Star.
London, England, 1810-03-30 00:00:00

Flashing.
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the impeorrestetist q( . basic., _ [pable
ing twenty *fp* of the line fully equipped for sea,—
To welsh mike. &Mt * a fleet of adequate strength
' must be con buttly iespt to the Eastward. On opr
Eastern Coast there‘ste but two stations for ships of
the line, Yarmouth and the Downs, both remarkably
• wet. god, dangerous in almost every wind that
-....etp to ;be Westward bad the noble har.. .
mob and Plymouth. which were ee-
ls/Jury, wind. But independently of the
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in support of the enemy on the Danube, had been
veiled to move in an opposite direction ; and this
should contend was a most seasonable and impor-
t diversion. It was not just to Make it a subject
accusation against this Government, that- it had
,iieted the force opploycd in thel'Expeditibri to an
cot purely British. He would admit, that it would ,
much better if we conld c0:12616e 'the isromodoa
die Intteestv of .onr allies witko4r.loitobjeets;
if It-bad been possible to retain.ik4 7iildcon. -
d. that, the acquisition of Flu ieg.Vizine would
re been a sufficient equivalent gir -11# itebeis of
Expeolitinp., This was an as seitt4 .-Whith he
not prrimsrneeto make on his oirn -oplifijrni it wit
Wed en tyre *Amity Of ore of greatest Coin-
lidera this or any, country had ever 'priodnced; the
I LOrd.Nelson with whom he h4d had the liappi;• •
s tolive-ie habits of the closest intimacy. .. At the
e whosS it was an object with the country to 41-
)y *qua-boats at Boulogne, and Lord Nelsoir
s appointed to that. service, be declared himself,
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h the gallant spirit which every &cis*. ?roved
1- to poorness, ready to undertak it ;.!bgt did not
itate tp say, that there were ether objects to which i
would Mire directed his force more wi . Isi
correspondence ia 1801, with Lord St.. .-' i, .
it "at the head of the Admiralty, he consT4dtd the
;traction of die Nmaxnent alongthe DO.. • ; • .
of the highest importance. but lippsisieot .• .`. if
willing to spill *PT Yessok ti-ich a 'ern*.
dangers of the coast, imiu ' had ,
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1 sanction rittd consideration the Adso4te.—
.peculiarly recommended it to Lord St. V—iistikut ]
consider of the seizure of the..shi. AtatetTott ad
irttr 1
Ishing„ which, he thought, fo
~.m bee* Oi•
npliahed,rithout any. d Two at ?lay. thtt
11.,e than the occupation of tri)3o trip troops - ,
ren or eight d iys. Lard Nelson did not overlook
horrors wigs.which war vris attended, hot he knew
service was an important one, likely to tiroehide ,
rat benefits to the. country; and it is clear that he
tied his mind.fally to the objects The mention of
rd Nelson naturally brought him to that of another
hunt officer, of *whose ability, spirit, and exertion,
rd Nelson had formed the highest opinion: he
ant Commodore Owen. That • most intelligent
icer gave it as his decided opinion that the capture -,
Flushing must be of the highest importance. From
r improvemeitt of its basin, it was capable of hold.' ' ,