECREE. I a snare, to
"At our Imperial Camp of Selsoenlitarr, Sept. 3. 111109. punishmen
Napoleon, Entpen •- of the French, King of Italy, Protector of inemmata,
the Confederation of the Rhine, &C. A:c f.:.e. Every d
" We have decreed, aml do decree, what. fellows . saccess me
" .Atilict.x I. Our Cc:::' in. Marshal Serrurier, Senator, is ap- call had co
pointed Connuareler in thief of the National Guard of our good ',ourplayed t
of mi
City of Paris.
" 11. Our Ministers 'or the Interior and of War are charged territory.
with the execution of the present Decree. (Signed) • nently. r
" Y.:ICOLZON. i pared. le
4' The Minister Secretary of State, , more nor
(Signed) "H.B. MA R LT." progress ol
and b
LETTER OF 1115 MAJESTY THE EMPEROR AND ICING.
forces ofooms t
" Count de Hunneburg. our War Minister. has sent accounts sinuosities
which have been laid before him, containing the following asses.. against the
tions : run of has
" 'The Governor commanding at Flushing is stated not to have the Engles]
execute:l the orier which we had riven him, of opening the the two h
dikes and inundating the Island (IF Watcherem as some as a sups- would he t
tior hostile force shoed I have d'setnbarked on its shores resist the e
•" He is, moreover, areiteed of-having surrendered the place merit, and
Which we bad entrusted to his care, not only before the enemy would pro
had cro.sed the mom, aed when no breach had been effected in Every t
the ramparts, which r. ataiord whole, and in consequence had formed,
01
not once been stormed, but even when the trenches of the ene-
stacles; st
ony were at a distance of 150 toises front the town, and he had crease the
still anon men in arms capable of doitie duty :in a word, Flushing log us. H.
Is stated to have surrendered through tide first effects of S. born- proved th,
bard-rent. boats assa
" Should all this he true, the Governor would be guilty ; and Doe', and
It would remain only to ascertain whether his conduct ought to the constr
be attributed to treachery or to cowardice. him defiat
" We send you this letter, in order that, as soon es you shall made so;
have received it, you would collect a Council far inquiry, which announce
will be composed of Count Asoville, Senator ; Count Rarecon, troops, vei
ditto ; Vice-Admiral 'rimy. rare; and Count Sengis, Pirst Impec- selected h
tor-General of Ai :dim y. All the pieces which will be found in ; inform;
the offices of your klinietry, and those of the Navy, Interior, • to believe
Police, or any other department, -especting the surrender of the enter
flushing, not only as far as they may relate to its detente, hut Ponte Co
to any object which may concern our service, shall be conveyed , the day, 2
to the Council, to be laid before then', with the result of chi:
thing was
Inquiry.
" This letter having no other end, we pray Goa that he may ! bales, thi
Deel and
have you, Count de Hu nehmen in his holy keeping.
" Given in our Imperial Camp at Schoeubrunn, September 7, i!
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11C9. (Signed) NA PoLtoN.
" The Minister Secretary of State, (Signed) H. B. Me LET:, When
attacking
t SEPTEMBER I+, circulatei:
ACCOUNT OF TIIE MILITARY OPERATIONS ON TUE ships and
Sell saner, FROM THE SURRENDER OF FLUSHING TILL closing It
TILE EVACUATION OF THE Four OP BATZ BY THE filled wit
have coo
ENGusti.--Alonitetir. opening r
Every circumstance relative to the military operations on the these yak
Scheldt, during the siege and bombardment of Flushing, is so im- taken to
portant, that it has l en thought proper to publish the original retaliation
pieces themselves, or extracts of the official correspondence.— the enen
The later operations. from the surrender of Flushing till she eva- which th
citation of Ba:z, do not require to he detailed so minutely, it will dered me
they, tore be sufficient to sketch their outline. f Convit
After taking possession of flushing, the enemy seemed to cm- 1 pompous
ploy the period that cOapseel between the lath and 19th of Au- and ridic
gu.t in collecting all his force round the fort of Betz, situated at carry the
the extremity of Sowli !level:end, at the point where the Scheldt to oppose
divides itself into two arms. Every thing seemed to indicate in of Huhn
the enemy an intention of trao-purtitig his army over tie Eastern d,rs. i
Sch, lelt, on the rieet hank, between Sandrlitt and Bergen-op- Gratien's
Zoom, whilst his flotilla and men of war should attack the forts the Dute
on the banks of the .-sulteldt and our Rot;Ila on that river. try, and
• Meanwhile the Iniece of Fonte-Curve, who arrived at Ant- sand, an
w. rp on the 15th, availed larnself of the time spent by the English awaited 1
in making chi, hostile demonstration, to execute the orders of the liano ; an
Emperor, organise, diction., andanimate the troops. accelerate de- of Engin.
footles': laten-se inspire the army with confidence, and snatch from the coast
the enemy the pos-ibility of attacking Antwerp. His. Excellency, Whateve
General De eau, who arrived on the 16th, co-operated in forward- placed at
fog these dispel:a:ions as Minister Director of the %Var_Adminis- feat there
tratior, a::d fitst Inspector-General of Engineers; Vice Ade i- and Holli
cal Niissicesy, the Gel:teals, the Officers of Artillery, the Naval 'I he p
Prefect, the Prefect of the department, ail the authorities, dis- prevalent
pee in in their various functions, the same zeal and talents, a retreat
three-, aby the saute spirit, presented a noble union of will as other ohj
1; well as resources, ten:ling (Oscan!, one single end, the disgrace of kry. 'II
the Chlertly, and t!:e elm yof the arms of France. cloned. .
\V hint the British forces were collecting round Brz, new war, frig
i Mops, cavalry and attillery, pouring in from every quarter, days late]
sweet d our at rtly at Antwerp. 'C lie two French and Dutch everts, blither n
l' pets:. d it. ar lier en-op-Zet.rn and liulst, were continual!) rein- I sion of tl
tone d, and is r, oiliness to fall on the rear and flank of the enemy, troops be
) 'whilst the army should attack hint in tront, and throw him back Such it
Imo the Scheldt at the moment of contu=ion that would attend his nish the
attempt to land on the dikes, or the sands and muddy grounds will unit,
that form the banks of the river. quest (it
'I he I remelt fleet ascended the Scheldt, and yieldirg for the ter- ledgment
vice of the army part of its sailors and nieriees, co-operated in • pedition.
the eiteence of the laud; whilst the tio:ill?, hvcrtd by batteries, the advat
and prot,T:ed by gun-boats, ground. d tor that purpos? on the The wish
banks., formed a t!,Jubst: I tic that flenacel hush I art Lino and Fort tion of a
Lief kenshoeck. New batteries were rar.C.l in the covered way the 'Hiatt
of these forts, the strength of which defied attack, to sweep the midst of
surface of the rive r. the inter!
Under the protection of this line of defence, a second was which to
formed. 'I lie old forts were raised anew, and batteries were kirk, eqt
erected on the ruins of those which could not resume their for- be the so
i • meet s! ape. Labourers, cannons, and soldiers, cove: ed alter- of peace,
nately all those posts, forgotten since the famous siege of Antwerp l'o her, I
i
II In 1583 fora; the fora of or. Philip and St. Mary, which formerly ipg her p
defended the bridge cast over ;he Scheldt by the Dnke of Parma; single cal
o Fort Pearl, which covered the opening of the canal, cut (Juries; ent to sal
the sit ge, to fectti ate tee conveyance of provis'ons and ammutio aeeinst Ii
, , tion front Gand to the heti, gers' camp below Aittwerp ; the fort which wt
of the Cross, which protected the dike of Cowestein, the brave point of :
defines of which prevented a fl .tilla from throwing any succo'r's
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1 into the town whilst navigating on the inundations. 'l'n all these
posts was added the battery of Melkhuys, most favourably situ- fort on
aced on a portion of a perpendicular dike at one of the elbows of has set
I the river.
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In this position, rendered celebrated two centuries ago by the '' e„,„
i offensive works of the besisgers, our marines re-produced those 111 --
very same works for our defence; plamed st I nog wooden posts; Accr.
con,:ted boa snerel pre eared them in a manner to pr vent ,hear state, t.
t I betty slink, and formed a double boom under the protection of
nadotte
the fort, aed batteries of :he Cross, Melkhuys, Pearl, St. Phiilip, Marsha
and Sr. Mary.
Bellivel this boom, and beyond the point where ships, in order At Antl
to elotab!e the Cain of Fort St. I'llilli?, Are obliged to describe a
cur vc i.i the Scheldt, three men of war were stationed, whose At si:
I trebly batteries coti/la:aline the passage, would have assailed the
I enemy in front, whilst hi< fl .!:44 and tear would have been can- Ilan reg
Xlcinui., dby the fort, iold batter.rs on both banks of the River. entered
i
Higher up, Forts I ahel'e and Fcidinand, suppe•rt, dby the Ins. Westpli
' I . rii...l bate ry, fa, ml-d a thin! defetuive line, which it was neces-
..' 1 sary to br,,llt throng':, in order to approach tie lt, et and dock-
yards, which ntiz!it have been further secured by ,:iikitig vessels .1
in the It fiver, that might hove beta raised again after the siege " W
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a last meatts of tearing trot-a the grasp of Ike Eris!ish a prey I 4' Art.
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. , which they might have thought almost in their pcwer. f our Roca
1 Soup-siitg e'l these difiicelties to have b: en conquered, the and luve.
fortified town and citadel of Antwerp still remained, and it would itli•SiAS.
have reetared the greatest exertions en the part of the enemy to i "IL (
have :etacked a brave vrrison, protected by Katid writ ,`.s, and traordina
resoiveti ,n 4!Pf,:lud it,.lf like tl.c garrisons of Gerna and May, nce, the same
that r, to fight Wi'llt,ut its wa!ls, and to contend obstinately, in " ill•
the nl!, lit Of illt111[1:.• 1(01A, for each of the numerous IlletOUS natural yposts his Mak 1 with which A cetwerp is surrotni,Lal.
To this sy,!era of d:fence, the tfreatenit, d' • that Cou:
On tl
. Z Iglioi eels --r:tti to inspire us With t's, kg)ltlldsPe'silio'ns of
the
of
i easing neav t :It 4, 1.!;flt. batteries were, by col'ielenentalinaltio7 Library
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Prince, oe. . t a men r the fire of the enemy The one at th.e
ttellinilf
i Point of I (a:, aeoteer in the ruins of the old Fort of Fre I •r" ' contain'
that tort and 1.::::n, in the- tellboir: tho.-:e Of
1-1,...ty. ar el :Le thir.l. item( ei•
1 ' siv:l!ch the dike farms re..r the cievk of Liawi;::
Stich 'e'er- site means of &fence employed to secure A By a
1 . Its dock-yards, at: its leer.
e
havent Antwerp,
, Francis
rlancT in
, . We must, however, :atnowiedge, that tires would
wasting to finish tho.e immense prep:Ala:ion,: on everyd()
and that hostile fortune mien. haye &rented some na- point,ooness - i:lltelirildt
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